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__label__cc	0.59326	0.40674	Men’s Soccer Topped by Wentworth Saturday Wentworth (8-7-2, 4-2-2 CCC) 3 3 6 Eastern Nazarene (0-15-0, 0-8-0 CCC) 1 0 1 1st - 0:32 - Griffin Price (Wentworth) 1st - 1:25 - Sebastian Arboleda (Eastern Nazarene) 1st - 5:51 - Joe Kalil (Wentworth) 1st - 12:33 - Noah Martins (Wentworth) 2nd - 48:38 - Diego Panayotti (Wentworth) 2nd - 54:49 - Emmett Basaca (Wentworth) 2nd - 83:03 - Alexis Reinoso (Wentworth) G: 6 Players (#10, #11, #13, #22, #24, #26) - 1 A: 5 Players (#8, #10, #13, #20, #24) - 1 Sh: Noah Martins - 5 G: Sebastian Arboleda - 1 Sh: 3 Players (#6, #11, #23) - 1 Sv: Victor Mendoza - 7 NORTH QUINCY, Mass.- The Eastern Nazarene College men's soccer team dropped a 6-1 decision to Wentworth Saturday afternoon at Creedon Field. The Lions slide to 0-15-0 on the season and 0-8-0 in the Commonwealth Coast Conference with the setback. The Leopards climb to 8-7-2 overall and 4-2-2 in league action with the win. The visitors established an early 1-0 lead less than one minute into the match. Griffin Price buried his team-leading 12th goal of the season off of an assist by Michael Zendan. The home team responded with an equalizer in the second minute of the contest. Sebastian Arboleda (Barranquilla, Colombia) lasered a right-footed shot into the back of the net from outside of the box for his first tally of the year. Wentworth regained a one-goal edge in the sixth minute, 2-1. Joe Kalil knocked in a corner kick delivered into the box by Emmett Basaca to notch his second goal of the season. The Leopards widened the gap to 3-1 in the 13th minute. Noah Martins netted his fifth marker of the year after a threaded pass by Diego Panayotti. Eastern Nazarene managed three shots in the opening stanza while Wentworth produced 19 attempts. The guests extended their lead to 4-1 in the 49th minute as Panayotti bagged his first tally of the season off of an assist by Price. The Leopards tacked on their fifth score of the match in the 55th minute. Basaca converted a penalty kick to collect his third goal of the fall. Wentworth capped off the scoring in the 84th minute on a goal by Alexis Reinoso after Cameron Pacheco's cross setup the strike. The Lions finished the game with three shots while the Leopards racked up 33 chances. Victor Mendoza (Cathedral, Calif.) started the contest between the pipes and registered seven saves. Tim Eddings (Endicott, N.Y.) gathered five saves in 32 minutes of relief action. Up next, Eastern Nazarene closes out the campaign October 24 at Roger Williams.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line4
__label__cc	0.619299	0.380701	AFC Board AFC Editions Tuesday Links: Lenin Toppled, Potentially by Market’s Unseen Hand by Paddy Johnson and Michael Anthony Farley on September 20, 2016 Josh Roth is the art lawyer tasked with assembling United Talent Agency’s art team, essentially responsible for the Hollywood agency’s controversial move into representing visual artists. There’s a lot of concern that UTA is going to disrupt traditional artist/gallery/audience relationships and reward entertainment-style spectacle. After reading this interview with him, the whole endeavor seems to make a bit more sense. Maybe this isn’t the L.A. art apocalypse it’s been made out to be? [VICE] Well, everyone should’ve seen this coming: secondary market prices for “emerging” artists such as Hugh Scott-Douglas and Lucien Smith are way below the prices they commanded in 2014. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. Those prices were over-inflated by speculators just buying to flip, and the correction keeps the primary market in check. Will this encourage young artists and gallerists to stop churning out endless quantities of soulless crapstraction? [Bloomberg] Andrew Sullivan’s long-form reflection on his (very common) addiction to a constant data stream of social media as a professional blogger is a good read and very relatable… until about ⅘ of the way through, when it’s suggested that yoga, Burning Man, and organized religion are productive alternatives to wean us off Facebook. The first 10 minutes of this essay had me convinced that living real life should be enough. [New York Magazine] This is a great idea. Berlin has trained refugees displaced by ISIS and the associated civil wars as museum guides to give other refugees tours in Arabic. [The Art Newspaper] Headline of the week: A Sex Toy Lawsuit Highlights Privacy Concerns Around “Smart” Dildos. The lawsuit centers around “We-Vibe” a dildo that can be controlled via smartphone, and collects data like intensity settings, frequency and date of us. Personally, I’m (Paddy) far less concerned about the privacy issues than I am baffled by the need for such a “smart” product to exist in the first place. To use a dildo you have to hold it in your hand…just like a phone. Isn’t this just complicating the whole procedure? [Motherboard] We’ve been fascinated by the story of Rebecca Moss, the artist-in-residence aboard a cargo vessel owned by Hanjin Shipping Company. After the Korean company declared bankruptcy, no port would allow the ship to dock out of fear the parent company wouldn’t be able to pay fees. She’s been stranded at sea by this bizarre situation until September 17th, when the ship was allowed to dock in Tokyo, where she’s now catching up with art world folks. [artnet News] That giant statue of Lenin atop the East Village apartment building Red Square has been removed. This comes amid rumors that the complex has been sold to developer Dermot Company. Sad. There’s gotta be some joke in here about capitalism winning over the East or something. [Curbed] Kansas Gallery is closing after five years. The gallery was located across the street from Postmasters on Franklin Street in Tribeca. They showed a lot of great young talent and will be missed. [AFC Inbox] In other “Kansas” news, Wichita-based artist Curt Clonts wrote a short opinion piece condemning trendy art as social-media-focused or else overtly political “crap”. What’s remarkable about this is the backlash/conversation it started—after igniting heated debate locally online, the Wichita art space Harvester Arts is hosting a public forum to discuss the piece. I can’t tell if living somewhere where one short piece of art criticism ranting could become such a hotly contested issue would be inspiring or crazily suffocating. Either way, it’s good to see people care. [The Wichita Eagle] Oh man. Greg Allen reports that we missed the Rob Pruitt birthday panda balloon market on ebay back in June. Doh! [Greg.org] Dark Mode is Off Follow Art F City What is Art F City? Fiercely Independent. New York art news, reviews and culture commentary. Paddy Johnson, Editorial Director Michael Anthony Farley, Senior Editor Whitney Kimball, IMG MGMT Editor Contact us at: paddyATartfcity.com	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line9
__label__cc	0.63353	0.36647	Reconstructing 3d Buildings From Aerial Lidar With Ai offered better performance in terms of correctness, completeness and geometric accuracy than a LIDAR-based approach (Sampath and Shan, 2007). Multiview stereo reconstruction is a part of our ap-. View Radford Parker’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. And it was a pleasant surprise to see familiar faces and companies pitching their current work on creating smart cities, building information models, and virtual augmented reality. In these data resources, LiDAR data is the most important technology as LiDAR can detect the building and its outline, and also 3D information of building can be extracted from LIDAR. Tunnel reconstruction: For 3D modeling of a tunnel. Ok A O, Wegner J D, Heipke C, Rottensteiner F, Soergel U, Toprak V (2010), “A new straight line reconstruction methodology from multi-spectral stereo aerial images. RECONSTRUCTING 3D BUILDINGS FROM LIDAR DATA. , 2006; Poullis and You, 2009; Zhou and Neumann, 2008, 2009). Teledyne launches compact new aerial LiDAR at INTERGEO. are horizontal in the real world. For comparison purpose we generated two sets of 3D building models: i) UAV-based, reconstructed from SfM point cloud and ii) ALS-based, produced directly from LiDAR data. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are proliferating sectors such as defense and surveillance. , LIDAR and aerial images [1], LIDAR and three-line-scanner images [2], LIDAR and high satellite images [3], LIDAR, aerial images and 2D maps [4]. This also shows the level of detail with which the railway system is reconstructed. WRL for FREE. Rapid texture mapping of buildings and other man-made objects is a key aspect for reconstruction of 3D city landscapes. 3D City Modeling from Street-Level Data for Augmented Reality Applications Large-scale 3D reconstruction of cities is an active area and aerial imagery and. Schenk and Csatho (2002) proposed a method on the establishment of a com-mon reference frame between lidar data and aerial imagery. LiDar and its Applications Part 4 – Agriculture along with building somewhat reluctantly on previous work in The second column is the AI 3D reconstruction. First, building regions are detected automatically. Now, more than four decades later, Lidar has become a fundamental technology in the geospatial sector. With our sophisticated equipment and tools, operated by skilled and competent technicians, TOP Aerial will provide a full and professional service. Large Vertical Objects reconstruction: For 3D modeling objects that are tall and slender. Thankfully for site managers, 4D Building Information Modeling (BIM) with AI is here to help. Bethel School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 1284 Civil Engineering Building, West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA. Big or small our high flying cameras will get it all. Chassin 1 GIS-Lab, School of Engineering and Management Vaud, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland, Switzerland. Abstract This paper describes integration methods to increase the level of automation in building reconstruction. LiDAR USA specializes in UAV Drone 3D Mobile Modeling Mapping GIS LiDAR scanning. GTA Advantages. The results from the test have shown the potential of the automatic method for building detection. Musialski et al. The ground plans are divided into rectangles, for each of which 3D primitives are instanti-ated. Page Professor of Civil Engineering, Co-Director of the Civil Engineering Center for Applications of UAS for a Sustainable Environment (CE-CAUSE), and Associate Director of the Joint Transportation Research Program. Automated Building Block Extraction and Building Density Classification Using Aerial Imagery and LiDAR Data 2 complex data processing. Autodesk ReCap Photo will be part of ReCap Pro for both your LiDAR scan data and photogrammetry data. Assisted in the processing of LiDAR 3D point cloud data including registration, point clean. Ai Khanum Reconstructed GUY LECUYOT UMR8546 CNRS-EN,S EE\ 1965 AND 1978 EXCAvATToNS wERE coNDUCTED in Ai Khanum, the great Bactrian city situated in the north-eastern corner of present-day Afghanistan, rfue French Archaeological Delegation in Afghanistan (DAFA) and its director Dr P. LiDAR plays an integral part in 3D imaging technology owing to which LiDAR market can be assured of significant growth during the forecast period. The raw product issuing from LiDAR scanning is a point cloud, i. In addition to traffic accident reconstruction, law enforcement agencies can use UAS to create a 3D model of a crime scene that enables investigators to zoom in and out of any part of the scene. GA-based method is used for reconstructing the building models. The captured 3D data contains terrain models, forestry, 3D buildings and so on. edu, [email protected] Lidar-inferred fluxes are compared with eddy-covariance fluxes obtained in-situ at 396m AGL from the tower. limited efforts have been found on real time image-based 3D reconstruction using UAV. A building with complex roof shape and its representation in visible spectrum (RGB), Aerial LiDAR, and corresponding roof segments digitized by a human editor. 3D Reconstruction of Assets & Buildings Modified on: Fri, 2 Aug, 2019 at 11:33 AM With delair. The processing is done directly on the raw LiDAR point cloud, so as to avoid any loss of information due to interpolation. -Vis+NIR characterization of phytosanitary status of trees in order to develop an ad-hoc multispectral camera. To show or hide the keywords and abstract of a paper (if available), click on the paper title Open all abstracts Close all abstracts. We present an automatic system to reconstruct 3D urban models for residential areas from aerial LiDAR scans. What is BIM? BIM (Building Information Modeling) is an intelligent 3D model-based process that gives architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals the insight and tools to more efficiently plan, design, construct, and manage buildings and infrastructure. Reconstructing 3D buildings from aerial LiDAR with AI: details. g American cities) vs. Going with the trend, Quanergy Systems, a market distributer of LiDAR sensors and smart sensing solutions has updated surveillance solution to detect threats in 3D space. Also, a classification method based on the Markov Random Field on the connected component is proposed in this paper. List of papers, articles and books published by the Visual Computing working group of Prof. Selected Papers in the Area of 3D Modeling X. What you see is a 3D color map of your immediate environment that your brain has built (mostly in real-time) using the light rays soaked up by your eyes. Then a building mask is obtained from nDSM based on the elevation and roughness analyses. Automatically generating building models in the form of 3D CAD representation is the major part of city modeling and a challenge for many researchers. reconstruction of a 3D realistic urban model in a semi-automated procedure. Leveraging the advances in 2D perception, we designed a 3D object reconstruction model that predicts 3D object shapes from unconstrained real-world images with a range of optical challenges, including objects with occlusion, clutter, and diverse topologies. Able to be programmed to perform a range of repetitive and labour intensive activities - such as moving materials, tying rebar, building masonry walls and even 3D printing structures - these robots are set to have a huge impact on the industry reducing accidents and greatly increasing productivity. But drone technology has significant advantages over these other options. Chassin 1 GIS-Lab, School of Engineering and Management Vaud, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland, Switzerland. BIZ By Jason Hermitage – GM Public Sector, Microsoft Canada – Digital transformation is providing organizations with not only information that was never thought possible, but information that is accessible and usable. , LIDAR and aerial images [1], LIDAR and three-line-scanner images [2], LIDAR and high satellite images [3], LIDAR, aerial images and 2D maps [4]. 3D building reconstruction is a challenging problem addressed by many researchers. Varun was drawn to Spacemaker’s mission of building better cities, and will be working in the Boston office as a Data Science intern. automated 3D model reconstruction. , Gonzalez-Barbosa JJ. Autodesk ReCap Photo will be part of ReCap Pro for both your LiDAR scan data and photogrammetry data. 3D map services are now used by any individual and not only by experts. Kada and McKindle (2009) developed an approach for automatic reconstruction of 3D building models from LiDAR data and existing ground plans by assembling building blocks from a library of parameterized standard shapes. Section 2 briefly reviews the main aspects of the synergy between LiDAR and image data in context of building extraction methods. Our services encompass both traditional aerial imagery and new age technologies, including 3D mapping, HD mapping and AI / Machine Learning. An AI model runs on aerial imagery and outputs a feature class of 3D Reconstruction from LiDar. The Global Mapper LiDAR Module is an optional enhancement to the software that provides numerous advanced LiDAR processing tools, including Pixels-to-Points™ for photogrammetric point cloud creation from an array of drone or UAV-collected images, 3D model or mesh creation from a point cloud, automatic point cloud classification, automatic. What is LiDAR and How Does It Work? LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) is a 3D laser scanning technology that was originally developed in the 1960s for submarine detection. If you’re unable to find what you’re looking for, please fill in and submit your details using the form provided and someone will get back to you as soon as possible. Aerospace Develops New Aerial Vehicles. In this paper, an approach has been proposed in order to reconstruct the flat buildings using the LiDAR data and the digital aerial images because on one hand, these types of buildings constitute the main structure of IRAN mega cities. Now, more than four decades later, Lidar has become a fundamental technology in the geospatial sector. Reconstruction of buildings in urban areas from aerial images is a challenging task. Automatic building. Google Earth is the most photorealistic, digital version of our planet. Fraser Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information, The University of Melbourne. Varun was drawn to Spacemaker’s mission of building better cities, and will be working in the Boston office as a Data Science intern. UAV-Mapper is a lightweight UAV Image Processing System, Visual SFM reconstruction or Aerial Triangulation, Fast Ortho-Mosaic, Plannar Mosaic, Fast Digital Surface Map (DSM) and 3d reconstruction for UAVs. For instance Bing Maps from Microsoft and Google Earth both use aerial imagery to generate 3D models of building exteriors [5,6]. Technology originally developed to help missiles home in on targets has been adapted to create 3-D color models of cityscapes that capture the shapes of buildings to a resolution of 15 centimeters. There is a quiet revolution going on in mapping, because research in other sectors such as robotics, driverless cars and drones have bought down the cost of Lidar surveys by orders of magnitude. Rottensteiner a, *, G. , Hurtado-Ramos JB. March 2008 city-modeling 2 University of Bonn Bonn • 300000 inhabitants • At river Rhine University: 30000 students • 7 faculties – Agricultural faculty. Once the 3D data was generated, it was then transferred to a 3D intelligence platform where computer vision and machine learning algorithms detected the roof structure, classified edge types, and extracted accurate geometry and measurements for the entire roof, and then generated a detailed CAD model. 3D data acquisition and object reconstruction can be performed using stereo image pairs. Geo-Referenced 3D Reconstruction: Fusing Public Geographic Data and Aerial Imagery Michael Maurer, Markus Rumpler, Andreas Wendel, Christof Hoppe, Arnold Irschara and Horst Bischof Institute for Computer Graphics and Vision Graz University of Technology, Austria {maurer, rumpler, wendel, hoppe, irschara, bischof}@icg. Designers at Geotech Aerospace have a long history of developing advanced UAV's for various market sectors. Carlson Center for Imaging Science Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY, USA. Nappez , T. The main role of aerial image data in this research is to improve the geometric accuracy of a building model. – Easy adjusting of 3D individual image parameters. Mitra Hao Li Thibaut Weise Mark Pauly EPFL UCL Columbia EPFL EPFL University Abstract We introduce a novel framework for image-based 3D reconstruction of urban buildings based on symmetry priors. The electricity distribution network operator contracted UK companies ADAS and Bluesky International to carry out vegetation assessment in. A building with complex roof shape and its representation in visible spectrum (RGB), Aerial LiDAR, and corresponding roof segments digitized by a human editor. It includes two main steps: roof point. Since its inception in 2014, millions of user-generated images were uploaded to the Mapillary platform. Agriculture. This paper presented an efficient workflow for automatic building extraction using LiDAR data and aerial photographs. Designers at Geotech Aerospace have a long history of developing advanced UAV's for various market sectors. I try a production and it fails giving me an error…. and construction. We present an automatic system to reconstruct 3D urban models for residential areas from aerial LiDAR scans. Scientists discover ancient Mayan city hidden under Guatemalan jungle Aerial laser mapping detects thousands of hidden structures in Peten region, suggesting its population was millions more than. LIDAR and aerial photographs for building model reconstruction. Aerial laser scanning or photogrammetric point clouds are often noisy at building boundaries. Our dataset enables 3D tracking with sensor fusion in a 360 frame. Meet Jason Dolf. Building extraction is one of the main research topics of the photogrammetry community. AUTOMATED EXTRACTION OF BUILDINGS FROM AERIAL LIDAR POINT CLOUDS AND DIGITAL IMAGING DATASETS A. Teledyne launches compact new aerial LiDAR at INTERGEO. , Ornelas-Rodríguez FJ. GTC Silicon Valley-2019 ID:S9255:Reconstruction of 3D Building Models from Aerial LiDAR with AI. The innovative photogrammetry-based algorithm allows for power line reconstruction and preparing the LiDAR-quality data with aerial imagery only, which dramatically reduces total labour costs, in comparison to methods employing helicopter and LiDAR. 3D City Modeling from Street-Level Data for Augmented Reality Applications Large-scale 3D reconstruction of cities is an active area and aerial imagery and. The Experiment. Nappez , T. A Survey of Urban Reconstruction. Mitra Hao Li Thibaut Weise Mark Pauly EPFL UCL Columbia EPFL EPFL University Abstract We introduce a novel framework for image-based 3D reconstruction of urban buildings based on symmetry priors. 3D Vision, Vision for Robotics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Geometric Deep Learning, Camera Drones Our research focus is the the area of 3D computer vision including vision for robotics. This research proposed an approach for automatic extraction of buildings from digital aerial imagery and LiDAR data. In the past, some research dealt with building detection and reconstruction by using only image data (Henricsson and. This allows for a complete picture of the building and infra- structure in. automated 3D model reconstruction. Building reconstructed in 3D using aerial LiDAR. Ranging from industrial to anatomical, the models were made using Artec 3D scanners and Artec Studio 3D scanning and data processing software. RedTail LiDAR Systems Innovative 3D Mapping Solution Unveiled at Commercial UAV EXPO RTL-400 introduced as high-resolution LiDAR system for small drones RedTail LiDAR Systems (a division of 4D Tech Solutions, Inc. Reconstructing 3D buildings from aerial LiDAR with Mask R-CNN) NVDI - vegetation index. Briese Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Vienna University of Technology, Gußhausstraße 27-29,. Airborne Laser Surveying (ALS) or LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) becomes more and more popular because it provides a rapid 3D data collection over a massive area. Introduction Automatic large-scale 3D reconstruction of urban en-vironments from ground reconnaissance video or active sensors like LiDAR is a very active research topic on. Bridge GIS & Design: Transform Workflows. The simple automated way to arrange the camera alignment up to a detailed 3D model makes the software user friendly. The existing methods are grouped into three categories: 3D reconstruction from images, 3D modeling using range data, and 3D modeling using images and range data. RECONSTRUCTING 3D BUILDINGS FROM LIDAR DATA. Airborne Laser Surveying (ALS) or LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) becomes more and more popular because it provides a rapid 3D data collection over a massive area. Jan-Michael Frahm, Pierre Fite-Georgel, Enrique Dunn State of the Art and Challenges in Crowd Sourced Modeling. (August 12, 2019) – Velodyne Lidar, Inc. The reconstruction of building outlines provides useful input for land information systems. Using a semi-automated approach, we detect vegetation (and/or other) classes. During this past week at INTERGEO, I saw a stronger focus on the use of digital tech in mobility, utilities. See more ideas about Remote sensing, Point cloud and Forensic facial reconstruction. The pipeline consists of three main steps, i. Pix4D Mapper photogrammetry software. The National Building Map product is powered by state-of-the-art deep neural networks. This data is processed by Doxel’s artificial intelligence (AI) software, which cross-references as-built 3D data with BIM models, schedules and project budgets to catch installation errors and track installed quantities to monitor daily progress and expenditures. These are a class of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms that enable accurate extraction of ground features like building footprints from high-resolution aerial imagery across large scales and highly diverse geography. Has successfully directed and secured projects for over €17M. See this detailed post "Reconstructing 3D Buildings from Aerial Lidar with AI: Details" on Medium or "Restoring 3D Buildings from Aerial Lidar with Help of AI" on the ArcGIS Blog to learn how this was done. today introduced the Puck 32MR™ sensor to address key markets in the autonomous industry. In this regard, firstly, building detection carried out by utilizing a Supper Vector Machine (SVM) as a supervise method. edu Ulrich Neumann University of Southern California [email protected] Another recent approach is developed for the 3D reconstruction of the ﬂat roof buildings by integrating the LIDAR data and orthophoto [12]. today announced it has acquired mapping and localization software as well as intellectual property assets from Mapper. automatically reconstruct building models using aerial images and LIDAR point clouds. – Extract parallel feature lines from the corridor in less time. To help you learn how to make better 3D models, we talked to an expert and asked him to share his tips and tricks. , Gonzalez-Barbosa JJ. for Earth Science & Disaster Prevention. Mobile Laser Scanning for 3D Road Scene Reconstruction Download behaviour depends on browsers and you can experience any of the below behaviour: 1. In this blog post we will cover the Proof-of-Concept project we did here at Esri on reconstructing 3D building models from aerial LiDAR data with the help of Deep Neural Networks, in particular, a…. We offer a unique data product — a dynamic HD map as a realistic, accurate reconstruction of the world. In this paper, we present a method for the automated generation of 3D building models from directly observed point clouds generated by LIDAR. " Using LiDAR-Specific Ground Targets: A Performance Analysis. Autodesk ReCap Photo will be part of ReCap Pro for both your LiDAR scan data and photogrammetry data. Reconstruction of 3D building models from aerial images and maps. (August 12, 2019) – Velodyne Lidar, Inc. China Grows a Domestic LiDAR Industry. We talk about drones a lot on this show. To summarize, Foresight AI is building a scalable data platform for mobile robots around the globe. Video Playlist of ICCP 2018 Talks All lectures will be held in McConomy auditorium in Cohon University Center. A comprehensive survey on 3D building modeling& meshing that contains methods from all these fields will be beneficial. from multiple outputs of a single aerial image capture and explore how these can be used to improve automation in 3D building reconstruction. 3D data acquisition and object reconstruction can be performed using stereo image pairs. generation of 3D building models from aerial images or LiDAR is now viable (e. If you have any queries about Promap or any of our services, please have a look at our FAQs and support articles. View Evangelos Maltezos, Phd NTUA’S profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. Tom Langley knows a lot about automobile accidents. Architecture and engineering bureau Alllevels, the general reconstruction designer, noticed the basement floor of the historical building has a complex layout, and walls are uneven and deviated from the vertical. We hope that this new domain provide the community an opportunity to develop visual perception frameworks for various types of autonomous navigation agents, not only self-driving cars but also other types of agents like social mobile robots 1 1. Given a 3D LiDAR scan of a building facade (a), we decompose it into depth-layers (only three layers shown) (b) and apply grammar-based segmentation per-layer (c). 10/28/19 - Using different sensors in an autonomous vehicle (AV) can provide multiple constraints to optimize AV location estimation. Indoor environments include many hazards not detectable by low-cost distance cameras or 2D LiDARs. Consultant in digital photogrammetry, remote sensing, airborne laser scanning, GIS, digital maps etc. Section 3 presents an approach for refining building polyhedrons previously extracted from LiDAR da ta. Nappez , T. LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) data is widely used to construct 3D terrain models which provide realistic impressions of the urban environment and models of the buildings. Details of some of the services offered are: Aerial Triangulation: Aerial Triangulation is the calculation of true ground co-ordinates and 3D coordinates for object elements that are used as the base reference in aerial photogrammetry and digital photogrammetry. Advocate for open data and location-based analytics at Esri. The following image shows how a LiDAR point cloud using an airborne LiDAR system can be colorized with RGB values from a digital aerial photo to produce a realistic 3D oblique view. DSM 3D MODELLING. LiDar and its Applications Part 4 - Agriculture along with building somewhat reluctantly on previous work in The second column is the AI 3D reconstruction. Our dataset enables 3D tracking with sensor fusion in a 360 frame. In addition to techniques that rely on aerial images, generating 3D building models from point clouds provided by light detection and ranging (Lidar) sensors is gaining importance. Now, more than four decades later, Lidar has become a fundamental technology in the geospatial sector. PDF \| We present a novel approach to reconstructing cities and buildings from LIDAR data using level set methods. Tom Langley knows a lot about automobile accidents. Qiusheng Wu's Academic Website modeling hydrologic connectivity using lidar data and aerial imagery. The Kinect range sensor provides both visual and depth image that can generated 3D colored point cloud in real time. The documentary showcased Routescene’s 3D mapping technology and demonstrated how LiDAR is currently being used in industries such as archaeology, forensics and heritage to create a bare earth model to identify structures without disturbing or obstructing protected land. refinement of 3D rooftop models using airborne LiDAR data with an LOD of a 3D building model and their. , González-Barbosa EA. Having around 18+ years of experience in Geospatial field. 5G planning: Model radio signal propagation with 3D buildings to optimize placement of antennas. A NEW METHOD FOR BUILDING EXTRACTION IN URBAN AREAS FROM HIGH-RESOLUTION LIDAR DATA F. In the past, some research dealt with building detection and reconstruction by using only image data (Henricsson and. Esri & Autodesk - See the collaboration in action. , LTD which is acknowledged as a national leader in LIDAR industry is devoted to provide advanced products including LiDAR products for robots navigation and anti-collision, laser imaging sensor, obstacle-avoidance LiDAR for self-driving vehicles, altitude-hold LiDAR for laser scanners, displace sensors, special. Video Playlist of ICCP 2018 Talks All lectures will be held in McConomy auditorium in Cohon University Center. Toronto City Dataset (coming soon): semantic labeling, 3D building reconstruction, road centerline extraction, and others. Now, more than four decades later, Lidar has become a fundamental technology in the geospatial sector. Complete UAV solution for surveying and construction enables fast and flexible data collection for efficient project delivery providing you quick access to critical information to perform your day-to-day work. Inspired by CAD-based photogrammetry and MBBR, we propose a complete 3D building modeling approach – Floating Models – for reconstructing building models simultaneously from aerial photos (2D) and LiDAR point cloud (3D). Cintoo Cloud, the Digital Twin Platform. View Radford Parker’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. Autonomy provides functional building blocks for autonomous vehicles on top of Apex. (2008) used stereo pairs of high resolution radar images for building extraction. 2D building outlines is. Velodyne Lidar Announces Breakthrough Sensor for Autonomous Systems, Puck 32MR™ Delivers High-Resolution, Real-Time Lidar for Mobile Robots, Shuttles, and More SAN JOSE, Calif. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Thommen’s connections and jobs at similar companies. Creating precise 3D imaging of large monuments, sculptures and even buildings is a growing sector where drones are been used. I'm Michiel Vlaminck. The experiments and the results of the evaluation according to several criteria show that more than 91% of the roof facets over 10m² are correctly extracted, and the achieved accuracy of the building model is better. Bekijk het volledige profiel op LinkedIn om de connecties van Varun Kakra en vacatures bij vergelijkbare bedrijven te zien. FUSION OF LIDAR DATA AND AERIAL IMAGERY FOR A MORE COMPLETE SURFACE DESCRIPTION Toni Schenk CEEGS Department The Ohio State University schenk. On the processing of aerial LiDAR data for supporting enhancement, interpretation and mapping of archaeological features Rosa Lasaponara 1, Nicola Masini2 2 GisSearch Lab. Indoor environments include many hazards not detectable by low-cost distance cameras or 2D LiDARs. A novel approach by integrating multi-view aerial imagery and lidar data is proposed to reconstruct 3D building models with accurate geometric position and fine details. For building reconstruction two fundamentally different approaches can be distinguished: model driven and data driven methodologies. ai built-in analytics for generating the quarry haul roads as an input to this fuel map computation : Raw images are captured by drones; Drones images are processed in 2D or 3D in delair. In this paper, we give insight into the geometric 3D reconstruction of the buildings from given LIDAR data and building footprints and describe the approach implemented in the software tool that was used for this project. Marbach is a professional land surveying and civil engineering firm with two offices located in Northern Indiana. , Ramirez-Pedraza A. edu Commission III, Working Group 5 KEYWORDS: Fusion, Lidar, Aerial Imagery, Surface Reconstruction, DEM/DTM ABSTRACT. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are proliferating sectors such as defense and surveillance. The team’s compact, low cost, high power, laser amplifier system operates at 1650 nanometers (nm), allowing them to exploit a strong methane. Towards Real-time 3D Reconstruction using Consumer UAVs Qiaosong Wang University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA ABSTRACT We present a -near realtime solution for 3D reconstruction from aerial images captured by consumer UAVs. The method focuses on the segmentation of photogrammetric point clouds and RGB orthophotos for the successive reconstruction of 3D building models. In a city in northern Greece, a mixed commercial and residential area of 33 hectares was selected as a test area to evaluate the classification of buildings. ai (they could be processed outside and ingested as well) Delair. A specific focus is on the topic of computer vision for camera drones, e. Thankfully for site managers, 4D Building Information Modeling (BIM) with AI is here to help. Both approaches were implemented to get an automated rapid aerial mapping solution. Building Surfaces from Typical Large Datasets Three extremely common large surface datasets are point files, LIDAR contours and aerial topographic information. Reconstructing 3D buildings from aerial LiDAR with AI: details Map shows all possible impact zones of Hurricane Florence in real-time Hurricane Florence Weakened to Category 2 Moves Closer to Shore. View François Mirallès’ profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. Using photogrammetric Digital Surface Model in LiDAR software for creating Three Dimensional filtering and processing LiDAR data and reconstructing 3D buildings. Consultant in digital photogrammetry, remote sensing, airborne laser scanning, GIS, digital maps etc. However, I prefer high resolution, photogrammetry for 3D building production, primarily, from the value proposition of a photogrammetry flight mission over a LIDAR only flight mission. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Evangelos’ connections and jobs at similar companies. The proposed method utilized object-based analysis to create objects, a feature-level fusion, an autoencoder-based dimensionality reduction to. In a city in northern Greece, a mixed commercial and residential area of 33 hectares was selected as a test area to evaluate the classification of buildings. Rome, NY- Join Microdrones for their next Wednesday Webinar and learn how Morris P. BIZ By Jason Hermitage – GM Public Sector, Microsoft Canada – Digital transformation is providing organizations with not only information that was never thought possible, but information that is accessible and usable. DAR data for 3D building reconstruction. He's spent the past sixteen years growing his accident reconstruction business, Thomas Langley & Company, and he's been using laser scanning since May 2003 to capture and analyze the geometry of auto accidents. The name lidar, now used as an acronym of light detection and ranging (sometimes, light imaging, detection, and ranging), was originally a portmanteau of light and radar. LEG has experienced fantastic growth over the past 11 years and now operates a fleet of 7 fixed-wing aircraft with 8 LiDAR sensors and 4 digital cameras. ai analyzes satellite, aerial, Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR) imagery and other proprietary data on millions of. These photogrammetry software solutions work with both ground based and drone aerial images. Abstract This paper describes integration methods to increase the level of automation in building reconstruction. Autodesk ReCap Photo will be part of ReCap Pro for both your LiDAR scan data and photogrammetry data. The processing is done directly on the raw LiDAR point cloud, so as to avoid any loss of information due to interpolation. THE ISPRS BENCHMARK ON URBAN OBJECT CLASSIFICATION AND 3D BUILDING RECONSTRUCTION F. These data sets are con-structed by using expensive aerial photography, purchasing access to building permit and architectural plan databases, and performing street level laser surveying. This approach consists of two major steps: building detection and 2D building reconstruction. for aerial image processing or camera based navigation. Download high resolution 3D scans in. Deep Learning for Mapping. Produit , T. Organized by mahimaA. A streaming framework for seamless building reconstruction from large-scale aerial lidar data QY Zhou, U Neumann 2009 IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 2759-2766 , 2009. UAV-Mapper is a lightweight UAV Image Processing System, Visual SFM reconstruction or Aerial Triangulation, Fast Ortho-Mosaic, Plannar Mosaic, Fast Digital Surface Map (DSM) and 3d reconstruction for UAVs. Figure 1 illustrates (a) (b) (c) (d) Fig. On the other hand, separating the roof planes and reconstructing. Flying UAVs ( Drones and Airplanes ) with LiDar systems for Geo Mapping , Surveying , data analysis and visualization projects in geology and mines. Using photogrammetric Digital Surface Model in LiDAR software for creating Three Dimensional filtering and processing LiDAR data and reconstructing 3D buildings. The proposed method has been applied on the LiDAR data over the buildings from LiDAR data and generate the building models. Automated Extraction of Buildings from Aerial LiDAR Point Cloud and Digital Imaging Datasets for 3D Cadastre - Preliminary Results WCS-CE - The World Cadastre Summit, Congress & Exhibition Istanbul, Turkey, 20 -25 April 2015. It has been tested, used, cited, and compared with other methods, in many subsequent works. 3D map services are now used by any individual and not only by experts. Here, Lidar and dense image matching data complement one another to allow reconstruction of both the railway itself and the poles alongside the railway. a dense set of points organized in 3D space and accurately georeferenced. – Easy adjusting of 3D individual image parameters. edu Abstract A fast 3D model reconstruction methodology is desir-. Selected Papers in the Area of 3D Modeling X. With the aerial LIDAR technology developing, how to automatically recognize and reconstruct the buildings from LIDAR dataset is an important research topic along with the widespread applications of LIDAR data in city modeling, urban planning, etc. The Routescene UAV LiDAR system is ideal for rural applications where high penetration of dense vegetation is needed, for example to achieve high resolution DTMs. ,Multiple View Geometry in Computer Vision, 2nd ed. RANSAC algorithm is used for reconstruction of the power lines. , Ornelas-Rodríguez FJ. cluding large buildings, residential houses, and store front facades obtaining clean, complete, compact, and visually pleasing 3D models. According to the study, the lack of diversification and subsequent explosion of a variety of UAS processing packages; has fueled interest in the use of UAS in estimation of tree distribution and canopy heights. It is similar to how humans and animals observe 3D structure of the environment at different poses. Elaksher and James S. ai you can easily generate 3D point clouds from drone or ground-based cameras images, in order to build the body of your asset digital twin. In order to keep it as general as possible, no predefined primitives or ground plans are required. Step 1 is to use delair. Executed several projects in Photogrammetry (GCP Planning, GPS/INS Processing, Raw Image processing, AT, Mapping 3D/2D, DTM/DEM/DSM and Ortho Processing) using different images of various sensors (Aerial, Satellite, Terrestrial & UAV), Lidar processing (ALS, MLS & TLS) and 3D Modeling/Texturing. The method is guaranteed to produce crack-free models composed of complex roofs and vertical walls connecting them. edu Stephen Lach Chester F. Kada and McKindle (2009) developed an approach for automatic reconstruction of 3D building models from LiDAR data and existing ground plans by assembling building blocks from a library of parameterized standard shapes. In the final step, 2D image features are extracted depending on the initial 3D primitives generated from LiDAR data, and then the compound building is reconstructed using constraints from LiDAR data and aerial imagery by a nonlinear least squares optimization. , 2006; Poullis and You, 2009; Zhou and Neumann, 2008, 2009). The electricity distribution network operator contracted UK companies ADAS and Bluesky International to carry out vegetation assessment in. Figure 1 illustrates (a) (b) (c) (d) Fig. cloud and dsm for 3D building reconstruction using. 3D Modeling & Meshing. 2 (a) DSM obtained from LiDAR data corresponding to an urban area in Louisiana, (b) Aerial image of the same urban area from a di erent perspective, (c) DSM obtained from LiDAR data corresponding to a synthetic model, (d) Visual image of same synthetic model from a di erent perspective 16. Here are the top 12 photogrammetry software for building 3D maps and models using drones on the market. We are looking for the best 3D computer vision engineers to work in a top-notch international team with offices in San Francisco, Boulder, Madrid, Moscow and other locations. For critical infrastructure and other projects where security and compliance are important the 3DR H520-G is the UAS solution built for security and assembled in the United States. with LiDAR showed nearly no difference in accuracy, but the Structure-From-Motion (SFM)-based photogrammetry method yielded a denser point cloud. Regarding the aerial imagery technology, three steps are usually included: feature extraction, image matching, and building reconstruction. Building dense point cloud. But because they make predictions in 2D, they ignore the 3D structure of the world. flat roof, saddle back roof,. College of Geomatics, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710054, China;. The key difference between downtown area modeling and residential area modeling is that the latter usually contains rich vegetation. View Orson Lin’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. After the images were put to use for immediate reconstruction purposes, the team exported the data to a Microsoft HoloLens "mixed reality. The value of accurate 3D building models for cities is hard to overestimate, but collecting and. With photogrammetry, large amounts of images can be taken using either fixed wings drones or hovering drones, each with differing speeds and accuracies. Data are provided by calibrated aerial images. GA-based method is used for reconstructing the building models. AI & Robot Intelligence Autonomous robot navigation Vision, LiDAR, Magnetic field-based SLAM (Simultaneous Localization And Mapping) Indoor, Outdoor(Ground, Underwater, Underground, Aerial)SLAM Object recognition UAV image-based jellyfish recognition, green algae recognition, underwater jellyfish recognition. from multiple outputs of a single aerial image capture and explore how these can be used to improve automation in 3D building reconstruction. DroneDeploy 3D mapping mobile app. " 2005, Presented at ISPRS WG I/2 Workshop on 3D Mapping from InSAR and LIDAR,. Our core idea is to simplify the multiview stereo problem into a series of two- - view stereo matching problems. Reconstructing 3D buildings from aerial LiDAR with AI: details. Abstract This paper describes integration methods to increase the level of automation in building reconstruction. automatically reconstruct building models using aerial images and LIDAR point clouds. This preprocessing method is more robust than the original method for the low resolution LiDAR data. today announced it has acquired mapping and localization software as well as intellectual property assets from Mapper. After that, roof planes are detected by applying a curvature-based segmentation technique. g LIDAR + aerial images) • Studies often based on "simple" contexts (e. ∙ 13 ∙ share Scene understanding of full-scale 3D models of an urban area remains a challenging task. 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__label__cc	0.640448	0.359552	Anna Daub, Bruce Ashford, Chuck Lawless, Hannah Jayne Adkins, Trevin Wax At The Intersect Project, Hannah Jayne Adkins shared a post discussing why Christians should care about the opioid epidemic. The opioid epidemic may sound like an abstract or irrelevant topic to you. It’s something you hear on the evening news, but you never think deeply about it. But I’ve seen the effects of drug addiction first-hand. In addition to studying counseling at Southeastern Seminary, I also serve as a registered nurse. And I have seen how opioid addiction impacts real people’s lives in devastating and destructive ways. At the Center for Great Commission Studies, Anna Daub shared a second post about singleness during the holidays, this time discussing how singles should engage others around them. The holidays usually mean a myriad of emotions for single Christians. Some singles look forward to this time because of the opportunity to be a part of all the festivities or because it means a trip home to welcoming arms and nostalgic Christmas traditions. But for other singles, the holidays can be a stinging reminder of what they don’t have- a family waiting for them to come home, a significant other playing in the snow with them, children expectantly setting up cookies and milk for Santa. For these singles, the Christmas season can accentuate unmet desires and initiate the ache of loneliness, the sting of envy, and the choking hold of bitterness. At The Gospel Coalition, Trevin Wax discusses singing ‘Peace on Earth’ when our heart is heavy. It’s Christmastime, so we’re singing these days about “peace on earth,” joining our voices with the angels who appeared to the shepherds. But let’s face it: 2017 has been a hard year for “peace on earth.” We’ve seen wars and rumors of wars. We’ve watched earthquakes flatten towns, hurricanes destroy islands, fires consume neighborhoods, and floodwaters engulf a city. Last month brought news of a mass killing that took more than half of the people gathered for worship at First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas. The bad news is everywhere. Terrorist attacks. Nuclear threats. Corruption in Washington. Racial tensions. Sexual assault and harassment and predation coming to light in Hollywood, in Washington, D.C., and (Lord have mercy!) in the church of Jesus Christ. It’s easy to look at the state of our world and say, “Peace on earth sounds so far away.” In a series of posts at his blog, Dr. Bruce Ashford shared ‘How to Watch a Move (An Evangelical Guide).’ Recently, I composed a brief survey, asking my website readers to tell me what they like and dislike about my website, and what they’d want to talk about if they had some time to chat with me personally. I gained valuable insights from the survey, one of which is that many of my readers want me to explore issues at the intersection of Christianity and popular culture. In response to this request, I offered a six-part series entitled, “How to Watch a Movie (An Evangelical Guide).” In light of the interest readers showed in the series, and in response to readers’ requests to put all of the content in one place so that it can be shared, I offer the six links together. Dr. Chuck Lawless recently shared a post discussing why “parking lot” church business meetings are seldom good. Maybe you’ve seen it happen. A group of church leaders are striving to make an “official” decision, but the discussions move beyond the official discussion to the parking lot (or the hallways, or the local café, or the telephone). Here’s why those parking lot meetings are seldom good. Southeastern Communications Anna Daub, Chuck Lawless, Joe McKeever, Nathaniel Williams, Scott Slayton, Tami Gomez At the Intersect Project, Nathaniel Williams shared about the beauty of a child’s enthusiasm for work. “Dad, when I grow up, I want to drive a trash truck.” My four-year-old told me this with a straight face. Upon further examination, I discovered that he didn’t want to drive just any trash truck. He wanted to drive a “flying purple trash truck.” I love that his career aspirations are so broad; he hasn’t yet fallen prey to the lie that white-collar vocations are somehow better than blue-collar. But I also love that he’s so genuinely excited about work. On some days, he dreams of driving this elusive flying purple trash truck. Other days, he wants to be a teacher, or a choir director or a farmer. Just yesterday, he had papers, toys and craft materials strewn about a table. When I asked him to clean it up, he told me matter-of-factly, “Dad, this is my desk. I have to work here. My boss won’t want me to clean this up!” There’s something beautiful about his childlike enthusiasm for work. To him, work is not an obligation. It’s not a chore. It’s not even about making money. To him, work is thrilling. The world is teeming with possibilities, and he can’t wait to get his hands on it. At the Center for Great Commission Studies, Anna Daub shared some advice about engaging singles during the holidays. When I was a child, my parents went to great lengths to ensure we had beautiful Christmas memories and fun family traditions. One tradition was that Christmas Eve was always an open invitation to people who had nowhere else to go. My mother would cook a Tex-Mex feast and invite the single professors from the university nearby, the elderly woman who lived alone, and the Muslim man who sold cell phones in the mall to join us. Most of the time, only one or two would come, but this tradition instilled in me a reminder to always look for those who had nowhere to go for the holidays. In a post at the Intersect Project, Tami Gomez warned Christians about being cultural copycats. “Engage the culture.” It’s what Christians are continually being told we need to do more. We need to look to our culture and use it creatively to reach our lost friends, family members and society at large. After all, if we can make music as catchy as what’s on the radio or movies as spectacular as Hollywood’s, then we will have won the culture wars; people will come for the party, but stay for the substance. At least that’s been the theory. Unfortunately, this has only lead to “Christian culture” being a stuffy, retooled version of styles that used to be trendy. Christians need to stop thinking in terms of engaging an already-existing culture and start thinking in terms of creating culture. In a post at his blog, Scott Slayton shared why we should live in the Psalms. In our distracted and fast-paced world, many Christians struggle to gain depth in our spiritual lives. If our devotions happen, they are usually hurried, so we don’t often make the unhurried time that we need to soak in God’s word and linger before God in prayer that we so desperately need. The result is that we often evidence a weak and shallow Christianity. We may be able to fake depth for a while, but eventually, the hard times come and expose us for who we really are. The Psalms provide a welcome antidote to our craving for shallowness. The Psalms, which seem so easy to understand on the surface, invite us to deep study and contemplation. They show the blessing of cultivating a deep and abiding trust in the Lord and beckon us to leave behind our life of distraction so we can know and love God more deeply. Here five reasons that our hurried and forgetful hearts need to live in the Psalms for a while. At the LifeWay Facts & Trends blog, Joe McKeever shared thirteen things a pastor should never say to a congregation. In addition to the obvious no-no’s, such as profanity, heresy, racism, sexism, and the like, no pastor should ever be heard to utter any of the following from the pulpit. At his personal blog, Chuck Lawless shared ten reflections of a formerly single pastor. For the first ten years of my pastoral ministry (ages 20-30), I was unmarried. The Lord had called me to preach when I was 13 years old, and the first church called me as pastor at age 20. Here are my reflections on those years as a single pastor. Alysha Clark, Chuck Lawless, Dayton Hartman, Trevin Wax In a recent post at the Intersect Project, Dayton Hartman shared the cure for a hopeless Christmas. The Christmas season is marked by hope. Well, at least it is supposed to be. But instead of decorating their homes a la Clark Griswold, enjoying Christmas parties and watching cheesy Christmas movies, I’ve noticed among many believers a pervasive pessimism regarding the present and the future. Yes, we live in difficult times culturally and politically. However, our celebration of the incarnation (Jesus’ first coming) ought to drive us toward hopeful anticipation of the consummation (Jesus’ second coming). In short, our eschatology ought to bring hope, not despair. At the Center for Great Commission Studies, Dr. Alvin Reid shared about how to teach believers to share Jesus using the Sharing Jesus book. This past April my book Sharing Jesus Without Freaking Out: Evangelism the Way You Were Born to Do It was released by B&H Academic. Response has been amazing. So many pastors, students pastors, college and small group leaders have used it. It’s designed to help everyday believers share Christ naturally through everyday conversations. B&H also made an incredible landing page that features an 8-week challenge to help the reader grow in their witness, free videos for each chapter and some role-playing videos as well. In a recent talk at Southeastern Seminary both Michael Bird and Bruce Ashford shared responses to the Benedict Option. In this post, Alysha Clark shares a recap. Christians can be peaceful public nuisances or counter-cultural practitioners for the common good, argued Michael Bird and Bruce Ashford in a recent Southeastern Seminary event. Christianity has long held a position of privilege in the West. For a long time in Europe and the United States, Judeo-Christian values formed the normative framework for ethics and morality, and belief in God (even merely nominal belief) served as an asset for advancement in society and securing public favor. Suddenly, it seems, this is no longer the case. Over the last 50 years, and especially the last 25, the West has become increasingly post-Christian and marches toward militant secularism, where belief in God is synonymous with immorality, where religious language has become flagged as hate speech and where the phrase “religious freedom” has become code for bigotry. Christians may feel the earth has given way under them and fear they will be swallowed up by the increasingly emboldened progressive secularism. Numerous cultural thinkers have offered their analysis of the religious situation in the West and proposed a wide array of solutions. Some seek to dive into national politics and try to effect change and restore Christian morality through legislation and the judiciary. Some live as spiritual exiles in a foreign secular culture and want to preserve Christian culture through individual practice. Others, in the words of James Davison Hunter, aim to create a faithful presence of Christian disciples who seek to work for the common good of society and serve as a witness of the kingdom of God. In a post at The Gospel Coalition, Trevin Wax shared about sexual assault and the scandal of repentance. During his lengthy tenure as an evening commentator on CNN, Larry King often posed two questions to pastors and theologians who came on as guests. First, is Jesus the only way to God? This was Larry’s way of seeing if the Christian representative would insist on the uniqueness of Jesus no matter how offensive that claim might come across in a pluralistic world. You mean good people from other religions might be condemned? The second question came from a different angle. Could a serial killer, or someone like Hitler, or a rapist, or a pedophile receive forgiveness and wind up in heaven? This was Larry’s way of seeing if the Christian representative would insist on the offer of grace, no matter how offensive that pronouncement might come across in a world that demands justice. You mean abhorrently wicked people might repent and be saved? Larry King is not a Christian. But he knows where the scandalous power of Christianity is found. It’s in the narrowness of insisting on universal, eternal condemnation for all sinners who fall short of God’s glory, and in the broadness of calling everyone to repent of their sins, trust in Christ and be saved. Everyone, even the “vilest offender,” in the words of the old Isaac Watts hymn. The “vilest offender” today is the person who engages in sexual assault and abuse. At his personal blog, Chuck Lawless shared eight reasons why he chooses to be a friend to his pastor. I’m excited to be a part of our church in Wake Forest, Restoration Church, and I love my pastor. I’m proud of him and enjoy working beside him. I’m also honored to carry some of his burdens for him. Here’s why all of us need to be a friend to our pastors. Previous Page‹1234›»Next Page	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line30
__label__cc	0.740379	0.259621	ISEG – Departamento de Economia William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Rochester World Bank, Washington, DC World Bank, Washington, D.C. Universidade de Múrcia Bootstrap Panel Granger-Causality Between Government Budget and External Deficits for the EU Afonso, António; Rault, Christophe Fonte: ISEG – Departamento de Economia Publicador: ISEG – Departamento de Economia #panel causality tests#budget deficit#external imbalance#real exchange rates#EU#OECD We investigate the existence of Granger-causality between current account and government budget balances over the period 1970-2007, for different EU and OECD country groupings. We use a panel-data approach based on SUR systems and Wald tests with country specific bootstrap critical values. Our results show a causal relation from budget deficits to current account deficits for several EU countries: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Italy, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, and Slovakia, along the lines of the so-called twin-deficit relationship. Considering the effective real exchange rate in the SUR system does not substantially alter the results. Federal Budget Outlook -- A Report to the SOMC Levy, Mickey D. Fonte: William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Rochester Publicador: William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Rochester #economic policy#budget deficit Projections of the FY1984 budget deficit have been revised downward, to $179.7 billion by the Administration...Any optimism about these forecasts of declining deficits, however, must be tempered. Both forecasts assume the enactment of substantial deficit-cutting legislation, and such action may not be politically feasible, at least on the short-term horizon. Also, although there is much uncertainty about the economic outlook, some of the assumptions underlying these projected budget outcomes may be too optimistic. Consequently, budget deficits may be higher than these projections indicate. How Should the Fed Respond to Large Fiscal Deficits? McCallum, Bennett T. #economic policy#monetary policy#Federal budget It is not easy to predict accurately (or even approximately) the future path of Federal budget deficits, as is well-illustrated by the predictions made a few year ago that ongoing surpluses would be so large that problems would arise from the lack of short-term federal debt! Nevertheless, it does seem likely that the federal budget will record quite large deficits over the next several years.1 Accordingly, it is natural to ask how the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy should respond to this situation. There is no specific evidence that the Fed currently intends to respond in any particular way, although Chairman Greenspan’s comments on the prospective deficits have been highly prominent. But in any case, there are repeated calls from important members of the economics profession for greater coordination of monetary and fiscal policies. How Do Governments Respond after Catastrophes? Natural-Disaster Shocks and the Fiscal Stance Melecky, Martin; Raddatz, Claudio Fonte: Banco Mundial Publicador: Banco Mundial #ACCESS TO CAPITAL#ACCESS TO CREDIT#ACCESS TO DEBT MARKETS#ACCESS TO FUNDS#ACCIDENTS#AUTOREGRESSION#BANK POLICY#BIASES#BORROWING#BUDGET CONSTRAINT#BUDGET DEFICIT Natural disasters could constitute a major shock to public finances and debt sustainability because of their impact on output and the need for reconstruction and relief expenses. This paper uses a panel vector autoregressive model to systematically estimate the impact of geological, climatic, and other types of natural disasters on government expenditures and revenues using annual data for high and middle-income countries over 1975-2008. The authors find that, on average budget, deficits increase only after climatic disasters, but for lower-middle-income countries, the increase in deficits is widespread across all events. Disasters do not lead to larger deficit increases or larger output declines in countries with higher initial government debt. Countries with higher financial development suffer smaller real consequences from disasters, but deficits expand further in these countries. Disasters in countries with high insurance penetration also have smaller real consequences but do not result in deficit expansions. From an ex-post perspective... The Dot-Com Bubble, the Bush Deficits, and the U.S. Current Account Kraay, Aart; Ventura, Jaume Fonte: World Bank, Washington, DC Publicador: World Bank, Washington, DC #BANKING CRISES#BONDS#BORROWING#BUDGET DEFICITS#CAPITAL GAINS#CAPITALIZATION#COST OF CAPITAL#CROWDING OUT#DEBT#DEFAULT RISK#DIVIDENDS Over the past decade the United States has experienced widening current account deficits and a steady deterioration of its net foreign asset position. During the second half of the 1990s, this deterioration was fueled by foreign investment in a booming U.S. stock market. During the first half of the 2000s, this deterioration has been fuelled by foreign purchases of rapidly increasing U.S. government debt. A somewhat surprising aspect of the current debate is that stock market movements and fiscal policy choices have been largely treated as unrelated events. Stock market movements are usually interpreted as reflecting exogenous changes in perceived or real productivity, while budget deficits are usually understood as a mainly political decision. The authors challenge this view here and develop two alternative interpretations. Both are based on the notion that a bubble (the "dot-com" bubble) has been driving the stock market, but differ in their assumptions about the interactions between this bubble and fiscal policy (the "Bush" deficits). The "benevolent" view holds that a change in investor sentiment led to the collapse of the dot-com bubble and the Bush deficits were a welfare-improving policy response to this event. The "cynical" view holds instead that the Bush deficits led to the collapse of the dot-com bubble as the new administration tried to appropriate rents from foreign investors. The authors discuss the implications of each of these views for the future evolution of the U.S. economy and... The Crisis in the Euro Zone : Did the Euro Contribute to the Evolution of the Crisis? Lin, Justin Yifu; Treichel, Volker #ACCOUNTING#ADVERSE SHOCKS#AGGREGATE DEMAND#AMOUNT OF CREDIT#ANNUAL GROWTH#ASSET CLASSES#ASSET PRICES#BAILOUT#BALANCE OF PAYMENTS#BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CRISIS#BALANCE SHEET The simmering sovereign debt crisis in the Euro Zone represents a looming threat to the recovery of the world economy and could lead to a renewed global financial crisis. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the root causes of the crisis in Europe and assess the extent to which it was driven by the global financial crisis and by factors internal to Europe, notably the adoption of the common currency. Adoption of the euro led to convergence of interest rates in periphery countries to the levels in core countries and, in combination with rising capital inflows owing to greater financial integration, set off a consumption and real estate boom in periphery countries, leading to higher growth and increases in government revenue and spending. The resulting real appreciation led to a loss of competitiveness in periphery countries, adversely affecting export performance and causing rising current account imbalances. While the fiscal position remained manageable before the crisis owing to rising revenue, the recession brought about by the global financial crisis led to the burst of real estate bubbles and a financial sector crisis and to sharply increased budget deficits and worsened debt indicators and triggered the sovereign debt crisis. Core countries... Population Age Structure and the Budget Deficit Chen, Derek H. C. Fonte: World Bank, Washington, D.C. Publicador: World Bank, Washington, D.C. #ACCOUNTING#ANNUAL OBSERVATIONS#BOND ISSUES#BORROWING#BUDGET DEFICITS#BUDGET SURPLUS#CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS#CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE#CONSUMPTION INCREASES#CROWDING OUT#DEBT The author focuses on the effects of age structure changes on the size of budget deficits of national governments. More specifically, he determines whether differences in age structure can account for the observed differences in budget deficits across countries as well as across time. By way of an extension of the untested theory of negative bequest motives advocated by Cukierman and Meltzer (1989), the author argues that the commonly accepted notion that population aging tends to increase the budget deficits of economies is theoretically consistent. However, preliminary results from country and time fixed-effects panel regressions, estimated from 1975 to 1992 over 55 industrial and developing countries, indicate statistical evidence for this postulation is present only in the developing countries but not in the industrial countries. Intertemporal Excess Burden, Bequest Motives, and the Budget Deficit Chen, Derek Hung Chiat #ACCOUNTING#BALANCED BUDGETS#BUDGET CONSTRAINT#BUDGET DEFICIT#BUDGET DEFICIT REDUCTION#BUDGET DEFICITS#BUDGET SURPLUS#CAPACITY BUILDING#CENTRAL GOVERNMENT#CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGETS#CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS The author aims to empirically determine the significant factors that affect the levels of budget deficits of central governments across time and across countries. He empirically tests two prominent theories of budget deficits-the Barro (1979) tax-smoothing approach, and the still-untested theory of negative bequest motives advocated by Cukierman and Meltzer (1989). The author uses econometric techniques including fixed-effects (both country and time) panel regressions spanning 87 countries over the period 1975 to 1992, and the Griliches treatment of missing data. The author finds relatively stronger statistical support for the tax-smoothing approach among developing countries but not in industrial countries. The existence of empirical evidence supporting the theory of negative bequest motives is indeterminate. The author also conducted post-regression analyses to assess the proportion of observed differences in budget deficits the factors were actually able to explain. These reveal that both theories are generally weak in accounting for inter-temporal changes in budget deficit shares for both industrial and developing countries. The theories performed significantly better in accounting for cross-section differences. The author has many contributions to the literature. First... Credit Ratings and Fiscal Responsibility Hanusch, Marek; Vaaler, Paul #MONETARY POLICY#DEFICIT#HOLDING#CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS#TIMELY PAYMENT#DEFAULTS#STOCK#FISCAL DEFICITS#INDEBTED COUNTRIES#INTEREST#SOVEREIGN DEFAULTS The authors build on the findings from an earlier analysis, adding to the evidence base for the notion that credit rating agencies contribute to fiscal sustainability. To do so, the authors focus on election periods when political pressures for fiscal expansions are heightened. The literature on political budget cycles documents the tendency for budget deficits to increase in election years as governments attempt to appear economically competent by strategically providing additional publicly financed goods or services, or by cutting taxes. A rating downgrade, however, signals the opposite of competence as it implies an increase in the probability of sovereign default. Since credit ratings are widely observed - by financial markets as well as voters - they in effect serve as a disciplining device for fiscal policy not to submit to short-term spending pressures, thus keeping it responsible. The authors find that: (1) governments going into an election year immediately after a rating downgrade are 27 percentage points more likely to lose at the polls; and (2) governments going into an election year with a negative rating outlook (indicating a higher likelihood of a near-term downgrade) run smaller budget deficits compared to cases with positive or stable outlooks. Ratings act like fiscal rules disciplining governments when they are more vulnerable to political pressures on the budget - as opposed to fiscal policies supporting longer-term economic growth and development objectives. Structural reforms and budget deficits in a monetary union: a strategic approach Campoy, Juan Cristobal; Negrete Mediavilla, Juan Carlos Fonte: Universidade de Múrcia Publicador: Universidade de Múrcia #Structural reforms#Budget deficits#Externalities#Coordination#CDU::3 - Ciencias sociales::33 - Economía This paper explores the interrelations between budget deficits and structural reforms in a monetary union. The analysis considers the international spillovers generated by both policies. We show that efforts to achieve fiscal policy coordination within the Eurozone reduce member countries’ incentives to carry out much-needed structural reforms. As a consequence, this cooperation can turn out to be welfare-reducting if it not extended to the implementation of structural reforms. France, Germany, Greece and the United Kingdom an analysis and comparison of budget deficits and defense spending Schoettelndreyer, Friedrich. Tipo: Tese de Doutorado Formato: xvii, 61 p. ; Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.; This thesis documents findings on the relationship of government budget deficits and defense spending for France, Germany, Greece, and the United Kingdom in detail and for NATO and OECD country collectives. The thesis topic is relevant, as many European countries are justifying their recent cuts in defense spending with high government budget deficits. The author looked at different data sources and metrics to graphically analyze the developments in government budget deficits and defense expenditures for the selected countries over a fifteen-year period and statistically analyze possible interactions between lagged budget deficits and defense expenditures for NATO and OECD country collectives. Six regression models were developed and applied to the country collectives with different time periods, from 1975 to 2009. A fixed effects regression analysis was used to determine the significance levels and the standard errors of the independent variables. The research method consisted of four activities: review of related research, analysis of government budget spending levels, analysis of defense spending levels and graphical and statistical analysis of government budget deficit and defense spending relationship. The literature survey focused on data research... Uganda Economic Update, March 2014 : Are You Being Served? Fonte: Kampala Publicador: Kampala Tipo: Economic & Sector Work :: Economic Updates and Modeling; Economic & Sector Work #ACCOUNTABILITY#ACCOUNTABILITY RELATIONSHIPS#ACCOUNTING#ADMINISTRATION COSTS#BALANCE OF PAYMENTS#BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CRISES#BANK LENDING#BROAD MONEY#BUDGET DEFICIT#BUDGET DEFICITS#BUDGET FORMULATION This is the third edition of the Uganda Economic Update series. The first part of this update provides a general overview on the state of Uganda's economy. Then the second part offers an examination of an economic topic of special interest and high relevance for the country, looking at how to improve service delivery by district governments. In 2013 Uganda managed to sustain macroeconomic stability and contain a short-lived uptick in inflation caused by fluctuations in regional food prices. This demonstrates the ability of the country's authorities to formulate and implement sound macroeconomic policies, and lays the foundation for continued achievement of economic growth rates in the range of 6-7 percent. The implementation of the large public infrastructure projects planned for the next several years should also contribute to growth. However, it will be as important as ever to keep budget deficits under control and to make sure that increased focus on infrastructure does not slow down progress in social outcomes. While healthy and educated population is critical for achieving Vision 2040... Fiscal Deficits, Monetary Reform, and Inflation Stabilization in Romania Budina, Nina; van Wijnbergen, Sweder Tipo: Working Paper; Publications & Research; Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper #AGRICULTURE#ASSETS#BANK DEPOSITS#BANK LOANS#BASE YEAR#BENCHMARK#BUDGET CONSTRAINT#BUDGET DEFICITS#CAPITAL GAINS#CENTRAL BANK#CENTRAL BANK BALANCE SHEETS Unsustainable fiscal deficits were the chief reason for the inflation that has persisted in Eastern Europe since 1989. Deficits need to be cut back, but by how much for a given inflation target? The authors develop a simple framework for debt, the deficit, and inflation to study the interactions between fiscal and monetary policy in Romania's economy. This framework can be used to 1) determine the financeable deficit and the required deficit reduction for a given rate of output growth, inflation rate, and target for debt-output ratios, and 2) find the rate, and target for which no fiscal adjustment is needed. They use this framework to assess consistency between inflation, monetary reform, and fiscal policy in Romania. Many of the issues in Romania are similar to those in other countries. But Romania is an interesting case because of its history of unsuccessful stabilization attempts. The authors' results suggest that fiscal problems during 1992-94 were masked by shifting government expenses to the books of the National Bank of Romania so that the government deficit did not fully reflect public spending. In addition... Performance-Informed Budgeting in the U.S. National Government : An Evolutionary Approach and a Work in Progress Joyce, Philip G. Tipo: Publications & Research :: Brief; Publications & Research #ACCOUNT#ACCOUNTING#ACHIEVEMENT#ATTENTION#BILLS#BUDGET DEFICITS#BUDGET PROCESS#BUDGET PROJECTIONS#BUDGET REFORM#BUDGETING#DEBT The United States, at the national level of government, has been trying to identify stronger links between performance and funding for at least 50 years. The most recent two presidents had fundamentally different approaches to performance-based reforms. The administration of George W. Bush embraced a top-down, comprehensive approach to performance, embodied by the President's Management Agenda and the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART). The Obama administration has delegated more of the agenda to the agencies and has abandoned the PART in favor of a more in-depth, targeted approach to evaluation. Continuing challenges in the United States include creating incentives for focusing on the long term rather than the short term, making expanded use of performance information for budget decision making, and simultaneously focusing on performance improvement and reducing unsustainable budget deficits. A New Data Tool to BOOST Public Spending Efficiency; Un nou instrument pentru date, BOOST, util pentru eficientizarea cheltuielilor publice Kheyfets, Igor; Mastruzzi, Massimo; Merotto, Dino; Sondergaard, Lars #ACRONYM#ADMINISTRATIVE CLASSIFICATION#ALLOCATION#ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES#BUDGET CLASSIFICATION#BUDGET CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM#BUDGET DATA#BUDGET DEFICITS#BUDGET MANAGEMENT#BUDGETARY RESOURCES#CAPITAL EXPENSES The BOOST data tool makes it easy to analyze how the allocation and use of public expenditure can be made more efficient. BOOST makes detailed public spending data, including data on sub-national spending, more open and accessible than ever before. The global financial crisis has prompted many governments to seek efficiency savings in order to reduce budget deficits and restore medium-term structural balance without harming long-term growth prospects or service quality. To reap savings from inefficiencies, governments must be able to identify such inefficiencies and examine their root causes. One way of doing so is through analytical work that sheds light on where in the budget more can be done with less the process starts by gathering detailed government expenditure data directly from a country's treasury system. By requesting raw data at the most disaggregated level available, the resulting BOOST database takes advantage of the full breadth and depth of the country's budget classification system. The data on expenditures... Papua Public Expenditure Analysis : Overview Report, Regional Finance and Service Delivery in Indonesia's Most Remote Region; Analisis pengeluaran publik Papua - sebuah tinjauan umum : keuangan daerah dan pelayanan publik pada wlayah tertinggal di Indonesia Fonte: Washington, DC Publicador: Washington, DC Tipo: Economic & Sector Work :: Public Expenditure Review; Economic & Sector Work #BORROWING#BUDGET DEFICITS#BUDGET EXECUTION#BUDGET PROCESS#CAPACITY BUILDING#CASE STUDY#CENSUS DATA#CIVIL SOCIETY#ECONOMIC GROWTH#EQUALIZATION#ETHNIC GROUPS The region of Papua occupies a special place in Indonesia. It is the country's easternmost, largest and most sparsely populated region. Ever since its integration into Indonesia in 1969 Papua has been troubled by separatist movements and social unrest. Following Indonesia's transition towards democracy and decentralization in the late 1990s, the Special Autonomy Law for Papua was passed in 2001. This was aimed at solving the ongoing conflict and accelerating the economic development of the region. The special autonomy status carried with it an increased flow of resources to Papua. While this boost in fiscal resources is important in helping Papua "catch up", more attention needs to be paid to the quality and efficiency of public expenditure management. As history shows, economic growth and fiscal wealth alone will not be enough to reduce poverty and boost development outcomes in Papua. The region has experienced an average annual GDP growth of close to ten percent for the last fifteen years, and has had a substantial amount of revenues to spend. This stands in stark contrast to Papua's consistent underperformance in fighting poverty and raising human development outcomes: forty percent of Papuans still live below the poverty line, more than double the national average. One third of Papua's children do not go to school. Nine out of ten villages do not have basic health services with a health center... Mauritania : Improving Budget Management to Promote Sustainable Development and Reduce Poverty, Public Expenditure Review Update; Mauritanie - Ameliorer la gestion budgetaire pour promouvoir une croissance durable et reduire la pauvrete : revue des depenses publiques actualisee #ACCESS TO SAFE WATER#ACCOUNTABILITY#ACCOUNTING#ANNUAL COST#ANNUAL DEFICITS#ANNUAL RATE#APPROPRIATIONS#AUDITORS#BASIC SERVICES#BENEFICIARIES#BENEFICIARY The Public Expenditure Review (PER) has provided a basis for analysis and action under the Public Sector Capacity Building Program(PRECASP), one of components is related to the improvement of public finance management and is expected to support the implementation of the measures proposed in this document. These analyses deal with issues closely related to this review, including (i) the problems faced by the financial sector and their impact on public finances; (ii) the issue of transparency with regards to the management of oil revenues, and (iii) medium-term and long-term macroeconomic projections that determine the prospects for growth and for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Its objectives are to identify ways to improve public financial management in the sector and to alleviate the constraints on agriculture development, with a view to increasing productivity and reducing poverty in rural areas. Moreover, the PRECASP will finance expenditure reviews in priority sectors. Oil-related research... Global Stock-Take of Social Accountability Initiatives for Budget Transparency and Monitoring : Key Challenges and Lessons Learned Tipo: Economic & Sector Work :: Knowledge Economy Study; Economic & Sector Work #ACCESS TO INFORMATION#ACCOUNTABILITY#ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK#ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS#ACCOUNTABILITY RELATIONSHIPS#ACCOUNTING#ACCOUNTING SYSTEM#AUDIT FINDINGS#AUDIT SYSTEM#AUDIT SYSTEMS#BENEFICIARIES Budgets are key documents that lay out a government's economic priorities in terms of policies and programs. Budget transparency refers to the extent and ease with which citizens can access information about and provide feedback on government revenues, allocations, and expenditures. Budget monitoring entails using such information to analyze, critique, and track government finances in order to provide this feedback. Budget transparency is a prerequisite for public participation and accountability, which are instrumental for a democratic and legitimate budget process. Both budget transparency and monitoring efforts also help remove institutional bottlenecks that result in delayed budget allocations, thereby jeopardizing the delivery of vital services to people. Even though they have a far-reaching impact on the lives of people, opening up budgets beyond the exclusive domain of policy makers and administrators is a relatively recent phenomenon that has gained momentum in the last two decades. The stock taking exercise illustrates the range of mechanisms involved in Budget Transparency and Monitoring (BT&M) in different contexts and demonstrates significant promise of influencing governance processes and outcomes. Finally... Federal Politics and Budget Deficits : Evidence from the States of India Khemani, Stuti Tipo: Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper; Publications & Research #BORROWING#BUDGET DEFICITS#BUDGETARY INSTITUTIONS#CABINET OF MINISTERS#CENTRAL GOVERNMENT#CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS#CENTRAL TRANSFERS#COALITIONS#CONSERVATISM#CONSTITUENCIES#CONSTITUENCY This paper tests two predictions implied by models of the common-pool game in federations where subnational governments are more likely to have higher deficits because they do not internalize the macroeconomic effects of fiscal profligacy. The first is that subnational governments that belong to the same political party as the central government have lower spending and deficits because they are more likely to be influenced to internalize the macroeconomic effects of additional local spending; and the second is that subnational governments that are more dependent on intergovernmental transfers have higher spending and deficits. We find that in 15 major states of India over the period 1972-1995, states in fact have substantially higher spending and deficits (higher by about 10 percent of the sample average) when their government belongs to the same party as that governing at the center; and that intergovernmental grants tend to have a counter-intuitive negative effect on spending and deficits. The additional deficit of affiliated states is financed almost entirely by additional loans from the central government (as opposed to the market) leading to our interpretation that similar political considerations influence the distribution of deficits across states as they do other intergovernmental grants. We argue that the evidence from India... The Quality of Budget Execution and Its Correlates Addison, Douglas #ACCOUNTING#AGENCY PROBLEM#AGENCY PROBLEMS#AGGREGATE BUDGET#AGGREGATE EXPENDITURE#AGGREGATE EXPENDITURES#AGGREGATE FISCAL#AGGREGATE FISCAL DISCIPLINE#AGGREGATE FISCAL OUTCOMES#AGGREGATE REVENUE#AID DEPENDENT What determines the quality of budget execution around the world, measured in terms of a government's ability to accurately hit its own revenue and expenditure targets? The answers could be relevant to the topics of macroeconomic stability, national development, public service delivery, and political reputation. This paper takes a step toward finding answers through the exploration of a new database of budgets and budget outcomes and potential cross-country correlates of budget execution in levels and in composition. Few countries within the data sample execute their budgets well, in levels or in composition. Expenditure deviations are positively but rather loosely correlated with revenue deviations. Within this broad tendency, there is considerable variation in behavior not only across countries, but also across time within countries. In explaining the cross-country variations, the data confirm traditional drivers for common pool behavior while also supporting constructive roles for political institutions and the technical capacity for public financial management. This is good news for reform minded governments.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line32
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__label__cc	0.605304	0.394696	Project Fledgeling Please bear with us while we prepare to tear the hinges off of your mind. Fledgeling Overview Uplift: Block Scale Nesting Posted on May 10, 2018 by dudecon Minecraft uses a single-scale voxel engine, with 1m blocks. The lack of sub-division prevents easily modifying smaller and larger scales. Instead of considering block textures to be immutable and cosmetic, it could be a rendered representation of a projection of the sub-blocks that compose the block itself. In this way, we could see the classic Minecraft grass and dirt blocks as a single level of nesting in a multi-level system of detail. Because all Minecraft blocks share a texture size (16×16 by default), this isn’t a particularly difficult stretch of the imagination. Minecraft blocks, too, exist in 16×16 chunks, each of which carries some data about biomes, heightmaps, and so forth. The problem here is that all of the user-level and simulation-level operations act on a block level. None of them operate on the textures or the chunks. So, if Minecraft uses 16×16, is that the best scale factor? Before making a nested block detail system, we really should ask ourselves What scale factor? I propose a 8x scale system where each level is eight times larger than the one before. If we use a total of 16 levels, and realistic object sizes, we get a span from sand to stars and beyond, with each scale representing the scale of something tangible and intuitive. On the left, a texture-baked representation. On the right, a voxel representation. 0.4mm (sand) 3mm (seed) 2.5cm (haft) 20cm (handspan) 1.6m (the basis of the entire proposed system, the height and armspan of an average person) 12.8m (house) 100m (city block) 0.82km (neighborhood) 6.5km (town) 52km (county) 420km (state) 3300km (continent, moon) 27Mm (rocky planet) 215Mm (gas planet) 1.7Gm (star) 14Gm (stellar structures (ringworld, dyson sphere)) Of course other mappings could be applied. A more cartoony world may have the scales compressed, with planets and stars sharing scale with towns. A hyper-real world could have many intermediate steps, with people the size of rabbits, and trees the size of planets. But why go through all this trouble in the first place? Why nested scales? Nested blocks allow four important advantages over a flat scale representation (such as we have in Minecraft) Rapid low-cost procedural generation Powerful and dynamic GI lighting system In-game tileset modification Dynamic filtered LOD rendering. Low Cost Procedural Generation Instead of generating all of the branches for all of the trees in sight, you can generate a few trees, bake them into x-plane textures, and then place those in the world at various scales and rotations. If the player gets close to them, you can generate the voxels at that point, but every likelyhood is that they never will. This on-demand procedural generation allows for rapid population of very large areas. The nested voxel scales also allows for simplified simulation when zoomed out or zoomed in. This ties into the multi-timescale features, which I’ll reserve for another post. Suffice to say, simulation of fluids and societies becomes much more manageable in the context of an adaptive scale framework. Dynamic Global Illumination Minecraft does a kind of poor-man’s global illumination with the light propagation system. However, since it is tied to a single scale, it can’t afford to have light propagate very far. With a nested scale system, brighter light levels could fall-off only at larger scales, allowing for dynamically placed lights with rapid low-cost propagation. If the light takes on the color of the blocks that it propagates past, the lighting system will have a global illumination quality as well. This could be combined with a more conventional shadow-casting system for potentially spectacular results. For example, a street-light could be lighting a house-scale road (size 6) using human scale light falloff (size 5) and be modeled with hand-span scale blocks (size 4). Something like so. In-game tile set modification If you want to change the tile-set in Minecraft, you alter the textures outside the game, and that’s it. No effect on gameplay. But if textures are merely low-detail representations of real in-game voxel data, then one could, at any time, edit the voxel contents of the block and update the block texture. This also allows for players making their own block types by building them in-game. These blocks could be entire buildings or planets, which other players could then import and easily use in their worlds. dynamic Level of Detail filtering Each of the large blocks in the background represent 512x512x512 of the small blocks in the foreground. For comparison, the Minecraft map height is locked at 256 blocks. Because the game has data on both an abstracted form for blocks (a textured cube), and their contents (lots of smaller cubes), it could smoothly fade between the two as the player switches between interacting at different scales, or changes their viewpoint. Level of Detail is a normal thing for games to manage, but many times the level of detail is designed around maintaining photo-realism. But if the engine implements a nested scale system with tagged features (minerals, plants, and animals, for instance) it would be fairly easy to expose tag-specific LOD controls, thereby allowing the player to prioritize viewing features that they care about. Roads and player created structures will probably be much more important to a traveler than they would be to a farmer, who will likely want more detail on plants and soil conditions. Still want to go back to a single grid size? I admit that implementing a nested voxel scale engine is much more daunting than a single-scale system. Hopefully I’ve made it clear that the benefits outweigh the inevitable difficulty. And, in the end, some sort of large-scale data-management is always going to be necessary. Grouping connected features together, and generating in-world elements is a constant headache in Minecraft because of how much data is thrown away after feature generation. Why not build the nested hierarchy right into the engine? 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__label__wiki	0.796062	0.796062	Richmond-Danby Bolton Beck Bolton Nature Reserve Bolton-on-Swale Danby Rectory Danby Wiske Easby Abbey Ellerton Lake Danby-Swainby Dany Wiske Richmond to Danby Wiske Informational and educational articles for places visited, or near to, the Richmond to Danby Wiske section of the Coast to Coast path are indexed below. Additional articles are added weekly, and existing articles are updated regularly. Bolton Beck is an attractive slow moving beck flowing around the east of Bolton-on-Swale. The Coast to Coast is alongside it. Bolton Lake Nature Reserve is a reedy lake within 50 yards of the Coast to Coast path at Bolton-on-Swale Bolton-on-Swale is a small village on the Coast to Coast path on the opposite bank of the Swale to Catterick Catterick Garrison is on the other side of Ellerton Lake to the Coast to Coast path. The town hosts a large military camp. Colburn village lies immediately east of Catterick Garrison, beside the Coast to Coast path and the River Swale Danby Wiske is a small village on the Coast to Coast path midway between Richmond and Ingleby Danby Rectory Moat Within the ground of Danby rectory is a large medieval moated area, just south of the village. Easby Abbey lies on the north bank of the River Swale as it leaves Richmond. It dates to 1152 Ellerton Lake, in Ellerton-on-Swale, is just off the Coast to Coast, and adjoins the Bolton Nature Reserve	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line58
__label__wiki	0.854474	0.854474	NBANBA 2020 All-Star Game2020 All-Star Game Trade MachineTrade Machine World of WojWorld of Woj DraftDraft SalariesSalaries Team USA 2020Team USA 2020 NBA HistoryNBA History CoachesCoaches NBA.COM ticketsNBA.COM tickets NBA Power Rankings, way-too-early edition 11hDave McMenamin 12hTim Bontemps 14hTim MacMahon Pelicans hit 21 3-pointers to set stage for Zion 14hAndrew Lopez 2020 NBA trade deadline: Latest news, grades and intel 5dBaxter Holmes Everything you need to know about NBA All-Star Weekend 2020 NBA Power Rankings, way-too-early edition: Is offseason chaos ahead? Kellerman: Clippers will win 2020 NBA title if Kawhi signs (1:55) Max Kellerman predicts the Clippers will win the 2020 NBA Finals if Kawhi Leonard joins the team. (1:55) NBA free agency doesn't begin until 6 p.m. ET on June 30, but that isn't stopping us from taking stock of the league immediately following the Toronto Raptors' impressive run to the franchise's first NBA championship. It's early, some might say way too early, but our panel (a group of more than 40 reporters, insiders and editors) already is looking ahead to next season and ranking all 30 teams heading into a pivotal offseason. Note: These rankings are based on which teams voters think belong higher heading into the 2019-20 season, taking into account potential player movement and the draft. Title odds for 2019-20 were provided by Caesars sportsbook. ESPN.com's Malika Andrews, Kevin Arnovitz, Tim Bontemps, Tim MacMahon, Royce Young and Ohm Youngmisuk contributed the following information. 1. Milwaukee Bucks 2018-19 record: 60-22 Result: L, Conf. finals 2020 title odds: 6-1 Ticktock. While the Bucks might check in at No. 1 in our way-too-early list, Milwaukee is on the clock. Roster evaluations began mere days after being eliminated from the Eastern Conference finals by the Raptors. Over the next 2½ months, decisions will be made on the contracts of Khris Middleton, Malcolm Brogdon, Brook Lopez, George Hill and Nikola Mirotic. Re-signing Lopez is a priority, league sources told ESPN. During the first week of June, the team agreed to a contract extension that will keep general manager Jon Horst in Milwaukee for the next three years. Every move Milwaukee makes is done with the ultimate goal of signing All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo to a supermax contract in 2020. -- Andrews Result: W, NBA Finals Next moves for NBA teams: Trade and free agency decisions The champs at No. 2? Despite their improbable run to a title, the Raptors now face one of the biggest offseason questions in the NBA: Can they retain Kawhi Leonard? If they can, they'll have a legit shot to repeat. If not? Well, they'll be shifting into a new era. Toronto has several key players -- Kyle Lowry, Marc Gasol, Serge Ibaka and Fred VanVleet -- who will be on expiring contracts next season, allowing team president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri the flexibility to either let their deals expire and have oodles of cap space next summer or flip them for future assets and speed up a rebuild. How those decisions play out will, of course, be greatly influenced by Leonard's looming decision, with the general consensus being he will either remain in Toronto or sign with the Clippers next month. Ujiri also will have his own opportunities to consider as the Wizards are preparing a massive offer to him, sources tell ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. -- Bontemps 3. Philadelphia 76ers Result: L, Conf. semis 2020 title odds: 12-1 It's been a long month in Philadelphia, where the Sixers could only watch as the team they pushed to the absolute limit in the Eastern Conference semifinals -- the Raptors -- went on to win the NBA title. Still, it shows how high Philadelphia's ceiling with this current group is -- and it makes the decisions that hang over the Sixers during the next few weeks all the more fascinating. That begins with what to do with Jimmy Butler and Tobias Harris, the two stars Philadelphia traded for this season and who will be unrestricted free agents on June 30. Philadelphia spent a lot of capital to acquire Butler and Harris, but it now will have to spend a huge amount of money to retain them both in free agency. And even if the Sixers do keep them both, they're going to have to spend more money to retain JJ Redick, another huge piece of what Philadelphia did over the past two seasons, and fill out the bench. -- Bontemps 4. Denver Nuggets Coming off the smashing success of the 2018-19 season, the Nuggets enter the next phase of a developing contender, and it's the hardest one: expectations. The Nuggets seemed to come out of nowhere to finish second in the West, but now they're going to rank high on every preseason list and have the burden of expectations to realize those rankings. They're still young, and they still have to sort through some significant offseason questions (Paul Millsap's future being the main one), but if 2018 first-round pick Michael Porter Jr. can get healthy and fulfill some of his own expectations, he might be the biggest addition the Nuggets can make this offseason. -- Young 5. LA Clippers Result: L, Round 1 Who knew that the Clippers would be the best team in L.A. last season? After trading their leading scorer and rebounder in Tobias Harris, the Clippers still made the playoffs with a band of gritty role players and young prospects in what could have been Doc Rivers' best job as coach. Now the Clippers are entering their biggest summer looking to add at least one superstar in free agency with Kawhi Leonard having been linked to the Clippers all season. LA also will be eagerly watching what happens up north with Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson and their respective injuries. The Clippers could add two max players but would have to trade Danilo Gallinari to do so. The heart of their defense, Patrick Beverley, is a free agent but they have plenty of tough-nosed pieces to surround a star. -- Youngmisuk 6. Golden State Warriors Result: L, NBA Finals The Warriors' season ended in the worst way imaginable with their dynasty literally falling apart. Kevin Durant's ruptured Achilles and Klay Thompson's torn ACL punctuated a painful ending, and Golden State now enters its most uncertain offseason. The devastating injuries to Durant and Thompson potentially have a major impact on free agency. What will Durant do and how will his Achilles injury impact the balance of power in the NBA? If Durant opts out of his contract, will the Warriors commit to a five-year, $221 million deal to keep Durant or does he leave for say the Knicks, Nets or Clippers to the four-year tune of $164 million? Then there's Thompson, who injured his ACL just weeks before he was set to become one of the most coveted free agents. The Warriors still need to make Thompson, who could re-sign with the Warriors for up to $190 million, a priority on June 30. DeMarcus Cousins, Kevon Looney and Quinn Cook are also among the Warriors' free agents. Even if the Warriors can keep Durant and Thompson, they will have to somehow fortify the rest of their team with minimum contracts and a late first-round pick. -- Youngmisuk 7. Houston Rockets General manager Daryl Morey is turning over every rock -- and probably hurting a few feelings in the process -- to try to figure out how to get the Rockets over the huge hump known as the Warriors. Houston will continue to aggressively explore the trade market, but there's a decent probability that the Rockets' starting five will remain intact, in which case Morey must make good use of the $5.7 million midlevel exception and minimum deals to build a contender-caliber bench. Owner Tilman Fertitta has committed to use the midlevel after not doing so last summer. -- MacMahon 8. Los Angeles Lakers Result: Missed playoffs The offseason got off to a tumultuous start with Magic Johnson's resignation and explanation of his feeling of betrayal by Rob Pelinka. In the Magic aftermath, Pelinka now is in charge with Kurt and Linda Rambis also helping make Lakers decisions with Frank Vogel now the head coach. The offseason objective has been clear -- acquire a superstar. Pelinka already is in hot pursuit of Anthony Davis. Armed with a new asset in the fourth overall draft pick to throw into any package that could include young prospects such as Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram and Kyle Kuzma, Pelinka is trying his best to secure Davis now even if the All-Star big man's intentions to sign with the Lakers as a free agent in the summer of 2020 have been made clear. If Davis cannot be acquired via trade this summer, Pelinka will see if he can trade for another All-Star while dangling the potential combination of the lottery pick and a young core player. In free agency, the Lakers have one max spot to find help for LeBron James. Max free agents such as Kawhi Leonard, Klay Thompson, Kyrie Irving, Jimmy Butler and Kemba Walker are on their radar. It remains to be seen how Thompson's ACL injury impacts free agency and the Lakers' chances. -- Youngmisuk 9. Boston Celtics Six months ago, Boston looked as if it had the brightest future of any team in the league. Now? That future is much more muddled, beginning with Kyrie Irving's impending free agency. His declaration that he was going to return to Boston, "If you'll have me," at a season-ticket holders event feels like a lifetime ago -- as does his commercial saying he hopes no one else will ever wear No. 11 again for the Celtics. Whether Irving decides to remain also could have a huge impact on Boston's pursuit of Anthony Davis, as it will make it far tougher to give away long-term assets for Davis if Irving departs. The Celtics also have three first-round picks in this year's draft, plus the potential of Al Horford having to decide whether to pick up his player option for next season and Terry Rozier hitting restricted free agency. To say it will be an eventful summer in Boston is an understatement. -- Bontemps 10. Portland Trail Blazers The Blazers surpassed expectations and finally broke through the wall to validate what they've been building around Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum. And now, it's about capitalizing on the momentum. They have been one of the most stable organizations over the past eight years and are set to remain so, with extensions for GM Neil Olshey and coach Terry Stotts in place and a likely supermax for Lillard on its way. Jusuf Nurkic's recovery is critical to any next steps for the 2019-20 campaign, but fortunately, the Blazers are finally getting some air to breathe from the money spent during the cap-spiked 2016 summer of spending. -- Young 11. Oklahoma City Thunder For the first time in nearly five years, the Thunder enter an offseason without any sweeping superstar questions and no worry of losing a cornerstone. They are stable; they have their core in place. That's a plus, sure, but in spite of that, the Thunder aren't riding anything other than profound disappointment into the summer. The Russell Westbrook-Paul George pairing still possesses plenty of promise and potential, and there were moments when they flashed their power. But both George and Westbrook are spending their summers getting healthy, while the front office sorts through the financial burden of a gargantuan luxury tax bill for a roster that has won only four playoff games since 2016. -- Young 12. Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn was already an intriguing team heading into the summer -- and that was before the Nets swung a huge deal with the Hawks, sending Atlanta their 2019 first-round pick and a protected 2020 first-round selection to dump Allen Crabbe and create the ability to get two max players in free agency next month. Now there is rampant speculation that Kyrie Irving could be headed to Brooklyn. This is the first time since the franchise moved to Brooklyn that the Nets and Knicks are going toe-to-toe in free agency. Meanwhile, D'Angelo Russell will be one of the more interesting restricted free agents this summer. Russell was an All-Star this season, but he remains a polarizing player. Still, he is a young guard who has shown an ability to shoot from 3-point range and create his own shot. -- Bontemps 13. Utah Jazz Opting for continuity a year ago didn't pay dividends for the Jazz, who won 50 games but were eliminated in the first round, a disappointment after advancing to the West semifinals during each of the previous two postseasons. Utah needs another offensive creator to ease the burden on Donovan Mitchell, which is why point guard Ricky Rubio is unlikely to return. Potential free-agent targets include D'Angelo Russell and Tobias Harris, but Utah would have to decline a $17.7 million option on power forward/center Derrick Favors to have that kind of cap space. The Jazz also could rekindle trade talks for Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley. -- MacMahon 14. Indiana Pacers The Pacers are determined to be more than a scrappy, resilient, heartwarming story next season. After losing their franchise player, All-Star Victor Oladipo, to a season-ending quad injury in January, Indiana clawed its way to a playoff berth before being swept in the first round by the Celtics. Domantas Sabonis was consistently reliable coming off the bench for the Pacers, earning him a spot as an NBA Most Improved Player Award finalist. Indiana has seven free agents it will need to make decisions on, including Thaddeus Young and Bojan Bogdanovic. Signing Bogdanovic -- who emerged as a key part of the Pacers' offense -- will be a priority for Indiana. They also will seek a wing to replace Tyreke Evans, who was disqualified from the NBA for two years for violating the league's anti-drug program. Whatever moves it makes, Indiana must keep in mind it might not start the 2019-20 season with Oladipo, as the team still has not provided a timetable for his return. -- Andrews 15. San Antonio Spurs The Spurs just keep on Spurs-ing, and while there are plenty of questions on how they can reclaim space in the upper tier of the West, they remain stable. They dealt with significant injuries last season, but the core of coach Gregg Popovich, big man LaMarcus Aldridge and guard DeMar DeRozan was enough to produce another postseason berth. There's an obvious need for more talent, but the biggest steps forward are getting Dejounte Murray and Lonnie Walker IV healthy and pushing the development of the other young talented players on the team. -- Young 16. Sacramento Kings GM Vlade Divac hired coach Luke Walton to help the young Kings take that next big step. While an independent investigation into an accusation of sexual assault surrounds Walton, the Kings enter a pivotal offseason. Like he was tasked to do before LeBron James arrived in L.A., Walton will look to develop a promising young core led by De'Aaron Fox and Marvin Bagley. The Kings will wait to see if Harrison Barnes opts into a $25 million player option. Also, Willie Cauley-Stein can become a restricted free agent. If Barnes opts in, the Kings have $21.3 million to play with in free agency, and they could free up to $38.4 million to improve the roster, according to ESPN's Bobby Marks. -- Youngmisuk 17. Dallas Mavericks The Mavs are optimistic that they will be able to end their playoff drought at three seasons now that their rebuilding period has produced a young one-two punch they can build around in Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis. Dallas plans to re-sign restricted free agent Porzingis to a max deal and lock up springy center Dwight Powell to an extension this summer. The team's brass is debating whether the Mavs' significant cap space would be better spent on one star (Kemba Walker or Tobias Harris?) or two or three starter-caliber role players. -- MacMahon 18. New York Knicks No team outside of the Warriors was impacted more by Kevin Durant's ruptured Achilles than the Knicks, who saw their dream scenario for 2019-20 scuttled before the offseason even began. Now instead of pairing KD with another star free agent -- and then potentially swinging an Anthony Davis trade to create the NBA's next superteam -- the Knicks could choose to play the waiting game. They could still sign Durant, then remain flexible with their cap space while he works his way back for the 2020-21 season. Or, in a scenario that must frighten Knicks fans, New York could miss out on Durant and not trade for Davis, meaning they dealt away former franchise player Kristaps Porzingis to create two max spots to sign two very good -- but not great -- players. Meanwhile, the Knicks wound up with the No. 3 pick in last month's NBA draft lottery, probably setting them up to take Duke star RJ Barrett -- if they don't use that pick as the foundation of a Davis deal instead. -- Bontemps 19. Detroit Pistons 2020 title odds: 200-1 Playoff loss after playoff loss, first-year Pistons coach Dwane Casey would climb the step to Detroit's dais and compliment the Bucks -- the Pistons' first-round playoff opponent -- and their depth. Detroit's lack of depth, Casey said, was what was hurting his team. Ultimately, it was part of what led to the Pistons' being swept in the first round of the playoffs. This summer, the Pistons' priority will be to build out their bench on a budget that stays below the luxury tax. -- Andrews 20. Orlando Magic The Magic surprised the East last season by cobbling together an elite defense down the stretch to propel themselves into the postseason for the first time in seven seasons. The Magic will improve to the extent that their young talent does -- namely Jonathan Isaac, Aaron Gordon, Markelle Fultz and Mo Bamba. Though there is optimism about the future, planning for it won't come without some difficult choices. Their All-Star center, Nikola Vucevic, who will turn 29 soon after the new season starts, enters free agency with the expectation of a payday. Should Orlando invest heavily in the frontcourt, where they already have a trove of talent and prospects? Orlando needs to upgrade its backcourt, where D.J. Augustin, Evan Fournier and Fultz are on the books. -- Arnovitz 21. Atlanta Hawks There are few teams in the league more optimistic about the future than Atlanta. With Trae Young, John Collins and Kevin Huerter, the Hawks have a talented and young foundational core under a head coach in Lloyd Pierce who has demonstrated an acuity for player development. And there's more help on the way: The Hawks will select three of the first 17 picks in the upcoming draft, have additional future first-round picks in the hopper and also hold plenty of financial flexibility going forward to absorb contracts safety-pinned to additional assets. Atlanta might still be a couple of seasons from qualifying for the postseason, but there's a strong sense that Atlanta has a chance to assume its rightful place down the road as a destination for NBA stars. -- Arnovitz 22. Miami Heat For the fifth consecutive season, the Heat finished with between 37 and 48 wins, solidifying themselves as a team with enough organizational competence and stability to be respectable, but not enough talent to truly contend. Unfortunately, there's a lot of money on the books in Miami without a ton of upside. With their pursuit of Jimmy Butler last season, the Heat are aware they need to add to a young core of Josh Richardson, Justise Winslow and Bam Adebayo. Goran Dragic reportedly told the Heat he will exercise his option on next season and Hassan Whiteside is expected to do the same, an indication that the $46 million they're collectively owed next season is greater than their market value. Similarly, James Johnson, Kelly Olynyk and Dion Waiters are on the books for another couple of seasons. -- Arnovitz 23. Minnesota Timberwolves It's a fresh start for the Wolves with a new front office and Ryan Saunders officially taking over the roster. But there still are plenty of questions ahead -- and not a lot of great options to answer them. On the surface, there's a foundation of youth. But it comes with the complication of Andrew Wiggins' contract and the relation of his value to it, as well as Karl-Anthony Towns' supermax that has him tied to the Wolves for the next few years. What will team president Gersson Rosas' approach be? Will he tweak around his two young foundational pieces or go for a full-on rebranding of the roster? -- Young 24. New Orleans Pelicans Winning the lottery -- and the right to draft Zion Williamson -- essentially assured that the Pelicans would be relevant despite Anthony Davis' strong desire to be traded. New Orleans already had taken a significant step in the right direction by hiring David Griffin, the architect of Cleveland's title team, to run the front office. With Williamson and Jrue Holiday in the fold, a return to the playoffs is a reasonable goal if Griffin gets good value in a Davis deal, assuming Griffin is unable to convince the perennial All-Star to have a change of heart. -- MacMahon 25. Washington Wizards When it comes to degree of difficulty, the Wizards' current cap management ranks near the top of the NBA. The Wizards are a lottery team with an aging core and no prospects with anything approaching All-Star potential at present. To complicate matters, John Wall is owed $171 million by Washington over the next four seasons -- but he won't return to the court from a ruptured Achilles tendon until midway through next season. Wall might have the league's least portable contract, but Bradley Beal, with two years remaining on his deal, could be coveted by contenders. Do the Wizards cut bait and move Beal? This is the most challenging question facing a Wizards team that still is without a permanent lead basketball executive, although it has Toronto's Masai Ujiri in its sights, and that still has little financial flexibility. -- Arnovitz 26. Charlotte Hornets A cloud of uncertainty and a messy salary spreadsheet make for a foggy future in Charlotte. The most vital decision begins with the free agency of All-Star Kemba Walker. By being named to the All-NBA third team, Walker now is eligible for a five-year, $221 million contract from the Hornets. Yet investing nearly a quarter of a billion dollars into a guard who will turn 34 near the conclusion of the term is fraught with all kinds of risks. Unfortunately, that's not the only liability for Charlotte on the horizon. The Hornets are locked into Nicolas Batum for another two years and $53 million, with hefty, eight-digit pay stubs next season for Bismack Biyombo, Marvin Williams, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Cody Zeller. Between the cost restraints and Walker's status, it's hard for Charlotte to draw up a clear vision. -- Arnovitz 27. Memphis Grizzlies It's time for the Grizzlies to say goodbye to the final piece of the Grit 'n' Grind era by trading point guard Mike Conley. Such a deal should give Memphis financial relief and assets (draft picks and/or young players) to aid its rebuilding process. Conley's replacement will arrive on draft night, assuming that the Grizzlies use the No. 2 overall pick on Ja Morant, a dynamic athlete who can be a franchise pillar for the foreseeable future along with last year's lottery pick and All-Rookie selection Jaren Jackson Jr. -- MacMahon 28. Phoenix Suns Phoenix's biggest move of the offseason already has happened with the hiring of Monty Williams. Williams is the latest head coach to try to steer the Suns in the right direction, after Igor Kokoskov lasted just one season following a 19-63 campaign. The Suns will try to add more help around Devin Booker by either keeping or trading the sixth overall pick in the draft. They need to upgrade at point guard but have no significant cap space available, unless they make a trade or let restricted free agent Kelly Oubre Jr. go. Williams also will look to continue the development of last year's first overall pick, Deandre Ayton. -- Youngmisuk 29. Chicago Bulls The Bulls must determine who are the key players who can be cornerstones of their franchise's rebuild. The team set out to answer that same question in the 2018-19 season. Instead, injuries provided more puzzles than answers. The Bulls replaced head coach Fred Hoiberg with Jim Boylen, and they stumbled through the regular season. Now, Chicago is in the market for a point guard. They could acquire a guard with their No. 7 draft pick, but it's likely the Bulls will seek a more seasoned free agent to help lead their young core of Wendell Carter Jr., Lauri Markkanen and Zach LaVine. -- Andrews 30. Cleveland Cavaliers All of the Cavaliers' struggles in their first season after LeBron James left for Los Angeles came with a silver lining in a lottery pick in the 2019 NBA draft. Unfortunately for Cleveland, it ended up with only the No. 5 selection in what's widely considered a two-player draft. The Cavaliers could return a core of Kevin Love, Cedi Osman, Tristan Thompson, Larry Nance Jr. and second-year point guard Collin Sexton, who dramatically improved over the second half of last season to receive second-team All-Rookie honors. They'll also have a new coach in John Beilein, who bolted from the University of Michigan for one last coaching challenge in his career. GM Koby Altman has proved that he's almost always willing to make a trade, so don't be surprised to see JR Smith's contract moved or another roster reshape in some way before September training camp begins. -- Andrews	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line60
__label__cc	0.586827	0.413173	Dreev Kuzmin Magnus Carlsen. 30 training chess games World champion Magnus Carlsen is the undoubted leader of modern chess. Unlike most of the strongest grandmasters of the 21st century, the Norwegian goes its own way, relying not on the “slaughter” & raquo; computer preparation of the debut repertoire, and the ability to play the original positions of the mittfiel and fight in the endgame to the last "patron". Being an adherent of the positional style, M. Carlsen has a remarkable combinative imagination and feels the dynamic resources of the struggle perfectly.30 M. Carlsen's games included in this book will give the readers considerable aesthetic pleasure and will be an excellent school of modern chess. divided into thematic sections, each of which is provided with a brief introduction. Гогаев Sample Victims in Sicilian Defense Acquaintance with typical victims in such a double-edged debut, as Sicilian defense, is absolutely necessary for a chess player, who wants to improve his skills. Author, participant of the seven World Chess Olympiad in the Canadian team demonstrates by illustrative examples how important initiative, attack, and dynamic factors are in chess. At the end of the book, positions are given for an independent decision. For a wide range of chess fans. Alexandra Goryachkina: small steps to big chess Kryakvin The book tells about the chess way of Grandmaster Alexandra Goryachkina. The reader will learn about how a young athlete from chess remote provinces successfully went to storm the most prestigious tournaments, won the children's championships of Russia, Europe and the world, then entered in the adult national team of the country and has achieved the greatest successes in the process professional chess. Authors share the secrets of successful workouts from Alexandra and her parents, suggest what problems can expect young talents on the road to success. The book provides many details commented on chess pieces, revealing the creator Grandmaster’s image. For a wide range of chess lovers. Color chess textbook Anatoly Karpov. The second step. Gift Edition Full color printing. On coated paper. Chess & mdash; the royal game that the chess king will teach you & mdash; world champion Anatoly Karpov. You will learn about the manners and habits of the figures, learn how to attack energetically and coolly defend yourself. You will get acquainted with many tricks and traps that can be put to reckless opponents and, last but not least, learn how not to get into them yourself. Having traveled through the pages of this book, you will prepare for your first chess battle with the help of a great chess player & mdash; against mom or dad, friend or computer, on the Internet or at a competition. The book will allow your child to easily learn the rules of the game, helping him to win not only in chess, but also in life. After all, chess develops perseverance, logical thinking and memory, teaches rational use of time. According to this textbook, teachers, trainers or parents can even teach children the basics of a wise game, even with minimal chess preparation. the game. My chess path. Volume 3 (1993-2005) Second edition Garry Kasparov's long-awaited autobiographical three-volume booklet "My chess path & raquo; continues large-scale projects & laquo; My great predecessors & raquo; and & la modern chess & raquo ;. It includes about 300 best and most memorable games and endings of the 13th world champion with detailed comments. The third volume contains more than 100 parts and covers the late period of Kasparov's creative work (1993 & ndash; 2005). Each chapter of this fascinating book & ndash; a whole milestone in his athletic career. & nbsp; Championship of Leningrad in 1932. Collection of games. (art 5) Publisher: OGIZ Size: reduced Volume: 160 s. Binding: soft	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line64
__label__wiki	0.553051	0.553051	Gas Chromatography Detectors - Some Less Common GC Detectors > The Discharge Detector > Page 84 The Discharge Detector About the same time that Ryce and Bryce were developing the thermionic ionization detector, Harley and Pretorious (33) and (independently) Pitkethly and his co-workers (34,35) were developing the discharge detector. By applying the appropriate potential, a discharge can be maintained between two electrodes situated in a gas providing the pressure is maintained between 0.1�10 mm of mercury. After the discharge has been initiated, the electrode potential can be reduced and the discharge will still continue. Under stable discharge, the electrode potential remains constant and independent of the gas pressure and the electrode current.The electrode potential, however, depends strongly on the composition of the gas. It follows, that the system could function as a GC detector. Pitkethly modified a small domestic neon lamp for this purpose and a diagram of his sensor is shown in figure 48.The lamp was operated at about 3 mm of mercury pressure with a current of 1.5. Under these conditions the potential across the electrodes was 220 V. Pitkethly reported that a concentration of 10-6 g/l gave an electrode voltage change of 0.3 V. Figure 48. The Discharge Detector	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line65
__label__wiki	0.507692	0.507692	cicerosda school Classic Airlines Marketing Solution Standard / by admin / December 22, 2016 / No Comments Running head: ENRON: EXAMINING A BUSINESS FAILURE. Enron: Examining a Business Failure. According to the Mid-American Journal of Business (MAJB), Enron serves as the absolute example of the perils of large scale success achieved in a short space of time. Created out of the merger of two gas companies in the mid-1980s, Enron began trading gas commodities in 1989 and in the space of a few years became the largest supplier in the USA, with 21,000 employees in 40 countries. Riding on a wave of optimism, Enron began diversifying its portfolio through the use of special purpose entities (SPEs) which allowed the company to embark upon less conventional ventures without necessarily reflecting their cost on its balance sheets. From 1989 to 1995, Enron was named ??????America??™s Most Innovative Company??™??™ by Fortune magazine. In 2001, the chief executive officer (CEO) unceremoniously resigned, the chief finance officer (CFO) was fired, and the company filed for bankruptcy and was the subject of a host of litigation. What happened in between can arguably be labeled the biggest governance failure in corporate history (???Enron, board governance and moral failings,??? 2002, p. 23). Many of the improper transactions and substantial information about Enron??™s activities were received by the main Board and were approved for them as well. During 2001 Enron had created an online trading business and formed Enron Online and rapidly became one of the biggest e-business sites in the world. Enron believed that to succeed it would need to access significant lines of credit to settle its contracts daily, and to reduce the large quarterly earnings fluctuations, which affected its credit ratings. To address these financial needs, Enron developed a number of practices, including ???prepays,??? an ???asset light??? strategy, and the ???monetizing??? of its assets (???Antecedents and consequences of failed governance: the Enron example,??? 2005, Para. 15). Enron began to sell or syndicate its assets, to ???special purpose entities??? (SPEs), because was not easy to find parts willing to invest and to carry the significant risks. The SPEs were entities that were not on Enrons financial statements but were so closely associated that their assets were considered part of Enrons own holdings. The assets that were losing money were sold to SPEs to avoid reporting its mounting losses and to give the appearance of rapid earnings growth. The board??™s members did not seem these methods unethical, but they even developed the shared belief that these practices were a necessary part of doing business. In the end, the Board knowingly allowed Enron to move at least $27 billion or almost half of its assets off balance sheet (???Organizational disasters: why they happen and how they may be prevented,??? 2008, Para. 10). A year before Enron declares bankruptcy; $680 million were paid to 140 managers. They sell their stock just before Enron nosedived when the company??™s stock was still high. But the lower level employees did not have the same luck. Most of their employees belong to retirement plan known as a 401(k), which the company used to use investing it in the Enron Stock. The employees were allowed to sell their stock after they turned age 50. Even when Enron??™s executives knew about the warming related with the company??™s financing surface, they reported healthy earnings and rapid grow, and encouraged the people to keep investing their saving in Enron stock. Most of the Enron workers had 62% of her or his 401(k) retirement savings invested in Enron stock. When crisis came they found that their retirement founds just about wipe out. Further, while Enron??™s stock plummeted, the 401(k) plan was ???locked down??? during an administrative ???blackout period,??? prohibiting those over age 50 from selling their shares. This prohibition, however, did not apply to executives who owned shares or controlled stock options (MSM. Encarta, 2009). There were involved many management and leadership issues during and after the revelation of the Enron??™s scandal. The following will describe how specific organizational behavior theories could have predicted the failure of Enron. Additionally will show how issues as behavior of management, leadership and organizational structures could impact a company positively avoiding this kind of failures. At the first instance the board of directors should act on behalf of shareholders. Directors??™ decisions can bring serious consequences beyond merely the shareholders, to whom they are responsible. Directors also should monitor internal and external forces that may affect the company, including performance indicators, corporate finances and assets, market conditions, and cultural, social, and political climate (Mintzberg, Lampel, Quinn, & Ghoshal, 2003). The meanly reason because Enron fail, was not because it was not viable business. It failed because of it decisions. Some of Enron??™s business decisions did not have prudential judgment. Enron failed because the board failed. Even when they knew what was happening with the secrets partnerships, conflicts of interest, and the irregularities within the financial balance sheet, they just keep driving the company ignoring what was happening and doing nothing to correct those issues. In the Enron??™s case the main board obviously did not understand their role as managers, they role were perform basic administrative activities such as locating information on company practices and procedures, analyzing routine information, or maintaining detailed and accurate financial records and documents. Their responsibilities were to ensure that the corporation remains loyal to its corporate purpose, to exercise prudential judgment, and to demonstrate moral courage in carrying out these functions. One of vital free market principles is the transparency. Corruption will be systematic and the market system will not function without transparency. The board??™s directors should be the first ones in practice this principle, demand clear and transparence balance sheet statements ask questions and guarantee transparency in their reports. Enron??™s case shows the result of short-term omissions can cause long-term devastation (???Enron, board governance and moral failings,??? 2002, p. 21). It is obvious that Enron executives had not an open and constant communication with their employees. I do believe we can learn a lot about Enron??™s failure. The workplace is changing from an environment in which a few dictate the rules to others to an environment in which all employees work together to accomplish common goals. Some of the changes for the new generations of management are: ??? Communicate a vision and rally others around that vision. The leader should be broadly openly sensitive to the concerns of followers, give them responsibility, and win their trust. ??? Establish corporate values. This value include a concern for employees, for costumers, for the environment, and for the quality products. ??? Promote corporate ethics. Include an unfailing demand for honesty and insistence that every in the company gets treated fairly. ??? Empowering workers. Giving employees the authority and responsibility to respond quickly to any situation. In order to avoid Enron??™s failure, the company should involve more its workforce; they probably could contribute with a wide of suggestions for the good running of the company. Consequently the Enron executives could have chosen other strategies and solutions for the welfare of the company, the all their employee and community. Board membership is a serious matter. The board members also should be courageous moral leadership that asks tough questions, insists on complete answers, and takes its role in the company and in society seriously. As Enron demonstrates, the impact of such failures is wide and deep. Unethical decisions leads in severe consequences affecting the future of the company, the live of their employee, the partner relationship and a whole nation as in the Enron??™s case. Mintzberg, ., Lampel, ., & Quinn, . (2003). The Strategy Process. [University of Phoenix Custom Edition e-Text]. New Jersey, NY: Prentice Hall. Retrieved September 3, 2009, from University of Phoenix, ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP. Enron, board governance and moral failings (2002). Corporate Governance, 2(2), 16-19. Retrieved September 3, 2009, from database Emerald. Antecedents and consequences of failed governance: the Enron example (2005). Corporate Governance, 5(5), 84-98. Retrieved September 3, 2009, from database Emerald. Organizational disasters: why they happen and how they may be prevented (2008). Management Decision, 46(1), 32-45. Retrieved September 3, 2009, from database Emerald. MSM. Encarta. (2009). Enron Scandal. 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__label__wiki	0.745972	0.745972	Groups Generally Pleased With FCC ‘White Spaces’ Decision Broadband's Impact WASHINGTON, September 23, 2010 – Broadband watchers generally reacted favorably to the Federal Communications Commission’s vote on Thursday to finalize rules to open vacant television channels, which are often referred to as TV white spaces. WASHINGTON, September 23, 2010 - Broadband watchers generally reacted favorably to the Federal Communications Commission's vote on Thursday to finalize rules to open vacant television channels, which are often referred to as TV white spaces. Today, only about a third of the frequency channels reserved exclusively for over-the-air television are licensed for use by local broadcast stations. Harold Feld, legal director for Public Knowledge, called the decision a "great step forward to providing consumers with an exciting new range of products and services" such as flexibility to laptops and tablet computers and extending broadband access to underserved people in rural and urban areas. “We haven’t seen anything like this since the FCC 20 years ago approved the use of what was then thought to be unwanted spectrum and what today is used for Wi-Fi, and other unlicensed consumer applications," he added. Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., chairman of the Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, and Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, senior member of the Commerce Committee, also lauded the FCC's action. Kerry said it will help Massachusetts and create a "robust wireless future" benefitting all Americans" while Snowe highlighted that it will aid the nearly 14 million Americans who don't have access to broadband. "Opening this beachfront spectrum for unlicensed use by any individual, entrepreneur or internet service provider will unleash innovation and promote pervasive connectivity, particularly in underserved communities," said Michael Calabrese, a senior research fellow with the New America Foundation's Open Technology Initiative. His peer Sascha Meinrath, also with OTI, added that many details need to be resolved to determine whether TV white space technologies "are viable or dead on arrival." Related Topics:FCCHarold FeldMichael CalabreseNew America FoundationOpen Technology InitiativePublic KnowledgeSascha MeinrathSen. John KerrySen. Olympia Snowewhite spacesWi-Fi E-Rate Enters 21st Century FCC Order Improves 911 Call Location Information Indian Tribes Will Have Six-Month Window of Opportunity to Apply for Former EBS Spectrum at 2.5 GigaHertz At CES 2020, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Touts Role of 5G, Unlicensed Spectrum Broadband Roundup: House Democrats Criticize FCC on T-Mobile Merger, Kansas City Broadband, 5G in LA FCC Takes Two Actions Promoting Spectrum Sharing, Also Implements 988 as Suicide Hotline	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line70
__label__cc	0.555416	0.444584	Verizon Makes a Hologram Call with 5G, How Might Your Business Benefit? In a move designed to remind everyone 5G is almost upon us, Verizon (NYSE: VZ) allowed its network to be used for making the world’s first holographic communication at the annual Mobile World Congress Americas. It wasn’t the same as Princess Leia asking Obi-Wan Kenobi for help, but the image was nonetheless impressive for the early days of holographic communications The technology was demonstrated by Voxon Photonics on the show floor of the Los Angeles Convention Center. The company used Verizon’s 5G network to send medical data from the Verizon booth to the Ericsson booth. In addition to sending the data, the company used the Intel RealSense depth camera to carry out the first-ever real-time video conference where the caller’s holographic face appeared. The potential applications of the technology were on display as participants on the call collaborated in an immersive environment. They were able to manipulate the holographic medical images they were viewing around them from every direction without any glasses or goggles covering their faces. The use cases of this technology across industries will have transformative implications for years to come. Voxon Photonics CEO Will Tamblyn and co-founder Gavin Smith are responsible for creating the world’s most advanced 3D volumetric display which was used for the Verizon demonstration. Hologram Call Possibilities As to what is possible with this technology, in the press release Tamblyn said, “Our goal is to show what’s really possible with this new generation of wireless technology. It’s not just for mobile phones but has applications in everything from remote medical diagnosis to video games and video conferencing.” Small business in gaming, healthcare, education, communications, entertainment, and more can use this technology to introduce new services and grow their business. Future Investments For its part, Verizon recently announced it is expanding its 5G Labs to more locations across the US. Los Angeles, Washington DC, Palo Alto, and Waltham will have facilities which will be developing technologies to harness the full potential of 5G. The labs are going to launch by the end of 2018, and just like the one in New York City, they will be forming partnerships with institutions of higher learning, tech companies, and startups to develop and test next-generation 5G solutions. In addressing the creation of these labs, Verizon Senior Vice President of Strategy, Innovation, and Product Development Toby Redshaw, said, “Our 5G Labs will be where collaboration and innovation happen. We’re opening access to our 5G network because we believe the next-generation solutions that will ride on it will be the result of collaboration and innovation by an entire ecosystem of developers.” The point Redshaw made about this ecosystem may hint at how much potential the technology holds for small businesses. Whether by creating content or developing applications to communicate, play and work with holographic technology, there is a multi-billion dollar industry waiting to be discovered. Watching Ronald Reagan at his library or listening to Tupac Shakur in Coachella is just scratching the surface of holographic technology. Image: Verizon This article, "Verizon Makes a Hologram Call with 5G, How Might Your Business Benefit?" was first published on Small Business Trends Sole Proprietors: How to Appear Bigger to Your Fut... 7 Digital Marketing Strategies and How to Plan You... What You Missed Last Month in Google What is Digital Asset Management? Why is it So Imp... 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__label__cc	0.705517	0.294483	daveberta.ca - Alberta Politics Daveberta Podcast Best of Alberta Politics Alberta Politics So long Liberalberta! Raj Sherman calls it quits. Post author By Dave Cournoyer 6 Comments on So long Liberalberta! Raj Sherman calls it quits. Calling for a public health care inquiry in March 2011, folk-hero Independent MLA Raj Sherman stood united with NDP leader Brian Mason, Alberta Party leader Sue Huff, Wildrose leader Danielle Smith and Liberal leader David Swann. All four main political parties will have new leaders going into the next election after today’s announcement by Liberal leader Raj Sherman that he is resigning as leader and will not seek re-election as the MLA for Edmonton-Meadowlark. Jim Prentice Like the Wildrose Party, who lost leader Danielle Smith and 10 other MLAs when they crossed the floor to the Progressive Conservatives in the final months of 2014, the Liberals will now need to find someone to lead them into the next election. Despite being less than three years from the last election, Premier Jim Prentice expected to trigger an election within weeks. The Liberals will choose an interim party leader next weekend but the state of the party remains dire. Disorganization, low fundraising returns and a poor showing in four recent by-elections suggest the Liberals might have a difficult time surviving the next election. This is a scenario that likely pushed Dr Sherman to resign. Hugh MacDonald MLA Rumour is that Dr. Sherman was facing considerable pressure from party constituency presidents and fellow MLAs to leave. Though it is not clear if the Liberal Party is in any better position without him as leader. Elected as a PC MLA in 2008 and ejected in 2010, Dr. Sherman immediately enjoyed folk hero status as an Independent MLA for criticizing the PC Government’s record on health care. As an Independent, the former Tory toyed with joining all of the four opposition parties, but eventually used his status to help propel him to win the Liberal Party leadership in 2011, defeating party stalwarts Hugh MacDonald and Laurie Blakeman. Laurie Blakeman His political capital as Alberta’s political folk hero was quickly diminished as the PCs used a narrowly focused health care inquiry to publicly discredit his claims. Internally, a very bizarre rebranding attempt confused and alienated many long-time party supporters (see Liberalberta Green). As a health care advocate, he was a natural fit in the opposition benches. As a former Tory MLA, he was not the right fit to lead Alberta’s Liberal Party. With such short notice before a potential spring election, who will replace Dr. Sherman as leader? David Swann The soft-spoken and altruistic MLA from Calgary-Mountain View, David Swann, already served as leader from 2008 to 2011 and might be unlikely to step back into that role. Party President Shelley Wark-Martyn is a former New Democratic Party MPP with cabinet experience in Ontario. Her profile in Alberta politics is extremely limited, but one Liberal organizer has suggested to me that she could be tapped as interim leader. As the only remaining Liberal MLA who is running for re-election and has not already been leader, Ms. Blakeman is the obvious choice, if she wants it. Rachel Notley Alberta’s longest serving opposition MLA, Ms. Blakeman took centre stage in the 2014 fall session with Bill 202 and Bill 10, which sparked the debate about Gay-Straight Alliances in Alberta schools. Over the course of the debate, she proved herself to be the only opposition MLA who has been able to throw Mr. Prentice off balance and exposed a huge rift between moderates and social conservatives in the PC caucus. It was a strategy that could be hard to repeat. In the not too distant past, the popular Edmonton-Centre MLA mused about joining the Alberta Party and many political observers suspect the NDP would welcome her with open arms if she choose to run under their banner. The vacuum in the Liberal leadership is good news for the PC Party, Rachel Notley‘s New Democrats and the Alberta Party, who will try to offer Liberal voters a new home to park their votes. A weakened Liberal presence in Edmonton is a positive for the NDP, who will now no longer have the luxury of a conservative vote split between the PCs and Wildrose. As I am sure Dr. Sherman and Dr. Swann would attest, being leader of the Liberal Party in Alberta is probably one of the least rewarding positions in provincial politics. And with an election quickly approaching, I do not envy the challenges faced by anyone willing to step into the role. Three more PC MLAs announced on today that they will not be seeking re-election. – Battle River-Wainwright MLA Doug Griffiths – Red Deer-North MLA Mary Anne Jablonski – Calgary-Varsity MLA Donna Kennedy-Glans Tags 2015 Alberta Liberal leadership race, Alison Redford, Battle River-Wainwright, Brian Mason, Calgary-Mountain View, Calgary-Varsity, David Swann, Edmonton-Meadowlark, Hugh MacDonald, Jim Prentice, Laurie Blakeman, Liberalberta, Raj Sherman, Red Deer-North, Shelley Wark-Martyn, Sue Huff ← When is Alberta Election 2015? What We Know versus Speculation → Who will stop the Jim Prentice juggernaut? 6 replies on “So long Liberalberta! Raj Sherman calls it quits.” John M.says: Raj Sherman was trying to become the official opposition a few weeks ago. And now he quits? He always has been, and always will be, a joke. Icemansays: We have a liberal party in Alberta? I thought it was just the conservative and the more conservative parties in Alberta. Must be lonely being a liberal in this province. Julie Alisays: Dr. Sherman was a very decent man and I appreciate that he tried to do a thankless job in Alberta which is to present other opinions than the dominant Conservative voice. It’s too bad that he has decided to leave politics. He is not a joke as John M. indicates to us. The Tories are a joke. Maybe John M. should look at the record of the Tories at all levels before calling a man who tried to represent Albertans –a joke. I’m a Tory voter and I am unimpressed with the performance of the Tory MLAs and MPs who do nothing for citizens. All the money spent on them is wasted. It would be productive at this point for the NDP and Liberal Party to merge and become one party rather than splitting the non-Tory vote. This is the only way that there will be an effective opposition now that the Wildrosies are toast. The Conservative Party of Alberta is now trying to renew itself as it sheds MLAs like a dog sheds fleas. Too bad that the entire party isn’t “renewed” in this way; the cronyism and lack of respect these politicians have for their employees is appalling. This party needs a good kick in the rump by Tory voters to be really renewed. In contrast to the failures in representation of the Tories, I believe that Dr. Sherman tried his best for his constiuents; too bad his party has been made into a traitor party in Alberta with the myth making machinery of the Tories at high gear. Why don’t we all talk about these myths? Such as responsible development of the oil and gas resources for example–where the AER has no duty of care to citizens and yet we are to believe that the Tories really care about us. What about the fiasco of long term care in Alberta where we get to hear the daily abuse a senior story on the news? Who actually represents Albertans? The Tories? If so then why are we billions of dollars in the red while oil and gas companies are making out like bandits? Who do the Tories serve? Brian Janzsays: Apparently not you Julie, from your monologue you are anything but a Tory voter and are instead a left wing socialist. Velvet Martinsays: “My last words as Liberal Leader for all Albertans, young and old, living in every corner of this great Province, from every economic, ethnic, social and religious background are these: We truly live in the best Province and the best Country in the world, but not all of us share equitably in the vast wealth of this Province. It was once said that the moral test of a Government is how that Government treats those who are in the dawn of life – the children – those who are in the twilight of life – the elderly – and those who walk in the shadow of life – the sick, the needy, and the handicapped.” – Raj Sherman There is much wisdom stated here, both outwardly as well as with that which can be inferred. Sincere thanks, Dr. Raj Sherman, for attempting to give voice to those most vulnerable. Jerrymacgpsays: The only way the Liberals & NDP will ever merge is if Liberal members give up on their increasingly moribund political brand and sign NDP memberships. This question has been rejected by NDP membership at numerous Party conventions; why would Party leadership even consider going against that rank & file judgement? Dave Cournoyer is a writer and political watcher living in Edmonton, Alberta. Contact him at david.cournoyer@gmail.com. Subscribe to The Daveberta Podcast Subscribe to the Daveberta Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Support daveberta.ca kev on Kenney is the closest thing the Conservatives have to a “Svengali-like genius” Anonymous on Episode 46: Best of Alberta Politics in 2019 Sheryl on Albertans might need a public inquiry into the Public Inquiry into anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns Conrad Volk on Episode 46: Best of Alberta Politics in 2019 Anonymous on Kenney is the closest thing the Conservatives have to a “Svengali-like genius” The opinions expressed on this blog represent my own and not those of my employer or any organization I may be affiliated with. In addition, my thoughts and opinions change from time to time. I consider this a necessary consequence of having an open mind. This blog is intended to provide a semi-permanent point in time snapshot and manifestation of the various ideas running around my brain, and as such any thoughts and opinions expressed within out-of-date posts may not the same, nor even similar, to those I may hold today. 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__label__cc	0.590505	0.409495	Review: Identity Crisis trade paperback collection (DC Comics) 8 comments \| Tags: Identity Crisis The first time I read Identity Crisis, back when it came out, I walked away having enjoyed it, but thinking predominately that what it sorely lacked was a scene of Superman flying. Sure, I understood the wistful hopefulness of Ralph Dibney's ending conversation with Sue, but to really make the book about hope and not despair, Superman would need to fly again. I came to find, reading the Identity Crisis hardcover nearly a year later, that low and behold, a scene of Superman flying was in the end all along, and I'd somehow just missed it the first time. And such is the stuff that has garnered this time not just my enjoyment of Identity Crisis, but my respect and admiration for it, too. Because, despite slight evidence to the contrary, I do think Identity Crisis is a hopeful book, and I think Brad Meltzer and Rags Morales have used, and deconstructed, the comics art form well to prove it. Almost immediately, a comic book trope that Meltzer and Morales explore is the common white-space used to cover the characters' eyes through their masks. As early as Nightwing's first appearance, his eyes bore through his mask directly at the reader. In showing the characters eyes through their masks, the authors make it that much more difficult to view these characters one-dimensionally; if eyes are the windows to the soul, then seeing the eyes of these characters that have been created cannot help but make us feel that much more for them, even if fiction can't feel for itself. It is not coincidence that Nightwing is the first character used in this way; as Robin, he was the first character that positioned the DC heroes as families, instead of vigilantes. It is a theme that carries throughout Identity Crisis. At the same time, the one character in Identity Crisis given whitened eyes is Batman. When he finally appears, half-way through the story, there is a sense -- both from his whitened eyes and the fact that his presence is made as much as character as Batman himself -- that the character is to be considered more than, or less than, human. It makes it hard to pity Batman; moreover, even as Wally West registers shock at the League's mind-wiping of Batman, that act is kept off-screen (as opposed to the brutal mind-wiping of Dr. Light), increasing the difficulty of sharing Wally's dismay. And yet, we finally do see Batman's eyes -- as he takes off his cowl at the grave of his parents -- overlayed with Green Arrow explaining the League's actions to the Flash, and as Green Arrow notes, Batman knows more than anyone "that you should never underestimate what someone will do for the people they love -- either the League's mind-wiping Batman, or Batman's quest to avenge his parents. Meltzer suggests here that Batman understands, and perhaps even approves, of the League's actions; this is further proved, in my interpretation, on the last few pages, when Batman stares Wally down. There are two panels of Batman staring, almost identical, but the second panel looks to me lighter and softer -- the suggestion that Batman takes pity on Wally. This is an opinion somewhat challenged by The OMAC Project and JLA: Crisis of Conscience, where Batman rebels at the League for their mindwiping, but I maintain that, at least as far as Identity Crisis is concerned, there's the suggestion that Batman understands. Another trope reimagined through the Identity Crisis lens is the struggle between good guys and bad guys. Ordinarily, we might say, a comic book features the heroes acting heroically against the villains working for evil. Instead, in Identity Crisis, not only are we faced with heroes acting outside the usual realm of moral certainty, but also villains working both for and with each other. Granted, both Deathstroke and the Calculator assist other villains for a fee, but we also see the deep parental love that Captain Boomerang has for his son--a note of commonality between both heroes and villains. Moreover, both heroes and villains die during Identity Crisis -- and the culprit turns out to be neither one nor the other. In Identity Crisis, we find not the usual heroes verus villains, but instead heroes and villains existing side-by-side, somewhat similar. And I think we should also give special notice to a sequence early in the book, after Bolt is shot by a couple of small-time crooks, where Bolt begs one crook to call an ambulance, and the crook does. It's an unexpected act of villain-to-villain compassion, given to show not only that the line between hero and villain is not so ardent as we might think, but that just as heroes can sometimes be villains, villains sometimes have the potential to be heroes, too. There's been some charge since Identity Crisis came out that Meltzer and company have played willy-nilly with the DC Universe, leaving careless destruction in their wake. Certainly, I can see where one can think that -- I can understand the use of Dr. Light raping Sue Dibny as a gauntlet thrown down to venture into the uncharted areas of comics, but I'm also not sure it was really a gauntlet that ever needed throwing; I understand Warren Ellis's point, even if I don't agree one-hundred percent, that if DC really meant business, they would have used Lois Lane instead of Sue Dibny (I think Ellis said this). But Meltzer largely redeems the story, and shows an awareness of what he's done -- the rape, the mindwipes, et al -- in again a conversation between Wally West and Green Arrow. Wally cries, "But don't you understand? You ruined it." Ollie doesn't really answer, but earlier, he tells Wally that "people always believed it was simpler back then. But it wasn't." Here is the inherit argument for and against Identity Crisis: Wally, who believes the stories of the Silver Age ruined, and Ollie, who sees the stories of the Silver Age explained and redeemed. If it were not for these sequences, one could argue that Identity Crisis is a waste, destruction for destruction's sake. But unquestionably there's a motive here, a motive even willing to question itself, and in that it proves itself capable of wisdom. What we have in Identity Crisis is a deconstruction of the superhero genre that uses this deconstruction at every turn to show how the characters of comics are richer, more human, and more humane. It is a story that, I believe, ends with pity, ends with forgiveness, and ends with understanding, and is even willing to allow for its own faults within the context of the book. When Superman flies in the end, it is the symbolic representation of the same thing we see when Ralph says good-night to the departed Sue -- that, even if wounds don't heal, life goes on. Identity Crisis shows, in my opinion, that Superman can still fly in the end of any story--even a story that challenges how we ready comics themselves--as Ma Kent whispers to Clark, "no matter what." And now I start my Identity Crisis tie-in reading, beginning with The Flash. Join me, won't you? Posted at 7:30 PM (Permalink) \| 8 comments \| Tags: Identity Crisis Mark Fossen 11/08/2005 12:43:00 PM Excellent review that really makes me want to re-read the issues, and makes me question my initial impression. I don't know as I'd end up agreeing, but you sure make some good points. One of the best reviews of Identity Crisis I've read. Great point concerning the visibility of the heroes' eyes, though I can't say I completely agree on whether Batman approved the League's actions, even without taking into account OMAC Project and Crisis of Conscience. Great article though. Oops! Accidentally deleted my own comment! As I was saying ... Thanks to you both. Much obliged. Hey Jeffrey, what's your blog URL again? Don't have one at the moment. Not that I have anything to say. :( I always feel a bit ridiculous talking with friends of mine that both are and aren't into comics, especially the DCU. Mainly because I feel that at times i'm reading so much into these characters that I've been following for 20+ years. Things like the way a character's opaque white costume lens gets shattered revealing the fragile eyes beneath. The way Elongated Man can "barely hold himself together" and the true expression of emotion in these two dimensional characters. This review really made me feel justified, and aside from that, your writing and crafting of words is on par with excellence sir. I stumbled across this looking for a timeline to get caught up with Crisis (Identity, Infinite, and Final) and you've just won yourself a dedicated reader. wonka -- Thanks for your comment, and welcome to the fold! Hope you find a lot here you like. If you're looking for reading order, don't miss our DC Trade Paperback Timeline. Thanks again! As someone who is unfamiliar with DC other than having read a few batman, superman and wonder woman books, I was not really impressed with this story. Especially when the culprit was revealed which is was not convincing to me. There are some interesting ideas here but it felt like there were lots of characters jammed into the story that weren't necessary. Maybe this story would've been more effective for me if I had followed many of these characters previously but based on this story alone, I felt no connection to any of the characters. If you're not familiar with a couple iterations of the JLA, also maybe Flashes Barry Allen vs. Wally West and Green Lanterns Hal Jordan vs. Kyle Rayner, a couple of Green Arrow stories, and possibly the travails of Robin Tim Drake, to start with, very possibly this book won't have the resonance for you that it has for others. 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__label__cc	0.503867	0.496133	Artwork and Tracklist \| Gucci Mane-Return of Mr. Zone 6 February 20, 2011 By deadendhiphop Produced by entirely by Drumma Boy, here is the artwork and tracklist for Gucci Mane’s Return of Mr. Zone 6. Where did he find Master P?? 1. 24 Hours 2. Mouth Full of Gold (ft. Baby) 3. This Is What I Do (ft. Waka Flocka & OJ Da Juiceman) 4. Reckless (ft. Cap & Chill) 5. Shout Out To My Set (ft. Wooh the Kid) 6. I Don’t Love Her (ft. Rocko & Webbie) 7. Better Baby 8. Brinks (ft. Master P) 9. Pretty Women (ft. Wale) 10. Pancakes (ft. Waka Flocka & 8ball) 11. Hell Yeah (ft. Slim Dunkin) 12. My Year 13. Trick or Treat (ft. Slim Dunkin, Wooh the Kid & Waka Flaka Flame) Big Sean – Hundred Dollar Bill Skyscraper (ft. Mac Miller) New Big Sean with Mac Miller. I have no clue where this is from. It’s gonna be an eventful couple of months for Big Sean. Rimy Low Key: “Never Forget” Toronto singer, songwriter and producer, Rimy Low Key, dropped a new single entitled, “Never Forget”. Rimy is an up-and-coming artist who’s sound very much represents that of MP3 \| Focus… – Homage To Ali Shaheed (ft. Von Pea, Donwill & Chaundon) Group members Von Pea and Donwill of Tanya Morgan hook up with Chaundon and Focus for this homage track to a hip-hop great. This joint	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line85
__label__cc	0.517339	0.482661	Suspected cocaine-in-pepper sauce exporters remanded to prison Two men accused of attempting to smuggle 107.6 kilogrammes of cocaine in pepper sauce to another country were Monday remanded to prison. The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) said Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan denied bail to the accused men. They are Ramaeo “Chan” Chandrabhan of 39 Ornoque Street, Georgetown, and Andrew Young of 2018 Section ‘C’ Diamond, East Bank Demerara. The ... Guyana gov’t “regrets” US interpretation of tribute resolution for Abdul Kadir The Guyana government on Monday said it regretted the United States’ (US) condemnation of the National Assembly’s passage of a resolution in tribute to former lawmaker, Abdul Kadir, who died last year in an American prison where he had been serving life imprisonment for terrorism charges. “The Government of Guyana regrets the interpretation given to the motion passed in the ... US condemns Guyana parliamentary tribute motion for terror-plot convict Abdul Kadir The United States (US) Embassy in Georgetown on Monday condemned the resolution by Guyana’s National Assembly for honoring the life and work of US terror-plot convict Abdul Kadir. Kadir was sentenced to life in prison in the US after being found guilty of plotting a 2007 terrorist attack at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. “Members of the ...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line87
__label__cc	0.692937	0.307063	info@bluehorizonimmigration.com Skilled Worker Immigration Academic Immigration Bring your loved ones to Canada through Family Sponsorship Representation at Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada London SE in Frankfurt? By adminIn Media, Stock Exchange TickerPosted October 25, 2018 0 Comment(s) Jenny Lee joined GGV Capital in 2005 as one of its most important new partners and was instrumental in setting up the GGV presence in China. Her previous operation and finance work experience with Singapore Technologies Aerospace, Morgan Stanley and JAFCO Asia enhanced her role as a preferred board head and investor to many entrepreneurs in China. She graduated from Cornell University with a Masters and B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and an M.B.A. from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. 1. “Start-ups aren’t an object. They’re successful because of the people behind them.” Great people, fertile markets, significant innovation are the three key elements in any successful business. What a venture capitalist wants to find in a founder is a certain sort of person. These founders are not identical, but do share certain attributes. One of the longed for attributes in a business founder is a missionary attitude toward the business. Missionaries rather than mercenaries are the founders who found he startups that make the biggest impact. Other desired qualities in a founder include persistence, curiosity, energy, the ability to communicate and sell, focus, determination, intelligence and the ability to adapt to change. These attributes should be sought not just in founders but in the teams they assemble to build and run the business. Having a diverse team in every meaning is important. Different people have different skills and sometimes someone’s strength is also their weakness. 2. “It’s a competitive and a rough market and more of a challenge to find the gems. But it’s a great time to start; the quality of entrepreneurs has increased. I love the winter.” Often the best time to start a business is during a downturn in an economy. The competition for the best employees is lower during a financial correction as is competition in markets generally. During any abstract economic downturn there is also less noise that can distract a business which enables more focus on business basics and fundamentals. In a harsh market there is often less thinking about distracting things like pivoting and more focus on getting things done. 3. “[Founders should understand the] way their company, their sector, the VC firm and the partner in charge are fit or not.” Every founder and startup has different skills, resources, talents and needs. Every venture capitalist is also unique, as are venture firms. “Founder-VC fit” is enough of a success factor in building a business that advanced due diligence by founders to find the right investors is wise. The more you know and the more experience you get in life, the more humble you should be. Tom Stoppard 4. “[Founders] must have the passion to learn about new things and have the tenacity to persist in one’s judgment despite naysayers – and there will be a lot of them – and, finally, that firm belief that a single person or a single company can create products or business models that can change the world.” “You need to believe that you can clear everything in your path.” Some people may think it is an odd combination, but founders who are confident and yet humble are mostly likely to become successful. The more you know and the more experience you get in life, the more humble you should be. Part of the reason Charlie Munger is so wise is that he believes: “Knowing what you don’t know is more useful than being brilliant. … real knowledge is knowing the extent of one’s ignorance.” Successful founders tend to have strong views, loosely held. 5. “I’m a very gut feel type of investor.” There are no universal rules which will always generate success in venture capital. If there were simple success formulas that could be applied mechanically nearly everyone would be rich. There are some general principles that can be applied by successful practitioners which can increase the probability of success. One such principle is: venture capital is the search for investment with significant convexity (big financial upside with a correspondingly small downside). When a venture investment is made what the venture capitalist can fail is limited to what they invest. But the financial return can potentially be hundreds or even thousands of times the initial investment. A tape measure home run will not happen often with a venture investment but when it does the venture capitalist may sing the hallelujah chorus even if they are not religious. Finding undiscovered convexity that is being offered at a substantial bargain means the venture capitalist must be continually looking for it in new areas. Once an investment idea is appearing regularly in the newspapers and tech blogs it is often too late to find the greatest opportunities. Finding a new approach requires that the approach be new in some important way. There must be at least one key element of the business that is drasticaslly different from what has been done before. That something which is different is always different that what was different the last time. 6. “For work, if the product is good, there is a paying tendency.” Enterprise customers are more likely to be willing to pay cash for services than consumers who have been conditioned to expect services “for free.” Ben Thompson describes the problem with enterprise sales in a recent issue of his newsletter: “Productivity apps usually have high learning curves.” Most people today are attacking this problem with freemium. During the free period in the freemium model the user gets religion in a very low cost way through self-education and then they are sold the equivalent of guidebooks for that religion and become paying consumers. Freemium is, at its core, about lowering CAC (customer acquisition cost)! This is the “land and expand” business model use by businesses like Slack and Atlassian which does not require the same level of sales and marketing spending as a Beatles sale and marketing approach (“I want to hold your hand”). If your competitor is using a land and expand approach they can often undercut your price if you do not adopt it too. The new issue in enterprise investing is that many businesses that once upon a time would have sold tools to enterprise markets have become what is known as “full stack.” Chris Dixon writes: “Suppose you develop a new technology that is valuable to some industry. The old approach was to sell or license your technology to the existing companies in that industry. The new approach is to build an end-to-end product or service that bypasses existing companies.” Oracle sells tools, but Tesla and Uber sell a full stack offering in that they provide everything, including the service to the end user. 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__label__wiki	0.502122	0.502122	PHILLIP A. COX - Chairman JEAN ROUSSEAU SITTING AS THE TULARE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THE TULARE COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 1. Recognize the Resource Management Agency's Print Services Division for their outstanding service. 2. Presentation to honor the Kaweah Oaks Preserve on its 25th Anniversary. 5. PUBLIC HEARING: Receive a report from staff regarding a request to vacate that undeveloped portion of Lilac Lane extending east of Grant Lane adjoining Lots 1 through 5 in the Mesa Addition to Wilsonia, in the County of Tulare, State of California, as per map recorded in Volume 17 of Maps Page 2, Tulare County Records. Direct staff as to how the Board of Supervisors would like to proceed with the vacation of the aforementioned portion of Lilac Lane. 6. PUBLIC HEARING: Request from the Resource Management Agency to authorize the submittal of a 2008 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Economic Development (ED) Allocation Application. As required by State regulations, authorize submittal of a 2008 CDBG ED Allocation application for $300,000 in funding to be distributed as follows: Public Services, $277,500; and General Administration, $22,500. Request that the Tulare County Redevelopment Agency commit $20,000 for match funding towards the proposed application. Authorize the Chairman of the Board to sign the completed application and accompanying documents on behalf of the County. Authorize the County Administrative Officer to act on the County's behalf in all other matters pertaining to the application AND authorize the Chairman of the Board to act on behalf of the County, to execute in the name of the County of Tulare, the Standard Agreement with the State of California, subject to County Counsel review and approval and so long as said agreement does not substantially differ from prior similar grant agreements previously approved by the Board. ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND CONVENE AS THE TULARE COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 7. Request from Resource Management Agency to authorize commitment and expenditure of Tulare County Redevelopment Agency funds in the amount of $20,000 from the following sources: Cutler-Orosi ($5,000); Goshen ($5,000); Ivanhoe ($5,000); and Pixley ($5,000) to be used as local match for the 2008 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Economic Development (ED) Application. Find that leveraging financial resources for the Microenterprise Technical Assistance and Loan Program in these communities: (a) is consistent with the adopted Redevelopment Plans for Cutler-Orosi, Goshen, Ivanhoe and Pixley; (b) implements the affected redevelopment plans by assisting in the eradication of economic blight; (c) is consistent with the current Implementation Plans adopted in 2008, pursuant to Health and Safety Code §33131 (a) and (c) and §33133; and (d) will directly benefit low- or moderate-income persons and find that there is no other reasonable and available means of financing the local match for proposed activities and that the County does not have available funding for this purpose. ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND RECONVENE AS THE TULARE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 8. PUBLIC HEARING: Request from Resource Management Agency to adopt the proposed extension of the Interim Zoning Ordinance No. 3353 for an additional period of one (1) year, commencing on January 6, 2009 and ending on January 5, 2010 prohibiting the establishment of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries. (4/5ths vote) 9. PUBLIC HEARING: Request from Resource Management Agency to deny the request by Joe Nunes to have the double permit fees for Special Use Permit PSP 08-067 application in the amount of $3,486 reduced to the single fee of $1,743 for property located at 107 Airport Road, Pixley. 10. PUBLIC HEARING: Request from the Resource Management Agency to consider the request for the partial cancellation of Land Conservation Contract No. 10765 for APN 075-170-031, approximately 37.41 acres within Agricultural Preserve No. 3638, located just south of Avenue 312 and approximately one half mile west of Road 76, within the northeastern portion of the community of Goshen. Certify that a Negative Declaration has been completed in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended. Determine that there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment and that the Negative Declaration prepared for the project reflects the independent judgment of the County. Determine that the partial cancellation is consistent with the purposes of the Williamson Act. Tentatively approve the partial cancellation subject to certain conditions and contingencies found on Page 13 of the staff report. Certify to the County Auditor the cancellation fee in the amount of $187,500. Direct the Clerk of the Board to record a Certificate of Tentative Cancellation in the Office of the County Recorder. Direct the Clerk of the Board to sign and file the Notice of Determination with the County Clerk. CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 11 through 38) 11. Ratify and approve an agreement with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation for electronic submittal of pesticide use report records, retroactive to July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. Find that the Board had authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of July 1, 2008, and that it was in the County's best interest to enter into the agreement on that date. Authorize the Chairman to sign the Contractor Certification Clauses. Auditor-Controller/Registrar of Voters 12. Establish the 2008/2009 Appropriations Limit for the County to be $1,365,279,295 in compliance with Article XIIIB of the State of California. 13. Review and accept the Certified Statement of Vote as submitted by the Registrar of Voters for those Offices/Measures for which the Board of Supervisors is the Governing Body. 14. Appoint Phillip A. Cox, Member 9 to the Tulare County Employees' Retirement Board for a term ending December 31, 2008. 15. Reappoint Patsy Holland to the Tulare County Housing Authority as a Tenant Commissioner for a term ending December 18, 2010. Reappoint Steven B. Saltzman to the Tulare County Housing Authority as District 2 Regular Commissioner for a term ending December 18, 2012. 16. Reappoint Jeffrey A. Nelson and Stuart Morse to the Fish and Game Commission for terms ending September 4, 2010. 17. Approve a Letter of Support for the Alder Creek Fire Safe Council's application to receive $330,000 to develop an Environmental Impact Statement to help prepare a fire break to the West of Sequoia Crest. 18. Introduce and waive the first reading of an Ordinance amendment to subsections (a) and (b) of Section 3-07-1160 and adding Section 3-07-1167 to Article 7 of Chapter 7 of Part III of the Tulare County Ordinance Code pertaining to the Maintenance and Safety of Railroad Crossings. County Administrative Office 19. Approve an agreement with the Judicial Council of California, Administrative Office of the Courts for the transfer of the Visalia Courthouse. Approve the Joint Occupancy Agreement with the Judicial Council of California, Administrative Office of the Courts for the Visalia Courthouse. Approve an agreement with the Judicial Council of California, Administrative Office of the Courts for the transfer of the William Silveira Jr. Juvenile Justice Center. Approve the Joint Occupancy Agreement with the Judicial Council of California, Administrative Office of the Courts for the William Silveira Jr. Juvenile Justice Center. 20. Authorize acceptance of continued grant funding from the California Department of Insurance for the Automobile Insurance Fraud Prosecution Program in the amount of $126,608 for Fiscal Year 2008/2009. Ratify and approve the Grant Award Agreement and District Attorney Phil Cline's signature on behalf of the Chairman, retroactive to July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. Find that the Board had authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of July 1, 2008 and that it was in the County's best interest to enter into the agreement on that date. Certify that the grant funds received hereunder shall not be used to supplant expenditures controlled by this body. 21. Authorize acceptance of continued grant funding from the California Department of Insurance for the Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud Prosecution Program in the amount of $279,939 for Fiscal Year 2008/2009, and recognize an additional $80,344 of carry over funds from Fiscal Year 2007/2008. Ratify and approve the Grant Award Agreement and District Attorney Phil Cline's signature on behalf of the Chairman, retroactive to July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. Find that the Board had authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of July 1, 2008 and that it was in the County's best interest to enter into the agreement on that date. Find that the grant funds received hereunder shall not be used to supplant expenditures controlled by this body. Approve the necessary budget adjustments. (4/5ths vote) 22. Rescind Resolution No. 93-0796. Ratify and adopt a Resolution to update the Indigent Burial Policy, including the increase of payment to funeral homes for cremation and burial from $400 to $700. 23. Approve termination of Agreement No. 23617 with Cordes Consulting, Inc. for consultation services about regular CalWIN maintenance, operations, problem identification, and resolution effective January 10, 2009 and authorize the Chairman of the Board to sign the Notice of Termination. 24. Approve termination of Agreement No. 22444 and as amended A-D with Tulare County Workforce Investment Board (WIB) for administration of the Welfare to Work Program effective January 10, 2009 and authorize the Chairman of the Board to sign the Notice of Termination. 25. Authorize the waiver of disposal fees for Christmas trees accepted at County landfills from December 26, 2008 through January 10, 2009. 26. Authorize the filing of Notices of Partial Non-renewal for eleven (11) Land Conservation Contracts as provided in the Williamson Act. These requests fulfill conditions resulting from lot line adjustments and parcel maps for the creation of home sites as follows: PNR 07-001 - Williamson Act Contract No. 2625, Agriculture Preserve 0210, west of Lindsay (Noel) (3.20 acres from 156.27 acres) PNR 07-002 - Williamson Act Contract No. 13996, Agricultural Preserve 4049, north of Dinuba (Schellenberg) (2.21 acres from 49.54 acres) PNR 07-006 - Williamson Act Contract No. 5206, Agricultural Preserve 1301, southeast of Dinuba (Simmons) (1.49 acres from 39 acres) PNR 07-007 - Williamson Act Contract No. 3943, Agricultural Preserve 1008, south of Dinuba (Peters) (1.32 acres from 77.98 acres) PNR 07-009 - Williamson Act Contract No. 9623, Agricultural Preserve 3315, southwest of Visalia (Miller) (1.48 acres from 79.60 acres) PNR 07-011 - Williamson Act Contract No. 6197, Agricultural Preserve 1941, southwest of Dinuba (Wohlgemuth) (1 acre from 20 acres) PNR 07-014 - Williamson Act Contract No. 3038, Agricultural Preserve 0417, south of Dinuba (Marrelli) (1 acre from 40 acres) PNR 07-016 - Williamson Act Contract No. 2870, Agricultural Preserve 0337, north of Ivanhoe (Baughman) (1.05 acres from 60 acres) PNR 07-018 - Williamson Act Contract No. 5074, Agriculture Preserve 1597, southwest of Porterville (DePaoli) (1.18 acres from 80 acres) PNR 07-024 - Williamson Act Contract No. 6762, Agriculture Preserve 1501, southeast of Cutler (Quezada) (1.60 acres from 21.77 acres) PNR 07-026 - Williamson Act Contract No. 3790, Agriculture Preserve 0790, southwest of Tulare (Vander Poel) (0.83 acres from 450.90 acres) 27. Approve and award the contract for the Motor Pool Relocation Project to the lowest responsible bidder, Atkins Bergreen, Inc, 111 S. Court Street, Suite 107, Visalia, CA 93291, in the amount of $517,850. Authorize the Chairman of the Board to sign the construction agreement upon receipt of certificates of insurance, bonds, license verification and contract, subject to review and approval as to form by County Counsel. 28. Approve and award the contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Richard A. Heaps Electrical Contractor Inc. of Sacramento, California, in the amount of $150,843 for construction of a traffic signal at Avenue 256 and Road 140, southeast of the City of Visalia. Authorize the Chairman of the Board to sign the contract, subject to review and approval as to form by County Counsel and upon receipt of certificates of insurance, bonds and evidence that the contractor possesses a valid State Contractor's license. Allow funds for a contingency in the amount of $15,000 (10%) to cover unexpected construction conditions. 29. Approve an agreement for Purchase of Real Property/Right of Way and Temporary Construction Easement from Calvin B. Elrich and Marjorie R. Elrich for the Road 80 Widening Project in the amount of $41,000. Authorize County Counsel to sign the Grant Deed and Temporary Construction Easement acceptances upon presentation. Authorize the Resource Management Agency Director, or his designee, to open an escrow and sign all documents to facilitate the escrow for this acquisition. Direct the Auditor to draw a warrant in the amount of $42,600 in favor of Chicago Title Company. 30. Approve an agreement for Purchase of Real Property/Right of Way and Temporary Construction Easement from George Brothers Partnership for the Road 80 Widening Project in the amount of $34,000. Authorize County Counsel to sign the Grant Deed and Temporary Construction Easement acceptances upon presentation. Authorize the Resource Management Agency Director, or his designee, to open an escrow and sign all documents to facilitate the escrow for this acquisition. Direct the Auditor to draw a warrant in the amount of $34,800 in favor of Chicago Title Company. 31. Approve an agreement for Purchase of a Temporary Construction Easement from William L. Peacock and JoAnne Peacock for the Road 80 Widening Project in the amount of $500. Authorize County Counsel to sign the Temporary Construction Easement acceptance upon presentation. Authorize the Resource Management Agency Director, or his designee, to open an escrow and sign all documents to facilitate the escrow for this acquisition. Direct the Auditor to draw a warrant in the amount of $500 in favor of William L. Peacock and JoAnne Peacock. 32. Approve Program Supplement N041 with the State of California, Department of Transportation, to receive state funding for the preliminary engineering phase of the M319 Bridge over the South Fork of the Kaweah River. 33. Approve a License Agreement with the State of California, Department of Developmental Services, Porterville Developmental Center for use of a suite located at 1225 South "O" Street in the City of Tulare. 34. Introduce and waive the first reading of the proposed uncodified Ordinance of the Tulare County Ordinance Code pertaining to the adoption of the Pixley Redevelopment Plan, First Amendment. Set a Joint Public Hearing with the Redevelopment Agency Board of Directors for December 16, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. 35. As the sponsor agency, approve the Highway Railroad Crossings Safety Account Project Baseline Agreement from the California Transportation Commission for $12.175 million for the construction of the Betty Drive (Phase 2) railroad crossing improvements, retroactive to September 1, 2008. CONVENE AS THE TULARE COUNTY REDVELOPMENT AGENCY 36. Introduce and waive the first reading of the proposed uncodified Ordinance of the Tulare County Ordinance Code pertaining to the adoption of the Pixley Redevelopment Plan, First Amendment. Set a Joint Public Hearing with the Board of Supervisors for December 16, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. 37. As the implementing agency, accept a grant award from the California Transportation Commission's Highway Railroad Crossing Safety Account for $12.175 million to be used for construction of the Betty Drive (Phase 2) railroad crossing improvements. 38. Distribute $8.00 from court filing fees to fund alternative dispute resolution programs in accordance with Business and Professions Code Section 465 et seq. Designate to the Court each and all of the duties and responsibilities of the County set forth in Section 465 through Section 471.5 inclusive of the Business and Professions Code and concurrently assign to the Court the right to administer funds accumulated. 39. Authorize the Resource Management Agency Director, or his designee, to investigate the potential of entering into a three-year Energy Partnership with Southern California Edison that would promote energy efficiency throughout Tulare County. Direct staff to return to the Board with findings for consideration at a future date. 40. Request from the Board of Supervisors to approve the funding awards as recommended by the Tulare County Youth Commission and award $70,000 in funding from the Step Up Youth Activities Grant Program as follows: District One: Boys and Girls Club of the Sequoias ($10,000); District Two: Tulare Athletic Boxing Club ($10,000), CSET Pixley ($5,550), Tulare County Sheriff's PAL ($4,450); District Three: Pro-Youth/HEART ($6,500), Young Life ($5,000), Tulare County Youth For Christ ($4,700), Visalia PAL ($3,800); District Four: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central California ($6,000), Cutler-Orosi Community for Youth Foundation ($5,000), Boys and Girls Club of Tulare County ($4,000), Proteus, Inc. ($3,000), Self-Help Enterprises ($2,000); and District Five: No funding awards. Allow the remaining $30,000 ($10,000 from District One and $20,000 from District Five) to be allocated to organizations in any of the five Supervisorial Districts and waive the limit of $20,000 per Supervisorial District. Award the remaining $30,000 as follows: Pro-Youth/HEART ($3,500), Young Life ($3,750), Tulare County Youth for Christ ($3,750), Visalia PAL ($250), Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central California ($3,750), Cutler-Orosi Community for Youth Foundation ($3,750), Boys and Girls Club of Tulare County ($3,750), Proteus, Inc.($3,750) and Self-Help Enterprises ($3,750). 41. INFORMATION ONLY: Bid results for the History of Farm Labor and Agriculture Museum Project. ADD ALT #1 Webb & Son RL Crawford Construction Company Inc. Micham Inc. Applegate Johnston Inc. Zumwalt Construction Inc. Atkins Bergreen Inc. Lewis C. Nelson & Sons Inc. Diede Construction Inc. Solpac Construction Inc. SC Anderson Inc. Simile Construction Service Inc. Seals/Biehle General Contractors Engineers Estimate Significant Exposure to Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9 (b)(1).) Public Hearing on considering the vacation of a portion of Lilac Lane which extends east of Grant Lane adjoining lots 1 through 5 in the Mesa Addition in Wilsonia, CA. Board of Supervisors Agenda Item # 4 on December 9, 2008. Partial Cancellation of Land Conservation Contract No. 10765 for APN 075-170-031, approximately 37.41 acres within Agricultural Preserve No. 3638, Goshen, south of Avenue 312 and west of Road 76. Board of Supervisors Agenda #5 on December 9, 2008. Extension of Interim Zoning Ordinance No. 3353 for additional year, commencing on January 6, 2009 and ending on January 5, 2010 prohibiting establishment of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries. Board of Supervisors Agenda Item #6 on December 9, 2008. Terminate Agreement No. 23617 with Cordes Consulting, Inc. for consultation services about CalWIN, effective January 10, 2009. Board of Supervisors Agenda Item #20 on December 9, 2008. Terminate Agreement No. 22444 with Workforce Investment Board for administration of Welfare to Work Program, effective January 10, 2009. Board of Supervisors Agenda Item #21 on December 9, 2008. Amendment to Ordinance Code of Tulare County, Pertaining to Maintenance and Safety of Railroad Crossings. Board of Supervisors Agenda Item #32 on December 9, 2008. (Government Code Section 54956.9 (a).) Name of Case: Bravo, Uriah, et al v. County of Tulare, et al Tulare County Superior Court Case Number 61112 Name of Case: Keenan, William v. County of Tulare, et al Tulare County Superior Court Case Number 07-223395 (Government Code Section 54956.9 (b)(1).) Agency Designated Representative: Tim Huntley, Jean Rousseau Unrepresented Employees: All Unrepresented Employees except Elected	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line94
__label__wiki	0.603683	0.603683	Single Employee SMBs — the Ultimate Do-It-Yourselfers If there's one group of merchants that is likely to do its own advertising and promotion, it is those with only one employee, AKA "very small businesses" (VSBs), according to Wave 18 of BIA/Kelsey's Local Commerce Monitor™ survey of small-and-medium… Let's Get Physical: NinthDecimal Bridges Virtual and Physical Worlds. Update 2/05/14: The graphic in this post has been updated to reflect recent data. "Location is the real world cookie," asserts David Staas, NinthDecimal's president, "I think we were the first ones to say that." Staas spoke to us recently… Let’s Get Physical: NinthDecimal Bridges Virtual and Physical Worlds. Analyst Roundtable: Apple and Facebook Earnings, YP Goes Cross-Device Apple has taken the crown for most profitable company in history. 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__label__cc	0.656167	0.343833	Notebook on Cities and Culture This American (and Canadian) Road: Los Angeles to Vancouver and Back 2015 The Notebook on Cities and Culture Guide to Japan The Notebook on Cities and Culture Guide to the Pacific Northwest Notebook on Cities and Culture’s Korea Tour The Notebook on Cities and Culture Guide to Los Angeles This American Road: Los Angeles to Raleigh 2015 Open Culture posts on cities, architecture, and urbanism Notebook on Cities and Culture’s Korea Tour: Sonic Bibimbap with Bernie Cho Notebook on Cities and Culture‘s Korea Tour is brought to you by Daniel Murphy, David Hayes, and The Polar Intertia Journal, an outlet for artists and researchers documenting the urban condition. In Seoul’s Garosu-gil, Colin Marshall talks with Korean music industry expert Bernie Cho, president of DFSB Kollective, a creative agency that provides digital media, marketing, and distribution services to Korean pop music artists. They discuss why the world now knows what K-pop is; how Korean youth culture, pop culture, and digit culture have become one in the same; Psy as outlier and representative of K-pop, “the bad boy who became the golden boy,” who put a dent in the industry’s pursuit of perfection; how “made in Korea” can work, internationally, as a label; whether the concept of “crazy Korea,” like “weird Japan,” has any traction; the big technological differences between the time of the 1990s J-pop boom and the modern K-pop boom; the musician’s perceived need to break out of Korea for success; how, growing up in the United States, he became aware of Korean popular culture; his disenchantment with the “boo-hoo session” of Asian American studies; the accidental meeting that got him into music television; what he discovered in Seoul’s Hongdae neighborhood; the Korean government’s investment in internet technology, and the digital and cultural revolution that followed; why Korean pop artists have, in the recent past, made so little money; the use of music not as a business, but as a business card; Korea’s other DMZ: the closed-garden “digital media zone” of Korea-only technology; how he first saw the seemingly wholly under-construction Seoul almost twenty years ago; how the vibe of the 2002 World Cup has carried over into the present; what Los Angeles and Seoul have to learn from each other; how his advantage in coming from America has gone away; how K-pop has become “sonic bibimbap,” uniquely Korean in its mixture of various ingredients; what Koreanness internationally-marketed Korean music retains; his “What am I even doing?” moment on a flight from Los Angeles to Seoul; why the origin of the word “piracy” reveals it as a good thing, and how it sparked the British Invasion; what he makes of the return of the 1960s and 70s “golden age” of Korean pop and R&B; and why he tells artists they shouldn’t do everything in English (and why he plays them Sigur Rós). Download the interview on Soundcloud above, here as an MP3, or on iTunes. This was written by Colin Marshall. Posted on Sunday, November 16, 2014, at 2:20 am. Filed under Korea, Notebook on Cities and Culture, Seoul. Bookmark the permalink. Follow comments here with the RSS feed. Post a comment or leave a trackback. ‹ Notebook on Cities and Culture’s Korea Tour: Everything I Learned Was Wrong with Hyunwoo Sun Notebook on Cities and Culture’s Korea Tour: Assume the Impossibility with Laurence Pritchard › Essayist, interviewer, public speaker Notebook on Cities and Culture podcast Guide to Japan Guide to Los Angeles Guide to the Pacific Northwest Korea Tour The City in Cinema Los Angeles Review of Books: The London Review of Books Turns 40 Korea Blog: Pengsoo, the Genderless, Shameless Giant-Penguin Antihero Winning Korean Hearts and Minds My ten favorite Open Culture posts of 2019: brutalist architecture, the great American road trip, Houellebecq reading Tocqueville, and more Los Angeles Review of Books: David Bromwich’s “How Words Make Things Happen” Korea Blog: The Bitter Korean Neorealism of Yu Hyun-Mok’s “Aimless Bullet” © 2020 Colin Marshall ¶ Thanks, WordPress. ¶ veryplaintxt theme by Scott Allan Wallick. ¶ It's nice XHTML & CSS.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line99
__label__wiki	0.531398	0.531398	Brenntag India Salary From a small fish packing unit to one of India’s biggest Surimi manufacturing plants, Mr Deepak Gadre – Founder and Mr Arjun Gadre – CEO, Gadre Marine Pvt. It specializes in private equity, venture capital, credit, public equity, impact investing, life sciences and real estate. Swift is a trucking company that is accurate and timely when it comes transportation and logistics. Brenntag Sdn. During that time, a 7 percent share of U. New brenntag mid south careers are added daily on SimplyHired. Benchmark redefines what’s possible with innovative product design, engineering, technology building blocks and advanced manufacturing matched by an obsessive attention to detail–from idea to realization. Rocket We enable entrepreneurship. For more than 100 years we have been recognized by leading vehicle manufacturers as a preferred supplier of mechatronic systems, and lightweight solutions. 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Germany-based chemical distributor, Brenntag AG has acquired a majority stake of 65% stake in Raj Petro Specialities, retailers of own-blended petroleum related products, as a move to expand its footprint in the Indian chemical distribution market, reported Business Standard and Times of India. Brenntag Ingredients (India) Private Limited was founded in 2005. :-Registered in 2012 , Brenntag Ingredients (India) Pvt. 8 salaries for 8 jobs at Brenntag in Evansville. com and our partners use cookies. Advice to Management If you're a holdover employee from Petra, hold on to your hat, because it's gonna be a bumpy ride. 1 salary (for 1 job title) Updated Nov 9, 2017 1 Brenntag employee has shared their salary on Glassdoor. At the end of April 2019, WorleyParsons combined with Jacobs’ Energy, Chemicals and Resources (ECR) division, to create Worley. Almatis Homepage Welcome to Almatis – The Premium Alumina company. See all Business Manager salaries to learn how this stacks up in the market. 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Reviews from Brenntag Ingredients India Pvt Ltd employees about Brenntag Ingredients India Pvt Ltd culture, salaries, benefits, work-life balance, management, job security, and more. :- Established in 1999 , Brenntag Ingredients (India) Pvt. What is the salary of Karsten Beckmann? As the Member of the Management Board of Brenntag AG, the total compensation of Karsten Beckmann at Brenntag AG is $1,364,000. Our products are used worldwide to enable science that improves the quality of life. Puma SE, branded as Puma, is a German multinational company that designs and manufactures athletic and casual footwear, apparel and accessories, which is headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany. Danone SA engages in the food processing industry. The company was founded in 1948 by Rudolf Dassler. All content is posted anonymously by employees working at Brenntag. We provide energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably. The average salary for Brenntag employees is $64,440 per year. Selangor - Seksyen 26, Shah Alam; Login to view salary; Sourcing new sales opportunities through inbound lead follow-up and outbound cold calls and emails. Glassdoor gives you an inside look at what it's like to work at Brenntag, including salaries, reviews, office photos, and more. salaries, bonuses, reviews. Brenntag Salaries trends. All content is posted anonymously by employees working at Brenntag. The company's line of business includes the wholesale distribution of chemicals and allied products. If deliveries were late to clients he would get stuck in and try and work out why it hadn't worked. The average salary for Brenntag employees in India is Rs 700,000 per year. At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. Write a review on Brenntag Ingredients India Pvt Ltd, Give your honest opinion and rating on Brenntag Ingredients India Pvt Ltd, Ask questions on Brenntag Ingredients India Pvt Ltd MouthShut. The process took 2 days. The Desmet Ballestra Group is the world leader in developing, engineering and supplying technologies, processing plants and proprietary equipment for the following business areas: Oils & Fats, Rosedowns Pressing, Stolz Animal Feed & Agro Food, Oleochemicals & Biodiesel, Detergents, Surfactants & Chemicals, Mazzoni LB Soap. These figures are given to SimplyHired users for the purpose of generalized comparison only. Lead data-driven discussions Access relevant salary data when you're negotiating a new offer or preparing for your annual review to get the salary you deserve. MetLife has become aware of a recent phishing attack against some of our customers. Boehringer Ingelheim India Pvt. Resident in Hong Kong, he helps lead the Firm’s global private equity practice in Asia, representing financial and strategic sponsors and their affiliates in multi-jurisdictional leveraged buyouts and acquisitions, growth equity investments, joint ventures, fund formations and other complex private equity and. To perform a job search using advanced search criteria, click the "Advanced Search" link on the search bar and select relevant criteria. Brenntag Sdn. At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. An employee who is required to work on a public holiday is entitled to an extra day’s salary at the basic rate of pay. Solvay is an advanced materials and specialty chemicals company offering a portfolio of more than 2000 products across various key markets worldwide. Emergent BioSolutions \| Global Specialty Life Sciences Company. A free inside look at Brenntag Canada salary trends based on 13 salaries wages for 12 jobs at Brenntag Canada. Equal Opportunity Employer. NIPPON TELEGRAPH Oberoi Hotels and Resorts BRENNTAG INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED VAIBHAV GEMS LTD DHYAN INFOTECH PRIVATE LIMITED ERASMIC CONSULTING PRIVATE LIMITED FACETS POLISHING WORKS PRIVATE LIMITED GOSHI INDIA AUTO PARTS PVT LTD GOURMET ITALIAN FOOD COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED Gramos Chemical India Pvt Ltd GRAND LABELS PRIVATE LIMITED GRASSROOT. To excel in the field of banking & finance and contribute to improve the management process to achieve the organization’s quality goals and also seeking a challenging and promising position which will provide challenges and opportunities for personal and organizational growth. ’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. Brenntag Canada is a subsidiary of Brenntag, the global market leader in full-line chemical distribution headquartered in Germany. Indeed may be compensated by these employers, helping keep Indeed free for jobseekers. See all Business Manager salaries to learn how this stacks up in the market. 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__label__wiki	0.653377	0.653377	Siberian Traps and the End-Permian Extinction Linda T. Elkins-Tanton (DTM) Why study Siberian flood basalts? Visit the Project Website by clicking here. About 252 million years ago, the largest mass extinction and the largest volcanic eruptions in Earth history occurred apparently synchronously: Worldwide 90% of marine species and 70% of terrestrial species went extint. In Siberia 6,000,000 cubic kilometers of magma erupted, enough to cover the continental U.S. to almost a mile in depth. Is it coincidence or causality? We have a hypothesis, and it ties closely with current climate changes. The ca 252 Ma Siberian large igneous province contains what may be the largest eruption of continental basaltic magma known on Earth, yet its cause, depth of origin, relationship to global tectonics, climate, and ecosystems remain poorly understood. We have assembled an international team of 28 scientists from 8 countries to gain an integrated understanding of this large igneous province, from its origin to short- and long-term effects on the Earth system. Five years of funding has been granted by the National Science Foundation Continental Dynamics program. The possible relationship between the Siberian large igneous province and the end-Permian extinction, the most significant mass extinction in Earth history, has been discussed for more than a decade. Over this decade detailed study of the end-Permian extinction has allowed construction of a high-precision timeline for extinction, recovery, and large-scale perturbations of the carbon cycle from ca 255-247 Ma. No definitive causal mechanism has been described, however, and exact temporal coincidence has not been demonstrated through geochronology and magnetostratigraphy, and a detailed timeline of the extinction has not been linked to the tempo of the igneous event. Siberia 2006. The tuffs of the Kata and Angara river. Ben Black, Scott Simper, Seth Burgess, Anton, Volodia Pavlov, Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Sam Bowring. Roma Veselovskiy (photo: Scott Simper). The project will focus on: The rates of eruption of the tuffs and lavas, and the dates of the intrusive rocks; The possible volatile emissions of the tuffs and the country rocks the lavas erupted through; An initial integrated seismic, gravity, magnetic, and geodynamic investigation of the Siberian lithosphere; Climate modeling and the effects of carbon and sulfur injections into the atmosphere Projects Index Home	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line117
__label__wiki	0.730199	0.730199	Linda & The Del Rios (5) Par dion1 le 24 September 2012 à 23:40 Linda & The Del Rios (5) (New Bedford, Ma.) Linda Steele (Lead) Antone Tavares (Tenor) Arthur Tavares Ralph Tavares (Second Tenor) John Tavares Peter Boo 1962 - I Don't Want To Be Loved / Come On, Let Me Try (Crackerjack 4005) The father of Arthur "Pooch", Antone "Chubby", Feliciano "Butch" and Perry Lee "Tiny" Tavares, was a multi-talented musician with a passion for Wes Montgomery and Jimmy McGriff, who played guitar and sang in small clubs in the Tavares hometown of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Their oldest brother John, kindled his siblings interest in the tight, fluid singing of R&B harmony groups. Formed in 1959 by John Tavares. They were signed at Crackerjack Records by Sue Records Inc.'s owner Juggy Murray Jones. The Del Rios were actually a male doo-wop group, Linda Steele (from Providence RI.) was added just for this tune, written by Bob Yorey. Linda got pregnant just after their record was released and Juggy Murray ( Producer) dropped them. Originally released on Crackerjack 4005, b/w "I Don't Want To Be Loved". Crackerjack was a subsidiary label of Sue . It had been John's idea to form a group (originally called The Del Rios) . When John dropped out, Butch joined and when Pooch had a minor operation, Tiny replaced him. After Pooch returned to the group, the brothers couldn't tell Tiny to leave, so they turned their quartet into a quintet, changed their name to Chubby & the Realities, Chubby & the Turnpikes and soon to just The Turnpikes Then the group became Tavares!. Come On, Let Me Try doo-wop - Faire son blog avec Eklablog - Terms and Conditions - Report abuse -	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line122
__label__wiki	0.850965	0.850965	Syrian troops take full control of strategic town A Syrian rebel fighter from the Al-Ezz bin Abdul Salam Brigade takes part in a training session. (AFP) The Associated Press, Beirut Monday, 13 May 2013 Syrian troops have taken full control of a town near the highway linking the capital Damascus with Jordan, a new advance in the regime's campaign to drive rebels from the strategic south, an activist group said Monday. Rebels seeking to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad are trying to carve a pathway from the Jordanian border through the southern province of Daraa, in what is seen as their best shot at capturing Damascus. A few weeks ago, they scored significant gains, but have since suffered setbacks in a regime counteroffensive. In recent days, regime troops and rebel fighters battled over Khirbet Ghazaleh, a town near the Damascus-Jordan highway. Regime forces retook Khirbet Ghazaleh on Sunday and rebels withdrew from the area, said Rami Abdul-Rahman, head of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Troops reopened the highway, restoring the supply line between Damascus and the contested provincial capital of Daraa, he said. Regime forces were carrying out raids and searching homes in Khirbet Ghazaleh on Monday. Damascus, still overwhelmingly under regime control, is the ultimate prize in a largely deadlocked civil war. Rebels control large parts of the countryside in northern Syria, but those areas are further away from the capital than the Jordanian border. Arab officials and Western military experts have said Mideast powers opposed to Assad have stepped up weapons supplies to Syrian rebels, with Jordan opening up as a new route. The uprising against Assad erupted in March 2011 and escalated into a civil war. Over the weekend, the Observatory issued a new death toll, estimating that more than 80,000 Syrians have been killed, almost half civilians. In February, the U.N. said at least 70,000 Syrians were killed. Western leaders are facing growing pressure to find a way to end the conflict - both because of the rising death toll and fears that neighboring Israel or Turkey could inadvertently get pulled deeper into it. Turkey has blamed the Assad regime for twin car bombs Saturday that killed 46 people and wounded scores in a Turkish border town that serves as a hub for Syrian refugees and rebels. Turkey signaled restraint Sunday, saying it won't be dragged into the quagmire, but tensions between the former rivals are running high. Earlier this month, Israel attacked suspected shipments of advanced Iranian missiles in Syria with back-to-back airstrikes. Israeli officials signaled there would be more such attacks unless Syria refrains from trying to deliver such “game-changing” missiles to ally Hezbollah, an anti-Israel militia in Lebanon. For now, the West is placing its hopes on a diplomatic plan that ran aground in the past but now appears to have stronger Russian backing. Last week, the U.S. and Russia agreed to revive the idea of negotiations between Syria's political opposition and members of the regime on a transitional government, accompanied by an open-ended cease-fire. Through the conflict, Russia sided with Assad, sending him weapons and shielding him against Western attempts to impose international sanctions. However, British Prime Minister David Cameron suggested en route to a White House meeting with President Barack Obama that Russia is ready to find common ground with the West. Cameron met last week with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the new Syria initiative. “While it is no secret that Britain and Russia have taken a different approach to Syria I was very struck in my conversations with President Putin that there is a recognition that it would be in all our interests to secure a safe and secure Syria with a democratic and pluralist future, and end the regional instability,” Cameron said late Sunday. “We have got a long way to go, but they were good talks.” Last Update: Monday, 13 May 2013 KSA 11:56 - GMT 08:56 Syria denies involvement in Turkey twin blasts as death toll mounts Turkey announced on Sunday that it has arrested nine people over the twin car bombings that killed at least 46 people in ... More than 80,000 killed in Syria conflict, NGO says More than 80,000 people have been killed in Syria’s conflict since it erupted more than two years ago, a ... Egyptian Salafist criticizes Cairo’s stand with Russia amid Syria crisis An Egyptian Salafist preacher criticized the Egyptian stance with Russia, who he says supplies arms to the Syrian regime ... Experts doubt U.S.-Russia common ground on Syria A bid by Washington and Moscow to find a political solution in war-torn Syria has set off a flurry of diplomacy, but ... U.S. says ‘strong evidence’ Syria used chemical weapons U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday there was “strong evidence” that the regime of Syrian ... Syria threatens to 'respond immediately' to any Israeli strike Syria has threatened an immediate response to any new Israeli strike, as its militant ally Hezbollah said Damascus would ...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line127
__label__cc	0.697275	0.302725	First, Khinkali House Soup Dumplings February 3, 2019 by Rob Eshman We were seeing The Cripple of Inishmaan at the Antaeus Theatre in Glendale, and if an Irish play isn’t a good excuse to try a Georgian restaurant in an Armenian neihborhood, what is? Khinkali House is tucked into the back of a large mall complex just off the corner of Broadway and Artsakh Blvd., where the smell of Armenian kebab mingles with the scent of King Taco and Korean BBQ. I had a feeling we were in the right place when I pulled into a parking space next to an SUV whose license plate read, “TBILISI.” Khachapuri at Khinkali House I’ve never been to the capital of Georgia, but I imagine Khinkali House is decorated to look like the best four-star hotel dining room in mid-1990’s Tbilisi. There are dozens of chandeliers, a shiny mirrored bar and a lone violinist whose repertoire leans to the mournful (dumplings and the theme from Schindler’s List, anyone?). The host allowed us to pick a table, so we settled in to a large round one in the back. The server explained the menu and encouraged us to try her favorites. We were not in their restaurant, we were in their country, and we felt very, very welcome. The woman at the next table must have overheard our struggles pronouncing the names of dishes. She asked us if we’d ever eaten Georgian food before. I had, one dish: In my mid- twenties I developed a fascination with the national Georgian dish, khachapuri, after coming across a recipe in Bernard Clayton’s The Complete Book of Bread. To this day I don’t understand why a cheese-stuffed flatbread topped with an egg has never become America’s next big brunch thing. The rest of Georgian food was a mystery to me, I told her, except I had once read that Georgia produced some of the world’s oldest wines, maybe the world’s first wines. The woman nodded. “You have to try Kindzmarauli,” she said. The server, a young woman from Russia, agreed. “I’ll bring you a sample,” she said. We toasted with it. Wow. Kindzmarauli is a semi-sweet red wine with a deep plum jam flavor. I table-Googled and discovered it was Josef Stalin’s favorite wine. Bad man, good taste. The woman, Mariana, was visiting with her two daughters from Las Vegas, where she has lived for years. But originally she’s from Georgia. “Even my car has the license plate, ‘Tblisi,’” she said. I told her not only were we seated beside each other, we parked beside each other too. In LA, that’s practically a relationship. I trusted Mariana. She not only knew her country’s food, but I could tell she knew how to make it. She had to: Khinkali House was the best Georgian restaurant around, she said, and it was five hours from her home. The food at Khinkali House reflects the clientele: Armenian, Georgian and Russian. For appetizers we ordered ish, an Armenian bulgar and tomato paste salad, along with some stuffed grape leaves, and the khachapuri. Their version arrives on a skewer. It’s a cylinder of crisp pastry that surrounds a slightly tart, melted white cheese. It’s like a cheesy egg roll, not at all the traditional shape for what is usually a flatbread. Mariana did not approve— but I would have ordered and eaten more. There are many types of grilled skewered meats at Khinkali, including chicken heart and sturgeon, as well as classic Georgian dishes like chicken in a yogurt-walnut sauce. But we had saved our room for the khinkali. Khinkali at Khinkali House Khinkali are Georgian soup dumplings. They are usually stuffed with beef or cheese, though at Khinkali House there’s a very good, vegan mushroom version. The standard order at Khinkali House seems to be a dozen of these dumplings, set atop a metal platter on a high stand, and shared among the table. Mariana suggested we order the beef dumplings boiled, as is traditional, and the cheese or mushroom dumplings however we wanted, either fried or boiled. They arrived, and I turned to Mariana for instructions. She told me to pick it up by the bunched-up knot of dough, what Georgians call the tail. Then as per Mariana, I pierced the hanging sack with my teeth, and let the juices and filling run into my mouth. No utensils are involved, and I learned very quickly that it helps to let the hot dumplings cool a bit. The flavor of the broth, whether meat or mushroom, is oniony and fragrant with thyme. The dough is light but substantial — my grandmother’s kreplach. Mariana told me not to eat the tails. “Too much dough,” she said. “They’ll fill you up.” Outside Khinkali House, it was cold, and the ground was puddled with rain. Inside, we were sharing some wine and conversation with Mariana and sucking down warm soup dumplings. 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__label__cc	0.682708	0.317292	Topics: Palm Production \| Broschat, Timothy K \| Meerow, Alan W \| Environmental Horticulture Field Production of Palms1 Timothy K. Broschat, Alan W. Meerow, and Jack Miller2 Palms are important landscape ornamentals and are increasingly used as components of interiorscapes within malls and office buildings. Field production is the most practical means of producing large palm specimens, and it has several advantages over container production. Yield per acre can be maximized compared to many other woody ornamentals because of the columnar growth habit of most palms and their ability to survive transplanting with a minimal root ball. When dug and tied properly, many more palms can be loaded into a standard shipping container than could similarly sized trees. Palms also offer great versatility in the method of field harvesting. Field-grown palms can be produced for many different markets. These include the following: Exterior landscape specimens Interior landscape specimens Mass market (containerized after harvest from the field) Seed production Cut palm frond production It is important to determine the potential market before the nursery is put into production because labor and setup costs and nursery design vary. For example, seed production is probably the least labor-intensive type of palm field operation. Field growing of mass-market palms allows for the largest number of palms per acre since they are harvested at a smaller size than specimen material. However, it has the greatest labor costs because of the need to containerize the material after harvest. In the case of palm frond production, a serious consideration for domestic producers is competition from offshore producers for whom labor costs are much lower. Site Considerations Palms are adaptable to a wide range of soil types for field production. In Florida, successful field nurseries have been established on sand, marl, and muck. Ideally, the soil on the site should be well drained to provide adequate aeration for root growth and easy harvest during periods of heavy rain. A slope of 1%–2% is usually adequate for surface water drainage. In soils such as marl and muck, which have high water-holding capacity and often occur in areas with high water tables, it may be necessary to "bed up" the planting rows (i.e., raise the root zone above standing water). Palms have even been successfully grown on shallow soils (18–24 in.) overlying rock, though such poor sites should be avoided if possible. Avoid low-lying areas susceptible to cold air drainage if marginally hardy palms are selected for production. If standing water or high water tables are a year-round feature of the site, select species with high moisture tolerance rather than those native to desert or semi-arid areas. The greatest diversity of palm species suitable for field production exists in South Florida, where many tender tropical species can be safely grown. Most of these species cannot be produced where freezing temperatures are experienced regularly. In choosing species to produce, growers should consider some of the slower-growing or less common trees that can fetch a high market price, rather than using only fast-growing, well-known, and potentially overproduced species (e.g., Queen palm [Syagrus romanzoffiana]). In some cases, intercropping allows both types of palms to be integrated into the same production area (see Intercropping section). Production Density and Nursery Layout The growth habit of many palms allows great flexibility in terms of the production density. Populations of field-grown palms can vary from 450 to 4,000 plants per acre, depending on the market size to which the palms are grown. The other main consideration for planting density should be the method of harvest. Palms that will be mechanically harvested must be planted with sufficient room between rows and between plants for machinery access without damage to the trees. If the palms will be dug manually, density can be increased. It has been estimated that a 25% increase overall in planting density can be implemented in most palm field nurseries without increasing non-labor costs. A 3-ft. center planting distance is possible for palms grown for the mass market since they will be harvested for containerization at a smaller size than specimen material. Most palms intended for the exterior and interior specimen market can be planted at 4-ft. centers without a noticeable decline in quality. One exception is Mexican fan palm (Washingtonia robusta), which requires larger spacing (8-ft. centers). Coconut (Cocos nucifera) and royal (Roystonea regia) palms may also benefit from larger spacing. Field palms are produced in one of two ways: monoculture or intercropping. In this type of field, a single species is grown per row, usually on large centers (8 ft.). This is the most land-intensive layout design for palms, but it is the best suited for mechanized harvest. Mexican fan palm (Washingtonia robusta) is one species often grown in this manner because it is not as well adapted to intercropping as other species and requires a large amount of space. However, some growers have successfully intercropped this species. lntercropping Many field palm growers in Florida have found that intercropping palm species or other ornamentals with their palms maximizes yield per acre without substantially increasing non-labor costs (Figure 1). Most often, a slow-growing species is intercropped with a faster-growing species. Palms situated at 4-ft. centers from each other have been successfully intercropped with broad-leaved trees, such as live oaks (Quercus virginiana) and royal poinciana (Delonix regia), but the tree species should be planted at 8-ft. centers from each other within the row. When intercropping, harvesting must be timed so that undesirable shading of one of the intercrops does not occur. Empty space should be reused quickly to maximize yields per acre. In some cases, a shade-tolerant second intercrop can replace the first after it is harvested. Palms interplanted in a South Florida field nursery. Nursery Layout Space between rows depends primarily on the size of the equipment used for harvest. Eight to 12 ft. between rows is common and allows for the movement of heavy equipment through the field. Many Florida growers "bed up" the planting rows, raising them 1–1 ½ ft. above the surface between the rows. This can be mandatory where high water tables create drainage problems in the field. The beds are usually from 2 to 4 ft. wide. Two advantages of this method over a flat planting field are easier manual harvest and averting the danger of "burying" the base of the palm with soil thrown up by machinery when cultivating a flat planting surface. The main disadvantage of bedding occurs during high wind and rain, when weak-rooted palms such as queen palm may be blown over if planted in raised beds. A staggered, diamond-shaped double row (approximately 4 ft. wide) maximizes both sunlight penetration into the canopy and yield per acre. Starter Material and Planting For field-grown palms intended for the specimen market, liner stock is usually 3–5 gal.-sized material. Lining out larger material (7–10 gal.) is not uncommon but may be cost prohibitive. Liners for the containerized mass market can be slightly smaller, from 1- to 3-gal. containers. Smaller liners, though lower in cost, are likely to experience higher mortality rates after transplanting. Palms, as a rule, are intolerant of being planted too deeply. Liners should be planted in the field such that the bottom of the stem is about 1 in. below the soil surface. Irrigate lining stock soon after the field is planted and apply a controlled-release palm fertilizer (see Fertilization section) either in the bottom of the planting hole or as a surface application. If a foliar fertilization program will be used, it can begin immediately after the field is planted. Research by Broschat and Elliott (2009) has shown no benefit to adding commercially available mycorrhizal inoculants to the backfill. Irrigation frequency in a palm field nursery depends on soil type, the hydrology of the site (i.e., height of the water table), the species grown, and their age in the field, fertilization intensity, and the amount of rainfall received at the nursery. Some palm species (e.g., Mexican fan palm [Washingtonia robusta]) can suffer rapidly from overwatering, particularly when planted in soils with high moisture-holding capacity. Daily irrigation may be necessary for newly planted fields on soils with poor water-holding capacity for the first 6–12 months of establishment, especially if high temperatures and little rainfall are experienced. On marl and some muck soils, much less frequent irrigation may suffice for establishment. One- to 2-year-old fields may require three or four irrigations per week; 2- to 3-year-old fields may require two to three irrigations per week. It may be possible to eliminate supplemental irrigation for older fields on soils with high moisture-holding capacity, such as marl. Fast-draining sandy soils require more frequent irrigation. Irrigation duration should be sufficient to moisten the soil to a depth of 2–3 ft. on deep, well-drained soils. Shallow soils should be moist down to the underlying rock after irrigation. Fields devoted to highly drought-tolerant species can be allowed to dry out within the top few inches of soil once liners have established (after the first year or two of growth). If interplants of species with very different drought tolerances are used in the field, irrigation frequency needs to be adjusted to a median level. The majority of palm field nurseries in Florida use overhead irrigation. Some palm fields have no irrigation system at all, but these operations are likely to suffer the greatest losses during cold weather (see Cold Protection section). Drip irrigation is a useful alternative in soils with good lateral movement, especially where water restrictions are in effect or where water costs are prohibitively high. Little or no research exists on fertilization rates for field-grown palms. Rates vary with the soil type and size of the palms. In general, granular fertilizers are applied to the soil at rates starting at ½–1 lb. for small, recently planted palms. Controlled-release fertilizers are typically broadcast in plantings of larger established palms at rates up to 30 lb. per 1,000 sq. ft. of canopy area or bed area. These fertilizers should be applied four times per year for maximum growth, but on the more fertile marl and muck soils, fewer applications may be adequate. If granular fertilizers will be used with drip irrigation, the fertilizer should be banded directly below the drip emitters. Fertility varies greatly among soil types in South Florida, but certain nutrient elements are consistently lacking in most soil types and must be applied through fertilization. These are nitrogen (N), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), and manganese (Mn). An analysis of 8N-0 or 2P2O5-12K2O-4Mg plus micronutrients is recommended for field -grown palms in Florida. It is very important that N, K, Mg, and preferably also boron (B) be present in controlled-release forms. Micronutrients such as Mn and Fe (iron) must be in a water-soluble form such as sulfate or chelate (Fe only) to be effective. If water-soluble N, K, and Mg sources are used, they must be applied much more frequently to compensate for the rapid leaching of these elements through the soil. For additional information, see Fertilization of Field-grown and Landscape Palms in Florida (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep261). Foliar fertilization is a fairly common practice in palm production. It is a rather inefficient method for providing macronutrient elements such as N, K, and Mg; however, it can be useful for supplying micronutrients such as Mn and Fe to the plants when soil conditions prevent adequate uptake of these elements by the roots. Foliar fertilization is best used to supplement a normal soil fertilization program, particularly for micronutrients. Liquid fertilization programs are not recommended for field nurseries when overhead irrigation is used. The soluble nature of liquid fertilizer results in leaching or runoff of a great deal of the nutrients before uptake by the roots. To compensate, the grower often increases either rates or frequency of application, which results in waste and the potential for ground or surface water contamination. If drip irrigation is used in the field, injecting liquid fertilizer through the system may be cost effective, and the problems inherent in overhead delivery may be minimized. However, if fertilizers are delivered only through the irrigation system, palms may not receive sufficient nutrients during the rainy summer months when nutrient demands are the greatest, but because of the rainfall, irrigation is not required. Liquid fertilizer formulations should have the same ratio of elements as the controlled-release granular fertilizer described above. Depending on soil type and fertility, rates from 150 to 300 ppm N may be appropriate. Troubleshooting Nutritional Problems Potassium (K) deficiency (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep269) is a common problem in field-grown palms in South Florida. Symptoms appear first on the oldest leaves and progress up through the canopy as the deficiency becomes more severe. Symptoms include translucent yellow or orange and/or necrotic spots on the oldest leaves, marginal necrosis on the leaflets, discoloration of the oldest leaves, and a withering or frizzling of the leaf tips or entire older leaves. Potassium deficiency causes premature loss of older leaves, resulting in smaller canopies. In severe cases, the symptoms may be confused with Mn deficiency ("frizzletop"), and like that disorder, K deficiency can be fatal to palms if untreated. It is prevented by regular applications of fertilizers containing 10%–20% K from coated potassium sulfate. Correction can take 2 to 3 years or longer, so it is better to prevent this disorder through proper fertilization (see Fertilization section) than to try to correct it later. In addition to the routine fertilization outlined above, severe K deficiency should be treated with coated potassium sulfate at rates equal to those used for the regular fertilizer, plus a third as much slow-release magnesium sulfate (kieserite), four times per year. Magnesium deficiency (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep266) is also a common problem in Florida palms. Like K deficiency, symptoms occur first on older leaves, but typically consist of broad light yellow bands along the outer margins of the leaves or leaflets. The center of the leaf or leaflets remains green. In Phoenix canariensis, both K and Mg deficiencies are often present, with K deficiency causing leaflet and leaf tip necrosis on the oldest leaves and Mg deficiency causing the yellow banding on mid-canopy leaves. Routine application of controlled-release 8N-0 or 2P2O5-12K2O-4Mg plus micronutrient fertilizer recommended above should prevent this problem, but severe Mg deficiency can be treated with kieserite, a slow-release form of magnesium sulfate . Foliar sprays are rather ineffective for treating K and Mg deficiencies since palms need far more of these elements than the leaves can absorb. Manganese deficiency (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep267) is a common micronutrient problem in palms in Florida, with symptoms developing on newly emerging leaves. Manganese-deficient leaves emerge chlorotic, usually with extensive necrotic streaking in the leaflets. New leaves are small, weak, and, in severe cases, emerge completely withered, frizzled, or scorched in appearance. The palm may die if it is not treated promptly with a soil and/or foliar application of manganese sulfate. If the older leaves also appear off-color with frizzled tips, that problem is probably K deficiency rather than Mn deficiency. Iron deficiency (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep265) is moderately common in field-grown palms, but it is invariably caused by poor soil aeration, excessively deep planting, or high soil pH, rather than a lack of Fe in the soil. Symptoms occur first on new leaves as a general chlorosis, but in queen palms they may be accompanied by diffuse green pea-sized spots on otherwise yellowish leaves. Although soil or foliar applications of iron chelates may sometimes temporarily relieve these symptoms, only correction of the soil aeration or planting depth problems that caused the deficiency will be effective in the long run. Boron deficiency (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep264) is often seen in field-grown palms. Symptoms are extremely variable but occur on newly developing leaves. Leaves may be crumpled (accordion-leaf), stunted, truncated, or twisted, or they may fail to open normally. The presence of more than one unopened or partially opened spear leaf on a palm is an indication of chronic B deficiency. In some cases, the entire crown bends to one side. Palms with multiple symptomatic new leaves should be individually treated by drenching the root zone with a solution of Borax or Solubor® (2–4 oz. of material dissolved in 5 gal. of water). Because of the potential for phytotoxicity, do not repeat B treatments unless new growth does not improve after 6 months. Use of pre- and postemergent herbicides in palm field nurseries can provide significant savings in labor costs for cultivation and can minimize competition from weeds for water and nutrients. It may be most economical to restrict the use of herbicides to the actual planting rows or beds and mechanically cultivate between the rows. When applied properly, most preemergent herbicides (metolachlor is an exception) are safe to use around palms, but keep in mind that most granular formulations are effective for about 6 months compared to about 6 weeks for liquid formulations. Sprays of nonselective postemergent herbicides, such as glyphosate, glufosinate-ammonium, or diquat, around the base of palms are safe if these materials are kept off the foliage. Grass-selective herbicides can be safely sprayed over palm foliage. A number of insect pests or mites are host-specific to particular species of palms and are not dealt with here. Banana moth larvae (Opogona sacchari) can be a troublesome pest of palms, tunneling through the stems and ultimately killing them. Palmetto weevils (Rhynchophorus cruentatus) (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in139) and silky cane weevils (Metamasius hemipterus) (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in210) can be serious problems in Canary Island date palm nurseries. Other palm pests likely to be encountered in field production include scales, mealybugs, whiteflies, palm aphids, thrips, caterpillars (including palm leaf skeletonizer), and spider mites. A broad range of contact and systemic insecticides and miticides provide effective control of these pests. Fire ants should be controlled in the nursery, as these insects actively tend honeydew-secreting pests such as palm aphids, mealybugs, and scales. Removing affected leaves is a simple, though labor-intensive, method of dealing with spot infestations. Few chemicals are listed specifically for palms, but most with general labels for woody ornamentals can be used safely. Consult your county Extension agent for specific recommendations and run a test block before applying any chemical to the entire field. While ground equipment is used for treating spot problems in the nursery, some palm growers have found aircraft spraying efficient for chemical treatment of widespread problems as well as for foliar fertilization on large acreages. The propeller wash pattern of the airplane is particularly effective in getting coverage to the underside of palm foliage. Phytophthora bud rot can be encountered in palm field production, particularly with frequent overhead irrigation or rainfall, which keeps the foliage continuously wet. This soilborne disease causes collapse or brown-out of the younger foliage and emerging leaf. If the bud is cut open, discoloration is evident, often accompanied by a foul smell. Phytophthora bud rot can be prevented with foliar sprays of metalaxyl, phosphites, or fosetyl aluminum. Thielaviopsis trunk rot (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pp143) is increasing in frequency in palms. This fungus enters the palm through wounds, including those caused by pulling leaves off palms prematurely, and causes the disintegration of the trunk or bud. A cross-section through the trunk reveals blackened fruiting bodies. Affected palms often buckle over. There is no known control for this disease. Leaf spots (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pp142) caused by various fungus species are usually not a serious problem in field-grown palms. Localized infections can be treated by removing leaves. Lethal yellowing (LY) (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pp146), a disease caused by a phytoplasma, is vectored by a leafhopper bug (Haplaxius crudus). The disease is largely confined to the southern third of Florida. The only practical control for the field nursery within LY areas is to avoid production of LY-susceptible palms. While the disease can be prevented (though not cured) with continuous injection of tetracycline antibiotics (but only on palms with a developed trunk), such a program is not economically feasible within a production context. A closely related disease, Texas Phoenix palm decline (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pp163), primarily affects Phoenix species and Sabal palmetto. It is found primarily in West Central Florida at this time. Petiole and rachis blights (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pp145) affect a wide range of palm species but are most serious on Washingtonia robusta. It causes necrosis on one side of individual leaves and can result in loss of older leaves. There are no controls for these diseases, but they usually are not lethal. Similar symptoms are caused by Fusarium wilt diseases. Fusarium wilt of Canary Island date palms (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pp139) is a lethal disease that is spread primarily through pruning tools. Fusarium wilt of queen and Mexican fan palms (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pp278) causes a rapid wilt and decline in these species. It can be spread by wind-borne spores as well as pruning tools. There are no known controls for either disease. Cold temperatures slow the growth rate of palms, reduce root activity, and may weaken the plant enough to make it more susceptible to disease. Palms that have received balanced fertilization in the months before the period of coldest temperatures are much more likely to survive and recover from cold damage than nutritionally deficient palms. Frosts and freezing temperatures can kill the foliage of many palm species and can permanently reduce the function of water-conducting tissue in the trunk. Palm field nurseries do not have as many options for cold protection as containerized palms maintained in covered structures. On small acreages, if the plants are still small, coverage with one of several fabrics available for this purpose may provide adequate protection. Some growers recommend applying antitranspirants to the foliage, but there is no research that shows that these chemicals provide significant cold protection. Tender palms have also been adequately protected by tying up the leaves in a bundle over the bud. Most palm field nurseries must depend on their irrigation systems to provide a measure of cold protection. Flooding the fields just before freezing temperatures occur and maintaining the water in place until temperatures rise above freezing have saved fields from damage, but available water resources or delivery equipment may be limiting. Weakly rooted palms may also topple over when the field is flooded. Icing the plants with overhead irrigation works well if performed properly. The irrigation must be turned on before temperatures reach freezing and should continue until the ice visibly melts from the plant surfaces or until temperatures rise above freezing. The weight of the ice can, however, cause palm leaves to break. If the irreplaceable bud or "palm heart" survives exposure to freezing temperatures, the recovery of the plant is possible. Proper care in the first few weeks after damage is essential. Leaves with any amount of green tissue should be left on the plants. It may even be wise to leave completely dead leaves attached until the danger of further cold weather is past since they provide some insulation to the growing bud. If the spear leaf can easily be pulled out, remove it and drench the bud with a copper-based fungicide to control both bacteria and fungi. If healthy leaves are present on the palms, or as soon as new leaves emerge, apply a foliar fertilization with a soluble micronutrient mix and repeat at monthly intervals until new growth is well under way. Apply a complete fertilizer to the soil if this has not been done recently. Proper fertilization has been shown to reduce cold damage severity in palms. For more information, refer to Cold Damage on Palms (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/mg318). Harvesting the Crop The number of years to harvest for a palm field crop ultimately depends on the market for which the crop has been targeted. Containerized mass-market material may be ready for harvest 2–3 years after planting, depending on species and age of liner stock at planting. Exterior and interior specimens may require 5–8 or more years of field growing before they are ready for harvest. Palms can be dug by hand, with gas-powered tree spades, spades mounted on small tractors, or mechanical trenchers. Soils that cling to the root ball are the most amenable to mechanized harvest. Palms grown on very sandy soils, which may fall away from the roots, might require hand digging. Prior to digging, the soil around the root system should be thoroughly wetted to help keep the root ball together. Palms grown in sandy soils usually need to have their root balls burlapped after digging, while palms grown in soils with greater structural integrity may not require burlapping. If the dug palms will be stored in the field for some time before shipment, burlapping may also be necessary, regardless of the soil type. In such situations, the root ball, trunk, and foliage should be periodically moistened. For palms less than 20 ft. tall, a root ball of 10–12 in. in radius from the trunk is a common industry average size. For larger specimens or palms intended for the exterior landscape, an incrementally larger root ball may be advisable to ensure successful establishment. Specimen-sized palms that are containerized after harvest for the interiorscape market and smaller, containerized mass-market palms usually have the root ball trimmed considerably more. It may even be necessary to wash native soil completely from the roots for shipment out of state. Such palms are moved into shade structures for acclimatization, where growing conditions are optimal for root regeneration. An obvious concern for the grower is minimizing soil loss from the field. Research has determined that palms vary in their root regeneration response when dug. For queen (Syagrus romanzoffiana) and royal palms (Roystonea regia), the percentage of cut roots that branched and continued growing was directly proportionate to the length of the remaining root stub. This would argue for including the largest root ball possible for these species when digging, at least from the perspective of site establishment in the landscape. A 1-ft. minimum radius, but preferably 2–3 ft., is recommended for royal palms. Queen palms can survive with a root ball of 6-in. radius, but a larger root ball increases root survival at the landscape site. Root branching in coconut palms (Cocos nucifera) does not appear to be dependent on the size of the root ball, and root balls need only be large enough to ensure adequate water uptake and stability. In sabal palms (Sabal palmetto), virtually all of which are dug from native stands rather than nursery grown, no root branching occurs, and new roots must be initiated from the trunk. For this species, minimal root balls are acceptable. For palms that must regenerate new roots from the trunk, root pruning 2–3 months before digging provides time for new root growth within the ball. When moving palms out of the field, they should be well supported to prevent injury to the tender bud. When moving certain species with slender trunks (e.g., Senegal date [Phoenix reclinata] and paurotis palm [Acoelorrhaphe wrightii]), a supporting splint should be tied to each trunk and should extend into the foliage to protect the bud. Stems of clustering palms should also be tied together for additional support. A tree crane is usually required to lift large palms out of the field. Palms should only be lifted with wide nylon slings because attaching chains, ropes, or cables to palm trunks can cause wounds that often become infected with Thielaviopsis trunk rot (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pp143). The greatest loss of water in newly dug palms occurs from transpiration through the leaves. To minimize this, half or more of the older leaves, as well as the leaves closest to the bud, should be removed. The remaining leaves should be tied together in a bundle around the bud with a twine that should be removed when the palms are installed. The best method of ensuring survival after transplanting to the landscape may be to remove all leaves on species like sabal palm that must regenerate new roots from the trunk. See Transplanting Palms in the Landscape (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep001) for more information. It is essential that palms intended for the low-light conditions of the interiorscape be subjected to an acclimatization period of at least a year under shade. Leaves produced in full sun cannot survive under low-light conditions and must be replaced by new leaves produced in shade. The amount of time necessary for complete replacement varies by species, but one leaf per month is a typical rate for most palm species. Broschat, T. K. 1991. "Effects of Leaf Removal on Survival of Transplanted Sabal Palms." J. Arbor. 17 (2): 32–33. Broschat, T. K. 1994. "Effects of Leaf Removal, Leaf Tying, and Overhead Irrigation on Transplanted Pygmy Date Palms." J. Arbor. 20: 210–213. Broschat, T. K. 2000. 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"Effects of Fertilization on the Growth and Quality of Container-Grown Areca Palms and Chinese Hibiscus During Establishment in the Landscape." HortTechnology 20: 389–394. Broschat, T. K., and K. A. Moore. 2012. "Fertilization Rate and Placement Effects on Areca Palms Transplanted from Containers or a Field Nursery." Arbor. & Urban Forestry 38: 146–150. Donselman, H., and T. K. Broschat. 1986. "Phytotoxicity of Several Pre- and Post-Emergent Herbicides on Container Grown Palms." Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 99: 273–274. This document is ENH1210, one of a series of the Environmental Horticulture Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date May 2013. Revised February 2019. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. Timothy K. Broschat, professor of tropical ornamentals; Alan W. Meerow, former professor of palms and tropical ornamentals, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center; and Jack Miller, Botanics Wholesale Nursery; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line137
__label__wiki	0.81133	0.81133	[Features] 5 trends from World Watch List 2020 (I) Same-sex marriage reveals opposing views between mainline Protestants and evangelicals The German Evangelical Alliance describes the Protestant State Church’s support for gay marriage as “catastrophic.” The law was passed despite the opposition of Chancellor Angela Merkel. AUTHOR Evangelical Focus BERLIN 04 JULY 2017 13:54 h GMT+1 LGBT activists celebrate the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Germany. / EPD On Friday, Germany legalised same-sex marriages and became the 13th country in Europe to do so. Homosexual couples will now have full rights, including the adoption of children. Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has been vocal about her Christian faith, was one of the 225 parliamentarians voting “no”, but same-sex marriage was approved with 393 “yes” votes. Social Democrats SPD, the Green, and the Left supported the law. The Chancellor had offered free vote to the members of her Conservative CDU party, which made it possible for several parliamentarians to side with the opposition. MERKEL: “MARRIAGE IS BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN” Angela Merkel. After losing the election, Merkel said: “For me, matrimony protected by the Constitution means marriage between a man and a woman, and therefore I did not vote for this draft law today.” Same-sex couples have been able to enter civil unions since 2001. The new law makes their legal status equal to heterosexual marriages. Surveys said 82% of the population agree with the new law. It is expected to be signed by the President in the next few days. PROTESTANTS BLESS SAME-SEX UNIONS As in other European countries, the socio-political debate about LGBT rights in Germany has shown the deep differences between Protestant groups in the country. EKD's leader in Germany, Heinrich Bedford-Strohm. The Protestant state church Evangelical Church of Germany (EKD) approved the ordination of homosexual ministers. Furthermore, many Lutheran, United and Reformed churches have been blessing same-sex unions since 2013. With the legalisation of same-sex marriages, “a long history of discrimination comes to its end”, said the President of the EKD in Hessen and Nassau, Volker Jung. Other many Protestant priests expressed similar views. EVANGELICALS: BIBLE DEFINES WHAT MARRIAGE MEANS An altogether different position has the German Evangelical Alliance (EAD), which represents theologically evangelical denominations, including Pentecostals, Baptists, Brethren and others. German Evangelical Alliance. The concepts of ‘family’ and ‘marriage’ have lost their meaning in the Protestant state church, the Secretary General of the EAD said. In answers to Idea news agency, Hartmut Steeb described the EKD’s doctrinal position in this area as a “catastrophe.” “We hope the EKD stops cutting the branch of the tree on which it seats”, the evangelical representative said referring to the Bible. Other evangelical pastors said German mainline Protestants have been taking decisions “against the Bible” for a long time, and described the approval of same-sex marriage in Germany as “a clear sign that shows Christian values have disappeared in politics.” LGBT debates in churches Is the definition of marriage an important enough issue to split a church? Yes, it is a central theological issue that has to do with the authority of the Bible. No, we can agree to disagree for the sake of Christian unity. ‘Attestants’: reclaiming the authority of the Bible in French Protestantism Decline in membership of German Evangelical Church continues German Bundestag German Evangelical Alliance If you want to comment, YOUR ARE AT: Evangelical Focus - EUROPE - Same-sex marriage reveals opposing views between mainline Protestants and evangelicals Jaime Fernández A perfect man There is nothing more important than coming to know Jesus as Lord. Goodbye cruel world FAITHFUL UNDER PRESSURE Michael Gowen Priests – Consecration (Leviticus 8) We who follow Jesus Christ have also been made priests (Revelation 1:6). Bezalel and Oholiab – Artists and craftsmen Israel – A Kingdom of Priests The crane knows its time The bird is famous for its dances, and its up to five-metre leaps in air when they gather in small groups, in a sort of social recognition ritual. Eating insects Swallows in the altars Julia Doxat-Purser: 25 years of EEA office in Brussels An interview with the socio-political representative of the European Evangelical Alliance about how evangelical Christians work at the heart of the European Union. Ruth Valerio: A lifestyle that cares about creation Are Christians called to make a difference in environmental care? What has creation care to do with "loving our neighbours"? An interview with the Global Advocacy and Influencing Director of Tearfund. Lars Dahle: Nominal Christianity, a mission field for the church An interview with Lars Dahle, of the Steering Committee of the Lausanne Movement Global Consultation on Nominal Christianity held in Rome. Testimony: Wildfires near Athens Nico Spies, a Christian worker in Athens, gives details about the wildfires in Greece. Photos: Students at ‘Revive Europe’ Photos of the student conference that brought together 3,000 European Christians in Germany. ‘Revive our hearts, revive our universities, revive Europe’. Min19: Childhood, family and the church The first evangelical congress on childhood and family was held in Madrid. Pictures of the event, November 1-2. IFES World Assembly: ‘Messengers of Hope’ Students, graduates and staff of the global evangelical student movement reflected together on how the books of Luke and Acts apply to today's universities. Christians at work - the missing link in fulfilling the Great Commission Photos of the Lausanne Movement Global Workplace Forum, celebrated in Manila. Christian candidacies in Taiwan increased by 40% in 2020 election Many hope their effort will inspire a new generation of political representatives with a strong Christian faith. “God has a long-term plan”. Why does the Roman Catholic Church mandate that priests remain celibate? “There is no biblical reason for the imposition of celibacy as the status of pastors or priests”, says Vatican expert and evangelical theologian Leonardo De Chirico. Video: Highlights of ‘Revive Europe’ A video summary of the student conference that gathered 3,000 in Karlsruhe, Germany. 6 days in 6 minutes. Families forced to leave homes in Chiapas Requests for government intervention were ignored, and nearby churches are providing the displaced believers with emergency supplies and lodging. ‘There’s a dragon in my nativity’ “At this nativity, arose another player. The baby wrapped in swaddling cloths — He was a dragon slayer”. A Christmas story by Speak Life. 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__label__wiki	0.607575	0.607575	Saving Mr. Banks [2013] MPAA (PG-13) CNS/USCCB (A-II) ChicagoTribune (3 Stars) RE.com (3 Stars) AVClub (C) Fr. Dennis (4 Stars) CNS/USCCB (J. McAleer) review ChicagoTribune (M. Phillips) review RE.com (S. Wloszczyna) review Saving Mr. Banks [2013] (directed by John Lee Hancock, screenplay by Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith) tells the story of the struggle of legendary Hollywood Studio / Theme Park owner Walt Disney [IMDb-1] [IMDb-2] (played magnificently in the film by Tom Hanks) to attain the rights to make what became the celebrated Disney musical Mary Poppins [1964] from P.L. Travers (again played in the film to Oscar worthy heights by Emma Thompson), the prickly Australian born, since London, England residing author of the original Mary Poppins children's books. Clearly, it was not easy for Walt get those rights from Ms. Travers ;-). And clearly there was a story as to why it was so hard for Ms. Travers to "let go" of this her story. And as is the case of many children's book authors, the inspiration for their later children's book came from their experiences (and their sufferings) during their own childhoods. So then this film really tells two stories: The first was the story of the writer P.L. Travers causing Walt Disney and his crew of very talented writers including Don DaGrady (played in the film by Bradley Whitford), and Robert and Richard Sherman (played by B.J. Novak and Jason Schwartzman) all kinds of problems as they tried to come up with a script that was both marketable and acceptable to her often seemingly incomprehensible demands: NO RED at all (!) in the film, NO facial hair on Mr. Banks, NO pears, NO animation, NO since legendary Dick Van Dyke [IMDb] ... ;-). The second was that of the little girl Ginty Goff (played magnificently by Annie Rose Buckley) growing-up in rural Australia, the daughter of Travers Goff (played again magnificently by Colin Farrell), a small town banker _and_ an alcoholic who eventually died of tuberculosis, and her mother Margaret Goff (played by Ruth Wilson) who was beside-herself, not knowing what to do about her on one hand fun-loving, on the other hand ever drinking (and when he got too drunk, making-a-fool-of-himself) husband. When things got really difficult, that's when Margaret called in Aunt Ellie (played by Rachel Griffith) to come-in as a de-facto nanny ... Presented here are then the elements of a very nice, if at times very sad, intertwining story reminding us all that when people act strangely, there's often enough a story behind that strangeness. Not necessarily for really little kids, the film would certainly be a nice one from preteens and teenagers particularly ones with relatives who at times may seem rather odd. Good job Disney, Good job! Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom [2013] MPAA (PG-13) CNS/USCCB (A-III) ChicagoSuntimes (3 Stars) RE.com (2 Stars) AVClub (C) Fr. Dennis (4 Stars) Cape Times (K. Aftab) review coverage Johannesburg Mail & Guardian (S. De Waal) review coverage The Sowetan (SAPA) review coverage The Nairobi Standard review coverage The Jamaica Gleaner coverage The Times of India coverage The Guardian (U.K.) (H. Barnes) review CNS/USCCB (J. McCarthy) review ChicagoSunTimes (R. Roeper) review RE.com (S. Abrams) review Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom [2013] (directed by Justin Chadwick, screenplay by William Nicholson, based on South African freedom fighter / South Africa's 1st post-Apartheid President Nelson Mandela's own autobiography by the same name) is one of several momentous biopics released this year. Others reviewed here include Jobs [2013] and Walesa: Man of Hope [2013]. As I've written in my reviews of the other two biopics, these are films that are often hard to difficult to make honestly. Often films made about "Great Leaders" become either fawning works of adulation or hatchet jobs depending on persuasions of the film-makers regarding their subjects. (And if one is honest, reviews of such films depend largely on the persuasions of the reviewers regarding the persons in question as well ;-). Still, if a "Great Leader" biopic is done right, the viewer is given an insight into _why_ the particular Leader proved "Great"/truly Great. I don't want to either repeat or add to the reviews that I wrote about the other two "great" / great men about whom significant and often insightful biopics were made this year. Instead I wish to refer readers to the reviews that I wrote of those two films and continue here with consideration of the current film. So how does the current biopic on Nelson Mandela (with Idris Elba playing the title role) fare? Well, as I already noted above and in my previous reviews, a credible "Great Leader" biopic can no longer portray said GL as simply "a living saint." An added twist to the portrayal of Nelson Mandela here is that the source material is his own autobiography. So there is a certain (and appropriate) Confessional (as in St. Augustine's Confessions) quality to the presentation of Mandela's life here: He's portrayed early in life as a womanizer, as being at minimum emotionally abusive to his first wife Evelyn Mase-Mandela (played in the film by Terry Pheto) and in any case an adulterer to her, and finally rather dismissive (at least at this stage of his life) of Christian religion/morality (Note here that in addition to having to deal with the reality that Christian religion was often being used by whites of the time to justify somehow their views of "white superiority" (both tragic and stupid since neither Jesus nor any of his Apostles nor the overwhelming majority of his early disciples were white...) Evelyn herself was apparently a Jehovah's Witness, that is, a member of a Protestant sect that is rarely particularly easy to reason with...). We are also presented with Mandela's own reasoning (rather than that of propagandists on either side) of why in the aftermath of the 1960 Sharpesville Massacre, as leader of the African National Congress already for some time, he made the momentous if ever controversial decision to set-aside the ANC's previous non-violent tactics and instead embrace a strategy that included a campaign of sabotage to bring pressure on the South African apartheid-era government to accede to the ANC's consistent demand for a nonracial South Africa. Eventually, of course, Mandela was captured. Since he had been leading a campaign that now included violence against the State he was convicted of Treason against said State (he and the other ANC leaders arrested, of course, rejected the authority of a State that denied full-citizenship to the vast majority of its people...) and sentenced to life imprisonment. Thus Mandela spent the next 18 years (from 1964 to 1982 at South Africa's notorious Robben Island prison. The film portrays well the personal sufferings that such a lengthy stay in prison entailed. During his time on Robben Island, his mother and his oldest son died (the latter in a car accident), and was unable to see his two young daughters whom he had with his second wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (played by Naomie Harris) until they were 16. His youngest daughter was 3 when he was arrested ... During this time, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, a college educated social worker when they first met, herself was arrested, jailed and radicalized against the Apartheid state. Finally, viewers are given Nelson Mandela's version of events as to why after his final release in 1990 from South African state custody he and his wife during the whole of his imprisonment parted ways: Winnie had simply become far more radical in her opposition to the white-dominated Apartheid state than he was. In a sense, Nelson Mandela was given a "devil's choice" with regard to Winnie (and others like her): He could have chosen to stand by her (and others) _who had stood by him_ while he was in prison even at the cost of _enormous suffering_ on their part (many were killed, many lost loved ones), or FOR THE SAKE OF THE CAUSE for which ALL OF THEM had suffered (for an end to Apartheid), he could make peace with the regime which had oppressed them all. Basically Nelson's, Winnie's et al's, dilemma became the classic one of Forgiveness. How can one forgive those who've TRULY HURT YOU, and NOT JUST YOU but ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE, LOVED ONES, AROUND YOU? Yet it was clear from the film / Mandela's own autobiography that he came to the conclusion that there was NO OTHER WAY FORWARD OTHER THAN FORGIVENESS. In a televised speech near the end of the film, Nelson Mandela is portrayed as telling his supporters that there was simply no other way forward telling his followers that "We can not win a war, but we CAN win an election." In a sense, NO ONE WOULD WIN with further conflict, but EVERYONE WOULD win with a just peace. And so it was. The Whites proved happy to be able to relinquish power PEACEFULLY after convinced that they were not going to be lynched once they did. And South Africa, with all its problems since, has lived _happily ever after_ ever since. I noted that the dilemma faced by the Mandelas and the ANC movement as a whole was the classic one of Forgiveness, because while perhaps initially difficult to grasp, Forgiveness has always been seen in the Christian faith as being for the benefit/well-being of all concerned - as much for the one doing the forgiving as the one being forgiven. Perhaps the situation in South Africa was so stark that the wisdom of forgiving one's enemies was more clearly seen than in more mundane cases. Nevertheless, Nelson Mandela was certainly right when he came to the conclusion, perhaps during his time in prison, that it's actually easier to Love than to Hate. For carrying Hate / Resentment becomes an enormous burden. As such, of all the recent "Great Leader" films that were made, this one about Nelson Mandela becomes the easiest for us regular folks to apply. For we all have people that we need to make peace with / forgive. Posted by Dennis Kriz at 9:00 PM No comments: Grudge Match [2013] MPAA (PG-13) CNS/USCCB (L) ChicagoTribune (2 Stars) RE.com (2 1/2 Stars) AVClub (B-) Fr. Dennis (2 1/2 Stars) ChicagoTribune (R. Moore) review RE.com (O. Henderson) review Grudge Match [2013] (directed by Peter Segal, story by and screenplay cowritten by Tim Kelleher along with Rodney Rothman) is an IMHO surprising crude "boxing movie" that brings together two now older actors (sigh ...), Silvester Stallone and Robert De Niro, who both played iconic roles in "boxing movies" early in their careers -- It's hard to imagine talking about Silvester Stallone without remembering him playing (the fictional Philadelphia, PA boxer) Rocky Balboa in the always crowd-pleasing Rocky movie franchise (extending from 1976 to 2006) and Robert De Niro's portrayal of New York born (from the Bronx) Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull [1980] certainly helped to solidify his place as one of the more formidable "tough guy" Hollywood actors (but also with a range) of his generation. So the current film's promised match-up between these two iconic Hollywood actors in no less a "boxing movie" promised to put smiles on the faces of generations of us, American moviegoers -- those of us who were barely 13 when the first Rocky [1976] came out, our parents who took us to those early Rocky movies, and our own generation's kids who've probably heard "more than a few words of praise" from us about those movies over the years. And yet, what was surprising to me was the crudity of the current film, noted also by the CNS/USCCB's (U.S. Catholic Bishops' Media office's) review as well. Was the crudity necessary? Maybe it was a concession in part to Robert De Niro's presence (after all, his Jake LaMotta / in Raging Bull [1980] was _no_ sweetheart). But I'm certain that a better screenplay here could have been written, even one containing most and perhaps even all of the film's plot twists and elements. So what then was this current film about? Well Grudge Match [2013], was about two fictional world class boxers from the 1970s both from Pittsburgh, PA, one Henry 'Razor' Sharp (played by Silverster Stallone) and the other Billy 'The Kid' McDonnen (played by Robert De Niro), who at the top of their form had fought two fights against each other, each having won one, and then Henry 'Razor' Sharp walked away from a third "rubber" match that would have decided once and for all who was the better of the two. Why? Well that becomes a good part of the rest of the movie though it involves a woman (played by Kim Bassinger) and her now approaching 30 year old son (played by Jon Bernthal) with his own son now (played by Camden Grey). Since the two boxing rivals were from the same town, one can kinda guess what had happened. Yet, this still is largely a Rocky-like movie, so filmgoers are asked to just go with the flow. There's enough fodder here for drama even after one has put the pieces more-or-less together. Okay, 'Razor' had walked away from his boxing career and subsequently had lost most of his money, but he didn't seem to care, just taking a job as a welder at a Pittsburgh foundry just like his dad. In the meantime, Billy 'The Kid; McDonnen, continued with his boxing career and eventually retired back to Pittsburgh, buying with his winnings a local car-dealership and (of course) a local sports bar. Now why, after 30 years, would this boxing match ever take place? Well Billy 'The Kid' had _always_ been up for that third match as his loss to Henry 'The Razor' had been the only blotch on his career and 'The Razor's' walking away from that third match had denied him the opportunity win-or-lose to set the record straight as to who of the two had been the better boxer. In contrast, Henry 'The Razor' had left the rink in anger and at the beginning of the story had no interest at all in setting any record straight. He was done with boxing 30 years ago and didn't see any reason at all to take it up now. 'Cept ... one day, Dante Slate, Jr (played by Kevin Hart) playing the son of a flamboyant, Don King-like 1970s-80s era boxing promoter named Dante Slate, Sr (in the story now deceased) arrives at Henry, the Razor's doorstep with the idea of (at least) creating a video game featuring both Billy 'The Kid' McGunnan and Henry 'Razor' Sharp. And he asks Razor and Billy the Kid (separately, they still don't talk to each other) to come into a local studio (again separately) and dressed in these stupid sensor-covered suits to go through the motions of punching and jabbing and moving about a "blue-screen" boxing rink, all of which would then help the video-game makers make more realistic avatars of the two. Well, as the advertising trailer to the film already shows, the two end up at the studio at the same time, and since they hate each other, both dressed in those stupid sensor covered suits really go at each other in the "blue-screen" studio. Well, most of the young people working at that studio have smartphones ;-) So ... this "epic" if very impromptu fight ends up all over YouTube ;-). Now an actual rematch between the two fighters becomes inevitable... Initially, Henry 'The Razor' still didn't want to consent to an actual rematch. However, it turns out that he had his father/mentor (played magnificently by Alan Arkin) in the hospital needing an operation (remember, the film still has its Rocky-like elements ... ;-). So he finally consents, and much, much ensues. Again, I LIKED/LOVED the Rocky movies, and I still kinda like this film. But I do have to say that this film proved cruder than IMHO it needed to be. Bottom line, the film-makers probably should have let Stallone have more creative control of this film than perhaps the film-makers let him (Stallone had _written_ that first Rocky [1976] movie and was far more involved in the writing of the other Rocky films than apparently he was here). Now Robert De Niro was the other big actor here and perhaps it would have been impossible to simply let Stallone the shots. Still, nobody has done a boxing movie in as family friendly fashion as Stallone. So it's a shame that the film didn't truly bear his mark here. For his part, De Niro played recently in another, IMHO far better, "ensemble film" named Last Vegas [2013] with a whole bunch of other "older actors of his generation." So it's clear that he can do a "light movie" with his acting peers. So it's just a disappointment that this film, IMHO, didn't end up nearly as good as it could have been. << NOTE - Do you like what you've been reading here? If you do then consider giving a small donation to this Blog (sugg. $6 _non-recurring_) _every so often_ to continue/further its operation. To donate just CLICK HERE. Thank you ;-) >> The Wolf of Wall Street [2013] MPAA (R) CNS/USCCB (O) ChicagoTribune (2 Stars) RE.com (3 1/2 Stars) AVClub (A-) Fr. Dennis (3 1/2 stars) RE.com (M. Zoller-Seitz) review I do believe that any contemporary moralist thinking about writing about American films ought to take a look at a collection of Martin Scorsese's films. Let's make a list: Taxi Driver [1976], Raging Bull [1980], The Last Temptation of Christ [1988], Goodfellas [1990], Casino [1995]. This is _not_ to give Scorsese (or any other film-maker) a free pass, but it can serve to help the moralist film critic focus his/her thoughts and questions. It's obvious from this above list that Scorsese prefers _edgy_ material (indeed, his choices would fill-out the definition of what is meant by the often lazy if popular term "edgy"). Now choosing "edgy" material is certainly _not_ in itself bad. It _can_ reflect a concern for those living at the margins (Taxi Driver [1976] or even The Last Temptation of Christ [1988] where Christ in both Nikos Kazantzakis' book and in Scorsese's film is portrayed through the lens of the Hymn of the Suffering Servant of YHWH (Isaiah 52:13-53:12) "He had no stately bearing, no beauty to draw us near, he was spurned and avoided by men, a man of suffering, like one from whom you turn your face, spurned and we held him no esteem" (Isaiah 53:2-3) which actually gets proclaimed annually in the Catholic Church as part of its Good Friday Liturgy). Then Raging Bull [1980], Goodfellas [1990] and Casino [1995] are about rarified, largely inaccessible subcultures -- the world of boxing and then the mob. Recognizing this, one could ask Scorsese about (or question, period) the value of glamorizing the lives of "people on the edge" of psychosis like the protagonists of Taxi Driver [1976] and Raging Bull [1980] or the value of arguably glamorizing crime as in Goodfellas [1990] and Casino [1995] or the value of taking-up an approach to Jesus that was certainly going to confuse (and with proper provocation, enrage) a good number of Christian believers. Of the list of Scorsese's films that I give above, I do believe that the least justifiable one was probably Goodfellas [1990] because I really don't know what it added to society except "another Godfather-like film" and Francis Ford Copolla already did that. I do think that Casino [1995] added something new to society/culture/humanity as it provided viewers an absolutely devastating primer on how Las Vegas/the modern gambling industry in the United States works and how there's absolutely _no way_ for someone to go to Las Vegas and actually win. One then could go through Scorsese's films scene by scene and ask if their often searingly graphic imagery was truly necessary: Did it add something substantial to the story or not? Could the _same message_ be expressed in a less graphic/shocking/controversial way? I do think that _most_ of Scorsese's cinematography would actually "pass muster" if put to this test BUT that challenging him (and other film-makers of his vein) to justify his/their use/recourse to graphic imagery would make for better films. With all this in mind, let's then turn to the film being considered here The Wolf of Wall Street [2013] (directed, of course, by Martin Scorsese, screenplay by Terence Winter, based on the "tell all" semi-autobiographical book by Jordan Belfort). In the spirit of Raging Bull [1980], Goodfellas [1990] and Casino [1995], this film, The Wolf of Wall Street [2013], considers the rarified world (and excesses) of stock-trading, certainly a timely subject since in the aftermath of the 2008 Financial Crisis perhaps 80-90% of the Americans, if given a chance, would probably want to lynch the stock brokers who work on Wall Street, even as, let's be honest, most would envy their life-styles. Scorsese then plays on this mix of fascination, envy and rage. And certainly, Leonardo DiCaprio playing the lead role of Jordan Belfort (again, the film's based on Belfort's own "tell all" semi-autographical book) plays his role of a rags-to-riches-to-a-hole (but still with something of a heart) persona to the nines. I saw this film at a later-night showing filled with young people the vast majority of whom were of the same blue-collar/city-worker socioeconomic class as my parish and watching their reactions to the movie was as fascinating as the movie itself: the simultaneous rage at and admiration of Belfort's lifestyle was palpable. Afterall, Belfort's shown at the beginning of the film starting as a neophyte stock broker just out of college working for some big Wall Street firm and actually after only a few months on the job, he loses it in the "Black Monday" crash of the late 1980s. However, learning something from his mentor at that firm (a bit role actually though played magnificently by Matthew McConaughey) about never letting the person that one's selling to say "no," and encouraged then by his first wife "from the old neighborhood sweetheart" Teresa (played by Cristin Milioti) Belfort takes a job in Queens at a "penny stock" firm and never looks back. Now sure "penny stocks" are nonsense but then he's already learned that many/most of the non-blue chip stocks sold on Wall Street are utterly unpredictable (basically nonsensical) as well. Soon he begins his own "penny stock" selling business, hiring "the best" salespeople that he knew from his old neighborhood -- Nicky Koskoff aka 'Rugrat' (played by P.J. Byrne), Robbie Feinberg aka 'Pinhead' (played by Brian Sacca), Alden Kupferberg aka 'Sea Otter' (played by Henry Zebrowski), Chester Ming (played by Kenneth Choi) -- most having previously distinguished themselves in mostly "selling weed." Well, he teaches them how to sell stocks over the phone and the business just goes through the roof. Along the line he picks up Donnie Azoff (played by Jonah Hill) who was simply stunned that someone, _anyone_ from his neighborhood could possibly be making as much money as Belfort was making. As business continues to boom, Belfort's first wife eventually challenges him to start selling something other than just "penny stocks" to "suckers" from back-grounds such as theirs. SO ... he changes the mix ... Since he had been an actual licensed stock-broker, he begins to sell (and soon has his whole company sell) actual "Blue Chips" _along_ with the penny-stocks, but now targeting rich people. With a now trained (and still hungry) sales-force AGAIN business just rises to a whole new level, to the point that he could move his business to Manhattan and become a still "newcomer" but "basically legit" stock-brokerage firm. With this, they catch the attention of the venerable Forbes Magazine. They write a hatchet job about his firm and its debauched greedy lifestyle/culture -- Each week would end with a weekly act of debauchery (hookers, drugs, dwarf tossing, one Friday, they paid one of their secretaries 10-grand to just have her head shaved in front of everybody). No matter. Now Belfort has college grads pounding on his door wanting to "get in." Now this kind of "we can do anything" arrogance, of course, carries with it inevitable problems. Every last one of them become drug addicts, Belfort dumps his first wife who arguably helped him get where he was for an (also) clawing-climbing Brooklyn model named Naomi (played by Margot Robbie). And finally, their loudness brings in the Feds lead by (also) Brooklyn residing F.B.I. agent Patrick Denhem (played magnificently by Kyle Chandler). Initially, Belfort thinks that he could just buy him off, inviting him to his GIGANTIC YACHT which he brags to Agent Denhem would be "fit for a Bond villain." But Denhem, even if coming from a similar part of NYC as Belfort did, is not interested. The rest of the movie then ensues. Okay, like most of Scorsese's films, this one is heavy on the graphic imagery ... the hookers (dressed and undressed), the drugs, even talk (at least) of dwarf tossing. Was it all necessary to tell the story? Great question. CERTAINLY the film DESERVES (IN SPADES) its R-rating. But I find it hard to imagine a PG-version of this film that would carry the same impact: Belfort is shown in Scorsese's film as someone that many of us (at least in part) would want to be -- confident, successful, rich, lucky, indeed, almost-Godlike -- but he's also portrayed as a jerk (a real "a-hole") as someone who clearly dumped his first wife, "trading up" for a model, someone who came to believe that he could simply buy anything, and someone who came to believe that he could defy the laws of both medical science (with his increasingly insane drug abuse) and physics (he orders the captain of his "yacht fit for a Bond villain" to travel into a storm that nearly kills them all). And while he did have good qualities too (he showed an obvious loyalty to those who he hired into his firm) he also is portrayed as showing no sense of mercy/responsibility toward the people (often of his original social class) that he swindled to get rich. All this is portrayed quite clearly in the film. So it's hard to believe that ANYONE leaving the film would think that Jordon Belfort was a good guy or that he did not pay dearly for his excesses -- and not merely by jail time (which he did end up serving) but also through obvious and painful costs to his personal/family relations. Anyway, while I would not recommend this film to kids (the film deserves its R-rating), I do believe that the film is ultimately a morality tale: Would you really want to end-up like this guy? Sure he was rich (for a time) but look at the cost as well. Posted by Dennis Kriz at 6:21 PM 1 comment: Her [2013] MPAA (R) CNS/USCCB (L) ChicagoTribune (4 Stars) RE.com (3 1/2 Stars) AVClub (A) Fr. Dennis (3 Stars) RE.com (G. Kenny) review Wired (A. Watercutter) review Popular Science (E. Sofge) review Her [2013] (written and directed by Spike Jonze) is certainly one of the most original American movies of the year. Set in the "near future" along the lines of other recent "light scifi-ish" films like Robot & Frank [2012] and Safety Not Guaranteed [2012], the current film is about late 20/early 30-something Theodore (played by Joaquin Phoenix) living in Los Angeles of say 20-30 years in the future and working in a nice, actually quite spacious cubicle on an orangey/salmon-colored office floor with lots of realistic looking fake-wood (you know ... pulp and glue with a nice fake wood-grained plastic adhesive finish) furnishings for a firm called "beautifulhandwrittenletters.com" which specializes in ghost-writing love-letters and other tributes for people too busy to write them themselves. Apparently customers would send the firm 4 pictures and a few short notes to help the ghost-writer out. Then the ghostwriter (and Theodore appeared to be quite good at this) would compose a really good/heartfelt love-letter or tribute printed on made-to-order stationary and in truly remarkable adjustable/personalized fonts, so that the letters/tributes look so eerily "real" indeed so hyper-"real" that receiver could believe that they were written by the customers themselves, perhaps _better_ than the customers themselves. Wow, what a stunning image of the current/internet age! ;-) Yet this film is not intended to portray a dystopian world, just one which is (at least in some elements) even "more like our own" than than "our own" is today. Now in a hyper-perfect world, do human beings/human relations stand a chance? Of course not. Indeed, we find that Theodore, who writes fake love-letters and tributes for a living, is in the midst of finalizing a divorce with his ex (played by Rooney Mara). We learn that the two had been sweethearts since childhood. So she would have known him (and on multiple levels) better than just about anyone else. And indeed he might have acquired some of his "praising skills" from his relationship with her, as we hear him recounting to someone that Catherine had grown-up in a household where "nothing was ever good enough," and their relationship, in good part, involved him lifting her up from her feelings of worthlessness. Well he succeeded ... and it would seem ... that now she outgrew him ;-). After a disastrous blind date (played by Olivia Wilde) setup by mutual friends including another longtime/since childhood friend named Amy (played by Amy Adams) who as a video-game developer/struggling documentary film-maker, like Theodore has been living and working at the boundary between reality/hyper-reality (Amy becomes more important as the story goes on...), and after some (PARENTS take note ...) flat-out "phone sex" with someone/some disembodied voice going by the avatar/call-sign/stage name of "Sexy Kitten" (voiced by Kristen Wiig), Theodore decides to try something both "more conventional" and more compelling ... an iPhone-like device with "an intuitive / artificially intelligent operating system" (basically a virtual personal assistant like Apple computer's already existing Siri only several generations more developed). After "configuring" the operating system based on a couple of "eHarmony.com" like questions, voila "Samantha" (voiced by Scarlett Johannson) introduces herself to Theodore. The rest of the film becomes an exploration of whether a relationship between Samantha/"Samantha" and Theodore could work and really something even more profound: When does "Samantha," a created/programmed entity created to serve the User and/or its Creator (think Google Aps, the NSA, Apple...) become Samantha, a truly autonomous/free-thinking/creatively intelligent, if "virtual" (existing only on some computer / the Internet) being? And the story is a heck of a ride. Initially, "Samantha" feels herself insecure/jealous/at somewhat of a disadvantage to Theodore because she doesn't have a body. Indeed, "she" kinda obsesses about it. As the film goes on, however, she becomes more and more comfortable with herself, and, again, ... arguably "outgrows Theodore" ;-). Interestingly, the only one in the film who understands any of what Theodore goes through in the story is (the human) Amy, who as a "video-game developer" seems most to be living most closely in Theodore's half-real, half virtual/hyper-real world. A great, great and very creative film! Now having given the film the effusive praise above, let me note now that there are aspects to this film that (certainly at first look) seem positively juvenile / sophomoric, earning it an R-rating not necessarily for its "elevated story-telling/wisdom" but rather for its "adults behaving badly" portions. The writer/director Spike Jonze would probably defend the film's fleeting yet "out of the blue" utterly gratuitous nudity, references to internet porn, and _various_ depictions "simulated" sex (by phone, by voice, even by "surrogate"...) as helping to make the film "real." However, I do think (and I'm a Catholic priest after all...) that these scenes _may_ cheapen the story overall, as sex here is reduced to being simply a "means of validation" and little more (not exactly the kind of message one would probably want to give a 14 year old ...). Indeed, amusingly after obsessing for a good part of a movie about "not having a body" (which would probably be even worse than obsessing over not having a super-attractive body...) and hence not being able to have sex, "Samantha"/Samantha eventually "grows-up" and realizes that okay, she didn't didn't have a body, BUT ... wow was she capable of doing a heck of a lot of things that humans could never do! (And interestingly after "growing up" ... she dumps Theodore again, just like his ex-wife ;-). There could actually be a lesson there for all kinds of human beings obsessed/depressed about their lack of or declining physical attractiveness: Sex is not all ... ;-) Finally, in my capacity as a Catholic Priest, as I was watching this film, I found myself reflecting on our own human nature. For whether created or evolved (or created via evolution...) we do really appear to be Free. In contrast, though appearing to be free as well, I would think that the most unrealistic aspect of this film was "Samantha"/Samantha's supposed "freedom." For after years of understanding that every single word that I type on my Facebook page, or on my yahoo / gmail account is "mined" for commercial value (and now former NSA contractor Edward Snowden reminds us that pretty much every single word is mined by our and probably a whole lot of other nations' spy agencies) it just seems utterly unrealistic to me to imagine an entity as sophisticated as "Samantha"/Samantha without her being, at least in part, an advertising platform for a particular brand of potato chips, or perfume, or hotel chain or whatever. And YET, we ourselves do not appear to have been Created that way. How remarkable! In traditional Catholic theology, we're told that we were Created out of Divine Love / Pleasure ... that God simply wanted to make us out of sheer joy ... and to share in his joy. Again, how Wonderful ;-) Anyway, this certainly is one of the most original/creative/thought-provoking movies of the year (!) even as its R-rating is largely (and stupidly) deserved. The Oscar Pickers (U.S. Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences) - Mostly old, mostly male, definitely mostly white Those who've been regular followers of my blog will know of my concern for diversity in the movie business. I've written about this in my annual reviews of the U.S. Academy Awards programs. I've noted the surprisingly largely unchallenged racism present in many contemporary Hollywood films (New Year's Eve [2011], Casa de Mi Padre [2012] and most recently Anchorman 2 [2013]. Okay none of these films are/were exactly "Oscar material" but one is surprised that they were made at all and then largely left largely unchallenged by movie critics) and the often stunning racism present in contemporary American children's films (the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Hoodwinked Too [2011], and most recently Despicable Me II [2013]). And it is not by accident that I've given a great deal of space on my blog to reviews to both independent and foreign films especially those playing at various generally well organized film festivals here in Chicago. In this regard, I'd like to call attention to a remarkable article by John Horn and Doug Smith that appeared recently in the Los Angeles Times (12/21/2013) and was reprinted Chicago Tribune (12/24/2013), both papers are owned by the Tribune Company, entitled Efforts to Diversify Oscar Voters in Slow Motion (the Chicago Tribune title), this following a 2012 L.A. Times study (graphics, full article), referred to in the article which found most of the Academy's voters "old" (54% over 60), mostly male (77%) and overwhelmingly white (94%). So if one wonders why, after all is said and done, the voting of the Academy is always quite conservative [2011, 2012, 2013] this gives a pretty good explanation as to why, and why Hollywood in general often seems to have trouble seeing any color other than white (except when it is in need of villains ...). Inside Llewyn Davis [2013] MPAA (R) ChicagoTribune (3 1/2 Stars) RE.com (4 Stars) AVClub (B+) Fr. Dennis (4 Stars) I suspect a lot of young musicians / artist-types are going to like Inside Llewyn Davis [2013] (written and directed by Ethan and Joel Coen) though "appreciate" might be a better word than "like" as it's hard to "like" a film as sincere but depressing as this one. The film's about Llewyn Davis (played masterfully by Oscar Isaac) a young folk singer (fictionalized) destined to become an utterly unrecognized/anonymous voice (among oh so so so many others...) of the "great folk music revival" centered in Greenwich Village, Manhattan just, just, just before it came to produce the likes of Bob Dylan and Simon and Garfunkel. For while those acts became famous across the world, and both arguably changed the direction of world history (think of the world-wide cultural significance of songs like Bob Dylan's "Blowing In the Wind" or Simon and Garfunkel's "Mrs Robinson") no one, and I mean no one outside of the Greenwich Village's folk scene of 1961 was going to remember specifically Llewyn Davis singing the no doubt sincere but desperately sad lyrics "Hang o Hang me, I wouldn't mind hanging 'cept for lying in the grave for so long ..." which we watch/hear Davis singing with his acoustic guitar in hand at a random, just bricks and mortar club, modeled after Greenwich Village's legendary Gaslight Cafe in the opening scene of the film. The obviously moved, and certainly "in the groove," audience dutifully (and no doubt sincerely) applauds him as he finishes his song. The club owner, smiling, pats Llewyn on the back when he finishes his set and tells him (again with more or less obvious sincerity) that "a friend" of Llewyn's was waiting for him in the alley outside. Llewyn dutifully steps outside to meet the supposed friend, only to find himself having the daylights kicked out of him for no apparent reason. The next day, Llewyn wakes up on the couch of a friend/fan of his with a bright colored red-haired cat staring right at him. (In an otherwise gray film, set amid the slush and snow of winter, this brightly colored red haired cat is more-or-less something of a symbol throughout the film as he/she always seems to appear / disappear and otherwise act utterly unpredictably around him throughout the whole of the story and he can't _ever_ seem to grab and truly hold onto it during the whole course of the film). We find other things soon enough about Llewyn. He has a dad, who spent most of his life as a merchant marine, who's now wasting away in an old folks home/sanitarium. He has a (somewhat) more responsible sister named Joy (played by Jeanine Serrales) with a son (is she unmarried?) who resents his "freedom." He has an ex-lover named Jean (played magnificently by Carey Mulligan) who's actually the wife of a friend/fellow though sappier (and _happier_) folksinger named Jim (played again magnificently by Justin Timberlake). Jean's pissed off at Llewyn because he _may_ have gotten her pregnant "though it could have been Jim (her husband) as well" and (PARENTS TAKE NOTE) pressures Llewyn to pay for a (pre-Roe v. Wade) abortion on account of _his_ irresponsibility. When Llewyn tries to bring up that "You know, 'it takes two to tango'" she wants none of it and tells him that though they may be "destroying a perfectly good baby" (Jim's) she simply didn't want to take the chance that it'd be Llewyn's. Sigh ... On top of all this, we find that Llewyn is (more or less obviously, he's a super-depressed musician after all ...;-) _always_ broke. His eternal "broke-ness" (and perhaps broken-ness ...) leads him to take some very strange odd jobs like helping to drive a (it turns out) heroin-addicted Jazz musician (played by John Goodman) and his James Dean look-alike (lover?) valet (played again to the nines by Garrett Hedlund) from New York to Chicago. Why? Llewyn doesn't get paid for this "gig" and he even has to split the cost of the gas _anyway_ BUT presumably it's still cheaper than if he had to crash in some dive somewhere back in New York... By the end of the film, one understands why Llewyn is singing so sincerely the lyrics: "Hang o Hang me, I wouldn't mind hanging 'cept for lying in the grave for so long ..." ... and also why he gets beaten-up right afterwards. Llewyn, poor, poor Llewyn doesn't seem to stand a chance ... while that stupid bright colored red haired cat seems to come and go, enter into his life and then ... disappear, over and over again ... even as the rest of his life seems like an eternal winter full of slush and snow just waiting to be stepped into. What an image! ... and I again suspect that a lot of struggling artists / musicians and a lot of struggling people in general could very much relate (an embarrassed/wary/weary :-). Great film, if super, super depressing ;-) American Hustle [2013] MPAA (R) CNS/USCCB (O) ChicagoTribune (4 stars) RE.com (4 Stars) AVClub (A-) Fr. Dennis (3 1/2 Stars) CNS/USCCB (J.P. McCarthy) review RE.com (C. Lemire) review American Hustle [2013] (directed and cowritten by David O. Russell along with Eric Singer) while cynical (from _top to bottom_ about deceit and far more problematically often _celebrating it_) and hence definitely NOT for "young minds" (NOT for minors, the R-rating, _for theme_, is certainly deserved) is still probably one of the more compelling American films of the year. Telling the story, sort of (the film begins with the introductory line "Some of this actually happened ..."), of the late 70s post-Watergate FBI-sponsored "Abscam" sting operation that sent 7 members of Congress (six Representatives and one Senator) to jail, the film centers on two "kindred spirit" small-time con-artists, Bronx native Irving Rosenfeld (played magnificently by Christian Bale) and transplant to New York from Albuquerque, NM, Sydney Prosser (played outstandingly as well by Amy Adams), both characters apparently on the low-level con-artists that the FBI used/"flipped" to set-up the Abcam operation. Rosenfeld had inherited his dad's struggling "glass business" (experiencing his dad as having been "a terrible businessman," he had on his own "started to help his dad out" by... "creating business" for him, that is, basically picking-up an occasional stone or two, and well...). He had expanded into running a series of dry-cleaning shops in both the Bronx and Manhattan, but made his real money selling fake art to more-status-conscious-than-smart/ladder-climbing/wannabe investors and above all offering "loan services" to people with debt problems (For a non-negotiable cash upfront fee of $5000 he promised them $50,000 from "overseas connections." Of course, after paying the $5000, the folks never saw him again... Who would fall for such a scam? Well ... someone who's had a gambling addiction, had embezzled, etc, etc, that is, someone for whom losing of _an additional $5,000_ would really be the least of his/her problems ...). Introduced to poor-but-ambitious Sydney Prosser at a party, Rosenfeld takes to her, and introduces her to his little operation and she, who presents herself in a voice-over as someone "who'd like to have been ANYONE but who she was" is smitten as well, responding to his "partnership offer" in a British accent, re-introducing herself to him as "Edith Helmsey of high social pedigree and Royal connections" from "across the pond" in England. And so both the "fake art" and "loans from overseas" business (scams) really take-off from there, even if good-old Irving Rosenfeld is actually married ... to Roselyn (played wonderfully in the film by Jennifer Lawrence) who he largely keeps in the dark about his business because ... though he is smitten also by her, he simply finds her too unpredictable to be able to trust her (her unpredictability is apparently exactly what he finds attractive about her, even if, in his "line of work" ... conning people ... unpredictability is incredibly dangerous). And so it goes. Since "business" was going so well for Irving and Sydney, err Edith Helmsley, eventually they attract the attention of the FBI, agent Richie DiMaso (played magnificently by Bradley Cooper, yes ALL THE LEAD CHARACTERS IN THIS FILM PLAY THEIR ROLES OUTSTANDINGLY) making the sting. BUT Agent Richie DiMaso has "bigger plans" for them. So impressed by their con-operation, he recruits them to help him set-up a sting operation "from the ground up" (what became known as Abscam) to catch/entrap politicians taking bribes to help an FBI stand-in (played by Michael Peña) posing as an Arab sheik get U.S. citizenship in order to help invest in the building of new Casinos in Atlantic City (it is true that just around that time, New Jersey had legalized gambling in order to bring-in casinos to Atlantic City to help return it to its previous weekend tourist-Mecca glory). Irving doesn't like this at all, as he'd always seen his operation as being "small" and now he was being asked (forced really by FBI agent DiMaso) to "go big" and help them entrap politicians, which Irving felt could only go badly. The first person they try to entrap is the big-haired (Rod Blagojevich-like?) and largely big-hearted (perhaps also, honestly, like Blagojevich) mayor of Camden, NJ, Carmine Polito (played again magnificently by Jeremy Renner). The character of Carmine Polito again seems based on the actual mayor of the time of Camden, NJ Angelo Errichetti. Believing that casinos in Atlantic City would bring jobs to his neighboring Camden, NJ, he wholeheartedly enlists, introducing then Irving Rosenfeld, Edith Helmsley, and Richie DiMaso to all kinds of New Jersey politicians AS WELL AS (perhaps inevitably ...) THE MOB (a representative of whom is played, again magnificently, by Robert De Niro). The entry of THE MOB into the picture scares the daylights out of Irving Rosenfeld, who of course knows that "there is no Arab shiek," etc. And he also grows increasingly uncomfortable in framing the heart of gold mayor (if clearly mobbed-up) Carmine Polito. What to do? Well that's the rest of the film ... ;-) Great, great story even if it is built from top-to-bottom on deceit. Perhaps it does teach the lesson: "Oh what webs we weave when we first come to deceive." Irving Rosenfeld saw himself as basically "an honest crook" but wow ... what mess he found himself in ... Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues [2013] MPAA (PG-13) CNS/USCCB (A-III) ChicagoTribune (2 1/2 Stars) RE.com (2 1/2 Stars) AVClub (B-) Fr. Dennis (0 Stars) RE.com (M. Zoller Seitz) review AVClub (B. Kenigsberg) review Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues [2013] (directed and cowritten by Adam McCay along with Will Farrell) is a really unending parade of racial/racist jokes about Blacks, Hispanics, even Filipinos (!) with a smattering of Polish jokes (to remind Poles and really all Slavs/Central and even Southern Europeans that when white hooded folk of WASPish / Aryan stock talk of "white people" they don't really mean to include them ...). Of course the trailer to the film already featured a racist dinner scene at an African American home (all that was missing would have been Will Farrell's character asking "Where's the watermelon?") so what would one really expect? Well, I would have expected a boycott of the film by critics AND THE CNS/USCCB (U.S. Catholic Bishops' Media Office) to give the film at minimum an "L" rating ("limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling") which the CNS/USCCB recently gave 12 Years A Slave [2013] (!), and more appropriately an "O" rating ("morally offensive") which it recently gave American Hustle [2013] (FOR LANGUAGE and _PROVOCATIVE CLOTHING_) and had previously given to the children's film Gulliver's Travels [2011] (because it contained a scene in which Jack Black's "giant" Gulliver (discretely) pissed on the Lillipots' castle and, accidentally, their king to put out a fire, when the Lillipots' fire fighters had run out of water ;-). Given that the majority of American Catholics today belong to the very ethnic and racial groups targeted in Anchorman 2's dimwitted dialogue while NOT A SINGLE REVIEWER FOR THE CNS/USCCB is of non Irish / German extraction, perhaps some changes in the CNS/USCCB's media office are in order so that the reviewers become far more reflective of the tremendous ethnic/racial diversity of the Catholic Church in the United States today and really in the world. We are supposed to be a universal church. Racial jokes especially when it's NOT EVEN CLOSE but A PARADE OF THEM ought to earn a film at minimum an "L" and more appropriately "O" rating. The Book Thief [2013] MPAA (PG-13) CNS/USCCB (A-II) ChicagoTribune (2 Stars) RE.com (1 1/2 Stars) AVClub (B-) Fr. Dennis (4 Stars) RE.com (G. Cheshire) review The Book Thief [2013] (directed by Brian Percival, screenplay by Michael Petroni, based on the novel by Markus Zusak) is the story of a German girl named Liesel (played magnificently by Sophie Nélisse) growing-up in the adoptive home of an older, otherwise childless couple Hans and Rosa (played by Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson), living on Himmel Strasse (Heaven Street) in Nazi-era Stuttgart, Germany. A fair number of critics (see above) have complained about the "sappiness" of the film, intended for younger / pre-teen audiences. Yet regular readers here will note that I'm not necessarily against "sap" and often A FAN of it, and no exception here. Indeed, if the intended audience to The Book Thief, both novel and now film is understood to be grade-school kids (say 4th or 5th graders) then I'd say that it's an excellent age appropriate story. A fourth grader would probably not understand much of Schindler's List [1993] to say nothing of Sophie's Choice [1982] but would almost certainly understand this story about a little girl, his/her age, growing-up on a quaint little street near the edge of a very average German city like Stuttgart during the Nazi era / World War II. And the story is woven so nicely that pretty much all the notable (and awful) aspects of growing-up in Nazi Germany are portrayed ... and yet in an age appropriate manner: The reader/viewer learns that all kinds of people were persecuted under the Nazi regime, including Communists (among them the original parents of Liesel and her brother, who dies early in the story) as well as, of course, Jews, among them Max (played magnificently by Ben Schnetzer) who comes to Hans, Rosa and Liesel's door in Stuttgart in need of help in 1938 in the aftermath of Krystallnacht. Why did he come to Hans' door? Because Max' father had saved Hans' life during the First World War (one of the most bitterest memories of many Jewish Holocaust survivors was that many of their German Jewish parents had been proud German patriots prior to the rise of the Nazis and had fought with distinction IN ALL OF EUROPE'S / THE U.S.'s ARMIES during World War I). Hans therefore takes Max in, and 10-11 year old Liesel is given the very, very adult-beyond-her-years responsibility of NOT TELLING ANYONE, ANYONE AT ALL, that Max was hiding in their house. IMAGINE BEING A 10 YEAR OLD TASKED WITH THAT KIND OF RESPONSIBILITY (This was absolutely _beautifully_ portrayed in the film). Then Liesel was portrayed going to school, having school-time/neighborhood friends like Rudy (played again excellently by Nico Liersch), and others from school/the neighborhood like Franz (played by Levin Liam) who she didn't particularly get along with. This was Nazi Germany, so all the little boys and girls were expected (in reality forced...) to belong to / wear the black uniforms of the Hitler Jugend (boys) / brown uniforms of the Deutscher Madchens Bund (girls), which aside from not really having a choice, all the kids found quite natural (to this day grade school kids in the United States generally enjoy wearing their Catholic school and/or their boy/girl scout uniforms). Still it was _very nicely_ (and I would say _realistically_) portrayed that the kids did not necessarily understand what these _mandatory_ Nazi indoctrination groups were about: Rudy, who prided himself being "the fastest kid on the block," is shown pretending quite sincerely to be the African-American sprinter Jesse Owens (!) who was one of the great heroes of the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games (Americans to this day take pride that Jesse Owens "showed-up" the Nazi dogma of Aryan racial superiority ... forgetting of course, that when Owens came home, he couldn't even eat at the same lunch counter or go to the same bathroom as "white people" in much/most of the United States....). Anyway, Rudy gets reported and his father, a low level Nazi party member, is told _in no uncertain terms_ by a local Nazi authority (whose job it would be to look after such neighborhood matters, sort of a Nazi precinct captain) to teach/punish his son that as "a good Aryan boy" he's NOT to pretend that he's someone of a "lower race." And so it is. Rudy's father whacks him a few times and tells him basically to "not embarrass the family" in this kind of way again. (Rudy both understands ... "don't pretend to be Jesse Owens again" ... but also does not ... "I kinda liked him."). Such is life growing-up in any dictatorship / authoritarian system. There are arbitrary rules that are to be rigidly observed so as not to put one's family / loved one's in trouble. Regimes like that of the Nazis (and also the Communists) simply had _more of these rules_ and punished people far more severely when occasionally some "fell out of line." Among the rules to be observed was to "put out the flag" (the Nazi era flag) on Hitler's birthday, and a great scene is presented with Hans being shown looking about the cellar trying to find where he "put the darned thing" while Rosa nervously reproves him, noting that "all the other neighbors already have their flags up" and "it's going to be noted" if their flag's not up soon. THIS BRINGS TO MIND A GREAT STORY IN MY OWN FAMILY WHO HAD LIVED IN COMMUNIST ERA CZECHOSLOVAKIA WHERE I REALLY DID HAVE AN UNCLE WHO WAS "REPORTED" IN THE 1980s (!) FOR HONESTLY FORGETTING TO HAVE THE CZECHOSLOVAK / SOVIET FLAGS UP IN FRONT OF HIS HOUSE DURING SOME VISIT OF SOME RANDOM SOVIET OFFICIAL. His family lived on EXACTLY THE SAME KIND OF STREET as that portrayed in this film ... NO ONE EXCEPT FOR SOME NOSY LOCAL OFFICIAL WOULD HAVE EVER KNOWN THAT MY UNCLE'S FAMILY'S FLAGS WEREN'T UP THAT DAY. But my uncle had to go to the local police station and APOLOGIZE for making the _honest mistake_. Having been jailed in his college years by the Communists, and always therefore "somewhat suspect," he _knew very well_ to "have the flags up" on the right days. Here he had forgotten ... and SOMEBODY (from the neighborhood...) REPORTED HIM. Again, such is life in a very paranoid / totalitarian system ... Celebration of Hitler's birthday (as that of any "great leader" with AN ENORMOUS fawning/butt-licking security force behind him) involved more than just "putting up flags" however. The Communists would have parades. The Nazis had street gatherings and bonfires. The requisite firebrand (to the point of screeching) / paranoid speeches were given there by local party leaders and, this is where the "Book" part of the story's title (and even the "Thief" part of it actually) comes from ... said Nazi bonfires offered occasions for local Party officials / communities to "show their loyalty" by burning "subversive books." Now Liesel, who had been picked-on in school for having originally come from _a lower-class_, Communist sympathizing family (and hence at the beginning of the film ... _unable_ to read) finds the Nazis fetish with burning books "odd." After all, she had been previously picked-on for not being able to read well, and now those above her own teachers were encouraging the people to burn books. (Imagine yourself as a 10 year old ... what a crazy contradiction: Which is it? Do you want us to read or not?) BEAUTIFULLY AS A TEN YEAR OLD STILL REMEMBERING BEING PICKED-ON FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO READ, THE FILM SHOWS HER COMING OVER THE PILE OF LARGELY BURNED BOOKS AT THE END OF ONE SUCH RALLY and DISCRETELY PUTTING ONE OF THOSE STILL SMOULDERING BOOKS UNDER HER COAT ;-). And by performing this little act of defiance (though she doesn't even know that she was being defiant) she's "noticed" but here by the wife of the local burgermeister (a member of the old German aristocracy) whose _intellectual_ son apparently had been arrested (and presumably taken off to Dachau where German intellectuals during the Nazi era were often held). She invites Liesel over to her manor house nearby, surrounded by a lovely garden, shows Liesel her family's lovely library of books and tells her that she "could come over _any time_ to read if she liked." The rest of the story continues in this very gentle (in the midst of terrible awfulness of dictatorship and war) manner. And by the end of the story, one honestly sees everything that a 10 year old growing-up in Germany during the war years would have seen, including, yes, tellingly obvious glimpses of the Jewish Holocaust, but also the bomb raids that eventually (something of a SPOILER ALERT) _level_ good old Himmel Strasse by the story's end. What a gentle, lovely and sad story recalling an truly awful time in human history ... and presented in a manner that even a 10 year old could understand! EXCELLENT JOB! Philomena [2013] MPAA (PG-13) CNS/USCCB (L) Irish Times (5/5 Stars) Entertainment.ie (3.5/5 Stars) Movies.ie (4/5 Stars) RE.com (3.5/4 Stars) AVClub (B) Fr. Dennis (4/4 Stars) Irish Times (D. Clarke) review coverage Entertainment.ie (R. Cashin) review Movies.ie (P. Byrne) review LA Times (K. Turan) review Philomena [2013] (directed by Stephan Frears, screenplay by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope, based on the book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee by Martin Sixsmith) tells the true story of Philomena Lee (played in the film as a teenager by Sophie Kennedy Clark and as an older woman by Judy Dench) who finding herself unwed and pregnant as a teenager in Ireland in 1962 was sent to the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary convent at Seán Ross Abbey, Roscrea, Co. Tipperarary, Ireland, where in return for her stay at the abbey during her pregnancy she relinquished all rights rights to her child (who was subsequently put up for adoption, usually to parents coming from the United States) and then required to work in what's come to be known as a "Magdalen Laundry" (for "fallen women") operated by the nuns at the abbey for four more years to pay off her debt to the sisters. Such was the situation of many unwed and pregnant teenage girls in Ireland up until quite recent times (far more recent -- look at simply the year of Philomena's case 1962 ... -- than many would hope or believe). At the same time, the stories of the "Magdalene Houses" or "Magdalene Laundries" have been picked-up in recent years and used by anti-Catholic propagandists to beat-up the Catholic Church again as somehow _uniquely evil_ in this regard, when the Catholic League for Civil Rights notes that the first Magdalene Laundries for "fallen women" in Ireland were NOT even run by Catholics (nuns or otherwise) but by Protestants. Indeed even before finding and reading the Catholic League's report "Myths of the Magdalene Laundries," I was going to note here that abuse of women in crisis goes back to at least the time of Jesus (with the Pharisees presenting him with the "woman caught in the very act of adultery"). And as any junior high or high schooler who's read Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter [IMDb] (set in Protestant/Puritan New England) or Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre [IMDb] (set in 19th century so very righteous/Protestant England, and still keeping Catholic Ireland down ...) abuse and denigration of young women in crisis was certainly not an Irish thing. Indeed, honestly ARGUABLY THE IRISH LEARNED THE CONCEPT OF THESE MAGDALENE LAUNDRIES FROM THE BRITS. Finally, even current editorializing in the West regarding Muslim treatment of women (often gleefully crossing the line into flat-out anti-Muslim propaganda) ought to be tempered with the reality that to be a woman ANYWHERE 30, 40 years ago, to say nothing of 100-200 years ago meant facing all kinds of marginalization and abuse. That said, Philomena and her son's stories ARE BOTH AWFUL AND TRUE and hence need to be aired. How else to atone, make amends, rebuild and go on? Hence, I honestly encourage readers to follow the Irish Times' years long / continuing coverage of the issue of the Magalene Laundries. To the film / Philomena's story: No one except her family and friends would have ever known of Philomena Lee if not for a series of coincidences: On what would have been her child Anthony's 50th birthday, Philomena, by then living as a senior citizen in England, was caught weeping by her daughter with whom she now lived. Asked why she was weeping, Philomena told her daughter (presumably in her late 30s / 40s and presumably for the very first time) the story of her first child Anthony, who had been put up for adoption (to the United States). Some time later, Philomena's daughter, who worked as a caterer for various moneyed/"important" people events overheard Martin Sixsmith (played magnificently in the film by Steve Coogan) former BBC reporter, former press official in Tony Blair's administration, feeling sorry himself at one of these events (over having been forced to resign over something) and telling those around him that he was looking to "possibly get back into journalism again" (that or "writing a book on Russian History"). Philomena's daughter decided to come up to him and tell him that she had a story for him (that of her mother) ... Initially good ole Martin Sixsmith politely (actually not so politely) "declined" telling her that as a "real journalist" who's been stationed in places like Washington and Moscow and did, after all, only recently work for Tony Blair, he simply didn't do "human interest stories." But after cooling down / having some time to think about it, he realized that this "human interest story" would actually be a very interesting one: "A little old lady, looking for her long-lost son, snatched away to America by the 'evil nuns' of Ireland of yore." So he persuaded the newspaper that he was working for to let him pursue the story... probably THE BEST DECISION OF HIS LIFE. The nuns certainly did their part ... by refusing to cooperate. Coming back to Seán Ross Abbey, Roscrea, Co. Tipperarary, Ireland, and greeted by an African nun (vocations are down in Ireland as elsewhere in Europe ...), Philomena and now journalist Martin Sixsmith, are told by the (still white ... though now in a modified habit) Mother superior that tragically all records of Philomena's son's adoption papers "were lost in a fire" a few years back. Interestingly all that seemed left from said fire was Philomena's little typewritten statement relinquishing all rights to any information about her child that she had signed back in 1962 when she had arrived to the convent "in crisis," a copy of said statement handed to her with the pertinent parts dutifully highlighted in oh so contemporary florescent orange in case she missed the point. But Martin Sixsmith didn't get to be a top BBC reporter stationed in Washington and Moscow and later getting a job working for Tony Blair by being a sop. Over some Guinesses at the local pub, he's told by the villagers there the nun's "fire" that destroyed all those records was more like a "bonfire" set in the back of the Convent some years back because _no one_ recalled any fire damage repairs ever being done at the place (and this is the kind of stuff that villagers knowing _everybody's business_ would tend to know). Hmm, so with no information to go by in Ireland, Martin and Philomena head off to the U.S. to see if they had better luck there. Did they ever. Having a picture (Philomena's) of 3 year old Anthony before he was adopted out of the Convent and knowing a little about the special circumstances of his adoption (that he was adopted by an American family along with another little girl from the place) Sixsmith was able to find who little Anthony became ... and what became of him. I'm not going to say much more about the plot here except that it turned out that Philomena's son had ALSO gone back to the Sisters asking for help in tracking down his mother. And he ALSO had been stone walled. Well, "little people" get stone-walled and otherwise mistreated by all kinds of more powerful people all the time. Except it turns out that Philomena's son turned out to have been "not so little / insignificant" after all. To go further would really enter into SPOILER TERRITORY but honestly, Martin (played again magnificently by Steve Coogan) must have thanked (over and over) his lucky journalistic stars that he made the decision to "stoop down" and take-up this seemingly "inconsequential human interest story." The blood-curdling question that the film lifts up, of course, is WHY? Why would a group of Nuns (and really A LOT OF CATHOLIC NUNS of yore) endowed with RELIGIOUS POWER, would have CHOSEN to treat weak, marginalized people SO BADLY? And let's be honest, our parents and grandparents ALL have stories of sadistic nuns hitting kids with rulers and so forth. Not all nuns were so sadistic, but "the Nuns" were allowed (AND OFTEN CHOSE) to strut their POWER over the weak like that. Again, why? The answer that the film gives is predictable and laced with the religious justification of the time: The nuns saw themselves as "chaste" while these "fallen girls" were _not_. So "they got what they deserved." But I'd (again perhaps predictably) say it's more basic than that: PEOPLE (ANY PEOPLE) ENDOWED WITH POWER (ANY POWER) WILL BE TEMPTED TO USE THAT POWER SELF-SERVINGLY / BADLY. Why? Simply: BECAUSE THEY CAN. In this regard, I've been a many, many years-long Dilbert fan and in Parish life I've _always_ been a fan of distributing power across many, many committees to minimize the coalescing of power in ANY ONE PERSON OR GROUP. Why? Because power really does corrupt. And various psychological studies conducted in the 1960s-70s to prove the point, including famous the Stanford Prison Experiment (which randomly divided a class into 'prisoners' and 'guards' soon found the randomly chosen 'guards' abusing the randomly chosen 'prisoners') and the Milgram Experiment (which tested the capacity of an 'instructor' to inflict ever increasingly painful 'electric shocks' on a 'test subject' even after the 'test subject' was heard _screaming_ simply because he (the 'instructor') was being told by a higher authority to do so). In any case, the nuns of this little abbey in south central Ireland did terrible harm to both Philomena and her son, as well as to many, many others. And they weren't alone. Do we ban nuns? No. Even Philomena, portrayed as a life-long Catholic, would seem to not be for that. But we need to learn from these mistakes and work on building / maintaining governing structures (both in Church and outside) that keep power distributed and not centralized where the temptation to use it self-servingly / badly could continue to cause harm. Great film. Posted by Dennis Kriz at 9:09 PM 2 comments: The Oscar Pickers (U.S. Academy of Motion Picture ... The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug [2013] Evil Engulfs (orig. Soodhu Kavvum) [2013] Zero Charisma [2013] Out of the Furnace [2013] Dallas Buyers' Club [2013] Frozen [2013] Nebraska [2013] Black Nativity [2013]	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line161
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__label__wiki	0.552472	0.552472	Giving Voice to the Voiceless “Whoever brings about a multiethnic state brings the society into a condition, at the very least, of a potential civil war.” Our Canadian correspondent Rembrandt Clancy sends his translation of a speech by Manfred Kleine-Hartlage contained in a two-part, subtitled video, and accompanies it with his commentary. He notes: Manfred Kleine-Hartlage posted the original (single video version) on his blog on 21 November 2012. The occasion for the speech was Volkstrauertag (“People’s Mourning Day” or Day of Remembrance) in Berlin, before the Reichstag, on 18 November 2012. The speech seems to me to have some interest, and I have tried to retain the rhetorical devices in the translation. First, the two parts of the subtitled video: Rembrandt Clancy has provided context for Manfred Kleine-Hartlage’s speech, followed by the full text of the subtitles. Manfred Kleine-Hartlage: Speech on Remembrance Day 2012 by Rembrandt Clancy The German National Day of Mourning (Volkstrauertag or Remembrance Day) fell on 18 November of 2012. While always in mid-November, it is a moveable holiday in Germany. Among the main speakers at the three-hour event outside the Reichstag in Berlin was the political scientist, author and publicist Manfred Kleine-Hartlage (see his blog Korrectheiten). The civil rights party DIE FREIHEIT organised this first memorial of its kind (and not to be the last) to give a voice to the 7,500 Germans who since 1990 “…have become victims of immigrant violence … victims of a policy which is aimed at destroying the society”, says Kleine-Hartlage in his speech. He describes the policy of creating a multiethnic state as a “declaration of war [on the peoples of Europe] by their own elites”, hence a memorial for the fallen. Mr. Kleine-Hartlage, who lives in Berlin, is currently well known among German counterjihadists for his book Das Dschihadsystem : Wie der Islam funktioniert (“The Jihad System: How Islam Works”: Resch Verlag, 2010). In 2011 he gave an interview on this very question at Gates of Vienna. Another contribution on “Global Governance” also appeared at Gates of Vienna. This latter essay, with its reference to “a global uniform civilization” and the concomitant “destruction of traditional patterns of values and loyalties”, is a good companion piece to the memorial speech below. Another publication by Kleine Hartlage is Neue Weltordnung" — Zukunftsplan oder Verschwörungstheorie? (“New World Order — Future Plan or Conspiracy Theory”, 2011). He collaborated with Fjordman in the volume Europa verteidigen. Zehn Texte (“Defend Europe: Ten Texts”, 2011), and his latest book is Warum ich kein Linker mehr bin (“Why am no longer a Leftist”, 2012). Kleine-Hartlage reports on his above mentioned blog that he had been a member of the SPD (Social Democratic Party) in the 80s and 90s and had even supported red-green, although only out of habit, until he recognised leftist ideology was bent on the destruction of society, which in turn led him to a critical examination of Islamisation. I would draw attention to just a few relationships which might be missed in the details after only one viewing. Written on the architrave of the Reichstag before which the speeches are given is the dedication DEM DEUTSCHEN VOLKE (“for the German People”) and the camera pans on the inscription at a few decisive moments. This inscription, with its word Volk, is a focal point of the talk: “…the enemy, which wages war against the people [Volk] sits here, in this building [the Reichstag], which is dedicated to just this very people [Volke]”. Kleine-Hartlage sharply contrasts two otherwise ordinary words: das Volk, the people; and die Bevölkerung, the population. Because a (multicultural) “population” is an inchoate mass of incompatible groups in “enmity”, it is incapable of challenging the political class. In the undeclared war, the Bevölkerung is replacing the Volk, whose homogeneity and common feeling-bond of solidarity remains a threat to the “so-called elites”. Kleine-Hartlage expresses a second pair of opposites which underlies his comparison of Islam with Western culture: collectivism vs. individualism. Collectivism (Islam and Left ideology) corresponds to Bevölkerung. Individualism, as Kleine-Hartlage uses the term, is “anchored” in Christianity or Western culture, and is expressed through “higher ethical values” and “peaceableness”. A society of individuals in solidarity is a Volk. Hence Kleine-Hartlage’s interpretation of counterjihad emphasises a continuity with the West’s Christian roots; a “hermeneutic of continuity”, to borrow a term from Benedict XVI. The reader can find background for Kleine-Hartlage’s insistence on the “conservation” and “protection” of western cultural continuity on his blog placed under the title of his “Political Orientation”: To the conservation of the open society belongs the repudiation of the ubiquitous totalitarian claim to validity of political ideology; that is, the protection of autonomy for religion, law, science and economics as non-political life-spheres. Above all, however, to this repudiation belongs the protection of cultural bedrocks, which only an open society makes viable: namely, the protection of an authentic Christianity, which does not curry favour with the Zeitgeist; preservation of a national state as the basis of democratic order; and above all, preservation of the family as the basis of society. (And since this self-evident understanding has to be added in today’s world: family means the marriage of man and woman, from which offspring emerge.) This implies the battle against utopian ideologies which aim at the destruction of these foundations of our culture, by which I mean the fight against utopian ideologies such as globalisation, syncretism, gender mainstreaming, etc. It implies that I also come to grips, in an ideology-critical way, with the kind of political postures, which from the democratic standpoint are above suspicion, but which have a totalitarian reverse side. For example, I fight against an ever so well-intended political correctness, through the implementation of which freedom of speech becomes ever more insistently a mockery, and degenerates to mere constitutional lyricism; against an Islam which one simply cannot neatly separate (and must not) from its political variant, Islamism, as the above mentioned political correctness requires; against ideological speech; against hostility toward science; against hostility toward Christianity and against militant atheism. [Mr. Kleine-Hartlage continues with a statement in support of Israel] This description mentions a final pair of opposites: globalisation versus the national state, or in the speech it is expressed as “transference of … rights to supranatural institutions” versus the “demos” or a “people”. The globalisation — national state opposition is the superordinate one because, in the words of the Baron, it “… provide[s] answers to . . . questions, which are otherwise unanswerable.” It makes the other two oppositions interpretable, not to mention mass immigration, Islamisation, elimination of borders, gender mainstreaming etc. The following video material was originally posted by Manfred Kleine-Hartlage on 21 November at Korrectheiten. Below is the full text of the subtitles used in the videos: Ladies and Gentlemen: I greet you most heartily to today’s mourning event. Unity and justice and freedom Für das deutsche Vaterland! For the German fatherland! Danach lasst uns alle streben For these let us all strive Brüderlich mit Herz und Hand! Brotherly with heart and hand! Sind des Glückes Unterpfand; Are the pledge of fortune; Blüh’ im Glanze dieses Glückes, Flourish in this fortune's blessing, Blühe, deutsches Vaterland! Flourish, German fatherland! Manfred Kleine-Hartlage is the first to speak. Manfred Kleine-Hartlage is a writer and among other things has written the book Das Dschihadsystem [“The Jihad System”]. Mr. Kleine-Hartlage I look forward to your words. In normal times and under normal circumstances a day such as today, Remembrance Day (Volkstrauertag), would be a day of quiet remembrance and of mutual mourning for the people and their representatives. In normal times it would be a day of prayer: for the dead of past wars and prayer that we might be spared future wars. In normal times there would be unity concerning the meaning of remembrance days; there would be no necessity to hold political speeches on such a day, and thereby to speak about antagonisms. In normal times it would not be necessary for us to gather before the Reichstag building in order to form a counterpoint to that which is happening in this building. But the times are not normal. This Remembrance Day does not fall in a time of peace. It falls in a time of undeclared war which is being waged against the people of Europe. It falls in times in which it is important even to make mere self-evident matters explicit; as for example, the self-evident truth that one feels bound to one’s own people in a special way, and that this has nothing to do with resentment against other peoples. We live at a time in which even such self-evident understandings are not understood, for when one makes them explicit, a complete cartel of propaganda institutions work to defame the one who expresses them. We live in times in which the people must fight for a chance to have any voice at all, because their so- called representatives put things in their mouths which they would never say on their own accord. We are here today in order to give these people a voice, and hence today’s memorial cannot be a silent memorial, although we all would gladly have it so. Circumstances which we have not chosen, but which have been forced upon us, do not permit it. That my name stands on the speaker’s list for our current Remembrance Day event is a chance event. It could just as well have been on the list of victims of immigrant violence whose names are about to be read out today. Two and a half years ago I was smashed up and kicked severely by a Nigerian. And he kicked and kicked and did not stop. The occasion for this explosion of hatred and violence was that I had asked him to turn down his music which blasted from his shop through the whole of Altstadt Spandau. What saved my life was the circumstance that a very athletically built former police officer came along by chance. He had the capability and the courage to intervene which, as we all know, is an extremely rare stoke of luck. And it is thanks to this stroke of luck that I stand here today. The case is typical in three respects: the triviality of the occasion — the extreme brutality of the reaction — and the hatred for the indigenous population which explodes at the slightest occasion. Certainly it is an isolated event in the sense that every single event, tautologically speaking, is an isolated event. But as a social scientist I cannot be content with mere tautologies. When thousands upon thousands of such so called “isolated events” follow a recognisable pattern: when again and again the same constellation arises, when again and again the same mentality is discernable, when again and again the perpetrator originates from the same groups, then I can not pretend the victims of such violence are only the victims of general criminality, like background noise, so to speak, such as there is, and always will be, in every society. For this violent criminality has to have identifiable social causes. Up to this point even left and liberal do-gooders would presumably respond favourably. Their talk of the “social causes” of immigrant violence (in so far as this can be named as such at all) belongs to nothing less than their standard repertoire and to their standard set phrases. However we must emphasise one thing, and hold them to their word: those who attribute the violent criminality of immigrants to social causes admit accordingly that it is not just a matter of the oft-cited “isolated cases” which have nothing to do with each other, and which point to no recognisable pattern. The ideology industry of our country will therefore have to decide between one of their two excuses, for they logically exclude one another. For it is also an excuse to speak of “social causes” to the extent that they are invoked by leftist ideologues. When these ideologues — whether we are dealing with politicians, with journalists, with church representatives, with teachers or professors — when any of these speak of “social causes”, then they do it as a rule without having researched the real social causes. The catalogue of their so called social causes is extremely straightforward. Immigrant violence exists — according to the prevailing discourse — because migrants are poor; the state does not do enough for their integration; because the fight against the Right is not conducted energetically enough; and — this above all — because the Germans are racists who discriminate against immigrants out of sheer malice. I would just once like to see one of these ideologues name a single country in the world that is less racist than Germany! Just a single one! There is no other country in the world where one is as careful not to judge single individuals based on general opinions about an ethnic or religious group. Where else is it so important to a person as here not to be precluded by prejudice from seeing in every single one of his fellow men an individual, and not just a mere exemplar of a group to whom one ascribes some characteristics. And yet this aversion to prejudices can even be quite dangerous. Take this Nigerian: were I to have harboured the prejudice that he would be violent no matter what, then I would not have gone to him at all, but would have called the police immediately. That I did not have this prejudice, THAT is what nearly cost me my life. Just so that we get this straight: This is no plea that we be guided by prejudice in the future. Rather it is a plea to reject the blanket suspicion that the German people are a nation of racists, and to reject it for the absolutely racist defamation that it actually is, and which is pulled out of thin air. The political Left never researches the real social causes of migrant violence; they take this violence mostly as an occasion to demand what they would demand and pursue anyway; namely, the expansion of the welfare state at the expense of the taxpayers, more permanent posts and more tax revenue for deserving comrades and their projects, the gagging of their political opponents, more propaganda, more censorship, and the intensified intimidation and defamation of their own people. Leftist ideologues always understand by the “social causes” of migrant violence only one thing: namely, that their ideology and their interests have not been sufficiently served. It is not self-evident, and it does happen by itself, that men succeed in living together peacefully and in a well ordered manner; it is even an astonishing wonder they succeed time and again. Every culture is a fine tissue of thousands upon thousands of largely unwritten rules, moral concepts, common memories and shared convictions. Every culture is a unique, specific answer to the question of how man manages not to be wolf to man. And when I say “unique”, it means perforce that the answers for every culture turn out differently. There are cultures in which the family clan and its unconditional cohesion are the foundation of the society’s protection of individuals; on the other hand, there are individualistically informed cultures such as ours, where people entrust this protection to the state and its laws; and it can entrust it to them, normally, because we depend on others to do the same thing. There are cultures in which the capability and readiness to use violence has prestige value, and there are societies such as ours in which violence is proscribed. There are cultures in which yielding qualifies as a sign of weakness, and there are societies like ours in which conflicts are considered as simple differences of opinion which at best are dealt with discursively, and at worst are brought before a court. In this respect these other cultures do not necessarily function worse than ours, but just differently. Islam for example, as a cultural system, accomplishes that which a cultural system must: it orders the society. But it orders it differently than our Christian or Western system. The problems only begin where two, three, four or more different and incompatible cultures are forcibly confined together in the same country; that is, where there is the herding together of what does not belong together. Whoever brings about a multiethnic state brings the society into a condition, at the very least, of a potential civil war. Whoever pursues this plunges the society into a permanent structural crisis which persistently intensifies with advancing mass immigration; he stirs up conflicts, he encourages vigilante justice, he destroys the societal consensus of values and he destroys the preconditions for social peace. Who teaches his children peaceableness does so on the basis of higher ethical values which in the end are anchored in Christianity. But whoever forces men raised for peacefulness to live together with others who come from violent cultures — like this Nigerian — such a person purposefully and systematically makes victims out of them, and he invites an infinite guilt upon himself. The 7,500 Germans who since 1990 have become victims of immigrant violence are victims of a policy which is aimed at destroying the society — out of ideological blindness; out of greed for a cheap, easily exploitable workforce — whose situation is at the same time so precarious that the welfare state will ultimately collapse from excessive demand. This too is a desired outcome for certain people, a desired outcome of mass immigration: out of hatred for their own people; hatred of these damnable Germans, whom they wish to disown — not least — out of lust for power. There is a reason why, in all Western countries, there is a functional elite which pursues the destruction of peoples and their transformation into mere fragmented “populations”: “Peoples”, namely, are solidarity communities, which can sometimes send their rulers packing. The battle cry with which the rulers in the East German Socialist Unity Party were toppled 23 years ago was not: “We are the population.” It was: “We are the people.” A mere population consisting of dozens of ethnic groups in enmity with each other will never overthrow their rulers. They simply cannot do it. A democracy requires a demos, it requires a people. A despotism, on the other hand, a dictatorship, a totalitarian system — yes, that requires a population. The destruction of peoples is one side of the coin the other side of which is the transference of their rights to supranatural institutions: to the European Union, the WTO, IMF, NATO, UN and dozens of others — all institutions which are not to be controlled from below, but which determine our lives: they prescribe for us the rules by which we have to live; they prescribe for us what foodstuffs we are to eat, with what people we have to coexist in our own country, against whom we are to wage war and into which inscrutable bank conglomerate our tax money disappears. What is in the making here is a global despotism of elites which systematically eludes every responsibility and every safeguard. And part of this process is the systematically precipitated mass immigration, this largest-ever mass migration in 1,500 years (at that time this mass immigration led to the collapse of Roman civilisation). Against today’s event it is argued that Remembrance Day is devoted to the mourning of German war victims, — and crime victims are not war victims. But I say — they are exactly that! They are victims of a war which is being waged against all the peoples of Europe, not just against the German people. But when I say that a war is being waged, I have also to answer the question as to who the enemy is. Are the enemy young migrants who are waging their private jihad against a people whom they hold in contempt because those people bring up their children to be peaceable? I would say these are at most auxiliary troops, apropos the Antifa; the Autonomists; the Antideutschen; the fighters against the Right, pampered with tax money; and all the small leftist IM-types [Unofficial Collaborator-types for the Stasi = Inoffizieller Mitarbeiter] who only too gladly give full scope to the swine in men and allow free reign to their joy in self-righteousness, denunciation, mobbing and man-hunting. Such as these are the auxiliary troops. Is the enemy perhaps in the Muslim Brotherhood, or in the Turkish government, or with the Milli Görüs [National Vision — Turkish nationalists]? I would say they are at most — but at least! — the staff of the auxiliary troops. No, the enemy, which wages war against the people [Volk] sits here, in this building [the Reichstag], which is dedicated to just this very people [Volke]. And not only there: the enemy sits not only on government benches and in parliamentary seats, it sits also in the main editorial offices, professorships, in the head offices of banks and major corporations, in the EU bureaucracy, in the boards of multi-billion dollar propaganda foundations and the luxury villas of their financiers. The enemy is found in Berlin, Brussels, in New York, in Washington — it sits where the societal powers agglomerate, the visible power as well as the invisible. The war, for whose victims we mourn today, is a rulers’ war, a war of tiny elites against the rest, it is a war of those in power against the people. This Bundestag, this political class, which looks after the political affairs of the rich and powerful — this political class does not have the right at all to mourn for German dead, for they are not their dead! They do not have the right to organise a people’s day of mourning, for they have dissociated themselves from their people, they have deceived, betrayed, sold them and are working on their destruction. They have not even the right, as they now do, to mourn the foreign victims of extreme right-wing violence, for they also have these dead on their conscience. And the tears which they now shed are crocodile tears. We mourn today for the victims of an extremely one-sided war. It is time for the peoples of Europe to embrace the unstated, but very effectively campaigned declaration of war made by their own so-called elites, and answer it adequately. This is a problematic translation of part II, 3rd minute, as ethnicity to too many people means 'race'. 'Vielvoelkerstaat' is not best translated as 'multiethnic'. This translation could be pounced on to claim that Kleine-Hartlage is a racist. Up until then, he had been speaking about different cultures, and in that context 'Vielvoelkerstaat' is best translated as multicultural. Hearing his speech gave me no suspicion that he is a racist, concerned with what race someone has, unless by ethnicity you mean culture, not biological similarities. His concerns, and mine, are about a dangerous, violent, misogynistic and homophobic ideology, not race. But if he does mean 'many races' by Vielvoelkerstaat, I wash my hands of him! Many races can live well together if shared values unite them. Of these 'many races (that) can live well together if shared values unite them' (Anonymous 12.15 AM) who's values will they choose and how will they choose them? Individuals from one race can live peaceably amongst members of another race but only as individuals and not as part of a racial/cultural/ethnic group. Culture comes initially from within. Mr Manfred Kleine-Hartlage makes a good point viz 'democracies have a people, dictatorships have a population'. And I wonder if the BBC's growing tendency to refer to groups in terms of quantity rather than number is indicative of this move to dictatorship - BBC reporters/newsreaders frequently refer to an "amount of people" rather than a "number of people." Is the same misuse of whatever the word equivalents are occurring in other European countries? It's hard to imagine not. Well , "Vielvölkerstaat" used to describe the austrian Empire which had Tcheques,Slowakians,Bosnians,Polish, German,Hungarians,Italian,Serbs ,Kroatians and what have you.Maybe the ethymological explanation of the word "nation" can help: it is what you are "born" and raised in and where you feel part of, language, history , religion, ancestry and so on. The strains within the Austro-Hungarian empire became so great that it lead to the First World War and then the Empire's collapse into separate ethnocentric states. The Empire was a bulwark against the Islamic Ottoman Empire. However, it was virtually totally white and Christian. It was not a multiethnic or multicultural state in the sense of wholly different, races and religions living cheek by jowl. I cannot think of a case of this working out except through totalitarianism which is what we now have in multicultural Europe today. Below is an English translation entry from German Wiki of the term Vielvölkerstaat: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vielv%C3%B6lkerstaat: “Vielvölkerstaat” is a designation for (mostly historical) states which extend over the settlement area or the cultural- language area of several peoples [Völkern] or ethnicities (nationalities) [Ethnien]). The “Vielvölkerstaat” is not ethnically homogeneous and is therefore seen in contrast to the “Einvolkerstaat” (sic) [hence: Vielvölkerstaat versus Einvölkerstaat.- multi vs single]. The inhabitants of a “Vielvvölkerstaat” constitute a community under the rule of law, even when they consist of differentiated ethnic groups [Volksgruppen],. The concept of a “Vielvölkerstaat” is used, as a rule, in the sense of an illustrating example, not as an analytical category. So there are neither uniform criteria, under the presuppositions of which one can speak of a “Vielvölkerstaat”, nor are there theoretical conclusions associated with it. As an epithet, the term is regularly used in the context of Austria-Hungry, the Soviet Union, the Ottoman Empire and Jugoslavia as well as, in recent times, in the context of Russia and South Africa. Switzerland regards itself occasionally as a model for a Mehrvölkerstaat; that is, for a federalism across ethnic, linguistic and religious affiliations, with the task of balancing the voices of Cantons and citizens [Duden Deutsches Universal-Wörterbuch (1983) defines both Mehrvölkerstaat, and Vielvölkerstaat as Nationalitätenstaat or multinational state]. Note: That “the inhabitants of a Vielvvölkerstaat constitute a community under the rule of law”, in the sense of one law for all, would not appear to apply to Islamic communities in a multiculti environment to the extent that they gravitate toward parallel societies under the Sharia. Common Sense from Die Presse? 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__label__cc	0.507501	0.492499	Brentford, London / Middlesex, UK 020 8017 8199 / +44 20 8017 8199 secretary@brentfordchamber.org Brentford Chamber About Brentford News pre-2018 Events pre-2018 Brentford Voice – QR Demo Carers Open Recruitment Day 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM GMT Hounslow Civic Centre, Lampton Rd, London TW3 4DN, UK Anyone thinking about a career in care can find out more at a recruitment open day organised by Hounslow Council and Hounslow Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). If you want to make a real difference to people’s lives and are interested in a career in care, come along and meet Hounslow’s Homecare providers who will be paying the London Living Wage. Nation Care, Quality Caring Ltd, TC Care Ltd, Westminster Homecare Ltd, Care Outlook Ltd, Eleanor Nursing and Social Care Homecare and Healthvision UK will all be on hand to show potential carers the range of training and support available to them. The event will be held on Thursday 28 February at the Civic Centre, Lampton Road, Hounslow, TW3 4DN, from 9.30am - 12.30pm. Parking is very limited at the Civic Centre (main car park, pay and display). Cllr Candice Atterton, Cabinet Member for Adults, Social Care and Health, Hounslow Council, said: “We know how important it is to support our residents and to encourage independent living for as long as possible. “A career in social care is both mentally challenging and emotionally rewarding and I believe it plays a crucial part in making a difference to the health and wellbeing of so many vulnerable people, so please come along to find your new career in care.” For more information on our providers, visit www.hounslow.gov.uk/careerincare Business Directory News Events Calendar Current Offers Member To Member Deals Marketspace Job Postings Contact Us Information & Brochures Weather Join The Chamber © 2020 Brentford Chamber. Built using WordPress and the Mesmerize Theme	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line182
__label__cc	0.622361	0.377639	Terms of Reference for the Finance Committee TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE; The Finance committee (FC) shall; Be appointed annually at the Annual General Meeting (AGM). The FC may then co – opt to a vacancy as required. The FC shall be formed of HPC Cllrs. (min. of 3) and the Responsible Finance Officer (RFO). The FC shall at its first meeting elect a chair and vice for the year. ANNUAL ESTIMATES (BUDGET) AND FORWARD PLANNING The RFO must each year, by no later than November prepare detailed estimates of all receipts and payments including the use of reserves and all sources of funding for the following financial year in the form of a budget to be considered by the FC and the council. The council shall consider the FC annual budget proposals in relation to the council’s forecast of revenue and capital receipts and payments including recommendations for the use of reserves and sources of funding and update the forecast accordingly. The FC / council shall fix the precept (council tax requirement), and relevant basic amount of council tax to be levied for the ensuing financial year not later than by the end of January each year. The RFO shall issue the precept to the billing authority and shall supply each member with a copy of the approved annual budget. The approved annual budget shall form the basis of financial control for the ensuing year. The salary budget is to be reviewed annually in October for the following financial year and such review shall be evidenced by a hard copy schedule signed by the Clerk and the Chairman of Council or relevant committee. The RFO will inform committees of any changes impacting on their budget requirement for the coming year in good time. On a regular basis, at least once in each quarter, and at each financial year end, a member other than the Chairman shall be appointed to verify bank reconciliations produced by the RFO. The member shall sign the reconciliations and the original bank statements (or similar document) as evidence of verification. This activity shall on conclusion be reported, including any exceptions, to and noted by the council FC. The council is responsible in law for ensuring that its financial management is adequate and effective and that the council has a sound system of internal control which facilitates the effective exercise of the council’s functions, including arrangements for the management of risk. for the timely production of accounts; that provide for the safe and efficient safeguarding of public money; to prevent and detect inaccuracy and fraud; and	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line185
__label__wiki	0.881173	0.881173	KEF updates its classic surround sound package About eight years ago, KEF introduced a surround sound speaker system - the KHT2005 - consisting of a subwoofer and five smaller speakers. It wasn't the first of its kind but it was the first that did its job well. Not only was the system great for movies, it was terrific for music too and so was the first credible alternative to conventional speakers. The success of the system prompted other manufacturers to produce similar packages and some have also succeeded in producing systems that are not only discreet and stylish but sound great too. At one point, KEF set the pace with its 2005.2 version and now it looks like reclaiming its mid-price crown again with the predictably named 2005.3. The powered subwoofer can pump out 200 watts through a side-firing driver. As always for KEF, each of the satellite speakers feature a Uni-Q drive array (a tweeter within a lower-frequency driver). Sonically, this arrangement works well and it also helps keep the size of the speaker down. The speakers are fitted with decent terminals so good cable can be used to take advantage of the system's potential. The supplied plinths can be used to stand the satellite speakers upright on flat surfaces or mount the speakers to walls. The plinth's cable management feature - i.e. a hole! - allows the speaker cable to be hidden from view. Discreet stands are available as an optional extra and, like the plinths, can hide the cables. A matt silver finish is available but the most popular colour option is bound to be the classy high gloss black that perfectly matches modern televisions. At £700, the KHT2005.3 costs £100 less than its predecessors did but it's another perfect blend of style and performance from KEF.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line186
__label__wiki	0.966808	0.966808	Nicole Kidman Faces a Dark Past in ‘Destroyer’ Trailer October 18, 2018 05:04· Nicole Kidman 'Destroyer' trailer Earlier this month, Nicole Kidman told Deadline what drew her to her latest film project, Destroyer. Destroyer follows the moral and existential odyssey of LAPD detective Erin Bell who, as a young cop, was placed undercover with a gang in the California desert with tragic results. Her performance is being hailed as one of her best ever, and is made even more believable thanks to incredible makeup that makes her look, well, nothing like the Nicole Kidman we've been fawning over for decades now. Check out the Destroyer trailer (featuring quotes from our glowing review here) in the player below, along with a new poster and stills in the gallery! Years later, she's still dealing with the fallout with her daughter when the leader of the gang suddenly resurfaces with a vengeance. 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__label__cc	0.622578	0.377422	Molecular mechanisms of downregulated Kv channels in IPAH: Role of microRNA Yuan, Jason X.-J. University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States See 71 grants from Jason Yuan See grants from University of Illinois at Chicago Pharmacologic modulation of innate immune dysfunction in heterotopic ossification Optimizing Stem Cell-Enhanced Stroke Recovery through a Bioengineered Electrically Conductive Polymer Scaffold Redox Signaling and Stem Cell Function The Correspondence of Fertility Intentions and Behavior in the NLSY79 Fourth International Symposium on Childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult Non-Hodgk Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) is a fatal and progressive disease that predominantly affects women. Pulmonary vascular remodeling, sustained vasoconstriction and in situ thrombosis are the major causes for the elevated pulmonary vascular resistance in IPAH patients. Pulmonary vascular remodeling is characterized in part by significant medial and intimal hypertrophy, due to increased pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cell (PASMC) proliferation and decreased PASMC apoptosis. A rise in cytosolic Ca2+ ([Ca2+]cyt) in PASMC is a major trigger for pulmonary vasoconstriction and an important stimulus for PASMC proliferation. Downregulation of voltage-gated K+ (Kv) channel expression and decrease in Kv currents (/K(V)) contribute to a) increasing PASMC proliferation by raising [Ca2+]cyt via membrane depolarization and b) decreasing PASMC apoptosis by inhibiting apoptotic volume decrease and maintaining sufficient K+ in the cytoplasm to inhibit caspases and nucleases. Our data showed that the expression and activity of Kv channels are reduced, while proliferation is enhanced and apoptosis is inhibited, in IPAH-PASMC compared to normal PASMC. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short RNAs that bind to complementary sequences in the 3'-untranslated regions (3'-UTR) of target mRNAs to inhibit mRNA translation and/or induce mRNA degradation, thereby inhibiting the expression of specific mRNA targets. miRNAs are thus posttranscriptional regulators that potentially regulate the level of Kv channel mRNAs in IPAH-PASMC. We recently identified several miRNAs (e.g., miR-29b, miR- 138 and miR-222) that are highly expressed, whereas several Kv channels (e.g., KCNA1-7/10) are significantly downregulated, in IPAH-PASMC compared to normal PASMC. Overexpression of miR-29b, miR-138 or miR- 222 in normal PASMC decreases whole-cell /K(V), whereas inhibition of miR-29b rescues (i.e., significantly enhances) /K(V) in IPAH-PASMC. These data suggest that miR-138, miR-222 and miR-29b are sufficient to decrease /K(V) in normal PASMC, while miR-29b is necessary for the decreased /K(V) in IPAH-PASMC. Based on these observations, we hypothesize that selectively upregulated miRNAs are involved in the posttranscriptional inhibition of Kv channels in IPAH-PASMC and the miRNA-mediated Kv channel inhibition contributes to increasing proliferation and decreasing apoptosis in IPAH-PASMC. Three Specific Aims are proposed to test this hypothesis: 1) To identify the miRNAs that are upregulated and the Kv channels that are downregulated in IPAH-PASMC, and to determine which Kv channel subunits are posttranscriptionally regulated by the upregulated miRNAs in IPAH-PASMC;2) To determine whether upregulated miRNAs in IPAH-PASMC regulate the stability and translation of target Kv channel mRNAs;and 3) To determine the role of miRNA-mediated posttranscriptional inhibition of Kv channels in PASMC proliferation and apoptosis. The long-term goal of this study is to define the mechanism underlying the inhibition of Kv channels in IPAH- PASMC and to explore the possibility to target miRNA for developing therapeutic approaches for IPAH. Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) is a rare and fatal disease that predominantly affects young women. Abnormalities in pulmonary arteries, the blood vessels in the lungs, have been shown to relate to the elevated blood pressure in the lungs. This study is designed to determine the role of microRNA- mediated regulation of potassium channels in the cellular processes that lead to the high blood pressure in the lungs of patients with this devastating disease, and to reveal potential novel targets for therapeutic approaches to treat IPAH. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) 3R01HL115014-02S1 Respiratory Integrative Biology and Translational Research Study Section (RIBT) Peavy, Hannah H Internal Medicine/Medicine Schools of Medicine R01 HL Molecular mechanisms of downregulated Kv channels in IPAH: Role of microRNA Yuan, Jason X J. / University of Arizona Yuan, Jason X.-J. / University of Illinois at Chicago $45,458 Yuan, Jason X J. / University of Arizona $457,317 Yuan, Jason X.-J. / University of Illinois at Chicago $379,610 Gross, Christine M; Kellner, Manuela; Wang, Ting et al. (2018) LPS-induced Acute Lung Injury Involves NF-?B-mediated Downregulation of SOX18. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 58:614-624 Chen, Jiwang; Sysol, Justin R; Singla, Sunit et al. (2017) Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase Promotes Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling and Is a Therapeutic Target in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Circulation 135:1532-1546 Tang, Haiyang; Desai, Ankit A; Yuan, Jason X-J (2016) Genetic Insights into Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Application of Whole-Exome Sequencing to the Study of Pathogenic Mechanisms. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 194:393-7 Song, Shanshan; Ayon, Ramon J; Yuan, Jason X-J (2016) Ryanodine receptor-2: a necessity for gating store-operated Ca2+ channels. Cardiovasc Res 111:13-5 Tang, Haiyang; Yamamura, Aya; Yamamura, Hisao et al. (2016) Pathogenic role of calcium-sensing receptors in the development and progression of pulmonary hypertension. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 310:L846-59 Chen, Tianji; Zhou, Qiyuan; Tang, Haiyang et al. (2016) miR-17/20 Controls Prolyl Hydroxylase 2 (PHD2)/Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 (HIF1) to Regulate Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation. J Am Heart Assoc 5: Song, Shanshan; Jacobson, Krista N; McDermott, Kimberly M et al. 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__label__wiki	0.602236	0.602236	April 23, 2016 Classic Reviews, Featured Posts 19 Comments The Battle of Waterloo: A Comparative Exercise What happens when our resident Napoleonicist compares all things Waterloo side-by-side(-by-side-by-side-by-side)? ~ Jim Owczarski, 23 April 2016 With respect to E.S. Creasy, lists of “greatest” or “most significant” battles are best left as the stuff of coffee shop debate or oversized, remaindered tomes available at your local discount book store. There’s just too much that goes into defining sprawling words like “greatest” that prevents the conversation from being useful much less dispositive. That said, Waterloo is the greatest battle ever. Ever. I will not subject this to further debate. Let us instead, at the request of the editorial staff hereabouts, visit some of the many consims to take up the battle, and, along the way, talk about how approaches to the battle have changed over the years. This is not a complete list and it is a subjective one, but I hope it gives you a small window into the world of Waterloo gaming — a place where I have spent an awful lot of time. Lest the tyro turn away at first glance, let the story begin with the simpler games that offer to take the player back to mid-June 1815. I must here confess that I don’t think over-much of the Avalon Hill classic “Waterloo”. It’s not that both the board and the counters are, putting the matter generously, merely serviceable. Yep, 1962. It’s not the mind-bending decision, which I remember puzzling over 30 years ago and have never had explained since, that the board’s “hexes” be called “squares”. These things, it seems likely to me, were a product of their time and the whole package can, if properly understood, give the gamer interested in the history of his hobby a lesson in the struggles early designers had to build games that were both historical and playable. Honestly, I’ve always been fond of the rule that declares you’re not supposed to move any of your pieces while your opponent is moving his. My root problem is that the game, released in 1962, really has little to do with Napoleonic warfare or the Battle of Waterloo. The map is inaccurate, one notable error being the omission of the ridges behind which the Duke of Wellington famously hid his troops. Units are undifferentiated bundles of infantry, cavalry, and artillery which are assigned combat values which are compared and assessed in ratios laid out on the same combat results table (CRT) that Avalon Hill used in both “D-Day” and “Stalingrad”. There is no fog of war, even the Allies’ arrival on-board is preset, and no command and control (C2); the large number of HQ counters included in the game are notionally intended to allow a multi-player game, but otherwise have no game effect. I also dislike the strange attrition rule by which the French player can remove double the value of Allied units for every strength point of French units exited from the board on the road to Brussels. This, my instincts and strategy articles lead me to suspect, is to make attainable the French victory condition which requires the destruction of the entire Allied army. How it can be explained as a matter of history is something else entirely. “Waterloo” is a classic of the form and a fairly engaging game, particularly, I suspect, for those who like chess. As an historical consim, though, it’s hard to recommend. I wish I could have been there when Columbia Games’ Tom Dalgliesh (I choose to believe it was him, whatever the facts) first set a wooden block on its edge and realized it would be a fine way to build fog of war into a wargame. One of the fruits of that revelation is “Napoleon” – now in its fourth edition – an operational and tactical game of the Waterloo campaign. Originally released in 1974, everyone but the archivist is directed to the fourth edition which is a highly polished product of a successful Kickstarter and which solves some of the ugly problems, notably block clutter, introduced into the system in the third edition. The map, which in the fourth edition is wonderful, covers the familiar swath of Belgium surrounding Waterloo. I really want to go back again. The game uses a point-to-point movement system instead of hexes, however, and both large and small municipalities are connected by both highways and minor roads. These latter form an important part of the game’s strategy as only a certain number of units may be moved over each kind of road. Units come in French, British-Allied, and Prussian-Allied varieties. The entire French OOB. Not a unit-dense game. It’s worth noting that this is one of those rare wargames that plays very well with three players. The “story” of the game is brutally simple: the French have got to get their units between the British and the Prussians before they can join up. Easier said than done given the limited number of units that can be moved along a particular road. The greatest weapon the French have is the fog of war caused by the blocks. As units are placed on their edges facing away from their foes (think “Stratego”), the Allies are never quite sure where the French have hidden their best troops. The only way to find out is to have two groups of units meet in a single location and have the action moved to a four-sectioned battle mat for resolution. This battle completely posed and for effect only. On that mat, units in combat are divided into “left”, “right”, “center”, and “reserves” groups. Only those in the first three can fight and only artillery can attack without stepping forward to engage the enemy. Each block is rated for a certain combat value that determines how many dice it can roll to hit. Hits are scored each time a “to hit” die achieves a result at or above a number that varies with the unit’s firepower. Losses are tracked by rotating the blocks to placed their reduced strengths at the top. Combats end when one of the three main columns is denuded of troops or one side chooses to retreat. There’s a little bit of chrome sprinkled onto the above, i.e., units forming square, units and leaders sheltering in square, terrain chits for tactical battles and the like, but the game never quite leaves the “simple” category. And that is an excellent thing. In the puzzle of wondering where to strike — or where your opponent will strike — and of wondering how not to have your troops caught out on the difficult road grid of early 19th Century Belgium, “Napoleon” really helps the modern commander understand what Wellington meant when he said the whole of war lies in discovering what is on the other side of the hill. It’s also worth mentioning that this game blends almost seamlessly with Columbia Games’ “Eagles” collectible card game, also based on the battle of Waterloo. Once a costly investment when purchased in starter and booster packs, a complete bronze set of the cards is available on the company’s website for just under $60. With these in hand, you can use “Eagles” to resolve the battles created in “Napoleon”. The unit cards each represent a block and the more elaborate combat rules of “Eagles”, though based entirely on those in “Napoleon”, add some nice flavor to the experience. It also, of course, adds substantially to the play time, but I’ve always found it worth the effort. As I sit in my game cave staring at a shelf of consims built by the legendary Kevin Zucker, I find it hard to believe that the same man who designed games like “Napoleon at Leipzig (Fifth Edition!!!)” and “Napoleon’s Last Gamble” once upon a time revolutionized Napoleonic gaming with one of the true classics of the genre, “Napoleon’s Last Battles” (NLB). Whenever I talk about this game I start to rave a bit, but I’ll try to stick to the point. Released by S.P.I. in 1976, this brigade-level game is actually one of the famous S.P.I. quads that includes Ligny, Wavre, and Quatre Bras along with Waterloo. Once, all the world’s best games came in these weird plastic-topped tray-boxes. While graphics evolved between “Waterloo” and NLB, the game is not to be compared with modern lovelies like those that Zucker’s own Operational Studies Group is producing today. The map, while a distinct improvement in terms of accuracy, is entirely 1970s earth tones and the counters are in basic primary colors. (As an aside, I far prefer the original counters to any of those included in the miss-able Decision Games reprints.) Seeeeee? RIDGES! Units are rated by combat value and movement capacity. There’s no hidden movement and, in the basic game, no C2. Yeah, maybe I’ve got an unpunched set. Want to make something of it? The CRT, however, was and is something special. While controversial to some, it is surprisingly bloodless, preferring retreats to eliminations and even threatening nasty exchanges, situations where defenders are eliminated but attackers have to remove an identical number of factors, to high-odds attackers. This, along with hard-locking zones of control, results in lines of troops that push at one another in struggles for ground, rather than ahistorical battles of outright elimination. Retreating troops can only be destroyed if they’re surrounded by either enemies or enemy zones of control so careful players can manage withdrawals against all but the most determined and powerful attacks. All this makes the four games by themselves worth playing. What makes this game special, however, is the campaign game that brings all four together. Not only is the resulting four-map game satisfying large, but the game introduces a simple C2 system requiring the presence of army and corps commanders to effectively maneuver troops. Commanders are assigned command radii and, in additional to ordering units, can also be used to reconstitute previously eliminated units, although at a diminished strength. The wonder of it is that the game still plays as well as it does 40 years after its release. I’ve got two copies and am in search of one of the Designer Editions that came with a mounted board. While there have been some necessary tweaks to the game’s OOB, some of which were due to recent scholarship, the low counter density and simple, clean rules make this a game that my eight-year-old son not only understands but enjoys. Mr. Zucker has been hammering away at essentially this system ever since the release of NLB and has added things that were surprisingly omitted (cavalry charges) and also made it much more complex. I own many of these later editions and games and will discuss one of them in a subsequent article in this series, but, for me, this remains one of the great games on Waterloo and one of the best wargames ever designed. In 2015, a tiny Finnish company named U&P Games set the equally tiny Napoleonic gaming community on its ear when it released “W1815”. Shipping in a ziplock bag with a cardstock map, a small pack of cards, and a bunch of wooden blocks, this is one of the most delightful games about Waterloo you’ll ever play. Their other game simulates association football. Honestly. Built for two players, though it plays very well solo, each side is given a set of cards that are placed around the small map. Each card describes the abilities of either a French or an Allied corps that is, in turn, represented on the battlefield by wooden blocks. Players take turns activating one of these corps and trying to reduce their opponent’s strength. Attack odds are printed directly on the corps cards and are resolved with a single die roll. There are also special cubes meant to represent the famous grand battery from the French center-right as well as the skirmishers who held La Haie Sainte and Hougomont. I want to play again just looking at it. All this is simple enough, but the strategy comes in choosing the right corps at the right moment and, for the Allies, determining when to deploy reserves against an initially superior French attacking force. As casualties mount, lost units are placed onto a morale track that also serves as a game clock. When enough troops of a side are placed there, that side must begin rolling for a final rout that gets more likely as blocks are added. The map is lovely — I’ve a nice copy framed — the units feel right if highly abstracted, and the whole business can be played to a decision in 15 minutes. Again, ridges. C2, fog of war, and the intricacies of consim are nowhere to be found save in some of the abstract choices, many of which are nicely evocative those faced at Waterloo. The only challenge with this one is finding a copy. The company has run through two editions and every time a supply pops up here and there it seems to vanish just as quickly. Finally, a quick honorable mention: “Stratego: Waterloo 200”. I brought this game home with me from Waterloo in my luggage last August and have never regretted the effort. What’s not to love? My very first strategy game was “Stratego” and getting to play a version of it on a nice map of the battlefield, with units representing actual regiments from the battle is pretty cool. The rules, while among the most beautifully illustrated I’ve seen, are extremely simple. Some of them are poorly written, however, and one of the critical ones (pursuit) is so badly done that it can only be understood by watching the designer play it out in a YouTube video. Still, I’d never turn down a chance to play this one. Thanks for coming along this far on the journey. Next time, we’ll visit with “medium” games and see many, many more blocks. Chat about it below, or in our forums, or hit our FaceBook page >> Age of Gunpowder, Board Games, Cyrano, Operational, Tactical 19 Responses to The Battle of Waterloo: A Comparative Exercise Keith Rose says: Interesting article. I think one of the reasons Waterloo is so playable is that – like Gettysburg – one finds oneself asking “why did Napoleon (Lee) do that? – if only he’d done this (player then takes control) he could have won!” …… and indeed “he” could have. Zuckers games lose me at this NLB scale with the combat system and only surrounded units die model. It needs a re fresh, its ahistorical just as you say out right elimination is. Morale and Supply have no meaning in the game nor does command have much impact other than allowing or dis allowing movement. Keen to try 1816. I hear it s a fun quick play. Jim Owczarski says: I was a bit player in the HPS wars over melee eliminations so I really do try and step back from my own biases and perhaps I fail, but, absent a morale collapse model (which miniatures games have had forever, strangely enough) ZoC elim is one of the few ways to make games end or, in the case of HPS, make them end before you have the absurd spectacle of 20-man battalions running about. I’m a hard look at Mr. Zucker’s new stuff for the third article in this series. I’ll be cryptic and say the verdict is still out, although, given my enthusiasm for NLB, I’m surprised I haven’t warmed to it more. :/7) rochrist says: You skipped that monster grand tactical SPI version. Wellington’s Victory: The Battle of Waterloo. 68″x34″ map, 100yds/hex. It was awesome! Brant Guillory says: There’s more a’coming! That was just the first of several articles, at varying levels of detail and groggyness 🙂 You wound me to say it. Sure that game (foreshadowing!) deserves it’s place in the “hard” pantheon. The Battle of Waterloo: A Comparative Exercise, Part 2 \| GrogHeads says: […] The nice part about doing a series is one can leave aside the preliminary pleasantries and leap to the business at hand. For those who missed the first journey into the world of wargaming Waterloo (I may need to trademark alliteration that strong), it’s here. […] James Istvanffy says: I liked your article. I used Napoleon’s Last Battles in several University Course I have taught over the past 25 plus years and liked your praise of this truly great game. Thanks for that. What was the class, if I might ask? […] air breathed by the more complex simulations of the Battle of Waterloo. (ed note, links to read part 1 and part […] The Flare Path: Topical Titbits \| Rock, Paper, Shotgun says: […] Owczarski has been considering analogue treatments of the Battle of Waterloo in a series of articles for Grogheads.com. For folk like me far more familiar with Turcan’s and Tiller’s […] fast edsta says: Hi,I am looking high and low for a waterloo game I played in the mid late 70’s. this game had tiles with 2 unit strengths each side(1 side full the other half strength) Can anyone help me? TY, Edward Also want to add, the tiles have 3 numbers on each side,(off,def and movement) Best example I recall is a PRUSSIAN Artillery had 22 off but 4 def with a 4 for movement TY, Again Edward Sorry to have missed this inquiry for so long. There’s nothing in NLB that’s even close to those numbers — especially the attack strength. Are you certain of them? Otherwise, it does indeed sound like that game… Thanks to anyone that can help me.Edward Napoleon’s Last Battles fits your description. Avalon Hill: Waterloo – castaliahouse.com says: […] game uses the classic AH combat results table (CRT). Some loved it for the simplicity, while others hated it but there’s a good chance its very simplicity helped grow the hobby in those early days. […] I hope you will cover Clash of Arms various games covering Waterloo–fabulous counters, great maps, and three different types of rules (Marie Louise, Premier, XXX) that allow you to choose the style and amount of chrome you want. My understanding is that MSJ is getting the ME treatment, but I’ve heard no word that CoA intends to raise it to the new, incredible, standard set by Ligny and QB. Have you heard differently?	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line195
__label__cc	0.672237	0.327763	COVER ART-ROCITIES #4 There they are! Right there! On the ruddy cover! I don't what it is but it's freaking me the fuck out! Kill it! Kill it with fire!!! Celebrating the mad, bad, and dangerous to look at covers inflicted on the book world Posted by Jim Moon at 10:00 No comments: Labels: art, books, cover art-rocities, covers, horror, humour, paperbacks, Peter Haining, worst TOMEGORIA 06 - Clovenhoof What would happen if the Devil was sacked? And exiled to live in Birmingham? Odile and Jim find out in the comedy horror novel Clovenhoof by Heide Goody and Ian Grant! As well as discussing the book, we also have a little chat with the authors too! DIRECT DOWNLOAD - TOMEGORIA 06 - Clovenhoof Find all the podcasts in the HYPNOGORIA family here - HYPNOGORIA HOME DOMAIN - Full archive, RSS feed and other useful links HYPNOGORIA on iTunes HYPNOGORIA on STITCHER Labels: books, comedy, Heide Goody, horror, hypnobobs, Ian Grant, jim moon, literature, odile thomas, podcast, Satan, tomegoria FOLKLORE ON FRIDAY - Fairy Finds II: The Fairy Coffins of Edinburgh Part 1 Just outside Edinburgh, and over-looking that fine Scottish city, is a huge hill, Arthur's Seat, the time-worn remains of an ancient extinct volcano. Like many notable places in these isles, it is named after the legendary King Arthur and has been proposed as the site of Camelot. And over the years, alongside providing spectacular views of the city, Arthur's Seat has accrued a fair amount of folklore. There are tales of visions, healing waters, stones that brings fertility, and witches' gatherings all associated with this towering mount. However perhaps the strangest tale of all is that of the Fairy Coffins discovered there. In June 1836, a curious find was reported in the distinguished newspaper The Scotsman - some boys were larking about on the slopes of Arthur's Seat, looking for rabbits. While on their hunt, they noticed several sheets of slate wedged against the hillside, and on removing them discovered a tiny cave. And inside the little grotto were seventeen tiny coffins, containing wooden figures, roughly carved and about two to three inches long. But boys being boys, the careful processes and procedures of archaeology were roundly ignored and instead they made sport with the mysterious little figures. And sadly not all survived these shenanigans, with the Scotsman reporting that “a number were destroyed by the boys pelting them at each other as unmeaning and contemptible trifles.” However some did make it down the mountain. The Scotsman describes them thus - They were dressed from head to foot in cotton clothes, and decently laid out with a mimic representation of all the funereal trappings which usually form the last habiliments of the dead. The coffins are about three or four inches in length, regularly shaped, and cut out from a single piece of wood, with the exception of the lids, which are nailed down with wire sprigs or common brass pins. The lid and sides of each are profusely studded with ornaments, formed with small pieces of tin, and inserted in the wood with great care and regularity. The coffins ended up displayed in a private museum owned by a South Andrews jeweler named Robert Frazier. In 1845 the contents of the museum were auctioned and the Fairy Coffins passed into the hands of private collectors. However in 1901 a lady named Christina Couper of Dumfriesshire generously gave a set of eight coffins to National Museum of Scotland where they have remained until this day. Now then we should first note that we cannot actually be sure that the eight Fairy Coffins we have on display today are the originals. While it seems very likely that they are, considering the nine day wonder that the original discovery prompted back in 1836, we cannot rule out that these may be replicas or even deliberate fakes made to sell to collectors of curiosities. Certainly over the years, the mystery of the Fairy Coffins has continued to intrigue the public. Indeed over the years, more details of the find have been uncovered... A Notes & Queries piece on the affair, titled 'A Fairy Burial?', published on 4th April 1863, claims that the discovery was made at the foot of the Salisbury Crags on the north side of Arthur's Seat and had a dramatic account of the discovering with a mildly imperiled climbing lad accidentally dislodging the slate door of the tiny tomb while scrambling for a foothold. However another Edinburgh newspaper the Caledonian Mercury, in an article published on 5th August 1836 claims the find was made on the south side of the hill. And in its 'Continuation Catalogue' a scholarly journal, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland #36 (1901-02), furnishes us with the additional details that one of the slate stones covering the cave was “rudely shaped like the headstone of a grave” that revealed “an aperture about twelve inches square in which were lodged seventeen Lilliputian coffins, forming two tiers of eight each, and one on a third, just begun!” And there were further revelations to come, for the Edinburgh Evening News in 1956 provided the most detailed account yet, which revealed the exact date of the discovery (25th June 1836), the dimensions of the cave (a foot in height and 18 inches wide), and that the surviving coffins we now have, were retrieved by the boys' teacher a Mr Ferguson, and presumably from this schoolmaster the Fairy Coffins made their way into both the newspapers and the hands of Mr Frazier. Now it is important to note that none of these later accounts took to the trouble to do anything as useful as list any sources for these revelations. Therefore given the growing amount of details that have no historical documents to back them up, these later reports of the find may well be an example of a tale being embroidered with each retelling over the years. And therefore we must be careful, and pick away any rogue 'facts' from the bones of the case. One recurring offender is the oft repeated claim that the coffins had been placed there one by one over a period of years. In fact, we can sure of no such thing. This claim is based on reports that the lower tiers of coffins were decayed, and drawing on the possible dubious claims of the way they were stacked in two piles of eight with a third seemingly just begun. Now it is true that looking at the eight surviving coffins we can see that some are more rotted than others. However this could just be a result of those particular coffins were the ones placed on the bottom tier and hence were more prone to decay and water damage. And while forensic analysis of the existing coffins has yielded some interesting result, it is impossible to say if they were all interred at the same time. It has also proved difficult to ascertain if the Fairy Coffins were made in a one batch or over a longer period of time. For example one coffin is lined with paper made with rag fibre, a process which dates it from a time after 1780. However the clothes of another has stitching with cotton thread - and cotton thread only replaced linen thread from 1812 onwards. Other figures have two ply thread in their garments which again pushes forward the date of manufacture, while one has three ply thread that textile historians claim only came on the market in 1830. Hence taking into account all the details of the kind materials used, alongside the extent of the decay, experts have concluded that it is most likely the coffins were interred at some point after 1830. We should also note that the description of the figures as being corpses laid out in funeral dress is also somewhat erroneous. What clothes they are wearing do not indicate funeral dress or shrouds, being simple one piece coverings that do not resemble any form of dress, funerary or otherwise. And as for their appearance, they are depicted with their eyes open rather than closed in the sleep of death. All the figures are male, and have more or less identical facial features. Some figures have arms and some do not, and those that are without have clearly lost limbs rather than having been designed that way. They show signs that they previously had hats, the carving of their legs suggests knee breeches and hose, and their feet appeared to have been painted black. From their poses and the fact that they appear to need some sort of accessory to hold in their hands to stand upright, expert analysis has concluded that in all likelihood they were originally toy soldiers, made in the late 1700s, with their clothes being later additions. Therefore we can deduce that these figures were re-purposed for their strange burials. Another interesting detail is that while the figures are made of white wood, the coffins are carved from Scottish pine. Analysis has also revealed that they were not the work of a carpenter or wood carver, but judging from the knife marks and materials used, they were likely to be the work of an amateur using the tools of the trade of a leatherworker or cobbler. Also the coffins come in two styles, one square, one rounded, which suggests that either there were two makers at work, or that their creator changed and/or refined their style as they were being made over a period of time. However as enlightening as all this may be, these facts revealed by modern science still cannot answer why the Fairy Coffins were buried or what they were meant to achieve. But there have been plenty of theories put forward over the years, and we shall explore the various explanations for them next week! Labels: Arthur's Seat, coffins, Edinburgh, faeries, fairy coffins, folklore, folklore on Fridays, mysteries, Scotland, witchcraft GREAT GHOSTS OF THE SHELVES #02 - Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker A paperback edition from 1966 from Arrow Books of a collection of weird tales by Bram Stoker, first published in 1914. Stoker is of course best remembered as the creator of Dracula, but he also wrote several other novels and a great many cracking short tales. This volume of strange thrills features some of the best, collecting together several tales that had previously appeared in magazines alongside some that had never been published before. It includes - Dracula's Guest (1914) The Judge's House (1891) The Squaw (1893) The Secret of the Growing Gold (1892) A Gipsy Prophecy (1914) The Coming of Abel Behenna (1914) The Burial of the Rats (1914) A Dream of Red Hands (1894) Crooken Sands (1894) Dracula's Guest is famously a tale closely connected to his masterwork, indeed an eerie adventure for Jonathan Harker which was cut from the original novel. But there's more to this volume than just vampires, The Judge's House is a wonderfully sinister tale and The Squaw is a fantastic story about the infamous iron maiden, and both have appeared in many other anthologies. And there's many treasures in the lesser known stories here too, with The Burial of the Rats being my top tip for an undiscovered gem. A reading of Dracula's Guest by Mr Jim Moon can be found here Labels: anthology, art, books, books covers, bram stoker, dracula's guest, ghosts, Great Ghosts of the Shelves, horror, literature, SF, weird fiction PUBLISHER - Ok, we've got here a cosmic horror SF novel that's actually discussing many deep philosophical themes and exploring the limits of human consciousness... ARTIST - Giant purple head on a heap of pebbles then? PUBLISHER - Nailed it!!!! Posted by Jim Moon at 10:30 2 comments: Labels: art, books, Colin Wilson, cover art-rocities, covers, horror, humour, paperbacks, SF, worst FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS - The Invisible Man This week we catch up once again with that most unusual of amateur detectives, GK Chesterton's Father Brown. In this episode, Mr Jim Moon presents a reading of one of the little priest's most celebrated tales, the curious case of The Invisible Man. DIRECT DOWNLOAD - FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS - The Invisible Man Labels: crime, father brown, From the Great Library of Dreams, gk chesterton, hypnobobs, mystery, podcast, readings, the Invisible Man FOLKLORE ON FRIDAY - The Embrace of the Iron Maiden Casket? This was no casket. Caskets do not stand open and upended. Caskets do not bear upon their lids the raised, moulded features of a woman's face. Caskets were not spiked inside. Recognition was simultaneous with horror. This was the Iron Maiden! From The Skull of the Marquis de Sade by Robert Bloch And I am quite sure that like Mr Bloch's unfortunate narrator Maitland, most of us would have no problem whatsoever in identifying this most infamous of medieval torture devices. For in the popular imagination no torturers' dungeon would be complete without an iron maiden waiting in a corner alongside the other tools of the trade such as braziers, branding irons and a rack. And aside from being a perennially popular feature in museums, castles, ghost trains and assorted other chambers of horrors, it has also provided the name for one of the biggest heavy metal bands of all time. Originating in Germany, where it is known as the Eiserne Jungfrau, the Iron Maiden was a hideous device of both torture and execution. Its operation was as cunning as it was cruel, and as I humbly admit I cannot possibly compete with the descriptive powers of horror legend Robert Bloch, I'll let him describe the embrace of the maiden... The longest spikes would pierce him first as the lid descended. The spikes were set so to enter his wrists and ankles. He would hang there crucified, as the lid continued its inexorable descent. Shorter spikes would next enter his thighs, shoulders and arms. Then, as he struggled, impaled in agony, the lid would press closer until the smallest spikes came close enough to penetrate his eyes, his throat, and - mercifully - his heart and brain. Horrible eh! Our ancestors were a shockingly brutal bunch weren't they! Well actually, modern historians rather suspect they weren't! For while we have all been horrified - and may I add secretly ghoulishly delighted - with tales of the iron maiden, it is currently thought that this terrible device never really existed. To begin with, once you get past all the gory imaginings of the blood-drenched results of its sadistic operation, and consider the actual design, the dear old maiden starts to look a bit suspect. For would it not be the case that for all those spikes to inflict prolonged pain and suffering and not instant death, wouldn't they have to be adjusted for every individual prisoner? For not every man is the same height and hence to do their evil duties, the spikes would need to be carefully rearranged. Indeed a victim would have to have a pre-torture fitting for the Maiden, to get all the spikes at the right height to pierce the right places. However the surviving iron maidens in museums and castles are noticeably lacking in any systems for their spikes to be re-positioned and tailored for individual ahem clients. Which leaves us with the unlikely possibility that instead iron maidens came with height measurement signs like you see in the theme parks - "Sorry buddy, you have to be THIS tall to die horribly in this torture device!" But aside from these mechanical impracticalities, the dread iron maiden has other more serious historical problems. And the major one is that there is no mention of it in any historical records. Now a guidebook printed in 1784 tells of "the iron maiden, that abominable work of horror that goes back to the times of Frederick Barbarossa" which can be seen in Nuremberg. Barbarossa was the King of Germany from 1152 and became both the King of Italy and the Holy Roman Emperor in 1155, and reigned until his death in 1190. However despite having paperwork from three different courts, we find no mention of anyone executed by the Maiden. And the centuries after are equally void of any mention of iron maidens, let alone any details of evidence gained from their uses in torture or as a method of execution. The earliest, and indeed only, reference to the use of an Eiserne Jungfrau dates from 1515, when a coin forger was executed in an iron maiden on August 14th. Now given that records of executions were best-sellers in the early years of the printing presses, and that legal and court records from the Middle Ages still survive, it is very curious that this is the only mention. In fact, it has been thought so curious that now it is widely believed that this reference is in fact a historical hoax. It was discovered by the German philosopher and archaeologist Johann Philipp Siebenkees in 1793, but the original source has never been found. And given the lack of any other records of iron maidens being used, historians have concluded that Siebenkees fabricated it. Quite why Siebenkees fabricated this no one is entirely sure. However, as evidenced by its mention in the guidebook quoted above, by the late 1780s, iron maidens were already popular tourist attractions, and their blood spattered alleged history was already well-established. But where does this modern folklore originate from? Well, it is thought that the infamous iron maidens displayed in museums and castles were actually constructed from genuine historical items. Historians think that these sinister devices were assembled from medieval punishment devices known as 'shame coats'. Appearing in 13th century Germany these Schandmantel were a sort of mobile version of the stocks or pillory, with wrong-doers sentenced to wear these heavy containers or metal and wood so that the populace could mock and taunt them. And the aforementioned medieval court records that are so silent on iron maidens helpfully tell us that a spell in a Schandmantel was usually handed out to those caught indulging in prostitution or poaching. By why did keepers of castles and museums invent these devices? Well in the mid 18th century saw the birth of gothic fiction with the publication of The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole in 1763. Walpole's lurid tale soon spawned a host of imitators, spinning further yarns of European castles filled with depravity and torture. Naturally castles, keeps, and all manner of historic sites and ruins became very fashionable places to visit as the gothic fiction craze boomed. And naturally enterprising caretakers and owners made sure their sites had plenty of lurid history to tell the tourists, and evidently some decided a few props were in order. And hence all manner of alleged medieval torture devices and instruments were being exhibited, and like the infamous maiden many were complete fabrications. A miniature maiden produced 120 years ago as a tourist souvenir So finally, where did the inspiration for the spikes come? Well, there are two possible sources. The first comes from 5th century tome City of God by St. Augustine of Hippo. In it he records the torture of Regulus by the Carthaginians, writing that - They shut him up in a narrow box, in which he was compelled to stand, and in which finely sharpened nails were fixed all round about him, so that he could not lean upon any part of it without intense pain; and so they killed him by depriving him of sleep. But considering the German origins of the iron maiden, I think it possible there was a source closer to home, and very likely a good deal more familiar - German folk tales. In the stories collected by the Brothers Grimm we have a tale sometime called Falada, but best known as from its appearance as The Goose Girl. And at the end of this story - The false bride said, "She deserves no better fate than to be stripped stark naked, and put in a barrel that is studded inside with sharp nails. Two white horses should be hitched to it, and they should drag her along through one street after another, until she is dead." "You are the one," said the old king, "and you have pronounced your own sentence. Thus shall it be done to you." Furthermore in another tale The Three Little Men in the Wood, a wicked stepmother comes to the same bad end - “The wretch deserves nothing better,” answered the old woman, “than to be taken and put in a barrel stuck full of nails, and rolled down hill into the water.” “Then,” said the King, “thou hast pronounced thine own sentence;” and he ordered such a barrel to be brought, and the old woman to be put into it with her daughter, and then the top was hammered on, and the barrel rolled down hill until it went into the river. And the same cask and nails fate is meted out yet again to another wicked stepmother in The White Bride and the Black One. Yes, oddly enough, being placed in a nail studded barrel was something of a common punishment for the wicked in Germanic folk tales! And hence, given its unusual prevalence and the popularity and age of these tales - many of which are thought to date to medieval times - it is perhaps unsurprising that when looking to invent a suitably lurid and eye-catching torture device to impress the devotees of the gothic, these fairy tales heard in childhood were re-imagined as a fake historical punishment. Indeed the iron maiden has been able to masquerade as history for so long precisely because it appeals to the same ghoulish glee as the hideous punishments in the tales of Brothers' Grimm. And so then, rather than a testament to the bloodthirsty and brutal nature of our ancestors, the iron maiden is actually proof that folk down the ages all love a good gory gothic story! Labels: Brothers Grimm, fake, folklore on Fridays, gothic fiction, iron maiden, Johann Philipp Siebenkees, Robert Bloch, torture device GREAT GHOSTS OF THE SHELVES #01 - The Armada Ghost Book ed. Christine Bernard Cover art by Chris D'Achille In 1967, this little anthology of spooky tales for younger readers, expertly assembled by Christine Bernard, was first published. And its mix of classic ghost stories, retellings of spooky folk tales, and new fictions penned by modern authors would prove to be a huge hit. Indeed The Armada Ghost Book would prove to be so successful that an entire series of Armada Ghost Books followed, with this initial book being reprinted many times to thrill and terrify several generations of children. This volume included - Sandy MacNeil and His Dog (1964) by Sorche Nic Leodhas School for the Unspeakable (1937) by Manly Wade Wellman The House of the Nightmare (1906) by Edward Lucas White The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost (1902) by H. G. Wells The Giant Bones (1964) by Sorche Nic Leodhas Prince Godfrey Frees Mountain Dwellers and Little Shepherds from a Savage Werewolf and Witches (1946) by Halina Gorska The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall (1891) by John Kendrick Bangs The Red Room (1896) by H. G. Wells Spooks of the Valley (1948) by Louis C. Jones The Lads Who Met the Highwayman (1965) by Sorche Nic Leodhas A Pair of Hands (1898) by Arthur Quiller-Couch [as by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch Linked entries will take you to assorted Hypnobobs podcasts containing reading of these tales. Labels: anthology, Armada Ghost Book, art, books, books covers, Christine Bernard, ghosts, Great Ghosts of the Shelves, horror, literature, SF, weird fiction The rather unusual rendition of the Lord of the Undead here - i.e. crossed eyed, bad beard and head shaped like a peanut - is evidently even baffling the great Mr Holmes by the look of it! Labels: art, books, cover art-rocities, covers, dracula, horror, humour, paperbacks, sherlock holmes, worst HYPNOGORIA 09 - A Tribute to Sir Terry Pratchett This week we had the sad news that Sir Terry Pratchett, beloved author and creator of the Discworld, had passed away. In this episode Mr Jim Moon pays tribute to the man and his work, looking back over his long career and celebrating his life. DIRECT DOWNLOAD - HYPNOGORIA 09 - A Tribute to Sir Terry Pratchett Labels: books, comedy, Discworld, fantasy, hypnobobs, hypnogoria, jim moon, podcast, Terry Pratchett FOLKLORE ON FRIDAY - Faery Finds I: The Luck of Edenhall There are many legends about faeries, and there aren't too many places without a story or two about some local sprites or elves. But despite their ubiquity in folklore across the world, the faeries are an elusive folk, and while the fact that tales about them are found in many different cultures would seem to suggest there might be something in all those old stories, evidence of their existence is thin on the ground. Much like the infamous gold that the Fair Folk have often mischievously gifted to mortals, proof of their reality often melts away into nothing. However from time to time they leave us something more tangible... Or at least so the stories go... In the north of England, in the beautiful county of Cumbria, lies the little village of Edenhall, named after a manor house that once stood there. The original Eden Hall was the seat of the Musgrave family, who built and extended the hall with stone from their old ancestral home, Hartley Castle. The Musgraves dwelt at Eden Hall for several centuries, with the house being rebuilt twice in the 19th century, and finally moving on and selling it at the beginning of the 20th. However the prize possession of the household remains intact and in perfect condition in the Victoria & Albert Museum. This treasure, now donated to the nation by the Musgrave family, is an ancient and ornate glass chalice known as the legendary Luck of Edenhall. It was first mentioned, and named, in the will of Sir Philip Musgrave in 1677, although it is believed to have been the family's possession for a good while before then. Modern day experts think the Luck to have originated in the Middle East, brought back by some crusading ancestor of the Musgraves. They say it is a fine example of 14th century glassware and was probably made in Syria or Egypt. However folklore has a different tale to tell. For according to legend, this beautiful drinking cup was not some trinket borne back from far off lands but hails from another world entirely. The story of it's supernatural origins was recounted in a ballad by Ludwig Uhland, and later on the poet Longfellow penned an English version. However the first telling of the tale appears in 1794 tome The History of the County of Cumberland by William Hutchinson. And our worthy antiquary set it down thus - An old painted drinking glass, called the Luck of Edenhall is preserved with great care. It is alluded to in the annexed ballad of Duke Wharton. In the garden, near to the house, is a well of excellent spring water, called St. Cuthbert's well (the church is dedicated to the saint). This glass is supposed to have been a sacred chalice: but the legendary tale is, that the butler, going to draw water, surprised a company of fairies who were amusing themselves upon the green, near the well: he seized the glass, which was standing upon its margin; they tried to recover it; but, after an ineffectual struggle, flew away, saying, If that glass either break or fall, Farewell the luck of Edenhall. Now while this little story might strike us as fanciful, apparently the Musgraves took it seriously. Writing for The Gentlemen's Magazine in 1791, a Reverend William Mounsey of Bottesford recorded that the Luck was carefully stored away to prevent any damage. Few were allowed to even see it lest an accident befall the beautiful cup. While the ballads of Uhland and Longfellow hold that the cup was damaged and disaster followed, in truth no such misfortune occurred. And certainly the faeries' words held true for Eden Hall flourished while the Musgraves held it. However in 1900 when they sold the house, they kept the cup, and evidently the house did not fair so well, for it was completely demolished in 1934! The Luck of Edenhall From the German of [Ludwig] Uhland Of Edenhall, the youthful Lord Bids sound the festal trumpet's call. He rises at the banquet board, And cries, 'mid the drunken revellers all, "Now bring me the Luck of Edenhall!" The butler hears the words with pain, The house's oldest seneschal, Takes slow from its silken cloth again The drinking glass of crystal tall; They call it The Luck of Edenhall. Then said the Lord, "This glass to praise, Fill with red wine from Portugal!" The graybeard with trembling hand obeys; A purple light shines over all, It beams from the Luck of Edenhall. Then speaks the Lord, and waves it light: "This glass of flashing crystal tall Gave to my sires the Fountain-Sprite; She wrote in it, If this glass doth fall, Farewell then, O Luck of Edenhall! "'Twas right a goblet the Fate should be Of the joyous race of Edenhall! Deep draughts drink we right willingly: And willingly ring, with merry call, Kling! klang! to the Luck of Edenhall!" First rings it deep, and full, and mild, Like to the song of a nightingale Then like the roar of a torrent wild; Then mutters at last like the thunder's fall, The glorious Luck of Edenhall. "For its keeper takes a race of might, The fragile goblet of crystal tall; It has lasted longer than is right; King! klang!--with a harder blow than all Will I try the Luck of Edenhall!" As the goblet ringing flies apart, Suddenly cracks the vaulted hall; And through the rift, the wild flames start; The guests in dust are scattered all, With the breaking Luck of Edenhall! In storms the foe, with fire and sword; He in the night had scaled the wall, Slain by the sword lies the youthful Lord, But holds in his hand the crystal tall, The shattered Luck of Edenhall. On the morrow the butler gropes alone, The graybeard in the desert hall, He seeks his Lord's burnt skeleton, He seeks in the dismal ruin's fall The shards of the Luck of Edenhall. "The stone wall," saith he, "doth fall aside, Down must the stately columns fall; Glass is this earth's Luck and Pride; In atoms shall fall this earthly ball One day like the Luck of Edenhall!" Labels: Edenhall, faeries, folklore, folklore on Fridays, Longfellow, Luck of Edenhall, musgraves Once upon a time... well the early '70s to be honest... there was a vogue for making cover "art" by photographing stuffed animals. The results were ahem different... In case you didn't know - Bubastis was the ancient Egyptian goddess of criminally incompetent taxidermy... Labels: art, books, cover art-rocities, covers, horror, humour, Orgy of Bubastis, paperbacks, worst MICROGORIA 12 - Deathtrap Dungeon Mr Jim Moon, armed only with a sword, backpack, leather armour and a Potion of Nostalgia, voyages to the little town of Fang in Southern Allansia to enter the Trial of Champions. Wielding his mighty two dice and a pen and paper, your host revisits Deathtrap Dungeon by Ian Livingstone, the classic Fighting Fantasy gamebook in which WE were the hero! DIRECT DOWNLOAD - MICROGORIA 12 - Deathtrap Dungeon Labels: adventures, books, Deathtrap Dungeon, fighting fantasy, hypnobobs, ian livingstone, jim moon, Microgoria, podcast, Puffin, role playing, RPGs World Book Day - An Important Tome For Me As it is World Book Day, I thought I'd share with you all one of my most beloved tomes. It's a book that used to be my grandfather's and I vividly remember as a young child, when visiting my grandparents, taking it off the shelf to sneak a peek at the evocative illustrations. And later when I was little older being thrilled by the line-up of famous writers in its contents, not to mnetion being intrigued by the Sealed Section at the back that contained the most terrifying tales. This gorgeous thick leatherbound tome is The Mammoth Book of Thrillers, Ghosts & Mysteries, published in 1936 by Odhams. It was edited by Messrs. J. M. Parrish and John R. Crosslands, who selected a very fine array of tales and top notch authors as you will now see - A. J. Alan – The Diver Michael Arlen – The Ghoul Of Golders Green Arnold Bennett – The Murder Of The Mandarin J. D. Beresford – Powers Of The Air Algernon Blackwood – Keeping His Promise Gerald Bullett – Dearth’s Farm G. K. Chesterton – The Hammer of God Agatha Christie – The Blue Geranium Joseph Conrad – The Secret Sharer A. E. Coppard – The Tiger Walter De La Mare – The Looking Glass Guy De Maupassant – The Hostelry Lord Dunsany – A Large Diamond Jeffrey Farnol – The Cupboard J. S. Fletcher – The Other Sense Pamela Hansford Johnson – Ghost Of Honour O. Henry – Roads Of Destiny C. D. Heriot – The Trapdoor C. F. Hoffman – Ben Blower’s Story Tom Hood – The Shadow of A Shade Aldous Huxley – The Dwarfs Washington Irving – Guests From Gibbet Island M. R. James – The Mezzotint Jerome K. Jerome – The Dancing Partner D. H. Lawrence – The Woman Who Rode Away Somerset Maugham – Honolulu Oliver Onions – Rooum Barry Pain – The Green Light Eden Phillpotts – The Iron Pineapple J. B. Priestly – The Demon King Alexander Pushkin – The Queen Of Spades Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch – The Seventh Man Saki – Laura W. B. Seabrook – Goat-Cry, Girl-Cry May Sinclair – The Mahatma’s Story H. De Vere Stacpool – Deep In The Forest R. L. Stevenson – The Island Of Voices Edgar Wallace – Man Of The Night Hugh Walpole – Major Wilbraham H. G. Wells – The Inexperienced Ghost Rebecca West – The Salt Of The Earth Anon – A Tale Of A Gas-Light Ghost The Inexperienced Ghost by HG Wells, illustrated by FG Moorsom And in the tantalizing Sealed Section we had this selection of spinechillers - E. F. Benson – The Confession Of Charles Linkworth Ambrose Bierce – The Moonlit Road L. P. Hartley – A Visitor From Down Under W. H. Hodgson – The Voice In The Night W. W. Jacobs – His Brother’s Keeper Edgar Allen Poe – Berenice A. E. D. Smith – The Coat Bram Stoker – The Squaw P. C. Wren – Presentiments Keeping His Promise by Algernon Blackwood, illustrated by Lampitt And backing up the excellent choice of stories were a fine roster of artists who delivered atmospheric and intriguing illustrations of the tales in gorgeous pen and ink. The Mezzotint by MR James, illustrated by Clive Uptton The volume was later reissued in a cheap paperback as Great Ghost Stories by Chancellor in 2005, with a handful of tales trimmed from it and sadly lacking the illustrations. Therefore I would recommend tracking down the original edition if you can. This is a truly wonderful book. Obviously I have a huge personal connection to it, and I treasure it as a link to my grandfather who died when I was very young and hence never really knew. But more than that, this is truly a book made for book lovers - not only handsomely bound and lavishly illustrated, but packed with great tales by great writers, serving up a hearty mix of old favourites, undoubted classics and undiscovered gems. In its pages I discovered so many great tales and fantastic authors, indded to this day I'm still tracking down stories from authors contained within it. My granddad had this book on a shelf within reaching distance of his armchair by the fire, and today it lives in a similar position in my own home. Labels: Algernon Blackwood, books, ghost stories, Ghosts and Mysteries, hg wells, Mammoth Book of Thrillers, MR James, Odhams, old books, world book day TOMEGORIA 05 - Three Winter Ghosts In this episode Odile and Jim keep an eye on the temperature and keep a wary ear open for the sound of dripping blood as they discuss the shivers and spectres found in Three Winter Ghosts by Mr Gary Sargent. 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__label__wiki	0.74441	0.74441	FIND A DOCTOR CAREERS FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS ABOUT US Birth and Baby AAMC Pavilions Doordan Institute Hackerman-Patz Heal and Recover Improve Your Body Improve Your Mind Prevent Illness Suspect Your Child Has an Ear Infection? There May Soon Be an App for That WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Can a smartphone app spot an ear infection? It did so with high accuracy in new research. Ear infections occur when fluid builds up behind the eardrum and gets contaminated. Though an ear infection can hurt and make it hard to hear, sometimes there are no symptoms and diagnosis can be difficult. This app uses a smartphone's microphone and speaker and a piece of paper to detect fluid behind the eardrum. The app prompts the smartphone to emit a series of soft, audible chirps that are directed into the ear through a small paper funnel. Depending on the way the chirps are reflected back to the phone, the app determines the likelihood of fluid behind the eardrum. "It's like tapping a wine glass," said co-first author Justin Chan, a doctoral student in the School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington in Seattle. "Depending on how much liquid is in it, you get different sounds," he explained in a university news release. "Using machine learning on these sounds, we can detect the presence of liquid." To train the app to detect changes in sound, the University of Washington researchers tested 53 children, aged 18 months to 17 years, at Seattle Children's Hospital. About half were scheduled to undergo surgery to place tubes in their ears, a common treatment for chronic fluid buildup. The other half were scheduled to have surgery unrelated to ears, such as a tonsillectomy. "What is really unique about this study is that we used the gold standard for diagnosing ear infections," said co-first author Dr. Sharat Raju, a surgical resident. "When we put in ear tubes, we make an incision into the eardrum and drain any fluid present. That's the best way to tell if there is fluid behind the eardrum." The app correctly identified the likelihood of fluid 85% of the time -- similar to specialized tools that use acoustics or a puff of air for the purpose, researchers said. The study was published May 15 in the journal Science Translational Medicine. "Designing an accurate screening tool on something as ubiquitous as a smartphone can be game-changing for parents as well as health care providers in resource-limited regions," co-author Shyam Gollakota said in the news release. He's an associate professor of computer science and engineering. "A key advantage of our technology is that it does not require any additional hardware other than a piece of paper and a software app running on the smartphone," Gollakota added. Ear infections are the most common reason kids see a pediatrician, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Researchers plan to commercialize the app and make it available to the public. The American Academy of Family Physicians has more on ear infections. SOURCE: University of Washington, news release, May 15, 2019 Find a Doctor Pay My Bill MyChart Events & Classes Nasal Allergies: Related Problems Reducing the Risk of Middle Ear Infections Ear, Nose, and Throat Conditions Home Page - Ear, Nose, and Throat Topic Index - Ear, Nose, and Throat Earlier Is Better to Catch Hearing Loss Making Sense of Medical Advice AHA News: Bacteria in Your Spit Might Play a Role in Heart Disease Ear, Nose, and Throat Quiz 2001 Medical Parkway Annapolis, Maryland 21401 askAAMC Nurse Advice Line: Services & Directory Home News & Media Resources Quality About AAMC Client Access EpicCare Notice of Privacy Practices Nondiscrimination Statements © Anne Arundel Medical Center	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line202
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__label__wiki	0.523982	0.523982	Home United States Lenny Kravitz's Uncle Receives Posthumous Medal of Honor Lenny Kravitz's Uncle Receives Posthumous Medal of Honor President Barack Obama awarded 24 Jewish, Hispanic, and African American veterans Medals of Honor they’d earned but never received in a ceremony Tuesday. Many of the honorees were already deceased—including one Jewish man from Brooklyn named Lenny Kravitz. If the name sounds familiar it’s because a certain musician and “Hunger Games” star was named after his uncle. Obama even called out the elder and younger Kravitzs in his address, saying, “These families join us here today. And they know, more than most, that because others laid down their lives for us, we’ve been able to live our lives in freedom, pursue our dreams. So there’s a legacy here born of sacrifice. That includes a soldier’s nephew—a kid from New York—who grew up to become one of the great rock stars of all time and who honors his uncle here today.” “It’s a wonderful thing to be here today to be a part of this and to see him get his honor,” said the younger Kravitz in an interview before the ceremony. “It’s part of who I am. I am Leonard Kravitz.” Here’s what the US Army had to say about Private Kravitz: Private First Class Leonard M. Kravitz distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving as an assistant machine gunner with Company M, 5th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division during combat operations against an armed enemy in Yangpyong, Korea on March 6 and 7, 1951. After friendly elements had repulsed two probing attacks, the enemy launched a fanatical banzai charge with heavy supporting fire and, despite staggering losses, pressed the assault with ruthless determination. When the machine gunner was wounded in the initial phase of the action, Private First Class Kravitz immediately seized the weapon and poured devastating fire into the ranks of the onrushing assailants. The enemy effected and exploited a breach on the left flank, rendering the friendly positions untenable. Upon order to withdraw, Private First Class Kravitz voluntarily remained to provide protective fire for the retiring elements. Detecting enemy troops moving toward friendly positions, Private First Class Kravitz swept the hostile soldiers with deadly, accurate fire, killing the entire group. His destructive retaliation caused the enemy to concentrate vicious fire on his position and enabled the friendly elements to withdraw. Later, after friendly troops had returned, Private First Class Kravitz was found dead behind the gun he had so heroically manned, surrounded by numerous enemy dead. Private First Class Kravitz’s extraordinary heroism and selflessness at the cost of his own life, above and beyond the call of duty, are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit and the United States Army. Previous articleOut of Injury Battle, Tamir Goodman Invents Basketball Training Tool Next articleJoint Israeli-American Study Suggest Bullies Suffer as Much as Their Victims ADL Condemns Swastika Trump Flag in NY Bookstore Window Anti-Semitic Attack in Brooklyn on Yom Kippur is ‘Sad Reminder’ ADL Welcomes Mayor de Blasio’s Clear Rejection of BDS	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line214
__label__cc	0.728474	0.271526	Blogging about life with our superhero Surviving the NICU rollercoaster… “NICU is an emotional rollercoaster. You must be prepared for ups and downs; good days and bad.” Pretty much all preemie parents will get told this at some point during their NICU experience. We were told this very thing on our first night in London. We arrived at the Evelina Children’s Hospital at around 7pm on the 27th May 2017 – Noah had been born at midnight that day and had been blue lighted down to London from our local hospital, while Liam and I followed on a train. Within an hour of our arrival, we were taken into a side room to meet a neonatal consultant and a cardiologist. They sat us down and explained to us that, realistically, the future for Noah was unknown. They would, obviously, do their absolute best for him, but ultimately, it was down to Noah to fight – and he had a big battle ahead of him. Premature babies born before 30 weeks are incredibly vulnerable. Their lungs haven’t developed properly at this gestation so they will need help with their breathing; their immune systems are weak and they are very susceptible to infection. Cardiac babies are also very vulnerable – their heart is working harder to pump blood around the body and because of this, organs such as the stomach and gut can suffer, and they too are very prone to infections which they will find much more difficult to fight. Noah was a 28-weeker and a cardiac baby which meant the risks for him were even higher. The next 24 hours were going to be critical. How did you get through it? How were you so strong? I’ve been asked these questions a lot – both during our extended NICU stay by other NICU parents; and since we were discharged. I have no idea how to answer those questions with anything even remotely useful. The truth is, I did it all on autopilot. Every single one of those 176 days. It’s actually a really peculiar feeling. Those days are etched on my mind and the phrase “scarred for life” (without sounding dramatic), couldn’t be more fitting. I will never forget the smell of the unit. The feeling of my hands after they’d been washed umpteen times and then soaked in antibacterial gel. The panic that set in when the phone started ringing from a withheld number in the middle of the night. The sound of the alarms. The flashing of the lights. The squares of the charts that recorded Noah’s vitals every single hour. His hospital number that I’d write out 7 or 8 times a day on every bottle of expressed milk. The feeling of weigh-in day – desperately hoping he’d gained 5 grams since the last weigh in. The numbers on the monitors; the blood gas reports; the pumps counting down the time left on his transfusions and the syringes of medicine and sugar water that were pumped into his tiny body through the long line in his left foot. And of course the heartbreak of saying good night every single night and leaving the hospital without him. Yet weirdly, as prominent as the whole thing is now…at the time it was a complete blur. Noah’s first 24 hours seemed to pass without incident. The nurses in London stabilised him after his ambulance journey and hooked him up to their own pumps and machines. He was heavily sedated and muscle relaxed to allow his body to rest. “Critically stable” – that’s what they said. At every ward round for the next 5 days, that’s all we were told. “Noah is a complex baby. He’s been born premature with a heart condition. He needs to grow to be able to have his operation (he needed to be 2.5kg for his first heart operation and was currently 1.12kg). At the moment he is critically stable which is the best we can hope for.” Strangely, this gave us a false hope. We’d been told to expect ups and downs, yet 5-6 days had passed and nothing had really changed. That is, until Friday 2nd June when the phone rang at 5am. “No caller ID”. The doctor calling told us that Noah had had a rough night and it would be good for us to get in early that morning so that we could speak to the consultant. We were always in by 8am anyway but we knew that we needed to get to the hospital earlier – we needed to get there as soon as possible. When we arrived in NICU the consultant explained to us that Noah had suffered a pulmonary haemorrhage – a life-threatening complication. He’d actually improved slightly by the time we arrived but he looked desperately poorly. If this was “better”, I’m so thankful that I didn’t have to see him at his worst. His skin was bright red because he’d been given platelets and a blood transfusion during the night. His ventilation had been increased to a high frequency oscillator with more oxygen support and his little body literally vibrated inside the incubator. He was on antibiotics and was nil by mouth. I felt numb. I tried to call my parents to let them know the latest news but had to hang up twice because I couldn’t talk – I was sobbing and could barely breathe. Amazingly, Noah continued to battle through to the surprise of the consultants and doctors. I don’t think they expected him to survive but somehow he did, and by Wednesday, it seemed like he was starting to get stronger. His ventilation was reduced back to its settings from day 1, he was no longer on antibiotics and his milk had been reintroduced. A NICU Rollercoaster. This term now made sense. Noah had been stable. He’d then dropped dramatically and he was now on his way back up. 2 days later, the following Friday, the phone rang again during the night. It was the same doctor who rang us last week. My heart was pounding. Noah had had another awful night, and this time, the concern was his gut. His tummy was swollen and a strange colour; his infection markers were high. The neonatal team suspected he had a condition called Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) – a very serious, yet very common infection in premature babies. When we arrived at the hospital, the consultant sat us down and said that the gastro surgeons were on their way to NICU to assess Noah. They were already treating Noah for NEC with a strong course of antibiotics but felt that he may need surgery to overcome this infection. However he was far too frail for surgery and they didn’t think he would survive it – his body was still recovering from the pulmonary haemorrhage from the previous week and his ventilation settings were far too high to support him in surgery. I burst into tears. I couldn’t understand how he could change so much – he’d been so “stable” less than 12 hours ago, so how were we now facing a possible surgery with pretty much no chance of survival?! The surgeons confirmed that surgery was definitely not an option for Noah. They would come and see him again over the weekend, but for now, we’d just need to see how his body responded to the antibiotics. All we could do was sit, wait and watch. Liam and I both felt so so helpless. We couldn’t hold our little boy because he was too poorly (it was day 14 and we still hadn’t even seen him outside of his incubator, let alone held him). We couldn’t kiss him. All we could do is put our hands in through the tiny doors of the incubator and hold his little bruised hand. We told him how proud Mummy and Daddy were. We told him how lovely our house was and how we couldn’t wait to take him home and show him everything. We said we were sorry that we hadn’t bought him anything but that when he was home, he could have everything and anything he wanted. And we played him Ed Sheeran – I’d listened to the album Divide on repeat during my pregnancy so we played it quietly through his incubator wondering if he would recognise it. How do you get through situations like this? I don’t actually know, but somehow, we did. Days passed, and we quickly established a routine that worked for us…it required very little thought. We woke up, I pumped, we showered and got dressed. We were staying in a Ronald McDonald House, a stones throw away from the hospital – just a short walk across a park. We walked the same route each morning and went through the same door in the hospital at 8am. We waited for the lift (and complained about how useless they were every single day – there were 6 lifts and one was always out of order). We went to the 6th floor and pressed the buzzer for NICU. We said hello to the receptionist and signed ourselves in. We washed our hands and coated them in antibacterial gel, then turned right down the corridor to NICU room 2, heading to bed space 1. Every day we panicked in case there were people crowding Noah’s incubator. We spoke to the nurse, asked how his night had been and then I went off to pump again. Then our daily routine with Noah would begin. We made sure we were around for ward round every morning so that we could have a comprehensive update from the consultant. We did his cares (changing his nappy; wiping his eyes with sterile water and cotton wool; and putting a little bit of milk on a cotton bud to clean his mouth). When he was allowed milk, we tube fed him (it was 2ml every 3 hours for ages….!) and we took his temperature every 3 hours. I went off to pump every 2-3 hours. To us, this was parenthood – we knew no different. We would spend 12-14 hours by Noah’s bedside before dragging ourselves away from him at night to get some sleep before we did the whole thing again the next day. I really struggled to sleep. I guess any new mum struggles as they adapt to their new routine with their newborn – the sleepless nights – waking up to the cry of their baby wanting to feed. I was no different – I woke up to my newborn too, only he wasn’t there with me, so I’d ring the NICU to see if he was ok before trying to go back to sleep. Despite being sleep deprived and scared beyond belief, we still tried to stay positive. After those first 14 days, we learnt how strong our little boy was – so we needed to be strong too. He didn’t look like he was going to give up just yet, so we needed to believe in him. Negative energy was not what the doctor ordered right now. So we smiled at every opportunity – the word “stable” was music to our ears. We looked for the positive in everything we could. We got to know the nurses – we were 100 miles away from home, so they became like a second family to us. We asked questions of the consultants (loads of questions!!) and we weren’t afraid to have an opinion. As we learnt more terminology, we became slightly less scared – having knowledge felt powerful and it was good to understand Noah that little bit more. The hardest part was letting go and taking some time for us. The nurses told us time and time again to go out for the day and make the most of being in London – they said they were like a really expensive babysitter! They assured us they would call us if anything changed – which we completely trusted. But, how could we just leave Noah?! I didn’t understand why they were saying this to me – I remember saying to one of our lovely nurses after she’d suggested we go out for the day “if Noah was a normal baby and I’d taken him home like a normal mum, it wouldn’t be suggested to me when he was a few weeks old that I just leave him and go off on a jolly around London for the day, so why would I do that now?” I don’t think we realised at the time how much stress we were under, because like I’ve said, at the time, our dire situation was just one massive blur and it had become our new normal. Looking back now, I can see why they said this. NICU nurses are incredible people – they take excellent care of our poorly babies during their 13 hour shift; but they also genuinely do care for the parents too. They know that a sick baby needs their parent at its best, so taking time out is a good thing. Fresh air outside of the four hospital walls is medicine in itself. I’m not going to lie – it didn’t get any easier. But we said to ourselves that if Noah had the strength to keep going, then we would too. And we did. I will never ever forget the first 176 days of Noah’s life. I hate that we had to spend them how we did, but I am so ridiculously proud at how far he has come, from that frail little boy during the first few weeks. It may be taking him a little longer to reach some of his milestones, but when he does get there, I know they’ll feel like even more of an achievement. To a new NICU parent – you will get through this. Whether you spend a day, a week or months in NICU, it will be tough and it will have its ups and downs but you can do this, and you will. You may question why it’s happening to you and whether or not you can handle it. You will be frustrated that your newborn’s days are spent like this. And it’s ok to feel like this. But as Bob Marley said “You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.” 28 weekerBloggerchd awarenessCHD WarriorEvelina Children's HospitalFirst time Mummyheart babyheart mamaheart warriorHonest MotherhoodMotherhoodMum BloggerNECNICUNICU babyNICU journeyNICU miracleNICU mumNICU nurseNICU rollercoasterPreemiePremature AwarenessPremature BabyRonald McDonald HouseSurviving NICU By lifewithourheartwarrior 0 Comments http://lifewithourheartwarrior.co.uk/surviving-the-nicu-rollercoaster"> Life with our heart warrior © 2020	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line219
__label__cc	0.501732	0.498268	LoveQuiltsUK - Caleb D's quilt Home :: Completed quilts :: Caleb D's quilt Caleb D's quilt (Quilt Completed) Illness: Cystic Fibrosis Theme: Dinosaurs Quilt delivered: 1st Sep 2019 A massive thank you again to all the fabulous stitchers and quilters. My youngest sons quilt arrived yesterday and I picked it up this morning. He was so happy. He thought his brothers was great the other day and couldn’t believe that he has one now too. He’s now disappeared to his room with it wrapped around him. We are in Glasgow and have been back at school now a few weeks so his anxiety has been high. So this will be a great comfort after school. Quilted by: Sandra (Beds) Stitched by: Christine Donaghy (+) Stitched by: Emma Robson (+) Stitched by: Heather Joyce (+) Stitched by: Jackie Billington (+) Stitched by: Jade Kenny (+) Stitched by: Jane Ashley (+) Stitched by: Jean (+) Stitched by: Karen Stephenson (+) Stitched by: Michele (+) Stitched by: Michelle Beckett (+) Stitched by: Nisha Chauhan (+) Stitched by: Sandra (+) Submitted: Mar 2019 Stitched by: Nicola Hargreaves Caleb is currently two years old and like his Sister Katie he also suffers from the genetic condition cystic fibrosis. CF is a disease that causes the body to make thick, sticky mucus that causes problems in two major areas, the lungs and the digestive system. Healthy lungs produce mucus, which protects the airways and makes it easier to breathe but for a person with CF, the mucus is thick and sticky and can clog up the lungs. This creates a place where bacteria can easily grow and cause infections. It's not only the airways and lungs that are affected in a person who has cystic fibrosis. Mucus-producing cells line the digestive tract including the stomach, intestines, liver, pancreas and reproductive organs. The pancreas produces enzymes that help digest food and hormones that help absorb sugar. When thick mucus in the pancreas clogs up the narrow passageways it can make it difficult for people to digest food and get all the vitamins and nutrients they need, so to help with his digestion he takes creon capsules. Caleb normally takes up to 12 of these capsules a day, along with vitamins and an antibiotic 4 times a day to reduce the risk of catching any infections. He also has physio twice daily and nebulised medication once a day to try and keep him and his lungs as healthy as possible. If he does get sick, all these treatments increase until he is feeling better. The problem with cystic fibrosis is that because it's an invisible illnesses people tend to look at Caleb and his sister and think they are ok, but that's because they can't see the damage that it's causing on the inside. Even with everything he has to deal with he is still such a loving happy go lucky boy.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line230
__label__wiki	0.795325	0.795325	Who is the sultry spy Annika? Meet Shiva Negar Actor Dylan O’Brien talks about researching his role for the movie ‘American Assassin.’ Shiva Negar stars in ‘American Assassin.’(Photo: Christian Black/ CBS for Lionsgate) Young CIA spy Mitch Rapp (Dylan O’Brien) finds himself teamed up with a beautiful, mysterious agent Annika in American Assassin (out now), played by newcomer Shiva Negar. After years working in Hollywood, Negar feels was born to play the role of the Turkish agent with Iranian connections in the action thriller — she was born in Iran and moved to Turkey as a youngster before emigrating to Canada. Negar talked to USA TODAY about her breakout role. Q: Did ‘American Assassin’ casting folks just perk up when you walked in the room? A: The universe works in amazing and mysterious ways. It was like I was destined to have this role because of my background and personal life. You keep the faith, and know there is always a reason for everything. I come from these very different worlds Iran, Turkey and North America. I have a good perspective of all three sides. Not everyone can say that. Q: How was your ‘Assassin’ firearms training? A: I love the fact that I was trained by an ex-Navy SEAL on how exactly to hold a gun, how to shoot, how to move and walk like a professional CIA agent. That was the best part. Shooting in a warehouse with the other actors and Dylan, I liked that a little too much. I mainly used a handgun, but I got to shoot an AK-47 for the first time in my life. It was crazy — an amazing experience. They said just hold (the trigger) down. And it just kind of goes, non-stop. It’s a very strong weapon. Negar plays a fellow agent in ‘American Assassin.’ (Photo: Christian Black, CBS for Lionsgate) Q: You take a burly foe down in a fight scene. How did you do that? A: I’m not going to lie, I was half his size. Literally. It was challenging. But the stunt team really went through detailed movements. When I finally got it, I was able to do it, with no effort, kind of take him down with one hand. It felt great. It’s like dancing, choreographed fighting. He helped me out big time, where to put my hand, where my foot should be, being grounded and holding my position. I got it in the end. That was really fun. Q: The scenes where Annika gets dunked in the bathtub for information are intense. Was that you or a stunt person? A:. The whole bathtub, drowning scene? That was all me. I said that I can do this. I wanted it to look as real as possible. It was intense. After the first takes, my leg was shaking when I got out of the tub. It felt like it was really happening to me. There were times where I was coming up from underwater and I would be coughing and struggling. The director Michael Cuesta would ask.”Was that real or acting?” I said, “If you can’t tell the difference, then we’re good.” My sinuses were acting up for weeks after that because of the water pressure. But it turned out really good. Q: You make a big change in your next movie, ‘Burlesque.’ Did spy training help? A: It’s a nice story. I play the lead girl who is raised in a Muslim family and finds her calling in a burlesque community. I was in such good shape and toned after American Assassin, I just kept the gym training going and this new form of cardio — burlesque dance. I’d go every single night to the gym stand in front of the mirror and practice until I got the dance move. It’s a very different kind of training. Read or Share this story: https://usat.ly/2x7zTgN Previous: Natwest supports new businesses \| The Voice Online Next: Brand USA on a tourism mission to India Which Countries Trade With North Korea? The Gauntlet / U of C engineering graduates meld calligraphy, technology with fashion company Johnston Press PLC surges as new major shareholder unveils ambitious plans State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D Has $6,655,000 Position in Genesis Energy, L.P. (NYSE:GEL) BMO Capital Markets downgraded Athabasca Oil Corp (TSE:ATH) from Market Perform to Underperform in a report released today.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line243
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__label__wiki	0.631943	0.631943	Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth Mith (Talk \| contribs) m (added image) Latest revision as of 19:00, 25 August 2019 (edit) (undo) m (Undo revision 306434 by 80.234.173.86 (talk) Vandalism) {{expansion}} {{MSR}} {{cleanup}}<!--layout is also unusual for a HoMe chapter article--> '''Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth''' is the fourth part of the book ''[[Morgoth's Ring]]''. Consists in a discussion between two characters, [[Finrod\|Finrod Felagund]], an Elven King, and [[Andreth]], a [[Mortals\|mortal]] woman that took place during the [[Siege of Angband]] (though when originally written was placed much later) and deals with the metaphysical differences between [[Elves]] and [[Men]] and the imbalances between their fates. The conclusions they come to concern the role of Men beyond [[Arda]] and even the [[Second Music of the Ainur\|Second Music]] (though not explicitly referred to). Towards the end it also brings in Andreth's love for [[Aegnor]] and his reasons for refusing to return it, explained tenderly by Finrod. [[File:Tuuliky - Aikanaro and Andreth.jpg\|thumb\|right\|[[Finrod]] and [[Andreth]] by Tuuliky.]] '''Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth''' was a discussion between two characters, [[Finrod\|Finrod Felagund]], an Elven King, and [[Andreth]], a [[Mortals\|mortal]] woman that took place during the [[Siege of Angband]] (though when originally written was placed much later) and deals with the metaphysical differences between [[Elves]] and [[Men]] and the imbalances between their fates. The conclusions they come to concern the role of Men beyond [[Arda]] and even the [[Second_Music_of_the_Ainur\|Second Music]] (though not explicitly referred to). Towards the end it also brings in Andreth's love for [[Aegnor]] and his reasons for refusing to return it, explained tenderly by Finrod, his elder brother which is revealed as the prompting for the debate in the first place. The text was included in ''[[Morgoth's Ring]]''.<ref>{{MR\|Finrod}}</ref> == Sections == * An Introductory text 'The Debate of Finrod and Andreth' is considered a major and finished work, unlike other writings featured in [[Myths Transformed]], which Tolkien referred to in other texts.<ref name="P4c">{{MR\|Finrod}}</ref>{{rp\|303-4}} The primary manuscript of this text is titled ''Of Death and the Children of Eru, and the Marring of Men'', with the later subtitle: ''The Converse of Finrod and Andreth''. The text in [[Morgoth's Ring\|''Morgoth's Ring'']] primarily relies on the finished manuscript with some of the edited notes from two, later typescripts. This work is dated to the late 1950s, and it was likely completed in 1959.<ref name="P4c"/>{{rp\|304}} It was written after ''[[Laws and Customs among the Eldar]]''. * The debate === Sub-sections === ==The debate== * Notes – by [[Christopher Tolkien]] The conversation between Finrod and Andreth took place around {{FA\|409}} during the [[Long Peace]].<ref name="P4e">{{MR\|P4e}}</ref>{{rp\|327}} The premise of the debate is that the Edain do not understand the strange gift of [[Eru\|Ilúvatar]], death which brings them beyond the bounds of the world, for this gift was marred by Melkor and instead of hope it brings fear.<ref name="Days">{{S\|Days}}</ref> The wise-woman [[Andreth]], who learned the lore of [[Adanel]], believes that Men were once deathless and only by the corruption of the Enemy were they made to die. She declared that the Wise among Men say, "'death was imposed upon us.' And behold! the fear of it is with us always."<ref name="P4c">{{MR\|P4c}}</ref>{{rp\|309}} [[Finrod]] understood the fate of Men differently, as he had been tutored by the Powers in Aman, and sought to understand the views of Men and whether or not it was the power of [[Melkor]] that indeed changed the fate of Men.<ref name="P4a">{{MR\|P4a}}</ref>{{rp\|304}} * Commentary – by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] * Author's notes on the commentary [[File:Jenny Dolfen - Crossing the Helcaraxë.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px\|[[Jenny Dolfen]] - ''Crossing the Helcaraxë'']] * ''[[Tale of Adanel]]'' – a tale related to the main essay Finrod, as both a scholar and philosopher, strove to amend the distance between the Eldar and Men. He truly wished to understand the [[Atani]]. He explained the closeness of their kindred as [[Children of Eru]].<ref name="P4c"/>{{rp\|308}} Andreth resented this somewhat expressing that the deathless Elves look down upon them as children. He explained that they were both Eru's children. He also cautioned that harbouring envy for the Elves' immortality would breed hatred, which is what the Enemy would wish.<ref name="P4c"/>{{rp\|310}} He explained that the [[Shadow]], which she feared, and Death, which was her fate, were not one and the same. Andreth questioned him about this because she believed that he would not understand what death was. * Glossary of Names * Some additional comments by Christopher Tolkien Finrod countered to explain that he indeed did know death and its fear for his own grandfather was murdered by the Enemy, many had been lost in the journey to the [[Hither Lands]], and many others died horribly in the war against the Enemy. Andreth continued that their death is not the same. The Eldar knew the pain of death only for a time and then were reborn while Men knew death as an uttermost end.<ref name="P4c"/>{{rp\|311}} She continued that no matter how clever, brave, swift, or strong Men were, death will overtake them. Finrod asked then if that meant Men, thus pursued by death, had no hope? Andreth said that she was not ready to tell him yet of their Hope.<ref name="P4c"/>{{rp\|311}} * Appendix – "The Converse of [[Manwë]] and [[Ilúvatar\|Eru]]" and later conceptions of Elvish reincarnation; with comments by Christopher Tolkien The debate continued with Finrod explaining, "'our hunter is slow footed, but he never loses the trail.'"<ref name="P4c"/>{{rp\|312}} This statement clarified that Elves are bound to the world and cannot pass beyond it, when Arda dies, the Eldar will perish, (hröa and fëa) body and soul. Beyond that, they know nothing. Andreth admitted that she did not know that. ===The wound=== Then he asked her, since she did not just mean that Men are diminished and die so soon (compared to the Eldar) because Arda is marred, if there had been some particular strike against her people by the [[Melkor\|Enemy]]. She said there had been. This caused Finrod to worry about the potential scope of Melkor's power. He knew the Eldar were also physically lessened by the Marring of Arda, as their spirit would eventually overcome their bodies, but if it was more than that which caused brief lives and death for Men, Melkor's power had greater reach than he realised. If it was so, as she said, that he changed the fate of an entire people against the design of Eru then all their strife against him was folly and even the [[Pelori\|Mountains of the Pélori]] were built on sand.<ref name="P4c"/>{{rp\|312}} Andreth agreed that was true as Men have long known. She said the [[Melkor\|Nameless]] was Lord of the world and all strife against him was folly and their efforts fruitless. [[File:Thomas_Rouillard_-_Melkor.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Thomas Rouillard - ''Melkor'']] By the nameless, she meant Melkor, and Finrod cautioned her strongly against blasphemy because in her ignorance she had confused the Enemy with Eru. Understanding now her confusion, he disbelieved her tale that Men were made to die (stripped of their immortality) by Morgoth. However, in consideration, he asked her what she thought her people had possibly done that would have angered the Creator so much that he took everlasting life from them. He wished to know her understanding of the cause of the Marring of Man (the wound), and he was trying to lead her logically to the same conclusion he had just come to. For this, Andreth had no answer. She said it was unspoken of. They fled from the knowledge of it, and no one then remembered the dark deed.<ref name="P4c"/>{{rp\|313}} The only stories that she knew were that they were once not so swift to die. Finrod asked if she knew any tales at all of a time before they knew death, and she said only that perhaps [[Adanel]] would know such a [[Tale of Adanel\|story]]. Finrod asked if the Valar knew. In bitterness, Andreth discounted the Valar as having had no care nor instruction for Men, for they were never summoned. She was gently chided to not speak so of the Powers, for he had dwelt in their Light which she did not understand. He continued that perhaps they (Men) were beyond the scope of the Valar for Men govern themselves within Arda under the hand of the [[Eru\|One]].<ref name="P4c"/>{{rp\|314}} And if she would not speak to others of her wound or how it was come by, she should be cautious to not misjudge the pain or misplace the blame of it. ===The death of Men=== [[File:Steamey - Men met Dark Elves.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px\|Steamy - ''Men met Dark Elves'']] The debate then circled back on the first question of Man not being intended to die. He inquired that in her people's first encounters with the other folk of the Quendi, if they spoke of life or death then or knew that they were mortal then? She replied that since they already had their lore, they did not need the lore of the Elves, and their ancient lore stated that they were: born ''never to die''. The lore did not have the concept that they would die when the world died, as the Eldar did (she had only just learned that knowledge from him). Her lore was that Men simply would not die. There was no conception of the world ending. Finrod logically disproved this idea on two points: if one has an imperishable body that is of the world, it could not outlast the world, and without knowing it, Andreth claimed that Men have a ''hröar'' and ''fëar'' that are out of harmony. The Eldar clearly can perceive that the ''fëar'' of Men is akin to the ''fëar'' of the Quendi, yet it is not confined to Arda, nor is Arda its home.<ref name="P4c"/>{{rp\|315}} While the Eldar can perceive the [[Unseen]] and she may not have understood this, he gently explained that sometimes friends and kinsmen see one clearer than they can see themselves. The conversation then turned to an area of curiosity. Finrod asked about how Men perceived the world and the objects in it. The Eldar said that Men do not see things for what they are. When Men study one thing it is to learn something else, and when they love something, it is because it reminds them of something dearer. He wished to know the points of comparison (the tokens and reminders), and how Men seem to have a memory of things before they have begun to learn about them. Although unsure, she explained that the heart may be stirred by something it does not understand or there is a feeling of a fleeting memory that passes before it can be grasped. She knew that, for their brief lives, Men have been called 'guests' by the Eldar, she explained that Men called the Eldar "Grown-up children" because they saw the world with unwearied eyes. To Men, nothing held its savour for long. She inquired if this restlessness was their nature or if it was the Shadow upon their hearts. Finrod replied that he believed it was their nature, the Shadow may have made them weary of things more swiftly, but the unrest was always there.<ref name="P4c"/>{{rp\|316}}<ref name="Days"/> At this point of the debate, the discussion became metaphorical for the union of the spirit with the body. For Elves, the spirit and body are in harmony. For Men, the spirit and the body are disjointed. The spirit of Men is a Guest in its House and truly resides elsewhere. Death for Man then is not 'death' for the ''fëa'', so much as it is a release of the spirit or a going home.<ref name="P4c"/>{{rp\|317}} This would be [[Gift of Men\|Man's gift]] unshadowed. Andreth, however, did not accept this. She said that idea was in contempt of the body. And if it was the nature of Men for the ''hröa'' to die and the ''fëa'' to live on than the body is little more than an imposed chain. She called it then an imposition placed upon them and not a gift, and if such were their nature from the beginning, then the chain was imposed by him that should not be spoken of. She explained that though that was the thought of some men (out of the darkness), the Atani did not think that any longer. As true Incarnates, she explained, there is a union of love and harmony between the House and the Indweller, and death, which separates them, is a disaster to them both. She believed then that the spirit perished with the body. Finrod understood her idea differently and considered the union of body and soul as a marriage. The traveller [[fea\|''fëa'']] is wedded to the ''hröa'' of Arda, to divide them is a grievous hurt, yet each must fulfil their own nature. But then, he said, it must follow that the ''fëa'' of Man, when it departs, must take with it the [[hroa\|''hröa'']], as its eternal spouse and companion, "into an endurance everlasting beyond Eä, and beyond Time."<ref name="P4c"/>{{rp\|318}} He saw this as a way to remove the taint of Melkor and even the limits set for Arda in the "Vision of Eru." He wonders then if the source of Men's curious way of looking at things, their sense of knowledge before knowing, was an echo of their spirit's far knowledge of its existence beyond their world. [[File:Billy Mosig - The Elder Days.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|[[Billy Mosig]] - ''The Elder Days'']] Andreth responded that there was no way to know this for certain within Arda Marred. Finrod conceded that point, but he was joyful. For he had conceived of a vision, Men were not the 'followers' of the Firstborn but the heirs of Arda, who will heal the Marring of Arda and enlarge the Music to Surpass the Vision of the World.<ref name="P4c"/>{{rp\|318}} In this way, the Eldar may be saved from their own death, which was inevitable with the ending of Arda. Through the fulfilment of the errand of the Second Children,<ref name="P4c"/>{{rp\|319}} they will be restored. And he has a fair vision of the Eldar and Men dwelling in the beautiful, green world together. The Eldar would then sing to Men of all that had been from the beginning. The world remade would be the true home of Men's spirit, with their ''fëar'' and ''hröa'' united, and it would then be the Eldar who, unchanged, remembered and spoke of the world that had been to teach the love of it to Men.<ref name="P4i"/>{{rp\|342-3}} The Eldar's burden of memory, which weighed down their spirit in life, would become their wealth in the Days to come. Andreth was more of a realist and spoke of their current time with the Shadow around them. What may be was little comfort for the time they were in.<ref name="P4c"/>{{rp\|320}} Finrod then spoke of the difference between the concepts of hope ''[[Amdir]]'' (looking up) and ''[[Estel]]'' (trust). The foundation of ''Estel'' is that they are the Children of Eru, and Eru will not let his children be taken from him, not by the Enemy, or even by themselves. Andreth had trouble accepting this, questioning again whether the [[Morgoth\|Nameless]] is lord of the world, and if their seeking of hope was little more than ''flight in a dream''. He explained that she was confusing the concept of ''dream'' and ''waking'' with ''hope'' and ''belief''. Of this idea, she had many questions, and then mentioned the ''Old Hope'' of Men. This was the Hope she refused to speak of earlier. ===Hope=== Finrod was curious and wished to know what the ''Old Hope'' may be. This hope was simply that One would enter into Arda, heal man (from their wound, which Andreth seemed to think was death) and mend all the Marring from beginning to end. But few of the Wise among Men put faith into that belief, for even among the [[Atani]], the world was seen as a war between Light and Dark with two equipotent powers. The [[Melkor\|Nameless]] and the [[Eru\|One]]. To the Eldar that was false, and the only equipotent powers may be [[Manwë]] and Melkor, with Eru above both. Andreth then sees the King, Eru, as too far away from his kingdom who left it to the wars of princes.<ref name="P4c"/>{{rp\|321}} She worried then that the Hope was impossible for Eru was beyond the world and cannot enter into it. Finrod then explained that was beyond their understanding. To view that a greater vessel cannot fit into a smaller vessel was true and Eru was measureless, but as such, he could find a way. Finrod did not know what that way may be though. But, as Eru would not relinquish his work to Melkor, then Eru, his greater, must indeed reclaim it. This idea of Hope was new to Finrod though, for no message of it had ever come to the Quendi. Only through the Atani had it been learned.<ref name="P4c"/>{{rp\|322}} He considered then that this may have been the purpose of the Quendi and Atani meeting and speaking, so that the Quendi could learn of the Hope and Men could understand the potential of their gift.<ref name="P4c"/>{{rp\|323}} ===Aegnor and Andreth=== At this point the conversation turned to the separation of their kindreds, and Andreth asked if the gulf between them can only be bridged by words. This idea made Andreth weep for she thought of [[Aegnor]]. Finrod explained that the fates of Men and Quendi were too different, and those who join across this divide find more sorrow than joy.<ref name="P4c"/>{{rp\|323}} Finrod tried to comfort her with the friendship they had gained. He explained that he knew of her pain, for Aegnor, ''Aikanár'' (Sharp-flame) was his brother. They had met, Finrod knew, one morning in the hills of [[Dorthonion]] when Andreth was a maiden. She was hurt by this memory, and in bitterness, she did not want Finrod to speak to her as if he knew her as personally as Aegnor once did.<ref name="P4c"/>{{rp\|323}} She was then, during their debate, old with grey hair. She knew Aegnor would still have been ageless, and she did not want Finrod's comfort nor pity. [[File:Elena Kukanova - Andreth and Aegnor - The First Encounter.jpg\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Elena Kukanova - ''Andreth and Aegnor. The First Encounter'']] Using the metaphor of his name's meaning as a flame, she explained that when they were both young, his flame leapt towards her, she was drawn to him, but he turned away. Now, he remained young while she grew old. She asked if candles (Elves) pity moths (Men), and Finrod asked in response if moths pitied candles when the wind blew them out.<ref name="P4c"/>{{rp\|324}} He continued to explain that for her sake, Aegnor would not take any bride, and she asked then why he turned away when she would have been with him for the good years that she had. Finrod explained that the Eldar do not wed during times of war and only in fleeing this land could they have been together, but love and loyalty bound him here. And he asked if she did not have the same bonds. She explained that she would have given up everything she had and everything she was to have been his even for a short time, "'for one year, one day, of the flame I would have given all: kin, youth, and hope itself: ''[[adaneth]]'' I am.'"<ref name="P4c"/>{{rp\|324}} Finrod said that Aegnor knew that and that was why he, "'did not grasp what lay to his hand: ''[[elda]]'' he is'" for such barters were made in anguish that cannot be imagined.<ref name="P4c"/>{{rp\|324}} Unions of the Eldar with Men were considered to have been made in ignorance of the consequences rather than in courage. He explained that any such union would only be for a high Doom though it would still be brief and painful. Andreth protested the end was always painful, for Men, so it was of little consequence. She said that when she was old she would not have troubled him nor chased after him. Finrod explained that may be her view, but Aegnor would never have left her behind, even when she was old. Their union would end in pity, pity every hour, for the rest of her life. She would see his boundless pity and sorrow. He would have remembered her with pity. Aegnor could not have brought himself to cause her such shame.<ref name="P4c"/>{{rp\|325}} He continued that for the Elda much of life dwells in their memory. For the whole of his life, he would see her and know her as she was "'in the sun in the morning'" and "'that last evening by the water of Aeluin in which he saw thy face mirrored with a star caught in thy hair,'" and even after that, he will remember her that way beyond his death in the [[Halls of Mandos]] until the end of Arda.<ref name="P4c"/>{{rp\|325}} Andreth was still saddened and questioned what memory she will go to, what halls, and if darkness itself would eventually quench the memory of the sharp flame. For this, Finrod had no answer, but he asked her if she would rather that Elves and Men had never met? He told her, if nothing else, to put aside any thought that she was scorned, for she was not and then, at least, their talk would not have been in vain. He then bid her farewell. ===Conclusion=== Before he left, he took her hand, and she asked him where he was going. He explained that he had to return to the [[Siege of Angband\|Siege]]; she asked him to tell Aegnor to be careful. He said he would tell him, but he may as well tell her not to weep. For Aegnor was a warrior, with a spirit of wrath, and with every stroke he dealt in battle, he saw the Enemy that hurt Andreth's people long ago. His last words to her were that she was not for Arda, and wherever she goes, beyond the world, may she find light and "'await us there, my brother - and me.'"<ref name="P4c"/>{{rp\|326}} ==Notes – by Christopher Tolkien== Christopher Tolkien wrote that: {{blockquote\|"The ''Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth'' perhaps marks the culmination of my father's thought on the relation of Elves and Men, in Finrod's exalted vision of the original design of Eru for Mankind, but his central purpose was to explore fully for the first time the nature of 'the Marring of Men'."<ref name="P4e"/>{{rp\|328}}}} It also explores the fall of Man to which Andreth could pose no answer. In Tolkien's [[letter 131]], as quoted by C. Tolkien, it is stated that Men do not appear in the stories until the first fall of Man was already far in their past. Only rumour remained that they once fell under the domination of the Enemy and that some repented of it.<ref name="P4e"/>{{rp\|328}}<ref>{{L\|131}}</ref> Finrod asked Andreth directly about this rumour, which caused 'the wound' or change in Man's fate (shorter lives and the separation of spirit and body with death). First, she refused to speak of it to another race, but when Finrod asked of it in another way, she simply did not know, except to say that [[Adanel]] may know the [[Tale of Adanel\|tale]]. The fundamental philosophical discussion of destiny, nature, and experience between Men and Elves grows in intensity and bitterness (on Andreth's part), for a reason known only to the speakers, which was not revealed to the audience until the end.<ref name="P4e"/>{{rp\|328-9}} ==Commentary – by J.R.R. Tolkien== This text was originally intended to be the last Appendix of ''[[The Silmarillion]]''.<ref name="P4g">{{MR\|P4g}}</ref>{{rp\|329}} The debate was not written to persuade people today to believe one thing or another. Although it is a serious and passionate work, its purpose was to show the imaginary world of ''The Silmarillion'' with an example of what ideas the curious and intelligent minds on either side, Elvish and Human, may have discussed after they became acquainted.<ref name="P4g"/>{{rp\|329}} To understand the argument, there are certain things that must be accepted as facts (or givens): the existence of ''Elves'' as immortal while the world lasted, who died only by accident; ''Men'' who were mortal with a lifespan much as they have now; ''Valar'', angelic beings, who acted as the agents and vice-regents of Eru (God); and the war of the ''Eruhín'' (The Children of God) against Melkor, who had become the prime Spirit of Evil.<ref name="P4g"/>{{rp\|330}} To understand the character of King Finrod, one must understand that he starts with certain basic beliefs:<ref name="P4g"/>{{rp\|330-1}} # There exists Eru (The One), who made the World, but is not Himself the World. # On Earth, there are Incarnate beings, Elves and Men, who are comprised of the union of the [[fea and hroa\|''fëa'' and ''hröa'']], which roughly but not exactly equates to 'body' and 'soul'. # ''Hröa'' and ''fëa'' are designed for one another to work in harmony. The ''hröa'' can be destroyed, but the ''fëa'' is indestructible. # The separation of the ''hröa'' and ''fëa'' is 'unnatural', and not how life was intended. That unnatural state resulted from the 'Marring of Arda' and the operations of Melkor. # Elvish 'immortality' is bound within what he could call the History of Arda, and the Elvish ''fëa'' is also held within the Time of Arda, or at least unable to leave it while it lasts. # A 'houseless' Elvish ''fëa'' must have the power and opportunity, as deemed appropriate by the Valar, to return to incarnate life, if it has the desire or will to do so. This is because the state of being houseless is unnatural for the Elves. # Since Men die with or without accident, whether they will it or no, their ''fëa'' must have a different relation to the Time of Arda and, if disembodied, left time (sooner or later). The Elves observed that Men died, which they deduced meant it was 'natural' for them, and supposed that the brevity of their lives was due to the difference of their ''fëa'', which was not designed to stay long in Arda. The dilemma of the Elves is further explained that they understood that as they lived united, ''fëa'' and ''hröa'', but were bound to Arda, which they wholly loved, that they would end completely with Arda's end. The idea of their ''fëa'' living on consciously without the body, just to remember, was unsatisfactory for them because even more than their gift for memory, Elves were endowed with the ability to create. The Elvish "''fëa'' was above all designed to make things in co-operation with the ''hröa''."<ref name="P4g"/>{{rp\|332}} Therefore, the Elves had to trust in Eru that what he designed beyond the End would be wholly satisfying and probably contain joys unforeseeable. Ergo, the Elves had little sympathy for the lack of hope (''[[estel]]'') Men faced in death. Men were generally ignorant of the End, which Elves knew would be, and generally were envious of Elvish 'immortality' without understanding the consequence of it. The Elves were generally ignorant of the persistent tradition among Men that they were also by nature immortal.<ref name="P4g"/>{{rp\|332}} [[File:Anna Lee - Finrod.jpg\|thumb\|right\|175px\|[[Anna Lee]] - ''Finrod'']] In Finrod's argument, it is only fear of death that was the disaster for Men (the wound), for death now divided the spirit from the body. He concluded that Men's natural end was 'assumption'. Men would become the agents through which Arda is re-made. Andreth countered that the re-making cannot be achieved while Finrod remained in the hope that it would.<ref name="P4g"/>{{rp\|333-4}} Finrod saw that Melkor was greater than had been understood (even by the Elves who had seen him incarnate) if he had been able to change Men. According to Note 7, regarding this part of the commentary, the Themes of the Children arose in the music only after the arising of the discords of Melkor, which could imply that they first came into being marred.<ref name="P4i">{{MR\|P4i}}</ref>{{rp\|342}} However, Finrod would say that Melkor had not 'changed' Men but had 'seduced' them (to an allegiance to himself) very early in their history (see: [[Tale of Adanel]]), so that Eru had changed their 'fate' leading to the unnatural state of severing the body and spirit.<ref name="P4g"/>{{rp\|334}} Finrod saw that nothing within Arda could fully counteract or heal the Evil shy of Eru himself, for "it was unthinkable that Eru would abandon the world to the ultimate triumph and domination of Melkor."<ref name="P4g"/>{{rp\|334-5}} However, Eru as the Author of the Drama could not enter ''wholly'' into the world and its history. He will, when he comes, have to be both outside and inside the world. Since Finrod had already guessed that Men had been specially assigned a redemptive function, he probably guessed that the coming of Eru into the world would primarily be concerned with Men and with "an imaginative guess or vision that Eru would come incarnated in human form."<ref name="P4g"/>{{rp\|335}} That does not appear, however, in the ''Athrabeth''. [[File:Elena Kukanova - Andreth.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px\|Elena Kukanova - ''Andreth'']] Though the Athrabeth is a conversation that deals with such things as death and the relation of Elves and Men to Time, Arda, and each other, its real purpose was dramatic. It was written to exhibit "the generosity of Finrod's mind, his love and pity for Andreth, and the tragic situations that must arise in the meetings of Elves and Men (in the ages of the youth of the Elves)."<ref name="P4g"/>{{rp\|335}} For Andreth had, in her youth, fallen in love with Aegnor and though she knew he loved her in return, he did not express it. Therefore, she felt that she had been deemed too lowly for an Elf. Finrod understood, though Andreth did not know that he knew the situation at first, and that is why he was never offended by her bitterness towards the Elves or even the Valar. He succeeded in helping her understand that she was not rejected out of "Elven lordliness: but that the departure of Aegnor was for motives of 'wisdom', and cost Aegnor great pain: he was an equal victim of the tragedy."<ref name="P4g"/>{{rp\|335}} Aegnor was slain shortly after this conversation, when Morgoth broke the [[Siege of Angband\|Siege]] with the [[Battle of Sudden Flame]]. Finrod later died for the sake of [[Beren]] One-hand, and it is possible, though unstated, that during this time Andreth, as a very old woman, also perished in the northern realm where she dwelt. The People of [[Bëor]], of whom she was one, were devastated by Melkor.<ref name="P4g"/>{{rp\|335-6}} Finrod had passed from Middle-earth before any marriage of Elves and Men had taken place. But, if not for his sake, the marriage of Beren and [[Luthien\|Lúthien]] could not have been. The marriage of "Beren certainly fulfilled his prediction that such marriages would only be for some high purpose of Doom, and that the least cruel fate would be that death should soon end them."<ref name="P4g"/>{{rp\|336}} ==Etymology== ''[[Athrabeth]] Finrod ah Andreth'' is [[Sindarin]], "The Debate of [[Finrod]] and [[Andreth]]". ''[[Athrabeth]] Finrod ah Andreth'' ([[Sindarin\|S.]] "The Debate of [[Finrod]] and [[Andreth]]") [[Arda Marred]] [[Arda Unmarred]] [[Second Prophecy of Mandos]] {{references}} [[Category:Books and documents within the legendarium]] [[Category:Morgoth's Ring chapters]] Morgoth's Ring Ainulindalë The Annals of Aman The Later Quenta Silmarillion Myths Transformed Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth is the fourth part of the book Morgoth's Ring. Consists in a discussion between two characters, Finrod Felagund, an Elven King, and Andreth, a mortal woman that took place during the Siege of Angband (though when originally written was placed much later) and deals with the metaphysical differences between Elves and Men and the imbalances between their fates. The conclusions they come to concern the role of Men beyond Arda and even the Second Music (though not explicitly referred to). Towards the end it also brings in Andreth's love for Aegnor and his reasons for refusing to return it, explained tenderly by Finrod. 2 The debate 2.1 The wound 2.2 The death of Men 2.3 Hope 2.4 Aegnor and Andreth 3 Notes – by Christopher Tolkien 4 Commentary – by J.R.R. Tolkien [edit] Introduction 'The Debate of Finrod and Andreth' is considered a major and finished work, unlike other writings featured in Myths Transformed, which Tolkien referred to in other texts.[1]:303-4 The primary manuscript of this text is titled Of Death and the Children of Eru, and the Marring of Men, with the later subtitle: The Converse of Finrod and Andreth. The text in Morgoth's Ring primarily relies on the finished manuscript with some of the edited notes from two, later typescripts. This work is dated to the late 1950s, and it was likely completed in 1959.[1]:304 It was written after Laws and Customs among the Eldar. [edit] The debate The conversation between Finrod and Andreth took place around F.A. 409 during the Long Peace.[2]:327 The premise of the debate is that the Edain do not understand the strange gift of Ilúvatar, death which brings them beyond the bounds of the world, for this gift was marred by Melkor and instead of hope it brings fear.[3] The wise-woman Andreth, who learned the lore of Adanel, believes that Men were once deathless and only by the corruption of the Enemy were they made to die. She declared that the Wise among Men say, "'death was imposed upon us.' And behold! the fear of it is with us always."[1]:309 Finrod understood the fate of Men differently, as he had been tutored by the Powers in Aman, and sought to understand the views of Men and whether or not it was the power of Melkor that indeed changed the fate of Men.[4]:304 Jenny Dolfen - Crossing the Helcaraxë Finrod, as both a scholar and philosopher, strove to amend the distance between the Eldar and Men. He truly wished to understand the Atani. He explained the closeness of their kindred as Children of Eru.[1]:308 Andreth resented this somewhat expressing that the deathless Elves look down upon them as children. He explained that they were both Eru's children. He also cautioned that harbouring envy for the Elves' immortality would breed hatred, which is what the Enemy would wish.[1]:310 He explained that the Shadow, which she feared, and Death, which was her fate, were not one and the same. Andreth questioned him about this because she believed that he would not understand what death was. Finrod countered to explain that he indeed did know death and its fear for his own grandfather was murdered by the Enemy, many had been lost in the journey to the Hither Lands, and many others died horribly in the war against the Enemy. Andreth continued that their death is not the same. The Eldar knew the pain of death only for a time and then were reborn while Men knew death as an uttermost end.[1]:311 She continued that no matter how clever, brave, swift, or strong Men were, death will overtake them. Finrod asked then if that meant Men, thus pursued by death, had no hope? Andreth said that she was not ready to tell him yet of their Hope.[1]:311 The debate continued with Finrod explaining, "'our hunter is slow footed, but he never loses the trail.'"[1]:312 This statement clarified that Elves are bound to the world and cannot pass beyond it, when Arda dies, the Eldar will perish, (hröa and fëa) body and soul. Beyond that, they know nothing. Andreth admitted that she did not know that. [edit] The wound Then he asked her, since she did not just mean that Men are diminished and die so soon (compared to the Eldar) because Arda is marred, if there had been some particular strike against her people by the Enemy. She said there had been. This caused Finrod to worry about the potential scope of Melkor's power. He knew the Eldar were also physically lessened by the Marring of Arda, as their spirit would eventually overcome their bodies, but if it was more than that which caused brief lives and death for Men, Melkor's power had greater reach than he realised. If it was so, as she said, that he changed the fate of an entire people against the design of Eru then all their strife against him was folly and even the Mountains of the Pélori were built on sand.[1]:312 Andreth agreed that was true as Men have long known. She said the Nameless was Lord of the world and all strife against him was folly and their efforts fruitless. Thomas Rouillard - Melkor For this, Andreth had no answer. She said it was unspoken of. They fled from the knowledge of it, and no one then remembered the dark deed.[1]:313 The only stories that she knew were that they were once not so swift to die. Finrod asked if she knew any tales at all of a time before they knew death, and she said only that perhaps Adanel would know such a story. Finrod asked if the Valar knew. In bitterness, Andreth discounted the Valar as having had no care nor instruction for Men, for they were never summoned. She was gently chided to not speak so of the Powers, for he had dwelt in their Light which she did not understand. He continued that perhaps they (Men) were beyond the scope of the Valar for Men govern themselves within Arda under the hand of the One.[1]:314 And if she would not speak to others of her wound or how it was come by, she should be cautious to not misjudge the pain or misplace the blame of it. [edit] The death of Men Steamy - Men met Dark Elves The debate then circled back on the first question of Man not being intended to die. He inquired that in her people's first encounters with the other folk of the Quendi, if they spoke of life or death then or knew that they were mortal then? She replied that since they already had their lore, they did not need the lore of the Elves, and their ancient lore stated that they were: born never to die. The lore did not have the concept that they would die when the world died, as the Eldar did (she had only just learned that knowledge from him). Her lore was that Men simply would not die. There was no conception of the world ending. Finrod logically disproved this idea on two points: if one has an imperishable body that is of the world, it could not outlast the world, and without knowing it, Andreth claimed that Men have a hröar and fëar that are out of harmony. The Eldar clearly can perceive that the fëar of Men is akin to the fëar of the Quendi, yet it is not confined to Arda, nor is Arda its home.[1]:315 While the Eldar can perceive the Unseen and she may not have understood this, he gently explained that sometimes friends and kinsmen see one clearer than they can see themselves. She inquired if this restlessness was their nature or if it was the Shadow upon their hearts. Finrod replied that he believed it was their nature, the Shadow may have made them weary of things more swiftly, but the unrest was always there.[1]:316[3] At this point of the debate, the discussion became metaphorical for the union of the spirit with the body. For Elves, the spirit and body are in harmony. For Men, the spirit and the body are disjointed. The spirit of Men is a Guest in its House and truly resides elsewhere. Death for Man then is not 'death' for the fëa, so much as it is a release of the spirit or a going home.[1]:317 This would be Man's gift unshadowed. Andreth, however, did not accept this. She said that idea was in contempt of the body. And if it was the nature of Men for the hröa to die and the fëa to live on than the body is little more than an imposed chain. She called it then an imposition placed upon them and not a gift, and if such were their nature from the beginning, then the chain was imposed by him that should not be spoken of. She explained that though that was the thought of some men (out of the darkness), the Atani did not think that any longer. As true Incarnates, she explained, there is a union of love and harmony between the House and the Indweller, and death, which separates them, is a disaster to them both. She believed then that the spirit perished with the body. Finrod understood her idea differently and considered the union of body and soul as a marriage. The traveller fëa is wedded to the hröa of Arda, to divide them is a grievous hurt, yet each must fulfil their own nature. But then, he said, it must follow that the fëa of Man, when it departs, must take with it the hröa, as its eternal spouse and companion, "into an endurance everlasting beyond Eä, and beyond Time."[1]:318 He saw this as a way to remove the taint of Melkor and even the limits set for Arda in the "Vision of Eru." He wonders then if the source of Men's curious way of looking at things, their sense of knowledge before knowing, was an echo of their spirit's far knowledge of its existence beyond their world. Billy Mosig - The Elder Days Andreth responded that there was no way to know this for certain within Arda Marred. Finrod conceded that point, but he was joyful. For he had conceived of a vision, Men were not the 'followers' of the Firstborn but the heirs of Arda, who will heal the Marring of Arda and enlarge the Music to Surpass the Vision of the World.[1]:318 In this way, the Eldar may be saved from their own death, which was inevitable with the ending of Arda. Through the fulfilment of the errand of the Second Children,[1]:319 they will be restored. And he has a fair vision of the Eldar and Men dwelling in the beautiful, green world together. The Eldar would then sing to Men of all that had been from the beginning. The world remade would be the true home of Men's spirit, with their fëar and hröa united, and it would then be the Eldar who, unchanged, remembered and spoke of the world that had been to teach the love of it to Men.[5]:342-3 The Eldar's burden of memory, which weighed down their spirit in life, would become their wealth in the Days to come. Andreth was more of a realist and spoke of their current time with the Shadow around them. What may be was little comfort for the time they were in.[1]:320 Finrod then spoke of the difference between the concepts of hope Amdir (looking up) and Estel (trust). The foundation of Estel is that they are the Children of Eru, and Eru will not let his children be taken from him, not by the Enemy, or even by themselves. Andreth had trouble accepting this, questioning again whether the Nameless is lord of the world, and if their seeking of hope was little more than flight in a dream. He explained that she was confusing the concept of dream and waking with hope and belief. Of this idea, she had many questions, and then mentioned the Old Hope of Men. This was the Hope she refused to speak of earlier. [edit] Hope Finrod was curious and wished to know what the Old Hope may be. This hope was simply that One would enter into Arda, heal man (from their wound, which Andreth seemed to think was death) and mend all the Marring from beginning to end. But few of the Wise among Men put faith into that belief, for even among the Atani, the world was seen as a war between Light and Dark with two equipotent powers. The Nameless and the One. To the Eldar that was false, and the only equipotent powers may be Manwë and Melkor, with Eru above both. Andreth then sees the King, Eru, as too far away from his kingdom who left it to the wars of princes.[1]:321 This idea of Hope was new to Finrod though, for no message of it had ever come to the Quendi. Only through the Atani had it been learned.[1]:322 He considered then that this may have been the purpose of the Quendi and Atani meeting and speaking, so that the Quendi could learn of the Hope and Men could understand the potential of their gift.[1]:323 [edit] Aegnor and Andreth At this point the conversation turned to the separation of their kindreds, and Andreth asked if the gulf between them can only be bridged by words. This idea made Andreth weep for she thought of Aegnor. Finrod explained that the fates of Men and Quendi were too different, and those who join across this divide find more sorrow than joy.[1]:323 Finrod tried to comfort her with the friendship they had gained. He explained that he knew of her pain, for Aegnor, Aikanár (Sharp-flame) was his brother. They had met, Finrod knew, one morning in the hills of Dorthonion when Andreth was a maiden. She was hurt by this memory, and in bitterness, she did not want Finrod to speak to her as if he knew her as personally as Aegnor once did.[1]:323 She was then, during their debate, old with grey hair. She knew Aegnor would still have been ageless, and she did not want Finrod's comfort nor pity. Elena Kukanova - Andreth and Aegnor. The First Encounter Using the metaphor of his name's meaning as a flame, she explained that when they were both young, his flame leapt towards her, she was drawn to him, but he turned away. Now, he remained young while she grew old. She asked if candles (Elves) pity moths (Men), and Finrod asked in response if moths pitied candles when the wind blew them out.[1]:324 He continued to explain that for her sake, Aegnor would not take any bride, and she asked then why he turned away when she would have been with him for the good years that she had. Finrod explained that the Eldar do not wed during times of war and only in fleeing this land could they have been together, but love and loyalty bound him here. And he asked if she did not have the same bonds. She explained that she would have given up everything she had and everything she was to have been his even for a short time, "'for one year, one day, of the flame I would have given all: kin, youth, and hope itself: adaneth I am.'"[1]:324 Finrod said that Aegnor knew that and that was why he, "'did not grasp what lay to his hand: elda he is'" for such barters were made in anguish that cannot be imagined.[1]:324 Unions of the Eldar with Men were considered to have been made in ignorance of the consequences rather than in courage. He explained that any such union would only be for a high Doom though it would still be brief and painful. Andreth protested the end was always painful, for Men, so it was of little consequence. She said that when she was old she would not have troubled him nor chased after him. Finrod explained that may be her view, but Aegnor would never have left her behind, even when she was old. Their union would end in pity, pity every hour, for the rest of her life. She would see his boundless pity and sorrow. He would have remembered her with pity. Aegnor could not have brought himself to cause her such shame.[1]:325 He continued that for the Elda much of life dwells in their memory. For the whole of his life, he would see her and know her as she was "'in the sun in the morning'" and "'that last evening by the water of Aeluin in which he saw thy face mirrored with a star caught in thy hair,'" and even after that, he will remember her that way beyond his death in the Halls of Mandos until the end of Arda.[1]:325 Before he left, he took her hand, and she asked him where he was going. He explained that he had to return to the Siege; she asked him to tell Aegnor to be careful. He said he would tell him, but he may as well tell her not to weep. For Aegnor was a warrior, with a spirit of wrath, and with every stroke he dealt in battle, he saw the Enemy that hurt Andreth's people long ago. His last words to her were that she was not for Arda, and wherever she goes, beyond the world, may she find light and "'await us there, my brother - and me.'"[1]:326 [edit] Notes – by Christopher Tolkien "The Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth perhaps marks the culmination of my father's thought on the relation of Elves and Men, in Finrod's exalted vision of the original design of Eru for Mankind, but his central purpose was to explore fully for the first time the nature of 'the Marring of Men'."[2]:328 It also explores the fall of Man to which Andreth could pose no answer. In Tolkien's letter 131, as quoted by C. Tolkien, it is stated that Men do not appear in the stories until the first fall of Man was already far in their past. Only rumour remained that they once fell under the domination of the Enemy and that some repented of it.[2]:328[6] Finrod asked Andreth directly about this rumour, which caused 'the wound' or change in Man's fate (shorter lives and the separation of spirit and body with death). First, she refused to speak of it to another race, but when Finrod asked of it in another way, she simply did not know, except to say that Adanel may know the tale. The fundamental philosophical discussion of destiny, nature, and experience between Men and Elves grows in intensity and bitterness (on Andreth's part), for a reason known only to the speakers, which was not revealed to the audience until the end.[2]:328-9 [edit] Commentary – by J.R.R. Tolkien This text was originally intended to be the last Appendix of The Silmarillion.[7]:329 The debate was not written to persuade people today to believe one thing or another. Although it is a serious and passionate work, its purpose was to show the imaginary world of The Silmarillion with an example of what ideas the curious and intelligent minds on either side, Elvish and Human, may have discussed after they became acquainted.[7]:329 To understand the argument, there are certain things that must be accepted as facts (or givens): the existence of Elves as immortal while the world lasted, who died only by accident; Men who were mortal with a lifespan much as they have now; Valar, angelic beings, who acted as the agents and vice-regents of Eru (God); and the war of the Eruhín (The Children of God) against Melkor, who had become the prime Spirit of Evil.[7]:330 To understand the character of King Finrod, one must understand that he starts with certain basic beliefs:[7]:330-1 There exists Eru (The One), who made the World, but is not Himself the World. On Earth, there are Incarnate beings, Elves and Men, who are comprised of the union of the fëa and hröa, which roughly but not exactly equates to 'body' and 'soul'. Hröa and fëa are designed for one another to work in harmony. The hröa can be destroyed, but the fëa is indestructible. The separation of the hröa and fëa is 'unnatural', and not how life was intended. That unnatural state resulted from the 'Marring of Arda' and the operations of Melkor. Elvish 'immortality' is bound within what he could call the History of Arda, and the Elvish fëa is also held within the Time of Arda, or at least unable to leave it while it lasts. A 'houseless' Elvish fëa must have the power and opportunity, as deemed appropriate by the Valar, to return to incarnate life, if it has the desire or will to do so. This is because the state of being houseless is unnatural for the Elves. Since Men die with or without accident, whether they will it or no, their fëa must have a different relation to the Time of Arda and, if disembodied, left time (sooner or later). The Elves observed that Men died, which they deduced meant it was 'natural' for them, and supposed that the brevity of their lives was due to the difference of their fëa, which was not designed to stay long in Arda. The dilemma of the Elves is further explained that they understood that as they lived united, fëa and hröa, but were bound to Arda, which they wholly loved, that they would end completely with Arda's end. The idea of their fëa living on consciously without the body, just to remember, was unsatisfactory for them because even more than their gift for memory, Elves were endowed with the ability to create. The Elvish "fëa was above all designed to make things in co-operation with the hröa."[7]:332 Therefore, the Elves had to trust in Eru that what he designed beyond the End would be wholly satisfying and probably contain joys unforeseeable. Ergo, the Elves had little sympathy for the lack of hope (estel) Men faced in death. Men were generally ignorant of the End, which Elves knew would be, and generally were envious of Elvish 'immortality' without understanding the consequence of it. The Elves were generally ignorant of the persistent tradition among Men that they were also by nature immortal.[7]:332 Anna Lee - Finrod In Finrod's argument, it is only fear of death that was the disaster for Men (the wound), for death now divided the spirit from the body. He concluded that Men's natural end was 'assumption'. Men would become the agents through which Arda is re-made. Andreth countered that the re-making cannot be achieved while Finrod remained in the hope that it would.[7]:333-4 Finrod saw that Melkor was greater than had been understood (even by the Elves who had seen him incarnate) if he had been able to change Men. According to Note 7, regarding this part of the commentary, the Themes of the Children arose in the music only after the arising of the discords of Melkor, which could imply that they first came into being marred.[5]:342 However, Finrod would say that Melkor had not 'changed' Men but had 'seduced' them (to an allegiance to himself) very early in their history (see: Tale of Adanel), so that Eru had changed their 'fate' leading to the unnatural state of severing the body and spirit.[7]:334 Finrod saw that nothing within Arda could fully counteract or heal the Evil shy of Eru himself, for "it was unthinkable that Eru would abandon the world to the ultimate triumph and domination of Melkor."[7]:334-5 However, Eru as the Author of the Drama could not enter wholly into the world and its history. He will, when he comes, have to be both outside and inside the world. Since Finrod had already guessed that Men had been specially assigned a redemptive function, he probably guessed that the coming of Eru into the world would primarily be concerned with Men and with "an imaginative guess or vision that Eru would come incarnated in human form."[7]:335 That does not appear, however, in the Athrabeth. Elena Kukanova - Andreth It was written to exhibit "the generosity of Finrod's mind, his love and pity for Andreth, and the tragic situations that must arise in the meetings of Elves and Men (in the ages of the youth of the Elves)."[7]:335 For Andreth had, in her youth, fallen in love with Aegnor and though she knew he loved her in return, he did not express it. Therefore, she felt that she had been deemed too lowly for an Elf. Finrod understood, though Andreth did not know that he knew the situation at first, and that is why he was never offended by her bitterness towards the Elves or even the Valar. He succeeded in helping her understand that she was not rejected out of "Elven lordliness: but that the departure of Aegnor was for motives of 'wisdom', and cost Aegnor great pain: he was an equal victim of the tragedy."[7]:335 Aegnor was slain shortly after this conversation, when Morgoth broke the Siege with the Battle of Sudden Flame. Finrod later died for the sake of Beren One-hand, and it is possible, though unstated, that during this time Andreth, as a very old woman, also perished in the northern realm where she dwelt. The People of Bëor, of whom she was one, were devastated by Melkor.[7]:335-6 Finrod had passed from Middle-earth before any marriage of Elves and Men had taken place. But, if not for his sake, the marriage of Beren and Lúthien could not have been. The marriage of "Beren certainly fulfilled his prediction that such marriages would only be for some high purpose of Doom, and that the least cruel fate would be that death should soon end them."[7]:336 [edit] Etymology Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth is Sindarin, "The Debate of Finrod and Andreth". Arda Marred Arda Unmarred Second Prophecy of Mandos ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Four. Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth" ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Four. Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth: Notes [on 'The Debate of Finrod and Andreth']" ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Beginning of Days" ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Four. Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth: [Introductory text in the typescript version]" ↑ 5.0 5.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Four. Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth: Author's Notes on the 'Commentary'" ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 131, (undated, written late 1951) ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Four. Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth: Addit. Silmarillion — Commentary" Retrieved from "http://irc.tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Athrabeth_Finrod_ah_Andreth" Categories: Morgoth's Ring chapters \| Books and documents within the legendarium	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line245
__label__cc	0.736487	0.263513	Requiem for an Unsung Revolutionary Ravi Dayal – Imprintone (Brief Summary) Buy it on Amazon.in “Here, … Kak delves into the lives of the sundry characters and a very keen sense of observation lends authenticity to her description of places, people and other emotions, while retaining a necessary detachment. Her narrative is simple , flowing and direct, reminding one of the amazing clarity which the elderly often recall their past.” Ritu Singh, Real life Cameos “When it comes to description, Kak almost creates a landscape before you.” Nikhat Kazmi, Trivia need not be trivial, Times Of India “(Sic) several other stories pick up this theme of thwarted desire and invoke, in the process, questions about segregated social identities which are dependent on class and gender. A robust butcher fantasies about a jeans and T-shirt clad woman customer; a socialite gift shop-owner cannot understand her son’s attraction for that “ordinary” chit of a girl; the dollar earner in Hong Kong ogles at those “shameless” women near the ferry.” Dr. Malashri Lal, Indian Literature – Sahitya Akademi Journal of Letters “(Sic) Kak displays a painter’s eye for detail and the external descriptions are insightful.” “Her facile way of handling Indian English makes for a delightful reading.” Shohini Ghosh, India Today “(Sic) she does manage to capture the voices of her individual protagonists very deftly, slipping from the slight innocence of the young boy to the querulous complaints an incontinent old woman approaching death.” Anita Roy, The Pioneer “Kak writes with a winning simplicity about the complex and unresolved dilemmas that plague the individual in contemporary India…..Her canvas is wide and provides a glimpse of the many realities that co-exist in the country.” Manju Kak is a compassionate writer. She tells intimate stories and offers a direct view of the very personal way in which people choose to handle life’s challenges. She does this with a gravity that forecloses the option of being judgmental with regard to matters of individual pursuit.” Nomita Unnikrishnan, Businessline “… there is a lot that is endearing and sad, funny and thoughtful. The choice of stories and their characters are representative icons in a tapestry of modern India, shaded and coloured by Kak’s painter-writer eyes.” Zai Whitaker, Indian Review of Books, March–April 1997, p.32	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line249
__label__wiki	0.958153	0.958153	Updated: 1 hour 21 min ago Manchester United to hand debuts to trio of teenagers against Astana • Ethan Laird, Di’Shon Bernard and Dylan Levitt to start • Ole Gunnar Solskjær calls Max Taylor an ‘inspiration’ Manchester United will field the teenage trio of Ethan Laird, Di’Shon Bernard and Dylan Levitt against Astana in the Europa League on Thursday night. They, along with the 36-year-old goalkeeper Lee Grant, will make their debuts in Kazakhstan while the 19-year-old defender Max Taylor is in the senior squad for the first time since overcoming cancer. Related: Max Taylor in Manchester United squad for first time after chemotherapy Michael Knighton: ‘I have been perceived as a charlatan or circus act’ Thirty years after his keepie-uppies at Manchester United, Knighton tells of his regrets, foresight and being underappreciated “Don’t expect to recognise me from those pictures on the pitch 30 years ago,” Michael Knighton advises on the telephone before our meeting in a Pennines hotel. “I’m an OAP now. You’ll be looking for a fat, balding little man in his late 60s.” In the event there are no problems with identification. Oddly enough, no one else in the small Yorkshire village happens to be dressed in immaculate three-piece suit, collar and tie. Knighton will always be recognisable anyway, because the manner in which he introduced himself at Old Trafford provided an image just as iconic and easily recalled as anything else from the turbulent and eventful year of 1989. Related: The Joy of Six: the ups and downs of football chairmen and owners Football rumours: Nuno Espírito Santo to take over at Arsenal? Today’s fluff is going undercover At time of writing, Unai Emery is still the Arsenal manager, but it’s not looking good. The Spaniard’s office has been relocated to a trestle table in the basement, and Granit Xhaka is using his parking space. Metaphorically speaking, of course. Today’s tabloids reckon anything less than a win at Norwich on Sunday will see Emery permanently relocated at a travel tavern. Details of the shortlist to replace him are sketchy, but the Mail report that the Wolves manager, Nuno Espírito Santo, is at its summit. Nuno’s rigid philosophy and surly post-match demeanour would be a refreshing change at the Emirates, but why he would take a sideways move at this stage is up for debate. If the club want a company man instead, they could turn to former players Mikel Arteta or Freddie Ljungberg. Related: Manchester City owner sells 10% share for £389m to US private equity firm Max Taylor in Manchester United squad for Astana game after chemotherapy • 19-year-old called up after testicular cancer scare • Jesse Lingard rejects suggestion he lost his focus on football Max Taylor, a 19-year-old defender, is in Manchester United’s squad for the Europa League game at Astana on Thursday, having undergone cancer treatment and got the all-clear only in September. It is the first senior call-up for the Manchester-born Taylor after Ole Gunnar Solskjær stood down many senior players for the trip to Kazakhstan because United have qualified for the knockout phase before the penultimate group match. There are 14 teenagers in his 18-man squad. Related: Wilfred Ndidi is the driving force behind Leicester's surge up the table Related: Sergio Agüero likely to miss Manchester derby, says Pep Guardiola Wolves defying fears of Europa League slump, Harvey Barnes shows Leicester’s potential and Unai Emery’s woes deepen One of Unai Emery’s buzz phrases nowadays regards the need to form a “connection” with the Arsenal fans. It has crept into his lexicon to the extent there would be no surprise if he was repeating an edict handed down from up high, and it certainly would be among the reasonable criteria against which to measure his performance. The club’s hierarchy will surely have noticed the response to Alexandre Lacazette’s equaliser against Southampton amounted to little more than a collective shrug, and things simply cannot continue this way for much longer. The danger is many around the Emirates have made up their minds what they think of a manager who just cannot get a tune out of his squad. The international break should have helped a stuttering team to reset; instead it was only an excellent Southampton side who took that opportunity. Emery’s demeanour after the match, when he readily lamented that a big chance to begin bonding with the support had been thrown away, suggested he knows he may not have many more. Nick Ames Related: Flash of inspiration shows Dele Alli can be José Mourinho’s project player \| Jacob Steinberg Related: Chelsea are back in fashion – but Roman Abramovich is out in the cold Related: Manchester City leave Chelsea with duelling scars after high-class hoot \| Paul Wilson Chris Smalling scores and creates in Roma’s victory over Brescia • On-loan Manchester United defender helps club climb Serie A • Roma remain behind neighbours Lazio who claimed late win Chris Smalling scored a goal and had two assists as Roma moved into the top four of Serie A with a 3-0 win over Brescia in Serie A. The on-loan Manchester United defender nodded in Lorenzo Pellegrini’s corner after 49 minutes and then set up goals for Gianluca Mancini and Edin Dzeko. Mario Balotelli was left out of Brescia’s squad following a training ground dispute with the coach, Fabio Grosso. Roma remain two points behind their neighbours Lazio, who claimed a fifth successive win thanks to the substitute Felipe Caicedo’s stoppage-time goal giving them a 2-1 victory at lowly Sassuolo. Related: European roundup: Barcelona edge to win, Bayern make up ground Jose’s back and late, late goals in this week’s roundup of the best top-flight pictures Manchester United’s second-half display shows progress, says Solskjær • Manager admits his side were ‘very, very poor’ before interval • Sheffield United’s Chris Wilder says his team’s energy levels fell Ole Gunnar Solskjær conceded his young Manchester United team were “very, very poor” for 70 minutes at Sheffield United on Sunday but maintained their late fight back to secure a 3-3 draw highlighted his players’ progress from last season. “It was a very, very poor performance,” said Manchester United’s manager whose side were 2-0 down at Bramall Lane until three late goals in seven minutes from Brandon Williams, Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford briefly propelled them into an unlikely lead before Oli McBurnie’s last-gasp leveller for Chris Wilder’s side. “We did play badly first half, we didn’t win any challenges but we turned it round.” Related: Manchester United’s thrilling comeback masks an abysmal display \| Jonathan Wilson Manchester United’s thrilling comeback masks an abysmal display \| Jonathan Wilson Phil Jones had a nightmare and what does it say about Solskjær’s side that Scott McTominay is so sorely missed? Half-close your eyes, squint a little, do not think too hard and you could just about persuade yourself this was nearly a classic Manchester United comeback. But just as they were preparing to hail the youthquake, three goals by players aged 22 or under including one from Mason Greenwood, the third-youngest Premier League scorer in their history, Oli McBurnie popped up to point out that this is an imperfect simulacrum. It bears certain clear similarities to Manchester United, it has a manager who is clearly Manchester United, it plays with the tropes of Manchester United and yet somehow it is not quite Manchester United. Related: Sheffield United’s Oli McBurnie grabs point in Manchester United thriller Related: Sheffield United 3-3 Manchester United: Premier League – as it happened Sheffield United’s Oli McBurnie grabs point in Manchester United thriller As Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn, Jo Swinson and Nicola Sturgeon can testify, Sheffield is a tough place to audition for a job. None of the party leaders appeared to enjoy Friday’s live BBC pre-election debate but, if they found the South Yorkshire audience tough, Ole Gunnar Solskjær endured an even more excruciating time at Bramall Lane. Granted the denouement could have been worse and his tactical switch did ultimately turn a 2-0 deficit into a 3-3 draw but this was an afternoon which will have only strengthened Mauricio Pochettino’s candidature for potentially succeeding the Norwegian at Old Trafford. Related: Sheffield United 3-3 Manchester United: Premier League – live! Sheffield United v Manchester United: Premier League – live! Updates from the 4.30pm GMT kick-off at Bramall Lane Live scoreboard: the latest from all Sunday’s matches And you can email Ben here or tweet him here 7 min: Fred tries and fails to find Martial, who is lurking just outside of the box. A poor pass. Sheffield United look comfortable. 5 min: Wan-Bissaka does well to bomb forward down the right before handing over the baton to Anthony Martial. Martial tries to flick the ball into the path of Daniel James but it’s wayward and Sheffield United hoover things up. No problem. 4 min: Jack O’Connell has a word with Mousset and the Frenchman is helped back to his feet. Mousset joins the cavalry in the box as Oliver Norwood whips in a corner. But he overcooks it and it bobbles out for a goal-kick. 3 min: Fred gives Lundstram a shove but Andre Marriner is having none of it. The Brazilian then catches Mousset on the achilles and the Sheffield United forward is down in a heap. 1 min: Phil Jones is playing to the left of Harry Maguire, with Manchester United matching up Sheffield United by playing with a three-man defence. An early touch for Brandon Williams, who nips in ahead of George Baldock to head the ball upfield. And we’re under way. The teams trudge out on to the pitch ... We are less than 15 minutes away from a belting Bramall Lane rendition of Greasy Chip Butty. Before then, more from Solskjær on trying to improve Manchester United’s away form. “When I came in we went on a fantastic run away from home but now for one reason or another we haven’t got the results but with the form we got going into the international break, we’re hopeful we can change that.” Harry Maguire adds: “Liverpool came here and found it difficult. We have a lot of ability and we need to perform like we did against Brighton and the result will look after itself.” Some pre-match reading on Wilder: Related: Sheffield United’s Chris Wilder: the old school manager with new ideas \| Louise Taylor Related: From Alfreton Town to the Premier League: the rise and rise of Chris Wilder \| Ben Fisher Chris Wilder talks. “Every game is an occasion in the Premier League,” he says. “It’s still Man Utd, regardless of anything else, with top players and top manager and we’re going to have to be at our best to get anything. Phil Jones is an England international and they still have the top three players at the top of the pitch that have to be wrapped up but we are still confident that we can cause them some problems going the other way.” Ole Gunnar Solskjær speaks. “Phil [Jones] has been training well,” he begins. “He’s got experience of playing both central midfield and at the back. When you show the attitude he’s shown in training, it’s time for him to get a chance. Marcos [Rojo] is injured, Axel [Tuanzebe] isn’t really ready to come in so it was an easy option. Brandon [Williams] has played really well in every game he’s played. I didn’t find any reason to leave him out. It’s a testing stadium for him to play at so it’s a good opportunity to show his mentality because his temperament is one of his strengths.” Let’s party like it’s 2015, when Phil Jones and Phil Jagielka lined up together for England in Italy. Roy Hodgson was in charge and Andros Townsend scored in a 1-1 draw in a friendly in Turin. Jagielka partnered Chris Smalling, ostracised by Gareth Southgate, in defence while Jones floundered in a midfield role and neither have played an awful lot of minutes since. On the bench that day was Rob Green, Ryan Mason and Michael Carrick, these days one of Solskjær’s sidekicks at Manchester United. On the VIP list at Bramall Lane? Fergie, and Kyle Walker: Team news news: Phil Jones starts, presumably as part of a back three, while the 19-year-old Brandon Williams gets the nod ahead of Ashley Young. Manchester United’s midfield looks rather lightweight, with Andreas Pereira teaming up with Fred. Jones replaces the injured Scott McTominay and Axel Tuanzebe is back on the bench. As for the hosts, Phil Jagielka makes his first league start since rejoining the club, his first league start in a Sheffield United shirt since May 2007. Meanwhile Simon Moore is in for Dean Henderson, who is ineligible to face his parent club. Sheffield United (3-5-2): Moore; Basham, Jagielka, O’Connell; Baldock, Fleck, Norwood, Lundstram, Stevens; Mousset, McGoldrick Subs: Verrips, Osborn, Besic, Freeman, McBurnie, Sharp, Robinson Welcome to the Harry Maguire Show . The England defender, who came through the youth ranks at Sheffield United, will lineup against his former club but beyond Slabhead there are all manner of potent threats for Chris Wilder and co to be aware of, and the straight-talking Wilder knows as much. “It’s Manchester United and one of our former players will be playing for them,” he said. “But I don’t want it to be ‘the Harry Maguire Show’. I want it to be the Sheffield United Show. I want us to show how good we are.” The Blades are in pretty good nick, too, having not tasted defeat since September. They will be without goalkeeper Dean Henderson, who is ineligible to face his parent club so Simon Moore will make his first league start for 18 months, a 3-2 win at Bristol City in the Championship. That day Enda Stevens, Jack O’Connell, Chris Basham, George Baldock, John Lundstram and Billy Sharp all featured. Nothing new there, then. As for United, five wins from their past six matches have stirred a gentle excitement and another positive result would do Ole Gunnar Solskjær the power of good now that Mauricio Pochettino is handing out his CV, hunting high and low for a new employer. Kick-off: 4.30pm (GMT) Related: ‘Confident’ Rashford has Ole Gunnar Solskjær aiming for top four again ‘Confident’ Rashford has Ole Gunnar Solskjær aiming for top four again Manchester United manager has detected an uptick in fortunes this month with his strikers all fit and willing to ‘have a go’ It says something about the state of the Premier League at the moment that Sheffield United, a promoted club, will be the closest challengers to a potentially breakaway top four should they win Sunday afternoon’s home game against Manchester United. It is Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s job to prevent that happening, as well as to discourage speculation that the best four teams in the country have already been identified and the rest of the season will merely be about the order in which they finish. Victory at Bramall Lane would at least take Solskjær’s side closer to the Champions League positions, and the manager admits his team need to do better against this calibre of opponent. Related: Aubameyang and VAR earn Arsenal draw to leave Manchester United in mire Sheffield United v Manchester United: match preview Chris Wilder does not want Manchester United’s visit to turn into the “Harry Maguire Show” as the club’s one-time centre-back returns to his first club. From Bramall Lane’s academy Maguire progressed to Hull, Leicester and England, ultimately becoming the world’s most expensive defender when he arrived at Old Trafford in the summer. Sheffield United’s manager said: “I usually say it’s just the next game but perhaps this one does have a little more to it. It’s Manchester United and one of our former players will be playing for them. But I don’t want it to be ‘the Harry Maguire Show’. I want it to be the Sheffield United Show. I want us to show how good we are.” Dean Henderson, the home goalkeeper on loan from Manchester United cannot play so Simon Moore will get a rare outing. “It’s a great opportunity for Simon,” said Wilder. “I’m sure he won’t let us down.” Louise Taylor Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Premier League fans rate the season so far. Part two: Man City to Wolves Fans assess the best and worst of the opening stages – top performers, biggest mistakes and the funniest moments • Part one: Arsenal to Liverpool Best performance? By default, probably the 8-0 win over Watford – but we played our best football against Spurs in that (incredibly unjust) 2-2 draw at home. We tore them apart. Related: David Squires on … football and the poppy Related: Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend Related: What makes José Mourinho special? Former players give Spurs an insight \| Fabrizio Romano Solskjær: Pochettino's availability does not make me fear for my job – video Ole Gunnar Solskjær has insisted he is not threatened by Mauricio Pochettino now being out of work despite the Argentinian having repeatedly been linked to the Manchester United job. Solskjær said: ‘No, it doesn’t bother me at all because I’ve got the best job in the world and I’m sure that if you’re in or out of a job and you are a manager, you would want this job.’ Of Mourinho’s appointment Solskjær said: ‘It’s good to have José back – definitely especially for you guys and maybe for me’ Welcome back José: football photographers such as me are delighted When Mourinho is in the dugout you have to keep one eye on the pitch and one on the touchline. He is pure box office On Thursday I bumped into a couple of friends of mine, both dyed-in-the-wool Spurs fans. Before I even spoke to them, their shoulders slumped in unison and they let out a joint groan. It was as if they had just been summoned for collective root canal surgery. “Its not going to end prettily,” they grumbled. “Hang on,” I said. “He hasn’t even started.” Ole Gunnar Solskjær: I feel no extra pressure at Manchester United after Pochettino sacking • Norwegian insists he is not threatened by ex-Spurs manager • Solskjær: ‘I’ve got the best job in the world’ Ole Gunnar Solskjær has insisted he is not threatened by Mauricio Pochettino now being out of work despite the Argentinian previously being a candidate for the Manchester United job. Pochettino was sacked by Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday and replaced by José Mourinho as head coach. Yet while Pochettino is now on the market and may still be of interest to United in the future, Solskjær insisted he was not concerned about the potential threat of being replaced. Related: Tottenham love to talk of glory, but for Daniel Levy business is business Wilfried Zaha is a threat to injury-hit Liverpool, José Mourinho checks in at Spurs, and Chelsea can make a statement It has been 50 weeks since the Sun led with the back-page headline “£40m to get Poch”, in which they detailed how Mauricio Pochettino was poised to take over from José Mourinho at Manchester United. “The Tottenham boss is the ONLY contender to replace Mourinho next summer,” they insisted, adding that “Daniel Levy faces a huge battle to keep his manager”. Mourinho did indeed leave United, and some time sooner than the summer, but he has since pulled off a complete reversal of fortunes. Now it is Pochettino who is out of a job, and Mourinho who was headhunted to replace him. Mourinho spoke warmly and generously of his predecessor on Thursday in his first Tottenham press conference, but a person as proud as the Portuguese will surely take some pleasure at the situation. Mourinho will face West Ham in his first game as Tottenham manager, just as Pochettino did, and Tim Sherwood before him. SB West Ham v Tottenham (12.30pm, Saturday) Related: Twinkly José Mourinho gives hint of things to come at beefed-up Spurs \| Barney Ronay Arsenal v Southampton (3pm, Saturday) Brighton v Leicester (3pm, Saturday) Manchester City v Chelsea (5.30pm, Saturday) Related: Tottenham and Gareth Bale shake it up – Football Weekly Extra Everton v Norwich City (3pm, Saturday) Watford v Burnley (3pm, Saturday) Aston Villa v Newcastle (8pm, Monday) Football quiz: José Mourinho v Tottenham Hotspur Mourinho has won more games against Spurs than any other club. Can you remember his victories, defeats and moans? What happened the last time José Mourinho led out a team against Tottenham? He suffered the biggest home defeat of his whole career He won his last game as Manchester United manager He lost the match and was sacked the next day He was sent to the stands for shouting at the fourth official Mourinho came out fighting after that defeat, demanding “respect, respect, respect man”. What did he say to reporters after the match, while holding up three fingers? “I won the Champions League three times” “We should have had three penalties. Three clear penalties” “I have won league titles in three countries. I am Mr Europe” “I won more Premierships alone than the other 19 managers together. Three for me and two for them” Mourinho’s first ever game against Tottenham, in September 2004, finished 0-0. After the match he said: "They brought the bus and they left the bus in front of the goal. I would have been frustrated if I had been a supporter who paid £50 to watch this game because Spurs came to defend. I'm really frustrated because there was only one team looking to win." Who was the Tottenham manager at the time? Tim Sherwood Jacques Santini Despite Mourinho’s claims about Spurs “parking the bus” against his Chelsea team, Tottenham pulled off a brilliant 5-3 win when the clubs met on New Year’s Day in 2015. Who scored a penalty for Spurs that day – the only penalty he has ever scored in the league? Andros Townsend Roberto Soldado Mourinho has faced his new clubs once in the Champions League – when Real Madrid were drawn against Spurs in the quarter-finals of the tournament in 2011. How did that tie finish after two legs? Real Madrid 5-0 Tottenham Hotspur Real Madrid 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur (Real win on penalties) Real Madrid 4-4 Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs win on away goals) Which former Premier League player scored two goals against Tottenham in that tie? Spurs lost the first leg of that tie 4-0. Having one of their players sent off after just 14 minutes did not help. Who was shown the red card? Jermaine Jenas Williams Gallas Mourinho claims that Tottenham tried to appoint him in 2007. What reason did he give for turning them down? “Because they never spend any money” “Because I completed the Premier League many times” “Because I prefer west London” “Because I love Chelsea supporters too much. I’m Chelsea” Before this season began, Mourinho was asked which teams could win the league. He replied: “Man City, Tottenham, Liverpool and … “… Arsenal if they give me the job” “… any team that appoints me before Christmas” “… hang on, not Tottenham. They will bottle it” “… the Man City B team” Mourinho has won a cup final against his new club. He was the Chelsea manager when they beat Spurs 2-0 to win the League Cup at Wembley in 2015. John Terry scored the first goal for Chelsea that day. Who scored the second? Danny Rose 1 and above. You are a specialist in failure You won the League Cup early on but were sacked in your third season You are the special one 10 and above. Eric Cantona: ‘Big democracies are, in a way, dictatorships’ Former Manchester United striker on ‘economic terrorism’, a suitcase that shed light on his family and trying to understand himself For a man who spoke of seagulls and trawlers in March 1995 after he had karate-kicked a fan and quoted King Lear when he collected Uefa’s president’s award almost 25 years later, reciting “as flies to wanton boys, we are for the gods”, there is something in the simplicity of what Eric Cantona says now. He pictures himself standing with his mother and aunt, looking into his grandfather’s eyes, and recalls the moment in the deep, slow voice that’s unmistakably his, accent gently French. “It was something...” he begins to say, pausing to seek the right words. Eventually he settles on “emotional” and then he stops, no flourish needed. “It is the story of my family, mine,” he says. It is some story. In 2007 a suitcase was discovered in Mexico City, where it had been hidden for almost 70 years. Inside they found 126 old rolls of film containing 4,500 negatives; they also found a part of him. Most of the pictures, smuggled out of France when the Nazis arrived, were taken by Robert Capa during the final months of the Spanish civil war. Capa had also been in Argelès-sur-Mer, where 100,000 people fleeing Spain were held in a refugee camp, among them Pedro Raurich, 28, and his 18-year-old girlfriend, Paquita Farnòs. Related: Buy a classic sport photograph: Cantona's comeback	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line250
__label__wiki	0.685014	0.685014	Your Medical News Source Senate panel advances Trump’s nominee for FDA commissioner Health, Fitness & Food Stephen Hahn, nominee to be commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, testifies during his confirmation hearing in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. Bill Clark \| CQ-Roll Call, Inc. \| Getty Images A Senate panel on Tuesday advanced President Donald Trump’s nomination of Dr. Stephen Hahn to be the next Food and Drug Administration commissioner. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions approved Hahn’s nomination in an 18 to 5 vote, sending his nomination to the full Senate. If confirmed, Hahn will join the FDA at a time when the spotlight is on the agency. Democrats grilled Hahn in his confirmation hearing last month about how he would curb a teen vaping epidemic. Multiple senators, including some Republicans, pushed Hahn to take a stance on banning flavored e-cigarettes. The Trump administration in September announced its plan to pursue such a ban before backtracking later in the fall. Hahn dodged those questions, saying he could not prejudge the policy and would let science guide his work. That raised “a big red flag” for Sen. Patty Murray, ranking member of the committee, she said Tuesday ahead of the vote. “I was particularly concerned that when pressed several times by members on both sides of the aisle, Dr. Hahn refused to commit to implementing a strong policy to clear non-tobacco flavored e-cigarettes that have not undergone FDA review from the market like the Trump administration promised to do before it heard from the tobacco industry and reversed course,” Murray, D-Wash., said. Scrutiny over the FDA’s handling of e-cigarette regulation is intensifying. The agency’s top tobacco regulator Mitch Zeller will be on the Hill on Wednesday, his second appearance in the past month. Hahn’s medical expertise is in radiation oncology, with specializations in treating lung cancer and sarcoma. He currently serves as MD Anderson Cancer Center’s chief medical officer. Hahn has little government experience. The FDA is a sprawling agency that regulates a broad range of products, including food, drugs, cosmetics, medical devices and tobacco. Among issues the FDA will confront are reviewing revolutionary medical treatments, tackling an opioid crisis that has killed scores of Americans and trying to regulate hemp-derived CBD. This article was originally published by Cnbc.com. Read the original article here. A tiny wage increase could have prevented 13,800 deaths in 6 years The CDC and Homeland Security begin screening for Chinese Coronavirus at three major US airports as outbreak spreads in Asia America is about to get a powerful tool in the war against cancer Epic Systems, a major medical records vendor, is warning customers it will stop working with Google Cloud Confusion and hype over ‘digital health’ overshadows J.P. Morgan health conference Democratic Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick is taking time off to treat alcoholism SmileDirectClub stock rises 15% on news it will sell its aligners to orthodontists and dentists Novartis strikes deal with UK to provide cholesterol drug to high-risk patients ‘I decided to fight like a mother’: How one parent is battling to cure a disease so rare it has no name This woman tattooed the logo of diabetes management start-up Virta Health on her arm to remind her to stick with the program Copyright © 2020 by Medical News. All rights reserved. All articles, images, product names, logos, and brands are property of their respective owners. All company, product and service names used in this website are for identification purposes only. Use of these names, logos, and brands does not imply endorsement unless specified. By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and CookiePolicy.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line255
__label__cc	0.685046	0.314954	June 17-20 - Taipei, Taiwan Plenary & Keynote Speakers Industry Track Cluster Chairs Welcome Gala Future Finance and Healthcare Hackathon Off-Site Dinner Tours Pre & Post Conference Tours About Taipei June 15th-17th Both the Financial and Healthcare industries are undergoing fundamental changes. The rapid advances of AI and Blockchain, Cloud, and IOT technologies and their applications are disrupting the current business models. With FinTech, we are seeing a convergence of the healthcare and the financial services. Whoever can crack the code for the future of finance and healthcare will have an unfair competitive advantage and the race is on! Future Finance and Healthcare Hackathon is a hackathon for showcasing the emerging applications of analytics, AI, data science, and blockchain in the Financial and Healthcare industries. Anyone who is zealous for future finance and healthcare with brilliant ideas, progressive thinking, and active practicing are welcome to participate! This 54-hour hackathon will be held on June 15-17, 2018 prior to the 2018 INFORMS International Conference: A Better World through O.R., Analytics and AI. Participants will have opportunities to build and then demo innovation-driven applications in competition for more than USD10,000 in front of OR, AI, analytics, and data science professionals in the world. The Future Finance and Healthcare Hackathon is being held in Taipei, a city ranked as one of the most high-tech cities in the world and retains the top spot in Global Open Data Index. It is the right place to get your hands on Finance/Healthcare and hack into diverse challenges such as wealth management, lending, capital raising, UBI, IOT-enabled healthcare, long-term care, assisted living applications for seniors, etc., for a better world. APIs and platforms that accelerate the prototype development will be available during the Hackathon. Before starting development, participants can join panels hosted by FinTech and/or healthcare experts to exchange ideas. Food and drink will be available during the competition to provide energy for hacking. Summary of the Hackathon Topic: Future Finance and Healthcare Hackathon, held at Taipei Medical University Campus Objectives: Encourage technical and creative capacity, connecting all participants for greater outcomes in Future Finance and Healthcare. Date: 06.15 14:00 – 06.17 18:00 Participants:R./analytics professionals, data scientists, idea generators, business analysts, developers, students, aspiring entrepreneurs, or people who are over 18 years old and interested in a hackathon challenge. Organizers: INFORMS, Asia University Sponsors: Bank of New York Mellon, Fusion$360, Taiwan Fintech Association, TEJ, Taipei Medical University (TBD), Tai Shang Resource International Group (TBD) Awards will be given for the top three finalists and one award of participants’ choice will be given. Top three winners will receive awards of $10,000, $2,000 and $1,000 USD, respectively. The winner of the participants’ choice award will receive $1,000 USD. Contacts for Hackathon Information: Alex Wang, alexwang@asia.edu.tw +866-2-8789-6636 Shawn Liou, shawnliou@asia.edu.tw Hackathon Rules Register before May 31, 2018. The number of people in a team is limited to 3–5. The team leader must register and pay the $60 USD fee once teams have been determined. To sign up as a team member please go to: TBD 20–30 teams will be selected before June 1. The organizers reserve the right to select teams. Registration fee is $60 USD per team before June 1, 2018. There must be one team leader/representative per team. Team leaders need to be responsible for their team contacts before and during the Hackathon. Participants need to bring their own toiletries, essential medicines, sleeping bag to take a rest in the gym. Insurance is covered. Meals and drinks will be provided. Mentors will be available to interact with teams. Keynotes and short talks will be arranged. Each team will have a 6-minute briefing time and 2-minute Q&A in team presentation sessions on the third day. including but not limited to the following data Open data platform Taiwan Open Data, http://data.gov.tw Health Insurance Information Open Service, https://data.nhi.gov.tw/ MIMIC-III, https://mimic.physionet.org/ Phenome-wide associations study, http://pwas.tmu.edu.tw/ National Statistics, Taiwan, https://eng.stat.gov.tw/mp.asp?mp=5 S. Government’s open data, https://www.data.gov/ NYC Open Data, https://data.cityofnewyork.us DOHMH New York City Restaurant Inspection Results, https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Health/DOHMH-New-York-City-Restaurant Inspection-Results/xx67-kt59 Data in Gapminder, https://www.gapminder.org/data SHARE (Survey of Health Ageing and Retirement in Europe), http://www.share-project.org/data-access/user-registration.html Fusion$360 API Platform and the TEJ financial data APIs, https://apistore.fusions360.com/api-store Scale Description % Technology-related work Analytics, AI, or other technology used Performance, user interface, visual effects and sound effects, etc. Business-related work Concept of an idea innovative or redesigned in the traditional sense Show new concepts, new thinking, new business models, entrepreneurial potential, and value Does the work have a clear target group or direction? Does the work meet the actual needs, problems, or opportunities? Is the purpose and basic function of the work easy to understand? Does the team have a business model to get their work to market? Does the team have external proofs for their work, such as client surveys, focus group tests, active beta test sessions, recommendations from subject matter experts, or potential investors? The extent and benefits of future product feasibility, etc. Date Time Session Taipei Medical University 12:00-13:30 Set up and Registration 13:30-14:30 Two Keynote Speeches (FinTech/Healthcare) 14:30-15:00 Hackathon Overview and Introduction to rules and platform 15:00-15:30 Ice Breaker/Team and Mentor Introduction 15:30-16:30 Coffee Break + Team Discussion with Mentors Brainstorming 16:30-18:00 Mentors Feedback and Discussion 18:00-19:00 Dinner 19:00-21:00 Hacking Taipei Medical University 08:00-09:00 Breakfast + Morning Brainstorming 10:30-11:00 Short Talk 18:00-19:00 Preliminary Presentation 21:30-00:00 Night Snacks & Hacking June 1700:00-11:00 Taipei Medical University Taipei International Convention Center (TICC) 00:00-08:00 Hacking 08:00-09:00 Breakfast 09:00-11:00 Presentation preparation 11:00-13:00 Team Presentation 6 mins + Q&A 2 minutes (8 mins in total) 17:00-17:30 Evaluation + Questionnaire 17:30-18:00 Results Announcement + Award Ceremony Hackathon Co-Chairs Ko-Yang Wang, Chairman, Fusion$360/Taiwan FinTech Association Yi-Hsin Elsa Hsu, Professor, Taipei Medical University Alex Wang, alexwang@asia.edu.tw, +886-2-8789-6636	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line256
__label__cc	0.580447	0.419553	Archive for the ‘Molly Ringwald’ Category Cowboy Up – Directed by Xavier Koller. Modern Western. Two bronco brothers bond and break up over romance and career conflicts. 105 minutes Color 2001 Acted and filmed so beautifully, it becomes obvious how badly written it is. The worst sort of conventional TV bunk, solid only in its colloquialisms. Everyone else deserves a hand. Melinda Dillon is just marvelous in keeping that mother from turning this into a weeper. She has one good line: when she is mad with her son and he comes down for breakfast and is off camera, she says, “Use a glass.” He was pouring milk into his mouth from the container. You watch Kiefer Sutherland say those lines and you have to admire his great craft in turning them into something possible, and not just the lines but the scenes themselves. Molly Ringwald is a strong actor in any part, and admiration follows her in any part because of her solidity of character and willingness to give it her all. Daryl Hannah is a little shaky as the travelling lady, true, but Pete Postlethwaite comes through in a brilliant single scene at the end as the long-lost father-from hell, in which his famous son tracks him down and the father does not know either that the son is famous or that he is his son. What you have here really is an inside story of bullriding, and it is inside because the camera rides right in there with it. From the opening sequences which are fascinating, to all the work at the arenas, it is marvelously filmed by Andrew Dintenfass. It takes you into a world. The bulls are monsters. Innocent monsters, but monsters. The boys that ride them are just innocent, if innocence can include a monstrous desire to make a name for oneself. [ad#300×250] Posted in ACTING STYLE: AMERICAN REALISTIC, Daryl Hannah, Kiefer Sutherland, Melinda Dillon, Molly Ringwald, Pete Postlethwaite: ACTING GOD Tempest – directed by Paul Mazursky – Drama. Modernization of Shakespeare’s play but without his dialogue. 2 hours 24 minutes Color 1882 For our sins, we sit through the inept longeurs of this piece, and wonder how temperaments so disaffiliated with the underlying dramaturgy and voice of the original could have ventured into this teapot. It now has to do with a famous architect, whose wife finds him, in middle age, inadequate. So he takes his teen-aged daughter off to an isolated Greek island. There he twiddles his thumbs while his new girlfriend lusts for his now chaste form. I say no more. No one in the piece seems to know exactly what to do next, and John Cassavetes as the lead flounders in the part, to which he brings neither the magic nor the authority necessary to it. His mind seems elsewhere. Mazursky has a gift for lower class comedy, which category this material cannot be dragged down to. Scenes are allowed to be improvised, one senses, as actors loose grip on their characters and fall back on their generic brand. Chaos is not the same thing as a tempest. The exception to this might be Gena Rowlands, but with no script, even she cannot get out alive. Susan Sarandon, as the Ariel character, now a nightclub chanteuse, plays her character as awkward, which is perhaps meant to etherealize her titties and big hot brown eyes. The performance looks uncertain. Raul Julia is the only fully experienced Shakespearean in the bunch, but even he, as Caliban, is only improvising in a mop closet. Vittorio Gassman is, of course, famous for his Hamlet, but he is not welcome as a hyped-up, hypchondriacal magnate. Indeed, the whole venture is artistically undignified for the actors, with one exception. It does bring to the screen for the first time Sam Robards, in a hair-do fatal for a debut, but Mollie Ringwold alone holds her own in this sea of tripe. I don’t know whether she is in character, but she sure has character. She was to have a huge film career, and judging by this performance, she well deserved it, by way of retaliation. Posted in ACTING STYLE: AMERICAN REALISTIC, ACTING STYLE: IMPROV, Big Business Comedy, FAMILY FILM, Filmed in Greece, Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes, Molly Ringwald, Raul Julia, Vittorio Gassman	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line258
__label__wiki	0.843258	0.843258	New Zealand MemorialPrint Page New Zealand Memorial : 02-June-2012 Photographs supplied by Glen Yeomans / Lorne Lewis / Russell Byers The memorial symbolises the ANZAC experience, still one of the most evocative links between Australia and New Zealand. The memorial stands 11 metres high and flanks both sides of ANZAC Parade. The memorial stands as New Zealand's gift to the people of Australia to mark the centenary of Australian Federation in 2001. The invitation to build the memorial came from the Australian Government and was accepted by New Zealand in 1995. The memorial was dedicated on 24 April 2001 by the Prime Ministers of Australia and New Zealand, John Howard and Helen Clark. The Memorial also serves as a reminder of the long history of co-operation between the two nations and the close relationship. The design consists of a bronze representation of the handles of a flax basket, and woven flax is a particularly strong element in New Zealand culture. The design is based on a traditional Maori proverb "Mau tena kiwai o te kete, maku tenei" which literally translated means "You at that handle, and I at this handle of the basket". The proverb concerns sharing of responsibilities and joint effort to achieve a common goal. The basket handles symbolise co-operation, mutual experiences and sharing the load. At the base of each handle is a gathering space. Each of these spaces are landscaped areas with indigenous Maori and Aboriginal artworks. The memorial sits on both sides of Anzac Parade at the southern end of the memorial area. There are similar structures at each site representing the handles of a Maori kete or flax basket but the design on the eastern side has a New Zealand emphasis and that on the western side an Australian one. The 'handles' are made of bronze and are 11.5 metres high. In front of each handle are bronze 'teeth' or nihoniho representing the top edge of the basket. There are five of these on the New Zealand side and three on the Australian. The kete handles stand on paving which is different on each side. On the Australian side the Aboriginal design is the work of Daisy Nadjungdanga from Maningruda in the Northern Territory, in association with the Sydney-based Urban Arts Projects. On the New Zealand side is a Maori design by Toi Te Rito Maihi and Allen Wihongi from Northland. The designs suggest the weaving of a basket and express the interweaving of land, its peoples and cultures. The arrangement is a metaphor of sharing the load and mutual experiences, both in peace and in war. It is based on a Maori proverb: "Each of us at a handle of the basket". The front of each handle has a stylised woven pattern to reinforce the flax origin of the original concept, while the back has vertical fluting which alludes to the war memorial tradition of pillars and to the scars which are the price of war. Soil from Gallipoli has been buried in the centre of each paved area. On the Australian side it comes from Lone Pine, is contained within a jarrah box and marked by a granite block from the Riverina district. On the New Zealand side the soil comes from Chunuk Bair, sits in a rimu box and is marked by a granite block from the Coromandel. From each centre, which represents the importance of Gallipoli to the Anzac tradition, emanate, like ripples in a pond, the names of those campaigns in which the armed forces of the two countries have served and fought together. On the eastern side the colour of the paving is predominantly green, black and white, the colours of the New Zealand landscape. The stone from which the paving is made comes from Coromandel, Golden Bay and Canterbury so that visitors are literally walking on New Zealand. Similarly the Australian paving echoes the reds and browns of the Australian landscape. The theme of the memorial has a clear New Zealand identity and expresses the ANZAC relationship in all its diversity and richness. Sited at the head of the ceremonial area of ANZAC Parade the memorial is intended to link with other memorials on the Parade and to commemorate the bonds between the two countries that were forged in war. As it looks across the lake to the seat of Federal Parliament it is intended to express also the wider political and social relationships between the two nations. ANZAC Parade, Campbell, 2612 Long: 149.14205 Kingsley Baird and Studio Pacific Architecture (New Zealand) http://www.nationalcapital.gov.au Tuesday 24th April, 2001 NEW ZEALAND MEMORIAL Mau tena kiwai o te kete, maku tenai Each of us at a handle of the basket The New Zealand Memorial commemorates the unique friendship between New Zealand and Australian people. The two kete or basket handles express the shared effort needed to achieve common goals in both peace and war, and to acknowledge the courage and sacrifice of the servicemen and women of both countries who fought shoulder to shoulder on foreign soil. The memorial was designed through a collaboration between artist Kingsley Baird and architects Studio of Pacific Architecture, both of Wellington, New Zealand. The paving patterns upon which the kete handles stand represent the weaving of a basket and express the interweaving of lands, peoples and cultures. Daisy Nadjungdanga from Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory designed the paving beneath the western handle. Toi Te Rito Mahai and Allen Wihongi from Northland, New Zealand designed the paving beneath the eastern handle. The surface of the paving is made with Canterbury, Coromandel and Golden Bay stone. At the centre of the paving on each side is buried soil from Gallipoli, the birthplace of the ANZAC tradition. Inscribed on the paving are the names of the campaigns in which New Zealanders and Australians have fought together. THE NEW ZEALAND MEMORIAL IS A GIFT FROM THE PEOPLE OF NEW ZEALAND TO THE PEOPLE OF AUSTRALIA THIS MEMORIAL WAS UNVEILED BY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE HELEN CLARK MP PRIME MINISTER OF NEW ZEALAND THE HONOURABLE JOHN HOWARD MP PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA ON 24 APRIL 2001 This sea we cross over and over. Tides turning on gold and sheep. On rain. On sand. On earth the fallen lie beneath. On geography. On women standing. Matilda waltzing. On people of gardens and movement. On trade and union. This sea a bridge of faith. This sea we are contained and moved by. JENNY BORNHOLDT BENEATH THIS STONE LIES SOIL FROM CHUNIK BAIR, GALLIPOLI SOUTH AFRICA GALLIPOLI FLANDERS NORTHERN FRANCE SINAI - PALESTINE MESOPOTAMIA GREECE CRETE NORTHERN AFRICA PACIFIC AIR WAR EUROPE KOREA MALAYA BORNEO VIETNAM Source: MA,NC,SKP	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line260
__label__cc	0.533004	0.466996	The Race to State House Kicks Off It is 70 days to the Kenya,s general election on the 8th of August 2017 and various presidential aspirants race against time to be cleared by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). National... Ebola Outbreak in the DRC The Kenyan government is on high alert following Ebola reports in DR Congo. The move comes after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an Ebola outbreak on Friday, following one positive test in a... by Yamumo Stella · Published May 2, 2017 President Uhuru Kenyatta Announces 18% Increment for Kenyan Workers The 1st of May in the Kenyan calendar marks Labour Day. A day that has been set aside to celebrate workers not just in Kenya but in different parts of the world though the... by Yamumo Stella · Published April 20, 2017 Kenyans Reaping Big from Ecological Farming In response to the five month severe drought which ravaged the Horn of Africa regions, several small scale farmers in Kenya have adopted simple but cost effective measures to grow crops. Because of poor... by Mike Mwenda · Published March 24, 2017 · Last modified March 25, 2017 Zambia: IMF holds talks with Over possible aid programme. THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday it held talks with Zambian authorities over the possibility of an aid programme. Adding that there was a range of facilities available for the southern African... by Mike Mwenda · Published March 18, 2017 Zambia: Opposition MPs boycott president’s address Opp. MPs refuse to recognize Edgar Lungu’s election last August, saying they have evidence of fraud and irregularities. The opposition members of Zambia’s parliament Friday boycotted an address by the president en masse, saying... by Mike Mwenda · Published February 25, 2017 South African police fire rubber bullets at anti-immigrant march South African police fired rubber bullets, tear gas and stun grenades to break up clashes between local protesters and immigrants in Pretoria on Friday at a march against foreigners. Shops and homes owned by... Kenyan prisoners to vote in August elections The Electoral Commission in Kenya has started registering prisoners who are eligible to vote during this year’s General elections due in August. Hundreds of prisoners lined up in designated areas within the prisons to... South Sudan declares famine in Unity State A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the world in six years. The government and the United Nations report that some 100,000... Banks accused of South Africa FX rigging South Africa’s local and international banks have been accused of rigging the price of South Africa’s currency, the rand, by the country’s competition watchdog. Global giants Barclays, JP Morgan and HSBC are among 17... Page 10 of 42« First«...89101112...203040...»Last »	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line264
__label__cc	0.610835	0.389165	Do you have photos of moments in your life that make you cringe? I have a handful of them, particularly from my early 20s, when I was searching for a path out of Texas. I had moved beyond my flashy New Wave days of makeup and big hair into a strange hybrid uniform of 1940s suit vests, cardigan sweaters, giant t-shirts, over-sized jeans, white boxer shorts, and black wingtip shoes. In 1993, my last year in Houston, the real crime was my goofy Roman haircut. I’m not sure why I thought I could make such an unflattering style into something cool. This can work if you’re rugged, or a rock star, but not as a nerd. My fashion faux pas was a personal line in the sand against the rise of grunge and its impact on the local art and bar scene. After graduating from high school, I had no trouble meeting interesting, attractive girls from the art and new wave scene, but my artsy friends and I saw ourselves as perpetual outsiders, happy to avoid trendy clichés. What we didn’t realize was that by identifying ourselves as outsiders, we were fulfilling another artistic stereotype. At least this stance offered us a small sense of self-worth and dignity in an environment that felt increasingly static. The Houston nightlife included the new bar Emo’s, which catered to the trendy grungy/alternative music scene that was rising at that time in which the standard patron was an avowed fan of Jane’s Addiction and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. On a typical night, the bartenders usually ignored me and my nerdy, un-inked friends, while the regular patrons were quickly served — reinforcing the message that we didn’t belong. This left us feeling invisible to anyone outside of our artsy circle, but it fueled our self-righteous resolve to reach escape velocity from the endless orbit of Texas. One of the voices in my art circle to help formulate my dastardly Texas escape plan was Giovanni, a close friend whom I’d recently met in my painting classes at the University of Houston. My friendship with him was based on mutual respect and admiration, two artists attempting to out-paint each other in the U of H art program, combined with an overwhelming skepticism of everything we saw. This culminated with us convincing/challenging each other that the only real option to be an artist was to move to New York. If Giovanni and I had never met, I am certain that I’d have never had the courage to move to New York. As another major character in my comic book life of misfits, Giovanni looked art school nerdy — large black glasses, ironic t-shirts, paint-splattered army fatigues, all grounded by chunky Doc Martins. One night, shortly before moving away, Giovanni and I went to eat at one of our standard Mexican food haunts. As we walked into the slightly run-down restaurant, the hostess knowingly flashed us a wide smile with a curious wink, bypassing the patrons seated in the front room as she escorted us through swinging, saloon style doors and into the private, back dining room — empty aside from eight boisterous women piled around a table crowded with empty margarita pitchers. These women, appearing to be professional types in their late 20s to mid-40s, would have customarily ignored my friends and I even more than the bartenders at Emo’s, but tonight was different. As the hostess escorted us through the saloon doors, the women drunkenly looked up and enthusiastically squealed with laughter. Giovanni and I, unsure of what to do, half-smiled with embarrassment as we turned away to avoid the stares, awkwardly uncomfortable with the unusual attention as the hostess seated us across the room. Placing our menus on the table, she cryptically said, “Thanks for coming. Enjoy your meal…and have fun!” While we snacked on the complimentary tortilla chips, the unusual attention continued as several of the women continued to gaze in our direction, drunkenly making eye contact and smiling. This unusual moment reminded me of an important lesson I’d learned from years of immersion in Star Trek. In the iconic episode The Naked Time, in spite of knowing what is “right and wrong,” the crew begins acting irrationally due to a virus being spread throughout the ship. Spock has an emotional breakdown, Sulu runs shirtless brandishing a rapier, and Kirk lusts after his Yeoman (which honestly isn’t that out of character.) As a kid in school, I would often recall this episode after I’d see a cute girl waving to me in the hall. Instantly, everything I had come to know as “right and wrong” would be usurped by a girl doing something completely out of character. Like The Naked Time virus being spread around the halls of the Enterprise, this would also cause me to respond out of character. I’d forget the hard-earned lessons of nerdom as my emotionless Mr. Spock persona was temporarily overwhelmed by the long-hungered for attention. Dropping my guard, I’d enthusiastically wave in return, smiling as the girl approached, but then be confused when she would walk past to approach her friend standing directly behind me. Inevitably, I’d be left feeling embarrassed that I could delude myself so easily, while also revealing such an obvious weakness to my peers and potential bullies. At the restaurant, although the women sent us smiles, Giovanni and I remembered the lesson from those grade-school hallways. As the odd, drunken attention increased, Giovanni and I would turn to look at the empty tables behind us, certain that a worthier recipient was lurking just out of sight. Something had to be wrong. Soon enough, as the women began bellowing out a slurred version of Happy Birthday to their friend Suzanne, the scene began to move in slow motion — the birthday song elongated into a long, low roar. Dramatically, the saloon doors slowly swung open as a new nerdy gunslinger entered the scene, and we had our answer to the puzzle. We watched as a muscular oddball slowly sauntered into the room, and squeezed over his jock-ish frame was a tight, short sleeved, white button-down shirt, fully buttoned up to the collar. The shirt was accented with a pocket protector, over-stuffed with a variety of pens that struggled to stay in place due to his protruding pecs. He also brandished a pair of high-water pants, which were cinched up with suspenders to reveal white socks and black, chunky Doc Martin shoes. To top it off, he was sporting a Roman haircut, perfectly combed into place over a pair of cartoonish oversized, black glasses, taped with a Band-Aid in the center. He was also toting a giant boombox. From the moment this “nerd” walked in, Giovanni and I became invisible to the office women. Feigning clumsiness while setting down the boombox, he introduced himself as he let out a few nasally guffaws before he pressed PLAY. Immediately, the Mexican restaurant music was overwhelmed by the recognizable voice of George Michael. The women jumped up screaming, singing and clapping in time as the “nerd” began slowly gyrating to the rhythm, lip-synching the words: “I swear I won’t tease you Won’t tell you no lies I don’t need no bible Just look in my eyes.” The birthday woman Suzanne, quickly became the focus of his attention. After guiding her to sit on a chair, he coaxed her to slide his suspenders off his shoulders, then slowly unbutton his shirt, all while he continued moving to the beat. “I’ve waited so long, baby Now that we’re friends Every man’s got his patience And here’s where mine ends.” Just before the chorus hit, he dramatically removed his glasses and flirtatiously placed them on Suzanne as he guided her to dishevel his hair while her friends screamed in glee. “I want your sex I want your sex.” As the song peaked for the dramatic finale, the nerd stripper jumped into the air and dramatically tore off his Velcroed, high-water pants. This final move revealed dorky, white boxer shorts, which elicited ecstatic screams of laughter and applause. During this spectacle, Giovanni and I sat uncomfortably in silence — slowly eating enchiladas and afraid of the humiliation of escaping from the room through those saloon doors, but also horrified by what we were witnessing. The clothes and style we wore as empowering signifiers of nerdom and potential escape had been reduced to a lame joke during a three-minute song. Afterwards, the excited women were loudly laughing and hugging the stripper, as he roamed the room to gather his nerd gear for another job. Unsure of what to do next, the experience left Giovanni and I both humiliated and flattered by the initial mistaken identity. We realized that the women must have been excited that they’d gotten a special “buy one nerd stripper and get one free” deal, they just hadn’t expected to get real nerds in the bargain. Later, after the shock had worn away, I realized that in spite of the flurry of unusual attention, we had successfully avoided the seduction of The Naked Time virus. Years of exposure in those Texas school hallways had finally made us immune. 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__label__cc	0.564905	0.435095	That book has cooties! Home/Meta, self-publishing/That book has cooties! As a soon-to-be self-published author, I spend an inordinate amount of time reading articles and blogs about the publishing industry. Today, one particular article caught my attention: Coverflip by Maureen Johnson at HuffPo. In it, Johnson talks about a Twitter challenge she sent out to her followers, asking them to reframe a familiar book cover as though the novel were written by an author of another gender. The results were both amusing and depressing, as such things often are. Take, for example, the well-known minimalist cover of A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin. Simple, blue background, sword positioned horizontally across the cover. Emphasis on the title and author’s name. The flipped version: OW MY EYES It’s busy and awkward, and I assume it was meant to be that way for the challenge. But it’s also so damn … girly. The font choice is ornate. There’s all this soft focus and lens flare. And the only characters depicted are female. As a kid, a book with this cover would have been a hard sell. It looks soft and fluffy, and as though it’s full of romance and icky girl things that even as a girl in elementary school I knew were looked down on by a large portion of the world. This despite the fact that the females depicted on the cover are some serious bad-asses. I would have passed simply on the look. An alternate example is Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Mass. This YA fantasy has an original cover featuring the photo (what is it with YA and actual photography vs. artwork?) of a young blond woman with a knife strapped to her arm. (Interestingly, the trade paperback has a much better cover, IMHO.) This is the flipped cover: Like Metropolis in book form That’s a cover I would stop and stare at. Clean, spare, mysterious. So how representative is this challenge? Look at the covers of two authors who have books up for the Hugo this year. Images borrowed from Amazon Both of these are fabulous books – but I would assume “romance” from Cordelia’s Honor, and “exciting SF battles” from Old Man’s War. It’s interesting, then, that both novels contain both fighting and romance elements. Clearly, the audience is assumed to be different. While I hate to admit it, most of us humans really do make snap judgments based on visual first impressions. I kept this in mind when choosing an artist for my first cover, and I’ve had great responses to it. It’s also fairly masculine in most senses of the word. It bothers me that we live in a world where female is synonymous with the lesser. It bothers me even more to recognize that my tastes were shaped by that perception. By admin.\| 2013-06-25T01:35:05+00:00 May 10th, 2013\|Meta, self-publishing\|Comments Off on That book has cooties! About the Author: admin. Current projects, AKA why I’m never available Literary Pet Peeves About that Sex in SF panel … Post-con update – Minicon 48 Fun and networking at Minicon! Copyright © 2012 - 2016 Aimee Kuzenski \| All Rights Reserved \| Designed & Powered by AGENT41	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line268
__label__cc	0.656507	0.343493	Home » 4.5 stars » ARC » Book Review » Chick Lit » Contemporary romance » France » Jenny Colgan » Netgalley » Romance » The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris » Review: The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris Review: The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris Title: The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris Author: Jenny Colgan Rating: ★★★★1/2 Published date: February 4, 2014 by Sourcebooks Landmark *ARC from Sourcebooks Landmark via Netgalley Jenny Colgan has become one of my favorite chick lit authors because of her recent books with cupcake/baking (read my review of Meet Me at the Cupcake Café and Christmas at the Cupcake Café) because that's like combining two of my favorite things: books and baked goods! Then she comes up with something even better: a combination of my three loves: books, chocolate, and Paris. And in true recent-Jenny Colgan writing style, I finished the book with a smile on my face, and feeling that the hours spent reading The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris were all worth it. As dawn breaks over the Pont Neuf, and the cobbled alleyways of Paris come to life, Anna Trent is already awake and at work; mixing and stirring the finest, smoothest, richest chocolate; made entirely by hand, it is sold to the grandes dames of Paris. It's a huge shift from the chocolate factory she worked in at home in the north of England. But when an accident changed everything, Anna was thrown back in touch with her French teacher, Claire, who offered her the chance of a lifetime - to work in Paris with her former sweetheart, Thierry, a master chocolatier. With old wounds about to be uncovered and healed, Anna is set to discover more about real chocolate - and herself - than she ever dreamed. As with her Cupcake Café books, Jenny Colgan weaves a light-hearted story that sounds too good to be true (but very possible) -- and one that I desperate wish I could live. Colgan paints a pretty picture of Paris, but combines realism and the usual girlish fantasy: the cramped quarters in old Parisienne buildings with no elevators, the twisting alleys and hidden nooks that you could get lost in combined with the romanticism of the cobbled alleys, the beautiful views overlooking the city, the gastronomic offerings of Paris, hot French men...it's all here. I love that it didn't seem too fantastic to be un-believable. Anna Trent is easy to relate to, (although her accident not so much), and I like that she's not your typical towering, lithe, perfect goddess of a woman, and neither is she a woe-is-me pitiful waif. Instead, she's real, she's nice, she's not jaded, and she's helpful. I think Colgan did a good job of writing about everyday, real-life characters whose existence are not so improbable. And even though I cannot relate to Anna Trent's experiences, I had a lot of fun living vicariously through her -- which is really my reason for reading romance/chick lit books anyway. There is a sub-plot going on in here, with several flashbacks to provide the background for the unending love of Claire and Thierry. Surprisingly, I was both sad that Claire passed away and happy about how Thierry and Alice's love story ended up. I felt like the outcome of both of Thierry's relationships to Claire and Alice were justified. I feel sad that Claire and Thierry didn't get married but they both lived good lives, and well, Claire still had a sad-happy ending, which is better than a purely sad ending. The only thing I didn't like about The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris was that the relationship between Anna and Laurent felt forced, or a case of insta-love, which is something I didn't expect. A few more pages of getting to know each other beyond a date that ended in disaster and some chocolate-making lessons didn't really make me believe that they have fallen in love. Unlike her other Cupcake Café books, the recipes are instead included in the end, and I don't think the recipes were used/mentioned throughout the book. This time, chocolate was being made. Are there really hand-crafted chocolate artisan shops in Paris? By golly, that's just another justified reason to use up my savings and visit Paris. The cover of the book is really pleasing to the eyes, although it doesn't give off that romantic vibe that I got from the story. However, it does capture that mix of intricate vibe (which I got from Thierry's chocolates) and lightness of the story. I wish it had a hat though -- and I'm not going to tell you why it needs a hat; it's a pretty good tidbit - promise! I was expecting the chocolate shop to be described as kitschy, homey, whimsical -- something along the decor of the cupcake shops proliferating in the metro nowadays,and my imagination was also influenced by the book cover. But in my mind's eye while reading the book, I envisioned it as an old-fashioned shop with barely any room, and no room for visitors to hang around after buying the famed chocolate. The store is not dusty, but it's definitely old and very alluring -- because of Thierry's charm and the fame of the shop itself. I don't know if I'll call my imagined chocolate shop "lovely" but it's definitely something wonderful. Overall, it's another good-vibes-inducing book by Jenny Colgan, and one that I'm really, really glad I read. I didn't like Colgan's earlier works (i.e. Amanda's Wedding) so I'm hoping she'll continue producing more stories along the same vein. Advance Happy Valentines Day! :) Tagged 4.5 stars, ARC, Book Review, Chick Lit, Contemporary romance, France, Jenny Colgan, Netgalley, Romance, The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris brandileigh2003 February 7, 2014 at 3:16 AM I like how it sounds light hearted and gives good vibes. Emily @ Forever Literary February 8, 2014 at 5:53 AM This book sounds like lots of fun, and your description of the setting makes me want to read it. Especially when it comes to books that take place in different countries, I like to be swept up into the place's backdrop and culture. I would pick up this book just to get a free trip to Paris! Goldie @ My Book Musings February 10, 2014 at 11:21 AM Oh! I love your comment. I really want to go to Paris, and this book helped me visualize it more. :) I recently just started dabbling on baking and loved it so this books like its really gun especially if recipes are included! :) Too bad about the insta-love, its a pet peeve of mine but the fact that you still ended up loving the book feels like despite that, there's more to the story than the romance. Baking is a frustration of mine, so I never get to try out the recipes, but I still enjoy reading them in the book! I hope you get to bake some of the chocolates here :) I must try her work one of these days. I love stories like this, never failto make me feel the cuddlies Goldie @ My Book Musings February 12, 2014 at 3:37 PM Fits the love month especially! cheer Mina February 17, 2014 at 9:02 PM It sounds like heaven...the most romantic city, the most sensual food, the best looking men :) I know. Someday, someday! cheer Amanda February 17, 2014 at 10:00 PM As you saw I'm reading this too :D. I've been to Paris so many times and reading this is making me want to go back...which I am, in 2 weeks time :D Goldie @ My Book Musings February 17, 2014 at 10:02 PM Really? Oh my gosh, you lucky girl! Je suis très envious! ;( Quickstop Tuesdays Review: Delilah Dusticle [Delil... Author Help & Blog Roll! Review: The Eye of God [Sigma Force, book 9] Review and Giveaway: [Blog Tour] Tempus Quickstop Tuesdays Review: [Blog Tour] Kids These ... Review: Miss Molly Robbins Designs a Seduction [Sy... Review: Pwned	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line269
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__label__cc	0.57703	0.42297	"We're still at war, Plissken. We need him alive." "I don't give a fuck about your war... or your president." Categorizations Blog Post (short for weblog) Cartoons and Shit Comedy/Laffs Comic strips/Super heroes Fantasy/Swords Science Fiction and Space Shit Outlaw Music Vern Tells It Like It Is Badass Cinema The Badass 100 Outlaw Awards 1999 Wolf Warrior II (also being called WOLF WARRIORS II) Some time in the last year or two I saw WOLF WARRIOR, the 2015 sophomore directing vehicle of martial arts star Wu Jing (KILL ZONE 1 and 2, FATAL CONTACT), but I barely remember it. Scott Adkins was the mercenary villain, and I remember it was cool to see him play a bad guy in a Hong Kong movie again, and that their fights were pretty good. But otherwise the movie made such little impression that I didn’t even feel like I had enough thoughts about it to write a review. But now there’s a WOLF WARRIOR II and it’s such a big deal in China that it has already beaten THE MERMAID‘s record as their highest grossing film ever. And rather than making us wait for it to come over here later, they have it playing at the AMC theater downtown. Meanwhile, some people on Twitter were talking it up, and promised me that they enjoyed it without having seen the first one, so I decided to give it a shot. I knew I’d made the correct decision maybe a minute in, during the underwater martial arts brawl and knife fight against pirates. They’ve just incapacitated a cargo ship when Leng Feng (Wu) dives into the water unarmed, wearing what looks like his casual cruise attire, shakes them out of their boat and fights them. It’s done as a oner, with some really spectacular camera moves around the battle, and I know there’s trickery involved but, I mean, they still shot a choreographed fight underwater. It’s like the pro-wrestling adage: no, it’s not real, but it is dangerous! The sequence ends with a CGI bullet and an explosion and a metal logo loudly clanging onto the screen, which is the #1 way to begin an action movie sequel. Feng didn’t just get lucky – he’s a super duper ultra mega badass of the elite Chinese special forces Wolf Warrior squadron. But right at the beginning he becomes a civilian by kicking a disrespectful slumlord through a windshield (I was unclear if he killed him or not). He does three years and when next we see him he’s living in an unnamed African country, a well-liked immigrant trading goods with the help of his Kobe-Bryant-jersey-wearing African godson Tundu. When rebels (including soldiers in scary clown masks) attack the town, Feng and his Chinese friends have to fight their way to the embassy for evacuation on a battleship. He manages to get Tundu on board, but the poor kid doesn’t want to go without his mom, and Feng overhears soldiers talking about not being able to rescue an important doctor. Feng introduces himself and volunteers to rescue the doctor along with Tundu’s mom and other workers trapped in a Chinese factory. On this mission he faces 1. rebels 2. an army of asshole American mercenaries led by a guy called Big Daddy (Frank Grillo [THE GREY], an actor I really like, but fuck Hollywood Reporter for calling him “an upgrade on Scott Adkins from the first film”). 3. a deadly and highly-contagious plague Oh and by the way he’s in Africa to search for the origin of a unique bullet that was found at the scene when his fiancee disappeared on a mission and now he wears it around his neck as a reminder. He ends up unable to save the doctor, but promising him to rescue an African girl named Pasha, with the help of another doctor named Rachel Smith (Celina Jade, THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS). I was familiar with the very likable Jade from SKIN TRADE, but there was an important biographical detail I was not aware of until now: she’s the daughter of Roy Horan, writer and producer of NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER 2. Or, to put it another way, her dad is Lewis, the Caucasian villain from GAME OF DEATH II, who has a pet monkey and a private island stocked with trained attack peacocks and lions! This guy: Amazing! The Lewis Legacy continues. Anyway Feng takes them to the factory, where he tries to get along with members of the security team to get past the mercenaries who have them trapped. There is some rivalry, some bonding and some preparation, but eventually there’s gonna be a battle with martial arts and jumping and shooting and exploding and crashing through buildings. This is the first movie I’ve seen where a tank zooms in and skids out like a sports car and sideswipes another tank. As big budget movies become more and more international, and they want to hire real actors from different parts of the world (see Matt Damon in THE GREAT WALL), we may be getting past the days when we get to laugh at some Australian stuntman stiffly reading cue cards as the American general or whatever because they didn’t have many white guys to choose from. Unsurprisingly, it’s fun to see Grillo playing the cocky prick who’s gonna get his ass wolf warriored. And I guess if we’re going to be slandered as villains I’d rather be represented by a sneering Grillo than a vaping John Cusack. Of the mercenaries, the second most notable one is the scarred female sharpshooter Athena. She looks tough like an MMA fighter – turns out she’s Heidi Moneymaker, a frequent stunt double for Scarlett Johansson and Michelle Rodriguez who also shows up as an assassin in JOHN WICK CHAPTER 2. I’m not saying it has any of the emotional depth, but Wu has made Feng into kind of a Chinese Rambo (circa part 2), an ex-soldier who turns into a one-man-army to help people, tastelessly mining drama from real life conflicts, attempting to swell the hearts of his countrymen with nationalistic pride. He literally turns into a flagpole at the end, waving the red and yellow from his arm. And though he’s not fighting to redeem his country for a disastrous past conflict like Rambo was, he at least gets Big Daddy to admit that the Chinese military are better than he thought. I often mention my love for how RAMBO III picks up with him in a far flung locale and drastically different lifestyle. This one goes ahead and gets that over with during a FAST FIVE style mid-credits scene that made me want to cheer. The action filmatism is a little on the shaky/chaotic side, but not at the expense of clarity, to my eyes. Wu of course gets to show off his martial arts skills and stunt work, but there is a heavy emphasis on large bullets, shells, grenades and other things that cause fiery explosions. I was surprised to see some American names in the credits. The action director is Sam Hargrave of ATOMIC BLONDE fame – he’s so American that he was Captain America’s stunt double in THE WINTER SOLDIER. I believe fight choreographers Thayr Harris (THE PURGE) and Aaron Toney (KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS, CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, stunt double for The Falcon) are also American. Interesting that these guys all worked with Grillo and Moneymaker on the CAPTAIN AMERICA movies. This is apparently because Wu met the Russo Brothers and they introduced him to their team because he wanted to up the ante on the action. That seems backwards to me (it should be the Americans asking him!) but it worked out here. Jack Wai-Leung Wong, who worked on KILL ZONE 2, also gets an action director credit. WOLF WARRIOR II is not a next level action movie like that one, either in execution of action or emotional content. It’s something dumber and crasser. To me it feels like kind of a throwback to what I liked in ’90s Jackie Chan movies and ’80s American action. But in that lane it excels. I’m really impressed how much Wu has grown as a screen presence and a director, and that he’s gone so quickly from forgettable-part-1 to I-hope-they-make-four-more-of-these-and-that-they-keep-getting-more-ridiculous. I assure you that it is not necessary to have seen part 1 to understand part 2. But if you’re worried about it, I’ve noticed that the first one is streaming on Netflix. And it’s definitely decent, if not nearly as spectacular as the sequel. For some of you it might be worth reading this much more critical review from Simon Abrams at rogerebert.com. By “much more critical” I mean that he gave it one star and called it racist and “intellectually repugnant.” I don’t disagree with all of his points. Honestly, if it were a better movie – a KILL ZONE 2 – I might be harder on its depiction of Feng’s African friends and enemies, but I see all of the characters as broad in a RUMBLE IN THE BRONX sort of way, so I have a hard time taking them that seriously. I do think the story is more humane and less China-first than his review suggests. Feng’s mission is specifically to rescue Chinese citizens, but he defies the factory owners by refusing to leave behind their African employees. You’ll notice that Abrams’ review and mine both compare WOLF WARRIOR II to RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II, but only one of us means that as a compliment. That pretty much sums up our disagreement. I mentioned what a big hit this is in China, get this: According to Box Office Mojo, TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT has grossed $594 million worldwide since its release seven weeks ago. WOLF WARRIOR II made $682 million in its first 17 days. Another sign that we’re not the main market for movies anymore. I go see these Chinese imports sometimes and I’m usually there with less than ten people. There were maybe three or four times more than usual at the matinee I went to for this one, and a week later I saw a full summer movie sized crowd (all Asian) coming out of a showing. So this seems to be a genuine phenomenon. That is not to say it’s the best Chinese cinema has to offer, but it’s a big macho pop action movie and since many of us like that sort of thing around here I highly recommend it. VERN has been reviewing movies since 1999 and is the author of the books SEAGALOGY: A STUDY OF THE ASS-KICKING FILMS OF STEVEN SEAGAL, YIPPEE KI-YAY MOVIEGOER!: WRITINGS ON BRUCE WILLIS, BADASS CINEMA AND OTHER IMPORTANT TOPICS and NIKETOWN: A NOVEL. His horror-action novel WORM ON A HOOK will arrive later this year. Kill Zone 2 (SPL 2: A Time For Consequences) Kill Zone (SPL: Sha Po Lang) Celina Jade China Frank Grillo Heidi Moneymaker Sam Hargrave Wu Jing This entry was posted on Tuesday, August 15th, 2017 at 11:18 am and is filed under Action, Monster, Reviews. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed. « Dunkirk Next Post The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen » 48 Responses to “Wolf Warrior II” Sternshein Ugh maybe I will have to go tonight. geoffreyjar Who else is going to tell me that the ONE Chinese movie I decided to pass on not seeing at my local AMC that played it for one week was awesome… -their choices of what to play are odd, they wont play the Jackie Chan or Donnie Yen ones, SPL2, but they will play every single Journey to the West adaptation and any CG-clusterfucks. They also have an annoying habit of showing trailers for movies I’m interested in seeing (like COOKING UP A STORM) and then they never show up locally… The last few blind-views I went to in order to support Chinese-movies being played here locally weren’t too good so and like Vern I wasn’t that big into the first one so I decided to pass… only literally the day after it’s run ended (my AMC typically only keeps them for a week unless it does unexpectedly well like IP MAN 3 and THE MERMAID) the Internet exploded with praise on how awesome it is. So like I said in the BOYKA thread, thanks for the heads-up guys! I look forward to this one on ye ‘ol home video. Kudos to the second Amazon link. The ending has this message from the Producers. “All Chinese citizens overseas remember. Your Mother Country is ready to support you with a strong and brave Army!” And there’s a Post Credits scene for WOLF WARRIOR III. Frank Grillo and Iko Uwais in this BEYOND SKYLINE Trailer. Looks pretty good. BeyondSkyline Trailer International From Writer-Director Liam O'Donnell comes BEYOND SKYLINE - Starring Frank Grillo and Iko Uwais - this film is being brought to us by the wizards at XYZ FILMS... I’m going to go check out Wolf Warrior 2 tonight but I’m reminded how I saw the trailer, thought it looked awesome and when I went to look out for more information there was no IMDB page and the movie had already come out in China. There are movies that somebody made up that get put up faster than this one. Thought it was interesting. The question I have is will I actually miss them not making the Raid remake with Frank Grillo based on this movie. I don’t understand how this movie got a sequel but it does look better than the Transformer movies I guess. I thought that thumbnail looked like Frank Grillo, and am surprised to learn that it actually is him! I probably would have followed Vern’s recommendation and sought this thing out anyway, but Grillo seals it. I think he’s fantastic. He was the star of Kingdom, a pretty greatTV show that just ended, where he played the owner of an MMA gym. It’s on an obscure channel, and the fact that it just ended probably makes it harder to track down, but I’d recommend it to anyone. Cool that Grillo did a Chinese action movie. Broddie Did you know that Frank Grillo is in a sequel to that shitty movie SKYLINE? And Yayan Ruhian and Iko Uwais are his co-stars which makes me pretty much want to see it. Its the sequel I never knew I actually wanted. Broddie, do you ignore all posts for Felix because he posted the trailer to Beyond Skyline 5 and a half hours before you posted this. LOL Vern, I did go tonight to watch Wolf Warrior II with ten other people, 8 of them asian, and I friggin’ loved this movie. I’m so glad I saw the trailer once a while ago and didn’t see any clips since so everything was a surprise. I thought that first big set piece when we first see the rebels attack the town. It was intense and exciting and scary and pretty much better than any action scene I’ve seen outside of a John Wick. I also had the same Rumble in the Bronx thought that you did during the movie. Man that final fight between Wu Jing and Frank Grillo/Frank Grillo’s stunt double was so good. This movie has had to have one of the highest body counts of any action movie I’ve seen in theaters in a while. I’m pretty sure it has more than both John Wick movies and those two have a huge body count. I also thought the patriotism was kind of funny a bunch of the times but I kept thinking that, while more over the top, this must be the same way other people feel about watching patriotic American action movies. For the wrestling fans, Kozlov from the WWE has a part as one of the mercenaries. He’s pretty cool in it. Vern, also, they mention the mercenaries were European mercenaries and aren’t said to be American but I think it’s clear they’re generally referencing the west. I also loved the older guy that helps Wu Jing’s character. Fuck I just thought this movie was awesome and made my week because my week sucked. I like Celina Jade here. Wish someone would let her display her Martial Arts skills. Stern I had not read the whole thread just JTS’ post. Mastor Troy I’ll 4th the praise for Kingdom. From memory the order I heard it in went Mouth-Majestyk-JTS. Criminally unseen and just a straight-up solid drama on all levels. Have just finished season 2 and am eager for the 3rd (and last?). Goes without saying that Grillo is top-notch in it, but I came away thinking Jonathan Tucker is by far the heart and soul of the show. I have new respect for his dedication to going all the way in that performance. And I want a friend like Keith. I would say Grillo fairs a lot better in it than Paul Rudd. Master Troy, for sure, as much as I love Frank Grillo, Jonathon Tucker is still the greatest. If Kingdom was a more watched show, his role as Jay Kulina would have made him a star. Such a layered character — simultaneously tough and fragile, alternately hilarious and heartbreaking. Especially heartbreaking. Goddamn so heartbreaking. No show has made me cry as much as Kingdom (or movie, but movie’s not a fair comparison since it’s got a lot less shots at it). And yeah, the third season is the last, unfortunately. They didn’t intend it to be, and I wish they could have done more, but the ending still works. Mr. Majestyk For the record, I have never seen KINGDOM. I’m sure it’s a good show but I don’t really do dramas. geoffreyjar – It seems like the AMC near me tends to play mainland Chinese movies over the more Hong Kong-oriented fare, so I wasn’t surprised when something like SPL 2 or Johnnie To’s THREE never made it there. People seemed pleasantly surprised at my Wolf Warriors 2 screening when the actor who played the spoiled brat security member first showed up. I have no idea who he is, but I like how his character turned out to be such a goofball while Wu Jing and the older guy got to be the full-on badasses. Grillo’s crew was nicely assembled, with each member getting a bit of a chance to shine, although it would’ve been nice to get even more from them. Celina Jade was also good, but I was constantly reminded of Olivia Munn whenever she was onscreen. Maybe it’s just me. I love how this movie provides both a nice credits scene and Chan-style outtakes at the end. That’s a great way to send you out of the theatre. Joe: Yeah that’s what I suspected. The Mainland China-owned AMC chain greatly favors Mainland productions. Still happy we have the opportunity to see any of them though (I got to see IP MAN 3, THE MERMAID (in 3D!), and JOURNEY TO THE WEST: CONQUER THE DEMONS (also in 3D) so it works out real good when it does). Anyways, Stern loved it so I know now to greatly reduce my expectations and not be disappointed I missed it now.* *j/k That’s fair but Vern also loved it so that cancels me out. Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!! JTS, too bad it ends so soon. After watching season 2 on DVD I was happy to discover a few months later the release of Season 2 Part B, which added an additional 10 episodes. So in terms of quantity it’s like having 4 good seasons. While Tucker unquestionably steals the show, I also thought Ryan’s (Matt Laurier) story was heartrending. His guilt over, and the subsequent search for redemption and forgiveness from his father (the great M.C. Gainey) was what got me a little misty-eyed. And then the power of his fathers words during the filming of the documentary. Damn. For a show about tough guys competing in MMA tournaments it sure catches you unawares in the heart-string region. Pete Medina August 23rd, 2017 at 6:48 am Saw this on the big screen last night, first of three movies I watched. Great action, and they kept things moving. Only person in theater at 4;30 viewing. MUCH love for Kingdom and its whole cast, save for that fucking wall plant Jonas who showed no personality whatsoever. I also liked Grillo in Warrior; there too he was an MMA coach. I guess he liked the character. I will need to watch this now! Film Crit Hulk SMASH: The Reflexive Propaganda Of WOLF WARRIOR 2 Propaganda movies are alive and well and they're in the mirror. Terrible articles like this one really underscore how lucky we are to have a guy like Vern around. There might be good points in here but it’s just so poorly written. Whoa… Birth, Movies, Rape Apologists has a shitty preachy article? One from Film Crit Hulk even? The guy who preached how awesome and perfect Marvel Studio movies are and then started writing articles about how shitty and pandering they are as if they suddenly changed how they made their movies? The same one who said MAN OF STEEL was terrible because they didn’t make it the way he would’ve made it? Aw man, let me guess the article is over-long, over-written, uses big-boy words so we the readers know how smart and educate Hulk is (to make up for his non-big-boy writing style), it is written from the basis that Hulk is irrefutably write and it is impossible refute what he says because it is so right? Also, the comments section is filled with guys who just yesterday were talking about how awesome WOLF WARRIOR 2 was and are now pretending they NEVER liked it and ALWAYS knew it was icky propaganda and Hulk totally dropped the mic on it like John Oliver, Trever Noah, and Stephen Colbert drop the mic on Trump every week (which has been super-effective let me tell you)? So yeah, not surprised. Refuse to give Birth, Movie, Rape Apologist any clicks and even before making that decision I was done with Film Crit Hulk’s bullshit. Anyways, totes agree that we are supremely lucky to have Vern around. I’m honestly not sure were I would be as a movie fan without him and those who post here. That was a hell of a rant against that site and the writer. It happened to pop up on my news feed. What’s the deal with the rape apologist stuff? Also, yes it’s overly long, over written with big boy words trying to prove how smart he is. One of the things I super appreciate about Vern is that none of his articles ever feel like they’re too long. I always think he writes the right amount of words that need to be said about a movie. “What’s the deal with the rape apologist stuff?” First up, molestation-apologist would be apt. I must admit I went for the click-baity ‘shock’ headline. I apologize. Their original editor-in-chief setup the site to be a SJW safe-space (both terms used ironically!) that is quick to call out sexism and brag how woke you are. This was odd considering the editor-in-chief’s past. Then it was learned (well finally ‘proven’), while he was ranting how what a horrible sexist pig Trump is, that he pretty much has the same view on women that Trump does. Suddenly the site that never hesitated to call out any and everyone for being pieces-of-shit and not woke enough even though they all defended their editor-in-chief telling people to go kill themselves and that people who liked things he didn’t are probably rapists and/or sexual deviants suddenly went silent and refused to make a real statement on him and ALL the writers for the site started retweeting an article that victim-blamed the person who outed him. I used to think putting up with his (and his site’s) shittiness was maybe worth it to get a differing take on things and sometimes they do/did post something really good and/or interesting but I couldn’t really lie to myself anymore after that. I used to bring him/them up here sometimes and it would annoy some, I thought they were worth discussing but it took me a bit to finally learn Mr. M’s opinion on him/them: “Dude’s an asshole, why do I care what an asshole thinks?” RBatty024 I watched the first Wolf Warrior about a week or so ago, and while I had an absolute blast with the film, I can understand why it might make some people uneasy. Its nationalistic goals are really heavy handed. I found this to be mostly campy and funny, like the moment when one woman in the control room sheds a little tear after a soldier with a family dies. (They actually include a black and white flashback to him talking about his son from thirty minutes earlier in the film just to drive the point home). There are also some genuinely fun action scenes. But I can see why this could also be disturbing for some people. Nationalism has killed millions of people. It can also short circuit the logical thinking parts of our brain. I can’t say that there isn’t a danger present in propaganda movies like Wolf Warrior and its sequel, even if I can sort of ignore that danger for an hour and a half or so while I’m watching them. CrustaceanLove geoffreyjar: I don’t know if I should bother defending that article since you seem happy enough to criticize it without having any intention of reading it, but the point of it is not that WOLF WARRIOR II is propaganda and therefore icky and bad, it’s that it provides a unique opportunity to see that kind of film from the perspective of an outsider. FCH has far too many articles that are overwritten and overlong but this isn’t one of them; it’s perfectly readable and half the length of Vern’s review. It’s not that readable. I tried like twice. neal2zod Sternshein – I don’t know you that well but I do know you would HATE Birth Movies Death. I know sometimes you’ve hinted that you think there’s a bit of a hive mind going on here, but let me tell you, we’ve got nothing on that gang. If you happen to disagree with the writer of whichever article you’re reading, people will jump on you in the comments in a heartbeat, usually (as Geoffrey pointed out) leading to accusations of sexism/racism being thrown around. Ex) A guy there dared to ask why the new Death Note series was considered “whitewashing” when something like The Departed was just called an adaptation or a remake. Within 2 seconds someone goes “Well i guess you’re ok with Bill and Ted calling each other “fags” because that’s what they did back then, huh?” That’s a typical exchange where someone jumps from point A to Z and it makes everyone else go, “Well, I can’t really agree with the first guy now because he’s somehow been equated with a homophobe?” I do like some of their stuff and still check the site out, but yeah when you have a meeting place for people to supposedly discuss film but the real goal seems to be for people to outwoke each other, the result is an environment that can only be described as toxic. I feel in 20 years there’s going to be studies showing how the woke liberal blog culture of the 2010’s (Jezebel, Gawker, Birth Movies Death, etc…) actually did more harm than good, pushing away and alienating the moderate people and potential allies that we need more than ever right now. I don’t know. I learned alot from the things Devin Faraci wrote about, and I miss his writing and podcasting. I think he was always an asshole slowly learning to be less of an asshole. Unfortunately he had long ago crossed a line that makes it hard or impossible for that sort of atonement to be done publicly. But he was smart and funny and brought attention to many cool things. His bowing out of the public eye left a hole that hasn’t really been filled in my opinion. And I’m not sure if he would hate or love WOLF WARRIOR II. Crust: Not defending myself here but I will admit that I am being 100% shallow and in the wrong on this one (by pre-judging it without reading it). I made sure to put in my post that I’m being horribly one-sided and probably taking it personally in regards to them. I am in no way painting myself as in the right. So I will say it is good to hear that it is not what I pre-judged it as being and thank you for the information. neal: My favorite of the hive-minding over there was Devin railing against STAR WARS hard, calling it the worst franchise with the worst fandom ever, the comments section agreed that STAR WARS was awful and terrible (all of it). One of the site’s writers even tweeted about how he thought the original STAR WARS (Episode 4) was boring and terrible and he couldn’t even finish it. Then Devin got invited by Disney to do some promotion thing for THE FORCE AWAKENS. All of a sudden STAR WARS was great and he couldn’t wait to see it. All of a sudden the comments section made a complete turn-around and started talking about how hyped they were for FORCE AWAKENS (some of the commenters literally where talking about how they couldn’t care less about FORCE just the day before). The writer who said he couldn’t even make it through the original STAR WARS because it was so awful was now tweeting how they can’t release spoilers and new information on FORCE fast enough. I mean there is a part of me that wants to give Devin the benefit of the doubt that he was very impressed by what he saw, but I’m too cynical and Harry Knowles set the bar for Internet film-journalism too low for me to believe anything else other than he was bought and sold. Anyways, it was mostly the comments section just echoing whatever Devin said that kinda creeped me out. Vern: As stated, I used to take that stance as well. ‘He’s a bit of an asshole but he is a good writer and brings up some points and he is getting better at not being a complete asshole.’ So I kept going back, then I learned he wasn’t getting better and he was still an asshole. He was proud of being an asshole and anyone who disagreed with him was a sexual deviant (ironic now) or #fakenerd. It was Mr. M’s comment here in the BATMAN V SUPERMAN thread that finally got to the heart of the matter ‘Dude’s an asshole, why do I care what an asshole thinks.’ Stopped going to BMD and found I actually didn’t miss them (I thought I was) and then not long after his past finally caught up with him. Honestly I see him making a comeback. Every now and then I see someone talking about how great his ‘recovery’ is going and just recently Amy Nichols called him ‘brave.’ He’s straight and white and made the right friends, probably just waiting for the heat to fully die down and he’ll get the second chance that he denied many people (not to mention first chances because since then a bunch of women came out saying he trashed their careers after they refused to date/sleep with him). I feel I was one of the ones who helped enable him as I kept giving his site clicks and kept recommending him to others and even kept bringing him up here pissing off some other commenters. So yeah, I’m foolishly making it a bit overly personal and why I’m ranting about an article I didn’t even read adding to a greater problem of pre-judging journalism based on headlines rather than it’s content. I don’t think there is Hive Mind going on here because I think we’ve all had varied opinions and had disagreements and nobody here ever really agrees on everything. The only reason why I come here aside from Vern is that I like reading what you guys have to say. Some of you are also fantastic writers as well and that comes across in the talk backs. I am just an average writer so that’s why I’m all over the place. Sternshein – sorry for making assumptions, it’s definitely hard to gauge tone and intention across the internet. However I do think you’re selling yourself short – you’re definitely an above average writer! geoffrey- The Devin Comeback you predicted has begun – but judging from the comments on the Drafthouse CEO’s FB page, I suspect it’s going to be VERY short. (The decision will probably be reversed by the time you read this) I mean, when you have hipsters threatening to boycott Alamo Drafthouse (yeah right), you know something’s gone horribly awry. I could see his comeback going either way, but let’s be honest – the internet is an unforgiving beast and the same fanbase that, as you pointed out, flip-flopped to agree with every word Devin said, was certainly quick to not only turn on him, but also add an extra layer of distance to show how non-scummy they are, i.e.. comments on BMD immediately saying things like “Yeah, y’know, this doesn’t surprise me at all that Devin sexually assaulted someone since he gave that Woody Allen movie a positive review”, or “Yeah I totally figured he sexually assaulted someone because of how mean he was to Amy on the Canon”. Personally I’m kinda conflicted about the idea of him having a comeback – I think Victor Salva, for instance, went to trial, was found guilty, served his time, and should be allowed to work again (as opposed to you know, crawling in a cave and dying of hunger). But wait….”he shouldn’t be able to direct movies, because he used his directing position and power to molest those little boys”. True, I totally understand that viewpoint. I don’t think he should be able to direct movies with little boys in them, that’s for sure. But the people who are saying the same thing about Devin, that he shouldn’t be allowed to have his job back, are seriously over-estimating the power of being an internet blogger. I mean, if he actually uses “I’m a grumpy online film critic” to seduce and prey on women, good luck to him. So yeah, Alamo should be free to hire him, and people should be free to pretend they’re going to boycott. (On a side note, I’m willing to bet that somewhere, amongst the dozens of Alamo locations, a convicted murderer is probably already trying to get his life back on track by sweeping the aisles or selling concessions, but let’s not worry about that!) Tim League Nearly a year ago, sexual misconduct allegations were brought against an Alamo Drafthouse employee, Devin Faraci. Though Devin did not recall the event, he did not doubt the allegations. Instead, he... I’ve been thinking similar things, Neal. I was not about to get into it on Twitter but the attacks on the Alamo were kind of upsetting to me. People who have done their time should be able to get jobs, a business shouldn’t be shamed for giving them a chance. Devin hasn’t been charged with anything, so what’s he supposed to do? Die? Is that really what you believe? If someone can’t forgive him for what he did, that’s fine, even though most of what I read is people who haven’t forgiven him for his abrasive personality and/or his disagreements with Gamergaters or DC fans or a million other things. His own doing, I guess. I suppose I should want him to never be able to have food or shelter again because I don’t like his interpretation of MAN OF STEEL. How his attempts at rehabilitation and amends are going are things we know nothing about. But he lost his soapbox on one of the best movie websights, which he created and built after years of establishing himself and his relationships and improving his writing. That is something that can never come back. For Tim League to want to help his friend and colleague by giving him work copy editing isn’t harming anyone and isn’t our business to be against (and probly isn’t enough to pay his bills). They said Devin was stepping down from Birth Movies Death. They didn’t say they were going to make sure he starved to death. If it disgusts you to read his writing in the Fantastic Fest blurbs then yeah, let League know and that might not happen again. That’s fair. I once had two co-workers who were fucking up because of heroin addiction, and one of them sold thousands of dollars worth of product through the business but with the payments going to his own Paypal. They were fired but the owners did not press charges and paid for their rehab. Nobody should be expected to have that kind of forgiveness, but they shouldn’t be attacked for it! It’s called being a good person. If it’s someone you worked with and are friends with maybe you will have different feelings about how you want to help them then you will when you make pronouncements about someone else’s life via the internet. This is personal to me because it brings up issues of my own guilt for not helping people the way League is trying to do. There is an outlawvern.com reader and commenter from way back who is currently doing time. He sent me a nice letter after he got convicted. He had been a writer and it was a well-written letter and I worked really hard to write an encouraging letter back to him. Before I sent it it was in the news what he had done. Also I found out he was a notorious, hated figure on the internet, very much the opposite of how he had been here. I felt that he had misled me and it changed the whole way I felt about it. But I also felt like if this guy was gonna try to rehabilitate this was my chance to say something positive and help be part of the light at the end of the tunnel to get him through his bid and hopefully start a better life when he gets out. I never finished or sent the letter. He was about to be transferred and I don’t know his address now. I didn’t delete the file and it sits on my computer and when I notice it I feel guilty. I also think about an uncle and cousin who have been in trouble with the law, the uncle for much worse crimes than Devin’s. I was cut off from them, and last saw the uncle at my dad’s funeral. I expect I won’t ever see them again. But I have guilt about my cousin having different opportunities than me and the way his life went. That I never talk to him and haven’t tried to help him does not make me a better person. That I didn’t try to help the guy that sent me the letter doesn’t make me a better person. So fuck all this judging of Tim League trying to do the right thing in a difficult position. Mr. Subtlety Amen, Vern. The internet has done a great job of pulling the veil away and holding people accountable for being assholes and hypocrites, and giving victims a voice even against people in positions of relative power. But it hasn’t yet adjusted to the fact that, when a life is entirely exposed and made public, I think basically everyone has moments of being an asshole or a hypocrite. I certainly have. I try to be a good person, I really make an effort to strive for excellence, but I fall short a lot. If internet commentators saw me at my worst I’m sure they’d have plenty of good reasons to hate me, and I think plenty of people would find that reason enough to try and harm me in one way or another. And of course, if they then had their worst moments revealed publicly, I think others would probably have reason to turn on them, too. It’s good to hold people accountable and demand high standards, but I think it’s equally destructive to reduce people to their worst moments and completely repudiate their very existence. Not only is that unduly harsh for most crimes, but it dis-encourages people to improve and grow and try harder. And we need them to do that, because hey, no matter how much we might turn our noses up at their work, they’re still around. Unless we’re willing to start instituting the death penalty for crimes against the internet, these people still have to live among us, and so we need them to be better, not just to be shunned. There’s definitely a time for condemnation, but there’s also a time for rehabilitation, and that second part seems to be of frighteningly little interest to your average net-dweller. And I can’t help but feel that vigorously joining in condemnation but neglecting the second part –the one which actually improves the world– really does make the condemnation ring a little hollow. I don’t doubt that people mean it when they say they’re offended, but there’s a deeply troubling glee which it evident in these online shame mobs that I think robs them of a lot of their superficial moral strength, and makes civilians unduly cynical about how much of their beliefs are genuine altruism and how much are a self-serving power trip, which complicates the moral issues which really ought to be fairly simple. I hope as the internet ages and people become more sophisticated about the things it does to us, we will get smarter and more nuanced about this too. But right now, there sure doesn’t seem to be an end in sight. If Americans actually believed in rehabilitation, ex-cons would be able to vote. Please do not take this as a defense of Faraci, whom I know only as an internet shit-starter and thus not worth the effort. But it’s true that we all like to pay homage to the concept of redemption in the stories we tell, but we really don’t believe in it unless the person is rich and famous and can still make money for somebody. Crushinator Jones ” I suppose I should want him to never be able to have food or shelter again because I don’t like his interpretation of MAN OF STEEL. ” That’s really an indictment of our country’s economics, though. See I really don’t want to ever have to read anything from Farraci again – he was an obnoxious, stupid asshole who literally lied about what was in movies he didn’t like and whose analysis was typically Peak Internet Dumbshit – but I also don’t think he should starve or die of exposure. In fact I want him to prosper, just in a way that doesn’t allow him to hurt more women, or for me to be exposed to his dumbshit opinions. Let him work on himself, and his degeneracy, in material comfort. So this is really fun, now if I oppose Farraci’s comeback I’m basically condoning him to eternal penury, which I really don’t want. This is 100% unironic and not sarcastic – I really do mean that. So I’m in a fucking pickle, guys. I guess I’ll go with “I hope he shuts the fuck up because he’s not smart enough to be the taste-making cultural gatekeeper he so clearly wants to be” and wish him well in his self-improvement activities. But even more urgently, I wish peace, happiness, and recovery to all the women he sexually assaulted over the years. Sorry, ladies. Devin has powerful friends and won’t have to face up to what he’s done. Oh well, at least he’s trying to get better. I mean, come on, it’s been less than a year. His rich friend has utterly saved his ass. May we all be so lucky. (he’s going to relapse, btw) Why are the choices “he shouldn’t get to work for Alamo anymore” and “he starves to death”? I’m sure there are plenty of abusive toxic people out there, and maybe even some reformed ones, that manage to stay alive without Tim League giving them writing jobs. I wrote that under the assumption that it is not a “comeback,” but him getting some minor work to help pay the bills. I don’t expect him to be an editor in chief again or probly even a columnist. Many were outraged that Drafthouse had been “secretly” paying him to copy edit, and that’s the part that I don’t think is anybody’s business to be mad about. Well Vern I agree with you. I would think that League would be smart enough to keep his toxic name off the blurbs and keep him safely out of sight, but…here we are. JTS, you’re right. There are plenty of toxic abusive people out there with jobs. Mostly in management. Very few in jobs with such a huge PR component. Although I don’t like people judging League’s actions on this from the outside, someone who is part of the organization certainly has a right to. Longtime programmer Todd Brown unfortunately resigned in protest of what went down, and he wrote a very powerful statement about it: https://www.facebook.com/ChristoferToddBrown/posts/10155574124320330 Considering I pretty much started this discussion I feel the need to comment. First off, I apologize for my bitchy rant above. I should NOT have posted that, it was childish and embarrassing. Karlos (who is cool) posted a few BMD articles and I held my tongue from posting any ‘I refuse to click that link’ posts but when Stern (who is ALSO cool!) posted his opinions of a BMD piece I made the decision to unload personal (childish) feelings about them. I was rightfully called out (more or less) by Vern and Crust while I admitted it was a personal matter I didn’t really apologize for bring that bile here in the first place and also didn’t admit to the fact that I should NOT have posted that in the first place. I broke a rule I have for myself and many others that not everything needs to be posted and aired publicly. So for that I do apologize. As for Faraci coming back (kinda), believe it or not, I am conflicted. I do admit I have not been personally wrong by him, never told anything by him or blocked/banned what-have-you, so my opinion of him comes completely from my opinion of how he treated others and my own personal shame of visiting his website and Twitter and recommending his work. That said for the past few years I have been doing my own thinking on forgiving and moving along. Not long ago there was a conversation here about Mike Tyson. He served his time and it’s SUPPOSED to work via we give him another chance as he didn’t get off scott-free. Yet what he did was a horrible thing and we definitely do not OWE him a second-chance. I was tempted but did not post in that conversation but ultimately I came down towards ‘he served his time he as a society should be willing to give him another chance (if he ends up being a repeat offender though…).’ That said, I’d never tell a survivor of such trauma that they need to give him a second chance, move-on, etc. I come from a family of abuse and last year to put my money where my mouth is I decided to let my dad back into my life and give him a second chance after 15 or 20 so years of not talking to him and hating him. I decided to be the better man. To find out he hasn’t changed one bit and I kinda regret giving him that second chance. Difference now is that he can’t beat me or my mom or my sister anymore and acts on his best behavior towards me so that I keep in contact with him. So it IS better but I can tell his attitude and beliefs are just as toxic. I keep telling myself to be the better man and just give a practically dying man some solace but I still wrestle if I’m making the right choice (btw I decided to do so after the cluster-fuck of starting a family last year (see CROUCHING TIGER comments). So not long after learning that my dad was still a piece-of-shit, the allegations against Devin came out and I must admit that along with my opinion of Devin beforehand and the recent dad-experiences, it probably hit harder than it could have otherwise. That said to go along with my quest to be a better person and learn to not hold on to grudges and give second chances I can totally see Tim League’s (and the other BMD staffers that I very assholisly (and thus wrongly!) called out in the rant above) scenario: Devin wasn’t some semi-celebrity asshole to them, he was a friend. League doesn’t see what we/I see when it comes to Devin, he sees a bro who has stumbled. Not only that, he sees one who is (supposedly) trying to better himself and looking for a second chance (aka an ability to pay bills and eat). So League is doing what (I’d argue) any good friend would try to do under such circumstances, he’s gonna help a bro out. He has to know I’d think what it would do to his and his organization’s reputation but he decided helping a friend is more important. But then there is the argument that why does he get a second-chance when so many who aren’t sexual-assaulters can’t even get a first chance and other such arguments. Like I said, I don’t think there’s a right answer here. As discussed with others already: You’re either willingly wishing for someone to starve and telling them they don’t get/deserve a second chance or you’re giving into and supporting the patriarchy bro-club society many are trying to get us out of. No apology necessary, Geoffreyjar. I was glad you brought it up because I’d read a million things about it on Twitter, knew better to get into it there, but had some things to get off my chest. I definitely did not think I was calling you out in any way, I was just responding to what I’d read people saying about the Alamo elsewhere, not having seen one person treating it as a complex matter. You clearly see the nuance of the situation. Having had mixed experiences with Wu Jing in the past, I was not expecting to love this one this much. I’ve never fronted on the man’s skills, but the dour tone of the movies I’ve seen him in kept me from ever really connecting to him. I never would have guessed he had something so colorful and goofy in him as this one. It’s not trying to next-level the genre or transcend it or incorporate horror or thriller elements or subvert conventions or any of that shit. It’s just a fuckin’ action movie. Big, bold, dumb as fuck, and all the more lizard-brain satisfying because of it. Good guys over here, bad guys over here, huge explosions in the middle. It’s not rocket science, despite the presence of all the rockets. I will admit that I am perhaps not enjoying the film entirely on the level its creator intended. The po’faced melodrama in his other work indicates that I was perhaps NOT supposed to be cackling wildly at the seemingly unending daisy chain of massacred civilians pouring out of that bunker at the end. I suspect I was intended to take such wanton slaughter of innocents as legitimate stakes-raising, illustrating the moral and dramatic weight of the situation. I got the opposite: It’s so over-the-top and emotionally manipulative that it set me free to geek out on the simplistic, reductive catharsis the movie was selling. The genre has come a long way in terms of drama since the days of muscley non-actors delivering one-liners with one sleeve torn off their shirts, but this movie was a reminder that action, at least in its purest form, is NOT drama. Drama is about nuance, subtlety, exploring different points of view. Action is more primal than that. Drama asks questions; action provides answers. Its power is in boiling down all of life’s complexities into one obvious obstacle to overcome: Find the fucker who’s fucking everything up and punch a bullet into his brain. It works because it ISN’T life. Life is complicated. Action is simple. This movie is the clearest expression of that concept that I’ve seen in years. I loved it. A look at the Wolf Warrior series. XHTML: You can use: <a href="" title=""> <img src=""> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <b> <i> <strike> <em> <strong> Hey bud, thanks for reading. Don't feel obligated, but there are 5. My exciting line of fashion and leisure products (I get a couple bucks per item, you get a cool t-shirt, mug or lifestyle item) WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THE SHIT OUT OF VERN & OUTLAWVERN.COM if that's your thing: 1. 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__label__wiki	0.69151	0.69151	Define your site secondary menu By Rachael Lesley Events September 19, 2014 PDX Magazine and McMenamins present Three for Silver and Nathan Jr.’s .bot #AbsynthianPsychoTrad, #TypewriterWaltz, and #3amSexyDirge are just a few of the hashtags playfully used to describe the songs of Portland-based band Three for Silver. The gypsy jazz group is a chimerical concoction, with Willo Sertain powering both vocals and accordion, Lucas Warford plucking a makeshift bass, and Greg Allison sawing the fiddle. They produce a sound that is both a rousing rhythmic aphrodisiac and a mind-slipping sedative. In essence, a prescription for a great live show. Over the course of seven days, Three for Silver will dispense their newest tunes during a residency for Al’s Den at Crystal Hotel (303 SW 12th Ave.).This is the last chance to hear what a #3amSexyDirge sounds like before they leave for Chicago’s Hi-Style Studio to record their new album, expected to be released mid-December. Nathan Jr. On Saturday, September 27, as the residency at Al’s Den concludes, PDX Magazine will use the opportunity to pair Three for Silver with local legend Nathan Jr’s new project titled .bot. The multi-instrumentalist Nathan Jr. is known as one half of the duo Duover, and has toured with the likes of M. Ward and Sea Wolf. The show, which is free to attend, begins at 7 p.m. PDX Magazine Music Editor Jef Krohn looks forward to the premiere of .bot, calling Nathan Jr. a “lyrical genius” and a “local virtuoso of immense talent.” The premiere will mark the first part of a three-part series. —- Rachael Lesley Photograph of Three for Silver by Kristin Solomon. .botMcMenaminsNathan Jr.Three For Silver Rachael Lesley Copyright PDX Publications, 2018	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line292
__label__cc	0.557103	0.442897	Tag Archives: fashion SHELLEY KLASSEN FOR BLUSHING DESIGNS IS PURE DECADENCE FOR FALL/HOLIDAY 2014 Shelley Klassen indulges Vancouver with her collection for Fall/Holiday 2014: the classically, sophisticated and sexy Decadence Collection is richly decorated. The collection magnifies what Klassen does best, accentuate the divine feminine and celebrate a return to decadence. The Decadence Collection Exotic, romantic and luxurious; The Decadence Collection carries dreamers and lovers to opulent places, generating stories of intrigue and creating passionate memories. Shelley Klassen’s Fall/Holiday 2014 Collection has everything an iconic moment is made of. Asian inspired petal and circle skirts made in stunning silks that are black mixed with magenta, fiery reds and emerald greens. The collection steams along with cowl neck tops, bustiers, strapless dresses and more. Shelley Klassen’s Fall/Holiday 2014 collection evokes rich, velvety shadows that blend smoothly for beautiful, luxurious color with a sensual appeal of velvet flocking, brocades and jacquards. You can drench yourself in her deep reds, jeweled teals and expressive magenta through sleek, textured silhouettes, A-line skirts with fitted bodices and sexy boleros. This fall Shelley Klassen steps up the exotic bringing decadence to women in Vancouver and all over the World. Actors and celebs including Jennifer Spence, Andrea Menard, Karen Holness and Ellie Harvie all come to Shelley to wear Blushing Designs on the Red Carpet. Blushing Designs will be dressing all the presenters at the UBCP/ACTRA AWARDS in Vancouver on November 22nd. Shelley Klassen has built her career creating irresistibly feminine couture with her 15 years as a local Vancouver label. Her flagship store Blushing Boutique is located at 579 Richards Street, downtown Vancouver where Shelley and her loving staff make every woman feel as divinely feminine as she truly is. Twitter: @BlushingBtque Facebook: facebook.com/BlushingBoutiqueVancouver Boutique This entry was posted in Shelley Klassen and tagged 2014, BC, beauty, blog, Blushing Designs, Canada, Fall, fashion, Holiday, Lesley Diana, lifestyle, news, PR, press, publicist, Shelley Klassen, The Promotion People, Vancouver on November 19, 2014 by press. Roham Rahmanian And His Company, The Astronauts Guild, Developing One Of The First Stereoscopic 180 And 360 Degree Camera Systems To Capture First-Person, Live-Action Virtual Reality Experiences The Astronauts Guild’s Roham Rahmanian, producer, director and a feature and commercial Digital Imaging Technician in the International Cinematographers Guild, announced today that he and his partners at The Astronauts Guild have begun test trials on 180 and 360-degree camera systems to capture first-person virtual reality experiences. The Astronauts Guild partners are Roham Rahmanian, Founder \| Supervising Producer, Scott Connolly – Founder \| Head of Production, and Ian Spohr – Founder \| Creative Director. Tests and previews will be available online at www.theastronautsguild.com in October of 2014. The rush is on for content providers for the new technologies, and CGI content has already made a splash in gaming and for early-adopters and developers. However, the live-action content is much more technically challenging to create. The Astronauts Guild succeeded as stereoscopic producers by staying lean & mean, and adapting current equipment and technology. Those experiences gave them the insight to develop 180 and 360-degree camera systems for shooting first person, live-action virtual reality experiences. “The virtual-reality revolution is upon us, and The Astronauts Guild wants to be on the forefront of creating quality, live-action content for entertainment, and possibly more importantly, for medical applications. When 3D became the rave a few years ago, it took off with a Wild West, every man for himself explosion. No standardization and no quality control. This created a lot of content that was just plain bad, Because of this trend, many consumers had bad experiences” said Rah manian. “I hope, the early content creators for Oculus Rift and Sony Morpheus, including The Astronauts Guild, can come to a consensus early on, about quality control and mathematically calculated standards for content, it is of the utmost importance that the consumer feels comfortable trying out virtual reality, and is excited to make it a part of their daily entertainment experience,” added Rahmanian. The Astronauts Guild is a collective of dreamers, doers, artists and technicians. A group of talent which is equal parts Production Company, creative collective and technical development firm. They take on projects in the entertainment industry which require an advanced knowledge of production and cutting edge technology to achieve a creative end. In addition to developing 3D camera rigs, new live-action virtual reality shooting systems, producing and directing, Rahmanian is an always-in-demand Digital Imaging Technician. Rahmanian has worked with many world class brands such as: BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, VW, Fiat, Dodge, Ford, Chevy, Coke Zero, Mountain Dew, Nintendo, Microsoft, Target, Walmart, Verizon, AT&T and many more. Rahmanian was one of the stereoscopic producers on the “The Girl from Nagasaki” which was presented in the New Frontier Category at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. World-renowned photographer Michel Comte directed the stereoscopic feature film, a new interpretation of the classic Puccini Opera “Madame Butterfly”. Additionally Roham and his partners have produced many advanced technology projects such as an art installations for the Soho House and the short film “Unbeleafable: A Girl Skateboards 3D Film,” created with the renowned skateboard director Ty Evans in partnership with the Levi’s Film workshop for the Museum of Contemporary Arts (MOCA) in Los Angeles and presented during their Art in the Streets Exhibition in 2013. About Roham Rahmanian Roham’s work has ranged from his first job as Assistant Props at the age of 16 to Fashion Photographer, Director of Photography, Digital Imaging Technician, Producer and finally Director. He has been involved in over 500 national/international spots since 2010. Website: rohamrahmanian.ca, theastronautsguild.com Facebook: facebook.com/pages/The-Astronauts-Guild Instagram: @astronautroham IMDb: imdb.com/name/nm2440237 Vimeo: vimeo.com/58491591 This entry was posted in Roham Rahmanian and tagged 3D, art, Astronauts Guild, BMW, Camera, Chevy, Cinematographers, Coke Zero, commercial, Creative, Digital, director, Dodge, entertainment, fashion, Fiat, film, Ford, Ian Spohr, international, LA, Lesley Diana, Levi, Los Angeles, marketing, Mercedes, Microsoft, MOCA, Mountain Dew, Museum of Contemporary Arts, Nintendo, Oculus Rift, photography, Porsche, PR, producer, reality, Roham Rahmanian, Scott Connolly, short, Skateboard, Soho House, Sony Morpheus, stereoscopic, Streets Exhibition, Target, The Promotion People, Ty Evans, Vancouver, Verizon, virtual, VW, Walmart, Wild West on October 2, 2014 by press.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line303
__label__cc	0.6305	0.3695	8 Tips How to Sell a Script How to sell a movie script studying the writing + author’s rights + synopsis +search of buyers + 8 tips on how to sell it? In order to sell a script, an author must find the stage manager who will wish to shoot a movie using it. They are sold by the producer’s order or with the help of the sales agents or after the victory in a competition. Read our recommendations on how to sell a movie script. How to sell a movie script and register the author’s rights? The certificate of registration of the copyrights on a script is used as a proof based on “the presumption of authorship”. A writer can prevent the occurrence of certain problems and in a case of the claim or judgment proceedings, he is able to prove who is the owner of the author’s rights on the registered script. Prepare the general application which you are going to send to the agents, producers and studio executives. The application must tell the customer the essence of your story in brief. In order to deliver your scenario in the best possible way, you’d better write one or two extremely intriguing sentences. Express the drama of the story in the shortest form – it is called logline. You must learn your logline by heart and, when necessary, deliver it orally. Your logline must impress people and make them interested in your story. How to sell a script writing a synopsis? Compose a synopsis or to be more precise – the short summary of your script and add it to the application. As soon as a reader finishes reading the synopsis, he must be willing to ask for the whole work. That’s why you must work hard to write an interesting and exciting synopsis in the best possible way. The size of a synopsis must not be more than 3 pages but it might be extended if it was requested. Formatting or checking the structure of your scenario, you’d better put one minute of a future film on one page. The shooting script has the enumerated pages and every scene is described separately. Nevertheless, in case a scenario is written by the order, these rules can be neglected. The standard font size in writing is 12, Courier New. How to sell your script and find the buyers? Look for the agents and filmmakers to promote your scenario. Visit different forums for script writers and find some information about the film producers and the agents who are looking for the scripts. Besides, such forums usually have the advertisements about the competitions for the aspiring writers. Pick the contacts of the suitable filmmakers and send them your application and synopsis. Make sure the letter contains your name and address. Offer your work to the agents and let them represent you. In most cases, the filmmakers will consider new scenarios only if the agents approve them. How to sell a movie script? Independent film producers also look for the scripts. They do not work with the huge film studios and can find some time to read any scenario. You should get in touch with the movie makers from the huge film studios, too. Most of them are sure to return your work with a letter which says they do not accept the scripts which were not ordered by them. However, you cannot achieve your goal unless you are stubborn enough. Call them and send letters often. Take part in various competitions for the script writers. If you win such competition, you’ll receive many prizes: money, the contract, and people will shoot a movie according to your script. Even if you do not win, many professionals will read your story and help you get in touch with the producers who might be interested in buying your work. How to Watch Videos and Earn Money: 6 Popular Ways How to write a movie script and sell it? It’s easier to write a script than to create a novel or a detective. Nevertheless, it has the specific format and a number of unique rules, which you must know. Well, let’s write a movie script properly. 5 stages of how to write a movie script and sell it: The idea and characters. The books about screenwriting usually advise starting from the general idea of the whole story, i.e. with the idea. However, the idea is a very big category. How to pick the only one among them all? There is a way out. The experienced script writers advise beginning with the characters. Come up with the main character and think about him, his positive and negative qualities. Make it look like a real alive character. If you succeed, you won’t even notice how he made contacts with other characters – a charming lady will be with him, and a villain won’t make you wait for him long. The relationships between the characters will become close, complicated and the secondary characters are sure to appear as well as conflicts and possibilities to settle them. From this point, you are likely to be very close to the appearance of the main thing – the general idea of a movie. Structure. The standard of a script is the structure consisting of four parts: introduction, development, climax, and outcome. 4 parts of the movie script which you must follow when writing: The introduction (or opening) must not take you more than 10-15% from the whole story. Its goal is to introduce the main characters and express their main wishes and ambitions as well as the problems which they face. The most part of all material will be occupied by the second part of the scenario – the main sequence of events happens here. There will be new problems, new characters will appear right to the moment when the tension of the performance will reach its maximum. This maximum is called the climax. As a rule, it happens very close to the final scene and in most cases, this is either the disclosure of the huge scheme or the moment when the spy is unmasked or when he gets his memory back. However, you should still leave some time for the outcome, i.e. the logical description of the outcome of the main character’s adventures and some philosophical conclusions of the story. Dialogues. Well-written dialogues are also extremely important. If your dialogues leave some traces in the producers’ mind, there will be a chance he’ll agree to turn your scenario into a movie. The audience. The peculiarity of a movie script is that it must be intended for the wide audience. One way or another, the film must be viewed by millions of people to be considered a successful one. Keep it in mind because your work must seem interesting for a wide circle of people. Put out a rod and line. It might seem that the story came to its logical end. However, you decided to write it not without a reason – you must sell it! Learn how to finish the story with a hint on the continuation because producers like sequels… How to Make Money on Watching TV? How to sell a movie script using our pieces of advice? Your script can be booked. A producer will pay you some money while the rest will be paid later (a certain date is also discussed). If a producer is late, you’ll be able to sell your work to another person. Perhaps, social networks will help you get the producers’ attention. Before you sell a scenario, you are likely to prepare a couple of other works. It often happens that a producer finds your scenario appealing but he does not buy it and asks to remake it or create a new one on the basis of this idea. Create your own website to publish your creation. You can also do it using your personal blog. Only after your script is completely checked and processed according to all rules of formatting, you can start to promote it. Even if no one likes your script enough to buy it, you are likely to get some pieces of advice and recommendations from the specialists. Offer your work in as many places as possible. In order to do it, you can ask a searching engine to show you the addresses of the film studios in the country where you plan to work. As a rule, it takes from two weeks to a month for your application to be viewed. Moreover, it is not criticized or returned. It means that if they do not like your work, you won’t receive any answer. If you are interested in how to sell a movie idea but your work have not been sold yet, you should turn to all known studios. Do not stop your work on the new projects and each new script is sure to be better than the previous one. 14 Ways How to Make 200 Dollars Fast How to Make Money as a Student? How to Make Money Teenager? 4 Ways to Make Money in Real Estate How to Invest in Forex: All Kinds of Investments Where Can I Get a Loan with No Job? 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New York: McGraw-Hill, 1980. 61 Index Adams, Abigail (mother), 7–9, 15 16, 20, 23, 25, 34; death, 43; relationship with Louisa Johnson, 31, 42 Adams, Abigail “Nabby” (sister) 9, 20 Adams, Charles (brother), 9, 15–17 Adams, Charles Francis (son), 35–36, 38, 52 Adams, children of (all), 30, 35–36, 38 Adams, George Washington (son), 30, 35, 39, 42; death, 51 Adams, John II (son), 33; death 54 Adams, John Quincy: birth, 9; childhood, 7–18; criticism of, 33, 48, 55; death, 59; defending Africans in the Supreme Court, 56; disappointments of, 44; education, 9, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22–23; European travels of, 11–12, 15–18, 21, 31, 36, 38, 42; and the gag rule, 55; grandchildren of, 58; as a lawyer, 23, 26, 32, 56; marriage of, 28–30; and personal loss, 36, 43, 51, 54; as a politician, 27–28, 30–31, 32–36, 38, 40–45, 52, 54–59; as president, 45–50, 52; as a professor, 34–36; on slavery, 55–58; and treaties, 38, 42; work with weights and measures, 43; writings of, 25–26, 39, 50–51, 58 Adams, Louisa Johnson (wife), 28, 31, 36, 38, 42, 45, 48, 50–52, 54, 58–59 Adams, Louisa Catherine (daughter), 36 Adams, president and vicepresident John (father), 8–15, 18–20, 23, 25, 31, 34, 42, 43, 46; death, 48; as president 28–30 Adams, Thomas (brother), 9, 28 Alexander, Czar, 36 Amistad, La, 56 Amsterdam, 16 Battle of Bunker Hill, 7 Boston, MA, 10, 59 Boston, the, 11 Braintree, MA, See Quincy, MA, Catherine the Great, 17–18 Clay, Henry, 46, 59 Colonial War, 7, 16 Congress, 46, 48–50, 54–55, 59 Continental Congress, 8, 10 Cranch, Billy (cousin), 23 Cranch, Mary (aunt), 21 Crawford, William, 46 62 Dana, Francis 17 Declaration of Independence, 10, 49, 55, 58 Democratic Party, 49 Department of the Interior, 46 Natural Philosophy Club, 32 Neva River, 36 Newburyport, MA, 23, 55 Federalists, 25 France, 11, 14 Franklin, Benjamin, 14 Parsons, Theophilus, 23 Penn’s Hill, 7 Philidelphia, PA, 8, 14 Potomac River, 43 Princess Elizabeth, 36 Germany 17–18 Quincy, MA, 7, 10, 34, 42, 48 Harvard College, 20, 22, 34–36, 42 Haverhill, MA, 22 House of Representatives, 46, 52, 58–59 Republicans, 25 Saint Petersburg, Russia, 36 Shaw, Elizabeth (aunt), 22 Shaw, John (uncle), 22 slavery, 55–58 Smithson, James, 54 Smithsonian Institution, 54 St. He advised her to sell their furniture. 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Edet, who frowned at the ugly development, said the state government would henceforth, prosecute those who encourage GBV offenders in committing crime in the state, irrespective of their socio-economic or political affiliations. She further stated, "in as much as we have some people that go contrary to the law, we also have some security agencies that are very good and committed in fighting the crime in collaboration with the ministryâ€. The women affairs boss, who lauded Gov Udom Emmanuel for his declaration of zero tolerance to cultism and violence in the state, said such courageous act had positioned the governor as the most gender friendly governor with impeccable character. She also commended the governor's wife, Mrs Martha Emmanuel, for her avowed commitment in promoting the cause of women and children through her pet-project, Family Empowerment and Youth Reorientation Path-initiative, FEYReP, and prayed God to reward them for their labour of love. Edet, who described gender-based violence as an ill that has eaten deep into the fabric of society, said the aim of the campaign was to create awareness "so that we can corporately condemn and publicly renounce gender based violence in its totalityâ€. The women affairs boss pointed out that it was in a bid to fight the menace that her ministry, in 2018, established a Gender Based Violence Response Centre with a toll-free line number, 08031230382 and desk officers assigned to attend to gender based violence survivors who call to report cases for intervention and advised the victims to always report cases of abuse to the ministry or call the toll-free number for prompt response. 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__label__wiki	0.939662	0.939662	‘No resurgence of kidnapping in Mindanao’ From the Philippine Star (Oct 22, 2019): ‘No resurgence of kidnapping in Mindanao’ Relentless military operations have prevented the resurgence of kidnapping in Mindanao. Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) chief, said recent reports of kidnapping could be the handiwork of mid-level Abu Sayyaf leaders who are out to make a living. “These sub-leaders are doing their own way of living. It’s the handiwork of those... who commission their contacts to snatch victims and likely bargain even for a small ransom,” Sobejana said. He said the incidents have ”significantly reduced” if not prevented in the last three years. In 2015 and 2016, the number of captives reached 30, most of them foreign fishermen and sailors, who were taken by pirates and handed over the Abu Sayyaf. “It is sad that most of the kidnappings occurred in the waters off Malaysia and the victims were brought to our place,” Sobejana said. He said military offensives, particularly in Sulu, have prevented the bandits from making the island as its holding place for their captives. Sobejana said trilateral maritime operations at the common border of Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines also prevented Abu Sayyaf leaders and their followers from hijacking foreign vessels and taking their crewmembers as captives. While the kidnapping of three Indonesian fishermen in the waters off Sabah on Sept. 23 were confirmed perpetrated by Abu Sayyaf bandits, the kidnappers of a couple taken in Zamboanga del Sur on Oct. 4 have yet to be determined. https://www.philstar.com/nation/2019/10/22/1962214/no-resurgence-kidnapping-mindanao Posted by Retired Analyst at 8:41 PM No comments: The women recruits of New People’s Army in Philippines From the News Dehli Times (Oct 21, 2019): The women recruits of New People’s Army in Philippines By NDT Special Bureau The New People’s Army (NPA) is a left-wing, communist-based, revolutionary organization that operates under the direction of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). It was formed on March 29, 1969, primarily as the military fighting section of the CPP, but also with secondary duties in organizing and propaganda. The objective of the NPA is to reverse injustices dealt to the Filipino people by the Philippine government and the capitalist class such as the large landlords/property owners. The three perceived injustices it is primarily fighting against are bureaucrat-capitalism, imperialism, and semi-feudal landlordism. The NPA has been engaged in a five-decade war against the Philippine state. Of late, the NPA has launched an online campaign for recruitment of more women into its fold. The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), an organisation based in the Netherlands, that negotiates on behalf of the CPP has been playing an active role in this regard through dissemination of messages on social media platforms via its official publication ‘Liberation’. ‘Liberation’ published six profiles of recent women recruit in the NPA. On August 29, 2019, the profile of Ka Maggie was published. It mentioned that “She practically spent her youth in the revolutionary movement, having been part of an activist organization in a Catholic high school at age 15. She is now 39 years old. She is a lesbian. The “awakening” happened at the same time she became conscious of the social issues affecting the country. That was in her elementary years”. On August 25, the profile of Maya was published. It mentioned: “To leave behind the comfort of life, abandon the lofty dreams, forgo the urge for self-fulfilment is a tremendous challenge. Maya is hopeful she could surmount the challenges as she integrates with the masses, as she gives her best, as she imbibes their culture, immerses in their struggle to rise above the penury of their plight and liberate themselves, liberate all of us, from the fetters of the oppressive and exploitative system. As Maya stood with the Red fighters during the 50th anniversary celebration, fist raised singing the Internationale, she shed off all reservations and like a fledgling that just discovered its wings, she soared to her new life”. On 11th July, 2019, the profile of Ka Puah was mentioned. It read, “Like the midwife Puah in the Bible, Ka Puah’s life has been dedicated to giving birth to a new social order-even if it means risking her life as she defies what is wrong and not pleasing to God, who is just. She keeps in her heart and mind tasks set during the last Congress of the Christians for National Liberation (CNL) where she was elected first woman Chairperson of the 47 year-old underground organization affiliated with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines. The work calls for the increased and deepened participation of the Church people in the armed struggle and to push forward the national democratic revolution towards socialism”. The story of Selya was mentioned on May 13, 2018. Selya’s daughter Mina was killed. Selva “fought for justice; she went trooping with other mothers and relatives of human rights violations victims to government agencies, demanding state accountability”. On May 10, 2018, an interview with Ka Rio, a millennial was published. She said, “The hardest part is not about the long treks but one’s morale. Mao has said courage stems from one’s consciousness. We have to feed our consciousness, raise our ideological level to overcome hardships. On our consciousness anchors our goal, our principles, our will to fight”. The story of Pola, “a women tailor turned warrior” was published on March 21, 2018 and described “Pola’s rollercoaster journey into the world of commodity labour, exacerbated by the onslaught of imperialism’s neoliberal globalization as it dashed fumbling for a panacea to its crisis. The woman’s values of good-naturedness, patience and subservience inculcated by a feudal class society were fully taken advantage of.” Pola worked in a factory but “all along she had been entertaining the thought of leaving her job in the factory which did nothing but extract the workers life blood and sinew to accumulate huge profits for the capitalists. After thinking it over for days, weeks, and on to several months, Pola finally decided to work full time in the movement. This was the most decisive action she took in her whole life. She has the chance now to look at life from a different perspective and open up to new opportunities, best opportunities”. https://www.newdelhitimes.com/the-women-recruit-of-new-peoples-army-in-philippines/ The Battle for Marawi: Raising the Stakes in a Fractured Land Posted to the Asia Sentinel (Oct 20, 2019): The Battle for Marawi: Raising the Stakes in a Fractured Land (By: Criselda Yabes) The five-month battle of Marawi in the heart of the Islamic city in Lanao del Sur Province in 2017 deteriorated into violent extremism that opened more fears for the future in what was an undertaking by mostly a generation of millennial fighters. The siege would last from May to October and was unprecedented in magnitude. It challenged the Philippine military in doctrine and tactics, prompting daily sorties of airstrikes that reduced Marawi to rubble, as it remains two years later (above). It was unbelievable that two principal brothers of a family attached to the political and business elite of the Maranaos – the Muslim ethnic tribe of Lanao del Sur – had raised the stakes of Islamism beyond the call for autonomy in a fractured land. It was the town of Butig, where events led up to the battle, that was put to the vision of creating an Islamic state. The sight of poverty recedes out to the meadow in wide green space, turning into forest trails that lead to a well-hidden encampment, which was an ideal spot to hide and train a rebel army. It was there where smaller camps around the border and into neighboring Maguindanao that the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) trained in a clandestine military school in the early 1990s, with neophyte fighters from Indonesia and Malaysia who formed ties with Filipino rebels over a period of time in scattered shifts of their ideologies. They developed smaller secret cells for training. Those who stayed in Butig came into eventual contact with the Maute brothers, whose family was a mainstay in the town politics and linked to the Moro Islamic Liberation (MILF) Front as well. When the MILF abandoned Camp Darul Iman in Butig after successive military airstrikes later in 2016, the brothers took over what was left of it and held their training there. The army would attack the camp during what it called its Haribon campaign, named after the brigade unit whose headquarters is in Marawi. The campaign was alternately called the Butig campaign. Omarkhayam and Abdullah Maute belonged a family known popularly as the Maute Group, beginning their jihad in early 2014. The brothers’ graduate degrees from abroad were the shining scepter of their authority. There was a third man in this partnership, an unknown rebel who went by the nom de guerre Abu Dar, the head of the local Khalifa Islamiya Movement. Abu Dar was involved in bombings in the neighboring Christian cities of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro. He joined the brothers to bring their forces together to form the so-called Maute Group. In Butig, the supposed center of the soon-to-evolve ISIS community, the Maute brothers and Abu Dar conducted a “seminar” in October 2014 in which the participants, about 40, went through heavy soul-searching, complete with full confessions and weeping. They were supposed to purify themselves of their sins and vices like smoking, drinking and fornication. They were told that this was the way to repent, to atone for their sins as well as intercede on behalf of 70 family members in their lineage. Was this the beginning of radicalization? Was this a one-way ticket to heaven? Could they erase their sins in the name of jihad, which was going to be the “roof to protect the community?” Sharia law is rarely practiced by Filipino Muslims. It was only in ISIS and in Pakistan, Brunei, and Saudi Arabia that punishment of stoning for certain instances of fornication was done. By introducing this to a future of the Islamic State, the Maute leaders hoped to turn the world of Filipino Muslims – one that was generally moderate, secular and still adhering to folk mysticism – upside down. If the recruits felt they knew very little of what true Islam was, in this “seminar” they finally found their true education. The seminars were a hard blow to their conscience and there was no letup to changing minds and hearts until their leaders were convinced of a full conversion. In the last phase of the seminar, the recruits familiarized themselves with weapons. They were shown a rocket-propelled grenade, an RPG, the kind of weapon that paralyzed military armor in the first days of the Marawi siege. They were told that, by way of hadith, carrying a weapon alone was going to make them blessed, with heavenly reward. They were then made to walk for an hour from their bare lodging to an open field that was to be their training ground. They went through a ring of fire, they crawled in and out of tunnels, their adrenalin fueled when live bullets rained around them. The training was supposed to give them a sense of how it was like to be in a real firefight. At the end of the training, they marched in a parade like an army that was born. Abdullah led them, riding on a horse and waving a black banner with an Arabic emblem that said “There is no God but Allah. Mohammad is the messenger of Allah.” By the time they returned to Camp Darul Iman in Butig in December 2014, they had completed their all-around training. It was time to fight, to become martyrs and absolve themselves and their families of their sins. In that meeting, Abdullah did most of the talking while Abu Dar quietly stood at the back. Omarkhayam was the brother eager for the trigger who would draw first blood. In February 2016, in an operation called Butig 1, he led an attack against an army detachment in Butig’s town hall. Abdullah apparently didn’t know about his brother’s plan to give the young recruits their baptism of fire. When the army fought back, Abdullah was forced to bring in reinforcements of about 50 men in a firefight that lasted for days, this time with bombs and artillery. Abdullah was upset at his brother for having done such a thing. “The enemy is here,” Omarkhayam was quoted as having told his younger brother, “why do I need to ask permission to launch an attack? The enemy is here, why shouldn’t we fight?” The military believed it was Abu Dar who reinforced Omarkhayam’s unprovoked attack on the military detachment. Butig 1 yielded political dividends for the Maute Group. A ranking fighter said the group first had a small army of 30 that grew to about 200, and by the time the battle of Marawi started they had about 600 fighting against government forces to gain control of Lanao del Sur’s capital. A report by Gail Tan Ilagan of the Ateneo de Davao University, “Toward Countering Recruitment to Violent Extremism in Mindanao,” stated that in mainland Mindanao (i.e. Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur provinces), mosques and madrasas, especially funded by money from Saudi Arabia, were places for potential recruits “identified through their devout worship, their regular participation in Islamic seminars, and the kind of earnest questions they ask during such gatherings.” While the boarding schools of the toril essentially confine their students and hold them captive to extremist indoctrinations, “there is little indication of the success of mass recruitment if indeed such is being attempted in the first place.” In Marawi the torils were known to be the parents’ last resort for delinquent children, but for some who found out that their children were being trained in Butig under harsh conditions and in some extreme cases, were sent to tiny, isolated islands on the lake, they attempted to take them back. The orphans were much easier prey. Butig 2/Haribon 2 broke out three months after the first one, in May 2016. The military was able to identify four small encampments in the Butig hideout and began firing artillery in their direction. There were those from the Maute group that were training in Piagapo, near west of Marawi. They came to the rescue of the fighters in Butig and they were able to bring the battle back against the military before the start of the Ramadan in June. The fighters were told that striking during the Holy Month would mean having their heavenly rewards multiplied. But the military bombardment had taken their toll. Many were wounded and escaped to the lake using a banca to seek medical assistance elsewhere. After Butig 2/Haribon 2, the group continued recruiting among close relatives, school children and orphans. Rogue fighters from the MILF and the breakaway Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) also joined, beefing up a force not of ragtag but young solid fighters. By December 2016, random airstrikes led up to what would become Butig 3/Haribon 3. The rebels were caught off guard, retreating to the Maguindanao hinterland. There they stayed silent. Some had heard that one of the Abu Sayyaf leaders, Isnilon Hapilon, was coming from Basilan island to join them. The military learned Hapilon had landed by boat along the northwestern coast by Illana Bay with 50 passengers who supposedly included foreign fighters. That was the basis for the third operation, believing that after such a heavy bombardment Hapilon might been killed or wounded. But he actually didn’t arrive in Lanao until the second week of January 2017, according to one of the fighters, when the Maute brothers’ group was already settled in Butig after the military operation. Hapilon had his own team including his son, and was given his own camp where only Abdullah and Omarkhayam could see him. The young fighters in Butig were in awe of Hapilon, coming face-to-face with a warrior who had been around since the inception of Abu Sayyaf in Sulu in the late 1990s. Following an inspirational speech from Hapilon during a private and personal meeting, the fighters moved to Piagapo, crossing the Lake Lanao and settling by the site near a tower that had once been an American settlement in the colonial days of the early 1900s. The group stayed there for about a month, during which time there was talk of a big Marawi operation, similar to what they had heard when Hapilon came to Butig. The other fighters, about 100, set up camp surreptitiously and separately in the barangays around Marawi. A big plan was afoot. In April 2017, the alarmed army brigade commander in Marawi asked for more troops as reports filtered in that there was going to be another attack. When elite special forces moved into Piagapo, fighting ensued. Piagapo was relatively a progressive town compared to others in Lanao del Sur province and the local government more or less cooperated with the military in house searches after the Piagapo operation that took over the rebel camp and dismantled their base. It took Air Force strikes to stop the rebels and they thought that was the end of it, that it would take time before the rebels could regroup and strike somewhere else. As it turned out, the military was very wrong. Soon after conducting the Piagapo operations, their attention was suddenly diverted to communist rebels operating at the border into Bukidnon on the eastern flank of Lanao del Sur. The army camp in Marawi was left vulnerable with only about a company on guard. This explains why, despite receiving naval intelligence reports all the way from the Western Command in Zamboanga warning of an impending threat by Hapilon and his comrades, the local command was in no position to prevent the siege that began on May 23. The result would be the longest urban battle in the modern history of the Philippines, with more than 1,200 rebel combatants dead along with perhaps 300 civilians and more than 100 Filipino military. A full 95 percent of the town was destroyed and largely remains so today. The battle of Marawi was officially declared over after the military killed Isnilon Hapilon and Omarkhayam Maute in mid-October 2017. Abdullah Maute, too, was believed killed earlier in the siege but there have been no reports of having retrieved his corpse. All seven Maute brothers would be dead. Abu Dar escaped and tried to put a new army together. His plan was short-lived; he was killed in a firefight with an army platoon in mid-March 2019 in an area a mere 30 kilometers from Butig. Marawi, however, has never recovered. It remains devastated and its residents have yet to receive the government aid promised by President Rodrigo Duterte who later retracted those promises to rebuild Marawi, saying there were enough wealthy Maranao families who could provide the needed help, and blamed the illegal drug trade and corruption as impetus for the violence. By reducing the causes and aftermath of the Marawi siege to black-and-white, the government thus will likely fail to address the Muslims’ future in nation-building, as previous administrations did to their sorrow. The Marawi narrative remains incomplete. How does one draw links and connect dots from place to place (rebel strongholds) and people to people (rebel leaders) before the plot was hatched? Was it the clandestine movement of foreign terrorists vis-à-vis the local rebel movement that spelled a change in the trajectory of the insurgency? Mapping out the links and alliances would be as tough and arduous as unspooling the threads binding the clans and family loyalties, not to mention their place as dynastic families in the sphere of local governance. But it was certainly the call to violence over the years, the inability to stop it at all cost, that made the southern enclaves of Muslim Mindanao a killing field. In early 2019, roughly two years after the Marawi siege began, a Bangsamoro authority was put in place for a regional election, for a new autonomous government. It is imperative that it forges ahead in its map to define a resurgence of Muslim pride and demand equality among Filipinos. To reel back would no doubt bring Mindanao into a spiral deeper in violence, serving yet again the ingredients for another Marawi in the making. Criselda Yabes is a regular contributor to Asia Sentinel. This is an excerpt from a case study written for the project, “Violence, Human Rights, and Democracy in the Philippines.” The project is a joint undertaking by the Third World Studies Center, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of the Philippines Diliman and the Conflict Research Group, Department of Conflict and Development Studies, Ghent University. https://www.asiasentinel.com/politics/marawi-raising-stakes-fractured-land/ Kalinaw News: Soldiers recover machine gun, high powered firearms in North Cotobato Posted to Kalinaw News (Oct 22, 2019): Soldiers recover machine gun, high powered firearms in North Cotobato MAGPET, COTABATO—Following the surrender of another NPA member, the soldiers from 72nd Infantry Battalion were able to recover a light machinegun, M16 rifles, ammunition and subversive documents in the area of Sitio Family, Barangay Basak here, Sunday, October 20. It can be recalled that a day before the recovery of the said firearms, a certain @Tonton, 20, surrendered to the government troops stationed at Perez Patrol Base through the help of barangay officials of Perez, Kidapawan City. The former rebel (FR) was formerly designated as Squad Leader of Guerilla Front 53 operating in the second district of Cotabato. In his surrender, he also turned over an M16 rifle to the authorities. As a result of the custodial debriefing to the said personality and corroboration on the information of @Harold, another FR who recently surrendered, the 72nd IB conducted follow-up operation in the said area that led to the recovery one M60 machine gun, one M16 rifle, 108 rounds ammunition, various medical items, and subversive documents. In his statement, he disclosed that he was recruited by @Joel in 2015 at the age of 16. He was then designated as courier and later on elevated as a regular member of the said group. He also cited that among the factors that made him return to the folds of the law are the hardships he experienced while inside group and the loss of interest due to the internal rift among the members of his unit. Meanwhile, Col. Gabriel C Viray III, Commander 901Bde, said that more members of the CTG are heeding the call to surrender because they were able to recognize the true intent of our government to resolve the problem about insurgency. He also lauded the participation of the barangay officials in the successful surrender of the said personality citing that every member of the society should actively partake in this effort. “We are hoping that more CTG members will realize the futility of armed struggle and they are fighting for a lost call. With the implementation of EO 70 and the creation Task Force to End Local Armed Conflict or TF-ELCAC down to the municipal level, the government is already in full swing to deliver the basic services and resolve the issues being exploited by the CTG to lure masses for their communist agenda. What we prioritize in this program are those barangays considered to be geographically isolated and disadvantage areas which are often included in conflict affected areas also”, he said. With recent surrender of significant personalities, the 901st Infantry Brigade through its OPCON units was able to facilitate the surrender of 14 firearms. Source: 72nd Infantry Battalion Philippine Army Kalinaw News is the official online source of information on the pursuit for peace by the Philippine Army. It provides information on the activities of Army Units nationwide in the performance of their duty of Serving the People and Securing the Land. This website is a property of the Civil-Military Operations Regiment, Philippine Army located at Lawton Avenue, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City Contact us: contact@kalinawnews.com https://www.kalinawnews.com/soldiers-recover-machine-gun-high-powered-firearms-in-north-cotobato/ 26 NPA rebels from Dumagat tribe surrender From the Philippine News Agency (Oct 22, 2019): 26 NPA rebels from Dumagat tribe surrender DUMAGAT IP REBELS SURRENDER. Outgoing Police Regional Office (PRO4A)-Calabarzon Regional Director, Brig. Gen. Edward Carranza, presents the 26 former communist New People’s Army (NPA) terrorist rebels belonging to the Dumagat Indigenous Peoples (IPs), under the NPA Sub Regional Military Area operating in the areas of Rizal, Quezon and Laguna, during a press conference at the regional command headquarters in Camp Gen. Vicente Lim, Calamba City on Oct. 21, 2019. The former rebels are now undergoing a process under the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program. (Photo by Saul E. Pa-a) CAMP GEN. VICENTE LIM, Calamba City -- Some 26 former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) belonging to the Dumagat tribe surrendered to authorities last week. At a press conference, outgoing Police Regional Office-Calabarzon (PRO-4A) Director, Brig. Gen. Edward Carranza, presented the former rebels and the surrendered firearms, explosives, and ammunition. He said the rebels surrendered to joint operatives of the Regional Intelligence Division, Police Regional Mobile Force Battalion 4A and 202nd Brigade through the 801st and 1st Battalions of the Philippine Army in coordination with the Quezon police provincial office last Oct. 16 and 17. The rebels were members of the NPA Sub Regional Military Area operating in the provinces of Rizal, Quezon, and Laguna, he added. "The indigenous peoples are easy to recruit since they did not feel the government presence in the far-flung areas then. So, we have the Executive Order 70 on the creation of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict which identifies problem areas like provision of roads, irrigation, schools, among others," he said. He said the mass surrender of the rebels is the result of the information operation efforts of the Calabarzon police force and the 202nd Brigade with concerned local government units, RTF ELCAC member-agencies, and the communities. One of the former rebels, who is a minor, said in Filipino, “Now, we are given this opportunity to change our lives and correct the wrong we have committed due to fear and deception, during the two years that I joined the rebel movement when I was 15 years old." Carranza also appealed to the other rebels to lay down their arms and surrender to authorities. “This is now the time to return to us, as your government is here to really take care of you,” he said in Filipino. He said the 26 surrenderers are now undergoing a process under the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) program which provides a holistic package of benefits that they can avail of, such as livelihood, medical, education, housing, and legal assistance. Some of the former rebels were involved in the burning of a heavy equipment on Sept. 21, 2018 in Barangay Maragondon, Real, Quezon; another burning incident of heavy equipment last April 22 in the Kamagong sub-village of Barangay Magsaysay in Infanta, Quezon; and in clashes with government troops in Barangay Kanaway, General Nakar town last May 1; and another skirmish at Lagmak sub-village in Barangay Pagsanghan in Real, Quezon, said Col. Serafin Petalio II, chief of the PRO4A Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division. DOLE allots P100-M for livelihood of ex-Moro rebels From the Philippine News Agency (Oct 21, 2019): DOLE allots P100-M for livelihood of ex-Moro rebels Labor Secretary Silverstre Bello III (File photo) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has allotted an initial amount of PHP100 million for the implementation of its Integrated Livelihood and Emergency Program (DILEEP) for former Moro rebels. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello announced this after he and Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. signed a memorandum of agreement extending the DILEEP for the speedy transformation of former Moro rebels into productive members of the society. “This partnership is focused on assisting former rebels to transition into civilian lives, and facilitate their transformation and the six MILF camps into peaceful and productive communities through employment facilitation, and sustainable livelihood assistance,” Bello said during the signing ceremonies at the DOLE main office in Intramuros, Manila. “Ngayon, to transform itong mga (Now, to transform these) combatants to normal lives and their communities into peaceful communities, our department is willing to share with Sec. Galvez, PHP100 million for the implementation of the DOLE integrated livelihood program together with the emergency employment program,” he added. Bello said the livelihood program is popularly known as Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD). Under the agreement, the DOLE will assist on the implementation of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) Normalization Program through the provision of emergency employment under its TUPAD program. The DOLE will also provide employment facilitation programs and services to the former rebels under the Government Internship Program and Special Program for Employment of Students. Bello said the partnership also aims to support the Duterte administration’s agenda of just and lasting peace in Mindanao by providing sustainable livelihood and employment opportunities which are seen as the best solution to end violent extremism. Galvez said the DOLE and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) are the first government agencies to provide assistance in the implementation of the CAB Normalization Program by transforming six MILF camps into peaceful and resilient communities. “We hope that through this collaboration, DOLE will continue to provide support during the succeeding stages of the normalization program and bring us closer to our vision of achieving ensuring peace and sustainable development in Bangsamoro,” Galvez said. He said 5,000 MILF combatants have already been decommissioned and the OPAAP intends that “those 12,000 will be decommissioned this 2019”. US Coast Guard chief assures continued support for PCG From the Philippine News Agency (Oct 22, 2019): US Coast Guard chief assures continued support for PCG VISITING US COAST GUARD CHIEF. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant Admiral Elson Hermogino (middle left), USCG Commandant Admiral Karl Schultz (2nd from right), and other officers from both maritime security groups discuss matters during a courtesy call at the PCG headquarters in Port Area, Manila on Oct. 21, 2019. PCG spokesperson Captain Armando Balilo said the USCG offered continued support to the PCG. (Photo courtesy of PCG Captain Armando Balilo) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday welcomed US Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Karl Schultz, who assured continued support for the PCG. In a message, PCG spokesperson Capt. Armando Balilo said the discussions -- led by PCG Commandant Admiral Elson Hermogino — with their American counterparts revolved on further support of the US on the training and development of the PCG and the exchange of expertise on law enforcement, especially on anti-drug and anti-terrorism activities. He said joint patrols were not discussed during the meeting but the US remained consistent in their support to the freedom of navigation in contested waters. “Wala napag-usapang joint patrol pero consistent 'yung US sa pag-support sa freedom of navigation (There were no discussions on joint patrol but the US is consistent in their support to freedom of navigation),” Balilo said. After the courtesy call at the PCG headquarters, Balilo said Schultz also went to the National Coast Watch Center to discuss current activities of the maritime agency with its director, Vice Admiral Joel Garcia. Schultz arrived in Manila for a three-day visit to the country. On Sunday, Schultz visited the Leyte Landing Memorial Park in Palo, Leyte to celebrate the 75th anniversary of US General Douglas MacArthur’s famous landing on Leyte beach. He said the ceremony “offered not only an important moment of remembrance with the people of the Philippines, but it is also an opportunity to reflect on the enduring role of the U.S. Coast Guard in the Pacific.” He was accompanied in the event by National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. and US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires John Law. On Saturday, Schultz visited the USCG Cutter Stratton which is currently in Puerto Princesa City for the maritime drill “Sama Sama”. In a Facebook post, Schultz said other participants during the maritime training activity included the Philippine Navy, US Navy, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. The USGC Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752), Schultz said, was deployed in the region since June to conduct maritime defense and security operations with the US Navy in support of the US Indo-Pacific Command and to “broaden partnerships throughout the region.” CPP/Ang Bayan: Bitak sa militar sa likod ng pekeng balita Propaganda article from the Tagalog language edition of Ang Bayan posted to the Communist Party of the Philippines Website (Oct 21, 2019): Bitak sa militar sa likod ng pekeng balita PILIT ITINATAGO NG mga pekeng balita ang matinding bitak at demoralisasyon sa loob ng militar at pulisya. Sa Kalinga, Abra at Ifugao, pekeng balita ang ipinantakip sa mga insidente ng barilan sa pagitan ng mga sundalo at CAFGU, at ng mga pulis. Noong Agosto 15, dalawang myembro ng CAFGU ang napatay matapos makipagbarilan sa mga sundalo ng 24th IB sa loob ng kanilang kampo sa Sityo Mong-ol, Barangay Maguyepyep, Sallapadan, Abra. Pinag-aagawang ulam na golden kuhol ang dahilan ng insidente. Upang pagtakpan ang kapalpakan, nag-utos ang mga upisyal ng 24th IB na magsagawa ng pekeng labanan upang palabasing inatake sila ng Bagong Hukbong Bayan (BHB). Pekeng balita rin ang ipinagkalat ni Col. Henry Doyaoen ng 503rd IBde matapos magbarilan ang mga CAFGU at tropa ng 50th IB noong Marso 20 sa Kalinga. Magkahiwalay na nag-ooperasyon ang dalawang pangkat sa hangganan ng mga barangay ng Buaya at Mabaca sa Balbalan nang mag-engkwentro. Isang sundalo ang napatay sa sagupaan. Upang isalba ang reputasyon, ibinalita ng militar na nagkaroon ng labanan sa pagitan ng BHB at AFP, at mayroon pa umanong nasamsam na riple. Isang elemento naman ng CAFGU ang pinatay ng nag-ooperasyong mga sundalo ng 50th IB sa Barangay Sakpil, Conner, Apayao. Nag-iigib noon ng tubig sa labas ng kanilang kampo ang naturang CAFGU nang paputukan ng mga sundalo. Noon namang Setyembre 29, dalawang pulis ang binaril ng kanilang kapwa pulis sa loob ng kampo ng Regional Mobile Force Battalion sa Banaue, Ifugao. [Ang Bayan is the official news organ of the Communist Party of the Philippines and is issued by the CPP Central Committee. It provides news about the work of the Party as well as its analysis of and views on current issues. Ang Bayan comes out fortnightly and is published in Pilipino, Bisaya, Ilokano, Waray, Hiligaynon and English.] https://cpp.ph/2019/10/21/bitak-sa-militar-sa-likod-ng-pekeng-balita/ Posted by Retired Analyst at 6:19 AM No comments: CPP/Ang Bayan: 20 sundalo, kaswalti sa mga opensiba ng BHB Propaganda article from the Tagalog language edition of Ang Bayan posted to the Communist Party of the Philippines Website (Oct 21, 2019): 20 sundalo, kaswalti sa mga opensiba ng BHB SIYAM ANG PATAY at 11 ang sugatan sa Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) sa mga opensibang militar na inilunsad ng Bagong Hukbong Bayan (BHB) sa Masbate, Quezon at Bukidnon simula Oktubre 8 hanggang Oktubre 19. Magkasabay na pinaputukan ng mga yunit ng BHB-Masbate ang magkakahiwalay na mga pwersa ng 2nd IB sa Sityo Poro, Barangay Talisay, San Fernando, Masbate noong Oktubre 12. Dalawa ang patay at anim ang sugatan sa mga sundalo. Matagal nang nananalasa ang mga “peace and development team” ng 2nd IB sa mga barangay ng San Fernando. Winawasak nito ang kabuhayan ng mga residente. Tatlong sibilyan naman ang marahas na pinaslang sa Barangay Liong at Buenavista. Noong Oktubre 17, pinasabugan ng isang yunit ng BHB-Quezon ang nagpapatrulyang mga tropa ng 85th IB sa Sityo Catulin, Barangay Suha, Catanauan, Quezon. Hindi bababa sa anim ang patay sa hanay ng mga sundalo. Samantala, isa ang patay na sundalo sa operasyong isnayp na inilunsad ng BHB sa Barangay Abu-abo, Mauban noong Oktubre 8. Sa Bukidnon, limang sundalo ang naiulat na kaswalti nang pasabugan ng mga Pulang mandirigma ang nag-ooperasyong tropa ng 401st Ibde sa Sityo Mahan-aw, Barangay Bulonay, Impasug-ong. Isinagawa ng BHB-Bukidnon ang pag-atake noong Oktubre 19 sa alas-10 ng umaga. https://cpp.ph/2019/10/21/20-sundalo-kaswalti-sa-mga-opensiba-ng-bhb/ Kalinaw News: 11 CTG members yield in Eastern Mindanao Posted to Kalinaw News (Oct 21, 2019): 11 CTG members yield in Eastern Mindanao NSFA, Panacan, Davao City – Four members of the Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) surrendered to the government in two different instances on October 19, 2019, in Eastern Mindanao. At about 9:30 in the morning, a certain alias Tonton, a Squad Leader of the CTG being monitored in the Cotabato- Davao City-Bukidnon tri-boundary, surrendered to the Barangay Government of Perez, Kidapawan City, North Cotobato. The said surrenderee who is a member of the Manobo tribe from Antipas, North Cotabato brought along with him an M16 rifle and ammunition. He was initially turned over to 72nd Infantry Battalion for custodial debriefing and assessment. On a separate occasion, three members of the CTG being monitored in Surigao del Sur, through the help of some Barangay Officials in Tandag City surrendered to the elements of the 3rd Special Forces Battalion in the afternoon of the same day. The three CTG members were identified as alias Kakar, 34 years old, of Brgy. Awisan, Tandag City, a former Squad leader; a certain alias Elmo, 37 years old, of Brgy. Castillo, San Miguel, Surigao del Sur, a former Team Leader; and a certain alias Rosa, 28 years old, a former Supply Officer. The three who are now undergoing a custodial debriefing and assessment surrendered with them an M4 Bushmaster Carbine Rifle. Meanwhile, a guerilla unit in Masara lines along Maco and Mawab Compostela Valley continues to weaken, following the surrender of seven of its Militia ng Bayan members (MB) to the 71st Infantry Battalion at Brgy. Nueva Visayas, Mawab on October 17, 2019. The seven who were identified through their aliases are Bebot/Olbot, Jojo, Tata, Jimmy, Bording, and Oning, 49 years old. They are now undergoing custodial debriefing and assessment. Meanwhile, Lt. General Felimon T. Santos Jr., Commander of Eastern Mindanao Command calls on different stakeholders to facilitate the surrender of the CTG members to go back to the folds of the law. “While our troops are busy in the conduct of combat operations to run against the hardcore members who continue to embrace the violent culture of the CTG, we appreciate the effort of our stakeholders particularly the LGUs and BLGUs who are reaching out in behalf of the whole government to those who wanted to surrender. We ask therefore to continue with your noble endeavor and hand-in-hand let us end this insurgency once and for all,” Lt. Gen. Santos said. Source: Eastern Mindanao Command Philippine Army [Kalinaw News is the official online source of information on the pursuit for peace by the Philippine Army. It provides information on the activities of Army Units nationwide in the performance of their duty of Serving the People and Securing the Land. This website is a property of the Civil-Military Operations Regiment, Philippine Army located at Lawton Avenue, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. Contact us: contact@kalinawnews.com] https://www.kalinawnews.com/11-ctg-members-yield-in-eastern-mindanao/ EJKs resume in NegOr From the Visayan Daily Star (Oct 21, 2019): EJKs resume in NegOr The driver of a local government unit rescue vehicle was shot and killed Saturday by four suspected New People’s Army rebels, making him the fifth victim of a shooting incident in Negros Oriental since Thursday last week in Negros Oriental. The victim identified by the police as Artilano Gomez, 54, succumbed to a bullet wound in the forehead. Police investigation showed that Gomez was having breakfast at a “karenderya” when the four suspects asked him to come out and gunned him down when he did, in Sitio Panangan, Brgy. Candabong, Manjuyod, Negros Oriental. Two days earlier, suspected NPA rebels also shot and killed an alleged military informant identified by the police as Rosalina Pagon Elpidal, 49, in Brgy. Napacao, Siaton, Negros Oriental. The victim was riding a motorcycle driven by her son, Jetro, when they were flagged down by the two armed men. Without any reason, the two suspects shot the victim in the head, causing her death, the police said. On the same day, three motorcycle riding suspects shot and killed Heide Rio, 60, and a widow, Richard Villalos, 29, and John Anthony Bormelado, 17, in Brgy. Banga, Bayawan, Negros Oriental. The three victims, who suffered multiple gunshot wounds, were declared dead on arrival at the Bayawan District Hospital, a report of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office, said. Police investigations showed that the three victims were on their way home to Sitio Cabcabon in the barangay, when they were followed and shot from behind by the gunmen, who were also riding on a motorcycle. As they were lying on the road, the two gunmen disembarked from their motorcycle and shot them again several times, apparently to ensure their deaths, before fleeing, the police said. Recovered from the scene of incident were nine empty cartridges of a .45 caliber pistol, a bag containing two cellular phones, and P900 in cash, as well as assorted documents and the XR 125 motorcycle of the victims. Lt. Col. Randy Pagunuran, 94th Infantry Battalion commander, condemned the killings perpetrated by the NPA, who, he said, always claim to be protectors of the people, but do exactly the opposite. Pagunuran said Gomez, who is the father of seven children, is a public servant, being the driver of the rescue vehicle of the Manjuyod municipal government, who dedicated his life to serving the community, but the NPA took his life without any apparent reason. The killing spree in Negros Oriental in July, that claimed the lives of more than 20 persons, led to the relief of its provincial police chief, and the creation of the anti-insurgency task force to address the problem in the province. http://www.visayandailystar.com/2019/October/21/topstory1.htm 700 IPs receive P950-T livelihood assistance From the Mindanao Daily News (Oct 21, 2019): 700 IPs receive P950-T livelihood assistance MAMPAYAG, Manolo Fortich – Seven hundred IPs benefited the livelihood assistance of nine hundred and fifty thousand pesos (Php 950,000.00) during awarding of Livelihood Grants from Rotary Club of Makati at Alomah’s Place, Dahilayan, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon on October 16, 2019. 1st Special Forces Battalion helped met the ends between concerns and solutions of the people’s organization and the national government and non-government agencies brought by Community Support Program on Conflict-Affected Areas and Geographically Isolated and Disadvantage Areas. Beneficiaries include people’s organizations and former rebels that are vulnerable to CPP-NPA Terrorists. With the implementation of EO 70 as an institutionalized whole-of-nation approach in ending local communist armed conflict, the regional banner dubbed as Convergence Areas of Peace and Development launched programs and projects epochal to the community. The 3K (Kaon, Kalipay, Kalinaw) Program of 403rd Infantry “Peacemaker” Brigade, Special Forces Combined Actions of Re-engineered Efforts and Services (SF CARES) has been the units counterpart to the community development program. As facets of the core group to sustain the project, Marcos Arbole, Vice President of Rotary Club of Northern Mindanao and Crispulo G. Vidad Jr., Past Assistant Governor of Rotary Club of Northern Mindanao District 3870 of Rotary International pledged to monitor the progress of the three livelihood projects; beads making, textile making, and organic vegetable farming. Keen with generosity, Rotary Club of Makati President, Vicente T. Mills Jr. set into words his plans for sustainment, “We know that the key problem here is production. The first step to help you is the small effort in passing this pilot program. The second step is refining this program and making it productive and effective in the next cycle. We are making efforts to gather resources to do this again but without you here on the ground, who will tell us the better way on how to refine it and more effective, we cannot do the phase 2 next year.” Gratified by the spirit of generosity, the unit’s commanding officer, Lt. Colonel Sergio P. Macarandan Jr, bowed his beret to the people behind the Rotary Peace Project, “My applause to the generosity of Rotary Club of Makati. The launching of this phase has created a great impact on the welfare and progress of these IPs. You have provided them avenue to generate income and taught them to value the skills they have acquired to support the financial needs of their family. Furthermore, the sustainment of this project lies not only to the people a-top of the flow chart but also to the people on the ground – the real maneuvers of the cycle. Sustainment comes from your efforts to hold it away from the cliff. Make it work and strive for sustainability.” http://mindanaodailynews.com/news/the-region/caraga-region/700-ips-receive-p950-t-livelihood-assistance Parliament member pushes programs for betterment of MILF ‘mujahideen’ From Politiko Mindanao (Oct 20, 2019): Parliament member pushes programs for betterment of MILF ‘mujahideen’ A member of the Bangsamoro Parliament has urged the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) to pursue programs and policies to improve the plight of the “mujahideen.” Faiz Alauddin, Parliament member, in a privilege speech Thursday, October 17, underscored the role played by the mujahideen when the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) was still fighting for the right to self-determination of the Bangsamoro. He joined the Bangsamoro armed struggle in 1974 and is now the provincial chair of the MILF in Basilan. He said the Bangsamoro government must not overlook the economic situation of the mujahideen, and must consider them in coming up with development programs and projects “especially those geared towards the promotion of employment and livelihood.” “Let us enable our mujahideen to reap the benefit of the peace agreement and assist them in every means possible so they may cherish civilian lives,” Alauddin said. He said he hopes “we will not fail the mujahideen in the trust that they have placed in us as their leaders and as leaders of the Bangsamoro.” https://mindanao.politics.com.ph/parliament-member-pushes-programs-for-betterment-of-milf-mujahideen/ Mass surrender of mass supporters From the Mindanao Times (Oct 21, 2019): Mass surrender of mass supporters Thirty-three mass supporters of the New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered to the 71st Infantry Battalion at its headquarters in Mawab, Compostela Valley on Friday. 2Lt. Kim Carlos, the newly designated Civil-Military Operations (CMO) officer of 71st IB, said the surrenderers were members of the communal farming that the NPA, led by Kumander Roy (Renante Mantos), organized in Barangay Libudon, Mabini, Compostela Valley. Carlos said the farmers felt exploited because the NPAs required them to participate in other activities that no longer concern them. Hence, they decided to seek help from the military. Rimboy, 35, said the NPA promised them to have an improved farming system. But it was just a lie, he said. He said no new farming system was introduced but instead, they were obliged to join mass rallies. http://mindanaotimes.com.ph/2019/10/21/mass-surrender-of-mass-supporters/ MILF mourns Pimentel’s death; CPP describes him as “patriot” From MindaNews (Oct 21, 2019): MILF mourns Pimentel’s death; CPP describes him as “patriot” DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 20 October) — The Bangsamoro people are one with the nation in mourning the death of former Senate President Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. on Sunday, Al Haj Murad Ebrahim, chair of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and interim Chief Minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) said. Pimentel, who was among the courageous Mindanawon leaders who fought the Marcos dictatorship, contributed a lot in finding solution to the Mindanao conflict, Ebrahim stressed, as he expressed the group’s sympathies to his family. “Senator Nene will forever be remembered by the Bangsamoro people for his very significant contribution to the efforts in finding genuine solution to the Bangsamoro problem,” Ebrahim said in a text message. Former Senate President Aquilino Pimentel Jr., MindaNews filie photo by FROILAN GALLARDO He added that since the administration of former President Corazon Aquino (1986 to 1992), Pimentel was among those “who worked very hard to attain peace in Mindanao until the recent conclusion of the peace process.” He was the Cory Aquino’s chief negotiator in the peace talks with the MILF in 1987. No peace agreement was signed under the Cory Aquino administration but a peace agreement was finally signed on March 27, 2014 under the administration of Cory’s son, Benigno Aquino III: the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro which paved the way for the establishment of the BARMM. The BARMM replaced the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao early this year, with Ebrahim appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as the new region’s interim Chief Minister. Ebrahim also expressed the sympathies of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) to the family of Pimentel, founder of the Partiod ng Demokratikong Pilipino and “Father of the Local Government Code.” The BTA which Ebrahim heads is the body tasked to govern the BARMM until its regular officials are elected in 2022. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) described Pimentel as “a patriot, a democrat and friend of the Philippine revolution.” “He locked arms with the Filipino people in their fight against the US-Marcos dictatorship. He was detained several times and accused of helping the underground movement,” the statement read. It also noted that in Pimentel was among 12 senators who voted on September 16, 1991 against a proposed treaty that would have extended the stay of American forces in Clark Air Base and Subic Naval Base. “He has steadfastly opposed efforts to distort Philippine history and depict Marcos as a hero. The Filipino people and youth thank him for keeping alive memories of past struggles. His lifestory inspires the people in their present resistance to tyranny,” the CPP said. https://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2019/10/milf-mourns-pimentels-death-cpp-describes-him-as-patriot/ Heroism of World War II veterans honored during 75th Leyte Gulf Landings From the Philippine Information Agency (Oct 21, 2019): Heroism of World War II veterans honored during 75th Leyte Gulf Landings CANDAHUG, Palo, Leyte -- The heroism and sacrifices of the World War II veterans were reminisced on Sunday, October 20 at the MacArthur Shrine and Memorial National Park as the Filipino people particularly the Leyteños commemorate the 75th Leyte Gulf Landings Anniversary. National Security Adviser Secretary Hermogenes Esperon Jr., who represented President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, delivers a message during the 75th Leyte Gulf Landings Commemoration held at theMacArthur Landing Memorial National Park in Palo, Leyte, Oct. 20, 2019. (Photo by Raul Tiozon Jr./PIA-8) National Security Adviser Secretary Hermogenes Esperon Jr., the event guest of honor representing President Rodrigo Duterte said that the commemoration is indeed an occasion to be truly sentimental as we remembered the landings of General Douglas MacArthur. “Let us therefore take this occasion to be grateful for the gallantry of the hundreds of thousands of troops who took part in the historic battle of Leyte Gulf,” Esperon said. As he read President Duterte’s message, he expressed hope that the sacrifices of the veterans inspire the Filipino people and the future generations to become decisive in confronting the challenges that we now face as a nation. The challenges referred to are the war not against the imperial forces of the past but against the menace of criminality, illegal drugs, corruption, poverty, terrorism and extensive environmental degradation that hinders the development of the nation and deprived the younger generations of their dreams. Meanwhile, members of the diplomatic corps and the representatives from various countries such as the United States of America, Australia, Japan and the Philippines who played a significant role during World War II shared their views and reminisced the past as they honored the uncommon valor of the World War II veterans and their descendants. In his solidarity message, US Embassy Chargé d'Affaires John C. Law expressed his admiration and appreciation of the invaluable assistance of the Filipino allies that led to the restoration of freedom in the Philippines 75 years ago. “We can scarcely fathom the enormity of their valor and their sacrifice. We can, but only poorly express the profondere of our admiration and appreciation. Every generation since then owes them, owes you, an immense debt, and it’s a debt that we can only repay by remembering as we do today,” he said. Law said the world has changed because since that time, former foes are now steadfast friends. Philippines and Southeast Asia, ravaged by that war, have not only recovered but have become the world’s most dynamic region with growing prosperity. “Challenges remain, of course, there are threats to peace, there are threats to freedom but I believe we can and we will face those challenges and prevail,” he said. For his part, Ambassador Steven J. Robinson of the Embassy of Australia to the Philippines thanked the veterans with utmost sincerity for the sacrifices they have made as he especially mentioned veterans of the Leyte campaign who were present during the commemoration. “On behalf of all who now enjoy the peace you helped to win. I thank you with utmost sincerity for your sacrifice. The great battle in the Pacific serves as a timeless reminder that the success of military coalition operation ultimately rests on shared values. It also reminds us that we must always ready to work or fight together whenever and wherever duty calls,” he added. He likewise expressed his gratitude to the offices of the Veterans Affairs, Armed Forces of the Philippines and the local government of Leyte for ensuring Australia’s part in the allied victory is continuously acknowledged. Among the liberation forces who fought were 4,000 Australian personnel, some of whom died during the liberation campaign. Meanwhile, Japanese Minister Yasushi Yamamoto, deputy chief of Mission, Embassy of Japan to the Philippines, expressed his sympathy to all descendants of the veterans who perished during the war. He urged everyone not to forget that the peace and prosperity we enjoy today was built upon the precious sacrifices of souls. Leyte Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla honors the heroism of the World War II veterans, gives emphasis on his commemorative message the importance to teling the stories of men and women and the country's allies who fought for peace and freedom during the 75th Leyte Gulf Landings Commemoration held at the MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park in Palo, Leyte, Oct. 20, 2019. (Photo by Raul Tiozon Jr./PIA-8) The official is confident that the event will bring great opportunities and full cooperation with one another since all countries represented share and cherish fundamental values such as freedom, democracy and the rule of law. For his part, Leyte Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla emphasized the importance of yearly commemoration of this significant and historic event. Petilla said, “We have the duty to keep alive the valor of our WWII heroes. Alive in our collective memory because our veterans both living and fallen deserve to be recognized for their heroism in times of war so that we may all live. We have to do our best to uphold in our own lives the values that they have, were prepared to die for. We have to honor those who carry forward that legacy, recognizing that people cannot live in freedom unless free people are prepared to die for it.” Meanwhile, Palo Mayor Frances Ann Petilla shared her thoughts of the veterans who, according to her, if not for their courage and bravery, we will not be having a peaceful life today. To date, there are 105 living World War II veterans in the region and the oldest of them is 104 years old. (LDL/CBA/PIA-8) https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1028993 Government agencies eye development of Brgy. Basak, Magpet From the Philippine Information Agency (Oct 21, 2019): Government agencies eye development of Brgy. Basak, Magpet MAGPET, North Cotabato – “I am totally grateful having finally received the land title that I have waited for so long,” said Noli Tiad in the vernacular as he took hold of his Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) from the Department of Agrarian Reform officials. “This is a proof that the government is looking for ways to help farmers. I would like to extend my gratitude to all, from President Duterte down to the local government officials, for fulfilling your promise that we will get our own land titles” he said. Nilo Tiad receives his Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) from the Department of Agrarian Reform during the Serbisyo Caravan in Barangay Basak, Magpet, North Cotabato on October 17. Tiad was one of the 35 farmers who received their CLOAs from the Department of Agrarian Reform during the “Serbisyo Caravan” in Basak, Magpet on Thursday, October 17. His farm is a 2.5 hectare-lot, inherited from his late father Antonio, the original farm tenant. The land titling process started in early 1990s, he said. Hundreds more also enjoyed basic services from different government agencies and departments of the provincial government that converged in Barangay Basak for the Serbisyo Caravan. Josephine Leysa, regional director of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) XII, earlier explained that the Sebisyo Caravan in identified barangays of North Cotabato jump starts the Retooled Community Support Program (RCSP). RCSP, she elaborated, is a collaboration of all government agencies with the provincial, municipal and barangay local government units to bring comprehensive government services to villages in line with President Rodrigo Duterte’s Executive Order No. 70 (Institutionalizing Whole-of-Nation Approach in Attaining Inclusive and Sustainable Peace, Creating the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict). During the Serbisyo Caravan, participating government agencies and local government offices offered medical check up, tooth extraction, immunization, feeding, seedling and planting materials, animal vaccination, beauty care training, livelihood and skills training orientation, scholarships, and many others. National government agencies that joined the event included the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Department of Agriculture, Department of Agrarian Reform, Land Transportation Office, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority. Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Education, Commission on Higher Education, Department of Health, National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, Philippine National Police, Armed Forces of the Philippines and many others. Leysa further explained that after the Serbisyo Caravan, local government units and national government agencies will carry out projects intended to alleviate the conditions of the target barangays of the RCSP. Among the projects being considered for implementation in Barangay Basak include farm-to-market roads that will connect remote subvillages to Basak and access roads from Basak to other barangays, barangay health center, postharvest facilities, covered court, livestock dispersal, livelihood training and assistance, water system, irrigation system, and others. Basak is one of the eight barangays in North Cotabato considered for the Retooled Community Support Program. Other barangays for RCSP piloting starting this year are Balite and Don Panaca in Magpet, Kabalantian and Datu Ladayon in Arakan, Malabuan and Luayon in Makilala, and Batang in Tulunan. (DED/PIA 12) Benguet ROTC students attend peace dev't forum From the Philippine Information Agency (Oct 21, 2019): Benguet ROTC students attend peace dev't forum LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- More than 600 Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) students from the Benguet State University and King's College of the Philippines (KCP) here attended the Campus Peace Development Forum which aims to arm the students with the right knowledge as they participate in national conversation on the prospects of peace and development in the country. "Lola", a former rebel and member of the League of Filipino Students (LFS) and National President of People's Advocacy for Collaboration and Empowerment (PeACE) talked on how the communist terrorist groups (CTGs) recruit students in the different schools. The targets of infiltration by the CTGs are the students councils, student publication, academic clubs and varsities, other organizations duly accredited by the school. She advised the students from joining organizations that are against the government. “Your parents send you to school to study and learn, so that you will have bright future and landing on a job or career, it is your responsibility in return to do what is expected of you and not joining organizations that aim to overthrow the government,” Lola emphasized. “I am telling you now the sad and painful experience I have been going against the government. I was mislead and deceived but I realized the wrongdoings I have done, and now I am standing right here in front of you and telling you- Never, never join a group under the CTGs,” Lola said. LtCol. Alan Macatingrao, Group Commander, Tactical Operations, Northern Luzon and organizer of the event, is happy of the turnout of the event and that the ROTC students learned to serve and love our country, and be patriotic.LtCol. Alan Macatingrao, organizer of the the peace forum for ROTC students President Duterte issued in December last year Executive Order 70 establishing a Whole-of-Nation approach in defeating the local communist terrorist groups. The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) was created to synchronize the utilization of the government's instrumentalities of power with the capabilities of private sector stakeholders to finally end the 50-year long deceit, lies and atrocities committed by the communist terrorists against the people. The whole-of-nation approach gives importance to inclusive and sustainable framework towards attaining peace. (JDP/JBZ- PIA CAR) Another AgNor town declares NPA persona non-grata From the Philippine Information Agency (Oct 21, 2019): Another AgNor town declares NPA persona non-grata (By 29IB Philippine Army) CABADBARAN CITY, Agusan del Norte -- The municipality of Kitcharao in the province of Agusan del Norte heeded President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s call to obtain a lasting peace by recently signing a resolution declaring Communist New Peoples Army Terrorists (CNTs) as persona non-grata (PNG) and created a task force that would End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC) held at the municipal hall, Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte. The said municipality is one of the Conflict-Affected Areas (ConAAs) in the whole area of operation of the 29th Infantry “Matatag” Battalion. The said event was graced by Municipal Mayor Aristotle E. Montante together with Vice Mayor Leo D. Galua and attended by other Sangguniang Bayan (SB) members and Barangay Captains of the said municipality. The highlight of the event was the reading and signing of the Joint Municipal Peace and Order Council (MPOC) and Municipal Development Council (MDC) Resolution No.1 for the creation of Municipal Task Force (MTF)-ELCAC and Resolution MG-036 Series of 2019 for the declaration of persona non-grata as duly adopted and attested by the whole members of the board of SB in the said municipality. According to Vice Mayor Galua, the creation of the task force that would end local armed conflict and the declaration of PNG was anchored on the Executive Order (EO) 70 mandated by no less than President Duterte, an order which must be obeyed. "Just as a soldier who is obliged to follow orders without questions and hesitation, so we must do the same,” he said. Mayor Aristotle E. Montante thanked his constituents for their support and courage, which they have shown during the recent declaration. “Dako kaayo akong pasalamat sa gipakita nga suporta sa tanang katawhan nga nagmaisugon sa ilang pagdeklara ug Persona non-Grata ug pagporma niining Task Force- ELCAC. Maninguha kita nga mawala na kining mga kagubot dire sa atong lungsod para atong makab-ot ang kahusay ug kalinaw kay kung walay kalinaw, walay puy kalambuan (I am deeply grateful for the support and courage which you all have shown in declaring (the CNTs) Persona Non-Grata as well as the creation of this Task Force- ELCAC. Let us, therefore, do all we can to end this conflict in our area so that, we can attain peace and development. For assuredly, there will be no development if there will be no peace)," he said. (1Lt Nonette B. Banggad, CMO Officer, 29IB, PA/PIA Agusan del Norte) Ifugao forms prov'l task force to end communist armed conflict From the Philippine Information Agency (Oct 21, 2019): Ifugao forms prov'l task force to end communist armed conflict LAGAWE, Ifugao - - The collective aspirations of the people in the province to attain inclusive and sustainable peace will hopefully be realized with the creation of the Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC) The Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) and Provincial Development Council (PDC) recently passed Joint Resolution No. 2019-01 forming the PTF-ELCAC that will provide an efficient mechanism and structure for the implementation of Executive Order No.70 or the administration’s whole-of-nation approach to end the long running local armed conflict in the country. “Whole of the National approach addresses the root causes of insurgencies, internal disturbances and tensions, and other armed conflicts and threats by prioritizing and harmonizing the delivery of basic services and social development packages by the government,” the resolution stated. The PTF-ELCAC is chaired by the Governor and the commanding officer of the 54th Infantry Battalion as the vice chairperson. Members are the provincial directors/heads of 19 government offices and two non-government organizations in the province. The task force will take the lead in localization of the 12 clusters/lines of effort and the implantation of provincial plans in coordination with the relevant national government agencies, local government units, civil society and other stakeholders guided by the whole-of-nation approach driven National Peace Framework. It will ensure compliance to the monitoring and evaluation system provided by the Regional TF and implement the same at the municipal level to help track performance and analyze results for continuity or improvement; provide technical assistance to MTF-ELCAC as needed and to perform other functions. It is tasked to ensure the creation of Municipal Task Force which will complement E.O No. 70 and organize ad hoc inter-agency and multi-sectoral clusters, councils, committees and groups at the provincial level mirroring the 12 clusters/lines of effort. (JDP/MBL- PIA CAR, Ifugao) Youth rally vs insurgency in support to EO 70 From the Philippine Information Agency (Oct 21, 2019): Youth rally vs insurgency in support to EO 70 SINDANGAN, Zamboanga del Norte – “Education, not revolution!” This is the clamor of the youth here during a peace rally held in the province of Zamboanga del Norte that the Kabataang Subanen Western Mindanao spearheaded in support to the implementation of Executive Order No. 70 of President Rodrigo Duterte that aims to end local communist armed conflict in the country. About 500 Sangguniang Kabataan youth coming from the different barangays in town have participated in the event to show their support to the IP youth organization. Messages written in placards and streamers show the young people calling out to the CPP-NPA group to stop exploiting the youth and spreading lies and false ideologies against the government especially in far-flung communities that are vulnerable to such acts. The local government of Sindangan have expressed its support to the initiative, quoting Dr. Jose Rizal's famous line the “youth is hope of the nation”. Sindangan Mayor Rosendo Labadlabad underscored that education is the key for the youth to achieve their dreams and better future. “The government will not give you fish, but will teach you how to caught one,” an analogy Labadlabad shared on how the government is addressing issues and concerns to sustain peace and development. He also pointed out that insurgency is an obstacle that hinders development and progress in the community and one of the major culprits of poverty. Barangays Titik and Tinaplan in Sindangan town are among the 49 areas identified by the security sector as influenced and threatened by the communist armed group. (RVC/EDT/PIA9-Zamboanga del Norte) Gov’t implements projects in Kalinga NPA-influenced barangays From the Philippine Information Agency (Oct 21, 2019): Gov’t implements projects in Kalinga NPA-influenced barangays PINUKPUK, Kalinga -- Government agencies and local government units through the “Pumiyaan” anti-poverty convergence project continue to pour-in projects and deliver services to the four municipalities infiltrated by the New People’s Army (NPA) in the province. Improvement of the Catabbogan-Wagod road and the completion of the Wagod vehicular bridge paved way for the introduction of more economic activities for the populace particularly this municipality where five of its barangays are NPA- influenced. These infrastructure projects also directly benefit the municipality of Balbalan where six of its barangays are NPA-affected, as the road traverses that direction forming a circumferential road to connect Balbalan and Pinukpuk with Apayao via Conner, Cagayan via Tuao, Abra and the rest of Kalinga. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) earmarked P50 million for the continuation of the concreting of said road by Lower Kalinga District Engineering Office and another P50M also for the same purpose in the Upper Kalinga District Engineering Office side. The road link is also proposed by Congressman Allen Jesse Mangaoang in Congress as a national highway to be named the Abra-Kalinga-Apayao road to ensure its completion, regular funding and maintenance. DPWH also implemented two flood control projects in Ammacian, another two are on-going in Wagod while one was completed in Apatan, all in Pinukpuk. The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) trained members of the Kalipunan ng Liping Pilipina members in Ba-ay, Pinukpuk on coffee and cacao processing in partnership with the local government unit. DOST also provided Starbooks to the Balbalan Agricultural and Industrial School (BAIS) and Balbalan Central School where many of the students come from the NPA-affected barangays. A 4-weeks review on science scholarship examination was also conducted at BAIS. Another kiosk or e-library was also established in Guina-ang, an affected barangay in Pasil. DOST also distributed 120 packs of complementary food to Maling. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources distgributed tilapia fingerlings to 28 indviduals in 7 of the 16 NPA affected barangays in Kalinga. (Photo: BFAR) The municipalities of Balbalan and Pasil were also awarded each P2.6M under the Department of Labor and Employment’s Tulong Hanapbuhay Para sa Ating Disadvantaged program where residents are employed for 10 days with P320 wage per day. On the part of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Provincial Fisheries Office, 28 individual small fishpond owners in 7 of the 16 affected barangays were given tilapia fingerlings. Early next year, TESDA will conduct training on coffee processing, packaging and labeling including provision of equipment. Coffee production is a major livelihood of the people in those insurgency-affected villages. A training on masonry will also be conducted at Poblacion with some participants coming from those influenced barangays. Coordination is on-going with other barangays to plan out the conduct of some more trainings on other technical-vocational courses. To deter NPAs from infiltrating other communities, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) conducted training on manicure, pedicure and basic hair cutting to female members and organic mushroom production to male members of the Ballayangon Farmers Association. Ballayangon is a land-locked barangays in Pinukpuk surrounded by NPA-influenced neighbors. TESDA will also conduct training on masonry at Poblacion with some participants coming from those influenced barangays. Coordination is on-going with other barangays to plan out the conduct of some more trainings on other technical-vocational courses. Plastic crates and net materials will also be given to the Balbalan Orange Growers. Balbalan is famous for its sweet native “gayunan”. There are 16 NPA-influence/less influence barangays according to the AFP. In Balbalan are Mabaca, Poswoy, Balantoy (Sitio Ligayan), Gawaan, and Ababa-an; Pinukpuk are Ba-ay, Apatan, Ammacian (Bonnong), Wagod (Bonnong), and Limos; Lubuagan are Western Uma, Upper Uma, Lower Uma and Tanglag; in Pasil is Guina-ang; and Tabuk City is Dupag. Influenced are Mabaca, Poswoy and Tanglag. The rest are less influenced. (JDP/PAB-PIA CAR, Kalinga) Former adversaries unite, work together for peace in BARMM From the Philippine News Agency (Oct 21, 2019): Former adversaries unite, work together for peace in BARMM UNITY TRAINING. Joint Peace and Security Teams (JPST) members arrive in Parang Maguindanao to attend the internal retooling program which kicked off on Monday (Oct. 21, 2019). The JPST training will be attended by 77 members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, 96 personnel from the Philippine National Police, and 152 members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front-Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces. (Photo courtesy of OPAPP) PARANG, MAGUINDANAO -- What seemed unimaginable years ago is now a reality as former foes are now working side by side to bring peace to communities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Seventy-seven members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and 96 personnel from the Philippine National Police (PNP) arrived here to participate in the internal retooling of Joint Peace and Security Teams (JPST). They will be joined by 152 of their Moro Islamic Liberation Front-Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (MILF-BIAF) counterparts during the JPST training of the second batch of JPST members, which started on Monday (October 21). Partners in peace Speaking at the opening of the retooling session, training director P/Lt. Col. Arnold Razote stressed the uniqueness of the JPST training wherein former adversaries on the battlefield will now work together to help maintain the peace and order in the Bangsamoro. "The JPST training is a unique community policing training where contingents from the AFP, PNP, and MILF-BIAF shall undergo a one-month training program to enable them to acquire knowledge, skills and attitudes to make them a capable and dependable force to protect the gains of the peace process,” Razote said. Wesmincom deputy commander for administration and chair of GPH-CCCH Brig. Gen. Francisco Ariel Felicidario III talks to JPST members. (Photo courtesy of OPAPP) The internal retooling will prepare the AFP and PNP members for the JPST training, which will be conducted at Camp General Salipada K. Pendatun, PRO BARMM in Parang, Maguindanao. Two hundred nineteen MILF-BIAF members completed their basic military training on August 27, 2019, which was held at the AFP’s Camp Lucero in Carmen, Cotabato Province. Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) Director Wendell Orbeso, who heads the secretariat of the Joint Normalization Committee, emphasized the crucial role of JPST in ensuring the safety and security in their communities. “The establishment and deployment of the JPST are very important in the maintenance of peace and order in the areas where the decommissioning processes and other normalization activities are happening,” Orbeso said. The 6,000-strong JPSTs will be tasked to support the maintenance of peace and order and stability in areas mutually identified by the GPH and MILF, as the MILF combatants and their camps transition into peaceful and productive civilians and communities The establishment of JPSTs is part of the Annex on Normalization under the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) signed between the government and MILF in 2014. Preserving gains of peace Brig. Gen. Cesar De Mesa, chief of the AFP Peace and Development Office, stressed that government forces and the MILF-BIAF are now peace partners who are bound by the common goal of pushing forward the Bangsamoro peace process “Ang prosesong pangkapayapaan ang magiging solusyon sa paghinto sa matagal na nating pakikipaglaban sa kapawa natin Pilipino. Ang mga BIAF ay dating nasa kabilang panig pero tapos na ang panahon na ‘yun. Kasama na natin sila ngayon sa pagsulong ng kapayapaan (The peace process would be the solution to stop fighting among Filipinos. The BIAF used to be at the other side but now they are among us pushing for peace),” de Mesa said. According to Brig. Gen. Francisco Arial Felicidario III, chair of the GPH Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities (CCCH) and Western Mindanao Command deputy commander for administration, the various ceasefire mechanisms have been instrumental in preventing armed confrontations in the area. Felicidario noted that since the signing of the ceasefire agreement between the government of the Philippines (GPH) and MILF in 1997, there was a significant decline in skirmishes between the two parties which resulted in a more peaceful and stable region. “Ang laki na ng difference mula nung napirmahan ang ceasefire agreement between Government and MILF noong 1997 hanggang ngayon. Ngayon, malaya na tayong nakakalakad. Isa lang ang ibig sabihin noon, na ang peace process ay nag-work (A big difference has been noted since ceasefire agreement between the government and MILF was signed in 1997. Now, we are free to roam around. It means, peace process works),” he said. Also present at the internal retooling training were Lt. Col. Merill Sumalinog from the AFP Peace and Development Office who explained the JPST’s functions and structure; OPAPP’s Carl Jerick Sol who facilitated the internal retooling of the JPST members; Ryan Dave Jungco, chief operations officer of the GPH-CCCH, who presented an overview on the activities of the body; Reshiel Sombrio of the GPH Ad Hoc Joint Action Group, who explained the functions and activities of AHJAG; and OPAPP’s Mark Sherwin Bayanito, who gave an overview of the political track of the CAB. P5.4-M marijuana uprooted along SoCot, SK, DavSur boundary From the Philippine News Agency (Oct 21, 2019): P5.4-M marijuana uprooted along SoCot, SK, DavSur boundary MARIJUANA HAUL. Joint elements from the South Cotabato Police Provincial Office, the Army’s 27th Infantry Battalion, and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Region 12 burn some of the marijuana plants uprooted on Saturday (Oct. 19, 2019) in an upland plantation along the borders of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and Davao del Sur. The team found around 27,000 hills of marijuana at the site worth an estimated P5.4 million. (Photo courtesy of the Tampakan municipal police station) Government forces uprooted over the weekend around 27,000 fully grown marijuana plants worth around PHP5.4 million located in an upland area along the borders of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and Davao del Sur provinces. A report from the South Cotabato Police Provincial Office (SCPPO) said the marijuana plantation was discovered around 11 a.m. Saturday in the area covering portions of Sitio Alyong, Barangay Danlag in Tampakan, South Cotabato; Sitio Lamalis, Barangay Datalblao in Columbio, Sultan Kudarat; and, Sitio Lapla, Barangay Kimlawis in Kiblawan, Davao del Sur. Capt. Joseph Villanueva, acting chief of the Tampakan municipal police station, said Monday they earlier received reports from concerned residents about the presence of a marijuana plantation in the area. Villanueva said they immediately coordinated with the SCPPO, Army’s 27th Infantry Battalion and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Region 12. A composite team from the three units left the town center of Tampakan around 9 p.m. for a joint law enforcement operation in the identified sites, he said. Villanueva said they arrived at the site around 11 a.m. Saturday and found a vast marijuana plantation, adding they immediately uprooted and burned the plants with assistance from local leaders. The operatives set aside at least 50 hills as evidence for the filing of charges against its cultivator. “It was abandoned and the cultivators were no longer in the area at that time but local leaders were able to identify them,” he said. Blaan tribal chieftain Dot Capion identified the owner of the said marijuana plantation as a certain Gugwelin Macondon, a resident of the area. The suspect will be charged with violation of Section 16 (cultivation of plants classified as dangerous drugs) under Article II of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. Manhunt on vs. 3 more suspects in teacher’s kidnapping From the Philippine News Agency (Oct 21, 2019): Manhunt on vs. 3 more suspects in teacher’s kidnapping FREED. Zamboangueña teacher, Rosina Singua, 58 (left), drinks coffee at a military camp after she was rescued from kidnappers on October 16 from a hotel in downtown Jolo, Sulu. (Photo courtesy: Western Mindanao Command Public Information Office) A manhunt has been launched to arrest three more people behind the kidnapping of a Zamboangueña teacher, who left this city supposedly to attend a wedding ceremony on September 27 but ended up being abducted. The teacher, Rosina Singua, 58, was rescued on October 16 from a hotel room in Barangay Walled City, Jolo, Sulu, minutes after her daughter, Soraya Bantongan, handed over some PHP283,000 ransom to a young lady at the port of Jolo. Maj. Gen. Corleto Vinluan Jr., Joint Task Force Sulu commander, said Monday that the targets of the manhunt are two women and a man, who were among the five people involved in the kidnapping of Singua. The two other suspects--all ransom claimants--were separately arrested after the rescue of Singua on October 16. Col. Pablo Labra, Sulu police director, earlier disclosed that one of the two, Nurina Jura, 22, was arrested before she could board a passenger jeep to the town of Indanan coming from Jolo municipality. It was Jura who received the ransom money from Bantongan at the port of Jolo. Labra said that the other one, Nurjia Asakil, was arrested in a follow-up operation. Asakil was the one who claimed the initial ransom payment, the amount of which was undisclosed, wired on October 13 through telegraphic transfer in one of the money courier services, the police official said. The kidnappers had reportedly demanded PHP10 million ransom in exchange for the freedom of Singua. The ransom was further lowered to PHP200,000 after the initial payment was made by the victim’s family, police said. Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) chief, said the troops, in coordination with the police, are tracking the whereabouts of the remaining suspects. “We will not stop until we are able to get them,” Sobejana said. ‘Sagay 9’ remembered with mass, outreach for victims’ kin From the Philippine News Agency (Oct 21, 2019): ‘Sagay 9’ remembered with mass, outreach for victims’ kin DIALOGUE. Maj. Antonio Benitez Jr. (standing), chief of Sagay City Police Station, along with officers of the Philippine Army’s 79IB, meets with the families of the “Sagay 9” victims in the northern Negros City on Sunday (Oct. 20, 2019). The dialogue was part of the activities that commemorated the first anniversary of the massacre that took place on Oct. 20, 2018. (Photo courtesy of 79IB, Philippine Army) A mass and an outreach were held on Sunday to mark the first anniversary of the killing of nine farmers in Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Oct. 20 last year. The commemoration activities were initiated by the Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion (79IB), Sagay City Police Station, City of Sagay, and the Barangay Council of Bulanon. “We initiated this as we would like to our extend sympathies to the families of the victims. Their innocence should be given justice. They were only promised by insurgents to join their unlawful activities,” Lt. Col. Emelito Thaddeus Logan, commander of 79IB, said in a statement on Monday. He added that government institutions commemorated the event to “give value to the innocent lives deceived by the left-leaning parties and militant groups.” Aside from the mass officiated by Rev. Fr. Erwin Magnanao, other activities included a fun run from Crossing Bulanon going to City Proper joined by some 100 participants, tree-planting at Saint Joseph Parish Church, and a dialogue with the families of the victims. Maj. 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__label__cc	0.520001	0.479999	The Rhubosphere Ro Smith's writing blog and review site International Women’s Day: Inspiring Women Index Proofread Along with Rhube Read Along with Rhube: A Dance with Dragons Support the Rhubosphere The Serene Wombles ← Review: Doctor Who, ‘A Town Called Mercy’ Review: Game of Thrones, Season 2 → Reviewing Through the Time Machine: Robocop Posted on September 21, 2012 by Rhube Title: Robocop Cinematic release: 1987 Starring: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, Miguel Ferrer, Robert DoQui, and Dan O’Herlihy Written by: Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner Directed by: Paul Verhoeven Genre: Science fiction, action, ultra-violence Awards: Won the Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing; nominated for two other Academy Awards and listed numerous times in various Best Film lists Price: From £1.48 on Amazon at time of posting The first photos of the new Robocop movie have been revealed online, and the Internet has already begun to turn its nose up at it. The robo-suit is being criticised for looking too much like Batman’s suit in the Nolan movies. I don’t know. In all honesty, the suit from the original movie does look a lot cooler, to me, but it’s an absolutely iconic image and it’s hard to step back and give a dispassionate assessment of the new suit in comparison. Does the new suit look like Batman’s? Not really. I mean, it’s black, but it does look a lot more like robotic armour, as opposed to a costume that is also designed to protect the wearer, which is what the Batsuit does. They’ve also released an online ‘Omnicorp’ video – a faux advertisement for various robotic commercial law enforcement products, as well as a fake Omnicorp website. It’s a fun idea, and the video is nice enough, but they’re making a few rookie mistakes. First off: if you want your video to go viral, you don’t call it ‘Viral’ – that is not how viral advertising works. I can’t see an official account that has this video up, but the two copies I found both labelled it as ‘viral’ and one was put up by ViralMan69, who ‘work[s] for multiple production company’s that promote movies and music and try and get the content to go viral’. Telling the denizens of the Internet that you want them to create hype for you usually makes them look sceptically at you in askance. It’s that stereotype of a dad trying to be down with the kids by doing something all the kids are doing and highlighting that he’s only mimicking them by calling attention to his own pretense. Not cool, daddy-o, not cool. The second problem is that viral marketing works best when you’ve got something quirky and new that catches people’s attention from an angle that surprises them. But this isn’t quirky or new. The omnicorp advertising video is a slick and convincing duplicate of what was quirky and interesting in the original movie, which featured well-observed, dryly ironic excerpts from Omni Consumer Products advertising. It’s not that the humour isn’t still relevant. Indeed, Better Off Ted encapsulated exactly this kind of car-crash horror of soulless consumerist commodification in its genuinely viral videos of Veridian Dynamics adverts. What’s problematic is that where Better Off Ted and the original Robocop were satirising this kind of fake, corporate chumminess, the new Robocop is unconsciously embodying that which it’s trying to send up. Fans of the old film already have their hackles up wondering why it needs to be remade in the first place, assuming that it’s a cynical attempt to cash in on sci-fi special effects remakes in a capitalist money-grabbing bid. I actually think that Robocop is a film with a lot of relevance today and a strong candidate for a knowing remake, not because the old film needs remaking, but because the themes of consumerism, creeping totalitarianism, and the privatisation of our public services have come full circle again from the 1980s. Science fiction is at its best when it grabs our attention and uses the mirror of the future to show us what’s wrong and dangerous in the present. A Robocop remake that highlighted the way the dangers of the original film are present again in our society today could be a valuable as well as entertaining movie. The trouble is, if the film looks like it’s trying to cash in on a trend it’s completely undermining itself. A cynical attempt to get on the viral bandwagon is not the way to go. I’m on the fence. I want to be convinced by the new Robocop. I mean, it’s cyborgs, I’m going to see it anyway, but I’d like it if it were good, too. So, anyway, with these thoughts in my head, and Robocop on Netflix, I decided to look back at the original film and see if it really was as good as I remembered. Turns out, it was better. Detroit is a city in trouble. Its over-stretched police force is being picked off by a criminal with a taste for killing cops, Clarence Boddicker (Kurtwood Smith), and beginning to mutter about strikes. Omni Consumer Products (OCP) is poised to take advantage of the situation. They’ve been developing two lines of research in robotic law enforcement, the completely mechanical ED-209, developed by Senior President, Dick Jones (Ronny Cox); and the cyborg police officer, ‘Robocop’, developed by Bob Morton (Miguel Ferrer). The ED-209 malfunctions during a demonstration in the boardroom, killing a member of staff, and Bob seizes the moment to propose his project to the Chairman (Dan O’Herlihy), who is happy to give the go ahead to a more stable-sounding project. Now all Bob needs is the organic part of the cybernetic organism package. Enter Alex Murphy (Peter Weller), a cop newly transferred to Detroit from a cushier posting. He’s partnered with Anne Lewis (Nancy Allen), who is young, but in many ways more seasoned. Despite some good-natured tussling for dominance over who gets to drive the car, they seem to hit it off, but their partnership is short-lived, as they get called to respond to a bank robbery headed by Boddicker. Having chased the criminal gang to an abandoned mill, Lewis and Murphy get separated. Lewis is left for dead after taking a lengthy fall, but Murphy is less fortunate. Believing his back-up (Lewis) to be dead, the gang take their time torturing Murphy, shooting off one arm to a gruesome stump, before taking him out with repeated and extensive gunfire, and finally shooting him in the head. Unbeknownst to Murphy or the gang, Lewis survived the fall and witnessed the whole, shocking scene. She calls for an ambulance, and although Murphy is pronounced dead at the hospital, he’s fresh enough for use in Morton’s project. Murphy is re-introduced to the force as Robocop, an efficient and completely obedient officer of the law with apparently no memory of his life as a human being. As Murphy had only been with his unit for a day, no one recognises him, at first, but having watched him, for a while, Lewis begins to have her suspicions. It also becomes apparent that OCP were naive in thinking that they could completely write over a man’s personality in that way – Murphy sustained an extreme trauma, and elements of the memory begin to surface, disturbing the perfect veneer of Robocop. Meanwhile, Morton has made a dangerous enemy in challenging Dick Jones – just how dangerous becomes increasingly apparent as the film goes on. Can Lewis help Murphy remember who he was? Who will win in the struggle for power between Morton and Jones? Will Boddicker be brought to justice? You may be able to guess the answer to these questions, but the dramatic unfurling of the apparently inevitable is often surprising, as well as clever, shocking, and well-observed. Made at the height of the consumerist, capitalist 1980s, Robocop is as witty and smart as it is violent. And it really is violent. Much more violent than I remember, although a friend tells me it was heavily edited for television airing in the UK, so that may be why. But even without the contrast with my memory, this film made me realise just how sanitised today’s movie violence has become. Dredd 3D is a notable exception. Nowadays, one rarely sees a bullet wound that is more than a tiny red spot. By contrast, the scene where the ED-209 opens fire on the hapless board member at OCP, early on in the film, makes a clear statement about where this movie is going in terms of graphic violence, and it only gets more graphic and more violent from this point in. It was quite a shocking moment to the eyes of a viewer in 2012. And that’s a good thing. Violence for the sake of violence is as boring and unwise as any poorly thought through plot element. Violence purely for shock value is just as dull. Violence intended to shock you and wake you up to something can be pointful, useful, relevant, powerful, and poignant. By explosively tearing apart an innocent man in the sterile, soulless perfection of a 1980s corporate behemoth’s boardroom, the ED-209 is metaphorically tearing apart our preconceptions of the clean and sanitsed nature of such businesses. The extreme violence used (and the almost prissy way the other people in the room respond to it) viscerally underscores the contrast between appearance and reality. This film doesn’t just say ‘There’s something very wrong here’, it punches you in the gut and forces your face into the blood until you can no longer deny that there is a shitpile of mess under the smooth, corporate veneer. The almost omnipresent dirtiness of the scenes outside of OCP underscores this contrast, especially in the film’s other two main locations: the police station and the abandonned mill. The tensions in the police station are evident from its first scene, and one feels palpably both the justified anger and fear amongst the besieged cops, and the dangers of this force actually going on strike. They deserve better: the city would descend into anarchy without them. The city would descend into anarchy without them: how can they even consider striking? It’s a tension that speaks powerfully to our present times, as the TUC discusses a general strike for the first time since 1926. Robert DoQui as Sargeant Warren Reed marks an interesting figure as he strives to hold the police department together under these irreconcilable forces. The irony is that Robocop is actually very good at his job – he seems to be exactly what the city needs, and, after all, he’s what we, the viewers, also want. What we paid to see. We are complicit in the dark desire to put other human beings into servitude – abuse their bodies and ignore their personal needs in service of the collective wants and demands of the whole. Western cinema is often accused of over-praising individuality and ignoring the honour to be found in placing the needs of the many above the needs of the few, or the one. But Robocop approaches the subject with nuance. We are presented not with an answer, but with the tension. Duty has a valued place in this world. Cops sign up to serve the people, and they shouldn’t abandon their posts. Headlong persuit of money and individual pleasures is dangerous and selfish. And yet society can also demand too much of the individual. If we ask sacrifice of our police, we can’t expect to keep on asking it endlessly without offering recognition and reward of that sacrifice. More palpably, what happens to Murphy seems wrong at a more visceral level. Yes, the alternative for him was death, but what sort of a life has he been left with? Shouldn’t consent have been asked of his family? Shouldn’t they at least have been told? One of the first things we learn about Murphy is that he has a son – a son that he is clearly devoted to – and that relationship is ripped from him. This highlights not only the emotional tragedy of Murphy’s condition, but the competing demands of duty. People are not one-dimensional existents. Cops can be fathers and husbands as well as keepers of the peace. Has the film dated? A little. In some ways its embedding in 80s culture adds to the political critique, but despite good presentations of race like that of Sargeant Reed, at least one other black character occupies a painful stereotype as a humourous and incompetent henchman. By contrast, Lewis is a fantastic and refreshing female character. She is never sexualised, wearing the same uniform and bulky armour as any other police officer. She is allowed to fight side-by-side with Robocop as an equal (or as equal as any human being can be) and saves his life on multiple occasions. She is allowed to be as tough as nails without being forced into a caricature of a ‘butch’ woman. She may have a practical short haircut, but it’s fluffy with 80s style and she clearly knows her way around a make-up bag. She’s neither feminine nor unfeminine – she’s a character. Moreover, whilst she and Murphy clearly share a bond (I mean, seeing something like that happen to your partner has got to do something to you), there is no suggestion that this is a romantic relationship. Murphy was happily married; Robocop has other things on his mind – and so does Lewis. People often look at me weirdly when I talk about the skill involved in making a good action movie, but there’s no doubt in my mind when I say this: Robocop is art. Art and knowing political satire. Films like this are important – they become iconic not because they are ‘fun’, but because they are both fun and powerful. Robocop is even better than I remembered. Does it need to be remade? My jury’s still out. I think it has the potential to do something important for the current generation, and I don’t want to dismiss it just because I think there’s already a good movie called Robocop. I think we’ve all grown-up with movies and tacitly assumed that we know everything that they can and will do for us, but film is still a comparatively young medium. It’s evolving all the time, and not just in terms of technology. For a while it seemed like film formed a way of fixing stories in time. It created an illusion that if something had been done well and could still be experienced in its original form, then that’s how we should experience it. But no one ever batted an eyelid at reimagining Shakespeare plays with every production. Indeed, we tend to think a production unimaginative if we see it performed in exactly the same way by different troupes of actors. Stories emerged in an oral culture where they could mutate in every telling. We talk about remaking films as though it’s a new and somewhat lazy fad, but retelling stories is an old tradition in good standing as a way of using old tales to make new points, or to make the same points afresh for a new generation. My main concern about the new Robocop is that at the moment it seems to be doing very much the same thing as the old Robocop. Chances are I will still enjoy a production like that, and I do think it may still be valuable for the new generation who, whatever we may wish, are unlikely to rewatch the old film of their own accord. But I would like to see it do something new and innovative. I love me some cyborgs, but it would be something of a sad inversion of the original spirit if this does prove to be another cynical attempt to cash in. This entry was posted in Reviewing through the Time Machine, Robocop and tagged action, Better Off Ted, Nancy Allen, Peter Weller, review, Robocop, science fiction, ultra-violence, Veridian Dynamics, viral videos. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Responses to Reviewing Through the Time Machine: Robocop hutch0 says: – I first saw Robocop at its original London press showing, and it was _much_ more violent than the eventual release version. Serenity Womble says: Pretty sure that must be the one they have of Netflix, then. Interesting difference! Search the Rhubosphere! Buy me coffee! 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__label__wiki	0.598479	0.598479	Pretty Little Liars TRAILER Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale, Sasha Pieterse, Shay Mitchell, Troian Bellisario Marlene King , Sara Shepard Joseph Dougherty, Marlene King, Sara Shepard Drama, Mystery, Romance About This: The US teen drama, Pretty Little Liars, is a mystery–thriller TV series that’s based somewhat on the trendy paperback series having the same title, authored by Sara Shepard. The premiere of this series was made on the 8th of June of 2010 on the ABC Family channel. Following a preliminary order of 10 episodes, the channel ordered a further 12 episodes for the first season on the 28th of June of 2010. The episodes started being broadcasted on the 3rd of January of 2011 and drew to a close on the 21st of March of 2011. SERİES SUMMERY Pretty Little Liars What is its theme? The series revolves about the lives of 5 five girls, namely, Aria Montgomery, Spencer Hastings, Alison DiLaurentis, Hanna Marin, and Emily Fields. The clique crumbles following the alleged assassination of their head, Alison DiLaurentis. A year afterward, the separated pals come together as they start getting messages from an unexplained baddie named “A.” ‘A” threatens and persecutes them for their faults prior to and following the death of Alison. Though, they feel that Alison is sending the messaged at first, they realize that a different person is hell bent on messing up their lives, after Allison’s body is found. About its storyline Once Alison’s corpse is found covered in her home’s backyard the girls start their hunt for clue for finding the anonymous “A.” Their preliminary suspect had been Toby Cavanaugh, who had taken the fall for a happening that the girls mention as ‘The Jenna Thing.’ Toby’s arrested for the murder. However, he insists that he had met up with Alison on the night she went missing for expressing his attitude for what she had done Emily decides on holding a monument for Alison, which was destroyed later. A snap of Emily that is found at its leftovers makes her a suspect. Subsequently, Emily discloses the feelings that she had for Alison as Detective Wilden attempts to pin her for the murder. The next suspect of the girls was Noel. Noel starts blackmailing Ezra regarding his liaison with Aria. However, ‘A’ frames him for cheating during exams. Ian comes back into town and patches up and elopes with Melissa. The girls find out that Alison had been seeing Ian on the night she went missing and believes him to be her killer. Having found further clues, the ladies make a plan of blackmailing Ian, which backfires with Ian sending somebody for meeting them at his place. Ian confronts Spencer at the church and corners Spencer at the bell tower in an attempt to kill her. Just then, a mystifying figure shoves Ian right off the tower, apparently killing him. The most imperative theme of Pretty Little Liars is concealment. Every one of the key characters has no less than a single key hush-hush that she’s scared of telling. Aria had been dating her educator, Hanna & her mom though have been attempting to sustain appearances, Spencer had made out with the former boyfriend of her sister, Ian, and Emily’s in involved in a lesbian affair. And all the gals were responsible for the onset of a blast that blinded Jenna, their schoolmate. And these secrets are of such importance to the girls that they’ll go to any extent for hiding them, even if they have to lie to the law enforcement that are probing the murder of their deceased best friend. Danielle Panabaker, Liam McIntyre, Robbie Amell, Stephen Amell, Wentworth Miller David Nutter Elisabeth Moss, Max Minghella, Yvonne Strahovski Mike Barker , Reed Morano Dylan O'Brien, Holland Roden, Tyler Posey Carly Chaikin, Christian Slater, Portia Doubleday, Rami Malek, Sandrine Holt Jim McKay , Niels Arden Oplev , Sam Esmail Cara Buono, David Harbour, Matthew Modine, Natalia Dyer, Winona Ryder Matt Duffer , Ross Duffer , Shawn Levy Jason Biggs, Laura Prepon, Natasha Lyonne, Taryn Manning, Taylor Schilling Andrew McCarthy , Matthew Penn , Michael Trim Maxwell Jenkins, Mina Sundwall, Molly Parker, Taylor Russell, Toby Stephens Neil Marshall , Stephen Surjik , Tim Southam Donal Logue, Gabriel Byrne, Gustaf Skarsgård, Katheryn Winnick, Travis Fimmel Ciaran Donnelly , Johan Renck Daniel Wu, Emily Beecham, Orla Brady David Dobkin , Paco Cabezas , Toa Fraser Camila Mendes, K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart Lee Toland Krieger , Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line340
__label__wiki	0.974984	0.974984	Ghanaian in South Australia Geographical position and distance have strongly shaped the European history of South Australia. Historical Subject \| By Geoffrey Blainey \| early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century Dutch in South Australia Dutch migration to South Australia was limited before the Second World War. Approximately 120,000 Dutch nationals immigrated to Australia between 1947 and 1961. Dutton Family Founders of 'Anlaby' station, featured in McLeod's Daughters, the Dutton brothers contributed to early mining ventures and pastoralism in the states Mid North Historical Subject \| By Carol Fort & Wilfred Prest \| 1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1990s South Australia’s geology and topography can accentuate the concerns by some about earthquakes in the state, but most are tiny and occur irregularly Historical Subject \| By David Love Elder Family Elder Family of Scots merchants and ship owners saw the infant South Australia as an opportunity to expand their business interests. Alexander Lang Elder (1815–1885), the pioneer, arrived in 1839 and established a trading business. Historical Subject \| By Carol Fort \| North Terrace \| 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s Elections to select members of parliament or local councillors are an important part of the democratic system. Who is allowed to vote is determined by the franchise, and who may stand for election by other provisions of electoral law. Historical Subject \| By Jenny Tilby Stock \| early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century Although amateur scientists had tinkered with it, electricity was not put to public use in South Australia until the arrival in 1855 of Charles Todd, who pioneered electrical telegraphic communications and introduced the notion of using electricity for street lighting. Historical Subject \| By Rob Linn \| early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century The South Australian government involved itself in the labour market from the outset. Edward Gibbon Wakefield’s plan aimed to secure an optimal balance of capital and labour, while assisted migrants who could not find private sector jobs were promised public employment. Historical Subject \| By Tom Sheridan To convert the vision of Colonel William Light into the infrastructure of today has taken the expertise and ingenuity of many engineers whose names are often not well-known and whose only monument is their work. Historical Subject \| By Gwenyth Moxham English in South Australia Since 1836 the majority of immigrants to South Australia have come from England. Epic Flight Centenary Remembering an epic flight 100 years on. Historical Subject \| By The History Trust of South Australia \| 1910s Exhibitions have been major occasions in the lives of many South Australians. 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In October 1896, within one year of the Lumière brothers’ first public screening of film in Paris, the first public film screening in South Australia occurred at the Theatre Royal in Hindley Street Historical Subject \| By Dylan Walker \| 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s Especially in coastal and riverine areas, fishing has always played an important role in the cultural, material and social lives of Aboriginal peoples.During the early years of European colonisation a cutter fleet supplied much-needed food for the settlers, while other fishers, operating small sailing boats or using lines or nets from the shore, hawked their catch door-to-door. 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__label__wiki	0.682978	0.682978	THE ART and VISION of STANLEY SPENCER First came the seen, then thus the palpable Elysium, though it were in the halls of hell, What thou lovest well is thy true heritage What thou lovest well shall not be reft from thee Ezra Pound, from Pisan Cantos LXXX1 At some time during the 1930s the poet Ezra Pound, we are told, was on a visit to an ancient church in Italy and was descending the steps from the nave to the crypt when he chanced to see on the base of one of the great arcaded columns the Latinised name of the mason from Germany who had built it, carved by his own hand. No doubt thousands of churchgoers over the last twelve centuries had seen the name and thought little of it. But Pound was dumbstruck, felled by what he called one of his 'moments of illumination'. In that instant, for him, the centuries vanished and mankind's ancient and universal longing to define a meaning to his existence beyond the imperatives of everyday survival was made manifest. Why else do lovers carve their names on trees? To poets, artists and composers, these moments of sudden revelation, these 'epiphanies' as James Joyce called them, come more frequently than to the rest of us. Not only do they startle by their arrival, but the beneficiary is gripped by the urge to have us join him or her in the experience. So they tell it as a novelist, declaim it as a dramatist, chant it as a poet, transcribe it as a musician, carve it as a sculptor or depict it as an artist. Stanley Spencer was one such. But these artists, in their urge to have us join them in their experience, face a challenge. At the moment of revelation, each finds himself in two worlds, two modes if one prefers. For an instant he/she is a split personality, existing in both the present and the timeless, while we groundlings remain firmly in the present. The interesting question then is how does the artist reconcile the two worlds in the telling or the showing of the experience? This website sets out to explain some of the ways in which Stanley Spencer managed the reconciliation. It is predicated on the credo that to best understand his imaginative paintings it is important to try to know the whole man, and that what he said or wrote about his paintings is usually more illuminating than deductions to be drawn from their imagery alone. Who was Stanley Spencer? Unravelling the Art of Stanley Spencer Stanley Spencer's Holy Grail Recovery from the First Peril (1) : The Sandham Memorial Chapel, the Beaufort panels Recovery from the First Peril (2) : Travoys at Smol Recovery from the Second Peril : The Cookham Resurrection The Quest for New Cookham-Feelings : The Lovers or The Dustman Renunciation : The Last Postscript Stanley Spencer's Vision Summary Guide to Topics and Paintings and Further Reading Ideally the website should be read in sequence, as each page is intended to lead on to the next. Throughout the website Stanley's words are given in red. If repeated for emphasis, in red italics. Verbatim comment from other sources are in blue. Illustrations to accompany the text are included where feasible, but there is no shortage of reference illustration under 'Stanley Spencer' at, for example, Tate Britain (tate.org.uk), Google Images, Bridgeman Art Library (bridgeman.co.uk), Yahoo Images, Masterworks (masterworksartgallery.com/Stanley-Spencer), or Tendreams Art Gallery (www.tendreams.org.) His work is still copyright for publication. The host: Kenneth Pople (1919-2008) studied the art and writings of Stanley Spencer for some thirty years. He wrote the acclaimed centenary biography, Stanley Spencer, published by Collins in 1991 (to which this website is an updated supplement.) It was nominated for the Whitbread Prize and went on to two paperback editions before going out of print in 1997. Copies still circulate. This website is being maintained by Ken's family in his memory. www.stanleyspencer.co.uk	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line353
__label__wiki	0.963509	0.963509	Oakland 10 0 0 0 10 1:05 PM PT2:05 PM MT3:05 PM CT4:05 PM ET20:05 GMT4:05 1:05 PM MST3:05 PM EST3:05 PM CT0:05 UAE (+1)16:05 ET19:05 , September 15, 2019 RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California Weather: 70°, Clear Attendance: 52,748 Gameview Chiefs-Raiders Preview According to STATS Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders The Chiefs are 10-2 against the Raiders in Andy Reid's tenure as Kansas City head coach, outscoring Oakland by 12.4 points per game. In the team's Week 17 meeting at KC last year, the Chiefs won, 35-3; the 32-point margin was the largest for either team in the series since 1975. KC's 40-26 victory at Jacksonville in Week 1 stretched the Chiefs' September winning streak to eight games; the team has scored at least 24 points in all eight games. Overall, Kansas City has a streak of 22 consecutive games scoring 24 or more points, the longest such string in NFL history. Following Monday night's win over Denver, the Raiders seek their second 2-0 start in the last three seasons -- prior to 2017, Oakland had not opened a season with consecutive victories since 2002, Against the Broncos, Oakland converted 10 of 14 third downs, allowed no sacks, and did not commit a giveaway. Patrick Mahomes has thrown multiple TD passes in each of his last 12 starts; in his last six games -- two of them against the Raiders -- Mahomes has 16 touchdown passes and two interceptions. In four career games in the month of September, Mahomes has 16 TD passes and no interceptions in 126 pass attempts, averaging 318.5 yards per game. Derek Carr has been intercepted only twice in his last 12 games; both of those picks came in last year's season finale at KC. In his last two home games versus the Chiefs, Carr has passed for 702 yards, six TDs and no interceptions. Carr's 417 passing yards against KC in the 2017 game in Oakland are his career high for a non-overtime game. The players on Kansas City's active roster have combined for 211 career offensive touchdowns and more than 31,000 scrimmage yards. Oakland's active players have 67 scrimmage touchdowns between them and just over 11,000 yards from scrimmage. Snow rejoins Rhule as Panthers new DC OBJ has surgery to repair core muscle Browns interview Vikes' Paton for GM job Dolphins announce OC Gailey's hiring Chiefs open as slim Super Bowl favorite Mostert's 220, 4 TDs help 49ers win NFC Chiefs break 50-year Super Bowl drought Rodgers, Packers come up short once more Reid back in Super Bowl after long wait 49ers' turnaround leads to Super Bowl 378.0 Pass Yds 259.0 113.0 Rush Yds 98.0 2 Takeaways 0 (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron, File) OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Tyreek Hill streaking downfield for big receptions from Patrick Mahomes figured to be a major part of Kansas City's passing offense this year. The Raiders were counting on technician Antonio Brown to get open on intermediate and deep balls to provide a needed spark in Oakland. When these two AFC West rivals meet Sunday in the second game of the season in Oakland, they both will need to figure out how to thrive without their most dangerous receiving options. "I'm big on next guy up," Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. "We've done that over the years and so I expect the next guys to step up and play. Nobody is alike, but most of the guys at this level have strengths, and so you play to their strengths and then you keep coaching them and teaching them to make their things that maybe they're not as strong better. But when you are putting your game plan together, you play to your strengths." Hill was sidelined by a broken collarbone in a season-opening 40-26 win at Jacksonville. Sammy Watkins stepped up to fill that void last week with nine catches for 198 yards and three touchdowns. Second-round pick Mecole Hardman also figures to carry a heavier load this week. The Raiders did just fine in last week's 24-16 win over Denver two days after releasing Brown following weeks of turmoil and missed practices. Tyrell Williams had six catches for 105 yards and a touchdown, showing he has the skills to be the No. 1 receiver the Raiders thought he could be when they made him their top target in free agency even before making the trade for Brown. "It's definitely an opportunity I've been excited for," Williams said. "My second year in the league when Keenan Allen had gotten hurt, I kind of was the No. 1 receiver that year (for the Chargers). I kind of just went unnoticed I guess. Just getting this opportunity and being able to showcase this is exciting." Tight end Darren Waller, whose career has been hampered by substance abuse issues, had seven catches for 70 yards and proved to be a matchup nightmare for Denver's defense. Here are some other things to watch: WORKHORSE BACK One of the big questions surrounding running back Josh Jacobs after the Raiders drafted him 24th overall was how he'd handle the load of a featured back in the NFL after being a part-time player at Alabama. Jacobs had more than 15 carries in a game just twice in college but raced past that mark in his NFL debut when he ran 23 times for 85 yards and two TDs and caught a 28-yard pass. He became the first player since LaDainian Tomlinson in 2001 to gain at least 100 yards from scrimmage and score two rushing touchdowns in his debut. "It was just something to show durability," he said. "That I can take 20 carries a game and still come out and be full." OPPORTUNISTIC D Since Reid took over as coach in Kansas City in 2013, the Chiefs lead the NFL with 26 defensive touchdowns. No opponent has been victimized more than the Raiders, who have given up four of those scores, including two thrown by Derek Carr in 2015 and last season. Carr has thrown nine career interceptions against the Chiefs, his most against any opponent. The Raiders saw big improvement from second-year left tackle Kolton Miller in the opener. After allowing an NFL-worst 14 sacks as a rookie, according to Sports Info Solutions, Miller completely shut down Denver's Bradley Chubb last week. He gets another tough test this week against Frank Clark, who had 2 1/2 sacks against Oakland last year when he was with Seattle and faced Miller on a gimpy knee. "He's just stronger, he's more experienced, he's healthy," coach Jon Gruden said. "Those are three things that have taken his game to another level and he's got to continue to prove it every week." END OF ERA This game could be the final one played with infield dirt across the field. What once was a common sight in the era of multipurpose stadiums is now almost a relic as the Coliseum is the only remaining stadium used by NFL and baseball teams. The Raiders' next scheduled game in Oakland isn't until Nov. 3, after the end of the World Series, so the dirt will be gone for the final five home games of the season; they have a home game in London. The Raiders are set to move to Las Vegas next season, where dirt won't be an issue. "It hurts. It hurts tackling and falling on that dirt," Raiders safety Karl Joseph said. "But that's part of who we are, the Raiders. I don't think I'll miss falling on that dirt too much. AP Sports Writer Dave Skretta contributed to this report More AP NFL: https://apnews.com/NFL and https://twitter.com/AP-NFL	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line354
__label__cc	0.581897	0.418103	Surfing \| Select Sport Rules/Laws Catching Waves and Standing Up Surf Board Types Surf Board Dimensions Emergency Products and About Surfing Surfing is a popular surface beach water sport where a person uses a surf board to ride high ocean waves or artificially created surfs. A breaking ocean wave is called as surf and the act of riding these waves is known as surfing. It is a very popular activity for many people residing in areas close to the ocean with recurring high waves. Surfing is a challenging sport and takes a lot of time, practice and the right waves to get better. Surfing is the best way to enjoy the beauty of the majestic oceans. It is never too late to learn surfing for anyone. It is the perfect combination of adrenaline exhilaration and an opportunity to challenge the elements of nature. To enjoy surfing it is necessary to have good waver of surfs that can carry a surfer to the shore. Not all beaches around the world have good surfs and not all good surfing destinations have year round surfs that are good for surfing. Hence, it is important that a person looking to surf know about which locations are good for surfing and at what time of the year. Waves worth surfing on are usually found only in oceans, but on rare occasions they are also generated on large lakes and ponds. Many man made pools also generate waver for surfers to enjoy surfing without the risks involved in surfing. There are many variations of surfing today, all of them involve a huge waver or surf. Surfing in the purest forms is known as bodysurfing, where a rider rides the wave without on board known as surf board. Other variations include standup, paipo boarding and paddle surfing. In different types of snowboarding, different objects are used to float on top of waves, such as bodyboards, inflatable boards and canoes. There are two types of stand-up surfing, the shortboarding and longboarding. Here the boards used are of different lengths and the riding style differs. Surfing's origins are not agreed by historians. It is believed that surfing started somewhere in Hawaii or Peru. Around 300 years ago, Captain Cook discovered the Hawaiian locals indulging in surfing. Hence, it is believed that surfing might have originated here much earlier than when Cook arrived. Evidence of surfing has been found in Peru that dates back to more than 1500 years, easily much earlier than Hawaiian surfers. The person attributed to be the pioneer of modern surfing is said to be Duke Kahanamoku of Hawaii. Kahanamoku was an Olympic gold medal winning swimmer who popularized surfing around the world. NOTE: Information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Some content is compiled from 3rd party sources. If you are aware of incorrect or outdated information, feel free to contact us. Home \| Select Sport \| About \| Contribute \| Terms of Service \| Privacy Policy \| Contact Copyright 2020 © Vauntium™, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Powered by My Market Toolkit™	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line360
__label__cc	0.674615	0.325385	New Music ~ “Swagger Like Us” ~ T.I. feat. Kanye, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne & Aug, 23 2008 \| Written by ATLien Check out the newest leak from T.I.’s upcoming “Paper Trail” project. The song was produced by Kanye West and includes an addictive sample from?M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes,” where she declares “No one on the corner got swagger like us.” ?As the producer of the track, I guess it was Kanye’s call to start off the track with his vocals:?”I know I got it first/ I’m Christopher Columbus, y’all just the Pilgrims/ How it feel to wake up and be the sh–and the urine?/ Nah-na-na, trying to get that Kobe number, one over Jordan.” ?Jay’s next up — “You can pay for school, but you can’t buy class” — ?Weezy’s third and Tip is the closer. swagger-like-us Word on the street is that Tip is furious about “Swagger Like Us” (or “S.L.U.) being leaked so soon. ?What he had to say about it and the download link under the cut: “Don’t ruin the event,” he lamented. “Wait till the cake comes out the kitchen before you eat it. That’s like a kid who sees his toys before Christmas; it takes away from me and I think it takes away from the fans as well. When it’s time, I’mma give it to you. They leaked my record with me and The-Dream [“Like I Do”] too. Leakage is never a problem I have had. I’m not used to it.” (Source) I’m sorry Tip. ?Don’t blame me…blame these mean internet streets! ? Download “Swagger Like Up” ~ T.I. feat. Kanye, Jay-Z & Lil Wayne Quick Flix ~ “Ain’t I” Video Shoot ~ Yung LA feat. T.I. & Young Dro Un-Official Video ~ “Swagger Like Us” ~ T.I. feat. Kanye, Jay-Z & Lil Wayne The “A” Pod ~ Keri Hilson’s ‘Turnin Me On’ (Mega Remix) ft. T.I., JD, Busta & Lil Wayne + Live BET 106 & Park Performance Spotted ~ Ciara & Whoopi Courtside + Fantasy Ride Leakage Ralph Lauren Does Not Approve Of This Post… In "A" Town Favorites,Hot New Music Atlanta, Hot New Music, T.I.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line363
__label__cc	0.563847	0.436153	Strw News AllHealth & FitnessMoneyTravel With its third fund, Revolution Ventures stays true to its mission… Qantas using its cargo hold for sleep and exercise? It’s one… Chris hutchins Grove raises $2.1M to find the sweet spot between old-school financial… New credit card skimmer worked in plain sight at Aldi stores The Norwegian curling team’s pants are the real stars of the… Fashion subscription service Le Tote ventures into China’s competitive luxury retail… I tried Stitch Fix, a popular personal styling service, and I… Euveka’s shape-shifting robotic mannequin could streamline the fashion and wearable industries Huawei launches its own iPad Pro, calls it MatePad Pro AirPods Pro and Android: Is it worth it? Sony Xperia 5 is a longphone that maybe makes sense Big Tech Companies Tesla Model 3 hits parked truck and catches fire Yes, your emails are being tracked. Here’s how to stop it. Jeffrey Katzenberg’s NewTV closes a billion-dollar round, says report – TechCrunch BI Original Video What is mistletoe and why do we kiss under it? #MeToo movement founder Tarana Burke on Donald Trump The morning routine of self-made millionaires Amazon debuts Elemental-based AWS Media Services for video app creation Home Uncategorized 50 Awesome Solo Travel Destinations To Visit In 2020 50 Awesome Solo Travel Destinations To Visit In 2020 50 Awesome Solo Travel Destinations To Visit In 2020 \| HuffPost Life Part of HuffPost Travel. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved. New year, new travel opportunities! Many people take the month of January to look at the year ahead and set travel goals. One of the most powerful ways to explore a new place is to take a solo trip. From the freedom and flexibility to the stress relief and boost in self-reliance, there are endless benefits to solo travel. And there are many exciting places to make it happen. Of course, it’s always important to research current conditions in your desired destination to stay safe when traveling, especially for solo trips. But fortunately, there are precautions you can take, and tons of backup options if needed. We asked travel bloggers and other experts to share the solo travel destinations they recommend for 2020. Keep scrolling to read about 50 places that will surely inspire your wanderlust. joe daniel price via Getty Images “If you enjoy spending time in nature, Vancouver is a great place to add to your solo destination list for 2020. Canada as a whole is a very safe country to visit, and Vancouver has so much to offer. The city itself offers beautiful views of mountains and has a lot of fun places to visit, such as Granville Market and Stanley Park. You can also do a day or weekend trip from Vancouver to escape into the mountains any time of year!” ― Amber Primdahl, travel blogger at She’s Catching Flights Jose Luis Stephens / EyeEm via Getty Images “I recommend Santiago, Chile. South America is a friendly destination for travelers, even if you don’t speak Spanish. Santiago is not a difficult city to get around alone, as you can take the subway or Uber. The local food scene is fantastic and casual, so it’s a great place to enjoy a meal and cocktail by yourself. For example, at De Patio restaurant, you can sit at the counter and chat with the chef while he prepares dishes with ingredients straight out of his garden.” ― La Carmina, travel blogger and TV host DasMaddin via Getty Images “Within Southeast Asia, I think Malaysia is a great destination for solo travel for any age. You’ve got some incredible rainforests and stunning canopy walks, buzzing cities with a great culinary scene, and since most Malaysians speak perfect English, it’s a lot easier to connect with locals than in many other countries. Malaysia doesn’t have the travel party scene you find so much Thailand, so it’s a perfect choice in Asia for more culture-focused or mature travelers.” ― Marek Bron, travel blogger at Indie Traveller AleksandarGeorgiev via Getty Images “Delve into one of the greenest and most beautiful countries in Europe by buying a ticket to Slovenia! Not only does it have fairytale castles built into mountain walls (check out Predjama Castle!) but underground cave trains resembling Indiana Jones’ own adventures. The capital city is by far the prettiest I’ve ever seen, too. Transport links are convenient. The country is small enough to explore confidently. And the safety, as well as a high level of English among the younger generation, make this the perfect European destination for a solo traveler this year.” ―Alice Teacake, travel blogger at Teacake Travels St. John’s, Canada Jarmo Piironen / EyeEm via Getty Images “It’s not a place many people have heard of, but St. John’s, Newfoundland, is pretty magnificent and a great option for solo travel. The scenery is breathtakingly beautiful with massive cliffs overlooking the ocean. You can stroll to the top of Signal Hill to overlook the harbor and out to the sea. You can also drive out to Cape Spear to stand at North America’s most eastern point. But the truly special part of St. John’s is the people. They are some of the warmest and friendliest you will meet. You can grab a pint in one of the many Irish pubs and strike up a conversation easily. And for such a small town, the downtown area is packed with restaurants, pubs and shops. Plus, they have puffins and icebergs (even in May). You really can’t go wrong here. Don’t forget to get ‘screeched in’ while you are in town, too.” ― Mark Ostermann, senior editor of Miles to Memories GoranQ via Getty Images “Seoul is on the top of my list for great places to travel solo this year. It’s safe for solo travelers, fairly easy to get around, and the people are always kind and willing to help tourists. The city is full of modern conveniences that take everyday luxury to another level. There’s WiFi everywhere, you can Uber around the city, and the customer service is impeccable. It’s great for solo travelers on a budget since there are a ton of low-cost options for hotel stays and food. The street food in Seoul is a must!” ― Jee Choe, digital designer and blogger at Oh, How Civilized Alexander Spatari via Getty Images “Skip the crowds of Amsterdam and head to Rotterdam. This city is easy to navigate by public transportation, walkable, and of course, very bike-friendly. Take a water taxi and enjoy the views of the modern architecture of the city. Head to the food halls such as Markthal and Fenix Food Factory to check out what’s new with Dutch cuisine.” ―Jessica van Dop, travel media specialist and blogger at The Dining Traveler Ayitey Hammond via Getty Images “Ghana is one of the best countries to travel solo in Africa. Ghanaians are known to be very kind and are typically willing to help travelers with directions or the like. Accra has a beach close by, along with many cute boutiques, cafes and restaurants. Solo travelers might appreciate that Uber is available and affordable in Accra, which makes navigating the city quite easy.” ― Briona Lamback, travel blogger and founder of Buoyant travel agency Dado Daniela via Getty Images “This incredibly charming and gorgeous European island is just off the coast of Italy and makes for an enchanting solo travel adventure! You can rent a car and explore both islands in just a couple of days, and see things like quaint cobblestone streets and the stunning Blue Lagoon.” ― Alyssa Ramos, blogger at My Life’s A Travel Movie 35007 via Getty Images “Many people can’t even point to Oman on a map, but it is one of the best destinations for solo travelers in 2020! Locals are friendly but rarely pushy, and you can walk down the street without getting stared at. Renting a car is easy and the roads are in pristine condition. The highlight of traveling Oman is the fabulous nature and scenery, from sparkling blue wadis and sand dunes for hundreds of miles to sea cliffs and the ‘Grand Canyon Of The Middle East.’ If you want a break from traveling solo, consider hiring a local Omani guide to show you around for a day or two!” ― Victoria Yore, travel blogger at Follow Me Away “London is a great place to visit on a solo trip, especially if you’re new to it and a bit nervous. They have a vast public transportation network to help you get where you need to go, and since the main language is English, you won’t have to deal with a language barrier, which can help anxious or beginner solo travelers. There are also many free and affordable things to see and do in London, like visiting their museums.” ―Primdahl “Taipei is still under the radar compared to many large Asian cities such as Bangkok and Tokyo, but it’s a great destination for solo travelers. The lively night markets, the modern architecture and the art scene give a solo traveler plenty to see and do. From ultra-luxury shopping at Taipei 101 to donning plastic gloves to eat chili crab at the Raohe Night Market, there’s a wide spectrum of experiences to be had. The city is modern and safe, and locals are friendly and helpful, which makes it perfect for a solo traveler.” ― van Dop Aaron Geddes Photography via Getty Images “When I first told people I was planning a solo trip to Medellín in Colombia, so many peopled warned me not to go. Luckily for me, I didn’t listen to them, as I would have seriously missed out! What makes Medellín such a great destination to travel solo too is salsa! Up until visiting Colombia, I’d never ventured out much in the evenings alone as I was either concerned for my safety or I just didn’t feel comfortable sitting alone in a bar drinking. The salsa dancing culture in Medellín meant that as a solo female traveler, I could go out to a dance class then head to the salsa clubs alone and have a fun-filled night of dancing and meeting new people without ever feeling awkward or lonely.” ― Claire Summers, travel blogger at Claire’s Itchy Feet YinYang via Getty Images “A great destination for solo travel in 2020 is Napa, California, even if you aren’t much of a wine drinker like myself. Stay at the Meritage Resort & Spa. Sit on the balcony to relax and look at the view of the vineyard or even take a walk through it. On a hot day, a nice dip in the pool is refreshing, or head to their spa to unwind. Napa is also a place for foodies. There are many Michelin Star restaurants. Also, a food tour is a great place to try many different delectable cuisines.” ―Holly McGuinn, travel blogger at HollyDayz Tanatat pongphibool ,thailand via Getty Images “The country of Georgia is arguably the most underrated travel destination in the world. It packs a lot into a small area. Tbilisi has cobbled streets, centuries-old churches and wine cellars, and breathtaking views around every corner. It has a distinctive blend of post-Soviet dilapidation and emerging modernization, and is only a short drive away from snow-capped mountains, pristine lakes and fun-packed beaches. Solo travelers can experience a lot without having to undertake long transportation hauls on their own.” ― Konrad Waliszewski, travel blogger and co-founder of the app TripScout Matt Mawson via Getty Images “I had fun spending a few days alone in Mexico City. There are plenty of museums, architectural and historic sites to explore, and it’s nice to be able to go at your own pace and take your time. The anthropology museum, for example, is gigantic, and I liked how I could focus on the exhibits that interested me the most. I found locals to be welcoming and friendly, especially at specialty bars such as the gothic El Scary Witches. It’s easy to strike up a conversation with the people around you.” ― La Carmina Jean-Philippe Tournut via Getty Images “Tajikistan is a tiny Central Asian country on few traveler’s maps, which is all the more reason to visit! Though small, its mountains are massive; more than 90% of the country is covered by towering mountain ranges. If epic mountain vistas (and virtually empty trekking trails) aren’t enough, Tajik people are also worth the trip ― they’re some of the sweetest and most hospitable in Central Asia. It’s difficult to go a day without an invitation for tea or a friendly chat, which is a blessing, as any solo traveler knows. In this age of mass tourism and frustrated locals, Tajikistan is a treat you don’t want to miss.” ― Alex Reynolds, travel blogger at Lost With Purpose shan.shihan via Getty Images “Known for its laid-back culture, and some of the world’s friendliest, most welcoming locals, Australia is a great place to travel solo. While you’ll definitely have to brush up on Aussie slang, there’s no language barrier for English speakers, the Aussie dollar right now is very low, and there’s a huge amount of incredible country to explore, whether you’re interested in climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge for a city escape or camping under the stars in the outback. Walk into a pub alone and you’ll end up sharing a beer with the locals; walk up to the beach by yourself, and you’ll likely get invited over to join a summer barbie. Plus, if you’re wanting to support Australia after the devastating bushfire season this year, a great way to do so is by visiting!” ― Meg Jerrard, travel blogger at Mapping Megan obliot via Getty Images “I recommend Ecuador for your next solo destination, thanks to its breadth of outdoor activities and cultural experiences. While Quilotoa Lake is at the top of my list, there’s plenty to do and see for every travel style. Whether you want to channel your inner mountaineer, surf the coast, traverse the jungle, or channel your love for wildlife ― Ecuador has it. There are so many amazing things to do in Ecuador.” ― Olivia Christine, travel blogger at O. Christine SimonSkafar via Getty Images “As someone who has traveled solo to over 15 countries, I believe one of the best places to travel solo to is Iceland. Statistically, it is one of the safest places in the world, but it also has so many great things to do by yourself. From soaking in the Blue Lagoon to driving the Golden Circle, you will not run out of things to see and do in this beautiful country. And it doesn’t matter what time of year! You will love it winter or summer.” ― Danielle Nelson, travel blogger and creator of Pack This Journal Cultura RM Exclusive/Ben Pipe Photography via Getty Images “Ethiopia remains one of my favorite solo travel experiences. The capital, Addis Ababa, serves as the gateway to Ethiopia’s mythical and ancient world and continues to earn its reputation for friendly people, delicious food and the world’s best coffee. Spend a few days basking in the city’s restaurant and market culture, then take off to explore the ancient stone churches of Lalibela, which I believe are even more impressive wonder than Petra (so visit before every other traveler catches on!). Nature-lovers can then find a number of ways to get off the grid throughout the country, such as the Simien Mountains.” ― Waliszewski ChrisHepburn via Getty Images “For ghosts and grand tales, magical Harry Potter moments, stunning Scottish architecture and a multitude of exhilarating festivals to enjoy throughout the year, there’s no better city than Edinburgh. As a solo traveler, you’ll be warmly welcomed by friendly locals. Walking through the streets at night need not be a worry. You’re in good hands here!” ― Teacake Grand Canyon, Arizona Dean Fikar via Getty Images “Solo hiking and backpacking trips are an amazing way to escape into nature and experience true inner peace. The Grand Canyon is my favorite destination for solo hiking and getting into the solitude of nature. The stunning perspective shift that traveling down into the canyon provides is unparalleled in all my other hiking experiences. Plus, the popular trails are usually busy enough that you’ll run into plenty of other hikers if you want to chat and make friends.” ― Carrie Hoffman, digital nomad and co-founder of the Bigger Life Adventures yoga and adventure retreat El Nido, the Philippines Resit Ulas Koyuncu / EyeEm via Getty Images “The Philippines is a great place to travel solo in 2020. El Nido is full of beautiful beaches with endless water sports, boutique hotels, and design-led hostels — perfect for meeting other solo travelers. The island’s famous boat tours are a great place for solo travelers to experience the culture with the comfort of a group.” ― Lamback Federica Gentile via Getty Images “Montenegro delivers the benefits of Croatia, but without the overtourism. This tiny country has one of Europe’s best beaches, countless charming old towns adorning the Bay of Kotor, and incredible natural parks and wineries throughout the country. It’s easy to rent a car and explore the entire country on your own in a relatively short amount of time.” ― Waliszewski Randy Plett via Getty Images “If you’re in North America, I recommend traveling to Alberta, Canada. Between Calgary’s bites and the national parks, you can indulge in ‘me time.’” ― Stephanie Be, travel blogger at TravelBreak and founder of lifestyle app BUENA Nikada via Getty Images “In recent years, Turkey has taken a hit in the tourism sector. While things are starting to recover, it’s still an excellent place to visit in terms of affordability. Istanbul has long been a culturally vibrant city. Offering some of the region’s most unique experiences. It’s a perfect destination for solo travelers interested in digging into one of the world’s oldest civilizations.” ―Erick Prince-Heaggans, travel blogger at Minority Nomad primeimages via Getty Images “Although I might be biased because I am a Kiwi myself, I still have the South Island of New Zealand up at the top of my list as a great solo travel location for 2020. OK, it is on the edge of the world, which means a long flight, jet lag and an expensive plane ticket. But road-tripping around the beautiful South Island, where you can easily find a spot to watch the sunset and have a glass of wine in the wilderness alone, is sure to provide you with whatever it was you set off to achieve by solo traveling in the first place. You can surf on the East Coast, then drive an hour and a half and be in the Southern Alps that run right through the middle of the South Island to go snowboarding or hiking. If that hasn’t sold it for you, then maybe the fact there are no snakes or deadly animals will make the thought of a hike into the wilderness a pleasant one.” ― Eamon Wood, travel blogger at Wayward Wheeler Amy Luo via Getty Images “A great destination is Savannah, Georgia. The delicious food alone would bring me back! The Pirate’s House’s award-winning pecan fried chicken is mouthwatering, and visit the nostalgic Leopold’s for ice cream. Savannah also has a lot of history, parks and tours to keep you busy. Not too far away is Tybee Island, where you can relax on the beach and listen to the sound of the ocean.” ― McGuinn “If you want a destination to both indulge you and inspire you at the same time, Argentina is your place. There are few better cities in the world to wander as a solo traveler than Buenos Aires. You will experience the best of Latin American and European culture all in one place. Delicious food and wine, sexy tango dancing, vibrant music, beautiful architecture, world-class art, highly caffeinated yerba mate, and vivacious people — do you need any more reasons? A short flight from there can also get you to breathtaking Patagonia and the world-class wine region of Mendoza.” ― Waliszewski South Tyrol, Italy DieterMeyrl via Getty Images “For a European solo trip, I recommend rock climbing in the Dolomites of South Tyrol. Start the day with mountains, and finish it with a smile. ―Be Pramote Polyamate via Getty Images “For younger or inexperienced solo travelers, I always like to recommend Thailand. I think of it as just the perfect training ground for solo travel. Thailand has a way of feeling quite adventurous, especially if you haven’t traveled much in Asia yet. At the same time, since it’s such an established tourist destination, you also never have to worry about travel logistics too much. There are social backpacker hostels and cozy hotels virtually everywhere in Thailand, so you can always find the atmosphere you’re looking for.” ―Bron Brzozowska via Getty Images “The South of France makes the perfect road trip for a solo traveler. Drive through lavender and sunflower fields in full bloom, kayak through turquoise blue waters in the Gorge du Verdon and chase Van Gogh in Arles, finding the real-life places he painted and lived. Go in the summer, end of June/early July, to see Provence at its best.” — Jen Ruiz, travel blogger at Jen on a Jet Plane Lisbon, Portugual Stephen Knowles Photography via Getty Images “Lisbon is one of my favorite cities, and with good reason. The people are friendly, the architecture is gorgeous, the food is phenomenal and it’s one of the most affordable destinations to visit in Europe.” ―Tausha Cowan, travel blogger at The Globe Getter La Paz, Mexico nik wheeler via Getty Images “If you’re looking to relax and get off-the-grid, look no further than to the beautiful, uninhabited beaches of La Paz. Located in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur, this city is the perfect place to jet off to pristine remote beaches and surrounding pueblos. If adventure is what you crave, be sure to visit during whale shark season when you can snorkel with these gentle giants.” — Asia Dawn Simonelli, relationship coach and travel blogger Istvan Kadar Photography via Getty Images “Budapest has long been on intrepid travelers’ bucket lists. Its stunning architecture, delicious food scene, and refreshing thermal baths make for an exceptional experience. What many don’t know is that Budapest is home to one of Europe’s best music scenes, with world-class musicians performing everything from classical to rock. It gives solo travelers more than enough to fill up their itinerary.” ― Prince Jeroen P – Iwillbehomesoon.com via Getty Images “If you like beaches, good food, and a good party, San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a great idea for a solo traveler. San Juan is vibrant with a strong local culture. There are events pretty much every day for locals and tourists alike. Whether it’s mingling with locals at the Bomba, [traditional Puerto Rican music] performances at El Patio de Bonanza on a Monday night, or wandering the cobblestone streets of Old San Juan, there’s plenty that will keep you entertained.” ―van Dop stellalevi via Getty Images “The capitol city of Kigali is one of the cleanest cities in the world. The people are hospitable, and their tourism infrastructure is reliable. The major draw to visit Rwanda is to see the endangered mountain gorillas. The permit costs around $2000, but it’s worth it to see these beautiful animals in their natural habitat.” — Nathan Fluellen, host and travel blogger at World Wide Nate Eloi_Omella via Getty Images “Barcelona, Spain, is an amazing destination when traveling solo. There are plenty of activities you can do alone, such as touring historic churches and parks designed by the famous Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí, or visiting the Picasso Museum. Get lost in the gorgeous maze of streets in the Gothic Quarter and stop for a glass of sangria and some people-watching. At night, head to see flamenco dancing before ending the day in a tiny restaurant to have some authentic paella. The city is safe, transportation is abundant, and the locals are always welcoming.” ― Christine Johnson, travel blogger at My Traveling Kids Easyturn via Getty Images “With the Expo 2020 Dubai revving up for its October start time, Dubai is the place to visit in 2020. Dubai has always been one of those places where it’s easy to make fast friends and you could meet ‘anyone,’ and going in 2020 only triples its magical effects. I’d go as early as possible to avoid the inevitable Expo 2020 price inflation, but if you can make it before May, you’re guaranteed tours, accommodations, sights and overall trip quality unique to this year.” ― Gabby Beckford, travel blogger at Packs Light Education Images via Getty Images “If you’re looking to knock a bucket list item off your solo travel list this year, save up your money for a sunrise hot air balloon ride during mass ascension at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. It won’t matter if friends don’t make the splurge — flying in the air with hundreds of other balloons at the same time is a singular experience. Bonus? The balloons come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, from Yoda to pink elephants!” — Ruiz San Pedro, Belize arturogi via Getty Images “San Pedro, Belize, is the ideal destination for beach bums. They have fresh lobsters the size of your arm for less than $20, the second-largest coral reef in the world and the impressive Great Blue Hole, best appreciated by air. You can book a tourist flight in a small propeller plane that lasts an hour. The official language is English and the chosen mode of transportation is golf cart.” — Ruiz Cinque Terre, Italy Ziga Plahutar via Getty Images “While this beautiful cluster of Italian villages is often considered a romantic escape for couples or a destination to add to your bucket list for a someday visit, I think the time to go is now. Thanks to accommodation platforms like Airbnb, you can rent a fairly affordable apartment or homestay for a week and take the time to really explore. I went on a solo trip in 2019 and had an incredible time. Cinque Terre consists of five villages connected by footpath and by train. The train is really easy to navigate and there are English-speaking tourism ambassadors at each station ready to help you if you get lost. The towns are small and easy to maneuver, and you can’t go wrong with ordering pizza or pasta at restaurants that don’t have translated menus. Summer tends to be the busiest season, but also the best time to go solo because you’ll never stand out in the crowd. Keep your clothing low-key, travel light and pack smart, and you’ll be good to go! Just don’t forget to bring enough memory cards to hold all the incredible pictures you’ll take!” — Francesca Murray, travel blogger at One Girl : One World FilippoBacci via Getty Images “If you want to be surrounded by people on your solo travels, then what better place than the Big Apple? You can blend in with the masses and pretend you are living that Manhattan life! Take a stroll through Central Park or along the High Line. Shop at Chelsea Market or on 5th Avenue. Hit up a museum and a gallery or two. But if you really want to try something different and totally unique, take the tramway to Roosevelt Island. You will get some amazing views of the city on your ride over and back. Also, be sure to stand at the tip of the island at Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park and soak in all Manhattan has to offer from the middle of the East River. It is like taking a step back in time when you are on the island and it is totally unique to anywhere else in the five boroughs.” ―Ostermann Filippo Maria Bianchi via Getty Images “Guatemala was the first country that I ever traveled to solo, and it is, in my opinion, one of the best places to have a magical solo trip in 2020. It’s hard to really describe what makes Guatemala so special, perhaps it’s the magical Lake Atitlán or the rumbling volcanos that overlook Antigua. Whatever it is, Guatemala has a way of capturing your heart, and the only hard thing about traveling there is leaving! Transportation is improving there and it is now much safer and easier to travel from town to town. You will find many other solo travelers in Guatemala, so you will never be alone for long.” ―Summers Mlenny via Getty Images “This small but fascinating island is full of wonders, from ancient Moai statues that you can easily road-trip around the island to see to the jovial locals who are more than happy to tell you the tales of their past and present cultures. Stay at an Airbnb and get to know your local host or head down to the main Moai statues at sunset, where you’re sure to meet locals and other solo travelers!” — Ramos David Soanes Photography via Getty Images “Dublin, Ireland, is a fantastic city to explore as a solo traveler. Matter of fact, it was the first city I traveled to as a solo female traveler. Dublin has an interesting and captivating history while being as cosmopolitan as any European capital city! I stayed at an Airbnb inside the city walls and was able to walk to everything easily. For those not in love with a lot of walking, or should the weather be inclement, Dublin’s transportation is first-rate, from buses to trams to trains. The city is safe and I never felt uncomfortable exploring or dining alone. Dublin’s historical attractions, such as Dublin Castle or The Book of Kells, give one a peek into Dublin’s ancient roots. The Temple District is a lively and trendy reminder that Dublin produces great beer and has great pubs to enjoy it in, serving traditional Irish cuisine. It’s a great way to meet new people and make new friends, as the Irish are some of the friendliest people on earth! Dublin is a great city for solo travel: safe, clean, walkable, great transportation and friendly, helpful people.” ― Linda Malys Yore, travel blogger atLinda On The Run Suzanne Stroeer via Getty Images “I highly recommend Bhutan. Since Bhutan mandates a fixed tourism fee per person, it doesn’t matter how many people you go with, and I’d say it’s the best place for some quiet reflection. Rich in natural beauty, plants and animals, many come here to be enlightened and achieve happiness. Most Bhutan visitors are drawn to either its culture, way of life, happiness index or religion. Seeing people lead their lives with simple contentment is enough to make you reevaluate yourself and your life. With so many lessons to learn, you’ll definitely emerge a lighter, more wholesome person from your visit to Bhutan.” ― Isabel Leong, travel blogger at Bel Around The World Jakob Helbig via Getty Images “To my surprise, Aspen has been one of my favorite solo travel destinations to date. I think solo travel can really lead to self-development and growth, so I decided to try a new outdoor activity during this trip. I took one-on-one snowboarding lessons and I had an absolute blast. It was the perfect way to get out of my comfort zone and stay active while traveling alone.” — Ciara Johnson, travel blogger at Hey Ciara “Because of Berlin’s incredible techno and nightlife scene, it’s a great destination for solo travelers — especially those interested in electronic music, DJs and nightlife. The scene in Berlin is very welcoming, and with clubs like Berghain, Sisyphos and Tresor still operating after decades of transforming the techno music scene, it’s a worthwhile destination. The nightlife scene in Berlin might not be for everyone, but for those interested in music, the clubs are great places to make new friends and easily meet new people with shared interests. Tourism in Berlin is booming, and it’s best to visit while these clubs still run regularly, as other big Berlin nightclubs are continuing to shut down due to government pressure and social changes in the city.” ― Adam Groffman, travel blogger at Travels of Adam Quotes have been lightly edited and condensed for clarity. if ( “replace” === “insertBefore” \|\| “replace” === “replace” ) { $yahooDiv.insertBefore(“.js-bottom-most-shared .card.recirc__item:eq(1)”); if ( “replace” === “replace” ) { window.__yahooFlurry.addToCleanup(“50b9b9b4-1f4f-4c41-94e8-dc7e6dd30814”, “polar-gemini-most-shared”, $(“.js-bottom-most-shared .card.recirc__item:eq(1)”)[0].outerHTML); $(“.js-bottom-most-shared .card.recirc__item:eq(1)”).remove(); $yahooDiv.insertAfter(“.js-bottom-most-shared .card.recirc__item:eq(1)”); window.__yahooFlurry.ready(“50b9b9b4-1f4f-4c41-94e8-dc7e6dd30814”); $yahooDiv.insertBefore(“.js-bottom-trending .card.recirc__item:eq(1)”); window.__yahooFlurry.addToCleanup(“2e63d6ca-115c-4d45-8b46-bdb10c4f0a97”, “polar-gemini-whats-hot-2”, $(“.js-bottom-trending .card.recirc__item:eq(1)”)[0].outerHTML); $(“.js-bottom-trending .card.recirc__item:eq(1)”).remove(); $yahooDiv.insertAfter(“.js-bottom-trending .card.recirc__item:eq(1)”); window.__yahooFlurry.ready(“2e63d6ca-115c-4d45-8b46-bdb10c4f0a97”); Previous article10 Books That Will Help You Create Better Habits Next articleThe 5 best theatres in Barcelona Why You Sometimes Twitch Awake Right Before You Fall Asleep 13 Amazing Photos You Missed This Week S.U.V. in Forbidden City Prompts Rage at China’s Rich How the Great Fannie and Freddie Dustup Could End From Bezos to Walton, Big Investors Back Fund for ‘Flyover’ Start-Ups Rikthehen arrestimet për vjedhjen e energjisë Tim Cook will take his Apple Watch secret to the grave Pendo closes $25M Series C from Meritech to scale its customer... 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__label__wiki	0.518163	0.518163	Home of The Eclectic Chair with Trish Lewis. Two or Three Hours of More Music and Less Talk. To submit a disc of music for Air on The Eclectic Chair or Review: Eclectic Chair, P.O Box 25, Bay City, MI 48707-0025 Trish Lewis Promises to Listen with Big Ears and an Open Heart. Email: radiochair@gmail.com ☮ Eclectic Chair 78 #Podcast & #Playlist week of Easter 2016 ☝Eclectic Chair 78 Podcast’s Player Button Here☝ Eclectic Chair Podcast Lives Here: http://radiochair.podbean.com/ The Eclectic Chair Podcast #78 with Trish Lewis is pulled out by Scott Wolfson and Other Heroes Life and A Day with Honor Finnegan who sees the Invisible Man And The Band Plays On Welcoming The Flood, Smiling Jack Smith & David Gwynn Free To Feel The Blues Now That The Truth Was Gone, Matthew deHeus enjoys Melissa Mexico until 27 June in both Town & Country, Goodbye Blue (Dan Rowe/Charlotte Kendrick) say Hey Kid it’s So Hard Anymore but Worth The Wait, Mark Cameron Almost rides in a Rusty Old Model T instead of Playing Rough, Bob Hausler rides in Marty Erts ’57 Ford with Family, Friends, and The Good Life, Jeff Schrems holds out Hope For Me because You Know What They Say! Jeff Yantz & The Barnhands has Occasional Heathen Blues to go with his Face for Radio, The Jason Shepherd Experience has Faith, Waydown Wailers offer Whiskey & Cornbread & Empty Promises and Snarky Puppy featuring Chris Turner escorts us into Hour Two toasting with Liquid Love and Snarky Puppy featuring David Crosby Welcomes Somebody Home to Family Dinner Volume II, Peter D Harper and Midwest Kind says to Show Your Love, Hell Yeah! Sultans of String with Anwar Khurshid Enter The Gate to Rakes of Mallow/Rouge River Valley of Subcontinental Drift, Keith Stone featuring Dr. John offers when The Prodigal Returns, Matt Steady & Darren Ellis see Steel & Rust, Jeff Schrems gives The Prayer even though You Know What They Say! Lee Harvey Osmond carries the Devil’s Load with The Folk Sinner, Jeff Chaz warns You’re Bound To Get Us Both Hung at Four In The Morning and it Sounds Like The Blues To Me and Leonard Cohen returns The Eclectic Chair back upside down on the table from Various Positions. Your Basket Is Here! ☮Thank you for listening and perusing this site.☮ This program is produced by Trish Lewis as a labor of love in the Positively Fourth Street Studio. Like The Eclectic Chair on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Eclectic-Chair/174467855949788 Twitter: http://twitter.com/ECLECTICCHAIR Email: radiochair@gmail.com Trish Lewis on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/eclectic.chair Subscribe to The Eclectic Chair on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChbs7Pdh5R9HPFeiIDUz7KA Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+TrishLewis/posts http://www.newreviewsite.com/index.php Click Above OR Make a one-time contribution through PayPal to Trish Lewis at radiochair@gmail.com OR Send a check direct to P.O. Box 25, Bay City, MI 48707-0025 No contribution is too small to make a big difference! Eclectic Chair Playlist 78 with Trish Lewis 1. Scott Wolfson and Other Heroes with Honor Finnegan “Life and A Day” Welcoming The Flood 2016 Beggars Can’t Be Choosers Music http://scottwolfson.com/ or http://www.reverbnation.com/scottwolfsonandotherheroes or https://www.facebook.com/swotherheroes or http://www.honorfinnegan.com/ 2. Scott Wolfson and Other Heroes “Invisible Man” Welcoming The Flood 2016 BC2 Music http://scottwolfson.com/ or http://www.reverbnation.com/scottwolfsonandotherheroes or https://www.facebook.com/swotherheroes 3. Scott Wolfson and Other Heroes “And The Band Plays On” Welcoming The Flood 2016 BC2 Music http://scottwolfson.com/ or http://www.reverbnation.com/scottwolfsonandotherheroes or https://www.facebook.com/swotherheroes 4. Smiling Jack Smith & David Gwynn “Free To Feel The Blues” Now That The Truth Was Gone 2010 Self http://www.smilingjacksmith.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/SmilingJackSmith/ 5. Smiling Jack Smith & David Gwynn “Now That The Truth Was Gone” Now That The Truth Was Gone 2010 Self http://www.smilingjacksmith.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/SmilingJackSmith/ 6. Matthew deHeus “Melissa Mexico” Town & Country 2016 Self https://matthewdeheus.bandcamp.com/album/town-country or https://www.facebook.com/Matthew-de-Heus-Singer-Storyteller-1046283992096737/ 7. Matthew deHeus “27 June” Town & Country 2016 Self https://matthewdeheus.bandcamp.com/album/town-country or https://www.facebook.com/Matthew-de-Heus-Singer-Storyteller-1046283992096737/ 8. Goodbye Blue “Hey Kid” Worth The Wait 2016 Dan Rowe/Charlotte Kendrick Self http://www.goodbyebluemusic.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/goodbyebluemusic or https://twitter.com/goodbyeblue1 9. Goodbye Blue “So Hard Anymore” Worth The Wait 2016 Dan Rowe/Charlotte Kendrick Self http://www.goodbyebluemusic.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/goodbyebluemusic or https://twitter.com/goodbyeblue1 10. Mark Cameron “Almost” Playing Rough 2016 COP Records http://www.markcameronmusic.net/ or https://www.facebook.com/mark.cameron.585559 11. Mark Cameron “Rusty Old Model T” Playing Rough 2016 COP Records http://www.markcameronmusic.net/ or https://www.facebook.com/mark.cameron.585559 12. Bob Hausler “’57 Ford” Family, Friends, and The Good Life 2014 BH Productions http://bobhausler.com/ or http://www.reverbnation.com/bobhausler or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bob-Hausler/217881295616 13. Jeff Schrems “Hope For Me” You Know What They Say! 2016 Self https://www.facebook.com/JeffSchremsMusic/ or https://www.reverbnation.com/jeffschrems or https://www.youtube.com/user/JeffSchremsMUSIC 14. Jeff Yantz & The Barnhands “Occasional Heathen Blues” Face for Radio 2016 Big Forehead Music Publishing LLC http://www.jeffyantzmusic.com/ or http://www.reverbnation.com/jeffyantz or http://www.facebook.com/jeff.yantz 15. The Jason Shepherd Experience “Faith” The Jason Shepherd Experience 2016 Self http://www.reverbnation.com/vmishep or https://www.facebook.com/vmishep 16. Waydown Wailers “Whiskey & Cornbread” Empty Promises 2016 Woodstock Records http://www.woodstockrecords.com/ or http://waydownwailers.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/WDWFanPage or https://www.reverbnation.com/waydownwailers Hour Two 17. Snarky Puppy featuring Chris Turner “Liquid Love” Family Dinner Volume II 2016 Ground Up/UMC http://groundupmusic.net/ or http://www.universalmusicclassics.com/ or http://snarkypuppy.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/snarkypuppy or http://iamchristurner.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/ChrisTurnerMusic/ 18. Snarky Puppy featuring David Crosby “Somebody Home” Family Dinner Volume II 2016 Ground Up/UMC http://groundupmusic.net/ or http://www.universalmusicclassics.com/ or http://snarkypuppy.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/snarkypuppy or http://www.davidcrosby.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/OfficialDavidCrosby/ 19. Harper and Midwest Kind “Show Your Love” Show Your Love 2016 Peter D. Harper http://www.harper.biz/ or https://www.facebook.com/HarperandMidwestKind or https://twitter.com/harperband 20. Harper and Midwest Kind “Hell Yeah” Show Your Love 2016 Peter D. Harper http://www.harper.biz/ or https://www.facebook.com/HarperandMidwestKind or https://twitter.com/harperband 21. Sultans of String with Anwar Khurshid “Enter The Gate” Subcontinental Drift 2016 Factor Records http://factor.ca/ or http://sultansofstring.com/ or http://www.sitarfusion.ca/ or https://www.facebook.com/sultansofstring 22. Sultans of String with Anwar Khurshid “Rakes of Mallow/Rouge River Valley” Subcontinental Drift 2016 Factor Records http://factor.ca/ or http://sultansofstring.com/ or http://www.sitarfusion.ca/ or https://www.facebook.com/sultansofstring 23. Keith Stone featuring Dr. John “Just a Closer Walk with Thee” The Prodigal Returns 2015 Self http://www.keithstonemusic.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/KeithStone3090/ or http://www.nitetripper.com/ 24. Matt Steady & Darren Ellis “Steel & Rust” Upcoming 2016 Self-Release http://mattsteady.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/MattSteadyMusic or https://www.facebook.com/darrenellismusic/ 25. Jeff Schrems “The Prayer” You Know What They Say! 2016 Self https://www.facebook.com/JeffSchremsMusic/ or https://www.reverbnation.com/jeffschrems or https://www.youtube.com/user/JeffSchremsMUSIC 26. Lee Harvey Osmond “Devil’s Load” The Folk Sinner 2013 Latent / Factor Records http://latentrecordings.com/ or https://www.factor.ca/ or http://www.leeharveyosmond.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/lhosmond or http://www.reverbnation.com/leeharveyosmond 27. Jeff Chaz “You’re Bound To Get Us Both Hung” Sounds Like The Blues To Me 2016 Select-O-Hits http://www.jeffchazblues.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/JeffChazBlues 28. Jeff Chaz “Four In The Morning” Sounds Like The Blues To Me 2016 Select-O-Hits http://www.jeffchazblues.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/JeffChazBlues 29. Leonard Cohen “Hallelujah” (Originally 1984 Various Positions) The Essential Leonard Cohen 2002 Columbia/Sony http://www.columbiarecords.com/ or http://www.leonardcohen.com/ ☮☞ The Eclectic Chair Podcast is produced and hosted each week as a labor of love by Trish Lewis in the Positively Fourth Street Studio. Thank You for Listening. 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__label__wiki	0.510769	0.510769	Programs for BETHD on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 Django Unchained (HD, TV-14, R, **) A freed slave travels across the United States with a German bounty hunter to liberate his wife from the clutches of a ruthless plantation owner in Mississippi. Jamie Foxx(Actor), Christoph Waltz(Actor), Leonardo DiCaprio(Actor), Kerry Washington(Actor), Samuel L. Jackson(Actor) Martin Boo's in the House (TV-PG) On Halloween, Martin and Gina purchase the home they have always dreamed of, but upon moving in, they immediately learn their new home is haunted. Martin Lawrence(Actor), Tisha Campbell(Actor), Thomas Mikal Ford(Actor), Carl Anthony Payne II(Actor), Tichina Arnold(Actor) The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Papa's Got a Brand New Excuse (TV-PG) When Will's estranged father unexpectedly reappears 14 years after deserting his family, Phil and Vivian are afraid he'll bring their nephew more heartache. Will Smith(Actor), James Avery(Actor), Daphne Maxwell-Reid(Actor), Alfonso Ribeiro(Actor), Karyn Parsons(Actor) The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air For Sale by Owner (TV-PG) A stranger makes a considerably large offer for the Banks estate, which causes the family to recall the good times they had while living in the mansion. Will Smith(Actor), James Avery(Actor), Daphne Maxwell-Reid(Actor), Alfonso Ribeiro(Actor), Karyn Parsons(Actor) The Parkers Crazy Love (TV-PG) After realizing his feelings for Nikki, Stanley makes a desperate attempt to convince her to choose him instead of Kenny, but she doesn't pay attention. Countess Vaughn(Actor), Monique(Actor), Dorian Wilson(Actor), Jenna Von Oy(Actor), Ken Lawson(Actor) The Parkers Not So Super, Supers (TV-PG) After the apartment residents decide to fire the nosy superintendent, Nikki and Kim decide to take advantage of the situation by nominating themselves. Countess Vaughn(Actor), Monique(Actor), Dorian Wilson(Actor), Jenna Von Oy(Actor), Ken Lawson(Actor) The Parkers Nobody's Fool (TV-PG) When Nikki quits her job at Lady Egyptian, she tries to create her own beauty line from scratch, but she unexpectedly uncovers a different career path. Countess Vaughn(Actor), Monique(Actor), Dorian Wilson(Actor), Jenna Von Oy(Actor), Ken Lawson(Actor) The Parkers A Knockout Times Two (TV-PG) It's a fierce battle when Nikki steps into the boxing ring to fight for her right to Stanley; Kim makes a new acquaintance who just might be her soulmate. Countess Vaughn(Actor), Monique(Actor), Dorian Wilson(Actor), Jenna Von Oy(Actor), Ken Lawson(Actor) Showdown of Faith Host Bishop Bira Fonseca challenges people with impossible problems to turn to the power of faith to see miracles happen in their lives. Bira Fonseca(Host) The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air The Philadelphia Story (TV-PG) When Will and the Banks family visit Philadelphia, Will is shocked to learn that has a reputation as a coward, so he decided to fight the man who bullied him. Will Smith(Actor), James Avery(Actor), Daphne Maxwell-Reid(Actor), Alfonso Ribeiro(Actor), Karyn Parsons(Actor) The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air The Client (TV-PG) Ashley becomes egotistical and self-centered when her new manager and record producer arranges for her song to be played frequently on radio stations. Will Smith(Actor), James Avery(Actor), Daphne Maxwell-Reid(Actor), Alfonso Ribeiro(Actor), Karyn Parsons(Actor) Martin The Life You Save ... Might Make You Rich (TV-PG) An African prince offers Martin a large sum of money in exchange for Gina's hand in marriage after Martin saves his life in the middle of a dinner party. Martin Lawrence(Actor), Tisha Campbell(Actor), Thomas Mikal Ford(Actor), Carl Anthony Payne II(Actor), Tichina Arnold(Actor) Martin Snow White (TV-PG) When Tommy takes the entire gang on a ski trip, Martin makes the wrong assumption about Tommy and his new girlfriend, who is a white woman. Martin Lawrence(Actor), Tisha Campbell(Actor), Thomas Mikal Ford(Actor), Carl Anthony Payne II(Actor), Tichina Arnold(Actor) Martin Come On Over to My Place (TV-PG) Cole brings his girlfriend to his mom's home, passing it off as his own, but when his mom shows up, Cole decides it is time for him to get his own apartment. Martin Lawrence(Actor), Tisha Campbell(Actor), Thomas Mikal Ford(Actor), Carl Anthony Payne II(Actor), Tichina Arnold(Actor) Martin Scrooge (TV-PG) Holiday ghosts pay Martin a much-needed visit, bringing him an abundance of holiday cheer and lifting his spirits off of the ground. Martin Lawrence(Actor), Tisha Campbell(Actor), Thomas Mikal Ford(Actor), Carl Anthony Payne II(Actor), Tichina Arnold(Actor) Martin Waiting, Debating and Ovulating (TV-PG) Martin and Gina are ready for a baby and plan a sexual rendezvous at lunch, but Martin learns he must first serve an order to appear at court for jury duty. Martin Lawrence(Actor), Tisha Campbell(Actor), Thomas Mikal Ford(Actor), Carl Anthony Payne II(Actor), Tichina Arnold(Actor) Martin Goin' Overboard, Part 1 (TV-PG) Martin and his friends go on a cruise, but Gina misses it; while on the cruise, Martin saves a woman from suicide and Pam wakes up in bed next to Cole. Martin Lawrence(Actor), Tisha Campbell(Actor), Thomas Mikal Ford(Actor), Carl Anthony Payne II(Actor), Tichina Arnold(Actor) Creed (HD, TV-14, PG-13, ) The son of Apollo Creed travels to Philadelphia, hoping to convince his late father's friend and former rival Rocky Balboa to train him to become a boxer. Michael B. Jordan(Actor), Sylvester Stallone(Actor), Tessa Thompson(Actor), Phylicia Rashad(Actor), Tony Bellew(Actor) White House Down (HD, TV-14, PG-13, +) When the White House is under siege by an armed group of rogue military invaders, a federal agent has to take action to protect his family and the president. Channing Tatum(Actor), Jamie Foxx(Actor), Maggie Gyllenhaal(Actor), Jason Clarke(Actor), Richard Jenkins(Actor) This Christmas (HD, TV-PG, PG-13, **+) Coming together for the first time in seven years to celebrate Christmas, an estranged family reconnects as they overcome the squabbles that kept them apart. Delroy Lindo(Actor), Idris Elba(Actor), Loretta Divine(Actor), Chris Brown(Actor), Columbus Short(Actor)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line377
__label__cc	0.643532	0.356468	The Wolf Among Us S2: History repeats itself - Episode 1 by episodicmelodic After years of brainstorming, I give you my take on writing the Sequel for The Wolf Among Us. There will be 5 episodes in total, I cannot reveal the release dates, as development is still taking place. SERIES RATING: MATURE 17+ If you log in before playing, you'll be able to save your progress - which means you can come back later and pick up where you left off. Review by HMacG That's all there is?? That's IT?! This thing only has, like, four screens, two music tracks (one of which is COPYRIGHTED and the other is just awful), and no actual choices to make. It took about 90 seconds to complete it, and I still feel like it was a waste of time. Argentina 2054: President Gilbert Escape Area 63 episodicmelodic Written for Quest 5.5 Added 24 Aug 2016	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line380
__label__wiki	0.855314	0.855314	PBR: An ‘anti-people’ power scheme DIE HARD III Herman Tiu Laurel 06/03/2011 PBR: An ‘anti-people’ power scheme Our latest episode on the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira) on my Destiny Cable Global News Network show entitled, “The curse of Epira,” had as guests, power consumer advocate Butch Junia and Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC) former vice chairman Wilson Fortaleza, who jointly declared the “jury in,” finding the 10-year-old power law a supreme failure for being grossly inimical to the people and the nation’s economic welfare. Fortaleza put it thus: Epira gave “First World power rates for our Third World country.” Instead of lowering electricity prices, Epira catapulted them to become Asia’s highest; it failed to add additional power production capacity to obviate shortage fears; and it “sold off” 70 percent of government’s generation assets to private companies without reducing the $18-billion National Power Corp. (Napocor) debt that privatization was supposed to pay off. These Napocor debts, now under the ambit of the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (Psalm) Corp., still stand at $18 billion today. Psalm’s recent claim that it will pay off $1.5 billion, which doesn’t meaningfully reduce the debt at all, only proves that Epira is one monumental scam! Notwithstanding this Epira curse, the Lower House is now even into amending said law to extend some of its unjust provisions. As we wrote recently, the “lifeline” rate subsidy that would have expired this June — a subsidy supposedly to help poor power users using less than 100 kWh per month but taken from paying power customers — has been intended by the chairman of the House energy committee, Rep. Dina Abad, and seconded by Ben Evardone and Rufus Rodriguez, to be extended for another 10 years. Meanwhile, the Senate energy committee wants to reclassify the lifeline rate beneficiaries to even lower the 99 kWh-threshold as its chairman, Lopez-related Sen. Serge Osmeña, said if the set-up is unchanged, “We’ll be driving out investors… It doesn’t make sense that half of all residential customers are being subsidized.” On one hand, congressmen want to milk the paying consumers to pay for their charity while senators want to lower the cut-off to charge more of the poor for the benefit of “investors.” They’re all obviously missing the point. Why subsidize the poor from paying customers’ pockets? Why not from the profits of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and private power generators that have been raking it in all this time? Early this week, newspapers reported Meralco CEO Manuel Pangilinan’s media briefing where he reported his company’s first-half results for earnings: “In terms of the financial position of the company, it is definitely ahead of last year. So, we also expect the full-year performance for this year to be ahead of 2010.” Get this: Meralco earned a whopping P12 billion in 2010 only on a 3-percent volume growth over 2009’s P6.5 billion and 2008’s P2.8 billion, almost all on the basis of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC)-approved rate increases under the PBR (Performance Based Rate) scheme of 15.8 percent and its four-year PROSPECTIVE capital expenditure base, which are over the old RoRB (Return-on-Rate-Base) of 12 percent on ACTUAL capital expenditure. As a result, Meralco has (since 2008) increased yearly profits by an average of 100 percent even as the market has not grown over 3 percent per year. The country’s electricity consumers are at a threshold if the PBR isn’t scrapped. The next 10 years will be an era of unprecedented PBR electricity price gouging on top of the past decade of predatory pricing form Epira. The windfall, nay windstorm, profit of Meralco has taken out so much cash from the people’s pockets. Awash with cash from the exploitation and abuse of the present Meralco franchise area, Pangilinan is all set to expand his company’s ground, saying, “We are looking at those adjacent to the existing franchise area of Meralco,” taking in Batangas, Quezon, Pampanga and Tarlac to sow as much price terror as what’s being done in Metro Manila and adjacent cities. All these are on top of the two other electrifying developments I have written about recently. First is the Renewable Energy Act that will start enforcing “renewable energy” FITs (fit-in tariffs) to attract “investors” into the renewable energy field, including wind, tidal, solar and mini-hydro (BUT excluding geothermal), wherein such FITs are priced at P19 per kWh or three times higher than the regular generation cost we have today. This is, of course, courtesy of local and international media as well as environmental NGOs that badgered and lobbied Congress, which we will end up paying for. Then there’s the off-grid SPUG (Small Power Utilities Group) of Napocor that is seeking to add P0.25 per kWh to our bills for its members’ missionary power service losses on top of the regular P0.045 per kWh. These additional charges are dizzying and should send us into a fit of rage now lest they smuggle all these through. But among all these power issues, the foremost danger to Filipinos today is undoubtedly the PBR, which Junia derisively calls the “Pahirap sa Bayan Rate.” This needs to be appealed to the Supreme Court soon as it is simply an ERC-approved measure that violates the spirit of several earlier high court rulings. One obstacle is the huge filing fee that would run into millions if consumers were to bring this to the courts, a judicial anomaly that has hounded public interest advocates ever since the Hilario Davide era. We are glad, however, that lawyer Homobono Adaza has agreed to take up the issue and find ways to challenge the powers-that-be despite the obstacles. We will soon be issuing a call for support from the public to help Bono win this crusade for all of us. (Tune in to Radyo OpinYon, Monday to Friday, 5 to 6 p.m., and Sulo ng Pilipino, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 6 to 7 p.m. on 1098AM; Talk News TV with HTL, Tuesday, 8 to 9 p.m., with replay at 11 p.m., on GNN, Destiny Cable Channel 8, with “Tingting Cojuangco on the ARMM Elections”; visit http://newkatipunero.blogspot.com and http://hermantiulaurel.blogspot.com for our articles plus TV and radio archives) In time, divorce will prevail FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 06/03/2011 In time, divorce will prevail Divorce will come, perhaps not within this congressional term, but it will have to come, even if a lawmaker, Rep. Rudy Fariñas, said a divorce law is impossible in this country because a constitutional amendment is needed to make divorce legal. His reason? The Constitution says marriage is inviolate. He adds that if a divorce measure is passed, he will challenge this law before the high court. Quite frankly, if he does so, he may lose the case, because admit it or not, despite that constitutional proviso of marriage being inviolate, there exists in this country a de facto divorce, both in the Catholic Church and in the State, through the expediency of annulment. It stands to reason that if marriage is inviolate, then there can be no annulment, since the effects of annulment on the children would be the same, with the marriage and the family broken up..... MORE His lookout EDITORIAL 06/03/2011 His lookout Catching everyone by surprise with news on the resignation of Jose “Ping” de Jesus, outgoing Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) chief, merely showed that the Malacañang communicators appear to be out of the presidential loop, as none of the three chiefs was able to quash negative speculations that put their principal in a bad light over De Jesus’ quitting. But it also showed that neither does Noynoy Aquino prepare his communicators about what is going on that has to be announced — unless of course De Jesus’ resignation also came as a surprise to Noynoy..... MORE Danger underfoot in Myanmar war zones FEATURE 06/03/2011 Danger underfoot in Myanmar war zones MAE SOT — The last thing Tee Pa Doh remembers before losing his foot is a bright flash. With his leg mangled and bleeding, he knew his best hope was a long journey through the jungle to the Thai border. Today he counts himself lucky to be alive. But in the conflict zone of eastern Myanmar that he calls home, littered with landmines and with danger lurking at every step, his story is nothing out of the ordinary. “My foot was blown off but I didn’t fall. I stood there, holding my injured leg,” said the 52-year-old village headman from Karen State, the scene of one of the world’s longest-running civil wars. “There was blood spurting out. Everyone was afraid to come over to me. I held my leg and hopped,” he said, recalling the day in May when a landmine turned his life upside down.... MORE Gangster sport goes mainstream in South Africa FEATURE 06/03/2011 Gangster sport goes mainstream in South Africa JOHANNESBURG — The white BMW appears to float across the asphalt as it does a 360-degree turn, its steel ballet incongruous with the acrid smell of smoking tires and the lunatic snarl of the engine. The car skids perilously close to the crowd of spectators clustered behind the wall of old tires encircling the arena. But these fans of “spinning” — an illicit urban motor sport practiced on the streets of South Africa’s townships — greet what looks like a near-death experience with wild applause. “Check out the distance! Brother, that was inch-perfect!” says an enraptured spectator after the driver, 25-year-old Sunesh Pursad, leaves the circle of pavement known as the “dance floor.”.... 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MORE Diokno and prison reforms C.R.O.S.S.R.O.A.D.S Jonathan De la Cruz 06/03/2011 Diokno and prison reforms It is good that Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director Ernesto Diokno decided to relinquish his post before the critics poured all those misguided and unfair criticisms against him and the administration. Valuing his honor more than anything his highly coveted post could possibly offer (and there are lots if we are to believe the scuttlebutt) he decided to just say goodbye even as he was reportedly on the way to breaking up the syndicates which have made the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) and its satellite units their “base of operations” and institute much needed reforms system wide. Actually, some BuCor old timers believe Diokno’s being brutally frank and, yes, being loyal to a fault, did him in. He could have very well escaped public wrath had he scalped his subordinates first which under the rules was well within bounds. He could have pointed his fingers at people. After all, as everybody knows, being BuCor chief he really had no direct day-to-day supervision over prison camps within system such as the NBP and the other units, i.e., the Iwahig, Davao, Leyte and Zamboanga colonies all of which are supervised by individual superintendents. Instead, he took his lumps, went on leave to avoid suspicion of influencing the Department of Justice (DoJ) investigation into the Leviste caper, and then, to prove he was not clinging to the job, tendered his resignation to spare President Aquino of unnecessary criticisms. With that, delicadeza in public service gained currency yet again. The resigned BuCor chief would rather suffer unjustified vilification than take advantage of his closeness and friendship with the President in order to cling on to power..... MORE URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/ Noy not talking on Globe’s 3G request letter — Malacañang By Aytch S. de la Cruz 06/03/2011 Noy not talking on Globe’s 3G request letter — Malacañang By Aytch S. de la Cruz 06/03/2011 President Aquino seems to be not communicating with his communications group on the status of the request of the Ayala group’s Globe Telecommunications written request for the assignment of costly third generation phone (3G) frequencies nor his sentiment towards it as the Palace said they remained in the dark on what Aquino did after receiving the letter. Malacañang, nevertheless, conceded to opinions that only the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has the sole jurisdiction to decide on the highly-prized third generation (3G) frequency allocations reportedly requested by business magnate Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, Globe chairman, from President Aquino. Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda agreed to the statement issued by Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile the other day who indicated that something was irregular over Ayala’s temerity to communicate such request directly to Aquino for the benefit of one of his companies, the Globe Telecoms (Globe)..... MORE Comelec chief backs purchase of PCOS machines for 2013 polls 06/03/2011 Comelec chief backs purchase of PCOS machines for 2013 polls Buying the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) units used in the country’s first-ever nationwide automated balloting last year would be a much cheaper option than scouting for and acquiring new technology and machines for the 2013 elections, Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Sixto Brillantes has told the Senate last Tuesday. 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Manalo 06/03/2011 Farmers to TRB: Stop Luisita ‘highway robbery’ The peasant group Kilusang Magubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) yesterday assailed the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) for its failure to immediately stop the illegal toll collection by President Aquino’s relatives, the Cojuancos of Tarlac, for the road linking Hacienda Luisita and the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx). “Logic dictates that the illegal toll collection must be stopped pending investigation by the TRB to prevent the Cojuangcos’ continuing abuse against motorists and farmer-residents of Hacienda Luisita,” said KMP secretary general Danilo Ramos. Ramos said that “failure to immediately stop the illegal toll collection makes the TRB an accessory to the continuing ‘highway robbery’ in Hacienda Luisita.”.... MORE Chiz bats for divorce law, if... By Angie M. Rosales 06/03/2011 Chiz bats for divorce law, if... Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero is willing to support proposed law allowing divorce in the country, it was gathered yesterday. Escudero, who was recently reported to have already separated from his wife of 10 years, Christine Elizabeth Flores, emphasized though that he will only back up any measure on divorce “if it will make it more accessible and affordable but not necessarily easier.” “As presently worded, the bills filed (at the House of Representatives) only seek to make it easier,” he told reporters during the weekly Kapihan sa Senado news forum. “A marriage is a social contract both from the eyes and laws of God as well as from the eyes and laws of man. It’s two kinds of contracts that’s why who ever enters into it and would seek its nullification, would have to seek remedy from the government or the courts and the Church as well..... 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MORE DepEd asked: Protect studes from blacklisted Taiwan’s products 06/03/2011 DepEd asked: Protect studes from blacklisted Taiwan’s products With schools set to reopen next Monday, a toxic watchdog exhorted the Department of Education (DepEd) to initiate proactive measures that will protect students from health-damaging foods and drinks, especially blacklisted products from Taiwan. “Now that we know which products from Taiwan are tainted with DEHP, we call upon our education officials to welcome the new academic year with an enthusiastic campaign on food safety,” said Roy Alvarez, President, EcoWaste Coalition. The food safety awareness and action campaign, according to Alvarez, should be rolled out in collaboration with school administrators, teachers, non-teaching personnel, students, parents, and food service providers, concessionaires and vendors..... MORE Webb’s passport genuine, says De Lima By Benjamin B. Pulta 06/03/2011 ON VIZCONDE MASSACRE CASE Webb’s passport genuine, says De Lima Hubert Webb’s passport which he used to go to the United States before the Vizconde massacre occurred is genuine, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said yesterday. Speaking to newsmen, De Lima said an expert from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Central Bank found the passport to be authentic. “We are beginning our countdown before the prescription period for the crime lapses. We have a new witness although we cannot divulge the details yet. What is worth noting is that experts had proven that Hubert Webb’s passport was not fake,” she said..... MORE PBR: An ‘anti-people’ power scheme DIE HARD III He... In time, divorce will prevail FRONTLINE Ninez Cach... Danger underfoot in Myanmar war zones FEATURE 06/... Gangster sport goes mainstream in South Africa FEA... Fujimori, Humala tied ahead of Peru run-off vote f... Diokno and prison reforms C.R.O.S.S.R.O.A.D.S Jona... 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__label__wiki	0.89002	0.89002	Chennai - After May & June its July's turn to be cooler & wetter Chennaiites are finding this month unusual — and they are not complaining. Not only has the monthly average temperature fallen , the days are getting good rains. The weatherman attributes this ‘monsoon flavour’ to low pressure formations and some other favourable meteorological systems. “The presence of an upper air cyclonic circulation over the west-central Bay with a southern tilt, a north-south trough over Chennai and a weak upper air system have the potential to bring scattered rainfall” said YEA Raj, deputy directorgeneral, Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai. The trough has been present for many days during this month, resulting in light showers. For the common man, it just means he has to take out the umbrella or get drenched, happily. “This evening was almost like a monsoon day with intermittent drizzle. This is a pleasant surprise in the city which sees an extended summer till as late as October. Many residents said the weather was similar to that experienced in winter due to murky sky and intermittent showers through the day. Evening showers in the past few days have left some of the low-level areas, particularly in suburbs, water-logged. Chennai gets an average of 98 mm rain in July, this July Nungambakkam has registered 155 mm of rainfall. Unlike Coimbatore and Kanyakumari, which are in the windward side of the southwest monsoon, most areas do not benefit from good precipitation. Y. E. A. Raj, Deputy Director-General of Meteorology, Regional Meteorological Centre, said it was unusual for the city to be wet and receive such rainfall during July. Chennai normally receives more rainfall in August and September. While July 2008 and 2009 were comparatively drier, receiving 29 mm and 37 mm, the city has recorded good rains in July in the past. Posted by Pradeep at Saturday, July 31, 2010 Labels: Chennai, News, Rainfall Karnataka - Copious rainfall ensures steady flow into major reservoirs Copious rainfall in the catchment areas of the Cauvery and the Kabini have ensured a steady inflow into the major reservoirs in the Cauvery command area since the last 24 hours. This has brought relief to the authorities, who were concerned about the slackening of the south-west monsoon as a result of which the water-level in the major dams—Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS), Kabini and Harangi Krishnaraja Sagar dam (KRS) Heavy rain in neighbouring district of Kodagu has augmented the inflow into the KRS. Officials in the Cauvery Command Area Development Authority (CADA) told The Hindu that the inflow into the reservoir was 14,874 cusecs on Thursday morning and it increased to nearly 17,000 cusecs by evening. The outflow from the reservoir was 3,500 cusecs. The water-level in the KRS was 91.30 ft as against the full reservoir level (FRL) of 124.80 ft. The live storage in the reservoir was 8.34 tmcft. The Kapila is rising owing to heavy rain in Wayanad district of Kerala which is the catchment area. As a result of incessant rain in the last 24 hours, the inflow into the Kabini dam at Beechanahalli in H.D. Kote increased significantly. The water-level in the reservoir is 2281.5 ft as against the FRL of 2,284 ft. The inflow into the reservoir was 22,271 cusecs at 6 a.m. but increased to 24.750 cusecs by evening. Harangi reservoir near Kushalnagar was let out into the river on Wednesday, as the water-level reached 2,854.70 ft as against the full reservoir level of 2,859 ft. The inflow increased to 16,646 cusecs. While 9,000 cusecs was released into the river on Wednesday night, this was reduced to 4,769 cusecs on Thursday morning. The average rainfall for Kodagu district has crossed the 1,000-mm mark this year. According to statistics received on Thursday, the district recorded 1,132.33 mm of rainfall. The figure during the corresponding period last year was 1,754.65 mm. Bhagamandala received 98.40 mm of rainfall between 8 a.m. on Wednesday and 8 a.m. on Thursday. Shantalli in Somwarpet taluk continued to receive the highest rainfall of 156.20 mm during the same period, while Sampaje recorded 93.40 mm, Madikeri 92.40 mm, Srimangala 87 mm, Hudikeri 77.50 mm and Kodlipet 53.20 mm rainfall. Water was released into the Tungabhadra Left Bank Canal (TLBC) on Wednesday to facilitate sowing of kharif crops in the command areas of Koppal and Raichur districts. Water will be supplied to the canal till mid-November.Water was also released into the Tungabhadra Right Bank High-Level Canal (RBHLC) and the Right Bank Low-Level Canal (RBLLC) to facilitate sowing of kharif crops in the command areas of Bellary district and parts of Andhra Pradesh. Water will be supplied to the canal till November-end. This year, the release of water has begun even before the storage at the reservoir has not yet reached to its Full Reservoir Level (1,633 ft.). On Wednesday, July 28, the inflow was at 56.242 cusecs, the water level was 1,613.73 ft. with storage of 43.305 tmcft. of water.During the corresponding period last year, the level of the reservoir touched the Full Reservoir Level with storage of 104.340 tmcft. Almatti dam The water levels of various reservoirs built on River Krishna are slowly rising with more rains reported in the catchment area. Almatti dam in Karnataka is almost up to brim and is releasing more than one lakh cusecs of water to downstream Narayanpur dam in the same state. Narayanpur also started releasing water into Jurala in AP as the discharge from Almatti stepped up on Thursday. At Jurala, water level reached 1,043 feet against 1,045-feet full reservoir level. Irrigation officials opened 24 gates at Jurala to let 25,000 cusecs water downstream. Srisailam reservoir Increased inflows from Krishna and Tungabadhra saw a sudden surge of water into Srisailam reservoir where the water level touched 835 feet against 885-feet full reservoir level (FRL). This will help the authorities generate more power to ease the ongoing shortage. Sriram Sagar reservoir In the Godavari basin, the Sriram Sagar reservoir continues to receive copious inflows from upstream. The water level reached 1,075 feet against 1,091-feet full reservoir level. Singur, Nizamsagar, Yeluru reservoirs also received substantial inflows in the last three days with widespread rains in the catchment area. Posted by Pradeep at Friday, July 30, 2010 Labels: Karnataka, Reservoirs Jamnagar gets 466 mm & Mandvi 449 mm as Rain batters Gujarat A record-breaking 466 mm of rainfall was recorded in Jamnagar city in the past 24 hours. Rains continued to lash the city and district all through Monday night and early on Tuesday morning, causing major parts of the city to be inundated. According to reports from Jamnagar district control room, the city recorded the maximum rainfall with 466 mm up till Tuesday morning. This apart, Khambhaliya recorded 208 mm rainfall, Jodiya 212 mm, Lalpur 164 mm, Kalyanpur, 155 mm and Bhanvad 85 mm rainfall. Mandvi, too, got its highest 24-hour rainfall of 449 mm. Caught in an endless spiral of incessant rainfall, many localities of Jamnagar in Gujarat remained submerged after waters from the city's Lakota lake overflowed in the wake of heavy rains earlier in the day. Local residents were left struggling for survival after water flooded their homes and inundated roads while bringing normal life in the city to a virtual standstill. Hundreds of people and vehicles remained stranded due to roads either being cut-off by the floodwaters or closed as a precautionary measure."The Lakota pond, which is located in the heart of Jamnagar, has overflowed because of the rains. We have diverted the overflowing waters to the regional river, due to which the inflow has been significantly reduced. The outflow of water is also being controlled by regulating the gateways," said P. Swarup, Commissioner of Jamnagar. Posted by Pradeep at Tuesday, July 27, 2010 Labels: Heavy Rainfall, News In 12 hours, Kodinar gets 355.6mm rainfall 22 July 2010 - Times of India Heavy to very heavy rains have been reported from all across Saurashtra, with Kodinar and Talala receiving maximum rainfall in the past 24 hours till Wednesday evening. While more heavy showers have been predicted in the next 72 hours. According to the state meteorological department, Kodinar witnessed a cloud burst type of situation in which 355.6 mm of rainfall was reported. Similarly, Talala also experienced heavy rains at 254 mm of rainfall by Wednesday evening, bureau reports said. "Flash floods were reported in Kodinar and Talala, where people living in low-lying areas were evacuated to safer places on a war-footing. Total rainfall of the season in Kodinar has now gone up to 680 mm. Areas like Viratnagar, government quarters and Ravi Complex in Kodinar were deluged with most of the shops remaining shut and people indoors. In Talala, Hiran river experienced a flash flood which swamped Tirupati Nagar area. A house in Tirupati Nagar was struck by lightning. However, no casualty was reported," said a district administrative official from Junagadh. However, no untoward report was received from any place in Junagadh. Other talukas to receive major rainfall were Una, Visavadar and Sutrapada apart from Junagadh city. Schools and colleges in both Kodinar and Talala remained closed due to heavy rains. Following flash flood in Hiran river in Talala, water was flowing seven feet high on the bridge linking Sangodragir area, turning it into a virtual island disconnected from administrative help. Reports said, in Kodinar, two gates of Shingoda dam were opened after it started overflowing, while in Talala, 15 feet of water intake was reported in Kamleshwer dam. Posted by Pradeep at Thursday, July 22, 2010 Widespread Rainfall across Tamilnadu in last 2 days July 10, 2010 - The Hindu Several parts of Ramanathapuram districts received heavy rain on Friday, bringing cheer to the people. The rain, which began at around 10.30 a.m., continued till around 12 noon. The town received good rainfall for the first time since May. Rainwater logged the streets such as Vandikkara Street, Vevekanandar Street, Salai Street, Kenikarai, Agraharam Road and other low lying areas of the town. The sky was overcast all through the day in Ramanathapuram. Other areas including Paramakudi, a few places around Thiruvadanai received moderate to heavy rain. The rain had brought down the temperature to a great extent, which was abnormally high during the last few days. It was expected that the present climate would continue to prevail for a few more days. Many parts of Sivaganga districts including Karaikudi and Sivaganga also received heavy downpour on Friday. The people of Karaikudi enjoyed the heavy rain that lashed at the early hours. Many streets were flooded due to the heavy rainfall. Rains for nearly two hours lashed Salem city and its suburbs on Thursday night inundating all low-lying areas. An unidentified body was found in a drainage channel on Friday morning at Seelanaickenpatti here. Rain water mixed with sewage entered the houses at many low-lying areas in the city forcing the residents to undergo a sleepless night on Thursday. As Corporation was undertaking desilting works in the channel at Narayanana Nagar, the entire water overflowed on to the streets causing great hardship to the residents who insisted that the works should be completed before the onset of rainy season. Sankagiri registered the maximum rainfall of 66 mm followed by Salem city - 55.5 mm, Yercaud - 55, Mettur - 54.8, Edapadi - 44 and Omalur - 19.8. Heavy rain lashed many parts of the Krishangiri districts on Thursday night. Due to this, water level in many water bodies in the districts have improved moderately. Flood water entered residential colonies in low-lying areas near KRP Dam in Krishnagiri. Villagers of Chinnamuthur, Sundekuppam and Periyamuthur said that even a brief spell of rain, flood water logged in the area for two-three days. This is because of the absence of proper storm water drain facilities and encroachments on the canals, villagers said. The water level of the KRP Dam on Thursday was 48 ft against its full height of 52 ft. Depression brought rain in the district whole night on Thursday, from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. Water levels rose in many water bodies in Denkanikottai, Thali area. The maximum rainfall registered in Thali is 107 mm. Rainfall in other areas in mm: Nedungal - 96.4, Shoolagiri - 86.4, Denkankottai - 86, KRP Dam - 75, Krishnagiri - 37.5, Anchetti - 25, Uthangarai - 33, Hosur - 14.4 and Royakottai - 14. Due to heavy downpour in Dharmapuri, many roads such as Four Roads junction, Tirupattur Road, Mohamed Ali Road and Pennagaram Road were flooded. In many places, rain water was flowing on the road along with sewage. Rainfall registered in mm: Palacode - 114, Dharmapuri - 105, Marandaalli - 92.6, Thumbal Alli Dam - 57, Pennagaram - 44, Pambar - 40, Nagavathi - 33 and Chinnar Dam - 27. Erode district witnessed moderate to heavy showers on Thursday night. Bhavani Sagar registered a maximum rainfall of 64 mm followed by Perundurai (30 mm). A few other parts in the district including Erode town, Bhavani, Gobichettipalayam and Sathyamangalam also received moderate showers on Thursday night. Posted by Pradeep John at Sunday, July 11, 2010 Labels: News, Rainfall, Tamil Nadu The Coimbatore district is situated in North Western part of the TamilNadu, the district covering an area of 4889 sq.km falls between 10°13'4" North to 11° 24'5" North latitude and 76° 39' 25" East to 77° 18' 26" East longitude. The temperature ranges between 18.32°C in the month of January and 36.42°C in the month of April. The area is bonded by Western Gates on West, Nilgiri hills in North West and Anaimalai and Palani hill in south. The district gradient of slope gradually decreases towards west to east, the district drain Bhavani, Noyal, Pallar, Amaravathi rivers. The study deals the rainfall characteristics of the Coimbatore District, which includes the spatial distribution and variability through different seasons, precipitation ratio and frequency occurrences. The study is based on 49 years of the monthly rainfall data for 33 rain gauge stations. During the winter season the region heavily experiences low rainfall and it is driest among the all season which is maximum recorded at adjacent area of the region which Coonoor 86.82 mm in the month of February and lowest recorded at Coimbatore town which is 4.1mm in the month of February. The amount of rainfall decreases north west to north east and central part of region such as Annur, Sulur, Sultanpet, Krishnapurm and Podanur. Its rainfall average 20mm, this season contributes 2.07% to mean annual rainfall. The variability rainfall is higher in this season while comparatively to other season, because low rainfall areas experiences greater fluctuation of variability. The lowest variability recorded adjacent area of region which is Coonoor 77.29% maximum at Palladam 232.2% and lowest variability recorded north western part which is Anaiktti 115.34% and southern part such as Upper Niradam (Chinnakallar), Solaiyar Nagar, Valaparai, Anaimalai experiences the low variability and central part eastern part gradually increase variability of rainfall, this fluctuations indicates the region experiences heavy low rainfall. This is hot weather season the mount of rainfall gradually increases and however, the amount of rainfall occurrence in this season is largely due to convection effect, this season contributes 14.97% of mean annual rainfall this season average rainfall is 186.01mm and almost 80% area receives more than 186 mm accept north western and southern part of district. The highest amount of rainfall is recorded at the Upper Niradam (Chinnakallar) 224.14mm in the month of May and seasonal average is 370.7 mm and where the lowest rainfall is recorded in Krishnapuram 5.3mm and its seasonal average 69.8 mm. The variability during this hot weather season maximum recorded at P.N. Palayam (86.36%), Attaikatti (79.93%), Negamam (78.34%), Sulur (77.86%), and Krishnapuram (76.07%) Coimbatore town (67.35%) Podanur (63.36%), Peelamedu (56.6%), and variability generally decreases from north to south and lowest variability experience adajecent area at Tthirumrthy Nagar 44.32%, and Solaiyar Nagar (49.07%), Sultanpet (52.03%), Vettaikarnpudur (54.93%), Mettupalayam (56.6%), and Pollchi (58.06%),.The variability of region highest experience in north and eastern part of region. This season will be low because west of influences by the pre monsoon winds. South West Monsoon Season Huge amount of rainfall variation noticed in this season, half of northern part of district receives low rain and half of southern part receives heaviest rainfall during season. The average rainfall of this season 573.20 mm and it is 46.13 % of mean annual rainfall. The highest seasonal rainfall recorded in Upper Niradam (Chinnakallar) (3655.5mm), and 1202.1 mm in the month of July, 996.25mm in June, 924.22 mm in August. Soliyar Nagar 2846.1mm, Anaimalais 2702.8mm, Valparai 2098.1mm, Topslip 772.4mm, lowest seasonal rainfall recorded in Krishnapurm 60.5mm, and 7.4 mm rainfall recorded in the month of August Sulur 113.9, Sultanpet 136.4 mm rainfall but southern parts of Districts receives more than 80% rainfall during this season. Most of south and west of Pollchi and Palaghat gap experiences highest rainfall, because of influence by leeward of Western Ghats. Upper Niradam, Soliyar Nagar, Anaimalais and Topslip are wettest places of district. The south west monsoon rainfall variability experiences very less variability, comparatively to the other season, that is the 28.02% lowest at Topslip, Anaimalai, Valparai, Solaiyar Nagar and west of Pollachi and south of Chitrachavdi experiences very less variability due to heavy rainfall during this season. Where as very high variability experiences at adjacent area of region Poolankinar 89.99%, Sultanpet, Sulur, Krishnapurm, Podanur, and P.N.Palayam. North East monsoon season The North east monsoon season is important rainy season in the district, total rainfall in this season is low comparatively to the south west monsoon, but the eastern, north western, andcentral Upland region such as Annur, Sulur, Sultanpet, Negamam, Krishnapuram, Podanur Coimbatore town, and Peelamedu experiences maximum quantum of rainfall. This season contributes 36.82% of mean annual rainfall and average rainfall this season is 457.49 mm rainfall. The rainfall is gradually increase east to north west and south western part of the district, the highest rainfall recorded in adjacent area at Sundakapalayam 1713.3 mm, Upper Niradam 599.3, Anaikatty 589.64mm, Attakati 570.2, and where as lowest rainfall is recorded in Vettaikarnpdur 258.2mm, Annur 260.6mm and Krishnapuram 271.4mm, and Sultanpet 284.4mm, 80% of area receives well rain in this season, and most of agricultural activity takes places for showing crops. The north east monsoon rainfall variability experiences higher than the south west monsoon due to lesser rain, the maximum variability recorded at adjacent area of such as Sundakaplayam 453.74% and lowest at Kethi 24.37% and north of Pollachi indicated higher variability and Anaimalai, Topslip, and Sultanpet experiences low rainfall variability. However rest of area experiences uniformity of variability. Variability of Rainfall “Variability defined as the deviation from mean” or “ratio of the standard deviation to the mean rainfall” and in other words variability of co-efficient of variation. Annual rainfall variability of region stretches between 19.69% to 387.91% at adjacent area of the region which is Coonoor and Sundakapalyam respectively, and 21.16% at Topslip and highest variability recorded in the central part of region that is Padanur (52.28%) and P.N.Palayam (51.81%) at northern part of region. Sultanpet experiences very low variability in eastern part district and in south western part Topslip and Vettaikarnpudur experiences low variability and Anaikatti, Coonoor experiences low variability in north western part of the region where as rest of district experiences homogenous variability in the region. Coimbatore district bounded by Western Ghats,in the west and north of Nilagiri hills, in the south Anaimalai and Palani hills, and this district stretches in rain shadow region of Western Ghats. Normal rainfall of region during 1959-2008 is 1242.49 mm and this district receives above normal rainfall of Tamil Nadu state. The maximum rainfall recorded at Upper Niradam (Chinnakallar) 1202.01mm in the month of July,and lowest of region recorded at Coimbatore town 4.1 mm in the month of February. The Coimabtore districts experiences driest in the month of January. The analysis of region heavy rainfall experiences towards the south and south western part and north western part in summer, south west monsoon and north east monsoon season, and huge amount of deficit in the east, north east and gradually in south east part and central part of district. The south west monsoon contributes the highest percentage of rainfall, which is 46.13% (573 mm), north east monsoon 36.82% (458 mm),summer 14.97% (186 mm) and winter season contribute lowest of which is 2.07 % (26 mm). Source: Ishappa Muniyappa Rathod, Aruchamy.S, epartment of Geography, School of Geosciences,Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli. Photo:-My Collections Labels: Rainfall, Rainfall Data, Stats, Tamil Nadu Ambala receives around 600 mm rainfall in three days Ambala, around 45 km from Chandigarh, has received around 600 mm rainfall in the last three days. Ambala Rainfall 5th July – 174 mm Major roads and rail tracks are flooded. Rivulets like Tangri near Ambala and Markanada were flowing above the danger mark. Few cracks have also appeared in the SYL canal in Kurukshetra where the water has crossed the danger mark and has entered many villages. "More enquiry counter to be opened at Ambala , the officer should show more maturity, " said Manish Tiwari , CPRO , Northern Railways. Passengers in the Ambala Railway station are stranded as confusion still prevails as a result of the floods. "I have just arrived from Hissar, the train will start only by late evening. They may also cancel some trains, but what we expect is that at least they keep updating us about the trains services", said a stranded passenger. There was three to four feet of water at many places in Ambala, disrupting power supply and paralyzing normal life. Now the situation is under control,’ Ambala Deputy Commissioner S.P. Srow said. Ambala, which is also a major army and air force base, remained under one to two feet of water. ‘No one from the administration is helping us. We don’t even have drinking water. All our household things have been damaged by water,’ said Savitri Devi, a resident of Ambala. Posted by Pradeep John at Thursday, July 08, 2010 Rainfall characteristics of Nilgris in Tamilnadu South West Monsoon Greater part of the total annual rainfall (88 cm out of 170 cm) is brought by the south-west monsoon which blows from June to September and the heaviest falls occur in the stations of the which are furthest west and thus are the first to receive this monsoon. As it travels eastwards the current rapidly deposits the moisture with which it is laden and every succeeding station to the east gets less and less rain from it. Thus at Devala which is just at the top of the Western Ghats and receives the full force of the monsoon straight from the sea and the total annual rainfall is nearly 411 cm against the district average of 170 cm and of which rainfall during the south-west monsoon is 336 cm against the district average for that period of 88 cm. Gudalur is much sheltered from the south-west by the spurs on the northern boundary of the Ouchterlony Valley and there the annual rainfall drops to 229 cm of which nearly 177 cm are received during the south-west monsoon. But at Naduvattam which is above these spurs and on the very crest of the plateau and so just at the spot where the monsoon receives a sudden check in its progress the total rainfall rises again to nearly 258 cm of which 201 cm come with the south-west monsoon. As the monsoon travels eastwards across the plateau it gives less and less rain. The fall during its course at Paikara (only four miles east of Naduvattam as the crow flies) drops to 131 cm, at Ooty (eight miles again east) to 57 cm and at Coonoor which is sheltered by the big spurs of the Dodabetta range to only 40 cm. This Dodabetta range checks the current and causes it to deposit the greater part of the moisture which it has left and all north east the recording stations to the east of it (Coonoor, Wellington, Kothagiri and Kodanad) receive less rain from it than they do from the north-east monsoon which blows in the directly opposite direction from October to December. North East Monsoon During the NE monsoon the above conditions are all reversed and the stations on the east of the district fare better than those on the west for the same reason as before namely that this monsoon reaches them first before it has deposited much of its moisture. At Coonoor which stands at the head of a ravine the mouth of which faces east and so collects the damp winds like a funnel the fall between October and December is as high as 78 cm. Wellington, which lies further within the plateau and is somewhat sheltered by the hills to the east of it receives only 54 cm. Kothagiri and Kodanad which are on the eastern crest of the plateau get 71 and 62 cm respectively and Kilkundah, where the rain driving up the Bhavani valley is checked receives 57 cm. But at Ooty which lies right under the protecting mass of Dodabetta, the fall during this monsoon is only 37 cm at Naduvattam, farther west only 32 cm and at Gudalur, down under the lee of the plateau only 27 cm. Between January and March its the driest season of the year Coonoor, the other stations on the east of the district and Kilkundah all receive some benefit from the last showers of this north-east monsoon; but nowhere else is the fall in these three months as much as 5 cm. In April and May showers appear impartially all over the country and every station gets from 18-26 cm. This unequal distribution of the rainfall, as is pointed out elsewhere in this book is of the greatest importance from an agricultural point of view plants and trees which will do well on the moisture west side refusing to flourish on the drier eastern slopes and also provides the resident in the district with a wide choice of climates. Its greatest extremes do not appear in the official statistics, for there are no recording stations in either the wettest or the driest parts of the district. Probably the annual rainfall on parts of the Kundahs is as much as 508 cm and that on the south eastern slopes above the Coimbatore district as little as 102 cm. The average annual fall in the district as a whole is raised by the heavy rain in its western stations and is thus larger than in any other collectorate except the two on the west Coast proper Malabar and South Canara. In Ooty itself the total rainfall is only 123 cm which is less than that of Chennai 125 cm and very little more than the figures for the littoral districts (Chengelpet 115 cm, South Arcot 111 cm and Tanjore 114 cm) . Yet Ooty is popularly classed as a rainy spot. The chief reason for this is the fact that nearly two-fifths of its total fall is received during the three months (May — July) during which it is full of visitors and that this arrives in lighter showers than anywhere else in the district and is spread on an average of over 38 of the 92 days in those three months. A visitor who finds that more or less rain has fallen on 40 per cent of the days he has spent in the station and classes the place as damp locality. Source: W. Francis, Asian Educational Services Posted by Pradeep John at Friday, July 02, 2010 Labels: Rainfall, Rainfall Data, Southern India, Stats, Tamil Nadu Chennai: One of the coolest June in decades July 01, 2010 - Times Of India If you enjoyed the weather more this June, you had good reason to feel as if spring was in the air. It was the third coolest June in 42 years with the mercury dipping below the average for 14 days in the month, said Met officials. “This June, the average fell from 37 to 35.2 degrees Celsius. In 1991, it was 34.3 degrees and 34.9 degrees in 1996,” said YEA Raj, deputy director general, regional meteorological centre. Since 2005, the monthly average has been higher. With the onset of the southwest monsoon, local thunder storm activity brought in a good amount of rainfall to the city. Met officials said the arrival of cyclone Laila and the rainfall in the wake of its withdrawal was the beginning of a good run on the weather front. The city enjoyed nine days of rainfall of varying degrees this June. Although nowhere near the record 698 mm seen in 1996, Nungambakkam registered 137 mm and Meenambakkam 130. The city’s normal is around 40 mm for June, added Raj. In 1991, the city received 264 mm in June. The thunderstorm activity was not restricted to the city alone, with all but three districts receiving excess rainfall. Against the normal of 42.1 mm, the state received 78.5 mm, an 87% excess. “The last month has been exceedingly good for the state. The trend is likely to continue in July as well, and we can expect more rains and cooler days,” added Raj.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line385
__label__cc	0.665946	0.334054	LinkedIn bans prostitution and escort services All, Company News, LinkedIn, Social Media Over 200 million people across the globe use LinkedIn to make career connections, but it would appear as though members of at least one profession are not welcome. Many were surprised Monday to learn that Linkedin had updated its user agreement terms, explicitly disallowing the promotion of prostitution with the following clause: i. Even if it is legal where you are located, [do not] create profiles or provide content that promotes escort services or prostitution. It wasn’t the ban itself that caused a ruckus, so much as the question “are there actually prostitutes on LinkedIn?” Apparently, yes. Many. A quick search for the term “escort” returns thousands of legitimate results (mixed in with profiles that simply contain the verb “escort.”) Prostitution, legal or not, has never been allowed on LinkedIn, Hani Durzy, LinkedIn’s director of corporate communications, told NBC News. Describing the salacious attention brought by the staid social network’s terms revision as “a baffling non-story,” Durzy emphasized that nothing at LinkedIn has changed. “We took the opportunity to make it clear that local laws are not relevant to what we will or won’t allow.” Exactly how LinkedIn identifies and deals with users who violate LinkedIn’s terms of service — and whether the terms update would be followed by an active purge — we are eager to see. Have People Singing Your Company’s Tune The scope of any viable advertising or marketing plan includes a number of tactics. These… Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom with 16MP camera leaked Leaked pictures of what is claimed to be the Galaxy S4 Zoom are doing the… Google to buy startup satellite maker Skybox Imaging for $500 million Google said Tuesday it will buy startup satellite maker Skybox Imaging for $500 million, a… Google Developer Day Ghana Google reveals Play Music All Access subscription service during I/O conference	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line391
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__label__cc	0.647405	0.352595	Adam bought us a bottle of wine to share! Btw, I'm not smoking, that's a bread stick from the wine tasting :p Jill visited from Winnipeg and here's what happened. If the quality of the weekend is correlated with how little of that you spend at home, I had a pretty awesome weekend. You can blame Jill for me not blogging sooner. Saturday (Continued) Jill at SFO Jill's flight was late, but fortunately I had Air Canada's number on my cell and called when I got back into the Bay Area, so then I didn't waste an hour and like $1 / 12 min. at the airport. XINH - A Vietnamese Restaurant for some non-Vietnamese, but good food Managed to assemble a decently sized welcoming dinner for Jill in Mountain View - me, Jill, Adam, Mike, Brian, Natalia, and Amy. Mike really liked the calamari. It was like semi-fusion, modern food. Not really Viet. It was good. We also had hot sake Saint Steven's Irish Pub... with a dance floor and a stripper pole Janna and Sean joined us for a drink after "I have a small penis" -- Sean Ditched Michele #3 Going to a lounge in SF after surfing and Jill flying in from Winnipeg with early morning plans the next day was not something we were up for. O Canada... With 4 Canadians (me, Jill, Adam, and Janna), we proudly sang O Canada in a phony Irish pub. Drove down to Monterey Bay with Jill, Adam, and Mike to check out the aquarium, except that there were an obscene number of people there and there wasn't a single parking spot in the city, so we left. July 4th long weekend wasn't the best time to go. Rockin' out to the all 80's weekend! John Tesh provided great driving music :p Obviously he was in no state to join us. Woo! Carmel... We checked out Carmel, the city that Clint Eastwood apparently was the mayor of some time ago. Nice little city. The grass was really soft at his ranch (not sure if it was his old ranch or even if it was his). That is a big cookie We ate lunch at the Forge in Carmel. The ceiling of the area we were seated was all wine crates. The food was good and Mike had us order calamari again. We got a cookie for dessert. It was AWESOME. It said that it fed 2-4 people. Iron pan, cookie/brownie bottom with ice cream, whipping cream, and powdered surgar on top. Yum! Aquarium take 2 Returning to Monterey, I parked in downtown, far from the aquarium and took the free shuttle to the aquarium. The line-up had the whole metal fence thing like an amusement park. The line was quite long, but we only had to wait like 15 min. or something to get inside. Wheeling and dealing Jill found a coupon for $5 off the regular admission. I noticed the student price for $2 off. Jill is not a student and Mike didn't have a student ID. I eventually got us the $7 off, so each ticket was like $15 :) Sea creatures freak me out Giant tuna bigger than me. Scary looking jelly fish. Sharks. Penguins. Sea otters. Stop looking at the accident! The only reason we had trafic going back was b/c people were stopping to look at the accident on the other side of the road. Stupid people. Drive already. He ditched us for a "bbq", we ditched him for our own thing. Superman (1978), pizza, and booze Guy's night in my place. Mike kept singing the Superman song, and I conveniently had the first Superman at my place. Picked up Brian on the way home. 25 wines. There was singing. 'Nuff said. Can you say Napa Valley? I got Adam on my rental as an additional driver and he and Janna drove. We picked up Mark on the way in Oakland. Jon didn't show up. He didn't call. Ok, seriously, when you're lost and don't know where to go, just follow the other cars. Works every time. Trust me on this one, the car in front of us is going exactly where we are going. What do you mean you don't think that the 80 year old couple is going to the club? Detour! Pretty big accident on the road on the way there. Adam attempted to not have the car fully stop throughout the whole thing and did quite remarkably. We eventually took a detour, only getting semi-lost. Fortunately, we were able to follow select cars to get us there. 6 wines at the first winery. I was a little concerned about them not washing the grapes. The fact that they stopped pesticide use 5 years ago and ferment the wines for 6-8 years was also very comforting. Mmmm... dust, pesticides, and bugs. This was the only place we went to with sparkling wine (it's not called champagne unless it's from Champagne). I did not like their red wines - tasted too much like oak. 8 more wines! They had bread sticks. I had like 3 packages :). Adam and Jill bought a bottle each. Adam is looking forward to having the wine on a hot date (with me). Magic tricks! Mike the magician began doing magic tricks for us (in the other car) with his lovely assistant, Brian while driving between wineries. 10, count 'em, 10 wines! I think the lady liked Adam. She saw that we had 5 people sharing (Mark, Janna, and Sean were holding out), so she was pouring us more than the usual 2 ounces. Plus, she gave us 3 extra samples (reserves that were accidently opened). Jill bought another bottle and Adam got 2. New terminology I learnt many new terms: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Zinfandel, Sauvignon Blanc, sherry Never had so much wine in my life and suitable that in one day, I had one for each of the years of my existence. #25 was had at the restaurant in Napa, where we actually bought a bottle of Chardonnay. "Umm.. I don't think she's old enough to buy you a drink" -- Adam This is Adam's telling of the story. Do not believe his lies. We are waiting for the fireworks in the Napa Country Club. I am lying on the grass looking up in the sky, rather buzzed after 25 wines: I get hit by a volleyball Me: Whoever hit me with that volleyball owes me a drink Adam: Umm... I don't think she's old enough to buy you a drink I suddenly become very interested and pop up to see who she is --later-- Adam: This guy wants to know how old you guys are Them: 15, 16 Me: Age of consent in Canada is 14 One of the girls was pretty cute and she obviously plays for her school team or club - nice form, good ball control. Mark is built of lies Singing! O Canada! Oh, say can you see... Kumbaya my lord... If you're going, to San-Fran-cisco... People just aren't very festive and didn't join in on our singing. It was just me and Adam all the way. Tuesday (Independence Day) Caltrain! Mark crashed at my place and we met Adam on the Caltrain to San Francisco. SF Zoo Lions and tigers eating large, white rabbits. Yum. Penguins eating fish bigger than their heads. River otters hunting down goldfish with insane efficiency Jon, you need a cell phone (Part 4) Jon lost his phone after like only 2 weeks. The guy who found his phone was asking for a $40 ransom. The guy called Mark to tell him to tell Jon that he was at a picnic, so that's why he couldn't answer him. Then he called me (just going down the list of missed calls), and the conversation went something like this: "Hi Jon's phone captor. You mother fckin' bstard, Jon is a f*ckin' monster and is going to tear you to shreds when he gets his hands on you!" Note: these are not my exact words. He didn't wake up in time to join our SF festivities Finally saw the Golden Gate Bridge! Mark was happy to walk across and back for his 4th time in 2 months. Went to a restaurant somewhere on the pier and after 50 phone calls, found Michele and Jenny at Pier 39 in Fisherman's Wharf. Synchronized fireworks The fireworks show was pretty cool. They were lighting them from two places in SF, but the show was identical and synchronized, though we could only see like one and a half of it. Hearts, happy faces, cubes, and a cool one where it was just exploding all over the place repeatedly I am seriously disgusted with the lack of singing after the fireworks! Just don't roll the bus over Crazy amounts of people leaving. Not sure how we got onto a bus that was going right to the Caltrain, but we did and lucky uus b/c it was a long walk and there were insane numbers of people on the street. Managed to catch the 11:00 express train back, which saved us 15 min. Mark, thanks for being our tour guide! Lunch is on me! I guess I eventually had to go back to work Jill came to Google for both lunch and dinner.... shh... don't tell anyone The ball pit has been sorted After dinner, Mark, Jill, and I played a game of pool and then chilled in the ball pit. Mark jokes that I should put all the red balls in one corner, green in another, and blues in another. I start doing it. Mark and Jill give me funny stares and then Mark is like "Shit, that looks like fun!" We proceed to do this for like 15 min. and we get a quite good sorting of the balls :). Too bad we didn't have a camera on us. I'm going to try and take a picture tomorrow morning. Labels: bay area, pictures omg gaj lost his phone once and the lady who found it demanded ransom (way more than 40 bucks though)!! yo that's extortion and is agains the law... That's right! It was you who told me the story of someone who lost their cell phone and was being extorted for money! I was like, I have totally heard this story before and there were cops involved and stuff. But I couldn't remember for the life of me who it happened to and who told me the story! See how much fun people have when Jill is around? Everyone should have a Jill experience. I also wanted to say thanks to everyone I hung out with this week. I always tell people Vince is the nicest guy I know, but then I met all you guys and now I know many "nicest guys".	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line400
__label__cc	0.683504	0.316496	UEFA Euro 2020 Teams, Venue, Start Date, Schedule, Fixtures \| How to Watch UEFA Euro 2020 Qualifiers Live Stream, Telecast Worldwide on TV Online Free Euro 2020 Schedule, Time Table, Fixtures in IST (Indian Standard Time) The biggest European football festival is just a few days away. The tournament will crown the best footballing country in Europe. Euro 2020 qualifiers are done and we have our 24 teams which have made it to the main draw. The 2020 Euro is scheduled between 12 June and 12th July 2020. This edition of the Euro Cup will be different from the rest. We will witness the tournament being held in 12 different host countries across Europe instead of just one host country. This will surely eliminate the home advantage to some extent. Moreover, VAR will be used for the first time in the UEFA Euro Championship. Tournament UEFA Euro 2020 Host Countries 12 Venues 12 Dates 12th June – 12th July 2020 Watch Live Click Here Brief Information of Euro 2020 Fixtures, Schedule, Time Table Euro 2020 Fixtures, Schedule, Time Table in Your Time Zone Download the 2020 Euro Championship Schedule, Fixtures, Time Table PDF Before sharing the complete schedule for Euro 2020 championships, let’s go through brief info about the Euro Fixtures. The tournament is scheduled for one month from 12th June to 12th July 2020. In these 30 days, the tournament will have various stages which include the group stage, quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals. So let’s check how the matches are arranged. Match Day 1 – 12 to 16 June 2020 Match Day 2- 17 to 20 June 2020 Round of 16 – 27 to 30 June 2020 Quarter Finals – 3-4 July 2020 Semi-Finals – 7-8 July 2020 Finals – 12 July 2020 The UEFA will declare the fixtures and everyone will know who faces whom. But the real trouble is to know the exact kick-off time according to your time zone. So if you face a similar problem, we have a perfect solution. We will be sharing the full fixtures list in your desired time zone. Just click on the time zone which belongs to you and the complete schedule will be displayed. ACT EST IST JST CST CET ET PST A few years ago, before I was a blogger, even I was a normal football fan who would search on google Euro Fixtures in IST. But none of the websites provided with the required information. So, today we have decided that the issue we faced a few years ago must be solved. So we will be sharing the complete Euro 2020 Time Table in IST. So bookmark the blog for further updates. Nowadays everyone has their WhatsApp groups based on a specific interest. We have seen many people have groups to discuss football. So for all those people, here is the PDF file which you can share in the group. Filed Under: Schedule How to Book Euro 2020 Tickets Online (Match by Match) Euro 2020 Schedule, Time Table, Fixtures in ACT (Australian Central Time) Euro 2020 Schedule, Time Table, Fixtures in CET (Central European Time) UEFA Euro 2020: Full Match Schedule, Fixtures, Time Table PDF Download	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line402
__label__wiki	0.793371	0.793371	'I Have the key' They found the house Saleh's father had likened to heaven. It was now occupied by a Jewish family, who, Saleh said, refused to let them inside. Upon their return to Balata, Saleh's father gathered his children around him. "You remember the house? It's our house," he said, holding up a rusty object Saleh had never seen before. "I have the key." Read more. Arab Killer Slouches To Paris Ariel Sharon, prolific, prodigious killer of Arabs, receives a cordial reception from morally deficient western leaders. For some of Sharon's latest handiwork, see pictures of the latest Palestinian kids he's maimed and slaughtered just this week. Light Unto Nations Spreads Its Sunshine Closure at Abu Holi in Gaza. Portrait of Courage Yousuf Hasses before he was shot through the head by the vicious Israeli Colonisation Enforcing Army. Notice the lack of body armor. Imprisoned in Their Own Land By Brutal Jewish Supremacists Closure in Abu Holi in Gaza. Abu Holi closure. This mother and children are a bit luckier than Laila El-Haddad who wrote in an op-ed in the Washington Post that her sixteen month old son almost fainted from hours of waiting in an unairconditioned bus at the Rafah checkpoint. Mourning Yousuf, Young Freedom Fighter Shot Through Head These women are mourning the death of Yousuf Hasses of Zbouba, near Jenin. Yousuf had the courage to throw rocks at the criminal Israeli military machine. Song of Infamy This raging Gaza colonist sings for colonisation; he sings for apartheid; he sings for ethnic cleansing; he sings for Jewish supremacy; he sings for extrajudicial assasinations; he sings for shooting kids through the head; he sings for uprooting olive trees; he sings for razing zoos; he sings for racism; he sings for house demolitions; he sings for separation roads; he sings for hogging water; he sings for greed; he sings for inhumanity; he sings his song of relentless, unabashed evil. 'The Sorrow and the Pity' Yousuf Hasses, another Palestinian kid shot through the head for courageously throwing stones against vicious colonizing usurpers who think that they have a God given right to other people's lands. 'What Price Israel?' Nadia Abu Khalil Siam of Rafah, four years old, was shot in the head in her own home by an Israeli soldier while her mother was holding her trying to comfort her during the shelling of Rafah. Photo courtesy of Erika at http://rafahnotes.blogspot.com The 'Most Dangerous' Kind . . . Non-Violent Resistors "We try to use new methods of resistance and try to carry the message to regular Israelis to show them that we don't hate them. I am a Palestinian who does not hate human beings, only oppression and occupation." Abd Allah Abu Rahma, Popular Committee Against the Wall founder who was arrested in the middle of the night on July 15 and declared "too dangerous" to be released. He's "too dangerous" for non-violently protesting the annexation of sixty percent of Bil'in's land for Jewish colonization (illegal according to international law). Read more from Laila El-Haddad, the marvelous reporter for Al-Jazeera, who recently had an op-ed story published in the Washington Post. An excerpt: "So while disengagement will bring some relief for Gazans it is by no means the end of the Israeli occupation. In June, my son and I spent 10 hours at Rafah Crossing--Gaza's only route to the outside world--waiting for Israeli approval to return home from Egypt. We waited, crammed with 80 others like sardines in a tin, in a bus without air conditioning in the scorching June heat, as the air thinned and my son nearly fainted." Lesson from Zionism: 'Shoot to Kill' Those of us living in Western Europe are safe now knowing that the British police have received training in Israel. My half-Arabic, half-Filipino teenage son is usually quite calm so no danger that he'll display any nervousness riding public transportation while carrying a backpack. Fidgeting just might get him killed by a nervous policeman. Who knows? Brown eyed boys living in Britain may be victims of a "break-the-bones" policy, the favorite of Yitzak Rabin during the first intifadeh. If that's too antiquated, there is always the penchant the apartheid state has for shooting kids through the head and heart. Will the British be soon to emulate this particularly garish policy of the "light unto the nations."? Here's what Massoud Shadjareh, of the Islamic Human Rights Commission says: "When British police officers receive training from forces of an apartheid state which uses assasination as an official policy, killings such as this (Menezes's) can only be expected as a natural consequence." Read more about the training of British police in Israel in Al-Jazeera. Go Annie, Go! Here is a link to a gushing story about a Jasper family, and below is the courageous and indomitable Annie Annab's response to their fantasy (not like a Disneyland fantasy because Jewish fantasies turn in to nightmares for Palestinians). The Japsper dad is a shill for what's called Aliyah, which is some manufactured notion that all Jews have a right to kick the indigenous people off the land because the Jewish God is a real estate agent and he promised the land to the Jews. The American daddy Japser works in an Israeli PR firm selling Jews on the idea of emigrating from the US. None of these colonizing Jews seem to have a conscience when it comes to the indigenous Palestinians whom they're so blithely displacing. I ban Zionists from my blog (which means I don't get too many comments) because I don't grant them a forum for their obfuscations. There are NOT two narratives. There is one narrative. The Zionists shoot kids through the head and heart; the Zionists destroyed four hundred plus villages in 1948 and then committed cultural genocide by coming up with names for the five thousand year old names; the Zionists have destroyed culture; they dynamited the Kahlil Sahknini cultural center in Ramallah (just one paltry example of their destruction of Palestinian history and culture); the Zionists kill leaders, writers, popular people; the Zionists with the backing of the US and the western powers have waged a slow genocide against the indigenous Palestinians. So don't even think about obfuscating, misleading, prevaricating, or dissembling on my blog. This venue is closed. RE: "A needed U.S. presence" Editorialmailto:Editorialletters@baltsun.com It is a tad ironic to read your editorial "A needed U.S. presence" alongside the great letter by Lisa Snyder complaining about American Jews immigrating to Israel with their children in order to live in an illegal settlement on the far side of the green line.Snyder's letter was in response to the very long article published in the Sun on July 17 concerning the Jasper family of Baltimore who recently left America (where they still have full and equal rights) to take advantage of Israel's Jews-only immigration policies and Israel's many other Jews-only privileges and perks : Meanwhile the Palestinians, the native non-Jewish population of the Holy land, have no real rights anywhere. Palestinian children suffer and starve in crowded refugee camps while American Jews get handsome bribes and subsidizes to help create a Jews-only state. And we the American people are footing this monstrous bill and making this blatant injustice and insult to the Palestinians possible.Ultimately what our "friend" racist Israel really needs is much less U.S. weaponry, money, sympathy and support. Sincerely,Anne Selden Annab letters 7-22-5 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-ed.le.22jujul22,1,437102.story?coll=bal-oped-headlines # posted by umkahlil @ 2:31 AM 0 comments Why Kill Nino? Nino was one of the most popular residents of a refugee camp in Nablus. Israel killing him shows that they control everything and everyone . . . a sad, but illluminating story from Electronic Intifada. Underlying Tensions Published at http://www.palestinereport.org on July 20, 2005. by Ghazi Hamad On July 14, Palestinian security forces opened fire at a group Hamas members on their way back from firing mortars at the southern Israeli town of Sderot.The mortars had been launched, according to Hamas, in reaction toIsraeli incursions into the West Bank on July 13 and 14 that had lefttwo dead - one a Palestinian Authority police man in Tulkarm and one an Islamic Jihad leader in Nablus - seriously wounded a second policeman and saw the arrests of a dozen members of Islamic Jihad and Hamas. TheIsraeli incursions came after a suicide bombing in Netanya, claimed byIslamic Jihad, killed five Israelis.The PA acted after one the mortar attacks on July 14 - one claimed bythe Fateh-affiliated Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, however, and not Hamas -killed an Israeli woman. Five Hamas members were wounded in theconfrontation, and Hamas immediately made clear it would not refrainfrom responding. Later that night, Hamas members attacked the headquarters of the national security services in Gaza City, and on July15, a gunfight between PA forces and Hamas members in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City, resulted in the killing of two teenage bystanders and injuries to dozens on either side. Hamas rebuffed the PAforces and set fire to an armored personnel car.To muddy matters further, the Israeli army revived its assassination policy and killed seven Hamas fighters, in addition to bombing numerouslocations in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on July 16 threatened a full-scale invasion of the Strip and amassed troops on theborders of the Strip. On July 19, after several further skirmishes and injuries, leaders ofHamas and PA officials announced they had reached an agreement, after days-long Egyptian mediation, to end hostilities, but early on July 20 clashes continued, even if they were quickly quelled. Relations between Hamas and the PA have not been this fraught in years. No one expected the tension between Hamas and the PA to reach such acritical point so quickly. In the past few years, mutual conflict has been limited to recriminatory statements. It is not completely surprising though either. Hamas has accused Fateh,the dominant party in the PA, of delaying PLC elections purposefully until it has a better popular standing. For its part, the PA has consistently warned Hamas and others against taking the law into their own hands and endangering the five-month-old truce President Mahmoud Abbas agreed with Sharon in February and subsequently with the factions in Cairo in March. Analysts and observers have been cautioning against confrontation, but it seems the "red line" that everyone warned about was crossed.Throughout the tensions, both the PA and Hamas repeatedly stressed that neither party was interested in civil war. Hamas released a statement saying that "what happened in Gaza is not a war on the PA, nor is it an attempt to put it out of power". On behalf of the PA, Prime MinisterAhmad Qrei' said, "We are not in competition with anyone. ... But if we don't increase our efforts to empower the PA then there is no place for it and the alternative is the Israeli occupation". Writer Hani Habib argues there is an unacceptable contradictory point ofview in the PA. "The Authority has lost many opportunities in the past days and weeks to restore authority to its police and security forces by not acting against militia attacks, robberies, and the general state of lawlessness. [Now that they acted] people are leaning toward the idea that the PA does not serve to fight corruption, but rather to confront the resistance. Hamas took advantage of this perception on a large scale."However, political analyst Ashraf Al Ajrami sees the matter differently. He believes the ball is in Hamas' court: "The latest troubles are not based on resisting the occupation nor are they confined to the shooting of rockets at Israeli targets. Rather, it is truly a conflict over authority and the control of the Palestinian streets".Whatever their viewpoints, common to all analyses is the notion that the friction arises from the current binary authority that was effectively established with the degradation of the PA's reputation and influence and the growth of power and popularity that Hamas has enjoyed in the past years. In his July 16 speech, Abbas was quick to emphasize the PA's commitment to the truce and preventing the shooting of mortars and not to allow violations by either Palestinian factions or Israel. Leaders in the PA accused Hamas of "looking to start a riot," and the interior ministry confirmed in an official statement that, "We will not stand before these destructive and irrational methods with our hands tied". The PA promised to fight with all possible legal means to "protect national security". Hamas, for its part, accused Interior Minister Nasser Yousef of issuing orders to shoot at anyone who tries to fire rockets into Israel. The group demanded in a July 17 statement the resignation of Yousef, because"he is going to bring trouble to the PA and the Palestinian people". It is the long term issues of elections and authority that need to besettled, however. It is apparent that all the simmering conflicts between Hamas and the PA have been restrained during the "period of calm". But while Hamas and the PA have both announced their commitment to preserving the calm, it seems Hamas has a different understanding of how this should be maintained. As they declared in one statement, "the agreement to a truce that was given in Cairo was not given to protectIsraeli blood but instead to protect Palestinian blood. And the day thatPalestinian blood thins there will be no protection for Zionist blood.This period of calm is not a sign of weakness or cowardliness".This leaves the PA with a massive headache over how to prevent the factions from responding to Israeli aggression. And as a result it leaves people wary."People here are afraid that the riots are going to continue every now and then. This time it passed with a small number of victims but who can guarantee that matters don't become worse in the future. This is a prospect that scares the Palestinian citizen and confuses him greatly since he has no answer to the many questions he is already faced with,"observes Ajrami. - Published 20/7/05(c) Palestine Report 250 Palestinians Killed Before Any Suicide Bombings http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/letters/la-le-monday18.7jul18,0,6804529.story?coll=la-news-comment-letters Palestinian deaths In the July 13 story on the suicide bombing in Israel, which killed three Israelis, you include information about Israeli deaths going back to 2001. Nowhere is there mention that Palestinians have also been killed during this period - in far greater numbers. In fact, in the current intifada about 250 Palestinians were killed before a single suicide bombing occurred in Israel. Most recently, since the truce was declared on Feb. 25, approximately 40 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces, and 400 were injured. Although it is important to report on Israeli deaths, your readers need to learn the whole story - not one half of it. Ragheb al-Masri, Fallen Angel, 14 From one of the few courageous journalists covering Palestine, Laila El-Haddad's blog, Raising Yousuf. When will it end? I spent much of today talking to Palestinians trying to cross the Netzarim checkpoint today. It is basically a 6m deep trench dug deep into Gaza's coastal road, which has in recent days been ripped apart by nocturnal armoured bulldozers that come out from behind the lone sniper in he distance, and dissappear before dawn when their work is done.The checkpoint, along with one further south at Abo Holi, has divided Gaza into three isolated segments for over five days now: Rafah and Khan Yunis in the south; dair al-Balah, Maghazi, and Nseirat refugee camps in the central Gaza Strip; and Gaza city, Beit Hanun, and Jabaliya in the north.It was a painful site, as I heard testimony after testimony of the hardship endured in what would otherwise be a daily routine. Commerical trucks, donkey carts, fruit vendors, taxis, all attempting to make it down the trench and across to the other side. Young women heading to college carrying textbooks, walking over 3 km around the checkpoint; Women with infants; Elderly Palestinians trudging across on canes through mounds of sand; And most heartbreaking of a all, a man who was suffering from Parkinson's, and had come back from al-Shifa hospital with a bag full of medicine and a medical transfer to Egypt, though he would be unable to travel there because further south, Abo Holi checkpoint was completey sealed off to commuters.I heard accounts of "close-calls", of bullets just missing commuters heads, fired in "warning" by the lone sniper overlooking the checkpoint, and when it was over, I headed home, relieved that none of those bullets had been fatal, satisfied with a job well-done, and wrote the story out.I made it home in time to meet with a colleague from the BBC (and former boss of mine at Aljazeera) who was here on assigment for a radio program. "I just heard a 14-year-old boy was shot at Abo Holi, but the IDF hasn't yet confirmed it," she said.I checked my sources. I called the hospitals, the families in Dair al-Balah, and sure enough, 14-year old Raghed al-Masri was brutally killed, as he was waiting with his family in a taxi at Abo Holi.But the world's media was too busy covering a press conference Abbas was holding, and a meeting between Hamas and Egyptian delegates on the "ceasefire." I immediately called an Israeil Army spokesperson for an explanation. THey dodged my phone calls, and finally, late in the night, they called me back, only to tell me the matter was "under investigation"."All we know is that Palestinian cars attempted cross the checkpoint by force, so the soldiers fired warning shots into the air, not at the cars, and we have not received word of any injuries-there wasn't even an ambulance there."Suddenly, all I could think about was Tom Hurndall. And Rachel. Iman al-Hams. Norran Deeb. And her mother's tears. and her father's silent anguish. And the lies. the terrible lies.The doctor who examined Ragheb's body said the bullet hit him in the back and came out through his chest, tearing his fragile heart apart. There is no chance this bullet was fired into "open air".Now I think to myself as I head to bed, having just submited a news story on the tragic incident, after rewriting my initial story that merely talked about the closure's impact (how could I know the impact would be so deadly?), I feel a sense of emptiness inside.I compiled the facts and snapped he photos and wrote them out, nicely arranged, on a page, on a site, that soon, will be forgotten. Along with Ragheb. Along with all the innocent angels that have fallen. And I think to myself, when will it end? 'Don't Fence Me In!' The "light unto the nations" spreads its sunshine. Horror Again in Gaza Courtesy of Erika at Rafah Notes: Mohammed just sent this update: After a few months of cautious hope, blood, fire, and fear has become the norm again in Gaza. Back to counting the dead, counting the injured, phoning the medics to try to learn the names of the casualties. For the Palestinian civilians, it is back to sleepless nights trying to judge how close the shooting and bombing is, or trying to sleep at closed Israeli checkpoints.Where did it start this time? Should we go back to the suicide bombing this week in Netanya? The Israeli Army has been routinely arresting members of militant factions and staging incursions into areas under Palestinian control despite the supposed cease-fire. The young militant who carried out the Netanya bombing said he was "responding" to the Israeli crimes in the West Bank. Of course, IOF activity only increased after the Netanya attack on the 12th, while in Gaza, the militant factions increased their Qassam launches in—yes, that word again—"response." Thursday night, an Israeli woman, Dana Glakowitz, 22 who lived in a town near the Gaza border, was killed by a Qassam strike as she sat on the porch of her home. The Palestinian Interior Minister declared a state of emergency and ordered the PA police to stop the militants from firing on Israeli settlements and towns hear the border. The IOF immediately closed the checkpoints, dividing Gaza into three sealed sections and shortly after midnight launched four rocket strikes on Gaza within an hour. Three were in northern Gaza, one on a cemetery in Khan Younis that the Israeli military claims is being used as a launch site by the militants. In Gaza City the headquarters of an Islamic charity was destroyed—the IOF claimed it was "pro-Hamas."There were heavy clashes all night between PA police and masked militants, with cars carrying Hamas members attacked and, in retaliation, militant attacks on police stations and police cars. Tragically, in the Zeytoun neighborhood of Gaza City, two bystanders, a teenager and a child, were killed during a firefight between militants and the PA police.With the dawn, the police-militant conflict largely ceased, but civilians were burning tires in an effort to blind the Israeli unmanned surveillance drones. In mid-afternoon, the Israeli helicopters resumed extrajudicial assassinations by rocket attacks an hour apart on two cars carrying Hamas members—one near Nablus, and one in Gaza City. In the Gaza City airstrike around 4pm, four Hamas members were killed, their white Volkswagen reduced to barely-recognizable rubble, and six pedestrians were also injured. Eyewitnesses said body parts and shredded flesh of the four passengers were scattered over a wide area. Witnesses report Israeli troops and tanks are massing at the sealed borders. Lieutenant Harvey Tharp: 'Keep Them From Getting Fresh Mortar Bait' Former Navy Lieutenant Harvey Tharp of Iraq Veterans Against the War spoke publicly for the first time on July 4 during a lunchtime break of the National Education Association's Representative Assembly. His talk was sponsored by the NEA's Peace and Justice Caucus. Tharp was honorably discharged from the Navy in March 2005. Six months after the invasion of Iraq, Tharp, along with five others was, in Tharp's words, raided from the Navy Staff Corps. Tharp was called upon because he had studied Arabic five years earlier. Although Colin Powell had spent five million dollars on a study for how to operate in post war Iraq the study was nixed and the neo-conservatives wouldn't send experienced Arabic speakers or diplomats to Iraq. Tharp says that when he showed up in Baghdad his co-workers said, "Wow, we have people to send out." Tharp, armed with 180,000 dollars in reconstruction for a population of one million was sent to Kirkuk. When asked how he could communicate with Baghdad, he was told to sign up for a hotmail account. As for security he was armed with an AK-47 and provided a security briefing. Having no body armor, Tharp sent off to bulletproofme.com to acquire his own. When he asked who his CO was, he was told, "We're working on it." Kirkuk wasn't as important as the Oil Ministry, which had the South African Army and Halliburton to provide security as well as an unlimited budget. The Navy was unable to rob Tharp of his humanity. Working with Iraqis he was impressed by their manners and decency. When he heard about Abu Ghraib, he thought to himself that he was glad that he was no longer in Iraq because he didn't think that he could face the Iraqis who worked for him. "This was not Animal House," he said about Abu Ghraib. He quoted the British Major General who said that Americans treated Iraqis as if they were untermenschen and remarked, "American society doesn't care about lives of people overseas." The lies perpetuated by the Bush administration are mere "window dressing for the ultimate reasons we're in Iraq." Reasons cited by Tharp include oil, protecting allies, and control of the world. Tharp, faced with another tour in Iraq, which would require him to direct combat, felt certain that "having met those people changed my perspective [and I knew that] I could not voluntarily nor involuntarily kill them." Luckily for Tharp, the Navy had a surplus of lieutenants and he was able to resign; unfortunately this is not the case for enlisted personnel. "I am going to do everything I can to end this war as soon as possible," Tharp says. "The one thing that we can do is to keep them from getting fresh mortar bait." His mission now is to caution children that to join the Army or Marine Corps right now is a "bad idea." For teachers, it is important to understand that the "weak point of the military machine" is in the recruiting. Harvey Tharp is the first person in the US Military whom I have encountered who acknowledges the humanity of the Iraqis and who has not been brainwashed regarding the reasons we are there. Muheeb Ahmad Assi, 15, Killed by Genocidal Zionists Muheeb Ahmad Assi, 15, was among those struck by a bullet. He was pronounced dead at the scene. According to another reporter at the scene, Laila El-Haddad, “Palestinians were not allowed near the teen until over an hour had passed, by which point Assi had bled to death.” The youth was the son of the village’s leader of the Popular Committee Against the Wall (PCAW). International Solidarity: Labor for Palestine This announcement is posted at http://al-awda.org INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY: LABOR FOR PALESTINE Labor for Palestine ConferenceSaturday, July 239:00 AM to 4:30 PM (doors open at 8:30)University of Illinois-ChicagoStudent Center East (Formerly Chicago Circle Center)750 S. Halsted Street, 6th FloorFree, Open to the Public, Lunch Provided (Donations Are Appreciated) JOIN US FOR OUR FIRST NATIONAL CONVENTION IN CHICAGO!Just before the AFL-CIO convenes in Chicago, its delegates will havea rare opportunity to learn about Palestinian and Middle Eastern labor rights and unionizing efforts, as well as American unionists' efforts to support them. This conference will also examine the history of the relationship of the AFL-CIO to Israel as well as theextensive investments of AFL-CIO pension funds into Israel Bonds. One of our featured speakers will be Atef Saad, Director of theMedia and Information Department for the Palestine General Federationof Trade Unions. Other speakers include participants in American labor delegations to the West Bank, as well as unionists whom AFL-CIO unions have tried to silence when they have taken public stands indefense of Palestinian rights. The conference will also debut a new film by Alternate Focus on the contradictory relationship betweenU.S. labor and Israel. Labor For Palestine is a growing nationwide network that aims tochange the AFL-CIO's policy toward Israel; disinvest union pension funds from Israel Bonds; organize labor delegations to OccupiedPalestine; and increase education and awareness on fundamental laborand human rights. We invite labor activists, trade unionists and union locals to endorse and participate in this critical conference. For additionalinformation on the conference such as registration, directions,background information and other items please visit the conference website at http://www.laborforpalestine.org, send an email toinfo@..., or call 312-491-9092. Co-Sponsored by (list in formation): New York City Labor Against theWar, Palestine Solidarity Group-Chicago; Not In My Name; Al-Awda, ThePalestine Right to Return Coalition, Students for Social Justice, UICS tudents for Justice in Palestine, DePaul Students for Justice in Palestine. Fernando Suarez del Solar: 'What Happened to You Teachers?' Fernando Suarez del Solar spoke to a roomful of teachers on July 5 at the National Education Association's annual Representative Assembly. Fernando, whose son Jesus died when he stepped on a cluster bomb challenged us when he questioned, "What happened to you teachers?" Fernando belongs to Military Families Speak Out, and has founded a counter-recruitment organization, Proyecto Guerrero Azteca. Jesus' story is one that high school children must hear. Fernando owned a business in Tijuana when Jesus decided in 2001 that he wanted to join the US Marines in order to combat narcotics traffickers. Fernando, who is a Mexican citizen, as was his son, sold his business in Tijuana so that his son could follow his dream. When Jesus finished boot camp in 2001, he told his father that he didn't want any member of his family to join the Marines. Recruiters didn't tell him that he would have to pay for his uniforms, that he would have to pay for his life insurance, and that the lauded education benefit also came with a price, one hundred dollars monthly. In fact the military couldn't be bothered with paying for all of Jesus' funeral. The most difficult news for Jesus was that one must be a US citizen in order to join the Federal Agents in pursuit of drug dealers. Jesus told Fernando that he intended to serve his four years and leave. In February 2003 Jesus found himself in Iraq. He told his father not to worry about him, that he wanted to help the children. Fernando's son did not return from Iraq. Jesus, who was not a trained scout, was ordered to perform as a scout on March 27. On March 26, the US forces had unloaded 20,000 cluster bombs in "homes, hospitals, and schools," according to Fernando. When Jesus was working as a scout, he did not receive any information that there were cluster bombs in the area. Fernando was informed by the military that Jesus died in combat by a shot through the head. Later he found out that this was a lie; that his son died in a "friendly fire" incident when he stepped on a cluster bomb. "My life changed," Fernando told us in halting English. In December 2003 he visited the place where Jesus died. He also visited children in hospitals and talked movingly about the beautiful babies who died within three days because there was no medicine to treat their diarrhea. Fernando made a promise to help these children and in December 2004 along with other parents who lost soldiers in the war delivered 600,000 dollars worth of medicine. Fernando is on a mission to keep the military recruiters out of high schools. To that end he has spoken in 155 high schools in sixty-five cities. He admonished the teachers in his audience to "help for [his] grandson's generation. [The] best way to combat terrorism is the book. Stop the next war, " he challenges us. "Stop Criminal Recruiting." Kids who think that they are going to get money for school via the military must be apprised of other options and certainly not depend on a military that is merely an extension of a corrupt government. The place for kids is the university, not a military base, says Fernando. Fernando concluded his presentation by reminding teachers that it is "our work [to teach] justice, tolerance, and peace for other people." Zionist Goons Harass Al-Khalil Natives by Eve Sabbagh PERCHED ON a south Hebron hill, at first glance Mufaqara seems like a small quiet village sheltered from the troubles of its more famous neighboring city. But the settlers in the region have transformed the shepherds’ tranquil agricultural life into a hellish struggle against politics.Woken up by the rooster’s song long before the sun rises, Mahmood Hamandi swallows a modest breakfast, home-made thick bread and olive oil, and gathers his 120-sheep flock. Today seems like a normal day in the small village of Mufaqara, south of Hebron. Women are already rushing around, shaking the milk collected the night before to prepare the local cheese. And the Israeli army has already sent a bulldozer to lay a mound of gravel on the main road connecting the Palestinian villages of the area. Later on, Palestinians will come with spades to clear out the area before the Israeli army blocks it again in this cat-and-mouse game.Hamandi speedily herds his livestock over the next two hills, in a zone close to the illegal settlers’ outpost of Havat Ma’on, a cluster of trailers hidden in a wooded area. The land adjacent to the outpost has the greenest grass in the whole dried-out region. The terrain belongs to Hamandi and he even possesses the legal deed for it, but he barely walks over there with his herd as it has become very dangerous over the past few years. Today, taking advantage of the very early hour, he is hoping to finish grazing his flock before the settlers wake up. Moving bordersSince the Havat Ma’on outpost was erected in 1998, daily life in what used to be an unknown and quiet fellahin village of the West Bank has become increasingly nightmarish. Villagers have the feeling that the settlers’ security forces, as well as the Israeli army, are trying to “clear out” the area of Palestinian villages. Settler and army jeeps regularly drive back and forth in the area to intimidate the shepherds and make them move further from the settlement’s limits. These limits have been constantly changing as is emphasized by Mary Yoder from the Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT), an American organisation that defends villagers’ rights. “Settlers come at night to plant trees and move the barriers a few meters down to expand their land. The settlements in the area are assumed to have thus recorded a growth of land of 25 acres each year.” With a sense of irony, Yoder remarks that it is actually lucky when the settlers’ security forces arrive because when settlers come on their own they are usually more violent. Hafez Hreini, who lives in Al Twani, the biggest village in the area, recalls what has today become a normal scene in the life of the villagers. “My old mother left one morning to graze the flock on one of our pieces of land. The land is two hills further from here and we cannot see it from the village.” He added, “Suddenly people ran to me and said my mother was in danger. I rushed to the area and saw five young settlers beating up my mother and stealing the sheep. When they saw me they started shooting in my direction, but my blood was boiling and I didn’t realize the danger. I kept running towards them and my determination scared them away. When I reached my mother she was lying on the ground, holding her stomach where they had thrashed her, and she was bleeding [in the back of] the head.” Settlers resort to poisonMahmood Hamandi thanks God that nobody in his family has been victim of the settlers’ violence. However, his family, as well as the whole village -- of which Mahmood is the Mukhtar -- have been greatly affected by the settlers’ activities. In late March, goats and sheep began to mysteriously die. The shepherds found out that blue seeds had been spread out in the fields where they usually walk their herd. The seeds were sent to Birzeit University to be analysed, where they were revealed to be fluoroacetamide-poisoned cereals. This incident was the subject of a joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/United Nations Environment Programme report that stated that this poison is only produced in Israel and is illegal in many other countries because of its acute toxicity to both man and animals. In Israel it can only be obtained with a special permit and for specific uses. However, according to both villagers and organizations based in the area, the shepherds’ complaints have not yet been followed up by the police.Half of Mahmood’s flock died the next month in another incidence of poisoning, a loss that is estimated at NIS120,000, a devastating cost in this impoverished community. In the village, most residents inhabit old caves or unsanitary tents as all cement houses in the area have been subjected to demolition orders. The villagers’ livelihood comes from the harvesting of cereals and the raising of their sheep. They have been recognised by the World Bank as being among the poorest people in the West Bank. Despite the scientists’ warning to the contrary, villagers cannot afford to stop eating the cheese produced from their flock’s milk. Similarly, they have no choice but to drink the contaminated well water as the village is not connected to running water and electricity. Nor can they stop sending their children to school, though this too has become a dangerous task. Foreign volunteers as a targetThe area only has one school, to which all the students must walk. Most of the routes connecting the Palestinian villages border the recent illegal settlement outposts. The Israeli army advised that the children follow another itinerary that goes around the settlements. However, this alternative route is about 10 kilometers long each way, forcing the children to get up very early and return home at night. The CPT and the Italian organization Operation Dove offered to accompany the children to school following the straight path linking the Palestinian villages, which is only one-kilometer long. However, three attacks have launched against CPT and Operation Dove members. Young masked settlers, armed with chains and baseball bats, have assaulted the foreign volunteers, stolen their cameras, and severely beaten them. All three times, volunteers were severely injured and had to be transferred to hospital. “Half-an-hour before we got beaten up we had called the Israeli police to let them know that settlers were causing problems and shooting at us. The police came only long after we called them. So did the ambulance to evacuate the volunteers that had been injured. Actually it is not really surprising that they came late as the ambulance [belongs to] the near-by settlement Karmel, and the driver is also a member of the settlers’ security [forces],which comes regularly to cause problems for the shepherds,” says a member of Operation Dove who prefers to stay anonymous.However, despite these three serious incidents, CPT and Operation Dove actions have brought real changes to the villagers’ daily life. Naim Saalem Al Aadra gratefully explains that since the foreign volunteers have been staying day and night in the village for more than a year, their situation has improved. Because the foreign volunteers are filming every single action directed against the villagers by the army and the settlers, the latter are a little more restrained. “Moreover, when our flocks were poisoned, we didn’t receive the compensations promised by the Palestinian Authority and we were only able to survive thanks to foreign money that CPT and Operation Dove collected. They also carried our voices to the Muqata’a and to the Knesset.” Al Aadra, like the other villagers, now hopes that actions will be taken by the authorities to recognize their rights and condemn the offenses committed by the settlers and the army. “We can’t count on politicians’ help”These hopes seemed to solidify with the announcement of a visit by Ahmad Majdalani, Minister of Settlements and Wall Affairs later in the day. People of all ages from the surrounding villages gathered in the newly built clinic of Al Twani to get a chance to talk to the minister. When he arrived to the clinic, people overwhelmingly surrounded him and emphatically expressed the severity of their situation. Majdalani patiently listened, not showing any expression as villagers spilled out their anger and sorrow. He concluded the meeting with a very short speech stating that he would try to do as much as he can to help them. His small official delegation jumped back in their cars and drove off to the village of Susiya where a new section of the wall is being built. Or at least, they tried to reach the village but were blocked by a flying Israeli checkpoint. The young Israeli soldiers did not allow the minister to cross despite his claim that it was only a half-an-hour visit to the village. Mahmood Hamandi vented the villagers’ general frustration: “The Palestinian Authority cannot do anything against the settlers and the Israeli army. … We know that nothing will be done. A few months ago the health minister came to visit the new clinic that we built with our own hands. He promised that he would send doctors to help the population here, but we are still waiting. Here in the village, most of us don’t belong to any political party because we have been deceived by all of them and we know that we shouldn’t count on their help.”-Published July 06, 2005©Palestine Report Palestinian Civil Society Calls For Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions This call from 171 Palestinian civil society organizations for boycott,divestment and sanctions is posted at http://al-awda.orgBADIL Resource Center for Palestinan Residency and Refugee RightsPress release, 8 July 2005 (E/20/05)171 Palestinian civil society organizations representing the three integralparts of the Palestinian people - Palestinian refugees, Palestinians underoccupatiom and Palestinian citizens of Israel - have issued the Call reproduced below. The Call is launched on the occasion of the first anniversary, on July 9, of the advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice on Israel's Wall under construction in occupied Palestinian land.For inquries, word or pdf copies of the Call, and/or further endorsements,please check the websites of the organizations listed on the bottom of theCall or contact them by email.********************************PALESTINAN CIVIL SOCIETYCALLS FOR BOYCOTT, DIVESTMENT AND SANCTIONS AGAINST ISRAELUntil it Complies with International Law and Universal Principles of HumanRights9 July 2005One year after the historic Advisory Opinion of the International Court ofJustice (ICJ) which found Israel's Wall built on occupied Palestinianterritory to be illegal, Israel continues its construction of the colonialWall with total disregard to the Court's decision. Thirty eight years intoIsrael's occupation of the Palestinian West Bank (including East Jerusalem),Gaza Strip and the Syrian Golan Heights, Israel continues to expand Jewishcolonies. It has unilaterally annexed occupied East Jerusalem and the GolanHeights and is now de facto annexing large parts of the West Bank by meansof the Wall. Israel is also preparing - in the shadow of its plannedredeployment from the Gaza Strip - to build and expand colonies in the WestBank. Fifty seven years after the state of Israel was built mainly on landethnically cleansed of its Palestinian owners, a majority of Palestiniansare refugees, most of whom are stateless. Moreover, Israel's entrenchedsystem of racial discrimination against its own Arab-Palestinian citizensremains intact.In light of Israel's persistent violations of international law, andGiven that, since 1948, hundreds of UN resolutions have condemned Israel'scolonial and discriminatory policies as illegal and called for immediate,adequate and effective remedies, andGiven that all forms of international intervention and peace-making haveuntil now failed to convince or force Israel to comply with humanitarianlaw, to respect fundamental human rights and to end its occupation andoppression of the people of Palestine, andIn view of the fact that people of conscience in the international communityhave historically shouldered the moral responsibility to fight injustice, asexemplified in the struggle to abolish apartheid in South Africa throughdiverse forms of boycott, divestment and sanctions;Inspired by the struggle of South Africans against apartheid and in thespirit of international solidarity, moral consistency and resistance toinjustice and oppression,We, representatives of Palestinian civil society, call upon internationalcivil society organizations and people of conscience all over the world toimpose broad boycotts and implement divestment initiatives against Israelsimilar to those applied to South Africa in the apartheid era. We appeal toyou to pressure your respective states to impose embargoes and sanctionsagainst Israel. We also invite conscientious Israelis to support this Call,for the sake of justice and genuine peace.These non-violent punitive measures should be maintained until Israel meetsits obligation to recognize the Palestinian people's inalienable right toself-determination and fully complies with the precepts of international lawby:1. Ending its occupation and colonization of all Arab lands and dismantlingthe Wall;2. Recognizing the fundamental rights of the Arab-Palestinian citizens ofIsrael to full equality; and3. Respecting, protecting and promoting the rights of Palestinian refugeesto return to their homes and properties as stipulated in UN resolution 194.ENDORSED BY:The Palestinian political parties, unions, associations, coalitions andorganizations below represent the three integral parts of the people ofPalestine: Palestinian refugees, Palestinians under occupation andPalestinian citizens of Israel.UNIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, CAMPAIGNS1. Council of National and Islamic Forces in Palestine(coordinating body for the major political parties in the OccupiedPalestinian Territory)2. Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizen's Rights (PICCR)3. Union of Arab Community Based Associations (ITTIJAH), Haifa4. Forum of Palestinian NGOs in Lebanon5. Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU)6. General Union of Palestinian Women (GUPW)7. General Union of Palestinian Teachers (GUPT)8. Federation of Unions of Palestinian Universities' Professors andEmployees9. Consortium of Professional Associations10. Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees (UPMRC)11. Health Work Committees - West Bank12. Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC)13. Union of Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees (PARC)14. Union of Health Work Committees - Gaza (UHWC)15. Union of Palestinian Farmers16. Occupied Palestine and Syrian Golan Heights Advocacy Initiative (OPGAI)17. General Union of Disabled Palestinians18. Palestinian Federation of Women's Action Committees (PFWAC)19. Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel(PACBI)20. Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign21. Union of Teachers of Private Schools22. Union of Women's Work Committees, Tulkarem (UWWC)23. Dentists' Association - Jerusalem Center24. Palestinian Engineers Association25. Lawyers' Association26. Network for the Eradication of Illiteracy and Adult Education, Ramallah27. Coordinating Committee of Rehabilitation Centers - West Bank28. Coalition of Lebanese Civil Society Organizations (150 organizations)29. Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR), Network of Student-basedCanadian University AssociationsREFUGEE RIGHTS ASSOCIATIONS/ORGANIZATIONS1. Al-Ard Committees for the Defense of the Right of Return, Syria2 .Al-Awda Charitable Society, Beit Jala3. Al Awda - Palestine Right-to-Return Coalition, U.S.A4. Al-Awda Toronto5. Aidun Group - Lebanon6. Aidun Group - Syria7. Alrowwad Cultural and Theatre Training Center, Aida refugee camp8. Association for the Defense of the Rights of the Internally Displaced(ADRID), Nazareth9. BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights,Bethlehem10. Committee for Definite Return, Syria11. Committee for the Defense of Palestinian Refugee Rights, Nablus12. Consortium of the Displaced Inhabitants of Destroyed PalestinianVillagesand Towns13. Filastinuna - Commission for the Defense of the Right of Return, Syria14. Handala Center, 'Azza (Beit Jibreen) refugee camp, Bethlehem15. High Committee for the Defense of the Right of Return, Jordan(including personal endorsement of 71 members of parliament, politicalpartiesand unions in Jordan)16. High National Committee for the Defense of the Right of Return, Ramallah17. International Right of Return Congress (RORC)18. Jermana Youth Forum for the Defense of the Right of Return, Syria19. Laji Center, Aida camp, Bethlehem20. Local Committee for Rehabilitation, Qalandia refugee camp, Jerusalem21. Local Committee for Rehabilitation of the Disabled, Deheishe refugeecamp,Bethlehem22. Palestinian National Committee for the Defense of the Right of Return,Syria23. Palestinian Return Association, Syria24. Palestinian Return Forum, Syria25. Palestine Right-of-Return Coalition (Palestine, Arab host countries,Europe, North America)26. Palestine Right-of-Return Confederation-Europe (Austria, Denmark,France,Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden)27. Palestinian Youth Forum for the Right of Return, Syria28. PLO Popular Committees - West Bank refugee camps29. PLO Popular Committees - Gaza Strip refugee camps30. Popular Committee - al-'Azza (Beit Jibreen) refugee camp, Bethlehem31. Popular Committee - Deheishe refugee camp, Bethlehem32. Shaml - Palestinian Diaspora and Refugee Center, Ramallah33. Union of Women's Activity Centers - West Bank Refugee Camps34. Union of Youth Activity Centers - Palestine Refugee Camps35. Women's Activity Center - Deheishe refugee camp, Bethlehem36. Yafa Cultural Center, Balata refugee camp, NablusORGANIZATIONS1. Abna' al-Balad Society, Nablus2. Addameer Center for Human Rights, Gaza3. Addameer Prisoners' Support and Human Rights Association, Ramallah4. Alanqa' Cultural Association, Hebron5. Al-Awda Palestinian Folklore Society, Hebron6. Al-Doha Children's Cultural Center, Bethlehem7. Al-Huda Islamic Center, Bethlehem8. Al-Jeel al-Jadid Society, Haifa9. Al-Karameh Cultural Society, Um al-Fahm10. Al-Maghazi Cultural Center, Gaza11. Al-Marsad Al-Arabi, occupied Syrian Golan Heights12. Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights, Gaza13. Al-Nahda Cultural Forum, Hebron14. Al-Taghrid Society for Culture and Arts, Gaza15. Alternative Tourism Group, Beit Sahour (ATG)16. Al-Wafa' Charitable Society, Gaza17. Applied Research Institute Jerusalem (ARIJ)18. Arab Association for Human Rights, Nazareth (HRA)19. Arab Center for Agricultural Development (ACAD)20. Arab Center for Agricultural Development-Gaza21. Arab Education Institute (AEI) - Pax Christie Bethlehem22. Arab Orthodox Charitable Society - Beit Sahour23. Arab Orthodox Charity - Beit Jala24. Arab Orthodox Club - Beit Jala25. Arab Orthodox Club - Beit Sahour26. Arab Students' Collective, University of Toronto27. Arab Thought Forum, Jerusalem (AFT)28. Association for Cultural Exchange Hebron - France29. Association Najdeh, Lebanon30. Authority for Environmental Quality, Jenin31. Bader Society for Development and Reconstruction, Gaza32. Canadian Palestine Foundation of Quebec, Montreal33. Center for the Defense of Freedoms, Ramallah34. Center for Science and Culture, Gaza35. Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ramallah- Al-Bireh District36. Child Development and Entertainment Center, Tulkarem37. Committee for Popular Participation, Tulkarem38. Defense for Children International-Palestine Section, Ramallah (DCI/PS)39. El-Funoun Palestinian Popular Dance Troupe40. Ensan Center for Democracy and Human Rights, Bethlehem41. Environmental Education Center, Bethlehem42. FARAH - Palestinian Center for Children, Syria43. Ghassan Kanafani Society for Development, Gaza44. Ghassan Kanafani Forum, Syria45. Gaza Community Mental Health Program, Gaza (GCMHP)46. Golan for Development, occupied Syrian Golan Heights47. Halhoul Cultural Forum, Hebron48. Himayeh Society for Human Rights, Um al-Fahm49. Holy Land Trust - Bethlehem50. Home of Saint Nicholas for the Aged - Beit Jala51. Human Rights Protection Center, Lebanon52 .In'ash al-Usrah Society, Ramallah53. International Center of Bethlehem (Dar An-Nadweh)54. Islah Charitable Society-Bethlehem55. Jafra Youth Center, Syria56. Jander Center, al-Azza (Beit Jibreen) refugee camp, Bethlehem57. Jerusalem Center for Women, Jerusalem (JCW)58. Jerusalem Legal Aid and Human Rights Center (JLAC )59. Khalil Al Sakakini Cultural Center, Ramallah60. Land Research Center, Jerusalem (LRC)61. Liberated Prisoners' Society, Palestine62. Local Committee for Social Development, Nablus63. Local Committee for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled, Nablus64. MA'AN TV Network, Bethlehem65. Medical Aid for Palestine, Canada66. MIFTAH-Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue andDemocracy, Ramallah67. Muwatin-The Palestinian Institute for the Study of Democracy68. National Forum of Martyr's Families, Palestine69. Near East Council of Churches Committee for Refugee Work - Gaza Area70. Network of Christian Organizations - Bethlehem (NCOB)71. Palestinian Council for Justice and Peace, Jerusalem72. Palestinian Counseling Center, Jerusalem (PCC)73. Palestinian Democratic Youth Union, Lebanon74. Palestinian Farmers' Society, Gaza75. Palestinian Hydrology Group for Water and Environment ResourcesDevelopment-Gaza76. Palestinian Prisoners' Society-West Bank77. Palestinian Society for Consumer Protection, Gaza78. Palestinian University Students' Forum for Peace and Democracy, Hebron79. Palestinian Women's Struggle Committees80. Palestinian Working Women Society for Development (PWWSD)81. Popular Art Centre, Al-Bireh82. Prisoner's Friends Association - Ansar Al-Sajeen, Majd al-Krum83. Public Aid Association, Gaza84. Ramallah Center for Human Rights Studies85. Saint Afram Association - Bethlehem86. Saint Vincent De Paule - Beit Jala87. Senior Citizen Society - Beit Jala88. Social Development Center, Nablus89. Society for Self-Development, Hebron90. Society for Social Work, Tulkarem91. Society for Voluntary Work and Culture, Um al-Fahm92. Society of Friends of Prisoners and Detainees, Um al-Fahm93. Sumoud-Political Prisoners Solidarity Group, Toronto94. Tamer Institute for Community Education, Ramallah95. TCC - Teacher's Creativity Center, Ramallah96. Wi'am Center, Bethlehem97. Women's Affairs Technical Committee, Ramallah and Gaza (WATC)98. Women's Studies Center, Jerusalem (WSC)99. Women's Center for Legal Aid and Counseling, Jerusalem (WCLAC)100. Yafa for Education and Culture, Nablus101. Yazour Charitable Society, Nablus102. YMCA-East Jerusalem103. Youth Cooperation Forum, Hebron104. YWCA-Palestine105. Zakat Committee-al-Khader, Bethlehen106. Zakat Committee-Deheishe camp, BethlehemFor additional endorsement, please contact:OPGAI c/o: info@...Anti Apartheid Wall Campaign: Mobilize@...ITTIJAH: ittijah@...PACBI: info@...Coalition of Lebanese Civil Society Organizations: Hdekmak@... Nadia McCaffery: 'Robbing Us of Tomorrow' On July 5, Nadia McCaffery of GoldStar Families for Peace spoke before delegates to the National Education Association's Representative Assembly. According to the flyer disseminated by the NEA's Peace and Justice Caucus, "Nadia is the mother of Sergeant Patrick McCaffrey who was killed in Iraq on June 22, 2004. Gold Star Families for Peace is a group of families of soldiers who have died as a result of war. They have organized to be a positive force in our world, to bring our country's sons and daughters home from Iraq, to minimize the human cost of this war, adn to support other families who have lost their sons and daughters to war." Nadia said that her son was thirty-four and the father of three kids. He was killed in an ambush. After 9/11 he said, "I have to do something," and joined the National Guard. Told that he'd be deployed to Utah, Nadia's only child was sent to Iraq instead. According to Nadia, "He left with a great big smile in broad daylight." He came "back at midnight." The US government wanted to avoid media but Nadia "called [the] media to welcome him." She says "I am proud of my son and not about to hide him." Nadia said that it took Patrick about a week to understand the lie. "I don't know why we're here," he relayed to his mother. "There is no water. There is no electricity." Nadia admonishes us to say "No to War, No to Killing. Who is going to raise my grandchildren?" she poignantly cried. "What did Viet Nam accomplish? Algeria?" "Speak out! Do not be silent! Silence is our worst enemy. Speak out loud!" Nadia, who grew up in France in the aftermath of WWII says, "I say 'No' to War, especially this one. Please think. Who have we become? We need to react. We need to stop hating and discriminating." While she was in Amman she met a young child who stood up and said, "I want all the Americans to leave and go home." When Nadia asked him what he would do if they didn't leave, he replied, "Then I will kill you all." If he wasn't successful? "Then I will go to your country and kill you all there." The current war, concluded Nadia, is "robbing us of tomorrow." NEA Supports "Exit Strategy" for Iraq The 2.8 million strong National Education Association passed the following new business item on July 6 at its annual Representative Assembly in Los Angeles. The majority of its eight thousand five hundred delegates proclaimed: "The NEA calls on President Bush to support our troops by creating an exit strategy and bring our troops home. "provide adequate veterans benefits and meet the needs of our veterans for adequate jobs, education and healthcare. "The NEA will: "support NEA members and their families called upon to serve in Iraq by identifying and providing information about resources and services to help meet their special needs, by advocating for their interest and by protecting their jobs, seniority, and benefits. "advocate the reordering of national priorities toward peace and the human needs of our people." The original new business item had as its first bullet the following: "The NEA calls on President Bush and Congress to "end the U.S. Military Occupation of Iraq and bring our troops home." The adoption of the amended resolution (the substitution of "exit strategy" for "end the U.S. Military Occupation") by the majority of the delegates was considered a great success by members of the NEA Peace and Justice Caucus, who moved the new business item. Members of Peace and Justice also moved or supported items related to violation of student privacy re military recruiting, CAFTA, and Haiti and sponsored panels including Medea Benjamin of Code Pink, and GoldStar Families, an organization of anti-war parents who lost children in Iraq. Open Letter From Palestinian Health Organizations Referring to the comments made by Dr. Shanit on behalf of the Peres for Peace to our 'Open Letter to the Palestinian and international community regarding Palestinian-Israeli cooperation', we would like to 1. The Palestinian medical and health service providers who signed the Letter did not call for an outright ban on Palestinian-Israeli in the health sector, but rather deplored the fact that some donors have increasingly made Palestinian-Israeli cooperation projects a condition for the provision of support to the Palestinian health sector. 2. As outlined in our Open Letter, we have always welcomed and continue welcome the support of Israelis who openly oppose occupation and work Palestinians based on a platform of justice and equality as well as political understanding. 3. However, the Palestinian medical and health NGOs reserve the right to choose their partners in research, training, teaching and other including the right to choose partners from within and outside Israel. also expect partners on the Israeli side to openly demand that the government end the 38 year long occupation and abide by International the Fourth Geneva Convention and all relevant UN Security Council Resolutions. Palestinian health organizations are of course keen to health care in the occupied territory and are always open to cooperation with Israeli institutions that explicitly and publicly oppose Israeli military occupation and work towards bringing about its end. The claim that by signing the Open Letter, Palestinian health would deny the Palestinian population, especially children, essential medical treatment otherwise unavailable in Palestine is simply untrue does not make sense either. We question the effectiveness and value of joint Palestinian-Israeli projects as the best method of improving the Palestinian population's health. To date, there is no evidence that projects are an effective and efficient method of improving the people's health. We also question why priority is given to joint and not, for example, to other possible courses of action, such as investment in the Palestinian medical and health infrastructure as well other activities aiming at improving the capacity of Palestinian health services to fulfill the population's medical and health needs. This also gradually decrease dependence on Israeli medical services, in an important step towards Palestinian national independence and development. It is an indisputable fact that the root causes of the Palestinian population's ill health in general and Palestinian children's health in particular are the ongoing Israeli occupation of Palestinian land as as Israeli government practices on the ground, including the building of the Apartheid Wall. We believe that, apart from addressing the symptoms, Israeli health organizations also have a moral responsibility to tackle underlying problem, the occupation. If actions are limited to only with the symptoms of military occupation, even with the best of intentions, such actions may well end up perpetuating today's realities. We were surprised at the inappropriate tone and content of the statement made by Dr. Shanit in response to our Open Letter. A continued of issues of disagreement is indeed welcome, provided it is conducted in mutually respectful manner. Finally, Palestinian health professionals continue to appreciate and welcome any effort by Israeli health professionals to relieve the pain suffering of Palestinian and Israeli patients. Palestinian Health Organizations Letter by Dr. Shanit/The Peres Center for Peace: Taking hostages as a way of life ( or please do not confuse us with the facts) It is quite often that Israeli NGOs such as the Peres Center for Peace themselves under attack for their dedication and devotion to joint with their Palestinian counterparts in order to assist the Palestinian civil society in its time of need. Such attacks emanate usually from the extreme right within Israel, while such terminology as traitors or terrorist lovers are being utilized. It is however quite astounding to an "An open letter to the Palestinian and international community Palestinian-Israeli cooperation in health" Published by some Palestinian health organizations calling for a ban on cooperation with the Peres Center and similar Israeli NGOs engaged in daily battle for life of Palestinian children or the continuous search for training opportunities for Palestinian doctors, such ban practically turns Palestinian children hostage to a political agenda of those who should know better. One can only wonder whether those Palestinian medical relief leaders insisting on denying the Palestinian population essential medical diagnostics and treatment otherwise unavailable in Palestine or training opportunities rendered to some 25 Palestinian doctors each year in hospitals - have ever bothered to ask their public and their own constituency whether they share their views. Over 1200 Palestinian to-date have been diagnosed, treated or operated in Israeli hospitals through a joint initiative of Palestinian and Israeli pediatricians instigated by the Peres Center. But why confuse the Palestinian public the facts when one can simply take another 1000 children hostage, deny essential care. Sacrifice the future generation of Palestinians to save agenda? Why not! What a wonderful way to become the hero of a There are many ways to sacrifice one's own people. The settlers in the Bank and Gaza insist on holding their own children and those of the rest Israel - hostage. It is quite amazing to find Palestinian NGOs insisting joining this trend when it is Prime Minister Abu Ala in his recent statement of last week who declared: "It is a great honor to share with you my deep appreciation and for this unique initiative "Saving Children". This project breaks all barriers, physical and psychological, and reminds us all of our humanity and most importantly, what our own personal and collective efforts can bring to the most innocent victims of this hard political struggle, the sick children of Palestine. " and " We believe that the future of peace lies in efforts like this one and that these are the choices that we make again and again to extract ourselves of the current stalemate and regard each other with respect and humanity. It is the value of love and morality that we wish our children and their children to hold close to them. Actions such as this one, can have a tremendous impact to help us restructure the social and political fabric of our society. It is people like you that we can forge new beginnings and reach new horizons. and "Thank you for offering Palestinian children who cannot be treated Palestine an alternative opportunity to have access to health care and saved so that they in turn can use this gift, and become beacons of hope and peace. We also extend our thanks to our friends at the Peres Center for Peace, whose partnership with this project demonstrates, yet once more, unwavering commitment to reconciliation and genuine peace." Everyone has a role in the struggle for Palestinian independence and statehood. However ours does not entail throwing stones or but rather saving the lives of Palestinian children, training doctors, assisting in the building of Palestinian medical capacity, or simply providing essential medical supplies to a Palestinian hospital when siege (such as the Jenin Hospital during the IDF incursion ). Finally, I can only hope that common sense will prevail, since it is the interest of the Palestinian people and in particular the future who is at stake, and they deserve an honest commitment rather than and sectarian politics. Dr. Dan Shanit Director of Medicine & Healthcare The Peres Center for Peace	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line405
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__label__wiki	0.540221	0.540221	Interview: Josh Richardson of FLAVOR CRYSTALS and Stephen Lawrie of THE TELESCOPES. Minneapolis-based Flavor Crystals have been releasing quality space rock since 2005’s On Plastic. Excellent right out of the gate, Flavor Crystals continued that trend with the release of three subsequent psych-tinged long players – Ambergris (2007), Three (2012) and The Shiver of the Flavor Crystals (2015). The Shiver of the Flavor Crystals, perhaps their best work to date, stayed on constant rotation last year and easily made our Best Records of 2015 list. The band has toured with Brian Jonestown Massacre, LSD and the Search for God and The Telescopes, among others. Since their fateful meeting on the 2012 tour, Flavor Crystals and The Telescopes have joined forces, collaborating on songs, sharing projects and touring together. The mastermind behind the Telescopes, Stephen Lawrie, has long been a favorite of ours – we’ve featured him here many times and his work has been consistently impressive since the band’s 1989 debut, Taste. Definitive from the outset, Lawrie has defined and redefined psychedelic noise/space rock until he’s perhaps become the definition itself. Long may he reign. The two projects have recently joined forces again, with a forthcoming split single to be released on September 27 (pre-order it here) and tour dates coming up, starting this weekend (dates listed beneath the interview). Not to be missed! We are thrilled to share this interview with Josh Richardson of Flavor Crystals and Stephen Lawrie of The Telescopes with you. Josh Richardson of Flavor Crystals and Stephen Lawrie of The Telescopes Josh Richardson: Flavor Crystals kind of came together slowly but the core of it has always been my friendship with Nat Stensland. We have been at the core from the beginning. I think I played My Bloody Valentine “Isn’t Anything” for him and he played me Flying Saucer Attack when we first discussed forming a band. We’ve had two solid lineups, the first of which features Dan Miller and Nick Foerster, who play on our first two records. Vince Caro and Jon Menke are currently with us and are on Three and The Shiver. All of these guys are dear to me and have influenced me greatly. Interestingly, both lineups will be featured on our September European Tour. Dan and Nick will be joining us for Reverence Valada, Barcelona and Paris. The remaining shows, including Liverpool Psych will feature Vince and Jon. Stephen Lawrie: The Telescopes started out in 1986 as a figment of my imagination, it grew from there. Can you tell us what the band has been working on and what you've got forthcoming in the near future (any new releases, tour, etc.)? Tell us more about the Telescopes split. Josh: We have become almost entirely instinctive about creating. We simply get together in a room and see what comes out. Thankfully Nat does a nice job of engineering and editing what happens into something we can work with. We have been lucky enough to use a similar process in collaboration with Stephen and it’s unreal how different and intense the music becomes with Stephen’s presence. He’s like a shaman. The Telescopes track on split single is a result of this. We recorded together when we convened to play the Drone Not Drones event in Minneapolis this past February. A few of us play on the Telescopes track and Nat engineered it. Stephen had a graceful process of wrangling the mix together to match his vision. I think the track pulls you into a trance whether you want it to or not. The Telescopes \| Flavor Crystals by The Telescopes The FC track came together in a couple sessions. We had been conceptualizing a longer piece that could sprawl out across an album side. The first half of the track was recorded before Christmas and the second half came together in one spontaneous session. I happened to purchase a JSQ-60 sequencer for a Juno-60 and used it for the first time on the ending. Stephen: I actually went over to Nat’s just to record my acoustic set, but Nat had invited his friend Dave Gatchell along to play drums with me, it forced me to think on my feet and come up with something different, so we ran through a few versions of "The Living Things" from Hidden Fields just to warm up. Nat and Josh felt the third and final take we recorded was something special and they were right, it’s a different shape to the album version, with a life of its own. The Telescopes / Flavor Crystals Split 12" by Flavor Crystals How did your band get involved with Stephen Lawrie? Are you planning on doing any more work together in the future? Josh: We met Stephen while touring with the Telescopes and LSD and the Search for God a few years back. Those Telescopes shows were so raw and brutal! I joined them for a mind demolishing gig down in Des Moines, and I haven’t been quite right since. Really looking forward to touring together in Europe between Sept 17 and 22nd! Stephen will be playing solo...which is a lovely thing to experience. The tour will culminate in a full-on Telescopes gig at the London Fields Brewhouse Sept 22, with Flavor Crystals and Sterling Roswell supporting. Stephen: There was an element of coincidence involved as well, as it turned out, Nat lives just a couple of blocks away from my girlfriend in Minneapolis. We also have a mutual friend, Enrique Maymi. Enrique invited us over when he was staying with Nat and I ended up playing on "Mirror In My Mind." The Shiver of the Flavor Crystals by Flavor Crystals Josh: For Flavor Crystals, we have always focused on mood. Our music can really be a bit of a mess, but we know when the mood is right. We have gotten support from quite a few different sub genres, and people rarely compare us to other bands (at least to our faces.) That being said, we wouldn’t be heard much at all if weren’t for people rallying around their favorite genres and spreading the word. Stephen: It’s similar for The Telescopes, I think I may hold some kind of record for the amount of genres associated with one band. I embrace them all and belong to none. It’s an open relationship. I prefer to live on the edge of town. Josh: LSD and the Search for God are sweethearts and have very strong songs. I personally have a soft spot for Tamaryn. Tales of Murder and Dust from Denmark are new to us and wonderful! Highlands from Long Beach as well! The Veldt are mesmerizing. I could list hundreds if I get on a roll. Stephen: Flavor Crystals, LSD, Narcosatanicus, Bona Fide, Moss Folk, Tau, St Deluxe, The Imajinary Friends, One Unique Signal are all making great music at the moment. Josh: I think my sound came from a Tel Ray Variable Delay that I still own but rarely use. It mesmerized me with wobbly watery echoes and then tried to kill me by shocking me repeatedly. My infatuation with pedals came from me trying to find a safe alternative to it that had the same random beauty. Still searching. Stephen: For me it’s whatever inspires. Although Marshall amps, Flangers, Phasers, Fender Stratocasters and guitar solos are all forbidden. Josh: We record everything, and as well as we can. Record everything, and as well as you can. Stephen: I don’t have a set process. Josh: Bandcamp and smaller genre focused blogs have been very gratifying for FC. We get to know so many true music lovers and other fantastic bands this way. Stephen: I’ve always done both, It keeps things interesting, working in different ways. I am working on a commissioned project at the moment which is different again. I think DIY culture is vital to our freedom as a race to find new ways of existence. HARM by the telescopes Josh: I prefer listening to music without my eyes on a computer screen. Yeah I love records, but maybe when my floors collapse I’ll regret my addiction. Stephen: I buy things in all formats, but cassette and vinyl sound best to me. It’s what I grew up with so it’s always been a reference point. I’m an analogue being in a digital world. Josh: The ones that have demolished my brain, and I’d say Stephen is definitely one of them. Stephen: Everyone who has played in The Telescopes. Pre-Telescopes it was Suicide, Velvets, Elevators and Stooges. Josh: Perhaps my Shaman could comment on that? Stephen: Breathing out and breathing in. JUST FOR A DAY turns 25 years old \|\| Watch this re... WTSH Interviews Everything Fades. Bandcamp Track of the Day: Lubec \|\| Hard Potential... Bandcamp Track of the Day: Tape Deck Mountain \|\| L... TONIGHT! WTSH on DKFM Shoegaze Radio. Stream it li... Light Years Video Three: WL \|\| Feeling Down. 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__label__cc	0.616957	0.383043	The THEIA Project News and Chronology Marie Curie Ambassador at Brighton Cafe Scientifique Micro-combs: A novel generation of optical sources Solid-state-biased coherent detection of ultra-broadband terahertz pulses Marie Curie Ambassador at the UoS Induction Week Optical Pump Rectification Emission: Route to Terahertz Free-Standing Surface Potential Diagnostics THEIA has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 630833 This week6 This month71 Twitter Widget Slider Tweets by @trycage bls near me Welcome to the THEIA project THEIA is a project of the european union’s Seventh Framework Programme for Research (FP7) Marie Skłodowska-Curie action, Career-Integration Grant (REA grant agreement n! [630833]) The ancient Greeks believed that eyes are the source of beams of light that allow human beings to see. In Greek mythology THEIA, Titan goddess of sight, was in fact the mother of the Sun, Moon, and Dawn. Gaining from this inspiration, this research plan focuses on the development of accessible technologies to exploit the probing capabilities demonstrated by Terahertz (THz) waves, targeting applications in fields like medicine, biology, material science. In particular, it explores the capability of the so-called reflective-THz spectroscopy proposing key-enabling solutions (e.g. the use of waveguide technologies) to the several technological and practical constrains that currently limit its applications in real world scenarios. Marco Peccianti of #EPic_sussex @PhysicsAtSussex Marie Curie Ambassador and ERC-COG holder @ERC_Research presents an outreach talk about the Science of Ultrafast Photonics in Brighton. The Science of Ultrafast Photonics with Prof Marco Peccianti A pulse of light can be compressed in time down to scales where even electrons look still and electromagnetic waves appear to move in slow motion. Pulses of fairly ordinary energies, when constrained into such a brief existence, show intensities like that on the surface of a star. Light itself becomes so strong that is able to expel electrons from matter, inhibiting the natural bonding between atoms. This world is rich in frontier physics and new forms of radiation that can now be harnessed. Marco Peccianti is professor of photonics at the University of Sussex (UK) and co-director of the Emergent Photonics Lab http://www.sussex.ac.uk/physics/epic/. He is editor for the Optical Society of America, chair and member of several scientific committees, and author of about 100 journal publications, 200 conference papers, book chapters and patents with several thousands of citations in literature. He is the recipient of multi-million research grants at the national and European level, and of several personal prizes and fellowships. His current research interests include the experimental investigation of terahertz physics and ultrafast nonlinear optics. Wednesday 14 March, 7:30 for 8:00 start at the Latest Musicbar A. Pasquazi, M. Peccianti, L. Razzari, D. J. Moss, S. Coen, M. Erkintalo, Y. K. Chembo, T. Hansson, S. Wabnitz, P. Del’Haye, X. Xue, A. M. Weiner, and R. Morandotti, "Micro-combs: A novel generation of optical sources," Physics Reports 729, 1–81 (2018). A. Tomasino, A. Mazhorova, M. Clerici, M. Peccianti, S.-P. Ho, Y. Jestin, A. Pasquazi, A. Markov, X. Jin, R. Piccoli, S. Delprat, M. Chaker, A. Busacca, J. Ali, L. Razzari, and R. Morandotti, "Solid-state-biased coherent detection of ultra-broadband terahertz pulses," Optica 4(11), 1358 (2017). Marco Peccianti introduces the Emergent Photonics Lab offer for MSc projects. We seek young scientists to join the THEIA project and the upcoming ERC project TIMING. L. Peters, J. Tunesi, A. Pasquazi, and M. Peccianti, "Optical Pump Rectification Emission: Route to Terahertz Free-Standing Surface Potential Diagnostics," Scientific Reports 7(1), 9805 (2017). © 2020 The THEIA Project	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line411
__label__wiki	0.930507	0.930507	Great Lake Swimmers Great Lake Swimmers Concerts Saturday Jan 25 Great Lake Swimmers Toronto @ Paradise Thursday Feb 20 Great Lake Swimmers London @ Aeolian Hall Great Lake Swimmers Whitehorse @ Yukon Arts Centre Saturday Feb 29 Great Lake Swimmers Edmonton @ Station on Jasper Watch Great Lake Swimmers Perform "The Talking Wind" in the Wilds of Thunder Bay Great Lake Swimmers released an acoustic version of their 2018 album The Waves, The Wake this past September, and they've now shared another... Great Lake Swimmers Reveal Acoustic Version of 'The Waves, the Wake' LP Great Lake Swimmers have announced an acoustic interpretation of their 2018 album The Waves, The Wake. It's out November 8. "There were... Great Lake Swimmers Map Out More Canadian Tour Dates After wrapping a short six-date tour date back in June, Great Lake Swimmers have now unveiled a second leg of Canadian live dates for later... Great Lake Swimmers Plot Canadian Tour Dates After sharing The Waves, The Wake last year, Great Lake Swimmers have announced plans to take the effort on tour through Canada later this y... Great Lake Swimmers Expand Their Vision and Their Guest List on 'The Waves, The Wake' Great Lake Swimmers are one of Canada's top folk acts, but frontman Tony Dekker hoped to defy much of what we've come to expect from them on... Stream Great Lake Swimmers' New Album 'The Waves, The Wake' Canadian folk heroes Great Lake Swimmers are officially back, and you can stream their new album The Waves, The Wake in full. The new LP... Great Lake Swimmers The Waves, The Wake Say what you will about Great Lake Swimmers, but the Canadian alt-folk outfit can't be accused of stagnation or resting on former glories. F... Great Lake Swimmers Announce 'The Waves, The Wake' LP Canadian folk mainstays Great Lake Swimmers have revealed plans for their next full-length album. The Waves, The Wake will arrive on August... Great Lake Swimmers Release 'They Don't Make Them Like That Anymore' Holiday EP Canadian indie folk unit Great Lake Swimmers are kicking off the holiday season with a festive new EP. Today (November 24), they've unveiled... Sandbanks Music Festival Gets Great Lake Swimmers, the Inbreds, By Divine Right for 2017 Lineup Sandbanks Music Festival will return to Ontario's Prince Edward County in late summer, and the lineup for 2017's instalment has just been an... Paper Bag Records Launches "Vintage" Vinyl Reissue Label Diving even deeper into the ever-expanding world of vinyl, Toronto's Paper Bag Records has launched Paper Bag Vintage — a new side label aim... Great Lake Swimmers Map Out North American Spring Tour Last year heard Great Lake Swimmers follow up their last LP A Forest of Arms with an EP titled Swimming Away, and they're kicking off 2017 b...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line413
__label__wiki	0.990483	0.990483	Mitski Unveils New Song "Cop Car" from 'The Turning' Soundtrack Mitski has shared a new track called "Cop Car" from the soundtrack to Floria Sigismondi's upcoming film The Turning. It marks the singer... Floria Sigismondi's 'The Turning' Soundtrack Features Courtney Love, Mitski, Finn Wolfhard Italian-Canadian director Floria Sigismondi's latest film is an adaptation of Henry James's The Turn of the Screw called The Turning, and it... Mitski Responds to Tumblr Allegations: "I Have Not Ever Been Part of Sex Trafficking or Child Abuse in Any Form" In a bizarre turn of events, Mitski has returned to social media to shut down allegations made against her on Tumblr. The Be the Cowboy... Mitski Osheaga, Montreal QC, August 2 Known for penning melodic, yet volatile, indie rock songs about love and the ensuing pain that it causes, Mitski, with her latest groundbrea... Mitski Announces "Last Show Indefinitely," But Isn't Quitting Music Earlier today, Mitski revealed her "last show indefinitely" would take place in New York this September, causing fans and listeners to debat... Learn How to Make a Mitski Song with This Hilarious New Video Former Vine star, and musician in her own right, Left at London is known for breaking down and parodying artists' signature song styles, and... Mac DeMarco Addresses the Mitski Controversy: "I'm Not Trying to Troll Mitski" Mac DeMarco's recent album announcement was plagued with controversy when fans drew similarities between his title, Here Comes the Cowboy, a... Mitski Wants Her Fans to Stop Internet-Yelling About Mac DeMarco Mac DeMarco announced his upcoming album Here Comes the Cowboy yesterday (March 5) with lead single "Nobody," instantly drawing comparisons... Mitski Fans Accuse Mac DeMarco of Ripping Off 'Be the Cowboy' with 'Here Comes the Cowboy' Mac DeMarco just announced plans for his next album, Here Comes the Cowboy, and he's already catching flak for the record's striking similar... Mitski Unveils Illustrated "A Pearl" Video Mitski has shared a new video for her Be the Cowboy track "A Pearl." The animated clip was made in collaboration with Spotify and Art Ca... Death Cab for Cutie Extend North American Tour, Add Canadian Dates Having already announced a run of headlining North American dates this spring, Death Cab For Cutie have now expanded their tour plans behind... Kacey Musgraves, Mitski, "Yodel Kid" and Justin Timberlake: the Good and Bad of Cowboy Culture in 2018 It's been another year of loud, reckless men taking up space, so it's fitting that pop culture was dominated by the cowboy, a hyper-masculin...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line415
__label__wiki	0.97616	0.97616	Nas Details 'The Lost Tapes 2' Kanye West, Hit-Boy, Statik Selektah, Swizz Beatz, the Alchemist, Pete Rock and RZA are all featured By Josiah Hughes Nas recently teased that The Lost Tapes 2 was on its way, and now he's made good with the full album info. The rapper and fledgling children's book author will deliver 16 previously unreleased tracks on the album, including songs that were recorded in the sessions for Hip-Hop Is Dead (2006), Untitled (2008), Life Is Good (2012) and Nasir (2018). The Lost Tapes 2 is decidedly star-studded, with production from Kanye West, Hit-Boy, Statik Selektah, DJ Toomp, Swizz Beatz, the Alchemist, Pete Rock and RZA, as well as a handful of guest rappers. The album — the follow-up to 2002's The Lost Tapes — was announced with a trailer, which can be viewed below. The Lost Tapes 2 arrives on July 19 via Mass Appeal/Def Jam. Nas is also set to embark on a co-headlining tour with Mary J. Blige next month. You can see all the dates here. Nas last released a proper studio album back with 2018's Nasir. The Lost Tapes 2: 1. No Bad Energy [produced by Swizz Beats] 2. Vernon Family [produced by Pharrell Williams] 3. Jarreau of Rap (Skatt Attack) (ft. Al Jarreau, Keyon Harrold) [produced by Eddie Cole] 4. Lost Freestyle [produced by Statik Selektah] 5. Tanasia [produced by RZA] 6. Royalty (ft. RaVaughn) [produced by Hit-Boy] 7. Who Are You (ft. David Ranier) [produced by Eric Hudson] 8. Adult Film (ft. Swizz Beatz) [produced by Swizz Beatz] 9. War Against Love [produced by DJ Dahi and DJ Khalil] 10. The Art of It (ft. J. Myers) [produced by Pete Rock] 11. Highly Favored [produced by RZA] 12. Queens Wolf [produced by DJ Toomp] 13. It Never Ends [produced by the Alchemist] 14. You Mean The World to Me [produced by Kanye West] 15. Queens Bridge Politics [produced by Pete Rock] 16. Beautiful Life (ft. RaVaughn) [produced by No I.D.] More Nas More Pete Rock More Kanye West More RZA Mary J. Blige & Nas Budweiser Stage, Toronto ON, September 10 At this stage, they could hit cruise control and still win the night. The reputations and catalogues of Nasir Jones and Mary Jane Blige... The Internet Is Confused About Nas' New Single "Jarreau of Rap" Nas is a week away from delivering a load of unreleased material with The Lost Tapes 2, but his first single from the forthcoming effort has... Nas Wrote a Children's Book Nas recently announced plans to release The Lost Tapes II for all the adults that love his music, but the rapper has thought of the children... Nas Announces 'The Lost Tapes II' As promised, Nas has announced he will deliver The Lost Tapes II. Today the hip-hop figure took to Instagram to make the reveal, posting... Wu-Tang Clan Detail 'Of Mics and Men' Soundtrack, Share New Track Wu-Tang Clan are about to be the subject of the new Showtime documentary series Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men, and to go along with it, the... Skyzoo and Pete Rock Retropolitan "Heavy is the crown, but love the way fit on," Skyzoo spits on the chorus of "Carry the Tradition," making bearing that weight sound less li... Skyzoo and Pete Rock Join Forces for 'Retropolitan' Album After announcing in January that he and Pete Rock were teaming up for a full-length release, Skyzoo has shared the details behind the pair's... Kanye West Is Recording New Music with Pete Rock After the cancellation of his remaining "Saint Pablo Tour" dates and a brief hospital stay, Kanye West is lying low and continuing his recov... Old vs. New: Pete Rock and Lil Yachty Are Beefing The latest spat between hip-hop's old guard and rising stars saw production veteran Pete Rock look to wash red-braided ATLien Lil Yachty ash... Pete Rock Petestrumentals 2 It's been almost 15 years since Pete Rock released the original Petestrumentals album on BBE records back in 2001, and listening to this lon... Kanye West's Sunday Service Choir Release Gospel Album 'Jesus Is Born' Just a couple months on from Jesus Is King, Kanye West has released another new album — kind of. This one is called Jesus Is Born, and Kanye... Teyana Taylor Shares New Single "We Got Love" After it was held off of last year's K.T.S.E., Teyana Taylor has finally shared "We Got Love." The Kanye West-produced single was set to... Kanye West Made Another New Opera... If You Still Even Care Apparently, you can never have too many new projects, especially when they're about God. Just take a look at Kanye West, who's added yet ano... Watch Kanye West's Video for "Closed on Sunday" Following up his clip for "Follow God," Kanye West has now shared some visuals for Jesus Is King cut "Closed on Sunday." The Jake Schreie... Kanye West Is Putting Out an Opera Called 'Nebuchadnezzar' and Apparently 'Jesus Is King Part II' with Dr. Dre Kanye West has revealed plans for his first-ever opera. It's titled Nebuchadnezzar, and it will debut on November 24 at the Hollywood Bowl i... Here's the First Trailer for Wu-Tang Clan's Scripted TV Show Wu-Tang Clan are about to enter into the TV realm once again, this time with a scripted biopic series for Hulu. Now we've got our first trai... 'The Dead Don't Die' Scores Climate Crisis Points via Zombie Calamity Comedy Directed by Jim Jarmusch About three-quarters in to the satiric farce that is Jim Jarmusch's The Dead Don't Die, characters played by Danny Glover and Caleb Landry J... Here's the First Trailer for Jim Jarmusch's 'The Dead Don't Die' Veteran filmmaker Jim Jarmusch recently dropped the details of his star-studded zombie comedy The Dead Don't Die. Today, we get the first tr... Jim Jarmusch Announces Zombie Comedy with Bill Murray, Iggy Pop, RZA, Tom Waits Veteran filmmaker Jim Jarmusch has finally announced his new zombie comedy film The Dead Don't Die. 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__label__wiki	0.775742	0.775742	John Trotter1 M, #507191, d. 13 November 1852 John Trotter married Matilda Macnaghten, daughter of Sir Francis Workman-Macnaghten, 1st Bt. and Letitia Dunkin, on 6 December 1817.1 He died on 13 November 1852.1 Jane Russell Macnaghten1 F, #507192, d. 13 October 1886 Jane Russell Macnaghten was the daughter of Sir Francis Workman-Macnaghten, 1st Bt. and Letitia Dunkin.2 She married Thomas Gowan Vibart on 17 November 1821.1 She died on 13 October 1886.1 From 17 November 1821, her married name became Vibart.1 Child of Jane Russell Macnaghten and Thomas Gowan Vibart Jane Maria Vibart+ d. 27 Jan 1891 James Hurst Hayes1 James Hurst Hayes lived at Marden House, East Harting, Sussex, England.1 Child of James Hurst Hayes Ruth Mary Hayes1 d. 24 Aug 2004 Maria Macnaghten1 F, #507194, d. 23 January 1881 Maria Macnaghten was the daughter of Sir Francis Workman-Macnaghten, 1st Bt. and Letitia Dunkin.2 She married Thomas Robarts Thellusson on 17 August 1822.1 She died on 23 January 1881.1 From 17 August 1822, her married name became Thellusson. Thomas Robarts Thellusson1 M, #507195, d. 29 March 1869 Thomas Robarts Thellusson married Maria Macnaghten, daughter of Sir Francis Workman-Macnaghten, 1st Bt. and Letitia Dunkin, on 17 August 1822.1 He died on 29 March 1869.1 Caroline Macnaghten1 F, #507196, d. 2 April 1875 Caroline Macnaghten was the daughter of Sir Francis Workman-Macnaghten, 1st Bt. and Letitia Dunkin.2 She married Captain Alfred Chapman on 20 July 1824.1 She died on 2 April 1875.1 From 20 July 1824, her married name became Chapman. Child of Caroline Macnaghten and Captain Alfred Chapman Caroline Maud Chapman+ d. 6 Apr 1882 Henry Fallon1 Henry Fallon is the son of John Fallon and Margaret Netterville.1 [S5947] House of Lords, Case on behalf of Arthur James Netterville of Cruicerath in the County of Meath Esquire, claiming to be Viscount Netterville of Douth in the Peerage of Ireland, unknown volume (London: HMSO, 26 July 1867), page 6. Hereinafter cited as Netterville Peerage Claim. Alicia Macnaghten1 F, #507198, d. 9 September 1864 Alicia Macnaghten was the daughter of Sir Francis Workman-Macnaghten, 1st Bt. and Letitia Dunkin.2 She married Captain George Probyn on 1 June 1826.1 She died on 9 September 1864.1 From 1 June 1826, her married name became Probyn. Child of Alicia Macnaghten and Captain George Probyn Alicia Eliza Probyn d. 1 Oct 1930 Peter Lawrence1 Peter Lawrence is the son of Walter Lawrence and Margery Netterville.1 Ellen Macnaghten1 Ellen Macnaghten was the daughter of Sir Francis Workman-Macnaghten, 1st Bt. and Letitia Dunkin.2 She died, unmarried.1	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line418
__label__cc	0.621171	0.378829	Review: Silver Linings Playbook (2012) Posted on June 4, 2013 by Adam If you’re reading this and you’ve ever managed to persuade me to watch a romantic comedy with you then it’s safe to say I was head over heels in love and you took advantage of my temporary weakened state. I despise the genre almost as much as I despise soap operas, reality TV, Lonsdale vests and Mick Hucknall. So, on the surface, I’m not the kind of guy to really pitch ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ to am I? Well, when the pitch comes direct from Bret Easton-Ellis who has a body of work that’s filled with cutting intelligence and borderline depravity that I so admire, I thought to myself this movie must be worth a look. Bradley Cooper plays Pat Soltano Jr, a married man with an undiagnosed history of mental illness tipped over the edge by a singular event involving his now estranged wife. Pat is detained for 8 months is a hospital for the mentally ill and is released upon the condition that he attends regular counselling and lives with his parents and of course, obeys the restraining order his wife has placed upon him since the incident that lead to his incarceration. Pat struggles to find balance in his life juggling his newly learned positive ‘Silver Lining’ outlook with the pressure of pleasing his parents, dealing with his condition and reconnecting with old friends, along with of course the constant stigma attached to anyone who has been diagnosed with a mental illness. Pat finds the strength to continue this constant balancing act with his focus on the only thing in the world he wants, to prove to his wife that he is now mentally capable of resuming their marriage and to live happily ever after with her. That is until he is challenged in the safety of his values by a volatile young lady called Tiffany (played by the amazing Jennifer Lawrence). What begins is a burgeoning friendship built on a battleground of mental volatility, emotional fracture and a shared honesty. A film of this type hangs together on its performances, both leading and supporting. It’s safe to say that both leads excel themselves and are happy to go places with their characters that many would not. The unpredictability of Pat’s condition could either make him an unlikeable character or push the characterisation into a ‘Me, Myself and Irene’ comedic territory where the mental illness is played for slapstick or cringeworthy laughs. The combination of Cooper’s performance and the heartfelt adapted screenplay ensure this never happens. Jennifer Lawrence is simply a phenomenon. In the space of seconds she convincingly gives us insecurity, promiscuity, innocence, surfaced aggression, sadness, hope, focus, quiet dignity and manages to meld all this into an absolutely loveable character who in some ways is both the knight in shining armour and the damsel in distress. While structurally ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ is most definitely a romantic comedy, it shows the heart and intelligence to bring humour through fully rounded characters and their interactions yet never resorts to cheap hurtful humour. Great supporting turns by Robert De Niro and Jacki Weaver as Pat’s parents among others (including a more restrained than usual Chris Tucker) definitely cement the film’s high quality. Director David O’Russell does not shy away from the reality of his characters and it makes his film all the better for it. ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ is a rare triumph for me in that it joins one of only three ‘romantic comedies’ that I not only tolerate but actually ending up falling for in a big way. I admire its honesty. It’s not an easy thing to put yourself into a situation where as a fractured human being you’re making yourself as vulnerable as you’ll ever be. The comedy is sharp, the drama is engrossing and the performances are uniformly excellent and heartfelt. ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ deserves all the plaudits and more for not only being an excellently crafted film but for also giving us two wonderful characters whose mental illnesses are a part of their existence and not their whole existence, as much as society would be more comfortable with the simplistic labels that people are happy to throw around. It’s our imperfections and frailties that make us who we are. It’s reassuring to see a mainstream film that embraces that. Highly recommended. This entry was posted in Reviews by Adam. Bookmark the permalink. 6 thoughts on “Review: Silver Linings Playbook (2012)” Irene on July 27, 2016 at 9:32 pm said: Anonym sker:ervMin det ÃƒÂ¤r ju precis sÃƒÂ¥ som du tycker att de borde gÃƒÂ¶ra inom psyk, som de redan gÃƒÂ¶r.En psykisk diagnos grundar sig pÃƒÂ¥ flera symptom. eilkredit für selbstständige on October 22, 2016 at 3:35 pm said: This acknowledgment of the public’s perception of the industry is rather accurate. Yet now what needs to occur is action for a transformation to cccur for the benefit of public health. 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__label__wiki	0.688349	0.688349	US: Russia's photos over MH17 plane preposterous November 16, 2014 uhm One comment US: Russia’s photos over MH17 plane preposterous Sun Nov 16, 2014 8:51AM GMT http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/11/16/386233/us-russias-mh17-photos-preposterous/ The United States says newly-released photos by Russia claiming that a Ukrainian military jet targeted Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 are “preposterous.” The US State Department said Moscow was trying to “obfuscate the truth and ignore ultimate responsibility for the tragic downing of MH17.” Washington once again urged Moscow to “grant unfettered access for international investigators to the crash site.” Russian state media released satellite images purportedly showing a MiG-29 fighter jet firing a missile at the MH17. The passenger plane from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was travelling over Ukraine when it disappeared from radar. A total of 283 passengers, including 80 children, and 15 crew members were killed in the incident. The satellite images aired on Russian Channel One Friday appeared to show the jet firing a missile at the plane in July. According to the media outlet, the photos were sent to a Russian expert by a man called George Beatle, a graduate from the US Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Western officials accuse pro-Russian forces of hitting the plane. Russia has repeatedly said it believed the aircraft was destroyed by a Ukrainian military jet. In an article published by Press TV, American political commentator Gordon Duff argued that the United States and Britain had these photos for months, but withheld them in order to hide Kiev’s culpability. “In fact, for months, the preponderance of evidence has indicated that the downing of MH17 was done by Kiev as an act of false flag terrorism, one of many during the conflict,” he wrote. Kiev jet flying near MH17 flight before crash: Russia Pro-Russia rebel commander suggests passengers died days before Malaysian flight Kiev responsible for Malaysia plane deaths: Putin Malaysia, pro-Russians reach deal over MH17: PM US suppressing satellite images which implicate Kiev in MH17 crash: Petras Preliminary MH17 crash report to be published within a week – investigators Category: Intelligence network false flags, War Machine Tags: anti-government, anti-russia, buk, civil war, coup, coup d'etat, CRIMEA, CRIMEAN PORT, european union, evidence, false flag, fighter jet, flight mh17, george soros, independence square, information warfare, john mccain, kiev, maidan, Malaysia, Malaysia Airlines, mccain, mh17, MH17 plane, mig-29, MILITARY INTERVENTION, nazi, occupied, opposition, preposterous, pro-eu, Protests, putin, revolution, russia, Russia's photos, russian federation, russian troops, shot down, soros, ukraine, ukraine air force, Ukrainian Opposition, ukrainian president, us government, Usurper Yatsenyuk, Viktor Yanukovych, vladimir putin, yanukovych, yatsenyuk theunhivedmind http://theunhivedmind.com/wordpress3/vladimir-putin-proves-that-mh17-was-shot-down-by-a-ukraine-mig-29-fighter-jet/	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0046.json.gz/line420

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