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Category: Nike
Bugs Bunny Had Air Jordan PEs Before Most NBA Players
When Nike tapped Warner Bros. and the Looney Tunes for the Air Jordan marketing campaign in 1992, they created a limited run of Bugs-molded VIIs for promotional displays.
Above is a close look at one of the Bugs VIIs in a Cardinal-like colorway. Not only is the shoe oversized, but the toebox was designed to fit the toes on a rabbit’s foot. You’ll also notice JumpBugs embroidery along the ankle. An equally rare ‘Bordeaux’ version also exists.
Would you like to see Bugs return for next year’s 30th Anniversary celebration?
Via Sole Collector
Written by @Michael_Beastly Leave a comment Posted in Air Jordan, bugs bunny, kicks, limited, looney tunes, Michael Jordan, Nike, nike air, nike air jordan, nike jordan, Shoes, Sneakers, warner bros Tagged with Air Jordan, bugs bunny, kicks, limited, looney tunes, Michael Jordan, Nike, nike air, nike air jordan, nike jordan, shoes, sneakers, warner bros
Jon Jones Says He Was Dropped by Nike for Fighting
If you’re an athlete signed to Nike, now is a good time to stay out of trouble.
Earlier today, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon ‘Bones’ Jones took part in a disciplinary hearing in front of the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The hearing was in regard to a brawl that broke out between himself and Daniel Cormier during a UFC 178 media day appearance in Las Vegas last month. In his testimony, Jones admitted that the brawl has already cost him lucrative opportunities, including his six-figure endorsement deal with Nike.
“I’ve lost a very big endorsement of mine, one of my biggest,” Jones told the NSAC. “My Nike deal.”
Jones signed with Nike in August 2012. The brand has released sneakers and t-shirts bearing his name.
Over time, the pre-fight brawl has become part of the spectacle in combat sports. Typically, fighters do a little jaw jacking, get in a shove or two and things are “broken up.” However, Jones and Cormier have genuine hatred for each other, and they couldn’t be stopped in Vegas.
Jones later pulled out of the fight, which was originally scheduled for this weekend, due to injury.
While the brawl clearly caused an uproar, dropping a fighter for fighting seems a bit over the top. Could other factors have played into the decision? In 2012, Jones plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of driving while intoxicated. That incident, combined with recent troubles with NFL athletes and Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, may have convinced Nike that it was time to pull the plug on the partnership.
Nike has a history of standing by athletes during times of adversity. Kobe Bryant, Ben Roethlisberger and Tiger Woods are among the star athletes that have maintained a working relationship with the brand in the midst of PR disasters. Nike was also squarely behind Lance Armstrong until he finally admitted to doping last year. The new age of transparency and social media may be forcing the company to change the way they go about dealing with their partners.
Written by @Michael_Beastly Leave a comment Posted in bones jones, jon bones jones, jon jones, kicks, mixed martial arts, mma, Nike, Shoes, Sneakers, ufc, ultimate fighting championship Tagged with bones jones, jon bones jones, jon jones, kicks, mixed martial arts, mma, Nike, shoes, sneakers, ufc, ultimate fighting championship
New on NikeiD
Two new additions to NikeiD today are the Kobe 9s and Nike Air Flight 89s.
Go crazy, make whatever you’d like.
* via Nice Kicks
http://www.nicekicks.com/2014/06/30/9-ideas-nike-kobe-9/
http://www.nicekicks.com/2014/06/30/nike-air-flight-89-available-nikeid/
Written by sharona28 Leave a comment Posted in Nike, Sneakerhead, Sneakers Tagged with Kobe 9, Nike, Nike Air Flight 89, NikeiD, sneakerhead, sneakers
Air Jordan 14 “Ferrari”
Feast your eyes on the Air Jordan 14 “Ferrari” in all its glory. That carbon fiber is looking so beautiful against the Red suede one piece upper. The yellow Ferrari accents bring this sneaker to life. Let’s give Jordan Brand a round of applause for the Air Jordan 14 “Ferrari.” Now let’s just patiently wait for the release date this Fall.
These babies also go perfect with our Fully Laced “Ferrari” tees. Available in red, white, and black in-store and online.
* via The Shoe Game
http://theshoegame.com/articles/air-jordan-14-ferrari-detailed-images.html
Written by sharona28 1 Comment Posted in Air Jordan, Jordan, Nike, Sneakerhead, Sneakers Tagged with Ferrari, Jordan 14, Jordans, Nike, sneakerhead, sneakers
What do you think about the LeBron 12s?
Check out what Sole Collector says about the LeBron 12s :
“The Nike LeBron 11 has had an interesting run, to say the least. While it was a huge hit aesthetically, its lack of on-court presence may ultimately define its legacy. Today though we have the first look at the next shoe in the line: the Nike LeBron 12.
While we can’t confirm the legitimacy of the sample pictured here, we can confirm that this is the shoe. The upper appears be constructed of a composite mesh, while independent, piston-like bottom loaded Zoom bags, along the outsole provide the cushioning with a lower ride.
What are your initial thoughts on this model? How does it compare to the 11? Do you think the performance issues have been worked out, and that we’ll regularly see this one on court?”
* via Sole Collector
http://solecollector.com/news/nike-lebron-12-first-look1/#ixzz35tUfYvu1
Written by sharona28 Leave a comment Posted in LeBron, LeBron James, Nike, Sneakerhead, Sneakers Tagged with LeBron, LeBron 12, Lebron James, Nike, sneakerhead, sneakers
What do you think about the new Air Max Lunar 1s? Check what Nike said about them:
The Air Max 1 changed how the world saw cushioning; 27 years later, the time has come to change it once more.
“The revolution is reignited with the debut of the Nike Air Max Lunar1. In 1987, the debut of Visible Air changed the consumer’s connection to performance shoe design by revealing the innovation. In 2008, more than two decades later, Nike Lunarlon technology redefined cushioning by taking comfort and support into the space age with a new kind of responsive foam ride.
In both designs, whether it was the window to the sole highlighted by a boldly colored rand or the beveled ribs of Nike Lunarlon amplified in bold neon, the sole became the star.
The Nike Air Max Lunar1 is the definitive union of lightweight cushioning and flexibility. Traditional Air Max technology partnered with innovative Nike Lunarlon foam creates a new feel for an iconic form.
Innovative no-sew construction strips away the original paneling but retains the classic silhouette and familiar details that defined the original Air Max. Breathable mesh panels maintain the commitment to lightweight comfort that links every aspect of the Air Max Lunar1.”
* via Nike, Inc.
http://nikeinc.com/news/re-revolutionized-the-air-max-lunar1#/inline/30742
Written by sharona28 Leave a comment Posted in Air Max, Lunar, Nike, Sneakerhead, Sneakers Tagged with Air Max, Air Max Lunar 1, Lunar, Lunar Sole, Nike, sneakerhead, sneakers
Nike : Unveiling The KD7
Kevin Durant’s seventh Nike signature shoe combines performance innovation with a narrative around weather and lightning.
Legend has it that lightning never strikes the same place twice. Fact is, neither does Kevin Durant; he strikes from everywhere on the court.
Nike has designed Durant’s seventh signature shoe to the specifications of the reigning Most Valuable Player and one of basketball’s most dynamic stars. The KD7 combines leading performance innovation with a colorful narrative pulled from Durant’s fascination with meteorology that began as a child and continues today.
DURANT’S DIRECTION
Durant teamed with Nike designer Leo Chang to create the KD7, a process that began 18 months ago. The challenge was trumping the KD6, Durant’s favorite shoe to-date and the model he wore in his MVP season while averaging 32 points per game and winning a fourth scoring title.
“It’s been a great journey with Nike and I’m confident giving Leo specific feedback on what I’m looking for in a shoe,” said Durant. “For the KD7, I really wanted a shoe that allowed me to move quickly, while having great support and stability. I also wanted to bring back the strap.”
DESIGN INNOVATION : PERFORMANCE HYBRID
Chang’s performance objective for the KD7 was to provide Durant with the quickness and forefoot flexibility typically reserved for a point guard, combined with the stability and support in a shoe designed for a power forward.
Chang accomplished this “best of both worlds” design challenge by using seamless forefoot mesh, dynamic Nike Flywire technology and encapsulated Nike Zoom in the front of the shoe. Bridging the transition between the forefoot and heel is a midfoot strap. Chang combined Hyperposite support in the heel with a newly developed visible Nike Zoom Air bag for responsive cushioning.
The Hyperposite technology, making its debut in KD’s signature line, provides the reigning MVP with support for his evolved post moves and rebounding. The distinct Hyperposite look, an evolution to the original Foamposite, is also a nod to KD’s Maryland roots. His hometown region, affectionately known as the DMV – DC-Maryland-Virginia – has an ongoing love affair with Foamposite, which debuted two decades ago with the launch of the Nike Air Foamposite One in 1997.
DESIGN INSPIRATION : LIGHTNING STRIKES
KD’s childhood interest in pursuing a career as a meteorologist first inspired the KD4 Weatherman colorway in 2011. The theme was incorporated into his fifth and sixth signature shoes and continues to take shape with the KD7.
The KD7 colorway narrative begins with lightning, and more specifically the average temperature of a lightning strike – 35,000 degrees Fahrenheit. It also builds on KD’s insight of wanting to be lightning-quick.
The KD7 35,000 Degrees colorway features a bright mango upper, volt outsole and hits of deep grey to represent the electric nature of lightning strikes. Stratospheric graphics and nods to lightning also appear on the sole and Swoosh.
Personal cues are featured on each of the KD7 colorways: a silhouette of his homestate of Maryland is embedded on the outsole; and the forefoot strap includes the names of his mother Wanda, his grandmother Barbara, his father Wayne and his brother Tony.
A matching Nike Elite Digital Ink sock using Nike’s new proprietary sock-printing process hooks to the shoe, apparel and a backpack to form the KD7 35,000 Degrees Collection.
Each of the five KD7 colorways this season will continue the weather-centric theme. The storylines were previewed at the KD7 global launch webcast today, with additional details coming tomorrow.
* via Nike Inc.
http://nikeinc.com/news/lightning-strikes-unveiling-the-kd7#/inline/30888
Written by sharona28 Leave a comment Posted in Kevin Durant, Nike, Sneakerhead, Sneakers Tagged with KD7, Kevin Durant, Nike, sneakerhead, sneakers
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Zombie Pigs
Yale Scientists Kept Decapitated Pigs’ Brains Alive for 36 Hours
April 17th 19__Kristin Houser__Filed Under: Hard Science
Quince Media via Pixabay/Tag Hartman-Simkins
In March 2018, Yale neuroscientist Nenad Sestan shared a remarkable bit of news with his peers at a National Institutes of Health (NIH) meeting: he was able to keep pigs’ brains “alive” outside their bodies for up to 36 hours.
The news quickly made its way from that meeting to the media. And now, more than a year later, the details of the radical study have finally been published in the highly respected journal Nature, confirming that what sounded initially like science-fiction was actually sound science — and raising startling questions about what it really means to be “dead.”
Brain Chambers
As reported previously, Sestan’s team started the experiment by removing the brains from the severed heads of 32 pigs sourced from a local slaughterhouse.
Then they placed the brains into specially designed chambers and attached catheters that allowed them to pump a solution containing preservatives and other chemicals through the organs’ veins and arteries.
They found that this system, which they dubbed BrainEx, restored some of the brain’s crucial functions and helped maintain its internal structures.
Ultimately, the team was able to keep some of the brains alive in this way for 36 hours, raising new questions about the nature of death.
“For most of human history, death was very simple,” neuroscientist Christof Koch, who wasn’t involved in the study, told Nature. “Now, we have to question what is irreversible.”
READ MORE: Pig brains kept alive outside body for hours after death [Nature]
More on pig brains: Pig Brains Can Be Kept Alive Outside the Body. Human Brains Might Be Next.
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So Metal
Two Dead Stars Are Orbiting Each Other’s Corpses Incredibly Fast
And that's just one of several strange things about the duo.
Kristin Houser July 25th 2019
/ Hard Science
/ Gravitational Waves
/ Laser Interferometer Space Antenna
/ White Dwarf
/Gravitational Waves
/Laser Interferometer Space Antenna
/White Dwarf
Every three nights, the California Institute of Technology’s Zwicky Transient Facility uses its massive 576-megapixel camera to scan the entire sky.
Those efforts have led to the detection of hundreds of asteroids, comets, and supernovae. But the survey may have just made its strangest discovery yet: a binary white dwarf system called ZTF J1539+5027.
White dwarfs are stars that start out like our Sun. Eventually, though, they swell into Red Giants, shed their outer layers, and end up as white dwarfs, which are essentially just the dead corpses of a star.
Each of the white dwarfs in ZTF J1539+5027, for instance, is about the size of Earth, and their combined weight is close to that of our Sun.
In a paper published in the journal Nature on Thursday, the CalTech team behind the discovery details just what makes this particular white dwarf duo so strange.
First, there’s the fact that the white dwarfs are whipping around one another at an incredible speed — completing each rotation in less than seven minutes.
That makes the duo the second-fastest pair of orbiting white dwarfs ever detected, as well as the fastest “eclipsing binary system,” a term used to describe a system where one star takes a path that crosses between Earth and the other star.
They’re able to make these quick orbits because they’re incredibly close to one another — according to a CalTech press release, their orbiting paths could fit inside Saturn — and moving at a blitzing pace of hundreds of kilometers per second.
Also weird: the dead stars’ temperatures. The smaller but denser star is much hotter than expected, while the larger but less-dense star is cooler.
This strange temperature disparity could be explained by the smaller star feeding off its companion, but typically that would produce X-ray evidence and the researchers didn’t see any.
If that wasn’t enough to raise some astronomers’ eyebrows, ZTF J1539+5027 is also one of the only known sources of gravitational waves, the ripples in space and time first predicted by Albert Einstein in 1916.
That final bit of strangeness makes the white dwarf duo an ideal target of study once Europe launches its Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) in 2035.
“Within a week of LISA turning on, it should pick up the gravitational waves from this system,” researcher Tom Prince said in the press release.
That should give astronomers a jump start on using LISA to better understand the nature of gravitational waves — which could potentially yield new insights into everything from black holes to the birth of our universe.
READ MORE: Dead Stars Found Whipping Around Each Other in Minutes [CalTech]
More on white dwarfs: These Are the Planets That Survive the Deaths of Their Stars
Black Hole Fun
Physicists Finally Find a Way to Tell Certain Black Holes Apart
Red Giant Mystery
Did This Planet Survive Getting Swallowed By Its Sun?
Two Supermassive Black Holes Are on a Devastating Crash Course
Lonely Planetesimal
Astronomers Discover Fragment of Planet Orbiting Its Dead Star
Dark Matter May Be a Product of Gravitational Waves with a Twist
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November 2019 …La Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste is closing its 2019 programme with the presentation of decorated porcelain works by ceramic artist Yuk Kan Yeung (born 1959 in Hong Kong)…Press release
September 2019 …For her new exhibition at Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste, famous French ceramic artist Nadia Pasquer re-examines celestial bodies and constellations, a theme close to her heart. The chosen volumes and their variations are combined here into duos or trios. Press Release
June 2019 …Considered one of the most experienced Swedish ceramic artists, Jussi Ojala (born 1956) became well known in Europe thanks to his “Stump” sculptures and their sumptuous foaming glazes always connected to nature and matter. Press release
May 2019 …More recently, Mette Maya Gregersen was inspired by the mineral forms of geodes that are displayed for the first time as part of this solo show at Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste.Press release
November 2018. Some twenty recent works displayed at the Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste show creativity and a mastery that make Thomas Bohle a major player in contemporary ceramic art. Press Release Thomas Bohle
September 2018. Finnish ceramist Erna Aaltonen is coming back to the Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste with a new set of works combining her famous Spheres with Monoliths, sculptural forms… Press release
June 2018. For its very first Karin Bablok show, the Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste focuses on tall, narrow forms and wide cylinders made of white porcelain, on which Karin Bablok designs a black glaze decoration spontaneously applied with a brush… Press release
May 2018. Borrowed from a surrealist poem by Jean Arp, the title of this exhibition reflects the new sources of inspiration encountered by ceramic artist Claire Lindner for her second solo show at the Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste. Press Release Claire Lindner
March 2018. Recognized as the ultimate reference in European “Naked Raku”, ceramic artist David Roberts has had few exhibitions in France in spite of being internationally renowned for his large-sized bulbous forms, a purely western interpretation of the original Japanese tradition…Press release David Roberts
November 2018. As a closing event of this year’s programme that marked the 20th anniversary of its creation, the Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste, dedicated to contemporary ceramics, is hosting for the first time Belgian ceramic artist Ann Van Hoey, whose world-renowned work has earned her multiple international awards. Press release
September 2017. The Elena Gileva‘s exhibition at the Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste is the first display of her work in France. It will gather about twenty pieces crafted between 2015 and 2017 and presented in the catalogue published for the occasion. Press Release
July 2017. Ceramic artist and sculptor Michael Flynn is the Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste’s 2017 summer guest. For this exhibition, the Galeery has gathered an array of sculptures that is very representative of the themes tackled by the artist in the course of the 2000s. Press Release
May 2017. French ceramic artist Gisèle Buthod-Garçon is back at the Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste with an exhibition that highlights her new series of sculptures in the spirit of the territories she has been exploring for several years, where sensitivity and memory overlap. Press release Gisèle Buthod-Garçon
April 2017. Bente Hansen. Lessons in geometry. On the occaion of his twentieth anniversary, the Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste wishes to present some major figures in European ceramic arts. Danish ceramic artist Bente Hansen opens up the season by presenting about thirty new pieces…Press release Bente Hansen
November 2016. Ursula Morley-Price Turning 80. For the third time at the Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste, the artist franco british Ursula Morley-Price is showing her most recent sculptures eighteen in all, which clearly shows at her age she is the master of her Art…. Press release Ursula Morley-Price
The Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste dedicates its summer exhibition, 2016 to the visual ceramic artist Anne Verdier, presented for the first time in the space of the gallery specialized in the contemporary artistic ceramic. Press Release
The Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste is particularly happy to pay homage to the British ceramicist David Miller… Press release Homage to David Miller
March 19th 2016. The exhibition of Camille Virot presents twenty or so new pieces, the majority of which were made last year. Camille Virot – Press release 2016
November 6th 2015. Fifteen new pieces to discover, in which Alistair Danhieux artist has, for the first time, experimented with enamel whose light reveals the delicateness of the sculpted volumes.Press release
September 5th 2015. The Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste especially dedicated to contemporary ceramics is delighted to present the first solo exhibition of the sculptor ceramist Laurent Petit. A selection of 15 or so pieces, some unprecedented and created especially for the exhibition, illustrates the development of the artist over the last few years …Laurent Petit – Press release
4 July 2015. Erna Aaltonen‘s exhibition. The Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste is delighted to announce for the summer of 2015, an exceptional exhibition in France, that of the Finnish ceramist, Erna Aaltonen famous throughout the world for her hand- built spherical sculptures…Erna Aaltonen – Press release
For her second solo exhibition at the Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste, Karine Benvenuti has decided to show a selection of ceramic sculptures… Press Release
Matthew Blakely‘s work was awarded the prestigious “Art Council England” Prize. The Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste devotes a personal exhibition to him. The first in France. Press Release
November 8th 2014. This second solo exhibition of Ursula Morley-Price at the Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste unveils a dozen new sculptures wherein the artist develops her formal expression inspired particularly by the Large Twist Form. Rress release
September 6th 2014. With Jean-Marie Foubert the simplicity displayed in the volume reflects the shape more than the material. His savoir-faire allows him to go beyond material issues. … To read the press-release
May 24th 2014. Flavie Van Der Stigghel showed an early talent for drawing, but since 2005, she has chosen to express herself through ceramic sculpture. Today, the Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste presents her first solo exhibition ”Takeoff”… To read the press release
April 12th 2014. Drawing on the theme of the cloud, Claire Lindner explores the strange state of the « in between »: a form on the edge of recognizable and indefinable… To read the press release
November 9th 2013. The Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste at Toucy ends its programme for the year 2013 by dedicating the space to the work of the French-British ceramist, Alistair Danhieux. On this occasion,Alistair Danhieux has invited the young ceramist Océane Madelaine. To read the press release
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Elemental: Internal debates made external
Frogboy
May 23, 2009 2:59:28 PM from JoeUser Forums
So how complicated (as internal critics put it) or sophisticated (as internal advocates put it) should the Elemental economic system be?
We have the code in for handling a pretty sophisticated/complicated economic engine. But the debate is, is the system sophisticated? Or just complicated.
Let me give you the arguments of each camp.
Camp #1: “Sophisticated”
1. Everything in Elemental is a resource. Food, metal, swords, armor, horses, you name it.
2. Resources can be processed into other resources. Iron Ore into a Sword.
3. Part of the fun of the game would be running a proper empire (or letting AI governors take care of it).
A mine is built on an iron resource. The mine produces 10 units of iron ore per turn. That iron ore is then directed to go to the city of Torgeto where a blacksmith is able to produce 5 swords per turn. The unused iron ore is stored in a warehouse that can store up to 100 units of iron ore.
Those swords can be directed to be shipped to various other places (with sliders or other UI means to determine what ratio goes where).
In some of those places, the swords are issued to soldiers. In other places, the swords are sent to an alchemist workshop who, taking potions that have been shippped in from Wellford which in turn had taken Aeoronic crystal mined in another town to turn into those potions. The resulting magical swords are then shipped out to various places with the player (or governor) able to control the ratio in which they are shipped.
Caravans appear on the map to show the items being shipped. If those caravans are attacked, the items are lost.
Camp #2: “Simple and Fun”
1. There are only natural resources (food, iron, crystal, horses, etc.).
2. When a natural resource is controlled, the player assigns that resource to a specific town.
3. Only that town can make use of it. Towns that don’t have a resource assigned it cannot build units that require those resources.
Unlike camp 1, there are no ratio sliders to mess with. A resource is assigned to a particular town. That makes certain towns more strategic than others and a lot less micro management. On the other hand, it means that there will be many towns that can only build weaker units. Players can research technologies that increase the base (weaker) unit that cities can build over time but some cities will simply be more important than others.
Caravans would still flow from the natural resource to the target town and if those caravans are attacked, the enemy player gains a bonus and the victim player would get a penalty to their production until the next caravan arrives.
Camp 1 argues that a lot of fun can be had in putting together ever more sophisticated and specialized items. If natural resources can be processed into new resources that can in turn be processed again and again and again, you can reward players who might be able to equip elite crack soldiers with very rare but very powerful weapons and armor.
Camp 2 argues that while some people would enjoy that, it would result in a lot of people who would find that system burdensome and turn them off to the game entirely. It also says that those who do like the camp 1 system would still be satisfied with camp 2 where those who like camp 2 would probably be totally turned off if the camp 1 system were used. In addition, they argue that Elemental has so much other “stuff” to it (sophisticated diplomacy, tactical battles, quests, etc.) that many players might find they have to rely on AI governors which would put a heavy burden on having really “smart” AI.
Now personally, I could go either way. I do like the idea of players having to choose certain towns that are absolutely strategic. But I also like the idea of being able to have “processed” manufacturing that can keep specializing things until you get some rare but very valuable things.
On the other hand, I’m also worried that a complex system could turn out to fall apart in actual practice (the user interface for it would have to be incredibly good) and then we’d be stuck having to go to camp 2 late in development.
UPDATE: 5/21/2009
Camp #3: The Merchant
Today we looked at the feedback from here and Quarter to Three and came up with a way that may satisfy both camps and increases the fun overall.
1. Everything is a resource.
2. Resources can be processed into other resources (iron to swords, crops to food, crystal to potions).
3. Resources are sent automatically to other towns based on the resource needs of that town. No micromanagement, no AI.
4. The fun of this portion of the game would be in watching your empire grow organically.
There are no ratios to set. If I build a town with a blacksmith, then one presumes I did that because I want to produce stuff that requires a blacksmith. If I build (or upgrade) more blacksmiths, then one presumes this town is a place where I want to crank out a lot of stuff.
Similarly, if I build a town with multiples barracks it presumes I am trying to train soldiers which means that stuff should be shipped there, particularly if I’m in the process of building a particularly type of soldier.
Caravans (which aren’t player controlled) send out regular shipments of resources to the various towns. When these shipments arrive, they’re available for use on demand or, if the town has a warehouse, they are stored.
When players design a unit, they choose a category of weapon and that category of weapon (whether in the field or in a warehouse) will automatically upgrade as my tech gets better. A short sword doesn’t become a long sword or anything like that. But A short sword would automatically become a better short sword if I research tech that improves is in order to remove the complexity of having to “upgrade” units. However, the cost of keeping a soldier in the field will be fairly high and since soldiers come from population, there’s a real down side to keeping throngs of soldiers idle.
In addition, by building roads, my caravans will arrive a lot quicker (3X faster). Similarly, I have to keep my supply lines secure.
This also opens the door for a lot more trading. Rather than just having “food” you can have “crops”. Crops are processed into food and can be traded with other civilizations or used by special buildings (Inns, restaurants, etc.) to increase prestige (which adds to influence).
It also allows players to have the game be very simple (just keep everything local) or highly sophisticated (have weaponry go through multiple processes – a magic sword processed by a Aereon Forge doubles its damage. The town with the Aereon forge is the one that would get on the priority list of magic swords and the Aereon blades produced would be sent to the town with the barracks that is producing your “Night Guard” or whatever you call your designed unit.
But in this way, there’s no real UI other than providing players the ability to close down shops in a city or expedite their priority to get more stuff sent to them. The player remains the king/emperor and not a logistics manager but at the same time is the architect for success of their kingdom’s economy if they so choose.
Camp #4: Quarter To Three concept
Having read a lot of posts both here and QuarterToThree we’ve thought of another way to do it that might be interesting.
2. Resources can be processed into other resources.
3. Controlling a resource automatically makes it available throughout your empire at a basic level. The more resources you control, the more that basic level is provided.
4. If there is a road to a city that connects you to where the resource is provided, that city gets a bonus amount of that resource.
5. Cities can build improvements that have caravans deliver bonus amounts of that resource to that city from the source.
6. Cities can optionally build warehouses whose only affect is that they can store caravan deliveries for later use. I.e. if I’m not currently building death knights, I can store caravans of “stuff” so that when I do build them, I instantly get the bonus at that point.
I want my army to be filled with trained knights who have plate mail, steel swords, plate helmets, etc. Those things are expensive. If I control an iron deposit, I can build them though any town with a barracks. Let’s say it will take 30 turns to create that unit. 10 of those turns is the training of the soldier and the other 20 is the production of the equipment. If I control 2 iron deposits, that production is knocked down to 18. If I have a road that connects this town to the the iron resource (directly or indirectly) then I can knock it down another turn for each resource.
I can also build a blacksmith shop. By doing this, caravans will be sent from the iron resource production area to the town with the armory. When that caravan arrives, it will reduce the time even further.
Similarly, if I want to make a magic sword that requires Aegeon crystal to be turned into a magic potion then as soon as I build 1 Alchemist lab in any town, then any town can build magic swords at a base level. If I build 2 alchemist labs, I won’t get any further bonus unless I control more than 1 Aegeon crystal.
So basically, it’s a much simpler system that provides fairly straight forward bonuses for players who want to create a more sophisticated economy.
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Schwarzbart
Reply #551 October 9, 2009 6:35:53 AM
I personal would prefere Camp 4.
Camp 3 is my second prefernce but because its not allows bonus form micromangmants oposit to camp 4 its only second.
Camp 1 sound like to much micromangamant or hoping the AI will do allright but I would prefer this option anytime over Camp 2.
Tasunke
Reply #552 October 9, 2009 11:53:09 AM
I don't see how you would be able to equip the dread knight with iron if you don't have the resource though ... and shouldn't having a road connection be more than simply one less turn aka a bonus of 3.3% ... I'd almost rather it be at least a 10 or 20% bonus to have a road for the INITIAL resource, while additional resources of the same ilk are still only 3.3%.
In addition, I suppose losing your last iron resource would give the slowest build time, and build the units without the iron equipment. (since its easier to have them reformat a new unit to get faster build times than actually recalibrate the build time for the new equipment used) -> also the extra build time will enable to allow them to equip such iron at a later date, for a simple payment in gold (perhaps) once you re-aquire iron. However if you re-formatted a new unit, all "new units" without any iron training would have to spend some extra turns in order to train for iron weapons.
I suppose since we are looking at multiple resources, say 5? then each initial resource should give 10% bonus to build cost (need this for the unit to actually be built, its a built in reverse penalty for those who build a unit w/o the required resources), and each additional resource of same type (additional iron) should be about a 2% bonus, or maybe a direct "1 turn less" bonus.
(These are notes on how I think camp 4 should operate)
SeanenG
Reply #553 October 22, 2009 2:06:17 AM
What I'd like to see is something of a mix between Option #3 and Option #4 on your list, and additionally a provision for low-level trading between players. Resources would automatically move between cities, giving preference to cities where there's a high demand (as in 3) but slowly building up a base level of the resource (as in 4).
My idea:
Your caravans would take the resource to nearby cities, and from those cities to more distant ones, slowly spreading it through your empire and giving you a basic amount of that resource in all your cities. Unlike with Option 4, you wouldn't have a resource available across your entire empire the moment you have access to it.
If one of your cities is using a lot of that resource, it would get priority, with larger shipments being sent in the caravans from nearby towns. If you have Iron, all your cities would have access to it, but the city with a Smith who's using a lot of iron would get more iron sent his way.
Basically, I really like the organic growth of #3, since watching my civilization grow is one of my favorite parts of the game. But I'd also like to have a provision for possibly using the resource elsewhere and not just sending it to the city that has a smith or barracks.
And if you don't have access to a resource, but one of your neighbors does, your caravans should be able to trade for that resource with their cities. So if I want to build a mounted warrior, but I don't have any horses, my caravans can go down to Horseland and bring some back. This would be a nice organic method to allow the player to build units without that resource, and not just make it seem like the resource is popping out of thin air.
If that's too complex, I'd definitely go for #3 over #4.
spongelikebattleaxe
Reply #554 October 27, 2009 10:37:28 PM
from Stardock Forums
I'm so in for camp #3.
1 sounds like too much micromanaging. 2 sounds braindead and boring.
4 didn't sound too bad. Just thought 3 was the best of them.
Tormy-
I vote for Camp #1.
Reply #556 October 28, 2009 6:04:53 PM
it seems like Camp #4 has already been decided upon, and while keeping that code intact would be important, it would be nice to beta an alta in which camp #3 was used
Quoting Tasunke,
it seems like Camp #4 has already been decided upon,
look to the resources paragraph in the numbers, numbers, numbers post
Tridus
Reply #559 October 29, 2009 11:07:43 AM
Quoting Tormy-,
Over here, under "resources". It's basically camp 4.
This thread is actually several months old now, so its not surprising they went with something. It is kind of surprising they went with that option, but you know. Since they're the ones who actually have to build it, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt.
tejondour
Put me in camp 3. The important part here is that resource locations matter, processing locations matter, guarding routes matters. If your blacksmith and barracks are in the same city two tiles from an iron deposit, you can guard it all quite handily... but there might be troop deployment issues if all of this is far, far away from the front line. Alternately, you can space it all out so there's a steady flow, but you've got to plan your production a bit farther in advance to allow for processing and travel time. Capturing a key city deep within enemy territory is attractive, but you'll never get any of your own resources to it. Etc.
Camp 4 basically takes a nerf bat to all of that, changing "impossible" (there are no caravan routes to that location which won't be summarily ransacked) to merely "inefficient" (we have seven iron mines and they have one, put a city on the other side of the map and come at them from two fronts). Sprawling empires should be a nightmare to manage; it's an important check on the situation of "Player 3 wins, but the game doesn't actually realize this for another 200 turns." There need to be some meaningful advantages to a lean, efficient kingdom which aren't meaningless in the face of a steamroller.
Edit: Well damn, apparently I missed this thread when it was actually relevant.
pigeonpigeon
Don't worry, wouldn't have mattered Option #3 seemed to be the overwhelming player favorite, but Stardock is going with something like #4 anyways (at least for now!). Of course, Stardock has every right to do that, and probably at least as often as not, game developers would make pretty crappy games if they implemented every feature that was in high demand. It is after all hard to know how things will turn out in practice.
That said I'm still sad. There is so much potential in an Option #3-like economic system that is crushed into little tiny pieces and thrown away in the transition to #4, and I'm still unconvinced of the 'storage nightmare.'
Denryu
I don't think anything is set in stone yet - that's why the long beta, remember?
However, the fact that Frogboy said that he found dealing with resource storage and discrete units "unfun" I think does not bode well - I know if I were making a game I sure wouldn't do something I found unfun no matter how many people wanted it.
Bellack
Reply #563 December 10, 2009 8:30:55 AM
I like camp 1 and camp 3 and camp 4. Don't like camp 2.
But to choose one I'd go with 4 as long as the caravans can still be attacked. I want bo be able to cut supply lines of my enemies as well as having my ememies cut my supplyy lines. This also will allow a special unit in the game that would be skilled at attacking caravans and taking thier resources (the Highwayman oe call them Bandits)
Reply #564 December 25, 2009 9:13:53 PM
I like the Quarter to Three concept which is a lot like the Civ4 concept. However, I'd tweak that to be a bit like the Civ2 concept where each region has natural resources, but there's no need for the micromanagement of say building a mine on the iron node. I'd sum it as, Complexity rocks, but tiles should be looked at and not fiddled with. (edit: basically a tip of the hat to Paradox's Victoria system)
Rather it'd be that most mountains have iron, so if your city is in a region with mountains, then it has access to irons. Trade routes then share the resources with other cities; Like in Victoria, trade routes can have their own efficiencies (regional infrastructure). Cities in the trade network, and having key production buildings can then turn the resource into something useful (e.g. forge turns iron into weapon, or building supplies).
There can still be some variety to the implied resources. E.g. some mountain ranges might tend to have copper, not iron, some plains would tend to have buffalo, not wheat. So there's still incentive to expand to different parts of the map, but less checking to see if a mine has been built for every type of mineral, or a farm for every type of food. The exact resources grabbed would still be by the cultural sphere of the city (i.e. tile-based grabbing of resources, rather than pre-defined regions).
Exceptions to the rule of no-tile fiddling would be rare items might be represented by nodes that need physical infranstrure. E.g. Admantine node needs a mine that connects to a city to supply that rare item to the trade network. E.g. the fire mana vs. the death mana for MoM.
So in other words, everything is a resource, and any Victoria or Settlers-like (remember that old Blue Byte/SSI/UBI game that keeps resurecting?) chaining of resources to prodoucts to products can be envisioned, but there's no need to micromanage the map to be sure that you workers fiddling to build tile upgrades (there can be an actual flow-chart screen that dictates, say 50% of iron made goes to the weaponsmith, 50% goes to making nails). If regional resource gathering upgrading is needed, it should be done at province/city level, not at the tile level.
That should reduce some useless CPU and player fiddling. To starve a city of resources, a proper siege should be conducted, not tile fiddling of military units, except in certain situations (e.g. horsemen pillaging the countryside abstractly).
Or in other words, Settlers/Victoria like economic complexity, Civ4 cultural grabbing of resources, Civ2 regional resource dispositions, Victoria-like regional efficiencies to resource gathering efficiency, very little tile management (very un-Civ4 like in that regards).
Sounds cool to me. Requires thought from the player to devise an economy on multiple levels, yet eliminates tile micromanagement which just sucks up CPU cycles and is just busy work for the player. Limits tile managements to truly rare resources by which the game might be lost/won, such that guarding them with a giant castle and army is really useful.
Afterthought: Theres still the issue of quantifying the actual resource stockpiles of a civ, if that's still in, but that can still be done fairly abstractly at the region level. E.g. Theoretical maximum resource gathering rate based on surroundings, influenced by the efficiency of gathering for the region/city, and further influenced by whatever workforce is assigned to the gathering.
RogueCaptain
Reply #565 February 2, 2010 11:00:38 PM
Here is the other problem that has not been discussed in-depth enough: specialization population centers vrs non-specialized population centers leading to how that ties with resource acquisition, management, disbursement and trade.
The Devs have talked about the dilemma of a game's victor being decided long in advance before it is over. If a kingdom has lost a few cities then it's no big deal but if even one specialized super city is gone, well for your average AI it might be game over. The flip side is specialized cities are relatively cheaper in some respects because a single city recieving advanced upgrades means 8 cities getting enough basic upgrades to equate the output of that one. Losing one city in ten is only a ten percent loss but one super city could be like 80 percent right there. There is one additional factor, population = units or vice versa, game changer.
Should trade be substantial enough to close the specialized vrs nonspecialized cities gap?
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Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes Forums › Off Topic
Do you want to run both Geo and Hoth TB at the same time or pick to play one?
I think that the community should decide what they want this TB experience to be like.
Do you want to run both Geo and Hoth TB at the same time or pick to play one? 83 votes
Play both at the same time
Pick only one
not sure if serious, but
NasRegal
I like the idea to keep playing both.
As they're a different length, you should finish Geo before you really need to start doing combats and deploying for Hoth.
We don't need to do much for max stars on Hoth until the last 2 territory, by then, Geonosis is done and not a distraction.
Gifafi wrote: »
I am. Not like a simple poll will change anything, but it will show a majority of the community support doing both.
NasRegal wrote: »
Exactly the point. Most of us auto days 1-4 on TB anyway. So making us choose is like taking rewards away.
solely depends on the rewards. If we get double the rewards i'd prefer to play them both at the same time, but since that's highly, and i can't stress that enough, highly unlikely that they would just hand out double the rewards i prefer to just play 1 at the time.
Are they nerfing the rewards for it now?
Chucko_marek wrote: »
It will at best show a majority of people active on the forum support doing both. That's not terribly surprising since the people who want to spend more time in the game are likely to be the same people willing to spend time on the forum. But there are a lot of other people who don't want to feel like they have to spend more time on the game, and probably aren't on the forum.
No, because you have to pick. If they allowed you to do both they would most likely nerf the rewards, just like they did when they increased the number of GAs because people said they wanted it to run more often.
So, basically like any other poll out there. But I will say this for those who don't want to play both at the same time, they can choose to sit a TB out. Just because they don't want to participate, shouldn't mean that the players who do want to play both at the same time should get punish for it.
Just because they allow us to play both at the same time, or move geo TB to a week during TW (gasp) doesn't mean they will nerf the rewards.
Sure, I mean, this is always the argument made by anybody who wants more content. But the devs have repeatedly stated that they are concerned about the people who would feel obligated to do the content but not be happy about it and be driven away. People seem very dismissive of that concern but I think it's a reasonable one even though I am not personally in that boat.
Sure, it's theoretically possible that they could substantially increase our income by giving us double the amount of TBs with no reduction in rewards, but given all the moves lately to reduce our reward income, I find it rather unlikely.
That’s a thinly veiled excuse to make an unnecessary bottleneck in the game and further restrict gameplay. What percentage of the total playership has that issue though? Both TB, especially the first 4 days can be finished within 15-20 minutes. It’s not that taxing.
If you want to see it as a thinly veiled excuse then nothing I say is going to convince you otherwise, but the fact is that they don't need an excuse to place bottlenecks in the game. They place them just fine already (and they aren't unnecessary, but that's a whole separate debate). I have no idea what percentage of the player base has this issue. I know a few people in my guild that have expressed that sentiment, and I have seen a lot of posts about it in the past (particularly during the days when Sith was a huge chore), but I have no data. CG may have some data from their random polls or whatever, but I don't know. Regardless, they apparently see it as a concern.
As with everything else consumed in the game, it should be players choice. This decision is like taking your neighbors car away because you don't like to drive.
You don't like the decision. You want a different decision. You want to be able to choose even if it creates a negative situation for other people. That's all fine. I have no issue with you wanting that. What I have an issue with is people claiming that the devs are lying about their reasoning when they say this is a major concern they are taking into account. The fact that you disagree with their paternalistic decision making here doesn't mean that they aren't making the decision out of an honest belief that such paternalism is best for the game, and calling it a "thinly veiled excuse" suggests that they are lying about the reasons. That's what I disagree with.
Snake2
Hoth sucks. So tired of playing it. I'd love to never see it again if I can get better rewards from the new one
It makes sense when they have said they will never take away content, which indirectly they're doing by making us choose. You do come across like a dev yourself. LOL
Snake2 wrote: »
I'll wait to see what the rewards and difficulty is like before voting, but I completely agree with this sentiment. I'm expecting it to be like the T7 Padme event in the final phase, so rewards better be really good even for 20-something stars.
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AntiFunn
The devs may be slow and unresponsive, but they are finally starting to usher in much needed things for the game. They also clearly said they tested and thought this through so much before deciding on the non-concurrent running for guilds.
Syrup_Chugger3
Both. It's not really fair to lower GP guilds to dip their toes in the water for geonosis, and totally tank if they're not prepared and miss out on much more rewards assuming they do decent in DS TB and depending how the rewards are scaled in geonosis.
Coupled on top of if they haven't completed probe droid yet AND cutting the shards in half.. seems like a lose lose.
+another on p1-4 requiring not much effort.
CCyrilS
I hadn't considered whether or not we would get less rewards. Do you imagine they would cut rewards for those choosing both? Seems odd, but I do see your point that they wouldn't likely hand out double. The answer to the poll question would definitely depend on this.
AntiFunn wrote: »
Hopefully they did a good job testing, because their track record proves otherwise.
CCyrilS wrote: »
Nuance and measured consideration of both sides of the issues is a great way to get labelled a dev.
I'm still, still waiting on multiple paychecks btw.
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/ [Solved] New bugs after updating to PPSSPP 0.9.1
[Solved] New bugs after updating to PPSSPP 0.9.1
08-24-2013, 04:27 PM (This post was last modified: 08-25-2013 02:06 AM by mupralsh.)
Yami-Samurai
Hello everyone, first allow me to thank you devlopers for your hard work to bring this project to live and let people play PSP games on other platforms.
I was so exited about the new version but I've spotted 2 downy things after updating
1-When I try to hit ESC nothing happen, I stay in the game and whatever I did I can't go back to the menu of PPSSPP, odd ?
2-in the previous version when I hit "Tab" button the game go faster as long as I keep holding the button, it's a useful feature and I kinda like it, however it's no longer available in the new update?
Please someone help me out, I'm on my way to finish FF CC on it and I'm used to the old way of the emulator, thanks in Advance and have my best regards.
08-24-2013, 04:29 PM (This post was last modified: 08-24-2013 04:30 PM by TheDax.)
TheDax
PPSSPP Contributor
RE: New bugs after updating to PPSSPP 0.9.1
1. Is your escape key bound to Pause? If not, that's why.
2. Nope, tab still works.
Try deleting your old PPSSPP.ini and Controls.ini, and re-configuring the emulator again, if that doesn't help. Neither of those should be happening, unless you're getting rid of all of the key bindings and then not putting ESC back on pause. If you Clear All, escape no longer serves as Pause unless you tell the emulator to.
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Thanks for replying back dude, but it seems not only ESC isn't working, now I've found that I can't use F11 as well to toggle full screen on or off, in other word once I'm inside a game I can't toggle full screen off.
As for ESC button and the "Tab" I think I've figured it out, buttons weren't bind to any key, still got this last problem, "toggling full screen on and off"
No problem. Let's clear something up here before we move on: Are you using 0.9.1 stable/official, or one of the more recent development builds? F11 for full-screen was only added back in as of uh..yesterday, I think it was.
Okay I think I've found the other reason of why F11 isn't working, it's set on ALT + Enter instead, I've tried it and it's working that way, however I want to bind it to F11
I downloaded the one on website, it's official I think but it's the x64 one, didn't try the x86 though when I was on 0.8 I was running the x86 but I think there's no difference between the two with key bindings.
As I said, it was only added back in yesterday, implying F11 only works in development builds. 0.9.1 official doesn't use F11 for full-screen.
There's many of those dev builds, I think I have to stick to this new one with Alt+Enter...
Thanks for helping out dude, appreciate it.
Erm..it's not complicated..just grab the one at the very top, lol(the highest version number after the first dash after 0.9.1). But okay, suit yourself.
mupralsh
Problem resolved, i'll close this thread
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Windows Phone Support
Submitted by amirlit1975 on March 6, 2013
Just purchase a new Tesla, really excited to get it! I understand there is an IOS App for the Tesla. I'd like to request a Windows Phone and Windows 8 App. If anyone else has a Windows Phone please speak up. I dont know why there is only support for IOS.
Salman | March 6, 2013
@Amir, I'm totally with you in wanting Windows/Windows Phone support, but it should be quite obvious why iOS and Android are the only supported platforms right now (hint: something to do with market share).
Add your voice to those of us who've already requested this feature on the Bulletin Board section of this website: http://www.teslamotors.com/forums/inside-tesla/tesla-bulletin-board. And while you're waiting for an official WP app, an unofficial one has been published to the WP Store -- search for "Tesla Connect".
rebeccap88 | March 6, 2013
I would be cautious with the unofficial Tesla apps, if you have to give them your login credentials and/or VIN. You could essentially be giving them control of your car.
I just switched back to an Android phone, because I didn't want to wait for the Windows Phone app, but I'll still put in my vote for the official Tesla Windows apps wherever I can. I'd love to pull it up on my Surface Pro. :)
cerjor | March 6, 2013
I would also like a WP app. Add me to the list.
jat | March 6, 2013
I know nothing about that app, but if it is open source I think it is reasonable to assume if it were doing something nefarious someone would notice it. Regardless, giving them limited control over your car seems much less risky than giving places like mint.com or other financial sites your complete banking/etc credentials, yet tons of people do it because they perceive the value is greater than the risk.
Just tried Tesla Connect app. First it asked me to log in with same username and password as when I log on to the Tesla site. Then up came the same options as on my ipad. I opened the sunroof and blinked the headlights with it as designed. Seems to work just fine.
olanmills | March 7, 2013
The Tesla Connect app was developed by an active member of the TeslaMotorsClub.com community. Also, he and I work at the same company and I can totally look up all of his info. If he does anything mean to you guys, I can send him funny Vines to his email all day and cc his boss.
@jat, to play devils advocate, essentially anyone can develop an app for WP, just like iOS and if a single guy was up to no good, he could just release his bad app cause damage, and dissappear if he was clever enough.
A company like Mint.com is in business (now owned by Intuit actaully), they have real people that can be found. They want to make money and stay in business. Committing unethical acts or crimes will disrupt their business, get them sued and/or put in jail. Of course there's also incompetence to worry about, but again, the stakes are generally higher for a company like Mint.com or a bank than it is for a lone developer.
Anyways, all that said, I feel like you can trust Andy Himberg, who made Tesla Connector.
Also, the Tesla API is very simple, so I'm not too worried about a devestating bug that would like unlock your car randomly or something (though yeah, you can't rule that out, but Andy is a competent developer).
I notice the Location tab is missing. I presume that's a more complicated programming problem.
@cerjor - it is easy to get the lat/long coordinates of the car if you can get the rest of the information, but tying that into a map view is harder. On Android, it is really easy to bring in a map view using Google Maps, but I have no idea what is involved in WP.
The reason the location feature isn't working yet is because it's streaming data.
It's handled differently than the other simple commands and thus it's takes more effort to reverse engineer how it works.
It is true, on top of that, once they have figured out how the streaming data works, it's also probably more work to actually implement the map feature than it was to implement the other simpler controls and info displays.
On WP I think it's pretty easy to include bing maps (I've done it in Silverlight). So I don't think the issue is how hard it is to do the UI (though again, I think it's more work than the other stuff).
Jhall118 | March 7, 2013
Oh come on, you are a windows user! If you are using a Windows 8 pro tablet (I am not sure on RT) there are programs to emulate any android app. One is called bluestacks. I am sure there is a way to do it with windows 8 RT. There are plenty of emulators out there.
Yeah, but bluestacks doesn't work on WP, and I don't know if it works on Win8 either. Also, bluestacks is kind of buggy.
gary.lori.schmid | April 17, 2013
We also need the Windows App. Not having it is definitely a negative.
castortiu | September 23, 2013
Tesla Companion is a WP8 application for your Model S
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/tesla-companion/3ea4b242-30e...
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Lazy journalism in Quartz Chevy Bolt article
Submitted by rgrant on Tue, 2016-09-20 08:29
Going to try and link to it: qz dot com/785707/the-chevy-bolt-will-cost-more-and-is-uglier-than-a-tesla-model-3-but-youll-actually-be-able-to-get-one/
Anyway in it the write claims that the M3 has a max range of 215 (instead of min). Makes no effort to determine where Chevy will be selling
them. With Tesla you know the M3 will be available globally.
It goes on...
stevenmaifert | 20. september 2016
Until the base M3 undergoes the EPA testing, any statement of range (min or max) is just an estimate. Tesla was advertising an estimated 300 mile range for the S85 right up to and beyond first deliveries. The EPA range turned out to be 265. GM advertised an estimated range for the Bolt of ~200 miles. The EPA range turned out to be 238. Until the M3 undergoes the EPA test, any comparison of Tesla's estimate and any other EPA range certified BEV is meaningless.
Red Sage ca us | 20. september 2016
stevenmaifert: What Tesla Motors ~*ahem*~ 'advertised' was 300 miles at a constant 55 MPH. The Model S 85 was indeed capable of doing precisely that. Tesla Motors' mistake was in presuming the Model S would be tested on the older 2-Cycle EPA range test, when it was actually required to be examined under the newer 5-Cycle EPA range test. I file that under 'Oops.' as opposed to being a blatant attempt to deceive, as your repeated posts of the exact same argument seem to imply.
Red - Actually it was 60 mph. I'll post the archived link if you'd like. Not saying Tesla was intentionally misrepresenting the max range of the S85, just pointing out it wasn't an "EPA certified" range which you really need to make fair comparisons, particularly between the M3 and the Bolt.
jordanrichard | 20. september 2016
Red Sage +1,000
I've heard Elon Musk say 55 MPH.
Badbot | 20. september 2016
stevenmaifert | September 20, 2016
Until the base M3 undergoes the EPA testing, any statement of range (min or max) is just an estimate."
After EPA tests you get the EPA official estimate.
Here is the archived Model S Features page as it existed on June 22, 2012; the day the first Model S was delivered: http://web.archive.org/web/20120619151751/http://www.teslamotors.com/mod... Give it a few moments to load and then scroll down. The page presentation is truncated, but the range estimates are clearly indicated in the battery section. 55 or 60... It really doesn't matter. Heck, the S85 will go over 400 miles if you drive it at 25 mph around the flat lands of central Florida for 24 hrs. Remember the guy and his son who actually did that a few years ago?
As for the things Elon says... Scroll down further on that page and read about the key and how it's programmable for individual drivers. Another Oops?
@Badbot - Yes it's an official estimate, but the vehicles are all tested to the same criteria so you have a common basis for comparison.
stevenmaifert: From the EPA's website...
EPA tests vehicles by running them through a series of driving routines, also called cycles or schedules, that specify vehicle speed for each point in time during the laboratory tests.
For 2007 and earlier model year vehicles, only the city and highway schedules were used. Beginning with 2008 models, three additional tests are used to adjust the city and highway estimates to account for higher speeds, air conditioning use, and colder temperatures.
EPA has established testing criteria for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids that are slightly different than those for conventional vehicles.
www.fueleconomy DOT gov/feg/fe_test_schedules.shtml
www.fueleconomy DOT gov/feg/ratings2008.shtml
www.youtube DOT com/watch?v=oeEy9xqFG_0
Red - Sorry, but I'm missing your point. I'm aware the testing cycle for EV/PHEVs is slightly different then that for ICE. Are you suggesting not all EVs are tested to the same 5 cycle test for EVs?
I appreciate you post. It shows that the 5 cycle test was introduced with 2008 models, yet, per your previous post, "Tesla Motors' mistake was in presuming the Model S would be tested on the older 2-Cycle EPA range test" in 2012. Definitely an Oops.
stevenmaifert wrote, "...the vehicles are all tested to the same criteria..."
"EPA has established testing criteria for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids that are slightly different than those for conventional vehicles."
andy.connor.e | 22. september 2016
This is only going to effect people who do no research. Only the ones who dont know anything about Tesla are the ones who will have their opinions swayed. Its no real threat to be honest, because Tesla's popularity is spread without the use of any advertising whatsoever. As soon as the real EPA tests come out for the M3, GM will feel the thunder.
EaglesPDX | 22. september 2016
Everything in the article was correct. Tesla has announced a 215 EPA based ange for the T3. Bolt has tested out at 238 mile range.
Chevy, like Tesla, will concentrate sales in states where EV's sell the most which is also where the most EV infrastructure exists now and where it will be built of fastest going forward.
The Bolt's fast charge capability of 90 miles in 30 minutes with Blink and Chargepoint chargers makes it competitive with the Tesla's 170 miles in 30 minutes on Teslas superchargers.
Wired's reviewer noting the Bolt's "sleek" appeal and good ride and the plus 238 miles Wired got on their 239 mile without recharge test drive bodes well for the Bolt and EV's in general.
Hopefully more mfgs will come out with more EV's so the Tesla Uber Alles online assassination squad can move to another target for the their fear and loathing of EV's. Last weeks was the BMW300e, this weeks the Bolt, new target's emerging daily....which was Tesla's mission statement, get more mfg to build EV's and build out the EV infrastructure.
EaglesRDX, Tesla tries to sell its car everywhere. They don't concentrate on any one area. Also you need to stop misquoting what Tesla said. Tesla said the Model≡ will have "at least" 215 miles.
You are also continuing to cite the "fast charging" for the Bolt. I am not saying it doesn't exist, but it is not a prevalent as you make it sound. I am going to venture to guess that there are far more Tesla superchargers, avg 8 stalls per location, than there are DC fast chargers in locations convenient for highway travel. Yes Chargepoint and Blink "may" be building more DC fast chargers, but Tesla isn't exactly sitting still with their own chargers. They continue to either expand existing locations or build new sites.
@jordanrichard "Tesla tries to sell its car everywhere."
There are many areas in the US that have no Tesla sales or service. Tesla is shipping all it's first T3's only to West Coast while Bolt is targeted for the same area.
The complaints about the Bolt from a small group of Teslerati are a hypocritical double standard we see trotted out every time another EV is discusses. Ironically the same complaints we saw about Tesla from ICE faithful when Tesla first came out.
The Bolt is part of Tesla's mission statement. Anyone who shares Tesla's vision would be applauding the Bolt and waiting to see if they could lease a Bolt while waiting for the T3 to start shipping.
dsvick | 22. september 2016
EaglesPDX, you must be being deliberately obtuse, I don't think you're as ill-informed as your previous post makes you sound.
@EaglesPDX - "There are many areas in the US that have no Tesla sales or service."
Yep, that's true. It's also true that there are many areas in the US where Tesla wants to have a physical presence but is not allowed. In many of those cases they fighting legal battles in order to be allowed to.
@EaglesPDX - "Tesla is shipping all it's first T3's only to West Coast while Bolt is targeted for the same area."
Yep, that's true too. But each is doing it for completely different reasons. One of them I can applaud and understand (even if I'm not happy about it) while the other strikes me as being overly timid, uncommited, and only half-heartedly trying. Don't get me wrong, I hope the Bolt succeeds, I'm just disappointed at the lack of effort it seems like GM is putting into it.
PaceyWhitter | 22. september 2016
Did Eagles just Godwin a thread about cars?
Rocky_H | 22. september 2016
@PaceyWhitter, Quote: "Did Eagles just Godwin a thread about cars?"
And it wasn't even referring to a German car.
brando | 22. september 2016
reminder: Try out and explore with Range Per Charge estimator
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90 battery ~ 300 miles at anything 60mph or less (homework, see what it takes to get near 400)
Eagles, I am completely baffled by your hearing problems. No one is criticizing the Bolts existence, it is GM's hyperbole about it and their perceived commitment to EVs, versus the reality. The only thing that people are knocking about the Bolt itself is it's looks, which is obviously subjective and has NOTHING to do with it being an EV.
@jordanrichard " I am completely baffled by your hearing problems."
Probably because this is a written medium.
@dsvick " But each is doing it for completely different reasons."
Tesla and Chevy concentrate sales in area of the US, West Coast for example, that have proven track records of EV, hybrid, plug-in sales, EV infrastructure and local governments which promote EV use.
With Bolt producing 30,000 vehicles, concentrating the sales, as Tesla is doing with the T3's initial sales and as Tesla did with its initial TS sales.
As a longtime Chevrolet fan, I am quite pleased they are offering a 200+ mile electric vehicle. I just kind of seriously wished it looked a lot more like a Corvette or Camaro, and possibly were named 'Chevette' instead of 'BOLT'... I am truly surprised that Honda hasn't chosen to do something cool, like release a long range fully electric car shaped like an S2000 or CR-X.
@EaglesPDX - "Tesla and Chevy concentrate sales in area of the US, West Coast for example..."
In what way is Tesla concentrating their sales? People can buy their vehicles anywhere in the country. I'm in Ohio (definitely not a pro EV state) and was quite able to put down a deposit for a Model 3, I bet I could even drive over to their store and buy a Model S or Model X (I'd never get to drive it though since my wife would shoot me). No, they don't have a physical presence everywhere but that isn't their fault. Or are you referring to initial deliveries of the M3? That would be "deliveries", not "sales".
teleresin | 23. september 2016
It is of concern that there is interest in the product of a much larger manufacturer that can easily move in and potentially disrupt Tesla's efforts by providing a similarly affordable electric car, with a suitable range. Concerning primarily, because history has shown us the gasoline auto manufacturer's intent; to hurt the effort to advance the cause of cleaner cars. And that is their intent – to disrupt Tesla's momentum, precisely because it's share is small but growing, to sustain the market for more profitable SUVs. Should Tesla be unable to compete and falter, what incentive is there to create cleaner cars? For that reason, whatever the range or price or looks, I am – and I hope we all would be – leery. Better, disinterested.
@Teleresin "Should Tesla be unable to compete and falter, what incentive is there to create cleaner cars?"
Government requires to get fleets to 54 mpg, pollution regulations, necessity of cutting oil use for global warming, economic and national security issues. That, not Tesla, is why all car mfgs have hybrids and plug ins. GM would have built the Bolt, Tesla or no Tesla.
Getting GM, BMW, Nissan, Ford et all to build low emissions plug ins is the mission of Tesla. Anyone who shares those goals is applauding the Bolt as a step in the right direction. If GM can sell out, it would encourage GM to build 100,000 Bolts and add features (AWD, longer range, towing, etc.),
@teleresin, Quote: "It is of concern that there is interest in the product of a much larger manufacturer that can easily move in and potentially disrupt Tesla's efforts by providing a similarly affordable electric car, with a suitable range."
First, I contest the premise, and secondly, I really contest the conclusion--that it should be "of concern" or that we should be "leery" or "disinterested".
Part of this is that electric cars are still trying to "get next to the decimal point", as Elon Musk has said. There is still tons of the overall vehicle market available for shifting to electric vehicles. There just haven't been very many good ones before this point in time to make them very attractive.
The Bolt is a far far better version of the dozen or so electric car models that all had about 80 miles of range. It would excel in that use case, but it does not serve the distance travel need very well, because it does not have the Supercharger network. But for a lot of people's use, as one of a couple of cars in the family, that use is fine, so there is room for Bolts and Teslas.
The other flaw in your premise is that you think the large __manufacturer__ is going to be able to come in and disrupt Tesla's efforts. The problem with this is that those manufacturers do not get to sell directly. Independent dealerships still control selling the cars, and their sales staff still aggressively tries to steer people away from electric cars. So even people wanting to buy electric cars would have to fight their way through the misinformation and obstructionism of the sales people at Chevy or Ford or Chrysler dealerships. So that will still hold them back from easily steamrolling Tesla for a while. But there will be some people who will persevere through that because the Bolt will be a pretty good car.
Tesla can't displace a very large portion of the whole auto market by themselves, so other makers participating is a good thing. Also, it does help overall if a bigger variety of capable electric cars gets in front of the public's eyeballs. They need to see that this is a thing.
Rocky_H: I think that teleresin may have been referring to General Motors' contributing efforts to block Tesla Motors from selling direct in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut -- in addition to bringing out the BOLT -- as means to 'disrupt Tesla's momentum'. Such delaying tactics won't work to stop Tesla Motors... But any delays can be harmful in the short term.
JeffreyR | 23. september 2016
Sierra Club launches "Rev Up EVs"
Rev Up EVs -- MULTI-STATE STUDY OF THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE
To learn more about what is working well and what could be improved in the plug-in electric vehicle (EV)1 marketplace, the Sierra Club launched Rev Up EVs—the rst-ever multi-state investigation into the consumer EV shopping experience. Based on surveys from Sierra Club volunteers who called or visited 308 different auto dealerships and stores across ten states to inquire about EVs, we found that there is tremendous room for improvement among the dealerships and the automakers.
https://forums.tesla.com/forum/forums/ev-dealership-readiness-study
Interesting that Ford and Chevy sold 23,000 EV's this year to date vs. Tesla's 19,000. Per Tesla's mission statement, that is progress.
We really need stronger government regulations with specific requirements to speed up the conversion to EV. Requiring an increasing percentage of EV's (or zero emissions) per year so that we get to 100% by 2050.
Also more government subsidized build out of the infrastructure and requiring standardization so any EV can use any charger including Tesla's superchargers.
SamO | 23. september 2016
And a chicken in every pot. Someone give me a baby to kiss.
Free chargers for everyone.
#DriveFree
@dsvick "In what way is Tesla concentrating their sales?"
First sales of T3 are to West Coast customers. This is to keep the first cars closer to service areas, same thing Chevy is doing with Bolt, only to areas of high concentration of service and EV infrastructure and, in many cases, subsidies for EV purchase.
In the area of building out EV infrastructure, the Bolt with its industry standard fast charging and creating a market for third party businesses such as Blink and Chargepoint, does more for the expansion of a EV infrastructure than does Tesla with its SuperCharger system limited to Teslas.
I'd guess the utilization rate of the Tesla superchargers is very low and it doesn't encourage other EV's.
EaglesPDX, It has been recently revealed that the Bolt is not going just to CA. I personally spoke with a Chevy salesman from Western MA and he told me that the Bolts are initially going to 8 states. Just like the MB EV B-Class and the VW E-Golf. Also the other reason the Model ≡ is first being delivered to the West coast is simply due to the logistics of getting the car to the customers faster.
Chevy is building the Bolt in MI, but sending it out to other states first.
Also, don't present Tesla's superchargers as some type of elitist charging network. Tesla has offered the use of the supercharger network to other companies, they just choose to not take advantage of the offer and conditions.
@jordanrichard "EaglesPDX, It has been recently revealed that the Bolt is not going just to CA. I personally spoke with a Chevy salesman from Western MA and he told me that the Bolts are initially going to 8 states."
Actually that was announced when the car was announced so you are late to the game with the "news".
Bolt is doing what makes sense selling the cars in states that promote EV's, have customer base with sales history of buying EV's and have building EV infrastructure. Same thing Tesla did and still does.
Tesla is shipping the T3 to West Coast first for all the same good reasons.
Additionally with the Bolt, since it will promote the build out of fast charging systems from Blink and Chargepoint, by concentrating sales on those states it helps support Blink and Chargepoints build up by providing a concentrated customer base.
bmalloy0 | 25. september 2016
Tesla is shipping to West Coast first because thats where the factory/HQ is and turnaround time on early defects will be lowest there. Not because of EV promotion. Granted, they may be located there due to EV promotion, but I believe I saw EM state that West Coast was getting deliveries first for fast turnaround on any possible defects.
TASANB | 29. september 2016
A few thoughts. I realize these are mostly repeats.
As long as the Bolt doesn't share the same fate as the EV1 (certainly doesn't sound like it), it's a monumental step forward for GM, and the EV community at large. This combined with the ever growing list of manufacturers committed and developing EV model or lines (BMW, VW, Merccedes, Ford, etc.) is clear evidence of the monumental effect Tesla has and continues to have on the automotive industry. In other words, Tesla mission achieved.
A better argument from Chevy/GM would be that the Bolt [probably] has a greater range at the current price point. If the current estimates in range and price from Tesla are accurate, consumers will likely have to pay more than the starting price of a Bolt for a Model 3 with greater than 238 miles range.
If those figures were conservative (my fingers are crossed), that claim would be disproved. This ignores the potential for dealership markups on the Bolt. Does anyone have any info on that? I haven't done any research myself.
For me the decision comes down to person brand experience, and value. I've never been impressed by a GM product other than the Corvette (outlier). The current advertising blitz citing recently acquired awards aside, I don't anticipate rapid change from GM. I'm hopeful the Bolt will be better, but not enough that I'm willing to buy one over the Model 3. Also, other than being a EV, the Bolt would never sell at the $35K+ price point. $25K would probably be a stretch if it was ICE. The Model 3 on the other hand (IMO) would definitely sell at the same price point as an ICE.
I don't expect more than a very small % of Model 3 reservation holders to be swayed by the subject article or others like it. It certainly didn't affect me.
dave.m.mcdonough | 01. oktober 2016
There's an increasing number of these "articles" pushing the Bolt, and drawing comparisons about range and stuff in a false parallel. And of course not mentioning that the Bolt is FWD and worse all-around car. GM is spending their advertising budget in smart ways.
The 3 should have no trouble stomping it all apart when it's finally released.
KP in NPT | 01. oktober 2016
I look forward to reports of Bolt real world miles (especially highway) given the drag coefficient.
But I don't care about Tesla stomping it. They are completely different cars, despite having similar base prices. It will be a good fit for some people, and more EVs on the road are good.
I just wish they'd made more of an effort in the design. But I guess it looks typical for a GM car, so I shouldn't be surprised. Actually, given the level of interested the Model 3 has garnered, and the amount of reservations, you'd think all car companies would step up the design their BEV offerings. I'm sure shareholders of these companies would love to see the reservations Tesla has.
EaglesPDX | 01. oktober 2016
@mp1156 "Actually, given the level of interested the Model 3 has garnered, and the amount of reservations, you'd think all car companies would step up the design their BEV offerings."
Ford Fusion looks great, Volt looks great. BMW300e looks great. The one Tesla to rule them all design ideology is limiting. Tesla going back to the drawing board after customer requests to make the T3 more practical, adding the hatchback, adding towing demonstrates it. The Bolt, Leaf Cmax are different designs for different markets.
It would have been better if Tesla had made the T3 more of station wagon/SUV for kids, cargo, towing etc.
The original TS design was OK to make the point that EV's could be a "performance" design but that is limiting for the overall car market. Good to see other EV mfg's offering greater variety.
you are so completely full of it I literally just spit out my cheese and cracker.
I'm sorry, do you have some Tesla insider feeding you facts? Where have you seen anywhere there will be an "added hatchback?" Some people want a hatchback - but the only words I've seen from anyone at Tesla (Elon, in this case) is that they will work on "enlarging the trunk opening.) Nothing about adding a hatch. In fact it was explained that a hatch would require drastic changes to the design - and given they put pencils down a few months after the reveal I would be surprised if a hatch was indeed added.
But unlike you, I will not say "there will be no hatch", since no one knows since there hasn't been an announcement. because that would be speculation stated as fact
All three of the cars you mentioned are hybrids. Not BEVs, which is what I am talking about. I have not driven the Volt or the BMW. As for the Fusion, I test drove it before we bought our Tesla. It has ZERO trunk space because making it a hybrid with a battery was an afterthought, since it wasn't designed from the ground up to be an EV, and so the battery pack was shoved into the trunk. There is literally room for maybe 3 bags of groceries and that's it.
I do believe that if automakers besides tesla were SERIOUS about making BEVs (not hybrids. BEVs.) they would design one from the ground up and it wouldn't look like a toy, or a weird mobile. It would be as stylish as it's ICE counterparts. As Tesla has shown, when you do that, you get hundreds of thousands of people willing to plunk down a deposit years in advance.
@mp1156 "Where have you seen anywhere there will be an "added hatchback?"
Musk stated they are redoing the trunk lid on the T3 to make it more like the hatchback on the TS....and Volt.
Please link to this. Because you are the only one who has seen it.
This is what I am referring to - that it would be enlarged, and that it was "taken care of." No where does it say it is a hatch.
Could it be? I suppose. But no one from tesla has uttered the word "hatchback" "lift back" in describing the final design of the model 3.
https://electrek.co/2016/07/10/tesla-model-3-trunk-opening-bigger-produc...
If you look a picture of the TS hatchback you will see.
burdogg | 01. oktober 2016
Eagles - the all Knowing God - love that you are here to get us all straightened out. Thank you for spreading your light and knowledge and know all with us inferior ones with just our opinions on the unknown.
What is a TS? A Tesla Model S? I have one. i know what it looks like. That doesn't mean that's what will be on the model 3 and nowhere has it been said that it will.
jordanrichard | 02. oktober 2016
Eagles, yet again you are spitting speculation as fact. Elon said they did some tweaks to enlarge the trunk opening, but it is still a trunk. They will not make the Model ≡ a hatchback. Yes, I stated that as fact. Tesla went to great lengths to create as much rear headroom as possible in the Model ≡. To do this they removed the cross member that is above the rear passengers heads, hence the full glass roof from the B-pillars back. In order to do this, they eliminate the ability to make it a hatchback as there is no place to support hinges. If one wants a "Model ≡ hatchback", that is rumored to be called the Model Y. It will be the "CUV" version of the Model ≡.
I have a MS and if the rear cross member/brace were removed, there would be 3-4 inches more head room, but then there would be no place to hinge the rear hatch.
@jordanrichard " Elon said they did some tweaks to enlarge the trunk opening, but it is still a trunk."
It's not the trunk we are looking to modify. As long as the trunk has the same expansive liftback as the Model S that allows lots of cargo, that's what people are expecting on the T3 once Musk admitted it was too small and promised to fix it. The TS example works fine.
SamO | 02. oktober 2016
Trolling 101 . . . denigrate or change the name of the product. Then "what, I didn't mean it. I thought everyone calls it that . . ."
It's a Model S, MS, S. Model X, MX, X. Model ≡, M≡, or ≡.
Not TS, dumbo.
The hatchback crap is just a setup for later. Big disappointment, boo hoo . . .woe is me. I love the spacious subcompact that is the Dolt. Only twice as expensive as a comparable gas car. lol
Also, who makes a volt and bolt which have nearly identical consonant sounds so that everyone gets confused when discussing them.
Friend: Wait so the Bolt has gas backup and the Volt is electric, right?
Me: I think all of GM's cars have gas. If you want a long distance electric, just wait for the ≡. And Tesla has a network of REAL fast chargers. Free for life.
Friend: But GM has chargers too, right?
Me: Nope. And their cars take at least 2.5X as long to charge.
Friend: F&$* that. I'm getting a Model ≡ reservation. Worth the wait.
"It's not the trunk we are looking to modify. "
we? Seriously LMAO.
MarlonBrown | 02. oktober 2016
I did read this bogus journalism as well. Just silly to create rumours if the Model 3 MAXIMUM ESTIMATED range has not been even disclosed. All we know that the MINIMUM battery would reach 215 miles. Based on the actual range of the Model S, we all know that Tesla could deliver 300 miles. But the weak liars in journalism need to deliver some sensationalism. It seems the same type of journalism that is covering up for Hillary...
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‘She had wandered, without rule or guidance, in a moral wilderness. . . . The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread. Shame, Despair, Solitude! These had been her teachers,—stern and wild ones,—and they had made her strong, but taught her much amiss.’
In the strict theocracy of the newly formed Massachusetts Bay Colony, even private sins are punished. For the sin of adultery, the magistrates of the colony sentence Hester Prynne, her fatherless child in her arms, to wear a red letter ‘A’ on her breast for the rest of her life. Although she must publicly bear an intolerable shame, she refuses to succumb to pressure and name her lover.
As Hester raises her daughter, Pearl, within the community that censured her, she finds a way to accept her past transgressions and live with her situation. However, both her lover and her recently returned husband steadfastly hide their connections to her public downfall—a decision that weighs on their minds and threatens to warp their souls. This brooding psychological portrait deftly explores the nature of pride, tolerance, virtue, and what it costs to be true to one’s self.
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Huge Westlake Office Campus Sells To Chicago Investors
Two Chicago investors have teamed up to buy a huge Westlake office campus.
GlenStar and partner Singerman Real Estate have acquired eight buildings in the Solana business park on State Highway 114.
The purchase includes more than 1 million square feet of offices along with the Solana Fitness Club and land for additional development.
The Solana development, originally built for IBM in the 1980s, has been up for grabs since last summer.
The landmark property was sold by Blackstone Group and its affiliate, Equity Office Properties, which purchased the development in 2014.
“With the recent corporate relocations and significant construction activity in the market, this was a unique opportunity to acquire an office campus in a high-growth area and deploy our proven redevelopment strategy,” GlenStar principal Matt Omundson said in a statement. “We are looking forward to repositioning and rebranding the asset.”
Terms of the sale were not disclosed. Holliday Fenoglio Fowler LP marketed the property for sale.
When the buildings hit the market in 2018, they were less than 40% leased.
Major business tenants include Sabre Corp., Verizon, Goosehead Insurance and Marsh & McLennan.
The just-sold office complex called the Terrace at Solana has six five-story buildings with 375,000 square feet, a 309,000-square-foot, six-story building and a three-story, 129,000-square-foot building.
The new owners say they plan to “inject significant capital to create a truly contemporary campus setting with enhanced tenant amenities and activated outdoor corridors.”
Redevelopment plans include a new conference center, a tenant-only fitness center, a tenant lounge, and patios and entertainment space.
“Today’s discerning tenants want more from their office locations,” Omundson said.
The previous owners, Blackstone Group and Equity Office Properties, already invested about $50 million to upgrade the entire Solana development. The sale also includes about 20 acres for additional construction.
When Solana was started in 1986, the business park was on the edge of North Texas’ urban growth.
Award-winning Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta originally designed the campus, and almost 3,000 IBM employees were housed at Solana when it opened.
The project is now between DFW International Airport and Alliance Airport in one of the fastest-growing areas of North Texas.
Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade have large new office campuses nearby. And Sabre Corp., Deloitte and Fidelity Investments have thousands of workers in the same area.
The Solana purchase is GlenStar’s second major property investment in North Texas. The firm is renovating the more than 1 million-square-foot Energy Square office complex on North Central Expressway in North Dallas.
During the past decade, GlenStar has bought more than 8 million square feet of U.S. office, retail, residential and medical buildings.
Singerman Real Estate is making its first Dallas-Fort Worth acquisition with the Westlake deal. Since 2010, the company has been part of $2.5 billion of investments in office, retail, hotel, industrial and multifamily projects.
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MIL-OSI UK: expert reaction to 2019 confirmed as 2nd hottest year on record
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments
Research, published by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), reports on global temperature trends.
Dr Colin Morice of the Met Office Hadley Centre said:
“Our collective global temperature figures agree that 2019 joins the other years from 2015 as the five warmest years on record.
“Each decade from the 1980s has been successively warmer than all the decades that came before. 2019 concludes the warmest ‘cardinal’ decade (those spanning years ending 0-9) in records that stretch back to the mid-19th century.
“While we expect global mean temperatures to continue to rise in general, we don’t expect to see year-on-year increases because of the influence of natural variability in the climate system.”
Prof Chris Rapley, Professor of Climate Science at University College London (UCL), said:
“This is not so much a record as a broken record.
“The message repeats with grim regularity. Yet the pace and scale of action to address climate change remain muted and far from the need.
“We see powerful individuals and groups doubling down on denying the ever-clearer reality.
“Of all the follies that humans have indulged in, damaging our life support system surely tops the list?!”
Bob Ward, policy and communications director of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science, said:
“These figures show that the rise in global mean surface temperature has now exceeded 1 Celsius degree.
“If we look at all the impacts around the world that are now occurring as a result of this warming, it is obvious that we are not succeeding in preventing dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system, which was the main goal of the original 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. We should also recognise that even if we succeed in limiting warming to 1.5 Celsius degrees, this would not be a “safe” level of warming for the world.
“Therefore we must focus on halting global warming as soon as possible by cutting annual global emissions of greenhouse gases to net zero. We can and must reach net zero in a way that promotes higher living standards and greater well-being around the world. We know that the transition to a net zero economy is the growth story of the 21st century, full of innovation, creativity and opportunity. This is the fundamental task that all countries face ahead of the critical United Nations climate change summit in Glasgow in November.”
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On this trip, five groups worked together as a team to provide medical aid to residents of communities in and around Montrouis and Port-au-Prince. Global First Responder was excited to be able to work with Osapo, Project Medishare, Partners In Health, and Paul Chester Children’s Hope Foundation. A large team delivered large results!
Volunteers offered full-service medical clinics and health education classes and engaged in community service projects. The medical clinics provided primary health care to all ages. The health education classes covered general hygiene, disease prevention, infant care, CPR, and first-aid training. The community service projects involved constructing additions and making improvements to a hospital in Montrouis.
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Barclays Premier League Previews (H-L)
Barclays Premier League Preview: Hull City
Manager: Not Applicable
Stadium: KC Stadium (Capacity: 25.450)
Captain: Michael Dawson
Top Scorer: Abel Hernandez (20)
Biggest Signing: Jonathan Edwards (Free)
Last Season: Promoted (Championship)
Prediction: Relegated
Hull City have recently been rocked by the departure of Steve Bruce but will still fancy themselves to threaten some of the more well established teams in the division.
They have Premier League pedigree and with business still to be done they could yet strengthen an already talented squad.
Edwards in action for Peterborough.
Abel Hernandez was lethal last season ending the season with 20 goals in the Championship and a further two in other competitions. In the midfield they also have experienced operators in Tom Huddlestone and Jake Livermore.
There is plenty of time for Hull to lure Welsh striker Hal Robson-Kanu to the KC Stadium before the end of August.
Due to bouncing straight back up the players that were relegated are much the same and will know just how tough and unforgiving the Premier League can be.
Jonathan Edwards (Peterborough United, Free)
Sone Aluko (Fulham, Free)
Ryan Taylor (Released)
Hull are still looking for a goalkeeper keeping tabs on both Crystal Palace’s McCarthy and Cardiff’s Marshall. They are also leading the race for Robson-Kanu. They could also see another departure as fellow promoted club Middlesborough are interested in Harry Maguire.
Hal Robson-Kanu
My Hull City XI (4-5-1): 1 A.McGregor; 12 H.Maguire, 6 C.Davies, 21 M.Dawson (Captain), 26 A.Robertson; 27 A.Elmohamady, 14 J.Livermore, 8 T.Huddlestone, 10 R.Snodgrass, 11 S.Clucas; 9 A.Hernandez
Barclays Premier League Preview: Leicester City
Manager: Claudio Ranieri
Stadium: King Power Stadium (Capacity: 32,312)
Captain: Wes Morgan
Top Scorer: Jamie Vardy (24)
Biggest Signing: Ahmed Musa (£15 million)
Last Season: Champions
Prediction: Europa League
Leicester City…what a season! What a team! What a manager!
What they did was incredible but now the hard work begins for Ranieri and his squad, the loss of Kanté is a blow but Leicester have a chance this season to become a big club.
It is highly unlikely they will win the league again, they could though realistically achieve a place in the top seven therefore securing some form of European football. it is critical they push on and stick to the gameplan that served them so well last season.
Jamie Vardy is a key player for Leicester.
Leicester are a spirited side and Ranieri will have no problem bringing the team together to try and make Leicester a consistently strong side, this relies on two things, firstly keeping things simple and secondly not thinking about last season too much.
As well as key departures they have made some really big signings, Ahmed Musa is lethal and him partnered with England striker Jamie Vardy and the Foxes should not be short of goals.
Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow, £15 million)
Ron-Robert Zieler (Hannover 96, £2.6 million)
Nampalys Mendy (OGC Nice, Undisclosed)
Luis Hernandez (Sporting Gijon, Free)
N’Golo Kanté (Chelsea, £30 million)
Jonny Maddison (Yeovil Town, Undisclosed)
Joseph Dodoo (Rangers, Undisclosed)
Jacob Blyth (Motherwell, Free)
Paul Konchesky (Gillingham, Released)
Mark Schwarzer (Released)
With Riyad Mahrez still a target for both Chelsea and Arsenal there could yet be dealings to be done in the east Midlands. Leonardo Ulloa is also reported to be seeking a move but Leicester’s squad does seem to be looking close to finalised.
New signing Ahmed Musa.
My Leicester City XI (4-4-2): 1 K.Schmiechel; 17 D.Simpson, 5 W.Morgan (Captain), 6 R.Huth, 28 C.Fuchs; 26 R.Mahrez, 4 D.Drinkwater, NA N.Mendy, 11 M.Albrighton; NA A.Musa, 9 J.Vardy
Barclays Premier League Preview: Liverpool
Manager: Jurgen Klopp
Stadium: Anfield (Capacity: 44,742)
Captain: Jordan Henderson
Top Scorer: Roberto Firmino (10)
Biggest Signing: Sadio Mané (£34 million)
Liverpool one of the most successful English clubs of all time blessed with great players and even greater managers.
Klopp is now the man in charge following the sacking of Brendan Rodgers and with a whole pre-season behind him and his own transfers in the mix can Klopp fix the club?
The squad is littered with internationals and young talent that can ignite the Premier League, this club clearly has ambitions to get back to where they once were as kings of Europe.
Klopp is having an effect.
Anfield is a wonderful venue and Liverpool need to match that venue with the quality of football and the German is building a squad to do that.
They have recruited well stealing another Southampton player in Mané and also bringing in some cheaper recruits.
Sadio Mané (Southampton, £34 million)
Georginio Wijnaldum (Newcastle United, £25 million)
Loris Karius (FSV Mainz 05, £4.7 million)
Ragnar Klavan (FC Augsburg, Undisclosed)
Joel Matip (Schalke 04, Free)
Alex Manninger (FC Augsburg, Free)
Jordon Ibe (AFC Bournemouth, £15 million)
Sergi Canos (Norwich City, £2.5 million)
Jerome Sinclair (Watford, Undisclosed)
Martin Skrtel (Fenerbahche, Undisclosed)
Jordan Rossiter (Rangers, Free)
Kolo Toure (Celtic, Released)
Jose Enrique (Released)
A big spending summer sees two goalkeepers and two attacking midfielders arrive to bolster both attack and defence but they lose bright spark Ibe. Max Meyer is still a target for Klopp. Uncertainty still looms over the future of Mario Balotelli, Joe Allen, Brad Smith and Christian Benteke.
Mané looks like a key signing.
My Liverpool XI (4-2-3-1): 22 S.Mignolet; 2 N.Clyne, 17 R.Klavan, 32 J.Matip, 18 A.Moreno; 24 J.Allen, 7 J.Milner (Captain); 20 A.Lallana, 19 S.Mané, 10 P.Coutinho; 15 D.Sturridge
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Three Lions Without Heart
England have been dumped out of Euro 2016 at just the last 16 stage having been defeated 2-1 by Iceland in Nice.
England did not deserve and more so they have shown nothing to suggest they are a good side over the course of what has been at best a mediocre tournament for most teams.
England showed no desire, no bravery, no will to win. It was not good enough and has never been good enough. The players showed no willing to change the game to become heroes, they have come up against four teams all of whom showed more desire and bravery than England did.
Roy Hodgson’s reluctance to play Jamie Vardy who has changed things every time he came on including the equaliser against Wales led to this. His dropping of Adam Lallana hurt England, his loyalty to Joe Hart lost the game, his faith in Raheem Sterling sealed England’s fate.
Joe Hart has had his critics over the tournament.
His resignation sums up England really, resigned, underachieving, overpaid. A team picked from a country approximately the same size as Leicester.
Roy Hodgson leaves his post and that should improve England to an extent, it may bring excitement and pace to this England side. England need to look at the blueprint of what Eddie Jones has done to the national rugby team.
Bring back England’s traditional strengths and bring through the young players, players like Lingard, Rashford, all of those players that Gareth Southgate had faith in.
England have to start again drop the players that failed their country Hart, Rooney, Sterling, the new era is here and must be ushered in.
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How Far Can England Go?
England’s win over Wales on Thursday has made sure that their destiny is in their own hands and they won’t have to rely on other results to qualify for the next round.
Following Slovakia’s win over Russia on Wednesday it has sent England to the top of their group.
Hodgson has been heavily criticised for a number of reasons, firstly the fact that the Premier League’s most prolific striker, Harry Kane was taking corners and also the arguably negative approach that has been adopted over his tenure.
Today though the former Liverpool boss has to be commended his decision to introduce Daniel Sturridge and Jamie Vardy at half-time proved to be inspired as both strikers scored goals to overturn the 1-0 half-time deficit.
Roy Hodgson, England manager.
England have not done it the easy way conceding a late goal against Russia in their first game in Marseille and then having Gareth Bale give Wales a one goal half-time lead.
The character shown today and the way all three substitutes (Vardy, Sturridge and Rashford) played are encouraging for England. England could well progress to the quarter-finals should this form continue.
England should seal top spot this Monday when they play Slovakia in Saint Etienne. Wayne Rooney and his players will believe that should they play as they did in the second half and if Roy Hodgson does get his selection right then England could well impress a few people.
My England XI to play Slovakia (4-3-3)
1 Joe Hart; 2 Kyle Walker 5 Gary Cahill 6 Chris Smalling 3 Danny Rose; 20 Delle Alli 10 Wayne Rooney 17 Eric Dier; 22 Marcus Rashford 15 Daniel Sturridge 11 Jamie Vardy
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The Premier League: What’s Left to Sort Out?
May 3, 2016 — Leave a comment
So following Spurs draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, the incredible Foxes were crowned champions of England for the first time in their 132 year history.
Leicester City have finally won the Premier League title.
Ranieri is no longer the nearly man, and he has done it on what can be described as a tight budget with two games to spare an astonishing achievement for a club that signed their star striker for just £1 million, compared to Manchester City’s Agüero who cost them a cool £38 million as the second most expensive transfer in Premier League history.
Champions crowned now all eyes are on two important races, the race for the top four and the race to avoid the drop.
In the race for the top four it seems there are you could argue four teams but Arsenal should be safe. Manchester City, Manchester United and West Ham now have to fight it out to see who can make it into the Champions League.
Agüero cost City an eye watering £38 million.
4th Manchester City
Played 36 Points 64 Goal Difference 30
The club built on Mansour’s millions, shaped around a plethora of international stars. Pellegrini heads for the exit at the end of a disappointing season where a team that should be topping the league every season is fighting to retain Champions League status without having to win the trophy itself.
They have scored more goals than any other Premier League side with 68 but a leaky defence has conceded 38 goals, a problem that is hard to fix and with Manchester United and West Ham only four and five points away respectively with a game in hand the pressure is on.
Should they fail to keep hold of fourth the Champions League tie tomorrow becomes all the more significant.
Remaining Fixtures: Arsenal (H), Swansea (A)
Martial has been one of van Gaal’s few successes in the transfer market.
5th Manchester United
Money spent on players that don’t perform. A disastrous season for the Red Devils, not enough goals, not good enough performances. Louis van Gaal has failed to restore the one great club to the top of the league.
An FA Cup final awaits against the struggling Crystal Palace what little consolation that will prove to be should Manchester United miss out on a Champions League place.With Martial looking to be the only signing that has actually made any progress the future does look bleak for United fans.
It looks as though another summer of signings is on the horizon and possibly the arrival of old rival Mourinho although it may take more than the ‘Special One’ to help this club’s fortunes.
Mark Noble has been key for West Ham this season.
Remaining Fixtures: Norwich (A), West Ham (A), Bournemouth (H)
6th West Ham United
Unlike the other two the Londoners will be happy with their current position, they have been wonderful but due to Leicester’s title run their big performances have gone unnoticed under the radar.
Mark Noble has been at the heart of this team’s fight and desire along with left back Aaron Cresswell. West Ham are looking like this could be their year to finally be in the Champions League by taking that coveted 4th spot.
The Hammers have a crucial showdown with Manchester United on 10th May which could well decide the race. And with the other two sides having the Champions League and FA Cup to focus on West Ham could have the edge.
Remaning Fixtures: Swansea (H), Manchester United (H), Stoke (A)
Now for the relegation fight and the race to avoid the drop.
Newcastle are having a tough year.
17th Newcastle United
Played 36 Points 33 Goal Difference -25
The historic club have had a horrific season by all accounts, a number of false dawns under McLaren were crushed after suffering some scarring defeats. And it took Benitez a few games to get the ball rolling but now the club are unbeaten in their last four matches.
Two massive games left and with points likely to be tight the game against Aston Villa is vital. It is also notable that Spurs no longer have anything to play for the Champions League is secured.
Going down would signal a backwards step especially considering some of the players in the squad but they are the form side.
Remaining Fixtures: Aston Villa (A) Tottenham Hostpur (H)
Prediction: 17th
Sunderland could be facing the drop.
18th Sunderland
Defoe is the reason Sunderland are still fighting for survival, and how crucial might his equaliser against Stoke prove to be?
The relegation fight sees all eyes now on the northeast, Newcastle or Sunderland some have already written off Norwich. Sunderland do have a tough run in but a game in hand over their bitter rivals.
With one great English club destined for the Championship it would be a shame to see another go.
Remaining Fixtures: Chelsea (H), Everton (H), Watford (A)
Norwich have not had much to cheer about this year.
19th Norwich City
It looked at one point that the Canaries might have pulled away and survived but an upturn in the fortunes of Sunderland and Newcastle quashed that dream.
Watford and Bournemouth both kicked on this season from the Championship, Norwich sadly have struggled to find consistent form. They also have a game over currently safe Newcastle but again have a tricky run-in.
Norwich look down already but a good run could see them pull off a couple of vital wins. Only time will tell.
Remaining Fixtures: Manchester United (H), Watford (H), Everton (A)
What a year it’s been for Jamie Vardy.
So Leicester are champions but plenty to keep you interested for the rest of the season.
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Claudio’s Core
Leicester City continue to defy the odds and top the Premier League ahead of all the giants despite having considerably less money than the likes of Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and Chelsea.
Their success is something that does not seem to make any sense to football fans, they have all jumped on the Leicester to win the league bandwagon but because this sort of winning streak and defying the odds the way Leicester have is staggering.
Especially in this day and age when the league table is more a rich list than anything else see the clubs languishing in the lower reaches are much poorer than the clubs leading the way this season.
Leicester City manager, Claudio Ranieri.
Whilst in international football the gap between the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ has been bridged, in domestic football (not just in England but across Europe) the gap is becoming wider.
It is hard to say why Leicester are doing so well. But one factor has to be the fact Ranieri has established this spine of players that can keep the team going through the hard times.
This spine consists of five key positions, a goalkeeper, a centre half, a holding midfielder, a wide midfielder and of course a striker.
Look at the great Premier League teams of the past Arsenal had Henry, Vieira, Adams, Seaman and Pires. Manchester United had van Nistelrooy, Scholes, Ferdinand, van der Sar and Giggs.
This is surely the formula to winning, this is the reason Ranieiri’s Leicester are leading the charge and Arsenal have struggled for domestic titles over the years.
Leicester City are built around the stars they have in Robert Huth, N’Golo Kante, Riyad Mahrez, Kasper Schmeichel and Jamie Vardy are the spine that make this team the successful side it is.
Vardy celebrates scoring a goal for Leicester City.
Unfortunately it looks as though at least one of those sought after players will be leaving the King Power Stadium come the summer transfer window. The loss of these players could be their undoing but whilst it lasts it is to be admired and adored.
It is not often we see teams like Ranieri’s make an impression at the very highest reaches if English football.
Predicted Top 6
1 Leicester City
2 Tottenham Hotspur
3 Manchester City
5 Southampton
6 West Ham United
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Will Roy’s Boys Roar in France?
The Euro Championships are always a great occasion for all football fans over the continent.
England travel to France in June with a raft of new players likely to be in the mix since the previous Euro’s back in 2012 which prompted some soul searching following an indifferent campaign.
With the likes of Jamie Vardy banging in the goals this season for Leicester including of course surpassing the record of the great Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy.
The emergence of Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson has also looked promising as he is becoming a well rounded captain. His passing game and control make him invaluable to Klopp’s new Liverpool and if he can finally make himself an England regular we could start to see England reap the benefits of Henderson.
The young Jesse Lingard has been a really exciting player to come through the ranks up at Old Trafford and his stunning rise saw him earn a call-up to Hodgson’s most recent squad.
Add in to the mix a host of young stars in the under-21’s Loftus-Cheek, Redmond, Chambers, Ibe, Ward-Prowse and Targett all looking to break into the top squad having made themselves regulars at their respective clubs.
Jordon Ibe celebrates scoring pre-season.
England have been drawn in a group that is certainly winnable with ties against Wales, Slovakia and Russia to look forward to in France.
Games against Slovakia and Wales shouldn’t be too much of a problem despite the undeniable talent of former Spurs key player, Gareth Bale. Russia’s talented squad could prove a slight problem for England though.
The road to Paris so far though has been as smooth as you like with England bagging a 100% win record in their qualifying group, admittedly the likes of San Marino, Lithuania and Estonia are nowhere near the likes of a nation obsessed with football such as England.
Greg Dyke has issued a warning to Roy Hodgson saying that England have to get out of their Euro group and I for one would agree, if England fail to emerge from what is a relatively simple group questions will have to be asked about the coaching staff and players.
Roy Hodgson has been issued a warning by the FA.
My England XI (assuming all are fit):
Joe Hart (Capt., Man City); Kyle Walker (Spurs), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), John Stones (Everton), Luke Shaw (Man Utd); Eric Dier (Spurs), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool); Raheem Sterling (Man City), Jack Wilshere (Arsenal), Jordon Ibe (Liverpool); Harry Kane (Spurs)
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Leicester City Preview
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Top Scorer: Leonardo Ulloa (13)
Leicester City have played some great football last season only winning 2 games pre-Christmas. The transformation after Christmas was huge and played some wonderful football after Christmas. Leicester have a squad full of stars that if they perform can make a go of qualifying for European football.
A stunning 5-3 win over Manchester United was a wonderful game to watch and and 1 that I will remember for some time to come. Leicester showed some pace and slick movement to beat Van Gaal’s hapless Reds. They also enjoyed impressive wins over Newcastle (3-0) and QPR (5-1) that showed the rest of the league that they can be a very clinical side they managed to net 46 times over the course of the season although they conceded 55 goals in the process as well but the promoted side put in a good season under Nigel Pearson and it is a shame that scandal swept through the club costing the manager his job. However Ranieri is an accomplished professional and could raise Leicester to new heights.
Ranieri has enjoyed spells at a number of top clubs including Chelsea and Inter Milan.
Throughout April and May Leicester only lost 1 game and that was champions Chelsea, they also only conceded 7 goals in that time 3 coming in the 3-1 loss to Chelsea. They finished with a flourish, they would have been hoping the season would never end as they built up a head of steam and started to look the real deal throughout the Spring. They have some very strong players in attack with the likes of Vardy who earned himself an England call-up after a strong season for the Foxes. Jamie Vardy can be a great finisher and proved that on multiple occasions he has plenty of partners such as Nugent, Ulloa, Kramaric and Okazaki all of whom can finish.
Leicester have very big boots to fill after Argentine legend Cambiasso announced he will not renew his contract at the King Power Stadium. Esteban Cambiasso was named Player of the Season for Leicester last season and it is unclear who will replace even though Ranieri has said he will sign a replacement. They will hope to build on their return to England’s top tier and look to score like they did last season. They should have no problem avoiding relegation the question is by how much?
Jamie Vardy is a key man for Leicester as is Schmeichel who has been a rock in between the sticks always a key position for clubs looking to avoid going straight back down. The son of the legendary Manchester United keeper Peter is finally stepping out of his father’s shadow as a Leicester City star. He will be key again this season, the goalkeeper will hope he can keep Leicester playing well and hold off the challenge of 42 year old veteran Mark Schwarzer who has played for multiple Premier League clubs.
Robert Huth is a very good signing for the midlands club and his Premier League experience will be invaluable. Huth should be able to play a big part in Leicester kicking on as a Premier League side. The signing of Japanese striker Okazaki has made 93 appearances for his country netting 43 goals and at Mainz he scored 27 goals in 65 games. A very good finisher and sure to add some more firepower to an already powerful strike force.
Robert Huth in action for his new club.sche
Leaving King Power Stadium are some players that weren’t making waves bar Cambiasso who was huge for Leicester City. Knockaert has been at Leicester a while and made 93 appearances for the club scoring 13 goals as he leaves for Standard Liege. Leicester have also have offloaded Chris Wood who spent a lot of time on loan whilst he was at Leicester his move to Leeds sees Leicester lose a promising striker.
IN: Robert Huth (Stoke City, £3 million)
Shinji Okazaki (Mainz 05, £7 million)
Christian Fuchs (Schalke 04, Free)
OUT: Esteban Cambiasso (Free Agents, Free)
Chris Wood (Leeds United, £3 million)
Anthony Knockaert (Standard Liege, Free)
Paul Gallagher (Preston North End, Free)
Leicester City will be a hugely challenging prospect at times over the course of the season. It could be quite a tough challenge to go to King Power Stadium with a team that has big aspirations and a squad full of names that any self-respecting football fan knows add to that a couple of promising youngsters and there you have a team that can go places.
My Leicester City XI (4-4-2): 1 K.Schmeichel; 2 R.De Laet 5 W.Morgan (C) 14 R.Huth 19 C.Fuchs; 7 D.Hammond 10 A.King 8 M.James 11 M.Albrighton; 9 J.Vardy 23 L.Ulloa
Bench: 32 M.Schwarzer 17 D.Simpson 3 P.Konchesky 18 L.Moore 4 D.Drinkwater 20 S.Okazaki 35 D.Nugent
Last Season: 14th
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Archive for the ‘background’ Category
Aboriginal Jews, Native Jews, their natural rights in their historic homeland VS Arab immigrants (“Palestinians”)
Their fight against the bigotry by Arabism & Islamism who won’t “accept'” them
2 Historical Roots
2.1 Jews
2.2 Arabs
3 National Liberation
Israel – Rightful Historic Homeland of Aboriginal Jews
Canadian MP and former justice minister Irwin Cotler: For Israel, rooted in the Jewish people, as an Abrahamic people, is a prototypical First Nation or aboriginal people, just as the Jewish religion is a prototypical aboriginal religion, the first of the Abrahamic religions.
In a WORD, the Jewish people is the only people that still inhabits the same land, embraces the same religion, studies the same Torah, hearkens to the same prophets, speaks the same aboriginal language – Hebrew – and bears the same aboriginal name, Israel, as it did 3,500 years ago.
Israel, then, is the aboriginal homeland of the Jewish people across space and time. It is not just a homeland for the Jewish people, a place of refuge, asylum and protection. It is the homeland of the Jewish people, wherever and whenever it may be; and its birth certificate originates in its inception as a First Nation, and not simply, however important, in its United Nations international birth certificate.
The State of Israel, then, as a political and juridical entity, overlaps with the “aboriginal Jewish homeland”; it is, in international legal terms, a successor state to the biblical, or aboriginal, Jewish kingdoms. [1]
Historical Roots
Aboriginal Rights to Israel, Aboriginal Native Jews to Israel “Palestine”
There is an enormous body of archaeological and historical evidence demonstrating that the Jewish People — like the Greek People or the Han Chinese People — is among the oldest of the world’s Peoples. Thus, it is well known that the Jewish People has more than 3,500 years of continuous history, with a subjective-objective national identity that, in each century, has kept a link to the land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. For example, the Jewish Bible, the Christian Gospels and the Koran all specifically testify to the connection between the Jewish People and its historic homeland. Like other Peoples, the Jewish People has a right to self-determination. Though the self-determination of the Arab People is expressed via twenty-one Arab countries, Israel is the sole expression of the self-determination of the Jewish People, which of all extant Peoples, has the strongest claim to be considered aboriginal to the territory west of the Jordan River.
Thus, the Jewish People is aboriginal to Israel in the same way that, in Canada, certain First Nations are deemed aboriginal to their ancestral lands. And, it is noteworthy that the Supreme Court of Canada has decided that, where aboriginals maintain their historical connection with the land, aboriginal title can survive both sovereignty changes and influx of new populations resulting from foreign conquest.Yet, (bigotry by) Arabs, Muslims have denied that the Jews are a People within the context of the modern political and legal doctrine of the self-determination of Peoples. Keeping in mind that the Middle East has always had a significant Jewish population, including some Jews who, in each century, continued to live west of the Jordan River. Today, many of the sons and daughters of these Middle Eastern Jews are citizens of Israel, where they have been joined by Jews from many other countries. When In October 1917, the British Cabinet adopted, as a declared war aim, the creation of an entirely new country called “Palestine” to serve as “a national home for the Jewish People,” it was done to help realize the Jewish People’s self-determination on its ancestral lands… so was the announcment to the world of Jewish-National-Home Palestine in the November 1917 Balfour Declaration. As the international decision to establish “a national home for the Jewish People” was the sole rationale for the 1922 creation of Jewish-National-Home Palestine which, under the aegis of the League of Nations. While deep into the 20th century, Arab leaders themselves failed to recognize the right to self-determination of a distinct Palestinian Arab People. For example, as principal Arab leader at the 1919-1920 Paris Peace Conference, Prince Feisal specifically accepted the plan to create Palestine as “a national home for the Jewish People” and his father, the Hashemite King of the Hedjaz (later part of Saudi Arabia) was party to the 1920 Sevres Treaty that explicitly stipulated that the newly-created Palestine would be “a national home for the Jewish People.” [2]
One has described a “remarkable synergy” between the Australian aboriginals and the Jews: “The Jewish community is an ancient and oppressed people, as the Aborigines are; we were the indigenous people of the land of Israel who were kicked out of our land 2000 years ago.” [3]
Jews – Ancient Indigenous Natives in the area
There’s extensive research on The Dhimmi: (Indigenous) Jews & Christians Under Islam [4], 850,000 Jews had to flee Arab Muslim lands where they had lived for centuries – often longer than the Arabs who now claim to be its indigenous national people. [5]
JIMENA stands for: ‘Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa’, it is a human rights organization seeking to educate and advocate for the plight of Jewish refugees from the Middle East. Prior to 1948, approximately 850,000 Jews lived in Muslim countries of the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf. Today, 99 percent of these ancient Jewish communities no longer exist due to Arab and Islamic government actions that directly led to their displacement. [6]
Jews are a multi-racial, multi-ethnic people. For about 50 years, the majority of the Jewish population of Israel has been Mizrahim – Jews indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa. Moreover, this community of Jews has lived in the Middle East and North Africa since time immemorial. Until the mid-twentieth century, in the 4,000-year history of the Jewish people, Mizrahim never left the region. (When Arab Muslims conquered the Middle East and North Africa, Jews were one of the few indigenous peoples that resisted conversion to Islam), [7]
Arab immigrants and their lies about being “natives”
The Arabs in the Holy Land – Aliens, not Natives! [8], The True Identity of the So-called Palestinians. The current myth is that these Arabs were long established in “Palestine”, until the Jews came and “displaced” them. The fact is, that recent Arab immigration into the Land of Israel displaced the Jews. That the massive increase in Arab population was very recent is attested by the ruling of the United Nations: That any Arab who had lived in the Holy Land for two years and then left in 1948 qualifies as a “Palestinian refugee”. Palestinians are the newest of all the peoples on the face of the Earth, and began to exist in a single day by a kind of supernatural phenomenon that is unique in the whole history of mankind, as it is witnessed by Walid Shoebat, a former PLO terrorist that acknowledged the lie he was fighting for and the truth he was fighting against: “Why is it that on June 4th 1967 I was a Jordanian and overnight I became a Palestinian?” “We did not particularly mind Jordanian rule. The teaching of the destruction of Israel was a definite part of the curriculum, but we considered ourselves Jordanian until the Jews returned to Jerusalem. Then all of the sudden we were Palestinians – they removed the star from the Jordanian flag and all at once we had a Palestinian flag”. “When I finally realized the lies and myths I was taught, it is my duty as a righteous person to speak out”. [9], in fact, the myth of the Palestinian People serves as the justification for Arab occupation of the Land of Israel. [10]
An explanatory film came out to ‘dispel Arab propaganda’, on the tactics disguising the Arab immigrants as “indigenous native Palestinian” [11]
Even Fatah’s Mahmoud Abbas Admits Palestinian Arabs Are Not Indigenous. From a speech given to the PLO [12]
A writer in: ‘The Myth Of The Palestinian People,’ Only one question never seems to be addressed: Who are the Palestinians? Who are these people who claim the Holy Land as their own? What is their history? Where did they come from? How did they arrive in the country they call Palestine? Not only pre-state Arabs lied about being indigenous. Even today, many prominent so-called Palestinians, it turns out, are foreign born. Edward Said, an Ivy League Professor of Literature and a major Palestinian propagandist, long claimed to have been raised in Jerusalem. However, in an article in the September 1999 issue of Commentary Magazine Justus Reid Weiner revealed that Said actually grew up in Cairo, Egypt, a fact which Said himself was later forced to admit. But why bother with Said? PLO chief Yasir Arafat himself, self declared ‘leader of the Palestinian people’, has always claimed to have been born and raised in ‘Palestine’. In fact, according to his official biographer Richard Hart, as well as the BBC, Arafat was born in Cairo on August 24, 1929 and that’s where he grew up. [13]
A writer in “The Real Palestinian Refugees”: Jews have lived in Israel/Palestine for 4000 years and those Jewish families who have constantly lived in the country since Biblical times, the mustarabim, are the indigenous Palestinians. (There has never been a 2000 year absence).
The first Arabs came to the country in the 7th century in the wake of their conquering armies after the death of Mohammed. They’ve been immigrating, and emigrating, ever since, bringing with them their civil wars (in which Jews were severely persecuted by both sides) and their screwed-up environmental concepts that turned forest into desert. Other groups of peoples also immigrated to Israel/Palestine during this time, especially the Druze. (Today, if you call a Druze an Arab, you’ve just insulted him. This was told to me by a Druze.) Perhaps the earliest Zionist pioneers did have to fight Arab marauders and make the desert bloom, but they did not come to an empty land. Maybe it was sparsely populated, but it was not empty of Jews.
In 1920/1. The first Palestinian refugees were Jews. In the aftermath of WWI, after the Arab riots.
In 1922, in a continuing policy of appeasing the Arabs, 75% of Palestine was taken away from the Jews and the Emirate of Transjordan was created, later to become Jordan. First the British, then the Arabs, banned the entry of Jews from the area – a policy that continued until very recently. [14]
Desolated “Palestine” in the late 1800
The Land of Israel, according to dozens of visitors to the land, was, until the beginning of the last century, practically empty. Alphonse de Lamartine visited the land in 1835. [15]
On a visit to the Ottoman-controlled Holy Land in 1860, Mark Twain described it as “the prince of desolation.” “The hills are barren… the valleys unsightly deserts… peopled by swarms of beggars struck with ghastly sores and malformations… Palestine sits in sackcloth and ashes… only the music of angels could charm its shrubs and flowers again into life.”
Other writers and artists visiting the Holy Land (chiefly from Britain and Germany) — as well as geographers, archeologists, and cartographers — were equally stunned by its utter desolation.
It was only toward the end of the 18th century, when a growing stream of Jewish immigrants rehabilitated the land — draining swamps, reclaiming deserts, and controlling the diseases (chiefly malaria) — that a decimated Arab population began increasing. The resuscitation of the land by the Jews and the economic opportunity they created brought an influx of Arab immigrants from dirt-poor neighboring Arab states to swell the number of Arabs in Palestine, so that by the turn of the century there were about 250,000 Arab Muslims and 150,00 Jews living there. 100,000 Christians and others was common colonial practice: divide and rule. In India, it enabled the British to subdue the subcontinent with few troops by pitting hostile segments of the indigenous population against each other. They employed this strategy in Palestine too. British officials, many of them avowed anti-Semites, fanned Arab resentment over broken British promises to make the Arabian chieftain, Faisal, king of Damascus and Syria, and redirected it against Jewish aspirations in Palestine. Their naming the mandate over the Holy Land “Palestine,” rather than the land of Israel, was a deliberate effort to obliterate the Jewish connection to the land by calling it by its Roman name. [16]
In the early 19th century, Palestine was a backward, neglected province of the Ottoman Empire. Travelers to Palestine from the Western world left records of what they saw there. The theme throughout their reports is dismal: The land was empty, neglected, abandoned, desolate, fallen into ruins.
In Jerusalem, all reports and journals of travelers, pilgrims and government representatives during these years, repeatedly record the poverty, filth and neglect and the desolate nature of the countryside. Early photographs show lepers in rags and dilapidated buildings. Jerusalem was surrounded by marauding bands of Bedouin Arabs and had to close her gates at nightfall and reopen them at first light, a practice that was similar in Biblical times.
Some quotes from the writings of these visitors before modern times:
Nothing there [Jerusalem] to be seen but a little of the old walls which is yet remaining and all the rest is grass, moss and weeds. [English pilgrim in 1590]
The country is in a considerable degree empty of inhabitants and therefore its greatest need is of a body of population. [British consul in 1857]
There is not a solitary village throughout its whole extent [valley of Jezreel] — not for 30 miles in either direction… One may ride ten miles hereabouts and not see ten human beings. … For the sort of solitude to make one dreary, come to Galilee … Nazareth is forlorn … Jericho lies a moldering ruin … Bethlehem and Bethany, in their poverty and humiliation… untenanted by any living creature… A desolate country whose soil is rich enough, but is given over wholly to weeds … a silent, mournful expanse … a desolation … We never saw a human being on the whole route … Hardly a tree or shrub anywhere. Even the olive tree and the cactus, those fast friends of a worthless soil had almost deserted the country … Of all the lands there are for dismal scenery Palestine must be the prince. The hills barren and dull, the valleys unsightly deserts [inhabited by] swarms of beggars with ghastly sores and malformations. Palestine sits in sackcloth and ashes … desolate and unlovely … [Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad, 1867] [17]
Israel – result of a national Liberation of the aboriginal Jews
Israel can be seen as the result of the national liberation movement of the region’s aboriginal Jews. Liberation of the aboriginal Jews (and anyone else lucky enough to find refuge within Israel’s borders) from the twin fascisms of pan-Arabism and Islamism which have oppressed and even eliminated so many of the region’s aboriginal ethnic groups. Israel’s aboriginal Jews were not unique in accepting outside help (and even immigration) in their liberation struggle, so were Lebanon’s Maronites; Egypt’s Copts, Iraq and Turkey’s Kurds, and Iran’s Zoroastrians. [18], as a commentator said: It is immoral to ethnically cleanse Judea of its aboriginal Jews. as It is immoral to ethnically cleanse Australia of its Australian aborigines, It is immoral to ethnically cleanse Judea of its Jewish aborigines (Jews = originally from Judea). [19]
One major difference between the Jews’ return to the Land of Israel and the restitution of the title that indigenous groups have to their traditional lands in Australia and Canada is that the latter occurred within the political framework of states that have established legislative and judicial institutions and law enforcement agencies. These institutions draft the principles that define the relationships among all of their subjects, and they settle any disputes which might arise. In contrast, the Jews’ return to Palestine occurred in an international context in which such legislative, judicial, and law enforcement institutions were in their embryonic stages. [20]
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The M.E. “conflict” is Arab Muslim bigotry
‘CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST’ ARABS VS ISRAEL ANOTHER ARAB MUSLIM INTOLERANCE CASUALTY:Being a minority in a majority hostile middle east – [“Goliath”] Arab racism & Islamic bigotry against [“David”] Israel
Arabs VS Israel, The blatant intolerance that created the ‘conflict’, persecutes little Israel, isolates it, demonetizes it, and threatens it constantly since its re-establishment.
What does the cruel vicious racist giant want from the innocent little one?
Let’s face it, had Israel be just another Arab, Muslim country, nothing of – what’s now known as – an ‘Arab Israeli conflict’ would have existed at all.
The fate of a minority in a double sense, it is neither an Arab state, but a full democracy with Arabs as a major equal minority, nor is it a Muslim state, its system is like any western free secular society.
[though in reality, Arabs, Muslims are often treated as first class citizens over Jews in Israel’s democracy, some examples are: [1] access to holy sites (like: The Temple Mount is always closed to non-Muslims on Fridays and during the entire… (Ramadan), Temple Mount shut to non-Muslims on election eve, or the case in 2005), [2] cases of land disputes, Israeli courts would order only the Jews to be moved out already before any decision is made, [3] We see that the Israelis routinely decide in favor of the Palestinians against their own government, and [4] giving favor in not-handling any illegal Arab settlements VS swift action on Jewish (so called) “illegal” ones, Gov’t Allows Arabs To Squat on Jewish Farmland, Arab “Land Grab” in Israel gets shielded by Israel’s Supreme Court, it is favoring Arabs over Jews in its self-image, [5] Israel’s courts go as far as favoring some one or two Arabs’ convenience over Israelis’ security as in altering the fence to accommodate some Arabs Fence Rulings: Democracy in Action Israel’s Supreme Court sided with the Palestinians in a precedent-setting decision,ordering the government to reroute part of its West Bank …, etc.].
Had it been really [mainly] about [having more, or having less] “land” (or/and about a flag), the Arabs would have no problem complying with the UN’s partition plan/offer in 1948.
But No! The Arab racists and Islamic bigots wouldn’t have it as long as there’s also a Jewish state.
What “territories” did the Arabs “fight” about in the Arab massacres since the 1920’s on the Jews?
Would it be just about a strip of land, you would have expected that with [always the giver:] Israel’s gigantic gesture of its land Gaza give-away, a change [somewhat] of behavior will occur among Arab “Palestinians”, instead of genocidal rise of Hamas.
Can anyone point for me the exact “territory”, the callers for Genocide: Islamic Republic of Iran’s “case” in “dispute” is all about?
A typical Islamic hypocrisy, its name is Ahmadinejad, with all his Islamic intolerant regime’s anti-Arab racism, persecuting all his minorities especially his Arab ( The Plight of the Ahwazi Arab) population, can be the last (in the Middle east) to claim he just aches for Arab “Palestinians”.
Islamic flaming bigotry will stop at nothing: Iran Holocaust Denial–Rewriting history to suit their political ends.
Just as Iran’s founded/led and Syrian backed Islamic Hezbullah terror group is all about: csmonitor: Hizbullah’s real goal is racist: To free the Middle East holy lands of Jews… Hizbullah’s goal is not the “liberation” of Palestine. Its members are not Palestinian. They are Islamic extremists….
THE SAME OLD…
That culture of racism that has pushed, intimidated the British appeasers to restrict Jewish immigration while allowing the massive Arab immigration (reminder: Arab immigrants settlers, can never turn into “natives”, no matter how many lies their grandchildren try to tell you) into Jews’ [ & never ever Arab] historic land.
Intolerant Arabia fact# 1: What kind of an excuse of re-appearing the State of Israel was there for one of the major crimes post WWII, to expel the 850.000 Jews from Arab Muslim countries in 1948 & confiscate their property?
DIVIDED ARABS: ‘UNITED WE STAND IN EVIL RACISM!’
Intolerant Arabia fact# 2: What united the (always divided) Arabs to attack the Jews in 1948, 1967, 1973?
(Iraqi example of Arab on Arab in the most beastly way type of slaughter, is rooted in old hatred among Arabs, Muslims, sectarian and otherwise, as are other Arab vs Arab massacres: Algerian, “Palestinian” and so on, in any case, even when in peace, still there is never any harmony among Arab leaders, never any unity in the Arab world on anything besides shear blind anti-Israelism).
Intolerant Arabia fact# 3: What kind of a world is it that they will cheer to “Palestinian” Intifadas & Hezbollah (- 2006) [using abusing –] playing kids & women’s lives as a ping pong (as always, not caring about Arabs’ lives but turning only) against Israel?
Intolerant Arabia fact# 4: “Moderate” Arab Muslim Jordan leads the world in hatred of Jews.
If not for the unbelievable consistency of Arab racism, (which started to manifest itself in the 1800’s, up-scaled since 1929 [*, *, *, *, *] there wouldn’t have been a conflict nor the prolonged suffering of both sides, well, it’s all too bad that the [“Palestinian”] Arabs suffer from their own racism.
from the ‘Hebron Massacre’ 1929
NEVER PRO ARAB – “PALESTINIANS” BUT ALWAYS ‘ANTI – ISRAEL’
Had it been about Arab world being “preoccupied” with the Arab “Palestinians”, the Arabs wouldn’t have hated, oppressed, persecuted, massacred them (in Lebanon, Kuwait, Jordan, S. Arabia, Iraq, etc.).
Had the Arab world been real brothers to the Arabs that call themselves (since the 1960’s) “Palestinians”, they wouldn’t have prevented any chance by humane heroic Israel to improve their status, but No! The Arab anti-Israel racists always preferred using them and their misery against the “Zionist enemy”, it also served/serves as a devious diversion for their population being constant victims of the horror of all Arab oppressive dictatorships, “palestinians”…as a foil to keep their own oppressed population focused on Israel instead of deplorable human rights in their own countries.
What do you make of such facts like ‘In 1954, the king of Saudi Arabia stated that the Arabs should be willing to sacrifice what amounted to 20% of their population to destroy Israel’? Because it was never about “Pro-Palestinian-Arabs” but all about anti Israel.
Just like in 1948 when the Arab leaders told them to flee, to evacuate it (Palestine) and leave for the bordering Arab countries thus created the “refugee” problem.
Not much has changed, truth is Arab nations don’t care about the Palestinians [exposing the lie in the middle east].
Just a side note, Can anyone answer me this, How come it was rather the Arab filthy oil rich countries that were left so far behind at Europe’s pledge drive of billions of dollars to the “Palestinians” in 2007?
A PROFILE OF AN ARAB RACIST: SADDAM HUSSEIN
Take the most notorious butcher of our time, that classic brutal Arab racist Saddam Hussein of course, master of sectarian persecution, who defined his Arabism by the extent of his brutality against non Arab Kurds, non Arab Persians, it was only appropriate for the racist’s last words to be: “Palestine is (all) Arab!” [‘Palestine’s patron mourned], meaning: Only Arabs, ‘No Jews’!
Halabja: The Racism of so-called Arab Intellectuals towards Kurds and Kurdistan
Assyrians in Iraq
a million people lost their lives in Saddam’s initiated Iraq-Iran war
It was in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq where Arab racism attained its most vulgar … The “Arabization” of Persian contributions on the world stage…
A GLIMPSE INTO THE TOTALITARIAN EVIL EMPIRE OF SAUDI ARABIA – EXAMPLE OF ARAB RACISM
The mistreatment of non-Arab workers, the sex slavery upon Asian women and other oppression, are well known facts.
Not to mention the repression of any non Muslim activity/voice.
Saddam�s Racism, [from the devil’s mouth:] “Three whom God should not have created: Persians, Jews, and flies”
Amnesty News: Saudi Arabia: Asian workers continue to suffer behind closed doors …Asian migrant workers in Saudi Arabia are at risk of human rights violations … or coerced into signing a statement in Arabic, which they don’t understand. …
White slavery of female American citizens in Saudi Arabia, The girl, Bariya Ibrahim Magazu, was sentenced under Islamic law after three men forced her into having sex last September. Saudi Arabia: land of child rapists… In Saudi Arabia, marriage can come as young as 12 years old for girls. (Wall Street Journal)
‘Sex slave’ trial starts in US Exploitation and Abuse of Migrant Workers in Saudi Arabia … Interestingly, Nazar, like many of these poor Asian slaves
Filipino ‘Sex Slaves’ Rescued In Malaysia Sue Recruiters For Human . …. Europe & the middle east especially Pinoys in Saudi Arabia.
SAUDI ARABIA AND SLAVERY
How my eyes were opened to the barbarity of Islam…Look at Saudi Arabia, a strict Islamic state… trade and trafficking of women as sex slaves
How a British jihadi saw the light, My first clash with Saudi culture came when, being driven around in a bulletproof jeep, I saw African women in black abayas tending to the rubbish bins outside restaurants, residences and other busy places. “Why are there so many black cleaners on the streets?” I asked the driver. The driver laughed. “They’re not cleaners. They are scavengers; women who collect cardboard from all across Jeddah and then sell it. They also collect bottles, drink cans, bags.”
Racism was an integral part of Saudi society. My students often used the word “nigger” to describe black people. Even dark-skinned Arabs were considered inferior to their lighter-skinned cousins. I was living in the world’s most avowedly Muslim country, yet I found it anything but. I was appalled by the imposition of Wahhabism in the public realm, something I had implicitly sought as an Islamist.
Slaves in Saudi Arabia, A report from a Muslim: Anyone who has visited Saudi Arabia knows the racism with which ordinary Saudis treats the brown and black-skinned masses that come for Hajj. Like hundreds of Bangladeshis every year, my parents endured these indignities during their recent pilgrimage. When he returned from Mecca, my father told me, “To them, we will always be miskeen (beggar). Doesn’t matter what we do, or where we come from. They see our skin and don’t need to see more. ” If this is how pilgrims are treated, imagine how much worse is the plight of the “Guest Worker.” Yet, we Muslims remain silent on these abuses — after all the Saudis are the keepers of Islam’s holiest site, so they cannot possibly be racist!
Arab racism is such that most Pakistanis would prefer to work in Britain than in Saudi Arabia.
SOME ARAB RACISM HIGLIGHTS IN GENERAL
– Then there’s Kuwait… children to take illegal drugs and then used these children as sex slaves
– More discriminative and racist behavior against Indians (by Kuwaiti police)
– RISE OF RACISM, INTOLERANCE IS SERIOUS THREAT.. Kuwait was concerned that racism had been made an ordinary thing by
– Show me the real you� the ugly face of Racism, Racism in Kuwait has a whole lot of meaning in it.
– Yawar is now a feeble negligible lame-duck President. In spite of that he does not think of any political, diplomatic, moral and even tribal considerations, as a new husband of a political Kurdish woman, to restraint his essentially racist views, He frankly expresses his racist hatred of Kurds, his true Arab fascist a nature which does not recognize any form of democracy or freedom of expression, nor the rights of people to self determination and democratic determination of their future.
– Darfur – Islam’s Killing Fields … historic context -Darfur is but one example of Arab racism toward non-Arabs within the broader “Arab world. …
– Copts were massacred in their churches and villages in Egypt and tourists have been … Arab racism consists of calling the country of Israel, Arab land, …
– Christians in the Middle East, Coptic, Maronite… In Egypt, the large Coptic nation is systematically discriminated against… The religious persecution and oppression is normally conducted…
– …about the plight of Yemen’s outcaste Al Akhdam minority, … All Forms of Discrimination and Racism, Anti-Slavery International…
– “Discrimination Against Al-Akhdam People in Yemen Criticised…
– Mention should be made of the oppressed Kurdish minority in Syria. …. world conference against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia…
– The Syrian regime does not permit its Druze citizens to visit their relatives and friends
– [Eritreans in Egypt] face racism and economic marginalisation, rights activists say.
– Arab racism is deeply embedded in the history of North Africa itself… the Berbers, and other non-Arab peoples are confined to the fringes of …
– They’re not Arabs. Like Iraq’s Kurds or North Africa’s Amazigh (Berbers). … of North Africa) is mostly about Arab racism and chauvinism� pure and simple.
– …Arab-Israel conflict in a nutshell; but it is also the core of the Arab-Berber, Arab-Kurd, Arab-Black African, Arab-Copt, Arab-Assyrian,
– Obama & Arab Racism
– Moroccan Amazigh Party not legitimate, government says… In Morocco, the Arabs back racism to the point of preventing inhabitants…
“PALESTINIAN” ARAB MUSLIM RACISM, AGAINST BLACKS TOO!
‘Black spinster’ label pinned on Condi Rice Palestinian media use racist terms including ‘colored dark skin lady’
PALESTINIAN MEDIA USE RACIST TERMS FOR CONDI RICE: Newspapers …Eurweb.com, CA – Aug 2, 2006* The Palestinians’ overall hatred … Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has been using racist terms in … A cartoon that ran last week in the PA controlled Al Quds …
Black Activists Condemn Racist Rice Cartoons in Palestinian Press …
Pali media welcomes ‘colored,’ ‘dark-skinned,’ ‘black …Jul 31, 2006 Which is more racist, the rhetoric itself or the free pass Palestinians get from … A cartoon last week in the PA controlled Al Quds depicted Rice pregnant…
A PART OF GLOBAL ISLAMO ARAB RACISM
What’s the difference between “merciful” Arabs, Muslims attacking [spitting, beating, etc.] Jews in Paris (murder of Ilan Halimi among so many), London, Brussels, or Muslims beheading Jews (Daniel Pearl) in Pakistan, Iraq (Nick Berg), Islamic Iran’s killing of Jews in Argentina, and Arabs attacking Israelis?
AN OASIS OF TOLERANCE & DEMOCRACY IN A DESERT OF DISCRIMNITORY & TOTALITARIAN ARABIA
Why can’t the Arab Muslim majority [instead of fascistic wars and racist boycotts for 60 years 1948-2008] simply accept the Israeli minority in its midst just as the Israeli open free democracy accepts its 20% Arab minority? [giving them equal freedom and full equal rights – Arab representation in the government, etc., The productivity and tolerance of the Jews in the state they created have given birth to an Arab citizenry inside Israel of more than one million people, even though it is the only refuge for persecuted Jews while Arabs have so much of vast land].
Whereas Israel is at the merciless hands of Arab Muslim undemocratic, saturated with Arab Racism, Islamic Fascism, Islamic intolerance, Islamic bigotry toward non-Muslims, facts, and ‘human rights’ terrible abuser middle east, Israel is just another minority such as Christians, or any “infidel” in their own radical regimes, Infidels can be permitted to exist only as dhimmis, and in such a non-Muslim state as Israel they would no longer be dhimmis, (the continuation of dhimmitude, The fates of non-Muslims in Islamic society, “Jihad Conquests and the Imposition of Dhimmitude — A Survey, in The legacy of jihad: Islamic holy war and the fate of non-Muslims. ) but in fact its doomed only far worse, it can’t even be given a ‘right to exist’.
(In this context, It is important to note the general historic Arabization and Islamicization upon the indigenous people & more about the myth that “all of the middle east is originally Arab“).
[GUESS WHAT] THE MIDDLE EAST DOES NOT “BELONG” TO ARABS
What historic human suffering done is done, the Arabization monster that has swept through the middle east crushing [eliminating, dwindling its population & wide oppression] in its way all other indigenous people in the middle east and in north Africa, its consequences are still resulting in minorities’ plight, but the Arab world have yet to grow up and realize the reality that neither the world nor the middle east belongs only to one race.
WHY NOT TALK ABOUT PRE ISRAEL’S RE-ESTABLISHING?
Why do you think the Arab propagandists always avoid the initiation milestone of Arab massacres on Jews by Hitler’s buddy the Arab Islamic leader the Mufti [*, *, *, *, *] (the inspirer of the butcher: Yasser Arafat) ? If not for it being the mark and typical exposed cause (which is plain hatred)?
Talking about the hatred cradle of the conflict, it is no surprise that: British National Archives unveil presence of Nazi S.S. agents in Mandatory Palestine, working closely with Arab-“Palestinian” leaders. Historical documents… show Nazis shipped arms to “Palestinians”.
Much has been written about The Nazi Roots of ‘Islamic Antisemitism’, Nazi Roots Of radical Islamic Fascism.
UNPRECEDENTED RACIST ISOLATION BY THE POWER OF THE ARAB MONSTER
Show me one more country that is so isolated, economically, politically and (more importantly) security wise, by haters, as the Israel freedom island in the ocean of Arab racism & tyranny.
As lamentably the UN, EU & its policies, and even US policy makers that push for an Arab- ‘Palestine’ state while pressing only Israel for more concessions, are entirely hijacked by the oil Arab bosses, who should [then] even care about a “Zionist” lobby in Washington?
Just remember that it’s this international Arab lobby that is so intolerant as much as so powerful, it will shut down or at least minimize the world outcry about (Arab racism’s crimes on Africans especially) the genocide in Sudan,
So, in Sudan’s western region of Darfur, it’s Arab versus black, regardless of religion. Ditto for Arab versus Kurd, Amazigh, and so forth. In Sudan’s largely non-Muslim south, it’s a combination of both Arab racism and the conquest of the ‘Dar ul-Islam’ as exemplified also in the expected subjugation and dhimmitude of Egyptian Copts, Lebanon’s Christians, Near Eastern Assyrians, and Israel, the Jew of the Nations, home to whom Arabs call their “kilab yahud Jew dogs.”
Arab racism, Islamic bigotry and discriminatory practices are the most divisive issues in the Sudan because they are the major factors
the plight of non-Arab or/and non-Muslim minorities in all of the Arab Muslim apartheid world (Like “apartheid South Africa”. … non-Muslims are treated as second-class citizens the despised Dhimmi.), or even human rights violation of all citizens in that repressive world, but will keep pressing [instead] damning ‘resolutions’ & bullying the world on racist boycotts against the Israeli victim of Arab terrorism.
If not for the Arab international vast power, how else can one explain the world media & UN’s silence on “Palestinian” crimes against humanity upon their own people? [asides from the usual massive corruption and stealing from their poor people] like Terrorist organizations operate from within civilian population, while cynically exploiting uninvolved civilians and using them as human shields, using young boys as human bombs, willingly, or unknowingly, even using toddlers?
DEHUMANIZATION OF ISRAELIS [INCLUDING ISRAELI VICTIMS]
When not busy hearing lessons, sermons by radical Islam’s animalistic teaching referring to Christians as “pigs” and to Jews as “apes” [* * * * *], the “best” respect the Arab mainstream media and leaders can [let their audiences to] relate to Israelis is in a frame of “brutal soldiers”, Can somebody explain to me how come Israeli soldiers who are (among) the most humane in the world, knocking on door to door, in spite of booby traps awaiting them, risking their lives in every anti-terror operation trying so hard not to cause too many casualties on the aggressive Arab side. Inventing low range missiles maximum precision to minimize collateral damage, and these beautiful soldiers that are more compassionate on Arab kids then their proper Arab parents are [those that send them on the front line covering for coward adult terrorists, in the ‘Pallywood’ bloody theater of war to gain sympathy in international cameras when finally Arab kids are hurt, it’s the Israelis who are the last ones that want this to happen, which is exactly why the Arabs choose to use these inhumane tactics against Israelis’ humanity,] are called by any vile name in the book by Arab racists?
In fact, unlike in Israel that any incident is reported, no matter who’s side lost lives, there are hardly any Israeli victims of Arab attacks in Arab mainstream & “moderate” media, You don’t see Israelis as humans, never pictures of Israeli children who are victims, a cry a tear a laugh, you see only “occupation tanks“.
Isn’t it time to point the finger on who’s really inciting the Arab streets, which is not an event in it of itself, but the venomous reporting by their irresponsible leadership, clergy and “intellectuals”?
As the great Nonie Darwish said in an astonishing clarification: “We Arabs fight a Jew of our own imagination”..
Lebanese Brigitte Gabriel: It was Israel who came to help the Christians in Lebanon. … I realized I was sold a fabricated lie by my government, about the Jews and Israel….
ARABS = HYPOCRISY
And if you haven’t had enough of Arab hypocrisy (who define in their charter that they are Arab & Islamic but Israel can’t have one place for Jews escaping persecution), try this, it’s rather this Arab goliath of persecuting Arabism’s racism, the Arab world’s racism The A to Z of ethnic and religious groups in the Middle East embraces Alawites, Armenians, Assyrians, Baha’is, Berbers, Chaldeans, Copts, Druzes, Ibadis, Ismailis, Jews, Kurds, Maronites, Sahrawis, Tuareq, Turkmen, Yazidis and Zaidis (by no means an exhaustive list), and yet serious discussion of ethnic/religious diversity and its place in society is a long-standing taboo., the culture with inherited racism that dares categorizes Israelis’ natural fear for their lives [What? Fear of terror? you’ve got to be kidding, the Arabs can’t even “give” that to Israeli victims (The Arab racism of playing Israelis’ fear of Arab terror as “racism”), I guess, that in Arab racism’s animalism that don’t see them as human but (Christians & Jews) as apes & pigs (or in the “best – moderate” case, still not human enough), it can start making senseless “sense”,] as “racism” [before and after that infamous Durban bigotry conference *, *, *] & efforts of defense as “apartheid”, imagine that.
Speaking of Arab hypocrisy, why isn’t there any Jew [allowed to reside] in 100% racist real [not as in Arabists propaganda or those paid, financed by the Arab lobby to use empty bombastic language term, but in the real sense of:] Apartheid, “Judenrein” – “Palestine” controlled land?
What about this despicable inexcusable “pure Arab” supremacy and ethnic cleansing that goes on undisturbed in the 21st century anyhow?
Not to mention “Palestinian” apartheid’s Islamization of Bethlehem – Driving the Infidels Out , take their land & property, oppression, pogroms, the Denial of Religious Rights by the Palestinian Authority Not just Jews, but Christians have also been victimized by Islamic intolerance for ‘infidel’ holy sites, a continuation of [the same bigoted Arafat / “Palestinians” with Syrian Arabs who massacred the Christians in Damour – Lebanon [the background cause for Arab Christians killing of “Palestinians” in Sabra Shatila] Arafat’s Islamization, that has constantly persecuted & terrorized them, they currently live in fear, worried and on edge.
CULT OF HATRED
But what makes their fascism so monstrous is also their burning diabolical flames of hatred:
Here are some typical hate & death cult messages from the Islamic bigotry of Jihadism:
From a Lebanese Suicide Bomber Induction Ceremony (1996): “We swear by the blood and severed bodies of our children and the torment of our prisoners, and we will reply blowing our bodies!”
Hassan Nasrallah = Hizbollah Sec. Gen. (2005): “We consider [America] to be an enemy because it is the greatest plunderer of our treasures, our oil, and our resources, while millions in our nation suffer unemployment, poverty, hunger, unmarriageable, ignorance, darkness, and so on.”
“Our motto, which we are not afraid to repeat year after year, is: Death to America.”
Hassein Suadd Al-Qassam Brigades Commander (Dec. 2005): “We succeeded, with Allah’s grace, to raise an ideological generation that loves death like our enemies love life.”
Palestinian TV – Suliman Sutari, before thousands of chanting fanatics. (July 8, 2005): “Annihilate the infidels and the polytheists. They’re [Allah’s] enemies and the enemies of the religion. Allah, count them and kill them to the last one, and don’t even leave one.”
Radical Islamism = racism = genocide. Jihad -Islamism.
– Muslim “Palestinians” teach their kids: ‘Wipe Out the Jews’. Anti-Semitic Hate Speech in the Name of Islam …May 16, 2008 … Hamas … Disney clone…
–Death cult & hatred for non Muslims, Usama bin Laden declared: “Death is better than living on this Earth with the unbelievers among us.”
– Hamas advocates Killing Jews, simply for being Jews.
– Wave of hatred concentrates on Jews in Britain, Vitriolic hatred of Jews is also a regular feature of the speeches and sermons of extremist Islamists and Jihadists.
A terrible admission: We were brought up to hate – and we do – Telegraph, They said: “May God destroy the infidels….
– Muslim leader: Only Muslims are innocent… he notes that because non-Muslims have rejected Islam, none of them are innocent. Therefore attacks like 9/11 and 7/7 are perfectly justified.
– ‘The Palestinian Struggle Must be An Islamic Jihad’ …. The Jews and Christians are infidels, enemies of Allah, his Messenger, and the believers.
– Nasrallah was on record boasting: “The Jews love life, so that is what we shall take away from them. We are going to win because they love life and we love death.”
– Center for Religious Freedom, Various Saudi government publications gathered for this study, most of which are in Arabic, assert that it is a religious obligation for Muslims to hate.
– Hamas slogan, which has inspired countless jihadist bombers: “Allah is its goal, The Prophet its model, the Qur’an its Charter, jihad .. Hamas is committed to continuing jihad against “the Jews” until Allah’s victory … Oh Allah, show the Jews a black day… Oh Allah, annihilate the Jews and… .
There was nothing of an exaggeration in Golda Meir’s expression that: “Peace will come when Arabs will begin to love their children more than they hate us”.
SPINNING PALLYWOOD – EMPTY FALSE “ISSUES”
A thick dark cloud over the years created by the “Palestinian” Arab hollywood [or Pallywood] propaganda has shadowed over the reality of the middle east.
No war [probably] has been so altered in history books and even in present conscious in any mainstream reporting.
The Arabs are masters in creating symbols and flags on what their so called struggles are supposedly all about, it is a weather changing phenomenon, as deceptive as they always are, in an attempt to “revive” world’s sympathy for their self made “victim-hood” from the beginning, past & present self inflicted self-destruction, every “season” they manage to refresh – come up with a new “issue”, today it’s a defense wall against Arab genocide bombers, yesterday it was a checkpoint for terrorists, the day before that it was ‘how dare Israeli police “invade” and arrest a Jihadi leader’, before that they pinned some Arab children killed by Arab adults [only in order to be able to pin it] on the Zionists, (Muhammad Al-Dura anyone?) etc. the “best” and most prolonged spin is of course that “occupation” crappy excuse, while quite a few subjects have been falsified so thoroughly as the recent history of the West Bank and Gaza, never mind that winning a battle hardly justifies such a term, especially by a bunch of people [whose parents are mostly] not natives (a not-just-rhetorical question: What is Arabs’ connection to Judea or Muslims to Jews’ Jerusalem & to other of their holy places anyhow?) nor is it any answer to the massacres intended mainly inside mainland Israel,
or all the slaughtering before the 1967 birth of the so called “occupation”, and on top of all that, little is known that the Arab bigots refer to all of the land as “occupation”, these infamous liars with forked tongues [will lie to western media on what they really want], by mentioning it among themselves they really mean the end of Israel.
WHAT “CAUSE”?
If you are still brainwashed by the “occupation” myth, Try this, find the common theme that runs through Hezbollah’s Nasrallah’s words: If they (Jews) all gather in Israel, it will save us the trouble of going after them worldwide. , Fatah’s “moderate” Mahmoud Abbas’ Holocaust denial & Hitler’s ‘MeinKampf” being best seller in Gaza or in the wider middle east?
Ever wondered why is it that with each new offer from the kind Israelis, the Arabs always go backwards and nothing tangible of peace is really achieved?
You don’t need a medic to tell you that if you can’t define the disease a cure is impossible.
THE [TINY MINORITY] FEW COURAGEOUS ARABS THAT STAND UP AGAINST RACISM AND FOR ISRAEL’S RIGHT
Not all is lost in Arabia, the few heroes like Arabs for Israel, should be applauded, it shows that once you start recognizing the root of the “conflict” = bigotry, confront it & fight it, you can finally move on and coexist with people who are different in: race, religion, origin, culture, etc.
(See more rare moderates).
Replacing tolerance for bigotry, love for hatred, peace for war.
NO RACISM NO CONFLICT!
The only “conflict” applicable [in case you prefer to use rather the term “conflict”], is that it’s actually a conflict between Islamo Arab deadly intolerance and [clashing with] Israelis’ quest for life and tolerance.
Calling the “conflict” by its real name is important to “solve” it.
It is clear, it was always the case [and still is] that the Arab Muslims’ initiated “conflict” with the non Arab, non Muslim minority, was/is nothing but Arab racism & obsessive Islamofascism, (The role that bigotry plays in the Arab-Israeli conflict) as long as the Arab Muslim mainstream does not halt its hatred drive, put a stop to instilling the virus in their children, in ‘Death cult’ indoctrination, and their masses “indulging” in satanic cartoons, hype anti Israel propaganda in every “report”, blaming Arab kids’ deaths on Israeli innocent defenders rather than on Arab culprit adults that exploit and use them, the glorification of “Palestinian” mass murderers as “martyrs”,
and its plain Anti-Semitism in the Arab/Muslim World (documented), including among “friendly” Arab States to the west, no gesture [release of ‘Palestinian’ terrorists or land give away], on top of so many gestures by Israel the gem, will erase the “conflict”, the past, present and future responsibility is entirely on the Arab Muslims bloody (with the blood of both sides) hands.
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Being a minority in a majority hostile middle east – Arab racism & Islamic bigotry against Israel
Let’s face it, had Israel be just another Arab, Muslim country, non of the so called ‘Arab Israeli conflict’ would have existed at all.
Had it been really [mainly] about “land” (or/and about a flag), the Arabs would have agreed to the UN’s partition plan/offer in 1948.
But No! The Arab racists and Islamic bigots wouldn’t have it just as long as there’s also a Jewish state.
What “territories” did the Arabs “fight” about in the 1920’s massacres on the Jews?
Can anyone point for me the exact “territory”, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s “case” in “dispute” is all about?
Had it been about Arab world being “preoccupied” with the Arab “Palestinians”, the Arabs wouldn’t have oppressed, persecuted, massacred them (in Lebanon, Kuwait, Jordan, S. Arabia, Iraq, etc.).
Had the Arab world been real brothers to the Arabs that call themselves
“Palestinians” (since the 1960’s), they wouldn’t have prevented any chance by humane heroic Israel to improve their status, but No! The Arab anti-Israel racists always preferred using them and their misery against the “Zionist enemy”, it also ss a devious diversion for their population being
constant victims of the horror of all Arab oppressive dictatorships.
Just a side note, Can anyone answer me this, How come it was rather the
Arab filthy oil rich countries that were behind Europe’s pledge of billions of
dollars to the “Palestinians” in 2007?
Why can’t the Arab Muslim majority accept the Israeli minority in its midst
just as the Israeli democracy accepts its 20% Arab minority? [even though it is
the only refuge for persecuted Jews while Arabs have so much land]?
It is clear, it was always the case that the Arab Muslims’ initiated
“conflict” with the non Arab, non Muslim minority, is nothing but Arab racism
& Islamofascism, as long as the Arab Muslims does not erase its hatred drive
in their children via satanic cartoons, hype anti Israel propaganda in every
“report”, glorification of “Palestinian” mass murderers as “martyrs”, no gesture
[release of ‘Palestinian’ terrorists or land give away], on top of so many
gestures by Israel the gem, will erase the “conflict”, the bigotry is entirely
on the Arab Muslims bloody (with the conflict’s victims’ blood o both sides)
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Amazing Clips
Here you will find amazing film clips from almost one hundred years of 20th Century Jewish history, including images and testimony from Eichmann’s trial. It is a reminder that, while the Jews wanted Israel as an escape from bloodshed and tyranny, the Palestinians joyfully imagine their lands awash in a sea of blood.Hat tip: Crossing the Rubicon
UPDATE: More on the blood Palestinians long to have on their hands. And if you click over to this last link, remember Golda Meir: “Peace will come when the Arabs will love their children more than they hate us.” Source: http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/footage-of-jewish-history/
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Fake "Palestinians" – Fake victims
BAD CHOICES
Can you feel for those that choose to stay in misery out of blind hate, an evil choice of having hate for the other [non Arab-Muslim entity in the middle east, though on it's historic land].
A choice that would prefer schools for DEATH, [indoctrination of "martyrdom"] suicide, homicide and genocide, over any improvement in it's life education of LIFE.
The vast investment of human energy, national and individual, towards Jihadism, racism and Islamic-fascism replacing any natural growth of any group of people.
ONE BIG LIE FROM THE START AND STILL GOING ON
If you thought that the infamous 'Pallywood' (http://www.seconddraft.org/movies.php), of notorious 'Palestinian' talent in producing false images, photos and videos, to dramatize the so called 'palestinian plight', is a new phenomenon?
Truth must be told that it's in the core of 'Palestinian-ism', ever since this group of mostly Arab immigrants into the land of the Jews have decided to rewrite history [in order to "legitimize" their ethnic cleansing of the Jews] as if they're "natives" in the Jewish land, it has been their "culture" ever since.
At the 1948 initiated Arab war on Israel [with the specific goal of annihilation, or in their words "to throw them all into the sea], the Arabs in Israel/palestine had a routine of calling every battle they lost to the 'Zionists' as "massacre".
There was not one accord that the 'palestinians' ever complied with, time and time again, Camp David, Oslo accords and the like, were all ceremonies of shaking hands and the infamous butcher thief, the Egyptian born 'palestinian icon: Yasser Arafat, never ever honored a word he uttered.
All those promises of stopping terror – massacres, the hatred on official TV, and mainstream education headed by the PA, were stopped at just that, promises.
Nor is today's supposed "moderate" leader Fatah’s (with still its present terror wing "Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade") hany good in honoring agreements, http://PMW.org.il has been documenting PA’s continuous incitement and mass murder glorification (martyrdom) on its official TV, schools curriculum, etc.
It's just that Hamas is far worse in its open declared goal of (ethnic cleansing) eliminating Israel, or in their words to "drink the blood of the Jews".
"PALESTINIAN" & HEZBOLLAH MANUAL: "HOW TO MAKE SURE ARAB KIDS DIE"
I eagerly await a (light at the end of the biased-media tunnel) final exposure on the unspeakable crimes of these parents, teachers, leaders in pushing its kids in the front lines ahead of the shooters, covering for terrorists with machine guns and other cruel tactics, at a time in which in this manner the Arab world rejoices on Arab kids' blood to be looked upon (unjustifyably) as the "victim".
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ISRAEL – PEACE – SURVIVAL, NOT GENOCIDE!
Israel has always faced genocide, from the moment the Islamo Arab fascist leader, the infamous [later on exposed as Hitler’s buddy] Mufti Haj Amin Al Husseini has called, incited, led to “kill the Jews” in the 1920s.
The Mufti, that prior to inciting to “kill the Yahud [Jews]” & leading massacres such as Hebron 1929 and the Farhud in Baghdad 1941, has participated in the massacres and genocide of Christians, the Armenian Genocide that is [http://Armenian-Genocide.org], where 1.5 Million Christians were brutally murdered.
An ally of the Nazi “Fuhrer”: Adolph Hitler, and led the Bosnian Muslim SS to commit crimes against Serb Christians in 1943.
They are milestones in the beginning of the attempt of genocide, the massacres of the 1920s, the more notorious among them: the Jerusalem pogroms 1920-21, the Hebron massacre 1929.
So were, time and time again, the open declarations by the Arab wolf-nations that tried again and again to swallow the little Israel lamb, or in their words: to throw the Jews into the sea”.
Their self destructive critical rejection of the UN’s partition plan in 1948 to have both, a Jewish state alongside an Arab state, was the same ethnic cleansing message, as they were never about being “for their [Arab] people”, but rather against the Jews, not to support anything for Palestinian Arabs, but to eradicate any Jewish presence, which is why the Arab world chose so viciously to attack immediately the little re-instated reborn state in it’s historic place.
So was their real motivation for adherence to Arab leaders’ call at that time: to abandon their homes, only for a “short while” so that the Arab armies could defeat the Jews into the sea.
Bombers Target – Mass Crowds
The term ‘Genocide bombers’ referring to suicide/homicide bombers, the plague-phenomenon that was pushed mainly by that butcher Egyptian born “Palestinian-made-icon” Yasser Arafat, a well suited term, as the open and clear attempt is “to kill as many unarmed people as possible”, that is the clear plan of a “suicide” bomber, packed with explosives, with metal particles/nails etc., their plan: to be detonated in the most crowded of places on unarmed innocent civilians [bus stops, shopping malls, eating places, etc., where the crowds are], the bigger the crowed the “better”… preferably kids.
What they lie to the world about a “struggle”
No matter how hard the international Goliath propaganda, greased by Arab Muslim giants oil, based in the entity called “Palestine” or Pallywood, that it’s so called “struggle” is for something supposedly “human” demands, [to which “struggle” in it of itself is already a pure propaganda term, it’s intended to make sure you “get it”, that it’s the weak against the powerful – presumably, when the truth is that the powerful is the “Palestinian” attacker rather, that couldn’t care less about his own children that he uses for shields and for human bombs, whereas the real weak is moral Israel, that is the ONLY entity in the middle east, that does care so much for non terrorists Arab deaths,] is null and void in face of the past and present reality of the real danger Israel faces and is up against, a “people” that is supporting parties, ideologies & actions of total crimes against humanity (the real ones, not the propaganda term by the Arab hijacked UN when tarnishing Israel’s self defense actions), genocide (Fatah is no “moderate”, http://pmw.org.il has been documenting their mainstream education & official PA media of de-legitimization of Israel, hatred of Jews, glorifying mass murder, etc., it’s just that Hamas is more extreme), has no legitimacy to lie to the west that it really wants something “human”, so it can be closer to it’s ultimate desired ‘ethnic cleansing’ goal.
Such a group of people is overwhelmingly wrong morally and is the only culprit in it’s children’s plight, in giving them instead of life, a death cult of Jihad, “martyrdom” and instilling racial hatred.
Death Cult upon its own people too [fake “victims”]
Such a group that is willing to kill (via their tactics or directly as in the ‘Muhammad Al Dura’ affair and more) it’s own children for the sake to appear as victims, just how much of “victims”, can the Arab ‘Palestinians’ still be called?
Their [Hamas backed by much of their mainstream] final goal of global domination by radical -Islam
Who guarantees that a [never before in history, a first!] “Palestinian” state given to these Arabs will diminish their desire for global domination and not be another convenient tool towards it?
Or are we to continue to ignore the thousands marching in Gaza for a Caliphate?
What “land”?
Nor is it really all about “land”:
1) what “land” did the Arab Muslim attackers/murderers seek to “liberate” before 1948?
3) why don’t we pay attention to what they say?
2) the Iranian Islamic Hitler that tries to deny the Holocaust in order to prepare for a new one, has no “borders issues with Israel, still it declares openly to “wipe it off map”, if this is not [Islamic] fascism, what is?
Even [anti Israel propagandist paid by Arab, Islamic lobby] Jimmy Carter admits:
“I recognize that Israel is a wonderful democracy with freedom of speech and equality of treatment under the law between Arab Israelis and Jewish Israelis.”
No, they’re talking about ethnic cleansing, making “Palestine” Judenrein, free of Jews. And a state born in such sin will never redeem itself. …
http://www.opinionet.com/article.php?id=2212
Some vital Background info
Arab immgrants, not “natives” – the core of today’s group who calls itself since the 1960’s as “Palestinians”
The Smoking Gun: Arab Immigration into Palestine, 1922-1931 …Source: F. Gottheil, “Arab Immigration into Pre-State Israel: 1922-1931,” …. as part of 1948 Israel, identified not only the direction of Arab Palestinian …
British Restrictions on Jewish Immigration, Between August 1945 and the establishment of the State of Israel in May 1948, … The Emergence of the Palestinian-Arab National Movement, …
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/mandate.html
The Arabs in PalestineIn fact, the permanent Arab population increased 120 percent between 1922 and … 37 percent of the total immigration to pre-state Israel — by Arabs who …
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/Arabs_in_Palestine.html
British Opposition to Jewish Immigration to Palestine, Palestine Facts is a review of the historical, political and military facts behind the State of Israel and the Israeli-Arab Palestinian conflict.
http://www.palestinefacts.org/pf_mandate_oppose_immigration.php
The History of the Words “Palestine” and “Palestinians”
The Philistines were not Arabs nor even Semites, they were most closely related to the Greeks. They did not speak Arabic. They had no connection, ethnic, linguistic or historical with Arabia or Arabs. The name “Falastin” that Arabs today use for “Palestine” is not an Arabic name. It is the Arab pronunciation of the Greco-Roman “Palastina”; which is derived from the Plesheth, (root palash) was a general term meaning rolling or migratory. This referred to the Philistine’s invasion and conquest of the coast from the sea.
The use of the term “Palestinian” for an Arab ethnic group is a modern political creation which has no basis in fact – and had never had any international or academic credibility before 1967.
The Arabs in the Holy Land – Natives or Aliens? The Arabs who now claim
to be natives of the Holy Land have migrated to Palestine after 1918, from
neighboring Arab countries, predominantly from areas now
A Tour of the Holy Land 1831-1910, These pictures illustrate without a
doubt that there was massive Jewish and Arab immigration into Israel: The
Jewish refugees fleeing religious and ethnic cleansing from Arab
http://www.eretzyisroel.org/~dhershkowitz/
The current myth is
that these Arabs were long established in “Palestine”, until the Jews came and
“displaced” them. The fact is, that recent Arab immigration into the Land of
Israel displaced the Jews. That the massive increase in Arab population was
very recent is attested by the ruling of the United Nations: That any Arab who
had lived in the Holy Land for two years and then left in 1948 qualifies as a
“Palestinian refugee”.
From Time Immemorial – Evidence of Unrecorded Arab Immigration … “Arab Immigration into Pre-State Israel: 1922-1931”
A History of Terrorism in Israel from the 1920s… Eighty years later, the death toll from arab terrorism in Israel continues to grow. In September of 2002, I began the preparation of a listing….
Arab pogroms were launched against Jews in 1920, 1921,1929 and 1936-1939. ….. the bloody Arab pogrom against the Jews in the Old City of Jerusalem in 1920 …
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A1G9FX1KV45N41?ie=UTF8&sort_by=MostRecentReview
February 1920, the pogroms by Arabs on Jews in Jerusalem orchestrated by two young Arab Muslim supremacists, Hag’ Amin [who later on became the Mufti] at that time served in the British army’s intelligence (imagine that!) & Aref al-Aref.
A Hebron Muslim Sheik shouted: “Whoever has a stick, a gun’ a knife or stone, shall go & exterminate the Jews,
And in ecstasy screamed: “Adbachu Al Yahud” [‘Kill the Jews!’].
The ‘Nabi Musa’ parade that started the pogrom.
Again in November 2, 1921 pogroms in Jerusalem.
From: “Korot” April 1920.
According to the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, from 1920 to 1966, Arab terrorists murdered 1513 Jewish residents of British Mandatory Palestine …
http://www.sixdaywar.org/myths-and-facts.asp
What Really Happened in the Middle East… a war on the jews for 60 years but it really has been 80 years at least-the 1929 massacre in chevron [Hebron] where over 60 jews were murdered b y a mob of arabs …
http://www.aish.com/rss/rssRe directToArticle.asp?an=9076&vid=19951
THE GRAND MUFTI OF JERUSALEM, ISLAMONAZIFASCISM AND ECCLESIASTES 1:9 In 1929 the grand mufti of Jerusalem… organized the massacre of Palestinian Jews in Hebron …
http://www.shalomjerusalem.com/m ohammedism/mohammedism6.html
August 2007 – The …… to live in Hebron, gave us an accurate history of the 1929 massacre, …. “Ethnic cleansing”…
http://www.israelforum.com/blog_article.php ?aid=906135
Pakistan Today: Front Page 192004… but from the early 1900s, the Arabs carried out a policy of ethnic cleansing that included the massacre and pogroms in 1929 and 1936 in Hebron. …
http://www.paktoday.com/rachel9.htm
Judenrein Palestine? massacre and pogroms in 1929 and 1936 in Hebron. Both the spirit and practice of ethnic cleansing are being continued in the current conflict…
http://www.internationalwallofprayer.org/A -248-Judenrein-Palestine.html
[The Mufti] Amin Al-Husseini. Born in Jerusalem under Ottoman rule
Amin Al Husseini: Ottoman Empire Officer.
Amin Al-Husseini swears allegiance to the Ottoman Empire during the Armenian genocide .
http://www.tellchildrenthetruth.com/amin_en.html#part1
The Father of Islamists, Amin Al Husseini, the man who officialized Islamic hate, declared Holy War on the West and the Jews. Before Amin Al Husseini, there was no hatred between the Jews and the Arabs. Before Al Husseini, there was no Pan-Islamic Jihad against the West and non-Muslims. Bin Ladin and many other terror chiefs are believers in Al Husseini and have dedicated their life to his ideology.
Amin Al-Husseini, was born in Jerusalem under Ottoman rule. Al-Husseini swears allegiance to the Ottoman Empire during the Armenian genocide. He was an officer stationed in Smyrna and participates first-hand in the Armenian genocide. One and a half million Christians are slaughtered under the sword of Islamic Jihad by the Ottoman Army. Allegiance to Ottoman Empire and Islamic world take-over will be echoed by Osama Bin Laden in his post-September 11th declaration.
1917 Amin Al-Husseini returns to Palestine. He brings with him lessons of genocide and the vision of leading a Pan-Islamic empire, where Jews and Christians are not acceptable. 1920/1921 Amin Al-Husseini becomes lead figure in organizing riots against locals. Al-Husseini begins life-long campaign of inciting hate between Jews and Muslims under British Mandate of Palestine. He begins rule of terror over local Muslim leaders, who denounce him as an ignorant thug.
http://eaglespearlsofwisdom.wordpress.com/2007/09/25/the-father-of-islamists/
From Al Husseini to Hitler :Radical Islam and the Nazi connection …Random murdering of Hebron Jews begins. Hebron Jewish community was over 2000 years old. … Bosnian ethnic cleansing under Amin al Husseini…
(Arab Muslim leader the Grand Mufti Haj Amin al-Hussein [of ‘Palestine’] heads the infamous Nazi brutal brigade the SS in Yugoslavia, compiled of Muslim Bosnians and carries out atrocities against Serb Christians & against Jews).
Bosnian Moslems recruited the Nazi SS by Yasser Arafat’s ‘Uncle’ To show gratitude towards his hosts, in 1943 the Mufti travelled several times to Bosnia, where on orders of the SS…
http://www.eretzyisroel.org/~jkatz/recruited.html
Bosnian Muslims of Hanjar SS division study anti-Semitic literature… The Grand Mufti’s last “Sieg Heil!” as he leaves the Muslim SS division …
http://www.srpska- mreza.com/library/facts/hanjar.html
The Farhud, the Mufti inspired Krystallnacht in Iraq, 1941, The Farhud took place Sunday and Monday, June 1st and 2nd 1941 …
Farhud – Historical background, Farhud – The Golden Square coup, Farhud – June 1-2 1941, Farhud – Aftermath. Read more here: » Farhud: Enncyclopedia …
http: //www.experiencefestival.com/babylonian_talmud
FARHUD – Sephardic Holocaust Project, That day in 1941, on the Jewish festival of Shavuot, the sight of Jews … The Farhud was the beginning of the end of 2600 years of Jewish life in Iraq. …
http://www.farhud.org/farhud.html
Point of no return: US Holocaust Museum admits Nazi-Arab axis The Farhud (Arabic for violent dispossession), took place in 1941 when Arabs attacked Jews in several Iraqi cities, burning, raping, torturing and murdering …
http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2006/11/us-holocaust-museum-admits-nazi-arab.html
Between 1922 and 1948, the Arabs were given 90% of the Palestine Mandate — a territory in which no country existed and which had been promised by its British rulers to the Jews. The Jews were forbidden to live in the Arab portions of the mandate — a concession by the British to Arab racism. At the same time, because the Jews were a tolerant and democratic people, nearly a million Arabs were assimilated into the portion the Jews controlled where they were given more rights than Arabs anywhere else in the Middle East. The Arab response to this compromise was a seven-nation military assault on this new state, which was called “Israel,” and was a state largely composed of recent survivors of the worst genocide in human history. From the outset, then, the Middle East conflict was a war of xenophobic backwardness and ethnic barbarism waged against a persecuted people who intended no harm to their neighbors and sought only peace.
For the next fifty years until this very day, the Arab states have waged continuous warfare against the Jews with the intent of exterminating them or at the very least driving them into the sea. The current American “peace movement” is filled with voices calling for the “liberation of Palestine from the river to the sea,” i.e., demanding that the West Bank and Israel be Judenrein — free of the Jewish state.
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.asp x?GUID={AA8C951E-340A-4DD4-A83E- 4051A3400811
Geography of Israel-Palestine. Maps Don’t Lie! Easy-to-understand maps of Israel-Palestine from the British Mandatory … The surrounding 22 Arab countries are 640 times larger than tiny Israel…
http://www.masada2000.org/geography.html
Arab-Israeli conflict – Basic facts, Arab countries versus Israel. Map of Arab Countries vs. Israel … Also see maps comparing size of Israel with those of Arab countries. …
Arab Countries Reaction to the State of Israel:
The invasion was hardly surprising. Mufti el-Husseini, one of the worst Nazi collaborators, called for Jihad against Jews in a 1943 broadcast from Radio Berlin during the height of the Holocaust:
Kill the Jews wherever you find them, this is pleasing to Allah.
Prior to the 1948 war against Israel, the Iraqi Prime Minister said all the Arabs would need would be “a few brooms” to drive the Jews into the sea. All they were waiting for was the British and said, “once we get the green light from the British we can easily throw out the Jews.” [Quote from Sir Geoffrey Furlonge, “Palestine Is My Country: The Story of Musa Alami (Praeger Press, 1969)]
On the day that Israel declared its independence (May 15, 1948), Azzam Pasha, Secretary General of the Arab League, at Cairo press conference, (reported in the New York Times, May 16, 1948) declared “jihad”, a holy war. He said that the Arab states rejected partition and intended to set up a “United State of Palestine.” He then stated:
This will be a war of extermination and a momentous massacre which will be spoken of like the Mongolian massacres and the Crusades”.
http://www.palestinefacts.org/pf_independence_arab_countries.php
Arab Leaders Encourage Palestinians to Flee in 1948
http://www.ujc.org/page.html?ArticleID=121275
Palestinian Refugees, invited to leave in 1948
http://www.eretzyisroel.org/~jkatz/refugees2.html
On the strategic level, there must be a pan-Arab plan to reach our goal. The goal of all of us is to liberate Palestine from the Israeli aggressors. To use words that people do not like: we will throw Israel into the sea. This phrase, by the way, is the truth. Either they will throw us into the sea, or we will throw them into the sea. There is no compromise.”
[…Excerpt from Prof. Sadeq]
http://emperors-clothes.com/letters/arabracism.htm
Habib Issa said in the New York Lebanese paper, Al Hoda (June 8, 1951):
The Secretary-General of the Arab League, Azzam Pasha, assured the Arab peoples that the occupation of Palestine and Tel Aviv would be as simple as a military promenade. He pointed out that they were already on the frontiers and that all the millions the Jews had spent on land and economic development would be easy booty, for it would be a simple matter to throw Jews into the Mediterranean….Brotherly advice was given to the Arabs of Palestine to leave their land, homes and property and to stay temporarily in neighboring fraternal states, lest the guns of the invading Arab armies mow them down.
http://www.palestinefacts.org/pf_independence_refugees_arabs_why.php
little is said about the Jews who fled from Arab states. Their situation had long been precarious. During the 1947 UN debates, Arab leaders threatened them. For example, Egypt’s delegate told the General Assembly: “The lives of one million Jews in Muslim countries would be jeopardized by partition.”
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/refugees.html
In 1967, Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser ordered the UN peacekeepers out of Sinai. Then, he created a naval blockade of Eilat, the only Israeli port on the Red Sea. In International Law, such a blockade is considered an act of war. At the same time, Arab leaders were repeatedly calling for “throwing the Jews into the sea”.
http://www.amitiesquebec-israel.org/texts/week.htm#6day
And Israel’s enemies have indeed referred to driving Jews into the sea.
http://www.camera.org/index.asp?x_context=2&x_outlet=118&x_article=1273
[Arab] Leaders command Arabs to leave
http://www.shalomjerusalem.com/jerusalem/jerusalem100.html
That “occupation” criminal excuse
Is “Occupation” an Excuse for Terrorism?
No reasonable person can doubt that Palestinian extremists have been committing terrorist acts against the Israeli civilian population on a very wide scale. Call it what you will, under the banners of Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Al Aksa Martyrs’ Brigades and others, these terrorists have intentionally targeted the most defenseless Israelis, including infants, children, and the elderly. They say they must do it to fight the “Israeli occupation.” They say they have no alternative.
The word “occupation” is indeed the most powerful weapon in the Palestinians’ propaganda arsenal. It is a serious charge. Therefore we must examine the questions: Just what is this “occupation,” and is it a legitimate excuse for violence against innocent people?
The claim that “occupation” excuses terrorism has made Palestinian extremists seem credible and has made gratuitous violence look legitimate. Aside from the very obvious moral weakness of any attempt to excuse intentional violence against civilians, the claim is false for at least two basic reasons:
1) Arabs committed terrorist atrocities against Jewish civilians years before the existence of what is now called the “occupation.”
2) The Palestinians refused even to negotiate a genuine peace offer that could soon have ended the so-called “occupation.” There was never any need to resort to violence.
These two facts are enough to invalidate any attempt to use “occupation” to justify terrorism. The “occupation” excuse for terrorism has persisted nevertheless, and so deserves a full examination.
The word “occupation” in this discussion refers to the presence of Israelis in the West Bank and in Gaza. What is its origin?
Before 1967, the West Bank was part of Jordan and Gaza was part of Egypt, and Israel had nothing to do with them. Then came the Six Day War.
In the spring of 1967 the Arab states were preparing for war. Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser ordered the UN Emergency Force to leave the Sinai. Egyptian and Syrian troops massed along the Israeli border. Egypt closed the Gulf of Aqaba to Israeli shipping and blockaded the port of Eilat. This itself was an act of war. Cutting off a major supply route placed Israel in a stranglehold.
The Arabs made their intentions clear. An official radio broadcast proclaimed:
As of today, there no longer exists an international emergency force to protect Israel. We shall exercise patience no more. We shall not complain any more to the UN about Israel. The sole method we shall apply against Israel is total war, which will result in the extermination of Zionist existence.
Israel, knowing its existence was threatened, launched a preemptive strike against the Egyptian air force. The result was an Israeli victory in a surprisingly short period of time. Afterwards Israel found itself in control of pieces of Arab territory in the front-line states that had attacked it: Egypt, Syria, and Jordan.
http://www.peacewithrealism.org/excuse.htm
…Biased Terminology
Use of biased terminology – constant use of terms of Arab propaganda such as “the occupation”, “the occupied territories”, “assassination”, and terms carrying an opinion such as “ferocious response”, “hardliners”, and misnomers such as “militants”, “gunmen”, and “activists” – one gets the sense the LA Times justifies every atrocity of the PLO because of “the occupation”. The term “occupation” as used by the Arabs is short for “occupied Arab lands” and anyone who uses it has already labeled themselves a supporter of Arab claims and is therefore biased. There is little recognition of, or respect for, the Jewish claim to what is, our 3,700 year old heritage.
http://www.geocities.com/golanfriends/Media.htm
When the Palestinians speak among themselves about occupation, they speak about Israel occupying Tel Aviv and Haifa, not Judea and Samaria
http://www.jcpa.org/brief/brief3-15.htm
Hezbollah likes to claim that they are ?resistance? to ?occupation.? This is disputed even by the UN, who certified that Israel was no longer operating on any part of Lebanese territory as determined by the UN demarcated ?blue line? setting Israel?s northern border. Furthermore, the UN called for Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah in UN Security Resolution 1559 ? a step the Lebanese government has refused to take.
http://www.sfvoiceforisrael.org/oldcal.php
When the Palestinians say “End the occupation”, What do they mean?…
Now, when you hear the Palestinians say “End of Occupation” do they mean “A Palestinian State alongside Israel”, or “In place of Israel?”
The “Palestinians” really mean the ‘END of ISRAEL!’
http://www.tampabayprimer.org/index.cfm?action=articles&drill=viewArt&art=587
http://www.amitiesquebec-israel.org/textes/occupation.pps
What do Arabs want?
http://www.science.co.il/Arab-Israeli-conflict/What-do-Palestinians-want.ppt
What Occupation? Few subjects have been falsified so thoroughly as the recent history of the West Bank and Gaza.
http://www.aish.com/jewishissues/middleeast/What_Occupation$.asp
What “occupation”?
http://www.amitiesquebec-israel.org/texts/whatoccupation.pps
ISRAEL VS GOLIATH ARAB MUSLIMS’ FASCIST CAMPAIGN OF GENOCIDE – As Simple As That
1) Israel is ONLY about survival against the Goliath Arab Muslim that wants to eradicate it.
2) There are two causes of the Arab-Israeli conflict. The first is Arab racism, which rejects any presence that isn’t Arab in its neighborhood; the second is Islamic intolerance which leads to the same rejection. http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=7268
3) The big lie as IF the Arabs (that since the 1960s decided to call themselves as) “Palestinians” are “natives” in the holy land, the historic land of the Jews, nothing could be further from the truth, as the flow of Arab immigration in the late 1800s early 1900s was growing with the limitation on Jewish immigration. [ http://www.think-israel.org/gottheil.arabimmigration.html ]
4) What do [radical and supported by their mainstream] Arab-Muslim / “Palestinians” want?
Annihilation, Genocide!
CLEAR GOAL OF GENOCIDE CAMPAIGN SINCE THE 1920s
The Hebron Massacre of 1929… Thousands of Arabs descended from Har Hebron, shouting “Kill the Jews!” in Arabic. …
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/hebron29.html
The Faisal-Weizmann Agreement, the Mufti and Hitler, Nazism and …In his last public appearance in a speech before a World Islamic Conference in 1962, the Mufti called for the ethnic cleansing of all Jews…
http://www.jewishmag.com/116mag/chuckmorse/chuckmorse.htm
DEFINITION of “GENOCIDE BOMBERS”
ISRAEL HAS ALWAYS FACED ARAB GENOCIDE. by Louis Rene Beres – [September 2, 2003] To fully understand current conflicts in the Middle East, history must be…
http://christianactionforisrael.org/newsl/news150.html
Israel – Radical Islamism = Racism = Genocide. Jihad-Islamism …
http://www.kokhavivpublications.com/2001/israel/sept/01/0108311102.html
“The Arab war against Israel is a jihad,” … “In Hebron and in our village, even before World War II, jihad was genocide,” Shoebat notes. …
http://www.think-israel.org/lappen.shoebat.html
History of Jihad and Intifada against the Israel (1948 – ongoing) Israel stands in the way of the march of the Islamic Jihad towards the Western … in the form of suicide (genocide) bombers who blow school kids to bits, …
http://www.historyofjihad.org/israel.html
[1967] The Six-Day War… Gamal Nasser tells cheering Egyptians he intends to throw the Jews into the sea. Egypt and Syria are mobilized for war with Soviet arms. …
http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/20940.html
Hamas promotes Islamic supremacy over the world …”The Hamas Ideology of Hatred and Genocide: Islamic supremacy over the world, destroying Israel and Jews, promoting terror and violence,”
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/016618.php
The Islamic Genocide Plan… .Al Jazeera television broadcast a videotape on July 27, 2006, which showed Al-Zawahiri exhorting Muslims to wage jihad against Israel…
Palestinians Encouraging Genocide
Genocide of Jews remains Hamas goal – March 30, 2007 … and bring victory to your Jihad-fighting worshipers, in Palestine and everywhere… .
http://www.pmw.org.il/tv%20part6.html
Hamas Spokesman: Genocide of Jews remains Hamas goal (04/07)
http://pmw.org.il/bulletins_apr2007.htm#b120407
Support for Hezbollah in Egypt Threatens Mubarak’s Stability… calling on Muslims to kill all Jewish Israelis with firearms, knives and poison. … The mufti praised Hezbollah…
http://www.jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2370117
We’ll Throw Them into the Sea,”
Top Hamas official: Kill all Americans | Jerusalem Post, The Hamas spokesperson concluded with a prayer, saying: “Oh Allah, vanquish the Jews and their supporters. Oh Allah, count their numbers, and kill them all, …
Palestinian TV: Kill All The Jews, Palestinian TV: Kill All The Jews The Palestinian Authority is inciting the current wave of violence through its official media. against the Jews and the Americans
http://www.aish.com/jewishissues/middleeast/Palestinian_TV_Kill_All_The_Jews.asp
Hamas Mickey: Let’s kill Jews … Hamas – the terrorist group with a majority in the Palestinian Authority – is using a Mickey-Mouse-like character to [incite for genocide]…
http://www.jnewswire.com/article/1932
PALESTINIAN MUSLIM CLERIC URGES ALL ARABS TO KILL JEWS, CHRISTIANS …
http://cuttingedge.org/news/n1418.cfm
Hamas vows to ‘drink’ Jewish blood, See terrorist group’s video with messages … group would drink the blood of Jews until they “leave the Muslim countries. …
Hamas Video: “We Are A Nation That Drinks Jewish Blood,” Promises To Kill Jews “Until We Have Quenched Our Thirst With Your Blood”. February 24, 2006 …
http://www.zoa.org/2006/02/hamas_video_we.htm
Hamas Video: “We are a nation that drinks blood, and we know that there is no blood better … One message was for Jews, whose blood Hamas promises to drink until we have quenched our thirst with your blood”
http://www.pmw.org.il/Latest%20bulletins%20new.htm
YouTube – Hamas Video- We will Drink the Blood of the Jews,Half a month after its electoral victory, a Hamas website presented the parting video messages of two Hamas suicide terrorists.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN9cvLcZRsw&NR=1
Palestinians Hamas: “The Final Goal of the Resistance is to Wipe This Entity Off the Face of the Earth”
“We are making the preparations for a confrontation. This is not because we need to be prepared for an Israeli act of aggression – after all, aggression is intrinsic to this entity – but because the final goal of the resistance is to wipe this entity off the face of the Earth. This goal necessitates the development of the capabilities of the resistance, until this entity is wiped out.”
http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=sd&ID=SP168207
[2007 Islamofascism & Arab racism pro genocide still dominates mainstream ‘Palestinians’,] NEC 12-15 February Poll: 75% of Palestinians do not think that Israel has the right to exit…
http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=33100
Iran: President Says Israel Should Be ‘Wiped Off Map’ – RADIO FREE …Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad’s call for Israel to be “wiped off the map” has triggered a sharp international response and widespread condemnation. …
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/10/E15E03D6-1013-440F-BDCF-E61D727624ED.html
Iran’s President Says Israel Must Be ‘Wiped Off the Map’ – New …Iran’s President Says Israel Must Be ‘Wiped Off the Map’ … “Anybody who recognizes Israel will burn in the fire of the Islamic nation’s fury,”
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/26/international/middleeast/26cnd-iran.html
[ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN’S HEZBULLAH]
Hassan Nasrallah: In His Own Words…
Nasrallah and Jews
Within a month of Nasrallah’s taking over as leader, Hezbollah (with the help of Iranian intelligence) bombed the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires, killing 29 and injuring over 200. The next attack perpetrated by Hezbollah—again with Iranian help—was the bombing of the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, killing 86 and injuring over 200.
The widening arena of Hezbollah’s attacks stemmed from Nasrallah’s perception that Jews anywhere are legitimate targets. In fact, Nasarallah has said:
If they (Jews) all gather in Israel, it will save us the trouble of going after them worldwide. (Daily Star, Oct. 23, 2002)
Shiite scholar Amal Saad-Ghorayeb analyzed the anti-Jewish roots of Hezbollah ideology in her book Hezbollah: Politics & Religion. In it, she quotes Hassan Nasrallah describing his antipathy toward Jews…
Nasrallah also incoroporates anti-Semitic rhetoric in speeches. For example, he has characterized Jews as the “grandsons of apes and pigs” and “Allah’s most cowardly and greedy creatures.” (MEMRI: Al- Manar, Feb. 3, 2006) …
Nasrallah’s anti-American sentiments are continuously on display. He fuels anti-American attitudes in the Middle East with charges such as his statement that Americans “have outdone Hitler.” (AP, Oct. 2, 2001) During one TV broadcast, Narallah accused the US of many “sponsored plans for extermination, eradication and genocide” against the people in the Middle East. (BBC Monitoring: Al-Manar, Feb. 8, 2002)
A 2002 appearance on Al-Manar illustrates his deep hostility toward the United States:
Let the entire world hear me. Our hostility to the Great Satan [America] is absolute …
I conclude my speech with the slogan that will continue to reverberate on all occasions so that nobody will think that we have weakened. Regardless of how the world has changed after 11 September, Death to America will remain our reverberating and powerful slogan: Death to America. (BBC Monitoring: Al-Manar, Sep. 27, 2002)
Nasrallah boasts about Hezbollah’s designation as a terrorist group by America:
It is our pride that the Great Satan (U.S.) and the head of despotism, corruption and arrogance in modern times considers us as an enemy that should be listed in the terrorism list…I say to every member of Hezbollah (should) be happy and proud that your party has been placed on the list of terrorist organizations as the U.S. view it. (United Press International, Nov. 4, 2001)
At a rally in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, Nasrallah encouraged worldwide suicide bombing against the West:
Martyrdom operations – suicide bombings – should be exported outside Palestine. I encourage Palestinians to take suicide bombings worldwide. Don’t be shy about it. (Washington Times, Dec. 6, 2002)
Ahmadinejad must believe that he can get away with a plan for genocide because his remarks about wiping Israel off the map have been largely disregarded by the world community. He is trying to delegitimize the State of Israel by denying the Holocaust and has supported and financed Hizballah’s leader Sheikh Nasrallah. Nasrallah has been calling for more Jews to immigrate to Israel – only so that it will make it easier to destroy them all if they are gathered in one location
http://www.thelikud.org/channels/features/feature_07.html
A senior Hamas leader in Gaza declared that it was signed and sealed within his party that Israel would be wiped off the map and replaced by a Palestinian …
Teach Kids Peace – Seeking a Martyr’s Death: Video & Report, The regular PA TV programming includes song and dance accompanying scenes of violence and words glorifying willingness to die for Allah. …
http://www.teachkidspeace.org/doc1013.php
Child Abuse: The New Islamic Cult of Martyrdom – Justus Reid Weiner The message is clear: it should be the goal of every Palestinian child to die … “Fatah Tries to Use (another) Boy as Human Bomb,” …
Child Abuse in the Palestinian Authority … proudly remind the world that the Palestinian cause is armed with “human bombs.” …
http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/publication/faultlines/volume16/Article3.htm
Blatant child abuse of this kind, and efforts to cover it up, …
http://christianactionforisrael.org/isreport/oct02/abuse.html
‘Palestinian’ most inhumane tactics to bring about its children’s deaths
Hamas Murders Children in Palestine, Blames Israel
http://www.israelnewsagency.com/hamasterrorgazaisrael48770611.html
The Root of Palestinian misery
If Israel really were as sadistic as its critics claim, it wouldn’t have called off yesterday’s bombing run. Just the opposite: It would have jumped at the chance to kill so many Palestinians at one go. Just imagine if the shoe were on the other foot, and hundreds of Israeli “human shields” positioned themselves in an unguarded cafe in the West Bank. Palestinian suicide bombers would be stepping over each other in an effort to attack the target. “Human shields” work only when your enemy fights like a human.
http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/editorialsletters/story.html?id=69c23d82-dd87-4c1d-a333-bf3f3979df37
Arab Terrorist’s Wife Used Baby to Hide Grenade
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=91609
Israeli Soldiers Thwart a Boy’s Suicide Bombing Attempt
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/25/international/middleeast/25BOY.html?ex=1395550800&en=1967c90bbf937cea&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND
Pushing children and teenagers into the front ranks of violent demonstrations is hardly a new Palestinian tactic. During the height of the intifada in the …
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/richard/chesnoff101300.asp
Palestinian Terrorism
…as a “human bomb” by Palestinian terrorists. Photo: AP …. children, Palestinian youth, Palestinian women, and Palestinian men die, we will not surrender! …
http://www.israelnewsagency.com/palestinianterrorismchildren120314.html
Child Murder Glorified Palestinian society is programming these children to die in order to keep hatred going, … “Fatah Tries to Use 11-Year-Old Boy as Human Bomb. …
http://www.peacewithrealism.org/headline/child01.htm
Why Palestinian children die…Om Mohammed helps her twelve-year-old son Abu Ali with a toy suicide bomber belt he fashioned on his own.
“I hope to be a Martyr…I hope when I get 14 or 15 to explode myself.” His mother is proud of her son: “God gave him to me to…
http://www.seconddraft.org/movies.php
When Pictures Lie
http://michellemalkin.com/archives/003530.htm
Encyclopedia of Famous Palestinian Lies
http://www.take-a-pen.org/english/encyclopedia_E.html
The Al-Dura Cover-up As images unfolded of 12-year-old Muhammad al-Dura…..
http://www.camera.org/index.asp? x_article=856&x_context=3
WHO KILLED MUHAMMAD AL-DURA? BLOOD LIBEL – MODEL 2000 … journalists and the UN, arranged a well-staged production.
http://www.spme.net/cgi-bin/facultyforum.cgi? ID=400
al Durah Affair (Bin Laden narrating his recruiting video in which Muhammad al Durah appears …… much less accepting the “staged” hypothesis, see Al Durah as Staged
http://www.theaugeanstables.com/category/al-durah -affair
Hamas with it’s massive support among mainstream ‘Palestinians’, goal of global domination by radical -Islam
Over 10,000 Palestinians Attend West Bank Rally to Restore Islamic Caliphate:
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/11/africa/ME-GEN-Palestinians-Islamic-Movement.php
http://divestfrompalestine.blogspot.com/2007/08/over-10000-palestinians-attend-west.html
Islamo-Fascism Denial…
‘from the ocean to the ocean.'”
Palestinians back caliphate over politics – Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/08/27/wpal127.xml
Hamas reiterates goal of world domination by Islam – annihilation …The PA sources further asserted that senior Fatah and Hamas terrorist leaders, as well as senior security officials from Egypt and Israel, know many details …
[“Palestinians”:] Wanted: a caliphate – Haaretz
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=661486&contrassID=2&subContrassID=15&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y
[Hamas’ war on Spain too] HAMAS’ children magazine, Al Fateh’s call to return Seville “to the hands of … their targets to include the rest of the Caliphate – beginning with Spain. …
http://www.frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=C26F5EA1-0FCF-4373-AB50-D10D9CD99677
Gaza Not Enough; Hamas Demands Return of Seville, Hamas demands return of Seville in internet children’s magazine … Not only Spain. The Caliphate of 750 encompased parts of North Africa, Greece, Italy, …
http://tammybruce.com/2006/01/gaza_not_enough_hamas_demands.phpID=20726
Spain is a prime target for the jihad because Andalus was an important part of the medieval Islamic caliphate. Even a children’s magazine published by Hamas …
http://www.melaniephillips.com/diary/?p=1672
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Israel not at fault in Mideast conflict
If there`s hope for peace, it involves speaking truthfully and facing historical facts.
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=141496&ac=PHedi&com_sent=1
Susan Whitehouse
Susan Whitehouse is a resident of North Waterboro.
— The Oct. 9 Maine Voices column by Susan Pastore, “Quest for peace fuels criticism of Israel,“ can only be described as anti-Israel propaganda.
In spite of the name of the group Pastore represents, Maine Peace and Justice in Israel/Palestine, neither justice nor peace will be found in opinions with such obvious bias, misstatements, half-truths, inaccuracies and facts taken out of their historical context.
I am appalled on many levels, first and foremost that your paper would print something so inflammatory and unfair against the Jewish people.
I would not expect a responsible editor to print a column about the supremacy of the Aryan race or the virtues of slavery just because it was to be run on the Forum page.
I greatly fear that with the absence of the correct information, Pastore`s distorted view will be read and believed by your readers.
So, to set the record straight: The British withdrew from Palestine in 1947, leaving the people living there, Jews and Arab Palestinians, at war. The United Nations dictated a partition, creating two states equal in land, one for the Jews and another for the Palestinians.
The fact is that it was the Palestinians who refused to accept the U.N. mandate.
The fact is that is was Jordan and Egypt and other Arab countries who called upon the Palestinians to return “home“ to those countries in order to organize and wage war against the new Israeli state.
Which they did, so certain were they of victory and afraid of the reprisals against them by their Arab brethren if they did not.
The fact is that the Palestinians were set up in refugee camps along the borders of those countries and then never allowed to assimilate. They live there in squalor to this day.
The fact is that in 1948, David ben Gurion, Israel`s first president, begged the Palestinians not to go, but to live together with the Jews as brothers.
The fact is that the Arab states instead passed a resolution in the United Nations denying Israel`s right to exist.
The fact is they have vowed to wash Israel and all its people into the sea.
The fact is they have waged a war of terror to meet these goals, downing jetliners, bombing hospitals, schools and buses, and they continue daily bombing from across the border today.
In addition, I am appalled at Pastore`s demagogic rhetoric, inflaming the reader with phrases like “ethnic cleansing“ and “massacres“ and denials of human rights attributed to the Jewish people.
Such words, such untruths, do not denote a quest for peace. Blame-casting and finger-pointing do not bring about peace. A one-sided Alice-through-the-looking-glass view of the conflict does not bring about peace.
The Palestinian and Israeli conflict is a Hatfield-and-McCoy feud on a grand scale. Every death fuels retaliation.
In a war where Israel is outnumbered 5 to 1, I shudder to think of the fate of the Jewish people without U.S. aid and support, and of the repercussions for the region and the world if the enemies bent on Israel`s annihilation were to succeed.
In the 1967 and Yom Kippur (1973) wars, Israel beat back the Arabs and took over the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Time and again, Israel has offered to trade back these lands for only one thing — peace.
And that offer has been met with violence and more violence. In fact, Hamas, the elected government of the Palestinian people, refuses even to accept Israel`s right to exist even after Israeli forces withdrew from Gaza.
My hope for peace starts with my hope that the readers of your paper are fair-minded enough to realize that conflict has two sides and that statements presented as facts are not always so. Your paper should be more discriminating regarding the opinions it chooses to print.
— Special to the Press Herald
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Disney In Depth: More Marvel-ous Ideas For Disneyland Resort
By Brett Nachman | @ | Thursday, May 7th, 2015 at 4:00 pm
More than a year ago I wrote a column centered on the potential to have various Marvel properties enter the Disney theme parks. Not much has unfolded since that time, save for a few character meet-and-greet opportunities, merchandise, and a temporary sneak peek of Guardians of the Galaxy prior to its debut.
More ideas fill my head of what the Imagineers can accomplish in “winning” over both Disney and Marvel aficionados. Take these imaginary projects for the Disneyland Resort as food for thought.
Captain America Obstacle Course At Redwood Creek Challenge Trail
Unless you have a younger sibling or child in your life, you have probably never heard of this playground in Disney California Adventure Park. The outdoor space, across from the Grizzly River Run raft attraction, has experienced various themes over the years, including Brother Bear and Up overlays. This is set in the forest, of course, and unless Meryl Streep’s Witch from Into The Woods aims to take residence, why not see Steve Rogers and crew here? You might be wondering how Captain America fits into this area. Remember how in The First Avenger Rogers underwent training to get ready for serving overseas? Some simple thematic modifications could allow for an appropriate setpiece. Kids could explore this obstacle course (crawling through tunnels, walking on a little ropes course) as heroic music by Alan Silvestri, Henry Jackman, and Brian Tyler plays in the background. A photo opportunity with Captain America himself could exist nearby. View it as superhero training placed in an area somewhat reminiscent of where Tommy Lee Jones prepped Chris Evans in the 2011 hit.
Guardians of the Galaxy 4D Show In Tomorrowland
Characters cannot just be plopped down in a section of the Disney theme parks without any thought. Imagine how weird it would be to see Iron Man in Frontierland. However, Gamora, Groot, and Star-Lord certainly belong in Tomorrowland. If re-purposing the recently shuttered Innoventions (likely to house another experience soon) is not probable, another space would work. The Tomorrowland Theater, now staging a preview of Disney’s new Tomorrowland film, will once again be up for grabs. Sure, soon enough this may likely house a peek of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and other projects featuring C-3PO and crew. But Marvel’s space-themed personalities should have a presence, too, don’t you think? A 4D show would envelop viewers in Peter Quill’s ship (The Milano), with the giant screen depicting an intergalactic chase scene. Instead of “rats” from Honey, I Shrunk The Audience (a prior tenant of this space) surprising audience members in their seats, a rogue Rocket the Raccoon could appear to run around the theater, startling viewers with swift, furry swipes shooting out from under their seats. Ready to start the campaign for this? As Beauty and the Beast‘s Lumiere would say, “be our guest!”
Ultron Cameo In Pinocchio’s Daring Journey
He’s got no strings to tie him down, yet that does not mean Ultron would resist having a home in Disneyland. Various Disney attractions have paid tribute to other characters and experiences over the years. For instance, Disneyland’s The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh houses the three talking animal heads from the Country Bear Playhouse (its attraction predecessor) above the ride vehicles in one of the final scenes. Since Ultron seems to adore the lyrics from Pinocchio – and even a brief snippet of the original “I’ve Got No Strings” song appears in Avengers: Age of Ultron – the Fantasyland dark ride featuring Pinocchio should return the favor. A marionette-like figure of Ultron could maintain his robotic elements, yet capture the integrity of Pinocchio. This would not steal Pinocchio’s show, should Ultron exist amongst other characters, say in the Pleasure Island scene. Some ardent Disney fans would consider this blasphemous. I think a subtle nod that does not detract from the main purpose of the attraction would add some cleverness and increase rider interest. Needless to say, Ultron would not sing here, but this hilarious video by YouTube user Seán Connolly suggests his vocal aptitude.
Marvel Madness Weekends At Disney California Adventure Park
An array of Disney-owned brands have possessed annual events at the parks. Star Wars Weekends continues to this day. ESPN The Weekend took place for many years at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Even ABC Super Soap Weekends occurred for more than a decade. The time has come for Marvel to host a yearly weekend (or set of weekends) of festivities for fervent fanboys. Disney California Adventure – primarily, in its Hollywoodland section – would encompass an ideal environment for an event of this scale. Nearly all of the attractions could have a Marvel-themed overlay. Picture Disney Animation, temporarily transformed into Marvel Animation. Urusla’s Grotto, where guests typically insert their voices into scenes from Disney animated films, could feature moments from the Marvel television programs on Disney XD. I suppose the grotto could be retitled as “Loki’s Lair.” The Character Close-Up area would be perfect for a photo opportunity with an animator from The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. As opposed to drawing Mickey Mouse in the Animation Academy, guests could draw Hulk and Thor. This video from Disney XD’s UK YouTube channel serves as some inspiration.
The Beast’s Library, where guests find out what Disney characters they are most like in fun personality tests, would simply experience Marvel modifications. Answering “fame” to the question of “What do you seek most in life?” would elicit “You’re most like… Tony Stark,” in comparison to “honor,” which would lead to a reveal of “Steve Rogers.” The main lobby of the building, which always shows artwork from Disney and Pixar animated features, could be replaced with concept art from the TV shows and film projects.
Moving over to the Muppet*Vision 3D theater, Kermit and Miss Piggy would step aside for a bit, in favor of a sneak peek of a forthcoming Marvel film. Over in the enclosed stage, often housing special events, could be a series of backdrops for pictures with Marvel’s TV stars, including, for instance, Clark Gregg from Agents of Shield and Charlie Cox from Netflix’s Daredevil. The Aladdin musical may feature some Marvel-themed jokes, thanks to Genie, and even a special appearance from Thor. Why not? The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror could include some projections of villainous characters as guests ascend the elevator. Each day of the event could conclude with a cavalcade of Marvel celebrities – Cobie Smulders, Hayley Atwell and Brett Dalton, among others – with a grand finale in Paradise Pier. Forget about World of Color, which everyone already adores. Take it up a notch with Marvel Cinematic Universe of Color! Disney and Marvel, you can make this happen.
What do you think of these ideas? More than that, what are your ideas of attractions or experiences that could come into the Disneyland Resort?
This is Brett Nachman, signing off. Follow me on Twitter for alerts of new editions of Disney In Depth, Thursdays on Geeks of Doom.
Topics: Disney In Depth, Features, Movies, Theme Parks
Tags: Disney, Disney California Adventure, Disney In Depth, Disneyland, Disneyland Resort
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To South Africa and Back
May 9, 2019 | Focus Areas: Health & Wellness Ending Gender Violence Educating Girls & Women
The SUGAR team recently returned from a very busy project trip in South Africa, split between projects in both Pretoria and Cape Town. Drs. Wechsberg, Browne, and Bonner and Ms. Ndirangu staggered project activities across the span of a month, managing to kick off the start of a new project (PrEPARE Pretoria), conduct post-study focus groups, hold a youth advisory board meeting, conduct project quality assurance procedures, and close out a field site!
Getting the field site ready!
PrEPARE Pretoria Project
(PI: Wendee Wechsberg; PD: Jacqueline Ndirangu) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development grant R01 HD094629
This study seeks to examine a multilevel strategy to uptake pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), reproductive health care, and condom use among adolescent girls and young women 16 to 24 years old who engage in condomless sex in Pretoria. Preparation for this new study was completed during this trip, including setting up the field site which is located on the premises of Setshaba Research Centre (our implementing partner), training staff, distributing marketing materials, and conducting the first participant intake appointments. Since the start of the project, 32 participants have already been enrolled!
Implementation Research for Vulnerable Women in South Africa
(PI: Wendee Wechsberg; PD: Jacqueline Ndirangu) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism grant R01 AA022882
Project Director Ms. Ndirangu recently finished closing up the Cape Town project field site. There is a lot that goes into starting and closing out a project, including packing up materials at the field site, moving project vehicles, and closing out final finances. This project, in collaboration with our South African partner, Kheth’Impilo, implemented the Women’s Health CoOp (WHC) program in health clinics and substance abuse treatment clinics in Cape Town. Over the course of four cycles, this study reached 480 women living with HIV who used alcohol or other drugs and had a 99% follow-up rate! Preliminary evidence shows reduced alcohol use and greater ART adherence.
Cape Town Teens
(PI: Wendee Wechsberg; Co-PD: Felicia Browne; Co-PD: Tara Carney, South African Medical Research Council) National Institute on Drug Abuse grant R01 DA041227
Our Cape Town Teens project is beginning to wind down, with study recruitment of 500 out-of-school young women complete! The Young Women’s Health CoOp intervention had 92% completion rate for both workshops. Project staff continue to conduct both 6- and 12-month follow-ups and currently have a 96% follow-up rate. We expect to end field operations later this year.
Recommendations of Young Women for Research and Knowledge Development
(Diversity Supplement to National Institute on Drug Abuse grant R01 DA041227 (PI:Wechsberg); Fordham University, Research Ethics Training Institute Scholar: Courtney Peasant Bonner; Celia B. Fisher PI/PD: NIDA Grant R25DA031608)
As part of Dr. Peasant Bonner’s Diversity Supplement, she secured a pilot grant from the Fordham HIV and Drug Abuse Prevention Research Ethics Training Institute (RETI) to conduct a study to examine the experiences among young women who participated in the Cape Town Teens Study. Dr. Peasant Bonner successfully completed four focus groups with 31 young women, developed a youth advisory board with eight young women, and conducted a youth advisory board meeting as part of this project. The groups offered great insights into their experiences in the project – especially the in loco parentis (in place of parent) consenting procedure and the role of parents in the consent process. Participants also shared ways to “ease into” sensitive questions in the interview and spoke about which incentives were valued most.
“I wanted to be here, I felt I could learn here”.
(Focus group participant regarding study participation)
Focus group with young women.
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Atlanta-Based Reel Divas Collective Forms to Boost Black Women in Film and TV
By Staff on October 21, 2019 News
Twenty Black women who have successful acting, writing and production careers in film and television are teaming up for a new initiative called The Reel Divas. Their purpose is to promote Black writers, producers and directors and to showcase Atlanta as a production hub, Deadline reported on October 16.
Instead of turning away from Georgia after the state passed the controversial Heartbeat Bill earlier this May, the group told Deadline that it wants to “advocate for the rights of women in TV and film, especially in situations like these.” There’s a financial incentive against heading to Hollywood: As The Atlanta Voice reported, Georgia offers a tax credit up to 30 percent of a production’s expenses.
“With our brother-in-film, Tyler Perry, getting so much notoriety and acclaim for opening his 330-acre lot here in Atlanta, we feel that the time is now,” The Reel Divas co-creator Cas Sigers-Beedles, told Deadline. “Atlanta has already served as the home base and mecca for a lot of TV and film projects, so we are doing our part to continue pushing this narrative to the masses.” See more at Colorlines.
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Independent review of Education appointment to be set up
News | Published: Sep 11, 2019
AN INDEPENDENT review will be commissioned into the appointment controversy at Education – with Scrutiny putting everyone on notice that it will slam it shut if there is not full co-operation.
Deputy Chris Green. (25762861)
The Scrutiny Management Committee met yesterday and decided it would not be appropriate to ‘let this matter simply go’ and it was agreed unanimously to appoint an independent reviewer to examine the facts and circumstances surrounding the appointment of the head of curriculum and standards.
Scrutiny president Deputy Chris Green said: ‘We should make it very clear that we are undertaking this review in good faith and expecting full co-operation from all of the parties.
‘However, if this is not forthcoming, then the review will cease immediately and the committee will then consider its other options.’
The row over the appointment centres on whether there was undue political interference and whether civil servants were asked to lie on an official employment permit document.
The matter was only exposed following the publication in the Guernsey Press of an leaked email sent by Education, Sport & Culture president Deputy Matt Fallaize to his then chief secretary and subsequent witness accounts from two of those on the interview panel.
The local candidate selected by the panel in a four-to-one vote, with only Deputy Fallaize against, withdrew from the role having initially accepted it and set in place their transition plans, something that shocked those involved.
ESC has consistently said there were no transgressions of protocol and it is happy to co-operate fully with any type of inquiry.
Deputy Green argued in the States last week in favour of a tribunal of inquiry, which can compel witnesses to attend and be cross-examined, and can force the release of unredacted documents to be examined.
He felt that any other type of review would lack teeth and it was important to ‘lance the boil of the issue’ and restore public confidence.
This form of inquiry could have cost up to £250,000, and many States members felt this approach was too costly, protracted, and unnecessary.
In two very close votes with a high number of abstentions, they agreed to water down the tribunal of inquiry plan, but when the watered down version came to the final vote, the whole thing was thrown out.
Despite this setback, Scrutiny wants to shine a light on the incident with an independent review and practical arrangements are under way to set up this process.
Deputy Fallaize has said he is not surprised by the decision and fully understands it.
‘I am sure they will want to set up something which has independence and credibility and we will await further announcements about the form and timing of the review,’ he said.
‘As I have said throughout, my committee has nothing to hide and has acted with integrity and good intent.
‘Committee members will happily co-operate fully with whatever the Scrutiny Management Committee sets up.’
By Nick Mann
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Wayne Rooney ready for postseason MLS swansongs
Uncertainty over Swede’s future as Englishman prepares to head home
Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Image Credit: Reuters
Los Angeles: Zlatan Ibrahimovic makes his Major League Soccer postseason debut on Sunday with Los Angeles Galaxy fans wondering if the Swedish striker’s first taste of play-off action may turn out to be his last.
After a dazzling regular season campaign, which included 30 goals in 29 games, Ibrahimovic has inspired Galaxy’s return to the play-offs after a two-year absence.
But as the five-time MLS Cup winners prepare for Sunday’s first round away tie against Minnesota United, Ibrahimovic’s future in MLS remains shrouded in uncertainty.
The 38-year-old former Manchester United and Paris St-Germain star’s form in MLS has given rise to persistent reports that he may yet be lured away for one last career swansong.
There is no such uncertainty surrounding former United teammate Wayne Rooney.
Rooney, who has made a similar impact in MLS since signing for DC United last year, will pack his bags and return to Britain after this season to take up a new role with Championship side Derby County.
First, however, the former England captain is hoping to lead DC deep into the play-offs. United’s postseason starts with a challenging away tie in Toronto on Saturday, with a possible semi-final against New York City FC awaiting the winner next Wednesday.
“When I first joined here, I wanted to win a trophy,” said Rooney, who has amassed 23 goals in 48 regular-season appearances since arriving in MLS. “Obviously, leaving a bit earlier than we all thought, this is my last opportunity. That’s my goal before I go.”
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New releases for October 2017
Forza Motorsport 7, Assassin’s Creed Origins, Shadow of War and Super Mario Odyssey are only a few of the great titles releasing this October!
October is a very promising month as it hosts many new and important releases that suit every taste.
After the beautiful Project Cars 2 we will see the launch of two more powerful Racing titles. Forza Motorsport 7 for PC and Xbox One and Gran Turismo Sport for PS4 are both coming out this October.
The Action RPG of the month, Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, will release on October 10 and will require the full attention of every fan of the series. Bethesda will follow with its own release three days later with The Evil Within 2 and strong doses of horror. On the 17th we will enjoy the launch of South Park: The Fractured But Whole and WWE 2K18. A day later, we will enjoy the return of an all times classic with Microsoft reviving Age of Empires: Definitive Edition in 4K resolution.
Destiny 2 is finally coming to PC on October 24th, while on October 27 the month ends with three major releases. Assassin’s Creed: Origins, Super Mario Odyssey and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus.
Those are only a few notable releases for October 2017. Check out the full list below.
Forza Motorsport 7 : Xbox One, PC
Battle Chasers: Nightwar : PS4, Xbox One, PC
Stardew Valley : Swicth
A Hat In Time: PS4, Xbox One, PC
Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen : PS4, Xbox One
Mario & Luigi: SuperStar Saga + Bowser’s Minions : 3DS
Middle-earth: Shadow of War : PS4, Xbox One, PC
The Evil Within 2: PS4, Xbox One, PC
Gran Turismo Sport : PS4
Rogue Trooper Redux : PS4, Xbox One, PC
South Park : The Fractured But Whole: PS4, Xbox One, PC
WWE 2K18 : PS4, Xbox One, PC
Age Of Empires: Definitive Edition : PC
Fire Emblem Warriors Switch
Destiny 2 : PC
Just Dance 2018 : PS4, Xbox One, PC
Assassin’s Creed Origins : PS4, Xbox One, PC
Super Mario Odyssey: Switch
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus : PS4, Xbox One, PC
Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back : PS4, PC
What games are you looking forward to? Leave your comments down below.
Have a great GameON month!
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Journal ARCHIVE - VIDEO LIBRARY “Spiritual Capital and Virtuous Business Leadership” with Yale’s Ted Malloch
“Spiritual Capital and Virtuous Business Leadership” with Yale’s Ted Malloch
A GBR Video Interview
By Samuel L. Seaman, PhD
Theodore Roosevelt Malloch, PhD
ARCHIVE - VIDEO LIBRARY, Ethics
Theodore Roosevelt Malloch, PhD, is Chairman and CEO of The Roosevelt Group, a leading strategy thought leadership company, through which he conceptualizes and executes some of today’s most dynamic international projects. Dr. Malloch has held an ambassadorial-level position at the United Nations, as well as senior policy positions at the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the U.S. Department of State.
He is a research professor at Yale University, where he founded the Spiritual Capital Initiative and produced the documentary, Doing Virtuous Business. The film explores the concept of “values-based” management strategies that can both improve the bottom line and strengthen a company’s relationships with customers, employees, vendors, the environment, and the world at large.
Malloch’s many books include: Trade and Development Policy; Beyond Reductionism, Unleashing the Power of Perpetual Learning; The Global Century, with Scott Massey; Renewing American Culture: The Pursuit of Happiness; Being Generous; Thrift: Rebirth of a Forgotten Virtue, and the classic best-selling Spiritual Enterprise: Doing Virtuous Business.
In this video, Malloch visits with Samuel L. Seaman, PhD, a professor of decision sciences in the Graziadio School of Business and Management. They discuss the following questions:
What is spiritual capital? How does it change businesses for the better?
Is it possible for companies to satisfy their obligations to shareholders and still conduct business by virtuous means?
Are there special considerations that a management team should make if they want to truly incorporate a virtuous business model for a publicly traded company?
We seem to keep falling into the same traps and the media has made much of the lack of morality in business. Is the notion of virtue lost on contemporary society?
Is virtuous business a fad? If not, what is the essence of its staying power?
Do you see a role for altruism in business, where there is no expected payback?
What are some narratives that are helpful in trying to identify business virtues and instill them in others?
What role does faith play in virtuous business?
How do faith, hope, and charity manifest themselves in big companies?
Are there occasions when virtue, if misapplied, can lead to vice?
Author of the article
Samuel L. Seaman, PhD
Samuel L. Seaman, PhD, is a professor in the Decision Science discipline in the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University, where he teaches graduate business courses in applied statistics and evidence-based decision analysis. His research and consulting interests generally focus on the application of mathematical models to practical dilemmas in business, health care, and the not-for-profit sector. Whenever possible, he also contemplates the theoretical searching passionately for a linearly optimal solution to the “Particle/Wave Duality Paradox” in his lab at Malibu’s Surfrider Beach
GBR Academic Editor Nancy Dodd introduces Volume 14, Issue 1 of the Graziadio Business Review, announcing new audio interviews with article authors, to be featured in the GBR blog.
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A Consequence Analysis that Needs to be Shared
The Federal Reserve continues a tradition of sharing little information with practitioners, increasing uncertainty and further hindering economic growth.
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Family Business Succession
Passing a business to the next generation requires the appropriate legal tools and a well-designed succession plan.
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The Quest for Distinctiveness in Trademark and Trade Dress Law
An overview of the critical issue of distinctiveness in trademark law and how a company’s marks and dress can be made as strong as possible.
By David Scalise, JD, Alexa Koenig, JD, MA and Brandon Carr, JD
Self-Organizing Conversation as an Invitation to Serendipity
In a relentlessly changing world, self-organizing conversation can enable learning, adaptation, influence, and co-evolution for the firm.
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Entrepreneurship / Innovation, Information Management/Technology (IT)
The ABC’s of Effective Feedback
The ABC model offers a three-step process for providing and receiving feedback effectively.
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Business Law, Ethics, Human Resources, Leadership, Organizational Behavior
Love: The Heart of Leadership
Both transformational and transformative leadership address the moral obligation of leaders to be totally committed to followers’ best interests—a commitment which is the very essence of genuine love.
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Ethics, Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior
Modernizing Capitalism: Saving the American Dream
The Digital Age has the potential to be as disruptive and transformative for us as the Industrial Revolution was for our ancestors; that disruption could threaten our capitalist system and our democracy.
By Edward D. Hess, JD, LLM
Economics, Editorials, Ethics, Global Business, Human Resources, Information Management/Technology (IT)
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Griffins suffer heart-thumping football loss to Southwestern in first home game
Posted by dhharrison in David Hurst, Dylan Burke, Football. Tagged: Andres Carillo, Auynell Goodwin, Chris Bonner, Donnie Walsh, Dontae Williams, Eldredge Calhoun, Grossmont College, Josh Canup, Joshua Bell, Mervin Stewart, Mike Karls, Patrick Arinze, Southwestern College, Tim Patrick. 3 comments
Griffin Quarterback Mike Karls (13) successfully lands in the end zone for a 2-point conversion. (Photo: Dylan Burke)
GROSSMONT COLLEGE—The Griffins outscored Southwestern College (SWC) 20-7 in the 4th quarter, but it was not enough as SWC escaped with a 40-37 football win at Mashin-Roth Stadium Saturday afternoon on the Grossmont campus. The team’s first home game of the 2011 season was witnessed by a capacity crowd that erupted after a 63 yard touchdown pass from Quarterback Chris Bonner to Wide Receiver Mervin Stewart only 45 seconds into the game.
The Griffins had a 17-7 lead at the end of the first quarter after a 29 yard field goal by Andres Carillo and a 1 yard run by Patrick Arinze that was set up by a 61 yard interception return by Eldredge Calhoun. SWC countered with 26 unanswered points and led 33-17 after 3 quarters. After an injury to Bonner sidelined him for the remainder of the game, backup Quarterback Mike Karls led the Griffins on a 3- play 78 yard drive that culminated in a spectacular 38 yard touchdown heave to Wide Receiver Joshua Bell. “I had to work hard for that catch; It helped our team out” said Bell. Karls then turned a broken play into a two point conversion by eluding two SWC defenders.
With the Griffins within a touchdown and a two point conversion of tying the game, Griffin defender Josh Canup intercepted a SWC pass and returned it 26 yards to the SWC 9 yard line. On the ensuing play Karls found Wide Receiver Tim Patrick for a 9 yard touchdown making the score 33-31. On the potential game tying 2 point conversion attempt, Karls’ pass fell incomplete and the Griffins were down by 2 points with 2:34 seconds remaining in the game.
Winless Griffins face Southwestern in home opener football game Saturday, Sept. 17
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GROSSMONT COLLEGE — The Griffins will face Southwestern College at home at 1 p.m. Saturday, still looking for their first win of the season.
The football team is 0-2 this year after dropping its opener 33-30 to San Diego Mesa and 34-7 to El Camino last weekend.
Despite the lopsided loss to El Camino, there are definite signs of improvement among the young Grossmont football players, according to head coach, Mike Jordan.
Jordan attributed the loss to a combination of mistakes made by all three squads: the offense, defense and special teams, “We were not securing the football”, he said; however, the number of turnovers dropped from five in the San Diego Mesa game to three against El Camino.
Fresh off loss, young Griffin football team faces strong rival El Camino College on Saturday
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Grossmont football team practices at Griffin Field (Photo: Dylan Burke)
GROSSMONT COLLEGE – Football coach Mike Jordan says he is looking forward to facing El Camino College in an away game Saturday in a continuation of the “very heated rivalry” that often “goes back and forth” in playoff tournaments.
What Jordan described as the “youngest team” he has coached in his six years at Grossmont will go into the game following a season opening loss last week to San Diego Mesa, 33-30—a loss blamed in large measure on inexperience and five turnovers.
Jordan told the GC Summit that his team needs to make fewer mistakes on the field. He said players need to follow their assignments better to make the plays work out.
For example, he said, if offensive line moves to the left when it is supposed to move to the right, it leaves the quarterback exposed and likely to be sacked.
Jordan has his own approach toward practices. Whereas many coaches will have their first-string team on the field through most, if not all of practices, Jordan has his second- and third-string players practice also. He said that he was very pleased with last Wednesday’s practice.
Tuning up the second and third stringers will prepare them for the later part of the season if members of the first string team are injured, the coach explained.
Asked how the team reacted to the loss to San Diego Mesa — a team which Grossmont typically beats– Jordan replied that some players were “devastated, as well they should be,” while others on the team, “did not know how to respond.”
The Griffins practice from 3-5 p.m. on Mondays through Thursdays.
Burke is a student in Media Comm 132. He may be contacted at dylanb@gcsummit.com
Padres fan not intimidated at Dodger Stadium
Posted by dhharrison in Baseball, Dylan Burke, off-campus news, Sports. Tagged: Bryan Stow, Giovanni Ramirez, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants. Leave a comment
The shirt worn to Dodgers Stadium
LOS ANGELES -The Grossmont College baseball team, the Griffins, will be playing half its games on the road this year against teams such as Fullerton, Compton, Southwestern and S.D. Mesa. I don’t know how our fans feel when they’re attending the away games but I know how some people worry when they travel, as I did, to Chavez Ravine, also known as Dodgers Stadium.
On March 31, the opening day of the 2011 baseball season, the Dodgers hosted the defending-world-champion San Francisco Giants. Before the game, outside in the parking lot, Giants fan Bryan Stow was attacked by two Dodgers supporters. Two attackers pummeled Stow, resulting in critical brain damage. Stow is currently recuperating, where he is making attempts to speak again. The Dodgers denounced the incident.
Around the end of May, Giovanni Ramirez, 31, was arrested in connection with the case.
With all the fear of going to Chavez Ravine as a supporter of another team, my relatives and I still went to a game last week. Against all suggestions, I wore my “SD Beat LA” t-shirt that was given to me at a Padres game against the Dodgers earlier this year.
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11 Breweries That Make New York City a Craft Beer Destination
March 10, 2017 Drinks By Jack Seemer Photo by Henry Phillips
The most surprising thing about New York’s craft beer come-up isn’t that it finally happened — we’re talking about the most diverse food and drink city in America, after all — but how long it took. When I first moved here in 2010, there were pretty much three options for local suds: Brooklyn Brewery, KelSo Beer Co. and Sixpoint Brewery. Don’t get me wrong; I’ll drink a Brooklyn Lager any night of the week. But I won’t be the last New Yorker to admit that, until fairly recently, the best beers in New York came from elsewhere.
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Fortunately, times have changed. According to this year’s RateBeer Best results, two of the world’s top ten brewers are based in the city: Other Half and Evil Twin (a gypsy brewery with plans open a brick-and-mortar in Ridgewood, Queens, sometime in the near future). Beyond those, a handful of city breweries are making beer on par with what one might find in places like Portland, Maine, or Denver, or the entire state of Vermont. Together they’ve made New York a major player in the world of American craft beer. One a Vermonter might even deem a “destination.”
Other Half Brewing Co.
Samuel Richardson and Matt Monahan opened Other Half in early 2014. Located on southern edge of Carroll Gardens, the beers produced here — most of which classify as big, juicy, New England–style IPAs — have become New York’s hottest commodity on trader forums, eventually making their way across the country. Though Other Half has ramped up production, increasing the frequency of its can releases from twice a month to every Saturday, this has done little to curb the hours-long wait it takes to land your hands cans of its single, double or even triple IPAs.
Evil Twin is a gypsy brewery, meaning it contracts other breweries to make its beer by following a recipe set by the brewer. In this case, that’s Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergso, the twin brother of Mikkel Borg Bjergso (who runs the celebrated gypsy brewery Mikkeller). Jarnit-Bjergso opened Evil Twin in Copenhagen before moving it to Brooklyn in 2012. The economics of gypsy brewing — read: very little overhead — have thus far allowed Jarnit-Bjergso to creatively explore the “delicate, funky, extreme and by all means rare flavors” of beer, while also opening Tørst — considered by many of its patrons to be the best beer bar in the city.
Threes Brewing
Threes Brewing, located at the intersection of three Brooklyn neighborhoods (Gowanus, Park Slope and Boerum Hill), filled a void when it opened in late 2014: the presence of a neighborhood gastropub. With more than 5,000 square feet, Threes is home to a restaurant (the Meat Hook), coffee bar (Ninth Street Espresso) and one of the best bottle shops in the city, which features a rotating selection of hard-to-find beers with limited distribution — like the upstate standout Suarez Family Brewing. Of course, the house beers — easy-drinking German lagers, yeast-driven farmhouse ales and hop-forward American ales — are also excellent; SFY (formerly known as Superf*ckingyawn), for example, made our GP100 the year it debuted.
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Though this guide is limited to breweries actually based in New York City, there’s a growing number of superlative brewers outside the city limits, too, whose beers have begun to garner praise and attention from the local community. Here are nine whose beers are worth seeking out:
Carton Brewing Company – Atlantic Highlands, NJ
Barrier Brewing Co. – Oceanside, NY
Equilibrium Brewery – Middletown, NY
Industrial Arts Brewing Company – Garnerville, NY
Magnify Brewing Company – Fairfield, NJ
Plan Bee Farm Brewery – Poughkeepsie, NY
Suarez Family Brewery – Hudson, NY
Sloop Brewing Co. – Elizaville, NY
Sand City Brewing Co. – Northport, NY
Grimm Artisanal Ales
Another gypsy brewery, Grimm’s garnered a strong cult following for its award-winning IPAs and stouts, the recipes of which are crafted in Brooklyn and then scaled at Beltway Brewing Company in Sterling, Virginia. Some beers have won more attention than others — the IPAs named Lambo Door and Tesseract, for example — but many so-called “Grimm Hunters” (those fans that hop from bottle shop to bottle shop to buy Grimm’s beer) believe the brewery shines brightest with its creative, genre-bending sours.
LIC Beer Project
In early 2015, construction-worker-turned-home-brewer Daniel Acosta opened LIC Beer Project — a 5,500-square-foot, 20-barrel brewery and tap house — in Long Island City. Yes, he and his team make IPAs. And very good ones, too, including superlative collabs with the likes of Civil Society and Sand City. But Acosta’s real passion is farmhouse ales and American sours — including New York’s first spontaneously fermented coolship beer, Dulcinea.
Transmitter is a yeast-driven brewery in Long Island City with a focus on traditional and farmhouse ales. Founders Rob Kolb and Anthony Accardi have secured more than 20 strains of Brettanomyces, Lactobacillus and Pediococcus, using them to create expressive but friendly beers — furthering a growing belief that “interesting” and “drinkable” are not mutually exclusive.
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Kings County Brewers Collective (KCBC)
Bushwick’s first brewery to open since Schaefer left over 40 years ago, KCBC has forgone the craft tendency to develop a “house character” in favor of flavor diversity. There are three brewers — Zack Kinney, Pete Lengyel and Tony Bellis — whose divergent brewing preferences are influencing the evolving menu, where there’s a little something for every palate.
Interboro Spirits and Ales
Founded by Jesse Ferguson, an alumnus of Other Half and Carton in New Jersey, Interboro separates itself from other breweries on the simple fact that it also makes spirits — gin and whiskey included. The beer, meanwhile, is gracefully on trend — that means there’s hoppy ales, like the flagship Mad Fat Fluid IPA.
SingleCut Beersmiths
By New York standards, Rich Buceta was one of the first brewers of the modern craft era to anchor here in New York City. It was 2012, and Buceta, a marketing executive with a knack for homebrewing, set up shop in the northern fringes of Astoria, Queens, where’s he’s been brewing ever since. While Buceta and co. introduce about a dozen new beers every year, favoring uniquely complex hop blends for IPAs, every beer from SingleCut proudly starts with the same core ingredient: that famous New York tap water.
Greenpoint Beer & Ale Company
Founded in 2014 by Ed Raven, a former salesman for Brooklyn Brewery who also owns the nearby beer store Brouwerij Lane, Greenpoint Beer & Ale Company is a process-driven operation that makes “small-batch ales, lagers, and brett beers five barrels at a time.” Though its can offerings are limited, know this: the IPAs, such as Turbulence and Instant Credibility, are some of the juiciest in town.
Finback Brewery
Though the idea for Finback Brewery stretches back to 2011 (at which time it went by the name Narwhal Brewery), the brewery didn’t formally open until 2014, after founders Basil Lee and Kevin Stafford settled on a space in Glendale, Queens. It’s a little off the beaten path, but cans of the brewery’s IPAs have been making their way to the city’s growing list of bottle shops, not to mention the city’s Whole Foods locations.
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PARENTS need have no more fears about the triple vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella. A study of more than 30,000 children in Japan should put the final nail in the coffin of the claim that the MMR vaccine is responsible for the apparent rise in autism in recent years.
The study shows that in the city of Yokohama the number of children with autism continued to rise after the MMR vaccine was replaced with single vaccines. "The findings ... are resoundingly negative," says Hideo Honda of the Yokohama Rehabilitation Center.
In the UK, parents panicked and vaccination rates plummeted after gastroenterologist Andrew Wakefield claimed in a 1998 study that MMR might trigger autism, although the study was based on just 12 children and later retracted by most of its co-authors. Soon the vaccine was being blamed for the apparent rise in autism, with Wakefield citing data from California (see Graph). In some parts of the UK, the proportion of children receiving both doses of the MMR vaccine has dropped to 60 per cent. This has led to a rise in measles outbreaks and fears of an epidemic.
Not one epidemiological study has revealed a link between the vaccine and autism. But until now they have all concentrated on what happened after MMR vaccination for children was introduced. Honda's is the first to look at the autism rate after the MMR vaccine has been withdrawn. Japan withdrew it in April 1993 following reports that the anti-mumps component was causing meningitis (it plans to introduce another version).
With his colleagues Yasuo Shimizu and Michael Rutter of the Institute of Psychiatry in London, Honda looked at the records of 31,426 children born in one district of Yokohama between 1988 and 1996. The team counted children diagnosed as autistic by the age of 7. They found the cases continued to multiply after the vaccine withdrawal, ranging from 48 to 86 cases per 10,000 children before withdrawal to 97 to 161 per 10,000 afterwards. The same pattern was seen with a particular form of autism in which children appear to develop normally and then suddenly regress--the form linked to MMR by Wakefield.
The study cannot rule out the possibility that MMR triggers autism in a tiny number of children, as some claim, but it does show there is no large-scale effect. The vaccine "cannot have caused autism in the many children with autism spectrum disorders in Japan who were born and grew up in the era when MMR was not available", Honda concludes. His team's findings appear in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (DOI: 10.1111.j.1469-7610.2005.01425.x).
So if the vaccine is not responsible for the rising rates of autism, what is? "Clearly some environmental factors are causing the increases," says Irva Hertz-Picciotto of the University of California at Davis. Other experts disagree, saying the apparent rise could be the result of changing diagnostic criteria and the rising profile of the disorder (New Scientist, 17 February 2001, p 17).
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Love is a boxcar going off the rails. For anyone who has experienced the highs and lows of love and wants to know they are not alone.
Patricia Young's new collection confirms her status as one of Canada's great and most versatile contemporary poets. In Amateurs at Love, she explores the dynamic, liminal space between lovers, taking precise aim at the silent climacteric moments of the heart: the interrogating, persuading, confiding, reflecting moments that help us feel and understand that distance.
Her response is unexpected, unsettling and emotionally pungent. To the question of what is love, her interlocutor answers,
I think it means a boxcar going off the rails, grain spilling down a gully, fermenting over summer, a bear gorging on that grain, passing out in a field, a bear that could wake any moment, hung-over and thirsty and ready to kill for a drop of water
In forms ranging wildly from pangramic love songs to prose poems, Young guides her readers through the many layers of human relationship with unappeasable joy. Her poetic voice, her bold and unconventional metaphors, her rich incantatory rhythms and linguistic dexterity, lure us into a pulsing universe that leaves no aspect of human nature unblemished.
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Patricia Young has published twelve collections of poetry and one of short fiction. Her poems have been widely anthologized and she has received numerous awards for her writing, including the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize, the B.C. Book Prize, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, a CBC Literary Prize, several National Magazine Awards, the Bliss Carman Award, and the Confederation Poets Prize. She has twice been nominated for the Governor General's Award for Poetry. She lives in Victoria.
"Amateurs at Love is as delectable as anything I've read in ages. Young delivers her salty truths in dreamscapes that straddle a ridge between drollery and devastating one-two punches. Here you will find prickly pangramics, grousing animalia, family fables, insight and allegory, and — as in the best of teh best — yourself." — Sharon McCartney
"These poems could well be anyone's story, but each told in light touches is particular, the tone sometimes dark, if kept steadfastly whimsical in intent. A horse gorges on fermented daisies. Mice haunt a cottage with their absence. A boy comes to understand his mother has no answers for him. Not Patricia Young. Thankfully, in Amateurs at Love, she has found one for almost everything." — John Barton
"In Amateurs at Love, Patricia Young reveals parallel realities, not ghosts but fleeting glimpses of ourselves. Everyday love coexists as drama on a momentary stage, just on the other side of a veil, or it lives in a dreamlike state in which we are not sure if we are being dreamed or are dreamers. Young's extraordinary power of observation draws us in with fine detail, and the resonant precision of her language carries us along." — Patrick Friesen
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The Earl of Oxford as “Shakespeare” – The Fourth of One Hundred Reasons – “A New Glory of Language”
My fourth of 100 reasons for concluding that Oxford was “Shakespeare” involves the actual language and contents of the eloquent Latin preface he contributed to Bartholomew Clerke’s 1572 Latin translation of The Courtier by the Italian statesman Baldassare Castiglione, published at Venice in 1528.
Baldesar Castiglione (1478-1529), author of "Il Cortegiano" - "The Courtier"
Imagine looking through records from the sixteenth century and suddenly coming upon an essay written by William Shakespeare when he was twenty-one years old. Think of the exhilaration upon discovering that the great poet-dramatist of Elizabethan England had crafted this early piece of writing (in Latin, no less) to proclaim “a new glory of language” while championing “all the glory of literature” — that is, a document in which the young Shakespeare predicts the marvelous works of language and literature that he himself was destined to produce.
If we believe “Shakespeare” to have been William Shakspere of Stratford-upon-Avon, we might well rush to claim a Nobel Prize for digging up this amazing contribution to literary history and biography!
Well, some of us believe that in fact we do have such an essay written by “Shakespeare” as a young man, although at twenty-one he was still using his real name, Edward de Vere the seventeenth earl of Oxford. In effect this was his “manifesto” as a young writer, publicly championing the humanistic side of the Renaissance with its medieval traditions of chivalry and, too, expressing values and intentions regarding literature that he would carry with him throughout his life. He presented his 1,100-word preface under the full panoply of his titles:
“Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain of England, Viscount Bulbeck and Baron Scales and Badlesmere to the Reader – Greeting.”
A Depiction of Elizabethan Courtiers
“The English reader had never before been addressed in even terms by such a lord,” Charlton Ogburn Jr. noted, “and the subscription to the preface could well have been intended to make doubly plain the standing the lord was claiming for letters — ‘Given at the Royal Court.’”
“It is not only remarkable as an eloquent piece of Latin prose,” B. M. Ward wrote in 1928. “It seems to indicate a determination on the part of its author to do something more for literature than merely to accept dedications from authors. For the first time in our annals we find a nobleman taking immense trouble to recommend a book in which he is interested.”
A Scene at the Palace of Urbino, where the conversations recalled in "The Courtier" (1528) had taken place in 1507
[Ward also noted that the preface was later reprinted in all subsequent editions of Clerke’s translation; and that it must have been read by most educated Elizabethans, to whom Latin was a “perfectly familiar language.”]
Six years later, in 1578, Oxford’s former Cambridge friend Gabriel Harvey would allude to the preface as a well-known example of the earl’s literary eminence:
“Let that courtly epistle, more polished even than the writings of Castiglione himself, witness how greatly thou dost excel in letters!”
In Oxford’s preface, translated into English by Ward, we find him praising the author of The Courtier:
An Elizabethan in Fashion
“For what more difficult, more noble, or more magnificent task has anyone ever undertaken than our author Castiglione, who has drawn for us the figure and model of a courtier, a work to which nothing can be added, in which there is no redundant word, a portrait which we shall recognize as that of the highest and most perfect type of man. And so, although nature herself has made nothing perfect in every detail, yet the manners of men exceed in dignity that with which nature has endowed them; and he who surpasses others has here surpassed himself, and has even outdone nature which by no one has ever been surpassed.” (My emphasis)
Whoa! Look at that part about “nature” and see how it foreshadows the following lines of The Winter’s Tale (4.4) to be written by “Shakespeare” later on:
Yet nature is made better by no mean
But nature makes that mean: so, over that art
Which you say adds to nature, is an art
That nature makes.
Oxford goes on to say of Castiglione that “however elaborate the ceremonial, whatever the magnificence of the Court, the splendor of the Courtiers, and the multitude of spectators, he has been able to lay down principles for the guidance of the very Monarch himself.”
He takes the time to focus on the art of writing:
“For who has spoken of Princes with greater gravity? Who has discoursed of illustrious women with a more ample dignity? No one has written of military affairs more eloquently, more aptly about horse-racing, and more clearly and admirably about encounters under arms on the field of battle. I will say nothing of the fitness and the excellence with which he has depicted the beauty of chivalry in the noblest persons … Whatever is heard in the mouths of men in casual talk and in society, whether apt and candid, or villainous and shameful, that he has set down in so natural a manner that it seems to be acted before our very eyes.” (My emphases)
Whoa again! Now he seems to anticipate “Shakespeare” in Sonnet 81:
You still shall live (such virtue hath my pen)
Where breath most breathes, even in the mouths of men.
And in Hamlet’s advice (3.3) to the players:
“Suit the action to the word, the word to the action; with this special observance,that you o’erstep not the modesty of nature: for any thing so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose end, both at the first and now, was and is, to hold, as’twere, the mirror up to nature…”
Queen Elizabeth and her Royal Court
“Again to the credit of the translator of so great a work,” Oxford states, “a writer too who is no mean orator, must be added a new glory of language … For who is clearer in his use of words? Or richer in the dignity of his sentences? Or who can conform to the variety of circumstances with greater art? If weighty matters are under consideration, he unfolds his theme in a solemn and majestic rhythm; if the subject is familiar and facetious, he makes use of words that are witty and amusing. When therefore he writes with precise and well-chosen words, with skilfully constructed and crystal-clear sentences, and with every art of dignified rhetoric, it cannot be but that some noble quality should be felt to proceed from his work …”
He praises Clerke for dedicating the translation “to our most illustrious and noble Queen, in whom all courtly qualities are personalized, together with those diviner and truly celestial virtues. For there is no pen so skillful or powerful, no kind of speech so clear, that is not left behind by her own surpassing virtue.” Elizabeth is “of wisest mind, of soundest religion, and cultivated in the highest degree in learning and in literary studies.”
In these closing words of praise for his own prince, Oxford left little doubt that her Majesty had encouraged him in this extraordinary literary adventure openly issued from the Court:
Elizabeth I of England (1533-1603)
“Lastly, if the noblest attributes of the wisest Princes, the safest protection of a flourishing commonwealth, the greatest qualities of the best citizens, by her own merit, and in the opinion of all, continually encompass her around; surely to obtain the protection of that authority, to strengthen it with gifts, and to mark it with the superscription of her name, is a work which, while worthy of all Monarchs, is most worthy of our own Queen, to whom alone is due all the praise of all the Muses and all the glory of literature. Given at the Royal Court 5 January 1571 (1572 – new style).”
When Oxford wrote that Castiglione had laid down “principles for the guidance of the very Monarch himself,” he was undoubtedly thinking of his own responsibility to try to guide his Queen, as Castiglione recorded in the dialogue at the Palace of Urbino:
“‘I think then that the aim of the perfect Courtier … is so to win for himself … the favor and mind of the prince whom he serves, that he may be able to say, and always shall say, the truth about everything which it is fitting for the prince to know, without fear or risk of giving offense thereby” [Oxford’s motto was Nothing Truer than Truth] and that when he sees his prince’s mind inclined to do something wrong, he may be quick to oppose, and gently to make use of the favor acquired by his good accomplishments, so as to banish every bad intent and lead his prince into the path of virtue … justice, liberality, magnanimity, gentleness, and the other virtues that become a good prince, and on the other hand how much infamy and loss proceed from the vices opposed to them…'”
I believe this is what Oxford tried to accomplish by means of the plays he brought to Court (from the 1570’s onward) for Queen Elizabeth. Over and over the advice of Castiglione’s characters drawn from real life is to “tell the truth” to one’s prince. Oxford also heeded The Courtier about literature:
The De Vere Coat of Arms
“I would have him [the courtier] more than passably accomplished in letters, at least in those studies that are called the humanities, and conversant not only with the Latin language but with the Greek, for the sake of the many different things that have been admirably written therein. Let him be well versed in the poets, and not less in the orators and historians, and also proficient in writing verse and prose…”
Oxford also followed Castiglione’s view that a man of high birth (as Oxford was) needed to earn his exalted status by means of genuine accomplishment:
“For indeed if by being nobly born, graceful, agreeable, and expert in so many exercises, the Courtier brought forth no other fruit than merely being what he is, I should not deem it right for a man to devote so much study and pains to acquiring this perfection of Courtiership …”
This is a basic ideas with which “Shakespeare” would grapple in his plays of English royal history, that is: Do we evaluate a monarch’s right to the throne solely on the basis of his blood right or, rather, on the basis of his actions that do or do not bring forth “other fruit than merely being what he is”?
Dorothy and Charlton Ogburn in This Star of England (1952) observe that Oxford subsequently “adopted and developed the method Castiglione had taken from earlier writers, dramatizing the personages of Elizabeth Tudor’s court and those of foreign princes as well, to the degree that his plays presently became ‘the abstract and brief chronicles of the time'” [according to Hamlet, an exemplar of the perfect courtier].
“The young idealist who wrote this beautiful Latin prose did not perhaps suspect that he himself was to surpass Castiglione before many years had gone by,” the Ogburns note, “by writing as forcefully and engagingly in English as he was now able to do in Latin, because through his own genius the English language would be made richer and more flexible, would be given ‘majesty and light.'”
Is this “proof” that a little more than two decades later (in 1593) Oxford would adopt “Shakespeare” as a pen name? Of course not. But in fact it’s just one more piece of “the preponderance of the evidence” leading to that conclusion. And that’s number 4…
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On March 9, 2011 at 5:30 pm Ricardo Mena said:
Recently I adquired the “Shakespeares Sonnets”, Penguin Edition, edited by John Kerrigan. I’d like to write you his insights on them:
Sonnets depth and resolution (…) A crucial role is provided here by “A Lover’s Complaint.”
Daniel’s “Delia” is a decisive document here. As first published in 1592,(…) Shakespeare to emulation in his “Lover’s Complaint” over a decade later. (…) as Katherine Duncan-Jones has shown, “Delia” spawned a series of books in which a sonnet sequence is followed by a lyric interlude [in the Shakespeare Sonntets, the anacreontic interlude of sonnets 153 and 154] and a long poem [in the Shakespeare Sonnets, “A lover’s Complaint.]
This tripartie Delian structure was imitated by Thomas Lodge’s “Phillis” (1593), Giles Fletcher the Elder’s “Licia” (1593), Spencer’s “Amoretti” (1595), Richard Barnfield’s “Cynthia” (1595), Richard Linche’s “Diella” (1596).
For it is an assumption of the Delian tradition that, in any collection, the sonnets, the anacreontic interlude, and the concluding complaint should be, however diverse in content, mutually illuminating. In “Delia” itself, Daniel goes to great lenghts to relate the three parts of his book.
Now, I agree with that tripartite structure, for I have been, myself, shocked by Spencer’s “Amoretti” and its tripartite structure:
The 89 Sonnets — The lyric songs — The Epithalamion.
Could I ask how do you consider “A Lover’s complaint”, then? For, instead of sonnets 153 and 154, being a prologue or epilogue, I think that, considering the truth of that tripartite Delian structure, sonnets 153 and 154 may be considered as an interlude, “A Lover’s complaint” being the end of the Shakespeares Sonnets, as with Spencer’s “Amoretti” (and his songs, and Epithalamion).
John Kerrigan confirm in his analysis that “A Lover’s Complaint” is the same complaint of Desdemona and her “Willow song” and Ophelia’s love for his ‘proved Hamlet’.
How do you reckon this?
I mean: could the tripartite structure of the Sonnets end with this “willow song” of Desdemona-Ophelia for his ‘proved mad’ Hamlet-De Vere?
Could both structures coexist together?
The visible one: tripartite. Sonnets of complaint by Hamlet-Othello-Bertram, followed by anacreontic Cupid verses at Bath, followed by rhyme royal stanzas of complaint by Ophelia-Desdemona-Helena.
The invisible one: the piramidal sonnets, with the Bath interlude as a prologue-epilogue.
Seems right with De Vere: two images, two structures, one evident, tripartite, the other hidden, the piramidal.
On March 9, 2011 at 11:01 pm Ricardo Mena said:
Joe Sobran says interestingly enough:
Samuel Daniel wrote loads of poetry after the exquisite sonnet cycle “Delia”, but none of it was anything like “Delia”: his major work was a verse history, so prosaic it’s almost doggerel. Here I found an interesting clue: Ben Jonson, who knew practically every writer in London, said that Daniel was “an honest man … but no poet.” He could hardly have said that if he thought Daniel wrote “Delia”.
On March 10, 2011 at 2:40 pm hankwhitt said:
Thanks, Ricardo. I have Kerrigan and will look more into it. I think you’ve hit on another stage of investigation that no one has bothered with, i.e., the tripartite structure of Sonnets 1-152, Bath sonnets, A Lover’s Complaint. I believe the latter is a reflection of the early Elizabeth-Oxford relationship, from her point of view. And of course the Bath sonnets are about the recent birth of Southampton as “the little Love-God” or “Cupid” who is also “the General of hot desire” who has been “by a Virgin hand disarmed.”
The 47th and final stanza of A Lover’s Complaint is quite something, just for starters in terms of Oxford’s announcement of himself as “O” in no uncertain terms:
‘O, that infected moisture of his eye,
O, that false fire which in his cheek so glow’d,
O, that forced thunder from his heart did fly,
O, that sad breath his spongy lungs bestow’d,
O, all that borrow’d motion seeming owed,
Would yet again betray the fore-betray’d,
And new pervert a reconciled maid!’
Thanks for the work – Hank
On March 10, 2011 at 11:01 pm psi said:
Nice project, Hank. Do you have all hundred worked out ahead of time?
On March 11, 2011 at 12:42 pm hankwhitt said:
Hi Roger. Thanks — the project offers some relief from the usual debates or arguments. I find it relaxing, refreshing. Good question about whether I have the hundred worked out — no, but I keep about ten ahead on paper and often jot things down in a notebook or a napkin. It can be a little tricky, I suppose — we have larger themes, such as your work on the Bible, or Oxford’s letters, his poetry, etc., but within those categories are special aspects that stand out and deserve separate treatment. I may call for help:-) A ways to go yet….
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Ranking the Gentlemen (and Ladies) of Max Gentlemen Sexy Business!
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Okay, I have played through Max Gentlemen Sexy Business! three times and experienced every character’s speed date. With that in mind, I am now going to do my first impression rankings of all twelve characters, as well as explain a bit about why I ranked them accordingly. Before we begin, however, if a Victorian dating simulator sounds interesting, go take a look at the Kickstarter campaign! The Kickstarter page also includes a link to the demo, if you want to meet these fine gentlemen and ladies for yourself.
On to the rankings!
12. Penny Farthing
Penny Farthing seems weirdly obsessed with birds, and that’s about all I got from her during our speed date. I have no problem with bird watching and believe it is a very legitimate hobby, but there was very little else to her personality or interests. She doesn’t leave a bad first impression, but instead, leaves no impression at all.
11. Samuel Finch
Samuel Finch went on an odd anti-capitalist rant upon first meeting him, and I can’t say I found it particularly charming. Apart from that, he comes off as cocky and arrogant, like your average pretty boy in a teen movie. He doesn’t seem likely to be my type.
10. Gunn Moses
Gunn Moses comes off as a bit pompous when he talks about translating books in his free time. He’s also quiet, and it seems like it is difficult to get meaningful conversation out of him. While I don’t think he’s a bad guy, I think he’ll need to prove to me that he’s worth the time it takes to get to know him.
9. Fanny Shufflebottom
Fanny Shufflebottom seems like the kind of character that has the potential for interesting development and insight over the course of the game. She dresses so beautifully, but her personality and interests are so unbecoming of a Victorian lady, such as her interest in boar hunting. It will be interesting to see where the story leads her.
8. Sinterklaas
Sinterklaas looks like Santa, but he’s not particularly jolly. On the contrary, his date includes telling a dark children’s tale where people die and go to jail. Granted, this darkness is really quite common for a Victorian-era children’s tale, so I’ll let it slide, but I am still a bit concerned. I’m convinced that he is Santa’s long-lost evil twin.
7. Vicki Lestrange
Vicki Lestrange seemed like she wanted to fall asleep the whole time that we were together, which is not a good sign for a potential relationship. Even still, I enjoyed my conversation with her and believe that there is more to her personality and charm than meets the eye.
6. Pip Whipple
Pip Whipple gets upset when people say she looks young, and since I also look a decade younger than I am, I can sympathize. She also wants to be a private detective, and the part of me that loves Danganronpa and Agatha Christie novels is really excited to learn more. The only concern I have here is that the two of us will never be served alcohol if we go out together, because we look way too young.
5. Max Gentlemen
Max Gentlemen is so cheerful and excited about everything he says. I envision him talking like a morning news announcer that’s had too much coffee, and that makes me laugh at every line he says. His excitement over hat stacking has really won me over.
4. Bonbon Von Valentine
Easily the most flirtatious of the bunch, Bonbon Von Valentine has some witty and intelligent banter going on. Seductress characters in games are hit or miss, since they are too often played as an idiot for laughs. Bonbon comes off as intelligent, and potentially hiding some other side of her, so I think it’ll be fun to learn more about her.
3. Summer Starling
Summer Starling may kill me in my sleep, but I’m willing to take the risk. There’s so much mystery behind her, and I want to know why she has such an interest in violence and death. The fact that she is into taxidermy means I may not be going over to her place anytime soon, so that may hinder our relationship.
2. Vlad Nibblesome
Vlad Nibblesome is the totally-not-a-vampire person who should totally turn out to be a vampire. I mean, come on, the Victorian era was the pinnacle of Vampire culture until around 2008. Dracula and stories before and after worked people up into a frenzy! The possibility that Vlad might be a vampire is the main reason I’m interested in him, and that’s definitely not a bad thing.
1. Antoine Hardmeat
Antoine Hardmeat is so anxious and unsure of himself, and I find that so charming. His outfit is also really cool and I love that his best friend is his horse. I’m a sucker for characters that start out timid and grow their confidence through the game, so if that’s where his story goes, I’m completely on board with him.
Well, there are my rankings! I’m really excited to see how my rankings hold up once the official game comes out, and how characters grow and change through the development process. Let me know in the comments if you’ve played this or have interest in any specific characters!
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pixelpalettechat says:
Fun write up! I’m not really into dating Sims unless you count Mass Effect. Ideally I want pip’s attitude mixed with summers look and a dash of antoine’s shyness….
This is totally in my genre for games. I love the Victorian era and having a dating sim sounds fun (although I’ve never played one.) I’m probably going to play the demo just to try it out. My favorites from your list are Antoine, Bon Bon and Vickie!
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Make Ramsay's a double Glenfiddich
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay proved that personality counts as he picked up two accolades at the recent Glenfiddich Food & Drink Awards.
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Barny Haughton was also honoured for his work supporting organic food, sustainable agriculture and community food education, and he went away with the Independent Spirit Award.
Haughton's lastest project, Bordeaux Quay, will continue his eco-friendly philosophy, and all the food served on the Bristol premises will come from within a 50-mile radius.
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Andrei Zdrakovic, vice president of software development at AMD, said “With the announcement of any Radeon-branded software, we focus on providing innovative features to meet the demand of electronic gaming lovers, significant performance improvements, the best levels of stability and reliability, and AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition takes the online gaming experience with Radeon graphics cards to better levels through Premium quality levels, fast performance, and unique features that improve the overall user experience.”
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Father John Misty, “Blank Space”
As some sectors of the Internet have pointed out, Ryan Adams’s full-album cover of Taylor Swift’s 1989 — while lovely, thoughtfully executed, and seemingly genuinely motivated — has had the secondary effect of getting the perma-troubled troubadour more press than he’s had in eons. First: good. Ryan Adams is my guy, and he deserves all of the world’s love and affection. Second: Still — someone’s gotta make fun of him for the pop opportunism. Enter Father John Misty. “My reinterpretation of the classic Ryan Adams album 1989,” FJM wrote on SoundCloud, while taking the piss, with “Blank Space” via The Factory.
Later, Misty would remove the track and provide Pitchfork with an elaborate dream sequence masquerading as a statement as to why. The point has been made. A line in the sand has been drawn. On one side, Ryan Adams, Taylor Swift, and unblinking sincerity (sincerity? sincerity!). On the other: the great Father John Misty.
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Paul Wall ft. Devin the Dude and Curren$y, “Crumble the Satellite”
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The Radio Dept., “This Repeated Sodomy”
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Fed's Janet Yellen: 'Always some chance of a recession,' but 'expansions don't die of old age'
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Reporting from Washington — Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet L. Yellen told lawmakers Thursday that the central bank was studying the possibility of setting negative interest rates to boost the economy if needed, but she reiterated that the U.S. does not appear to be nearing a recession.
“There is always some chance of a recession in any year, but the evidence suggests that expansions don’t die of old age,” she told the Senate Banking Committee in her second day of testimony on Capitol Hill.
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Join Positive Ageing in London for the next in a series of successful conferences and focus groups, on issues affecting older Londoners. This free, half-day conference will focus on Transport and Accessibility and Older People.
The event is being held in partnership with Age Platform Europe (UK branch) at Europe House starting at 11.00am and finishing 3.30pm on Wednesday 12 September. Registration, tea, coffee and biscuits will be from 10.30am. There will also be a lunch buffet provided.
Transport and the wider issue of accessibility for older Londoners has been, and remains, a key issue for older people. Our expert speakers on this subject include:
Frances McAndrew, Transport for London will be talking about design for the mind, and the new TfL approach to ensuring future travel arrangements, systems and new technology have integrated and inclusive design built into them, and is keen to hear of new ideas that can be incorporated into this design model.
Peter Rayner FCILT, Age Platform Europe will be talking on the subject of Independent Mobility – Use it or Lose it. What do Older People need to be able to self determine. Common Problems and Best Practice. A European and UK Perspective.
Rosie McKearney, Age UK will be talking about their campaigns for age friendly community transport and alternatives to privatised rail and bus services.
Matt Winfield, SusTrans will be talking about alternatives which are inclusive and environmental.
Most importantly there will be ample opportunity to be part of a wider discussion and focus group which will produce agreed common recommendations and concerns to be sent to those who hold senior positions within London transport. Your individual and collective feedback and input of new ideas will be a key part of this conference and focus groups.
We welcome people from across London, from all the different and diverse groups which make up older Londoners, as well as experts who work on behalf of inclusivity and older people.
We do hope you can come and look forward to seeing you.
This is an open meeting and please send this invite onto others who may be interested.
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Speaking at Age UK London’s “Tackling Loneliness Amongst Older Londoners” Conference, Matthew outlined the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s aim for London to be recognised globally as an age-friendly city.
Matthew Ryder, QC, Deputy Mayor for Social Integration, Social Mobility and Community Engagement, said:
“We’re very excited to be joining the WHO Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities. The Mayor’s vision is for London to be a place where people of all ages can thrive. Older Londoners make an extremely valuable contribution to city life - as professionals, volunteers and carers. We want to encourage all Londoners to participate actively in community activities and to treat everyone with respect, regardless of their age. We look forward to working with other age-friendly cities and communities in the UK and across the world.”
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities (the Network) was established to foster the exchange of experience and mutual learning between cities and communities worldwide. All members of the network display the desire and commitment to promote healthy and active ageing and a good quality of life for their older residents.
Key actions the Mayor has already committed to include reducing barriers to decent jobs for older workers, reducing digital exclusion, providing more accessible and adaptable homes, and ensuring sports and arts and the transport system across the city are inclusive and responsive to the needs of older people.
Paul Goulden, CEO of Age UK London, said:
“We’re so pleased that the Mayor has signed up to the WHO Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities. This is a real step forward to make sure that older Londoners can enjoy everything that London has to offer. We look forward to working with the Mayor to help all of London to love later life.”
Anna Dixon, the Chief Executive of the Centre for Ageing Better, which convenes the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities, commented:
“Ensuring that everyone can make the most of living longer and enjoy lives spent in good health, good work and good housing must be a collective endeavour.
“It will require local leadership, which is why it is so great to see London commit to becoming a more inclusive city for people of all ages and abilities by committing to becoming an age-friendly city.”
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Sneak preview of the upcoming SEVERE INJURIES blu-ray 2-disk set
Posted on September 12, 2019 by grossmoviereviews
Sneak preview of the upcoming SEVERE INJURIES blu-ray 2-disk set we hope to have out in October! Designed by Matt Gilligan and given a new coat of paint by Ryan Hose.
Unavailable for years, semi-remastered for blu, SEVERE INJURIES tells the story of Melvin Hubble, (Charlie Fleming), last in a long line of unsuccessful serial killers, making a final stab at glory by sneaking into the Rho Rho Rho sorority house, unaware that another killer lurks there too! (But no worries, this second killer is just as inept!)
Directed by and Starring Amy Lynn Best, Robyn Griggs (“Another World”), HCP’s Bill Homan, Jasi Jovingo (“Swamp Thing”), Tim Gross and Brinke Stevens!
Blu-Ray Disk will include Behind-the-Scenes, Outtakes, Interviews and Were-Grrl (including all the rare Were-Grrl extras that haven’t been seen since 2002!)
Bonus disk will contain a bunch of rare Happy Cloud shorts, including many that have never been on disk before. They include:
* NECK UP! A short made in 1995 before we were even Happy Cloud!
* Tenants – Mike Watt’s senior thesis film starring Amy Lynn Best
* 7:45 of the Dead (2013)
* Retreat (2006)
* High Stakes (produced for “Brinke’s Tales of Terror)
* and the latest, ZOM-B-GONE (2018) written by our nieces!
(Bonuse 16mm easter egg, “Whispered Verses” hidden somewhere on there due to a lack of music rights!)
Availability will be announced soon.
Special thanks to Terry Thome, Justin Channell and especially Henrique Couto!
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GROSSFEST is coming!
Posted on July 9, 2019 by grossmoviereviews
Only 11 more days people…
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The Beast of 20,000 Fathoms (DVD) – A classic, a dull classic but considered a classic from the early 50s where those damn humans haven’t learned anything and have scientists testing atomic weapons in the Artic. The latest test awakens a dinosaur that is awaken from its long sleep and begins eating people and making its way to New York. The fans of this film will give you two reasons to watch it: first of course is Ray Harryhausen as this was the film that really got his name out there and second is a small role for Lee Van Cleef who became a favorite actor of many of the next two or so decades. I find it kind of dull but still a must watch every ten years or so as I give it 2 stars.
The Running Man (DVD) – It is 2017, and life we know it is no more as society has collapse and now run very differently. The biggest thing in this world is a game show called, “The Running Man”! It is where prisoners get a chance to live if they can make it through this dangerous course full of stalkers who are trying to kill them. A prisoner named Ben Richards played by Arnold Schwarzenegger has just happened to break out of prison with two other fellows. He has caught the eye of game show host Damon Killian. Killian wants him for the show for ratings and once he got him he was right as Ben and friends are not about to die quickly. As they begin fighting back in the course and killing stalkers they also want to find the resistance as they want to steal the uplink code for the satellite and show the people all over the world they are being lied too. An amazing action filled flick with lots of Arnie one liners, over the top violence, and sense they were not too far off predicting the future these days. 4 star flick all the way!
Hellboy (On Demand) – The remake, reboot whatever you want to call it that wasn’t needed. By no means is this film bad it is just Ron Perlman is ‘Hellboy’… Like Robert Englund is ‘Freddy’, and Kane Hodder is ‘Jason’. They own the role so it’s very tough to put forth a different version of that character out there to the fans. It is the retelling of the origin story of ‘Hellboy’, think “The Amazing Spider-man” it looks the same but something is missing? And in this film if it isn’t the Del Toro and Perlman tag team magic then it was the really bad CG effects at different times throughout this film. The movie is entertaining but for me at least doesn’t hold a candle to the first two films and by the way they were not that old as I give it 2 stars.
Zoombies 2 (On Demand) – Same director and writer are back with a film that doesn’t have anything to do with the oddly fun film that was released a couple years ago. This time around some poachers come to a jungle island trying to capture animals. But a special toxin that was made to shoot the animals with instead of bullets is used it turns the animals into zombie animals that are attacking any human. Here is the kicker human blood is the antidote for them. So the poachers, animal researchers, and a tough ass ranger must team up to survive this catastrophe! The first was hilarious in a good/bad way and seem to be a lot of fun where the second entry seem to maybe overthink this concept and lost its charm along the way that made horror fans interested the first time around as I give it 1 ½ stars.
Stranger Things Season 3 (Netflix) – Just like everybody else I was interested in where the Duffer Brothers go from here with the group and the alternate world that had been closed for good last season. Now summer of 1985, the group are becoming full blown teenagers and growing a part at times but when a mysterious darkness crops back into Hawkins again it gets the kids and Hopper back together again and there are RUSSIANS! For the love of Joe Pilato they open with a Day of the Dead scene and pay attention to episode six has the music. I love the series as it is fun, entertaining, and doing the 80s nostalgia right. This is four stars all the way and I believe if they are going to stick out at least one more season it would not surprise me if Chernobyl is involved? Just saying since the Duffer Brothers have made it a point of doing things in order in the 80s world… Either way like most I will be waiting the new season whenever that will be.
Cannibal Cop (DVD) – Another recent Donald Farmer flick that has a dirty cop in Detective Warbeck roughing up criminals in New Orleans. What the officer doesn’t know is he is being stalked by a young lady who wants to bring to light the police brutality that goes on a nightly basis. She gets footage of a drug dealer killed by Detective Warbeck but the local news station isn’t interested so the young lady still stalks him. But to Warbeck’s surprise the drug dealer has a final wish and that is to become part of the undead for revenge. Once undead he attacks and bites Warbeck making him ‘Cannibal Cop’! The usual no budget gore with lots of filler. I like the cast but what the script was most likely should have never been feature length as I give it 2 stars.
Finding Purpose (DVD) – A non-horror film review here which is rare for me as this flick is from John Reign who decided to make a drama on $5,000 or that is at least what IMDB claims. Anyway John wanting to dedicate his film to fallen U.S. troops and what it means to him crafts a story about two brothers and their adventure together. John Kayhill and his two Army vet buddies from their outfit 25 years ago are still trying to find where they actually fit in society as they struggle mightily. John a little more struggle than his two buddies because he has been taking care of mentally handicapped brother. The state comes in and removes Rod from John because they declare him unfit and if he doesn’t get his act together he will also be homeless. Distraught and not knowing what to do he speaks with his two buddies who help craft a plan for John to go get his brother from the group home 20 miles away. After police get wind of the escape they now start investigating the whereabouts of the two. Both John and Rod get into some heated trouble just trying to stay together and doing the right thing by helping others. The story is great and can be even a little tear jerky if you have dealt with something like this? Wasn’t thrilled by the whole stripper angle to the story but it was needed for where the adventure was going. A more perfect running for the film is most likely 85 minutes than the almost 100 it is but I am picking at little aspects of the film. John and cast should be proud of the tale they got on film as it is a wonderful drama done on no budget that is better than 99% of the other dramas that are shoved down people’s throats these days as I give it 3 ½ out of 4 stars.
Strange New World (YouTube) – Another ‘ABC Movie of the Week’ find starring John Saxon from 1975. In present day the scientific team of three is sent to space for a suspended animation experiment on themselves for a short period. During their sleep meteors destroy Earth as they know it and people back home put into the computer a certain time frame to keep them sleeping. Doing this helps when it is safer to travel back to Earth and find the underground facility that is doing the same experiment. The team of three awakens in 2155, 180 years later and find out what happened. With Earth still there they go back and begin their journey into the unknown where they find almost caveman types surviving in the jungles and people that clone themselves to live maybe forever? It is no “Damnation Alley” but I am always in for a watch when John Saxon is involved as I give it 2 ½ stars.
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It is almost here!
Posted on June 22, 2019 by grossmoviereviews
Gear up people cause its almost here:
Guests for Grossfest 2: Fred and Shelby Vogel, Justin M. Seaman and Zane Hershberger, Dustin Wayde Mills, Craig Everett Earl, Justin Channell, Glenn Berggoetz, Henrique Couto, Brian Paulin, and Tom Savini. There will also be independent authors, filmmakers, and cool vendors… Plus independent movies will be shown all day. Remember things are subject to change…
Saturday, July 20, 2019 (Vendor room 11-7, Movie room 11-10) $10 admission includes both
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Free Streaming App BingeHorror Launches on Roku, Fire TV, Smartphones & More!
Posted on March 19, 2019 by grossmoviereviews
LOS ANGELES, CA – BingeHorror, a new free app streaming indie horror movies in the US, is now available on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Google Play, Android and Apple/iOS devices.
The BingeHorror premise: Free indie horror movies. Rare & exclusive horror content for you and more. Start binge-watching now!
With hundreds of free horror feature films already available on the app, BingeHorror’s notable titles streaming 100% free today and coming soon include:
The Penitent Man (starring Lance Henriksen)
The Killing Jar (starring Michael Madsen, Amber Benson & Danny Trejo)
Confess (starring Ali Larter & Melissa Leo)
The Sadist (starring Tom Savini)
Chain Letter (starring Brad Dourif, Nikki Reed & SAW’s Betsy Russell)
Discipline (starring Courtney Gains from Children of the Corn)
The Dead Matter (starring Wishmaster’s Andrew Divoff & Tom Savini)
Witchstalker (starring Debbie Rochon)
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Ghost Dimension: Flying Solo
BingeHorror’s goal is to become the go-to free platform for horror lovers seeking entertainment at home, and mobile/on the go: via iOS/Android smartphones and tablets.
Through its partnerships with several distributors, BingeHorror will release rare and exclusive horror content in categories like: Slasher, Paranormal, Thriller, Zombies, Supernatural, Crime, Series, Shorts, Erotica and more. Viewers can expect new free horror movies every Thursday.
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Posted on March 4, 2019 by grossmoviereviews
Sewer City Massacre (DVD/YouTube) – The film declares in the opening credits that it is a film made with no script, no prep, NO BUDGET, and a week to make it! They came up with a story about a serial killer who comes through the toilets of residents in Sewer City and kill them. The mayor wants to run for a third term and needs this killer caught so he hires a homeless person who carries a plunger as his weapon of choice. The hobo has many run-ins with the killer with not a ton of luck but in the end good overcomes evil… maybe. An entertaining concept that gets old halfway through the film, but kudos for the people behind it seeing it completely through as I give it 1 ½ stars.
Hacked Horror Film Massacre (DVD/YouTube) – This ‘massacre’ title claims to be based on individuals who hacked into Hollywood studios computer systems to release a bunch of unreleased horror films. These projects were just sitting around and fall under a loop hole that makes them public domain once they hacked and placed out there? Most of it is more like random clips of monsters, horrible title sequences, and TV show ideas. I gave the film a fair shot but this was bad idea folks. I was having trouble getting through watching this uneventful film as I give it a ½ star.
Beach Massacre at Kill Devil Hills (DVD) – So actress Sarah French and a quick cameo from Dawna Lee Heising are wasted in this bad slasher film. Stacy and friends head out for the weekend to the cabin for some fun. The group is trying to help Stacy as her abusive ex-husband is being released from prison the same weekend. They just wanna show their support, drink, and have fun. As you wait almost 90% of the film for the ex to show up only to die of a quick death the filmmakers fill up the film with a lot of crap. Crap that includes two strangers: one being the horrible new mail girl for Joe Bob Briggs being nice and friendly until they get the group to play a game. The movie is very disjointed and feels like there may have been a few different scripts at play here. If anything I almost forgot I watched this movie already as I give 0 stars.
Teenage Zombies (DVD) – A hilarious late 50s flick where teenagers just wanna water ski but stumble upon an island they never seen before. The teenagers find a woman who claims she never leaves the island. But the teenagers soon discover neither will they as the woman just happens to be a valuable doctor who is doing secret research on prisoners. She now has the teenagers in her clutches and plans using her new formula of nerve gas on them. They all are just experiments to her. Even the teenagers do the right thing it comes down to the teenagers vs. the good doctor. A forgotten but funny drive-in flick that doesn’t ask you to think too much to enjoy it as I give it 2 stars.
Bed of the Dead (DVD) – Two couples head to the local sex club to rent a room and have their foursome between friends. Once there at the club they come to find out they are booked but the club has a room that is under renovation that are able to buy their way in. The four get into this large amazing bed and the guys eagerly wait for the girls to get started but something happens and freaks the girls out. Night of debauchery is over but the horror is about to begin as the four don’t know the evil history of the bed. One by one each is lured to leave the bed; if they do they die a horrible death. Now a burned out detective is trying to put the pieces together after he receives a weird text on a phone he finds at the crime scene. Spoiler alert after ten minutes you know what is going to happen but this movie is actually very interesting and surprised me despite knowing the ending. Another example of keeping the movie idea simple and not overthinking a movie idea that should not be this good. Give it a watch folks as you won’t be disappointed with this evil bed flick I give 3 stars too.
The Slit Mouthed Woman (DVD/YouTube) – The excellent Dustin Wayde Mills has a new short film that is blessed with the talented Erin R. Ryan who is an absolute joy to watch in movies. The story is about two women discussing an urban legend they may or may not have seen in an alley. The legend is about a beautiful woman who was horribly disfigured by her husband for an affair. Now she comes to haunt the two women asking them, “Am I beautiful?” To me the cool short film feels like a tale of horror meets an episode of “The Hitchhiker” or “Red Shoe Diaries”. I give the short film 3 ½ out of 4 stars as I believe Dustin is one of the few that is blessed with great filmmaking talent and always has me wondering what will his mind come up with next for independent film fans? Available for order at:
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And for updates: www.facebook.com/dustin.w.mills .
Lords of Chaos (On Demand) – Rory Culkin portrays Euronymous from the band Mayhem, who as a teenager wanted to change the music landscape, do something outside of the norm. He claimed to have come up with Norwegian Black Metal with his band Mayhem. The band gains a quick cult following but the lead singer commits suicide and things begin to get out of control when churches begin to burn in Norway. An interesting story about a boy wanting to do be different and what he did with his short life. If you were a metal fan you heard stories of the ‘black metal’ scene in Norway in the 90s. I give the black metal flick 3 stars.
Any comments or questions please send to grossmoviereview@verizon.netor www.facebook.com/grossmoviereviews . Remember folks always support your local independent movie theater, independent video store, and independent filmmakers! It will keep horror alive………
Don’t forget you can also hear Kyle Poling and me talking about horror flicks on a weekly basis on the Bloodbaths and Boomsticks podcast at: www.bloodbathspodcast.blogspot.com/ also available at http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kyle-poling-2/bloodbaths-and-boomsticks?refid=stpr
Plus you can always go to the greatest T-shirt place online or if you are in Texas visit the store of “Fast Custom Shirts” where T-shirt Joe is the only place you should purchase your horror T-shirts: Go to www.fastcustomshirts.com for details.
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New guest announcement for Grossfest 2019
Posted on January 28, 2019 by grossmoviereviews
Guest announcement: He is one of the most multi-talented independent filmmakers you could ever meet. He has his own website that streams and available for purchase his films and music called, “Henflix”. He has acted in over 30 films and has directed two dozen films. You name it; he has done it in front of the camera and behind it and does not stick to one genre. Depression: The Movie, Babysitter Massacre, Calamity Jane’s Revenge are a few of his notable films. I could write pages on how cool this once a generation talent is but how about you come on down to Grossfest this July 20th and meet him yourself. I introduce you to the one and only Henrique Couto!
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The Happytime Murders (On Demand) – In a world where puppets and humans exist together a private eye who happens to be a puppet and a former cop gets a case from a sexy young lady puppet. The case isn’t open and shut as he likes as someone is killing all the puppets involved with a very popular kids show from the 90s. The private eye finds himself soon teamed up with his ex-partner, a human trying to solve the mystery of who is the killer? Lots of adult humor, the puppets looked great, and a cool buddy cop flick of sorts. This wasn’t as much as “Meet the Feebles” as I thought it would be so good for them. I didn’t love it and I didn’t hate it but worth at least a watch as I give it 2 stars.
Upgrade (On Demand) – This should have been the “Robocop” remake! A mechanic named Grey rebuilds a classic Trans-Am in the near future for a super-rich computer whiz. After Grey and his wife begin driving home from dropping the car off they are in a bad car accident and his wife is killed by some thugs. Grey is paralyzed, but is given the chance to try an experimental computer chip that should restore all feeling back to his limbs and help him move again. Grey agrees and has implanted into his spine and STEM the computer chip almost works immediately. But Stem also thinks and talks for itself and decides to start talking Grey and help him find his wife’s killers. Grey unsure at first slowly allows STEM to show him he is quicker, smarter, better now. Grey uses his paralyzed status to track down all involved without being detected as a suspect. Once Grey goes down this wormhole with STEM there is very cool twists in the plot that make the movie a must rewatch several times. Plus I believe the plot hits on a nerve of this not too distant future could be very real sooner than we think? This action flick is absolutely amazing as I give it 4 stars.
Hotel Artemis (On Demand) – A weirdo flick set in the not so distant future of 2028 where Jodie Foster is a manager/doctor to a hotel or safe house for criminals. Criminals pay big bucks for these certain safe houses all over the world if by some chance they are injured in some way. If you do not have a membership you are thrown out on your ass. Foster’s character is a shut-in who has lots of anxiety and hasn’t the outside world in a couple decades. But it all goes to shit when the big boss comes to be fixed up and there is an assassin there inside the hotel to take him out. This flick is one of those check your brain at the door and just enjoy the entertainment. I give the film 2 ½ stars.
You Might be the Killer (DVD) – This is one those slasher flicks that doesn’t overthink the plot and just has a lot of fun with what it is. Sam is a good dude who once a year takes time away from his business and goes off the grid for a weekend. He goes to a camp with a bunch of friends and just has wholesome camp fun. But a big problem arises when he is calling his best friend Chuck (Alyson Hannigan) because he believes a psycho killer has killed all the campers and now is stalking him? They go through all the movie clichés until Sam remembers at some point the story about a cursed mask being at a dead tree was actually real and he put the mask on. When he has the mask on he is an unstoppable killer who slaughters his friends in many brutal ways. When the mask is off he doesn’t recall anything and believes he is being stalked also. I loved watching this bloody flick that never took itself serious and delivered the goods on just being a fun horror flick to watch as I give it 3 stars.
Commando Ninja (YouTube) – This absolute 4 star gem is from the mind Ben Combes. Ben decided to kickstart his love letter of a movie to 80s action movie genre. This film combines at least 20 different action film ideas into one movie. The film begins with a flashback of 1968 Vietnam where a recon team led by John Hunter is ambushed by ninjas with Predator vision. Then the story flashes forward to 1986 where John Hunter is approached by an old Green Beret vet to let him know the evil ninjas are back and John’s daughter gets kidnapped by these evil creatures. From there it flashes back and forth between 1968 and 1986 showing where John got his ninja training and how he tracks down the evil ninjas that took his daughter. But just when you thought it couldn’t get any more ridiculous he has to time travel to the future in 1998 to get her back. Before I forget there are also dinosaurs and cyborgs in this film and the Trans-am in 1998 like the one in “Smokey in the Bandit”. This is a must own for any 80s action film lover as it leaves no stone unturned bringing its brilliant story to life. I give this project 4 stars and a front runner for one of the best films I have watched in 2019.
Bigfoot Ate My Boyfriend (DVD) – The film opens of course stating that it was based on true events. Sheriff Bailey has a situation on her hands as bodies are piling up in the woods and news wants to know what is going on. So she calls in the only local Federal Bigfoot Investigator she knows to help her track it down and stop it. But a former child star Jimmy Johnson of ‘Kung-fu Kid’ has plans of his own of going into the woods and challenging Bigfoot to a fight and getting it on film. Thus the event should thrust him back into Hollywood stardom. A hilarious but bad film about a Bigfoot that growls like a poodle when attacking and I am damn glad to own it as I give it 2 out of 4 stars. More info on the film can be found at www.gatorbladefilms.com .
Project: Eugenics (DVD) – A bad end of the world zombie film with not many zombies and is to be continued at the end of the film. The premise is a corporation called Eugenics wants to experiment on millions of citizens to see if a zombie vaccine works and they get all the profit. I give it 1 star.
Over the Edge (DVD) – A 1979 film that was based on a true event involving unruly teenagers and a Midwest community in the mid-70s. With the cities becoming overrun with crime and drugs, many families began to move out to rural areas where communities where were being built for people trying to escape the city life. Or what would become known eventually as the suburbs. This community of New Granada is supposed to be a wonderful place for families but a lot of their population is teenagers with nothing to do except for one rec center for entertainment. When a piece of land is no longer going to be a drive-in and bowling alley and going to have office space built on it the young people get upset. On top of that a rogue cop closes down the rec center soon things get out of control between the young people, the adults, and the cop. The film is watchable and stars a young Matt Dillon but doesn’t really have a character you really connect or root for. There are several other films of the early 80s that make this formula work better on film as I give the cautious tale of “Parents talk to your kids” 2 stars.
Den of Thieves (On Demand) – A wild action/crime flick where a crew of bank robbers try to pull off one of the biggest heists of the century and must deal with a L.A. sheriff that doesn’t always play by the rules. The crew is led by a man named Merrimen who been imprisoned for the past decade and use that time to plan a heist at the Federal Bank Reserve. Meanwhile the sheriff played by Gerard Butler knows Merrimen has something planned but always seems to be one step behind. A way better heist flick than you would ever believe so give it a chance as I give it 3 ½ stars.
Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation (DVD) – A wonderful documentary documenting how this rating came in existence in Hong Kong cinema and how it has changed after 1997. A good bit of Hong Kong’s popular films took advantage of this rating and produced some of the greatest over the top films the world ever seen. Its peak existence was between the years 1988-1997 and they explained what led to the rating being made and what happened to Hong Kong cinema after China took control again in 1997. Very interesting stories behind Hong Kong cinema and some of the titles I have watched or heard over the years while searching for movies in video stores. I give the documentary 3 ½ stars.
Nude Nuns with Big Guns (DVD) – The title says it all as there really isn’t much to the plot except nuns being made to make drugs for bikers who work for the Catholic Church. Then the drugs are sold everywhere. When Sister Sarah is pimped out and pumped full of drugs she is saved by a so-called witch doctor. Sister Sarah in the drugged out dreamland receives a message from god to kill all that are involved with the drug trade. So becomes the nun vigilante that cannot be stopped as she massacres everyone for what they did to her. Fun B-movie crap that has big boobs, bullets, and lots of blood as I give 2 ½ stars too.
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Grossfest is looking for Vendors!
Posted on January 5, 2019 by grossmoviereviews
With the holidays over and the new year underway, why not get involved with a great up and coming independent horror convention, GROSSFEST! Saturday, July 20th, 2019
With our first year being a big success and vendor spaces selling out quickly, we have changed to a new location and are able to add more vendors! Located at
Washington pa 15301
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Check out what Terror Films is releasing next month!
Los Angeles, CA – (Friday, September 28, 2018) – TERROR FILMS is set to release a new horror film every Friday in the month of October, in a special promotion aptly titled, FREAKY FRIDAYS! Each week a new film will be released in North America exclusively on Amazon Prime. An expanded release will follow on November 9th across multiple digital platforms including: iTunes, Vudu and Tubi TV; additional platforms will be added at a later date.
Check out the line-up below, including release dates and the official posters and trailers!
THE CHAIR – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2018
First up from TERROR FILMS is THE CHAIR. Based on the Alterna Comics graphic novel of the same name, THE CHAIR follows the story of Richard Sullivan. Sullivan is a man on death row, struggling to escape a grisly fate. Pitted against a sadistic Warden and his crew of cruel prison guards, Sullivan is forced to confront his own horrifying past as he questions his own sanity.
The film, which has been well received at film festivals, has a stellar cast. THE CHAIR stars: Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story), Zach Galligan (Gremlins), Noah Hathaway (The NeverEnding Story), Emmy Award Winning actor Bill Oberst Jr. and Roddy “Rowdy” Piper – in his final on-screen performance.
To learn more about THE CHAIR: https://www.thechairhorror.com
Or at: https://www.facebook.com/thechairhorror/
FURRY NIGHTS – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2018
Initially self-released on a smaller scale in late 2016, TERROR FILMS has joined forces with Cyfuno Ventures and Director J. Zachary Thurman to release FURRY NIGHTS, on multiple digital platforms.
This film centers around a group of teens. They venture into the woods for a camping trip. When one of them accidentally mistakes a furry for a bear and tragically shoots him, the teens soon find themselves under a full scale and brutal attack led by the unforgiving Mr. Fox and his furry friends. Can the teens survive the revenge of the Furries?
To learn more about FURRY NIGHTS: http://furrynights.com
Or here: https://www.facebook.com/FURRYNIGHTSTHEMOVIE/
FLESH BLANKET – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2018
What began as a cutting-edge documentary meant to celebrate freedom of speech goes completely off the rails and turns into a big fat nightmare. This film will leave you hungry for seconds. FLESH BLANKET literally smothers you with terror and has been hailed as “possibly the best found-footage horror film ever!” Barnes Graham directs and stars in a true original horror film that completely revamps the mockumentary genre.
FLESH BLANKET stars late comedian Ramsey Moore in his final, award winning on-screen performance. The cast also includes an ensemble of unsuspecting actors and notorious comedians . The cast includes Kato Kaelin, Christina DeRosa, Randall Reeder and even Todd Rex.
FLESH BLANKET takes a very dark turn. The morbidly obese Moore becomes increasingly angry at his cast, which is not taking the film seriously. Ramsey soon begins a descent into madness. Losing his mind, Ramsey’s disdain for his comrades and twisted obsession with women leads him on one humongous killing spree, no one will ever forget!.
To learn more about FLESH BLANKET visit: https://www.fleshblanket.com
Or here: https://www.facebook.com/fleshblanket/
WHAT THE WATERS LEFT BEHIND – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2018
Ending the promotion is the award-winning film, WHAT THE WATERS LEFT BEHIND. This film made its World Premiere at the prestigious SITGES Film Festival, where directors (and Brothers) Luciano and Nicolas Onetti, took home the BEST PROMISING DIRECTOR’S AWARD. Since then, the film has garnered multiple awards and was released theatrically in Argentina’. Also, the film was picked up by Netflix for Latin America and the official trailer have garnered over 14 million views.
TERROR FILMS acquired North America rights on the film. WHAT THE WATERS LEFT BEHIND centers around Epecuén, one of the most important touristic villages of Argentina. Here, thousands of people would visit, attracted by the healing properties of its thermal waters. On November 10th 1985, a huge volume of water broke the protecting embankment and the village was submerged under ten meters of salt water. Thirty years later, the waters have receded exposing a bleak and deserted landscape. The residents never returned. However, a group of young filmmakers embark upon the ruins in order to film a documentary. Ignoring the warnings, they find themselves stranded in the abandoned village. Contrary to what they thought, they soon realize that they are not alone.
More on WHAT THE WATERS LEFT BEHIND, visit: http://black-mandala.com/what-the-waters-left-behind/
To learn more about Terror Films, visit: http://www.terrorfilms.net/
Or: https://www.facebook.com/TerrorFilmsLLC/
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Welcome to the publicity page for Dreamwalker (Pub: Jan. 6, 2015) by Russell James, coordinated and managed by Erin Al-Mehairi and Tim Busbey of Addison’s Compass Public Relations and Hook of a Book Media and Publicity. We are so happy you’ve found your way to dream land in time to check out Dreamwalker, Russell’s sixth release with Samhain Horror.
Have you imagined living in two worlds? What if an evil voodoo spirit was wreaking havoc on the living by raising an army of walking dead? Enter Russell’s unique magical world and see if the two worlds collide!
Follow along the tour, which will be updated daily with new information and links, and enter the giveaway for two back titles from Russell, Black Magic and Dark Inspiration on each tour stop or at the link below. There is also a giveaway for reviewers who e-mail in a link to their review. Details below after the tour schedule!
Use hashtags on social media! #Dreamwalker #DreamwalkerTour #HookofaBook
Tour Schedule~
Jan. 6 – Launch Day
Mallory Heart Reviews,
http://archiestandwoodsreviewsandwritings.blogspot.com/2015/01/blog-tourreleasereview-dreamwalker-by.html
Glenn Rolfe, Author of Abram’s Bridge
http://ihorror.com/19872/
The Horror Maiden’s Reviews, Angela Crawford
http://horrormaiden.blogspot.com/2015/01/dreamwalker-by-russell-james-4-stars_3.html
David Spell,
Review and Interview
Review: http://thescaryreviews.com/2015/01/10/dreamwalker/
Interview: http://thescaryreviews.com/portfolio/russell-james/
Cat Cavendish, author of Pendle Curse
http://www.catherinecavendish.com/2015/01/in-scary-dreamswith-russell-james.html
Check out Russell’s stop by Kristopher Rufty’s blog:
http://lastkristontheleft.blogspot.com/2015/01/jameswalker.html
David Bernstein, Author of Witch Island
http://davidbernsteinauthor.blogspot.com/2015/01/dreamwalker.html
Zach Walters,
https://zdubbzattmom.wordpress.com/2015/01/16/zakk-reviews-dreamwalker-by-russel-james/
http://ihorror.com/book-review-dreamwalker-russel-james-gives-dream-girls-nightmares/
Hunter Shea, Author of Island of the Forbidden
http://huntershea.com/2015/01/23/guest-post-with-russell-james-deja-vu-writing/
Wag the Fox,
http://waggingthefox.blogspot.ca/2015/01/smells-like-voodoo-spirit-interview.html
Matt Manochio, author of The Dark Servant
https://mattmanochio.wordpress.com/2015/02/02/5-questions-for-horror-writer-russell-james/
Ira Gansler, author of The Things in the Darkness
http://ragecircus.blogspot.com/2015/02/deja-vu-writing-guest-post-by-russell-r.html
The Horror Bookshelf,
http://thehorrorbookshelf.com/2015/02/16/russell-james-dreamwalker-review/
http://www.horrorafterdark.com/2015/02/arc-review-dreamwalker-russell-james/
http://thehorrorbookshelf.com/2015/02/17/interview-russell-james/
Zombie Girl Shambling,
http://zombiegirlshambling.blogspot.com/2015/02/dreamwalker-blog-tour-and-giveaway.html
Castle Macabre,
http://castlemacabre.blogspot.com/2015/02/russell-james-dreamwalker-review-and.html
Spotlight+ Enter to win
Keith Rommel: http://keithrommel.weebly.com/blog/dreamwalker-tour-by-russell-james
Bookie Monsters
Review, by Des
http://bookie-monster.com/2015/03/blog-tour-dreamwalker-by-russell-james.html
Horror After Dark,
http://www.horrorafterdark.com/2015/03/interview-a-dreamy-chat-with-russell-james/
The Entertainer, Jen Matlock
http://etjenmatlock.tumblr.com/post/113801730275/book-worm-review-dreamwalker
And more to come! If you are interested in doing a review, interview, or hosting Russell on your site, contact Erin at hookofabook@hotmail.com.
Dreamwalker Synopsis~
Two realities. One hope.
What if you lived in two worlds, and could die in either? Pete Holm can. He is a dreamwalker, able to travel to the realm of dreams, including the devastated world of Twin Moon City, where an evil voodoo spirit holds living souls in terror with his army of the walking dead.
In the waking world, drug lord Jean St. Croix knows only the power of the dreamwalker can stop him, so St. Croix vows Pete must die.
Pete is the only hope to rescue the lost souls in Twin Moon City…unless St. Croix kills him first. Can anyone survive when two realities collide?
Open reviewer giveaway: Anyone who reviews Dreamwalker on Amazon and one other site like GoodReads, etc. and sends Erin Al-Mehairi, publicist, their links to hookofabook@hotmail.com will be entered to win a $20 Amazon gift card. This contest ends on March 27, 2015.
Rafflecoper giveaway for two copies of Russell’s previous books. Two winners will each win one of two books, Black Magic and Dark Inspiration. US only, no international shipping. Must use a valid email that you can be reached by. By entering the giveaway, you consent to allow Russell to have your email for very infrequent newsletter updates. Contest ends March 27, 2015. Other contest questions can be referred to Erin Al-Mehairi, publicist, Hook of a Book Media at hookofabook@hotmail.com.
Direct Link to Raffecopter Giveaway
Praise for Russell R. James~
“James has a talent for combining action-packed vignettes into a powerful, fast-paced whole.”
—Library Journal on Black Magic
(Five Stars, A Night Owl Top Pick) “I loved the story so much that I’m eagerly waiting to read more from him. He carefully and very intricately wove his storyline to have elements of mystery and suspense throughout. I now have a new favorite book I’ll read over and over again.”
—Night Owl Reviews on Dark Inspiration
“The book had me at the edge of my seat. The writing is so vivid I even jumped a few times. If you’re a fan of the genre, love ghosts and are drawn to the supernatural, then do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of this book!”
—Long and Short Reviews on Dark Inspiration
Russell R. James, Biography~
Russell James grew up on Long Island, New York and spent too much time watching Chiller, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, and The Twilight Zone, despite his parents’ warnings. Bookshelves full of Stephen King and Edgar Allan Poe didn’t make things better. He graduated from Cornell University and the University of Central Florida.
After a tour flying helicopters with the U.S. Army, he now spins twisted tales best read in daylight. He has written the paranormal thrillers Dark Inspiration, Sacrifice, Black Magic, Dark Vengeance, and Dreamwalker. He has two horror short story collections, Tales from Beyond and Deeper into Darkness. His next novel, Q Island, releases in 2015.
His wife reads what he writes, rolls her eyes, and says “There is something seriously wrong with you.”
He and his wife share their home in sunny Florida with two cats.
Visit his website at www.russellrjames.com and read some free short stories.
To find out more about Russell R. James, please visit his Website or follow him on Facebook! Join him on Twitter, @RRJames14. Also, feel free to drop him at a line at rrj@russellrjames.com.
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Senator Bob Kerrey on the Role of the Saudi Government in Helping Orchestrate the 911 Terror Attacks
Featuring Senator Bob Kerrey
Demetri speaks with Senator Bob Kerrey, about the economic, cultural, and political transformations that have overtaken American society throughout the course of his life and career. The two also discuss his experience serving on the 9/11 commision, as part of the show’s overtime segment available to subscribers.
In this week’s episode of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with former US Senator and Governor from the great state of Nebraska, Bob Kerrey. Senator Kerrey currently serves as Managing Director at Allen & Company. He is also Executive Chairman of the Minerva Institute for Research and Scholarship. Senator Kerrey also served as one of the ten members of the 9/11 commission, tasked with investigating the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001.
In this conversation, Senator Kerrey shares stories of his experience growing up in 1950's and early 1960’s America, his service in Vietnam, and the life-altering injury that sent him down a path of service, first as Nebraska’s governor and later, as its senator. We discuss both the cultural, as well as the political transformations that have overtaken American society throughout the course of his life, as well as how the media and social media have altered the political landscape and introduced new challenges to governing and elections that are altogether new. We discuss the tremendous wealth divide currently present in the country, the role of the 2008 crisis and its aftermath in furthering that divide, and the emergence of populism, both on the left and on the right, as a powerful new force that is shaping American politics in ways that we are only just begging to appreciate.
We also discuss Senator Kerrey’s work on the 9/11 commission, the role that the Saudi government played in orchestrating the September 11th attacks, as well as Demetri’s questions about why the Bush administration and the media refused to hold the Kingdom accountable for its involvement. This part of the conversation can be accessed as part of our premium subscription, available through the overtime tab on our website.
Producer & Host: Demetri Kofinas
Editor & Engineer: Stylianos Nicolaou
Join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @hiddenforcespod
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Bob Kerrey is Managing Director at Allen & Company. He is also Executive Chairman of the Minerva Institute for Research and Scholarship, supporting The Minerva Project, an exceptional liberal arts and sciences education.
From 2001 to 2011 Kerrey was President of The New School, a university founded on democratic ideals and daring educational practices. On his watch, The New School experienced unprecedented growth in enrollment, faculty, scholarships, capital projects, research, and international engagement.
From 1989 to 2001 Bob Kerrey represented Nebraska in the Senate, where he promoted equity for rural communities, led in farm and environmental legislation, strengthen taxpayers’ rights, led in restructuring our intelligence agencies, and partnered with local leaders to build projects of lasting value to Nebraskans.
His public service since leaving the Senate includes the 9/11 Commission, the advisory board of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Association, co-chair of the Concord Coalition, and a member of the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Prior to his Senate service, Bob Kerrey served one term as Nebraska’s Governor. Before entering politics he was a businessman who helped build a chain of restaurants and health clubs employing over 1000 people.
Kerrey served as a U.S. Navy SEAL during the Vietnam War. For his service, he received the Medal of Honor. While in Vietnam, he was wounded, permanently disabled, and received from this injury a great gift: sympathy for those who are suffering and an appreciation for the capacity of government to save your life.
Senator Kerrey earned a BS degree in Pharmacy from the University of Nebraska. He is married to Sarah Paley and lives in New York. They have a 16-year-old son, Henry, and the senator also has two children from his previous marriage, Ben and Lindsey Kerrey, and four grandchildren.
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PK Management, LLC, Richmond Heights, OH, Did Not Always Maintain Documentation Required to Support Housing Assistance Payments
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Another Hudson Valley Retailer Files For Bankruptcy
In the era of online shopping, another major retailer in the Hudson Valley has filed for bankruptcy.
According to USA Today, David's Bridal has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. On Monday, November 19, 2018, the wedding dress and gown retailer officially filed for bankruptcy. David's Bridal is drowning in debt from a private equity buyout years ago, hundreds of millions to be more specific.
USA Today reports brides shouldn't panic just yet. David's Bridal has apparently secured funding and support from lenders to keep operating 300 stores. David's Bridal sells roughly 1 in 3 wedding dresses in the U.S.
Chapter 11 bankruptcy typically means it is a "prepackaged bankruptcy", according to USA Today. This means negotiations were done before filing and terms have already been set with creditors.
David's Bridal has two Hudson Valley locations: one in Middletown and one in Yonkers.
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The Press Ethics Commission (PEC) was represented at the 13th annual conference of the Alliance of Independent Press Councils of Europe (AIPCE), held in Moscow between 5-8 October, 2011, by its Chairman, Dr Kevin F. Dingli, who participated actively in the discussions and presented a Report on the workings of the Commission during the past year.
The event, hosted by Russia’s Public Chamber for Press Complaints, discussed various topics of importance, including the regulation of user-generated content on media websites, the right of reply, who is a public figure, legal structure and funding of press councils, and press freedom.
Delegates, also attended a commemoration at the graveside of Russian human rights activist and journalist Anna Politkovskaya at the Troekurvskoe on the fifth anniversary of her murder, in a show of solidarity with Russian journalists, and had a preview of the film, Bitter Taste of Freedom, devoted to her life and work.
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IIM at MIF 2018
The IIM is at this year's MIF (Macao´s International Trade and Investment Fair) in the Venetian Macao. Find us at PLPEX (Portuguese Speaking Countries Products and Services Exhibition) area, stand b43. We are promoting our publications, focusing the Grand Bay Area.
SYMPOSIUM: Macau Update and Reflections on the “Macaense” Experience
On 29 August 2018, the Macau Cultural Center hosted a symposium for around 60 attendees, a collaboration of the Lusitano Club of California with the International Institute of Macau and with the support of the Macao Foundation. The main speakers were Mr. António M. Jorge Da Silva and Mr. Davis Hou Nam Ip, with introduction made by Professor Ming K. Chan of Stanford University.
António Jorge da Silva who has dedicated the last 20 years to documenting the history of the “Macaense” people, spoke about his book "Macaenses: the Portuguese in China (2015)" which was recently revised by him then translated into Chinese by Davis Ip to be published in 2019. António da Silva commented that “many historians have written about the History of Macau, but little has been mentioned of its people. Our descendants now all over the world know little about our people, how our ancestors lived, and who we are genetically.” His book discusses this subject and refers to class distinction in the society of the Portuguese people of Macau. He has also introduced his upcoming illustrated book "The Portuguese Community in Macau, A Pictorial History" illustrating the persona of this Portuguese city on Chinese soil and the Macaense community who lived there.
Mr. Davis Hou Nam Ip, experienced young man, was graduated in the University of Macau and post grad from Universities in Netherlands and London, with experience as reporter for Macau Post Daily and TDM Chinese TV Channel. He took center stage to speak of his deepened appreciation of the Macaense in translating da Silva’s book into Chinese, and gave us an update and his reflections of Macau today through his journalistic lens:
• To how Macau has developed, changed and grown.
• The incredible reversal of the "4-tier social ladder", in which now the Chinese count.
• The rise of a conglomerate of opulent casinos, patronized in majority by clients from interior of China.
• The completed erection of the Hong-Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge.
• Referenced how China benefits from Macau.
• That the Portuguese are an intricate and important asset to Macau. Together they are looking to diversify economics, by maintaining local culture, and ways of increasing tourism.
• Drew our attention to China's involvement in many different countries regarding assisting with infrastructure, labor, and various developments.
• Leaving us to speculate where Economic leadership is headed.
After the session, an enjoyable luncheon made by Chef Dorothy Oliveira was served with Macanese cuisine.
Winners of the Best Moments in video of the Saint John´s Festival 2018 in Macau
On 24 June 2018, the award ceremony of the Best Moments in video of the Saint John´s Festival 2018 of the IIM in Macau took place at the St. Lazarus Church, with the support of the Macao Foundation.
The main award was delivered to Mike Wang, and the 2 consolation awards were delivered to Isabella Lou and Gilberto Camacho.
The videos can be viewed in the following links:
Mike Wang:Link 1
Isabella Lou:Link 2
Gilberto Camacho:Link 3
500 years of Macau in California
An exhibition was opened on June 9 2018 at the heart of Silicon Valley, in the Portuguese Historical Museum located at History Park San Jose California.
Portraying a very comprehensive 500 years history of Macau, since the establishment of the territory by the Portuguese till the present day, the exhibit gives its viewers a very detailed knowledge of Macau, today known as a Special Administrative Region of the People´s Republic of China.
The exhibition is equipped with a high quality digital display screen, including the history with more interaction. Shown during the celebration of the Portugal´s Day around the world, the exhibition receives on the opening day over 5000 visitors and will be the main display until June next year.
A collaboration between the Club Lusitano of California and the International Institute of Macau, the exhibition was sponsored by the Macao Foundation.
2018 Contest: Best Moments in Video - Macau Saint John Festival
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MACAU (IIM)
Macau Saint John Festival (23 and 24 June 2018)
BEST MOMENTS OF THE SAINT JOHN FESTIVAL IN VIDEO – IIM 2018
The IIM launches the following video contest "VIDEO OF THE BEST MOMENTS OF THE SAINT JOHN FESTIVAL - IIM 2018". Enter the Facebook page (@MacauSaintJohnFestival), press "like" and follow it and upload your video to get an award!
1. Targeted to young people, this contest intends to portray and capture the best moments of the two days of the event;
2. All the people who are visiting or participating in the activities of this Festival is allowed to join this contest;
3. The video must be published on the abovementioned Facebook page and cannot exceed more than 2 minutes of the recording time;
4. Video recording can be done through the mobile device, and it is allowed to use any creative applications to achieve the best effect to the video;
5. The awarded videos and their images will be used for the next year’s promotional video of this Festival;
6. The participation in this contest authorizes automatically the use of the video images (copyright) by IIM, for the video mentioned in the previous topic;
7.The contest has 3 types of awards:
Main award: MOP$2,000;
Consolation award: MOP$500;
8.The best videos will be awarded according to the evaluation of the juries, nominated for this contest;
9.The contest closes at 6:00pm on June 24, 2018;
10.The announcement of the prizes will be made during the afternoon of June 24, 2018, through the same Facebook page (@MacauSaintJohnFestival);
11.The awards ceremony will be made at 7:00pm on June 24, and the winners must be present at the Festival to receive the respective award. The winners must confirm at the IIM tent or through INBOX of the mentioned Facebook page, their presence at the ceremony until 6:15pm, after which the winner will be duly contacted;
12.The absence during the ceremony of the winners on the last day of the Festival will result in the cancellation of the award, transferring to the next highest ranked contestant.
Acceptable source video includes sources that are not copyrighted. All participants take responsibility that all images and soundtracks are not copyrighted material. Entries containing any unauthorized content will be under the responsibility of the author or participant only.
2018 IDENTITY AWARD
Book launch: China´s Belt and Road initiative
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) visits the International Institute of Macau (IIM)
Award Ceremony of the Young Researcher Award 2017
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Heshmat Refutes the Junta's Albawaba News Website False Claims on EU Parliament
Dr. Gamal Heshmat, Egyptian Parliament Speaker, slams utter lies posted on one of the coup regime's main news websites.
Sunday, August 2,2015 15:25
We did not realize that endeavors by the legitimate Egyptian Parliament abroad gave military coup authorities a headache until the coup's foreign ministry issued statements accusing us of terrorism, and accusing those who meet with us of supporting terrorism. The coup regime uses 'terrorism' as an extortion strategy.
The Egyptian Intelligence Service's Albawaba website published utter lies by an angry editor-in-chief who clearly received insufficient information, and rearranged it in a most provocative sensationalist way, with utter lies and no logic or reason. In its political news section, on July 27, 2015 a headline read "Gamal Heshmat Kicked Out from Inter-Parliamentary Union HQ". The text that followed then told several "news" stories about international institutions expelling, slamming or severing ties with the Muslim Brotherhood, such as:
1. A formal letter from the European Union (EU) to the International Organization of the Muslim Brotherhood demanding the latter must not send any new memoranda to the Commission on Human Rights! And that the EU would not send any fact-finding committees to investigate facts pertaining to the Muslim Brotherhood who has no legitimacy!
Here, the junta's stupidity is very clear. How could those who do not recognize the legitimacy of an entity, send it an official letter? In any case, this never happened. It could not happen, because there is no entity called The International Organization of the Muslim Brotherhood. If there were any truth in that fabricated story, they would have mentioned the name of the person to whom the "official letter" was supposedly addressed and sent.
2. According to the junta's website, James Moran (the EU's Ambassador to Egypt) sent a special report on Muslim Brotherhood activity to the EU (supposedly on July 20), in which Moran confirmed that the group was supporting, financing and carrying out terrorist operations targeting the army, the police and the judiciary, and that the group openly announces these operations internally, while it denies them in statements issued to the international public opinion. The story went on to explain that the West's continued support for the Muslim Brotherhood would enable it to continue its terrorism on a large scale in the whole region!
Junta stupidity continues with fabricating "news" about the EU's Ambassador to Egypt, accusing him of stupidity because he did not follow the Muslim Brotherhood's internal statements in which the group admits its crimes while lying to the whole world!
The lying author forgot statements made by James Moran himself in the State Security's newspaper (Al-Yawm Al-Sabie) on July 2 at the annual breakfast ceremony hosted by the EU Embassy in Cairo. Moran was asked whether Europe would place the Muslim Brotherhood on the list of terrorism. The EU ambassador said there was no evidence against them to put them on the list of terrorism, stressing the EU's commitment to fighting common threats.
3. The series of lies continued to mobilize the whole world against the Muslim Brotherhood and its associations as well as all Islamic organizations in Europe, putting them under surveillance, to convince the reader that there is a siege around the group abroad, contrary to what they themselves claim.
4. Another false story: Last week (19 to 20 July), Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) officials kicked out Muslim Brotherhood leader Gamal Heshmat, after demanding he proved the legitimacy of the Egyptian Parliament in Turkey. They said that the group lacked legitimacy and that the IPU would not talk to a Turkey-based Egyptian legislative body, especially since most of its members are wanted in terrorism cases.
The question is: Why didn't Albawaba provide any photographs to support this important scandal, like they did to prove our presence in the main hall of the European Parliament prior to the end-of-May session? In any event, I was last in Europe in the first week of June. Then, my visa expired. How did I visit the IPU?
As for proof of legitimacy, the text of the IPU's Charter dictates recognition of the last Parliament in countries where military coups occur. Moreover, there are texts that forbid recognition of the dissolving of any legitimate parliament by any extraordinary authority or regime. In fact, we did communicate with them, but never tried to go visit.
5. The lying website went on to claim that all international bodies in all continents stood against the Egyptian Parliament and the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood. It even claimed that the African Union affirmed that the group was a terrorist organization in a report in which it also accused Turkey and Qatar of financing terrorist operations!
In short, the junta packed all the wishes it failed to realize in these false "news" stories. I swear to God that I and my colleagues read this "news" article in the junta's website with a great deal of joy, for the obvious truth we could sense: the junta's inability to face reality, and its resorting to lies. But then lies are what their coup is built upon in the first place.
Congratulations to you for your wild imagination and your failure to face up to the people of freedom and legitimacy and their effective anti-coup activities abroad.
Dr. Mohamed Gamal Heshmat
Speaker of the Egyptian Parliament Abroad
http://www.albawabhnews.com/1415630
tags: Parliament / Heshmat / Muslim Brotherhood / MB / Coup / Anti-Coup / Pro-Legitimacy / Egyptians / Revolution / Massacres / Egyptian People / Military Coup / Egyptian Army
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Here Today, Compost Tomorrow
by Debra Moser
While it may seem like a new concept, composting has been around for thousands of years. The Greeks, Egyptians and Romans all practiced composting by taking dirty straw from animals stalls and burying it in the fields that they were cultivating. There are even references to composting in the Talmud. The Greek and Hebrew words for composting were originally translated as “dung piles,” but archaeologists now know that these really refer to compost piles. One thousand years before Moses was born, people were composting, and writings from the tenth and twelfth centuries show that there were actually directions for how to compost and text regarding its importance to agriculture.
Ryan Walter (left) and The Compost Crew team
Fast-forward to today: The EPA estimates that we have over 10,000 composting operations of all sizes in the US. One of the fastest growing is the segment of home composting programs, which can now be found across the nation.
Here in Bethesda, MD, we have a unique company that is really making inroads into the home composting business. Ryan Walter, founder and owner of The Compost Crew, says he was influenced by the culture of entrepreneurism and the spirit to help and credits his Jewish roots for giving him the confidence he has today in running his business, which he founded in 2011.
Walter saw that the burgeoning food movement, including the increase in the number of fresh food outlets like farmers markets, was gaining momentum, and he saw the need to divert food scraps from landfills and incinerators. “Composting is a logical and sustainable way of managing our food cycle,” Ryan explains. “When food products go to landfills or incinerators, they releases methane gas, which is 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide.”
Instead of throwing the food out, The Compost Crew’s alternative is to pick up the food scraps from customers’ homes and compost them. This puts the nutrients back into the earth and eventually into our food systems since the resulting compost can be used as fertilizer for our farms and even our own gardens!
Despite challenges, Walter has been very successful at keeping people motivated about composting. The Compost Crew was recently awarded the prestigious Green Award given out annually by Bethesda Magazine and Bethesda Green, a local nonprofit. The award recognized the work that the company is doing to protect the environment.
Walter shares, “To date we service thousands of homes and have composted more that one million pounds of compostables. In addition, we launched a program in conjunction with Central Farm Markets called CompostKids that allows kids to collect all their great compostables at home and bring them each week to the Bethesda Central Farm Market to be composted. The kids get a treat for their hard work, and after they have collected ten weeks’ worth of compostables, they get a gift certificate.”
When asked to identify some acceptable compostables that would surprise people, Walters responded, “Paper towels, pizza boxes and cotton, including any 100-percent-cotton article of clothing.”
Educating more people has allowed The Compost Crew to expand into Northern Virginia where they are getting great reviews and lots of food scraps and compostable materials. They use several channels to spread the word including social media, a stellar outside sales team, which can be found, among other places, at the farmers markets, and recommendations from happy customers.
Walter’s creativity and perseverance has changed the way we interact with our environment, our habits and our culture. In Judaism, we are instructed to preserve the earth for generations to come, and that exactly is what Ryan Walter and The Compost Crew are helping us to do.
Top photo: The Compost Crew at Bethesda Central Farm Market.
Debra Moser
For over 30 years Debra Moser has guided businesses in marketing and strategic positioning, currently bringing that expertise to Central Farm Markets and MeatCrafters, both founded with her husband, Mitch Berliner. She has a professional certification in pastry from L’Academie de Cuisine.
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Chance Encounter: Chapter 13 – I think that’s just about the worst thing I’ve ever seen
I think that’s just about the worst thing I’ve ever seen
Logan looked up to see a naked crimson angel standing before him in the dim lighting of his cell, her body dripping with blood, bits of bone and gore. Her hair was matted with it, sticking to her skin in dark red trails. He tried to move to get a better look at her, and watched as tears spilled out of her eyes.
“Christ.” he groaned out of what was left of ruined vocal cords. “Don’t come..here..and start cryin’. Fucksakes.”
He winced, realizing that he had to be pretty busted up for it to sound that bad. He wanted to get up, but his body wouldn’t respond.
Whoever she was, his mystery distraction, she was a knockout under all the red stuff. She had visited him before, when he could manage to get somewhat lucid – before they knocked him out again. Usually when she came to him, she looked much cleaner. Pure, almost. Why was she all bloody now? She looked as though she had strode through a killing field, dominating it.
Something was different this time, though. Now he could actually feel her hands on him as she began sliding them gently along his sides, arms and legs. She seemed to be checking him for something.
“How on earth could he have survived this?”
The hushed whisper caught his attention and Logan looked to find the source of the other voice, seeing a woman with red hair and black leather that looked vaguely familiar. Seeing her irritated him, but he wasn’t entirely sure why.
“Max, we need to go. NOW.”
Logan lolled his head to the side to see a tall man in black leather. What the hell was on the guy’s head? Did he realize he looked like an idiot?
“Dreaming again..” Logan mumbled, trying to roll over and finding that he couldn’t.
Everything was wet and red; the floor around him covered with torn, fleshy chunks and pieces of skin. What the hell had happened? There was a strange pressure in his chest, along with a familiar itching feeling.
Suddenly, he was hefted into the air by something big, wet and furry. It smelled familiar and comfortable, apart from the fact that it was also covered in blood as well. What, had everybody taken a liberal roll in a blood puddle? It growled softly at him and he relaxed.
Hell, if he was dreaming, there wasn’t much he could do about it anyway.
Having expended the rest of his energy trying to move, he slumped in its arms as he slid back into darkness.
Max cradled Logan in her arms in the back of the cargo area of the plane. Scott had strapped them both into the netting since Max refused to let go of Logan and sit in one of the seats. She didn’t want him getting any more banged up on the ride home. She could still hear low, ripping explosions as they tore through the remains of the facility below. Scott had the plane in the air already and the sounds began fading away.
She was still somewhat delirious herself, having come back to awareness once they were able to get into the cage that held him. The wet, ragged mess of his torso was knitting itself back together as he regenerated and she winced as his healing factor forced yet another hunk of metal out of his neck. It hit the floor with a metallic tak sound as she ran shaking fingers over the skin of his shoulder. She watched as tissue started reconstructing over exposed metallic ribs at phenomenal speed, wondering what the hell they had done to him in order to cause so much damage. She wiped at a bloody spot on his leg, relieved that the skin there was now unbroken – the scars quickly fading.
“God, Logan…” she breathed, her voice cracking as tears threatened to start again.
Max couldn’t even remember what the wolf had done, which was the truly maddening part. When she realized how badly they’d hurt him, she wanted nothing more than to start tearing people apart. Now she couldn’t even do that. She remembered seeing vivid splashes of crimson along the walls as well as large chunks of skin and bone strewn liberally throughout the halls as they had run back through the facility, trying to find the exit. The wolf had apparently rent asunder everything in her path once she’d wrested control from Max. It had taken justice into its own hands, leaving her feeling impotent and frustrated.
It curled in her psyche now, sated and content that it had saved its mate.
It was only a matter of time before Logan´s body burned off whatever zombie cocktail those assholes had forced into him; he literally stank of chemicals. It would take a good deal longer for him to heal from the extensive injuries he’d endured. She had never seen anybody come back from anything this extreme before, and it left her more than a little shaken.
Max couldn’t believe that Logan hadn’t broken a single bone. What kind of metal covered them, anyway? His cell had literally been covered in gore, as if something had exploded, splashing it everywhere. She had wanted to ask Jean or Scott what had happened to him before the wolf released its hold on her, but neither of them seemed much in a mood for conversation.
Jean had looked as if she were going into mild shock. Max could get the story later. At least they had gotten him out.
She opened her hand and looked down at the souvenir that she’d swiped from the hook that it depended from just outside the cage where they had found him. It was a small metal plate that looked like an unusual military dogtag of sorts. She ran her finger over the single word engraved into the metal again – Wolverine. What the hell was that supposed to mean?
Max clutched it in her hands, her stomach lurching as the plane jostled gently. Flying in the cargo section was decidedly worse than sitting strapped into one of the seats. Max hoped they would be landing soon.
Pink water swirled around the drain as Max rested her cheek against the cool tile of the shower walls. The water was damn near scalding, but she could barely feel it. Ororo had immediately sent her to clean up after they deposited Logan in the infirmary. There wasn’t much more that Max could do. It was just a matter of waiting now. She finished cleaning up, then headed back downstairs, still feeling numb.
Scott was sitting in the living room, staring quietly outside.
She padded over and sat across from him. “Can I ask you a question?”
He looked over at her, his expression unreadable. His tone was wary as he replied, “Sure. What is it?”
Max frowned for a moment, wondering how to phrase it without making it sound too ghoulish.
“What..what happened to him? What caused the big hole in his chest?”
Scott gave her a strange look, his tone tight as he asked, “You don’t remember?”
Max gave him a sad shake of her head, pursing her lips.
He took a deep breath, then explained, “I think they put some kind of..explosive charge in him and detonated it before we could get to him in time, hoping that it would kill him.”
His tone became hollow as he turned away and murmured, “Then when that didn’t work, they opened fire on him.”
Max felt the blood drain from her face as her hands began to shake.
“Jesus…” she whispered as she pulled her arms around herself.
“Yeah.” Scott croaked, his hands tightening briefly into fists. “I think that’s just about the worst thing I’ve ever seen.”
Max took a calming breath, then asked, “How bad did I get?”
Scott let out a weak laugh and looked back over at her.
“Pretty bad.”
She frowned and murmured, “I’m so sorry.”
His expression softened as he replied, “We knew it was a nasty situation going in. I just..we had no idea.”
He shuddered. “It went the way it went. I’m not blaming you, Max.”
“Is Jean okay?”
“Oddly enough, she’s not as bad as I thought she’d be. Apparently telepaths see some pretty vivid, nasty stuff in other people’s heads when they’re broadcasting their thoughts. The initial shock seems to have worn off quickly, thank god.”
“I’m glad.” Max forced a smile, then stood up and said, “I’m going to go check on him. Wanna come?”
Scott shook his head slowly and looked back outside.
“I think I’ll stay here – but thanks.”
Max nodded and made her way through the mansion to the infirmary, relieved that she didn’t run into anybody else along the way. The place seemed unusually quiet for some reason. When she walked in and saw Logan laid out in a hospital bed, something in her chest tightened.
His body had fully regenerated, but he was breathing slowly. Max sat by his bedside, watching for any signs of voluntary movement. He was still out like a light, and likely would be for a while. She felt a gentle hand on her shoulder and quickly turned around to find Ororo standing there, her expression stoic.
“Have you eaten?” she asked, her tone soft.
Max shook her head as her stomach gave a loud growl.
“Would you like me to bring you something?”
“No. I’ll be okay.” Max murmured, turning to look back over at Logan.
“Little good will come of you denying yourself sustenance, Max.” Ororo chided softly, letting her hand drop from Max’s shoulder.
“I can’t leave him.” Max whispered, feeling strangely guilty.
“I will bring you something from the kitchen. A sandwich?” Ororo offered.
Max turned and met the woman’s ice blue eyes, her chest growing tight.
“Have you ever..had vengeance taken out of your hands?”
Ororo smiled and pulled up a lab stool, perching on it with a regal mien.
“All of us, at one time or another, lose the opportunity to see the wickedness that affects us directly punished before our eyes.” She paused for a moment, then gave a somber nod. “Oh yes.”
Max let out a deep sigh and replied, “I want so badly to hurt – to kill those who did this to him – who put him through this – and I can’t because, in a remote way, I already did.”
“Jean spoke of the aftermath – the carnage you left in your wake on your way to reach him. It sounds as if you firmly collected the debt yourself.” She looked slightly confused. “Was this not the case?”
Max shifted on her stool and murmured, “Well – yes and no.”
She looked away, not wanting her friend to see her shame so plainly on her face.
“At a certain point, I essentially lost consciousness – and the wolf took over. All the rage – the anguish and pain I felt at what was happening – she’s the one who brought the price raining down on their heads. Not me.”
Her voice dropped to a whisper. “I don’t even remember it.”
“Then you must accept that Karma herself was riding beside you tonight and place the need for vengeance behind you.”
Ororo shivered for a moment as Max looked back at her. “It is not always a good thing to be her direct instrument, Max. Trust me on this.”
She sounded like she spoke from a place of pretty harsh experience. Max wondered what she had gone through to sound so jaded about such a thing. She still looked so young. It was hard to remember that she was twenty.
“You’re always so calm – so measured in your responses. How do you do it? How do you keep it all from getting to you and tearing you apart?” Max asked, her hazel eyes searching.
Ororo smiled and quietly explained, “I command the very elements of the sky with thought and intention. I had to enforce rigid control over my emotions at a very young age to keep from destroying everything around me.”
“Did it get easier over time?”
Ororo chuckled softly, shaking her head.
“Sometimes it is very difficult indeed. I cannot always keep how I feel penned in, but I do the best that I am able.”
Max had a stray thought, and her eyes widened.
“What about during…?” she let the rest of the question go unasked and Ororo presented her with a wry smile.
“It is the one question that everyone seems to ask me.”
She slowly stood up and said, “Have you not noticed that, every once in a while, a brief thunderstorm will break out around the mansion?” She raised an eyebrow and her smile grew bigger as she turned to go.
“A sandwich it is.” She murmured as she walked out.
Max blinked, then let out a bark of laughter.
She felt the tight spot in her chest loosen a little and relaxed.
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iPolitics AM: Trudeau unveils plastic ban plan, makes the rounds at Laurier Club summer party
By Kady O'Malley. Published on Jun 10, 2019 5:45am
iPolitics/Matthew
ALSO TODAY: Singh joins Ottawa Centre NDP candidate to cheer on Raptors — Freeland, Bains make the rounds at the Conference of Montreal
Now back in Canada and (presumably) fully recovered from last week’s whirlwind European mini-tour, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to kick off his political workweek with a mid-morning visit to the Gault Nature Reserve, where, as per multiple media reports, he’s expected to announce his government’s plan to ban single-use plastics by 2021.
It’s all part of what CBC News describes as “a larger strategy to tackle the plastic pollution problem,” with additional details to be provided by Environment Minister Catherine McKenna and Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson during separate events at Toronto’s Cherry Beach Park and the Vancouver Aquarium, respectively.
After that wraps up, he’ll head back to Ottawa — although not, according to his official itinerary, to the House of Commons — where he’ll drop in on a private dinner to mark former prime minister John Turner’s 90th birthday before making his way to the Canadian War Museum for the Liberal Party’s annual summer reception.
Billed as a “donor appreciation event,” is technically free to attend for those who have already donated, or committed to donating at least $1,500 this year, and, as per the notice posted by the party, will deploy a full contingent of cabinet ministers to mix and mingle with the crowd.
Meanwhile, New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh is planning to hit the West Block Foyer at high noon to unveil what the advisory describes as “measures to help make Canadians’ lives more affordable” — which may or may not refer to his previously announced campaign pledges on pharmacare and housing — and share the details of the party’s final opposition motion of the sitting, which was initially expected to call on MPs to “denounce the inaction of both Liberal and Conservative governments” on offshore tax avoidance schemes, and particularly, “the practice of letting the richest tax dodgers off the hook.”
According to the revised projection of House business, however, the New Democrats have decided to let both the CRA and those wealthy “tax dodgers” off the hook with a last-minute switch to a motion sponsored by Windsor West MP Brian Masse that would, if adopted, call on the government to implement a full suite of measures to make wireless communications services more affordable.
Among the suggested actions: imposing a price cap, doing away with data limitations and revising the spectrum auction parameters “to make sure everyday Canadians benefit most from the revenue, rather than repeating the failures of previous Liberal and Conservative governments, which squandered almost $20 billion from previous auctions.”
Later this evening, Singh join Ottawa Centre candidate Emilie Taman at a downtown tavern to “watch game 5 of the NBA finals and cheer on the Toronto Raptors.”
Also out and about today: Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains make the rounds at the annual Conference of Montreal, where she’ll join former Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Brian Tobin for an on-stage “armchair discussion” on Canada’s foreign policy and he’ll tout their government’s efforts to help Canadians “succeed in a globally competitive digital economy.”
Elsewhere in the city, Tourism Minister Mélanie Joly teams up with Montreal International CEO Hubert Bolduc for the reveal of a “jobs-creating investment” at Pointe-Saint-Charles-based Unity Technologies, while Infrastructure Minister François-Philippe Champagne joins Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante for an “important infrastructure announcement” at City Hall before an afternoon speech at the Conference of Montreal.
Back in Toronto, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen stops by the York Recreation Centre to highlight his government’s ongoing efforts to bolster “flood mitigation” alongside Toronto Mayor John Tory and local Liberal MP Julie Dzerowicz.
Finally, Small Business Minister Mary Ng joins “small business owners and entrepreneurs” at Markham’s Village Hive for the launch of the Canada Business App.
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A Revised Short Form of the Extended Class Play Among Italian Early Adolescents
Among the measures assessing peer reputation, the Extended Class Play (ECP) is now used extensively in North American settings. Little information is available in other cultural contexts. Furthermore, practical considerations suggest developing a shorter form of the ECP to be used in socio-educational environments. This study examined the ECP dimensions of peer assessment in Italy as well as developed a shorter form of the measure. We revised the ECP using factor analyses according to an explorative-confirmatory approach. The original 37-item ECP was shortened to a 22-item version and, subsequently, the properties of the revised measure were evaluated. We performed two studies comprising, respectively, 643 (55% male; 97% Italian; Mage = 12.20, SD = 0.60) and 652 (58% male; 94% Italian; Mage = 12.26, SD = 0.66) seventh-grade young adolescents living in southern and central Italy. Results revealed a clear and consistent seven-factor structure and acceptable levels of reliability and validity. Factors included constructs such as Shyness-Withdrawal, Prosociality-Leadership, Aggression, Popularity-Sociability, Victimization, Rejection-Exclusion, and Boastfulness. Correlations between the dimensions of the 22-item ECP and teacher ratings of young adolescents’ behaviors further confirmed the validity of the solution. Findings suggest the importance of culturally revised measures of social reputation and indicate that the short form of the ECP has considerable promise to be considered a valuable measure to assess the multidimensional aspects of peer relationships.
Titolo: A Revised Short Form of the Extended Class Play Among Italian Early Adolescents
Pasquale Musso (Corresponding)
Maria Grazia Lo Cricchio
LO COCO, Alida
Franca Tani
INGOGLIA, Sonia
Kenneth H. Rubin
Citazione: Musso, P., Grazia Lo Cricchio, M., LO COCO, A., Tani, F., Ingoglia, S., & Rubin, K. (2019). A Revised Short Form of the Extended Class Play Among Italian Early Adolescents. PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS.
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Abstract: Among the measures assessing peer reputation, the Extended Class Play (ECP) is now used extensively in North American settings. Little information is available in other cultural contexts. Furthermore, practical considerations suggest developing a shorter form of the ECP to be used in socio-educational environments. This study examined the ECP dimensions of peer assessment in Italy as well as developed a shorter form of the measure. We revised the ECP using factor analyses according to an explorative-confirmatory approach. The original 37-item ECP was shortened to a 22-item version and, subsequently, the properties of the revised measure were evaluated. We performed two studies comprising, respectively, 643 (55% male; 97% Italian; Mage = 12.20, SD = 0.60) and 652 (58% male; 94% Italian; Mage = 12.26, SD = 0.66) seventh-grade young adolescents living in southern and central Italy. Results revealed a clear and consistent seven-factor structure and acceptable levels of reliability and validity. Factors included constructs such as Shyness-Withdrawal, Prosociality-Leadership, Aggression, Popularity-Sociability, Victimization, Rejection-Exclusion, and Boastfulness. Correlations between the dimensions of the 22-item ECP and teacher ratings of young adolescents’ behaviors further confirmed the validity of the solution. Findings suggest the importance of culturally revised measures of social reputation and indicate that the short form of the ECP has considerable promise to be considered a valuable measure to assess the multidimensional aspects of peer relationships.
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Is the Quran really preserved or are there missing parts of the Quran?
First of all, I'm sorry for the nature of this topic but recently, my Imaan has become weaker. Shaytan is flooding my mind with doubts. This morning, I started to doubt the preservation of the Quran (May Allah forgive me).
So I really need your help and guidence.
I was reading about the history of the Quran when I noticed something interesting.
During the Battle of Yamama, many of the huffaz were killed. So Abu Bakr told Zaid ibn Thabit to collect the Quran. And then Zaid said this:
"...By Allah, if he (Abu Bakr) had ordered me to shift one of the mountains it would not have been harder for me than what he had ordered me concerning the collection of the Quran... So I started locating the Quranic material and collecting it from parchments, scapula, leafstalks of date palms and from the memories of men."
Here's where one of the confusion lies. If Zaid ibn Thabit was the personal scribe of Muhammad (s.a.w.) and if he had the entire Quran memorized, why did he have to collect Quranic material in written form? What's wrong with the material he already had? Did Abu Bakr not trust Zaid ibn Thabit's work?
Later, Zaid ibn Thabit said:
"So I started looking for the Holy quran and collected it from (what was written on) palm-leaf stalks, thin white stones, and also from men who knew it by heart, until I found the last verse of Surat at-Tauba (repentance) with Abi Khuzaima al-Ansari, and I did not find it with anybody other than him."
This leads me to another question:
Why did Zaid ibn Thabit stop searching after he found the lasts verses of Surah Tauba? Did Zaid ibn Thabit find all parts of the Quran that was revealed to Muhammad (s.a.w.)? Were there any parts of the Quran that he couldn't find?
We all know that Zaid ibn Thabit's task was to collect written portions of the Quran and all the verses that he collected were unanimously agreed upon by the companions. But what about the verses that he didn't collect? If Zaid ibn Thabit had some parts of the Quran memorized for which he couldn't find any written copies, were these parts recorded in Abu Bakr's compilation of the Quran or were they omitted?
Please reply soon.
quran sahaba preservation
You base the entire issue on something you found beyond the Quran and then you blame satan for flooding your mind with doubts. Why don't you have a little faith on what is written on the Divine Words i.e that the Words are preserved ? – user19208 Sep 18 '16 at 19:27
But my question is: Did Zayd ibn Thabit find all the written copies of the Quran? Or was he missing anything? – user16329 Sep 19 '16 at 3:36
First of all Allah the Almighty Himself has made a promise (HE even has sworn) to preserve it (15:9):
Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur'an and indeed, We will be its guardian.
We only know about the human part of the preservation I'll quote what come in to my mind:
Tawatur this means Quran has always (from the time of sahaba on) been transmitted by many people to many people orally!
And you might not find a place on earth were at a time of the day Quran is not recited, as we are recommended by Quran itself to recite it in any situation any time of the day.
So the sum of this already should keep Quran always in memory. And by this should make it hard if not impossible to change the Quran.
Some conclusions form the story of the 1st Quran collection
The most reliable narration on the first collection of Quran is narrated on the authority of Zaid ibn Thabit himself in sahih al-Bukhari who even quoted some different wordings in other narrations (showing that this narration has some kind of tawatur) in the chapter on tafsir, in the chapter on virtues of the Quran and in the chapter on Judgments. At-Tirmidhi also quoted it in his Jami'.
This narration shows a few points:
Why was Zaid ibn Thabit chosen, as there have been other memorizers available and maybe even other scribes?
Note that Zaid was literate therefore he was one of the most known scribes of the Prophet, but there were many other sahaba who have been literate. As he was ordered to collect backups his own writings didn't count! We know from Quran that we always need at least two witnesses 2:282
... And bring to witness two witnesses from among your men. And if there are not two men [available], then a man and two women from those whom you accept as witnesses - so that if one of the women errs, then the other can remind her. ...
The major reasons are as stated in the narration:
...'You are a wise young man and we do not have any suspicion about you, and you used to write the Divine Inspiration for Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). So you should search for (the fragmentary scripts of) the Qur'an and collect it in one book). ...
He was a young man, so he was able to do such a meaningful difficult duty, and also as a young man he wouldn't insist much on his own view (or recitation and records in this case), so in case of differences he might more easily accept a guidance or an advice. He therefore also was somewhat free to concentrate on this duty and if necessary travel to get copies of texts.
He witnessed and was part of the recording of the divine text (at the life time of the Prophet), so he has seen what others might not have seen.
He was considered as a wise (young) man, which made him predestined to accomplish this duty.
He was an upright man (Abu Bakr said to him: "... and we do not have any suspicion about you...") he also was known for his devoutness, his trust and his good manners (as else our Prophet wouldn't chose him as a scribe). Also as such he wouldn't even think of changing the revelation as he clearly knows about verses like 2:42, 2:174 and 3:187.
And he was known to be a memorizer who have memorized the Quran in the life time of the Prophet and he has been tested at the last time our Prophet "tested" the memorizers العرضة الأخيرة. this is quoted by many scholars among them Abdurrhaman as-Sulami, who quoted that Zaid recited the Quran twice in front of the Prophet. So Zaid exactly knew (or memorized) the final (version) of the Quranic text, as he was tested twice before the death of the Prophet , so he wouldn't confound it with revelations that have been abrogated! Some scholars even say he was aware of the 7 ahrouf, which is an extra qualification.
So Zaid with the guidance of abu Bakr and others has made his task somewhat difficult, but as it was a big task with a major impact on upcoming Muslim generation these precautions actually seem necessary:
So I started looking for the Qur'an and collecting it from (what was written on) palmed stalks, thin white stones and also from the men who knew it by heart, till I found the last Verse of Surat at-Tauba (Repentance) with Abi Khuzaima Al-Ansari, and I did not find it with anybody other than him. The Verse is: 'Verily there has come unto you an Apostle (Muhammad) from amongst yourselves. It grieves him that you should receive any injury or difficulty..(till the end of Surat-Baraa' (at-Tauba) (9.128-129) Then the complete manuscripts (copy) of the Qur'an remained with Abu Bakr till he died, then with 'Umar till the end of his life, and then with Hafsa, the daughter of 'Umar.
He didn't relay on his recitation nor his records.
He tried his best to get written records, to which he found enough witnesses who could testify these records to have been made at the time of the Prophet (preferably according to the dictation of the Prophet).
Note that this involved many sahaba in the act of collection which means an extra precaution for the task.
Again even if he was a memorizer -and at the time reading or reciting with the seven ahruf was allowed- he was still searching for backup for his own memorization. And either found it in written form or memorized by sahaba who had witnesses of these being a Quranic text reveled and dictated or taught by our Prophet to them and approved as the final version of Quran (with no abrogated verses): This means at least three people came to Zaid and recited the same verses in the same "harf" in front of him.
So in each case we would have at least three if not four (counting Zaid as a witness) witnesses for that piece being part of the Quran, apart of it being later approved by other sahaba. There are even narration claiming that Zaid was not alone but he was accompanied by 'Omar (according a narration on the authorithy of 'Orwah ibn az-Zubair) and according to the Arabic wikipedia site al-Bukhari and at-Tirmidhi stated that Sa'id ibn al-'Aas, Abdurrahman ibn al-Harith and Abdullah ibn az-Zubair have been given the same task.
The narration shows that the last written verse Zaid has collected was the one from surat at-Tawbah. Here the translation plays a role, as the original text is really not allowing much interpretation whether there were other verses he didn't collect, or should have collected. The text says the last verse he was missing (as he knew it should exist) was the one from surat at-Tawbah, and as you may read it's neither the last verse in the order of the Quran, nor si surat at-Tawbah the last surah in that order, so it was more a like the last piece of puzzle which is needed to fill the "blank" somewhere in the middle. Narrations show that 'Omar was among the witnesses of this Verse being part of the final version of the Quran.
If there had been any objection to that, like it was for the 2nd Collection sahaba would have shown it, so one can assume that by the guidance of Allah and with his own efforts and persistence to accomplish the task he has been ordered to do the best way Zaid could collect all the pieces of the Quran and all the memorized parts too in a book which he gave once his task was finished abu Bakr. The reason for the 2nd Collection clearly show that "Quran students" had objections to wrong (pronunciation in the) recitations of their "teachers", so people of that time were strong enough in their faith to not stay calm and let things go if something may be wrong, you may find evidences of that in many ahadith and narrations.
In the 2nd collection the thing that created the most disapproval was restricting the Quran to one harf, this was strongly disapproved by Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (who said he recited the Quran 70 times in front of the Prophet, what ever this may mean, as it is hard to imagine all these 70 times to have taken place in the last year before the death of Muhammad) for a long time. Some scholars say his disapproval came because he was not asked to be a part of the comity for the compilation (he was among the first believers). So people of 'Iraq and especially al-Kufa rejected for a long time the recitation and the moshaf al-Imam with which 'Othman has sent Abdurrahman as-Sulami to them until 'Assim could find a middle way of a recitation between the one prescribed by the moshaf of 'Othman and the recitation of Abdullah ibn Masu'd (For details see my answer on Why is the Hafs reading of the Qur'an so prevalent?) and of course ibn Masu'd didn't die rejecting this restriction, but acknowledged it later.
The precautions taken by Zaid
He didn't record any thing until the owner or transmitter could proof (by at least two witnesses) it was (part of the) Quran and it was recorded in presence of our Prophet.
Note that some sahaba have recorded the Quran beside some hadith.
He didn't record any thing until he had a proof that it was part of the final recitation or "final version" of the Quran.
Note that only by this the following precaution can be confirmed:
He didn't record anything until he had a proof that it was not abrogated by a newer verse or just deleted in the "final version".
Note that many of the records of sahaba included such revelations.
Some more explanation
Be aware that when our Prophet died there have been many people who memorized the (whole) Quran and and among them were sahaba like Zaid ibn Tahbit, Ubay ibn Ka'ab, Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, Abdullah ibn 'amr ibn al-'Aas, Salim mawla abi Hudaihfah, abu a-Drada' and Mu'ad ibn Jabal and many others whom apparently have died during the fights of those who left Islam after the death of our Prophet and we therefore don't know.
All of these sahaba were known to be memorizers of the Quran and you will find most of them (if not all of them) in the narrator chains of of the 7 or 10 (among Muslims) approved qir'aat! Some of these sahaba have later taught other sahaba who are also considered as hafidh or memorizers of Quran, but they at least were not memorizers at the time the Prophet died. And also as we are now many sahaba memorized parts of the Quran, some in presence of the Prophet or later from what he dictated those play a big role in the collection. As even if we assume there were only 10 or 20 hafidhs among the (much) more than 5000 sahaba who were still living at the time you might not find anybody who didn't memorize at least a part or a couple of verses of the Quran. And it's hard to believe that none of the later has not memorized it by (direct) oral transmission from our Prophet.
Can you imagine that among this amount of sahaba none would have objection if Zaid didn't accomplish his duty and left lets say two or three fragment pieces unwritten?
The duty of Zaid was not to write down the Quran as he memorized it, but to find a backup in written form of that what he memorized. And that's what he did, so when he was missing a verse he knew he did his best to find a text somewhere in the hands of one of the scribes or their family. And beside this he needed witnesses who could testify that he found this text with a person. In cases the memorizer or scribe who had recorded the words of Allah was already death and his family members might have split these pieces of text as a heritage between family members.
So Zaid kept searching until his "Quran-Puzzle" was completed and this puzzle was the first pattern for the copy which have been kept at the house of the mother of believers Hafsa after the death of abu Bakr and 'Omar. Note that some of the mothers of believers where also hafidh among them Hafsa and 'Aisha if i remember well.
Of course there are some claims about missing verses, but Quran has been transmitted by tawatur so single claims don't count especially as all sahaba have approved the copy of Zaid at the first collection and later the moshaf al-Imam of 'Othman. This means either those parts were in an early stage part of the Quran, but not of the final version which has been tested by Jibreel in the last Ramadan twice. Or they really were not a part of the Quran, as for example in Mushaf Ubay what we now know as "du'a al-Qunut" was compiled as a surah.
Also note that some sahaba have been known to have their own copies of the Quran among them as said Ubay ibn Ka'ab and Abdullah ibn Masu'd. As these moshafs have been destroyed or burnt beside any copy which has been made earlier like the (private) copies of some of the mothers of believers who have been based on the moshaf which has been kept at the house of Hafsa nobody can clearly say wether those "moshafs" have included the whole Quran, but we know for example from statements of the owners what they have recorded in it. For example ibn Masu'd said he didn't put neither al-fatiha inside nor the two mo'awidat (al-Falaq 113, an-Nass 114), because -as he said- if he would have recorded al-Fatiha he would ahve put it in fronte ach surah, and he understood the two mo'awidat as formulation to seek refuge by Allah from evil!
And finally you are wasting your time on a useless investigation as the Quran has not meant to be written in a book, but kept and memorized and transmitted orally from memorizer to memorizer in the way it was dictated or recited by our Prophet, as learning or memorizing the Quran from the book isn't enough and worthless, as only a person who has learnt and memorized (the whole Quran) from a hafidh (having a continuous chain of narration ending with our Prophet) can be considered a hafidh. So compiling it in a book was only a an extra precaution to preserve it in case that more memorizers die before transmitting their wisdom to other generations of memorizers. And having it recorded at the time of the Prophet was in first place to help them once a new revelation came to add it to the correct surah and for those who were memorizing it was a helping tool.
A person who memorizes the Quran from the book only is not called hafidh rather than calling him "moshafy", as he was never tested or he never recited the Quran in front of a hafidh who corrected his pronunciation or spelling or recitation in general and let him repeat it until he approved it.
Some Arabic sources that were helpful:
On the first collection of Quran.
How to explain that Muslims (apparently) have missed a verse of the Quran before the collection at the time of abu Bakr, based on the narration of ibn Shihab in the chapter of virtuous of the Quran in sahih al-Bukhari.
And finally here's a fatwa in English on the matter
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Hospital Arts Programme Connecting the Dots
January - March 2020
Hospital Arts Programme January - March 2020
Connecting the Dots We start writing the brochure well in advance of going to print, which means we wrote this in December 2019, a good time to reflect on the year that is fast drawing to a close and to think about opportunities that the new year might bring. Looking back on 2019 we delivered an extensive programme of workshops and performances across 6 sites, and we know from your feedback that our programme of activity is something you look forward to. These activities not only help improve physical and mental wellbeing, they also offer an opportunity to take part in something different, a chance to learn new skills. Equally importantly is that they help create opportunities to chat with people on the same ward as you. To deliver our programme we rely not just on the Artlink Hospital Arts Team but also a whole bunch of talented freelance artists and performers, and a big group of volunteers who keep the wheels turning. At the end of November, we held an evening event at the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh to say a very BIG thank you to every one of those volunteers. Their continued and generous Š Albie Clark
voluntary support - not to mention the individual skills they bring to our projects - is very much appreciated. Volunteers at the Scottish Storytelling Centre event in November
"I am a patient at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital. At first I came to the Glasshouses with an escort but currently come along to the workshops on my own. The experience of coming along is very good for my mental health as I get to learn new trades. During the last half hour of the workshop we have tea and cake, sitting around the big table together, talking about what we have done during the week. For me this is the best part, as I like to know what is going on with everyone else."
Š Fiona McLachlan
Glasshouses volunteer for the past 2 years
Colour for the Corridor, Mackinnon House, REH
We look forward to strengthening our relationship with Angela Gray at the Health Foundation and continue our productive work with Becky Brazil, Royal Edinburgh Arts & Greenspace Manager. Becky has recently been working on the Colour for the Corridor project, as part of an ongoing and much needed face-lift of Mackinnon House. She and the hospital community have been working with Professor Fiona McLachlan & students from Edinburgh University School of Architecture on a trial arts project. The results can be seen in the Andrew Duncan Clinic Reception area and surrounding corridors, where the colour palette changes from the natural tones of Autumn to the first frost colours of Winter.
Š Albie Clark
As it will be at least 3 years before the start of any re-provisioning work in MacKinnon House, the hope is to expand the project to include the painting of the Mack House main corridor, based on the colours of Spring and Summer. This will be a hospital-wide community project, to include colour workshops and painting sessions with patients, staff and interested parties. If you would like to know more about this project, or get involved, please contact becky.brazil@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk In 2019 we established new connections with wards at St John's and the Western General; indeed, we have a bumper calendar for the period January to March, with artists working on two new wards at St John's, two new wards at the Western General as well as the public photography project at the Royal Infirmary.
Hospital Arts Programme Team
Š Miss Annabel Sings
We look forward to another packed year in 2020 and to developing exciting opportunities together, we wish everyone the very best for the coming year.
Nick Evans - Solar Eye Exhibition - Tramway, Glasgow
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The Nightwatch, Venus, The Picnic Funktion Disfunktion Exhibition, Neues Museum, Nurnberg, Germany
February and March will see artists Nick Evans and Trevor Cromie working on Ward 9 and Ward 21. Both these wards are new to us and have come about through working with Frances Aitken's Stress and De-stress Training for staff. After Frances delivers the training we then follow on, providing the creative input to build a productive environment where the patients' focus is on developing ideas and picking up new skills; staff are supported to gain confidence in delivering these activities in the future.
St John's Introduction (cont.) Ward 9 is a 30-bed mixed medical ward specialising in Cardiology along with other acute medical issues. The average patient stay is a couple of days; however, some patients might be on the ward for a couple of weeks. Ward 9 has a great pop up cafĂŠ right next to the ward and we will be delivering the 5 week making workshops there. Ward 21 is a 30-bed mixed acute medical ward specialising in respiratory conditions along with other acute medical issues. The average stay is a couple of days, but some patients stay longer. Normally we undertake communal activity as part of our workshops as we are very aware of their social benefits; however, on this ward we would only be getting in the way of the nursing staff and with that in mind, we will do more one-to-one, bed-to-bed work. When working with people it's always great to capture their stories and get a bit of conversation going about things that interest and excite them. We will capture these different stories to build a common narrative of the ward which allows us to work with many different people over the 5 week course of the workshop. Our idea is to translate these stories by creating motifs and graphics and then use these to create ceramics of some kind that can be used as part of the ward collection. A lot of us know the fable of the Willow Pattern plates, where the image and symbols on the plates tell the story of a young couple in love. Don't hold us to that though as things have a habit of changing over the length of a single workshop!
St John's Workshops
Five Week Making Workshops on Wards 9 and 21
We are now programming our regular performative artists in each hospital for a 3-month period; this helps them to get to know you better and to respond to you and your patients' requests and suggestions.
Artists Nick Evans and Trevor Cromie will be delivering a 5 week making workshop on Wards 9 and 21. These workshops build on the benefits of the training Frances Aitken has delivered, and will help staff understand the benefits of using arts activities in bringing people together to share ideas, as well as gaining confidence in delivering activities themselves.
Sarah Phizacklea
Š Trevor Cromie
Superstar Sarah is back on the Stroke Ward and Ward 17 at St. John's. Look out for her and her guitar and listen for that golden voice on your ward. Sarah and her sparkling personality will bring you songs from an eclectic mix of eras, especially pop and folk songs from times gone by. Together you will find songs that you know and love, and can sing together. Or, just sit back and enjoy an hour of entertainment in good company.
Singin' & Reminiscin' with Miss Annabel Sings: Memories are Made of This
With a passion for reminiscence and the help of a huge back catalogue of songs from every genre, Edinburgh's premier cabaret singer and host will be celebrating songs we know from cinema, television, the charts and the musicals. Annabel is pleased to be back to share her love of singing together and share some stories behind the songs and artists singing them. She will be returning to Ward 3 and Ward 1 IPCU to build on last year's sessions. If you love entertainment, movie trivia and chat then you will love this hour where you can sing, share stories, laugh, dance or listen.
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5 Week Making Workshops+
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Wednesday 5 & 26 February th
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11.00am - 12pm
IPCU Ward 1
Wednesday 11 & 25 March th
Singin' & Reminiscin' with Miss Annabel Sings: Memories are Made of This^
Pester & Rossi - Fowl Play
Š Pester & Rossi
Western General
Erratics, Forth Open Valley Studios
I am Sculpture In February and March artists Nadia Rossi and Anne Elliot will be working on Wards 26 and 74. These are wards we have been introduced to by Frances Aitken's Stress and De-stress training. After Frances delivers the training we then follow on, providing the creative input to build a productive environment where the patients' focus is on developing ideas and picking up new skills; staff are supported to gain confidence in delivering these activities in the future. Ward 26 is a 29-bed General Medical ward with an average stay of 4 to 5 days. Patients come in at the acute stage of their illness and require various levels of support and treatment. Ward 74 is a 26-bed acute medical ward with an average stay of 30 days. Medical issues vary and patients often have a combination of cognitive impairment and mobility issues.
Western General I am Sculpture (cont.) We have not worked on these particular wards before and they have a different rhythm to their day. We normally undertake communal activity as part of the workshops as we are very aware of the social benefits of that kind of activity. However, in this new situation we may need to do more one-to-one, bed-to-bed work. On these wards we will introduce the activity carefully and slowly and regularly review the approach with the staff and artists as we progress. Nadia and Anne have decided to start by working with fabrics of different kinds to create exaggerated and fantastical creations. These creations can be worn by the patients and they will be influenced by the character of the people Nadia and Anne are working with. They may also be influenced by the routine and paraphernalia of the wards. We will make sure that these creations are documented and can become part of the workshop's legacy. However, 5 weeks is a long time in the life of the project so the workshops may take a different direction over their course.
Five Week Making Workshops on Wards 26 and 74 Artists Nadia Rossi and Anne Elliot will be delivering a 5 week making workshop on Wards 9 and 21. These workshops build on the benefits of the training Frances Aitken has delivered, and will help staff understand the benefits of using arts activities in bringing people together to share ideas, as well as gaining confidence in delivering activities themselves.
Western General Events
We are now programming our regular performative artists in each hospital for a 3-month period; this helps them to get to know you better and to respond to you and your patients' requests and suggestions. The Hospital Arts programme at The Western General goes from strength to strength with the support of the brilliant staff at the Royal Victoria building and at Wards 50, 51 and 55. 2019 was a resounding success; getting patients up and out of bed for a change of scenery and a chance to chat with each other. Miss Annabel Sings and our visiting musicians have made a really positive impact. Louise, the Ward Clerk on Ward 51, thanked us for helping staff make new discoveries about a long-term patient, helping the nurses glean a deeper understanding of this individual through songs and reminiscence. Events continue to prove to be a fantastic way of bringing out the personalities and the interests of patients who may be shy, lonely or a bit overwhelmed when they are away from home. This new year we see the return of the beautiful Magdalena Durant to the RVB; Miss Annabel continues her musical reminiscence sessions, and over in the Anne Ferguson building the That’s Entertainment programme sees a new season with some new guest performers!
Events Magdalena Durant Magdalena is a classically trained singer and has been working with the Hospital Arts programme since 2016. She has a very gentle energy that relaxes and enlivens people who spend time with her. She will be visiting the wards at RVB regularly over the new quarter so expect songs from all over the world, from pop to classic sing-alongs to opera. People who have attended Magdalena's sessions always feedback that they feel like they've been out at the theatre experiencing something really special.
Singin' & Reminiscin' with Miss Annabel Sings: Memories are Made of This With a passion for reminiscence and the help of a huge back catalogue of songs from every genre, Edinburgh's premier cabaret singer and host will be celebrating songs we know from the silver screen, television and the hit parade. Annabel is pleased to be back and invites you to join her to sing, share stories, laugh, dance or sit back and enjoy.
Patients, staff and visitors alike continue to enjoy a dazzling variety of entertainers onto the ward and this quarter we have invited back some firm favorites as well as a new artist to Wards 51 and 55; Cera Impala. That’s Entertainment continues to give the wards a taste of the eclectic array of performers gracing the stages of the Edinburgh performance scene right now.
Cera Impala Captivating live music from this honey-voiced musician and her banjo.
Paul Novak Everybody’s favourite magician is back to perform his funny cabaret magic show.
Sarah Phizacklea Along with her sparkling personality Sarah will bring her favourite songs and hopes to find out what your's are too.
Cera Impala
EVENTS CALENDAR - WESTERN GENERAL EVENT
Ward 70 Dayroom
Tuesday 11th February
Tuesday 31st March
Wednesday 29th January Wednesday 26th February
Magdalena Durant+
Wednesday 4th March Wednesday 18th March
Anne Ferguson Building
Singin' & Reminiscin' with Miss Annabel Sings: Memories are Made of This*+
Royal Victoria Bulding
Tuesday 21st January
* Open to patients and staff on all wards in the RVB building + Open to patients and staff on the ward/s
EVENTS CALENDAR - WESTERN GENERAL
Singin' & Reminiscin' with Miss Annabel Sings: Memories are Made of This+
Sarah Phizacklea+
Paul Novak+
Cera Impala+
5 Week Making Workshops+ + Open to patients and staff on the ward/s
Natalie Feather - "Photo Me"
Š Natalie Feather
Royal Infirmary
Royal Infirmary "Photo Me" Natalie Feather is a professional photographer who graduated in Fine Art Photography in 2009 from Glasgow School of Art. Her passions - apart from photography - are raising her daughter, music, climbing and gardening. Natalie has been asked to capture up to 10 portraits of patients, visitors, staff and environments at the Royal Infirmary.
Š Natalie Feather (2)
The project will test a different dynamic in engaging with staff, patients and visitors, building new relationships, enhancing individual experience and affecting the hospital environment positively. We will invite relatives and visitors to the hospital; patients on the wards and outpatients, as well as hospital staff, to request Natalie to take a photo of themselves, a colleague/ colleagues, or a relative within their ward or work environment.
Royal Infirmary "Photo Me" (cont.) Natalie will then print the black and white photos and send them to the people who made the request so they can display them in their home, workplace, hospital office, ward etc. Natalie would then visit each of those locations to re-photograph the original image where they are displayed, and print the new photographs, giving a wider geographical and community context to the project. The results of
The project will take place in mid-February to March. Look out for Trevor who will be coming round the hospital to talk to people about the project before it starts or contact him on trevor@artlinkedinburgh.co.uk if you are interested in taking part and would like to find out more. Participants are required to sign consent forms for the photos to be taken and give consent for Natalie to take the second photograph, as well as permission for the work to be on public display. Natalie worked previously on Significant Spaces, where she collaborated with Becky Brazil and Royal Edinburgh Hospital patients and staff, enabling them to photograph "meaningful" places in the Hospital hoping to capture spaces before they were lost forever in the substantial re-building programme at the REH.
the project will be displayed around the hospital as well as in one of our brochures.
Over the years we've noticed that patients on the wards love a blether and a giggle. The hospital environment can be busy and the days long, so we hope our events help lift peoples' spirits.
Paul Novak After a super season last summer, we have invited back our favourite magician Paul Novak. Paul has been working on the Hospital Arts programme for almost 5 years now and he is brilliant at cheering people up, helping them forget for a little while that they are in hospital. Look out for Paul, his bow tie and mischievous smile as he brings some magic, chat and sparkle bed to bed.
Singin' & Reminiscin' with Miss Annabel Sings: Let's Go to The Movies With a passion for reminiscence and the help of a huge back catalogue of songs from every genre, Edinburgh's premier cabaret singer and host will be celebrating songs we know from the silver screen. Annabel is pleased to be back to sing, share stories, laugh, dance or you can simply sit back and enjoy some entertainment.
EVENTS CALENDAR - ROYAL INFIRMARY EVENT
Paul Novak*
Ward 101
Tuesday 4th February
10.45am - 11.45am
Activity Room at 201
Singin' & Reminiscin' with Miss Annabel Sings: Let's Go to The Movies+
* Open to patients and staff on wards 101,104, 201, 202, 203 + Open to patients and staff on the ward/s.
One to one Art Sessions at the Glasshouses
Š Anne Elliot
Royal Edinburgh
Introduction In 2019 we completed a major project across all 11 wards in the new Royal Edinburgh Building as well as the Robert Fergusson Unit. It's no small feat to get all wards to agree to taking part in a project of this size - so the logistics were a challenge! - but the enthusiasm and creativity that patients brought to the work was inspiring. Every ward in the new hospital has a dividing wall between the communal dining area and the living room. It houses the TV and has shelves for books. Along the top of the dividing wall are cupboards with Perspex doors on both sides. Some wards used their own initiative and were using the spaces as display cases. Other wards were using them as storage, which meant they became a bit of a jumble.
REH Vitrine Project
Garden plot, Canaan
© Albie Clark
Barbecue, Merchiston
Synchronized swimmers, Craiglockhart
Introduction (cont.)
When doing workshops on the wards we came to think of these spaces as "Vitrines," which is simply a museum term for a glass panelled cabinet or glass display case for art objects, curios or historical objects. To encourage all wards to look at these spaces as display cases we submitted a funding application to the REH Environment and Experience Group suggesting that we bring an artist in to work with wards on creating objects to go into the Vitrines. The proposal was successful, and we brought artist Tom Krasny in to do a series of workshops across all 12 participating wards. The workshop activities had lots of staff and patients joining in; some wards asked what was happening on other wards and you could feel a friendly but competitive spirit developing. Once all objects and props had been created, we went back to the wards to install the scenes in the Vitrines. The intention is that wards would adapt the scene on a seasonal basis. Some wards have taken to this with enthusiasm.
"We added to it for Hallowe'en and also for Christmas. It's easy to incorporate other objects into the scene to make it reflect a particular season or event that we want to celebrate on the ward." "I like the band of musicians and I love it when the lights come on, it brightens things up." "Very colourful, much better than having the cases empty." And my particular favourite quote by a member of staff about the synchronised swimming scene, "They are not very synchronised!" But we will let you make up your own mind about that! The project is now complete, and we hope we have created enough enthusiasm for wards to use the spaces as display cases, showcasing the creativity of people on the wards, rather than just using them for storage.
The Glasshouses are open to patients and staff who have an interest in skills-based activity working with wood, paint and plants as well as maintaining the much-loved Glasshouses. The group will be making artist's stretchers for the art group, upcycling furniture and general odd jobs such as laminating posters. Places are limited; please book in advance.
© Anne Elliot
DIY Culture with Anne and Neil
Wednesday Open Art Studio with Anne On Wednesdays, The Glasshouses art studio is the place for ideas, imagination and artistic creativity. It is a meeting place where participants old and new gather to share ideas, knowledge and techniques. It is a great space to work on large scale art projects, and a space to paint without worrying about making a mess. During this period, we will be painting canvases for the Verandah Tearoom and the Mackinnon House corridors in a collaboration with Becky Brazil and Artlink.
Royal Edinburgh Workshops
Wednesday Open Art Studio with Anne Currently on show at the Verandah tearoom you can see examples of paintings and drawings in a new display. In the future Artlink will be changing the display at the Verandah every 3 months. The next exhibition on the theme of Edinburgh landmarks will be launched on Wednesday 25th March at 3pm. All are welcome. All materials and protective clothing are provided.
Gardening and Green Crafts with Anne Why not take up a new hobby in 2020, learn about gardening and grow your own vegetables at the Glasshouses? If you have never tried gardening before, Anne will introduce you to the joys of working with plants and nature, both inside the Glasshouses and outside in the grounds. If you already have gardening skills, come and share your knowledge with Anne and all the volunteer gardeners. The warmth in the greenhouses enables us to start sowing tomatoes, onions and sweet peas in January! We can start chitting our potatoes, prune the apple trees and plant summer bulbs during this time. The benefits of gardening activities, the camaraderie you establish with your fellow gardeners and the new skills you learn are really beneficial to both physical and mental wellbeing. The Glasshouses are at their most colourful in early March with an amazing spring display of daffodils outside and the flowering Bird of Paradise inside. Please come and enjoy even if it's just to sit outside having your lunch. We look forward to working with you in the Glasshouses.
Workshops One-to-one Art Sessions with Anne Anne is offering the opportunity to make art on a one-to-one basis. This is only open to a few people. These sessions can take place either at the Glasshouses or on the wards. This is an opportunity to work in a quiet space, on a larger scale artwork or a special project idea. If you know someone who would benefit from these one-to-one sessions please contact Anne Elliot to discuss and book a one-to-one workshop.
Royal Edinburgh Events
Singin' & Reminiscin' with Miss Annabel Sings: Gotta Dance! Staff and patients at RFU love music and love to dance and Miss Annabel does too. A fun hour is coming so have a look to see when she is visiting RFU and get ready to get moving and singing!
EVENTS CALENDAR - ROYAL EDINBURGH EVENT DIY Culture with Anne and Neil*
12 workshops in total
8th January - 25th March
Gardening and Green Crafts with Anne+
12 workshops in tota
Contact Anne Elliot on 537 6127 or glasshouses@artlinkedinburgh.co.uk to arrange dates and times; can be on the ward/s or at the Glasshouses
Tuesday 3rd March
* Open to inpatients only + Open to anyone
10.30am -12pm
Tuesday14th Singin' and Reminiscin' with Miss Annabel Sings+
Open Art Studio with Anne*
One to One Art Sessions with Anne*
Living Room at RFU
Magdalena Durant
Prospect Bank
Prospect Bank Workshops
The Supper Club Supperclub is the only place in Edinburgh where residents experience a night out (at home). Developed by Miss Annabel Sings and staff at Prospect Bank, the aim is to bring an exciting variety of musicians to new audiences. 2020 brings friends old and new to Supperclub with staff welcoming musicians into their cozy living room to entertain the residents. We are always looking for local community groups and individuals to come into Prospect Bank and volunteer so if you think you have a skillset that would enrich the residents' day or fancy helping out in the gardens than please do get in touch with Miss Annabel Sings.
Scott Heywood is ... Elvis! Back by popular demand, Scott returns to kick off the new season with rhinestones and hips a-swayin'. It's The King's birthday month so let's celebrate the incredible talent that was Elvis Presley with our favourite performer Scott Heywood.
Cera Impala With a voice like honey and some beautiful tunes, Cera is a new friend to Supperclub. She will be bringing her bluegrass, folk-tinged sounds to you to while away an hour.
Magdalena Durant Magdalena is a good friend of the Supperclub and she is back with her stunning voice to sing well known songs (from classical to pop) from all over the globe.
With funny stories, a cello and a heart full of songs, Wendy always gets the room laughing and dancing so join her for an hour of song and stories.
Sarah Phizacklea As the winter winds to an end and spring starts to appear, we invite the wonderful Sarah and her sparkling personality, eclectic mix of songs, and lovely voice to end the New Year season of Supper Club.
Wendy Weatherby
Siannie and Tara Siannie and Tara are a gorgeous clarsach (harp) and fiddle duo who will be bringing some bright and cheery music to keep the winter at bay.
Singin' & Reminiscin' with Miss Annabel Sings: Gotta Dance! The residents at Prospect Bank just love to dance and the staff are always smiling when they see everyone moving to music! Song is a magic tool to help people feel like themselves once more and dance and movement is such a great thing if you are inside a lot of the time. Miss Annabel invites you to join her for a song and a dance via a musical hour celebrating songs we know from the screen. Jazz hands at the ready as she invites you to join her to sing, share stories, laugh, dance or simply sit back and enjoy some good old-fashioned entertainment.
EVENTS CALENDAR - PROSPECT BANK EVENT
Scott Heywood as Elvis*
Cera Impala*
Magdalena Durant*
Monday 10th February
Wendy Weatherby*
Monday 17th February & Monday 23rd March
Sarah Phizacklea*
11am - 12.00pm
Living Room at Prospect Bank
Monday 3rd February
Monday 9th March
Singin' and Reminiscin' with Miss Annabel Sings: Gotta Dance!*
* All events are open to patients, staff and families at Prospect Bank
Scott Heywood is ... Elvis Presley
Liberton Hospital
Liberton Hospital Introduction We are working closely with staff at Liberton Hospital to make sure that patients enjoy positive stimulation and can look forward to a productive move to the Royal Edinburgh Hospital site in the near future. Initially we were going to start working with them once they had made the move to the REH but as the move was subject to further delay, we decided we needed to build a relationship with them before they made the move. There really is no business like show business and the audience at Liberton are a brilliant crowd. Staff, patients and visitors enjoyed a busy winter season and Siannie and Tara were a particularly special treat playing some lovely Scottish and traditional music on the clarsach (harp) and fiddle that got the whole room singing along. For the new year and BACK by popular demand, Scott Heywood will be returning to entertain with his very special impersonations ... not one but two gigs! That's right, not only will Elvis be in the building, but Dean Martin will be too!
Paul Novak Our resident magician and all-round entertainer Paul is back. He loves a blether and his knowledge of the history of entertainment is super, so join us for a fun and magical cabaret show!
Magdalena Durant Classically-trained singer Magdalena has a gentle, relaxing personality and a spectacular voice. Time for a fabulous hour to enjoy her selection of songs from opera to pop.
Liberton Hospital Sarah Phizacklea This golden-voiced multi-instrumentalist will be sharing her favourite songs and what they mean to her. Sarah is well loved at Liberton so if you haven't seen her before now is your chance.
Wendy Weatherby Funny stories, cello delights and jazzy songs to sing together from the wonderful Wendy. She will have you singing and laughing along before you know it.
Scott Heywood is ... He's back! Scott made such an impact in July 2018 that we have invited him back - TWICE! Scott specializes in bringing back some of our favourite artists. His sessions are interactive, entertaining and always outstanding. Don't miss out!
... Dean Martin A smooth hour of Deano and the Ratpack as well as some other hits you will know from the era.
... Elvis! The King is back in the building so grab your rhinestone jumpsuit and join us for a boogie.
Singin' & Reminiscin' with Miss Annabel Sings: Memories are Made of This Annabel is pleased to be back at Liberton and invites you to join her to sing, share stories, laugh, dance or simply sit back and enjoy some entertainment and movie trivia.
EVENTS CALENDAR - LIBERTON HOSPITAL EVENT
Ward 4 Dining Room
Scott Heywood is ... Dean Martin*
Scott Heywood is ... Elvis Presley*
Singin' & Reminiscin' with Miss Annabel Sings: Memories are Made of This*
* All events are open to patients, staff and families at Liberton Hospital
Vitrine Project at the Royal Edinburgh
Developing Future Partnerships Artlink is an arts and disability organisation established in 1984. Artlink believes participation in the arts has an important role to play in realising personal and social change. We want your involvement in this programme and your feedback on exhibitions, events and workshops. We depend on you to make this programme work and your participation will help us to shape future direction. So call or email us if you need more information, if you want to talk about what's on or would like an activity placed on your ward.
Connect with Us @ArtlinkEdin
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ArtlinkEdinburgh
www.artlinkedinburgh.co.uk
Contacts Artlink Office: 0131 229 3555 info@artlinkedinburgh.co.uk Artlink Glasshouses: 0131 537 6127 glasshouses@artlinkedinburgh.co.uk Information on workshops: trevor@artlinkedinburgh.co.uk anne@artlinkedinburgh.co.uk
Information on events: missannabelsings@artlinkedinburgh.co.uk
Vitrine installation at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital Š Albie Clark
Artlink Edinburgh & The Lothians 13a Spittal Street Edinburgh EH3 9DY artlinkedinburgh.co.uk Artlink is a company registered in Scotland No. 87845 with charitable status, Scottish Charity No. SCO006845
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Hospital Arts Brochure January - March 2020
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Charge and Spin Ordering in Layered Perovskite-type Oxide Studied by Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction
固体物性II(磁性・金属・低温)
High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
MURAKAMI Youichi Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Associate Professor, 物質構造科学研究所, 助教授 (60190899)
ARIMA Takahisa University of Tsukuba, Institute of Materials Science, Associate Professor, 物質工学系, 助教授 (90232066)
TANAKA Masahiko Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Research Associate, 物質構造科学研究所, 助手 (60249901)
Strongly Correlated Electron System / Manganite / Charge Ordering / Orbital Ordering / Synchrotron Radiation / X-ray Diffraction / Resonant X-ray Scattering / Perovskite / X線共鳴散乱
Recently, it has been recognized that the charge, spin, and orbital degrees of freedom play important roles in the electric and magnetic properties of the transition-metal oxides. In perovskite-type manganited, especially, the discover of a wide variety of magnetic-field-induced phenomena, such as a colossal magnetoresistance and a magnetostructural transition, has stimulated much activity this field. The spin and charge ordering can be directly observed by neutron and electron diffraction, and some other techniques. The experimental technique to observe the orbital ordering, however, has been limited. Here, we have developed a resonant x-ray scattering technique to detect the orbital ordering directly.
We have succeeded to observe many types of charge, spin, and orbital ordering states in perovskite oxides as well as a f-electron systems by using the resonant x-ray scattering. Recent great achievements are an observation of short-range ordering of charge and orbital and a observation of orbital-superlattice in an artificial lattice. The mechanism of the charge and orbital ordering has been elucidated by the observation of the short-range order. Meanwhile, it is expected that we can find a way of making electric devices with an artificial lattice by the observation of the orbital-superlattice.
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Category Archives: Frack Sand Mining
Frac Sand Mine Proposed Near School Sparks Battle In Small Wisconsin Town
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More than 100 frac sand mines and processing facilities, like this one outside of Bloomer, Wis., have cropped up across the state over the last few years. (photo – Jim Tittle)
After winning just one game the previous year, the Glenwood City Hilltoppers football team reveled in taking home the Wisconsin Division 7 state championship last season.
And in typical small-town fashion, the whole community rallied behind them, recalled Chris Schone, whose son quarterbacked the junior varsity squad.
But now, Schone said, something is “tearing the community apart.” A nearly 400-acre open-pit frac sand mine has been proposed for a site less than half a mile from the school, and now those residents who welcome the mine’s promises of wealth and prosperity have squared off against those who fear its consequences to their health, way of life and property values.
“Our home is also about a half-mile from the mine,” added Schone, who grew up in Glenwood City and owns a nearby gas station and restaurant. “Our four children would be exposed 24 hours a day.”
Read more important information on this here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/01/frac-sand-mining-wisconsin-glenwood-city_n_3364963.html?utm_hp_ref=green
Greed is the motivating factor for residents and farmers who are willing to sell or lease their land to Sand Fracking companies, and the consequences are deadly Silicosis and cancer caused by Frac Sand Mining! That and the destruction of a beautiful and unique environment here in Wisconsin in towns that count on tourism for their livelihoods! – John Loeffler, Fountain City, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
READER ALERT! Police arrest 35 during frac sand protest in Winona, MN!
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Dan Nisbit’s CD Corp. Sand Fracking Facility near the Mississippi River
WINONA, Minn. (AP) — Police arrested 35 people for trespassing Monday during a protest of frack sand mining in Winona.
Officers arrested 19 people at the city’s commercial dock after protesters were asked multiple times to leave the private property. Police then responded to a sand processing plant on Winona’s west end, where another 16 people were arrested, the Winona Daily News reported. Winona Catholic Workers organized the protest. Protesters say their goal was to halt business operations at each site.
“I think people see that the issue of silica sand is something affecting the entire region,” protester Molly Greening said. “They’ve come to stand in solidarity with this issue.”
Dan Nisbit, owner of CD Corp., which leases the commercial dock, says the protest created a distraction for workers and temporarily slowed operations at the facility.
“Obstructing business isn’t the right way to go about things,” Nisbit said.
Frack sand is used by oil and gas drilling companies. Opponents of frack sand mining have raised environmental concerns.
Monday’s protest was part of an annual celebration of the regional Catholic Worker community. Volunteers from Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Michigan and other states in the Midwest traveled to Winona to participate.
“As Catholic Workers living with the poor and marginalize, we come to this land to prevent the desecration of this land and the health of this community,” they wrote in a statement Sunday evening. “We declare Monday to be a moratorium of business as usual at the sites of production of silica sand to eliminate a necessary component of fracking.”
Catholic Workers and others in the Winona area have protested the industry for more than a year. They have blocked a rail loading terminal, demonstrated at the steps of the Winona City Hall prior to a city council meeting on frack sand regulations, and held other rallies.
During one rally at city hall in May 2012, a protester was cited for littering after he threw a handful of frack sand on the front steps.
Information from: Winona Daily News
Article Source: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/04/29/regional/frac-sand-protests
Note: Dan Nisbit stated that “Obstructing business isn’t the right way to go about things,” yet he continues to ruin the environment and the safety of animals and humans including his own workers?! Hypocrite!!
Let Dan Nisbit know what you think of him and his environmentally destructive and human Silicosis and cancer-causing business:
CD Corp. of Winona – Address: 978 Riverview Dr. Winona, MN 55987. Telephone: (507) 454-5421. Fax: (507) 454-6230. EMAIL Dan Nisbit: DNisbit@rconnect.com
Open Letter to Brian Iverson RE: WHAT THE “FRACK” ARE YOU DOING IN WI & MN?!
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Remember this?
http://fracsandfrisbee.com/SevenSandsMotionToDismiss.pdf
Frac Sand Resources Inc.
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Keystone Energy Advisors, LLC
, Frac Sand Resources, Inc
, Terra Natural Resources LLC
Iverson Real Estate Corp.
, Accent Construction, Inc
2 year at Anoka Ramsey Community College
Do you REALLY think that your two year degree,
so-called expertise on fracking, and desire to
become wealthy at the cost of taxpayers in WI
and MN is going to happen? I hope you have a
Academy Award-winning group of attorneys to assist
you in the controlled demolition and destruction
of one of the last pristine, non-drilling, non-
blasting areas left in the United States! Your
Texas team of Ike and Ryan Thomas better know their
fracking business, as they should, since Texas has
been destroyed by Sand and Hydraulic Fracturing or
Fracking! Is that not why they came up here? Texas
has the worst environmental record in the U.S.
•A 34 billion dollar budget deficit
•Texas Ranks #1 in population living below the poverty line ( 17.2 % ).
•Worst environmental record in the United States
•Ranks #1 in illiteracy
•Ranks # 1 on the poorest gun regulations in the US and highest per capita gun murder rates in the US
•Ranks #1 with the highest real estate taxes per $1,000 value of a home in the United States
•Ranks #1 in the lowest high school graduation rate
•Ranks #1 with the highest interest rates “pay day” companies can charge
•Ranks # 1 in those making below minimum wage
•Ranks 50th ( dead last ) in Teacher Pay
•Ranks # 1 (26.5%) who lack health insurance
•Ranks # 1 (20.3%) of children who lack health insurance
•Ranks # 1 in the highest per capita executions in the world
•Ranks # 50th in $ spent for Medicaid for the poor and children
•Ranks 50th ( dead last ) in $ spent on its citizens
•Ranks # 1 in the # of food insecure children.
•Ranks 49th ( the 2nd lowest ) in Medicaid $ given to nursing homes
•Ranks 2nd highest in teen births
•Ranks #2 with the highest home insurance rates
•Ranks #2 with the highest sales tax
•Ranks 49th in $ funded for the mentally ill
•Ranks #1 with the highest overall pollution rate
•Ranks #1 in adults under correctional control
•Ranks #1 in adults under probation
Oh yeah, the vaunted job creation in TX is because of the gas/oil boom there…….
http://www.intensedebate.com/users/713614
Texas wants to secede from our own country, and you
do business with traitors?
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2009/04/texas-governor/
Brian Iverson has been accused of securities fraud and self-dealing by a group of investors associated with two other mining start-ups in Montana. [See text of Montana complaint in Appendix D.] Less than two years ago, Iverson filed for bankruptcy to relieve more than $21 million in debt stemming from past business ventures and personal guaranties he gave as security for business loans.
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/news/2012/07/09/frac-sand-or-farmland-wisconsin-farmers-face-showdown-rescheduled-august-9?print=1
And what’s with the payoffs to farmers to ruin their land with the promise of “Sand = Jobs?”
I was at the August 9th Buffalo County Board of Adjustments Meeting, and you must have shelled
out some chump change to convince the morons with your brand new Glacier Sands LLC bright, neon
green shirts with “Sands = Jobs” on the back of them to believe the shit that’s coming out of
your mouth regarding the creation of NON-PERMANENT jobs that you stated would be about 42 for
the Glacier Sands LLC Sand Fracking disaster! Another 46 for truck driving, but you admitted
that those jobs would go to the most qualified drivers, most likely your drivers parked outside
our border waiting to rumble in and crumble the area’s infrastructure!
Speaking of infrastructure…you never did address my concerns with Glacier Sands LLC/Seven
Sands LLC, and all of your other scheming sand fracking business ventures as far as YOU, Ike
& Ryan Thomas cleaning up all the damage done to roads from hauling tons of sand in dump trucks
from Buffalo County, WI to whichever county will accept your waste. Winona, MN already said “NO!”
What about the infrastructure damage to residences and businesses that will find structural damages
in the form of foundation, wall, ceiling, floor, and other cracks or forms of destruction directly
related to the very heavy toll the buildings will endure from endless rumbling vibrations of trucks
running up and down various roads while you are “fracking around” here? Are you THAT ignorant where
you do not know of a little thing called “Class-Action Lawsuits?” YOU will have to reimburse every
property for damage done…NOT the taxpayers! I know that it would take away the millions of dollars
you, Ike and Ryan Thomas of Texas, have worked so diligently for in the form of cheap payoffs to
your “sugar-coated” farmers, i.e. Glacier Sands LLC, who were dumb enough to buy into your get-rich-quick
scheme!
Last, but certainly not least, you should be ashamed of the lack of conscience you have regarding
defrauding innocent people for the purpose of gaining wealth and power (two of society’s worst
traits)! With all of these negative articles floating around about the dangers of Silica or Sand
Fracking, I would think you would know better than to try to sneak under the radar of our pathetic
legal system, starting with Dell Twidt, Buffalo Co., WI Temporary Supervisor, the Board of Adjustments,
and any other negligent politicians who do NOT represent the best interests of our area. Ever hear
of a moratorium? I bet you have!
http://buffalocountypublichealth.com/app/download/7023850004/Final+Report+082412.pdf
Do you think that moratoriums only exist to fight terrible events like ANY form of fracking?
Nope. Moratoriums can permanently shut down “junk” operations, and they can lead to referendums
like a state-wide ban on all forms of fracking, and getting rid of people and entire boards who do
NOT represent the best interests and safety of its citizens! You might want to rethink who you are
“Fracking Around With in Wisconsin and Minnesota!”
Concerned Citizen/Activist,
P.s. Go ahead and “Google” me, or try to find a criminal record of any kind on the WI Circuit Court Access System. Unlike you, I have a clean conscience and no record (i.e. fraudulent practices)!
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The Ten Best & Worst Films We Saw in 2010
Not all of these are 2010-released films, and not all of the worst mean that there weren't elements that weren't executed well. These films cover theatre releases, direct-to-DVD, and made-for-TV.
10. Legendary (2010) - Fantastic performances by John Cena and the cast. Unequivocally the best WWE-produced film to date.
09. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) - I don't know what the critics problem is (actually I do, but that's another post), but this is easily the best video game adaptation I have yet seen.
08. Iron Man 2 (2010) - Where IM1 is about the superhero saving his world, IM2 is about that world (and superhero) saving the man. It's also about an entrepreneur defending his right--against his own democratic republic--to engage the world via private enterprise. If you want a profound story, watch the first film; IM2 trades some of that depth for a well-earned vacation into glitz, high-tech action, firecracker dialogue, and Scarlett Johansson.
07. 3:10 to Yuma (1957) - Although I prefer the acting of the 2007 version, this is the better of the two for the amazing cinematography, tighter more intelligent storytelling, and a Ben Wade that isn't grey--making his final scene far more meaningful.
06. Up (2009) - Charming with well-timed humour and emotional string-pulling.. a great message about pride, obsession, and letting-go all wrapped up in a family-friendly package.
05. Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009) - Second only to Mask of the Phantasm in the DC animated catalogue.
04. Sherlock Holmes (2009) - Brilliant form by all, and most important--very respectful of the literary continuity and other fan-favourite adaptations of the characters and canon. The only thing off was the notion that all things supernatural are just awaiting a rationally deduced explanation.
03. Thomas Kinkade's The Christmas Cottage (2008) - A superb insight into Mr Kinkade's early life and inspiration wrapped up in a wonderful Christmas story. Peter O'Toole is masterful.
02. David (1997) - A fantastic adaptation of one of the OT's most complex heroes. David might be the most identifiable of the great Biblical personas, and the best example of what Christ meant when He said, "The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."
01. Star Trek (2009) - Other than the fact I was distracted by Pine looking more like Luke Skywalker than James Kirk... Brilliantly executed. Superb dialogue. More Please for this casual-Trekkie.
10. Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) - Just can't figure out what the big deal is about this film.
09. Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010) - Classic example of why I make mine Marvel.
08. Public Enemies (2009) - Another drawn out bio-pic that felt it necessary to greyscale a villain and change facts that need not be changed to keep the interest. The acting was top rate though.
07. The Game (1997) - Interesting concept. Pretty bad execution.
06. Clash of the Titans (2010) - Mads Mikkelsen, a decent Jawadi score, a cool Kraken sequence, and a bit of pithy dialogue in a few scenes were about the only redeeming elements of this remake that tried far too hard to not be the original. Andromeda and the Olympian kit were little more than an afterthought. 'Nuff Said.
05. Fast and Furious (2009) - No magic recaptured here. Vin did his part, no one else in the production did theirs.
04. State of Play (2009) - A great example of a bad PR film. The newspaper media find themselves increasingly less relevant and with even less integrity, and this film just speeds that process up. And of course the Republicans are the bad guys.
03. Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) - Watch the trailer. That's about the funniest and most coherent this film ever gets.
02. Street Fighter II (1994) - Might be the most unfocused plot and series of nonsensical duel contexts/results I ever saw--including the live-action versions from these franchises.
01. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) - This movie should have been shelved the moment the production realized that Rachel Weisz was out.
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I haven't seen all of these, but I can comment on a few. We've only watched about 20 minutes or so of Sherlock Holmes, and neither of us are impressed as of yet. We love Robert Downey Jr, too.
I totally agree with Monsters vs Aliens. Very disappointing. Also agree with the Mummy movie. Without Rachel Weiss, the relationship between Rick and Evie faltered. Not to mention that it just plain wasn't good. I love the other mummy movies...well, the first two anyway. This one just stunk.
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Thomas Kinkade's The Christmas Cottage (2008) This film throws light into the dark corners of the lives of the people of 1978 Placerville. Watching the light play across their faces as they crawl out of their hibernation is a joy. The movie is built upon a simple concept hardly foreign to storytelling, but it is a concept too often poorly executed in two-dimensional contexts or in innumerable shades of diluted politically-correct grey.
The Best Ten Albums & Twenty Singles We Heard in 2010 Not all of these are 2010-released albums and singles, just music that we heard/purchased for the first time this year. Musical scores from previous years count because certain tracks/scores often cannot be truly appreciated until they are heard separately from the film/TV. This list covers all genres.
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If Noah was not of Jewish descent, of what race was he? What races had already been created before the time of Noah?
And how and why did God choose Noah and his family to be the survivors of the Great flood?
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One can be Jewish regardless of race. Judaism isn't a race. Consider breaking this up into two questions a) What races had already been created before the time of Noah? and b) why did God choose Noah and his family to be the survivors of the Great flood? – mevaqesh Mar 23 '17 at 15:53
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At the time of Noah (e.g. pre-Tower of Babel), everybody was of "שָׂפָה אֶחָת, וּדְבָרִים, אֲחָדִים" ("one language and of one speech"). That doesn't prove that there weren't different races but considering he was the sole survivor of the flood, it probably doesn't make much sense to consider him a member of a particular race, at least after the flood. He's the ancestor of all of surviving humanity. – Daniel Mar 23 '17 at 16:15
This looks like three different questions. – Robert Columbia Mar 23 '17 at 17:05
there weren't any Jews in the sense that we know someone to be Jewish today until after the giving of the Torah on mount Sinai. Why do you think it important to know his race? It says clearly in the chumash Noah and his family were chosen to be the survivors of the flood b/c of the merit that Noah was a righteous individual – Dude Mar 23 '17 at 18:56
Noach as a direct descendant of Adam was a member of the Human Race. At that time, people were divided into families and the concept of race had not yet been set up.
The dispersion of the human race into different national groups did not occur until the Tower of Babel (in 1996 after creation, 300 years after the flood). Until then the human race was divided into family groups which then spread out and inherited the various parts of the world.
Judaism was not set up until the revelation at Sinai. As a result, Noach could not be Jewish.
Your second question is answered in Breishis 6:8-9
But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.
These are the generations of Noah, Noah was a righteous man he was perfect in his generations; Noah walked with God.
Hashem still had the intent to save humanity and restart them with the righteous family that existed. This was the only family that had raised above the general depravity of the time and could have been used to restart the world.
An interesting point is to compare this to the punishment of the Jews at the Golden Calf. Originally, Hashem said he would wipe out the Bnai Yisrael and start again with Moshe. This is exactly what happened with the flood, but Noach accepted what Hashem said rather than reacting as Moshe did. However, that is a different matter and does not need to be gone into here.
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It seems that there is confusion both with the OP and perhaps in your answer about what the OP is calling 'race'. It seems the intention is connected to the idea of nationhood. That might be worth explaining. You seem to be associating that with Bavel, but the claim of Avraham ito the land of Israel is based on inheritance via Shem. And the concept of 'Banai Yisroel' is also associated with inheritance from Adam HaRishon. Seems worth clarifying. – Yaacov Deane Mar 24 '17 at 1:15
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Seven Indian boys and girls participate at the NCAA Next Generation Showcase program
The NCAA Next Generation program, this year, was expanded to include both male and female players from USA Basketball Junior National Teams and NBA Academies.
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The NBA Academies were represented by a roster of 48 players from 16 countries in Africa, Australia, China and Latin America at the Next Generation program at the Men's Final Four in Minneapolis and 34 players from 16 countries participating in the NCAA's Next Generation program at the Women's Final Four in Tampa.
Of these cumulative 82 cumulative players from NBA Academies across the globe, India was represented by seven - 4 girls and 3 boys.
The players traveled to Minneapolis (Boys) and Tampa (Girls), respectively, for a weekend of player development and educational programming as part of Next Generation Sunday and, for the first time, Women's Next Generation Saturday.
Men's teams representing the NBA Academies in Africa, Australia, China and Latin America scrimmaged one another during Next Generation Sunday at the Final Four Fan Fest presented by Capital One on April 7 (April 8 IST) in Minneapolis.
Catch these young guns from India balling out at the #NCAANextGeneration event! 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/iqggBOh8cW
- NBAIndia (@NBAIndia) April 8, 2019
NBA Academies Women's Program participants from Africa, Australia, China, India, and Mexico, in addition to select players from Canada and Europe, will compete in a three-day minicamp led by NBA Academies Women's Program Technical Directors Jennifer Azzi and Blair Hardiek, culminating with exhibition games at Next Generation Saturday on April 6 (April 7 IST) at the Women's Final Four.
Members from USA Basketball's Men's and Women's Junior National Teams took part in closed competitions with the NBA Academies during their time in Minneapolis and Tampa.
Launched at last year's Men's Final Four, Next Generation is part of the expanded USA Basketball Junior National Team Program in partnership with the NCAA, NBA and National Basketball Players Association.
Vivek Chauhan (NBA Academy India)
Princepal Singh and Aashay Verma (NBA Global Academy)
These young Indian ballers took their talents to the #NCAANextGeneration event, USA! 🇮🇳#NBAAcademy pic.twitter.com/de60ngfpZY
Ann Mary Zacariah, Sunishka Kartik, Harsimran Kaur and Siya Deodhar ( NBA Academy India Women's Program ).
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India and the Open Data Census
October 29, 2013, by Subhajit Ganguly
We would have to analyze the performance of India in the recently concluded Open Data Census in order to pinpoint the areas we need to improve more than others. The Open Data Index is a community-based effort initiated and coordinated by the Open Knowledge Foundation. The Index is compiled using contributions from civil society members and open data practitioners around the world, which are then peer-reviewed and checked by expert open data editors. The Index provides an independent assessment of openness in the following areas: transport timetables; government budget; government spending; election results; company registers; national map; national statistics; legislation; postcodes / ZIP codes; emissions of pollutants.
Countries assessed (in rank order): United Kingdom, United States, Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Australia, Finland, Sweden, New Zealand, Canada, Iceland, Moldova, Bulgaria, Malta, Italy, France, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland, Israel, Czech Republic, Spain, Ireland, Greece, Croatia, Isle Of Man, Japan, Serbia, Russian Federation, Ecuador, South Korea, Poland, Taiwan R.O.C., China, Indonesia, Hungary, Brazil, Germany, Mexico, Jersey, Guernsey, Slovak Republic, Bermuda, Romania, Costa Rica, Bangladesh, Tunisia, Singapore, Lithuania, South Africa, Cayman Islands, Egypt, Nepal, Senegal, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Gibraltar, Belgium, Hong Kong, Barbados, Bahamas, India, Bahrain, Yemen, Burkina Faso, Kenya, British Virgin Is., Saint Kitts & Nevis, Cyprus.
Transport Timetables: While timetables for trains are commonly available, for other modes of transport we could do with more easily available information. The data provided is public, still there is a “captcha code” facility which mandates human intervention in the search process. Due the heavy web traffic these websites are slow functioning. Marked as “no bulk download” / “not easily machine readable” due to capcha Real time train data is easier to find than timetable data. Cannot find open licence. http://enquiry.indianrail.gov.in/ntes/ — real time train information https://www.irctc.co.in/ – some train information
Government Budget: The data is fully available in the government website mentioned above. The data is available on Govt of India website “indiabudget.nic.in”. The data is available in both machine readable and non readable formats. The excel format is only available for 2012-2013 data, while the earlier data is available in PDF format. The archives can be accessed at http://indiabudget.nic.in/index.asp under the sub-heading ‘Annual Financial Statement’. The The Excel Sheet contains only data. For complete Statement of Budget Estimates (SBE’s) with notes please see PDF Format. The PDF data is available from 1996-1997 onwards, and the 2011-2012 data is not available at the moment.
Government Spending: This data is taken from ministry of finance website “http://www.finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_expenditure/cca/cca_exp_stat.asp“. It is publicly available. You can also find info on http://cga.nic.in/default.aspx and on http://www.finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_expenditure/cca/cca_exp_stat.asp Data available in pdf not in excel. Data is not available in bulk for all things, though for some. Given the definition of spending I have changed the link to CGA as that is where detailed accounts are available to some degree of disaggregation. The ministry of finance has some but CGA would have more.
National Election Results: Data is available fully in PDF form(state wise). In some cases provisional state election results are available as XLS. Its available for free but cannot see a licence on the data; and website is managed by Election Commission of India. Details include- * List of Participating Political Parties * List of Successful Candidates * Performance of Political Parties * Candidate Data Summary * Electors Data Summary * Women Candidates * Constituency Data Summary * Detailed Results (also see http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ )
Company Register: There is unrestricted access to the basic data. The interface of the websites is user friendly. The government website while registering for a company, also suggests whether that name is available or not and the probable names that can be chosen. also http://www.mca.gov.in/MCA21/Master_data.html Info only available via search not via download or bulk view.
National Map: The name MapsOfIndia and logo with background grid, and all others related or associated product and service names, distinguished design or Trademarks i.e. black hat with stars, logos, colour scheme and slogans are the trademarks or registered trademarks of MapsOfIndia.com All other products offered and service marks contained herein are the trademarks of MapsOfIndia.com Or of respective third party in agreement with MapsOfIndia.com You may not use any MapsOfIndia or third party trademarks or logos or images without the prior written consent of MapsOfIndia.com The data is available from the source which we can cannot confirm whether it is from official government site. The data available is comprehensive extent fully available. Some information is also available in the site “http://www.portal.gsi.gov.in/portal/page?_pageid=127,529486&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL” and “http://www.surveykshan.gov.in/“
National Statistical Data: http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/site/home.aspx also http://planningcommission.nic.in/data/datatable/ and http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/site/home.aspx Data is completely available. This data is available on the planning commission of India website and was published on 3rd May, 2013.
National Legislation: http://indiacode.nic.in There is no mention of the license applicable, so have marked it as NOT open.
National Postcode Database: Two sites: http://www.indiapost.gov.in/pin/ http://data.gov.in/dataset/all-india-pincode-directory The data is available in CSV format and is updated on 22-Jul-2013. The data consists of pin-codes along with post office information like address and postal code but does NOT include geographic boundaries or lat long information. The data can also be searched by location or pincode on ‘http://www.indiapost.gov.in/‘. The data is available completely and is from official source, i.e the site managed by National Informatics Center which is a government body. It is hard to say whether the post office address which forms each result could be connected to a lat/long location with other information as per the census requirements.
Environmental Data: http://cpcbenvis.nic.in/airpollution/database.htm For specific data, publications are available from the Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India at minimal charges. http://cpcbenvis.nic.in/publi.htm data for air quality available for 2005 only at http://cpcb.nic.in/Air_quality_data.php data for air quality in years up to 2006 at http://cpcbenvis.nic.in/airpollution/database.htm
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Grantchester (2014)
Posted on October 14, 2014 by Kent Film Office
Grantchester DVD cover © ITV
Writers: James Runcie (novel), Daisy Coulam (TV adaption)
Starring: James Norton, Robson Green, Morven Christie, Tessa Peake-Jones, Al Weaver.
Production company: Lovely Day, Masterpiece
Kent Locations Used: The Historic Dockyard Chatham
ITV drama Grantchester is set in 1953 in a quiet village just outside Cambridge, where the vicar, Sidney Chambers (James Norton), finds himself investigating a series of murders alongside world-weary Detective Inspector Geordie Keating (Robson Green).
The six part series is based on The Grantchester Mysteries books, written by James Runcie and was adapted for TV by Daisy Coulam (Family Affairs, EastEnders, Casualty).
Grantchester stars James Norton (Rush, An Education, Mr. Turner), Robson Green (Soldier Soldier, Wire in the Blood, Mount Pleasant), Morven Christie (The Young Victoria , Hollow, House of 9), Tessa Peake-Jones (Poppy Shakespeare, Only Fools and Horses, The Lost World) and Al Weaver (Doom, Marie Antoinette, Me and Orson Welles).
In the UK, the series had an average audience of 6.6m and has been re-commissioned for a second series.
In July 2014, the production visited The Historic Dockyard Chatham which features in episodes five and six of Grantchester and doubles as various London locations including the exterior of Kings Cross Station, Borough Market, the exterior and interior of a warehouse and ropery. The London Convent and Gloria’s bedroom scenes were also filmed at The Historic Dockyard Chatham in Commissioners House.
Grantchester Screenshot at The Historic Dockyard © ITV
One of Kent’s most popular filming locations, The Historic Dockyard Chatham is set over 80 acres and offers maritime spaces, Georgian and Victorian buildings and cobbled streets. Productions which have previously filmed at The Historic Dockyard Chatham include Victor Frankenstein (2015), Muppets Most Wanted (2014) and Oliver Twist (2007).
Grantchester was shown on ITV in October 2014 and is available for DVD purchase.
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Category Archives: Peter Facinelli
REVIEW: SUPERNOVA
Posted on July 16, 2016 by proxyblue57 Standard Reply
James Spader (Avengers: Age of Ultron)
Angela Bassett (Green Lantern)
Robert Forster (Heroes)
Lou Diamond Phillips (Young Guns)
Peter Facinelli (Supergirl TV)
Robin Tunney (Hollywoodland)
Vanessa Marshall (Star Wars: Rebels)
Wilson Cruz (13 Reasons Why)
Kerrigan Mahan (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
Supernova chronicles the search and rescue patrol of a medical ship in deep space in the early 22nd century and its six-member crew, which includes captain and pilot A.J. Marley (Robert Forster), co-pilot Nick Vanzant (James Spader), medical officer Kaela Evers (Angela Bassett), medical technician Yerzy Penalosa (Lou Diamond Phillips), search and rescue paramedic Danika Lund (Robin Tunney) and computer technician Benjamin Sotomejor (Wilson Cruz). Aboard their vessel, the Nightingale 229, they receive an emergency distress signal coming from an ice mining operation on the moon Titan 37, more than 3,000 light years away.
The crew answers the call and dimension jumps — during which Captain Marley suffers fatal injuries due to a malfunction of the ship’s equipment — arriving in the path of Titan 37’s debris cloud, some of which damages the ship and causes the loss of 82 percent of its maneuvering fuel. Worse still, Titan 37 orbits a blue giant, and its high gravity field will pull the ship to the point where it will be incinerated in 17 hours, 12 minutes — which happens to be almost the same amount of time that the Nightingale 229 will need to recharge its jump drive, their only possible hope for escape. With only an 11-minute window for escape, the surviving crew soon find themselves in danger from the disturbing young man (Peter Facinelli) they rescue, and the mysterious alien artifact he has smuggled aboard. This artifact is analyzed by the ship’s computer and is said to contain nine-dimensional matter.
It is ultimately discovered that the young man who called for rescue is actually Karl Larson, an old former lover of Kaela (it is implied they had an abusive relationship). Karl came into contact with the nine-dimensional matter after recovering the artifact. It somehow enabled him to acquire super strength and supernatural healing abilities, and made him younger (such that Kaela did not recognize him). Karl murders most of the crew except Kaela and strands Nick on the mining platform. Karl unsuccessfully attempts to romantically reconcile with Kaela. Nick finds his way back to the medical ship through a rescue pod left on the mining platform, and a battle ensues between Nick and Karl. Karl is ultimately killed by Kaela using explosives placed near the alien artifact which Karl was obsessed with retrieving. The explosion ejects the artifact into space, hurtling it towards the blue giant.
With moments left before the dimension jump activates, Kaela and Nick place themselves into the only remaining dimensional stabilization chamber (Karl had destroyed all but one), which is the only thing that enables human beings to survive the ship’s dimensional jump drive. The pods are meant to hold only one person, however — two subjects might be genetically mixed during the dimensional jump. Before Nick and Kaela enter the only remaining pod, the computer warns them that the nine-dimensional matter is reacting with the gravity of the blue giant sun and will cause a nine-dimensional reaction that will spread in all directions, such that the reaction’s resulting supernova will reach Earth within 51 years. The computer hypothesizes that the reaction will either destroy life on Earth or “enable humankind to achieve a new level of existence.” Just before the blue giant supernovas, the ship engages in a dimensional jump which brings Nick and Kaela back to Earth. As a result of their being in the same pod, the two of them each have one eye of the other person’s original eye color. The ship’s computer also reveals that Kaela is pregnant, which may be the result of them being in the pod together during the jump, or the result of their copulation hours earlier.
This is a fantastic little sci-fi movie from 2000, still looking good after all these years. The special effects are top notch and still look great, if you love a good sci-fi its really worth digging back up as its thoroughly entertaining!
REVIEW: THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 2
Kristin Stewart (Snow White & The Huntsman)
Robert Pattinson (Sword Xanten)
Taylor Lautner (Tracers)
Peter Facinelli (Supergirl)
Elizabeth Reaser (The Ex List)
Ashley Greene (Burying The Ex)
Jackson Rathbone (S.Darko)
Kellan Lutz (The Legend of Hercules)
Nikki Reed (Sleepy Hollow)
Billy Burke (Red Riding Hood)
Maggie Grace (Lost)
Jamie Campbell Bower (Sweeney Todd)
Christopher Heyerdahl (Sanctuary)
Michael Sheen (Underworld)
Daniel Cudmore (X-Men 2)
Dakota Fanning (Taken)
Cameron Bright (The Butterfly Effect)
Mia Maestro (Alias)
Judith Shekoni (Heroes Reborn)
Lee Pace (The Hobbit)
Andrea Gabriel (Lost)
Valorie Curry (The Tick)
Joe Anderson (The Grey)
Noel Fisher (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Julia Jones (Westworld)
Booboo Stewart (Descendants)
Christian Camargo (See)
Omar Metwally (Treadstone)
Bella awakens from her transformation from human to vampire, aware of her new abilities, but unaware of changes within the coven, such as Jacob having imprinted on her child, Renesmee. It also appears that Bella’s father, Charlie, has been attempting to contact the Cullens for updates on Bella’s illness. They intend to tell him she didn’t survive, which requires that they move away from Forks, Washington to protect their identities. Jacob, desperate not to lose Renesmee, tells Charlie that Bella is in fact alive and well, and explains that Bella had to change in order to survive. He morphs into a wolf, revealing his tribe’s shape-shifting power, but does not tell Charlie about vampires.
Several months pass with Carlisle monitoring Renesmee’s rapid growth. On an outing in the woods, a bitter Irina sees Renesmee from a distance and believes her to be an immortal child. Immortal children were vampires who were changed in childhood, and because they could not be trained nor restrained, they destroyed entire villages. They were eventually executed, as were the parents who created them, and the creation of such children outlawed. Irina goes to the Volturi to report what she has seen. Alice sees the Volturi and Irina coming to kill the Cullens and instructs the others to gather as many witnesses as they can to testify that Renesmee is not an immortal. The Cullens begin to summon witnesses, such as the Denali family. One of the Denali, Eleazar, later discovers that Bella has a special ability: a powerful mental shield which had protected her from Edward’s mind reading even when she was human, and which she can now extend to protect others from mental attacks.
As some of their potential witnesses are attacked and prevented from supporting the Cullens, Carlisle and Edward realize they may have to fight the Volturi. Their witnesses ultimately agree to stand with them in battle, having realized the Volturi increase the Guard by falsely accusing covens of crimes, destroy them and then recruit vampires with gifts. The Volturi arrive prepared for battle, led by Aro, who is eager to obtain the gifted members of the Cullen coven as part of his guard. Aro is allowed to touch Renesmee, and is convinced that she is not an immortal child. Irina is brought forth and takes full responsibility for her mistake, leading to her immediate death. Aro still insists that Renesmee may pose a risk in the future, validating his claim that battle is necessary. Before any violence, Alice shares with Aro her vision of the battle that is to come, during which both sides sustain heavy casualties, including Aro who would also die. Aro believes her, giving Alice and Jasper an opportunity to reveal their witness (a half mortal half vampire just like Renesmee). The witness proves that he is not a threat, supporting the notion that Renesmee is not a threat. The Volturi unhappily leave without a fight.
Back at the Cullen home, Alice glimpses the future, seeing Edward and Bella together with Jacob and a fully matured Renesmee also together. Edward reads Alice’s mind and feels relieved that Renesmee has Jacob to protect her. Alone in the meadow, Bella pushes her mental shield away and finally allows Edward a peek into her mind, showing him every precious moment she and Edward shared together and the two share a kiss after Bella telling Edward, “No one has ever loved anyone as much as I love you”, and both Edward and Bella saying they’ll love and be together forever. The end credits present the cast members from all five films.
I enjoyed seeing the characters develop, especially Stewart who steals the show. She has grown into a respectable actress and she has turned a wooden and unlikable character (in the novel) into someone you root for in the film.
Sarah Clarke (Thirteen)
Anna Kenderick (The Voices)
Christian Serratos (Flight 7500)
Michael Welch (All The Boys Love Mandy Lane)
Ty Olsson (Battlestar Galactica)
Mackenzie Foy (Interstellar)
Bella Swan is getting ready for her wedding. During the reception, her best friend, Jacob Black the werewolf returns after hearing about Bella and Edward’s engagement. While dancing with him in the woods, away from everyone else, Bella admits that she and Edward plan to consummate their marriage on their honeymoon while she’s still human. Jacob becomes furious, knowing that Edward could easily kill Bella. The other wolves restrain him and leave.
The couple spends their honeymoon on Isle Esme and they make love for the first time. The next morning, Edward realizes that Bella has numerous bruises and is mad at himself for hurting her, though Bella insists she enjoyed the experience. Edward swears not to make love again until she becomes a vampire. Two weeks into their honeymoon, Bella realizes that she is pregnant with a half mortal half immortal child. Edward is terrified by the news, knowing that she may not survive the delivery. He says that Carlisle will remove the monster. She refuses, as she wants to keep the baby and convinces Edward’s sister, Rosalie, who has always wanted a child, to help protect her baby. They fly back home to Forks, Washington. She has only been pregnant for two weeks, but the baby is growing very fast. Jacob rushes over to the Cullen’s mansion and finds Bella already heavily pregnant. He is angry, saying that they should remove it as soon as possible. Bella says that it is her choice. Jacob is disgusted by this. As Bella gets bigger, the quality of her health declines then rapidly improves as she starts drinking human blood to satisfy the baby’s vampiric thirst. Edward comes to love the baby as much as Bella does as he reads its thoughts, learning that his child loves Bella in return and doesn’t want to hurt her.
Soon after, Bella drops a cup of blood and as she bends down to pick it up, the baby breaks her back. She almost dies giving birth. To save her life, Edward injects Bella’s heart with his venom to transform her into a vampire, but nothing seems to happen and Bella is thought to be dead. Greatly distraught, Jacob attempts to kill the baby, but stops when he realises he has imprinted on the baby. When the werewolves hear of Bella’s death, they attack the Cullens’ house in an attempt to kill the baby as they fear it would become a threat. Edward, Alice and Jasper defend their home and their family, and are later helped by Carlisle, Esme, and Emmett. Jacob then runs outside to stop the battle and shape-shifts. Edward reads Jacob’s mind and announces that Jacob has imprinted on Renesmee and since it is the wolves’ law not to harm anyone who has been imprinted on they are forced to leave. After Bella is cleaned and dressed, her cuts from her difficult labour heal as the venom spreads through her body. The last scene shows Bella open her now blood red eyes as a newborn vampire.
What I loved most about this movie were the emotional extremes. Where the past three Twilight movies are subtle and reserved, this one goes all out, portraying everything from euphoria to unthinkable agony. The blissful scenes at the beginning are such a stark contrast to the agonizing scenes at the end.
REVIEW: THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE
Bryce Dallas Howard (Jurassic World)
Jodelle Ferland (Kingdom Hospital)
Kristin Prout (Elektra)
Monique Ganderton (Smallville)
In Seattle, not far from Forks, Victoria attacks and bites Riley Biers, in order to begin creating an army of newborns, who are many times stronger during their first few months than older vampires. Back in Forks, Edward Cullen and Bella Swan discuss the complications of becoming an immortal vampire. At 18 years old, one year older than Edward was when he became a vampire, Bella expresses her dislike to the idea of marrying so young, though Edward refuses to turn her into a vampire until they are married, his argument being that she should have various human experiences she would otherwise miss. While Charlie Swan investigates the disappearance of Riley Biers, Edward suspects his disappearance was caused by Victoria and her newborn’s army, furthering his suspicions is Riley’s intrusion into Bella’s room.
Bella insists that Jacob Black and the rest of the werewolf pack would never harm her Bella wants to go to Jacob’s home though Edward expresses his dislike and concern over her safety, but she returns unharmed. During one of her visits, Jacob confesses that he is in love with Bella, and forcefully kisses her. Furious, she punches him and sprains her hand, and Edward later threatens Jacob and tells him to only kiss her if she asks him to. Bella even revokes the invitations of Jacob and his pack members to her graduation party, but when Jacob apologizes for his behavior, she forgives him.
Meanwhile, Alice sees a vision that the newborn army will attack Forks within the week, led by Riley Biers. Jacob, accompanied by Quil and Embry overhear this, which leads to an alliance between the Cullens and Wolf pack. Later, the Cullens and the wolves agree to a meeting place and time to train and discuss strategy against the powerful newborns. During the training Jasper explains to Bella that he was created by a vampire named Maria to control a newborn army. He hated his original existence till he met Alice and joins in Cullens gang. Bella sees the true bond between a mated vampire pair and begins to understand Jasper better. Despite her reluctance to marry, Bella realizes that spending eternity with Edward is more important to her than anything else and agrees to marry him. Edward and Bella camp up in the mountains to hide Bella from the bloodthirsty newborns. During the night, Bella overhears a conversation between Edward and Jacob, in which they temporarily put aside their hatred towards each other. In the morning, Jacob overhears Edward and Bella discussing their engagement and storms off, angrily. Bella desperately asks him to kiss her, and she realizes that she has fallen in love with him. Edward finds out about the kiss but is not upset, as Bella says she loves him more than Jacob.
When Victoria appears, Edward kills her while Seth kills Riley. The Cullens and the Quileute wolves, meanwhile, destroy her “army”, though Jacob is injured saving Leah Clearwater from a newborn. Several members of the vampire police, the Volturi, arrive to deal with the newborn army. They also see that the Cullens are guarding the newborn, Bree Tanner, who had refused to fight and surrendered to Carlisle. Jane tortures Bree to get information, then instructs Felix to kill her, despite the Cullens’ efforts to spare her. When Jane notes that Caius will find it interesting that Bella is still human, Bella informs her that the date for her transformation has been set. Bella visits the injured Jacob to tell him that even though she is in love with him, she has chosen to be with Edward. Saddened by her choice, Jacob reluctantly agrees to come between her and Edward.
Bella and Edward go to their meadow, where she tells him she has decided to do things his way: get married, make love, then be transformed into a vampire. She also explains that she never has been normal and never will be; she’s felt out of place her entire life, but when she is in Edward’s world she feels stronger and complete. At the end of the story they decide they need to tell Charlie about their engagement, for which Bella is happy Edward is bulletproof.
I enjoyed this movie from start to finish and I believe if you go into the movie and not expect that it should be just like the book, you will be pleasantly surprised that the screenwriter and the director have produced a very well made film that takes the most important parts of one of the most compelling books in the series and creates a film that is both dramatic with a little humor. You will walk away knowing that this third film has done the franchise justice and will get you pumped up for Breaking Dawn!
REVIEW: THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON
Rachelle Lefevre (White House Down)
Christina Jastrzembska (The Perfection)
Michael Adamthwaite (Stargate SG.1)
Edi Gathegi (X-Men: First Class)
On her 18th birthday, Bella Swan wakes up from a dream in which she sees herself as an old woman. She expresses her distaste about growing older than her boyfriend Edward Cullen, a vampire who stopped aging physically at 17. Despite her lack of enthusiasm, Edward’s adoptive family throw Bella a birthday party. While unwrapping a gift, Bella gets a paper cut. Edward’s brother, Jasper, becomes overwhelmed by the scent of Bella’s blood and attempts to kill her. Realizing the danger that he and his family pose to Bella, Edward ends their relationship, and the Cullens leave Forks, Washington.
Edward’s departure leaves Bella heartbroken and depressed for months; however, when her father, Charlie, finally decides to send her to live with her mother in Florida, Bella refuses and agrees to spend more time with her friends. After seeing a movie with Jessica, Bella sees a group of men on motorcycles. This reminds her of when Edward previously rescued her from an assault, and she sees his image warning her to stay away. Bella discovers that any thrill-seeking activities she engages in evoke Edward’s preserved image. She is also comforted by Jacob Black, a cheerful companion who helps to ease her pain over losing Edward. When Jacob suddenly begins avoiding her, Bella discovers that he, and others of his tribe, are descended from a long line of werewolves, and Jacob has just undergone his first transformation. Bella also learns that the werewolves are an age-old enemy of vampires. Jacob’s pack members are on constant alert for Victoria, a vampire seeking to avenge the death of her mate, James, who was killed by Edward after James kidnapped and tried to kill Bella. They rescue Bella from Laurent, when he tries to kill her. With Jacob busy coming to terms with his shape-shifting nature, Bella again finds herself alone, and she returns to seeking thrill-inducing activities.
Through a series of miscommunications, Edward believes that Bella has killed herself by jumping off a cliff into the ocean. Distraught over her apparent suicide, Edward travels to Italy and attempts to provoke the Volturi (powerful coven who act as vampiric overlords) to kill him by exposing himself as a vampire to humans. Alice, Edward’s sister, and Bella rush to Italy to save Edward, and arrive just in time to stop him. Edward explains that he always loved Bella and only left to protect her. However, the Volturi determine that Bella, a human who knows that vampires exist, must either be killed or transformed into a vampire herself. Alice stops them from killing her by sharing her premonition, in which Bella has been transformed, with Aro (Michael Sheen), a Volturi elder who is able to read thoughts through touch. Soon after, they return to Forks and Cullens again settle themselves in Forks. Bella asks Edward to transform her and Cullens vote in favor of that much to Edward and Rosalie’s dismay. Later, Jacob reminds Edward, the treaty Cullens and Quileutes made years before that they will not attack each other, as long as the Cullens do not feed on any humans, a necessity for Bella’s transformation. The movie concludes with Edward telling Bella that he will change her into a vampire after she marries him.
This is not a film that will gain much critical acclaim as the storyline is basic and the special effects are mediocre most of the time. However it is really enjoyable to watch and will delight all fans of the Twilight Saga due to its honest representation of the storyline.
REVIEW: TWILIGHT
Matt Bushell (Shelter)
Ned Bellamy (Terminator: TSCC)
Cam Gigandet (Priest)
Seventeen-year-old Isabella “Bella” Swan moves to Forks, a small town on the Washington coast, to live with her father, Charlie. Her mother, Renée, is remarried to a minor league baseball player, and they travel often to attend games. Bella makes several friends at her new high school, but she is intrigued by the mysterious and aloof Cullen siblings. Bella sits next to Edward Cullen in biology class on her first day of school, but he seems to be repulsed by her. After a week of absence from school, Edward comes back and talks to Bella normally. A few days later, Bella is nearly struck by a van in the school parking lot. Edward saves her by instantaneously covering a distance of over 30 feet and putting himself between Bella and the van, stopping it with only his hand and making a conspicuous dent. He subsequently refuses to explain his actions to Bella and warns her against befriending him.
After much research, Bella concludes that Edward is a vampire. He eventually confirms this but says he and the other Cullens only consume animal blood. The pair fall in love, and Edward introduces Bella to his vampire family. Carlisle Cullen, the family patriarch, is a doctor working in Forks. His wife is Esme, and Alice, Jasper, Emmett, and Rosalie are their informally adopted children. Edward and Bella’s relationship is soon put in jeopardy, when three nomadic vampires — James, Victoria, and Laurent — arrive in Forks. James, a tracker vampire with incredible hunting instincts, is instantly intrigued by Edward’s protectiveness over a human, which incites him to hunt Bella for sport. Edward and the other Cullens risk their lives to protect Bella, but James tracks her to Phoenix, where she is hiding with Jasper and Alice. James lures Bella into a trap by falsely claiming that he is holding her mother hostage. James breaks Bella’s leg before biting her wrist, infecting her with vampire venom. After a ferocious fight, Edward subdues James just as the other Cullens arrive. Alice, Emmett, and Jasper destroy James, decapitating and burning him, as Edward sucks the venom from Bella’s wrist, preventing her from turning into a vampire. Upon returning to Forks, Edward accompanies Bella to the high school prom, where he refuses to grant her request that he transform her into a vampire. As the couple dance, they are unaware that James’ mate, Victoria, is secretly watching, plotting revenge for her lover’s death.
Overall, I enjoyed “Twilight” for what it was – a romance that probed the timeless dilemma of wanting what you can’t have (and despite Meyer’s Mormon beliefs, this whole series is basically a metaphor for sex). It makes for an interesting, compelling story.
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Gravity | 2013 | PG-13 | - 1.5.5
A space walk by two American astronauts (Sandra Bullock and George Clooney) goes tragically wrong when an explosion propels one of them beyond the reach of their space shuttle. With communications cut off from Mission Control (voiced by Ed Harris), the shuttle is destroyed by Russian satellite debris, stranding both astronauts in deep space and with limited oxygen. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón. [1.30]
SEX/NUDITY 1 - A male astronaut on an extra-vehicular activity (EVA) hooks a tether to a female astronaut and says, "I know you're impressed with how good-looking I am" and she says nothing. A male astronaut drifting away from a female astronaut in deep space says to her over the helmet radios, "Now that we have some distance between us, you're attracted to me, right?" and she does not answer. We hear that a male astronaut's wife left him between two space missions. A man tells a woman that a girlfriend he was to meet at Mardi Gras was walking down the street, holding hands with another woman that looked at first like a hairy guy.
► In several scenes, a female astronaut in a space station wears only tight spandex short-shorts and a tight fitting tank top (we see the curves of her body as well as cleavage and bare shoulders, arms and legs to the thigh). A woman removes her spacesuit in two different scenes to reveal short-shorts and a tank top that reveal the curves of her body as well as cleavage and bare shoulders, arms and legs to the upper thigh.
VIOLENCE/GORE 5 - We hear that an astronaut is dead and another astronaut bumps against his floating body several times, grabs him, and looks into his helmet visor where we see a large hole that extends through the front of the helmet, the entire right side of the skull and face and out the back of the helmet and we see that the brain case appears red-rimmed with blood and empty (we see the stars in the black sky through the hole); the astronaut and another astronaut take the body back to the shuttle, they find it peeled open and run into two more dead astronauts floating amid equipment parts (their skin is mottled bluish-purple and looks to be freezing).
► A robotic arm attached to a space shuttle is struck by space debris and disconnected from the ship, along with equipment and gear and is all thrown away in a debris field backed by flashes of light from the explosions that seem to blow out toward the audience and an astronaut spinning away on the robotic arm gasps and grunts, panicking, and whispering that she cannot breathe; she releases her harness and sails end-over-end away from the shuttle in the wake of the silent explosions as we hear her panicky breathing and see wide, terror-filled eyes as she says her GPS is inoperable; her transparent face plate fogs up and we see a red WARNING signal flash inside her helmet as we hear that her oxygen is running low and from her point of view, we see space as she spins, creating a dizzying effect; her commander tells her calm down and focus on something as he uses his power pack to approach her and tether her to his own spacesuit.
► Two astronauts plan to drift to a space station and pilot a shuttle with little fuel to another station where they will take a fueled shuttle back to Earth; one astronaut says that she is scared and asks several times what to do as they float and their air and jet-pack fuel supplies run low; she becomes light-headed and sleepy because she is breathing C02, the two astronauts bump the space station, bounce on and off several times and spin away as their tether to each other breaks and one astronaut drifts until the other astronaut drifts past; after one astronaut catches the other astronaut's tether, one astronaut tells the other to let go, because jet-pack fuel and air are limited, and only slowing down both; one astronaut then unhooks the tether and floats away.
► An astronaut enters a space shuttle that she is able to start and fly away from a space station that disintegrates as debris hits it and causes silent explosions of light and dust; it is so cold inside the shuttle that she shivers and we see her breath and when she begins to cry her skin looks like it is freezing, bluish and translucent as her tears form balls and glide toward the audience; she hears a man's voice singing over the radio and a baby crying as she turns off the oxygen and the lights and drifts to sleep; she is awakened by oxygen emergency alarms and she turns the oxygen and lights back on, then separates the cockpit capsule from the rest of the shuttle and heads toward Earth; she shakes, cries and then laughs as the capsule shakes and becomes overheated, the control panel erupts in flames (she is not burned) and we see debris in the sky burn up around the capsule as it enters the atmosphere and flames surround the capsule as well.
► An astronaut hears a roaring fire in the space station and sees the warning sign light up; she uses a fire extinguisher that throws her against a bulkhead and leaving her with a cut and a bruise on the cheek as she shouts; huge flames advance toward her as she enters a space shuttle, locks the airlock and takes off but is caught by an already-deployed parachute line and is bounced back toward the space station while shouting, "Stop!" five times and avoiding a collision by a few feet.
► A space capsule crashes into the ocean where an astronaut pops the entrance door and water rushes in, sinking the capsule about 30 feet as the astronaut gasps and coughs; the astronaut swims out, and up until breaking the water's surface with a loud gasp and then swims to shore.
► A drifting astronaut experiences alternating periods of claustrophobia and agoraphobia, with several instances of rapid breathing and startle responses; she continues to talk into her helmet microphone in case mission control can hear her and another astronaut talks her through entering a space station successfully; she bounces on the outside of the space station, pulls herself along hand grips, opens the airlock, floats inside, pressurizes the chamber, removes her helmet and gasps loudly several times from oxygen deprivation.
► Three astronauts on an extra-vehicular activity (EVA) receive word from ground control that a dangerous debris shower is approaching and they are ordered to abort the mission and re-enter their space shuttle; 3D effects put the audience inside a field of debris from an exploding satellite that we hear was shot down by the Russians and we hear that all the ComSats of North America are dead; large and small pieces of metal debris fly by and we hear that the debris is like shrapnel as it cuts apart the space shuttle silently, with flashes of light and dust and the shuttle is peeled open down its long axis.
► An astronaut floats in a space station among equipment and office items to the control panels and we see a circuit board beginning to burn in a side compartment (small balls of flame float toward the audience, as well as balls of condensation); the astronaut finds a radio panel and radios mission control but receives no response. A shuttle approaches a space station and when it is near enough, the astronaut inside ejects from the capsule and uses a fire extinguisher as a jet pack to get to the station; bouncing around the outside the station, she finds handholds, opens an airlock, is blown back, but climbs through it while groaning and grunting.
► An astronaut goes outside a shuttle and manually unbolts a parachute line and the bolt and space drill float toward the audience while a field of metal debris rushes past her, tearing up the space station in a silent explosion, along with part of the shuttle; the astronaut shouts, "Mommy!" and a little later says, "I have to pee" and back inside the shuttle she finds she is out of fuel and shouts twice, "You've got to be kidding me!"
► A woman says that her young daughter hit her head while playing tag and died; and that her (the girls mother) life is now nothing but work and driving around aimlessly. An astronaut says that she has never flown a shuttle and crashed it several times in simulations. A female astronaut on her first EVA says that she feels nauseated; she gasps and startles several times at movements of tether lines and repair tools as her commander tells her that he coughed up everything but a kidney on his first space walk and that her eyes are bloodshot.
LANGUAGE 5 - At least 1 F-word, 1 not fully enunciated F-word, 4 scatological terms, 2 anatomical terms, 10 mild obscenities, exclamations (shut-up), stereotypical references to men, women, astronauts, doctors, Russians, the Chinese, 4 religious exclamations (Jesus Christ, Lord, Oh my God, Oh God).
SUBSTANCE USE - A male astronaut says he knows where the Russians keep their vodka on the ISS space station, and an astronaut in a shuttle asks another astronaut if she found any vodka as he pulls a pint vodka bottle from a spacesuit pocket and drinks from it through an attached straw.
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Dangerous occupations, death, space exploration and safety, communications, loss, regret, acceptance, renewal.
MESSAGE - Surviving a dangerous challenge can give life new meaning.
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Gas was bought two months before the hiring of Favorov – ERU Trading about the scandal between the tops of Naftogaz
The contracts to which Yuriy Vitrenko refers were signed in September 2018, two months before Andriy Favorov joined NJSC Naftogaz.
Today, the media circulated documents signed by Yuriy Vitrenko, executive director of NJSC Naftogaz, who accuses the new director of the gas business NJSC Andriy Favorov of having a conflict of interest. One of the arguments in favor of his suspicions Vitrenko called the fact that the company ERU Trading, in which Favorov worked before Naftogaz, bought gas at “reduced prices”.
ERU Trading Llc., a subsidiary of the American ERU Corporation, published its explanation of the situation. It notes that gas purchase transactions from Naftogaz Trading in November – December 2018 were conducted on the general commercial terms, under which gas was offered at the market:
“JSC Ukrtransgaz gas supply agreements mentioned in the published materials signed by Mr. Vitrenko, were concluded on the procedures of public procurement, held in September 2018, so, until the moment when Mr. Favorov accepted the offer to join the Naftogaz group”.
TRAFIGURA UKRINE Llc., DTEK Trading Llc., NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine, whose commercial director at that time was Vitrenko, were competitors of the ERU Trading in the procurement.
During this period, Naftogaz Trading sold gas to at least 9 Ukrainian companies (Evroenergotrad Llc., Torgovy Dom Sokar Llc., EVRO GAZ OIL Llc., Poltava Sbyt Llc., SOE Naftogaz of Ukraine Llc., Central Gas Supply Company Llc., Metida Llc., TAS Energy of Ukraine Llc.) at prices approved by the meeting of the Board of NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine.
“The transactions of ERU TRADING Llc. for the purchase of gas from Naftogaz Trading took place on the basis of general commercial conditions for which the resource was offered at the market, and therefore any statements about the purchase at reduced prices are not true”, the company said in response to information about suspicions of a conflict of interest.
The selection of ERU TRADING among others, according to the company, is connected with the removal of Vitrenko from the post of chief executive and commercial director in the Naftogaz group.
“The matter of concern of Mr. Vitrenko’s recommendations on revising the volumes and schedule of deliveries under contracts concluded as a result of public tenders, which in turn contradicts the essence of maintaining the independence of the GTS Operator (JSC Ukrtransgaz) from NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine, which is now a monopolist and shareholder of JSC Ukrtransgaz. Such a position of Mr. Vitrenko does not comply with the principles of corporate governance and obligations for unbundling, the need of which has been repeatedly supported and defended by Mr. Vitrenko himself”, ERU Trading reports.
The company promises “in the coming days” to prepare a package of all documents related to the company's transactions indicated by Vitrenko and to send an appeal to the relevant authorities “in order to check the facts for the presence of corruption signs and a conflict of interests”. The company also expects that NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine will conduct its own detailed investigation. During the press conference the Head of the NJSC Naftogaz Andriy Kobolev told on this issue.
In a common statement, ERU confirms the absence of any economic and managerial interest of Favorov in the enterprises of the group.
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Jackson, Liebetrau Earn Big 12 Weekly Honors
LAWRENCE, Kan. –
Lauren Jackson was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week.
Kansas junior defender Lauren Jackson and freshman goalkeeper Kat Liebetrau have both been honored by the Big 12 after their performances at the Lady Vol Invite over the weekend. Jackson was selected as the Big 12’s Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday, while Liebetrau was tabbed the conference’s Newcomer of the Week.
This marks the first time since Aug. 26 of last season that KU has had multiple recipients during a single week of the conference’s awards.
Jackson, a junior from Long Beach, Calif., was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Lady Vol Invite over the weekend, helping the Jayhawks to wins over Pepperdine and Arizona State. She anchored the Kansas defensive unit which held the two opponents to 11 combined shots on goal.
Liebetrau, a redshirt freshman from Centennial, Colo., made 10 saves and allowed just one goal to help the Jayhawks defeat Pepperdine and Arizona State. The 5-foot-8 freshman posted her second shutout of the season against Arizona State, making five saves. She became the first Kansas goalkeeper to earn two shutouts in her first three career starts.
This marks the first time that either Jackson or Liebetrau has been honored by the Big 12.
Oklahoma forward Whitney Palmer was named the league’s Offensive Player of the Week.
Kansas (3-0) is ranked 23rd in the latest Soccer Times poll, and will play Long Beach State in its home-opener Friday at the Jayhawk Soccer Complex. Kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m.
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Knot Move
A well spent evening with Jane Goodall
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Last night approximately 200 people of all ages attended “An Evening with Jane Goodall” at the Evanston 18/CINEARTS Theater. The film was a fascinating blend of Jane’s travels, interviews, home movies, and wildlife. At age 77 she hikes mountain trails in the Gombe National Forest in Tanzania with the ease of a teenager.
The intimate camerawork, so very technically difficult, by Lawrence Knauer lets the audience see the forest thru Jane’s eyes as she walks. When she lifts her binoculars to the treetops, we see a chimpanzee family eating, climbing over each other and grooming. They seem completely unaware of the camera. The conversational pace of the film lets each scene unfold revealing amazing detail and wonderful close ups of not just the chimpanzees but also birds, moths and insects. Some of the images appear almost 3 dimensional, close enough to touch.
Jane Goodall comes across as a very likable, practical person with a sense of humor. She seems equally at home in the forest and on the lecture circuit. Early home movies show calm, sensible, young pioneer building relationships with primates as if they were goofy next door neighbors. She even refers to herself as a “white ape” and gives David Graybeard, one of the chimpanzees, credit for being an ambassador to the animal kingdom and showing chimps that she could be trusted.
Jane’s matter of fact acceptance of forest life and her place within the chimp’s community enabled her to show Dr Leakey and the world that chimps do pull leaves off branches and use them to reach into ant tunnels to pull out a few tasty snacks. The footage of chimps eating ants was comical. They reminded me of a small child with an ice cream cone. This stunning discovery changed the accepted view of humans being the only species with the intelligence to make and use tools. It also established Jane Goodall as a scientist.
Jane’s work with chimpanzees and now as a United Nations Peace Ambassador for her conservation efforts with Roots & Shoots is fascinating. However, the 2hr 15 min film was approximately 30 minutes too long. The celebrity endorsements so vital to spreading the word and securing funding should have been more tightly edited. Yes, my 11 year old son remembers that the voice of Bart Simpson was involved. Dave Matthews, Angelina Jolie, Courtney Cox, Pierce Brosnan… Celebrities do raise awareness, but too many testimonials, using similar language, make you check your watch.
If the goal of the film was to leverage Jane’s considerable scientific and personal credentials to promote sustainable living and environmental reclamation for the benefit of people, it succeeded. The scenes on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation are chilling. They are a stark contrast to the joy and hope shown at an African refugee center.
This movie should be incorporated into High School and Jr. High science and social studies classes. The message is simple. Think about the long term consequences of your actions. Give young people hope and a healthy environment.
An Evening with Jane Goodall: Regal Cinemas Fathom Event
Fathom Events presents Dame Jane Goodall live in theaters for one night only
Jane Goodall live in local movie theatres today
Oliver Goodall Post Office bill passes Senate, now on Obama’s desk
Montgomery County condemns historic Montanverde where Lincoln spent the night
National Public Lands Day spent in Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area
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Not a Small World After All
Home » WORLD NEWS » POLITICS » Not a Small World After All
Cartoon re-enactment
Like a modern-day Rosa Parks, Imane Boudlal is suing Disney after being told she had to work at the back of the castle because of her hajib, a traditional but not necessarily religious headscarf.
“They said, these are your options: either work in the back or go home,” alleges Boudlal. “I don’t want to be in the back. I’m a human being, I have feelings. Don’t put me in the back.”
But the company defends its actions, arguing that Boudlal’s job at Disney’s Storyteller Cafe, a themed restaurant, is an on-stage position and that the garment does not comply with the “Disney look.”
“It has to do with the costume, every role at Disneyland Resort has a specific costume,” said Disney spokeswoman Suzi Brown.
Disney says it is working to provide reasonable accommodations for Boudlal such as designing an appropriate headscarf, which may have her wishing she never brought it up.
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Short, subjective measures of numeracy and general health literacy in an adult emergency department.
McNaughton C, Wallston KA, Rothman RL, Marcovitz DE, Storrow AB
Acad Emerg Med. 2011 18 (11): 1148-55
PMID: 22092896 · PMCID: PMC3886121 · DOI:10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01210.x
OBJECTIVES - The objective was to evaluate the reliability and validity of brief subjective measures of numeracy and general health literacy in the adult emergency department (ED) setting.
METHODS - A convenience sample of adult ED patients completed subjective measures of general health literacy (Short Literacy Survey [SLS]) and numeracy (Subjective Numeracy Scale [SNS]). These patients also completed two objective tests of literacy (the Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults [S-TOFHLA] and the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine [REALM]) and an objective test of numeracy (Wide Range Achievement Test-4 [WRAT4]). Internal reliability of the subjective measures was assessed using Cronbach's alpha. Construct validity of the subjective measures was assessed by correlating them against the S-TOFHLA, REALM, and WRAT4, using Spearman's rank correlation coefficients, receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curves, and hierarchical, multiple linear regression with adjustment for patient age, sex, race, and education.
RESULTS - The median age of the 207 patients surveyed was 46 years (interquartile range [IQR] = 32 to 59 years); 27% were African American. Sixty-one percent of patients reported that their highest level of education was high school or below. As measured by the S-TOFHLA and REALM, most patients had adequate literacy levels (89% and 80%, respectively), while 44% of patients had below average numeracy skills on the WRAT4. The median SLS score was 14 (IQR = 12 to 15) on a scale of 3 to 15; the median SNS score was 36 (IQR = 30 to 42) on a scale of 6 to 48. The SLS and SNS had good internal reliability, with Cronbach's alphas of 0.74 and 0.82, respectively. The SLS Spearman's rank order correlation coefficient was 0.33 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.20 to 0.45) for the S-TOFHLA, with a standardized beta coefficient of 0.36 (p < 0.05) after adjustment for patient demographics. The SLS correlation coefficient was 0.26 (95% CI = 0.13 to 0.38) for the REALM, with a standardized beta coefficient of 0.38 (p < 0.05) after adjustment for patient demographics. The area under the ROC curve (AUC) for the SLS was 0.74 (95% CI = 0.68 to 0.80) when compared to the S-TOFHLA and 0.72 (95% CI = 0.65 to 0.78) when compared to the REALM. The SNS predicted numeracy well, with a correlation coefficient of 0.57 (95% CI = 0.47 to 0.65) for the WRAT4, a standardized beta coefficient of 0.30 (p < 0.05) after adjustment for patient demographics, and an AUC of 0.77 (95% CI = 0.70 to 0.82).
CONCLUSIONS - The SNS and SLS are reliable, valid tests that can be used to rapidly estimate general health literacy and numeracy skill levels in adult ED patients. Continuing work is needed to establish their ability to predict clinical outcomes.
© 2011 by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.
Adult Area Under Curve Emergency Service, Hospital Female Health Literacy Humans Male Middle Aged Prospective Studies Reproducibility of Results ROC Curve
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SOR/2002-156 - Table of Contents
SOR/2002-156
Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada (SOR/2002-156)
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PART 8Appeals and Cross-appeals (continued)
Documents on Appeal and Cross-Appeal (continued)
Respondent’s Record (continued)
40 [Repealed, SOR/2011-74, s. 20]
Dispensing with Printing of Record
41 A judge or the Registrar may, on motion, dispense with the printing of documents forming part of a record.
Factum on Appeal
42 (1) [Repealed, SOR/2011-74, s. 21]
(2) The factum shall be bound and consist of the following parts:
(a) Part I consisting of
(i) in the appellant’s factum, a concise overview of their position and a concise statement of the facts,
(ii) in the respondent’s factum, a concise overview of their position and a concise statement of their position with respect to the appellant’s statement of facts, including a concise statement of any other facts that the respondent considers relevant, and
(iii) in the intervener’s factum, a concise overview of their position with respect to the questions on which they have intervened, including a concise statement of the facts relevant to the questions on which they have intervened;
(b) Part II consisting of
(i) in the appellant’s factum, a concise statement of the questions in issue in the appeal,
(ii) in the respondent’s factum, a concise overview of their position with respect to the appellant’s questions, and
(iii) in the intervener’s factum, a concise overview of their position with respect to the appellant’s questions on which they have intervened;
(c) Part III consisting of a statement of argument setting out concisely the questions of law or fact to be discussed, with reference to the page of the record and to the tab, page and paragraph number of the authorities being relied on;
(d) Part IV consisting of submissions, if any, not exceeding one page in support of the order sought concerning costs;
(e) Part V consisting of
(i) in the appellant’s factum and the respondent’s factum, a concise statement of the order or orders sought, and
(ii) in the intervener’s factum, if not yet determined in the order granting the intervention, any request for permission to present oral argument at the hearing of the appeal;
(f) Part VI consisting of, in the appellant’s factum and the respondent’s factum, submissions on the impact that any sealing or confidentiality order, publication ban, classification of information in the file as confidential under legislation or restriction on public access to information in the file could have on the Court’s reasons, if any, in the appeal; and
(g) Part VII consisting of a table listing alphabetically the authorities relied on, including the relevant provisions of the legislative enactments, setting out the paragraph numbers where the authority is cited and, if available, hyperlinks to those authorities and, in the case of legislative enactments, hyperlinks to the provisions only.
(2.1) If they are required by law to be published in both official languages, the relevant provisions of any legislative enactments referred to in paragraph (2)(f) shall be listed, and hyperlinks provided, if available, in both official languages.
(3) Part V of the intervener’s factum shall not consist of any statement with respect to the outcome of the appeal unless otherwise ordered by a judge.
(4) Parts I to V of the factum of any appellant or respondent shall not exceed 40 pages, unless a judge or the Registrar, on motion, otherwise orders.
(5) Unless a judge or the Registrar, on motion, otherwise orders, Parts I to V of the factum of
(a) an attorney general, who has filed a notice of intervention in accordance with subrule 33(4), shall not exceed 20 pages; and
(b) any other intervener shall not exceed 10 pages.
(6) The appellant shall include a copy of any notice of constitutional question filed under subrule 33(2) as an appendix to their factum.
(7) [Repealed, SOR/2016-271, s. 27]
SOR/2006-203, s. 17
SOR/2011-74, s. 21
SOR/2019-1, s. 7
Factum on Cross-Appeal
43 (1) Where the Court has granted leave to cross-appeal,
(a) the respondent’s factum shall consist of two main sections, and each shall be divided into seven parts as described in subrule 42(2), the first section entitled “FACTUM OF RESPONDENT ON APPEAL” and the second section, “FACTUM OF APPELLANT ON CROSS-APPEAL”, both in upper-case letters; and
(b) the appellant’s factum on cross-appeal shall be divided into seven parts as described in subrule 42(2) and entitled “FACTUM OF THE RESPONDENT ON CROSS-APPEAL” in upper-case letters.
(2) Parts I to V of any factum in a cross-appeal shall not exceed 20 pages unless a judge or the Registrar, on motion, otherwise orders.
44 (1) All authorities, if they are not available electronically, shall be filed in a book of authorities, and
(a) the relevant provisions of legislative enactments relied on shall be in both official languages if they are required by law to be published in both official languages; and
(b) the reasons for judgment shall be in full for any case law relied on.
(2) The book of authorities shall be bound with each authority marked with a tab, and shall contain the authorities that,
(a) in the case of a respondent’s book, are not contained in the appellant’s book; and
(b) in the case of an intervener’s book, are not contained in either the appellant’s or the respondent’s book.
Condensed Books
45 (1) A party at the hearing of the appeal shall provide all other parties with a copy of a bound single condensed book containing the excerpts from the record and book of authorities that that party will refer to in oral argument and shall file 14 copies with the Registrar.
(1.1) The condensed book may contain an outline of the oral argument, which shall not exceed two pages, shall relate to the contents of the condensed book and shall not constitute a supplementary factum.
(2) [Repealed, SOR/2011-74, s. 23]
PART 9References
Reference to the Court
46 (1) A reference to the Court by the Governor in Council under section 53 of the Act shall be commenced by notice of reference in Form 46 to which shall be attached a copy of the order in council authorizing the reference.
(1.1) An electronic version of the notice of reference and the order in council authorizing the reference shall be filed with the Registrar.
(2) When a reference involves the giving of an opinion as to a case already disposed of by a court of appeal, the Court may, on its own initiative, require further evidence in respect of any question that the Court considers relevant.
(3) Further evidence under subrule (2) shall be taken as authorized by the Act and in the manner directed by the Court.
(4) The Governor in Council shall bring a motion to the Chief Justice or a judge to direct the Registrar to enter a reference on a list of cases to be heard by the Court and to determine any procedural issues.
(5) Within one week after the filing of the notice of reference, the Governor in Council shall serve a copy of the printed and electronic version of the notice of reference and the order in council referred to in subrule (1) on the attorney general of each province and on the minister of Justice of each territory.
(6) Within four weeks after being served with the notice of reference, an attorney general of a province, or a minister of Justice of a territory, with any special interest in the reference shall
(a) serve on the Governor in Council, and any counsel requested to argue a case under subsection 53(7) of the Act, a notice of intervention in Form 33C; and
(b) file with the Registrar the original and two copies of the notice of intervention.
(7) Within 12 weeks after the filing of the notice of reference, the Governor in Council shall
(a) serve on the attorney general of any province or on the minister of Justice of any territory, having served a notice of intervention under paragraph (6)(a), and any counsel requested to argue a case under subsection 53(7) of the Act, a printed and an electronic version of the Governor in Council’s factum, record and book of authorities;
(b) file with the Registrar
(i) the electronic version of the factum, record and book of authorities,
(ii) the original version of the factum and 23 copies of its printed version, and
(iii) 11 copies of the printed version of the record and book of authorities.
(8) Any counsel requested to argue a case under subsection 53(7) of the Act shall, within eight weeks after the request or within eight weeks after the filing of the Governor in Council’s factum, whichever is later,
(a) serve electronic and printed versions of the counsel’s factum, record and book of authorities on the Governor in Council;
(9) An attorney general of a province or a minister of Justice of a territory filing a notice of intervention under subrule (6) shall, within 20 weeks after filing the notice,
(a) serve on the Governor in Council and any counsel requested to argue a case under subsection 53(7) of the Act a copy of the attorney general’s factum, or the minister’s factum, and book of authorities;
(10) Within four weeks after the filing of the factum of the Governor in Council, any person interested in intervening in the reference may make a motion for intervention to a judge in accordance with Rules 47 and 57 by
(a) serving on each of the Governor in Council, and any counsel requested by the Court under subsection 53(7) of the Act, a copy of the person’s motion; and
(b) filing with the Registrar the original and two copies of the motion.
(11) The motion for intervention shall be dealt with in accordance with Rules 58 and 59, and the service and filing of the intervener’s documents shall be in accordance with Rule 37.
(12) A redacted electronic version of any factum in a reference shall be filed, if the factum contains any of the documents and information identified in the certificate filed in accordance with subrule 23(3).
Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada
1 - PART 1 - Application and Interpretation
3 - Where No Provisions
4 - Conditions and Proportionality
5 - Computation of Time
6 - Extension or Abridgment
7 - Adjournment
8 - Dispensing with Compliance
9 - PART 2 - Administration of the Court
9 - Business Hours
10 - Registrar to Keep Records
11 - Official Languages
12 - PART 3 - Powers of the Registrar
12 - Order of Registrar Binding
13 - Reference to the Court or a Judge
14 - PART 4 - General Rules
14 - Name of Party
15 - Representation of Parties
16 - Agents
17 - Change of Representation or Withdrawal of Counsel or Agent
17.1 - Change in Contact Information
18 - Adding, Substituting and Removing Parties
19 - Filing of Documents
19.1 - Filing of Sealed and Confidential Documents
20 - Service of Documents
21 - Guidelines for Preparing Documents
22 - Style of Cause
23 - Certificates of Counsel
25 - PART 5 - Leave to Appeal
25 - Application for Leave to Appeal
26 - Service and Filing
27 - Response
28 - Reply
29 - PART 6 - Leave to Cross-appeal
29 - Application for Leave to Cross-Appeal
32 - PART 7 - Submission to the Court
32 - Submission of Applications
33 - PART 8 - Appeals and Cross-appeals
33 - Notice of Appeal
34 - Service and Filing of Notice of Appeal
35 - Service and Filing of Appellant’s Documents
36 - Service and Filing of Respondent’s Documents
37 - Service and Filing of Intervener’s Documents
38 - Documents on Appeal and Cross-Appeal
38 - Appellant’s Record
39 - Respondent’s Record
41 - Dispensing with Printing of Record
42 - Factum on Appeal
43 - Factum on Cross-Appeal
44 - Authorities
45 - Condensed Books
46 - PART 9 - References
46 - Reference to the Court
47 - PART 10 - Motions — General Rules
47 - Motion to a Judge or the Registrar
47 - General
49 - Response to Motion
51 - Submission to a Judge or the Registrar
52 - Motion Before the Court
55 - PART 11 - Particular Motions
55 - Motion for Intervention
62 - Motion to Stay
63 - Motion to Quash
63.1 - Assignment of Counsel by the Court to Act on Behalf of Accused
64 - PART 12 - Dismissals and Vexatious Proceedings
64 - Dismissal for Delay — Application for Leave to Appeal
65 - Dismissal for Delay — Appeals
66 - Vexatious Proceedings
68 - PART 13 - Scheduling and Appearances
68 - Scheduling — Motions and Applications for Leave
69 - Scheduling — Appeals
70 - Appearances — Motions and Applications for Leave
71 - Appearances — Appeals
72 - Failure to Appear
73 - PART 14 - Reconsiderations and Re-hearings
73 - Reconsideration of Application for Leave to Appeal
74 - Re-hearing of Application for Leave to Appeal
75 - Reconsideration or Re-Hearing of a Motion
76 - Re-Hearing of Appeal
77 - PART 15 - Orders and Judgments
77 - Orders
78 - Review of Order of Registrar
79 - Judgment of the Court
80 - Effective Date of Judgment
81 - Amending Judgment
82 - PART 16 - Fees and Costs
82 - Fees Payable to Registrar
83 - Taxation of Costs
84 - Objection to Taxation of Costs
85 - Costs of Discontinuance or Dismissal
86 - PART 17 - Security
86 - Payment of Money Out of Court
87 - Security and Interest
88 - Dispensing with Security
89 - PART 18 - Miscellaneous Provisions
89 - Affidavit
90 - Examination on Affidavit
91 - Oaths and Witnesses
92 - Appointment of Amicus Curiae
92.1 - Changes Affecting the Record
93 - Discontinuance
94 - Notices to the Profession
95 - Notice Convening Court
95.1 - Notice of Remote Participation by a Judge
96 - PART 19 - [Repealed, SOR/2013-175, s. 41]
FORM 14 - Notice of Name - - (Style of Cause (Rule 22) — Use Form 1 of Guidelines for Preparing Documents to be Filed with the Supreme Court of Canada (Print and Electronic))
FORM 16 - Notice of Agent Representing Two Opposing Parties - - (Style of cause (Rule 22) — Use Form 1 of Guidelines for Preparing Documents to be Filed with the Supreme Court of Canada (Print and Electronic))
FORM 20 - Affidavit of Service - - (Style of Cause (Rule 22) — Use Form 1 of Guidelines for Preparing Documents to be Filed with the Supreme Court of Canada (Print and Electronic))
FORMS 22 AND 23
FORM 23A - Certificate (Applicant, Respondent or Appellant)
FORM 23B - Certificate (Applicant, Respondent or Appellant)
FORM 23C - Certificate (Applicant, Respondent or Appellant) - - (Style of Cause (Rule 22) — Use Form 1 of Guidelines for Preparing Documents to be Filed with the Supreme Court of Canada (Print and Electronic))
FORM 24A - Certificate (Appellant) - - (Style of Cause (Rule 22) — Use Form 1 of Guidelines for Preparing Documents to be Filed with the Supreme Court of Canada (Print and Electronic))
FORM 24B - Certificate (Respondent) - - (Style of Cause (Rule 22) — Use Form 1 of Guidelines for Preparing Documents to be Filed with the Supreme Court of Canada (Print and Electronic))
FORM 25 - Notice of Application for Leave To Appeal - - (Style of Cause (Rule 22) — Use Form 1 of Guidelines for Preparing Documents to be Filed with the Supreme Court of Canada (Print and Electronic))
FORM 25B
FORM 25C
FORM 29 - Notice of Application for Leave To Cross-Appeal - - (Style of Cause (Rule 22) – Use Form 1 of Guidelines for Preparing Documents to be Filed with the Supreme Court of Canada (Print and Electronic))
FORM 33A - Notice of Appeal - - (Style of Cause (Rule 22) — Use Form 1 of Guidelines for Preparing Documents to be Filed with the Supreme Court of Canada (Print and Electronic))
FORM 33B - Notice of Constitutional Question
FORM 33C - Notice of Intervention Respecting Constitutional Question
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The ‘Toy Story 4’ Trailer Introduces New Toys and a New Adventure
It took until now, but we finally have a better idea about what Toy Story 4 is actually about. The new trailer (see above) features Woody (Tom Hanks) on a mission to rescue Forky (Tony Hale), a new toy Bonnie made at school. But then Woody finds his old friend Little Bo Peep (Annie Potts) at a carnival, which makes him reconsider his life as a toy.
The new trailer also introduces several new characters, including Gabby Gabby, ”an adorable, talking pull-string doll from the 1950s” voiced by Christina Hendricks, and Duke Caboom, “a 1970s toy based on Canada’s greatest stuntman” who is voiced by Keanu Reeves. (Whoa.) There’s also tiny “Giggle McDimples” who is a “ a miniature plastic doll from the 1980s” and described as the film’s Jiminy Cricket and Bo Peep’s best friend.
You can see all those characters on the movie’s new poster as well. (That’s Gabby on the bottom left, Giggle on Bo’s shoulder, and Duke on the motorcycle near the title.)
Here’s the film’s official synopsis:
Woody (voice of Tom Hanks) has always been confident about his place in the world, and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that’s Andy or Bonnie. So when Bonnie’s beloved new craft-project-turned-toy, Forky (voice of Tony Hale), declares himself as “trash” and not a toy, Woody takes it upon himself to show Forky why he should embrace being a toy. But when Bonnie takes the whole gang on her family’s road trip excursion, Woody ends up on an unexpected detour that includes a reunion with his long-lost friend Bo Peep (voice of Annie Potts). After years of being on her own, Bo’s adventurous spirit and life on the road belie her delicate porcelain exterior. As Woody and Bo realize they’re worlds apart when it comes to life as a toy, they soon come to find that’s the least of their worries.
Toy Story 4 opens in theaters on June 21.
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Italian fashion world adopts manifesto promoting diversity
By COLLEEN BARRY, AP Fashion Writer|on January 12, 2020
Italian Fashion Chamber President Carlo Capasa poses at the end of the Associated Press interview in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019. The Italian Fashion Chamber is promoting a diversity agenda among Milan’s major fashion houses, a move that comes a year after several top Italian brands faced criticism and backlashes for designs and remarks viewed as culturally and racially insensitive. less
Italian Fashion Chamber President Carlo Capasa poses at the end of the Associated Press interview in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019. The Italian Fashion Chamber is promoting a diversity agenda among ... more
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MILAN (AP) — The Italian National Fashion Chamber is promoting a diversity agenda among Milan’s major fashion houses, a year after several top Italian brands faced criticism for designs and remarks seen as culturally and racially insensitive.
Its manifesto backed by major Italian fashion brands aims to increase racial and gender diversity in key roles in Milan's fashion houses, which fashion chamber president Carlo Capasa acknowledged was lagging in a recent interview with The Associated Press ahead of Milan Fashion Week.
‘’We have been speaking for many years against discrimination based on gender, religion, skin color and physical ability. But we must acknowledge that this has not been truly implemented,’’ Capasa said. ‘’We looked at our industry and we saw there is disparity. We saw that a disparity of gender persists, that there are conditions not favorable to women in the workplace and in some cases there is discrimination.’’
While Capasa resisted framing the manifesto as a direct reaction to the scandals involving blackface designs by Gucci and Prada, and a Chinese backlash that forced fashion house Dolce&Gabbana to cancel a major Shanghai show, the incidents show the cultural blind spots that can arise when a fashion house is too homogeneous.
Capasa said the Milan fashion world must work harder to attract people of color. “If global companies want to represent the world they are targeting, they must welcome diversity and look beyond their own borders,’’ he said, citing the relative homogeneity of Italian society.
Milan has lagged the other main fashion cities of Paris, New York and London in racial diversity on the runway, according to season diversity reporting by the Fashion Spot. Capasa said the stories that fashion houses want to tell are often linked to their Italian roots, and that runway choices are linked to model agencies' offerings since not all models come to Milan.
While many Milan fashion houses take their creative direction from women -- including Miuccia Prada, Donatella Versace, Silvia Venturini Fendi and Angela Missoni -- and more women than men work in the fashion industry, Capasa said efforts are needed to get more women into decision-making roles.
‘’If we look at the boards, at the CEOs, at other key roles, there might be an advantage for men,’’ Capasa said. ‘’But we don’t want to introduce quotas obligating companies to promote women. We want to create the conditions so that women can have the same chances.’’
The chamber’s manifesto does not include hard commitments. Instead, it presents concepts that ‘’will serve as a model for a radical reform in terms of diversity and inclusion.’’
They were adopted by the chamber’s more than 100 members, which include most major Milan fashion houses with the notable exception of Dolce&Gabbana, and will be monitored every year for progress.
They call for changing representations of the standards of beauty on runways and in magazine campaigns, acknowledging that ‘’canons of physical beauty and harmful psychological models have spread throughout the industry.’’ They also present inclusion as a business opportunity that can boost financial results while improving trust with clients.
Gucci and Prada have independently made efforts to address the scandals. Gucci's efforts include launching a scholarship program to reach students who have been underrepresented in the fashion industry, while Prada announced a diversity council headed by two Americans, artist Theaster Gates and film director Ava DuVernay.
Capasa put the fashion chamber’s initiatives in the context of an ever more globalized industry where 2.5 billion people follow the fashion world on social media accounts and can, with a single post, shift a fashion company’s fortunes.
Meanwhile the center of fashion's commercial gravity has shifted to Asia, with Chinese consumers accounting for 90% of luxury sales growth last year, according to a study by the consultancy Bain & Co.
“The push to speak about diversity of inclusion comes directly from the fact that globalization made us understand that you cannot speak in the same way that you spoke before," Capasa said. “The audience has become much bigger.’’
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CD4+ T cell restoration and control of hepatitis C virus replication after childbirth
Samantha L. Coss,1 Almudena Torres-Cornejo,2,3 Mona R. Prasad,1 Melissa Moore-Clingenpeel,4 Arash Grakoui,5 Georg M. Lauer,2,3 Christopher M. Walker,1,4 and Jonathan R. Honegger1,4
1The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
2Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
3Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
4Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
5Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Address correspondence to: Jonathan Honegger, 700 Children’s Drive, Room WA4020, Columbus, Ohio 43205, USA. Phone: 614.722.2735; Email: jonathan.honegger@nationwidechildrens.org.
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Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is characterized by persistent high-level viremia and defective cellular immunity, including a lack of functional HCV-specific CD4+ T cells. We previously described an exceptional period of viral control that occurs in some chronically infected women after childbirth. Here, we investigated whether reduced HCV replication after pregnancy is associated with recovery of CD4+ T cell immunity. Class II tetramer analysis revealed significantly greater frequencies of circulating HCV-specific CD4+ T cells at 3 months postpartum in women with concurrent declines in viremia compared with those with stable viremia. These HCV-specific CD4+ T cells had an effector-memory phenotype. Inhibitory coreceptor expression on these cells corresponded to the degree of viral control. Circulating CD4+ T cells produced IL-2 and IFN-γ after HCV antigen stimulation, demonstrating Th1 functionality. These data provide direct evidence that the profound loss of HCV-specific CD4+ T cell help that results in chronic infection is reversible following pregnancy, and this recovery of CD4+ T cells is associated with at least transient control of persistent viral replication.
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections persist indefinitely in approximately three-quarters of infected individuals, predisposing to late complications, including hepatic cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (1). One of the strongest predictors of persistent HCV infection is early failure of the virus-specific CD4+ helper T cell response (2). In observational studies, individuals who successfully resolve infection have highly functional CD4+ helper T cells that broadly target the virus and then contract to form long-lived memory populations (2–6). Those who progress to persistent infection may also initially prime broad CD4+ T cell responses. However, these cells show early defects in proliferation, and functional CD4+ T cell responses are soon lost from the circulation (4–8). By the chronic phase of infection, HCV-specific CD4+ T cells are not readily visualized in peripheral blood using HLA class II tetramers (3, 4, 7, 9).
Whether functional CD4+ T cell responses can be restored in individuals with chronic HCV infection remains an important unanswered question. Spontaneous restoration of functional T cell immunity is exceedingly rare after chronic HCV replication is established (10). Interestingly, some persistently infected women who become pregnant achieve substantial declines in HCV viral load after childbirth (11–13). In our cohort, approximately one-third of chronically infected pregnant women experienced postpartum viral declines of at least 1 log10, sometimes exceeding 3 log10 (11). This degree of viral load variation is otherwise rarely observed in chronic hepatitis C (14). We previously found postpartum viral control to be associated with restored T cell function as measured by an IFN-γ ELISpot assay (11), and analysis of viral evolution in 2 mothers indicated increased CD8+ T cell–driven selection pressure after delivery (15). Whether CD4+ helper T cell immunity is reconstituted in chronically infected women after pregnancy has not been established. We therefore compared HCV-specific CD4+ T cell frequency, phenotype, and cytokine production in women with and without postpartum control of chronic HCV replication. Our study provides direct evidence that defects in CD4+ T cell immunity caused by chronic hepatitis C are potentially reversible within the context of pregnancy and parturition, and that CD4+ T cell recovery is associated with suppression of persistent HCV replication.
Our primary study cohort consisted of 32 pregnant women with chronic HCV, many of whom were recently described (11). Ten of these women achieved a decline in viremia of at least 1 log10 between the third trimester of pregnancy (T3) and 3 months postpartum (3PP) and were designated as controllers (Figure 1A). Twenty-two did not achieve this degree of viral decline and were designated as noncontrollers (Figure 1A). Controllers were more likely to carry the favorable IFNL3 rs12979860 CC genotype and HLA-DPB1 polymorphisms associated with high expression of HLA-DP (P = 0.049 and P = 0.019, respectively, Fisher’s exact test), as previously described (11). The 2 groups did not differ significantly in terms of age, estimated duration of infection, gestational age at delivery, viral load during pregnancy, or HCV genotype, as shown in Supplemental Table 1; supplemental material available online with this article; https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI123623DS1
Function of HCV-specific CD4+ T cells in women with and without postpartum viral control. (A) Plasma HCV RNA levels at the third trimester (T3) and 3 months postpartum (3PP) for 10 women with (controllers) and 22 women without (noncontrollers) postpartum viral load reductions of at least 1 log10 IU/mL. (B) Example HCV-specific CD4+ T cell cytokine responses of 1 controller and 1 noncontroller assessed by intracellular cytokine stain following PBMC stimulation with 3 separate peptide pools spanning HCV NS3-NS4. (C) Background-subtracted frequencies of HCV-specific cytokine-producing CD4+ T cells at T3 and 3PP for 10 controllers (left) and 22 noncontrollers (right) (Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed rank test). (D) Pearson’s correlation of changes in viral load and HCV-specific IL-2+IFN-γ+ CD4+ T cell frequencies from T3 to 3PP. (E) HCV-specific CD4+ T cell IL-2+IFN-γ+ coproduction of controllers and noncontrollers at T3, 3PP, 6PP, and 12PP (Mann-Whitney U test). Horizontal lines indicate median values. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01.
To assess the potential role of HCV-specific CD4+ T cell immunity in postpartum viral control, cryopreserved peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from controllers and noncontrollers were stimulated with genotype-matched peptide pools corresponding to the HCV proteins NS3, NS4A, and NS4B. These nonstructural proteins are dominant targets of the CD4+ T cell response during acute hepatitis C (4). Intracellular cytokine staining (ICS) was then performed. Example responses from one controller and one noncontroller at T3 and 3PP are shown in Figure 1B; responses from the entire cohort are provided in Supplemental Figure 1. As a group, controllers demonstrated significantly increased frequencies of IL-2+, IFN-γ+, and IL-2+IFN-γ+ HCV-specific CD4+ T cells at 3PP as compared with T3 (P = 0.037, P = 0.006, and P = 0.010, respectively; Figure 1C). This is in contrast to noncontrollers, in whom cytokine production did not significantly increase postpartum (P = 0.290, P = 0.949, P = 0.949, respectively; Figure 1C). A relationship between postpartum viral control and improved CD4+ T cell IL-2+IFN-γ+ coproduction was also evident when viral control was considered as a continuous rather than categorical variable (P = 0.008; Figure 1D).
Direct comparison of controllers versus noncontrollers revealed that frequencies of IL-2+IFN-γ+ coproducing HCV-specific CD4+ T cells were similar between the 2 groups during the third trimester, rose significantly in controllers as compared with noncontrollers at 3PP and 6PP (P = 0.035 and P = 0.020, respectively), and then fell to similar levels among the subset of controllers and noncontrollers studied at 12 months postpartum (Figure 1E). The ICS assay also measured IL-10, IL-17a, and IL-21 production, but it failed to detect significant frequencies of HCV-specific CD4+ T cells producing these cytokines in either controllers or noncontrollers (data not shown). Together these data suggest that HCV-specific Th1 responses are restored in some women after delivery, in contrast to the typical absence of functional CD4+ T cell populations in chronic HCV infection.
We next compared HCV-specific CD4+ T cell frequencies in the peripheral blood of controllers (n = 6) and noncontrollers (n = 5) using HLA class II tetramers listed in Supplemental Table 2. This direct visualization allowed us to discern whether the augmented postpartum Th1 response observed in controllers but not noncontrollers (Figure 1C) reflected differences in the frequency or the function of circulating HCV-specific CD4+ T cells. Example plots for 2 controllers and 2 noncontrollers with shared HLA-DRB1 alleles are shown in Figure 2A, with the remainder of plots shown in Supplemental Figure 2. As a group, controllers demonstrated significantly higher tetramer-positive frequencies in the postpartum period compared with noncontrollers (P = 0.004; Figure 2B). Class II tetramer-positive frequencies also correlated strongly with viral load changes analyzed as continuous variables (P = 0.002; Figure 2C). These tetramer data suggest that the greater HCV-specific Th1 responses observed in controllers as compared with noncontrollers at 3PP (Figure 1E) reflect higher frequencies of circulating virus-specific cells rather than enhanced functionality of individual virus-specific cells.
HCV-specific CD4+ T cell frequencies by class II tetramer staining. (A) Examples of tetramer-positive populations among total CD3+ T cells (left) or CD4+CD8–CD3+ T cells (right) for 2 controllers and 2 noncontrollers with matched HLA class II tetramers. (B) Frequencies of tetramer-positive CD4+ T cells per CD4+CD8–CD3+ T cells at T3 and 3PP. Up to 4 tetramers were pooled for each subject based on HLA-type and tetramer availability. Frequencies were compared for 6 controllers and 5 noncontrollers at 3PP using the Mann-Whitney U test. Horizontal lines indicate median values. (C) Spearman’s correlation of change in viral load from T3 to 3PP with the frequency of tetramer-positive CD4+ T cells at 3PP. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01.
There have been few descriptions of HCV-specific CD4+ T cells in chronic hepatitis C (8), in part because these cells decline to frequencies near or below the detection threshold in blood following the acute phase of infection (4, 7, 9, 16). Direct visualization of CD4+ T cells in 6 women with postpartum viral control provided a unique opportunity to assess expression of markers of T cell differentiation (CD45RA, CCR7, and CD127) and exhaustion (PD-1 and CTLA-4). As noted previously, class II tetramer-positive T cell frequencies were highest in subjects with the sharpest postpartum viral load declines (Figure 3A, columns 1 and 2). The tetramer-positive CD4+ T cells were predominately CD45RA–CCR7–, characteristic of an effector memory population with prior antigen exposure and lack of lymph node homing potential (Figure 3A, column 3). CD4+ T cells from 2 subjects with the most efficient suppression of virus replication (M026 and M071) also coexpressed CD127 (Figure 3A, column 4), perhaps indicating a memory population that is maintained by homeostatic IL-7–driven proliferation.
Tetramer-positive CD4+ T cell phenotypes of 6 women with postpartum viral control. (A) The viral load (column 1), tetramer-positive CD4+ T cell frequency (column 2), and phenotypic marker expression of tetramer-positive (black) and bulk (grey) CD4+ T cells (columns 3–5). All phenotypic analyses were performed at the 3PP time point, when tetramer-positive frequencies were highest. Relevant HLA alleles for class II tetramer studies are listed in the right column. (B) Spearman’s correlation of the change in viral load from T3 to 3PP with the frequency of tetramer-positive CD4+ T cells expressing PD-1 (left), CTLA-4 (middle), and PD-1 but not CTLA-4 (right) at 3PP.
PD-1 and CTLA-4 expression on HCV-specific CD4+ T cells is higher from subjects with chronic versus resolved HCV infection (8). Moreover, in some chronically infected individuals, in vitro blockade of PD-1 and/or CTLA-4 signaling can improve proliferation and cytokine production of exhausted HCV-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cells (2, 8). We therefore examined expression of these coinhibitory receptors on CD4+ T cells at 3PP when control of virus replication was most pronounced. Tetramer-positive CD4+ T cell populations from all 6 controllers were predominantly PD-1+ at 3PP (Figure 3A). Surprisingly, higher PD-1 expression frequency was associated with better postpartum viral control (Figure 3B, left). PD-1 expression in this setting is therefore most likely a marker of CD4+ T cell activation rather than exhaustion, as has been described in acute primary HCV infections that spontaneously resolved (9).
Unlike PD-1, the coinhibitor receptor CTLA-4 was expressed on less than half of the tetramer-positive HCV-specific CD4+ T cells (Figure 3A, column 5), and its expression was lowest in women with the greatest viral declines (Figure 3B, center). Moreover, the frequency of tetramer-positive CD4+ T cells expressing PD-1 but not CTLA-4 was strongly associated with the degree of postpartum viral control (Figure 3B, right). These divergent patterns of PD-1 and CTLA-4 expression suggest that they may be differentially regulated in CD4+ T cells during chronic HCV infection (8, 17) and have distinct implications for postpartum CD4+ T cell recovery. Indeed, our data suggest that CTLA-4 is a critical negative regulator of HCV-specific CD4+ T cell activity in the postpartum period, whereas PD-1 expression may be more indicative of CD4+ T cell activation than exhaustion in this setting.
To more directly test the relation of PD-1 expression and CD4+ T cell functional status, we performed ICS after stimulation with peptides corresponding to class II epitopes used in the tetramer studies (summarized in Supplemental Table 2). Three women with substantial viral control and high frequencies of tetramer-positive CD4+ T cells at 3PP were studied. Using PMBCs from either 3PP or 6PP, depending on sample availability, the class II epitopes stimulated CD4+ T cell responses in all 3 women, as measured by production of IL-2, IFN-γ, and TNF-α (Figure 4A). These responses were predominately polyfunctional in subjects M071 and M026 (Figure 4B). Both subjects had deep viral suppression and concomitant high PD-1 expression on tetramer-positive cells (>90%) at the corresponding time point, further supporting the conclusion that PD-1 expression on these CD4+ T cells reflected activation rather than exhaustion. Responses were of lower frequency and less polyfunctional in subject M025 (Figure 4, A and B), who had experienced a rebound in viral titers and actually had lower PD-1 expression on tetramer-positive cells (63%) by the time of the assay at 6PP.
Function of CD4+ T cells targeting tetramer epitopes in 3 women with robust postpartum viral control. (A) Production of IL-2, IFN-γ, and TNF-α measured by intracellular cytokine staining following challenge of PBMCs with peptides corresponding to the epitopes used in class II tetramer studies (see Supplemental Table 2 for list of tetramers for each subject). (B) Polyfunctionality of CD4+ T cell responses. Pie charts represent populations of CD4+ T cells secreting a single cytokine (either IL-2, IFN-γ, or TNF-α; white pie slices), 2 cytokines (medium grey pie slices), or all 3 cytokines (dark grey pie slices). Arcs represent production patterns of the individual cytokines: IL-2 (inner black arcs), IFN-γ (middle medium grey arcs), and TNF-α (outer light grey arcs).
In summary, our study provides a detailed characterization of HCV-specific CD4+ T cell function and differentiation when virus replication is controlled after childbirth. Postpartum control of persistent HCV viremia was linked to an increased frequency of circulating effector memory virus-specific CD4+ T cells capable of producing multiple Th1 cytokines. A PD-1+CTLA-4– phenotype predominated in women with the greatest viral declines. Conversely, failure to control viremia corresponded to a persistent low or undetectable frequency of circulating HCV-specific CD4+ T cells after delivery.
Considering the usual difficulty identifying HCV-specific CD4+ T cells in chronic infection, detection of functional CD4+ T cells in chronically infected women after childbirth is notable. It indicates that restoration of previously failed T helper responses is sometimes possible in chronic hepatitis C and that postpartum immunomodulation is sufficient to overcome even the pervasive influence of high antigen burden. The importance of CD4+ T cells in postpartum viral control is consistent with past studies describing the central role of CD4+ T cells in controlling acute HCV infection (2, 3, 5, 6). The present study may thus provide insight into characteristics of immune responses required for successful resolution of HCV outside of the peripartum period. Alternatively, childbirth does herald an immense immunologic transition (18), and there may be features of postpartum HCV control that are unique to this context.
Identification of predictors of robust postpartum CD4+ T cell responses could provide valuable insight into mechanisms of immune restoration. Genetic polymorphisms in IFNL3 and HLA-DPB1 were previously linked to postpartum viral control in this cohort (11), but neither locus was directly associated with postpartum HCV-specific CD4+ T cell function in the present study (Supplemental Figure 3, A and C, Supplemental Table 3). An exploratory analysis for other factors associated with postpartum CD4+ T cell responses identified a potential effect of viral load at T3 (Supplemental Table 3). Interestingly, T3 viral load was previously linked with IFNL3 genotype in this cohort (11). After adjusting for T3 viral load, IFNL3 12979860 CC genotype was in fact significantly predictive of postpartum HCV-specific CD4+ T cell IL-2+IFN-γ+ frequencies (β = 0.56, P = 0.004), whereas HLA-DPB1 genotype was not (Supplemental Figure 3, B and D, Supplemental Table 4). These data could be interpreted to suggest that IFNL3 12979860 CC genotype promotes postpartum Th1 restoration, but this effect is dampened by countervailing forces related to higher viral burden prior to delivery. A multivariable linear regression model combining Th1 responses with IFNL3 and HLA-DPB1 genotypes better predicted postpartum viral control (adjusted r2 = 0.36) than genetic factors alone (adjusted r2 = 0.21). IFNL3 retained significance in the model of viral control that incorporated Th1 responses, but its effect as measured by the magnitude of the standardized β coefficient was weakened (Supplemental Table 5). Larger studies are needed to formally assess whether the association of IFNL3 12979860 CC with postpartum viral control is at least partially mediated via a net favorable effect on HCV-specific T cell help, as suggested in some studies of acutely infected nonpregnant adults (19).
This study does have limitations. First, its observational design limits our ability to infer causality in the association of CD4+ T cell function with viral decline. However, lack of HCV-specific CD4+ T cell recovery following pharmacological cure of chronic HCV suggests that antigen reduction alone is not sufficient to reverse CD4+ T cell exhaustion (4, 20, 21). Second, the function and phenotype of CD4+ T cell responses observed in the peripheral blood after delivery likely do not precisely match those of liver resident T cells (22). Nevertheless, the observed frequency, function, and phenotype of peripheral HCV-specific CD4+ T cells correlated with viral control in the postpartum period, and we would expect these trends to be magnified at the site of infection. Finally, although the frequency of circulating HCV-specific CD4+ T cells in postpartum controllers exceeded that which is typically observed in chronically infected individuals, the phenotypic and functional characterization of these cells was based on relatively rare populations observed in a small subset of our cohort and warrants verification in additional studies.
How recovery of functional HCV-specific CD4+ T cells contributes to postpartum viral control remains to be determined. We previously demonstrated that the drop in viremia after childbirth is accompanied by renewed selection pressure on class I epitopes (15). It is possible that CD4+ T cells provide help for restoration of the CD8+ T cell response, but we also cannot rule out a helper effect for B cells. Future studies will be needed to assess the downstream effects of improved HCV-specific CD4+ T cell immunity after childbirth.
In conclusion, we found that postpartum reduction in HCV replication is associated with a boost in functional effector memory HCV-specific CD4+ T cell responses. This unexpected finding underscores the value of studying hepatitis C in the context of pregnancy as a unique model of natural immune restoration against persistent viral pathogens and the potential plasticity of T cell exhaustion.
See Supplemental Methods for detailed methods.
Statistics. Statistical differences between groups were assessed with 2-tailed, nonparametric tests for paired (Wilcoxon signed-rank test) and unpaired (Mann Whitney U test) data. Bivariate associations were measured by Pearson’s or Spearman’s correlation. Independent effects of determinates of viral control and postpartum T helper responses were assessed by multivariable linear regression. Statistical significance was defined as P less than 0.05.
Study approval. This study was approved by the IRBs of The Ohio State University and Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
JRH, CMW, AG, and MRP designed the cohort study. JRH, SLC, CMW, GML, and AG designed the experimental plans. SLC, ATC, and JRH conducted the experiments. SLC, ATC, MMC and JRH analyzed the data.JRH and MRP recruited subjects. SLC, JRH, and CMW wrote the manuscript. All authors provided critical review of the manuscript.
We thank our subjects for their participation, J. Hunkler for subject recruitment, and L. Feurer from the Abigail Wexner Research Institute Center for Clinical and Translational Research for graphic design support. This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health (R56-AI096882 and R01-AI096882 to CMW and JRH; T32-HD043003 and K12-HD043372 to JRH; R01-AI070101, R01-AI124680, R01-AI126890, R01-AI136533 to AG; R01-AI105035 and U01-AI131314 to GML), The Ohio State University Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program grant UL1TR002733, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs P51OD011132 (formerly National Center for Research Resources P51RR000165) to the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, and the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital (to CMW and JRH).
See the related Commentary at CD4+ T cell responses in human viral infection: lessons from hepatitis C.
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About 12 percent with ankle sprain fill opioid prescriptions
(HealthDay)—Overall, 11.9 percent of patients diagnosed with an ankle sprain fill an opioid prescription within seven days of diagnosis, according to a research letter published online July 9 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Fred T. Finney, M.D., from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and colleagues assessed the rate of opioid prescriptions within seven days after ankle sprain and the rate of new, persistent opioid use (prescriptions 91 to 180 days after the initial prescription) using data from a commercial health insurance claims database.
The researchers identified 591,663 patients who were diagnosed with ankle sprain between Jan. 1, 2008, and Dec. 31, 2016; 11.9 percent of these patients filled an opioid prescription within seven days of diagnosis. Among this cohort, 454,813 patients were opioid-naive and 8.3 percent filled an opioid prescription within seven days of diagnosis. In this group, the rate of new, persistent opioid use was 8.4 percent. The most commonly prescribed opioids were hydrocodone, tramadol, and oxycodone (62.3, 15.6, and 11.5 percent, respectively). Prescriptions were mainly provided by physicians and advanced practice providers (77.4 and 18.9 percent, respectively) in emergency medicine and primary care settings (38.2 and 31.6 percent, respectively).
"It is imperative that clinicians identify which injuries are appropriate for opioid therapy and develop and adhere to appropriate evidence-based prescribing guidelines," the authors write.
More information: Abstract/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required), DOI: 10.7326/M19-0679
Journal information: Annals of Internal Medicine
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The number one Airbnb in the South Burnett.
BEST OF THE BEST: Top 13 South Burnett Airbnbs
Madeline Grace
8th Dec 2019 12:00 PM | Updated: 11th Dec 2019 7:58 AM
THERE are more than 65 Airbnb stays available in our South Burnett community, and we have gone through and narrowed down the top 13 so you don't have to.
We have based our top 13 on whether the stays have Superhosts, how many reviews they have and their rating out of five stars.
According to Airbnb: "Superhosts are highly rated and committed to providing great stays for guests.
"To become a Superhost, you need to have an account in good standing and meet the following requirements. Your performance is measured over your previous 12 months of hosting. However, you do not need to have hosted for the full 12 months to qualify."
Superhosts need to have:
"Completed at least 10 trips OR completed three reservations that total at least 100 nights, maintained a 90 per cent response rate or higher, maintained a 1 per cent per cent cancellation rate (one cancellation per 100 reservations) or lower, with exceptions made for those that fall under our extenuating circumstances policy, and maintained a 4.8 overall rating (this rating looks at the past 365 days of reviews, based on the date the guest left a review, not the date the guest checked out)."
Superhosts do not apply to be recognised for the Superhosting abilities, but rather Airbnb appoints them the title based on the stats mentioned above.
Our top 13 Airbnb stays have Superhosts and have a rating of at least 4.9 out of five stars.
We have ordered them based on their star ratings, however this doesn't mean they are the best. Some have more reviews than others, which should also be taken into consideration.
Here are the top 13 South Burnett Airbnb stays:
13. Burnett Country House
This Airbnb is the perfect getaway for two, featuring a cheeseboard and fresh flowers on arrival. You'll have the place to yourself, where you can get in some quiet time away from the hustle and bustle of town and breathe in the fresh country air. John is a Superhost, with 25 reviews and a rating of 4.92.
Burnett Country House in Murgon has a rating of 4.92 stars on Airbnb.
You can book here: https://www.airbnb.com.au/rooms/26235858?adults=1 & source_impression_id=p3_1574145253_rLK9q7n11Naw8Mo0
12. Spectacular Cabin
This Airbnb is a wood cabin escape up in the Bunya Mountains. The owner lives in the adjoining cabin so you'll have someone to turn to in the case of an emergency. If you like silence or want a break from city sounds then this is the place for you. The owner said it would suit artists and authors who are looking for uninterrupted silence. Mutawintji is a Superhost, with 255 reviews, and a rating of 4.92.
Spectacular Cabin, situated in Bunyas, has a rating of 4.92 stars on Airbnb.
You can book here: https://www.airbnb.com.au/rooms/12388883?adults=1 & source_impression_id=p3_1574144876_fotqyVBVWa3kbi76
11. Country Getaway
This Country Getaway Airbnb is perfect for the horse lovers out there, with the option to bring your four-legged friends along for just $20 extra. You'll have the entire farm to yourself and will only be a few kilometres out of Nanango. June is a Superhost, with 27 reviews, and a rating of 4.93.
Country Getaway, situated in Nanango, has a rating of 4.93 stars on Airbnb.
You can book here: https://www.airbnb.com.au/rooms/32345297?adults=1 & source_impression_id=p3_1574145267_dNr1rd%2F2iuH3mbiR
Be lured in by the amazing birdlife and wildlife of the Bunya Mountains rainforests when staying at the Silverleaf Airbnb. Guests can soak up the mood of the mountain by a warm, glowing fire or relax in the spa. This delightful chalet-style townhouse has a shady deck and rainforest outlook, is fully self-contained and within walking distance to coffee shops, walking tracks and the national park. Daryl is a Superhost, has 18 reviews, and a rating of 4.94.
Silverleaf, situated in the Bunyas, has a rating of 4.94 stars on Airbnb.
You can book here: https://www.airbnb.com.au/rooms/31398908?adults=1 & source_impression_id=p3_1574145269_FgZt2d15HYDHaPEG
9. Bunyip Springs Farmstay
Always wanted to show the kids around a real farm? Then this Airbnb is for you. There are farm activities morning and afternoon featuring alpacas, hand-milking dairy cows, calves to feed, and poultry. Visitors will also have the whole house to themselves. Kathryn is a Superhost, with 19 reviews and 4.95 out of five stars.
Bunyip Springs Farmstay, situated in Nanango, has a rating of 4.95 stars on Airbnb.
You can book here: https://www.airbnb.com.au/rooms/10323858?adults=1 & source_impression_id=p3_1574145336_yyERcHf6dXCcGw0d
8. Cozy Queensland Shack
This cosy shack is the perfect place to bring your entire family, pets included of course, to relax and explore the countryside. Read a book, strum a guitar, listen to some vinyls or just take some time out for yourself. Elaine is a Superhost, with 22 reviews and a 4.95 rating.
This Murgon shack has a rating of 4.95 stars on Airbnb.
You can book here: https://www.airbnb.com.au/rooms/35197303?adults=1 & source_impression_id=p3_1574145240_YgNe3j8%2B%2F9QYIX69
7. Majuba Hill Country Retreat
Enjoy the quietness of country living in this one-bedroom self-contained unit. You'll be able to spot plenty of native birds and wallabies in the morning. It's only a 10-minute drive from Kingaroy. Peter is a Superhost, has 51 reviews, and 4.96 out of five stars.
Majuba Hill Country Retreat, situated in Kingaroy, has a rating of 4.96 stars on Airbnb.
You can book here: https://www.airbnb.com.au/rooms/31337446?adults=1 & source_impression_id=p3_1574145235_DjouQAqzT9m%2BZWp8
6. Resolute Stay - The Cabin
Enjoy the real bush experience is this cabin stay. The toilet is outside and there's no electricity or running water. It certainly is rustic. There's plenty of fresh water there to use for drinking, a small caravan fridge and doonas and towels provided. There is also plenty of firewood so you can light up the fire pit and stove to cook your bush tucker. John and Barbara are Superhosts, have 153 reviews, and 4.96 out of five stars.
Resolute Stay – The Cabin, situated in Nanango, has a rating of 4.96 stars on Airbnb.
You can book here: https://www.airbnb.com.au/rooms/9375530?adults=1 & source_impression_id=p3_1574144929_rUSkUehx9do8RciS
5. Resolute Stay - Lincoln Lodge
This stay is an airy and comfortable house, giving visitors the real holiday feel. Enjoy lovely native bush scenery, an abundance of wildlife and the opportunity for bushwalking in the adjoining nature refuge. This stay is also pet-friendly. John and Barbara are Superhosts, have 198 reviews, and a rating of 4.96.
Resolute Stay – Lincoln Lodge, situated in Nanango, has a rating of 4.96 stars on Airbnb.
You can book here: https://www.airbnb.com.au/rooms/10497727?adults=1 & source_impression_id=p3_1574144949_EiWcHLLduc%2F59NeO%20 (
4. Taabinga Station
Haly Creek Taabinga
Taabinga Station is a heritage-listed working cattle property, vineyard and farmstay. It's only 2.5 hours from Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast. It's located in the perfect place and is only an easy drive to the beautiful Bunya Mountains or the wine district of Moffatdale. Get ready for wide open spaces, fresh air, fabulous sunsets and great walks. If you're after some peace and quiet, Taabinga is the perfect place. Melissa is a Superhost, has 35 reviews, and 4.97 out of five stars.
Taabinga Station, situated at Haly Creek in Taabinga, has a rating of 4.97 stars on Airbnb.
You can book here: https://www.airbnb.com.au/rooms/21282136?adults=1 & source_impression_id=p3_1574145250_55gpz4u6lMtlAjFN
3. The Wondai Getaway
Wondai
This stay is located centrally in the South Burnett and is only a 20-minute drive to Kingaroy. It's also close to local wineries, is part of the South Burnett rail trail, and is close to Bjelke-Peterson Dam and Boondooma Dam. Chris and Jen are Superhosts, have seven reviews, and five out of five stars.
Wondai Getaway has a five-star rating on Airbnb.
You can book here: https://www.airbnb.com.au/rooms/21826892?adults=1 & source_impression_id=p3_1574145350_ZGd0qMc3UfJY0PtS
2. Sacred Space Studio
This Airbnb is a small renovated church, located in the very heart of Proston. It's perfect for a couples retreat and the ultimate country getaway. It's fully self-contained with a kitchen, TV and Wi-Fi. The Sacred Space Studio is a short stroll to a convenience shop, chemist, NB Inspiration clothing and local pub. Sonia is a Superhost, has 12 reviews, and a five-star rating.
Sacred Space Studio, in Proston, has a rating of five stars on Airbnb.
You can book here: https://www.airbnb.com.au/rooms/33642545?adults=1 & source_impression_id=p3_1574145251_Qz%2BpM2WhaVLLoKBu
1. Wicklow Cottage
Wooroolin
This Airbnb is a renovated country cottage situated on a working farm about 12 minutes north of Kingaroy, near the small village of Wooroolin. It is a quaint and quiet location, while still being close to town, near the rail trail and neighbouring wineries. It's the ideal base to explore the South Burnett or even to just chill out on the veranda with a good book, a glass of local wine and bask in the stunning South Burnett view. Graham is a Superhost, has 27 reviews, and five out of five stars.
Wooroolin’s Wicklow Cottage has a rating of five stars on Airbnb.
You can book here: https://www.airbnb.com.au/rooms/28927515?adults=1 & source_impression_id=p3_1574145245_Dk7LivqgaHWL0jf6
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Articles tagged "John Wukovits"
By Anne Spieth
Dec 07 ,2016
ADMIRAL "BULL" HALSEY: The Life and Wars of the Navy's Most Controversial Commander
Admiral Yamamoto
AN ARMY AT DAWN
ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND LIVES!: A World without World War I
Bataan Death March
Brian Curtis
Carol Edgemon Hipperson
DAYS OF INFAMY
Donald A. Davis
Elizabeth M. Norman
Erica Harth
FIELDS OF BATTLE: Pearl Harbor the Rose Bowl and the Boys Who Went to War
HIROSHIMA NAGASAKI: The Real Story of the Atomic Bombings and Their Aftermath. Paul Ham
INFAMY: The Shocking Story of the Japanese American Internment in World War II
Japanese American internment
John Wukovits
KILLING THE RISING SUN
LAST WITNESSES: Reflections on the Wartime Internment of Japanese Americans
LIGHTNING STRIKE: The Secret Mission to Kill Admiral Yamamoto and Avenge Pearl Harbor
Martin Dugard
RADIOMAN: An Eyewitness Account of Pearl Harbor and World War II in the Pacific
Richard Ned Lebow
Rick Atkinson
TEARS IN THE DARKNESS: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath
THE BROTHERS: John Foster Dulles Allen Dulles and their Secret World War
THE GAME MUST GO ON: Hank Greenberg Pete Gray and the Great Days of Baseball on the Home Front in WWII
THE GUNS AT LAST LIGHT
The Liberation Trilogy
William R. Forstchen
Pearl Harbor 75 Years Later
Today marks the 75th anniversary of the bombing at Pearl Harbor. Here are books to remember that day that still lives in infamy:
Rick Atkinson’s Liberation Trilogy (AN ARMY AT DAWN, THE DAY OF BATTLE, THE GUNS AT LAST LIGHT)
KILLING THE RISING SUN: How America Vanquished World War II Japan by Bill O’Reilly & Martin Dugard
FIELDS OF BATTLE: Pearl Harbor, the Rose Bowl, and the Boys Who Went to War by Brian Curtis
DAYS OF INFAMY and PEARL HARBOR by Newt Gingrich & William R. Forstchen
LIGHTNING STRIKE: The Secret Mission to Kill Admiral Yamamoto and Avenge Pearl Harbor by Donald A. Davis
RADIOMAN: An Eyewitness Account of Pearl Harbor and World War II in the Pacific by Carol Edgemon Hipperson
HIROSHIMA NAGASAKI: The Real Story of the Atomic Bombings and Their Aftermath by Paul Ham
INFAMY: The Shocking Story of the Japanese American Internment in World War II by Richard Reeves
LAST WITNESSES: Reflections on the Wartime Internment of Japanese Americans by Erica Harth
TO HELL AND BACK by Audie Murphy
ADMIRAL “BULL” HALSEY: The Life and Wars of the Navy’s Most Controversial Commander by John Wukovits
THE BROTHERS: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and their Secret World War by Stephen Kinzer
TEARS IN THE DARKNESS: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath by Michael Norman & Elizabeth M. Norman
THE GAME MUST GO ON: Hank Greenberg, Pete Gray, and the Great Days of Baseball on the Home Front in WWII by John Klima
ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND LIVES!: A World without World War I by Richard Ned Lebow
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Vintage Mac Living
PowerPC vs. Intel: Has Apple Been Lying to Us?
Ted Hodges - 2006.08.17
2006 – Was it all a lie? The Mac Pro is the newest, coolest, fastest, and best Mac ever – or so Apple says. Apparently, it’s up to twice as fast as it’s immediate predecessor, the Power Mac G5 Quad.
Sounds great, doesn’t it?
A new system with a new architecture that’s up to twice as fast is sure to bring in big bucks for Apple and make plenty of customers happy.
Wasn’t PowerPC Faster?
But wait, there’s something not quite right about all of this, something that I’m sure a lot of people are thinking: “I thought Intel chips were half as fast as the PowerPCs, not two to four times faster.”
I seem to remember a time, about nine years ago, when Apple was bragging about how it’s PowerPC G3 CPU was up to twice as fast as its Pentium II counterpart.
Does the snail ad ring a bell?
Then Apple started a whole new era of computing with the 500 MHz Power Mac G4 in 1999, claiming it was 2.94 times faster than the 600 MHz Pentium III.
Anyone remember the tank ad?
Then in 2001, we had the “Megahertz Myth” video, showing why the PowerPC’s architecture was so much more advanced and efficient than the x86 architecture.
In 2003, we had the introduction of the G5. Apple claimed that it was twice as fast as the fastest Pentium 4 machines, and everyone loved it. Virginia Tech put 1,100 of them together and made the world’s third-fastest supercomputer.
And Now Intel Is Faster?
All that changed in 2005. All of a sudden, Apple decided to start using processors from the same company they had been bashing for years, claiming they were half as fast as the PowerPC chips Apple used!
Now Apple said that IBM had dropped the ball, that IBM’s inability to produce fast enough G5s had forced Apple to go down this road.
And today Apple says that the new Mac Pro with it’s quad-core Intel Xeon Woodcrest processors makes the new machine up to twice as fast as the Power Mac G5 Quad.
I find that very hard to believe.
For the last 12 years, we’ve been hearing how the RISC architecture (found in PowerPC) was so much better than the CISC architecture (used in Intel’s x86 family) – and now, after all this time, Apple is abandoning that?
I think the question we all have to ask ourselves right now is: Has Apple been lying to us for 12 long years, or are they simply trying to get for Windows users to buy Macs by making it easier to run Windows on them?
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The Diary Of Anne Frank: The Graphic Adaptation
Author: Anne Frank; Ari Folman & David Polonsky
Price : $29.99(AUD)
Imprint : Viking
RRP : 35.0
Availability date : October 2018
Author : Anne Frank; Ari Folman & David Polonsky
Illustrator : David Polonsky
A superb graphic adaptation
'12th June, 1942: I hope I will be able to confide everything to you, as I have never been able to confide in anyone, and I hope you will be a great source of comfort and support.'
In the summer of 1942, fleeing the horrors of the Nazi occupation, Anne Frank and her family were forced into hiding in the back of an Amsterdam warehouse.
Aged thirteen when she went into the secret annexe, Anne Frank kept a diary in which she confided her innermost thoughts and feelings, movingly revealing how the eight people living under these extraordinary conditions coped with the daily threat of discovery and death.
Adapted by Ari Folman, illustrated by David Polonsky, and authorized by the Anne Frank Foundation in Basel, this is the first graphic edition of the beloved diary of Anne Frank.
'Astonishing and excruciating. Its gnaws at us still' New York Times Book Review
'A modern classic' The Times
'Mesmerizing... Polonsky creates unforgettable panels that enable us to see Anne Frank's writing in a fresh light' Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany)
Astonishing and excruciating. It gnaws at us still * New York Times Book Review *
A modern classic * The Times *
One of the greatest books of the [last] century * Guardian *
Rings down the decades as the most moving testament to the persecution of innocence * Daily Mail *
Of all the multitudes who throughout history have spoken for human dignity in times of great suffering and loss, no voice is more compelling than that of Anne Frank -- John F. Kennedy
Anne Frank was born on 12 June 1929. She died in Bergen-Belsen, three months short of her sixteenth birthday.
Ari Folman is a film director, screenwriter and film score composer, who directed the Oscar-nominated Waltz with Bashir. David Polonsky is an award-winning illustrator and designer.
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Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper: Where Do We Go From Here?
Sep 30, 2018I've Been Thinking
The ego seeks to divide and separate. The spirit seeks to unify and heal. — Pema Chodron I had been looking forward to this past week for months. My youngest son turned 21 on Thursday, and months ago, I made plans to fly out to see him in Michigan and celebrate. After all, 21 i...
Musician Tena Clark Reveals How Her Southern Upbringing Influenced Her Activism
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(The following is an excerpt from Southern Discomfort: A Memoir, Tena Clark's new book which explores how her upbringing in a repressive society in rural Mississippi during the Civil Rights Era forged her path towards women's rights activism.) Where I grew up, girls like me knew our pla...
Repeat Roses Delivers Repurposed Event Flowers to Joyful Recipients
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Martha Beck Responds With ‘Lovingkindness’ to Heated Emotions Stemming From Kavanaugh Hearing Testimonies
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Gold Star Mother Has Learned to Embrace Her Title With Pride
I confess that labels are hard for me. Not that I don’t love several brands whose label signifies something special. I do have dreams of owning a true Chanel dress and a brand-new pair of Dior shoes. But I choose, instead, clothes that conceal the label just as my only pair of Yves Saint L...
3 Steps to Finding and Connecting to Your Inner Voice
When we are looking for the clarity we need in life in order to find the path that is right for us, we can find ourselves on an endless search. It can be all too loud and overwhelming in a world of voices screaming their advice, their way, their thoughts, their opinions, their fears. We...
How to Raise Our Kids With a Kindness Advantage
(The following is an excerpt from The Kindness Advantage: Cultivating Compassionate and Connected Children) No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots sprin...
Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper: Learning to Find Your Voice
“The moment a woman comes home to herself, the moment she knows that she has become a person of influence, an artist of her life, a sculptor of her universe, a person with rights and responsibilities who is respected and recognized, the resurrection of the world begins.” – Joan Chitti...
The Seasons of Life
We can live wisely only when we accept the reality of change. Where I lived as a Buddhist monk, impermanence was central to the curriculum. We deliberately contemplated change, our moods, the seasons, the passing of visitors, our aging, and the movement of our breath until we could see li...
Happy the Golden Jam Spreads Compassion and Medical Care to Shelter Dogs
For 23 years I have regarded my orchard in Malibu as a gift, one to be shared and enjoyed. The orchard is nestled in a ravine, a hundred meters from the sea and is protected from the salt air by a stand of mature avocado trees. Despite its proximity to the ocean mist, the orchard thrives....
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Throwback: Fake cover for imaginary album by faux band. Really!
markbialczak / April 30, 2015
Back in the late 1970s, our two bedroom, one-bath apartment in Adelphi, Md., was always rocking.
Yes, Twenty, Aggo and I were eyebrows deep into two years of hard university time within those walls in the cockroach-inhabitated complex we used to lovingly call Residential Plaza, dropping their officious P from the first name because that it surely wasn’t.
Studying, though, was reserved for the libraries and lounges and classrooms a couple miles up the busy suburban roads to the College Park campus. That’s where we spent our days and a good portion of the early evenings, too, attending courses to get our bachelor’s in journalism after transferring down from the tiny upstate State University of New York at Morrisville two-year college to the humungous University of Maryland. After the classes ended, we’d work at the daily campus newspaper, the Diamondback, covering sports teams and editing stories and laying out the section.
Aggo puts on an album in Adelphi, Md.
But once home, to these smallish rooms with the bugs who scattered under the kitchen appliances once you flipped the light on, we were overjoyed. At Morrisville we’d all lived in dorm rooms way smaller, eaten meals from trays in the dining halls, showered, brushed our teeth and accomplished all that business en masse in dormitory wings big enough for dozens. This was the life. Even after Twenty’s older brother Rick — Termite to keep the nicknames going — moved down from New York, too, got a job and made us four.
We played the stereo, always, as loud as we dared without drawing knocks from the neighbors. It was mine, and the brand was Technics. The speakers were from a company named Becker. At Morrisville, when the weather turned warm for two or three days in May, I’d stack both in the lone room window, and crank my music out across the quad, and the Beckers boomed it far from my Stewart Hall and past Twenty’s West and to the girls’ Helyar, where I wanted them to be heard the most.
In the Maryland apartment, Aggo and I favored Steely Dan and Bruce Springsteen, as well as a band we’d partied to live in the Long Island bars, The Good Rats. Twenty and Term went big for the New Riders of the Purple Sage and Mountain. We’d all wail along air-band style for all of them, and way more, Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, Billy Joel …
Visitor Zanne gets an important position.
And this was a prime time for Southern Rock, so we really got into the guitar work of the Outlaws. “Green Grass and High Tides” was a blistering favorite, because we’d seen them play live in Hamilton Hall the year before in Morrisville. “This Old Cowboy” and “Twenty-Four Hours at a Time” from the Marshall Tucker Band had our hearts. We were destined to see them come spring at Merriweather Post Pavillion just north apiece.
Then one night we decided if the four of us were going to be a band, we’d call play Southern Rock, bowing to Huey Thomasson of the Outlaws and Doug Gray of Tucker and CDB’s Charlie Daniels his own self. Hell, we’d call ourselves Cattle Crossing.
I’d gotten a camera for Christmas, and it was loaded with black-and-white film.
Cattle Crossing is, clockwise from top left: Term, Bialz, Aggo and Twenty.
I handed it to our friend Suzanne — Zanne, to us then — and told her that she had the honor of taking the photo for the Catttle Crossing album cover. Staff photographer!
I decided I was the drummer. I played nothing. In fact, none of us played a lick of a thing. But my father was a drummer in a polka band on Long Island, a weekend warrior for wedding receptions and other big parties. I’d loaded his kit in and out of the family car since I was old enough to lift the bass drum. Besides, I was very percussive. I had dibs on the drums. I thought I had the drummer’s look down cold. Nobody ever argued that point after the picture came back.
I carried this photo in my wallet for three decades.
I’d like to thank my friend Marissa Bergen and her blog Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth. The Rock and Roll Supermom inspired this post with her poem Stupid of the Shrapnel Elevatorh.
What was your favorite style of music and band when you were young? Did you ever pose for a fake album cover? If you were to start an imaginary band, what would you name it, and why?
April 30, 2015 in Life, Music. Tags: 70s music, Blogging, Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth, Marissa Bergan, Rock and Roll SuperMom, Throwback Thursday
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I loved coming across this post, Mark, for real. I often think of fake band names but usually don’t remember them, because I never write them down. How about this, off the top of my head? “The Dangling Participles.”
The Dangling Participles could cover “ABC” by the Jackson Five, Ann, off the top of my head.
omg, i love this post. especially the album cover shot. we are working on a family music video called, ‘candy dish.’ i’ll keep you posted.
Beth, I can’t wait for “Candy Dish” to drop. Not on the floor. You know what I mean. What a great idea! You are so creative. That’s so much better than a dusty old B&W snapshot, but I’m glad we posed and I kept it around all these years. 🙂
Great memory. I never was in a band but I dated a guitarist from a garage band. Were we ever really this young?
It seems like never and it seems like yesterday, Rose. Why I can remember the details from these days better than yesterday’s lunch? Thanks for sharing your memory of a guitarist and a garage band, my friend.
Best of times, worst of times? 🙂 Welcome, it is an interesting memory
Yes, it is indeed, if I must say so myself. Thanks again, Rose.
You have the drummer look down pat Mark. 😀
Thanks for noticing, Paul. I went to the closet and thought about it hard. 🙂
You look like a young Mick Fleetwood.
Could Do Worse, as blogging friend Rachel would say!
I always love it when a band has a crazy ass drummer who can not be contained from hitting everything within reach to keep the beat going. I can almost totally see you pretending to go to town on an imaginary drum set…
That’s the way I pretended to do it, Bill. 🙂
Hey Mark, you were rocking the 70’s “stache”…so many memories evoked here. Lots of speakers were aimed at campus crowds; mostly early Zeppelin for us. But from my husband’s window, it was “Up Against the Wall” by David Peel and the Lower East Side.( I married him anyway). Fun post this a.m. Thanks. ☺ Van
Glad I brought back campus memories for you, too, Van! Your husband won you over despite his loud music tastes. Good one there! Thanks for your kind words on my Wayback. 🙂
I lived in Suitland, MD from 1970-1978 and worked in DC. Small world, isn’t it?
CM, it is really a small world! At the P.G. Journal from 1979 to 1983, Suitland was one of the high school sports teams I covered as sports editor. We just missed paths on that one. 🙂
snoozing on the sofa says:
“My father was a drummer in a polka band on Long Island.” That’s the first sentence of a book. Autobiography or novel, take your pick.
My friends used to hate riding in my car (borrowed from Mom) in high school because I always had a cassette tape of big band music or The Ink Spots, or something equally uncool in the deck.
I’m glad you like that one, Scott. 🙂 Lots of memories from dad Frank’s musical exploits for the book, or to extrapolate in the novel, that’s for sure. How about the fact that he pulled them out, set them up on our patio, and played solo for an hour at my high school graduation party? A real crowd-gatherer there, huh?
Hey, I would have dug your musical tastes in Herkimer County. Frank got me into Sinatra and big band, and I fell into the oldies on my own. 🙂
Outlier Babe says:
Ooo! Ooo! Someone else who knew the Ink Spots! My folks used to play them all the time. Then, in one of those L.A. things, the son of an Ink Spot wound up as our dept. secretary.
Scott had the Ink Spots in his cassette deck, and you worked with the son of an Ink Spot. Hell of a night for a journalism guy who wrote about a pretend band fake album cover, Babe!
So glad I could be the inspiration for this one and thank you for the shout out. The band story for me is obvious but also recalls when my sister and I first moved to NYC and the girl who lived there before us didn’t believe in killing animals at all and called of the exterminator. The cockroaches (thankfully small) were so prevalent they never went away and would crawl all over us at all times including while we slept. Of course, we quickly got some of that fogging stuff and boric acid and, oh yeah, got the exterminator back in for the monthly treatments!!
We sprayed, the bugs were gone for a bit. They returned, we sprayed … the cycle continued for the two years we lived in that apartment. Marissa.
Yeah, we did the fogger and then put boric acid in our cleaner and they stayed away. Also, like I said, getting the exterminator back in for weekly treatments helped. Apparently that’s part of your rental package in NYC!!
Good deal, Marissa. Back in the 70s, we were on our own with spray bottles of Raid.
Oh yeah, it never occurred to me that those things were a wonder of modern technology!!
What fun! Sounds like my wild days in the barracks at my first base! We were listening to BTO, I remember because I bought my first 8 track player from the girl who vacated the room. I was a wild child back then. 😀
I loved BTO, wild child Colleen. You ain’t seen nothin’ yet, we were just takin’ care of business! 😉
That is hilarious. It may be grainy, but at least you have it preserved for posterity. Your would-be band, the Technics. There’s a JC Mellancamp lyric where he says, “The boys try to look so hard.” You all were doing a good job of that. So there was a dorm called Helyar? Or a hall? That sounds like “Hell, yeah.” Like an invitation to party.
Hell-yeah Hall. I like that pronunciation you came up with, Kerbey! We actually said it Hell-Yer Hall, but it was still a pretty good party place for an all-girlls’ dorm. Get this: All boys were supposed to be out of the dorm by 11 p.m. No intervisitation. 🙂 Oh, the 70s in a State University school. Uh-huh.
rachelwhims says:
This was awesome. Cattle Crossing…too funny. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you appreciate the younger days for me, Rachel. My almost ‘Almost Famous’ side. 😉
Did they make you feel cool? Cause I’ve met you (figuratively speaking) and you are not cool. 😉
You had to pick that line to throw at me, didn’t you, Rachel! 🙂 RIP PSH.
This is awesome!! You were the drummer in the imaginary band – and you’d be such a cool one too, if I do say so myself 🙂
Thank you, Christy. Quite the look back in my college days, huh? 😮
Yes, I liked learning more about you in college 🙂 Fun post and great to smile with you!
Thank you, Christy, for taking the Throwback trip with such a smile. 🙂
Fannie Cranium says:
I love that you were the drummer. Also love the line about your dad being a drummer in a polka band. Um Pa Pa. 🙂
I’ve never been musically inclined. That said, a friend of my was the original bass player for Metal Church. He plays blues and jazz now. And one of my former co-workers played in Iron Butterfly. And one of my favorite former neighbors was a disc jockey at a local radio station. Which means I live vicariously through other people’s music.
Living vicariously through others’ music was Cattle Crossings’ best trait, so you fit right in with our band, Fannie!
I like your friends’ roster. Iron Butterfly!! Inna Gadda da Vida! What a classic. 🙂
It was really funny when I found out he was part of Iron Butterfly. It was the aha moment when he was explaining how they wrote Inna Gadda Da Vida that I finally put two and two together. He got a really good laugh over it.
rossmurray1 says:
Wicked. My fantasy band name was The Insensibles.
Great name, Ross. Makes sense to me!
Love this post and the picture of your band Mark. You’re right, you’re the obvious drummer! I liked all sorts of bands, but when I pictured the possibility of being in a band, I fancied myself as an Ann Wilson type from the band Heart. I never took an intentional band photo but a photo I shared in a recent post about all the cars I’ve had, I always thought the one with the 63 Chevy would have made a cool album cover. ❤
That photo with you and your classic car would be a great classic rock album cover, Diana. And if you want to type yourself after a rock singer, my friend, you started at the top with Ann Wilson of Heart. That famous album got worn out during my SUNY Morrisville days, for sure. ‘Crazy on You’ and ‘Barracuda,’ well, how hot were they?
Amazingly hot Mark! I’m still a fan of heart and LOVE their version of Unchained Melody. I believe this was recorded in 2002. Her voice – so powerful!
I agree, Diana. I saw the Wilson sisters in concert about 10 years ago, and they were incredibly powerful! Great version of a classic song. Thanks for sharing it here. ❤
Jimmy Johnson says:
Ha ha! “In Morrisville, when the weather turned warm for two or three days in May…” How true! LOVED your story Mark-O, as I shared many of those upstate experiences with you. Likewise, I was all air guitar and dashboard percussion through college and for most of my life. Then something really crazy happened about three years ago. As another hockey season came to an end, a few of us 50-year-old music lovers sat around the locker room and BS-ed about starting a band to take up the slack of not playing hockey any more. Mind you, NONE of us had ever played a musical instrument before (unless you include my harmonica). I couple of guys were chewing tobacco and expectorating into garbage pails, and I said, “I’ve got the perfect name if we ever start a band… The SPITunes!” And so, young squire, three years hence – Sculls and Ice learned how to play leads, Chowdah plays the rhythm, Doc tickles the ivories, JDubbs mans the bass, and just like you, I play the skins! At 50-plus, we made our dream come true! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8nrB43YAKY
Oh, my! JJ, you did it! The SPITunes!! Greatest name for a bunch of old chewers ever. Way to go, beat-keeper. I am so proud of you.
Hey, tomorrow, Nance and I are going over to Bandlows house for lunch with he and Carol, then to Mo’ville for Brian McDowell’s final convocation as he retires. Then on to the former Town House, and my dear wife Karen is joining us for dinner when she gets out from work. So look for another Morrisville post next week, Mr. Johnson. Wish you could be there with us. You could play some tunes. 🙂
That is just so awesome. I WISH I had the weekend free so I could buy the first round! Please deliver ample amounts of hugs and kisses for me, (and a salute for Old Man Keegan!) Very, very jealous!
I will pass around your love and salutes, my friend. Oh, the good, old days.
And for those of you who are Grateful Dead fans, here’s the SPITunes with ‘U.S. Blues.” Dreams do come true …
JunkChuck says:
PLAY FREEBIRD, MAN!
Perfect comment, Chuck. 🙂
Mark, I believe you would have had great fans, would have also kept the beat well, and your photo is fantastic. Interesting title or band name. I wanted to add this funny maybe interesting fact: My son was invited to be a ‘cow bell’ ringer in a group called, ‘Tipping Cows.” It was a little too close of a name to yours to not at least let you know. What if they had been your introduction band, while you were the main event?
Tipping Cows opening for Cattle Crossing. I can see it on the marquee now, Robin! How great an imagination for all of us. 🙂 Your son must be a great Cowbell ringer!!
joeyfullystated says:
No one has ever suggested I should join a band. I was much better at dating musicians! Haha! 😛
I don’t know which captivated me longer in my youth, Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin. My love for Tori Amos caught me around 24 and she’s still my fave. But who can only listen to one type of music?
Yes, good point. My listening jumps around from band to band and genre to genre, Joey. You had a good routine going in your youth, sounds like. 😉
The post, the comments, and your replies had me smiling the whole way through, Mark!
I was never in a band–too nerdy–but so close, so close:
– dated a dude who played bass for Van Morrison for a while
– my sis Meg’s childhood friend, sis of my friend, grew up to become partner to a famous female singer I can’t name ’cause I’m tryin’ to stay anonymous–kinda
– one of my BFs refinished a cabinet for a Maroon 5 member
See? I was practically onstage!
That is fame by string arrangement, Babe! You practically made them all what they are today. 🙂 Thanks for playing along so nicely with the whole tone here, my friend. ❤
That’s what I say! You’re welcome, Mark–As I was their inspiration, so you were mine!
I never posed for a fake album cover. Yet. I’ll keep you posted. And this is great homage to Marissa’s piece. You could so so so be the drummer MBM.
I only wish that I had a couple of drum sticks to have held in the photo, MBC. Since we were air players only … Ha! I think you should be thinking of your album cover right now, by the way. BlogHeads may be a great way to go. My suggestion for you. ❤
Oh…..a prompt……. 😉
phb2003 says:
Mark – this is so fun – and I have not heard of posing for a faux album cover and the shot you carried around is truly a gem. I also enjoyed the little tidbits of songs you mentioned here- fun to reminisce – 🙂
I have you by a decade, I’m pretty sure, Y, but I think we share a lot of musical tastes nevertheless. 😉 Thanks for having fun with my olden days along with me, my friend, because I know that you really were a musician in the Throwback, and probably still play something now, too. ❤
I think you are correct on both – but I know some of the older music because I had older siblings and just other exposures – and I dabble with musical instruments – but my hubs and sons are really the players around here. but if you ever make any fake cover photos again – I will get you some drum sticks to add to the mood.
Hubs and sons should be ini some of your photos with band work, Y, album cover style! That could be a whole post for you. If my family men ever made an album, here’s my cover for them. 🙂 I know, your blog.
well marly mark – we are on your blog amigo 🙂 xxoo – and guess what – my hubs is actually releasing a CD this month and it just happens that he used one of my 2014 photos for his cover. He actually used my photo by default – he went to get his own pictures but the trains he wanted are now gone…. and so he dug in the archives and then doctored one up. I will show you it later on this weekend-
Coolest of beans that Hubs is putting out a CD this month. Maybe I have earned a listen when it’s out in addition to a view of the cover of his work on your shot. Y? HIs call. I’d wrote honestly about it, natch.
well I will email you – but dude – I will send you your very own copy. 🙂 -although I do want you to know it is a Christian themed CD – and I know that is not everybody’s cup of tea – but there is one guitar instrumental on there that I think you will love (I love it). anyhow, this is my hubs third CD and all three of his albums/CDs were not really passion projects – long story but especially this third CD – some of the songs have been hanging around for a couple of years and it was one of those projects that he needed to pull in all of the loose strings and finish finally – so he burned some midnight oil the last two months to get it done.
I think Christian-themed music stands on its own, Y. Some of the best artists out there are in that genre. Have you and your hubs heard of Ceil Rain? It’s a Christian-themed Celtic-tinged pop-rock band that started 20 years ago in Nashville, by renowned singer-songwriter Bob Halligan Jr. Bob moved back to Syracuse and is a good friend of mine. Rick Cua is a Syracuse native who still lives in Nashville and was and is a big player in the Christian contemporary blues and more scene in the playing and label side. Oh, by the way, in the wayback, he was the bass player for a little Southern rock band by the name of the Outlaws. He’s a good friend of mine. I have been seen at Christian music concerts of many styles with my hands raised to the sky. I think that may answer your question about my acceptance of the style.
OK, you know me and my stories. So the night before the notorious Labor Day storm here, I was reviewing the final grandstand concert at the State Fair. It’s a big Christian rock show, 6,000 or so fans for Jars of Clay and more. I write my review at the media building, drive home, wake up to the sight and news of the cyclonic windstorm that knocked so much down in the path from the fairgrounds to my backyard 35 miles east, including the huge trees between my house and my neighbor’s. Somebody camping in an RV at the fair was killed by falling debris. I was convinced that the Christian show had something to do with that storm’s timing coming a couple hours after the 90,000 people that Sunday were back home.
Third CD! I love the idea that this one is full of songs he really needed to record. I want to hear that guitar instrumental. And enjoy your album photography. I will email you my address now. 🙂 ❤
really enjoyed that comment Marky mark! big time
That Cattle Crossing vintage photo is awesome, Chum! Groovy, indeed!
Thanks, Red. We were smoking without making a sound. 😉
Well, Bialz, I have not *posed* for imaginary album covers, per se, but I have created them! LOL! I LOVE your photos! 😀
I bet your covers are not grainy like this one, Rachel. But it was 1978 and we were, well … young.
Hey Mark…
Awesome! Our album finally came out, thanks to you, Y! Muchas gracias, mi amiga! ❤
yes, and when we connect my son will help you make a drum solo
🙂 I am very percussive, Y.
Should have actually played. You could have been as famous as Spinal Tap. 🙂
Or Milli Vanilli, Cat. 🙂
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Andrew: “Talk to my bald spot”
Andrew: “That was the bane of my existence”
Andrew: “That… is… really special to me”
Andrew: “There’s always swearing involved”
Andrew: “We’re not just blowing smoke at ya”
Andrew: “Why do I have to… pee on Jane Fonda? That doesn’t seem nice”
Andrew and Kristina Lopez: “I just don’t look at death that way… (Yeah) I look at it as a sweet release. No”
Andrew and Kristina Lopez: “When this elevator hits the floor, I’m a different person. Yeah!”
Luke: “Andrew, I don’t need to do thirty-six questions. I already know I love you. That was a great story… I’m very–that was very endearing”
Luke: “BDSM bear”
Luke: “Get your name outta my mouth!”
Luke: “I hate this question”
Luke: “I wanna be on TV!!!”
Luke: “Oh dear God… Please don’t let anybody see me at the gym”
Luke: Singing “We could start singing… on this show… Everyone’s ignoring that. It’s probably better”
Luke and Andrew: “Where’s the Old Burbs the matchmaker in all this? Nowhere. That’s where (Hmm)”
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Andrew: “And, I… will be watching that shit”
Andrew: “But, my… God, did I enjoy the Ravens losing in that… playoffs game”
Andrew: “I hated Harbaugh so much, I couldn’t, I couldn’t stand his face”
Luke: “Green Bay fans… I love you… Just admit that wasn’t a touchdown; and, then, we can be friends again”
Luke: “I’ll probably be wrong. I’m wrong about most things”
Luke: Snorting
Luke and Andrew: “Hi, Andrew! How are you? Hi… You know… still alive”
Luke and Andrew: “I love it. I love how hot this talk is. Yeah”
Luke and Andrew: “Until then… please remember: No… Touchdown to wrong. Ha!!! And, no… Yeah, that’s it. Well, we did it! Alright. Ayyy! Everybody’s a winner”
Andrew: “Asp Me Another”
Andrew: “Cuz, if this battery dies, we’re in a lot of trouble”
Andrew: “Good day sir!!”
Andrew: “He’s a real sad bastard”
Andrew: “I love these shoes”
Andrew: “I mean, you’re just bad with G words!”
Andrew: “I will never go there with you”
Andrew: “Is his brain finally broken, once and for all?”
Andrew: “It’s a real… bummer on a long flight”
Andrew: “My God, brother! You are good at this game!”
Andrew: “Oh my God! This one was made for you!”
Andrew: “Oh my God!!!”
Andrew: Saying “Recording while being plugged in!” in a funny manner
Andrew: Snorting
Andrew: “Somehow, I’m gonna lose this quiz; because… I am going to get all of these names wrong… I’m not gonna be able to pronounce anything”
Andrew: “They’re… you know… fine, brown shoes”
Andrew: “You can have your… dinger back”
Andrew: “You got five out of six, so far; you son of a gun!”
Andrew and Luke: Andrew not remembering names and things is all an act
Andrew and Luke: “How you feeling? Terrible”
Andrew and Luke: “I think the most important thing is that, if I just keep on giving you opportunities (Yep) to go on tangents, we’d never have to talk about your goddamn armpit. No, that’s tangent number… three. No”
Andrew and Luke: “I will never go there with you… Hmm. It’s the break-up Caribou”
Andrew and Luke: “I’m angry about it! Yes you are”
Andrew and Luke: “You do okay! I do fine! I call myself, ‘The White Stedman'”
Andrew and Luke: “You got yo-yo… (Okay) You got dodo… (Yeah) You got dumb-dumb… (Mmm-hmm) You got lame brain”
Andrew and Luke: “You wanna put the professionality out there. Yeah. Professionality is a word that I just made up! Yeah”
Luke: “Alexa… remind everyone to open the TBTL newsletter”
Luke: “Andrew has… massive hands”
Luke: “It’s a… giant… vape cloud of deodorant”
Luke: “Okay… Now, it’s happening… Tangent number four”
Luke: Singing a portion of the Super Mario Bros. Underground theme
Luke: Singing the first few notes of the Super Mario Bros. Underground theme
Luke: “So, now… the worm is turning”
Luke: “This is living!”
Luke and Andrew: “And, don’t let me forget, I also wanna talk to you about my armpit… Oh… God!”
Luke and Andrew: “As I’m talking, I can feel… my… right armpit starting to stink, Andrew… (Oh, no) just get ready for that”
Luke and Andrew: “But, the problem is… The rashes. No”
Luke and Andrew: Nothing has changed with Luke as he’s still on public radio talking about his armpits and has someone who doesn’t want him to
Luke and Andrew: “So… my left armpit… has deodorant on it, my right armpit does not have deodorant it… And… I will remember that for noogie time”
Luke and Andrew: “The only problem is, one of his armpits stinks. And, that brings us, Andrew… (Damnit!)”
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Amazon Bestseller Today: The Paradise Table
by Maryann Ridini Spencer December 12, 2019
I’m Over the Moon! The Paradise Table became an Amazon Best Seller — #3 — Today, December 12, 2019!
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“Lady in the Window” WINS the 2018 “Visionary” American Fiction Award!
by Maryann Ridini Spencer July 28, 2018
I’m thrilled to find out today that my novel, “Lady in the Window” WON the 2018 “Visionary” American Fiction Award! Also a winner of the 2017 Best Book Award (Fiction:…
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by Maryann Ridini Spencer April 28, 2018
There was a full house at the “Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Novel Writing But Were Afraid To Ask” Author Talk and Q&A today at the Hill Road…
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I had a great time at this Author! Author! Event with fellow novelist Linda Ballou at the Thousand Oaks Library in Thousand Oaks, CA. We talked about our novels and…
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If you’re in Ventura County the weekend of February 10 & 11, 2018, Please, stop by these AUTHOR EVENTS! Find out more about both EVENTS, here.
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Wendy's Frosty Gets a Social Media Infusion
By Jennifer Van Grove 2010-05-25 09:52:22 UTC
With summer around the corner, the Wendy's fast food chain is releasing a slew of social media promotions and incentives centered around its iconic Frosty dessert treat.
The company will roll out three distinct social media promotions over the course of the summer that involve Twitter and Foursquare. Each endeavor, however, revolves around Facebook and the Frosty Facebook Page.
Wendy's is also touching all corners of the social sphere with action-oriented contests for prizes and a fan-powered charity drive. It's tit-for-tat marketing at its best, with social media designed to drive awareness around the brand and reward fan appreciation.
The Frosty Summer Social Tour
On Monday, Wendy's launched Frosty Summer Vacation, the first of three Frosty-themed initiatives. Frosty is going on vacation and will use its Facebook Page — which already has close to 600,000 fans — to leave hints about its whereabouts. It's essentially a digital scavenger hunt that runs through June 6.
Users 18 and up can access the application — which is live now — via the "Win" tab and sign up to tackle the challenge to find Frosty. After completing the registration form, Facebook users then gain access to a travel journal where they can view Frosty's postcards and store each of the six letter stamps — one for each letter in Frosty — as they collect them.
Frosty will reveal clues as to how to locate individual stamps using digital postcards, and fans will receive a postcard from Frosty every few days. The first hint for finding the "F" stamp is already live, and it directs users to navigate through Frosty's collection of Wall photos on Facebook. Users who collect a single letter are entered into a drawing to a $25.00 gift card, while those who collect all the stamps could win the grand prize: a trip for two to Hawaii or Alaska.
Once Frosty Summer Vacation comes to a close, the company will release its Treat it Forward application to raise money for the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption (DTFA). The initiative kicks off on June 7 and runs through June 20.
The campaign is timed to coincide with Father's Day. Fans can participate in the social media charity drive and donate 50 cents to the DFTA by using the Treat it Forward application. Fans can pay it forward by with a #TreatItFwd hashtag tweet, a virtual Frosty Facebook gift, a Foursquare checkin at a Wendy's restaurant or a Father's day e-card created on Frostycard.com. For each fan action, Wendy's will donate 50 cents to the DTFA in an effort to raise $50,000 with help from online brand fans.
Wendy's is planning to contribute to the foundation via in-store promotions as well, so for every Frosty purchased on June 19 and 20, the company will donate 50 cents to the DTFA. In total, the company plans to raise $4.5 million for the foundation.
To close out the summer, Wendy's will be inviting fans to share photos, videos and stories on how they enjoy Frostys for the Frosty Project. A custom Frosty Project Facebook application will launch on June 21 so that Frosty fans can use it to submit their digital Frosty memorabilia and other users can vote on the submissions they like best.
The company will award prizes — like Kindles and iPads — based on the most popular submissions. The contest runs through July 18, with voting taking place from July 19 to August 18. Winners will be announced on August 19.
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Posted on March 23, 2016 by Anthony Capote in Community, News
The Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark attended the 50th Precinct Community Council meeting on Mar. 10, as part of an effort by her office to increase community involvement with the district attorney’s office.
Clark said she has spent the last two months since her inauguration on Jan. 20 visiting various community meetings in order to make her presence known to constituents.
“I’ve been going to every single precinct community council meeting, every community board meeting and everywhere somebody will have me,” she said at the meeting on Mar. 10.
Clark spoke about her time serving as criminal court judge and as assistant district attorney 16-years ago. She even referenced some of her experiences with the 50th Precinct in her time as an A.D.A., and spoke of her relationship with Detective Sean Carrington, a 50th Precinct detective who was shot and killed in 1998 during a drug bust.
“Back in my day Bronx Narcotics came out of this precinct, because I was assigned to the narcotics bureau for sometime,” she said. “I was just looking at a plaque of [Det. Carrington], and when we talk about people who have lost their lives, he was a very special person.”
Clark, who stepped down as an appellate court judge last year and faced backlash for running unopposed in the election for district attorney, said that he wants to “beef up” her office’s community put reach progra
“It’s important that the community knows that district attorney’s office is here for you,” she said. “Not just when you commit a crime, but before that, with the unit that is doing crime prevention.”
Clark also addressed the crippling backlog of cases that plagued the district attorney’s office under her predecessor, Robert T. Johnson. She said that the cause of the backlog is current method that her office uses to deal with cases.“There is a tremendous backlog in the court system,” Clark said. “The system we have now is called a horizontal prosecution system and what that is is if you’re the victim of a crime and the police arrest somebody, you go to the complaint office of file charges with the D.A., then one [A.D.A.] takes that complaint and writes it up and sends it to another department, who does the arraignment, then that case goes to a specific bureau.”
The system, Clark said, is not conducive to a fast-acting prosecution system. Instead, she proposed to the city council a new plan, called a vertical system of prosecution, to help eliminate the changing of hands between A.D.A.’s.
“What I decided to do was go to a vertical system where one [A.D.A.] takes the complaint, and will have the case from beginning to end,” Clark said. “Instead of [the case] going to a new [A.D.A.] and they have to adjourn for a couple of months because they need to acquaint themselves with the case.”
This new vertical system will cost more than the horizontal one, said Clark, but she is confident that it will help relieve the government backlog that often keeps cases stalled for years. For example, the 2011 murder of Ryan Ferrer, a 9-month old baby who was murdered in his home in Marble Hill, has yet to begin because the defendant, Martin Quirindongo, has yet to appear in court.
“I testified before the the City Council on Tuesday [Mar. 8], it’s going to cost a lot of money because I’m going to have to hire more assistants,” Clark said. “If they really want me to get through that backlog I’m going to need that money.”
Tom O’Connor, the community council’s sergeant at arms, asked Clark, in the case of Mr. Quirindongo, not to give the now 22-year old defendant a plea bargain but to “throw the book at him.” In response the D.A. nodded and said “OK, alright.”
Clark also spoke about some other programs that she plans to carry out during her term, including her plans for Rikers Island, which falls within the jurisdiction of the Bronx district attorney.
“I think the problem with Rikers Island is that no one paid much attention to it and now it’s like a power plant that’s ready to blow,” she said. “I think the way to deal with Rikers Island is that I can’t investigate and prosecute Rikers Island from 161st Street.”
At her testimony before City Council on Mar. 8, Clark said that she petitioned for the money to build an office on the jail facility, as well as an on-site prosecution bureau. Clark said she is already in negotiations with the Department of Corrections to build a trailer on Rikers Island.
“We will be able to investigate those incidents in real time,” she said. “It’s for all crimes on Rikers Island, whether it’s an inmate on another inmate or an inmate on a corrections officer; whether it’s a visitor bringing contraband into the prison or it’s a corrections office or a Department of Corrections employee that commits a crime or abuses or assaults an inmate.”
Clark said that she wants to work closely with police and commanding officers to help investigate and prosecute crimes more efficiently. She said that she has even taken the time to acquaint herself with Captain Terence O’Toole of the 50th Precinct.
“We’re becoming fast friends here,” she said. “We’ve seen each other for the last couple of weeks so that’s definitely a good thing.”
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PIXL: A New NASA Instrument For Ferreting Out Clues of Ancient Life on Mars
Extremely high definition images of the com ponents of rocks and mud as taken by PIXL, the Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry . On the Mars 2020 rover, PIXL will have significantly greater capabilities than previous similar instruments sent to Mars. Rather than reporting bulk compositions averaged over several square centimeters, it will identify precisely where in the rock each element resides. With spatial resolution of about 300 micrometers, PIXL will conduct the first ever petrology investigations on Mars, correlating elemental compositions with visible rock textures . (NASA)J
The search for life, or signs of past life beyond Earth is now a central issue in space science, is central to the mission of NASA, and is actually a potentially breakthrough discovery in the making for humanity. The scientific stakes could hardly be higher.
But identifying evidence of ancient microbial life – and refuting all reasonable non-biological explanations for that evidence — is stunningly difficult.
As recent wrangling over Earth’s oldest rocks in Greenland has shown, determining the provenance of a deep-time biosignature even here on Earth is extraordinarily difficult. In 2016, scientists reported discovery of 3,700 million yr-old stromatolites in the Isua geological area of Greenland.
Just three years later, a field workshop held at the Isua discovery site brought experts from around the world to examine the intriguing structures and see whether the evidence cleared the very high bar needed to accept a biological interpretation. While the scientists who published the initial discovery held their ground, not one of the other scientists felt convinced by the evidence before them. Watching and listening as the different scientists presented their cases was a tutorial in the innumerable factors involved in coming to any conclusion.
Now think about trying to wrestle with similar or more complex issues on Mars, of how scientists can reach of level of confidence to report that a sign (or hint) of past life has apparently been found.
As it turns out, the woman who led the Greenland expedition — Abigail Allwood of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab — is also one of the key players in the upcoming effort to find biosignatures on Mars. She is the principal investigator of the Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry (PIXL) that will sit on the extendable arm of the rover, and it has capabilities to see in detail the composition of Mars samples as never before.
The instrument has, of course, been rigorously tested to understand what it can and cannot do. … Read more
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Looking back on.. The Magic School Bus Rides Again Netflix Season 1 & 2
Well I’ve been following this show closely for a year before it came out since the show seemed to have fallen off the radar without any news but finally we have a new Magic School Bus cartoon with Rides Again and it’s actually very different from the originally announced Magic School Bus 360 that was supposed to be in CG featuring new kids. I was extremely disappointed when I saw the trailer, but after watching all of the episodes that encompass the first and second seasons, how is it really?
The art-style is awful, makes me feel like I’m watching an expensive flash cartoon or a Dora show, in fact it feels like a those cheap revivals shows had in the 90s from older properties. I really wish they had gone with CG since the King Kong CG Netflix show they had while a bit boring had awesome CG. The show does look nice and clean at least but the character designs are so uninspiring and generic, I literally can’t tell any of the kids apart besides Arnold, and not because he is the exception but it’s easy to tell him apart because of his glasses, he also gets the most focus in the entire show.
They also got rid of Phoebe to add more diversity to the group, if there ever was a show that had enough diversity it was this one and the new guy is the definition of bland, he only appears in the background most of the time doing nothing, Phoebe at least had some quirk with her “at her old school” comments. The other students fare a little better at least showing some of their personality from the original show but not by much either, the new art style seems to have also sucked most of their personality away. This proves lethal to some of the less developed characters of the original show since even the charismatic ones take a huge hit. All those internet memes didn’t help Carlos avoid this either.
The bus actually has a rather cool design but here it’s only treated as a vehicle without a uniqueness that made him as much of a character as the rest of the students in the original show, Liz the lizard doesn’t fare better. Ms. Valerie Frizzle is replaced by her sister Fiona who fills pretty much the same role but is younger looking, sadly she seems forced into the Frizzle role and comes off as trying too hard. I do like that the original Valerie Frizzle basically goes on adventures now without the kids, you mostly see here on the ending segments. If you don’t know Frizzle had a series of books where she did exactly that, so the show is actually sticking to scholastic canon with that!
The theme song which is mostly the same with altered lyrics made it seem like it would repeat a lot of the same plots of the original show however that isn’t the case, they do feature mostly new science topics, sometimes they do a good job and others are a bit boring since the plots aren’t as interesting as in the original show which makes you care less. Also some times they went overboard with their explanations which isn’t good since their target audience is kids. The times they do repeat some of the science seen in the previous series it at least tries to give it its own spin or focus on it in a different way than the original show did.
I remember in the original press release they mentioned they wanted to focus on technology and their roles in our lives which sounded awesome but the only things that you see are stuff like a random tablet here or there and the mention of blogs.. Apparently the original show has always been a great performer on Netflix which is why they ordered this one, so it’s odd it only got 13 episodes. Also weird that they didn’t pay more attention to it to make it better, especially since it was even delayed. The show should’ve been a reboot but instead it’s a continuation of the original show but far less interesting as the characters are boring and the stories are lackluster. This version is also aimed at a much younger audience than the original show but that’s no excuse. Only die hard Magic School Bus fans need apply, while it could be worse as it is now it’s just a poor kids show when compared to the original.
Netflix likes to divide their kids shows into two so he second season is really just the second half of the show is really just more of the same. I really like that they touch new topics like the internet but as I mentioned some explanations are a bit complex and not as easy to grasp as the original show was. That’s fine for adults but not so much for little kids. Most characters lack the personality as I had mentioned and that doesn’t get any better which doesn’t help the generic designs. It’s interesting they don’t repeat topics already covered in the original show and when they do they go for a new take. I liked that they didn’t shy away from topics like having an episode all about poop.
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By Newsroom Michigan District • November 7, 2019
The LCMS Office of International Mission recruits, trains, sends, and cares for missionaries in approximately 90 countries. Here is a little information about a few of these pastors, teachers, and other church workers who are from the Michigan District:
Alyssa Anders (lcms.org/anders) – Russia (Home congregation: Christ our Savior, Livonia)
Alyssa currently serves in St. Petersburg, Russia, working with the LCMS partner church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia. Trained as an English teacher, Alyssa assists the work of the church by equipping the ministers, workers, and members of this church body with English language skills. Although we often take English for granted, for Russians, it opens a door to a larger community and more opportunities, helping the church to be less isolated. Alyssa also helps with various youth and children’s programs, as well as English Bible camps in Europe.
Rev. David and Joyce Erber (lcms.org/erber) – Ghana (Home congregation – Trinity, Jackson)
Rev. David and Joyce Erber serve as missionaries in Africa, based in Accra, Ghana, West Africa.
As a theological educator, David provides special training opportunities for Ghanaian and Nigerian pastors. Presently, he is working with a team of senior pastors in Ghana to develop a training program for men who are already employed but have time during the week and on weekends to study and serve as pastors. He is also working with a second group of pastors equipping them to serve as instructors for this same training program or to serve in other leadership capacities in the church. David also works with a group of Nigerian pastors who are conducting research in evangelism in their local communities.
Joyce serves as the business manager for the Africa region. She is responsible for managing the financial and accounting dynamics for 30 LCMS missionaries and 82 mission projects in Africa.
Rev. Roger and Amy James (lcms.org/james) – Philippines (Home congregation – Zion, Marshall)
Rev. Roger and Amy James serve in the Philippines, where Roger is a theological educator at the Lutheran Theological Seminary and Training Center (LTS) in Baguio City. This institution is the seminary of LCMS’ sister church, the Lutheran Church in the Philippines (LCP), and welcomes students from other Lutheran churches in Asia. In his work at the seminary, Roger supplements the work of the Filipino faculty in raising up new pastors and helps to provide continuing education for current LCP pastors.
Amy serves as an English tutor for the Seminary students.
Rev. Steven and Martha Mahlburg (lcms.org/mahlburg) – Sri Lanka (Home congregation – Zion, Tawas City)
Rev. Steven and Martha Mahlburg serve as missionaries in Sri Lanka. Steven serves the Ceylon Evangelical Lutheran Church (CELC) in Sri Lanka as they restructure in order to better reach people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He provides administrative support, Christian education, and mentoring for the pastors, evangelists and laypeople of the CELC. He travels to the CELC congregations around Sri Lanka to encourage a bold witness to Jesus Christ. Steven also assists Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Colombo by conducting the English service and providing English medium pastoral care.
Rev. James and Christel Neuendorf (lcms.org/neuendorf) – Puerto Rico (Home congregation – St. Paul, Ann Arbor)
James serves as a church planter and pastor in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. His focus is to establish a strong Lutheran presence in this city which will boldly proclaim the Gospel and meet the physical and spiritual needs of a community that is hungry for the Gospel and for hope. As pastor, James engages daily with Ponce community members to share in their lives and to bring them into the life-giving presence of Jesus in Word and Sacrament. He is also working to create a generation of local leaders and well-grounded laity and future pastors who will be able to continue to spread the Gospel throughout Puerto Rico, around the Latin America region, and the world.
As a deaconess, Christel is involved in the long-term disaster relief efforts at the mission’s various Casa de Amparo y Respuesta al Desastre (House of Refuge and Disaster Response) mercy houses. From these places, LCMS missionaries and Puerto Rican Lutherans offer food, water and other basic necessities to community members affected by the hurricane. She is also engaged in assessing needs in the community and coordinating efforts to meet those needs as a congregation and mission.
Jeancarlos and Caitlin de Ramirez (lcms.org/Ramirez) – Dominican Republic (Caitlin’s home congregation – Salem, Coloma)
Deaconess Caitlin Ramírez serves as a deaconess missionary in the Dominican Republic. She works as a congregational deaconess alongside the pastors. She serves as a mentor for the formation of Dominican deaconesses and works with the seminary in the Dominican Republic to train them on a congregational level. She also supports the work of the mercy houses in this country, seeking to strengthen their relationships with the congregations. She specifically works with the program Amigos de Jesus, “Friends of Jesus,” which is a disabilities outreach ministry.
Jeancarlos was born in Lima, Peru, and is a member of La Mision Luterana del Peru. He is currently studying at Seminario Concordia El Reformador, the LCMS seminary in the Dominican Republic. When Jeancarlos finishes seminary, he will receive a call as a pastor of La Mision Luterana del Peru, and he and his family will return to Peru.
These missionaries could not do the work they do if they were not financially and prayerfully supported by many LCMS congregations and individuals. The District’s Here We Stand Campaign (herewestand.michigandistrict.org), under its International Ministry initiative, sends financial support to these missionaries on an annual basis. Please keep these servants in your prayers and hear their stories through their newsletters found at michigandistrict.org/ministries/world-missions/.
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Robert Glasper was raised in Houston, Texas. His mother was his first and strongest musical influence. Mrs. Glasper not only played piano and sang gospel music in the family's church, she led a band that worked the city's jazz and blues club circuit as well. By the age of twelve, young Robert was playing piano in that church. “Gospel music is built on emotion and spirituality; you go to church and leave crying,” he says. “It definitely just gave me that sensitivity and knowing how to reach people and knowing how to be in tune with your feelings and the emotion of the music. My thing is, it helps me relate to the audience 'cause they're gonna give you what you give them. When you bring the crowd into your world, you can do anything you want.”
By the time he reached adolescence, Robert knew his destiny was to be a jazz musician. He was accepted to the Houston's famed High School for the Performing Arts (”Jason Moran went there before me.”). Post-graduation, Glasper enrolled at New School University in Manhattan. Soon after arrival, he hooked up with future bandmember Reid and vocalist Bilal, an old schoolmate. As an undergrad, Glasper gigged with Christian McBride, Russell Malone and Kenny Garrett. Professional life after the New School was even sweeter: stints with Nicholas Payton, Roy Hargrove, Terence Blanchard, Carmen Lundy, and Carly Simon.
The Bilal connection brought the pianist back to hip-hop. Glasper's contributions to Bilal's debut and subsequent tour brought him to the attention of Q-Tip (A Tribe Called Quest). “Tip would come hang out at my shows, and one day he called me and said, ‘I'm doing this tour and I need you to play keys. Can you do it?’” He's also since played with Mos Def, and is featured prominently on Bilal's forthcoming sophomore release.
In 2003, Glasper's first album Mood was released on indie label Fresh Sound New Talent, and two years later, Blue Note came calling. At Blue Note, Glasper joins a jazz piano legacy that stretches back to 1939, beginning with Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis, and continuing through Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Andrew Hill, Cecil Taylor, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Jacky Terrasson, Jason Moran and Bill Charlap. Undaunted, Glasper reflects, “I’m just happy to be a part of the Blue Note family and its rich history.” Show less
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Tempus Fugit 4×17: Let me buy him a drink too.
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I’m going to start with a bit of an unusual premise here and say that “Tempus Fugit” and it’s follow up episode “Max” (4×18) aren’t really mythology episodes at all, instead they’re more like the pre-mythology conspiracy episodes of Season 1; think “Deep Throat” (1×1), “Fallen Angel” (1×9), and “EBE” (1×16). Taken at its most basic, this is your standard The Aliens are Here and the Government Won’t Admit It fare. What elevates the story is that this time it’s personal. “Tempus Fugit” is an episode about the casualties of war, the lives that are being lost whose deaths and whose pain will be meaningless unless Mulder and Scully can ultimately find a way to unravel this whole alien thing. Otherwise, Mulder and Scully could just as easily go the way of Max and Pendrell, and all those who were collateral damage will have died in vain.
The actual and potential loss, largely represented by the incredibly realistic crash site, is sobering. Mulder and Scully have precious few family members left for Chris Carter to kill off so he had to find another way to remind the audience of what’s at stake in this quest that Mulder and Scully are on and he did so by killing two friends and a whole plane full of people. It’s not all fun, games and Black Oil.
Speaking of the Black Oil, where is it? Here, not only is a character from Season 1, Max Fenig, brought back, but the mythology plot is subject to a rewind as well. There’s no Syndicate, no CSM dropping ash all over the place, no Krycek simpering. It’s just a straight up alien abduction meets government cover up. Mulder back to unreservedly and unwisely blasting his opinions from the rooftops rather than playing his hunches close to the vest, another throwback to earlier Seasons when Mulder got on his superiors’ nerves not by his actions but with his words. He never knew when to reel it in.
In the sense that they hark back to a simpler time in The X-Files, these elements are welcome. But in some ways it’s a little too late because now I’ve been conditioned to expect otherwise. Consequently, I spent the entire episode trying to figure out how what’s happened to Max fits into the overall mythology at large. The problem is I’m not sure it does. It’s more like a side plot.
Are the aliens that abducted Max the same ones that are working with the Syndicate? I find that hard to believe since the Syndicate seems to be secretly scared to death of those aliens, but a lone fighter pilot easily defeats these aliens. Speaking of which, how is it that creatures who possess technology we can only dream of and who can manage to travel light years to earth without a problem are no match for our military? That takes the bloom off their rose, doesn’t it?
I have no proof, but I’d be greatly surprised if these are the same aliens behind the plans for colonization. They’d need a lot more power. And besides, if I were them, I’d start colonization early if those human peons started shooting down my ships.
I confess that I’m still not completely sure how I feel about this one, and I’ve been stewing on it for a good while. On the one hand, it’s good to see Max again and I enjoy that element of continuity and the nod to long time fans by giving them the payoff of bringing back a much loved, if oft forgotten character. On the other hand, why do I still feel a little bored?
Sure, we get that great birthday scene between Mulder and Scully, opening the window a little more into their quite comfortable and predictable relationship. That’s worth the price of admission. And Mulder’s short but sweet vigil beside Max’s body is poignant and memorable. Likewise, Scully’s last tender moments with Pendrell are just shy of heartbreaking. But still, I can’t help feeling like all of this isn’t leading much of anywhere. This is only the first in a two-parter, however, so I guess we’ll see.
In regards to the more technical end of things, director Kim Manners has almost outdone himself with that airplane crash. It’s almost too realistic… I have to not watch it too closely lest I have flashbacks during my next airplane flight. And that crash scene looks exactly like what we saw a few times too many on the news during the 1990’s. It’s just stellar work from everyone involved.
But did they have to kill Pendrell??? I’m going to miss that little geek.
How could Max’s sister’s motel room fall from 29,000 feet as Mulder says? Wouldn’t the aliens have had to take the whole motel lest someone notice a few walls missing? Forget that, why not just take the person alone???
Would Mulder have remembered Scully’s birthday if Scully wasn’t dying?
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It’s only funny when Mulder says, “We’re not gonna make it” because we know very well that he is.
I sincerely doubt Mulder and Scully would have been allowed in that TSA meeting or even less likely at the crash site.
On a related note, I realize that in order to keep things fresh and interesting, Mulder and Scully constantly have to be forced into new situations. Even so, why does Mulder going diving without experience feel like too much of a stretch to me? Combine that with Mulder and Scully’s free access to an airplane crash investigation and I’m starting to wonder how much disbelief I can suspend. It’s somehow less jarring to my rational mind to watch a mutant grow a new head.
Scully: Mulder, you have never remembered my birthday in the four years I’ve known you.
Mulder: That’s the way I like to celebrate them, every four years. It’s like dog years that way.
Scully: Dog years? Thank you.
Mulder: You’re welcome. Oh, I got something for you.
Scully: Oh, you’ve got to be kidding me.
Mulder: It’s just something that reminded me of you.
Scully: What? An alien implant?
Mulder: Two actually. I made them into earrings.
Scully: Oh, please tell me this isn’t leading to something really embarrassing.
Scully: You sure know how to make a girl feel special on her birthday.
Motel Manager: Look at this! I don’t know what kind of game she was playing in here. She blew the door right out of the jamb. I doubt insurance will cover it.
Mulder: Does your policy cover the acts of extraterrestrials?
Scully: We’ll take care of it.
Bruce Bearfield: Have you worked at this depth before?
Mulder: Not exactly.
Bruce Bearfield: What exactly is your experience?
Mulder: Once I got a quarter off of the deep end of the Y pool.
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Eamon | July 18, 2011 at 2:33 PM | Reply
It’s interesting that your biggest criticism of the episode is actually the main reason why I love this two parter so much. I adore it for the fact that it keeps things simple, it doesn’t rely on the ever deepening mythology elements and is simply, along with its second instalment, an entertaining, UFO thriller. It never bothered me as such that we didn’t get the Syndicate, or black oil, or all that stuff and instead allowed the series to have some fun with aliens with a thrilling, emotional ride such as this, that we can get something as cinematic as these two and enjoy the ninety minutes it offers without having to keep up with what’s gone before.
Agree with you though on Pendrall, I think it tips the episode into a bit of emotional cruelty. Don’t get me wrong, I admire a television show that has the balls to kill of the quirky, comic relief in such a matter of fact way (hell, the death is never shown on screen, in fact it almost looks as if Pendrall is going to make it and we have nothing to worry about, so we cut to the next scene and have Scully tell Mulder and it really comes as a nasty shock), but come on, the guy was a teddy bear and he had a crush on Scully and he made a lovely addition to the growing roster of characters on the show. Damn you Chris Carter.
Salome | July 18, 2011 at 2:40 PM | Reply
I wouldn’t really call it a criticism. I actually like the fact that it harkens back to the root of The X-Files which is vague, shrouded conspiracy with uncertain motives. Well, I suppose that can be used to describe the Syndicate’s dealings as well but they’re more nefarious than any obscure mention of “the military.” The only problem is that I’m conditioned to start looking for mythology clues at this point and when I look, there are none to be found. It’s like trying to just read a book after taking too many literature courses, nigh impossible.
But poor Pendrell!!! They really didn’t have to kill two bumbling, lovable characters in one episode. They could have at least waited till Season 5 to give him the boot. At least then they could have utilized him more. I feel like his character could have become a bigger piece of the ensemble. And, dang it, he should have at least gotten some kind of a date with Scully. Buying her drinks and then collapsing in a pool of his own blood does not count.
Then again, we’re still talking about his death, aren’t we?
I get the reading analogy there, I appreciate that and I know exactly what you mean, it’s interesting that Carter and Spotnitz went in this direction though at this stage in the series, given the enormity of Memento Mori, I imagine it would have been expected that a major CSM/Syndicate/Krycek/Black Oil two parter was on the cards again, yet I love that you can watch this one and not have that working knowledge. As for the aliens, I can only guess that they might actually have been the Rebels, but that’s a guess and also I know I’m bringing that subject up way too soon, so I’ll shut up about that now.
A Scully/Pendrell date? Would have been sweet come to think of it. Kind of wished that they didn’t kill him when he was drunk either, but at least he took a bullet for her.
MScully | July 18, 2011 at 10:41 PM | Reply
Does anybody else think that if Scully had promised Pendrell a date as the EMTs rushed him off, he would have totally pulled through?
Salome | July 20, 2011 at 9:40 AM | Reply
Tom | July 20, 2011 at 8:48 AM | Reply
I see the minor concern about where this falls in the bigger mythology, but this episode has so much else going for it. We spend, as you said, almost the whole episode without being fettered by any of the baggage that normally comes along with the conspiracy stories, giving us a more or less ‘pure’ old-timey X-File.
But two things are different: first, the scope is much large in that it’s a Bigger episode. The production value of this one is off the charts (planes, PLANES, MORE PLANES), so it lacks some of the ‘cheese’ of Season One. Second, at the exact perfect moment, when Pendrell is lying on the floor of that bar dying, as Scully is trying to help him, her nose begins to bleed. It is a subtle reminder that suddenly drags us, kicking and screaming, back into the ‘present’ of the X-Files continuity.
This is not a ‘classic’ episode existing in a vacuum of the other elements of the series. Those things happened, and their cost and toll are real and growing.
One of my favorite episodes of Season 4, easily.
MScully | July 20, 2011 at 8:56 AM | Reply
Very well said. Good point that it’s an “old-timey” episode, but so much grander than anything we see in season 1.
With this episode, I agree it’s refreshing that not TOO much is going on – it’s nice to finish up a mythology episode without feeling utterly confused. But as Tom says, there’s still plenty happening. Planes, heartbreaking deaths, birthdays, and nosebleeds all make for a ton of action.
I’m going to third the opinion that Tempus Fugit and Max happen on a much grander scale than anything we saw in Season 1. But somehow, I still enjoy EBE much better. And then Fallen Angel… maybe I just enjoy that one better for nostalgia’s stake. Who knows?
Agent Venkman | June 13, 2013 at 6:39 PM | Reply
I always figured that “Mustachioed Man” was an operative of the Syndicate. Like Crewcut Man or Silent Willy. I actually like that not mythology every episode must have CSM, Krycek or the Black Oil, it gave things a larger scope. The grey aliens recovered from the crash site make me think these are the same aliens that are part of the main mythology storyline.
One final thing, when Mulder says the room ” looks like it dropped from 29,000 feet”, he is not being literal. He is just being a smartass and linking the single person abduction from the hotel room, with what he assumed was Max’s abduction gone wrong in the plane.
Taylor | April 21, 2014 at 1:38 AM | Reply
The birthday line was an error. Mulder remembered her birthday in 3×05
RPC | November 24, 2016 at 2:42 PM | Reply
3X05 is “The List”. There is no mention about Scully’s birthday in that episode. In season one Lazarus episode mulder gives Scully an card, (two months early) but that’s part of a test he did for jack.
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Analysing territorial models on graphs
Marie Bruni, Mark Broom and Jan Rychtář
Vol. 7 (2014), No. 2, 129–149
DOI: 10.2140/involve.2014.7.129
Evolutionary graph theory combines evolutionary games with population structure, induced by the graph. The games used are limited to pairwise games occurring on the edges of the graph. Multiplayer games can be important in biological modelling, however, and so recently a new framework for modelling games in structured populations allowing games with arbitrary numbers of players was introduced. In this paper we develop the model to investigate the effect of population structure on the level of aggression, as opposed to a well-mixed population for two specific types of graph, using a multiplayer hawk-dove game. We find that the graph structure can have a significant effect on the level of aggression, and that a key factor is the variability of the group sizes formed to play the games; the more variable the group size, the lower the level of aggression, in general.
structured populations, evolution, game theory, territory
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Detectives from the New Castle County Division of Police, Criminal Investigation Unit have arrested 38-year-old Walter T. Lolley for the murder of Isabel Cooper and Thessalonias Berry.
(Wilmington, DE 19804) At approximately 2:00am on May 24th, 2018, officers from the New Castle County Division of Police were dispatched to a reported motor vehicle accident in the area of the intersection of Kiamensi Rd @ Rothwell Dr. When the units arrived, they discovered two injured subjects inside of the vehicle. Both of the subjects had apparent gunshot wounds and were later pronounced deceased by New Castle County Paramedics.
Ultimately, Isabel Cooper, 34, and her boyfriend Thessalonias Berry, 34, were identified as the occupants of the vehicle. The victims had been expecting their first child together, as Isabel Cooper, at the time of her death, was seven months pregnant.
The investigation into the deaths of Isabel Cooper and Thessalonias Berry has uncovered that Walter T. Lolley was one of the last persons to have contact with both victims. As the investigation continued, additional evidence was uncovered that established Walter T. Lolley as the suspect.
On September 13th, 2018 Walter T. Lolley was apprehended by the US Marshals Service in Georgia. He was extradited to Delaware on December 11, 2018 and has been charged with: 2 counts of felony Murder 1st, 2 counts of felony Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and 1 count of felony Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited.
“This was a heinous act that took the life of two defenseless adults; one being a female who was seven months pregnant.”, stated Colonel Vaughn M. Bond, Jr. “Officers and detectives worked side by side with the members of the community to identify Lolley as the suspect in this investigation. We continue to ask anyone that may have additional information to contact us.”
Walter T. Lolley was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2 and is currently being held at Howard Young Correctional Institution on $2,125,000 cash bail.
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The European Union's foreign policy high representative, Federica Mogherini. Source: (AFP/Scanpix)
The annual Lennart Meri Conference in May will bring visits of Finnish president Sauli Niinistö as well as the European Union’s foreign policy high representative Federica Mogherini, among others.
The conference is arranged by the International Centre for Defense and Security in Tallinn, and this year’s motto is “Darkest before dawn? The war on trust and how to win it”. The conference has become one of the leading meetings on defense and security in Europe, and the guest list is usually impressive.
Among others, Estonian president Kersti Kaljulaid, Finnish president Sauli Niinistö, EU foreign policy high representative Federica Mogherini, former Italian prime minister Enrico Letta, Italian EU affairs minister Sandro Gozi, Georgian prime minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Turkish deputy prime minister Mehmet Şimşek, Lithuanian defense minister Raimundas Karoblis, NATO deputy secretary general Rose Gottemoeller, and former Indian minister of foreign affairs Kanwal Sibal will participate in the conference.
In addition to politicians and members of think tanks around the world, civic activists from Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine will also participate, along with journalists Michael Weiss (The Daily Beast, Foreign Policy, CNN) and Ahmed Rashid (Daily Telegraph, Far Eastern Economic Review, Wall Street Journal, The Nation, Daily Times).
Vice president of the Ford Media Center, Stephen Biegun, and writer and journalist Sarah Kendzior (Globe and Mail, De Correspondent, and others) will talk about the new U.S. administration’s approach to foreign policy.
The conference will discuss the future of the European Union, the influence of populism on democracy, Russia’s growing belligerence in the information and cyber areas, the continuing conflict in Syria, and China’s increasing influence.
The conference will begin on May 12 in Tallinn’s Radisson Blu Sky Hotel and last until May 14.
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Series of UBCO events to discuss housing, homelessness and more
Homelessness, high housing costs and sustainability all topics of discussion at Politics of Housing in the Okanagan and Beyond on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.
Events to feature academic and community experts
According to census data from Statistics Canada, in Kelowna alone there are some 3,000 people considered at high risk of homelessness—with another 1,900 identifying as transitionally, episodically or chronically homeless.
Adding to community housing woes, Kelowna was recently ranked the eighth-most expensive rental market in Canada, with the median price of a one-bedroom unit sitting at $1,280 and two-bedroom at $1,730, according to the latest Canadian National Rent Report.
“Everyone deserves a safe, affordable place to call home,” says Alison Conway, professor in UBC Okanagan’s department of community, culture and global studies. “As Okanagan residents, we’ve heard a lot about the issues associated with housing in our community lately, and I think it’s time we get together and identify why this is happening and find potential solutions.”
Conway has organized three public events featuring wide-ranging conversations about housing in the Okanagan and beyond. These events include input from housing experts from Toronto, Vancouver and Kelowna, who will discuss everything from homelessness and high housing costs to sustainability.
When: Monday, September 30, from 7 to 9 pm
What: Canada’s National Housing Strategy: What it means for homeownership, renting and homelessness
Who: University of Toronto Professor David Hulchanski
Where: Mary Irwin Theatre, 421 Cawston Ave., Kelowna
Keynote speaker David Hulchanski, professor of housing and community development at the University of Toronto, will discuss Canada’s National Housing Strategy. He will cover the strategy in detail, including how it affects homeownership, renting and homelessness.
When: Tuesday, October 1, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. (afternoon session)
What: Panel discussion: Social housing and homelessness
Who: UBCO and Okanagan College faculty, City of Kelowna councillor
Where: UNC 200, University Centre, 3272 University Way, UBC Okanagan
David Saltman of the Okanagan Sustainability Leadership Council will moderate a panel discussion on social housing and homelessness.
Panelists are:
Luke Stack, City Councillor, Kelowna
Gordon Lovegrove, UBC Okanagan, School of Engineering
Ken Chau, UBC Okanagan, School of Engineering
Kyleen Myrah, Okanagan College, School of Business
John Graham, UBC Okanagan, School of Social Work
When: Tuesday, October 1, from 7 to 9 p.m.
Who: Opening remarks by Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran
What: Panel discussion on sustainability focusing on Indigenous and green housing
Where: Okanagan Regional Library, Kelowna branch, 1380 Ellis Street, Kelowna
After opening remarks by Mayor Colin Basran, UBCO Associate Professor Kevin Hanna, will moderate a panel discussion on sustainability focusing on Indigenous and green housing.
John Bass, UBC Vancouver, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Jaimie Harris, Heiltsuk Nation
Brian Rippy, Okanagan College, Sustainable Construction Technology
Trevor Butler, Archineers
All events are free and open to the public, but registration is required at: politicsofhousing.eventbrite.com
UBC’s Okanagan campus is an innovative hub for research and learning in the heart of British Columbia’s stunning Okanagan Valley. Ranked among the top 20 public universities in the world, UBC is home to bold thinking and discoveries that make a difference. Established in 2005, the Okanagan campus combines a globally recognized UBC education with a tight-knit and entrepreneurial community that welcomes students and faculty from around the world.
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Big tobacco snubs health warning law in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Tobacco companies have largely snubbed an Indonesian law requiring them to put graphic health warnings on all cigarette packs, another setback for anti-smoking efforts in a country that’s home to the world’s highest rate of male smokers and a wild, wild west of advertising.
Despite having a year and a half to prepare the warning photos that are to cover 40 percent of cigarette packs, most tobacco companies failed to meet Tuesday’s deadline, according to the National Commission for Child Protection. It found little sign of change in brands being sold in Jakarta and 11 other cities across the sprawling archipelago.
“This clearly indicates that the cigarette industry has defied Indonesian law,” said commission chair Arist Merdeka Sirait. “The government has been defeated by the cigarette industry.”
Only 409 of the more than 3,300 brands owned by 672 companies nationwide had registered the photos they plan to use on their products as of Monday, according to the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency. They were given a choice between five different images last June.
Health Minister Nafsiah Mboi said companies that missed the deadline will be issued warnings, and those that fail to comply could eventually be fined up to $42,000 and face five years in prison.
Source: Yahoo! News (link opens in a new window)
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Dorothy Whipple -a perfect storyteller, not a pudding
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Widowed, in the house her husband had built with day and night nurseries and a music-room, as if the children would stay there for ever, instead of marrying and going off at the earliest possible moment, old Mrs North yielded one day to a long-felt desire to provide herself with company. She answered an advertisement in the personal column of The Times.
Old Mrs North’s husband had spoilt her, but now that he was dead and her three children married, no one spoilt her any more. She didn’t come first with anybody and she didn’t like that.
This is the opening of Dorothy Whipple’s last novel Someone at a Distance. Is it the kind of opening that would make agents jump up and down with excitement if they came across it in a submission today? Probably not, which is sad for those of us who love this kind of straightforward honest prose and storytelling.
Dorothy Whipple herself described it as ‘a fairly ordinary tale about the destruction of a happy marriage.’ There is the deceived wife, the foolishly weak husband, the envious, greedy French girl who sets out to seduce him to console herself, the traumatised teenaged children. But the way it all happens makes the novel a page turner.
This is not a plot-driven novel; what interested Dorothy Whipple was character, and she writes about people with acute psychological insight, subtly through telling little details and in simple everyday scenes.
The tragedy to come is foreshadowed when Louise, coming as companion to old Mrs North, reads aloud to her from Emma Bovary. She is escaping the humiliation of being rejected by a man above her in the social hierarchy of the French provincial town where her parents tiptoe around her afraid of what they have hatched. To take Avery away from Ellen will give Louise power again and restore her self-confidence. Ellen ‘didn’t deserve what she had if she couldn’t keep it’.
Ellen is what may annoy some modern readers; she is a happy housewife, unselfish and naive by the standards of today. Goodness in heroines is out of fashion in fiction. But she is thoroughly human: “All those books, all those prayers and she had got nothing from them. When everything went well for her she had been able to pray, she couldn’t now. There was such urgency in her present situation that until the pressure was removed she couldn’t think about God. She hadn’t the patience to pray. It was a shock to her. Surely God was for these times?”
The way Ellen deals with what happens to her and makes a new life for herself and her children gives the novel its redemptive drive. There is a sense of people coming together, crossing social barriers, in a common humanity. Among them is an old lady in the retirement hotel where Ellen takes a job: “But Mrs. Brockington, old, alone, almost crippled by rheumatism, had faith and courage. She had more. She had a warm serenity, and when Ellen was with her, she almost had it too. For goodness is catching. Mrs. Brockington was further on the road Ellen wanted to travel, and because Mrs. Brockington had got there, Ellen felt she might get there too.”
It’s fifty years this month since Dorothy Whipple died. Her novels were hugely popular in the 30s and 40s; J. B. Priestley described her as a worthy successor to Jane Austen. But when Someone at a Distance was published in 1953 it attracted no major reviews. She wrote no more novels and died in 1966 believing that her work would be forgotten.
It will always be a mystery (because Virago has rescued so many marvellous forgotten authors) that when Carmen Callil and her colleagues at Virago in the seventies were deciding which books to republish, they claimed that Dorothy Whipples’s ‘prose and content absolutely defeated us’. They invented something which they called the Dorothy Whipple line, below which they would not go – meaning that they considered her too lowbrow. Jane Austen – as usual – hit the nail on the head when she wrote that one half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.
Thankfully Nicola Beauman founder of Persephone Books didn’t feel the same way and has been vindicated in her championship. She published Someone at a Distance in 1999, the third in Persephone’s list, and subsequently many more of Dorothy Whipple’s novels: They Knew Mr Knight, The Priory, They Were Sisters, Greenbanks, High Wages, Because of the Lockwoods and The Closed Door and Other Stories. Dorothy Whipple is now Persephone’s best-selling author – and all this in spite of her surname which it must be admitted does make one think of a fancy pudding …
Wit, moral seriousness and a seeing eye. There are not many authors whom one can read over and over again with continuing pleasure and gratitude, but Dorothy Whipple is one of them.
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Ninjago, Females, 2016 Characters,
Revived Characters
Departed Realm Inhabitants
Ninjago: Decoded
Enkrypted (pictured)
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Dilara was the love interest of the Djinn, Nadakhan, and the quartermaster of Misfortune's Keep.
At an unknown point in time, Dilara became a member of Nadakhan's crew aboard the Misfortune's Keep. Eventually, she and her captain fell in love, culminating in Dilara agreeing to become his betrothed (both for their relationship and the power Nadakhan would receive by becoming a Djinn King).
However, when she and the rest of the crew participated in a battle again Captain Soto's crew of pirates and their ship, the Destiny's Bounty, her lover was imprisoned within the Teapot of Tyrahn. Nadakhan's crew was then defeated, separated, and marooned across the Sixteen Realms. She later died of an unknown cause shortly afterwards.
The following events were erased due to Jay's final wish and thus did not happen in the current timeline.
Season 6: Skybound
After being freed from the Teapot of Tyrahn, Nadakhan, while discovering the many changes in Ninjago during his absence, learned of his lover's fate, much to his grief.
Enkrypted
After Nadakhan reunited with the rest of the crew, Flintlocke lamented Dilara's passing, with Nadakhan likewise agreeing. This changed when the Djinn captain was presented a newspaper describing the Ninja; including Nya, who bore a remarkable resemblance to his former love. As a result, Nadakhan began to suspect that the Ninja of Water was actually the reincarnation of Dilara.
Misfortune Rising
In an attempt to have a moment alone with Nya, Nadakhan went on a secret infiltration mission to read the Ninja. However, he discovered with annoyance that Nya had, in his view, another "suitor": Jay.
On a Wish and a Prayer
Once Nadakhan faced Nya for the first time, he noted that her attacks reminded him of Dilara's fiery spirit. Nya promptly rebuffed his statement by dousing him with her Water powers, but Nadakhan was undeterred.
My Dinner With Nadakhan
Upon privately speaking with the imprisoned Jay about their relation concerning Nya, Jay revealed to him that she never was Dilara, contrary to what the djinn had thought. After learning of Nadakhan's plans to gain infinite wishes, Jay accused him of having never loved Dilara to begin with, to which he reacted quite negatively.
After gaining infinite wishes and driving away the Ninja, Flintlocke, and Dogshank, Nadakhan arrived at Yang's Haunted Temple and immediately wished for his lover to be brought back to life. As a result, Dilara was resurrected, consequently possessing Nya's body in the process. She was elated at being reunited with her lover, but their reunion would be cut short after Jay crashed the Misfortune's Keep into Yang's Haunted Temple, demolishing the structure and throwing the two of them out onto the courtyard. Enraged at the Ninjas' insubordination towards her beloved, Dilara attempted to stop Jay, only to be thrown aside. Likewise, after Nadakhan turned Lloyd, Cole, Kai, and Zane into gold, she proceeded to celebrate with him until Jay went back on the offensive. However, when Flintlocke shot Nadakhan with the Tiger Widow venom, the latter's magic began to weaken and dissipate; one effect was the loss of Dilara's consciousness from Nya's body, to the newly-crowned Djinn King's renewed grief.
The following events occur after Jay made his final wish, and thus happened.
As a result of Jay's final wish erasing the events of the season, Dilara would never be resurrected and reconcile with her lover in the first place.
She strongly resembles Nya. Additionally, she seemed to wear similar attire to Nya's third Samurai X outfit.
Based on the old photo Nadakhan had of Dilara, however, she did not have lipstick on like Nya always did, and her eyes seemed slightly bigger.
Despite Jay's accusations that Nadakhan only loved her because of what she could give him, this would ultimately be proven false as her resurrection was the first thing he wished for himself, which had nothing to do with defeating his enemies.
She, Nya, and Maya have the same necklace.
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Welcome to Earthy Tales. The Earth is our Mother and all beings on the Planet are our relatives. We interact with kindness, love, justice, respect, dignity and in solidarity. Everything we do aims at generating thought and instigating positive action.
Earthy Tales
Environmental Stories…Wellbeing…Life…Poetry
by nnimmo
Nigerians Overwhelmingly Reject Monsanto’s Risky Gm Maize and Cotton
More than 100 groups representing over 5 million Nigerians, comprising of farmers, faith-based organisations, civil society groups, students and local community groups, are vehemently opposing Monsanto’s attempts to introduce genetically modified (GM) cotton and maize into Nigeria’s food and farming systems. In written objections submitted to the biosafety regulators, the groups have cited numerous serious health and environmental concerns and the failure of these crops especially GM cotton in Africa.
Monsanto Agricultural Nigeria Limited has applied to the National Biosafety Management Agency (NABMA) for the environmental release and placing in the market in Zaria and surrounding towns of GM cotton (Bt cotton, event MON 15985). A further application is for the confined field trial (CFT) of two GM maize varieties (NK603 and stacked event MON 89034 x NK603) in multiple locations in Nigeria.
In their objection to the commercial release of Bt cotton into Nigeria, the groups are particularly alarmed that the application has come so close after the dismal failures of Bt cotton in Burkina Faso. According to Nnimmo Bassey, Director, Health of Mother Earth – one of the groups in the frontline of the resistance: “We are totally shocked that it should come so soon after peer reviewed studies have showed that the technology has failed dismally in Burkina Faso. It has brought nothing but economic misery to the cotton sector there and is being phased out in that country where compensation is being sought from Monsanto.” He further asks the pointed question: “since our Biosafety Act has only recently entered into force, what biosafety legislation was used to authorise and regulate the field trials in the past in accordance with international law and best biosafety practice?”
According to the groups, former President Goodluck Jonathan hastily signed the National Biosafety Management Bill into law, in the twilight days of his tenure in office. Further worrying is the apparent conflict of interests displayed by the Nigerian regulatory agencies, who are publically supporting the introduction of GMOs into Nigeria whereas these regulators (the NAMBA) are legally bound to remain impartial and regulate in the public interest.
Apart from the potential of contaminating local varieties, the health risk of the introduction of genetically modified maize into Nigeria is enormous considering the fact that maize is a staple that all of 170 million Nigerians depend on.
Monsanto’s GM maize application is in respect of a stacked event, including the herbicide tolerant trait intended to confer tolerance to the use of the herbicide, glyphosate. In 20 March 2015 – The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization (WHO), assessed the carcinogenicity of glysophate and concluded that glyphosate is “probably carcinogenic to humans.” There is also increasing scientific evidence that glyphosate poses serious risks to the environment.
According to Mariann Orovwuje, Friends of the Earth International’s Food Sovereignty co-coordinator, “Should commercialization of Monsanto’s GM maize be allowed pursuant to field trials, this will result in increased use of glyphosate in Nigeria, a chemical that is linked to causing cancer in humans. Recent studies have linked glyphosate to health effects such as degeneration of the liver and kidney, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. That NABMA is even considering this application is indeed unfortunate and deeply regrettable, knowing full well about the uncontrolled exposure that our rural farmers and communities living close to farms will be exposed to.”
Monsanto’s application deceitfully provides no discussion on the potential risks of glysophate use to human and animal health and the environment. Apart from the potential of contaminating local varieties, the health risk of the introduction of genetically modified maize into Nigeria is enormous considering the fact that maize is a staple that all of 170 million Nigerians depend on.
The groups are urging the Nigerian government to reject Monsanto’s applications out of hand. They note with disquiet that there is a serious lack of capacity within Nigeria to adequately control and monitor the human and environmental risks of GM crops and glyphosate. Further there is virtually no testing of any food material and products in Nigeria for glyphosate or other pesticide residues, or the monitoring of their impact on the environment including water resources.
Mariann Orovwuje,
Food Sovereignty Manager/coordinator ERA/FoEN and FoE International
mariann@eraction.org
Nnimmo Bassey, Director, HOMEF
nnimmo@homef.org
Groups Endorsing the Objection to Monsanto’s applications
All Nigeria Consumers Movement Union (ANCOMU)
Committee on Vital Environmental Resources (COVER)
Community Research and Development Centre (CRDC)
Ijaw Mothers of Warri
Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN)
Host Communities Network of Nigeria (HoCoN)
Oilwatch Nigeria
Green Alliance, Nigeria
African Centre for Leadership, Strategy & Development
Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (IHRHL)
Women Environmental Programme (WEP)
Persons with Disabilities Action Network (PEDANET)
Students Environmental Assembly of Nigeria (SEAN)
Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD)
Ogoni Solidarity Forum (OSF)
KebetKache Women Development and Resource Centre
Federation of Urban Poor (FEDUP)
Community Forest Watch (CFW)
The Young Environmentalist Network (TYEN)
Women’s Rights to Education Program (WREP)
Community Action for Public Action (CAPA)
Peoples Advancement Centre (ADC) Bori
SPEAK Nigeria
Host Communities Network
Urban Rural Environmental Defenders (U-RED)
Gender and Environmental Risk Reduction Initiative (GERI)
Women’s Right to Education Programme (WREP)
Foundation for Rural/Urban Integration (FRUIT)
Community Action for Popular Participation
Torjir-Agber Foundation (TAF)
Civil Society on Poverty Eradication (CISCOPE),
Jireh Doo foundation
Advocate for Community Vision and Development( ACOVID)
Initiative for empowerment for vulnerable(IEV)
Kwaswdoo Foundation Initiative (KFI)
Environment and Climate Change Amelioration Initiative) ECCAI
Manna Love and care Foundation (MLC)
Okaha Women and children development Organisation(OWCDO)
JODEF-F
Glorious things ministry(GTM)
Daughters of Love Foundation
Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN)
Community Links and Empowerment Initiative(CLHEI)
Nigerian Women in Agriculture (NAWIA)
Osa foundation
Initiative for Improved Health and Wealth Creation (IIHWC)
Peace Health Care Initiative (PHCI)
Ochilla Daughters Foundation (ODF)
African Health Project (AHP)
Artists in Development
Ramberg Child Survival Initiative (RACSI)
Global Health and Development initiative
First Step Initiative (FIP)
Ruhujukan Environment Development Initiative (REDI)
The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development(CEHRD), Nigeria
Center for Children’s Health Education, Orientation Protection (CEE Hope)and CEEHOPE Nigeria
Next Generation Youth Initiative (NGI)
Akwa Ibom Information and Research Organisation (AIORG)
Rural Action for Green Environment (RAGE)
United Action for Democracy
Campaign for Democracy
Yasuni Association
Egi Joint Action Congress
Green Concern for Development (Greencode)
Kebetkache Ahoada Women Farmers Cooperative
Ahoada Uzutam Women Farmers Cooperative
Ogboaku Ahoada Farmers Cooperative
Gbobia Feefeelo women
Ovelle Nyakovia Women Cooperative
Rumuekpe Women Prayer Warriors
League of Queens
Emem Iban Oku Iboku
Uchio Mpani Ibeno
Rural Health and Women Development
Women Initiative on Climate Change
Peoples’ Centre
Citizens Trust Advocacy and Development Centre (CITADEC)
Centre for Environment Media and Development Communications
Peace and Development Project
Triumphant Foundation
Earthcare Foundation
Lokiakia Centre
Community Development and Advocacy Foundation (CODAF)
Citizens Centre
Rainforest Research and Development Center
Center for Environmental Education and Development (CEED)
Initiative for the Elimination of Violence Against Women & Children (IEVAWC)
Charles and Doosurgh Abaagu Foundation
Community Emergency Response Initiative
Society for Water and Sanitation (NEWSAN)
Shacks and Slum Dwellers Association of Nigeria
Atan Justice, Development and Peace Centre
Sisters of Saint Louis Nigeria
Life Lift Nigeria
Community Research and Development Foundation (CDLF)
Environmental rights Action Friends of the Earth Nigeria ( ERA/ FoEN)
Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF)
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Rev Felix Omobude: A Compassionate Pastor and Leader at 70
Everyone who knows Dr Felix Ilaweagbon Omobude, the President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria and General Superintendent of Gospel Light International Ministries will agree that he is a man of deep wisdom and insight. He is a man routinely acknowledged for his integrity and who never leaves you in doubt about what he stands for.
Birthdays are major milestones in the life of humans and for this reason these dates are marked and celebrated. Dr Felix Omobude is not open to celebrating his birthdays, but as he clocks 70 years on 14th day of March 2016 it is essential that we reflect on a worthy life and pay tribute to an inspiring and true Man of God.
In the foreword to one of Dr Omobude’s books, Flaming Fire (1993), Dr Mike Okonkwo, the Bishop of TREM said this of him: “At this time when there is a quest for reality rather than the shadow, when showmanship in Ministry is fast crumbling, Dr Felix Omobude is a proven man of God and a voice to our generation.” That was true over two decades ago and we can say without doubt that it is even more so today.
I was drawn to Dr Omobude by his preaching on television in the early 1990s. Till date, the incisive biblical teachings presented in current socio-political contexts, and the rich mix of subjects that emerge from his preaching remain very inspiring. Indeed, at times after hearing him preach one feels like it is time to fashion whips and overturn the tables of the money changers in the houses of God and in political offices. Besides the clear Bible-based substance of his preaching, Dr Omobude is a psalmist who has composed many worship songs. He is also a poet, with his poetry emerging from his choice of words and by the iterative presentation of core concepts in his messages. Needless to say that after more than two decades of sitting to learn at his feet, one craves for more!
From his book, Flaming Fire, we learn that Dr Omobude’s passion for evangelism and missions took root in him from his early days as a Christian and under the pastoral oversight of the late Archbishop Benson Idahosa, then head of Church of God Mission International. Hear him: “I immediately began to work in the church first as an usher and later as the leader of the young people on evangelism and street meetings. Thereafter I had the privilege of attending the church’s local Bible School for 9 weeks. From then I started going as an advance team to wherever my pastor wanted to hold a crusade. In 1973 I went in the company of two military personnel who were also Christians. We had spent days praying and fasting for this meeting. God moved in that crusade with signs and miracles. We came back from that crusade giving thanks to God. My association with those two other soldiers gave birth to the Soldiers of Christ Evangelistic group in the Church of God Mission then. I led this group for many years.”
IN THE BUSH FOR THE LEPERS
Troubled by the dehumanising situation of lepers begging on the Benin – Lagos and Benin – Sapele highways in early 1997, Dr Omobude set up the Life Lift International as the humanitarian arm of Gospel Light International Ministries.
Since its establishment, the Life Lift International has remained active in supporting the needy and has made an indelible mark on the lives of the target people as well as on the wider society. Life Lift worked to encourage the lepers and ex-lepers to either return home to be reintegrated into their families or to return to the camps provided for them by the government at various locations in the country. With Ossiomo specialist hospital/leprosarium being the nearest to Benin City, that has received regular attention from Life Lift, including by provision of scholarships and through the renovation of a block of living quarters for four families, construction of Kitchen blocks and sanitary facilities as well as the reconstruction and upgrading of a Chest Ward building recently completed with the support of T. Y. Danjuma Foundation.
In its relief efforts, Life Lift has responded to disasters within and outside Nigeria. Help was sent to victims of fire outbreak at Aviara 1 Community in Edo State where over 100 houses were gutted and the Jesse pipeline fire of 1998 that killed about 1000 persons and left many others injured. Life Lift also sent relief to Odi Community in Bayelsa State after their town was levelled by the military in November 1999 with over 2800 casualties. Dr Omobude personally visited these disaster zones, giving hope, offering comfort and praying for the wounded and the bereaved. Life Lift also sent relief to earthquake victims in Haiti (2010) as well as contributing relief in the case of the Fukushima tsunami/nuclear accident in Japan in March 2011.
As already noted, Dr Omobude is passionate about for missions and this can also be seen in his academic pursuits. Although he has an electrical engineering background, his doctoral dissertation at the San Antonio Theological Seminary, United States of America, was on the subject, Mission to the Third World. Dr Omobude believes strongly that education is the major key for the emancipation of man. Little wonder that the Gospel Light International Ministries, besides the church arm, New Covenant Gospel Church, runs educational institutions ranging from the kindergarten to the tertiary institution, the Lighthouse Polytechnic
As we reflect on Dr Omobude’s 70th birthday anniversary, the words of Dr Carl Conely, President, LifeLink International and of Faith Community Churches International, USA, in the foreword to Dr Omobude’s book, Whose Son Are You (2007), says it all: “Dr Omobude is the perfect example of a faithful son and a loving, nurturing father. Multitudes of ministers in Nigeria and around the world look to him as a father and are quick to obey his loving direction. He gives himself wholeheartedly to the success of his children. I know of no other man who more fully models spiritual fatherhood.”
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Break Free From Fossil Fuels
“Break Free From Fossil Fuels”: worldwide escalated mobilisations to end the fossil fuel era
GLOBAL — Today, 9th March 2016, a global platform “Break Free” has been launched featuring a series of peaceful, escalated actions aimed to disrupt the fossil-fuel industry’s power by targeting the world’s most dangerous and unnecessary fossil fuel projects.[1]
This May, thousands of people from around the world will join actions taking place across 6 continents which aim to stop dirty fossil fuels and speed up the just transition to 100% renewable energy. Major actions are currently planned in countries such as Indonesia, Nigeria, Brazil, US, Germany, Philippines, Australia and more, led by the communities that have spent years already fighting dangerous fossil fuel projects.[2]
On the back of the hottest year in recorded history, communities worldwide are demanding governments move past the commitments made as part of the Paris agreement resulting from the summit held last December. In order to address the current climate crisis and keep global warming below 1.5C, fossil fuel projects need to be shelved and existing infrastructure needs to be replaced, now.
“The science is clear: we need to keep at least 80%, if not more, of fossil fuel reserves in the ground,” said Payal Parekh, the Global Managing Director of 350.org, “communities worldwide are experiencing first hand the consequences of climate change and the damage inflicted by the fossil fuel industry. It’s up to us to break free from fossil fuels and accelerate the shift towards a just transition to 100% renewable energy. It’s in our hands to close the gap between what current commitments will achieve and what science demands is necessary in order to protect our common home.”
The climate movement’s commitment to scaling up its resistance to the fossil fuel industry comes at a time when renewable energy is already more affordable and widespread than ever before. These new tools give communities at the front lines of climate change new ways to respond to the crisis and build their own power.
“Moving towards 100 percent renewable energy is possible with the political will to make the change” said Arif Fiyanto, Coal Campaigner at Greenpeace Indonesia. “There are no major economic or technical barriers to a future supported by renewable energy. Any new infrastructure built to support fossil fuels expansion, such as coal mines, power plants, oil rigs and export terminals will be a waste of money and further lock us into a path to irreversible climate change”
Post-Paris, the fossil fuel industry is running scared with prices plunging and companies going bankrupt. Now, ramped up civil disobedience will show that the industry’s social licence to operate is fast evaporating. Such peaceful civil disobedience brings people from all walks of life, and not just seasoned climate activists, to challenge both politicians and polluters to accelerate the unstoppable energy transition already underway.
One such example is last year’s Ende Gelände (Here And No Further), which saw 1500 people take part in a daring act of civil disobedience to shut down Europe’s biggest source of CO2 emissions. On the urgency at hand, Hannah Eichberger from this grassroots anti-coal alliance said: “It’s time now for a grassroots energy transition that does not only exchange one source of energy for the other but that tackles the root causes of natural destruction and social injustice: profit-driven corporate power.”
The struggles against the fossil fuel industry and the environmental, social, economic and political destruction they’ve wielded has been underway across regions for many years.
“Fossil fuels have brought horrendous pollutions to the Niger Delta alongside unimaginable human rights abuses while severely harming communities, said Nnimmo Bassey, Nigerian activist from the Health of Mother Earth Foundation, “crude oil is already history and has no future. We cannot allow fossil fuel addicts to burn the planet. The time for the shift is now. No one will set us free. We must break free ourselves, now” he added.
These peaceful worldwide mobilisations taking place in May serve as an important point in the climate movement’s trajectory to increase pressure on the fossil fuel industry. The global struggle to finally break free from fossil fuels will continue making this a struggle the world cannot ignore.
Cadmus Atake, HOMEF, cadmus@homef.org or home@homef.org
Hoda Baraka, 350.org Global Communications Manager, hoda@350.org, +201001-840990
[1] For more information visit: breakfree2016.org
[2] Highlights from some of the planned actions across 6 continents include:
Germany: Last year 1500 people entered the pit of a lignite coal mine in the Rhineland, and in May hundreds more are coming to Lusatia, where local communities have struggled against mining and resettlement for years. There they will engage in civil disobedience to stop the digging in one of Europe’s biggest open-pit lignite mines, which the Swedish company Vattenfall has put up for sale. The action will show any future buyer that all coal development will face resistance, and demonstrate the movement’s commitment to a different kind of energy system that prioritizes people and the planet over corporate power and profit.
Nigeria: In the Niger Delta actions will be held in 3 iconic locations that epitomise the decades old despoiling of the region. The actions will show clearly that Nigeria, nay Africa, is better off without the polluting activities of the fossil industry. They will also underscore the fact that people’s action remains the viable way to save the planet from mankind’s addiction to fossil fuels.
Turkey: community leaders in the Izmir region will confront the illegal tactics behind the coal industry’s plan to build dirty coal plants near their homes, in addition to those already operating illegally. They will gather at the gates of a massive, growing spoils mountain used by nearby coal plants against a court order to dispose of dangerous waste from the burning of coal. This action will unite several fights against individual coal plants into a unified stance against the current Turkish government’s plan to dramatically expand the use of coal in the country.
Australia: As an election approaches, climate activists will bring the country’s growing climate movement to the world’s largest coal port in Newcastle, and demonstrate their resolve to both make the climate a key issue in the coming election, and their determination to continue resisting coal no matter who is in the Prime Minister’s chair.
Brazil: Indigenous people and climate activists will join hands for four different peaceful actions addressing key parts of the country’s oil and gas infrastructure — from where the gas is fracked in Indigenous land, to its risky transportation, to where it is burned. The exact details are being kept confidential, but thousands of participants are expected across more than a week of action in all areas of the country.
United States: Activists are targeting 6 key areas of fossil fuel development: new tar sands pipelines in the Midwest with an action near Chicago; fracking in the Mountain West with an event outside Denver; ‘bomb trains’ carrying fracked oil and gas to a port in Albany, NY; Shell’s devastating refinery pollution north of Seattle; action around offshore drilling in the Arctic, Atlantic, and Gulf coasts taking place in Washington, DC; and dangerous oil and gas drilling in Los Angeles. These diverse actions will all escalate critical local campaigns that target the unjust practices of the fossil fuel industry that burdened the poor and people of color with the bulk of the industry’s pollution.
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New PIB: Coming in Four Draft Bills?
New PIB is coming in four parts
Petroleum industry watchers in Nigeria have been wondering whether the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) that has been in the works for almost a decade would eventually be junked. Information emerging from those who should know suggest the PIB, much resisted by transnational oil companies operating in Nigeria, would now come in four separate and perhaps palatable bits
Signals coming form the Petroleum Resources Ministry suggest that the primary concern of the ministry is the business part of the entire petroleum industry architecture. Indeed, a version of the first Bill in circulation (The Governance and Institutional Framework for Oil and Gas) is not at all concerned with the environment. It mentions gas flaring just once and this in the same breath with fracking! Could the Ministry thinking of embarking on fracking while gas flaring goes on unabated?
That same version of the first Bill has no mention or reference to communities in which oil and gas activities are being carried out.But then, its focus is governance, not environment and not communities.
It does appear that none of the four pieces of law will have any focus on environmental or community health concerns.
According to a report in the January 2016 edition of the Africa Oil & Gas Report, “The Governance and Institutional Framework for Oil and Gas is the first of four proposed bills that will be sent to Nigeria’s bicameral house of legislature: The National Assembly, for passage by the Muhammadu Buhari administration.” It is speculated that four versions of the draft of the first Bill is currently in circulation at the National Assembly. This seems to be in sync with the spirit of the comatose PIB.
Africa Oil & Gas Report suggests that the breaking the PIB into four different legislations may be part of the learning from the inability to pass an oil and gas reform law by the last two governments.
It does appear that none of the four pieces of law will have any focus on environmental or community health concerns. Information suggests that the second bill after the ‘Governance and Institutional Framework’ Bill will be the Fiscal Reform Bill, that will focus on fiscal issues in the industry. The third bill will be concerned with Licencing Rounds, while the last legislative bill regulating the petroleum industry will be the ‘Revenue Allocation and Management‘ Bill. Africa Oil & Gas quotes a source as saying that “Part of what the last bill will propose is what will go to the communities, in terms of percentages.”
It is indeed essential that communities receive due payments for the massive cash milked from their environment, it will be unwise to imagine that environmental concerns can be buried under a whiff of cash, no matter how sweet the smell. While the draughtsmen are at work, it will be essential for them to pay in-depth attention to halting gas flaring and the dumping of toxic wastes in the environment. They should also block the loopholes that allow oil companies to casually blame most oil spill incidents on the victims of their dastardly environmental misbehaviour.
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Sinsibere
Let me stand
Let me labour
The fruits of my labour
The sweat of a labouring woman
Births pots laden
With songs, with life
Drops of coins
In empty cans may
Shroud calloused hearts
But never quench want
A stick to aid our rise
The stick to tread the earth
The stick to quench want
The stick on the paths of life
Stone me not with coins
Let me celebrate
Sinsibere is a Bambara word, meaning the support that one needs to start something. This poem was inspired by contrasting the active work of the women in the Sinsibere Cooperative at Bougoula to the urban poor extending empty bowls for alms. Written in a car on the streets of Bamako – 01.03.2016
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Our Environment, Our Resources, Our Future
It is indeed exciting to be a part of this epochal reception. One reason is that it is not easy to move from the civil society space and perform creditably on the government side. Some even say that civil society campaigners are more effective as critics than as public service leaders. Our hope is that you will prove the sceptics wrong. And that you will epitomise what it means to lead with the people leading. The thoughts here expressed are directly mostly at the Minister for Environment, Amina J. Mohammed and the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, who you will permit me to address as Comrade Kayode Fayemi.
Bearing in mind that the environment is a living system and that environmental problems are interlinked; and keeping in mind that our peoples depend on the natural environment for economic and living activities, resolving our environmental challenges can indeed be a unifying pathway for Nigerians. The Niger Delta has been on the spot light as a region despoiled by petroleum extraction and soon the story may shift to mine pits across the nation as States scramble to generate revenue from a sector that allows decentralised investment in a way the petroleum sector does not permit.
We are children of the environment and that what we call natural resources are actually Nature’s gifts and elements that help her maintain and reproduce her natural cycles, the best approach to solving our environmental challenges must be narrowed down to what impacts most on the lives of our peoples.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION- the challenge of extractives
Environmental remediation/restoration and stoppage of polluting activities and processes. The determination of the President and the HM of Environment to make the clean up of Ogoniland in line with the UNEP report of 2011 is commendable and must be supported. It is essential that this be extended as a Pan Niger Delta recovery initiative including heavily polluted areas such as Ikarama, Forcados, Ibeno, Koluoma, Kalaba and Oruma to name a few. Environmental remediation must extend to challenged communities like that of Makoko, Lagos (Which the HM E has visited) and the communities depending on the Challawa River in Kano and the water ponds of Zamfara and the tin pits of Jos.
We are children of the environment and that what we call natural resources are actually Nature’s gifts and elements that help her maintain and reproduce her natural cycles,
Sanitation, including solid waste management and access to potable water. This requires deliberate campaign for change of mind-set to discourage careless handling and disposal of wastes. Efforts in this direction must be in cooperation with the Ministry of Water Resources with a view to halting the privatisation of water through purchase of public facilities as well as through the bottling of water and an enforced absence of public water supply.
Use of plastic bags should be outlawed as a means of curbing wastes, general pollution and clogging of our drains. Our people must return to the use of durable goods and accept to recycle, reuse, reduce and also refuse some items.
Gully, wind and coastal erosion are serious challenges in Nigeria. A comprehensive framework to tackle this menace needs to be developed. Again we note that solid mineral extraction will aggravate this problem. Where we once had gullies, we may now have craters.
GREAT GREEN BELT and DEFORESTATION
There is no reason for southern Niger Republic to be greener than Northern Nigeria. Annual tree planting rituals will ultimately remain television activities. Communities must own the agenda, with government supporting. Having farmer-farmer exchanges would help our farmers acquire knowledge from their counterparts in Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali would help in learning techniques of restoring otherwise arid lands.[1]
In the same vein is the crucial need to stop the assault on our forests, including the very poorly conceived plan to take a 6 lanes super highway through Ekuri Community Forest, one of the last pristine forests we have left in Nigeria. The thought of compulsorily acquiring 10 km on either side of the road in public interest is a euphemism for dispossessing the poor forest communities and to throw open a logging bazaar without regard to equity, justice or concerns for the looming climate change.
Nigeria has submitted her intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs) to emissions reduction as required by the UNFCCC. One task before you in this direction is to translate the intentions to action. And if we may suggest a starting point it would be to stop gas flaring.
STATE OF NIGERIAN ENVIRONMENT REPORT
Ultimately we require to have an Annual State of the Nigerian Environment Report that would both provide a baseline and a means of monitoring and evaluating our efforts in this sector. The only such report that we have was prepared in 2008 and published six or so years later. It was a good starting point that needs to be taken forward.
ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS/REGULATIONS
It is often said that there are sufficient laws in Nigeria but not enough will to enforce the laws. There are laws that require urgent review or repeal. One of such laws is the Biosafety Management Act of 2015 signed into law in the last week of the last presidency. The management of our Biosafety is not helped by the fact that the regulatory and research bodies are more concerned with promoting rather than regulating the introduction of agricultural modern biotechnology and do not appear to consider ethical, environmental, health and other issues.
We need a law that gives an agency like the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) teeth, including enforcing sufficiently high penalties to discourage environmental misbehaviour such as oil spills and gas flaring.
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) Act does not cover the oil and gas sector. The presence of captains of the oil and gas sector on the board of NESREA is an anomaly and that space should be closed.
The Environmental Impact Act (EIA) must be given teeth so that compliance ceases to be a token requirement for project proponents. The EIA and environmental management plans for mining projects must consider the fact that every mine pit or oil well has a life span. This necessitates the preparation of exit or closure plans, including decommissioning at the end of the lifespan of such activities.
We are lending you to the governance machinery and expect that your civil society sensitivities will keep you open to engage continuously with the people whom you have been called upon to serve.
Nnimmo Bassey, Director, Health of Mother Earth Foundation @NnimmoB
**Presented at reception for Nigerian ministers with civil society background at Abuja on 22 February 2016
[1] See my blog on this at https://nnimmo.wordpress.com/2015/11/22/forests-on-rocky-soils/.
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