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__label__wiki	0.792658	0.792658	Home » Icons » Clarabell Clarabell What a travesty it would be to have a circus without a clown. It seems no less odd than having a western without a cowboy. Such was the dilemma on the popular children’s show, Puppet Playhouse, featuring host Buffalo Bob Smith and a loveable puppet named Howdy Doody. Taking place in a circus setting, the show had everything a kid could want – except for a clown. Thankfully, along came Clarabell, a sidekick so loveable he became an icon. The year was 1947 and a WWII veteran named Bob Keeshan was working on the set as an assistant to Bob Smith. His role consisted mainly of keeping the “Peanut Gallery,” (the rowdy live audience of small hyper children,) quiet enough for anyone to hear the host. Sensing a need for a clown on the show, Keeshan was approached with the idea of donning makeup and rubber nose. He accepted and was soon transformed into Clarabell Hornblower, a clown who never spoke. Clarabell carried a box with two bicycle horns mounted on it. The horns were used to communicate – one toot for “no”, two for “yes”. Inside the box was a seltzer bottle, used for less-wholesome purposes, namely to torment the other cast members, especially Buffalo Bob, whom Clarabell would chase mercilessly around the set. Surprisingly, parents complained that Clarabell was hyping up the little ones a little too much, especially before supper – and as a result, Keeshan was canned and replaced by Gil Lamb. The kids would have none of it, however, demanding the return of their old buddy Clarabell, the real Clarabell. The producers relented and Keeshan was back to his floppy shoes. He played the tooting clown until 1952 when he was fired (or quit, depending on whose story you believe.) His childrens television days were far from over, however, as he would go on to become one of the most beloved characters to ever host a kid’s show, Captain Kangaroo. Two other actors would briefly take over the role of horn-honking Clarabell, Henry McLaughlin and Bobby Nicholson, before it was passed on to Lew Anderson who portrayed the clown for the final six years of the show. When The Howdy Doody Show finally ended in 1960, Clarabell had a most shocking surprise to share with the television audience – it turned out he really could speak! With teary eyes and a cracking voice, he uttered the only two words ever spoken by the character, “Goodbye Kids.” Seconds later, the show faded to black. He would reprise the role in 1977 for one year on the short-lived The New Howdy Doody Show. Pop culture legend has it that only one person ever saw Clarabell without his makeup, although many tried and failed. That person was none other than Ritchie Cunningham, the budding journalist on the sitcom, Happy Days. It was up to Buffalo Bob and Clarabell to convince Ritchie that printing the picture would do more harm than good and, in the end, Ritchie opted to protect Clarabell’s identity. Peanut Gallery attendees could breath a sigh of relief, for it never much mattered anyway what the actor under the makeup looked like. It was Clarabell that everyone loved – a clown of few words and endless laughs. If you grew up watching Clarabell the Clown in your youth, or just remember the Happy Days episode, we welcome your memories in our comments section as we pay tribute to this classic television icon for generations of kids. 4 Responses to “Clarabell” jennifer harris says: I remember the Happy Days episode,but NOt the Howdy Doody Show,I wasn’t born,yet. Kevin S.Butler says: I remember that last “Howdy Doody Show”..”Clarabell”didn’t say”Goodnight Kids”.. He said”Goodbye Kids”..and in the words of”Buffalo Bob”Smith..”That was a very unhappy time”. IRA LENNER says: Thank you for the memories of Clarabell. Why? Because my father, William Lenner made personal appearance as Clarabell around the country appearing with Judy Tyler and others for more than 20 Years. CBS Storybreak Captain Kangaroo Bozo the Clown Gumby Dick Clark Buster Brown Big Trak Drake’s Cakes Ben Cooper The Million Dollar Duck BB Bats	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line730
__label__wiki	0.671353	0.671353	Galactic Scoundrels A Storytelling Card Game of Space-Western Mayhem One-minute How-to-Play Video We were funded on Kickstarter on July 25th, 2018! We raised $27,430 from 666 backers. Galactic Scoundrels Game Galactic Scoundrels got some kindly podcast attention from the folks over at First Turn: Tabletop Thoughts! It's a great listen! Check it out... ... Ep 11: Tiny Scoundrels firstturncast.com The boy joins in again. We play Tiny Epic Mechs this episode and then try our hand at some science fiction story telling in Galactic Scoundrels! Come listen as our quartet plays only a duo of games! ... Hey Scoundrels - Little Rock Games launched another Kickstarter today, for a digital game called To The Rescue! We want to make a difference with this game, so after the game's launch 20% of profits will go to charities that support real-world animal shelters. Come check it out! ... To The Rescue! A Dog Shelter Simulator A charming 2D dog shelter simulator. Take care of unique dogs and find the right homes for as many of them as you can. Galactic Scoundrels is a storytelling card game with a space-western theme. Players bid and bluff each other to win a job, and then tell the shared story of that job by playing cards. Each job is a mini-adventure lasting 15-20 minutes. with spaceships, crew, cargo, strange and wonderful characters, and exciting twists. The rules are simple, allowing players to emphasize storytelling, negotiation, and social interaction. It’s a game for people who love Firefly, Star Wars, Star Trek, Valerian, space western comics from the 50s, the RPG Traveller, Blade Runner, Alien, Rick and Morty, Cowboy Bebop, Heavy Metal (the film), The Fifth Element, and any number of sci-fi stories about morally questionable protagonists. We love all that stuff, so we wanted to make a game for other people who do too. The game doesn’t include any of those exact stories, but it does allow you to draw on them and others, if that’s where your imagination takes you. We’ve also found that lots of players just make up their own stories entirely. The game includes… 20-minute scoundrel stories, sometimes going not too badly and sometimes going very, very wrong asteroid fields, hallucinogenic cargo, impossibly attractive crew, a ship named The Calamity, and 189 other story cards to play scoundrel-y actions like bluff, fancy moves, wits, charms, and knowhow tricking your friends for a bit of extra profit loads and loads of cash you can use to impress other scoundrels Galactic Scoundrels takes about 90 minutes to play. Unless you’re insatiable storytelling maniacs like we are. Then it takes a whole evening. The game was funded on Kickstarter on July 25th, 2018. We raised $27,430 from 666 backers. The game is now published by Mercury Games, Inc, and is available starting on February 20, 2019 for purchase in North America. Galactic Scoundrels was designed by Little Rock Games, along with the help of a very talented local artist. Kevin Cates Very Talented Local Artist Olivia Dunlap Robbie Hunt Tanner Marshall Brad Sims GS Facebook GS Instagram GS Twitter GS Email GS BoardGameGeek Page © 2018 – 2020 Little Rock Games, LLC	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line741
__label__wiki	0.643126	0.643126	Welcome adventurer. Are you ready to enter the Dungeon? Are you true of heart? Strong of arm? Mindful of your surroundings and equipped for whatever the ancient caverns can throw at you? Because if you want to enter the worlds of Legends Untold you will have to be all of these things. Legends Untold attempts to recreate the classic dungeon crawl; gather a party, tool up and head into the dark uncharted depths in search of riches, glory and most likely a grisly death. What makes Legends Untold stand apart from the plethora of miniature games and RPGs is that Legends Untold is played out entirely with cards and builds a sprawling dungeon map as you play. Of course, you won't simply be allowed to wander into the dark and get away Scot free, there are barrier, traps, events and of course beasties to be overcome. All of these involve choosing skills, activating abilities and rolling dice in an attempt to pass the required test and this is where Legends Untold reveals its greatest strength and biggest weakness. Here's the thing, Legends Untold is complicated. There are numerous skills, abilities and modifiers. There are masteries to remember, light and alertness levels to track, combat ranking and advantage and disadvantage statuses to consider. The good thing is that this adds considerable depth to the experience, every fight, every skill test, every trap becomes a careful consideration of each characters' skills, health levels and the distance to the next campfire, treading that line between careful planning and pushing your luck. The problem is that keeping track of all these factors is a complete nightmare (or should that be Knightmare - ooh nasty). There are a lexicon of symbols and status effects that take up more space than the game itself and there are tables in the rulebook that need to be referenced too much. If you go back to our UK Games Expo podcast you'll hear me describing the game as 'busy' and although efforts have been made to streamline Legends Untold, it's still a lot more complicated than most modern board games. But I'm beginning to feel that if you strip out too much of this complexity it will lose its sense of identity. Legends Untold is attempting to bridge that gap between classic role playing game and the modern board game dungeon crawler by adding that depth of characterisation not seen in this kind of game. It means that the game has a pretty steep learning curve, and, what seems to be the scourge of every Kickstarter, a rulebook that needs some improvement. The game is hearkening back to a bygone age, taking its influence from such diverse sources as Fighting Fantasy books and the ropey 80's TV show Knightmare (not to be confused with the equally ropey VHS board game, which over here had to be renamed to Atmosphere to avoid confusion with the aforementioned TV show). This combination of design concepts and influences creates a very British game. It's difficult to pinpoint a cultural identity on a board game but if you'd wrapped up Legends Untold with some 2000AD art you'd be having a full on early Games Workshop nostalgia trip. I haven't even got to the best part of Legends Untold, exploration. It's the game's unique selling point making it both a genuine exploration and every game different. As you play Legends Untold the dungeon is created randomly through the use of exploration cards. As you press on into the dark you will add cards to the map creating a sprawling mass of caves, cellars and the sewers. As long as you keep pushing forward (which in most scenarios you have to do) it creates a maze of tunnels and traps as you travel further and further from the surface. Occasionally you will have to travel back, usually due to a barrier your party doesn't have the skills to bypass or a monster that is going to chew you up and spit you out in your current state. This doubling back is another feather in Legends Untold's pointed wizard's hat, allowing you to choose your path and ensure you are not beholden to the randomness of the encounter decks, but it does mean that sometimes the dungeon won't create a logical map. There will come a point that you just can't marry up two dungeon tiles and there's nothing in the current rules to overcome this issue. Personally, we took a little artistic licence, played the cards over a blank piece of paper and drew long and winding tunnels. Normally this is where I would come down harder on a game than a stage diving ogre but I'm willing to overlook quite a lot of Legends Untold's foibles, because, well it's so darn charming. I'm reminded of Xia Legends of a Drift System, a game that quite frankly has some horribly outdated and awful mechanics (roll and bloody move?!) but at the same time I absolutely love the game both as healthy dose of game nostalgia and because it's just too much fun, and Legends Untold makes a very good parallel to Xia. Both are far more complicated than a modern board game should be and both have a design ethos firmly rooted in the past but have somehow managed to create modern game that is compelling to play. That said it certainly isn't for everyone. Andy left our game with a lack of interest verging on terminal apathy. To be fair he had some solid reasons for not liking the game, citing the disparity between the perceived simplicity and the actual complexity. However, I think his biggest gripe was lack of narrative drive. Legends Untold is a random game, the scenario creates the purpose and the win conditions but the rest of the game is completely random, having a dungeon created on the fly makes each exploration unique but means that the story and the experience rarely marry up, a problem I encountered at the UK Games Expo where I found the quest item in the first room of the dungeon, a bit like keeping the Holy Grain in the umbrella stand. I am writing this review before the Kickstarter project goes live, so I am unaware what is going to be packaged in each box. I was simply provided with cards and had to supply my own dice, thankfully being a lifelong geek I have enough dice stowed away to melt down and make a life size statue of Gary Gygax. However, I also thought I needed to supplement the game further with tokens, player markers and counters. Again, my box of nerdy Hardware came to its aid but I feel this game would benefit from some tokens that I don’t think the initial Kickstarter budget is going to be able to cover. I'll be honest with you; I am struggling with Legends Untold. It makes an interesting comparison to the Warhammer and Pathfinder adventure card games, two games that take a very similar concept but make much slicker, more highly polished approaches to the game. However, both of the adventure card games have had to employ a high level of abstraction to achieve that sheen, sacrificing theme. Legends Untold is an actual dungeon that plays out in front of you and takes no more than an hour to explore and conquer but by trying to make a game that's as deep as a role-playing game means it can often end up being a bumpy ride. So, here's my dilemma, Legends Untold is more complicated and more random than a lot of modern board gamed and yet I can't help playing it. There is something about the game’s charm that I can't escape. Just like retro video games that use pixel art or recreate old-school PRGs, Legends Untold has one foot in the past but the other firmly stepping forward into the modern day creating a quick dungeon crawler with depth. The ultimate question becomes, am I going to back this Kickstarter? And the answer is yes, yes I am. This Kickstarter preview is based on a prototype version of the game provided by the publisher; the final product may look, play or smell different to that used in this preview.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line744
__label__cc	0.606113	0.393887	practiceassist@wapha.org.au About Practice Assist The Tool Kit Practice Incentives Program Workforce Incentive Program Accreditation for general practice HealthPathways Nursing in general practice Programs and National Schemes RACGP Standards and Other Resources Upcoming workshops and webinars Webinar recordings and presentations External education providers News and networking Practice Connect Newsletter Meet our Practice Support Team RACGP Standards for general practice residential aged care (GPRAC) for consultation Submissions close 5 November 2019 The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has released the draft of the RACGP Standards for general practice residential aged care (1st edition) (Standards for GPRAC) for public consultation. The RACGP has a 27 year history in the development of standards for use in a primary healthcare setting. All of the RACGP’s standards form a foundational benchmark for quality and safety in Australian general practice. To ensure the Standards for GPRAC are fit for purpose, improve access and enhance care to residents, the RACGP invites interested Members, individuals and organisations to review the draft and provide feedback. The draft has been developed by the RACGP Working group - Standards for general practice residential aged care and the RACGP Expert Committee - Standards for General Practices and has been informed by: available national and international evidence comparable national and international standards. The consultation phase will run from 8 October 2019 and conclude on 5 November 2019. To access the draft version of the Standards for GPRAC, please click here. To provide feedback, please email the RACGP. New MBS Item proposed for Eating Disorders New MBS item numbers proposed for eating disorders are due to commence in November 2019 On 10 December 2018, the Australian Government announced a commitment of an estimated $111 million to the creation of a specific item number for eating disorders. The new MBS item will commence from November 2019. Under the new item, individuals will be able to access up to 40 psychological sessions and up to 20 dietetic session in any calendar year. This is an increase from the previous 10 psychological sessions under the GP Mental Health Care Plan item and the previous 5 sessions under the Dietetics Services item. Details on eligibility for the new Medicare item numbers is yet to be provided by the Commonwealth. Shared Debt Recovery Scheme The Shared Debt Recovery Scheme (SDRS) will commence from 1 July 2019. The SDRS will introduce a fairer approach to billing practices and will enable the Department to hold an organisation responsible for a portion of any debts incurred as a result of incorrect Medicare claiming. This change recognises that there has been an increase in the role of practices, corporate entities and hospitals in the billing of MBS services on behalf of individual practitioners. It also highlights that both parties have a responsibility to ensure MBS claims are made correctly, in that: Medical Practitioners have a responsibility to ensure claims made under their provider number meet the MBS requirements; and Medical practices have a responsibility to ensure that Medical Practitioners within a practice are claiming MBS items correctly. New dedicated Medicare item for heart health checks Mr Morrison announced that from 1 April, Australians at risk of heart disease will be eligible for a multi-point heart check-up, which will be estimated to prevent 76,500 heart attacks — 9100 of them fatal — and save $1.5 billion over the next five years. 1 April 2019, will bring a Medicare rebate of $72.80 for the half-hour service, in which a GP will check a patient’s blood pressure, cholesterol, lifestyle factors, smoking status and family history then estimate their risk of a heart attack in the next five years. Prevention is key. This dedicated Medicare item for heart health checks will save and protect lives. Medicare access will enable GPs and patients to work together to manage their risk factors hopefully preventing a heart attack or development of heart disease. The independent medical experts at the Medical Benefits Schedule Review Taskforce will also conduct a review with the potential for further development of this new Medicare item. Quality Improvement Practice Incentive Program The Quality Improvement (QI) Practice Incentive Payment (PIP) is due to commence from 1 May 2019. The current PIP payments for Asthma, Cervical Screening, Diabetes, Aged Care Access and Quality Prescribing will cease from 30 April 2019, while the PIP Incentives for After Hours, eHealth, Indigenous Health, Procedural General Practice, Rural Loading and Teaching will remain unchanged. The new QI PIP aims to improve: detection and management of chronic conditions, and quality, safety, performance and accountability. As part of the QI PIP, practices will be required to commit to quality improvement activities and sharing de-identified general practice data. 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__label__cc	0.749912	0.250088	Original recovery site of SCP-844. Special Containment Procedures: SCP-844 is currently contained at Site ██. SCP-844 is to be contained in a well-lit chamber measuring 6m x 6m and provided with one (1) bovine each month in accordance with Nutrition Chart 844-1. Each month, SCP-844 is to be reduced in size by two (2) D-class personnel using shears. Any personnel entering SCP-844's containment chamber must wear a protective suit in order to prevent injury or death. Description: SCP-844 is an amorphic mass composed primarily of human bones, large amounts of dust and a form of luminescent fungus which is red in color. SCP-844 appears to prefer to dwell in dark, warm areas with minimal human presence when it is not hunting or feeding. SCP-844 is predatory and highly mobile, having demonstrated the ability to hide from assailants by moving across walls and ceilings. It has a particular method of hunting involving lure tactics, which it has abstained from using since arriving in Foundation custody, although on arrival it did attempt to use provided bovine to lure researchers nearby. When hunting, SCP-844 will firstly attempt to lure a human target, usually between the ages of six to twelve, into a fairly secluded area. SCP-844 accomplishes this by leaving a trail of red, viscous liquid when hunting, which quickly coagulates into a semi-solid edible mass. The area the victim is lured to is usually an easily accessible location that experiences minimal traffic. Once there, SCP-844 will settle itself into a poorly-lit area and using a number of hooked barbs stored within its main mass, secure the victim into place. SCP-844 will then use a variety of physical methods to incite the victim into vocalizing distress. This is primarily realized through the use of the sharpened bones that make up a section of its mass. During this process, SCP-844 takes great care to ensure that the wounds inflicted are non-fatal, so that this victim can be re-used for further hunting. Typically, an individual will approach and investigate the vocalizations, at which point SCP-844 will attack. This attack is usually swift and painless, as SCP-844 aims for the neck and head of the victim at this time. SCP-844 will then extract and absorb the bones of the victims into itself. During its containment, SCP-844 has been observed to rest on the ceiling of its cell, attempt to damage lights illuminating its containment chamber and to sharpen bones incorporated into itself on the chambers walls. amorphousbiological_ccfungusorganicpredatorysafescpskeletal	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line751
__label__cc	0.678268	0.321732	Form function phenomenon If you want to understand what stories mean to people, prepare yourself for a deluge to come. The problem you face is not finding definitions and explanations of story; it is making sense of the many thousands of definitions and explanations vying for your attention. In my own exploration of the topic I have come upon a touchstone that has helped me make sense of the deluge. It is three independent, orthogonal dimensions of story as they impact human life and as they are approached and studied by people who consider it their work to do so. I call it form, function, phenomenon, or simply FFP. It may be useful to you as well. FFP Basics The form of a story is its internal structure. In the realm of form, a story "works" because it fits our expectations of what stories are like and uses that fit to deliver a message. Within those expectations of what stories are like, many nuances can be used to produce particular effects. The largest distinctions within story form are those of environment, character, plot, and narrative. The function of a story is its use in our thinking and remembering. Function depends largely on relationships: between characters in the story; between characters and their plans, goals and actions; between the story and other stories; between characters and events in the story and people and events in our lives. In the realm of function, a story “works” when we find it in the right place at the right time, when we learn something useful from it, or when it reminds us of something we need to know. The largest distinctions within story function are those of meaning, understanding, and connection. The phenomenon of a story is the story of its existence as it moves through time and society. A story’s phenomenon depends largely on context: when and where the story was first told, what effect it had, when and where it was heard and retold in different forms, how it changed over time. In the realm of story phenomenon, a story “works” when it survives through time and impacts the lives of people. The largest distinctions within story phenomenon are those of the story’s origin and development, its current variation and use, and details on individual storytelling events. For each storytelling event, story phenomenon details the interpretation of the story by the storyteller, the events surrounding the storytelling event, and the viewpoints of all participants on what took place. A simple example Consider this fable from Aesop: An ant went to the bank of a river to quench its thirst, and being carried away by the rush of the stream, was on the point of drowning. A dove sitting on a tree overhanging the water plucked a leaf and let it fall into the stream close to her. The ant climbed onto it and floated in safety to the bank. Shortly afterwards a birdcatcher came and stood under the tree, and laid his lime-twigs [trap] for the dove, which sat in the branches. The ant, perceiving his design, stung him in the foot. In pain the birdcatcher threw down the twigs, and the noise made the dove take wing. That's just the sort of story Aesop would tell, isn't it? The old rascal. It never comes right out and says anything, but we know what it means. That sort of understanding is what people do best. So, we apply the instrument. We can describe story form in this fable as follows. The physical setting encompasses a river and a tree, in warm weather (no ice on the river), probably in the daytime. The story covers a time frame of perhaps an hour or two. The social setting is remarkable: it includes unrealistically intelligent animals, though the bird-catcher (who behaves as men normally do) does not seem aware of this, to his detriment. The protagonist of the story is the dove; the antagonist is the bird-catcher; the ant functions as a teacher or helper to the dove. Contrasts between characters are important in the story. The ant is helpless against the current but can bite the man. The dove cannot attack its enemy but can fly from danger. The plot begins with an initiating event (the ant is carried away), continues with a protagonist action (the dove saves the ant), encounters a complicating event (the man sets a trap for the dove), and ends with a helper action (the ant saves the dove) that is the story's resolution. Change in this story appears as two characters who have no relationship form a bond of mutual salvation. The cause of this change is primarily the dove's (the protagonist's) choice to take on a risk to save the ant. The dove literally sticks out its neck to help the ant, and the ant reciprocates by taking another risk, as it could easily be stepped on by the man as it bites him. The story contains internal conflict (should I help or stay where it's safe?), inter-character conflict (the bird-catcher's attempt to trap the dove), and external conflict (the river's dangerous current). The symmetry of the two actions (response and outcome) makes reciprocity a strong theme; thus the controlling idea of the story is the same as that expressed by the proverb "what goes around comes around." Also notice the story's style, with each sentence describing an apparently unconnected event. It never actually says either animal saved the other, or even that they meant to; only that they took certain actions that had certain outcomes. This gives the story a secondary theme of the undercurrents of connection that go on beneath actions and events that seem unconnected. We can describe story function in this fable as follows. The expectation in such a situation is that people (for this is a story about people) are usually not willing to take risks to help each other, especially if they are strangers, as seems to be the case here. The violation of expectation explored by the story is that sometimes taking a risk for no apparent gain results in greater safety in the long run. The animals in this story share similar goals, to survive, but the man has a different goal, and this difference binds the two animals together in a reciprocal relationship. Also important to this story is the detection of plans: the ant is able to discern both the dove's plan (dropping the leaf) and the man's (setting the lime twigs). This is why the ant is a helper in the story and not a co-protagonist. The dove, unlike the ant, discerns no plans, not even the man's after the ant has bit him (only the noise made the bird take wing, not any dawning awareness of the man's plans). It is critical to the story's function that the protagonist, who risked his (or her) life to help another without promise of return, be unaware of any plans being made. Why? Because that is the lesson of the story: helping without expectation of return is worthwhile. Imagine if the dove had known the man was coming to lay a trap: would its help of the ant constitute help without expectation of return? No; it would be calculating, not taking a leap of faith in unseen reciprocity. In terms of cognitive play and life-event simulation, the utility of this story lies in considering the relative merits of risk-taking in a world in which intentions and motivations vary and may be difficult to discern. Many folk tales explore related lessons, including some where the hero unselfishly helps others and is rewarded in return, as well as opposing stories where unselfish actions result not in aid but in vulnerability to attack by deceptive antagonists. Little Red Riding Hood and other cautionary tales stand in contrast to stories of reciprocity like this one in a multi-faceted exploration of help, hindrance, trust and deceit. We can describe story phenomenon in this fable as follows. Aesop may or may not have been an actual person. Some claim he lived in ancient Greece, though it is also possible he is an amalgam of several or even many famed storytellers of the time. Thus it is not clear that anyone named Aesop, or any one person, created Aesop's hundreds of moralistic fables. It is much more likely that they were handed down in oral traditions for many hundreds of years before some number of persons began writing them down. Over the past few thousand years, many sets of "Aesop's" fables have been printed and reprinted many times in many languages, and they have developed variations through these printings. Today they are read to and by children, referred to in conversation, and performed in person, in writing and in film. In the many tellings of this fable the reciprocal relationship between the two main characters remains stable, but details of what each did to save the other may vary, as may the identity and actions of the antagonist. People have told this and others of Aesop's fables to teach children about human social realities; to reference truisms in summarized proverbs; to entertain with witty performances; to pursue arguments in subtle, oblique ways; and for many other social purposes. In the particular storytelling event in which I read this story, I reflected on times when I have helped others, times when others have helped me, and times when neither of these things has happened. I reflected on times when, like the dove in the story, I helped a struggling ant -- only to find the ant climbing a tree intent on stinging me! Next I wondered about the people who have told this story over the past several thousand years. I wondered what they thought of it and how its meaning and reception has changed, as it has cast its ripples into the millions of lives into which it has entered. I started reading and listening to versions of the story on the internet. I was surprised to discover a variety of interpretations of the story's essential meaning. Many versions gave its moral as "One good turn deserves another." This interpretation presents the ant as a protagonist who receives an obligation to help the dove. Other versions give the story's moral as "A kindness is never wasted," matching my interpretation. These two interpretations seem to have been waging a war for dominance. One portrays a tit-for-tat world in which people rightly help only those who have helped them, and the other portrays a world of unselfish aid in which people do good for the sake of good and are rewarded because of the natural balance of the cosmos. Interestingly, many contemporary tellings of this story do away with the surface-level disconnectedness of the older story, instead having the ant and dove form a close bond of friendship for "many days" before the ant is called upon to to help the dove (or even making them friends from the start!). This is again a lesson -- help your friends, never mind strangers -- that favors the tit-for-tat worldview. Does the rise of the friendship-first interpretation say something about isolationism and xenophobia in the modern world? FFP as a whole The way I see these three dimensions coming together is in a metaphor about cells. A story is sort of like a cell in our bodies. Internally a cell has all sorts of complex-complicated structure (including possibly other organisms-that-were such as mitochondria living their lives inside of ours). This is like story form. The cell membrane is not simply the border of the cell; it is almost like a brain in its detailed control of transport and communication. This like story function. If we zoom out our microscopes and look at the larger tissues of the organism, we see cells embedded in the contexts of their tiny destinies, some never moving and some traveling vast distances. We see them come together, form things, move apart, die. This is story phenomenon. What is life? It is all of this. What is story? It is all of this. Form-function-phenomenon is an aspective distinction, not a partitive one. The dimensions do not divide and exclude but interpenetrate and augment. They cannot and should not argue. They should only present and represent. This is wonderful because it's exactly what stories do, and it's why they have such a central place in human life. Stories are among our most aspective elements of thought and conversation. They deserve an aspective framework of understanding, don't you think? FFP and differences of worldview You are likely to have encountered some forms of FFP already as you have explored the meaning of story. You are most likely to have encountered people saying that story is defined by only one or two of the three dimensions. This is not because they are blinkered, wrong or malicious; it is because they are people. The reason good people disagree on what makes a story isn't that some are right and some are wrong. It is that they are looking at different parts of the elephant. Everyone gravitates to one or two of these dimensions of story more strongly than the others, and that gravitation colors the way they think about stories and what they think makes a story a story. I was trained in ethology, so I think about cognition (and mimicry and trickery and riots and things like that) a lot, so I gravitate to a definition based on story function. I have paid some attention to the other dimensions, and particularly like story phenomenon, but I still gravitate to what I know best. Other people come at story from other backgrounds and personalities, so they experience different things, so story takes on different shapes to them. You most likely find one of these three dimensions most "true" when it comes to your own person experiences with stories. What I am saying is that your definition of story is a story about you and your life. This means that no definition of story can be truly complete without considering all of these dimensions in the same way that no story of humanity can be complete without including the story of every single human being. Pluralistic nonsense? A story is everything, thus nothing? I have to accept an outpouring of emotion as a story even if nothing happens in it? The touchy-feely folks have to accept a surprising chain of events as a story even if nobody feels anything as a result? Not exactly. We don't need a melting pot of story definition, just some respect for multiple perspectives and maybe some interfaith dialogue. If you live and breathe cognitive science, read Theatre of the Oppressed. If you dream in community therapy, pick up a book on screenwriting. If you design perfect characters, read up on expert systems or indigenous knowledge. Traveling broadens the mind. What does this mean in practice? Should everybody use every story dimension in their work all the time? Not exactly. Different dimensions of story have different practical utility in different contexts. That's a good thing. While we should all practice moving outside the story dimension we know best, it is not always the best course of action to include every story dimension in the specific contexts in which we are working at any one time. Reaching an audience? Sending a message? If your stories do not have strong arcs of story events and characters in conflict, they will not prove memorable or motivating. If you want to approach stories in that context, read McKee and Bal. Creating a narrative knowledge management system? Learning from your mistakes? If your stories do not present dilemmas, discoveries, surprises and solutions, they will not increase your understanding. If you want to approach stories in that context, read Schank and Klein. Bringing together a community? Writing to your grandchildren? If your stories do not resonate and connect in context, they will not achieve a lasting positive impact. If you want to approach stories in that context, read Boal and Bauman. And all combinations thereof and so forth and so on. The particular combination of goals in any story work will determine the particular combination of story dimensions it can most fruitfully use to the best effect. The more we develop our agility at handling various combinations, the stronger our ability to carry out effective story work. Where FFP came from A word about how these dimensions arose. The Knowledge Socialization group at IBM Research, of which I was a part, was formed in 1999 to address issues of organizational narrative in ways that would help IBM and its clients and customers (external and internal). In the first few months we spent a lot of time talking about what sorts of projects would be most useful and doing mini-projects to explore possibilities. I was also reading everything I could get my hands on about narrative so that I could become more useful. XML was just beginning to take off at the time, and the group's manager suggested building an XML specification to describe stories for use in organizational story bases. I'm a natural organizer and am never happier than when I have hundreds of similar-but-not-quite-identical things to put into little piles. So I set to work. How to begin deciding what metadata people might want to collect about stories? The idea of classifying and deconstructing stories is not new. Aristotle proposed three fundamental elements of which all stories are composed. In 1916 Georges Polti proposed that all stories could be classified into thirty-six dramatic situations (including such categories as "The Slaying Of A Kinsman Unrecognized" and "An Enemy Loved"). People generate and exchange metadata about stories every day, in discourse, memory and anticipation. In fact, people telling stories often include explicit metadata ("metanarration") about the story or the storytelling situation to prove that the story is worth listening to—"I’ll never do that again" or "That was an incredible experience." [That last is from the seminal 1967 paper by Labov and Waletzsky, now available online.] So I came up with this question: What are all the questions anyone could possibly ask about a story? From that I landed on: What are all the questions anyone has ever asked, or recommended asking, about stories? The idea was to arrive at a global list, a narrative Key to All Mythologies if you will, from which one could draw set of questions for particular contexts of use. (The Key to all Mythologies was the lifelong endeavor of James Casaubon in George Eliot's novel Middlemarch, an endeavor that ended badly when he died without having found a suitable successor to take over his work.) This was my original list of fields to consider, in rough order of the degree of attention paid: narratology, folklore study (comparative and contextual), professional fiction writing, professional storytelling, case-based reasoning, narrative organizational study, narrative inquiry and analysis, narrative psychology, narrative philosophy, knowledge management, knowledge representation, artificial intelligence, information retrieval, literary theory, journalism. Having decided on this list of fields, I found out (by asking and by following webs of citation) what were considered the seminal books and papers in each field. And then I looked for instances of metadata—questions, categories, segmentations, classifications, analyses. There were many of these, and many of them overlapped in scope and meaning, both within and between fields. Everything that didn't start out as a question I reframed as a question. I found that looking for story metadata is like breathing: it’s everywhere. Story touches so many fields that finding new pockets of academic and popular literature with something to say about story became nearly a monthly occurrence. The problem was not to find story metadata; the problem was to make sense of the huge mass of it and reduce it to something tractable. This was all done by hand on sheets of yellow notepaper. After I felt I had reached a feeling of satiation in every field I had intended to cover—this took nearly three months—I stopped writing things down and started cutting things apart. I snipped the sheets of paper up into smaller pieces, usually with one question apiece but sometimes with a few very closely related. Then I played with the slips of paper. I began to assemble a composite sketch of possible metadata through a sort of implicit consensus. I allowed the structure to emerge slowly, continually checking and adjusting to take account of new perspectives. At a few points I reiterated the design by taking apart the whole structure and putting it back together again. The number of questions topped out around 400, and they formed slowly into three large groupings at the top level of a hierarchy several levels deep: form, function and phenomenon. Exploring story work using FFP I have used FFP many times over the years to make sense of the many explanations, opinions, definitions and arguments to be found about stories and storytelling in human societies. So my advice is, if you want to confront the deluge of information that awaits you when you consider stories, try understanding it in this way. Here are some fields you may want to explore in your search. primarily story form narratology - Meike Bal's book Narratology is good professional fiction writing professional screenwriting - of course Robert McKee's Story is the authority here professional live storytelling primarily story function narrative in knowledge management case-based reasoning knowledge representation / information retrieval primarily story phenomenon folklore study narrative in cultural anthropology narrative community therapy - for example the Dulwich Centre narrative in community activism - for example the Theatre of the Oppressed mostly story form and function, less so phenomenon narrative analysis mostly story function and phenomenon, less so story form narrative inquiry (participatory and otherwise) organizational storytelling / business narrative narrative therapy / counseling narrative psychology narrative journalism narrative in law - some universities have started programs in this area; see the book Minding the Law narrative policy analysis - see Policy Paradox and other books narrative in foreign policy - see Thinking in Time and other books Best of luck on your journey! 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__label__wiki	0.636732	0.636732	SystemC Fast Models The Place for Industry Leading Fast Processor Models Imperas Delivers QuantumLeap Simulation Synchronization Industry First Parallel Virtual Platform Simulator Dated: October 22, 2013 by News_Editor Parallel synchronization technology augments existing high-performance simulator to accelerate virtual platforms beyond 16,000 MIPS, the fastest commercial solution available today Oxford, United Kingdom, October 22nd, 2013—Imperas Software Ltd. (www.imperas.com), the leader in high-performance software simulation, has released QuantumLeap™, a parallel simulation performance accelerator. QuantumLeap leverages a new synchronization algorithm to provide the fastest virtual platform software execution speed available today on standard, multi-core Personal Computer (PC) host machines. The execution performance of this new technology has been measured on average at 15 times faster than the nearest commercial solution using standard benchmarks. Many current System-on-Chip (SoC) hardware platforms, for example mobile and server devices, incorporate multi-core embedded processors coupled with hardware accelerators, all executing in parallel. The performance of existing, single-threaded virtual platform simulators does not adequately scale for these SoCs, creating a barrier to efficient virtual platform-based software development. QuantumLeap eliminates this barrier by allocating the simulated cores across all the processors in a host machine. By ensuring the efficient synchronization of these cores, near linear scaling of the simulation across the multiple host processors has been observed, with the impact of inter-core communication kept to a minimum. Furthermore, QuantumLeap provides a transparent use model, with no change required to the software-under-test, the virtual platform models or the development environment, while ensuring fully deterministic simulation execution. “The serial simulation of today’s embedded, multi-core SoCs is totally impractical for rigorous software verification, even given the abstraction provided through current virtual platform simulation techniques,” notes Simon Davidmann, CEO of Imperas. “We have solved this with QuantumLeap, which can simulate a multi-core ARM® Cortex™-A9 platform running standard benchmarks at execution speeds up to 16 Billion Instructions-Per-Second running on a standard 3.4 GHz quad core host PC, an astounding result by any measure.” Imperas Simulation Technology Performance Innovation Imperas’ simulation technology is based on a Just-In-Time (JIT) Code Morphing engine that streams simulation execution to maximize performance, providing the fastest software processor models available today. The company’s ToolMorphing™ algorithm further extends this capability by neutralizing the performance impact of the running of software verification tools within simulation. The QuantumLeap accelerator extends this approach to include parallel engine execution, spreading a virtual platform simulation across multiple host PC processors. QuantumLeap’s proprietary synchronization algorithm minimizes the impact of communication between the parallel cores, allowing them to scale across available host PC processors as much as possible. QuantumLeap operates on platforms that incorporate both Asymmetric Multi-Processing (AMP) and Symmetric Multi-Processing (SMP) schemes. It has been designed to effectively handle the inter-core communication overhead challenges associated with the most complex SMP processor architectures including, for example, devices based on the state-of-the-art ARM Cortex-A57 and Imagination MIPSïƒ’ Warrior P5600 multi-core processors. QuantumLeap allows full access to the Imperas Multi-core Software Development Kit (MSDK) verification capabilities. The accelerator includes the ToolMorphing and SlipStreamer™ capabilities, such that the full tool suite operates with minimal impact to performance and no adverse affect on simulated software operation. QuantumLeap also operates with the full Open Virtual Platforms™ (OVP™) model library, allowing the entire, 125+ range of processor models to be accelerated. “Our customers need to develop and deliver bug free, high quality embedded software in their products, and to achieve this many employ large regression test environments continuously throughout code development,” continued Davidmann. “QuantumLeap can dramatically change their engineering operation by enabling full execution of multi-trillion instruction regression tests every night to ensure the highest possible software quality and shave months off their schedules.” The QuantumLeap accelerator is available immediately, with pricing provided upon application. The full range of Imperas technology, including QuantumLeap, will be demonstrated in the Imperas booth, number 520, at ARM TechCon, October 29–31, 2013. Benchmark information is also available at the Imperas website. Imperas Software was founded in 2008 to develop and deliver embedded software development systems. The company’s comprehensive product line enables the rapid creation of high-performance virtual platforms and the efficient development of embedded software utilizing those platforms. Imperas’ technology allows for software engineering schedules to be significantly reduced while improving the quality of products relying on embedded systems. In 2008 Imperas founded the Open Virtual Platforms (OVP) consortium to improve the availability of open model libraries and virtual platform infrastructure. Leading communications, automotive, consumer electronics and embedded processor companies rely on Imperas for the development of their electronic products. The company’s corporate headquarters is located near Oxford, UK and it maintains support and sales organizations in Silicon Valley, California and Tokyo, Japan. For more information about Imperas, please go to www.imperas.com. Imperas, Open Virtual Platforms, QuantumLeap, OVP, OVPsim, MSDK, CDEV, SDEV, MDEV, ToolMorphing and SlipStreamer are trademarks of Imperas Software Limited. Imperas acknowledge trademarks or registered trademarks of other organizations for their respective products and services. Altera Nios II Processor Model Delivered By Imperas Open source simulation model enables Altera customers to more easily validate and debug Nios II embedded software San Jose, Calif., October 22nd, 2013—Imperas Software Ltd. (www.imperas.com), founder of the Open Virtual Platforms™ (OVP™) consortium, today announced the availability of the Altera Nios II embedded processor OVP model. Jointly developed by Imperas and Altera, this open source model will enable a high-performance development environment for Nios II embedded software. The OVP Fast Processor Model of the Nios II may be configured at start-up to match the intended behavior of the actual FPGA component, but will execute significantly faster than real-time. This allows embedded software to be tested more rigorously and earlier in the design process, accelerating complex software development cycles. “Imperas led formation of the Open Virtual Platforms consortium to improve the embedded software development experience,” said Simon Davidmann, CEO of Imperas. “With Altera, we have taken an important step today by providing designers with a high-performance model of the Altera Nios II processor, executing many times faster than other development offerings to enable the most comprehensive software verification solution available.” The model and underlying simulator includes a comprehensive application program interface (API) that extends visibility into the processor behavior. This allows the designer to run embedded software, either from Altera or their own code, and leverage advanced analysis and debug operations, including operating system awareness. “Engineers are seeking rapid development methods that also provide immediate feedback on configuration or customization, said Premal Buch, vice president, Software Engineering, Altera. “The Altera Nios II device has been the most widely used FPGA-based processor for many years, and this OVP model will help customers expand their design options.” The complexity of system modeling in multi-core and multi-processor environments is driving the need for advanced virtual platform development and verification environments. Verification technologies that operate at a range of abstractions, including CPU- and OS-Aware levels, and that can provide customizable operations that work intimately with the design, are required. The performance of these systems will become more critical as the volume of tests required increase. The new model of Altera’s Nios II processor will be showcased in the Imperas booth, number 520, at ARM TechCon, October 29–31, 2013. The Altera Nios II OVP processor model is available now, and may be downloaded from the OVP website: www.OVPworld.org/Nios_II. About Imperas and OVP Imperas, Open Virtual Platforms, OVP, OVPsim, MSDK, CDEV, SDEV, MDEV, ToolMorphing and SlipStreamer are trademarks of Imperas Software Limited. Altera, Hardcopy and Nios words and logos are trademarks of Altera Corporation and registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries. Imperas acknowledge trademarks or registered trademarks of other organizations for their respective products and services. Imperas Provides Comprehensive ARM TrustZone Modeling Kit For OVP-Based Virtual Platforms Dated: October 8, 2013 by News_Editor Kit Includes Modeling Application Note and Four Open Source, Executable Platform Examples Based Upon OVP™ ARM Cortex™ Processor Models With TrustZone Technology OXFORD, United Kingdom, October 8th, 2013 – Imperas Software Ltd. (www.Imperas.com), a pioneer of advanced embedded software development systems using virtual platforms, today made available a System Modeling Kit designed to simplify the creation of high-performance virtual platforms that incorporate the ARM TrustZone technology. The System Modeling Kit provides four open source virtual platform reference models, together with an application note and video, to demonstrate best modeling practices for systems based on TrustZone. The kit is designed to accelerate the learning curve for modeling TrustZone-based hardware, to provide high-performance, accurate virtual platforms that accelerate system verification, and make available immediate solutions for the execution of software stacks that incorporate security solutions based on TrustZone. “TrustZone has become an important standard for the generation of secure embedded systems, and the Imperas OVP Fast Processor models of ARM cores that incorporate the technology are being leveraged by many of our leading customers,” noted Simon Davidmann, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Imperas Software. “TrustZone can be complex, so we have made these reference solutions and guides public with the aim of accelerating the modeling of efficient virtual platforms that incorporate the technology.” The ARM TrustZone technology provides a system-wide approach to security on high performance computing platforms for many applications, including secure payment, digital rights management (DRM), enterprise and web-based services. Integrated into specific ARM Cortex-A and ARM 11 processors, TrustZone extends throughout the system to secure components from software attack. Many electronic product companies are leveraging TrustZone in their development programs, proliferating this standard throughout the electronics industry. The Open Virtual Platform (OVP) models of the ARM Cortex-A5, Cortex-A7, Cortex-A8, Cortex-A9, Cortex-A15 and ARM 11 processors all contain the TrustZone security extensions. The processor models are implemented using Imperas’ high performance code morphing technology to allow software engineers to execute code at hundreds of millions of instructions per second. Incorporated within the model, enabled by the unique ToolMorphing™ technology, is the Imperas range of advanced development tools for efficient software analysis and debug. The Imperas TrustZone System Modeling Kit is available now, and may be downloaded from the OVP website www.OVPworld.org/tz_download. A comprehensive application note is available from www.OVPworld.org/tz_appsnote, and a video that walks through the application note and explains the examples running is available to watch here: www.OVPworld.org/tz_video. To execute the platform examples, a license is required for either the Imperas MDEV or MSDK products, available from Imperas.com. Imperas Software Ltd was founded in 2008 to develop and deliver embedded software development systems. The company’s comprehensive product line enables the rapid creation of high-performance virtual platforms and the efficient development of embedded software utilizing those platforms. Imperas’ technology allows for software engineering schedules to be significantly reduced while improving the quality of products relying on embedded systems. In 2008 Imperas founded the Open Virtual Platforms (OVP) consortium to improve the availability of open source model libraries and virtual platform infrastructure. Leading communications, automotive, consumer electronics and embedded processor companies rely on Imperas for the development of their electronic products. The company’s corporate headquarters is located near Oxford, UK and it maintains support and sales organizations in Silicon Valley, California and Tokyo, Japan. For more information about Imperas, please go to www.imperas.com. Imperas, Open Virtual Platforms, OVP, OVPsim, MSDK, CDEV, SDEV, M*DEV, ToolMorphing and SlipStreamer are trademarks of Imperas Software Limited. ARM, the ARM Logo, Cortex, TrustZone and any other trademark found on the ARM trademarks list that are referred to or displayed in the document are trademarks or registered trademarks of ARM Ltd or its subsidiaries. Imperas acknowledge trademarks or registered trademarks of other organizations for their respective products and services.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line771
__label__cc	0.643848	0.356152	Taylor Anderson Discussion Forum New York Times best selling Author PASS OF FIRE is on the loose! Get your copy today! Posted March 17, 2016 by Taylor Anderson in category "Uncategorized The Worlds I’ve Wondered By Joseph R. Thorsky on 3 January, 2020 Taylor, Lou, Steve, Alexy Everyone You’ll witness the turning of Swords into Plowshares when Unicorns again repopulate the Earth and Pigs begin to learn to fly. Irish Rovers (No relation to works of Gilbert O’Sullivan) A long time ago, when the earth was green, There were more kinds of animals than you’ve ever seen. They’d run around free while the earth was being born. And the loveliest of them all was the unicorn. There were green alligators and long-necked geese. Some humpy-backed camels and some chimpanzees. Some cats and rats and elephants, as sure as you’re born. Now, God saw some sinning, and it gave him pain. So he said, “Stand back, I’m going to make it rain.” He said, “Hey, Brother Noah, I’ll tell you what to do: Build me a floating zoo. And take some of them green alligators and long-necked geese. And don’t you forget my unicorn.” Old Noah was there to answer the call. He finished up making the Ark just as the rain started falling. He marched in the animals two by two, And he called out as they went through, “Hey Lord, I got your green alligators and long-necked geese, Some cats and rats and elephants, but Lord, I’m so forlorn. I just can’t see no unicorn.” Then Noah looked out through the driving rain. Them unicorns were hiding, playing silly games. Kicking and splashing while the rain was pourin’. Oh them silly unicorns! There were green alligators and long-necked geese, Noah cried, “Close the door, cause the rain is pourin’ And we just can’t wait for no unicorn.” The Ark started moving, it drifted with the tide. The unicorns looked up from the rocks, and they cried. And the waters came down and sort of floated them away. And that’s why you’ve never seen a unicorn, to this very day. You’ll see green alligators and long-necked geese, Some cats and rats and elephant, but sure as you’re born, You’re never gonna see no unicorn A Destroyermen Operetta From the Gilbert and Sullivan Archive ( midi files ) An American Slanted Songfest that has positively no relation with Disney’s Fantasia, Sorcerer’s Apprentice or The Three Calabrios Also not to be confused with The Pirates of Penzance, HMS Pinafore, Trial by Jury and The Mikado. The Yankee Consul No. 2 – Duet and Slow Dance – “Bi” and Papinta ” This world is so censorious a lot, so prone to scandal, lies and Tommy-rot…” No. 9 – Finale Act I “Ever ready, eagerly we rally, never halt or dally, staunch and steady in retreat or sally…” No. 14 – Song – Leopoldo and Men’s Chorus “Oh, Love and War, they are on a par, for many’s the hearts they harrow…” No. 17 – Finale Act II – Abijah and Chorus “It was not like that in the olden days, which have passed beyond recall…” A Yankee Tourist No. 1 – Opening Chorus “Here we are a-taking tea, as cozily as well can be; not a tho’t of shell or shot, for dreadful war disturbs us not… • No. 3 – Song – Grace Whitney and Men – • “In childhood’s happy hour, when story books read true, when knighthood was in flower, and there were fairies too…” • No. 4 – Song – Copeland and Chorus – • “I’m a lucky Yankee Rabbit, and I’ve got the trotting habit, on the liner off for China, or from Maine to Mexico…” • No. 5 – Finale Act I – • “Show us the man who did the deed, reveal to us our victim. We’re goin’ to jab and carve and stab the man, for we have picked him…” No. 6 – Opening Chorus – “Roll, barrel, roll! … Oh, forty days and forty nights a-workin’ on the wharf … Roll, barrel, roll! …” • No. 9 – Song – Captain O’Malley and Legion – • “Oh, Irish lad, your Irish dad has taught you in his day. Shenannigan or Brannigan, he never ran away…” • No. 10 – Principals’ Ensemble – • “The trouble with the most of us is that we love fight and fuss, at little things we snarl and cuss and keep our tempers sore…” • No. 11 – Finale Act II – “The dogs of war are growling, they’re goin’ to bark and bite! The dogs of war are prowling, preparing for a fight…” • No. 12 – Opening Chorus – • “Allah is good to hardihood, and the faithful who do his will; he bids today ‘Go forth and slay’, so we go to the fight to kill…” • No. 13 – Song and Chorus (soloist unspecified) – • “The morning, they say, is the hour when the lark makes music in the sky…” • No. 14 – Finale Act III – “Ah, dog of war, when screaming shots and bullets swiftly go by, ah, I hope the fray won’t get so hot you’ll get the hydrophobia…” The Filibuster • No. 1 – Opening Chorus and Trio – • “We heard today they’d sail away with a cargo that is contraband…” • No. 2 – Song – Scuttle and Chorus – • “A privateer without any fear of a nor’-west gale, or an enemy’s sail – that’s me…” • No. 4 – Song – General Gonzales, with Cortez and Pizzaro – • “A rebellion promoter am I, with a talent superb for intriguing…” • No. 6 – Song – Dolly and Girls – • “Oh, isn’t it fine to stand up in line and give them a last hurrah! …” • No. 7 – Song – Seabrooke and Men – • “He loves liberty and equal rights for all, no matter what pedantic laws may say about it…” • “Sad it is to say goodbye to heroes who will do or die! …” • No. 9 – Opening Chorus – • “You’ve heard no doubt that a soldier delights in hurleying burleying, cut and thrust fights…” • No. 11 – Song – General Gonzales, with Cortez and Pissaro – • “Graft! Graft! Everywhere you hear the word…” • No. 19 – Finale Act II – “Oh deep is the love that we bear for our Motherland, but tyranny’s wrongs we can never endure…” No. 22 – Song – Scuttle and Chorus – “‘Tis not my style to idly boast of my exploits by flood and field…” • No. 13 – Solo – O’Donovan – • “A fool is he who dares to say what fate doth will he must obey; the life that he shall lead on earth was preordained before his birth…” • No. 14 – Song – O’Hara – “Paddy had a wondrous pig that gave him good advice; he bought it from the fairies, a good deed was the price.” MIDI Files copyright © 2011 Colin Johnson All Rights Reserved. All that’s left to do involves the selection of an agreed-upon Director and a cast of performers (A Casting Call) By Donald j johnson on 6 January, 2020 Remember that a unicorn is nothing more than a horny horse By Alexey Shiro on 31 December, 2019 Happy New Year, guys (and gals)! With you the very best in next year! By Doug White on 31 December, 2019 Alexey Happy New Year to you as well….and most especially to our honorary leader Taylor Anderson! To everyone else I hope your year’s are the best yet. By Joseph R. Thorsky on 22 December, 2019 Taylor and Company This 2019 Hanukah and Christmas Season should shamefully remind us all of our own frailty and individual imperfections as Human beings when we blindly and foolishly follow and succumb to ignoble Irreligious behavior and unbecoming uncharitable conduct. If we are to better ourselves and conduct our future affairs in a manner that’s appropriate, civil and consistent with these chaotic times; I would direct everyone’s attention to the following book and a website for the needed encouragement, inspiration and hope to model our behavior on. Memories of Chaplain Life, by Fr. William Corby Chaplain of the 88th New York Infantry Regiment of the Irish Brigade And the postings of the Rev, Peter M Preble http://www.frpeterpreble.com/2013/06/the-absolution-at-gettysburg.html “Dominus noster Jesus Christus vos absolvat, et ego, auctorite Ipsius, vos absolvo ab omni vinculo, excommunicationis interdicti, In quantom possum et vos indigetis deinde ego absolvo vos, a pecatis vestris, in nomini Patris, et Folii, et Spiritus Sancti, Amen.” “May our Lord Jesus Christ absolve you; and by His Authority I Absolve you from every bond of excommunication or interdict, so far as I am able and you have need. Moreover, I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, and the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Amen” General Absolution given to the Men of the Irish Brigade By Fr. William Corby, Chaplain of the 88th New York Infantry Regiment of the Irish Brigade on July 2, 1863 the Second Day and Bloodiest Day of Battle at Gettysburg. In your observance of the spirit of Hanukah and Christmas my best wishes go to you all for a happy and joyful Holiday celebration!!! Pax. Joe Thorsky. By Taylor Anderson on 22 December, 2019 You as well. Joe! By the way, ever since I got a new truck a few years ago–that would not play cassettes or CDs–my collection of period music has mysteriously disappeared. Most distressing at present, (as I am in need of some popular Mexican-American War music–and you can read into that what you will) not only is mine missing, I can’t remember many of the titles I’m looking for. Worse, when I can, I can’t find them performed in the “earlier” way, with period correct lyrics. (Most all Civil War songs were holdovers, with “updated” lyrics). Imported music and lyrics are relatively easy to find, but it seems US/Mexican War matter has grown more difficult, not easier to locate on line as time goes by. Anyway, I know you have a fine musical library, Joe, and I’m happy to hear suggestions from everybody! By Michael Clitheroe on 23 December, 2019 Well with the Nussies in the main story more and more we may have a back story moment or maybe another short story when the phases of Mars volume three comes out. I assume it will be a land battle based volume as we have had air and sea. As someone still ploughing through a Indian Mutiny novel rewrite it is so hard to find suitable period music to help with the feel. Then I started writing a prequel set in the French Indian War so needed suitable period music to massage the mental processes so I can understand the need to find the right tunes to kick start the brain. And noel and best wishes to one and all in the destroyermen fan club and world Taylor, my old friend! It is indeed most fortuitous that you have sought help at a time when I am most able to give you my complete undivided attention towards satisfactorily completing your request before I am recalled to a new temporary duty station at Houghton, Mi. Almost the entirety of my audio and video collection was luckily converted to mp3 and avi/mp4 formats that could be best listened and watched by the hearing and seeing disabled (partial blindness and Tinnitus ) using a Bose sound system. In keeping with the Spirit of Hanukah and Christmas, I will gladly transfer my entire collection of music and videos (22 Genres, 2032 Albums and 30,457plus songs to a 1 Terrabyte Transcend portable hdd and gift it to you to make use of and enjoy. With concerns about and having due respect to your privacy; are there any conceivable ways to insure your receipt occurs before the 2020 New Year? Joe, you are a real pal and I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your offer. If you can give me a shout via my contact feature on the site, we can establish more secure communications. Frankly, I’d be happy for anyone who regularly contributes here to have my e-mail etc, but a lot of other people see these posts. Nothing against them either, obviously, but in this day and age, you just can’t be too careful. Thanks again, Joe—and thanks again to all the “regulars” here, who are always happy to help in their own ways! By Lou Schirmer on 24 December, 2019 How about a song Silva might have sung during a drunken shore leave rampage on Asia Station before he got “civilized” https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=11&v=bzoXu6o4fcQ&feature=emb_logo There’s clean versions as well from that time. By Steve Moore on 24 December, 2019 Thanks, Joe. Maybe Taylor can write a musical now!Complete with dancing Grik, flamenco infantry and ‘Cat chorus girls… Merry Christmas, folks.Although I’m looking forward to Bastille Day, when the new volume comes out.”Allons tous les amis de Destroyermen, le jour de joie est arrivee….” (Sorry, Mathieu, my french is only good enough to order pommes frites in Quebec, and even then, they put vinegar on them). A musical is just the thing! Silva whistles the 1812 overture in the aft crew’s head… Blood Drinker infantry doing the Macarena in ranks! Synchronized mountain fish swimming— the works! Taylor, you are a man of many talents, I’m sure you could create a masterpiece. Just… no opera, please? I don’t know Steve. Isak, Gilbert and Tabby could do a…..steamy opera. You should kiss the cat for that. Jeez, I’d rather see Niwa get a cuddle bunny first. Guy’s bee celibate since 1942. Imagine the “Swam Lake” performed by ice-skating Griks – they should have perfect ice balance due to their tails! By Nestor on 27 December, 2019 There are a couple of Pandora playlists I listen to while I draw anything D-Men related. I find great inspiration while I listen to Barbatuques (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHyzrYBACcg) whenever I’m drawing lemurians. Every time I listen to above song for example, I visualize a troupe of colorfully dressed lemurian musicians performing on stage during a Baalkpan festival. I envision a grik ballerina spinning and whacking their partner with their tail By Justin on 4 January, 2020 Relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJW1AXwrByk By Doug White on 5 January, 2020 Funny and weird at the same time, but then I have no TV, but funny nonetheless. By Jeff on 18 December, 2019 Big Boobs, eh? I liked it but don’t want to drop any spoilers. I’ve enjoyed To Slip the Surly Bonds and will probably order the other books in the series. Me too it answered a few questions and left more to be filled in as I hope they get to join the allied cause and add their story to the bigger one By Justin on 23 December, 2019 I’m guessing they somehow made their way to Baalkpan and joined the general mix of “background humans who we don’t know or care about until they become plot relevant.” By Michael Clitheroe on 13 January, 2020 The third volume has recently been released of phases of mars with another Taylor Anderson story which I assume will tie in with the destroyermen world for those interested Here’s a short but amazingly intense Polish animated film I found on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvfOTYf3RH0 that practically blew my mind. Left me a bit choked up too! One thing that mesmerized me was how closely it matched my image of the aerial dogfight over Zanzibar between 3rd Pursuit Squadron and the LoT Macchi-Messerschmitts. Wow! Pretty intense! Great artwork. Wonder if he does cover art? Apropos of nothing else, re-reading Maelstrom and ran across the passage where Becky is almost 10 in January 1943. Do Imperials mature as quickly as ‘Cats do? You know in some ways this film reminded me of Wizards, but probably just because of the similar stylism. Pretty powerful message. By DONALD JOHNSON on 27 November, 2019 come on guys it has been days and no posts By Jeff on 29 November, 2019 OK, I’ll bite. I’m not into the level of detail you guys are but love the series. Just made another pass through the whole thing. Taylor – yes, Leon Rippy would’ve made a fantastic Chief Gray. Took me a while but I get it now and have him plugged into my imagination’s database. And thanks for the word Plazivy that I wouldn’t have encountered otherwise. Sitting around the family table yesterday on Thanksgiving I realized it fit someone I encounter like a glove. My new private descriptor for him. So I’m giving thanks, day late ….. Having finished Pass of Fire and wondering what First Fleet will use against the League I had a couple of thoughts. One is that I’d get there a.s.a.p with all the modern steel hulled ships available and kill Leopardo – defeat in detail before the rest of their fleet shows and alleviate the NUS supply issue for a start. You’d think that First Fleet could do that at some cost even before we find out what new ships the Republic will add to it. I just started a book by Charles Lockwood and he described his subs as the only warships available at the time that could be sent immediately to make useful contact with the enemy. I’d use U-112 to pick off whatever capital ships I could enroute – but it’s not in theater. Those 20 DDs they have are likely a bit out of practice with their ASW warfare and probably wouldn’t be expecting it in any case. Obviously it can transit The Dark and I wonder about The Pass. Would come in awfully handy and I hope it does, along with the ‘disconcertingly capable’ German contingent of the League. The Union hasn’t wasted anything it’s paid for yet and I doubt it’s about to start. As for Muriname’s torpedo bombers, Esshk’s Baka and the return of Halik ; just speculating that over the next several books that League assets at least in North Africa have a problem. Chief Gray is now Leon Rippy in my mind’s eye but sorry, Halik’s still The Gorn. Other than Godzilla I’m at a loss to conjure up another image On a small note, with BAR magazines and 1903 Springfields I’m surprised we haven’t seen an Air Service variant. By Steve Moore on 29 November, 2019 U-112 needs diesel fuel, refitting, and torpedoes. Probably main-gun rounds as well. All currently unavailable in Alliance stocks. However, if Reddy can bring diesel refining solution to NUS, they can produce diesel there, hopefully. Still need the technical expertise to refit U-112, though. Additional thought. How many Raiders can U-112 carry? Assuming I’m Oriani; how do I support my 20 DD’s? Do I try to seize a NUS oil installation, since Doms have none? Are there any isolated NUS facilities that can be seized? I have no radar, no ground troops other than Dom forces with single-shot weapons and dinosaurs. Maybe set up my oil fields on Trinidad/Tobago? Grik-birds need to be trained to NOT attack LOT vessels, perhaps ID panels? Seize a Florida or Bahamas location for a FOB, at least temporary, while building main supply base at Trinidad/Tobago. TT also closer to interdict Alliance supply routes. Meanwhile, the RRP had better get busy with a naval aviation base on West Coast, near Walvis Bay, to scout supply routes to NUS. At least 4 Clippers, plus some Nancys, P-1’s or Cantets for scouting coast. Power projection starts with logistics unless you’re beating up the guy next door. By Alexey Shiro on 30 November, 2019 Assuming I’m Oriani; how do I support my 20 DD’s? Probably with tanker convoy from Mediterranean. With the replenish base, established on some Caribbean island. I have no radar, no ground troops other than Dom forces with single-shot weapons and dinosaurs. Incorrect. The League fleet would almost for sure took some marine troops with it. While they may lack heavy weaponry, even machineguns & mortars would be enough to dealt with any possible NUS resistance. By Steve Moore on 1 December, 2019 Valid points. But what did they arrive with, and according to Taylor, they don’t have much of industrial base to project a cross-ocean attack. Remember, they were the ‘point of the spear’, so to speak; normally, logistics convoys would have followed, and any pre-placed supplies would have been lost. And all that takes time. If I’m the LOT, with all my spies in the RRP, I’d send my DD’s south along the coast of West Africa to catch the Allies at their choke point, the Cape. Sink Walker and the other DD’s, as well as Gray, and the Allies are screwed. Even the Kaiser’s new ‘blue water’ navy is probably toast. By Alexey Shiro on 1 December, 2019 Must point out, that they were transferred with a good part of a PORT. So, while port was clearly damaged a lot, it also have a lot of supplies and resources here… By Jeff on 2 December, 2019 Surcouf definitely expended torpedoes but we don’t really know for sure about U-112. Was it involved in the Mahe ambush? It might’ve been suggested but I can’t remember if it did. We don’t know exactly what ordnance she still carries. We do know the Allies intended to use S-19 as far west as Madras so they have the ability to produce and transport a fair quantity of diesel fuel. I don’t think the maintenance U-112 requires would present an insurmountable technical challenge, especially with the assistance of its crew. Not the first submarine they’ve had to deal with and this one’s in much better shape than S-19. It must’ve been able to transit the Dark and maybe could transit the Pass as well. It might make a good stopper for that particular pipe. It might not make the perfect attack submarine but would certainly be an inconvenience and would have to be a factor in their planning. It was a threat to First Fleet and it would be a threat to any other. I’m assuming the capture of Savoie and defection of U-112 won’t stay a secret for long. Even with a load of its (probably temporarily) irreplaceable stores either of them could certainly make themselves useful to the Allies in a dire situation – the sword not used when you need it most might get discarded. The LoT would support whatever force they send the same way they did everything else – forward operating bases and support vessels. In their conquest of the Med they were essentially ‘beating up the neighbors’. Even their original invasion force wasn’t intended to project itself across the Atlantic. In terms of their preparedness for ASW or anything else, one of Walker’s advantages in the fight with Hidoiame was it’s experience. The LoT has been a bully with no other vessels capable of standing up to them. Until now. But why send the whole fleet? They know what the Allies have, or think they do anyway, and still have to keep the peace at home. Imagine the amount of fuel alone necessary to move all that – they probably couldn’t project more than a fraction of that power at any one time. They could still assemble a comparatively overwhelming force minus the big Italian BBs. As for the ‘disconcertingly capable’ Germans – I took it as a hint from the series future rather than a nod to our past. The League isn’t monolithic and apparently has dissent from within – from what Gravois considered a credible if small faction. As for our Germans, if you were living in France in 1940 you would probably agree with the term and save the debate about their efficacy for historians. By Taylor Anderson on 2 December, 2019 Very good discussion. Just to clarify, Reference has been made to another “smaller” German boat that had been on station before U-112 arrived. There has also been understandable speculation that I broke my “no real war record” rule with Surcouf, but I did not. It was remarked that the big French boat looked like her, and they may have even thought it was her since she would be the only example they were aware of, but she was never officially referenced by name by anyone who would know it. And the existence of U-112 herself implies the type, while still just as unsuccessful, was dabbled with a little more vigorously in the Leagues origin world—so its reasonable to suppose there was more than one “Surcouf type” there. All this is consistent with a longer delayed embrace of naval air on that world as well. I guess my point here winds up being that Matt and the Grand Alliance will ultimately have to counter an enemy strategy based on prejudices, philosophies, tactics, and even …. personal ambitions slightly different from what they—and we,given our historical understand—might be inclined to expect😬 If I recall correctly, Surcouf was supposed to be the lead ship of four-unit class of ” croiseur sous-marin”. The other four were cancelled due to First London Treaty, but France insisted on finishing the Surcouf, because they put a lot of design effort into her & wanted to see, how it would work. The actual design of Surcouf actually dated back on 1921, when French Navy started to evaluate big gun submarines. Three desgins were prepared: “H” with 7-inch gun, “I” with 10-inch guns and “J” with single 12-inch gun. The 10-inch gun design was favored (if I recall correctly), but Washington Treaty of 1922 forbade placing guns above 8-inch on any non-capital ships. So… seems that we could assume that in League origin world there was a Washington Treaty (since the sub carried 8-inch guns), but no London one (because there were more than one “Surcouf” in CES navy) “As for the ‘disconcertingly capable’ Germans – I took it as a hint from the series future rather than a nod to our past.” I just dislike the notion of German being some kind of uber-soldiers with wunder-technology, which became… quite annoyingly common post-war. Especially the technological part. I gotta agree with Alexey on that, and I’ve deliberately steered away from ANYONE being Uber soldiers—although there are a few individuals rather than groups who might qualify. But that’s always true, isn’t it? I mean, elite forces do certainly exist, perhaps even in “my” world to a degree, but even they often rely on extraordinary individuals to lead or inspire them. By Justin on 2 December, 2019 Funny thing about leaders: they’re not really changing people around them, so much as convincing people to change themselves. All they really need is a push. //I guess my point here winds up being that Matt and the Grand Alliance will ultimately have to counter an enemy strategy based on prejudices, philosophies, tactics, and even …. personal ambitions slightly different from what they—and we,given our historical understand—might be inclined to expect// Well, we know that they’ve got a hard-on for battleships, political infighting and arrogantly lording over the “untermensch…” //I just dislike the notion of German being some kind of uber-soldiers with wunder-technology, which became… quite annoyingly common post-war. Especially the technological part.// There are those who continue to bang the uber-Nazi myth even harder than you might realize, and not in a historical context. Many of them ‘UFO enthusiasts’ and ‘breakaway civilization’ types. Really. It’s one thing to debate a particular point, it’s something else to concoct that sort of nonsense, – yet people do ad nauseum. I’ve got better things to do than stare at Google Maps looking for the entrance to the secret base on Antarctica. Like maybe go to a library. The LoT’s Germans must have done something to earn that description (I think it was Gravois ruminating who applied the term) and has been pointed out, they’re not ‘our’ Nazis any more than the Imperials are ‘our’ Brits. The Kaiser has a tail in this world. I missed the reference to U-112 relieving a smaller boat and speculate that the League’s late emphasis on naval air will prove interesting. I suppose if Pete and Dalibor Svec can change their thinking with Halik then an adjustment or accommodation with the portion of the League that First Fleet is about to encounter wouldn’t be out of the realm of possibility. The Allies could certainly benefit from something other than another knock-down drag-out fight at this point. That’s absolutely what REAL leaders do, Justin. They inspire those around them (sometimes up the chain of command as well as down) with the confidence they need to do the job. Bad leaders can destroy good troops. Perhaps the most tragic though are the “good” leaders who KNOW they’re good and start arrogantly expecting the impossible from those they believe are there only to support their own greatness. Napoleon springs to mind but there are many more. I put MacArthur with Napoleon. Above him in arrogance, below him in talent. What do you guys think? More examples? Jeff: Somehow, I doubt the French or Italians will be as willing to quit the League as the Germans were. Mr. Anderson: Alexander, for one – talented, but would’ve kept following his “destiny” until he hit China. Custer and Goering would seem to qualify too. Good ones, Justin—and good point about Alexander—though he does get credit for finally listening to his troops. Not that he had much choice. On the other hand, if he hadn’t died, he probably could’ve rolled up the whole Med and kept the love of his troops. He also never abandoned whole armies to their doom. I’d use U-112 to pick off whatever capital ships I could enroute – but it’s not in theater. She is not exactly in top shape, and she is not exactly the best hunter-killer either. She was designed mainly as surface raider, which could also dive, if needed. Not the kind of sub that could efficiently stalk the enemy squadron. Most importantly, how she would ever found the League fleet? The ocean is big. Submarine without additional reconnaissance have little chances (next to zero, actually) to “just meet” the fleet. Those 20 DDs they have are likely a bit out of practice with their ASW warfare and probably wouldn’t be expecting it in any case. Actually, they probably would. They would seek for mountain fishes, and also they have no reason to assume that Alliance have no underwater capabilities. They knew, that Alliance already build planes and steel warships. They must assume that they might also have submarines. While the probability is low, it is not that it’s zero. Would come in awfully handy and I hope it does, along with the ‘disconcertingly capable’ German contingent of the League. Nah, Germans are good in creating impression of being capable, but their actual performance in naval warfare of WW2 was quite mediocre. Alexey, I agree with you more than disagree. But U-112 would know where the LOT has to go, and in the shallower waters of the Med, I don’t know how much experience the LOT has with mountain fish, since they just threw away all the knowledge gained by Hoffman. Remember, the LOT has been sitting at Christmas Island for three years or more. They’ve probably got a damn good idea what the Allies have… and don’t have. Although Taylor’s writing fantasy fiction, most of it is pretty well grounded in what would have been thought possible at the time. Lockeed, Douglas and other American aircraft manufacturers were builing plywood planes in the early 30’s, as I’m sure European and Russian builders were. As as for the Germans not being capable, it’s pretty apparent that these Germans don’t have Herr Hitler getting in the way of progress. OK, so they did make a few major screwups on their own, like building tanks too heavy for bridges or roads, but most post-war aviation success in the US and the USSR depended on German technology. Tanks, well, the Soviets found that success on their own, without the problems of having knuckleheads in US Army procurement to deal with. Thanks for picking apart all my arguments. Back to the drawing board, Steve. “but most post-war aviation success in the US and the USSR depended on German technology. ” It short – it’s a myth. Most of post-war aviation success came from US and UK wartime research. German aviation technology was basically useless. It was a bunch of weird concepts, mostly below the Allies tech level. Their jet engines were hopeless, unreliable and underpowered. Their avionic was out of date. Their designing ideas mostly just were plainly wrong or at best gave a dubious performance. The only thing that was really useful was German aerodynamic research on high-speed performance of a swept wing. Ironically, Germans themselves failed to understood the importance of it. The Me-262 jet fighter carried a swept wing only because… it’s engines were bulkier than initially anticipated, and the center of gravity was seriously displaced, so they gave wings a slight swept to stabilize it. But the Me-262 wing was no transsonic design. So no. The German aviation gave very little to post-war aircraft evolution. American P-59 Airacometh gave more to aircraft design than Me-262. Forgive me if this is a retread but I just stumbled across cover art for Winds of Wrath https://books.apple.com/no/book/winds-of-wrath/id1480155841 I know there’s a bit of ‘artistic interpretation’ in there but it definitely looks like a nasty tangle with the League. Looking forward to it. Think we need a cover-artwork contest on Fan Fiction… but that’s probably against the rules as well. By Justin on 11 November, 2019 Have some of the Uul been female all this time and we just never realized it? By Doug White on 12 November, 2019 OOOOO……plot twist! C’mon Steve….was kidding. Really I was! As far as I know – no, Grik have clear sexual dimorphism. CM sure seems to have a case of the hots for for Lawrence. Be interesting to see how she reacts to I’joorka. By Taylor Anderson on 15 November, 2019 Yeah. Scared the hell out of poor Larry, too. Think about it though. She’s doubtless hardwired to procreate for genetic improvement, like most species do, and the scent she secretes-like many here speculated—is engineered to start fights so only the biggest, strongest, maybe smartest gets to mate with her (historically probably only after he whups the hell out of competitors). So maybe by her lights Larry is kind of a runt, but he’s also a badass. And she’s certainly a more …. thoughtful CM than her mother was. I can see how what happened to poor Poky might at least temporarily put Larry off of women, though. And remember, he’s still pretty young too. Other than that, the kind of girl most males dream about… The new CM definitely gives off Tyr’ahnee/Akivasha vibes, even as a teenager – Lawrence better watch his ass. By Charles Joseph Desrosiers on 5 January, 2020 Speaking of Lawrence, whatever happened to his tribe’s mother? Did she repopulate her own island? are the Saaran’s ever going to meet up with the other half of their people? will there be Ill will due to the whole “banishment” thing? By Steve Moore on 5 January, 2020 Hmmm. A Lolitaraptor? By Steve Moore on 7 November, 2019 Had a thought about radio. Yes, here in Maine we still listen to the radio. Sometimes it’s en francais but music sounds the same. Anyway, First Fleet has to boogie back to Texas, but Reddy’s concerned about Esshk running loose. Well, just reach out and touch Halik via the radio. Esshk has to depend on couriers; but they can reach Halik instataneously. Fill him in on what Esshk’s up to, maybe even get the CM on the line (although Halik’s never talked to her). I’d put my money on Jash, though; he can talk to Halik as general to ‘general’ and fill him in on the situation. And of course Alden and Rolak. Now’s the time to get some more psy-war going; I’ll bet Stokes would jump on it. Isn’t it about time for another Silva article of destruction? He looked fondly on the wheeled machine guns, but he didn’t get to invent them. Maybe, just maybe he could find some Grik artilllery rockets, sling a couple under a Fleashooter wing, and presto! A new anti-armor weapon to go after armored Doms. Approaching from a low angle of attack, the pilot could get some broadside hits while the Dom’s anti-air mortars, firing at a near-level angle, would see their shot drop into the water fairly quickly. Wouldn’t work against a LOT pom-pom, I realize, but for now Doms would be the only target. Speaking of Dom ships, I guess the Impies never thought about crossing the T and attacking the bow or stern of the Doms. Always seemed to work for Hornblower and Richard Bolitho… By Paul Smith on 19 November, 2019 only thing that I see as a problem is the motor exhaust setting the wing on fire by the launch rails. A thin sheet metal band about say 2.5 by 8 ft(wrap around the wing top & bottom) 28 gauge(0.0149in) should weigh about 12.5 pounds per wing, if I figured it correctly. That thickness of steel should handle the airspeed. Or use the P-40’s Aren’t they down to two (as of last book)? Four, actually. Two have remained in Balkpaan–unless somebody cracked them up.. By Donald j johnson on 22 November, 2019 They can afford the extra weight of metal if they need to. I would go more for 16 gauge steel and think that they could actually build an aircraft completely out of steel if they wanted to. 24 gauge maximum and it would be capible of much greater speed than present craft. With puls jet or piston driven compressor jets it could likely match the best of the league. Donald Johnson, agreed completely. And this is perfectly within the Alliance industrial capabilities. And who but Taylor would know if anyone has cracked any more up? I wonder if that is a hint Just curious, do they have any intact MM’s? )r do we have to wait until June 2020? It is not that simple. Especially in steamship combat. Generally it required the speed advantage, or the initiative-less opponent (like at Tsusima Togo was able to cross the T against Russian fleet because Russian squadron was barely able of 9 knots – ships were worn-out after voyage, and we have a lot of transports to cover – and because Rozhestvensky was completely demoralized by the fall of Port-Arthur, thought that the fleet was doomed, and have no better plan that “just sail forward & repel the enemy attacks”) True, but it still gets accomplished even with modern ships. When the USN turned towards the IJN to avoid torpedoes in more than one encounter, they usually cut off more than half their firepower. But now, with over the horizon weapons, doesn’t make much sense to have a battle line. Hint: rockets could do underwater hits. One of the reason, why torpedo bombers & dive bombers died out so fast after the war – because it was discovered that rocket, after hitting water, tend to curve the trajectory upward, moving roughly parallel surface & hitting the target below the waterline. So the universal solution became just to carry rockets & aim at waterline. Faster than torpedoes as well; perfect against lightly armored DD’s. Save the torpedoes for the big slow boys. By Taylor Anderson (Post author) on 31 October, 2019 OOK! (As Isak would say) I just got the page proofs for the “Pass of Fire” paperback to go over, and I’ll be spending the next week or so going over a massive pile of paper with a fine-toothed comb. This will be my final chance to fix little things, (no major re-writes, of course), for the ages. As usual though, just as I’m sure I’ll miss stuff–and I’m equally sure many of you have already spotted things, I’d deeply appreciate it if you’d bring them to my attention. Some of you already have, but being so busy wrapping up “Winds of Wrath,” I fear I won’t remember them. Thanks again in advance! You guys are the best. By Justin on 31 October, 2019 Ctrl-F for “Atunez.” Can’t remember where that was, but it stuck out for some reason. By Taylor Anderson on 31 October, 2019 Really? How weird. Did anyone else see that? I’d like a better idea where to look for it. Found it – Chapter 7. By Taylor Anderson on 1 November, 2019 Thanks! That narrows it down. They sent me a pile of pages, which I generally prefer so I can look at it like any other reader, but I can’t just do a global search. Visual approximation of a pursuing Grik horde: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c-PJMe3eC4 By Doug White on 30 October, 2019 I don’t know what show or cartoon that was, but that was pretty neat. By Alexey Shiro on 30 October, 2019 “Primal” from Genndy Tartakovsky. By Steve Moore on 30 October, 2019 Sort of like the Flintstones when the whistle blows… “OK, guys, knock off for the day. It’s in the contract.” By Joseph R. Thorsky on 14 October, 2019 Gentlemen, Ladies Everyone Additional avenues for rife unbounded speculation: Another more likely Destroyermen insertion and crossover would consist of various Russian naval elements of Czarist Alexander II that were sent to support and bolster President Lincoln and the Union. To influence and prevent any direct European military intervention on the side of the Confederacy, elements of the Russian Baltic and Asiatic Fleets were publicly dispatched and welcomed both in New York on September 15, and in San Francisco on October 15, 1863. At this pivotal point of time and History another critically important milestone in naval warfare technology that was equal on the par with the practical development and demonstration of Ericsson’s Monitor and the Confederate Submarine CSS H.L. Hunley was the even more revolutionary Union submarine counterpart the USS Alligator, which was first deployed and utilized in the 1862 Peninsular Campaign. Unfortunately, (Another chance Insertion?) the USS Alligator was separated from her tender and lost while under tow and being ferried to Charlestown SC in support of Union amphibious operations being conducted in an attempted retaking of Fort Sumter. https://www.voltairenet.org/article169488.html As was recently suggested and proffered; It is both quite conceivable and Science-Fictionally more likely than not that a Laker Aircraft Carrier such as the “Ascension Island” and her “Q-Boat” Escort carried as part of their original cargo manifest and inventory a small flotilla of mine laying or torpedo launching min-submarines. Paired with a matching number of modifiable barrage balloons that could be as needed quickly adapted or converted into an aircraft or mini-sub launch vehicle. This well could be the storyline and a disruptive scenario that could be both tactically advantageous and strategically important in shifting the military balance of power in a decisive meaningful way. Additional Supplemental Sources/References can be found at websites https://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/legends-of-an-ocean-crossing-seaplane-180971743/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USS_Thetis_Bay_CVE-90_1944NAN4-75.jpg https://emergingcivilwar.com/2016/04/12/a-forgotten-vessel-the-uss-alligator/ https://www.junobeach.org/canada-in-wwii/articles/submarines-attack-in-the-st-lawrence/ https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/history/second-world-war/battle-gulf-st-lawrence/ By Robert Lock on 9 November, 2019 I think HMS Fidelity deserves a better fate than in her original history . Her or her equivalent would make an interesting addition . Shes basically a commando carrier /crossed with a Q Ship manned by a cast of characters that would have felt at home with a letter of marque in earlier times . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Fidelity_(D57) all they were missing was a… tank. OK, maybe an LVT. But if this version of the Fidelity still has its MTB maybe the gang can get a different take on how to make things go. Engines, etc. Doesn’t matter much, there are limits of what you could do with primitive industrial base and – most importantly – lack of trained engineers and scientists. Sooner or later you would start to hit “do not know how” or “know in general theory, but not as technology”. That’s why I’m arguing for non-standard solutions, like motorjets & radio-controlled weapons. They could allow you to circumvent lack of knowledge in other areas. Im all fairness, Alexey, you’ve got a big leg up on the D-men; Taylor is limited by what would have been general technical knowledge in peacetime 1941, the last time anyone would have transferred onto Walker with knowledge gained outside the Asiatic fleet. We’ve got the Uii2 Germans now, as well as some of the Amagi crew, but not a whole lot more of 1930’s technological advances. Mallory and Bernie might be the only ones capable of inspiring a defense industry Renaissance among the D-men, but they’re both itching to get into combat. Maybe the solution is to create a university in Japaan to take advantage of some ot the knowledge gained in Zanzibar. Ditto in the RRP. Well, as I mentioned before – radio control was perfectly well-known by 1941 US Navy. The Asiatic fleet did not participate in pre-war drone training, but they clearly knew about the “Utah” (radio-controlled target ship), and “Project Dog” aerial target drones. And they clearly knew how to make relays, step switches, gyroscopes and radio sets (come on, they even have acoustic radio!). Basically, they are even above the WW1 level – and first major efforts in the guided weaponry were commenced in WW1. Wasn’t the first radio controlled boat built in about 1898 by tesla What I meant, is that Alliance is forced to rely on solutions, based more on inventivness than technology. For example, radio-controlled glider (bomb) is based on inventivness: it does not require specific technology outside the available. 1000+ horsepower aircraft engine – required tecnhology “how to” build one. Alexey’s right on the technology, but the biggest part of the glide bomb is terminal guidance. The baka pilots, and the Griks, didn’t need as much guidance as they could use the Mark I eyeball all the way in. Doing it from a Clipper would take Lemurian vision and some super depth perception. That way the Clippers could attack from outside pom-pom range. Cripple three or four LOT DD’s, and you’ve put a big dent in any attacking force.. as well as maybe convincing the LOT to leave the CL’s and BB’s out of it for a while. They don’t really need them in the Carribean anyway, and it would be easier to support 20 or so DD’s Just thinking, imagine those lost Japanese pilots setting down on a deserted island, out of fuel… and being discovered by a fishing schooner from Japaan. About time for some new blood. By donald j johnson on 11 October, 2019 Actually there are a lot of possibility’s from our time. French from Montreal area English from Hudson Bay area Dutch from New York (New Amsterdam) The Irish fishermen who were fishing grand banks from around 800 Portuguese who were world travelers As they have been described as warring tribes it could be American Indian tribes of which there were many in the area. If they mixed it up by continuous feuding then who knows what the mix is now. If French, English or Portuguese are in the mix then the probability of having gunpowder is high. I still think the basic form is that of the Viking being the earliest semi civilized peoples in the area with knowledge acquired from whoever came later similar to the mix in South Africa. Were it further south it could be the remains of the Carthaginians or similar Mediterranean escapees. How many did I miss. How about people from alternate timeline where Mexico is Fascist (influenced by Franco style Spanish Fascism) Cannada is Communist, and the USA has a monarchy (the result of George Washington, or that timeline’s equivalent, not resisting the very same temptation that he did resist in our timeline, that is, the temptation to allow his army to crown him king. What’s up, did everyone deside to stay away? No posts for 2 days! I get very board reading nothing! Nothing since the 14th. Book not out till june I need something to read. By Justin on 7 October, 2019 Looks promising: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYInI_7jObE By William Henry on 4 October, 2019 Haven’t been here in about 6 months but wanted to let everyone know about a book title ( To Slip The Surly Bonds ) that deals with alternative aviation history. Mr Anderson has a short story in it that goes into detail about the abandoned PBY that was found by the destroyermen, it’s a neat little fill-in for part of the missing puzzle in the series. By Taylor Anderson (Post author) on 4 October, 2019 Hi William. Good to hear from you. And I’m glad you liked the little story. It was fun to write. By Alexey Shiro on 5 October, 2019 Welcome back, William! By Michael Clitheroe on 14 October, 2019 yippee, just ordered it, did the same thing with ‘world that weren’t’ in relation s m sterling’s Peshawar lancer novel. Good novel and linking short story I really liked the story. Hope the boys from ‘Big Boobs’ make it with their new friends to join the alliance and get some payback and a second chance Thanks Michael! Glad you liked it. I really enjoyed writing it and enjoyed including an unconventional villain. By James Cobban on 3 October, 2019 As general background for the series I would recommend a recent book “The Necessary War” by Tim Cook, the official historian of the Canadian War Museum. At the beginning of WWII the USN transferred a number of its four-stacker destroyers to the Royal Canadian Navy as part of the “lend-lease” program, where they were used for convoy duty. Tim Cook combines a historical analysis of the strategy and tactics with excerpts from the writings of individual combatants to put you right in the ward-room of these small warships as they fought two enemies: the German U-boats and the North Atlantic Ocean. Because of its Canadian focus it covers the naval battle in the Java Sea only in passing, but the detailed analysis of the fall of Hong Kong in which the defenders suffered 100% casualties or captured has some direct relevance. By Joseph R. Thorsky on 5 October, 2019 J”Ella B” mp3, Amazing Rhythm Aces Unconventional Naval warfare on the American Great Lakes has had a long very well storied and what you might rightly say is an oftentimes neglected and represssed counterrevolutionary counterinsurgency background and History. Only through the prism of an unofficially sanctioned and impressed checkered narrative and past revolving around some various crucial accumulated historical events that had developed in-between the two World Wars does there present a target-rich environment and an attractive source and resource for any interested party to creatively Science Fictionally examine and speculate about. What’s especially noteworthy, exciting and self-satisfying is the feeling of “I Knew It!” vindication that one gets when there are new truths exposed that culturally intrude upon and upend and overturn and force both a revisitation of and a reverification of, our default preconceived biases of History. A Note of Clarification: The Rush-Bagot Agreement between Great Britain and The United States was legally binding and in effect on both signatories and not modified replaced or abrogated by either The Neutrality Act of 1939 nor by The Lend-Lease Act of 1941. Although the United State had legally declared itself to be a Neutral Power and was expressly obligated to legally adhere to, follow and obey the Geneva Conventions. An American Neutrality in name only foreign policy quietly followed, mirrored, and matched events as they blitzed and steamrollered through the European Continent. At that time Naval Construction on the great Lakes was-is inhibited by the size, length and draft of vessels that can navigate a passage through The Sault Ste Marie locks. http://www.navalmarinearchive.com/research/rush-bagot_agreement.html Warfare on the Great Lakes up until the US Civil War was limited by Treaty with the largest American warship on the Lakes being The USS Michigan. Her actions against timber piracy were instrumental in quelling “The timber Insurrection and Rebellion in the 1850’s and 60’s. https://ss.sites.mtu.edu/mhugl/2017/10/19/timber-rebellion-and-the-uss-michigan/ Recent discovery of a WW2 German U-boat The UX-791 has verified reports of combat actions and attacks made against the Laker Aircraft Training Carriers as well as other Allied shipping. A Royal Canadian corvette finally hedgehogged the UX-791 where she was severely damaged and apparently scuttled or sunk https://worldnewsdailyreport.com/usa-mysterious-nazi-submarine-from-wwii-discovered-in-great-lakes/ Another more likely Destroyermen insertion and crossover would consist of various Russian naval elements of Czarist Alexander II that were sent to support resident Lincoln and the Union and prevent any direct European intervention on the side of the Confederacy. Elements of the Baltic and Asiatic Fleets were welcomed in New York on September 15, and in San Francisco on October 15, 1863. https://www.voltairenet.org/article169488.html/ I hope this is of assistance in putting the Royal Canadian Navy role and contributions into better perspective. By Joseph R. Thorsky on 29 September, 2019 Action stations everyone! Complete this Destroyermen storyline as a creative writing challenge, exercise and project. Best submissions rating an ‘Atta Boy’ and a ‘Well Done’ will be in line and considered for future advancement and or promotion. There’s no time limit involved but all entries should seamlessly and strictly adhere and conform to Taylor’s narrative. Prelude: Before the births of Sable and Wolverine, there was “Ascension Island” In the quasi war beginning, there was an agreed-upon Enigma related secret codicil that was in per se violation and suspension of the US Neutrality Act of 1939 but which was subsequently and discreetly added, attached to and inserted as one of the stand-alone provisions of the Lend-Lease Act of 1941. Legal niceties fail and fall in the face of dire emergency and immediate necessity. These were the operating conditions that were partly in play and essentially in effect leading to the legendary birthing of the ” Ghostly” Laker warship “Ascension Island” and where her fantastic story actually begins. “After her expedited military conversion and overhaul was complete “Ascension Island” the first purposely refurbished/redesigned and oldest-newest warship of her class was specifically contracted for rebuilt refitted and launched for urgently needed convoy protection duties and anti-submarine warfare use by the Canadian Royal Navy. It was upon her maiden voyage carrying both amphibious aircraft and ammunition stores under a protected escort from a hastily converted WW-1 American Q-Boat and commerce raider were both vessels reportedly lost damaged or sunk under unexplained mysterious circumstances. The sudden disappearance of these two possibly severely damaged or sunk warships as they were making transit and passage through the Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence towards the active warzones and combat arenas of the North Atlantic placed severe strains on the already overwhelmed, inadequately resourced and poorly equipped and supplied Atlantic convoy and antisubmarine operations around both Iceland and Greenland. The real-time unanticipated events on the Great Lakes and the end resulting unplanned disappearance and loss of these two warships was considered a major contributing factor and was considered Katastrophically instrumental in the eventful avoidable tragedy and loss of life that was to shortly follow from the U-boat torpedoing of the USS Rueben James on October 31, 1940. Thus shortchanged, shoestringed and hampered by these disastrous unanticipated events on the Great Lakes The”Ascension Island” and her American consort’s surprising emergence from out of that horrendous frying pan into Destroyermen cold storage is the real beginnings of their resurrected untold story and not their long ago forgotten requiem and end. Their legendary chapter and accounting as found, relayed and retold in Taylor’s Destroyermen epic narrative begins anew with another déjà vu Squall to be contended with, weathered and overcome.,,,,? Supplemental Sources/References can be found at the website Air and Space Magazine Good Luck on this one everybody! I’S Ain’t Superstitious mp3, Howlin’ Wolf Blues Jukebox Hits Album Hurricane mp3, Meyer Rossaby Blues is the Color Album By Alexey Shiro on 27 September, 2019 Considering that “Alliance vs League” navl battke, I’m still under impression that the Alliance best chance is nighttime combat. The reasons: * They have Japanese expertise in nighttime combat with heavy use of searchlights & starshells. And IJN was pretty proffecional in that. A pity, of course, they did not have Kurokawa around (as battlecruiser captain, he must be VERY proffesional in that).,. * Their main weapon remains the torpedoes. Which are more effective in nighttime. * Their only battleship is better designed for relatively close-range combat, rather than long-range duels. Brought close to enemy, the “Savoie” would fare quite well with her extensive armor protecting from HE and small caliber shells of League cruisers & destroyers. * Neither French, nor Italians, nor Germans were actually prepared for nighttime combat before WW2. It stand to reason that League followed the same conservative doctrine as her members in our world, pre-rdar time. By Justin on 27 September, 2019 Do they though? Shinya’s in South America, Muriname’s a pilot, Niwa’s a marine, the rest went to Not!Japan. IIRC all the Union Navy has right now is Fukui and Miyata, and one junior signalman and one navigator won’t be enough to competently train the entire fleet to the IJN’s standard of fighting in the dark. Any kind of Cape Matapan 2.0 depends on the Allies getting their hands on radar… or at least the League not changing their Enigma codes. By Steve Moore on 27 September, 2019 Not to mention that the IJN had Long Lance torpedoes, while the Alliance has Midget Mikes. By David DuBois on 28 September, 2019 I got the feeling that the torpedoes manufactured after the cross over by the Japanese are a weak copy of the infamous Long Lance torpedo. Certainly the Alliance would benefit from a collaboration with the Japanese torpedo builders, and even the German torpedo men of the submarine, and eventually, they may be able to build an Alliance version of the Long Lance. Torpedo attacks have been proven incredibly effective, in conjunction with dive bombers, such as when the Japanese took out HMS Prince of Wales and Repulse. No reason that the Alliance couldn’t do the same with ships from the League. I suggested long ago the concept of torpedo, running on chemically-stored oxygen (in form if sodium superoxede crystals). It would be perfectly safe to store, and would have the same oxygen-running abilities as Long Lance: all you need is to heat sodium superoxede up to +100°C, and it would release oxygen. Speculation: the League would knock NUS out of war by massive bomber raid (from forward-established airfield) on NUS capital. Massed air strikes have devastating effect on unpreapred nations. Recall how Netherlands were knocked out by Rotterdam Blitz? Germany needed just a 89 tons of bomb to completely shatter the will of Dutch government and military command. I dare say that ten-fifteen tons of bombs would shatter the will of NUS. They are unprepared. Psychologically unprepared to assume the technical disrepancy. By Lou Schirmer on 24 September, 2019 While al that’s Technically possible, it would take time to get forward bases built in the Caribbean Sea Islands, since the NUS is centered on the Gulf coast of the US. Cuba would be their best bet. The Italian SM.79’s range with a full load is about 500 miles. From Havana, Cuba to Mobile, Alabama (assuming the NUS are there) is about 630 miles. They might make it with a reduced load, so it’s possible, but they would have no fighter escort. Since it would take place maybe a year or two from now, the allies may have lent them some P-1Cs, maybe as a volunteer group. They would be marginally effective against the SM.79, forcing them to drop their payloads early, not hit selected targets etc. They may even be able to shoot some of them down, or damage them enough, that they wouldn’t be able to return to base. I’d say the LOT’s best bet would be your earlier suggestion of bombardment from the sea. By Taylor Anderson on 24 September, 2019 it has been established that the NUS equivalent of the Naval Academy is in the vicinity of Mobile so one might assume they have a major naval presence there. This depend. Lightened SM.79 with additional fuel tanks in bomb bay make 800-miles raids to Gibraltar and back. And frnkly, in air combat between SM.79 and any existing Allied fighter I put my money on SM.79. Those hunchbck trimotors were among the most badass planes of World War 2. True, staging out of southern France. To do it, they had to put a 1,000 gallon tank in the bomb bay, remove all the guns except one, add more fuel internally & leave a crewman behind & most of them still ran out of fuel on the return trip. With all the guns except one removed, P-1Cs have a very good chance against them. Most of the raids against Gibraltar were with Piaggio P.108’s & SM.82s which had better range, but came into service later. I doubt the LOT would have any of those. By donald johnson on 25 September, 2019 At present it would be unlikely for a bomb raid on the NUS without a very large staging effort. As the NUS is in cuba there will not be anything staged there. yes they could do it but if they had there would have been some signs of league aircraft in the battle of the pass in my opinion. This depend on League startegy… If they knock the NUS out of the war, they would seriously limit Reddy’s reasons to went for a Pass of Fire – now there would be a purely strategical goal, not an ally needed a rescue. They’d have to invade Cuba & take it over & like Don says, it would be a significant effort on their part logistically. It would put them in a dominant position in the area though, so it wouldn’t be a bad idea for them to do it. With the NUS navy destroyed, the NUS would be effectively out of the war, even if they didn’t sue for peace. Works in reverse too – the League’d have to put a lot of troops and resources into a Cuba landing, so losing at sea could be as costly for them as Stalingrad or Guadalcanal. Guys, you are assuming that League would be invading the whole Cuba. But they actually need only a forward base & airfield. They could easily took THAT, and estblish a defense perimeter (razor wire, machineguns, observation posts for mortars, ect.) that the whole NUS army won’t be able to penetrate. This tgey could do with little efforts. Agreed, all they need is a port like Havana. With Savoie needing lots of repair work not to mention some sort of fire control system, the allies & NUS have no chance in a stand up engagement against a theoretical four capital ships with escorts. The only thing that could partially even the odds is the U-112 & it’s modern torpedoes. If the LOT thinks it was sunk, they wouldn’t be looking for subs attacking the fleet. Torpedoes coming out of nowhere & taking out one of their BBs would be a rude awakening. If accompanied with a surface attack by the allied DDs & CL behind a smoke screen as a distraction, they make not even be aware of the threat until a couple of heavy ships have taken torpedo hits. In the confusion the allies DDs & CL may be able to press an attack (ala Samar) & get close enough to fire their own torpedoes. It may be enough to make them turn away from an invasion. I seriously doubt that League would completely neglect the possibility of Alliance having SOME underwater capability. And, i’m afrid you overestimate the submarine capabilities. The matter of cooperation between surface ships and submarines were not fully sucsessfully solved even during the Cold War. To rely on 1940s submarine being able to do exactly what it needed in exctky the right time… is dangerous. Of course it’s dangerous, but they’d be desperate enough to try almost anything by that point. As far as coordinated attacks, put the sub with of the DDs & CL until the Nancy’s spot the LOT fleet. Granted the LOT spotter’s will be out looking also. Hopefully the sub will be submerged by then. When the LOT turns to pursue the pathetic allied flotilla, the sub will be waiting. It will attack when it hears gunfire or sees the LOT ships firing through it’s periscope. The LOT will be moving fast enough in chasing the allied ships, that it’s sonar equipment will be ineffective, even if they are looking for subs. If no gunfire, it evades & proceeds to a prearranged rendezvous. If it succeeds in hitting one or more heavy LOT ships, the allies may be able to press an attack in the confusion, coming in behind smoke. Personally, I also see opportunity in letting them land. Establishing a beachhead with an airstrip should be easy… but keeping it supplied? Nah, the League’s new Henderson Field is still going to need a significant chunk of their skilled personnel and airpower, and a supply line from the other side of the Atlantic. The latter offers a big, fat target for the Allies, the loss of which would leave the former effectively marooned. This depend on how long they are supposed to use it. For a short-range campaign – scare the NUS out of the war and secure the Pass of Fire – the limited suplies would be enough. P.S. Lets not forget, that Alliance logistic is even worse. They need to haul everything across the Pacific. “As far as coordinated attacks, put the sub with of the DDs & CL until the Nancy’s spot the LOT fleet. ” Problem is, that sub could not keep with DD very well. Even big cruiser one. This basically means, that Allince should sacrifice their deployment speed. The League could use the time to organise a pincer movement, with “wings” of destroyers/fast cruisers outfanking the Alliance fleet. “Then the LOT turns to pursue the pathetic allied flotilla, the sub will be waiting.” It would work only if LOT would engage in direct stern chase. And they probably wouldn’t. They would be cautious of Allied torpedoes. Let’s not forget, that the “running distance” and “effective range” of the torpedo is two different things. If you are firing against the enemy that chased you, your effective torpedo range is basically doubled (because the enemy is moving toward your torpedoes). So the League ships probably would not move in predictable pattern. Make a interim base in Venezuela, very shallow oil fields and light oil, plus already controlled by the Doms. From there, Cuba is much more threatened. Not to mention the mysterious East Coast entities that don’t like the NUS very much. Assuming that their technology is even with the NUS, it’d be pretty easy for the LOT to set up an American base at say, Jacksonville or Savannah. But best thing Reddy can do now it get some Nancys and P-1D’s to Cuba. Plus all of the Japanese torpedo planes, and start building copies in the RRP. They supposedly have better engines, and the RRP is going to need land-based torpedo planes to defend the Cape. Send plans for the MTB’s to the NUS, and get a supply of engines and fuel on the way from the RRP. Supply from the RRP being key to the Alliance’s success; it would not surprise me if the LOT does not wait for the battleships and cruisers, but sends the destroyer flotillas with oilers to disrupt supply lines and destroy the remainder of the Alliance Navy Clan. They don’t need battleships. Isn’t the U-112 in crappy shape, with the crew dispersed and unwilling to be pig-boat men again? Torps a different size, unless they re-line the tubes? Other idea is once they meet up with Halik, convince him to join the side of the CM, and bo back to Arabia to put a little pressure on the LOT’s eastern frontier. Maybe a squadron of Cantets to serve as ‘Night Witches’ and fire-bomb at night. Not to mention the Ju-52 flying in a reverse Kg 200 role, adding to night terror raids. “Not to mention the mysterious East Coast entities that don’t like the NUS very much.” Yeah, and let’s not forget: they may be also the reason why Dom’s decided to abandon the whole Mexican Valley after war with NUS. One problem. Why should Halik faction or CM faction fight the League? League done nothing wrong to them, and I suspect that CM would be highly critical of the idea “you should fight them because they are bad guys”. Halik also have no reason to fight the League. Let’s not put the Grik Empire into the “good guys” list too fast. First of all, they have serious internal split, which would probably consume most of their resources on in-fighting. Secondly, they have little reason to love the Alliance, and even less reasons to dislike the League. The most probable outcome, frankly, would be for Grik Empire to stay out of League-Alliance war, but providing Alliance with raw materials and pre-fabricated components as a part of “peace threaty”. Considering Grik enormous production capabilities, they could easily fulfill Alliance need of steel, powder, chemical materials. Night raids against what? How would they navigate at night over unknown land? “Problem is, that sub could not keep with DD very well.” Actually, it should have no problems keeping up. Reddy knows the LOT has essentially expended two subs already, so they probably have more, one or two of which may accompany the LOT fleet. Reddy’s flotilla would probably be going slow enough for their sonar to be effective (16-18 knots) & zig-zagging. One the other claw, as Steve says, the U-112 is in poor shape & the crew may not want to fight the LOT. On the third tentacle, some of them may agree to it since they’d be fighting mostly the French & Italians & they can fill out the crew with what’s left of the S-19 folks, & cat volunteers. They should have a full load of German torpedoes, they could off load a couple for study & use the rest. “It would work only if LOT would engage in direct stern chase. And they probably wouldn’t.” They might, you never know, especially if they think the allies might escape if they don’t pursue directly. Plus anti-torpedo tactics call for turning either into or away from the torpedo spread to parallel it. If they are in direct pursuit, they should be already almost parallel to any incoming tracks. Pretty sure Alexey means the actual fight. Even flank speed is 8 knots underwater for a pre-XXI U-Boat, so she’d already have to be in the combat zone ahead of the Allied fleet in order to be useful. I mean, there’s got to be a reason why the USN had their subs doing search and destroy, rather than operating as fleet scouts. Right, but most of the time they operated on the surface. She’d accompany Reddy’s flotilla & submerge when smoke is sighted on the horizon, then wait for an opportunity. As far as operating with the fleet, the US subs were, on occasion, deployed in picket lines ahead of the IJN line of advance. Sometimes just reporting on their movements, but other times, taking a shot. Also to consider is the USN had 3-4 time more subs available than Reddy has modern surface ships. They could afford to spread them out. Hopefully, by the time they get there, some of the new aircraft came with them to help out. Problem is, that for this to work, the submarine needed to be positioned exactly right. I.e. Reddy would need to predict his LOT opponent course of action perfectly. And, with all respect, but it is impossible. Too many variables. The underwater trap is SUPPOSEDLY workable tactics, but not with a single submarine. The slightest deviation of pursuing LOT navy from the course would be enough for sub to not be able to attack at all. Or even to detect the enemy. Periscope is not exactly the best surface search tool around. It may work in the situation when the opponent is restrained in movement (like in a narrow), but problem is, that opponent, traversing the narrow, would expect underwater attacks. By donald johnson on 4 October, 2019 My guess is that the unknown enemy is the Vikings. #1 they were known to have been in the area after 1000 ad “Eric the red” era. #2 They were very aggressive against all they met at the time. As they would be very capable of building small fast ships they can be a very capable enemy and as slave holders they would want to get more from wherever they could catch them. This would generally piss off all who meet them including the NUS. Their tech level is surprisingly high and they had good steel though it was only swords at the tome of crossover. Although they did not have guns at the time of crossover they would undoubtedly have them now by capturing a few ships with them by night attacks of which they were well known for. This is my reasoning for the unknown enemy. Oh yes they would be followers of Odin as the ones who were out looking at time of the crossover were generally trying to stay out of the hands of the catholic/christian newcomers that were taking over their homelands. Not gonna blow. I’m afraid, you overestimate Viking’s lore greatly… Let’s not forget: vikings were not a nation, they were a profession. Scandinavia in 8th-11th centuries have a lot of population, but very limited lands for farming (and the available land wasn’t exactly rich also), so quite a lot of young males seek fortune and glory elsewhere. In the conditions of Destroyermen’s World, where the land is perfectly available… why should our vikings bother to sail & raid someone? Especially considering that human populations are rather small & dispersed, and there are an awful lot of dangers on the way. What’s the point of sending longships to raid some primitive poor tribes? And entities like Dominion is clearly too big for even vikings to mess with. With all respect, but vikings trying to capture a Dominion ship would not be even a bad joke. The Dominion naval technology – even just sailing one – is centuries ahead of any available to vikings. Trying to board the pinnace from viking longboat… well, let’s say that the best chances vikings would have if Dom’s sailors would laugh themselves to death… ROB describes them as a bunch of “diverse, insular and often belligerent tribes;” that sounds a lot like Norsemen, albeit probably not as advanced as Donald suggests. Definitely nowhere close to raiding the Dominion even with Roanoke gunpowder. While the reasons to go Viking are unclear, one theory suggests the need to steal brides… and Vinland wouldn’t have many (the DD-verse even less). It’s not hard to imagine a bunch of hybrid Norse-First Nations clans all feuding with each other. By donald j johnson on 6 October, 2019 The viking were actually more of a single force than most realize. in around 800 to 900 they had a single leader for many of the local tribes up in the Jutland area. Iceland was a single nation and Greenland had been settled. They had discovered how to determine the suns location using a form of calcite. Their swords were of extremely high quality steel. As far as capturing ships you must realize that just because a ship has guns and the enemy does not is not cause to justify that the ones with guns won’t loose especially if over 100 years of trial the viking would not learn that 1) night attacks make it easier to sneak onto an anchored ship from small boats. 2) keep trying until you succeed. my guess is that they lost their first ship in their first 10 years of exploring the area. they pissed off the vikings with their attitude somehow (easy to understand) and failed to realize that they need to keep a ready watch for the enemy. Yes they were fighting each other but not to the death but more of an capture the flag attitude. and after peace is obtained the youngsters would go brawl somewhere else for a while. and maybe buy wives instead of steeling them. This is also the way the american Indians did it Norse kings had pretty short shelf lives, which is partly how the Anglo-Saxons and Franks managed to contain them; even the Great Heathen Army fell to pieces in the end. There might’ve been a time where the whole East Coast was united under one ruler, but that’s clearly not the case now. Dom’s did not just have guns. They have EVERYTHING. Better sail plane, higher freeboard, better anti-boarding tactics. They are descendants of the much more advanced seafaring culture that Vikings even dreamed to be. And to be exact: Spaniards of post-reconquista era were absolutely badass in boarding actions. And 100 years of trials is not exactly that much, considering the cost of each failure and not exactly clear benefits of the victory. Again: no population pressure, plenty of farming land. The transferred northerners simply have no reason to go viking – it does not pays off, the most available targets (the Dom’s) are much more likely to kill and rob them than visa-versa, and considering the very aggressive fauna around, the rulers of settlements would not took it kindly if some youths would declare “I’m sick of farming, let’s go robe Dom’s – surely, after a hundred years of being totally massacred by them we MUST win this time!” 1) And why do you think Dom’s never heard about small boat attacks against anchored ships? This was a basic tactics of many pirates since Viking times, and Dom’s are of much later culture. More than that, considering the average conditions of Destroyermen’s world, it’s utterly impossible to imagine Dom’s tradeship being on anchor near unknown landmass without all possible lookouts ready & guards on the watch. 2) Keeping trying required quite a lot of spare population. And quite stupid one, to continue to annoy Dom’s without any need to do that. Justin, Dom’s are much MORE advanced civilization than Vikings! It was THEM who may be pissed off by Vikings, not the visa-versa. Considering that Dom’s are basically better in everything, from seafaring to swordsmanship (yeah, this things improved too), basically any clash between them would be a total disaster for Vikings. And if they manage to annoy the Dom’s, Dom’s would just send a relatively small punitive expedition to exterminate them. Yo Alexey, Don’s the one talking about raiding Dommie ships. High tension or not, don’t go putting text in my box! Sounds like other civilizations are nothing but untermensch to the LOT, so Halik may have no choice, And if he’s in Arabia, he’s sitting on oil that the LOT would probably covet. What was the navigation system the Luftwaffe used for night bombing? Huckbein or something like that? THink it worked something like LORAN. No, it wasn’t anything like LORAN. LORAN us time-delay system: plane send a signal, transponders on the ground recieve and re-send it, and the time between signal sending & return (diveded by two, minus the know transponder reaction time) gave the distance from the transponder. Several transponder station create a series of distance redings, which then could be used to approximate plane position. German system used Lorentz beams, i.e. narrow-focused radio beams. Two such beams were used in pair, each encoded with signl sequence: the right one beam send short signals with long pauses, and the left one – long signals with short pauses. Since the beams were send very close to each other, there exist a very narrow zone where BOTH signals overlapped, producing one continious signal. The plane navigator used his radio gear to listen to the beam. As long as he heard a continious, uninterrupted sound, it means that the plane is on exactly the right path moving along the overlapping area between the beams. But if plane strayed, say, to the left, the navigator would now hear only the left beam – long signals with short pauses. He would immediately realize that the plane went out of the path, and order pilot to turn right. To determine exact location, two intersecting pair of beams were used. One determined the plane approach. The other was to pinpoint the bombing location: the intersection determined the point to drop bombs. The system was fairly accurate, but A – it was line-of-sight only (could not be used beyond a few hundred km), and B – the straight line approach made the plane course very predictable. And C – Germans, being rather inept in electronics, never figured out how to make system jamming-proof, so after a while British neutralized it by just generating a false intersection beams. By Steve Moore on 6 October, 2019 Don’t think they’d need the bombers. Look what one destroyer did to the NUS bleet. Imagine sending a squadron into Mobile Bay, a la Narvik or Balikpapan. Agreed, but bombers are… more psychologically-damaging for pre-flight civilization. The naval attacks still allow the other side to think “if we would be far enough from sea, we have a chance”. The aerial attacks could hit anywhere. Recall the British shock from the first zeppelin raids in 1915. They weren’t exactly very destructive; but psychological damage was enormous. All British suddenly realized, that anyone could be killed. That there is no “safe from war” places; aerial attack could reach anywhere. And League have much better bombing capabilities than German zeppelins of WW1 – and much less moral restrains… By Matt White on 7 October, 2019 I agree bombers would be extremely effective. The question then is how would they pull it off. Given intel received from defectors the League isn’t capable of such a logistical undertaking at the moment. No bombers that they could conceivably have possess the range to cross the Atlantic. That means they have to be broken down and shipped. That will slow things down. Fuel and munitions also have to be shipped and resupply would be slow. Then again, if you’re right they only need one or two bombing raids to achieve their goal. There is also the risk that must be considered. The league has lost one modern destroyer from brilliant Union tactics already. They can’t know for sure that there aren’t more ships in the Atlantic already and while their modern warships would crush them, we have good reason to believe they aren’t in a good position to deploy escorts at this time. French, Italian and German warships in our world also didn’t have the range of their British and American counterparts either. I think it’s reasonable to assume the same is true here. So that means the escort also needs an axillary to supply it. So one ship for the planes, another for ordinance, an escort and an oiler for the escort. This is starting to become a decent sized operation. To ensure safety and the only warship isn’t defeated by underhanded tactics it would be prudent to bring a second…and an oiler for it as well of course. Not impossible but something that would take time to arrange. There’s also the risk in using the bombers. Even without air defence of any kind some can be lost. Mechanical casualties, accidents, bad weather etc. Would League leadership be willing to commit the bombers on their own far from supply and spare parts? I’m not sure. They have been both cautious and willing to make expensive risks. They flip flop back and forth. Savoie and the uboat were both logistical liabilities. We don’t know about not-surcouf and the Macchi-messers were definitely important and an expensive loss. It could go either way. But I think if they do try it, it will take time and wouldn’t happen in the next book. It seems to be a moot point, since it looks like the League’s just going to skip the NUS altogether and attack the Pass directly. By Jeff on 24 September, 2019 Minor question. Been cruising through the previous books again and am in Storm Surge now. A couple of times Matt referenced a conversation he had with his cousin, and Orrin has done the same thing. Thought that was a dream Matt had while recovering from the fight with Hoo-yoo-dammy. He made it from a sick bed in Manila to New Ireland where his cousin told him about Doolittle’s raid. Just wondering if I missed something, or maybe they spoke via radio, or maybe just another Mandela Effect blip …… I think it was a flash back. The conversation probably took place when USS Walker stoped at the New Brittish Isles on the way back home from the fighting in California. 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__label__cc	0.634185	0.365815	"Wiffleman" Meet Wiffleman. He has many different qualities and skills. He has the head of Howard Cronin, eyes of Ryan Cook, mouth of Rebecca Cronin, heart of Joe Hubly, arm of John Cronin, Muscle of Joe Cronin, hands of Thomas Randolph, and legs of Andrew Cronin. Head: Howard Cronin is one of the smartest players in the game. He is a crafty veteran who can outsmart his opponents. Eyes: Ryan Cook played in 2 games and reached base in almost every one of his at bats. He hardly swung the bat and was quickly named "Power Walker". Mouth: Rebecca Cronin is a talker who uses her her words to distract opponents. Heart: Joe Hubly may be 0-3, but he has a lot of passion for the game. He always gives 110% and is a positive teammate. Arm: John Cronin has led the league in strikeouts for the past 3 seasons. He is currently leading the league. He has found his groove this season and has mastered a couple more pitches. Muscle: Joe Cronin is a HR machine and doesn't show any signs of tiredness. He is running (more like speeding away in a car) away with the HR title. Hands: Thomas Randolph is a terrific defensive player. He robbed a couple HR last year. Legs: Andrew Cronin is the fastest player in the game. He is the perfect size for a small wiffleball field. He hustles every play. Howard Cronin Wiffleman??!!!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line773
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E.G Megatron (456) means that 456 news stories have been tagged with the phrase "Megatron". To navigate, simply use the top bar to browse by the first character of the tag phrase. Introduction Browse News Categories Tag Cloud (popular) Tag Index New G.I. Joe Instruction sheets now online We have updated the G.I. Joe instruction sheets section of the website with some new PDF instructon sheets entries. Of the updates, the following new entries were added into the database: SKY SWEEPER JET Instructions SMOKE SCREEN TRANSPORT Instructions SURE FIRE and COBRA SLICE figures Instructions SWAT TEAM SILENT ENTRY Instructions You can download copies of the instruction sheets from our Hasbro Toy Instruction Sheets section of the website. Category: G.I. Joe \| Submitted by: TFATM - on: Friday, 23rd November 2012 at 11:26:42 GMT \| Share: \| Discuss: Read on GI JOE: Field Manual Volume 2 (G. I. Joe (Graphic Novels)) With volume one of Jim Sorenson's and Bill Forster's latest book, G.I. Joe: Field Manual Volume 1, out now, fans of the series will be please to hear that the 2nd volume of the book, which covers the 2nd season as well as the Dic series, is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com. Set to be released in February 2013, you can preview the book here. Category: G.I. Joe \| Submitted by: quartz - on: Saturday, 1st September 2012 at 09:42:23 BST \| Share: \| Discuss: Read on GI Joe Retaliation Toys USA Today have shown of pictures of some of the GI Joe Retaliation toys. These toys will not be out in the UK, so GI Joe fans will need to import them or purchase them from places like All The Cool Stuff and Kapow Toys Directed by Jon M. Chu and due out in theaters June 29, G.I. Joe: Retaliation is the follow-up to the 1980s military-tinged franchise's first cinematic affair three years ago, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, which was the highest pop-culture point to date of three decades of comic books, cartoons and toys. And with a new movie come new action figures of returning actors Channing Tatum as team leader Duke and Ray Park as the ninja Snake Eyes, franchise newbie Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as heavy machine gunner Roadblock, and many more. (For those who've been waiting for a toy to complement their John McClane action figure, Bruce Willis is in the flick, too, as "original Joe," Joe Colton.) .... The article shows off toys including Roadblock (Dwayne Johnson), Duke, Cobra Commander, Cobra Trooper, Joe Trooper, Snake-Eyes, Stormshadow, Red Ninja and Zartan. Click the news story to see the images Category: G.I. Joe \| Submitted by: Moonbug - on: Thursday, 2nd February 2012 at 11:57:52 GMT \| Share: \| Discuss: Read on GI Joe Retaliation Trailer The trailer for GI Joe: Retaliation has now been released.� The clip shows character including Roadblock, Scarlett, Snake-Eyes, Jinx, Duke, Cobra Commander, Stormshadow, and Red Ninjas to name a few. This instantly looks better then the first live action GI Joe movie, if just for the proper Cobra Commander mask.� Roll on Roll Out Roll Call 2012 and the release of GI Joe Retaliation Category: G.I. Joe \| Submitted by: Moonbug - on: Tuesday, 13th December 2011 at 19:46:04 GMT \| Share: \| Discuss: Read on GI-Joe Renegades debut press release from The Hub The Hub have issued the following press release regarding G.I-Joe Renegades and its Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend debut. The Hub to Premiere New Original Series �G.I. Joe Renegades� During Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend Coming this Thanksgiving holiday weekend to The Hub, a cable network for kids and their families, is a special two-part premiere of the new half-hour, action-adventure animated series �G.I. Joe Renegades,� Friday, November 26. The Hub is a joint venture of Discovery Communications and Hasbro, Inc., and is available to 60 million U.S. cable and satellite households. The new animated series, a re-imagining of the popular, original series �G.I. Joe A Real American Hero,� takes viewers back to the origins of the G.I. Joe storyline, in which the world�s most elite renegade force of highly trained specialists are forced to band together to prevent their nemesis, the evil forces of Cobra Industries, from achieving global domination. �G.I. Joe Renegades� is produced for The Hub by Hasbro Studios. The series is executive produced by Jeff Kline, whose television credits include �Transformers: Prime� and �Jackie Chan Adventures.� Preceding the series debut, The Hub will present a half-hour behind-the-scenes special, �Hub Exclusive: �G.I. Joe Renegades� and �Transformers: Prime�� (3:30 p.m. ET), showcasing two original series on The Hub. The special is followed by the world premiere of the first two half-hour episodes (5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. ET) of �G.I. Joe Renegades.� The series will continue in its regular time period, Friday, December 3, with an encore presentation at 5 p.m. ET and a new episode premiere at 5:30 p.m. ET. Starring in the series premiere are Lee Majors (�The Six Million Dollar Man�) as �General Abernathy,� and Charlie Adler, the original Cobra Commander from the animated series �G.I. Joe: Resolute,� who reprises his role in the new series. �G.I. Joe Renegades� also includes an all-star lineup of story editors, including Marty Isenberg (�Ben 10,� �Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles� and �Batman the Animated Series�) and Henry Gilroy (�Star Wars: Clone Wars,� �The Tick� and �Batman the Animated Series.�) A full schedule of the �G.I. Joe Renegades� and related programming follows. (All times ET). �Hub Exclusive: �G.I. Joe Renegades� (Premiere: Friday, November 26, 3:30 p.m. � 4 p.m.. Encore presentations: Monday, November 29, 6 p.m. � 6:30 p.m.; Friday, December 3; 4:30 p.m. � 5 p.m.; and Saturday, December 4, 12 p.m. � 12:30 p.m.) �G.I. Joe Renegades� - Part 1 of �The Descent�(Premiere: Friday, November 26, 5 p.m. � 5:30 p.m.. Encore presentations: 11 p.m. � 11:30 p.m.; Sunday, November 28, 1 p.m. � 1:30 p.m.; Friday, December 3, 7 a.m. � 7:30 a.m.) �G.I. Joe Renegades� -Part 2 of �The Descent�(Premiere: Friday, November 26, 5:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.. Encore presentations: 11:30 p.m. � 12 a.m.; Sunday, November 28, 1:30 p.m. � 2 p.m.; Friday, December 3, 7:30 a.m. � 8 a.m.) About The Hub: The Hub is a multi-platform joint venture between Discovery Communications (NASDAQ:DISCA - News) (NASDAQ:DISCB - News) (NASDAQ:DISCK - News) and Hasbro, Inc., (NYSE:HAS - News) with a goal of entertaining, enlightening, empowering and educating children and their families. The cable and satellite television network features original programming as well as content from Discovery's library of award-winning children's educational programming; from Hasbro's rich portfolio of entertainment and educational properties built during the past 90 years; and from leading third-party producers worldwide. The Hub lineup includes animated and live-action series, specials and game shows, and the network extends its content through a robust and engaging online presence at www.hubworld.com. The Hub rebranded from Discovery Kids on October 10, 2010, and reaches approximately 60 million U.S. households. The Hub logo and name are trademarks of Hub Television Networks, LLC. All rights reserved. Category: G.I. Joe \| Submitted by: quartz - on: Wednesday, 3rd November 2010 at 14:09:30 GMT \| Share: \| Discuss: Read on IDW GI Joe Comic Information Chris Ryall has answered 10 questions regarding the new GI Joe comic by IDW Publishing. Regarding a Sigma Six spin-off In this case, anything's possible and are fair game--we've already talked about the possibility of Sigma Six comics or Origins (the new Warren Ellis-scripted animated thing) or something else. But I did mean what I said before in that I really want to establish our ongoing Joe world before delving into such things. I think if we start spreading too thin at the start, we won't do the fans any favors. And since there's also a movie continuity to contend with, any more than those two might be too much for the foreseeable future. Regarding the Joes operating out of a PIT base Regarding which Joes are in the elite team This is one of those story details I'm loathe to discuss rather than let them play out. The core team at the start of the #0 issue is largely the same as the movie's cast, albeit in different circumstances, but that changes very quickly, as other faces appear in issue 1 and beyond. Will Gung-Ho have a shirt? Matthew McConaughey wants to know why you have to wear a shirt to get some respect... but don't worry, Gung Ho's gonna be treated properly. On "How much will the stories be dictated by the Hasbro / Hama stories" I saw a fair share of "free reign" talk over at Phil's board today. Thing of it is, none of us have free reign. I mean, it's a licensed property, we're the licensee, and Larry is the guy we've hired to bring it back to life. But Hasbro is the licensor--they have ultimate say over anything and everything. That said, Hasbro has been amazingly receptive to what we want to do, and been helpful, beneficial and had some great creative suggestions. This has been the case the entire time we've handled the TF license, since mid-2005 (when we started internally). They like what we've done and we've built up a good level of trust, and all of that played into them awarding us the Joe license. All of which means that we're not looking at a scenario like two decades ago where a toy release drove the storytelling. Comics and the way they supplement/complement a licensor's efforts have changed and everyone recognizes that and appreciates it. We're not a toy tie-in as much as we're a toy complement. And there are different initiatives and dictates at Hasbro than before, and part of that is ensuring the strength of the Joe brand with their and our core audience. Which sounds like marketing-speak, but what it means is that the comics can be more adult than before, they can tell stories that aren't developed in marketing meetings, and we and by extension Larry have room to tell good stories and develop the world free of such worries. I don't know all of what happened with past Joe comics, I just know our experience with the TF comics, and it's been a true partnership and a gratifying one. So I'm only optimistic about what we're going to do here, and so are they. And hopefully you. And someday, maybe even Jamar Miller... How will IDW alter the GI-Joe francise? I don't know if I completely follow the question, so let me see if this is any answer. Also while perusing Phil's board today, I saw some question/parallel drawn between us hiring Simon Furman to relaunch the TF books for us and now Shane McCarthy, nearly 3 full years after that, coming on to write a big TF title for us. If the concern there, or here, is that we're hiring an "old guarder" to start things and then abandoning them, that's not at all what happened with the TF books. Simon's storyline ran for three years, included what, a dozen Spotlight issues in addition to the main storyline, and now is headed in a different direction. That seems to me to be pretty standard in comics, occasionally shaking things up to reinvigorate things or refocus people on the comics (next up: Me Grimlock, Me Skrull!). Simon is doing multiple other books for us, so the strange talk that we "dumped" him is just that, strange. He guided the entire TF line for us (and Beast Wars and the movie prequel with me) for years and did/does so masterfully. But one person doing everything isn't the best way to give the fans multiple voices or takes on characters. Not every Spider-Man title is written by the same guy. This is that. With Joe, Larry will be doing the main book for us. If we do other miniseries or Spotlights or what have you, other writers will be along for the ride, too. So there was no circumstance behind AHM other than a new storyline being needed and me wanting to add a new voice to the mix. With Simon, Chris Mowry and now Shane, there's a nice mix of TF writers working on multiple projects. And it's safe to say that there will be multiple writers eventually working on Joe projects, too. (Then received clarification on the question) Ahh. The TF thing was partially about making/keeping the comics accessible to new people but also just wanting to do something new and big and different. It honestly spins more out of me being impressed by the level of planning in something like Planet Hulk, where the story itself was one thing but then the next story, where the Hulk would eventually return to Earth, was even more highly anticipated. I wanted to do something big, something like Independence Day minus the lame, and strip away a bit of the hard continuity and give people a good new jumping-on point. I think when you rely too much on convoluted continuity to tell stories, you end up with things like Final Crisis that are oft-putting to new or casual fans. Joe won't be a huge departure from what Hama did before, but then again, it will be because he's a different person and storyteller now. If that makes any sense. Will the comic start from the beginning? Aaaand here we are, the $10 question. Three to go after this one (for now), so until those are posted, let me dig into this one. First, some backstory. When we first started considering Joe, or even before that, in just keeping an eye on the DDP comics and pondering what we'd do "if," we looked at various options. Option 1: Keep the continuity, continuing what multiple publishers have done over two-plus decades, trying to wrangle continuity that didn't always make perfect sense or flow perfectly from issue to issue, let alone from publisher to publisher. Option 2: Pick and choose from the past, and maybe pick up right after Marvel's run ended, ignoring the rest. Option 3: Do our own thing. Ultimately, it wasn't even a hard decision. We respect like crazy what Marvel did. Without that historic run, Joe never would've been a lasting, viable comic property. It would've been Marvel's Masters of the Universe (remember that old DC comic? I do. Or remember Crystar, Crystal Warrior? Or other failed toy comics? Yep, I do). Instead, it and Rom Spaceknight showed that toy comics could be their own thing, could be so much more. I also respect what others have done since. But the thing of it is, the idea of continuing it brings with it two main problems: 1. It's presumptuous. How in the world would we ever even know what DDP was going to do with the finale of WWIII when we had to get started? We wouldn't, so to assume one thing and have it play out differently would be trouble enough. 2. The bigger point--it's not our story. If we pick up where DDP left off, we're not IDW doing the things that Hasbro wants us to do and that fans expect, we're DDP West. Their concluding storyline left things in a way that we'd need to either invalidate lots of it to be able to include all the characters we want, or we'd have to write around what they did since it wasn't what we'd do. All of which seems much more wrong than blazing our own trail. We'd be one step away from bringing in Mephisto to wipe away the elements we don't want to use. The biggest point to make is that while we weren't looking to scrap two decades of good (some great, some not so) comics, we were looking to give new fans something to get excited about, something to make old fans anticipate something new rather than more of the same, and something we'd be proud to have our logo on. Are we doing a reboot? The answer is, we're starting at the beginning. A New Beginning. But we're doing it in a way akin to what they did with James Bond last year. The movie stripped away a lot of the things that had made the franchise feel bloated and ridiculous and started over. Not necessarily scrapping what was to come in the characters' future movies, but resetting things, losing the bloat, making the character stand out again, and reminding people why it was once great. That's what we're doing. And doing it with Larry, where he's a two-decades-better storyteller than he was, and with the wisdom of years to think about what worked and what didn't, is immensely exciting to me. Before, he was essentially making it up as he went. Now, he know what he wants to do, and is being given the freedom to do it. I had dinner with Larry in NYC a few weeks ago and we talked about all of this, and in his mind and mine, there was only one way to make this work right, so that's what we're doing. Time to start fresh, paying tribute to what's come before, not invalidating anything that's come before or reworking it to make it fit with what we want to do, and not being hamstrung by what other people have done. Time for G.I. Joe: A New Beginning. Will IDW be touting Snake-eyes as the "uber-character" It's a hard thing, because EVERYONE loves Snake-Eyes. But I'm also very wary of burning out a good thing right away. So I know he's still going to play a prominent role, but as a member of the Joe team and not as our Wolverine. He'll get his due soon enough, sure, but at the start, the team is what I want to be the focus. There're too many other good characters to focus on on both sides of the fence to let him steal all their thunder. On reprinting old comics In more general terms, we just want to really treat the old Joe material as something special, not just comics to scan and release again. So we're still working on the best way to do that, and the best timing, but there'll definitely be a good amount before the movie (which is just good business as well as an effort to quickly get this stuff back in print. Bookstores will be wanting multiple Joe products ahead of the movie). But we'll be recoloring/retouching and likely doing things like The Best of Larry Hama (picked by LH) and other hardcover presentations of the material. I'd expect these to start as soon as February '09. How are the sillier concepts going to be treated? People might describe our comics in many ways, but I don't think "silly" will be one of them. Along with what I was saying before, there won't be anything silly--no Ewoks this time--in the comics. Serious action, yes, gritty, yes, but there's a real moratorium on silly. Alright, there's 10. Thanks for playing. Now, as most TF fans whove done these Q&As here know, I'm usually terrible about sticking to my "only 10!" rule and end up replying to other things along the way. So feel free to discuss and I'll likely poke my head in and kibbutz a bit more. Hope this all helped a little bit. Much more to come, obviously. And what'll we start showing off Robert Atkins' stuff. Larry Hama. Robert Atkins. G.I. JOE. October '08: Issue #0 (24 pages, an all-new 16-page story and lots of sketches and interviews and such) January '08: G.I. Joe #1 "A New Beginning" part 1 of 6. Official press release and all that is still coming, too, but in light of the Web leak, this seemed the best way to address the scuttlebutt. Bonus 11th question -Will the Joe series be mini-stories That's actually not fully determined yet. I kinda like the idea of a nice, long run, but we'll see. Sometimes the dictates of the market now seem to necessitate restarting with new number ones after each story. Category: G.I. Joe \| Submitted by: Moonbug - on: Tuesday, 8th July 2008 at 09:00:55 BST \| Share: \| Discuss: Read on GI Joe filming ended this week Sienna Miller recently confirmed that filming for the GI Joe movie ended, whilst being interviewed on the Jonathan Ross show this week. Miller didn't sound only excited about the role, or the movie, which could be worry ... then again she appeared to have no idea about GI Joe either. Category: G.I. Joe \| Submitted by: Moonbug - on: Saturday, 21st June 2008 at 20:52:06 BST \| Share: \| Discuss: Read on Hawk, Duke, Zartan actors sign on for GI-Joe Movie More news for G.I-Joe fans, Dennis Quaid has signed on to the project to play General Hawk, with Arnold Vosloo signing on to play the ever-popular Zartan. There is still no word on who will voice Destro, though we expect the actor to be announced in the coming forthnight. This news follows closely on the heals that Hollywood Reporter broke regarding Channing Tatum will be playing Duke in the film. The role was originally going to be played by Sam Worthington, though he could not coordinate the production's schedule with his current work on James Cameron's "Avatar," which has run over schedule. Here's a reminder of the cast list thus far. Hawk - Dennis Quaid Duke - Channing Tatum Snake Eyes - Ray Park Scarlett - Rachel Nichols Ripcord - Marlon Wayans Heavy Duty - Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Breaker - Said Taghmaoui Rex - Joseph Gordon-Levitt Zartan - Arnold Vosloo The Baroness - Sienna Miller Storm Shadow - Byung-hun Lee The actor for Destro will probably be announced in the next week or so Category: G.I. Joe \| Submitted by: quartz - on: Tuesday, 29th January 2008 at 09:56:01 GMT \| Share: \| Discuss: Read on Interview with Lorenzo di Bonaventura regarding G.I-Joe and Transformers 2 IESB recently interviewed G.I-Joe and Transformers producers Lorenzo di Bonaventura regarding both films, though primarily G.I-Joe. Here are some quotes. When asked about Marlon Wayans playing Ripcord his reply was Well, let's talk about Marlon for a second. A lot of people are fans of his from the comedic point of view obviously for all the right reasons, but what I think everybody forgets about is how damn good he was in Requiem for a Dream as an actor. And, when we were trying to figure out who would be the right element to make this combination work of Duke as the leader and Ripcord as the best friend who sorta gets Duke in trouble all the time and Duke has to bail him out all the time and have fun with him, we needed a guy who's gonna be funny and we needed a guy who was going to be a good actor. And we went to Marlon and said, "We'd love to talk to you." And he's a gigantic GI Joe fan and immediately asked, "is Cobra in it, is Destro in it?" I mean before he even got to read the script he was so much fun to talk to because he understood what it was. So he got it immediately, and when we did the test, you know, we all looked at each other and the studio and there isn't one person who didn't think it was a no-brainer. So, from our point of view, he's playing a military character who's got some real good quips but he's got to be good, he's got to be physical, and I mean Marlon is a strapping guy, he's got good size to him. So, I think the fans will feel, when they see him, that he is playing the solider that they anticipate anyone from the G.I. Joe group to be. When asked how the search for the actor to play Destro is going, Lorenzo said things are getting close. "Within the next two weeks, I will comfortably tell you that. We don't have a guy chosen, we have the list down to about 4 or 5. All of them are of the English, Irish, Scottish persuasion shall we say." He also confirmed that Hawk should be cast within the next two weeks and that Zartan will also appear in the movie. On a Transformers Movie 2 note, Lorenzo was wasked about the script and here is what he had to say. "We're nowhere because of the strike, we won't know until we come back. We have a very fine outline and we know exactly where we want go with the movie but until this writers strike comes back, we'll find out exactly where we are. Michael is completely on top of every detail. He's designed a lot of great stuff already. He's got a lot of great sequences imagined but you know, he needs some writers to work with before he's ready to go, so I would say June 2nd is an unofficial start, it's the target date we'd like to go for but, you know, we've got to get some writers to help us." You can read the interview in full here. Category: G.I. Joe \| Submitted by: Moonbug - on: Thursday, 10th January 2008 at 09:33:28 GMT \| Share: \| Discuss: Read on Marlon Wayans signs up as Ripcord for G.I. Joe Movie Good news for fellow G.I-Joe fans, another actor / character has been confirmed for the 2009 live action G.I-Joe film and this time they do not have British connections. Variety report that Marlon Wayans has signed on to play Ripcord. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is also rumoured to be close to signing on to the film which is set ten years in the future. The film is due to begin shooting next month with Rachel Nichols, Sienna Miller, Adewale Akinnuote-Agbaje, Said Taghmaoui and Ray Parks all already signed onboard with the movie Category: G.I. Joe \| Submitted by: Moonbug - on: Monday, 7th January 2008 at 09:25:31 GMT \| Share: \| Discuss: Read on Ray Park cast as Snake-Eyes in the G.I-Joe Movie! Slashfilm report here, that Scotland's own Ray Park (Darth Maul (Star Wars), The Toad (X-Men), Iron Fist (Iron Fist)) has been cast as Snake Eyes in the 2009 live action G.I-Joe movie. Ray Park joins Sienna Miller (The Baroness) as the first two confirmed cast members for the Paramount Pictures film. You can read up on Ray's martial arts background on his own website. Category: G.I. Joe \| Submitted by: quartz - on: Thursday, 6th December 2007 at 10:17:02 GMT \| Share: \| Discuss: Read on Sienna Miller signs on to play the Baroness Variety report that British actress Sienna Miller has signed on to the G.I-Joe Movie and will play the lead female in he movie .... The Baroness. Variety go on to report that the "story is set at Brussels-based GIJOE, an acronym for the Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity, and revolves around an international co-ed force of operatives who use high-tech equipment to battle Cobra, an evil org headed by a Scottish arms dealer." So effectively G.I-Joe vs Destro, so it looks like Cobra Commander may not make an appearance, or at least if he does it, it will simply be to further the plot for future movies. Filming is set to begin in mid-feb 2008 Category: G.I. Joe \| Submitted by: quartz - on: Tuesday, 20th November 2007 at 09:08:41 GMT \| Share: \| Discuss: Read on Stuart Beattie to write the script for the G.I. Joe movie Paramount Pictures has named Stuart Beattie to write the script for the new GI Joe film. The full press release reads below. Note that The story is set at Brussels-based G.I.J.O.E. which now means Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity. Paramount Pictures is has roped in Stuart Beattie to pen the script for the new 'G.I. Joe' movie. The studio is determined to start work on the project as soon as possible, especially after the success of Paramount/DreamWorks' Transformers," which is also based on a Hasbro toy line. Paul Lovett and David Elliot and Skip Woods are some of the writers who have penned earlier drafts for the project that has been in the pipeline for some time now, reports Variety. Pre-production is likely to begin by the end of the year, and Paramount is expecting the production to start in February, with the movie expected to hit the big screen in summer 2009. Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Hasbro's Brian Goldner, Sommers and partner Bob Ducsay are producing the film. The story is set at Brussels-based G.I.J.O.E. which means Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity. The film is based on an international co-ed force of operatives who use high-tech equipment to battle Cobra, an evil org headed by a double-crossing Scottish arms dealer. Category: G.I. Joe \| Submitted by: Moonbug - on: Friday, 31st August 2007 at 12:41:27 BST \| Share: \| Discuss: Read on GI-Joe Movie gets green light for 2009 It's been confirmed that Paramount Pictures, alongside Hasbro, are set to release a live action GI-Joe movie (scheduled for 2009) with the director Stephen Summers (The Mummy, Van Helsing) and Producer Lorenzo Di Bonaventura (Transformers). A full press release was sent out 2 hours ago with the following information: LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Call it "G.I. Go." Paramount Pictures finally has mobilized "G.I. Joe," hiring the director of the "Mummy" movies to shoot a live-action film based on the popular Hasbro military action figures. "G.I. Joe" had long been in development at Paramount, though it gained traction thanks in part to "Transformers," the hit summer movie based on another Hasbro toy line. While G.I. Joe toys have been around for decades, the movie will be based on the toy line launched in the 1980s, which also was tied to a Saturday morning cartoon and comic book series. Director Stephen Sommers' take was inspired by a trip to Hasbro's headquarters in Rhode Island, where he learned in depth about the world of G.I. Joe. Sommers then met with Paramount brass, who sparked to his ideas. The studio is eyeing a summer 2009 release. The film will see soldiers from all branches of the military fighting a terrorist group called Cobra, led by the Cobra Commander and featuring such villains as the Baroness, metal-faced arms dealer Destro, master of disguise Zartan and biker gang Dreadnoks. On the good guys' side were heroes such as the mute ninja Snake Eyes and the fetching heroine Scarlett, who were led by a Joe named Duke. The full name of the '80s toy line was G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, but in a reflection of the global nature of tentpoles and current geopolitical climate, the Yankee nature of the strike force is being dropped, with the team now having an international flavor. Category: G.I. Joe \| Submitted by: Moonbug - on: Friday, 24th August 2007 at 08:55:31 BST \| Share: \| Discuss: Read on Runamuck Click the link or image above to view the Runamuck toy gallery. The gallery contains 11 images of this figure for your viewing pleasure. Hasbro Inc submitted a trademark application for MARK ONLY with the USPTO on the Wednesday, 30th November -0001. The mark was submitted within the category and currently has as status of . Galaxy Force Ep.1 Choose Your Fate We loved the Transformers Choose Your Fate books as kids, and even wrote a text adventure in their style for an old version of Transformers At The Moon. Here you can find images from these puzzle-books, both UK and US .... Ep 14: Autobots go Camping This clip is taken from episode 14, Nature Calls, when Bumblebee, Prowl and Sari go camping in the woods when investigating a strange Cybertronian signal coming from the forest. .... OTFCC 2003 (USA) Euro Sheet 1 The scans contained within this gallery are taken from our own Transformers toysheet collection. This is the first European Transformers toysheet. .... The instruction scans contained within this gallery with the TF08.net watermark were originally from the Chinese TF08 website. 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__label__wiki	0.502383	0.502383	Mark Gilpin Benson1 M, #426951, b. 21 August 1960 Mark Gilpin Benson was born on 21 August 1960.1 He is the son of Dr. Julian Arthur Gilpin Benson and Patricia Philippa Pridie.2 He graduated from Birmingham University, Birmingham, Warwickshire, EnglandG, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)1 He was educated at Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.A.G.1 He was a practising barrister in 1992.1 He lived in 2003 at 27 Strafford Road, Ellesmere Park, Eccles, Lincolnshire, EnglandG.1 Barnaby Jonathan Benson1 M, #426952, b. 26 December 1963 Barnaby Jonathan Benson was born on 26 December 1963.1 He is the son of Dr. Julian Arthur Gilpin Benson and Patricia Philippa Pridie.2 He graduated from Leeds University, Leeds, Yorkshire, West Riding, EnglandG, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)1 He lived in 2003 at 59 Brockwell Court, Effra Road, London, EnglandG.1 Sophie Louise Benson1 F, #426953, b. 19 August 1967 Sophie Louise Benson was born on 19 August 1967.1 She is the daughter of Dr. Julian Arthur Gilpin Benson and Patricia Philippa Pridie.2 She graduated from Kent University, Kent, EnglandG, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)1 She graduated from Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, EnglandG, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)1 Judith Joanna Pridie1 Judith Joanna Pridie was born on 24 June 1937.1 She is the daughter of Kenneth Hampden Pridie and Joanna Mary Egerton.2 She married Bernard Thomas Halse in 1964.1 From 1964, her married name became Halse. She lived in 2003 at Totterdown Farm, Timberscombe, Somerset, EnglandG.1 Bernard Thomas Halse1 Bernard Thomas Halse married Judith Joanna Pridie, daughter of Kenneth Hampden Pridie and Joanna Mary Egerton, in 1964.1 Lt.-Col. Charles Philip Egerton1 M, #426956, b. 7 March 1863, d. 24 November 1943 Lt.-Col. Charles Philip Egerton was born on 7 March 1863.1 He was the son of Sir Robert Eyles Egerton and Mary Warren Hickey.2 He married Lilian Isabel Rose, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Hugh Rose, on 16 November 1889.1 He died on 24 November 1943 at age 80.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Indian Army.1 Children of Lt.-Col. Charles Philip Egerton and Lilian Isabel Rose Rowland Philip Egerton+2 b. 25 Nov 1891 Grace Lilian Egerton2 b. 5 Jan 1893 Brian Raleigh Egerton2 b. 18 Nov 1897, d. 23 Oct 1918 Robert Charles Egerton+2 b. 12 Aug 1903, d. 1969 Lt.-Gen. Hugh Rose1 Lt.-Gen. Hugh Rose gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in the Bengal Staff Corps.1 Child of Lt.-Gen. Hugh Rose Lilian Isabel Rose+2 d. 7 Jun 1950 Lilian Isabel Rose1 F, #426958, d. 7 June 1950 Lilian Isabel Rose was the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Hugh Rose.2 She married Lt.-Col. Charles Philip Egerton, son of Sir Robert Eyles Egerton and Mary Warren Hickey, on 16 November 1889.1 She died on 7 June 1950.1 From 16 November 1889, her married name became Egerton. Children of Lilian Isabel Rose and Lt.-Col. Charles Philip Egerton Rowland Philip Egerton1 Rowland Philip Egerton was born on 25 November 1891.1 He was the son of Lt.-Col. Charles Philip Egerton and Lilian Isabel Rose.2 He married Constance Alice Pratt, daughter of Edward Courtney Pratt, on 6 November 1918.1 Child of Rowland Philip Egerton and Constance Alice Pratt Piers Brian Philip Egerton+2 b. 5 Mar 1927 Edward Courtney Pratt1 Edward Courtney Pratt lived at Montreal, Quebec, CanadaG.1 Child of Edward Courtney Pratt Constance Alice Pratt+2	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line801
__label__cc	0.698744	0.301256	Person Page - 9064 Thomas Farkas Graf von Deym M, #90631, b. 1964 Last Edited=1 Sep 2004 Thomas Farkas Graf von Deym was born in 1964. He is the son of Lajos Farkas and Gabrielle Gräfin von Deym zu Stritez. Gabrielle Farkas Gräfin von Deym F, #90632, b. 1968 Gabrielle Farkas Gräfin von Deym was born in 1968 at Arnstorf, GermanyG. She is the daughter of Lajos Farkas and Gabrielle Gräfin von Deym zu Stritez. Victorinus Graf von Deym zu Stritez M, #90633, b. 11 January 1915, d. 15 August 1941 Victorinus Graf von Deym zu Stritez was born on 11 January 1915 at Arnstorf, GermanyG.1 He was the son of Maximilian Joseph Graf von Deym zu Stritez and Maria Theresia Baronin von Gumppenberg. He died on 15 August 1941 at age 26 at RussiaG, killed in action.1 He fought in the Second World War. He gained the rank of Oberleutenant.1 [S266] World War II Unit Histories - Officers, online http://www.unithistories.com/units_index/default.asp?file=../officers/personsx.html. Hereinafter cited as World War II Unit Histories - Officers. Maria Theresia Gräfin von Deym zu Stritez Maria Theresia Gräfin von Deym zu Stritez was born in 1911 at Arnstorf, GermanyG. She is the daughter of Maximilian Joseph Graf von Deym zu Stritez and Maria Theresia Baronin von Gumppenberg. She married Karl Ludwig Graf von Drechel in 1937 at Arnsdorf, GermanyG. Her married name became von Drechel. Karl Ludwig Graf von Drechel M, #90635, b. 1907, d. 16 January 1989 Karl Ludwig Graf von Drechel was born in 1907. He married Maria Theresia Gräfin von Deym zu Stritez, daughter of Maximilian Joseph Graf von Deym zu Stritez and Maria Theresia Baronin von Gumppenberg, in 1937 at Arnsdorf, GermanyG. He died on 16 January 1989. Anna Maria Gräfin von Deym zu Stritez Anna Maria Gräfin von Deym zu Stritez was born in 1917 at Arnstorf, GermanyG. She is the daughter of Maximilian Joseph Graf von Deym zu Stritez and Maria Theresia Baronin von Gumppenberg. She married Dietrich Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen in 1941 at Arnstorf, GermanyG. Her married name became von Soden-Fraunhofen. Children of Anna Maria Gräfin von Deym zu Stritez and Dietrich Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen Brigitta Gräfin von Soden-Fraunhofen+ b. 1942 Wolfgang Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen+ b. 1944 Mechtild Gräfin von Soden-Fraunhofen b. 1946 Maria Vives Gräfin von Soden-Fraunhofen b. 1949 Irma Benedikta Gräfin von Soden-Fraunhofen b. 1953 Dietrich Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen M, #90637, b. 1910, d. 1961 Dietrich Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen was born in 1910. He married Anna Maria Gräfin von Deym zu Stritez, daughter of Maximilian Joseph Graf von Deym zu Stritez and Maria Theresia Baronin von Gumppenberg, in 1941 at Arnstorf, GermanyG. He died in 1961 at Stuttgart-Birkach, Baden-Württemburg, Germany. Children of Dietrich Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen and Anna Maria Gräfin von Deym zu Stritez Wolfgang Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen Wolfgang Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen was born in 1944. He is the son of Dietrich Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen and Anna Maria Gräfin von Deym zu Stritez. He married Regula Lutterotti von Gazzolis und Langenthal in 1982. Children of Wolfgang Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen and Regula Lutterotti von Gazzolis und Langenthal Johann Felix Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen b. 7 Sep 1987 Maria Theresia Gräfin von Soden-Fraunhofen b. 29 Sep 1990 Regula Lutterotti von Gazzolis und Langenthal Regula Lutterotti von Gazzolis und Langenthal was born in 1954. She married Wolfgang Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen, son of Dietrich Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen and Anna Maria Gräfin von Deym zu Stritez, in 1982. Children of Regula Lutterotti von Gazzolis und Langenthal and Wolfgang Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen Johann Felix Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen M, #90640, b. 7 September 1987 Johann Felix Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen was born on 7 September 1987 at Ulm, GermanyG. He is the son of Wolfgang Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen and Regula Lutterotti von Gazzolis und Langenthal.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line802
__label__wiki	0.539136	0.539136	Kingston upon Thames PBCon/BCon Political Life Kingston upon Thames PBCon/BCon — Current theme: Political Life These simple graphs compare Kingston upon Thames with national trends: Percentage voting Conservative Election Turnout: Percentage of Registered Voters Voting Vision of Britain holds detailed data on every British election since 1832. The country was divided up geographically into constituencies, and we hold information about all the constituencies within Great Britain, including the different versions of their names. Most votes held in constituencies were as part of General Elections, when the whole country voted, but we also hold information on By-elections, when one or two constituencies voted because MPs had resigned, died, etc. Although today every constituency covers a well-defined geographical area, and elects just one MP, until 1950 there were also University Constituencies, whose voters were people who had graduated from a particular university, wherever they were living now. Until 1950, many constituencies elected two MPs, and some had as many as four. Vision of Britain is currently limited to Great Britain, but our data are all for elections to the UK Parliament at Westminster, so until 1922 the overall result of a General Election depended not just on the British results held here but also on voting in the whole of Ireland; from 1922 onwards, southern Ireland was a separate state but Northern Ireland still sends MPs to Westminster. We hold these detailed statistics for Kingston upon Thames, which we graph and tabulate here: Groupings of Political Parties 1918 to 1972 Groupings of Political Parties (7) Political Parties 1918 to 1972 Political Parties (843) Persons Voting or Not Voting 1918 to 1970 Numbers of persons voting or not voting (2) Total Electorate 1918 to 1970 Total Electorate (1) Total Votes Cast 1918 to 1972 Total Votes Cast (1)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line809
__label__wiki	0.64454	0.64454	Category Archives: In the News Ban Single Use Plastic Bags If you would like to support our Petition, please sign and share. The Ballad of the Plastic Bag https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=14&v=vQdpccDNB_A If you can provide the City and Ward # you live in we can direct the various Council members in the Greater Moncton area of your concerns. If you do not know what ward you are in, here is a list Riverview Ward Map Moncton Ward Map Dieppe Ward Map Learm More about Visions United Donate to Visions Congregational Life or Mission and Services Funds The origins of the idea was a member of the congregation who felt that we should consider a ban on plastic in our community. During Lent, the congregation was asked to give up single use plastics. This led to the idea of approaching City Hall with a Petition. Visions United members brought their petition to Moncton City Council on Monday May 7, 2108. It calls for a Ban on Single Use plastic bags. The CBC was there and filed this report: Plastic Bag Ban Moncton City Council advised us this issue will be on the agenda of the Tri-Communities meeting (Dieppe, Moncton and Riverview) on June 13th, 2018. Let's join our voices to let our officials know we support a ban on single-use plastic shopping bags. One small action can make a difference! Read the petition MsMrMrsMissMx.Dr. Given we desire a healthy environment for all residents of Greater Moncton, and recognizing that plastic waste is a serious environmental issue because: - Most plastics are manufactured from fossil fuels which are a major source of greenhouse gases - Plastic is a non-renewable resource that degrades land, water, the health of humans and other creatures - Waterways, beaches, and oceans are clogged with plastics making them unattractive and dangerous to both humans and sea creatures - Plastics are not biodegradable, but instead break up into smaller pieces in creeks, lakes, rivers and oceans, where they enter the food chain (including humans) We the undersigned, respectfully request the introduction by the Councils of our Tri-Communities of Dieppe, Moncton and Riverview of a bylaw, which would ban single-use plastic grocery and other plastic shopping bags. BCC yourself Signatures to Date Latest Signatures 235 Mr Grant L. 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May 08, 2018 Ten Commandments to Avoid Extinction God’s Word for Humanity today (Click image to watch YouTube video) Stop thinking of me (God) as anything less than Reality with a personality Stop thinking of ‘divine revelation’ and ‘God’s word’ apart from evidence Stop thinking of Genesis, or your creation story, apart from Big History Stop thinking of theology apart from ecology. Stop defining ‘progress’ in short-term, human centred ways. Stop allowing the free or subsidized polluting of the commons. Stop using renewable resources faster than they can be replenished. Stop using non-renewable resources in ways that harm or rob future generations. Stop exploring for coal, oil and natural gas-keep most of it in the ground. Stop making excuses for the inexcusable gap between rich and poor.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line810
__label__wiki	0.634862	0.634862	About Vote Mining Mineral Exploration Facts BC Mining Suppliers Facts Select Mines & Operating Projects 2016 (pdf) Voter Toolkit Priorities & Key Messages Questions To Ask Candidates Find Your Electoral District Where Do I Vote Where They Stand HomeAbout About Vote Mining About Us News ReleaseIndustry Facts Mining Facts Mineral Exploration Facts BC Mining Suppliers Facts Select Mines & Operating Projects 2016 (pdf)Voter Toolkit Priorities & Key Messages Questions To Ask Candidates Find Your Electoral District Where Do I Vote Platforms ReportsWhere They Stand RESPONSES FROM OUR CANDIDATES reponse from: Sam Sullivan Vancouver-False Creek \| BC Liberal Party \| Apr 27, 2017 What fiscal measures will you implement to ensure that mineral exploration and development remains globally competitive and able to attract investment? Tens of thousands of British Columbians rely on jobs in the mining sector. These are good, family-supporting jobs that are critical to British Columbia’s success. That’s why Today’s BC Liberals are focused on keeping BC an attractive place to invest and a competitive place to do business. Our government is taking a number of measures to assist the mining industry, including: Protecting mining jobs in rural communities with a five-year electricity rate deferral program for mines during a period of low commodity prices; Extending the New Mine Allowance Tax Credit to 2020; Extending the B.C. mining flow-through share tax credit to Dec. 31, 2017; and Adding community engagement as a deductible expense in B.C.’s mining exploration tax credit program. We are also providing $10 million to Geoscience BC over the next two years to support its work in encouraging mineral, coal, and oil and gas exploration investment in the province. This is in addition to the more than $60 million that the BC Liberal government has provided to Geoscience BC since it was established in 2005. As noted by Geoscience BC, the organization has leveraged this funding by attracting $22 million in private funding for applied earth science projects. To date, Geoscience BC’s geophysical survey work has covered more than 228,000 square kilometres. The organization has managed 103 minerals projects, 50 oil and gas projects, and eight geothermal projects. In the last decade, B.C.’s share of mineral exploration investment has increased 350 per cent from six per cent in 2005 to 21 per cent in 2015. We’re seeing results. There are five new mines and eight approved mine expansions today that didn’t exist in 2011, creating 2,000 more jobs. Since 2001, the number of British Columbians employed in mineral exploration, mining and related sectors has more than doubled from 14,700 to approximately 30,000. To keep this momentum building, Today’s BC Liberals will: Phase out PST on electricity for mines; Target eight new mines permitted, under construction, or in operation by 2022; and Ensure nine upgrades and expansions to currently operating mines are permitted by 2020. Mining begins with mineral exploration. Today’s BC Liberals are committed to ensure it continues so that our province remains an attractive place to invest in mining. B.C. industries compete with many global jurisdictions that do not have a carbon tax. What measures will you take to ensure trade exposed industries like mining remain competitive while paying for carbon emissions? Our government has frozen the current $30 per tonne carbon tax until 2021 in order to allow other jurisdictions to catch up to British Columbia. Today’s BC Liberals would only consider an increase in the carbon tax under a regime where emission-intensive, trade-exposed industries are fully protected from any carbon tax increase. Do you believe revenue collected from carbon tax should be reinvested in new processes or technologies that further reduce greenhouse gas emissions at mining operations? BC has proven that we can be both environmental leaders and support resource development in BC. Today’s BC Liberals believe that we need to maintain affordability for families and competitiveness for industry. The fundamental principle of our carbon tax is that it is revenue neutral, meaning every dollar raised will be returned to British Columbians in the form of tax relief. Our commitment is to maintain the carbon tax freeze until 2021, while other Canadian provinces catch up to our leadership position. What will you do to promote infrastructure development in B.C. that supports mineral and coal exploration and mining (hydroelectric power generation, transmission lines, natural resource roads, railways, ports etc.)? Today’s BC Liberals have prioritized infrastructure development that backs industry in our province, including mining. We support clean hydroelectric power generation projects, like Site C, to ensure British Columbia has enough power to meet future demand so that industry can grow with access to clean, reasonably-priced power. Our government has also undertaken large-scale electrical transmission projects, such as the Northwest Transmission Line that provides a reliable supply of clean power to potential industrial developments between Terrace and Bob Quinn Lake. Likewise, our commitment to eliminate the PST on electricity for mines will support electrification, while at the same time improving competitiveness in mining. This measure is expected to save mining and other resource industries approximately $164 million by 2019/20. A growing economy relies on a safe, reliable, and efficient transportation network that meets the unique needs of communities across B.C., and that supports the movement of goods in and out of Canada’s Pacific Gateway. We’ve invested almost $20 billion in critical transportation infrastructure across our province since 2001. There is more work to do which is why Budget 2017 provides $3.2 billion in additional transportation infrastructure spending over the next three years. And our approach is working, with total metallic mineral exports reaching $4.8 billion, a 92.8% increase over 2009. What will you do to ensure prospectors and mineral explorers have access to as much land as possible to conduct temporary and low impact mineral exploration for valuable, but hidden, deposits? Our government’s Mineral Titles Online (MTO) stake-claiming system is the most progressive system in the world and it’s been very successful. MTO is an Internet-based administration system that provides a powerful tool to the mineral exploration industry. It allows prospectors and explorers to spend more funds and energy for exploration rather than tenure acquisition. MTO is designed to meet industry’s needs for secure tenure, and meet government’s need to provide an efficient but cost-effective means of allocating mineral rights. New technology, such as e-commerce, Global Positioning System (GPS), and Geographic Information System (GIS), makes it easier for miners to find, acquire, explore, and develop properties. We believe that implementing MTO has allowed us to enhance our investment climate for mineral exploration. British Columbian’s mineral exploration has grown exponentially since our government was first elected, when spending was $29.1 million. In 2016, it was $205 million. What will you do to resolve long-standing land claims? And what are the opportunities to enhance relationships between government, First Nations and industry? Today’s BC Liberal government is focused on building positive working relationships with First Nations and the mining industry. We understand that all British Columbians benefit when there is economic certainty on our land base. We have developed a wide range of innovative tools to help improve economic certainty and create a more stable and predictable investment climate for mining companies, including launching the BC Mine Information website that provides greater openness and transparency around mining operations. And we completed the health and safety portion of the Mining Code Review based on the unanimous recommendations from the Code Review Committee that had equal representation from First Nations, mine labour unions, and industry. Our BC Liberal government has taken steps to strengthen First Nations involvement in British Columbia’s mining industry. BC is the first province to share royalties payable by new mines and major mine expansions with First Nations, helping to enhance the governance, social, economic and cultural well-being of First Nation communities. In the last four years, more than $26 million in direct mineral-tax revenues from new mines and major mine expansions has flowed to First Nations as a result of Economic Community Development Agreements. We are proud of the relationships we have built with First Nations over the years, reaching close to 500 economic and reconciliation agreements – nearly 400 of those since 2013. If re-elected, Today’s BC Liberals will continue to work in partnership with the mining industry and First Nations. What will you do to encourage new skills development opportunities and support the attraction, recruitment and retention of highly qualified workers needed for B.C. mining projects both now and in the future? Today’s BC Liberals are determined to ensure British Columbians are first in line for the jobs to come, with up to one million job openings expected by 2025. We are re-engineering the education system under our Skills for Jobs Blueprint to target education dollars towards in-demand jobs, including in trades. Our BC Liberal government has taken meaningful steps to achieve this, including: Realigning $130 million for education and training for in-demand jobs; Committing $185 million in trades infrastructure and equipment for post-secondary institutions across BC; Allocating $65 million a year from the federal government for skills training programs through the Canada-BC Job Fund; and Adding nearly 3,000 trades seats to improve access to high-demand trades and support a strong, growing economy. The success of our BC Jobs Plan is evident: B.C.’s economy is diverse, strong and growing. Our province’s employment, exports, and GDP have reached record highs since the Plan was launched. Statistics show the Plan is working to grow our economy and support long-term job creation. This will ensure British Columbians have the tools needed to take full advantage of our growing economy and that industries like mining have access to a skilled workforce. Search Responses: FILTER RESPONSES BY: BC Conservative Party BC NDP BC Green Party BC Liberal Party Independents & Other Parties BC Action Party BC Cascadia Party BC Citizens First Party BC First BC Refed BC Social Credit Party Christian Heritage Party of B.C. Communist Party of BC Libertarian party of BC The Vancouver Island Party Your Political Party of BC (YPP) VOTE MINING TWEETS @VoteMining May 10, 2017 Thank you to all who chose to #votemining yesterday, and congratulations to all new and re-elected BC MLAs. @VoteMining May 8, 2017 Minimizing restrictions to land access for mineral exploration increases the potential for discovery. How will… twitter.com/i/web/status/8… The opportunity for meaningful First Nations participation is important for a thriving #mining industry. Does your… twitter.com/i/web/status/8… #BCElexn17 @BCCitizensFirst candidate Phillip Ryan shares his views on #mining in BC: bit.ly/2pJDKyN #VoteMining What does @BC_Libertarians party candidate @Josh_Steffler have to say about #Mining in BC?: bit.ly/2qGRkQJ #VoteMining #BCElexn17 Your @BCGreens candidate @AdamPOlsen shares his views on BC's #mining industry. Read his response here: bit.ly/2qH0FYQ #VoteMining A prosperous, stable & sustainable #mining industry is only possible when industry, government & First Nations work together. #votemining #BCElexn17 candidate for #Surrey South @pnnjenga shares his views on #mining in BC: bit.ly/2oZpiUl #VoteMining Authorized by the Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC), the Mining Suppliers Association of British Columbia (MSABC), and the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME), registered sponsors under the Election Act 604-681-4321 © 2013 - 2017 Vote Mining	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line814
__label__wiki	0.586178	0.586178	Girls and women wanted to join our Female Section. by Keith Hardy (Chairman) on Apr.03, 2019, under Girls U15s 18/19, Girls Under 10s Meerkats 19/20, Girls Under 10s Panthers 19/20, Girls Under 11s Lionesses 19/20, Girls Under 11s Sabrecats 19/20, Girls Under 12s Lionesses 18/19, Girls Under 12s Wildcats 19/20, Girls Under 13s Pumas 19/20, Girls Under 14s Pumas 19/20, Girls Under 14s Wildcats 19/20, Girls Under 15s Belles 19/20, Girls Under 15s Panthers 19/20, Girls Under 17s Meerkats 19/20, Girls Under 18s Wanderers 19/20, Girls Under 8s Meerkats 19/20, Girls Under 9s Panthers 19/20, Girls' FA Wildcats Centre Tuesdays 19/20, Ladies First Team 19/20, Ladies Panthers Veterans, Ladies Reserves 19/20, Ladies Veterans 19/20, Wyrley Diamonds Soccer Mums Tuesdays 19/20, Wyrley Soccer Mums Thursdays 19/20 The Club is looking to grow it’s Girls and Women Section further as we seek to support the FA aim to double female participation by 2020. We are looking at girls and women of any ability and experience from the age of 4 to 64! We are also looking for established teams who would like […] Club again sister club to Birmingham City Ladies FC by Keith Hardy (Chairman) on Nov.16, 2018, under Girls Under 10s Meerkats 19/20, Girls Under 10s Panthers 19/20, Girls Under 11s Lionesses 19/20, Girls Under 11s Sabrecats 19/20, Girls Under 12s Lionesses 18/19, Girls Under 12s Panthers 18/19, Girls Under 12s Wildcats 19/20, Girls Under 13s Pumas 19/20, Girls Under 14s Pumas 19/20, Girls Under 14s Wildcats 19/20, Girls Under 15s Belles 19/20, Girls Under 15s Panthers 19/20, Girls Under 17s Meerkats 19/20, Girls Under 18s Wanderers 19/20, Girls Under 8s Meerkats 19/20, Girls Under 9s Panthers 19/20, Girls Under 9s Pumas 18/19, Girls' FA Wildcats Centre Tuesdays 19/20, News The Club is delighted that it is a Gold Sister Club to Women’s Super League team Birmingham City Ladies FC for the third year. We are the only club in Staffordshire linked to a Super League team with the benefits as follow: – Free organised tournaments organised by BCLFC Opportunities for our teams to […] Scary happenings in girls section… by Keith Hardy (Chairman) on Oct.31, 2018, under Girls Under 10s Meerkats 19/20, Girls Under 10s Panthers 19/20, Girls Under 15s Panthers 19/20, Girls' FA Wildcats Centre Tuesdays 19/20 Some scary sights seen at the girls section training over the last few nights! Pictured below our Tuesday Wildcats, U9s Meerkats and U9s Panthers, Wednesday Wildcats and U14s Panthers in their frightening poses! Female players of all ages wanted by Keith Hardy (Chairman) on Oct.05, 2018, under Girls Under 10s Meerkats 19/20, Girls Under 10s Panthers 19/20, Girls Under 11s Lionesses 19/20, Girls Under 11s Sabrecats 19/20, Girls Under 12s Lionesses 18/19, Girls Under 12s Panthers 18/19, Girls Under 12s Wildcats 19/20, Girls Under 13s Pumas 19/20, Girls Under 14s Pumas 19/20, Girls Under 14s Wildcats 19/20, Girls Under 15s Belles 19/20, Girls Under 15s Panthers 19/20, Girls Under 17s Meerkats 19/20, Girls Under 18s Wanderers 19/20, Girls Under 8s Meerkats 19/20, Girls Under 9s Panthers 19/20, Girls Under 9s Pumas 18/19, Girls' FA Wildcats Centre Tuesdays 19/20, Ladies First Team 19/20, Ladies Panthers Veterans, Ladies Reserves 19/20, Ladies Veterans 19/20, Players & Teams Wanted The club is looking for players from the age of 4 to 54 to join its female teams as part of the largest female club in England. We offer the following: – 2 FA Wildcats Centres for girls aged 4 to 6 on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings 16 Girls teams from U8s to U18s Ladies […]	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line821
__label__cc	0.563722	0.436278	LOCATION Serengeti WEATHER Dry Dry season is now upon us; it’s golden grasses and deep red sunsets making it quintessential Africa. The Lodge birdbath is full lovebirds, canaries, waxbills, weavers, babblers and doves. Sand grouse drink at the Big Marsh along with elephants, while flamingoes trawl the alkaline waters of Lakes Ndutu and Masek. Dry season is, for me, a special time that I enjoy very much. The resident herds of impala seem to be in the lodge much of the time these days eating the fallen acacia pods with a sound like somebody eating burnt toast. They make a welcome addition to the lodge wildlife along with dik dik’s and the incredibly tame hares, which hop around under your feet. The first weeks of July still saw the big musth male elephants around Lake Masek. During March 2002, we lost our most magnificent bull elephant to unknown causes. He was a grand looking animal with huge evenly matched tusks. I guess he was probably responsible for about 50% of the matings in and around Ndutu so I was quite sure another large male would have to come in and fill his slot as the dominant bull. Enter Bowmore! Bowmore, as we call him, is an equally huge and magnificent animal. We’ve seen him a few times in the past but only very occasionally. However this year we’ve seen him regularly all through the wet season. This is his musth period when he is actively seeking out oestrus females and constantly, criss-crossing the area looking for them. The cow elephants much prefer these older bulls with proven genes who have survived for so long to become the huge males weighing up to 6 tonnes and that are prepared to fight for the chance to mate. Bowmore was recently seen in action when he squared up to Aragorn, another large bull in his mid thirties. They clashed with such force it was frightening to behold. In the second clash Aragorn was knocked to the ground and would surely have been killed by Bowmore’s tusks but, luckily for him, he quickly scrambled to his feet and moved away. Bowmore chased him for over 3 kilometers before we lost them both in thick vegetation. Now we think that maybe this was how our old bull died, perhaps in a dominance fight with another large male. Perhaps it was even Bowmore? Now that the grasses have dried out these large bulls have all returned to their bachelor bull areas to regain their strength for their next musth period. I’m quite sure that Bowmore’s bull area is the Ngorongoro Crater, about 40 kilometres from here. Lions killed a hyena in the lodge car park recently, which was a bit disturbing. Although they never eat them, lions will readily kill hyenas as they’re competition for the prey that’s far more limited in the dry season. Many an old lion probably ends it’s days to hyenas, so there’s certainly no love lost between the two species. The Masek pride could be seen this week sunning themselves on the Lakeshore. Having eaten an entire buffalo between them, they looked very uncomfortable. Their bellies, grossly extended, almost dragged the ground. They were so stuffed they could hardly move and lay there digesting, for almost two days. The two lionesses of the small Marsh pride have six tiny cubs, seen by guests this week. Also seen at the Marsh was a crocodile moving through the water. This was the first time that we’d seen the croc for some months and we were surprised to notice how much it had grown, presuming it is indeed the same crocodile. It must have been at least 2.5 to 3 metres long although I’m told it gets bigger every time I tell this story. The planet Mars is unmistakable this month being the brightest object in the night sky. Experts say this will be the closest Mars passes to the earth in our lifetime. Well something like for the next 60,000 years or so although I thought they said that the last time we saw Mars clearly a few years ago? Nevertheless it’s very special, especially sitting outside around a campfire in the African bush, paradise! (This update is reproduced with the kind permission of Ndutu Safari Lodge - www.ndutu.com - a lodge set in Acacia woodland overlooking Lake Ndutu just to the south of the Serengeti). LOCATION Serengeti/Masai Mara Gibbs Farm Safaris are a quality tour operator in northern Tanzania. Here is a write up from one of their recent safaris: We've just returned from the Gol Mountains in the heart of Maasai Land where we had an excellent time walking with our Maasai friends. In the Olkarien area we watched as Maasai herded their cows into the gorge every morning; digging wells in the dry sandy river bottom to sustain the needs of both cattle and people. Day hikes provided views from the ridgeline tops out over the Angata Kiti Plain and Loliondo, straight to the Kenya border. Oldonyo Lengai, the sacred mountain of the Maasai, was a silent and strong presence. On safari our days were limitless; game driving and exploring for hours on end, returning to our comfortable camp with ever attentive staff waiting with hot showers and big smiles eager to hear about the day's adventure. Around the campfire we marvelled at Mars rising behind Lengai and hanging red and clear in the evening sky, the polar caps clearly visible through our telescope. Later when the moon set the stars were an absolute wonder, illuminating the night on their own. We saw plenty of wildlife from a group of four cheetah to a massive herd of eland (we estimated over 100 individuals). There were endless giraffe and we also found jackal, ostrich, hyena, klipspringer, bat eared fox and more; plus beautiful birds of prey including a spectacular encounter with a Verreaux's eagle-owl that flew straight down the gorge just a few feet above our heads. We fell asleep to the woop-woop of hyena echoing eerily through the gorge. Olkarien is truly one of the most magical places in Africa. Earlier we had visited the Ndutu area where we enjoyed the good food and hospitality of Ndutu Safari Lodge. The genets provided evening entertainment and at night we also were mesmerized by the African sky as shy dik dik hovered just outside the glow of the campfire. We cruised the marshes and were rewarded with plenty of antelope and gazelle, we also saw jackal, eland, ground hornbill, bat eared fox, giraffe, cheetah, hyena and elephant. The birdlife around Ndutu is always exceptional. Award winning wildlife film maker Owen Newman was also at Ndutu this month on holiday with his children. They had the privilege of watching a striped hyena cavort and preen for quite some time, very relaxed with their presence - a special treat. Here is an update from Pro Guide Nigel Perks, who guides for Gibbs Farm Safaris: Again this year we had wonderful late rains which kept the gnus on the short grass plains right through until the middle of June! I always love my late May/early June safaris when we camp out in the very green Gol Mountains. The plains are full of animals and the abundance of predators is staggering. On my last safari we saw a total of 26 different cheetah (including cubs) over a period of 4 nights camping at Nasera. Our days were spent watching cheetah hunting, cheetah eating and some fantastic cheetah cub fun and games. It was a great way to finish our Serengeti green season safaris. And finally, a word from our clients: "Nigel and Andrew pull out all of the stops and each time it is better than the last. And each time we come away saying they can't top that but they do. I guess that is the reason we keep returning and returning. All of the wonderful people we meet, the pull of Gibb's Farm and Ndutu and the Gol Mountains - what an unbeatable combination. It's hard for people to understand about all of this when we try to explain, it is like coming home each time we return to Tanzania." Pat Garcia, USA (This update is reproduced with the kind permission of Ultimate Africa Safaris) The much-anticipated migration of wildebeest into Kenya's Masai Mara is finally starting, though still at the initial stages. The Loita population of wildebeest and zebra have arrived in split herds. One herd of mainly zebra is just to the north of Mara Intrepids and the other Between Keekorok Lodge and Talek. However, the main migration from the south is now around sand river area. Their movement might be slowed northward due to the amount of grass on their way. They are still a long way from the Mara River which many people come to see them cross. LOCATION Lake Manyara/Serengeti Hoopoe Safaris is an east African tour operator. Here is their latest update: Hoopoe's third community based tourism project (CBT) has commenced in Silela, just north of Tanzania's Lake Manyara on the way to Lake Natron. This beautiful forest is an important elephant corridor into the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCAA). The partnership was a joint effort between Hoopoe, the Silela village community, and the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF). Silela joins Olmolog in West Kilimanjaro and Oloipiri in the far northeastern Serengeti (Loliondo) as villages in partnership with Hoopoe in eco-tourism projects. In all three cases, the villages give concessionary terms to their extensive land to Hoopoe to develop for tourism. In Loliondo and West Kilimanjaro, this has taken the form of a semi-permanent, luxury tented camps. Community based tourism earnings are becoming very important for the communities we and others have engaged. Silela is an easy add on to almost any safari that takes in the Rift Valley area. The key activity here is walking in the thick ground water forest along elephant trails. Most of the forest can be walked in a day and more often than not this is combined with fly camping either just above the forest or alternatively at the top of the rift valley wall. Over a two-day itinerary clients can also visit local Maasai bomas and extend the walking as well as combine mountain biking or horse riding back to Kirurumu or even onto Gibb's farm, towards Ngorongoro Crater. The African Wildlife Foundation is active in working with communities with regards to conservation. One project seeks to secure wildlife dispersal areas and an elephant migration corridor from Amboseli in Kenya to Kilimanjaro and Arusha National parks in Tanzania. Our small seasonal tented camp (10 beds) has been a great success and walks to see the magnificent tuskers (elephants) in the area have become the hallmark of West Kili. Gerenuks in herds of up to 12 individuals are frequently seen, with a few sightings of the elusive lesser kudu. Recently a leopard walked close to camp in broad daylight and lion are becoming more and more evident. Loliondo Camp in the northeastern Serengeti is becoming increasingly popular. Lion have been sighted both from vehicles and on foot and some magnificent nomadic male lions from the Lobo area have been roaming the area. A lioness gave birth to cubs in a cave close to camp where she stayed until the cubs were big enough to join the pride. Walking and night game drives and observing the nearby hippo pool have been the most popular activities. Cheetah and leopard sightings are on the increase. A background to Community Based Tourism and its context in Tanzania's development is important to understand. CBT gives local people the chance to engage directly in tourism and unlock new communal and individual opportunities from a potentially powerful growth sector of the national economy. 75% of the Tanzania population live in rural areas and therefore natural resource management is fundamentally important to economic growth and poverty reduction. Environmental management is determined by the ability of the government through various institutions to control and manage natural resources. Historically this has not been a people driven process and a colonial heritage saw the beginning of the alienation of large tracts of land for parks and game reserves at the expense of the local residents who were often translocated or displaced to less favorable areas. In the 1970's during the socialist era, laws governing wildlife were firmly entrenched with few provisions for community participation or benefit. In the early 1990's the government started working on new policies that were supposed to change the direction of Wildlife and Natural resource policies by giving the people more secure rights to land and wildlife and natural resources. "It is essential to the future of wildlife conservation in Tanzania that local communities who live amongst the wildlife should derive direct benefit from it." Wildlife Sector Review Task Force, Ministry of Tourism, Natural Resources and Environment, 1995. However an inordinate amount of time has passed without any change in the status quo. At this point it is useful to chart the last three decades whilst remembering that although very large areas of Tanzania are given over to conservation of wildlife and that parks have been very successful in conserving most animals there has been an underlying weakness in Government policy as the human population of the country expands and competition for natural resources has intensified. Large tracts of land outside the National parks and protected areas are vital to the long- term survival of wildlife as they act as dispersal areas and migration corridors. These areas are populated and villagers have benefited little from being the de facto custodians of wildlife on their lands. The Government has managed wildlife outside parks taking trophy hunting fees and deciding how wildlife should be utilized without considering the villager as the primary stakeholder and beneficiary of wildlife resources. The 1970's and the 1980's witnessed the wholesale slaughter of once huge elephant and rhino populations and the carnage swept the country both within and without the protected areas and often the people on the ground entrusted with conserving wildlife aided and abetted and profited from the slaughter. The last decade has seen wildlife come under more intense pressure than ever before although the elephant population has made a remarkable recovery after the success of the CITES agreement banning world-wide trade in ivory. The larger mammal population in the Northern Tanzania rangelands has become greatly depleted and in some areas by as much as 80%. This is adequate demonstration that there is a serious conservation problem with many facets to it. These include widespread bush meat poaching an trade, poorly controlled resident hunting & habitat loss to an ever-expanding human population. People are pursuing agriculture in marginal semi-arid areas. The division of existing hunting blocks in Game Controlled Areas which effectively almost doubled the number of hunting blocks for sport hunting since the 1980's may be a contributing factor. Legal hunting takes place on village land but the benefits accruing to the villagers are minimal. The migratory herbivores such as zebra, wildebeest and eland in the Tarangire eco-system have reduced by at least 30% or more, and possibly 50% in the last decade. One of the main culprits is the uncontrolled bush meat trade that feeds the Tanzanite mines of Mererani on the edge of the Maasai steppe and the urban areas such as Arusha. Habitat loss has seen a loss of 30% of the Tarangire rangelands to agriculture as population growth and pressure from migrants from the crowded Arusha area move to the Simanjaro area. To add insult to injury easy access to the Simanjaro area from urban areas such as Arusha means that resident hunters are taking a large toll of wildlife. Licences are issued at District level to the wealthy urbanites who have the mobility to reach these areas. The licences are so cheap that a buffalo license can be purchased for about US $6 for a Tanzanian and US $27 for a non citizen resident. A buffalo could earn the hunter US $500 or more for the meat sold (illegal but not easy to monitor) and an eland carcass would fetch not much less than a buffalo. Not surprisingly eland and buffalo outside the national parks and protected areas in Northern Tanzania have been drastically reduced in numbers. If any one should benefit from resident hunting it should be the local community. However the rural poor could never afford a hunting license however cheap, so resident hunting is the preserve of the wealthy urbanite. Licenses issued in Districts where most large mammals have been extirpated should not be issued at all but the hunters acquire the licenses anyway then hunt illegally in a neighboring district with impunity. The local district councils and the district game officers do not have the resources to police a huge area and the Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute Conservation Information Monitoring Unit (CIMU)has little capacity to do proper monitoring. Therefore hunting is not conducted at sustainable levels and off take that should be 2-5% to be sustainable is clearly being exceeded. The Department of Wildlife is equally under-resourced and does not control sport hunting in game controlled areas properly and its officers are susceptible to being bribed when offences are committed. Game officers are poorly paid. The picture is a grim one and each community we deal with complains bitterly that game is disappearing faster than ever before and they do not feel in control of the situation and in the long term they see themselves as the losers or are tempted to give up a pastoral way of life for alternative means of living like agriculture. The Government has responded to the prevailing situation by introducing The Wildlife Management Areas in the Wildlife Policy of Tanzania wherein Wildlife Management Areas are described in the Policy as areas "set aside by the village government for the purpose of biological natural resources conservation" and declared by the Minister to be so. Wildlife Management Areas (WMA's) are a strategy of the Policy to deal with the problems of lack of involvement of rural communities in wildlife management. The Policy defines the role of local communities in implementing the Policy as follows: "The local communities living adjacent to PAS [protected areas] or in areas with viable populations of wildlife have a role of managing and benefiting from wildlife on their own lands, by creating WMAs." However up to the end of 2002 the reality is that despite the rhetoric the situation on the ground has remained little changed and the existing laws governing village land rights often conflict with one another. In the mean time local people have been caught in a web of spiraling poverty rather than being able to strengthen and diversify their livelihoods. In December 2002 new legislation has allowed for the creation of 13 pilot Wildlife Management areas or WMA's on village lands whereby community- based -organizations or CBO's will take over the management of village wildlife resources but the procedure is very complex and it could be said that the new law is designed to fail. But hopefully not. This could be a defining moment and possibly the last chance for Tanzania to save its wildlife and natural resource heritage outside the Parks to almost certain destruction leaving relatively small islands of genetically isolated populations of wildlife in National parks and protected areas. So what hope is there? There is a ray of hope and perhaps light at the end of the tunnel. As stated above CBT earnings in the Loliondo area for example have in a relatively short time become significant. The same pattern is being repeated in the eastern boundary of Tarangire where a de facto buffer zone is developing as more safari camps and lodges are established on village lands outside the park. In West Kilimanjaro there are now two seasonal tented camps and one Tented Lodge established. However these benefits have been hard won and despite the Government not because of it. They are not the outcome of an empowering environment created by the authorities. CBT over the past few years has been dogged by the harassment of non consumptive tour companies, a court case, & threat of court cases as non consumptive and consumptive (hunting) interests have clashed. Perhaps the pilot WMA's will be a turning point and hopefully signal a change. We feel that the future of wildlife lies with the communities living in wildlife dispersal areas and corridors and that if the Government is sincere and gets behind the policy changes that will allow local people to benefit from conserving animals and at the same time help to secure the national heritage for future generations. The Government must make a reality out of well meaning reforms and create a genuine enabling environment and must overcome stiff resistance from vested central interests. Then all stakeholders need to be singing of the same song sheet if Tanzania hopes to remain one of the premiere wildlife destinations in the world. MAY/JUNE NEWSLETTER, 2003. May was the most beautiful month to be at Ndutu. The profusion of wild flowers brought on by the late rains at the end of April transformed the plains and woodlands and turned the African bush into a giant alpine meadow. The covering of yellow, red, white and purple flowers made grand opportunities to take photographs of wild animals standing amongst a carpet of colour. But hard perhaps to convince your friends at home that you really were in the Serengeti. The late rains also kept the wildebeest migration on the surrounding plains to the end of May, which meant that we witnessed the spectacular annual wildebeest rut for the second year running. A striped hyena was seen troubling a cheetah mother with three small cubs one evening. Concerned guests went out early the next morning to search for the cheetah and were rewarded with great views of her and the 3 young cubs so obviously the hyena must have lost interest in them. It was probably looking to see if they had killed anything, which might be worth stealing rather than trying to attack the cheetahs themselves. Very little is known about striped hyenas compared to their larger cousin the spotted hyena. It's possible to count over a hundred spotted hyenas on a morning game drive during the wet season around Ndutu but to catch a glimpse of a striped hyena is quite unusual. However with a little luck it is possible to get good sightings of striped hyena here and is another reason why Ndutu is so special. Spotted hyenas killed a wildebeest behind room number nine last month, which caused quite a stir especially for the guests staying there. They probably didn't get too much sleep as it was, putting it mildly, quite noisy. Buffalo have been seen at Lake Masek recently. Ndutu is not known as good buffalo country, so the herd, which number about 120 are always a welcome addition to the variety of wildlife around the lodge. There have been many good sightings of serval cats this month and even I managed to photograph one as he stalked through the grass one evening. Other interesting things this month are the flocks of red-billed quelea crossing the plains. They look like clouds of smoke from afar but are in fact thousands of tightly packed birds flying in tight flocks. How they don't crash into each other is one of nature's many secrets. Porcupines, lion cubs and even a zorilla have been seen running through the lodge recently. The zorilla must have been frightened by something and panicked as it's very rare to see them in the day-time. If you were wondering what a zorilla looks like, it's a bit like a skunk and is related to the weasel family. During the last week of April a very forlorn looking elephant was seen in one of the small valleys running into Lake Ndutu. We went out to look and found a young female elephant in a small pool of water, constantly spraying herself with the brown liquid. Her ear was hanging down, having been very badly torn. I wondered what could have caused such a terrible injury but on further observations it was noticed she had wire trailing behind her. She had been caught in a steel wire snare. Elephants wander huge distances and very often out of protected areas. In certain places some people set snares to catch antelopes and buffalo for their meat. This type of poaching is highly illegal and the authorities work hard to stop it. Unfortunately, it's also a very cruel and indiscriminate way of hunting. Whoever set the snare wasn't trying to catch an elephant, probably a buffalo which is why the snare loop must have been so huge to be big enough for a small elephant to pass her head through. Having pulled herself free by snapping the branch/tree the snare was tied to and tightening the snare in the process, she must have headed to safety. This was when we found her, by which time the wire had cut deep into her neck and virtually severed her ear. We called the veterinary department from the Serengeti National Park. They came down immediately, and had to tranquilize the elephant before the snare could be removed. The snare was cut off, but the wire was so thick and so deeply embedded into her neck that it took over half an hour to do so. She was given antibiotics, painkillers and the antidote to the tranquilizer and was soon on her way. I saw her the next day and was surprised how relaxed she was. She was in the same place, and still constantly spraying the wound with water. She took no notice of us, not even bothering to look up, so she was obviously none the worse for the stressful experience of the previous day. I haven't seen her again, but we've done all we can and can only hope she will be all right. Researchers from the Serengeti cheetah project have been staying with us this week. Ndutu is part of their study area in a long-term project spanning over 25 years. While here they found the cheetah known as Cinnamon around the Big Marsh and with her were two tiny cubs not much more than two months old. We know Cinnamon because her mother, called Chablis, is regularly seen around the Ndutu woodlands. Cinnamon was part of a litter of three born in 2000. Her two brothers, called Cardamom and Nutmeg were last seen in January 2002. Being just over three years old this is certainly her first litter. She was seen again yesterday in the same place but this time there was a large male lion snooping around close by. It all sounds rather stressful for the people watching because if he had found the cubs, he would almost certainly have killed them. Luckily he moved off but the cubs are going to need all the luck they can get if they are to reach adulthood, so fingers crossed! The vast herds of wildebeest are currently in the Moru area of the Serengeti in Tanzania and are heading west and north. Wildebeest numbers this year are said to be the highest in decades and have been estimated at 1.5 million. Serengeti Balloon Safaris operate in the Seronera Valley in the center of the park, and the huge herds are expected to be in this area within a few days. Since the Seronera River offers permanent water, the wildebeest are likely to be here for several weeks and afford visitors the wildlife viewing experience of a lifetime.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line834
__label__cc	0.652363	0.347637	How To • Products • Reviews The kids will be having too much fun with these car and campsite games to bother asking ‘are we there yet?’ Travel > How To > Fun And Games QUOITS Sometimes the simple things in life are the best (and isn’t that why we love camping?) and the same can be said for the game of quoits. There’s nothing complicated about throwing a ring over a stick from a distance but the game has been known to keep kids entertained for hours! And, even better, it’s entertaining enough for the adults to get involved with as well! Quoits has been around since ancient Greek times and has evolved little in that time. You can find a set of basic rope and pine quoits for as little as $6 from Kmart – though these may not withstand heavy use, wild weather or being thrown around for too long. However, they will be light and compact – two important benefits when space is limited. Alternatively, look for a sturdier hardwood set with thick rope rings from somewhere like Freedom ($80) or Rebel Sport ($39.99). Also known as ‘Flashlight’, this game is basically Hide and Seek in the dark. Everyone bar the ‘Spotter’ who is ‘it’ finds a place to hide and the spotter then has to find everyone using only torchlight. It’s the perfect campsite game as you don’t need much light to play, and campgrounds are full of endless places to hide. It’s probably not a game for the littlest campers or those who are scared of the dark, though. And the real beauty of a good game of Spotlight is that you probably already have everything you need to play in your camping kit. One good handheld or head torch and you’re ready to go! To make the game a little easier, a little less scary and a little more fun for littlies, you could also attach a glow-stick to all the players. There’s a dozen or more card games suitable for junior campers but the one that’s most likely to keep them occupied under the awning on a wet day or a quiet afternoon is Spoons! It’s a pretty simple game but, unlike many card games, it also has an active element that appeals to kids. It’s almost like a game of musical chairs – but with spoons! All players sit around a table which holds one less spoon than there are players (ie, if there are five players, you need four spoons). The dealer gives each player four cards that only they can see. Players then pass one of their cards to the player to their left, and receive a card from the player to their right. This happens simultaneously. This continues until the first player to get ‘four of a kind’ grabs a spoon (as secretly or surreptitiously as possible!). Once the other players realise a spoon has been taken, they scramble to take the remaining spoons. The player who doesn’t manage to grab a spoon is out. Be warned – it can get a little physical! Like Spotlight, you won’t need to buy anything additional for a fun game of spoons – just grab a handful of spoons from the kitchen and a deck of cards and you’re on your way! CAR CRICKET This classic Aussie car game is perfect for keeping little adventurers entertained during long stretches on the road. And the best part is that is requires no equipment or pre-planning, so you can keep it up your sleeve and whip it out when things get tense! The rules are basic, and flexible. You all take turns as the ‘batter’. During your turn at the crease, you score runs for each vehicle you see. Vehicles are worth differing numbers of ‘runs’ depending on their size/colour, etc (ie, sedans 1 run, 4WDs 2 run, trucks 4 runs, etc). You can make up your own list of points, the only set rules are that the vehicles must be moving and travelling in the opposite direction to you, and a red car gets you out. The game can drag on for quite a while (which may be a blessing or a curse!) so you could limit the game so the first person to 100 runs wins. No equipment is needed for car cricket, except perhaps a pen and paper (or a phone) to record the scores. SPOTTO This game is an oldie but a goodie! In years (decades) gone by, you could buy Spotto cards from BP service stations and those iconic green and yellow cards were a fixture of most family road trips. The cards can still be found online, or you can create your own before you leave home. The rules are pretty basic – as you’re travelling along, you keep an eye out for any of the objects on the card (such as a dog, stop sign, caravan, etc), cross them off when you see them, and yell ‘Spotto’ when you’ve crossed out your entire card (or a row/column, etc, for a shorter game). The first person to yell ‘Spotto’ wins. For a campsite version of this game, simply replace the items that are specific to the road to more campsite-appropriate objects and make it like a scavenger hunt! Laura Gray An RV journalist working across Australia’s premier caravanning and camping magazines for the past five years, Laura is also a judge at the annual Best Aussie Vans awards. She has been camping in the great outdoors since the of two, when she was packed, by day, into a Toyota LiteAce van and, by night, into a brown canvas tent with her parents and two siblings for an extended trip around the vast playground that is northern Western Australia. > Battery Management Systems > How To Find Safe Drinking Water In The ... > How To Fit An Anderson Plug > 10 tools you should take caravanning > Mobility Issues? How To Make Your ... > Events in January > Share and Share Alike > Tested – JB Caravans Dirt Roader ... > 2020 Fishing Calendar > Why You Should Carry A Defibrillator In ... 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__label__wiki	0.649783	0.649783	by Nordling on Wed Apr 02, 2008 5:25 pm I did a search and didn't find a topic for this show, although it's talked about in other threads a bit. I don't really have guilty pleasures, as I really don't feel all that guilty about what I watch. But if I did, the closest thing to a guilty pleasure would be Chef Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen. I am not a reality TV fan but I can't help but laugh at this show as Ramsay goes all maniacal on a bunch of poor saps who think they can cook. It amuses me to see their egos destroyed. Last night had the best dish I never had the pleasure of eating... the Hen In A Pumpkin. I can only imagine what it tasted like. Nordling Location: Missouri City, TX by DennisMM on Wed Apr 02, 2008 5:38 pm I'm more a fan of Kitchen Nightmares. The word "fuck" has never been bleeped so many times in an hour - except on Hell's Kitchen. by Bob Samonkey on Wed Apr 02, 2008 5:50 pm My wife absolutely loves this show. by Fawst on Wed Apr 02, 2008 5:51 pm Hell's Kitchen is good, but I question the authenticity. I sat and watched all but 3 episodes of last season during a marathon this past Saturday. I swear that some of those people are plants. It's fucking FOX, for Christ's sake! If you enjoy Kitchen Nightmares, I really hope you're talking about the British version. The American one is horrible. It's overproduced. Prince of the Land of Stench! Fawst Location: MacLaren's by Ribbons on Wed Apr 02, 2008 5:59 pm It's weird how different Ramsay seems in the BBC version (haven't seen the American) of Kitchen Nightmares and in Hell's Kitchen. I'd say that the producers told him to act like an angry British guy, but maybe actually working in a kitchen just makes him hulk out. by minstrel on Wed Apr 02, 2008 6:16 pm The Kitchen Nightmares Ramsay is more the "real" Ramsay than the Hell's Kitchen Ramsay. I'm a Ramsay fan and have seen both the US and British versions of Kitchen Nightmares, as well as most of The F Word, and just last night, one episode of Hell's Kitchen. Ramsay is abrasive at the best of times, but I'm sure the Fox people have made him go completely over the top. The Hell's Kitchen incarnation of Ramsay is the only one I've seen that feels artificial to me. by MasterWhedon on Wed Apr 02, 2008 6:30 pm I think I've mentioned this elsewhere, but one of my first jobs when I moved to LA was as the Kitchen PA on Season One of Hells Kitchen. No joke. I was the guy emptying their trashcans and bringing them the foodstuffs from the refrigerated truck out back. I even get yelled at once by Ramsay during a dinner service, but of course it didn't make it on camera. It's not great TV by any means, but I still watch. by Fried Gold on Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:01 pm Ribbons wrote: It's weird how different Ramsay seems in the BBC version (haven't seen the American) of Kitchen Nightmares and in Hell's Kitchen. I'd say that the producers told him to act like an angry British guy, but maybe actually working in a kitchen just makes him hulk out. Kitchen Nightmares is on Channel 4. And it's been revealed recently in the press* to have been fairly structured and isn't as "fly on the wall" as it appears to be. Hell's Kitchen, yes absolutely. In the US version they've definitely ramped up the anger chef persona to pantomine levels compared to our ITV show, which just highlighted his already well known style. Now it's been taken over by Marco Pierre White, the programme has changed to suite the new style. ...but seeing the annoying contestants get pulped by Ramsey is amusing. *and not just national tabloid press out for sensationalism, even local papers reported on it. by AtomicHyperbole on Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:20 pm Fried Gold - ruining peoples perceptions, one at a time. I saw the one over Christmas with the italian resteraunt owner. Faaarkin' hell, it was ridiculous yet utterly compulsive - the guy attacking debt collectors and so on... nuts.... my dad was like "what is this shit" but after five minutes he was rapt. by King Psyz on Wed Apr 02, 2008 8:55 pm I love the Kitchen so much, mainly because I was a chef for so long and I know while I could cook miles better than alot of those people last night that ramsey would tear me a new one except I'd snap back and it would make for jailtime and awesome tv. I can actually see where he comes from when he does get mad because cooking makes people into vile compemtible beasts. The sheer ineptitude in the cooking business now a days can make one dizzy with anger. It's hard for me to go out to eat knowing the people making my food are probablly half ALF. If I was a better chef me and ramsey would probablly end up the best of pals after a season on that show. Esspecially when the 'play chef ramsey" episode comes around... King Psyz PSYZ MATTERS, DO YOU? Location: anywhere but here by WinslowLeach on Sat Apr 19, 2008 5:55 pm This is my favorite show after American Idol. I love it!! I gotta say after watching what some of the people do behind the counter. It makes me not want to eat out. lol. WinslowLeach Location: The Deuce by havocSchultz on Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:20 am WinslowLeach wrote: This is my favorite show after American Idol. I love it!! I gotta say after watching what some of the people do behind the counter. It makes me not want to eat out. lol. But some of the girls have been pretty hot... by Fawst on Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:39 am Like I said, I think half the contestants are plants, but I can totally understand him going off on these morons. How fucking tough is it to cook a mid-rare salmon steak? You sear both sides, then toss it in the oven to cook the rest of the way! My favorite Ramsay moment was in this one restaurant on Kitchen Nightmares (UK). This 21 year old kid managed to convince a pub owner that he was able to be the head chef, and he couldn't cook an omellete. Then he made Gordon puke his guts out by cooking him a rancid scallop. Tool. British Ramsay is absolutely cooler than American Ramsay, but American Ramsay is a thousand times more entertaining. I nearly pissed myself laughing last week when he started banging his head off the counter between the red and blue kitchens. In the end, I can see why he's so hard on a lot of them. They're competing to work in a restaurant, and his seal of approval comes with the winner, simply because it's his show. Especially with this season, where the winner is going to work in one of Gordon's restaurants, not just some random place. by so sorry on Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:34 am I love this show, but i haven't been able to catch any of this season's episodes (i have them all DVR'ed though). I have seen a few of his Kitchen Nightmares (british version), and that's cool too. by King Psyz on Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:07 pm I don't know what's worse... the fact that there's people like this out there preparing food for the masses or that these were the one's that rose above the rest... by WinslowLeach on Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:28 pm by WinslowLeach on Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:09 pm YOU STUPID DONKEY!!! by minstrel on Fri Apr 25, 2008 2:02 am King Psyz wrote: I don't know what's worse... the fact that there's people like this out there preparing food for the masses or that these were the one's that rose above the rest... That's just it - I don't believe they rose above the rest. The problem I have with Hell's Kitchen is that Ramsay offers the prize of being executive chef at one of his restaurants to a people who are entirely unqualified for the job. I'm sure the producers pick mediocre people just to give Ramsay more opportunities to yell at them The contestants on Top Chef are generally far better chefs than the people you see on Hell's Kitchen. by King Psyz on Fri Apr 25, 2008 2:13 am I don't know man, after over a decade in the biz, I wouldn't be all too shocked if what we see is a good representation of who showed up at the auditions. The people you see on Top Chef are usually people heading into that direction anyway or fresh out of cullinary school. Because honestly, the cooking done on HK is closer to reality than the haute couture style they do on TC. Some of the shit you see on TC really only has a place in a very small number of high end resturaunts. The things you see on HK could really be anywhere. So you're going to see a better representation of average food service cooks there. by RogueScribner on Fri Apr 25, 2008 5:37 am Gotta agree with Psyz. My eye isn't lazy; it's ambidextrous! RogueScribner The Dork Avenger Location: Melbourne, FL by WinslowLeach on Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:26 am I dont really like Top Chef. The only cooking show I watch right now is Hells Kitchen. It just is more fun to me. Its faster paced and more crazy thanks to Gordo. by Nordling on Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:48 am Well, you can sit and prepare a delicious gourmet meal all day with all the trimmings and it would take 6 or 7 hours. These people are baptized by fire for a restaurant that needs to get food out quickly and efficiently. They're not fry cooks, but the process is the same. No dinner is prepared by one chef - it takes a teambuilder, and I think that's what Ramsay is looking for. Or, he's picking assholes for some good trashy television. Either way, I'm happy. by Nordling on Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:00 pm I can't believe Matt's still on this damn thing. by King Psyz on Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:50 pm seriously... although I get the impression that's coming to an end tonight. what I want to know is if the rumors of him bringing in a ringer from last year are true. Julia, the one he sent to culinary school. in an interview before this season started he said he's still in touch with Julia and she's going to be huge and we haven't heard the last of her. by WinslowLeach on Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:00 pm (kicks trash cans) Gordon Ramsay - in his young days... by Evil Hobbit on Thu Sep 18, 2008 6:54 pm I don't know about you all but I love me some Gordon Ramsay, Kitchen Nightmares in particular is quite a show. I just popped in to these videos on the youtube showing Ramsay as a kid, and since I couldn't find the cooking thread I opened this thread for our foul mouthed, evil fucking chef. Little Gordon part 1 Evil Hobbit Re: Gordon Ramsay - in his young days... by Chris a.k.a StuntMike on Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:00 pm I've been watching The F-Word. Good show "Now, fuck off out of my kitchen" Chris a.k.a StuntMike Not without incident Location: Winnipeg by darkjedijaina on Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:35 pm indeed! i miss the F-word. the US versions of his shows just aren't the same... and i tried to get my dad to watch it, and he couldn't understand a word Gordon was saying! darkjedijaina BAD ASH by so sorry on Wed Oct 08, 2008 3:20 pm Evil Hobbit wrote: I don't know about you all but I love me some Gordon Ramsay, Kitchen Nightmares in particular is quite a show. I just popped in to these videos on the youtube showing Ramsay as a kid, and since I couldn't find the cooking thread I opened this thread for our foul mouthed, evil fucking chef. That was good. Put this in the Hell's Kitchen thread btw. by Evil Hobbit on Thu Oct 09, 2008 4:34 am Chris a.k.a StuntMike wrote: I've been watching The F-Word. Good show I like the F-word to. Specially how he grows his own Christmas turkey's. Have only seen season 1, but I heared about the season 2 pigs. That food critic is a funny chap to. The dude wants to know eveeerrything about his food, where it comes from, what it ate. And then one episode, he goes eating food from garbage cans. Ghe! Re: Hell's Kitchen by TheButcher on Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:55 pm Fox Renews 'Hell's Kitchen' for Two More Seasons Fox has renewed Hell’s Kitchen for two more seasons, the network confirmed. The show will go into production on seasons nine and ten this spring, with season nine targeted to bow in late summer. Hosted by volatile British chef Gordon Ramsay, the show has been a work horse for Fox, bouncing around the schedule and doing relatively well where ever it lands. The most recent cycle, which wrapped last December, averaged a 2.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic with more than 6 million viewers overall. Last edited by TheButcher on Tue Apr 12, 2011 1:54 am, edited 1 time in total. by minstrel on Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:22 am Is Gordon Ramsay the richest chef in history yet? Because it seems like that's his goal, and it seems like he's getting there. by so sorry on Fri Feb 25, 2011 9:37 am minstrel wrote: Is Gordon Ramsay the richest chef in history yet? Because it seems like that's his goal, and it seems like he's getting there. Is Gordon Ramsay a chef anymore? With all the shows he does, when would he have time to cook??? by TheButcher on Tue May 29, 2012 6:47 pm Fox Renews Gordon Ramsay's 'Hell's Kitchen' for Two More Seasons Why Gordon Ramsay's 'Hell's Kitchen' Is Still Hot After All These Years Entering its 10th season and cooking up successful spinoffs, the Fox show continues to prove that high-end food on a major network can be a feast for ratings. by Al Shut on Wed May 30, 2012 4:33 am Of course this has nothing to do with the show but I'm a bit bored Gordon Ramsay in pain Re: Hell's Kitchen / MasterChef by TheButcher on Tue Jul 24, 2012 9:42 pm Fox’s ‘MasterChef’ Renewed For Season 4 by TheWrathPrince on Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:43 pm Nordling wrote: I did a search and didn't find a topic for this show, although it's talked about in other threads a bit. hell yeah! I watched that movie together with my girlfriend, oh men! she laughed as if she was crying. LOL! "All that is your is rightfully mine, and mine it will be." - The Dark Prince kitchen knife TheWrathPrince Re: MasterChef Junior by TheButcher on Thu Mar 06, 2014 4:55 am Fox Picks Up Gordon Ramsay’s ‘MasterChef Junior’ for Season 3 Fox wants to keep cooking with kids, as its Gordon Ramsay competition series “MasterChef Junior” has been picked up for a third season — even before season two hits the air. by so sorry on Thu Mar 06, 2014 9:52 am Man I used to love watching Hell's Kitchen and the other show he did (Kitchen Nightmares or something like that). Teaching kids how to cook, presumably healthy meals only, is a noble venture for sure, but with fiery Gordon Ramsey? Shark.Jumped. by Bloo on Thu Mar 06, 2014 12:34 pm MasterChef Jr (season 1) was the BEST show of the past summer ROOFIED BY RAYLAN Location: Kansas, home of the Bacon Explosion by TheBaxter on Mon Mar 10, 2014 2:35 pm does he make the kids cry? because watching gordon ramsey berate a bunch of children until they break down in tears is my idea of good entertainment. Hell's Kitchen First Look: Gordon Ramsay Teases the Toughest Season Ever—Watch Him Lose His Temper TheButcher wrote: Hell's Kitchen First Look: Gordon Ramsay Teases the Toughest Season Ever—Watch Him Lose His Temper I see that 12 seasons in, and aspiring chef's STILL manage to fuck up risotto and pan-seared scallops. I swear if you can make those two dishes without fail you have a shot of winning this show! 'MasterChef Junior' by TheButcher on Wed Oct 01, 2014 9:16 pm Fox Pulls Tuesday 'Utopia,' Moves 'MasterChef Junior' Fox is done experimenting with its social experiment. After almost a month of airing twice weekly, the low-rated Utopia has lost its Tuesday time slot and will now air exclusively on Fridays. by TheButcher on Sat Oct 11, 2014 11:22 pm Netflix's 'Daredevil': See the First Photo of the Man Without Fear by so sorry on Sun Oct 12, 2014 8:53 am TheButcher wrote: Netflix's 'Daredevil': See the First Photo of the Man Without Fear Badass! by TheButcher on Fri Nov 07, 2014 3:00 am PETA Slams Gordon Ramsay's 'Hell's Kitchen' Over SeaWorld Promotion	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line839
__label__cc	0.697997	0.302003	What percent of assistant professors generally receive tenure, and how does this percent vary depending on both school and field? Are new assistant professors more likely to receive tenure in an expanding field, like biology? And are they less likely (percentage-wise) to receive tenure at elite schools? professors tenure-track eykanal♦ InquilineKeaInquilineKea The joking description of the Harvard Tenure Model: (1) Make a totally ordered list of every single researcher in the candidate's field. (2) Call each person on the list, in order, and offer them a job. (3) If the candidate is the first person on the list to accept, they get tenure! (Note: Harvard does not actually use this model.) – JeffE Mar 5 '12 at 14:19 This is actually quite a difficult question to answer specifically. Here is a brief paper reviewing some of the reasons why good data is unavailable on even very basic questions, together with some references to what is available. In the U.S. case, everyone agrees that, in general, the higher-ranked one's university, the more difficult it is to get tenure. Departments at some elite schools are notorious for their unwillingness or inability to grant tenure to their junior faculty over a very long period—in some cases, decades. (Just last year in my own field, for example, one of the leading departments tenured one of its junior faculty for the first time in more than twenty years. This is an extreme example, but you get the point.) Beyond the well-known general patterns and the (sometimes widely-reported) particular horror stories, though, many very interesting questions remain difficult to address systematically—including your one about expanding versus stable fields. The question is complicated by the fact that the institution of tenure itself is changing, as is its role within the university. As Wikipedia notes, in the United States "The period since 1972 has seen a steady decline in the percentage of college and university teaching positions in the US that are either tenured or tenure-track. United States Department of Education statistics put the combined tenured/tenure-track rate at 56% for 1975, 46.8% for 1989, and 31.9% for 2005. That is to say, by the year 2005, 68.1% of US college teachers were neither tenured nor eligible for tenure; a full 48% of teachers that year were part-time employees. KieranKieran Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged professors tenure-track or ask your own question. What is the likelihood of getting tenure? What is the promotion rate of professors in United States? How to choose the right institution for pursuing tenure-track? Percentage of tenure track positions promoted to full professors Job search when coming up for tenure How frequently do pre-tenured assistant professors switch institutions? Research on career path after tenure denial? How does having baby affect tenure track offer or tenure track success? What is this 'tenure track' thing really about?	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line846
__label__cc	0.73273	0.26727	African Journal of Biochemistry Research Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biochem. Res. DOI: 10.5897/AJBR AJBR Home About AJBR AJBR - Editorial Policies AJBR Policies This policy describes guidelines in the publication process of the African Journal of Biochemistry Research. Specifically, the journal adopts and strive to adhere to the following standards and requirements: COPE - Committee on Publication Ethics ICMJE - International Committee of Medical Journal Editors STM - International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers WAME – World Association of Medical Editors An author is an individual who has significantly contributed to the development of a manuscript. 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__label__wiki	0.692318	0.692318	Introducing: Still Chasing Across The Margin introduces you to the new limited-series podcast Still Chasing (Osiris Media) that delves into music fanaticism and obsession, hosted by comedian Mike… ATM The Podcast : In Flowers Through Space with E Scott Lindner Across The Margin : The Podcast introduces listeners to one of the most unique concept albums ever conceived, one inspired entirely by the Fibonacci Sequence,… Best of Across The Margin 2019, Podcasts As 2019 comes to its close, Across the Margin takes a look back at some of its most treasured moments from Across The Margin :… WTTPP Podcast : Watchmen Welcome to the Party Pal (WTTPP), the ATM-affiliated mind-bending film and television podcast you didn’t know you needed, invites listeners to join in on a… Across The Margin : The Podcast — The G Love Interview Across The Margin: The Podcast offers up a career-spanning interview with the famed frontman of the band G. Love & Special Sauce, now on the… Across The Margin : The Podcast — Skid Row Marathon Across The Margin: The Podcast offers up a behind the scenes look at the new documentary Skid Row Marathon through an interview with filmmakers Mark… First Look : American Jihadi An in-depth look at the recently released podcast series American Jihadi, about an all-American kid from the Bible Belt who went on to become the… Across The Margin : The Podcast — The Reverend Shawn Amos Across The Margin : The Podcast presents an interview with singer, harmonica player, producer, and all-around exemplar of American roots music, The Reverend Shawn Amos…… Across The Margin: The Podcast — Beyond the Known Across The Margin: The Podcast offers up a deep dive into award-winning author and medium Paul Selig’s latest release, Beyond the Known: Realization, with the… WTTPP: Succession Season 2 Welcome to the Party Pal (WTTPP), the ATM-affiliated mind-bending film and television podcast you didn’t know you needed, invites listeners into the sordid, captivating world… Podcast: Climate Change & The Future with Samuel Miller-McDonald Across The Margin: The Podcast joins writer and researcher Samuel Miller-McDonald in exploring the ins and outs of a world adjusting to, and battling against,… Across The Margin : The Podcast — The War and Treaty Episode Across The Margin : The Podcast celebrates the soulful and moving music of The War and Treaty, a musical duo comprised of the husband and…	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line849
__label__wiki	0.523188	0.523188	Editors Choice Right Punjab Cabinet approves new local bodies system April 19, 2019 Editors Choice Right, Uncategorizedapproves, bodies, cabinet, local, new, Punjab, systemShahid Mehmood LAHORE (92 News) – The Punjab Cabinet meeting presided over the provincial by Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar approved the Punjab Local Government Act 2019 on Friday. The meeting also approved the draft of Water Act 2019 through which a water resources commission will be established under the chair of the chief minister. This water resources commission will ensure getting the license for getting water. The chief minister directed to hold a survey for the redressal of damages occurred due to recent rains so that provision of financial aid could be decided. The cabinet meeting approved the appointment of the renowned banker Talib Rizvi as the new president of Bank of Punjab and an increase in salary of the engineering staff of the Irrigation Department was given the principle approval. The enhancement in salaries’ case will be presented before the cabinet committee on finance. Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Usman Buzdar said that more subsidies will be given, as compared to the past, to provide substantial relief to the common man and the whole team will be proactively engaged during Ramzanu -Mubarak. “The essential items will be available in Ramzan Bazaars at subsidized rates. Provincial ministers, advisers and special assistants should visit health, special education and other institutions so that these institutions could be further improved. Similarly, ministers and other representatives will also visit wheat procurement centers,” he added. The Punjab Witness Protection Act 2018 was also approved and a witness protection board would be constituted under this act. Meeting approved the release of Rs. 10 billion for the government guarantee and debt authority in favor of Punjab Thermal Power Pvt. Ltd. Amendment in Punjab Electronic Stamp Papers Rules 2016 was given approval as well. On the occasion, approval was accorded to give the status of tehsil Koh-e-Suleman to the tribal area of DG Khan and decision was also made to allocate five seats for the students belonging to the tribal areas of DG Khan and Rajanpur in Ghazi Medical College DG Khan. The meeting decided to close down South Punjab Forest Company. The meeting approved the appointment of the board of directors’ members of Parks & Horticulture Authority Faisalabad and reduced rates scheme under Punjab Sales Tax on Services Act 2012 was approved as well. The Punjab cabinet approved the establishment of the Punjab University of Technology at Rasool in Mandi Bahauddin. Similarly, amendment in the second schedule of services act 2012 of Punjab Sales Tax was approved along with the approval of the draft of water Act 2019. Under this act, a water resources commission will be set up with the Chief Minister as its chairman and pumping out of the water without a license would be banned. Punjab cabinet approved Punjab Local Government Act 2019, Punjab Medical Teaching Institutions Reforms Act, 2019 and Ramzan Package, 2019 through which 309 Ramzan Bazaars would be set up across the province and around two thousand dastar khawan would be arranged during the holy month of Ramzan-ul-Mubarak. Provincial ministers, advisors, special assistants, chief secretary, IG police and provincial secretaries attended the meeting. Indian troops martyr two Kashmiri youth in Pulwama LHC adjourns hearing of Maryam’s plea for permission to travel abroad Ustad Nazar-e-Hussain being remembered on 2nd death anniversary ← More protesters flood Sudan’s sit-in to demand civilian rule NAB arrests ex-federal secretary Shahid Rafi in Karkey rental power case →	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line851
__label__wiki	0.955675	0.955675	Robert De Niro Sent a Suspicious Package Amid Wave of Pipe Bombs Addressed to Trump Critics E. Oliver Whitney Mike Coppola, Getty Images The Clintons. Barack Obama. Maxine Waters. Now Robert De Niro? The actor is the latest figure to receive a suspicious package this week as multiple explosive devices have been intercepted on their way to prominent Democrats and vocal critics of Donald Trump. According to The New York Times, around 5:00 am on Thursday morning a package was discovered by security at De Niro’s film and TV company, Tribeca Productions, in Manhattan. The employee noticed the package shared similarities to photos of other suspicious envelopes that have caused alarm across New York City and Washington D.C. this week – manilla envelopes lined with Bubble Wrap, with six US postal stamps and similar return addresses. It wasn’t just the outside that was similar, either. CNN reports that X-ray images of the package addressed to the actor show a device similar to the pipe bombs found in other packages this week. The package has since been removed from the production company office, but the official NYPD Twitter account noted there will be “a heavy police presence and residual traffic in the area as we continue our investigation with our law enforcement partners.” You can see a photo of the package addressed to De Niro below: The first pipe bomb mailer was detected on Monday at the home of billionaire George Soros. Since then explosive packages have been addressed to Bill and Hillary Clinton, former POTUS Obama, former CIA director John Brennan (sent to CNN’s offices in Manhattan), congresswoman Maxine Waters, who was sent two packages in Washington D.C. and Los Angeles, former attorney general Eric Holder in Florida, and former VP Joe Biden, also on Thursday morning, in Delaware. So why De Niro? Did someone’s Taxi Driver fandom go too far? Pissed he’s starring in crap movies like Dirty Grandpa? If only it were so simple. The actor may not be in politics, but he’s been a vocal critic of Trump. Most famously, De Niro said “F–k Trump” at the Tony Awards, after which our commander in chief fired back by calling the actor “a very low IQ individual.” So what does the POTUS have to say now about the fact that multiple Democrats, all of whom happen to be vocal opponents of his, have gotten explosives in the mail? Exactly what you expect. ROBERT DE NIRO IN TALKS FOR JOAQUIN PHOENIX’S ‘JOKER’ Source: Robert De Niro Sent a Suspicious Package Amid Wave of Pipe Bombs Addressed to Trump Critics Filed Under: Donald Trump, Robert De Niro	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line852
__label__cc	0.52225	0.47775	Individualism in Education by T. G. Rooper, H. M. I. Volume 11, 1900, pgs. 228-231 "A boy should learn at school the value of doing as others do, where nothing of consequence is involved in conventional practice. He should also learn to respect the individual opinions of others while maintaining his own, and learn the limits between willful and rational opposition." "For even in the case of these highly gifted children, one of the best lessons that they can possibly learn is the use and value of what is average, and we have to help them so to develop their special gift, that they may not, by a mistaken reliance on their one talent, become foolish in matters where what is ordinary and usual is of far greater importance than what is exceptional." There is, perhaps, a not uncommon feeling that the older type of school in its curriculum did too little to provide for individual tastes, and there is also a feeling that class teaching is overdone. Children passing through large schools in large groups or classes lose, it is thought, their individuality, and, therefore, rather the opposite type of teaching should be aimed at, namely, that no two children should follow the same routine, and that individual teaching rather than class teaching should be the rule. Every individual bent of the child's mind should be sought out with scrupulous care and developed in the way that is most characteristic of him. Let children grow up all good, if possible, but at any rate let no two be quite alike. It is not the school, nor the class, nor the subject of instructions, but the individual child that the teacher is really concerned with. So much stress is laid on individuality by some writers. What, then, is want of individuality? Is it when a person is not easily distinguishable from his companions? A hundred workhouse boys, for instance, are hardly to be distinguished one from another, at any rate, by a stranger. When we speak of want of individuality in a boy, do we mean that he is one of a number all alike, resembling pebbles on a beach, "the unnumbered pebbles by the surges idly chafed?" When we regard each pebble as a separate and handy thing for throwing at a mark, we think of it also as wanting in characteristic shape since all alike are ground down by the surge to forms more or less spherical, and one stone is as good as another for our purpose. Are we, then, to find fault with a boy for wanting individuality because he acts and talks exactly like a hundred others, each as complete in their own way as himself? Or are we again to talk of a boy as wanting individuality because in thought and action he is so much assimilated to his parents or teachers, that his being seems merged in them and his thoughts seem mere repetition of theirs? Do we not say that an object has the greatest individuality when it is most unlike its own kind, say a crow with whitish feathers? We certainly say that an old apple tree has individuality, when in its twisted, gnarled and irregular stems and branches its own particular past history may be easily read. Do we, however, speak of individuality in a boy who is quite unlike others, say, wears long hair and plays with a doll, or who doesn't see any use in a pocket knife? Or do we, after all, rather call that individuality when a boy does the same as others only in a different way, either better or worse? If the last view is true, then any character, however individual, has much in it that is common to it and others, and is not, therefore, an isolated human unit. When we complain of a school routine, that it tends to destroy individuality, we mean, probably, that it turns out boys all alike, whether of high quality, or of average capacity, or of a low tone. In such a case we ask are they all alike, because they all assimilate the tone and teaching of the school? But if a boy has been brought up at home and is quite unlike average boys in important particulars, should we say that he has a marked individuality? I think it no paradox to say that a boy goes to school to get rid of individuality, namely, that kind which is stamped upon him by home life in being unlike other boys. In losing, however, one kind of individuality which is apt to be either anti-social or unserviceable, or at least what Dr. Johnson called "not clubbable," he really gains a new personality which ought to be the old one not abolished, but modified and intensified and improved. If a boy takes with him to school no sense of individual responsibility, and if he is in none of his thoughts or actions other than imitative, subservient, receptive and obedient, the character he will acquire at school will be just that which stamps the average boy at that school, good or bad as it may be. If he brings to school a feeling of responsibility and obeys and imitates with intelligence and reflection, his intercourse with boys and masters will not form a new and merely average character, nor will it abolish his old individuality, but rather enhance it. A boy should learn at school the value of doing as others do, where nothing of consequence is involved in conventional practice. He should also learn to respect the individual opinions of others while maintaining his own, and learn the limits between willful and rational opposition. That which is awkward, boorish, graceless or shy and eccentric should disappear under the influence of converse with other boys. But the old-fashioned grammar school performed its work badly. The ways of the scholars were often unworthy of a gentleman, the course of studies was the same for all boys alike, and took no account of the varied occupations of life or the varied endowments of boys. After sixteen, most boys must, in these days, learn to make up their mind whether they will pursue a more literary or a more scientific training, and whether they intend to adopt a practical career or lead a life of study, and their instruction should (within limits) be varied accordingly. But a boy must learn to do as others do in many matters. How can the individuality of a boy then be respected at school? Judging from these considerations, it will be admitted that a negative answer must be given to the question, "Can you make a boy most himself by leaving him alone and giving him particular private tuition?" Individuality is better developed at school than at home, and no child can grow up strong in mind and body without interference. Then comes the question, when should interference be recommended and how far should it extend? Every one can see the harm of false control, but all education implies control, and, in some form, compulsion. The reason why many people object to compulsory religions, compulsory morality and compulsory learning, is that such religion, virtue and learning can hardly be distinguished in reality and practice from the absence of them; yet no society can really exist without compulsion in some form. In a pack of wolves or wild animals with social instincts, the members who fail in their duty are destroyed by the rest, and, in more complex human associations, compulsion in some form or other is inevitably exercised. Yet freedom is often spoken of as a "natural" thing. Poets seem to yearn after a freedom with which, in their fancy, they invest nature. "Follow nature," they seem to say, "she alone is free." Wordsworth wrote:-- How does the meadow flower its bloom unfold? Because the lovely little flower is free Down is its root, and in that freedom bold; And so the grandeur of the forest tree Comes not by casting in a formal mould, But from its own divine vitality. Students of science, on the other hand, differ here from poets. What most impresses and often oppresses them is the prevalence of law in nature, and the whole progress of learning tends to force upon us the fact that, in nature, there is nothing capricious and nothing arbitrary or mutable. The wind which seemed so long to have a "liberal charter" is now, after years of patient research, known to blow in obedience to regular laws. It is only imperfect knowledge that leads us to think that growth of living matter is uncontrolled. The results of vitality are a compromise between internal and external forces. Neither child nor flower can grow up free from external force, but, of course, the force must be suited to its needs. For there is a principle in the application of compulsion to human beings. There is a state of man which is neither slavery nor anarchy. It is wild nature that really lives in slavery, however free it may appear to poets. The principle for men is that, so far as possible, the compulsion must be directed to setting free energy for good, which without it is impeded or wasted. In each particular case it is impossible to say without much consideration whether compulsion is necessary or not. In itself, compulsion is not an evil. The mistaken application of it is most injurious. What makes compulsion unpopular is its abuse and not its use. Even in a game of football, if the boys do not compel each other to "play the game," they will get no game at all and no pleasure in their aimless scrimmage. It is easy to see that compulsion which prevents an immediate evil may, after a time, give rise to a crop of others, and that the evil may be increased by the remedy. The law, for instance, by which public houses are closed on compulsion at a certain hour seems to have worked very well. The reason is because it only exercises a little unobjectionable force in urging every alehouse politician and club-man in the direction he is really not unwilling to go, namely home, in decent time. It is asserted, however--probably with truth--that if, without abolishing the demand for what is sold in public houses, you abolish public houses altogether, your compulsory measure would lead to an immense consumption in private houses, clubs, and the like; compulsion works well in one case and not in another. Again, the English people like to rest on the seventh day and machinery is therefore, by lying idle, often taxed or mulcted [extorted] of one seventh of its use. Few people, however, object to the law which prohibits manufacture and trading on Sundays. The nation secures a day of rest by this compulsion. What would, however, be the effect of compelling every one to go to church according to an old statute? The evil would far outweigh the good. Uniform practice in such a matter is another question. All civilized nations now most wisely insist on all children attending school. The attendance at school is a matter of discipline, and it is an indispensable part of the training of the ordinary family. Except in rare cases, the family training which is the basis of all education needs the supplement of a good school where the motives and movements of human life may play upon the child's growing organism more freely than they can in the narrow sphere of home, and yet not without some check. The methods of instruction and the course of the studies, however, remained too long stereotyped, the successful scholar becoming in the next generation the school teacher, and repeating over again, with no significant alteration, precisely the same routine which had answered his purpose in spite of the fact that manufacture, trade, and even professions keep on changing to suit the growing complexity of modern life. An Elizabethan curriculum consisting of ancient languages is imperfectly adapted to the time in which we live, and yet the vis inertia that has to be overcome before any important alteration can be made is so great, that probably private schools will be the first to inaugurate them. Probably in the end the efforts of private schoolmasters will create an opinion so favorable to a new type of school, that the old grammar school routine will be seriously modified, and, in time, a boy's career at school will be very unlike the excessive book cram at a German gymnasium on the one hand, or the one-sided physical development of a mere athlete, such as characterizes the rather low aims of some English public schools. "How," said George Kingsley to the South Sea Islander, "do you make your living?" "Oh we! we play games." More clearly than before, it is seen to be the teacher's business to seek out the natural endowments of each boy, but inasmuch as in most cases these are of an average type, a common education and routine is both possible and desirable. The demand to have one teacher for one child is as false in theory as impracticable. We have, however, to be keenly alive to the exceptional types, and deal with these prudently. For even in the case of these highly gifted children, one of the best lessons that they can possibly learn is the use and value of what is average, and we have to help them so to develop their special gift, that they may not, by a mistaken reliance on their one talent, become foolish in matters where what is ordinary and usual is of far greater importance than what is exceptional. School should offer the average boy opportunities of measuring himself with those whose talents are far beyond his own, and, at the same time, it must enable the boys of exceptional talent and aspirations to develop themselves prudently, and to live in society with their fellow fools and their fellow brutes, for these are, after all, their brothers with whom they will have to get on in after years, or else pass their lives as many men of genius have done, in perpetual discontent and misery. School must, however, not exaggerate the average qualities of average boys. An injurious influence was formerly exercised by the first class English public schools in that they made the average boy think too little of his powers and the clever boy too much. "Modesty" said Jesting Jowett, "is only a virtue in youth," and perhaps even this excessive belief in one's self does more good than harm. At any rate "a mixture of a lie doth ever add pleasure." But the feeling engendered by the Homeric treatment of the rank and file compared with the Hectors, Achilles, and Ajaxes worked badly on the careers of the ordinary boys. They felt themselves one of a genus, a specimen, a black ant on a forest ant heap or a sombre clad sparrow amid the thieves of the harvest. They became shorn of their individuality. Their spirit of self-assertion was unduly depressed. They started to face the world in despair of their own powers. School life, instead of making them many and self-reliant, made them tame and wanting in forgetive power. While, then, there is a growing demand that individuality may be more respected, on the other hand, some say the crop of individualism in modern life is too heavy and that the spirit of Rousseau, while destroying obedience to traditional practices and conventional customs, has replaced it with a love of disobedience for its own sake. It has been said that old-fashioned behaviour and principles which had some admixture of sound sense have been replaced by sophistical and fallacious statements which have none. Undoubtedly, the hardest task of the educator is to help a growing youth to know himself, for that involves a wide knowledge of others. A boy has to learn to play his part with others, and not to live in solitude. He has to learn that the great organic communities with and in which he has to live and work, the state, the church, the army, or other professions, are not mere aggregates of individuals, each getting something for himself which alone determines his association with the others like political parties. He has to learn that great organic associations depend on the due expansion of the individual will; and that each member must learn to understand himself and others by expanding each his own will until it embraces the wills of others, and thus to become a member of a corporate and, in the ecclesiastical phrase, a mystical union. There is, however, a type of individualism which is the purest vulgarity. "Who," says [Henri Frederic?] Amiel, "has not been repelled by the conduct of the young men standing at the corners of the village green on Sunday evenings? The starlight is superb. The night is peace, harmony, and fragrance. The youths howl breakdown songs, purposely out of tune and harsh, they grin and make coarse or brutal remarks and jests on passer by. Why all this? It is instinct. It is the imperious need of self-assertion. It is the feeling they must assert themselves to be what they are; they must oppose themselves as such to every one else; they must set themselves in contrast sharp and clear with all around, with nature, with poetry, with order, with society, with harmony, with the adoration which raises us to God. It is I, I, I, before all; I by opposition, I by vulgarity, by contortion of face, by coarse chaff, by impertinent caprice, by independence and self-sovereignty, by exultant spontaneity, I for myself, a self-sufficient, invincible monad, outside, not inside God's creation, It is I as Satan tempted Adam, I as the centre of all, I to be as God." This conduct is a gross and coarse caricature of man's most precious privilege to be himself; it is the abuse of personal responsibility, it is the nightmare of the conception of freedom. Yet these young musicians of Bremen, the ass, the cock, and the dog may learn wisdom in time. Let them alone, let them continue their base concert till its repulsiveness appalls even themselves. The sense of shame must grow up from within. Better this individuality than none at all. For it is certain that modern thought often does tend to the practical suppression of individuality. Materialism and socialism both overlook and misunderstand the true value of human personality and efface it, the one in the sum of natural facts, the other in society. As there is a danger of sacrificing the whole for a part, as when a child is momentarily indulged, regardless of his whole career, or when the majesty of the law is unvindicated owing to favour in a special case, so there is danger of sacrificing a part for the whole, as when a boy at school with a special taste finds no opportunity of pursuing it because it lies outside the routine of school. What is inconsistent with the bond of union that holds any society together must be got rid of, but the wisest may easily confuse what is with what is not essential, hence the reformer is easily excommunicated or martyred, and man has ever behaved most shamefully to those who have served him best. To develop individuality, boys ought to have some time alone, and some place where they can follow their own thoughts. Amiel remarks finely, "In the depths of self leave some room for the vague, undecided and mysterious; leave a corner of the land uncultivated where chance seeds may grow as the wind conveys them; leave a few branches to shelter strange birds; leave an altar unascribed where there is a place for a strange god. Allow some novel thoughts to grow without much criticism. If the soil is of the right sort and well cultivated, bad seeds will not take root, and only what is good will flourish there." The greatest difficulty of the teacher is to possess the tact and skill to know how much fallow time to leave his scholars. This inner hidden individual life must not be choked and destroyed by exigencies of social organization. Character is suppressed if the individual is made a mere instrument of the body or community to which he belongs. The true social aim is to frame a society, such that each member governs himself, hard as it is to establish this type of government. The Latin people, it is said, cannot establish self-government nor accept truth as a whole. They seek miracles and objects of faith and worship at Lourdes and elsewhere. They petrify abstractions and never penetrate into the inner sanctuary of the heart where ideas are not yet fashioned apart and completely defined. Instead of seeking truth, they build a fort round an accepted position and defend it from attacks of critical enquiry. Their daily life is determined exclusively by custom, tradition and convention, however contrary to reason and sound criticism. It was this conventionality that Rousseau undermined, but the Latin people still dread individual responsibility for themselves and do not train their children to it. "The English family," it is well maintained by Amiel, "is the opposite of this. Each member has his place and fills it in an orderly way. Each has his duty and the rights of each are respected; children are happy, smiling and trusting, and yet discreet. They know they are loved, but they do not presume on this. English mothers practice a firm impersonal rule which is the base of all law. Children feel they have rights and are not obeying arbitrary and capricious commands. Dieu et mon droit ['God and my right'] is a principle imbibed by Englishmen with their mother's milk." If, then, the English family is so good a type of a social community, cannot we imagine, according to Froebel's views, a school which shall be designed as an extension of it rather than a substitute. Such an institution would aim at a position between the old-fashioned school and family life. It would be wider than the family circle, but the masters would not be out of relation to the boys when not instructing them, nor mere companions in games. The masters and boys would have common occupations in farm and garden and workshop, and in expeditions for surveying, science studies, and practical handwork and military training. The boys would not be left too much to themselves, nor subjected to the degrading espionage of the pitiful pion of the French schools. In such a school there will be a place for both sexes, and the brutalities of Tom Brown's experience will be avoided, while the effeminacy of a smug boarding house will be equally absent. Hard and rough work, out of doors occupations, in the way of music, literature, recitations, readings, play-acting, and the like, will cultivate refinement. We want nothing soft, and yet nothing brutal or brutish. We can imagine a school in the country, where hardihood of life can be cultivated amid fresh air, open windows and cold water, where life is simple and varied, and the evils of excessive subdivision of labour are avoided. The effect of a one-sided education is obvious. We have excessive division of labour, distributing life into sharply divided states of toil and amusement; work without pleasure in it, and amusement without intellect. We have a vast heap of human misery which we pity and cannot alleviate; we have abolished slavery in word, but there are masses of men who are not yet free and cannot develop their individual capacities. We can imagine a school where the masters lead a common life with the boys, dressed like them for practical activity in the field, and not in black cloth gowns or cassocks, working at gardening or ploughing, directing the boys at work with them, where the child is not isolated from the society of adults out of lesson time, and where adults find a real and not a pretence or toy occupation in utilizing the child's force as far as it goes in work which is useful for the establishment. We can imagine that time at this school will not divide itself into sharply cut sections of work and play, hated restraint followed by lawless relaxation, but, rather, consist of interchange of occupation, continuous but varied, some lighter, some severer, some taxing muscle, some brain. We can imagine that, in such a school, there would be established a collective corporate life, in which, however juvenile, each member would learn self-reliance and individual responsibility. The life would call out spontaneous activity, and not merely depend on drill, hurry, force and uniformity. Each man will be a law unto himself and no man's slave, but he will not, on that account, obey his own arbitrary will and caprice. His law will be based upon the will of all, which is his own will expanded till it comprehends the will of others. "Each on himself relied as on his arm alone the moment lay of victory." The transition from such a school to life would not then be felt as passing from a condition of restraint to freedom, but rather from freedom to greater freedom, a transition which actually and really implies passing from a state of restraint to greater restraint, from less need of self-control to greater need of it, from few chances of offence to many chances. In such a school, the idea of liberty which grows up in the mind will not be absence of restraint and order, not unorder, not anarchy, not false individualism, not disregard of others, not absence of external control, but, rather, constant consideration of others, and constant adjustment of the relation of self to other people. The virtue that here grows up will be not negative, as of those who are good because they are constrained to be good by force external to themselves, but active virtue, such as springs from having lived in a society where good lives are led and where a good life has been led, thanks to the environment of a well organized community. Reform in education must be slow. It must be a compromise between past and present. New types of schools want the prestige and distinction that invest older schools. All honour to those who, in faith, make trial of new movements and face the future without a craven shrinking before risk, and do not take timid refuge in the shelter of the imposing and magnificent, but attenuated and moth-eaten, garments of the past. Proofread June 2011, LNL	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line867
__label__cc	0.618436	0.381564	Amused in the Dark Theatrical, DVD, and Netflix Reviews with the odd LGBTQ life post thrown in for fun TG Cosplaying Ask Me ANYTHING – Round 1 Ask Me Anything – Part II Darke Reviews \| Atomic Blonde (2017) Posted by AmusedintheDark I have been eager for this movie since the trailer first premiered a few months back. It looked like it had energy, charm, and was a riff on a female John Wick. How could it go wrong? The music was amazing and the plot was veiled in the trailer; which told us only as much as we needed to know. Then the video came out showing Ms Theron doing her combat training and so much of her own stunts (well as much as the insurance company allows); and sure it’s a promo video designed to spark interest but there is a lot in camera showing the work. Imperator Furiosa is no stranger to action, with one of her earliest roles being in the often forgotten Aeon Flux. She’s played hero, she’s played the lover, she’s played the monster, she’s played the beauty to the beast but – Can she also play the Spy? Based on the Oni Press graphic Novel series “The Coldest City” (writers Antony Johnston, Sam Hart), it was adapted for the screen by Kurt Johnstad. It seems Johnstad has a knack for adaptation as he had previously worked on 300 and 300: Rise of An Empire; as well as 2012’s Act of Valor. I am not familiar with the original property yet, but the movie intrigues me enough to pick it up. It’s a beautiful end of the cold war spy thriller with all the twists and turns you want. I said when I did my review for The Man from U.N.C.L.E that perhaps it is time to lay the spy thriller to rest, that it is dead in film. I’m with Spock on this one I do like spy movies, always have and always will. We have been Bourned to death and I stand by Bond and Mission Impossible working because they are larger than life. What I didn’t know at the time is you can go small with someone who is just a bit larger than life and it can work. If you let them be human, but still something to aspire to (or desire) beyond the norm it can work and the movie does that. I know! I was as surprised as anyone how quickly I found myself getting wrapped into the story. Part of that has to go to director David Leitch. Not familiar with his work? I referenced John Wick earlier. Turns out there is good reason as he was an uncredited director on it, that I called out in the review. He has 82 stunt, stunt coordinator, or action coordinator credits to his name. I said it with John Wick and I will say it again – these guys make good directors. Give them a solid script to work from, good talent who isn’t afraid of action or getting themselves dirty in the process and you have a film. In this case a good one. Between the director and camera work by Jonathan Cela (John Wick) they framed almost every shot perfectly. There’s some really great camera movement I haven’t seen outside of Asian films such as The Raid, The Raid 2, or the Protector which really added to the visceral nature of the action sequences and kept so much in camera that you feel a lot of the hits. Quick cuts are eschewed for a steady rolling camera motion that follows the action and actors as it needs with great sweeps and pans as it moves. I would be remiss to not speak the praises of Charlize Theron as our lead Lorraine Broughton. She nails the spy, the action heroine, the intelligent heroine, the femme-fatale, and vulnerable all at once and sometimes within the same scene. The camera treats her well and as a protagonist not a piece of meat to be ogled. While the scene with Sofia Boutella hinted at in the trailers does obviously get a longer cut; it is not gratuitous and not shot entirely for the pleasure of the male gaze. Not entirely – I will give credit there is a lot of framing on their faces during it which many other sequences of its ilk fail to do. In short though Theron nails it. Sofia Boutella, who sadly was in The Mummy, and not so sadly was in The Kingsman really does well and I want to see more of her acting as this film should do well and land her more roles. Kingsman showed she had physicality, Mummy tried to show menace, and this showed more acting than we got in either. James McAvoy (X-Men Days of Future Past, Victor Frankenstein) gives us his usual manic but not performance teetering on the edge of some kind of psychosis; and I love him for it since it flips on and off like a lightswitch. There are other solid performances from known actors, but what is beautifully pleasing is how much of the cast is made up of stuntmen – which allows the action to be seamless as you move from a full face shot to action to drama back to action without having to hide the person playing the part. This is yet another benefit of the movie and the director. I talked technicality a bit with the camera work and it is solid. There’s a fight sequence I would put on the same list as Daredevil (Hallway fight) and They Live. Yeah it’s that kind of fight. Is it up there with those? Maybe maybe not, but it is in good company at least. The most striking thing, beyond the punches, in the movie is the music. Tyler Bates score is vaguely reminiscent of Marilyn Manson’s work on the first Resident Evil movie without the eerie tones. Which upon further research after writing that sentence makes sense since there is a song on the soundtrack by them both. Heavy doses of old school synthwave and pop absolutely riddled his score and work entirely within the framing and context of the narrative; which then leads us to the soundtrack. Bowie’s Cat People, Nena’s 99 Luft Balooons (in german), Siousixe and the Banshees, The Clash , Blue Monday. It’s perfect and floats in and out of both being diagetic and non diagetic sound. Part of the movie and part of the storytelling component. If this had come out much later after Baby Driver, I would say someone was being influenced by Edgar Wright’s styles and this is a good thing. The music simply adds to the energy with one odd musical queue at around the half way mark that had me smiling as the German discotheque pop faded into some familiar piano keys. TL;DR? I am still on an adrenaline high from how happy this movie made me. The movie itself has beautiful pumps and doses of adrenaline, but the overall effect of story, camera, 80’s nostalgic music appropriate for the story, acting, and action just combined into an exceedingly good film. If it has any real failings there are some scene cuts and edits that cause some pacing issues here and there but otherwise the camera work is stellar with a Director and DP who know what they are doing. Theron is perfect and honestly I can best compare her to the original John McClane in how she progresses physically through the movie. It lands equally in the territory with treatment Die Hard gave it’s protagonist and it serves to benefit the movie. Granted she is still the highly trained spy vs the beat cop, but the physicality of it all sells. Should you see it? Yes. We’ve had few months since John Wick 2. Now it’s time for the ladies to take a turn and with Proud Mary on the way (I am excited for that too) it’s good to see us women get our shot at high octane, well shot, well done action. Ok you like it, but will you watch it again? Full price. No question. Are you going to bu..? Yes. I am going to buy it. Probably the soundtrack too. Wow, you haven’t been this hyped in awhile. I know right? I just really do love this movie. It gave me a lot I didn’t know I wanted or needed and handed it to me with a bow. So do you think next week’s movie will be the same? I am not as attached to the Dark Tower as some, but it looks solid. I am hoping for the best. Meanwhile this lived up to and exceeded my expectations. Warning: After the Dark Tower, I may be on Hiatus. There is absolutely nothing else coming out for the month of August I have any desire to see. Tagged AtomicBlonde, BasedonaComicBook, CharlizeTheron, MovieReview, Spy, SpyMovie Darke Reviews \| Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) The number one question I was asked about this movie today: “What’s it about?” My best answer: “Two soldiers in space fighting against some big evil that threatens to destroy everything. It’s by Luc Besson, the guy who did Leon the Professional, Lucy, and The Fifth Element based on a french comic from the 60s”. I like Besson’s work. I really do. He has a list of films and inspirational works that change how other works are done or are otherwise remade. From La Femme Nikita, the films mentioned above, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, and writing projects such as The Transporters, District B13, and Lockout. A lot of his films take place in his home country (duh) so the idea of him adapting a French comic for the big screen – especially one that clearly inspired as much of modern sci fi as Flash Gordon and John Carter did makes sense. So the real question is did it work? We’ve talked a lot about the Writer and director – Luc Besson. Credit where its due must go to Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières the original writers of the comic back in 1967. It seems that from a story and plot element that Besson took inspiration from the material but is trying to tell an original story within it. If you look at covers of the comics ( which I have not read) you can tell how much the source material inspired his own work with one cover literally showing a scene from the 5th Element with people on the edge of a building, a floating taxi and a floating semi with very specific and familiar designs. Hell, Jean-Claude Mézières was brought in while he worked on the 5th Element who asked him why he was making that and not Valerian. He has easily lifted some of the dialogue and personalities, based on some research into the history of the comic and one of its animated adaptations from 2007 (it aired in France). So why…don’t I care? Yep. There’s the first hint how this will go. It is absolutely evident this should have been a passion project for Besson, capitalizing on the advances in technology thanks to James Cameron to make the aliens come to life in ways we hadn’t seen; but even with that in mind the movie is hollow. I think going totally original was a mistake. There are no clear or present stakes that mean anything, the character of Valerian (yes its his name) are not serviced by the script and is generally unlikable. I figured out early on what was going on, as Besson couldn’t do subtle if a Agatha Christie wrote for him. There is no subtext with him, only text and a strong sense of visual style. There is no ticking clock, no sense of tension; just a moment to moment – event to event beat through the film that has our characters going after each other and the McGuffin with no stakes at play that you can take seriously. Death doesn’t hold any weight with others who die because you don’t know them or only know them in so little passing that it renders it emotionless. The actors really do try their best, but cannot overcome the script or their own drawbacks as actors. Dane DeHaan tries, he really does; but his character is just shy of being an insufferably chauvinist and egotistical. Additionally you cannot buy him as a top notch high ranking special operations soldier; even though he is thirty he just doesn’t play it or carry the weight. He moves well and pulls off the action he gets to do, but he never quite sells it and the nature of his character comes across in his young 20’s not 30s. This same flaw affects Cara Delevinge (Suicide Squad’s Enchantress) either, who comes across younger, but more mature. She seems the more seasoned soldier, if less experienced, while he is the hot headed rookie but….isn’t as he out ranks her by quite a bit. It’s rather dissonant and confusing to watch and parse out. She by far is the more likable of the two. Literally no one else is worth discussing as they have so little screen time or overall impact on the story. Aside from the McGuffin. I want one, it was adorable. The elephant in the room here is the visuals. Dear powers that be is this movie gorgeous. It’s clear a lot of effort and a significant portion of the $180mm budget went into merging practical and visual effects. It is about the same level as what we got in James Cameron’s Avatar, including I think using the models as a base with minor adjustments to the skins to keep them different. Graphic quality is both as good and bad as the scene needs; with the one exception being the transitions in Rhianna’s highly fetishistic and male gaze rewarding dance sequence. The transformations look amazing. The aliens in this movie do look amazing. There are plenty of designs I haven’t seen before and a lot of craftsman ship in key places. The editing is rough and I am pretty sure there’s a few scenes on the editing room floor as some jokes feel like there’s a setup missing and most of the emotional beats are missing the reminder before the not so payoff. Additionally since I know there’s a lot of chatter on this topic; yes I can see where Mass Effect influenced this movie but also where it was influenced by the material; but overall the movie gets top marks on visuals and I would bet the 3-D looks amazing. TL:DR While the 3-D may look amazing, no one will see it. The movie really isn’t that good. Its light, its fluffy, but it isnt good popcorn as I was bored quite often. It held no surprises and was lifeless which if nothing else disappoints me. I wanted it to be good, but didn’t have the bar raised too high. I think it may do well internationally, but within the U.S. it is going to flop harder than a Magikarp. Ok the opening scenes on Mul were amazingly beautiful, but that doesn’t save the other 2 hours of the movie. It does succeed at one thematic component – the science fiction. It has technology and idealolgy that we are missing from a lot of sci fi; but some of the negative tropes too so there’s that. It is still good science fiction despite the flaws. No…sadly. Will you see it again? Maybe it needs a second viewing? Eh…I don’t think so. Buying it? Maybe for clips for some future video project that might happen, but out of the bargain bin if I do. Are you going to see or review Dunkirk? Probably not. I am not a huge fan of Nolan and find that he has an inflated sense of his own importance that too many people support. He is technically a master of his craft; but if I only wanted technical proficiency from films I would watch Kurosawa or other classics that may be dated by show the artistry of the director. I need both some form of emotional connection and some level of technical accumen for me to have interest in the film. Nolan succeeds at one so well the other is sacrifced; where the movie I just watched didn’t nail either well beyond visual delight. So what’s next week then? Atomic Blonde. Tagged BasedonaComicBook, LucBesson, MovieReview, Review, SciFi, Valerian, ValerianandLaurelie Darke Reviews \| War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) In preparation for this movie I did a double feature in my own home last night watching both Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) – worth noting it was almost 3 years to the day on release from the last film. I remembered they were good, with computer animation that defies so many other films we see, most of it focused on amazing motion capture work with Andy Serkis. The first movie is classic science fiction with a morality tale built in as it should be, but in my opinion doesn’t warn us away from the science. Granted it does require the stupidity and bad lab procedures to survive itself, but its a conceit I allow for the sake of the whole. The second movie is more of what we have become used to in our science fiction with a dystopian world with nature taking control and humanity on the brink. The question asked is can we peacefully co-exist? The answer is not when prejudice and hatred continue to reside within either side; which leads us to War. Should you avoid this War though? Matt Reeves returns to the directors chair after successfully helming the Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Reeves, in my opinion is proving Cloverfield wasn’t a fluke of directing and that Let Me In was as well done as it was for a remake due to finite control of his camera and his actors. He with director of photography Michael Seresin (Dawn, Prisoner of Azkaban) go for some interesting camera shots. While most of them are not as evocative as those in Rise or Dawn, they are still appropriate. There are a few Dutch angles in the film for those who look for them and I believe you will find them appropriately used. Intelligent use of wide shots as well as the close up. He brings out the right performances from his actors and in scenes where I thought I might get annoyed I was surprised that I wasn’t. He, along with the story he co-wrote, know how to ease down the tension without letting it go away; allowing for laughter in the right times and right beats so as to not take away the dramatic moments that happened only minutes before. He ramps and lets go very well throughout the film with only one or two stumbles The supporting story allows for it with Reeves and Mark Bomback on the pen. Bomback having screenplay credits on the last film, The Wolverine (Wolverine in Japan, aka the other good one); but also the less than stellar Insurgent and Live Free or Die Hard. The story is what it advertises itself to be – a war movie; but more akin to ones like The Longest Day (1962) or Battle of the Bulge (1965). What does that mean? Well war is the backdrop to personal stories. Sure there is action but the action is in service to the plot rather than the plot and the story being in service to the action. They let beats linger long, they use the lack of actual dialogue to their benefit, and the dialogue they choose to use is used well; while the sign language of the apes continues to be very effective in this medium. They are able to introduce new characters both heroes and villains, human and ape – who manage to have their own arcs and finality to them as well. There are a few moments that while set up if you were looking close that may have some folks rolling their eyes, but it is not a major sin. I said it before and will say it again, please just acknowledge Andy Serkis is deserving of an Oscar and punch anyone in their lying mouth if they say you can’t act or emote through Motion Capture. His Ceasar is a tired leader in this one and the weight of everything on his shoulders and it plays perfectly through the film. Karin Konoval’s Maurice, the orangutan, continues to plug the heartstrings of ape and audience while being the films conscience. Steve Zahn surprised me with how charming his performance was; which made a brilliant counterpoint to Woody Harrelson as The Colonel. He is just the right kind of monster that you can almost get for a few moments then come to your senses (I hope). Twelve year old Amiah Miller does not annoy and in fact endears through the movie as the little girl. All in all every performance was good and adds to the effort of script and camera. Technically – yes the Apes and motion capture are even better than Disney did with Rogue One. They are improved over the last 6 years and almost…almost flawless especially in their weight on screen against living actors. Granted some of that comes from the mo-cap work, but the CG artists have to deliver on it. I want to say it’s perfect on this front, but I can’t. There’s a few shots that don’t work with the Apes, but they are rare. What is sad that some of the environmental, technological, and background effects are missing that same level of quality. While not “bad” they just aren’t quite good and temporarily ejected me from a scene, but most audiences will give it a pass. I think there are a handful of editing mistakes in the film, most of which are forgivable. At 140 minutes the movie does run a bit long and probably could have had 10-15 minutes shaved here and there with negligible impact, but improved the pacing. During my last review for this series I invoked Empire Strikes Back and Godfather II and I stand by it. War for the Planet of the Apes concludes the trilogy of films perfectly. This is arguably one of the best cinematic trilogies of all time up there with the original Star Wars arc, Godfather, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. There are other trilogies sure, but they have a weak film in their series, where this franchise really doesn’t; only getting stronger as time goes on. My only fear is Hollywood will foolishly try to make another and I hope Matt Reeves and others say no. You have as good as you are going to get and it would be wise to let the series end on the high note. Yes. War for the Planet of the Apes is an very good movie worth watching. I can’t say reasonably that 3-D would make it better, but XD probably would. Will you buy it? Without question. Is it good Sci Fi? Yes. yes it is. It gives you option for conversation. It gives you something to think about. It also gives both text and subtextual plots that are worth discussing. The movie defies tropes that other lesser films would have gone for. It takes risks and is intelligent about them. Are you serious on the trilogy thing? Absolutely. Look there’s a lot of trilogies out there and some good, some bad. It’s hard to find one that keeps getting better as it goes or ends as well. This is a well made, well shot, well executed film deserving of praise and funding via ticket sales. I absolutely encourage people to watch this. Tagged MovieReview, PlanetoftheApes, SciFi, Sequel, WarfortheApes Darke Reviews \| Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) So let’s talk about Baby Driver, aka the movie I didn’t write a review for but really deserved one. Wait, wait – I was teasing. Mostly. It does deserve a review, but that’s not why you are here – you want to hear more about Spider-Man. Now as much as I do love the Bat family and Ghost Rider, Spider-Man was actually the first superhero I can remember from my childhood. I did see the 70’s and early 80’s live action shows, of course adored Spider-Man and and his Amazing Friends (1983). Yes, I had a crush on Firestar. There is even a picture of me – that no one will ever see – at the young age of 6 with a 12 inch Spider-Man figure. I did, however, thankfully avoid Spider-Man 3. Suffice to say we have had good incarnations, ostensibly great incarnations, cheesy ones, campy ones, and we shall never speak of the emo dance sequence ones. So to paraphrase the words of Stan Lee – do you True believers have something to fear or not? Homecoming was directed by John Watts, probably best known for his short film Clown and later its not as interesting feature length version. With that pedigree I did go in worried a bit, especially since his other credits seem to be for The Onion – which I suppose indicates a good sense of wit. Could he succeed where Sam Raimi burned out and where Mark Webb failed with Amazing Spider-Man 2? I wasn’t sure at first, then I saw how many writers it had. I know my three writer rule is pretty accurate overall, but beyond that it gets more so. Writing credits for Homecoming, excluding Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Six. Six writers including screenstory and screenplay. Jonathan Goldstein, who gave us such memorable films such as Vacation (2015), Burt Wonderstone, and Horrible Bosses 2. Why would Sony give such a charming resume this movie? True it was also paired with Sweets from Bones, John Francis Daley as a screen story credit with the same writing credits. This does not seem auspicious; nor do their next films M.A.S.K, ROM, and Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light all based on 80’s cartoon properties of varying nostalgic value. Moving on to the actual screenplay we have Erik Sommers and Chris McKenna from (Lego Batman), John Watts and his collaborator Christopher Ford (also from Clown). This should have been a train wreck. I am not entirely sure how it isn’t. This is a very solid movie that unlike many other hero movies focuses on the smaller moments for the character. It stops to breathe, stops to have consequence and threat. It tries and succeeds to have heart. They gave us Peter Parker first and foremost. They are letting him learn to be Spider-Man without going into yet another origin story and montaging the learning process. Instead we have the learning process and the origin is given a single throw away line – because we all know it. The writers and directors don’t treat the audience like idiots and focus on what we want to see (mostly). There are a few moments of teenage awkwardness, and Spider-Man in the suburbs that go a little too long or too uncomfortable but that is a matter of taste. I am also giving the movie props for making the kids as wide ranging as they were. I like this Flash Thompson – clarification I don’t like the character but I like the interpretation, the character is still a bully who needs to be spaced. If the words great power and great responsibility were used I didn’t hear them which goes to the movies credit yet again. They gave me a intelligent and compelling villain with understandable and relatable motivations – hell Marvel and DC have yet to do that with their movie properties since Loki. They even address some of the fallout of the Marvel Cinematic universe better than Agents of Shield ever did. I was surprised by all of this. Yes the awkward moments of being a teen and Spidey drew a little long and not good for me; some of the Stark & Happy parts annoy me but it mostly ties back to my growing annoyance with Stark; your mileage may vary though. The rest is damn solid. That goes for the acting as well. Now for the record Tom Holland was 20 when Civil War came out and is 21 as of a month ago. Tobey Maguire was 25 when Spider-Man came out in 2002 and Andrew Garfield was almost 30 for The Amazing Spider-Man in 2012. So he is not a teenager playing a teenager, but he is the closest we have had so far. He does it best of all. That’s right this is the best Peter Parker and Spider-Man we have ever had grace the big screen. He has the heart, the fear, and the charm. He may not be as quipy as some people want but this is effectively Spider-Man Year One. Give it time. Also – he’s a kid. They make a point of it. He still acts like it. It works. Just as much as Michael Keaton absolutely nails it as Adrian Toomes aka The Vulture. The casting went off type for him as well vs the characters comic look and the movie benefits from it. I will say it again one of the best villains since Loki or Red Skull. The secondary cast sells it as well with of course Jacob Batalon as the best friend Ned being the grounding rod Peter needs and part of the emotional heart of the film. From a technical standpoint. I have no complaints on the FX. None. Not one. On those lines I love how they really embraced the comic book and showed how strong he can be during a few scenes and gave him some of the classic poses in creative ways. The shots are clean and the colour palette is bright, if not normal – which when compared to the Marvel movies makes it abnormal. Black is black. Red is red. There are good contrasts in colour that make it work tonally. So not only do we get Spider-Man feeling like our friendly neighborhood web slinger, but he looks straight out of a comic page. It does have some Act II and Act III bridge pacing issues and some editing I noticed, but nothing bad. It runs long at just over 2 hours so be aware. Spider-Man: Homecoming is the Spider-Man movie we have been asking for. This has what was missing from the Garfield ones (even if I did like them they were flawed). It makes up for the Raimi finale. It sets up a sequel in a very good way. It is loaded with easter eggs for fans of Spider-Man and the Marvel Cinematic universe. Yes. 3-D might be nice if you go for that. I saw it in 2D and was fine. I do think better sound systems will help, but not much. Will you see it again? Maybe. Depends if someone takes me. I won’t complain if they do. Yes – which is more than I can say for the past few Marvel outings except for Civil War. Where would you put it in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Top 5 I think. Just on the edge of it if not. It’s no Winter Soldier, First Avenger, or Iron Man. Civil War and Avengers run neck and neck and I don’t know if this beats either, but it might. Closing thoughts? I do not think Spider-Man is a great movie. It is a solid, well above the curve we have grown complacent with and just really good. I do think people should see it and I do think Marvel could stand to look at this and figure out what is working and take a moment to learn from it. Related: Stay for the final credits it’s beautifully meta. There will be also be lot of Easter Egg videos coming. Here are a few…- roll over to read – Zendaya is our new MJ, perennial love interest of Spidey. The look of “The Shocker” has homages to his actual look. this also shows how to do a multi villain movie right. The principal of Peter’s school is played by Kenneth Choi who was Jim Morita in Captain America First Avenger. He is playing Principal Morita, who appears to be the son or Grandson of the Howling Commando based on a photo on his desk. Not confirmed, but I am pretty sure one of the other school students is, or is related to Silver Sable. They kept showing a girl with Silver White hair and I know there is a Silver Sable, Black Cat and Venom movie in pre-production. The person they are having an arms deal with on the ferry is named Mac Gargan, aka The Scorpion. if you doubt this look at his tattoo in the closing credits prison scene. Tagged Avengers, BasedonaComicBook, Homecoming, IronMan, MarvelCinematicUniverse, MCU, MovieReview, Review, Spiderman, TomHolland	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line869
__label__wiki	0.875253	0.875253	U.S. seeks to boost case against Iran with U.N. Washington visit The United States will seek to boost its case for United Nations action against Iran when Security Council envoys visit Washington on Monday to view pieces of weapons that U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley says Tehran gave to Yemen’s Houthi group, APA reports quoting Reuters. Haley and her 14 council colleagues will also lunch with President Donald Trump, the U.S. Mission to the United Nations said Friday. The Trump administration has for months been lobbying for Iran to be held accountable at the United Nations, while at the same time threatening to quit a 2015 deal among world powers to curb Iran’s nuclear program if “disastrous flaws” are not fixed. The U.N. ambassadors will visit a military hangar at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling near Washington, where Haley, the U.S envoy to the United Nations, last month presented remnants of what the Pentagon said was an Iranian-made ballistic missile fired from Yemen on Nov. 4 at Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh, as well as other weapons. A proxy war is playing out in Yemen between Iran and U.S. ally Saudi Arabia. Iran has denied supplying the Houthis with such weaponry and described the arms displayed in Washington as “fabricated.” However, experts reported to the Security Council this month that Iran had violated U.N. sanctions on Yemen because “it failed to take the necessary measures to prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer” of short-range ballistic missiles and other equipment to the Iran-allied Houthi group. The independent experts said they had “identified missile remnants, related military equipment and military unmanned aerial vehicles that are of Iranian origin and were introduced into Yemen after the imposition of the targeted arms embargo.” Haley said last month she was exploring several U.N. options for pressuring Iran to “adjust their behavior”. But she is likely to struggle to convince some Security Council members, like veto powers Russia and China, that U.N. action is needed. Most sanctions on Iran were lifted at the start of 2016 under the nuclear deal, which is enshrined in a U.N. Security Council resolution. The resolution still subjects Tehran to a U.N. arms embargo and other restrictions that are technically not part of the nuclear deal. Haley has said the Security Council could strengthen the provisions in that resolution or adopt a new resolution banning Iran from all activities related to ballistic missiles. To pass, a resolution needs nine votes in favor, and no vetoes by the United States, Britain, France, China or Russia. Under the current resolution, Iran is “called upon” to refrain from work on ballistic missiles designed to deliver nuclear weapons for up to eight years. Some states argue that the language of the resolution does not make it obligatory. A separate U.N. resolution on Yemen bans the supply of weapons to Houthi leaders and “those acting on their behalf or at their direction.” The United States could propose people or entities to be blacklisted by the council’s Yemen sanctions committee, a closed-door move that would need consensus approval by the 15-members. Diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity, say Haley has not signaled which accountability option she might pursue or when. Ceyhun Aliyev Kremlin rejects UK account of Putin-Johnson meeting, says talks were constructive and conciliatory US-France negotiations on digital tax difficult, goal remains minimum taxation, French Minister says List of parliamentary candidates over constituencies disclosed	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line873
__label__wiki	0.579264	0.579264	What to expect from the 2018 iPhone lineup at Apple's 'Gather round' event By Vadim Yuryev Tuesday, September 04, 2018, 09:03 am PT (12:03 pm ET) As Apple's September 12th event draws near, more supposed leaks and rumors about the 2018 iPhone lineup make headlines. AppleInsider has compiled a list of the leaks, as well as giving some of our own thoughts and opinions on the matter. Subscribe to AppleInsider on YouTube First off, the finished design and name of the new flagship iPhone have already been leaked, with the normal-sized model thought to be called the "iPhone XS," along with a larger "iPhone XS Plus." The biggest confirmed change is that the new iPhone XS models will come in a new Gold color option, complete with a gold stainless steel band, as shown in a render by EverythingApplePro. The upcoming Series 4 Apple Watch was leaked as well, showing a matching gold stainless steel frame. There's also been many rumors showing that there will actually be three iPhones being released, with various leaks showing three front panels for the devices. Respected analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has released a chart showing all three new iPhone models and some specs for all of them. Based on his predictions, the budget medium-sized model is rumored to sport an LCD display instead of OLED like the other two. The resolution will be lower as well, but it seems that it will have the same A12 processor. For RAM, it'll be packing 3GB instead of 4GB on the OLED models. All three will use Face ID for authentication, which is backed up by a supplier report by Lumentum, showing increased orders for TrueDepth camera system modules. The budget model, rumored to be called the "iPhone 9," will also come with a single 12MP camera, slower Wi-fi tech, an aluminum frame and a smaller battery. Back in May, TSMC began mass production of Apple's 7-nanometer A12 processors. The A11 Bionic processor is built using a 10 nanometer process, so that change should offer a larger performance increase than what we say in those leaked benchmarks. The 6.1" LCD model may also come with a few more color options compared to the 5.8 and 6.5" OLED models. Analytics firm Trendforce believes that we may get Apple Pencil support with the new 2018 iPhone models, but Ming-Chi Kuo says we're not likely to see that happen, and I agree with him. All three 2018 iPhones will definitely have wireless charging, but there's a rumor going around that Apple will be using a new material in the Qi charging coil that will offer faster charging. Based on Apple's lightning to headphone jack adapter supplier Cirrus Logic, analysts don't think Apple will ship those adapters with the 2018 iPhones. However, the new iPhones may come with an updated 18W USB-C fast-charging adapter, right in the box. Current iPhones, even the iPhone X, come with an incredibly weak 5W power adapter, so it'll be no surprise if we see an updated fast-charger. There have been reports of Apple considering making the switch to a new connector, possibly USB-C in the future, but we likely won't see any changes with this years' iPhone lineup. Apple's current iPhone X does not support landscape interfaces, but it's reported that the new 6.5" iPhone X Plus model will support landscape mode. There's also some pretty big changes in iOS 12 that'll fix a lot of issues iPhone X users experienced. For example, many users accidentally took screenshots while the screen was off. iOS 12 will fix this by only allowing them when the phone is awake. iOS 12 will also solve the problem of having to either enter your passcode or turn your display off and on again if your Face ID attempt fails. With iOS 12, simply swipe up again to retry. Another welcome change we've seen in iOS 12 is that you'll now be able to register two different faces that will work with Face ID. This is something I have personally complained about. There were also rumors back in early 2018 that iOS 12 would add horizontal Face ID support. However, that feature has been completely absent from iOS 12 beta, but there's still a chance we could see it happen. Corning, a longtime Apple supplier, has recently debuted Gorilla Glass 6 that's made out of an entirely new glass composition. Seeing as Apple invested, or awarded, $200 million into Corning last year, we'll most likely see this new glass in the 2018 iPhone lineup. Don't think you can skimp out on a case and screen protector just yet, as it's still glass, a material that can crack and shatter. It's also not a great reason to avoid getting insurance if you're set on getting a new iPhone this September. I cracked the back glass on my iPhone 8 Plus, and it will cost me around $400 out of pocket to repair. If you're a T-Mobile user, like me, you will now be able to use the iPhone Upgrade Program directly through Apple's website. With all of those rumors out of the way, let's talk about what I'd personally like to see in the new iPhone lineup. Apple's ProMotion display on their 2017 iPad Pro is amazing, as it automatically adjusts the screen refresh rate based on the content you're viewing, from 24hz up to 120hz. This feature would be a huge incentive on the 2018 OLED iPhone models, but it may be harder than it sounds to add this technology to an OLED display. Whether we'll see it this year or not, Apple will hopefully add it to their iPhone lineup within a couple of years. I'd also like to see large improvements in the camera. The Samsung Galaxy Note 9's camera has already caught up, so I'd like Apple to get ahead of the game in this area. I personally would love to see that rumored new fast charger come standard in the box. I'm sick of the incredibly slow 5W charger. Other than that, I'm hoping for updated Face ID that'll work faster and with more features than before. 2018 iPhone How to work around Split View's rough edges on the Mac to make it the tool it should be 2019 iPhone sticking with Face ID, but Android moving to in-screen fingerprint sensors	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line879
__label__cc	0.561809	0.438191	Home Travel Rustic fantastic: UXUA Casa Hotel & Spa, Trancoso, Bahia, Brazil Rustic fantastic: UXUA Casa Hotel & Spa, Trancoso, Bahia, Brazil written by angelinavc April 2, 2019 When Dutch designer Wilbert Das first arrived in Trancoso back in 2004, the Bahian village was little more than a group of fishermen’s houses scattered around a large, grassy square. The ex-creative director of fashion label Diesel was in search of some time out from the rat race, and – with the village framed by an impossibly pretty sweeping bay of Atlantic coastline – he’d found just the place. Inspired by the heritage of the native Pataxó Indians and the boho vibe of the resident hippies and artists, who had escaped here in the 1970s, he soon wanted to share his love of Trancoso with other travellers. By 2006, UXUA Casa Hotel was open, carved out of 11 original candy-coloured fisherman’s houses and calling in a glitzy fashion crowd as guests. Immersed in the local community, the rustic-luxe property is a continual work in progress. At its heart is a sparkling swimming pool, lined with thousands of aventurine quartz stones in a myriad azure tones, and surrounded by nodding banana leaves, lilac orchids and gold-and-flame-hued Birds of Paradise. Going for a swim is like cooling off in a natural rainforest pond. The nearby spa also has an exotic feel with its tree-house treatment room offering therapies based around locally-sourced cacao, fresh coconut oil and restorative almescar oils. The casas – some found around the pool and others dotted across the square known as the quadrado– have an inside-outside design, with al fresco showers made out of hollowed-out tree trunks, reclaimed wood furniture and vibrant folk art. The latest stage of development is a series of high-end houses, available to rent, and commissioned by private owners such as the CNN newsreader Anderson Cooper and Chelsea-based art collector Ivor Brakor. Inspired by the rich artisanship of Trancoso (kickstarted by the self-reliant hippies of the 70s who were affectionately called biribandosby locals), Das has been instrumental in encouraging a resurgence of artisan work. There’s the Artists in Residence programme, which sees a visiting line-up of international names come to work in one of the casas (the deal is they have to leave their art behind to be showcased in the house) and a continuing collaboration with many local craftspeople – some of whom – like the weaver Evandro – work directly from the hotel. Das has also collaborated with many locals to create one-off pieces found throughout the hotel, including hand-woven rugs, basket-woven lampshades and beautifully designed textiles. The result is a richly textured finish, the opposite of a cookie-cutter approach, with unique items everywhere you look. And if you have fallen in love with the indigo throw found on your bed, then you’re in luck: the new UXUA Casa collection means that many of these homewares are available to recreate the look at home. Days are spent soaking up the sun on the gloriously untouched beach – the same spot, incidentally, where the first Portuguese explorers discovered Brazil in 1500. Here, the UXUA Praia bar, made out of a repurposed fishing boat, has a hip vibe with its bossa nova soundtrack and the best passion-fruit caipirinhas in town. There’s horse-riding, surfing, yoga, or the Brazilian martial arts capoeira to try – if you can be bothered, that is. The charm here is just how laid back it is. At night, the quadrado comes alive, with visitors and Brazilians strutting their stuff, browsing the boutiques and dining under the night sky – don’t be surprised to see the odd A-lister among them (Leondardo di Caprio and Naomi Campbell are fans). At UXUA’s Quadrado restaurant, you can soak up the magic. Order a traditional moqueca baiana fish stew and sit under a lantern-lit jack-fruit tree. It’s rustic-fantastic and there’s nowhere else like it in the world. Room rates at UXUA Casa Hotel & Spa are from US$410 (approx. £315) per night. This is based on double occupancy and includes breakfast, taxes and fees. To book, visit www.uxua.com TAP Portugal flies daily from London City, Heathrow, Gatwick & Manchester to Salvador via Lisbon, prices start at £665 return including all taxes. For further information, visit www.flytap.com or call 0345 601 0932. *A version of this article was also published in the December 2018 issue of Country Life Rustic fantastic: UXUA Casa Hotel & Spa, Trancoso, Bahia, Brazil was last modified: April 2nd, 2019 by angelinavc angelinavc Interiors Trend Report: Spring/Summer 19 Home story: Sandi Lodge, Kent Travel trends: tails of the unexpected It’s a small world: the best child-friendly... Don’t let it go to your head:... 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__label__cc	0.698931	0.301069	cups package after upgrading the ubuntu system my printer doesn't work Asked by anthony richard wilkin on 2012-11-01 On 29 August, I was offered an upgrade to the Ubuntu operating system. Everything I do on the computer is now slower which is bad enough. My printer got worse and worse and now won't print anything. It might sound as though it's printing very slowly, but the paper will be blank, and usually after the first attempt it won't do anything at all, though the screen might tell me it was printing. At first, it used to do some things but not others, but now it doesn't seem to want to print anything. It's a Canon Pixma 750 and I've just had it overhauled and been assured it's working fine. I can't seem to find the title of the upgrade so I can't even uninstall it. Ubuntu cups Edit question actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said on 2012-11-01 : #1 I suggest you remove the printer in the printer part of system settings. Power off the printer. Redownload the debs for the driver from the Canon website and reinstall them, reboot the system and log in, power on the printer. Provide an answer of your own, or ask anthony richard wilkin for more information if necessary.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line884
__label__wiki	0.600781	0.600781	Tag Archives: counter-jihad WACDI.NET, Islamic Fatwa-Driven Site, “Features” WND’s Interview With Adina Kutnicki. What Are They Up To? Commentary By Adina Kutnicki Posted on November 23, 2016 by Adina Kutnicki WHEN delving into the Islamic muck, there are various methods of operation. In so doing, one high-level prerequisite may be the ability to operate undetected and behind the scenes. Invisible. Ghost-like. Resultant, certain well-honed skill sets must become second skin and front and center. Indeed, if unsuccessful, one should expect to get caught in their jihadi crossfire. Obviously, that would not be a good outcome! ON the other hand, those who are steeped in counter-jihad via investigative journalism, by definition, are out there in the open, even though (most of) one’s sources must remain hidden. As such, it is often a surreal situation, in so far that even some of what you know (atop the “who”) must stay underground, while other information is meant for public consumption. So when explained in this manner, it is easier to understand that this work can be akin to a juggling act and acrobatic in nature. Even so, it is not rocket science. Hardly. Admittedly, it does take a tough exterior to deal with the backlash, some of which sneaks up on you. BE that as it may, no one within this arena expects this sort of work (most of which ends up online, while some surfaces within the print realm) to be risk-free. Besides, nothing of value is without this or that risk, unless one is satisfied living in a bubble and blind as a bat. Stipulated, the aforementioned risk/benefit ratio applies to those who have reached the age of majority. As to the kiddies, they must be protected at all costs. Whatever it takes. IN this regard, before we get to the threatening nature of WACDI.NET and what they are (more than likely) up to, let’s hark back to one example (out of numerous) in which Islamists make their “displeasure” known in this direction. BACK on May 22, 2014, Joe Newby reported at Examiner.com: “Facebook yanks, restores, anti-Islam page after admins receive death threats.” The following is an excerpt: Is Facebook okay with death threats from Islamists? That’s the question administrators of “Islam Exposed” asked earlier this week. After administrators received a number of threatening messages, Facebook pulled the page, citing “harassment,” but restored the page on Tuesday, telling Examiner.com it “was removed in error.” Administrators were extremely grateful to see the page restored, but questions regarding the threats remained. Would Facebook take action against those issuing the threats? The social media site did not say, but the group did not wait and filed complaints with the FBI.” A single bullet will strike ur (sic) head one day [admin] from a jihadist. Insha-Allah,” one threat read. Another Facebook user with a Muslim name threatened to cut off administrators’ heads if they continued to post articles in a rant too profane to quote here. Yet another person threatened to blackmail one of the administrators. “I am giving u (sic) warning,” said another person. “Stop this page.” According to the group, one administrator received several threatening phone calls, with some including a Muslim prayer in Arabic. He reported it to the police, they said, but nothing was done. Just this week, they added, he received two threatening calls. Adina Kutnicki, an investigative journalist based in Israel, said she has been harassed on Facebook by an individual she identified as Iranian Mohamed Erdem. “Back off you satanist scum of the earth! You want war, war with me!” he told Kutnicki on Facebook. The threats she received from Erdem was so alarming, she added, that “heavy duty counter terror contacts decided to ‘check things out.’” The face of another administrator was photo-shopped into a Nazi uniform and added to a Facebook post intended to incite harassment. Another picture depicted Kutnicki superimposed on a nuclear mushroom cloud with a warning that Israel would be destroyed and wiped off the map….. CLEAR as a bell. BACK to WACDI.NET ….the latest “admirers” of this expert’s back-breaking labor. Welcome to the bandwagon! LO and behold, the aforementioned site is overseen by tafsir’s, a serious fatwa-driven site. Tafsir (Arabic: تفسير‎, translit. Tafsīr, lit. ‘interpretation’‎) is the Arabic word for exegesis, usually of the Qur’an. An author of tafsir is a mufassir (Arabic: مُفسّر‎‎; plural: مفسّرون). A Quranic tafsir will often explain content and provide places and times, not contained in Quranic verses, as well as give the different views and opinions of scholars on the verse. MOVING right along to what caught their eye….ire….whatever…. IN the beginning of November 2016, a reporter from WND (World Net Daily) contacted yours truly, regarding the upcoming trial against Dutch politician Geert Wilders, all for daring to “criticize” Islam and its danger(s) to the west. Imagine that. In any case, he wanted some comments and insights. AS always, when answering interview questions, a direct and honest response is given, PC sensibilities be damned. Besides, since when is free speech no longer free? BUT, apparently, the tafsirs at WACDI.net weren’t all too thrilled with said truth-telling. Understood. IN this regard, instead of “merely” linking the interview to their fatwa-driven site, they decided to lead into the interview with guess who, even though it wasn’t until midway through the interview that the aforementioned comments and insights were given! You got that? WND.comExperts: Criticism of Islam may be banned in US WND.comAdina Kutnicki, an Israel-based intelligence analyst and author of “Banned: How Facebook Enables Militant Islamic Jihad,” noted that particular Lynch speech was given at a conference sponsored by the Muslim Advocates, a Muslim Brotherhood front group.and more » THE following is the beginning of the interview at WND: Dutch politician Geert Wilders has spent years speaking out against the threat Islam poses to his country, and now he finds himself in legal trouble for it. The controversial lawmaker went on trial this week on charges of “inciting discrimination and hatred of Moroccans,” according to the Guardian. The charges stem from a March 2014 rally in which Wilders asked a room full of supporters if they wanted “more or fewer Moroccans” in the country. When the audience chanted, “Fewer, fewer!” Wilders responded, “Well, we’ll arrange that, then.” This led the Dutch government to prosecute Wilders for “offending members of a group based on their race, and hate speech and discrimination,” according to the New York Times. The paper added Wilders could face up to two years in prison if convicted, although other offenders in similar cases are usually fined or slapped with community service. Don’t think for a moment something like this couldn’t happen to an American politician, says American Freedom Defense Initiative president Pamela Geller – especially if Hillary Clinton becomes our next president. “While she was secretary of State, the U.S. voted for U.N. Human Rights Council Resolution 16/18, which calls for criminalization of ‘incitement to religious hatred,’ a subjective category that allows for the criminalization of any dissenting voice,” Geller told WND. Philip Haney, a retired Customs and Border Protection officer and author of “See Something, Say Nothing: A Homeland Security Officer Exposes the Government’s Submission to Jihad,” agreed an American politician could be prosecuted for “hate speech” if UN HRC Resolution 16/18 and the related “Istanbul Process” are more fully enforced in the U.S. He said there will inevitably come a point when Americans have to decide whether they will honor their Constitution or international laws against criticizing Muslims. “Is the First Amendment going to stay inviolable, or are we going to submit to the authority of a macro global-level organization like the U.N., and submit our freedom of speech to the resolutions like U.N. 16/18?” Haney asked. However, it is not just international law that is forming a protective bubble around Muslims. In 2013, Judicial Watch reported on a meeting in Tennessee in which Bill Killian, the region’s top federal prosecutor, was scheduled to tell the community that people who post inflammatory documents aimed at Muslims on social media are guilty of violating federal civil rights laws. In December 2015, the day after two radical Muslims went on a killing spree in San Bernardino, Attorney General Loretta Lynch promised a Muslim advocacy and lobbying group she would take aggressive action against anyone who used “anti-Muslim rhetoric” that “edges toward violence.” During a time of increased Islamic terror attacks in America and around the world, Lynch said her biggest concern was the “incredibly disturbing rise of anti-Muslim rhetoric” in America. Adina Kutnicki, an Israel-based intelligence analyst and author of “Banned: How Facebook Enables Militant Islamic Jihad,” ……. MESSAGE received….the singling out….you don’t have to hit this author over the head! MIND you, it is hardly as if this Brotherhood Mafia expert is the sole preoccupation of Islam’s jihadis. To be sure, how many are still unaware (unless living in dreamland) of all the death threats directed at Pamela Geller, a well-known counter-jihadist? For that matter, what about those aimed at Islamic specialist and counter-jihadist, Robert Spencer, vowing that he will meet a violent and befitting Islamic end? BUT never mind. Just as they watch us, we keep our eyes on them. Enough said. {re-blogged at Conservative Firing Line} {re-blogged at The Homeland Security Network} {re-blogged at USSANEWS.com} Posted in Uncategorized \| Tagged counter-jihad, tafsir, USSANEWS.com, WACDI.NET, WND.comExperts: Criticism of Islam may be banned in US \| 5 Replies Watcher of Weasels Award Winner ISIS, Islam and Obama: Understanding The Threat To The Free World The Muslim Brotherhood's Quest For Global Dominance UPDATE TO:“Closed-Door” (U.S./Israel/Cyprus) INTEL Conference, Nov. 2019 – Commentary By Adina Kutnicki Bringing Down America, San Francisco-Style: What Happens When Weather Underground Spawn Take Over American Justice & Cities, Too? Commentary By Adina Kutnicki EXCLUSIVE REPORT: Saudi Jihad At Pensacola’s Naval Air Station, As Examined By A World Class Counter-Terrorism & Counter-Intelligence Expert – Truths & Proofs. 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__label__wiki	0.582873	0.582873	SHABALKIN, NIKITA Unics Kazan 24 Forward Height: 2.04 Born: 9 October, 1986 Nationality: Russian Federation EuroCup 2012-13 STATISTICS Totals 6 0 71:51 23 8/17 2/6 1/2 3 4 7 0 1 6 1 3 15 3 -3 Averages 6 0 11:58 3.8 47.1% 33.3% 50% 0.5 0.7 1.2 0 0.2 1 0.2 0.5 2.5 0.5 -0.5 13 at Valencia Basket 23:32 7 3/7 0/1 1/2 1 1 1 2 2 4 2 -3 Average 23:32 7 42.9% 0% 50% 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 4 2 -3 8 vs Ratiopharm Ulm 13:17 9 3/5 1/2 1 1 5 2 9 vs Crvena Zvezda Telekom Belgrade 16:05 5 1/2 1/3 2 2 4 1 1 1 3 12 at Ratiopharm Ulm 11:40 0/2 1 1 1 1 3 1 -3 Average 13:40 4.7 44.4% 40% 0% 0.7 1.3 2 0 0 0.7 0.3 0.3 3 0.3 0.7 1 at Donetsk 1:28 1 1 -2 2 vs Trefl Sopot 5:49 2 1/1 1 1 Average 3:38 1 100% 0% 0% 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 EuroCup 2012-13 individual rankings #14 in Blocks against (2) Index rating 14 Khimki Moscow Region vs. Besiktas JK Istanbul 12/16/2008 Points 11 Azovmash Mariupol vs. Khimki Moscow Region 11/13/2007 Offensive rebounds 4 Cologne vs. Khimki Moscow Region 2/19/2008 Defensive rebounds 5 Dynamo Moscow vs. Khimki Moscow Region 3/10/2009 Total rebounds 7 Khimki Moscow Region vs. Besiktas JK Istanbul 12/16/2008 Assists 2 Khimki Moscow Region vs. Besiktas JK Istanbul 12/16/2008 Steals 2 Cologne vs. Khimki Moscow Region 2/19/2008 Blocks 1 ratiopharm Ulm vs. UNICS Kazan 2/19/2013 Minutes 27 Khimki Moscow Region vs. Benetton Treviso 1/13/2009 Grew up with Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody (Russia) youth teams. Signed for the 2002-03 season by CSKA Moscow junior team. Made his debut with CSKA Moscow during the 2003-04 season. Signed for the 2004-05 season by CSK-VVS Samara. Back to CSKA Moscow for the 2005-06 season. Signed for the 2006-07 season by CSK VVS Samara. Signed for the 2007-08 season by BC Khimki Moscow. Signed for the 2009-10 season, signed by Triumph Lyubertsy. Signed for the 2010-11 season by Dynamo Moscow. Signed for the 2011-12 season by Lokomotiv Kuban. Played there till December'12. Signed by Unics Kazan for the remainder of the season. He's still playing there. Won the 2006 Euroleague with CSKA Moscow. Member of the Russian National Team. Won the gold medal at the 2007 European Championship. Won the bronze medal at the 2011 European Championship. Won the 2005-06 Russian National Championship with CSKA Moscow. Won the 2006 Russian National Cup with CSKA Moscow. Won the 2007 FIBA EuroCup Challenge with CSK VVS Samara. Won the 2008 Russian National CU with BC Khimki Moscow. Played the 2007 Russian All Star Game. Has been member of the Russian U-18 and U-20 National Team. Played at the 2004 European Championship. 2005-06 CSKA Moscow 2 6 3 2/4 50 0/1 0 2/2 100 3 0 0 0 Totals 2 6 3 2/4 50 0/1 0 2/2 100 3 0 0 0 Averages 2 6 3 2/4 50 0/1 0 2/2 100 1.5 0 0 0 2007-08 Khimki 12 51 4.3 12/29 41.4 7/19 36.8 6/10 60 25 5 4 0 2008-09 Khimki 9 25 2.8 9/24 37.5 2/7 28.6 1/2 50 22 4 3 1 2011-12 Lokomotiv Kuban 9 11 1.2 4/13 30.8 1/6 16.7 0/0 0 9 0 2 0 2012-13 Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar 2 2 1 1/1 100 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2012-13 Unics Kazan 4 21 5.3 7/16 43.8 2/6 33.3 1/2 50 7 1 0 1 Totals 36 110 3.1 33/83 39.8 12/38 31.6 8/14 57.1 63 10 9 2 Averages 36 110 3.1 33/83 39.8 12/38 31.6 8/14 57.1 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.1 2002-03 U18 CSKA MOSKOW 3 4 1.3 2/7 28.6 0/0 0 0/0 0 6 0 0 0 2003-04 U18 CSKA MOSCOW 3 59 19.7 18/25 72 5/10 50 8/11 72.7 30 5 4 5 Totals 6 63 10.5 20/32 62.5 5/10 50 8/11 72.7 36 5 4 5 Averages 6 63 10.5 20/32 62.5 5/10 50 8/11 72.7 6 0.8 0.7 0.8 2003/04 CSKA Jr 21 296 14.1 111/185 60 11/26 42.3 41/63 65.1 160 23 38 10 2004/05 Samara 31 413 13.3 135/250 54 25/66 37.9 68/92 73.9 198 17 28 18 2005/06 CSKA 9 36 4 11/22 50 1/6 16.7 11/13 84.6 22 1 4 5 2006/07 Samara 32 474 14.8 167/286 58.4 14/44 31.8 98/130 75.4 166 18 38 13 2007/08 Khimki 21 156 7.4 30/57 52.6 7/26 26.9 31/36 86.1 51 5 14 6 2008/09 Khimki 18 77 4.3 19/36 52.8 11/30 36.7 6/11 54.5 60 2 21 0 2009/10 Triumph 6 49 8.2 19/34 55.9 3/9 33.3 2/5 40 12 5 5 2 2010/11 Dynamo Moscow 27 279 10.3 104/209 49.8 10/50 20 41/51 80.4 92 13 13 5 2011/12 Lokomotiv Kuban 21 117 5.6 47/105 44.8 7/18 38.9 2/6 33.3 38 5 8 0 2012/13 Lokomotiv Kuban 6 18 3.0 7/17 41.2 1/6 16.7 1/2 50.0 11 2 1 0 2012-13 Lokomotiv Kuban-PBL 7 26 3.7 10/23 43.5 1/6 16.7 3/6 50.0 19 2 2 3 Lokomotiv Kuban-VTB 5 11 2.2 5/10 50.0 0/4 0.0 1/2 50.0 9 1 0 2 Unics Kazan-PBL 8 33 4.1 12/24 50.0 3/9 33.3 0/0 0.0 11 2 3 0 Unics Kazan-VTB 13 111 8.5 34/62 54.8 10/26 38.5 13/15 86.7 29 9 8 3	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line887
__label__wiki	0.587093	0.587093	Advice on careers & achieving success 15 Ways to Own Your Future: Take Control of Your Destiny in Business & in Life [9781785353000] Life-Impacting Ways to Create Success and Enjoyment in Your Business and Personal life - How to Take Control as Opposed to Just Taking What Comes! The 15 Ways in this book will help you: Take collaboration to another level; improve work/life integration; make your business and personal world a better place; take the job out of work. AUTHOR: Michael Khouri's business career spans over 40 years, managing in many industries that include working regional operations through mergers, acquisitions, restructuring, and growth transitions. He is the Chief Operating Officer/Executive VP for a Michigan commercial real-estate company, and President of MDK Business Solutions. He previously served as a broadcast television ABC Affiliate and NBC Affiliate VP/General Manager and Cellular One Wireless General Manager. He delivers professional development and motivational presentations to local, regional, and national companies on how to take control in business and in life. Michael Khouri The Future Book: 50 Ways to Future-Proof Your Work and Life [9781910649244] The future plays a dominant role in everybody's lives. But for many, it is a blur and mystery, a wall of fog in which we struggle to see beyond what … Happily Imperfect: Living Life Your Own Way [9780008322892] Renowned and loved for her refreshing candour on everyday issues, social, domestic and intimate, Stacey Solomon reminds us how important it is to embr… Pre-Order. Publishes 20-Feb-2020 The Future Is Yours: Introducing Future Life Progression - the dynamic technique that reveals your destiny [9780749939847] Future Life Progression (FLP) is the amazing technique from top psychic Anne Jirsch. Already popular with Anne's celebrity clients, FLP is a skill t… How to Run and Grow Your Own Business: 20 Ways to Manage Your Business Brilliantly [9781473638136] You are about to embark on one of the biggest adventures of your life. It's a daunting prospect, isn't it? An empty desk, no customers, no confirmed m… Be Your Own Life Coach: How to Take Control of Your Life and Achieve Your Wildest Dreams [9780340770641] All of us have dreams about what we'd like to do, who we'd like to be and where we'd like to go in life. But most of us are never able to make these … 15-Minute Yoga [9780007245628] Bite-sized yoga that fits in with your everyday life and gives instant results. Get all the benefits from yoga by practising for just 15-minutes durin… 1421: The Year China Discovered the World [9780553815221] On 8 March 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China. The ships, some nearly five hundred feet long, were under the command… 150 Best Desserts in a Jar [9780778804352] Whether it's a bevelled antique jar picked up at a flea market, or that classic Kilner jar saved at the back of a kitchen cupboard, all kinds of conta… 1453: the Conquest of Constantinople: 2016 Medieval Warfare Special Edition [9789490258108] The 2014 Medieval Warfare Special issue is entirely dedicated - all 84 pages - to the Fall of Constantinople in 1453. It's like a normal issue, except… 15-Minute Pilates: Four 15-Minute Workouts for Strength, Stretch, and Control [9780241295892] Do you struggle to practise Pilates regularly? Stress no more: these four 15-minute programmes offer the flexibility and ease of use that busy lifesty… 147 Things: My user's guide to the universe, from black holes to belly buttons [9781509883240] From YouTube superstar, TV presenter, model and fact-obsessive over-sharer Jim Chapman comes a hilarious user's guide to the universe. In 147 Thin… 15 Minute Italian [9780241327388] The perfect book for anyone who wants to learn Italian fast. Comes with a free downloadable audio app for Apple and Android phones, enabling learners … 15 Minute German [9780241327364] The perfect book for anyone who wants to learn German fast and on-the-go, now with a free downloadable audio app for Apple and Android phones, enablin… 15 Minutes to Happiness: Easy, Everyday Exercises to Help You Be The Best You Can Be [9781911600589] FROM THE CREATOR OF THE UK'S NO.1 SELF-HELP PODCAST, WITH OVER 5 MILLION DOWNLOADSWould you like to feel happier and more fulfilled... ...but struggle… 15 Million Degrees: A Journey to the Centre of the Sun [9780241963555] 110 times wider than Earth; 15 million degrees at its core; an atmosphere so huge that Earth is actually within it: come and meet the star of our sola…	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line895
__label__cc	0.55129	0.44871	Asbury Park Fun House Mike Woods Tillie Fun House is the Asbury Park Boardwalk shop of fun. Tees with classics like Tillie and new Icons by local artists. Souvenirs for Locals. Reflective Asbury Park Hoodie Carousel Sweatshirt Two Fish Sweatshirt Tillie Vintage Navy Sweatshirt Greetings From Asbury Park Sweatshirt 3M Reflective Asbury Park Pepper Hoodie Subtle flash. We often get asked for "just plain Asbury Park" t-shirts, etc instead of our classic Greetings From Asbury Park. Of course we can't do just a plain shirt so we've come up with our own font. And added a little 3M reflective for high visibility on the street or on the dance floor. Garment dyed. 100% ring-spun cotton. Unisex Carousel Admiral Blue Hooded Sweatshirt, Mike Woods We approached artist Mike Woods about creating architectural drawings for a new series of t-shirts, part of our mission to create new icons for Asbury Park. We began with the Grand Arcade then proceeded to the Carousel, then the old Howard Johnson’s building. This series continues to expand due to Mike Woods’ enthusiasm for the project and the almost limitless architectural history of Asbury Park. Printed with the artist’s approval. A percentage of sales goes directly to the artist. Sofspun 60% cotton, 40% polyester. 7.2 oz. Adult Two Fish Black Sofspun Hooded Sweatshirt The original Two Fish motif is one of our first collaborations with local artist Porkchop.The design is based on majolica ceramic work in the Grand Arcade at the historic Convention Hall on the Asbury Park boardwalk where our original Fun House shop is located. Super soft full-zip hooded sweatshirt. Front media pocket for tech gadgets, two front pockets and contrasting hood lining. 60% cotton, 40% polyester. 7.2 oz. Adult Tillie Vintage Heather Navy Fleece Pullover Sweatshirt Tillie is the iconic fun house face of Asbury Park. Originally named for George C. Tilyou (1862-1914) of Coney Island’s Steeplechase fame. Asbury Park’s Tillie was painted on the Palace Amusements in 1955. The building fell into disrepair in the 1980s and demolished in 2004. The Tillie mural was saved and stored. A new version of Tillie lives on at the Wonder Bar. 50% cotton, 50% polyester. 8 oz. Greetings From Asbury Park Black Heather Hooded Pullover Sweatshirt Our own single-color silk-screen Greetings... made its debut here at the Fun House in July, 2014. Based on the vintage "Greetings From…” postcard series Asbury Park itself has had many variations since its founding in 1871. The 1970s version was the cover art for Bruce Springsteen’s debut album “Greetings From Asbury Park” and the rest is history.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line896
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__label__wiki	0.743103	0.743103	The rights of whales and dolphins The ecological whale WDC Publications and Reports About whales & dolphins Whale and dolphin species guide Facts, figures & multimedia Our 4 goals End captivity Stop whaling Create healthy seas Prevent deaths in nets Adopt a dolphin Remember WDC in your Will Russian citizens call for action to prevent another whale jail Reports from inside Russia have revealed more than 100,000 petition signers have raised their objections... One year on – Japan’s return to whaling hurts us all Japanese whalers have slaughtered 223 whales in the 12 months since the Japanese government announced... Christmas…how to get it wrapped without plastic It’s that time of year again when there’s only one thing on most people’s minds... Japan’s government agrees to more funding for whale hunts Japan’s Diet (parliament) has passed a law to help support commercial whaling through increased funding... EU Commission asked to do more to tackle climate change By Danny Groves \| 22nd November 2019 \| 0 EU Heads of State have taken the unprecedented step of asking the European Commission to propose policy options to tackle the impacts of climate change on the ocean. The move represents a significant step forward for the protection of the marine environment, and in making the ocean more resilient to face the inevitable changes it faces as a result of the global climate emergency. The Council of the EU released a statement in which it stressed ‘the need for immediate action against increasing threats on our oceans, seas and coastal areas.’ The Council has invited the EU Commission to come up with policy options. Heads of states are seen as key players in the climate emergency debate and must put pressure on their Ministers to deliver by bringing and end to over fishing in the Atlantic, stop deep sea mining, ensure marine protected areas (MPAs) work and implement the EU single use plastic directive. Find out more about WDC's work to create healthy seas Reports from inside Russia have revealed more than 100,000 petition signers have raised their objections to captivity and have asked the Russian government to end... Japanese whalers have slaughtered 223 whales in the 12 months since the Japanese government announced that it would resume industrial whaling, a decision which marine... It’s that time of year again when there’s only one thing on most people’s minds – and in the shops, on the radio, everywhere you... Japan’s Diet (parliament) has passed a law to help support commercial whaling through increased funding despite the falling demand for meat in the country. The... Tagged Climate Change A world where every whale and dolphin is safe and free. ABN number: 37792681565 Humpback whale underwater - Vanessa Mignon, Dorte Mandrup Keep up-to-date about our work and the latest news from the world of whales and dolphins. You can unsubscribe at any time.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line909
__label__wiki	0.632242	0.632242	Care must always come first. This is why the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine is at the forefront of medical education: preparing the next generation of primary care physicians and specialists. Ohio University > Medicine > About > Strategic Initiatives > Strategy > Strategy Since our beginning nearly 40 years ago, the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine has been guided by its founding idea: To train excellent osteopathic physicians who serve Ohio’s communities of greatest need, especially in primary care fields. With the 2011 transformational award of $105 million from the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation, we embarked on a period of growth and renewal. Our initiatives have been built upon our strengths and the beliefs we have championed since our founding. They deliver on our promise of advancing our mission to meet the challenges of successfully preparing the next generation of physician leaders. Our strategic planning process began in 2012-2013 bringing the college community together, which focused our growth and renewal efforts. The 2015-2017 plan that emerged from this process provides a strategic road map as we develop new campuses, advance our research and community care programs, and strengthen the curriculum and programs in our clinical campus system. In late 2016, we began developing a new plan using our 2015-2017 Heritage College Strategic Plan as the foundation to ensure our continuing success in training primary care physicians for Ohio. An experienced consulting firm facilitated the process. Our students, faculty, staff and external stakeholders participated in interviews, planning sessions and surveys to provide valuable feedback as we assessed the existing plan and determined our new goals. We retained the four priorities of the 2015-2017 strategic plan: Transformative Education, Collaborative Research, Community Impact and All-Campus Success. All-Campus Success now has two parts – Workplace Excellence and Operational Excellence – and we added a new priority, Optimized Student Experience. These five priorities support a common goal: To increase the proportion of our graduates who enter primary care practice, especially in Ohio. Strategic planning and review is a continuous, multifaceted process. Progress and updates for strategic priorities are gathered on a regular basis from each of the five team leads. The Executive Dean's Strategy Team and Executive Committee reviews the strategic priorities and are informed of progress and updates. The current overall strategic plan, including goals and objectives, is available on the website for all Heritage College faculty and staff to review and provide feedback/comments. In addition, the Heritage College's internal processes and its continuous improvement plan around meeting the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) standards play an important role in ensuring our strategic plan is on track. As we move forward, we will implement initiatives and continue to refine our plans by identifying objectives and key performance measures. Shared Goals Process and Procedures (PDF) 2018-2021 STRATEGIC PLANNING PARTICIPANTS (PDF) Executive Dean's Strategy Team The purpose of the Executive Dean’s Strategy Team is to implement the strategic plan of the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. The Strategy Team serves in an advisory role to the Executive Dean on all matters relating to the College’s strategy and strategic plan, including development, review and evaluation of policies, plans and processes. For questions and suggestions concerning the college strategic plan, please contact any member of the Strategy Team. 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Elected Faculty Chair Beth Maxon, PHR Chief Administrative Officer, Office of Administrative Services Shelley Ruff, M.B.A. Chief Financial Officer, Office of Financial Services PJ Murphy, M.A. Chief External Relations Officer Tanisha King-Taylor, Ph.D. Rachael Crouch, M.A. Kathy Brooks, M.Ed. Executive Director, Strategic Initiatives Jill Breeze, M.Ed. Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives The Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Strategic Plan 2018-2021 View It Here Annual Report Highlights & FAQs About the Pathways to Health and Wellness Curriculum About the Transformative Care Continuum New Medical Education Facilities in Athens	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line912
__label__cc	0.577445	0.422555	Autism Reality An Autism Question for the Hon. Stephane Dion The Hon. Stephane Dion, P.C., M.P. Leader of the Official Opposition Dear Mr. Dion An Autism Question I am the father of two sons one of whom has classic Autism Disorder, with profound developmental delays, and I have been an autism advocate for the last eight years. This year I watched hopefully, but with no illusions, as Liberal MP Shawn Murphy of Charlottetown introduced Bill C-304, a Private Member’s bill, which would called for amendment of the Canada Health Act to provide coverage for autism treatments. As expected, Bill C-304 was defeated by the governing Conservative Party and its partner, the Bloc Quebecois. The Liberal Party and the New Democratic Party both voted, by and large, in support of Bill C-304. You personally cast a vote in support of the Bill. Autism is a serious neurological disorder which affects 1 in 150 Canadians, including 1 in 94 male Canadians. Persons with an autism disorder can display a wide range of deficits including intellectual, communication, behavioural and social deficits. While no known cure exists, a treatment which has been empirically demonstrated in hundreds of studies to decrease the negative autism deficits, and in some cases virtually eliminate, these deficits exists. Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) has been demonstrated to improve the abilities in all these areas and improve the quality of life of autistic persons in hundreds of studies. Effective, early and intensive intervention with ABA, in addition to being effective in treating autistic children, has also been shown to save governments very substantial sums of money in provision of government services over the life of an autistic person. Despite these facts, governments in Canada have an atrocious record in dealing with the Autism Crisis which confronts Canada and in helping these very vulnerable people. In British Columbia and Ontario governing parties reversed election campaign promises to provide medicare coverage for autism choosing instead to spend hundreds of thousands of tax payer dollars to fight in court the parents of autistic children they had pledged to help. Mr. Dion I hope that you will not follow these shameful precedents, I hope you will not forget your vote in support of Bill C-304. Mr. Dion, will you tell me, and other parents and caregivers of autistic children and persons, if the Liberal Party of Canada will, once elected, introduce legislation in the first year of your taking office as Prime Minister, to include autism treatment in medicare for all Canadians with autism regardless of residence and regardless of income? Harold L Doherty June 10, 2007 Posted by autismrealitynb \| advocacy, applied behaviour analysis, auitsm disorder, autism advocacy, autism treatment, Bill C-304, Canada Health Act, Liberal Party, Stephane Dion \| Leave a comment Four Strong Autism Winds Four strong winds that blow slowly Seven seas that run high All these things that don’t change come what may Now our good times are all gone And I’m bound for moving on I’ll look for you if I’m ever back this way Guess I’ll go out to Alberta Weather’s good there in the Fall Got some friends that I can go to workin’ for Still I wish you’d change your mind If I asked you one more time But we’ve been thru that a hundred times or more – Ian Tyson Ian Tyson’s Four Strong Winds is viewed by many as Canada’s unofficial national anthem, a tale of Canadian migration to Alberta in search of work. Today Alberta continues to draw Canadians in search of work. But it is also a magnet attracting Canadian families with autistic children in search of its government funded autism treatment. In neighboring Saskatchewan meanwhile government funding for autism is virtually non-existent. In Parliament the Scott-Stoffer private member’s motion calling for a National Autism strategy to deal with this national health crisis was passed while the Shawn Murphy bill seeking inclusion of autism treatment under medicare was defeated by the Harper Conservatives and the Bloc Quebecois on spurious jurisdictional arguments. Canada would not have a national medicare system at all if this feeble rationalization was employed consistently. Indeed why do we even have a federal Health Minister, at present Tony Clement, if the federal government has no role to play in health issues? The reality is that prior to the election of the Harper Conservatives Canadians had long recognized the need for federal provincial cooperation to address health issues of national magnitude that might be beyond the ability of smaller or poorer provinces to address. To most Canadians the hundreds of studies documenting the effectiveness of ABA in treating autism should be enough to justify extending a federal hand to ensure that Canadians do not have to move to Alberta to seek treatment for their autistic children. To most Canadians the fact that 47-50% of autistic children can be rendered indistinguishable from their peers by school age, with intensive behavioral intervention, would be enough to justify federal involvement. For most Canadians the improvement in quality of life, the increased ability to communicate, to function in society, to avoid self injurious behavior would be compelling motivations justifying an effective national autism strategy. Since Stephen Harper is Prime Minister though a different argument, one which does not rely upon empathy or compassion, must be found – studies show that autism treatment saves governments very substantial sums of money, in reduced government services, over the life of an autistic person. How about it Mr. Harper, how about offering a real national autism strategy to address Canada’s autism crisis? You have clearly said no. Still I wish you’d change your mind, if I asked you one more time. Autism funding drawing parents to Alberta Last Updated: Monday, January 16, 2006 \| 9:37 AM MT Alberta’s coverage of an intensive therapy for children with autism is prompting some families to move to the province to receive additional care for their children. “I used to see easily a kid a month that came to Alberta for autism services,” Calgary pediatrician Dr. Neil Cooper said. “Probably it’s been 10 years that we’ve been in this office that we’ve seen kids come from other provinces, mostly because of the funding.” The therapy – known as intensive behavioural intervention – is time consuming and expensive, but parents like Kim and Mike Stafford say it’s worth it. The Moose Jaw couple moved to Calgary 18 months ago because Alberta’s health care system pays for the therapy, which they say has led to a big difference in their son. When six-year-old Trey was diagnosed with autism, a developmental disorder which can be accompanied by severe problems with social interactions and language, three years ago, it seemed he had retreated into his own world, his parents say. However, since he’s been involved in intensive behavioural intervention, his progress has been remarkable, they say. For example, although now Trey spends part of each morning spelling words, he could barely even say them a year ago, Kim Stafford said. “Now he knows all the kids’ names in his class. He can write down the names, he can spell them. It’s really wonderful to see,” she added. The treatment involves speech therapy, physiotherapy, music and games – between 20 to 30 hours per week. It costs around $60,000 per year. The Saskatchewan Health Department would only pay for one hour a week, which the Staffords say was inadequate, so they moved to Alberta. Almost immediately, Trey began receiving the full 30 hours, the Staffords said. Roger Carriere, executive director of the Saskatchewan Health Department’s community care branch, said the therapy is expensive and there are questions about its effectiveness. He also noted there are many other priorities competing for Saskatchewan’s health dollars. May 31, 2007 Posted by autismrealitynb \| aba, Alberta, Applied Behavior Analysis, autism disorder, bloc quebecois, Canada Health Act, Conservative Party, Saskatchewan, Stephen Harper, Tony Clement \| 1 Comment Autism Advocacy – FEAT BC Makes A Big Splash on the East Coast The people from FEAT BC put a lot on the line with this tour. They invested money, sweat, credibility and time, including precious time away from their families, to make this trip across Canada and out to the East Coast to fuel a national effort to get autism covered by medicare. They did not come in to preach to the locals though. They came to talk and encourage all of us to get together and GET POLITICAL. If you are a Canadian parent seeking medical treatment for your autistic loved one NOW is the time to get involved. You can contact Jean Lewis via email at jean.lewis@telus.net. Or you can reach me at dohertylaw@rogers.com. NOW is the time not tomorrow. If you are a member of a local or provincial autism group which receives government funding to operate they may discourage you from getting involved. Don’t let them discourage you. Act for your child and get involved. Feel free to contact Jean Lewis or me. Other contacts will also be provided soon. Contact your Member of Parliament and ask him or her to support autism coverage in Medicare. Just call them, write them or email them and let them know that is what you want. There is no need to debate them unless you want to do so but they know the need and they know effective treatment is available. Make your MP or anyone seeking to become your MP know that your vote depends on them making a commitment to include autism treatment in medicare coverage. NOW is the time to get involved, and GET POLITICAL. Group pushes for autism funding B.C. organization wants Ottawa to set standard for treatment By MELANIE PATTEN The Canadian Press A British Columbia-based group pushing to have costly treatments for autistic children covered under medicare has brought its fight to the East Coast. Representatives from Families for Early Autism Treatment of B.C. met with dozens of parents and their autistic children in Dartmouth as part of a cross-country tour. The non-profit organization has been calling on Ottawa to work with provincial and territorial governments to set a national standard for autism treatment. The group also wants intensive therapy, known as applied behaviour analysis, covered for all Canadian children regardless of where they live or their family’s income. “This is a health-care issue; this is science-based, effective treatment,” said Jean Lewis, a founding director of the group. “It needs to be funded through health care so that it doesn’t matter if you live in British Columbia or Newfoundland, your health care is looked after in the same way as everyone else’s.” The treatment, which can include one-on-one time with a trained professional, can cost up to $60,000 a year. Without a national standard, coverage for autism treatment differs across the country. In Prince Edward Island, for example, coverage is assessed by income. “That’s not the way they deal with a cancer patient, that’s not the way they deal with a cardiac problem,” said Shawn Murphy, the Liberal MP for Charlottetown. “And that’s not the way they should deal with this particular issue.” Murphy said Ottawa has agreed to meet with the provincial and territorial governments by the end of the year to create a strategy. Both levels of government will have to pitch in funding for treatment, support and diagnosis, said Murphy, who was recognized by the association for his public support for a national autism framework. New Brunswick Liberal MP Andy Scott, Nova Scotia New Democrat MP Peter Stoffer, and Liberal Senator Jim Munson, were also recognized. Jeff Reeves of Charlottetown, whose five-year-old son Owen has autism, attended the event to push Ottawa to provide more funding for autistic children. Reeves said his son was diagnosed with autism at the age of two. He said Owen finally began treatment after sitting on a waiting list for nearly 18 months. “Owen is very intelligent, but it’s his social interaction . . . eye contact, how to play with kids correctly,” said Reeves, 33, who is married and works in the IT industry. “He’s made strides that we can’t believe . . . but if he would have gotten (treatment) at three, he could have been much further ahead.” Owen’s treatment costs more than $10,000 a year, and Reeves said the province covers about 60 per cent. The family also pays for supplemental treatment out-of-pocket. “The federal government has to do something about the funding for (the treatment),” said Reeves. “The earlier they intervene, the better off these kids will be. “If they leave them until they’re 18, 20 years old, they’re going to become drains on the system.” Calgary Sun, May 27, 2007 B.C. autism group tours the nation UPDATED: 2007-05-27 01:14:36 MST Push for early treatment takes group to East Coast By CP DARTMOUTH, N.S. — A B.C.-based group pushing to have costly treatments for autistic children covered under medicare took its fight to the East Coast yesterday. Representatives from Families for Early Autism Treatment of B.C. met with dozens of parents and their autistic children in Dartmouth, N.S., as part of a cross-country tour. Without a national standard, coverage for autism treatment differs across the country. In Prince Edward Island, for example, coverage is assessed by income. “That’s not the way they deal with a cancer patient, that’s not the way they deal with a cardiac problem,” said Shawn Murphy, the Liberal MP for Charlottetown. “And that’s not the way they should deal with this issue.” http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/National/2007/05/27/4211713-sun.html May 27, 2007 Posted by autismrealitynb \| autism advocacy, autism disorder, Canada Health Act, FEAT BC, Jean Lewis \| Leave a comment Autism Supporter & Election Candidate – Stewart C. Paul (L) Tobique-Mactaquac The current Conservative government of Stephen Harper, backed by the separatist Bloc Quebecois, voted down the Shawn Murphy motion to amend the Canada Health Act to ensure that autistic children, regardless of where they happened to live in Canada would receive government funded proven effective ABA treatment for their autism. The budget brought down by the Harper government gave $0 ZERO dollars for autism. Conservative MP’s across Canada have marched in lockstep uniformity to deny federal government assistance for autism even elminating funds for a well respected autism summer camp in Ontario. The next election will be critical for the success of efforts to put in place a serious national autism strategy in Canada and it is important to identify and support candidates who are prepared to support a national autism strategy. One such candidate is Stewart C. Paul the Liberal candidate for Tobique-Mactaquac here in New Brunswick. Stewart is a long time friend, and professional associate, who has been very supportive of my efforts on behalf of my son Conor and of the cause of autism generally. He has pledged to support a national autism strategy if elected and he has the background to know how to offer effective support on the national scene. Stewart Paul is the Liberal candidate for Tobique-Mactaquac and a supporter of the cause of autistic persons on the national scene in Ottawa. If you live in the Tobique-Mactaquac area and have an autistic child or know someone who is autistic or if you are yourself autistic remember Stewart Paul when you cast your ballot in the next federal election. http://www.nblib.nb.ca/stewart_paul.html Born and raised in the riding of Tobique – Mactaquac, in Tobique First Nation, Stewart Paul graduated from Perth High School, where he was active in student life and served as President of the Student Council. As a young person, he was moved by the difficult social conditions and economic disparities evident in his home community, and developed an early interest in issues related to social justice, economic development, and education. He attended the University of New Brunswick, where he took an undergraduate degree in arts (majoring in history and sociology), then a law degree. In addition to his BA and LLB degrees, he earned a Diploma in Social Leadership from the Coady Institute at St. Francis Xavier University. He is a 25-year member of the Canadian Bar Association and the Law Society of New Brunswick. His first jobs were as an education consultant with the NB Department of Education in Fredericton, and as a Policy Analyst with the Assembly of First Nations in Ottawa. In the early 1980’s, he co-founded the Mi’kmaq-Maliseet Institute in the Faculty of Education at the University of New Brunswick, a respected organization dedicated to the training and professional development of Native educators. He practiced law for several years in Fredericton before returning home in the late 1980’s to enter political life. He served several terms as Chief of the Tobique First Nation during which time much about the community was transformed. He maintained a private law practice in Perth-Andover throughout this time and to the present day.He also presently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Peace Hills Trust, a national financial institution. He has been married for 40 years. He and his wife, Sandra, have four children and nine grandchildren. He brings experience to the table that spans job creation, education, health, natural resources, business development, and community infrastructure. He has strong skills related to leadership, management, and government administration. He has worked in regional and national policy development, and has experience with complex legal and financial negotiations. He is also familiar with Ottawa and the provincial government. As a lifelong resident of Tobique-Mactaquac, he is committed to the entire region. He has been an active member of the Liberal party in this region for nearly 20 years, and he understands the challenges facing the region, and the aspirations of its people. He has much to offer, and would be a strong representative of the people in Ottawa. He is a seasoned political leader, a strong campaigner, and a hard worker. He was nominated as the Liberal candidate for the Electoral District of Tobique – Mactaquac on April 28, 2007. May 18, 2007 Posted by autismrealitynb \| autism disorder, Canada Health Act, election, Liberal Party, national autism strategy, Stewart Paul, Tobique-Mactaquac \| Leave a comment Put ABA back in HB 1224 – A Perfectly Cromulent Blog The attached excerpt and link are from Put ABA back in HB 1224 on Pete’s blog A Perfectly Cromulent Blog Pop culture related smart-assery . The article is written in the blogger’s irrevent style and is a textbook example of the need to include specific reference to ABA in legislation governing provision of health care coverage for autism. Whether it is Canada or Texas governments and lobbyists do not want legislation to require that Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) be covered as a health care intervention for autism. Even though ABA is THE proven effective intervention for autism, even though autism reates are soaring, and even though studies document huge long term savings to governments and society ABA is still resisted while almost any other treatment for any other ailment receives coverage. Pete’s commentary is very well written, gets to the point and tells a tale of government unresponsiveness to autism which is as true of the Government of Canada as it is of the Government of Texas. “Which is what makes the amendment to HB 1224 so maddening. After all, if I was feeling a little down in the dumps, my health plan would cheerfully cover the cost of my happy pills. If I drunkenly jawed off to Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipović in a Zagreb bar and he broke my jaw, insurance would cover the emergency room visit and my subsequent weeks of pain meds. Hell, if I was an 80-year old man having trouble getting a goddamned hard-on, insurance would cover my boner pills, but therapy to help my daughter become a functional and productive member of society and not just another ward of the state after her parents die? We can apparently fuck right off. So we’re choosing to tell our daughter’s story now, after being quiet about it for the last 16 months: to emphasize how important it is that this bill pass in its original form. If it seems opportunistic or self-serving, well…there’s not much I can say about that, except that things like ABA and other therapy programs would seem to be the point of insurance: to insure the well-being of these kids who otherwise would be without hope for a future. Finally, the only thing that really gave me pause about posting this was something that was said to me about the possibility SWSNBN might read this later on in her life and be mortified. My only response to that is this: I’m not a religious person, so prayer is out of the question, but I hope beyond anything I have ever hoped in my miserable life that my daughter, at some point in the future, is able to read this blog and yell at her father about it. I want that so badly it physically hurts.” http://www.whiterose.org/pete/blog/archives/010441.html May 13, 2007 Posted by autismrealitynb \| A Perfectly Cromulent Blog, aba, Applied Behavior Analysis, autism disorder, Autism Society Canada, Canada Health Act, government, HB 1224, legislation, Texas \| Leave a comment Dear Prime Minister Harper – Autism and You; An Open Letter Asking You to Open Your Mind, Open Your Heart Prime Minister Stephen Harper I am writing to you as the father of a severely autistic 11 year old boy living in Fredericton, New Brunswick and as an autism advocate for the past 8 years here in New Brunswick. Recently I was disappointed, bitterly disappointed, by two actions by your very tightly controlled government – the rejection of MP Shawn Murphy’s motion to amend the Canada Health Act to ensure autistic children, wherever they reside in Canada, would receive government funded treatment for their autism. Canada as a nation has long ago rejected the notion that accidents of geography should determine whether Canadians receive life sustaining or life enhancing medical treatment. The arguments about constitutional jurisdiction advanced in justification are specious and you sir, with all due respect, know that. Canada has long operated on the basis of a model of cooperative federalism which has developed many legislative tools to ensure that narrow constitutional boundaries do not impair the quality of life in this great country. I will mention no specific examples because there are far too many for this to be a serious issue of contention. Autism is a serious neurological disorder borne by 1 in 150 Canadians by currently accepted estimates. It also impacts on the lives of parents, siblings, grandparents and other caregivers. There is no known cure but there is a widely acknowledged, evidence based treatment available, Applied Behavioural Analysis, or ABA, which is supported by literally hundreds of studies, including recent studies, which document the effectiveness of ABA in improving the IQ, the linguistic skills and comprehension, the ability to function in the real world, of children with autism. In my son’s case, even with the limited ABA therapy which was available in New Brunswick at the time because of a shortage of trained personnel, he has made tremendous gains. From a child who could only scream and tantrum he became a child who can communicate using words, who is reading, albeit at a level below his chronological age, and who in fact almost daily pulls out books on his own initiative to real aloud for his own enjoyment. This is the ABA which parents seek across Canada, the USA and the world for their autistic children. There are those who oppose ABA based on personal preferences, outdated and ill founded misconceptions about what ABA involves and quite simply on the basis of paranoid, conspiratorial beliefs that somehow they as human beings, as functioning adults, will be deprived of their personalities if someone else’s autistic children are taught fundamental living skills by use of ABA. They make stretched and tortured arguments about ABA turning children into robots. This is nonsense as they happy joyful pictures of my son which I will provide a link for in this letter can rebut with finality. They also make disingenuous attacks on the studies which have documented ABA based gains for autistic children ignoring the fact that literally hundreds of such studies exist all showing substantial gains. Critics also focus on costs of providing ABA ignoring the studies that have shown the huge financial savings to government in reduction of service provision over the lives of autistic persons who have benefited from ABA. I do not actually expect you to personally read this email Prime Minister. I hope though that a conscientious staffer or, through the marvel that is the internet, a family member or friend, will see fit to read this and implore you to take action on behalf of Canadians with autism. You can make a difference in the lives of 1 in 150 Canadians Prime Minister. You can make a difference in the lives of their loved ones and care givers and you can save Canadian governments enormous sums by reducing the level of services required as a result of early intensive ABA intervention. Please open your mind Prime Minister, open your heart, and do the right thing. Fredericton New Brunswick May 9, 2007 Posted by autismrealitynb \| aba, Applied Behavioural Analysis, autism disorder, autism treatment, Canada Health Act, Shawn Murphy, Stephen Harper \| 3 Comments FEAT-BC Goes Coastal!!! FEAT-BC is coming to Atlantic Canada. FEAT and the families involved with FEAT have actively led the fight for autism treatment and services on the legal and political fronts in Canada. Atlantic Canadians with an autistic family member, autistic persons and persons with an interest in autism are encouraged to attend this event if at all possible. This is huge folks. This is a great opportunity to thank political leaders like Shawn Murphy, Andy Scott, Peter Stoffer and Jim Munson who have cared; who have tried to help and are still trying to help persons with autism in Canada. Let’s greet the folks from BC and show them “the very best”. Lets thank Andy, Peter, Jim and Shawn. And let’s send a clear and strong message to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and federal Health Minister Tony Clement that their callous disregard for the health and well being of autistic Canadians will not go unchallenged. I have already made my reservations at the Holiday Inn Dartmouth and I hope to see everyone there!! “Families for Early Autism Treatment of BC Goes Coastal” Vancouver……Ottawa……Toronto……Halifax An Invitation to join Families for Early Autism Treatment of BC (F.E.A.T. of BC) to say THANK YOU to: Shawn Murphy, MP Andy Scott, MP Peter Stoffer, MP Senator Jim Munson For their dedication and commitment to improving the lives of Canadians affected by autism… ….AND…. To hear about F.E.A.T. of BC’s exciting plans to “go coastal” with our national political initiative to achieve universal health care coverage for EVERY Canadian affected by autism. Holiday Inn, Harbourview 101 Wyse Rd. Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B3A 1L9 $25.00 per person – Refreshments will be served Please make cheques payable to: F.E.A.T. of BC, c/o Louise Witt, 2135 – 129th St., Surrey, BC, V4A 8H6 R.S.V.P. by May 20th. to Louise Witt, email: taylorwitt@shaw. ca or For local enquiries: Luigi Rocca – luiroc@gmail. com 506 869-5444 (B) or 506 382-2239 (h) *Donations are needed and welcomed! All donations will be used to assist in F.E.A.T.’s national political initiative to achieve our goal – universal health care coverage for EVERY Canadian affected by autism. Cheques should be payable to F.E.A.T. of BC, c/o the above address. “We owe it to these families, to society and ourselves to share not only the burden of autism, but also the collective responsibility to – Senator Jim Munson “The access Canadian children with autism have to the treatment they need sould not depend on how much money their parents have, nor in which province they live.” – Shawn Murphy, MP “We have the opportunity to positively change the lives of thousands of autistic children and their families and ensure these Canadians will achieve their potential.” “In a caring and progressive Canada, children with autism have a right to health care.” – Peter Stoffer, MP May 6, 2007 Posted by autismrealitynb \| Andy Scott, autism awareness, autism disorder, Canada Health Act, FEAT BC, Halifax, Jim Munson, Peter Stoffer, Rally, Shawn Murphy \| Leave a comment Autism Champ? NO! Mike Lake Champions Bigfoot! LOL Politicians must pick their battles carefully, decide which causes to champion, decide on which issues they will invest their energies and political capital. For Edmonton Area MP and Autism Dad Mike Lake the choice is clear cut. Lake did NOT support the cause of autism in voting against MP Shawn Murphy’s motion to amend the Canada Health Act to include treatment for autism. Mr. Lake did not protest his party’s decision in the recent federal budget to fund ZERO dollars towards the cause of autism in Canada. In fairness to Mr. Lake though he does have a more important cause to champion- BIGFOOT!!!! Yup, Mr. Lake is the official BIGFOOT Champion. Mike Lake Bigfoot Champion!! Bigfoot risks extinction, says Canadian MP Wed May 2, 1:52 PM ET OTTAWA (AFP) – Bigfoot, the legendary hairy man-like beast said to roam the wildernesses of North America, is not shy, merely so rare it risks extinction and should be protected as an endangered species. So says Canadian MP Mike Lake who has called for Bigfoot to be protected under Canada’s species at risk act, alongside Whooping Cranes, Blue Whales, and Red Mulberry trees. “The debate over their (Bigfoot’s) existence is moot in the circumstance of their tenuous hold on merely existing,” reads a petition presented by Lake to parliament in March and due to be discussed next week. “Therefore, the petitioners request the House of Commons to establish immediate, comprehensive legislation to affect immediate protection of Bigfoot,” says the petition signed by almost 500 of Lake’s constituents in Edmonton, Alberta….” May 5, 2007 Posted by autismrealitynb \| autism disorder, bigfoot, Canada Health Act, Conservative Party, Mike Lake, Stephen Harper \| 5 Comments Autism Advocacy in Impending Federal Election FEAT-BC, which has been at the forefront of autism advocacy in Canada, has heard the message from the Supreme Court of Canada. With two SCC decisions in Auton and Deskin-Wynberg denying the courts as effective avenues for seeking equality protection for autistic children in hand the time is now for political action and FEAT-BC is prepared to jump into the fray – again. The strategy recognizes the need for an effective concentration of effort and resources by targeting ridings of vulnerable politicians who have acted against the cause of autism in Canada. As the attached article from MacLean’s illustrates, FEAT-BC is very interested in one Tony Clement, the federal Health Minister who has fought against Federal government help for autistic persons in Canada , and who did not win by much in his last election. Watch Out Tony! What goes around comes around! Warning to low-hanging politicians Parents of autistic kids take aim at Tony Clement JOHN GEDDES \| April 23, 2007 \| Imagine a Tory who won a seat in the last election by only a few votes. Who would such an MP least want to have to fight, alongside the usual opposition rivals, to survive in the coming campaign? How about enraged, well-organized parents who accuse Ottawa of failing to assure their children of essential medical care? They might not know it yet, but this unsettling scenario faces certain carefully targeted Conservatives. Parents of autistic children plan to take aim at selected government MPs who squeaked in last time by two per cent of the vote or less. And the most vulnerable MP of all could be the architect of the federal autism policy that has the parents so upset — Health Minister Tony Clement, who won his Ontario riding of Parry Sound-Muskoka last time by a mere 29 votes. Autism groups are cagey about revealing details of their plan of attack before an election is on. But one Ontario activist told Maclean’s, “Clement is like a pear ready to drop from the tree.” B.C.’s Families for Early Autism Treatment was active in a few closely fought B.C. ridings in 2006. Some of the group’s core members, including director Jean Lewis, are scheduled to attend a meeting in Halifax on May 26 to pass along tactical lessons to East Coast parents of autistic children. But if Stephen Harper’s minority falls before then, the B.C. firebrands plan to cancel their Halifax event and make a campaign detour to Ontario of up to two weeks. “We will certainly be in Parry Sound-Muskoka,” Lewis said. The B.C. group and their allies demand federal action to extend medicare coverage to full early autism treatment, which can cost $35,000 a year for young children. Successive federal Liberal and Tory governments have held that deciding what conditions are insured is up to the provinces. Lewis says autism activists will back individual candidates who support their position, but not parties. “When the Liberals were in power,” she said, “they were as pathetic as the Conservatives are now.” http://tinyurl.com/2d9965 April 20, 2007 Posted by autismrealitynb \| autism advocacy, autism disorder, autism health, autism treatment, Canada Health Act, FEAT BC, Jean Lewis, Stephen Harper, Tony Clement \| Leave a comment Vancouver Province Calls for National Autism Strategy The Vancouver Province has issued a call for a national autism strategy, including an amendment to the Canada Health Act to include autism as an insured health service. One omission from the Province’s statement is the need to address the plight of autistic adults particularly those living a custodial existence in mental health care and residential facilities. Still the Province’s call for a national autism strategy provides much needed support in the struggle to improve the lives of Canada’s autistic population and is appreciated by this father of a severely autistic boy. A national strategy is urgently needed for autism victims Published: Sunday, April 15, 2007 Advocates for the estimated 200,000 Canadians suffering from the neurological disorder known as autism suffered another setback last week in their campaign for greater government support. A court battle launched by 28 Ontario families to try to get their provincial government to fund treatment for their autistic children ground to a halt when the Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear arguments in the case. The help they get depends on where they live. Alberta, for example, pays up to $60,000 a year to age 18 for treatment. But B.C. pays $20,000 a year to age six and only $6,000 a year thereafter. B.C. Liberal MP Blair Wilson, who campaigns for autism victims, says such inequity is unacceptable. We agree, and endorse a Senate committee’s call last month for a federal-provincial conference to develop a national strategy for autism, which now affects one in 200 children. The plan should include an awareness campaign, plus more money for research and tax breaks for victims’ families. One sweeping solution would be to amend the Canada Health Act to include autism as an insured health service. We are well aware that the additional burden on health costs would be considerable and would have to be weighed against competing priorities. But, as a caring nation, we have a moral obligation to do what is right. http://tinyurl.com/32naeo April 15, 2007 Posted by autismrealitynb \| autism disorder, autism treatment, Canada Health Act, national autism strategy, Supreme Court of Canada, Vancouver Province \| Leave a comment ABA4Autism or other Neuropsychological Disorders Charles Leblanc Political ADHD Activist Facing Autism in New Brunswick FEAT BC Heather Doherty Writes 108th District A Perfectly Cromulent Blog ABAA adult autism adult residential care Amanda J Sampson applied behaviour analysis Applied Behavioural Analysis ASNB Asperger Disorder Aspergers' Syndrome Assemblymember Tim Gordon Athletes Against Autism Atlantic Behavioural Centre Aubrey's Journey auism disorder Auism Vox auitsm disorder autism advocacy autism awarenss autism awarness autism causes autism challenges autism community training Autism Connections Fredericton autism crisis autism cure autism disorder Autism Early Intervention Outcomes Unit autism entertainment autism ethics autism every day autism genome Autism Genome Project autism health Autism Intervention Services autism interventions Autism Knowledge Revolution autism prevalence Autism Pro autism protest autism rates Autism Report autism residential care autism resource centre Autism Society America Autism Society Canada Autism Society New Brunswick Autism Speaks 400 autism support workers autism therapy Baron-Cohen behavioral intervention behavioral seizure behavioural intervention Better Focus on Autism Now Act of 2007 Bill C-304 bloc quebecois campaign promises Canada Health Act Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Canadian Senate Capital Times Charles LeBlanc chatham public library child corruption Children's Aid CIHR Combating Autism Act Conor Doherty Cure Autism Now D. 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__label__wiki	0.601158	0.601158	HomeSoftly Softly: Task Force – On The Third Day (18th October 1972) Softly Softly: Task Force – On The Third Day (18th October 1972) April 7, 2019 March 16, 2019 archivetvmusings BBC Drama - 1970'sjohn arnatt, patrick o'connell, richard vernon, softly softly: task force series three and four, stratford johns On The Third Day juggles two separate Barlow plotlines. In the first, he’s targeted by Timothy Redway (Anthony Heaton) a violent criminal with a grudge and in the second he undergoes a grilling at an intensive promotion board. The former could easily have been the major theme, but instead it’s very much secondary – even though the resolution of this storyline provides the episode with its climax. It does serve to place Barlow under pressure though (something which maybe later has a knock on effect at the board). What’s especially interesting is that in the previous episode Mrs Barlow was killed off-screen in a road accident, so if a pretext had been required to explain why Barlow was even more prickly than usual, surely that would have sufficed. As it is, the death of Mrs Barlow seems slightly puzzling in plot terms – it does allow us to see a brief softening of Barlow’s character, but that’s about all (although maybe its function was to highlight just how career driven Barlow is – the widowed man seems hardly different from the married one). Still, we get to see Barlow at home, pottering about in the kitchen (it’s rather orange). Given that his kitchen décor is rather horrid in places, possibly Redway did him a favour by attempting to burn the house down …. No surprises that the fire largely occurs off-screen. Big action set pieces were outside of the series’ budget. By far the most interesting part of the episode occurs when Barlow travels down to Eastbourne. There, along with a group of brother officers, he undergoes a series of tests, exams and interviews. Three heavyweight actors – Richard Vernon, Patrick O’Connell and John Arnatt – are the ones in charge, which helps to make these scenes fly. The three-hander between Barlow, Asst. Chief Constable Morton (O’Connell) and Chief Constable Daniels (Arnatt) is a cracking scene. With Morton playing bad cop and Daniels good, Barlow’s character is slowly unpicked. But Barlow more than holds his own, even if his distaste for the some parts of this procedure is made clear. Barlow’s one-on-one meeting with Sir Ralph Townley (Vernon) looks set to develop along similarly entertaining lines, but alas it’s cut short by a gun-toting Redway. All those police around the place and Redway was still able to get close enough to the window in order to loose off a few shots. Somebody should be for the high jump. Knowing that Barlow’s time with the series was drawing to a close, I wondered at first if On The Third Day was designed as an exit point. But no, Barlow’s promotion attempt is unsuccessful and so he seems fated to remain at Thamesford for the foreseeable future. But that’s not the case, the clock is definitely ticking …. A Barlow-heavy episode is always going to get a thumbs up from me (Stratford Johns doesn’t disappoint of course). And with Vernon, O’Connell and Arnatt plus Donald Burton as one of Barlow’s fellow interviewees it’s plain this isn’t an episode short on decent guest stars. The featured regulars are also gifted some good scenes – Walter Gotell never has that much to do, but he always maximises every line (even when he’s being pleasant, there’s something rather unsettling about Chief Constable Cullen). Meanwhile, Evans and Knowles are turning into a very decent double-act. ← Pinter at the BBC – Monologue (13th April 1973) Softly Softly: Task Force – The Witness (25th October 1972) →	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line918
__label__wiki	0.508803	0.508803	With the ongoing development of transformative technologies such as next-generation sequencing and high-resolution imaging, the volume and complexity of biological data is growing. Bioscience researchers are now regularly employing computationally-dependent analysis and modelling approaches to process data ‘at scale’ that is advancing the frontiers of discovery, but there remain significant challenges to undertaking this new mode of bioscience research. The Forward Look for UK Bioscience developed by UKRI-BBSRC recognises the importance of data-intensive bioscience research. To support the continued development of bioscience as a data-intensive discipline, UKRI-BBSRC is conducting a review in 2019. The aims of the review are: to strengthen BBSRC’s understanding of the research landscape in this area to identify current issues and future needs within the UK research community to ensure BBSRC is well positioned to support future requirements. Building on ongoing work in BBSRC and insights from the UKRI Research and Innovation Infrastructure Road Map, this review will cover a range of interrelated issues. Research: Bioscience involving computationally-intensive analysis of large scale and/or complex data. In particular, we expect the review to consider: Research that is primarily focused on generating new biological insight through large scale data analysis and integration Innovation in data intensive bioscience through the development of new approaches methods and software Skills: The specific skill sets (computational/ mathematical/ statistical) required to undertake research involving complex datasets Resources: The databases, software and computational infrastructure needed to support data processing, analysis, modelling and sharing The review will draw on three main sources of input: a community questionnaire, two community workshops, and an expert working group with representation from the wider research and innovation community. The questionnaire aims to collate the views of the community and provides an early-stage opportunity for input from across the biosciences community. These results and ideas will then be used to inform discussions at the workshops anticipated for August/September, where issues and potential routes forward will be explored in greater depth (further information to follow). Throughout the process, the working group will provide oversight and guidance and it will be responsible for developing key conclusions and recommendations to BBSRC’s Council. Recommendations from the review will help inform BBSRC’s future strategy and approach to supporting data intensive bioscience. A final report will be published on BBSRC’s website. The questionnaire comprises 20 questions. Responses from individuals, departments, HEIs, scientific societies, industry and other relevant BBSRC stakeholders are welcomed. A full list of the questions in a Word document is available in the 'downloads' section to aid in preparing a response prior to completing the online form. The questionnaire can be accessed via Key Survey: Data Intensive Bioscience Questionnaire (read our Terms of use: Key Survey). The deadline for responses is 1 July 2019. All information submitted to BBSRC will be treated in confidence. Non-attributable comments from the questionnaire may be used during the process of the review as part of subsequent activities, for example provided to the Expert Working Group leading the review or used at planned community workshops. Horizon Scanning Team hst@bbsrc.ukri.org You may need to download additional plug-ins to open Data-intensive bioscience questionnaire (DOCX, 81KB) Equality impact assessment – Data-intensive bioscience review (PDF, 122KB) BBSRC is not responsible for the content of external websites UK Research and Innovation: Research and Innovation Infrastructure Roadmap	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line930
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__label__wiki	0.585463	0.585463	Founder’s Column Better Giving Circle Better Makers $10,000 Matching Grants Sign up for your Better Letter Tips, trends & resources delivered to your inbox The Best Holiday Movies and TV Shows That Will Bring the Family Together This Season by Macaire Douglas and Jessica Gliddon December 9, 2019 "Babes in Toyland" (Everett Collection) One of the best parts of the holiday season is honoring that annual tradition of watching all of your favorite holiday movies with your family and loved ones. There’s nothing like good old-fashioned togetherness to put the sparkle in your holidays, whether you spend your time prepping the big meal, doing good together, or reminiscing over a festive flick. When you’re ready to curl up in front of the TV, we’ve got your cheat sheet for the most festive movies, holiday specials, and episodes of your favorite TV shows that promise to get the whole family in the holiday spirit. So light a fire, cozy up with your loved ones, and go ahead and Netflix (or Disney+ or Apple TV+) and holiday. Want to really get in the holiday spirit? Music Box Theater, a historic movie theater in Lakeview that frequently gives back to the community, has two upcoming Christmas movie marathon events. Alternative Christmas, on Dec. 11 and 17, features “Love Actually” and “Elf.” Their beloved 36th Annual Christmas Sing-a-Long, playing Dec. 4-24, features classics “White Christmas” and “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Available to rent or buy from Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Apple, etc. The ultimate Christmas classic from 1947 sees Santa show up at Macy’s. The 1994 update is streaming on Hulu. Streaming on Netflix This 1954 Christmas classic follows the tale of two war buddies chasing after a pair of singing sisters — and features the eponymous classic holiday song, crooned by Bing Crosby himself. Streaming on Starz While there are a lot of cinematic versions of Charles Dickens’ timeless tale, the 1984 version with George C. Scott is a firm favorite, though it’s also worth checking out the 1951 classic version as well, available for purchase on Amazon. This list would not be complete without including the best holiday movie of all time. This nostalgic 1980s flick is a long-time favorite, set at Christmas in Indiana in the 1940s as young Ralphie campaigns to get a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas. Streaming on Disney+ Watching this classic will bring a flood of memories back. Thanks, Disney+! In this comedy, Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis have to put Christmas together last minute and hilarity ensues. Streaming on HBO This holiday-favorite revolves around a workaholic dad, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, who goes to great lengths to buy his son the hottest toy of the season. This holiday favorite sees Chevy Chase in top form as the Griswold family attempts to have a normal family Christmas, which quickly descends into a series of comical chaos, of course. “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” The year was 1998 and Jonathan Taylor Thomas was on the cover of every teen magazine. As you can guess, this led to every teen flocking to the theater to see the heartthrob as he races from California to New York for Christmas to win his father’s Porsche. Based on the classic Dr. Seuss story, the film stars Jim Carrey in an endearing and hilarious live action version of this beloved book. Will Ferrell is as funny as ever playing a child raised as one of Santa’s elves who then returns to New York City to find his place in the world. Antics ensue. Tim Allen was born to play two roles: Tim “The Toolman” Taylor and Santa Claus. You can also stream the (less-than-stellar) sequels on Disney+, too. It’s Christmas when the McCallisters leave Kevin alone for the holidays, and there’s no more entertaining viewing than watching him outsmart the pair of dopey crooks who attempt to break into his family’s house. “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” is also available. “Santa Claus: The Movie” Rent on iTunes What happens when Santa’s top toymaker leaves the North Pole to work for a toymaker in New York City? Starring Dudley Moore and John Lithgow, this 1985 movie is generally under-the-radar, but we bet there is someone in the family that will fondly remember it. “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” Released last year, our moody and fur-covered Grinch is somehow cuter than ever. The same story has a fresh take, and we bet the whole family will love it. “The Christmas Chronicles” We’re betting this holiday film starring Kurt Russell as Old St. Nick will quickly become a classic. Anna Kendrick and Shirley MacLaine are the holiday duo we didn’t know we needed. It’s campy and silly, but you’ll catch yourself watching it again and again. Heartwarming Tales “Love, Actually” This British ensemble rom-com from the creators of “Bridget Jones’s Diary” is a feel-good romantic holiday movie to the max. Streaming on Hulu In this 1989 movie, a young girl who still believes in Santa Claus finds a wounded reindeer in the forest. I’m betting you can guess who that reindeer ends up to be. Grab the tissues for this one. After his death, a father played by Michael Keaton finds himself inside a snowman. He reunites with his son to make up for lost time. After a young girl asks Santa to reunite her separated parents for Christmas, her brother schemes to make her wish come true. Full of ’90s movie stars we loved, this movie is a family favorite. Festive Animations What are the holidays without Frosty? Nothing can beat this classic from 1969. Available to rent or buy from Amazon, YouTube, Apple, etc. This Disney animated version of the timeless classic stars Jim Carey. A postman finds himself stationed in the North Pole, where he discovers Santa Claus is real. One the kids will love to watch, and the adults will love to get all nostalgic over. In this computer-animated holiday flick, Tom Hanks voices seven characters, including Santa Claus. “Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmas” Our favorite animated mouse and his friends team up for this beloved animated classic. This Halloween/Christmas hybrid by Disney has a cult-following, and it’s easy to see why. “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” Available to rent or buy from Amazon Prime Video A 1960s animated favorite based on the Christmas carol, remastered for 2016. How could you pass on this Muppet favorite, based on the Dickens tale? Must-See Holiday TV “Friends:” “The One with the Holiday Armadillo” (Season 7, Episode 10) There are many “Friends” holiday episodes to pick from and this tops the list as our favorite. Who could forget Santa’s Tex-Mex friend, the Holiday Armadillo? The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show Streaming on Amazon Prime Video With guest stars galore, this kitschy musical special is so fun to watch, even if you’re not a Kacey Musgraves fan (but warning, you will be!). “Seinfeld:” “The Pick” (Season 4, Episode 13) In this episode of one of the most influential sitcoms ever, Elaine accidentally reveals too much in her Christmas card. “A Very Murray Christmas” Bill Murray, his celebrity friends, and lots of singing — how could you not love this special? Cameos include George Clooney, Maya Rudolph, and Miley Cyrus. “The Office:” “Christmas Party” (Season 2, Episode 10) In a fan favorite episode of “The Office,” Michael makes the team play “Yankee Swap” with their Secret Santa gifts. “Parks and Recreation:” “Citizen Knope” (Season 4, Episode 10) Ultimate gift-giver Leslie gets the best gift ever in this favorite episode. holidaysmoviesTV Holiday Tipping Guide: Who, What and How Much to Tip 13 Naughty and Nice Holiday Products From Trader Joe’s 7 Stressful Holiday Situations Solved by Therapists The Skinny on Slimming Your Holiday Drinks at Starbucks 8 Soup Recipes You Will Make Again and Again by Julie Chernoff How to Be a Confident Patient: 8 Things Your Doctor Wants You to Know by Better Get tips, trends and resources to help you live, love, work and play with greater purpose too. 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__label__wiki	0.851499	0.851499	Tag Archives: Sex Practitioners 54: J H Williams III October 2, 2012 by Steve Penfold in Practitioners u-z and tagged 000, 10 issue, 1000, 1994, 1995, 1998, 35, 550, Adam Hughes, Alan Moore, Alphonse Mucha, anatomy, ancient historical, Art Deco, art nouveau, Artist, Batman, Batman R.I.P, Batwoman, Blood Syndicate, bookends, Brutal, Bulleteer, Cameron Chase, Cameron Stewart, chase, Chuck Dixon, classical, Classics, Comic book, composition, crimes, Dan Curtis Johnson, David Tischman, DC, DC Comics, DC Elseworlds, Deathwish, Department of Extranormal Operations, Desolation Jones, Ditko, double page, Doug Mahnke, Elseworlds, emotive, expression, fable, fantasy, female, Final Crisis, fine comic art, Frankenstein, Frazer Irving, Fuck Art, Gay, genius, Gibbons, Gotham, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Haden Blackman, Hardware, haunting, Historical, Howard Chaykin, I, Icon, Inker, Issue, J H Williams III, J.H.Williams, James, James H. Williams III, JH Williams, JH Williams III, Jimmy Palmiotti, Joe Quesada, Jonah Hex, Justice League of America, Justice Riders, Kirby, Klarion the Witch Boy, Legend, Lesbian, Lets dance, Light, Manhattan Guardian, Metahuman, Metallica, Mick Gray, Mister Miracle, naturalism, Noir, noirish, Otomo, pale, Pascal Ferry, pencil line, Penciller, porcelain, pre op transexual, Promethea, prominent, Rape, red, redhead, Ryan Sook, Seven Soldiers, Sex, sex related, Sheeda, Shining Knight, Simone Bianchi, Son of Superman, spreads, Spyder, standards, Static, style, styles, stylised, Superman, techniques, tradition, W. Haden Blackman, Warren Ellis, water, water colour, watercolour, Williams, Williams iii, Wilton Johnson, Yanick Paquette, Zatanna \| Leave a comment It’s back!! Practitioners, our weekly article featuring the people who made the comics industry, went on a three month away day while we continued to complete Moon but it’s now back!! Practitioners will now be bi-weekly, while every second week on Tuesday Practitioners Reloaded will present the previous 1 – 53 (Simon Bisley – Chris Bachalo) and then continue to showcase all the new articles until we’ve written a comprehensive history of the comic book industry!! Or die. James ‘Jim’ H. Williams III, usually credited as J.H. Williams III, is a comic book artist and a penciller, best known for his work on titles such as Promethea (with Alan Moore), Desolation Jones (with Warren Ellis) and Batwoman (with W. Haden Blackman). J H Williams is a master of his art and others aside. Most Practitioners have a near-complete grasp of the comics page, panel to panel storytelling, placement and composition. Most pages produced for comic books are purpose built as little more than a rendition of a writers words and descriptions. J H Williams III limits himself to nothing, challenging himself to extrapolate only the most complex compositions in the history of comics without losing control of plotting, pacing or flow. Bleeding edge double page spreads, multiple styles and techniques combining into both unique and familiar page styles. Able to mimic the most prominent and recognisable legends in comic book history, while able to seamlessly drop into his more comfortable naturalistic style, Williams has defined himself as a master draftsman and a timeless artist. Williams’ early work includes pencilling the four-issue miniseries, Deathwish (1994-1995) from Milestone Media, a company founded to present a platform for characters of ethnic minority, the most famous of these Hardware, Icon, Blood Syndicate and Static. Deathwish – tag line: ‘Paint the Town Dead’ – was a dark number, featuring Wilton Johnson, the victim of a brutal family raping from which only he survived. Appearing in Hardware six times, the series was notable for it’s use of a pre op transexual, obsessed with sex related crimes, as it’s protagonist. It also featured the exclamation ‘Fuck art! Let’s dance!’ at the close of the third issue. This was a dark and distinctive introduction to comics for J H, the artwork visceral, savagely brutal, anarchic and powerfully emotive, Deathwish presented as a damaged, frightening and unpredictable figure – rendered powerful with extremely tight line work from Williams. It’s hard to imagine a more fringe entrance to the popular comics industry but JH held nothing back and presented himself as a strong contender. Written by Adam Blaustein, Deathwish has disappeared into the murky comic book back catalogue but JH Williams III was to plough on to handle some of the most challenging and venerated comics in the industry (most often thanks to his art work). It also gave Williams the chance to work with legendary inker and Joe Quesada partner, Jimmy Palmiotti. But it was on the short-lived 10-issue (including a special 1,000,000 issue) Chase title, with writer Dan Curtis Johnson that he came to prominence. Based on a character, Cameron Chase, that appeared in Batman #550 in January 1998, it followed Chase as an agent of the Department of Extranormal Operations tasked with monitoring and neutralising Metahuman threats to national security. The blend of the extreme metahumans and the noirish, dark edged naturalism made Chase a moderate hit for fans of fine comic art, J H Williams’ involvement perhaps elongating the short run. Never the less, it was here that J H Williams entered the DC firmament and began to make creative ripples throughout the industry. Even then, at the start of his main career, J H Williams III demonstrated all of the skills that have made him a watchword for both wild experimentation and paradoxically professional reliability of quality. Every page bled with the precise representation of the writer’s ideas somehow locked seamlessly between naturalism and comic book fantasy. Anchoring the content with a powerful grasp of expression, anatomy, light and composition, JH Williams III draws in the reader, pacifying their expectations with beautifully accessible detail while introducing dizzying and brave compositions. Williams collaborated with inker Mick Gray on two DC Elseworlds graphic novels, Justice Riders – in which the Justice League of America are recast as western figures – written by Chuck Dixon and Son of Superman, written by Howard Chaykin and David Tischman. Justice Riders would likely inform Williams’ interest in drawing wild west heroes, as they appear again in the later Seven Soldier’s series bookends (written by Grant Morrison) and a single issue of Jonah Hex (#35) on which Williams said “I certainly want to do more issues myself or even a graphic novel if the opportunity and schedule presented itself.” It was with another of DC’s most famous writers – the legendary Alan Moore – that JH Williams was to find yet greater prominence, both as an interior and cover artist, with the utterly glorious Promethea (32 issues, 1999–2005). It was here that Williams’ now legendary capacity to twist the logic of a comic book page really took hold. Taking first of all the poetic and holistic plots and scripts of Mr. Moore, JH Williams treated every page (or double page) as single images, and rather than simply breaking them into neatly compartmentalised shot boxes, expanded the use of the form in a way most artists would never think to. Some panels were simply single figures occupying space centrally in the page, events, language and conversations rotate around specific images at the heart of the image, where panel work took place in more conventional ways, large, iconic panels drew the scene effortlessly across the top of a double page spread, making the remaining panels parts of that larger image. A dramatic understanding of fable, fantasy, ancient historical and the art nouveau style of Alphonse Mucha, popular with other legendary artists such as Joe Quesada and Adam Hughes, permeates the indelible world of Promethea. Notably, it wasn’t Moore that walked away with as many accolades as Williams, Moore taking considerable criticism at the suggestion that Promethea was acting as a mouthpiece for his religious beliefs while praise was heaped on the series for the beauty of it’s artwork and innovation regarding the medium itself. It is there that Williams excels, breaking tradition and standards perhaps unitentionally layed down at the birth of early comic books and again indirectly cemented by the unquestionable work of Kirby, Ditko, Gibbons – even Otomo through the popularity of their work. But Williams isn’t trying to change the industry. His work isn’t a clarion call to other artists to try to do the same. Should too many try, comics would most likely become a chaotic mess. Williams’ work is innate and personal to him, a style and level of detail and naturalism that comes from pure, raw talent. His work is a treat. His is the Art Deco print amongst the Metallica posters. It flatters the owner and offers a beautiful and enlightening alternative to the great and beloved standard. Detective Comics with writer Greg Rucka gave birth to the series that will leave JH Williams III in the upper echelons of comics practitioners. In the wake of the loss of the title character, ‘Detective’ Batman was absent in the aftermath of Batman R.I.P. and Final Crisis, causing the title to focus on Rucka’s Batwoman. Williams has returned as an artist and now writer of the new Batwoman series, accompanied by co-author W. Haden Blackman. Using all of the talents and skills from his previous work, Williams has formed a title of delicate and volatile beauty. Batwoman, shock of sharp red hair and porcelain white skin, is an even more distinct figure perhaps than Clark Kent when not Superman, and should be easily recognisable in the bat suit as the only person in Gotham with no pigment on their skin. None of this matters though, as a languishing presence of a child-stealing spirit of a bereaved mother haunts the waterways of Gotham. Blending dizzying but easily maneouvrable double page spreads with fine art, profound expressionism, watercolour, pencil line, ink and hand drawn finishes entwined with a haunting, feminine and original story line, Batwoman ticks a lot of boxes. It is, of course, Williams’ unerring pages that draw the real attention. Williams seems to have come full circle from his days on Deathwish – pushing the boundaries of sexuality (Batwoman is one of only a few prominent gay characters in comics – of which she is perhaps the most prominent) and using the backstreets, slums and sidewalks as his backdrop – JH Williams remains, for now, a million miles from the twisting reality of the Promethea universe, the hardy western violence of Jonah Hex or a thousand miles at least from the old swamp hut where ancient beings redesign reality, visited by I, Spyder in Morrisons’ crazy Seven Soldiers bookends. Able to mimic Kirby, Simone Bianchi (Seven Soldiers: Shining Knight), Cameron Stewart (Seven Soldiers: Manhattan Guardian), Ryan Sook (Seven Soldiers: Zatanna), Frazer Irving (Seven Soldiers: Klarion the Witch Boy), Pascal Ferry (Seven Soldiers: Mister Miracle), Yanick Paquette (Seven Soldiers: Bulleteer) and Doug Mahnke (Seven Soldiers: Frankenstein) in order to combine the varied strings of Morrison’s seven different titles stylistically and draw them to a very specific close in his own style. Given that that style involves pages made up of puzzle pieces, whole newspaper pages, Western scenes involving giant spiders, world twisting imagery and the destruction of the end of the Sheeda, a devilish Hybrid civilisation born from the remnants of the Human society it’d be a crisis for almost any other artist – though a challenge many will take on. But a man like JH Williams III, it appears that it’s terrifyingly par for the course. At present, a talent unlike any other in the comics industry, which in an industry built on clear principles and methodology, only highlights just how special the third JH Williams really is…. BTB Awards: Best TV Show December 27, 2011 by Steve Penfold in BTB Awards, BTB Christmas 2011 and tagged 2010, 2011, 6 episodes, American series, Anakin Skywalker, Andrew Scott, animation, archetypal, Atlanta, Battlestar Galactica, BBC, BBC1, Benedict Cumberbatch, Beyond The Bunker, Beyond the Bunker Awards, BTB awards, CGI, Charlotte Richie, Christmas, Clone Wars, Clones, coming-of-age, Conan, corker, darken, Delay, devotees, Doctor Who, dotty, Dr Who, DVD, episode, Fellowship of the Ring, Firefly, Frank Darabont, Fresh Meat, Game of Thrones, geekery, George R.R. Martin, Gore, Greg McHugh, HBO, Horror, Howard, Jack Whitehall, Jason Momoa, Joe Thomas, Josie, JP, Karen Gillen, Kids, Kimberley Nixon, Kingsley, land, League of Gentlemen, lithe, Lord of the Rings, Lucasarts, Mark Addy, Mark Gatiss, Martin Freeman, Matt Smith, Modern, Moriarty, murder, mythical, New Years Day, Nudity, Obi Wan Kenobi, Oregon, ostrasised, political intrigue, public schoolboy, Robert Kirkman, Rock Grimes, saga, savagery, sci-fi, Sean Bean, Season 1, Season 2, Season 3, Season 4, Season 6, Season One, Season Two, seven families, Sex, sexual intrigue, Sheriff, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, Sidekick, skullduggery, Star Wars, stereotypes, Steven Moffat, Students, Tescos, The Herd, The Silence, The Walking Dead, tree whispers, tv, Undead, University, Vod, Watson, Westeros, Yoda, Zawe Ashton, Zombies \| Leave a comment We’ll admit we don’t watch much TV at Beyond the Bunker (we tend to catch this stuff on DVD – which this year would’ve led to reviews of Firefly and Battlestar Galatica) but we’ll try to make sure we keep up next year as best we can. Or review DVDs we’ve seen. Or get rid of it completely. Never-the-less here’s an attempt at the Best series of the year awards 2011 based on the buzz and our own personal choices. Denied Winner – Game of Thrones (Season 1) According to popular buzz surrounding HBO’s blood and thunder epic Game of Thrones, featuring LOTR’s Sean Bean, Conan’s Jason Momoa and Tesco’s ad’s Mark Addy in various roles we know nothing about, it’s an absolute corker and the best thing out this year. However, because of delays in releasing the DVD – causing online bloggers all over the web to declare that they’ve been left with no choice but to pirate it to get their fix in spite of wanting to support their favourite TV programme – we haven’t seen it. But we hope to. Oh yeah. Based on George R.R. Martin’s epic series of novels the series has an enormous following and from what we’ve heard – rightfully so. As seven families fight to control the mythical land of Westeros, political and sexual intrigue is pervasive. In all of this chaos, clear and entertaining characters are struggling to gain increasing amounts of power – through savagery, skullduggery and sexual manipulation. Sounds great. Winner – Sherlock (Season 1) In spite of the fact that the decision by the BBC to produce a modern day turn for the world’s most famous detective, featuring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman as the titular detective and his now unwilling partner, Watson generated some concern regarding the dumbing down of a British classic, Sherlock proved to be one of the best series released in recent years for a number of reasons. It proved itself so slick, challenging and interesting that even die hard fans of the original Sherlock were brought on board. Initially, a three episode series, Cumberbatch’s depiction of an ostrasised and maligned genius detective being followed by a beleagured and bemused hobbled war veteran turned journalist through his first set of cases wooed audiences and made Cumberbatch a household name, previously restricted to period costume and theatre performances that while no doubt engaging failed to reach so wide an audience. Combining assured and intelligent scriptwriting by Dr Who and (in one one case) League of Gentlemen scribes Stephen Moffat and Mark Gatiss, BBC’s primetime production values and an award baiting turn from relative unknown Andrew Scott as Sherlock’s new found nemesis Moriarty – the game is very much afoot for Series 2. With Season 2 starting on New Years Day on BBC1, now would be a good time to familiarise yourself with the return of the great detective in this assured, intelligent and gripping series. Best Current Series – Walking Dead (Season 2) Frank Darabont’s translation of Robert Kirkman’s Walking Dead serialisation has been happily consistent with it’s source material. The bravery of focussing on the assembled survivors allows such a series to be created but the sense of scale that is realised – particularly in the devastation of Atlanta in the opening episode of Season 1 – gave the feel of the piece a much bigger scale than most American series. This was continued in Season 2 from the very first episode, featuring a debilitatingly tense scene involving ‘a herd’ and a plot point unexpectedly introduced from further through the comic book series. It is a careful adaptation, using large swathes of detail from the original series – both following Sheriff Rick Grimes, his wife, child, best friend and a host of disparate survivors through a world now overrun by Zombies. But it darts and diverts from the original, allowing any devotees of the books guessing as to what is happening next an excellent and original experience. Developing its own storylines it remains rewarding both when it diverges from and converges on moments from the popular series. The effects work is fantastic, easily on par – or beyond – work previously seen in various Zombie Movies. The presence of the Zombies is never lost, keeping tension in scenes where otherwise there may be none. This is also fuelled by the camerwork as the stark cinematography is deliberately sparse and simple, constantly making the viewer aware that empty space has the possibility of being occupied but most poignantly emphasising the isolation the central figures have found themselves in. Effectively a survivors epic it has the added joy of the wandering undead to liven things up should the action become too leaden as it can at times in other long running series. Season 1 was only 6 Episodes long but with season 2 considerably longer it will allow central characters to develop in a way that will make the inevitable loss of them even more effective. Epic scale narrowed to engaging character plots and the possibility of Zombies at every corner. The promise of this series based on events in the original books is potentially phenomenal and this series has to be seen. Best Non-geek Series – Fresh Meat (Series 1) The series follows a group of six students about to embark on the most exciting period of their lives thus far University (yawn, right?)! Away from home for the first time, on the brink of adult life, they are about to discover who they really are. From the moment they ship up as freshers at their shared house, their lives are destined to collide, overlap and run the whole gamut of appalling behaviour and terrible errors of judgement. Sounds like every coming-of-age college series there is but this one proves itself different. The assembled characters move well out of their archetypal characteristics like students at their first university stand-up gig. Where similar series have relied on stereotypes and presumed reactions to arriving at university this one takes each individual and offers them realistic and familiar situations which they deal with in the way anyone else would. Quite badly. The expected central figure Kingsley (Inbetweeners Joe Thomas) is sidelined pretty swiftly to share room with all his fellow housemates, in spite of a fantastic central plot involving a burdgeoning mutual attraction to fellow housemate Josie (Kimberley Nixon) which somehow always ends with them discovering the other has slept with someone else – sometimes hilariously audibly through their shared partition wall (while drunkenly arguing with each other at one point). Add to that the socially awkward Howard (Greg McHugh) who is pursued by a borderline psychotic classmate he developed a brief friendship with, straight talking hard-living Vod (the incredible Zawe Ashton) and Oregon (Charlotte Richie), desperate to be cool and terrified of being boring and you have a great mix. But bizarrely, it’s Jack Whitehall’s character JP that walks away with the crown. A public school boy with an over inflated sense of entitlement, Whitehall manages to instill enough humanity into the prat that you do understand why the rest put up with him. The jaunty and intelligent script bounds away through numerous scenarios, both realistic enough to be occuring but wild enough to be entertaining and the incredible cast bring it both harmoniously and raucously to life. An excellent series and well worth a look. Most anticipated DVD – Star Wars: The Clone Wars Seasons 3 and 4 Unseen as yet and as I understand it ongoing at present – Clone Wars Season 4 is the continued influence of Star Wars on kids TV channels. Less engaging than the original 2 Dimensional seasons directed by Genndy Tartakovsky but offer more plot and development to the whole saga. With each season the CGI improves and more worlds are revealed in higher detail. Still 2 seasons behind at present however I (Steve P) have to put this on my guilty pleasures list because it expands the Star Wars Universe and is occasionally noticably created by true die hard fans who jump at the chance to develop part of the SW universe. Most Cause for Concern – Dr Who (Season 6) Matt Smith is an excellent Doctor, Karen Gillian is a great sidekick and we know that Steven Moffat is a great writer. However, somehow, indiscernably, the last series of Dr Who has lacked the pathos and light hearted touch that previously won it so many fans. No doubt a deliberate intention by Moffat to darken and broaden the Who, it appears to be beginning to lose it’s grip on plot this season. In spite of an introduction of The Silence, the scale and adventure wasn’t as bedded down in character and engaging emotional situations as it has been in previous seasons. Upping the sci-fi quota, scripts have become slightly convoluted and less involving as a result. Matt Smith, while entertaining as the lithe and slightly dotty Doctor lacks the strength that the more seasoned Doctors had and while, initially, the scripts played with this they have now put perhaps too much emphasis on a young actor to imbue wonder and concern at every turn every time a ‘tree whispers’. Somehow less surprising than previous series, the science babble has gone up, the lunatic and dastardly alien beings have gone down and the geek wish fulfilment is beginning to become too visible. I have loved Doctor Who but I am concerned that continuity is beginning to fray and that it needs a rest between seasons before it collapses under it’s own weight of expectation. Still excellent, it is however less excellent than it was, seemingly relying overly on emotional resolutions to tie up convoluted plots and slightly unoriginal concepts. However, still excellent. Hopefully Moffat et al will see the slight error in their ways and get behind an excellent Season 7. God knows the BBC wants it!! Captain Kirk versus Bane with a CIA arms budget!! THIS IS WAR Trailer. October 17, 2011 by Steve Penfold in Movies and tagged Armoury, Avengers, Bane, Bikini, bronson, Captain Kirk, Chris Pine, CIA, death of highbrow, fast car, HD, high culture, Hollywood, Imdb, McG, Muppets, Pitch, pool, Reese Witherspoon, screw you, Sex, sports, spy plane, Star Trek, tattoo, the Muppets, This is War, This is War trailer, Tom Hardy, Weaponry \| Leave a comment This little beauty was No.2 most viewed trailer on Imdb between Avengers and the Muppets so highbrow rests in a bucket for another day!! Hooray!! Tom Hardy takes the money with this little number and Chris Pine comes in out of the icy cold of space to throw in with this girlfriend safe gun game of a movie. It’s a romantic comedy for boys!! Two partners and top agents of the CIA kick ass on a daily basis together until they discover they’re going out with the same girl (Reese Witherspoon). Que zany shooting out of the sky of multi million dollar spy planes (federal offence), fast cars and kooky smashing up of nice looking restaurants. Drag factor of McG aside this is at least a film with Bane and Captain Kirk beating up on each other and your girlfriend might agree to see it. Who knows.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line960
__label__cc	0.717821	0.282179	Big Bird's Adventures Adventures along the way. High Uintas 2014 Banff 2016 Eagle Cap Wilderness 2018 Xmas Connecticut AT 2019 Tuesday Night Hustle Frank and Stein 1981 Bring Cliff Home All Touring New York AT New Jersey AT Connecticut AT Why The Eagle Cap Wilderness September 19, 2018 § Leave a comment While there may not be thousands, there are certainly hundreds of wilderness opportunities. Let’s not limit ourselves to wilderness, because National Parks, and National Recreation areas are fair game as well, so when it came to following up our previous adventures in Banff two years ago, there were more than a few ideas. Glacier National Park, Yosemite National Park, Kings Canyon, a return to Zion, Le Grande Tetons, Yellowstone, The West Coast Trail, any part of the Pacific Crest Trail. As said, the possibilities are only limited by your imagination. I cannot remember the exact conversation, nor the details, but I do believe the inputs were this. In the 90’s, long before Mike Smith had a girl friend/wife, he used to come out to play with us during our “weekend warrior” long backpacking weekends. After he married, and when he was living in South Carolina, we picked locations that would allow him to participate. For me, that usually meant a Thursday night component to travel, and the the Friday morning addition, followed by the full mileage to return home late Sunday. Not a problem, as I enjoyed Mike’s company, and why not try new areas. Fast forward, Mike lives in Corvalis Oregon with his family, and an input into the “Where do we hike next?” equation, was “How do we include Mike?” in this, and that is when Scotty spoke up with “How about the Wallowa Mountains?” “Wallowa Mountains? Where are they?” may have been uttered by every non Oregonian present during the utterance. We came to understand that the Wallowa Mountains were located in Northeast Oregon, and included the Wallowa Whitman National Forest, as well as the Eagle Cap Wilderness. Google is a great tool, and somehow, I entered query information that led me to a US Forestry Service site where you can download geo-pdf quadrangles for any National Forest. The latest and greatest topographic quadrangles were available, and even better, I could import them into the Avenza app on my iPhone, which offered the ability to layout routes. Furthermore, in the back country, using only GPS, these same maps could tell you where you are. Double score. Of course, the free version of Avenza allowed only for 3 imports, so I subscribed to unlimited imports. The more the merrier. I am a firm believer, that if 5 people enjoy themselves in the back country, then 10 people can do so as well, and since I have been organizing these adventures, I wanted to include more people. Six is a nice number, but my core group of interested hikers is actually 8 or nine. Throw in a few people who have heard about these trips, and soon you have, what you think is, 10-12 committed people. The idea of this trip was shaping up, and the more I thought about and played with it, the more I was committed to it. If we go to Oregon, 1) we can get Mike Smith; 2) While it could be argued we had Scotty anyway, it would make it easier for him to attend; 3) I hadn’t hiked with Dan Heller since 2011, and he lives in Bend. Seems like a definite possibility. One issue that I labored over was where to fly into. While Portland was on my list, I recognized quickly that the drive to the Trailhead would be over 5 hours, and quickly found alternative landing sites in Kennewick Wa, and Boise Id. Both had REI outlets, but neither was as beer appealing as Portland. Also, flying into Portland allowed us to pick up Scotty, and Mike and include them in a party van. Bonus could be achieved picking up Dan along 84. It may not be clear to the reader yet, but it was clear to me, the organizer, that the more I looked at this area the more attracted to it I became, and the more committed I became to going here. On a long weekend I actually printed out each quadrangle on 9 – 8 1/2 x 11 sheets with marks for alignment, and taped them all together. I then placed them all on the floor to get the entire wilderness established on my living room floor where I could walk over it in my socks, and examine potential routes. There was a handicap, I soon learned. I didn’t understand this at first, but as I started to follow up my route exploration with written exploration I soon found out that there is a protected region in this wilderness called “The Lakes Basin” and in this area, group sizes larger than 6 are forbidden camping privileges. In addition, group sizes of 6 or less are forbidden fire privileges within a quarter mile of most of the lakes. We love fire, and we love camp fires. That really didn’t hurt us, because I would simply have to pick camping location outside the Basin where we could have camp fires, and that would make us very happy. I examined the weather conditions, and found that our current habit of going out in September would work well here. The higher elevations might guarantee moderate to cool temperatures. Why is this good? Well, I don’t like mosquitoes, nor do my pals, so targeting a time of year where a mosquito hatch is unlikely always seems like a good plan. So, we have an area where we can plan a loop. Included in this area are scenic rivers loaded with native and invasive trout species. Also included are various lakes stocked with trout. We can hike through parts of the Basin, as long as we don’t camp in the basin. The only requirement, unmet, was how to lay out the trip so we could bag a couple of peaks. I seemed to fall for Sacajawea Peak right away, but it was located off Ice Lake which looked like a beast of a lake to get into, and it was in the Basin. So, group of 11 had to find someplace outside the basin, and frankly the topo map didn’t offer many options. In fact it didn’t offer any that didn’t mean camping down in the valley on the West Fork of the Wallowa River and simply hiking all the way up and back in a single day. Doable yes, but for a bunch of old men? (and one young dude). Enough background. With three months remaining, it still seemed like a group size of 11 was in the cards, even without Jim Kirby who decided to take his wife to Banff for their anniversary. Jim was smitten with Banff, and wanted to share the experience with his wife, and so he was out. I had back-up folks, so large group still on. I didn’t like the idea of multiple drivers across such a wide swath of state, so I reserved a giant 12 passenger van with cargo space. Turns out the company specializes in renting vans to bands. Bandago. The product was a 12 seater Mercedes Sprinter diesel with sound system, navigation, and playstation 4. Room for all our gear, and room for us and beer. No beer for the driver. I placed a deposit, and the van was secure. With the deposit, non-refundable, secured, of course it was now time for people to start dropping out. Names I will forgo, but Eastern Weather delayed projects for one participant; Chinese adoption took out another; family and work slew another; and then a mother with surgical complications felled the last one. Soon we were only six committed, and though I reached out to many, no one came forward with anything but regrets. In the end it was just six of us, but we would have the company of Mike Smith, and Dan Heller during the car camping portion of our trip on Lake Wallowa. Unlike past years, the car camping location is close enough to a town, that we could outfit ourselves with breakfast and lunch, and then pile into the van for an evening at a downtown brewpub. Joseph Oregon had two such places, and we hit the first one late Thursday with only a short time to spare before the kitchen closed. Without stretching this into too much detail, Kevin and I flew out Wednesday so that we could get the van in the morning, and take care of as much purchasing of supplies as we could before people started to arrive on Thursday. As it turned out we only cleared the van when Larry and Drew arrived, so we picked them up before hitting the Pearl district in downtown where we find the REI, Fred Meyer, and a state liquor store. We had just finished all of these and were on route to a Walmart to acquire ice and coolers when we got the texts that Walt and Mike were in. With the Walmart near the airport, we told them to hold tight, and we would get them soon. Within a short time we were on Route 84 and heading East through the Columbia River Gorge. Hours later we climbed out onto a vast agricultural plain that seemed like it could swallow New Jersey whole, and then we were in the mountains and off the interstate. With a full tank of gas navigated Hells Canyon scenic byway all the way to Joseph where we had some beers, and ate some grub. When Larry and Mike showed, we took care of them, paid the bill, and drove to the camp site after hours, finding out sites pretty easily, and getting everything setup in the dark. Bed followed quickly, and the next day would be the real first day. Lots to do. Perhaps something to talk about. Tagged: Backpacking, Eagle Cap Wilderness, Wilderness « Take Aways From The Eagle Cap Wilderness Malia Melody » You are currently reading Why The Eagle Cap Wilderness at Big Bird's Adventures. Author: Eric Hallander Categories: Backpacking, Camping	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line969
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__label__wiki	0.556519	0.556519	Editorialpp 1-2Hubbe, M. A., and Lucia, L. A. (2016)."BioResources: Ten years of service for the progress of the science and technology of lignocellulosic products," BioRes. 11(1), 1-2.AbstractPDF The co-editors of BioResources note the completion of our first ten years. We think that the journal can be judged as a success based on having achieved an impact factor of about 1.4 each year since 2009 and having reached a publication rate of about 700 articles per year. We strive to be a “people’s journal” serving scientists, students, and society. We plan to continue emphasizing editorial pieces and review articles, which supplement our main service of publishing peer-reviewed articles dealing with the science of lignocellulosic materials, chemicals, and their uses. We also support undergraduate scholarship in our academic department, including tuition payment, opportunities for pre-editing work, and support for undergraduates to attend conferences, etc. Editorialpp 3-5Zhu, S., Wang, K., Huang, W., Huang, W., Cheng, B., Chen, J., Zhang, R., Chen, Q., and Wu, Y. (2016). "Acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass in ionic liquids for ethanol production: Opportunities & challenges," BioRes. 11(1), 3-5.AbstractPDF Lignocellulosic biomass (LB) is potentially a relatively inexpensive and abundant feedstock for ethanol production. One of the most challenging steps during the lignocellulosic ethanol production is to convert the carbohydrates in LB to the fermentable reducing sugars (FRS) in an economically viable and environmentally friendly way. The acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of LB in ionic liquids (ILs) has provided a promising technical tool to improve upon the traditional FRS production process. Compared to the conventional FRS production process from LB via the acid or enzymatic hydrolysis method, it has many advantages, such as a simplified process, mild reaction conditions, low acid consumption, and low equipment investment. However, there are still some technical challenges that need to be solved regarding its use at an industrial scale, for example, improving its reaction selectivity, developing effective methods to separate the FRS and ILs, and alleviating the negative effect of the remaining ILs in FRS on subsequent ethanol fermentation. This editorial will give a brief discussion about opportunities and challenges of the acid catalyzed hydrolysis of LB in ILs for ethanol production. Editorialpp 6-7Gangwar, A. K., Prakash, N. T., and Prakash, R. (2016). "Questioning conventional wisdom regarding the most suitable sequence of enzyme usage in pulp bleaching," BioRes. 11(1), 6-7.AbstractPDF Increased public scrutiny and governmental legislation towards the pulp and paper industries have motivated industrialists and researchers to seek improved bleaching sequences having the potential to minimize pollutants in bleach effluent generated during manufacturing of paper. Discovery of toxic chlorinated organics and their components in bleach effluents has focused people’s attention towards finding alternative ways of bleaching pulp. Use of enzymes at industrial scale has become well known, but still it is not clear whether the sequence of enzymatic treatment most often employed in industrial applications represents the best overall practice. The point of enzyme addition is critically important to maximize benefits. Many publications describe the use of an enzyme treatment stage before the use of chemicals in a bleaching process. Insufficient attention has been paid to the alternatives of adding an enzyme in between chemical bleaching agents (intermediate) or at the end of the bleaching process. Researchpp 8-20Xu, M., Bao, W., Xu, S., Wang, X., and Sun, R. (2016). "Porous cellulose aerogels with high mechanical performance and their absorption behaviors," BioRes. 11(1), 8-20.AbstractArticlePDF Porous cellulose aerogel materials are attracting increasing interest due to their promising potential in multiple fields. In this paper, highly porous and mechanically strong cellulose aerogels were successfully prepared from microcrystalline cellulose and dissolving pulp in ionic liquid BmimCl via a sol–gel polymerization method. The surface morphology and physical properties were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and compression tests, etc. The differences in microstructure, crystalline structure, and mechanical performance of these two kinds of cellulose aerogels were studied and compared. Moreover, the two cellulose aerogels were used as adsorbents to remove dye, oil, and organic solvents. The kinetics and equilibrium capacity were investigated. Results indicate that the cellulose aerogels with high degrees of polymerization have much better mechanical strength and adsorption properties than the cellulose aerogels with low degrees of polymerization. Researchpp 21-32Zhao, Y. Y., Li, X. H., Wu, S. B., and Li, Y. M. (2016). "Temperature impact on the hydrothermal depolymerization of Cunninghamia lanceolata enzymatic/mild acidolysis lignin in subcritical water," BioRes. 11(1), 21-32.AbstractArticlePDF In the present work, enzymatic/mild acidolysis lignin (EMAL) was isolated from the raw material Cunninghamia lanceolata, and hydrothermal depolymerization was carried out in subcritical water (from 250 to 350 °C) using a cylindrical autoclave. The results revealed that the lowest yield of solid residue and highest liquid product yield were achieved at 325 °C. The liquid products were primarily composed of phenolic monomers and oligomers. As the reaction temperature increased, repolymerization of the liquid products and dehydrogenation and deoxidation of the solid residues occurred. The high heating value (HHV) of the residues was larger than that of the EMAL, and it reached a maximal level at 275 °C. Hydrothermal depolymerization and condensation reactions took place simultaneously even under mild conditions (250 °C). Carbonization of the EMAL was remarkable when the reaction temperature reached 325 °C. Researchpp 33-43Ruman, D., Gaff, M., Gašparík, M., and Babiak, M. (2016). "Experimental evaluation of joints using thin steel angles for wood structures," BioRes. 11(1), 33-43.AbstractArticlePDF The load-bearing capacity of joints using thin steel elements for wood buildings was considered. Six variants of a specific type of joint consisting of two wood elements in a ceiling structure joined by steel angles were experimentally tested. These variants differed in utilization of nails as well as screws (of various lengths) for wood. Another observed factor was the percentage of holes filled in the angles. In this work the percentage of holes filled means how many of the holes in the steel angles were filled by nails/screws. The evaluation characteristic was the maximum loading force at the breaking point. Based on the results, a set of recommendations for designing a specific type of joint with steel angles was formulated. The results showed that during loading of the joints, tensile stresses occur in the direction perpendicular to the fibers, which causes a failure of the wood parts of the joints. Researchpp 44-53Nosek, R., Holubcik, M., and Jandacka, J. (2016). "The impact of bark content of wood biomass on biofuel properties," BioRes. 11(1), 44-53.AbstractArticlePDF Woody biomass is an abundant, renewable energy source. Forest residue is the fraction remaining after harvest and the outtake of wood timber, including tree tops and bark. Compared with the wood portion, bark has a wide variation of ash content. Wood usually has a relatively low ash content, while bark has considerably higher ash content, which may generate clinker in the furnace and thereby tends to create more demand for maintenance. High ash content also generates more particulate emissions. Different types of bark were studied in the present work in terms of their effect on energy content, moisture, and ash content. The ash content of three different samples (Norway spruce, birch, and European beech) were measured at 550 and 815 °C. The results showed the impact of bark content on all parameters, in particular the calorific value and ash content. The ash content increased with increasing bark content. The addition of 1% bark content resulted in increases of ash content in the range 0.033 to 0.044%. Researchpp 71-86Dubinyová, L., Jablonský, M., Varga, Š., Fikar, M., and Katuščák, S. (2016). "Cellulose materials identification: The effect of dimensionality of colour photography data," BioRes. 11(1), 71-86.AbstractArticlePDF This paper describes a simple rapid staining microcolorimetric method for analytical fibre material identification using colour vectors of stained fibre material photography. The number of morphological characteristics (nM), number of stains (nS), colour information dimensionality (nDC), and picture elementary points number (npx) can play a key role in distinguishing fibre materials, correct identification, discriminatory power dP (%), and efficacy. Experiments were performed to achieve the most accurate results with a minimum volume of data; the dimensionality reduction was made experimentally by setting nM = 0, nS = 1, nDC <1, 3>, and the effect of number of pixels on the dP (%) was measured. The correct identification was achieved by less than 100 pixels when using 2 colour vectors, and by less than 50 pixels when using 3 colour vectors: R, G, and B. The real area of the pixels used for correct identification was less than 0.1 mm2 in the used model system of the cellulose fibre materials. Researchpp 54-70Li, Z., Yu, Y., Sun, J., Li, D., Huang, Y., and Feng, Y. (2016). "Effect of extractives on digestibility of cellulose in corn stover with liquid hot water pretreatment," BioRes. 11(1), 54-70.AbstractArticlePDF Many herbaceous lignocelluloses suitable for ethanol production have high extractives contents, such as some straws and corn stover. The high extractives content might affect pretreatment or enzymatic hydrolysis. In this study, extractives were removed from corn stover, and then extractives-free corn stover and ordinary corn stover were respectively pretreated using a liquid hot water (LHW) method and hydrolyzed to evaluate the effect of extractives on cellulose digestibility. Extractives-free corn stover presented higher cellulose digestibility than ordinary corn stover after the same pretreatment conditions. A total of 87.3% of cellulose was digested in extractives-free corn stover, compared to 71.0% in ordinary corn stover, after pretreatment at 200 °C for 20 min. It is speculated that some water-soluble extractives could buffer H+ ions from water and acetic acid during LHW pretreatment process, reducing xylan removal. Another reason for these results might be that some extractives could condense on corn stover after LHW pretreatment, which hinders cellulose hydrolysis. Researchpp 87-94Wu, C., Bing, L., Li, S., Yu, D., and Wang, D. (2016). "Effect of coagulating agents on lignin and oligosaccharide contents in pre-hydrolysis liquor obtained in the production of dissolving pulp from poplar residual slabs," BioRes. 11(1), 87-94.AbstractArticlePDF Pre-hydrolysis is an important step in the poplar residual slab dissolving pulp production process, as it aids in removing as much hemicellulose as possible from the cellulose fibers. In the pre-hydrolysis process, a portion of lignin also dissolves, along with the hemicelluloses. The presence of lignin in prehydrolysis liquor (PHL) is detrimental to the separation of xylo-oligosaccharide from the prehydrolysis liquor. This study researched lignin removal from PHL with three coagulating agents, namely aluminum sulfate (alum), polyaluminum chloride (PAC), and polydiallyldimethyl ammonium chloride (pDADMAC). It was found that the removal of lignin increased as the dosage of the alum, PAC, and pDADMAC increased. Additionally, the highest retention of xylo-oligosaccharide in the PHL occurred at dosages of 120 mg/L for alum and 160 mg/L for PAC and pDADMAC. The contents of the other oligosaccharides in PHL fluctuated irregularly with increasing dosages of the alum, PAC, and pDADMAC.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line975
__label__wiki	0.54824	0.54824	Research@Baylor Research Tracks A publication of the Office of the Vice Provost for Research at Baylor University Tag Archives: URSA Scholars Week 2013 by Baylor OVPR Undergraduate research propels Baylor engineering student to graduate school Baylor has a long-standing commitment to prepare its students for leadership and service in their chosen fields. For students who aspire to careers in science and technology, participating in independent research under faculty mentorship can be a key component of that preparation. Morgan Goodwin, who received her bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Baylor this May, says that participating in undergraduate research helped her take the next step toward achieving her career goals. Morgan Goodwin presents her research poster at the 2013 URSA Scholars Week. During her time at Baylor, Goodwin worked with Dr. David Jack, an assistant professor in the School of Engineering and Computer Science. Under Jack’s mentorship, Goodwin worked to develop and improve theoretical and mathematical models to predict the strength of polymer materials like PVC, a topic area that she says interested her because of the possibilities of developing real solutions to tangible engineering problems. Goodwin presented a research poster at the 2013 URSA Scholars Week and later successfully defended an honors thesis based on her work. She will begin graduate school in engineering at Duke University in the fall, and says the experience of participating in research helped her to stand out from the crowd when she applied to graduate programs. “I was accepted to every graduate school I applied to, and my research background was key,” she says. “Not many undergraduates have that kind of experience, so it definitely made me more competitive.” Categories: Research Highlights \| Tags: Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering & Computer Science, Undergraduate, URSA Scholars Week 2013 \| Permalink URSA ceremony honors contributions to undergraduate research The OVPR and the Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Achievement (URSA) steering committee sponsored the first-ever URSA awards ceremony this month. Dr. Truell Hyde, vice provost for research, presented plaques and certificates honoring administrators, faculty and students who have contributed to the growth of undergraduate research at Baylor. Categories: Research News \| Tags: Anthropology, Biology, BURST, Chemistry & Biochemistry, College of Arts & Sciences, Environmental Science, Geology, Honors College, Modern Foreign Languages, Physics, Psychology & Neuroscience, Research, Scholars Week, Undergraduate, University Scholars, URSA, URSA Scholars Week 2013 \| Permalink URSA honors outstanding posters from 2013 Scholars Week Top undergraduate research posters from 2013 URSA Scholars Week are on display in the corridor between Moody and Jones Libraries through commencement weekend. Last month, over 180 Baylor undergrads presented results of their independent research at URSA Scholars Week, a four-day celebration of undergraduate research sponsored by the OVPR and the Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Achievement (URSA) steering committee (click here to read more Research Tracks coverage of the 2013 Scholars Week event). This week, the departments of anthropology, biology, chemistry & biochemistry, environmental science, physics and psychology & neuroscience have recognized the top Scholars Week posters from their disciplines. The top posters from these six departments are on display in the corridor between Moody and Jones libraries. The posters will remain on display through commencement weekend, May 17 and 18, thanks to an arrangement between URSA, the Baylor Libraries, and Baylor Undergraduate Research in Science and Technology (BURST), a student organization dedicated to promoting independent research among undergraduates. Students and faculty mentors involved with these projects will be honored at an upcoming awards ceremony sponsored by the OVPR and URSA. Click “Continue Reading” to see the full list of outstanding research posters from these departments. Categories: Research Highlights \| Tags: Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry & Biochemistry, College of Arts & Sciences, Environmental Science, Physics, Psychology & Neuroscience, Undergraduate, URSA, URSA Scholars Week 2013 \| Permalink URSA announces winner of Scholars Week photo contest Thanks to all our students (and faculty!) who helped us share the experience of Scholars Week by submitting pictures to the #URSAScholarsWeek twitter photo contest. In the end, the contest winner was junior religion major Austin Tiffany of Amarillo, Texas, who tweeted this picture of his coffee-fueled Scholars Week preparation: Preparing for my research presentation tomorrow. I can't wait! #URSAScholarsWeek http://t.co/ezLHGJ5OQ9 — Austin Tiffany (@austintiffany) April 9, 2013 Preparing for my research presentation tomorrow. I can't wait! #URSAScholarsWeek A photo posted by Austin Tiffany (@austintiffany) on Apr 8, 2013 at 6:07pm PDT Congratulations, Austin! We’ll be in touch to let you know how to pick up your prize. There were lots more great pictures submitted throughout the week. Click “Continue Reading” to see some of the honorable mentions. Categories: Research News \| Tags: Instagram, Scholars Week, Twitter, Undergraduate, URSA, URSA Scholars Week 2013 \| Permalink Undergraduate’s research helps churches minister to their communities during major international events Austin Tiffany takes a break from his research to pose in front of a clock showing the official countdown to the beginning of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. When we think of large, international sporting events like the Olympic Games or soccer’s World Cup, we tend to think of the pageantry of opening ceremonies and the lofty ideal of people from around the world brought together for peaceful competition. While events like these can promote worldwide friendship through sports, Austin Tiffany, a junior religion major from Amarillo, Texas, says that they can also create problems for people who live in the host communities, particularly the poor or elderly. “The Olympics aren’t as much of a windfall as some people expected,” he says. “The traffic congestion, disruption of public transportation and difficulty of accessing social services made it hard for some people to get along with their lives.” Under the mentorship of Dr. John White, an assistant professor at Truett Seminary and director of the sports ministry program, Tiffany conducted research this past summer in London aimed at learning more about the ways local churches were helping those in their communities. As part of his research, he attended civic meetings and conducted interviews with community members and religious leaders in areas that were impacted by the Olympics. His research was funded in part by a grant from the Undergraduate Research & Scholarly Achievement Small Grants Program. While some local church officials were opposed to the Olympics because of the impact on their parishioners, Tiffany found that many of them came up with ideas to provide help to those whose lives were disrupted. Churches became involved in activities like serving meals, hosting community gatherings or helping the poor find work. In addition to providing these services, Tiffany says churches can use their position to advocate for those who may be negatively impacted. “Churches need to be able to put pressure on the Olympics to do good things for the poor in their host communities,” he says. “Churches can act on a local level in a way that larger international organizations may not be able to.” Tiffany presented the results of this project at URSA Scholars Week, but his work is far from over. He will travel back to London this summer to carry out an internship with the Contextual Theology Center, an international religious organization that, among other goals, studies the use of sports to promote development and social justice. After graduating from Baylor, he plans to pursue a seminary or divinity degree where he will continue to study practical ways churches can make a difference in their communities. “I’ve always seen the Olympics as a symbol of something bigger and more important than just sports,” he says. “This project gave me the opportunity to combine my interest in the Olympics with my desire to help the church improve its outreach.” Categories: Research Highlights \| Tags: Religion, Scholars Week, Truett Seminary, Undergraduate, URSA, URSA Scholars Week 2013 \| Permalink Baylor undergraduate’s research provides a pilot’s perspective on space weather Jack Stanley, left, uses a flight simulator program in the Baylor Institute for Air Science lab while Dr. Trey Cade looks on. Jack Stanley, a senior aviation major from Waco, was one of over 170 undergraduate students who presented results from their independent research projects during URSA Scholars Week, April 8-11. Stanley’s research concerns space weather, the interaction that occurs when emissions from the sun come into contact with the earth’s magnetic field. These interactions can wreak havoc on satellite technologies, which Stanley says are especially critical to the aviation industry given the extent to which modern aircraft depend on satellite systems for navigation and traffic control. Under the mentorship of Dr. Trey Cade, assistant research professor and director of the Baylor Institute for Air Science, Stanley is exploring the human impacts that could result from a breakdown in technology due to a space weather event. While a great deal of research has explored the effects of space weather on systems ranging from communication to power transmission, Stanley says there has been comparatively less study on the effect of these potential breakdowns on pilots, air traffic controllers, military leaders and others who depend on these vulnerable technologies. “We’re still in the early stages of the research,” says Stanley, who is already a licensed pilot and aspires to a career as a commercial astronaut. “We’ve learned how vulnerable some of our technology is, so now we need to interpret some of that information from a human perspective.” Stanley has already presented his research at a meeting of the American Geophysical Union, and the work will also be included in his upcoming honor’s thesis. Categories: Research Highlights \| Tags: Baylor Institute for Air Science, Scholars Week, Undergraduate, URSA, URSA Scholars Week 2013 \| Permalink Scholars Week Preview: Can ‘green’ laundry products make children’s clothing less safe? URSA Scholars Week is almost here! Our annual celebration of undergraduate scholarship takes place April 8-11, 2013. Click here to visit the URSA website for a complete schedule and more information about the event. Two fabric samples show different levels of burning, as well as differences in coloration. Dr. Rinn Cloud, left, and Haley Moore examine fabric samples to evaluate their resistance to fire. A fabric sample begins to burn inside the flame chamber as part of Haley Moore’s research project. Haley Moore, a Katy, Texas junior majoring in apparel merchandising, prepares to test the flame resistance of a fabric sample. As more and more people become concerned about the effects of their daily activities on the environment, increasing numbers of consumers are choosing to purchase household cleaning products made from natural ingredients. Haley Moore, a Katy, Texas, junior majoring in apparel merchandising, says that while these products are considered less harmful to the environment than their synthetic counterparts, their use may have unintended consequences. Under the mentorship of Dr. Rinn Cloud, the Mary Gibbs Jones Endowed Chair in Textile Science in the department of family and consumer sciences, Moore designed and carried out experiments to test the effects of organic laundry detergent on the flame-resistance properties of fabrics like those used in children’s sleepwear. “I became interested in this issue while taking a class with Dr. Cloud last year,” she says. “There’s a growing trend toward ‘green’ products in every aspect of the apparel industry, but I wondered if these products might have an effect on safety.” Moore began with samples of flame-resistant fabric of the type commonly used in children’s sleepwear. She washed one set of samples using organic, plant-based detergent, while washing another, identical set of samples using conventional detergent. After running the fabric through a full 50 wash cycles, Moore used a flame chamber to expose the samples to fire. She then measured the amount of charring on the laundered fabric and on an unwashed control sample to determine the effects of the different products. Her results suggest that fabrics may lose more of their flame-resistant properties through repeated washing washed in organic detergent compared to conventional products. “Obviously, flame resistance is a key issue in clothing for children,” she says. “This project shows that more research is needed to determine whether these environmentally friendly products may make clothing less safe.” Moore’s research was supported by a grant from the Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Achievement (URSA) Small Grants program. She will present the results of her project during Scholars Week’s poster sessions on April 10 and 11 in the atrium of the Baylor Sciences Building. Categories: Research Highlights \| Tags: College of Arts & Sciences, Family & Consumer Sciences, Scholars Week, URSA, URSA Scholars Week 2013 \| Permalink Scholars Week Preview: Baylor senior explores theatrical representation of Rwanda genocide URSA Scholars Week is coming soon! As our annual celebration of undergraduate scholarship draws closer, we’ll be highlighting a few of the outstanding research projects our students will be presenting. Click here to visit the URSA website for a complete schedule and more information about the event. Senior University Scholars major Jake Abell has always had an interest in theatre. While his current academic emphasis has shifted toward studying French, he continues to explore the way people from different cultures express themselves through creative narrative works. While studying abroad in France, Abell became interested in French-speaking cultures in eastern Africa, which led him to pursue a research project on a theatrical responses to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. In collaboration with Dr. Holly Collins, an assistant professor in the Department of Modern Foreign Languages, Abell has undertaken an analysis of “Rwanda 94,” a multimedia theatrical presentation written and performed by native Rwandans in conjunction with French-speaking European artists. Abell and Collins are co-authoring an article on “Rwanda 94” which they will submit to a peer-reviewed journal. While there have been a number of dramatic and narrative productions in response to the Rwanda genocide, Abell says that “Rwanda 94” is unique not only for the indigenous perspective of its authors, but also for the variety of forms used to present different viewpoints on atrocity. “The form of the play pushes the boundaries of theatre by including projected images, journalistic reports and poetic recitations,” says Abell. “My argument is that the play uses these forms to create a dramatic dialect representing the different motivations of Rwandan and outside observers of the genocide.” Abell is just one of the students who will be presenting short lectures on their research at Scholars Week’s oral presentations on April 8 and 9 in the Bill Daniel Student Center. Poster sessions will take place April 10 and 11 in the Baylor Science Building. All URSA Scholars Week events are free and open to the public. Categories: Research Highlights \| Tags: Honors College, Modern Foreign Languages, Scholars Week, University Scholars, URSA, URSA Scholars Week 2013 \| Permalink Upcoming event: Baylor students to present their research at URSA Scholars Week Baylor students from across the university are gearing up for Scholars Week, an annual celebration of undergraduate scholarship presented April 8-11 by the Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Achievement Steering Committee. Over 150 students are slated to present the results of their independent research projects during the event with paper presentations and poster sessions covering a variety of topics ranging from traditional science disciplines to social sciences, humanities and the arts. Scholars Week kicks off with an opening reception on Monday, April 8 at 12:30 p.m. in the Bill Daniel Student Center’s Barfield Drawing Room. Paper presentations take place on April 8 and 9 at 2:00 and 3:30 p.m. in second-floor meeting rooms in the BDSC. The second half of Scholars Week will take place in the Baylor Sciences Building with poster sessions on April 10 and 11. Posters will be on display throughout both days, with student researchers on hand at various times to discuss their work with attendees. All Scholars Week events are free and open to the public. Click the flyer above for more information, or visit the URSA website for a full schedule of Scholars Week events. New this year: Twitter photo contest for students To encourage our students to spread the word about the great research on display at Scholars Week, URSA is sponsoring a photo contest on Twitter. Students are asked to tweet pictures from Scholars Week using the hashtag #URSAScholarsWeek. URSA will award a prize to the student who takes the best picture during the event. Faculty, please encourage your students to attend Scholars Week and tweet pictures of their favorite research! 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__label__cc	0.605751	0.394249	Shadow of your smile Making the news Bubblegum girl How to get inside a giant balloon …well, almost Mmmmmm, donuts! Fly doggie style What the teacher says… and what she really means 1. Your son has a remarkable ability in gathering needed information from his classmates. (He was caught cheating on a test). 2. Karen is an endless fund of energy and viability.(The hyperactive monster can't stay seated for five minutes). 3. Fantastic imagination! Unmatched in his capacity for blending fact with fiction.(He's definitely one of the biggest liars I have ever met). 4. Margie exhibits a casual, relaxed attitude to school, indicating that high expectations don't intimidate her.(The lazy thing hasn't done one assignment all term). 5. Her athletic ability is marvelous. Superior hand-eye coordination.(The little creep stung me with a rubber band from 15 feet away). 6. Nick thrives on interaction with his peers.(Your son needs to stop socializing and start working). 7. Your daughter's greatest asset is her demonstrative public discussions.(Classroom lawyer! Why is it that every time I explain an assignment she creates a class argument). 8. John enjoys the thrill of engaging challenges with his peers.(He's a bully). 9. An adventurous nature lover who rarely misses opportunities to explore new territory.(Your daughter was caught skipping school at the fishing pond). 10. I am amazed at her tenacity in retaining her youthful personality.(She's so immature that we've run out of diapers). 11. Unlike some students who hide their emotion, Charles is very expressive and open.(He must have written the Whiner's Guide). 12. I firmly believe that her intellectual and emotional progress would be enhanced through a year's repetition of her learning environment.(Regretfully, we believe that she is not ready for high school and must repeat the 8th grade). 13. Her exuberant verbosity is awesome! (A mouth that never stops yacking). Redhead goes to the doctor.... A young Redhead goes into the doctor's office and says that her body hurts wherever she touches it. "Impossible", says the doctor. "Show me." She takes her finger and pushes her elbow and screams in agony. She pushes her knee and screams, pushes her ankle and screams. The doctor says, "You're not really a redhead, are you?" " No, " she says, " I'm actually a Blonde." "I thought so, the doctor says. "Your finger is broken." It's a zorse - of course Something’s not quite white about this animal. It has two bizarre patches of stripes on its head and flank thanks to a strange parentage. Dad was a zebra stallion, mum was a horse . . . so their odd-looking offspring is known as a zorse. The animal, called Eclyse, can be seen at a safari park in Schloss Holte-Stukenbrock, Germany. Trust us, it’s not an April Foal. Here’s some video on the zorse. Faces in the sand Duct Tape Dan (Couldn’t think of a good caption for this photo.) 6 inches is a lot It was just six inches. That was what made the difference at 4:40 a.m. yesterday as Gilberto Cantu, a truck driver from Texas, approached the New Jersey entrance of the Lincoln Tunnel in his big rig, loaded with bathtubs, toilets and plumbing fixtures. The truck was 13 feet 6 inches high. The tunnel has a height limit of 13 feet. Six inches can make a big difference. Laundry Depot A teacher was giving a lesson on the circulation of the blood. Trying to make the matter clearer, she said, "Now, class, if I stood on my head, the blood, as you know, would run into it, and I would turn red in the face." "Yes," the class said. "Then why is it that while I am standing upright in the ordinary position the blood doesn't run into my feet?" A little fellow shouted, "Cause your feet ain't empty." Four cats Four men were bragging about how smart their cats were. The first man was an Engineer, the second man was an Accountant, the third man was a Chemist and the fourth man was a Government Employee. To show off, the Engineer called his cat, "T-square, do your stuff." T-square pranced over to the desk, took out some paper and pen and promptly drew a circle, a square, and a triangle. Everyone agreed that was pretty smart. But the Accountant said his cat could do better. He called his cat and said, "Spreadsheet, do your stuff." Spreadsheet went out to the kitchen and returned with a dozen cookies. He divided them into 4 equal piles of 3 cookies .Everyone agreed that was good. But the Chemist said his cat could do better. He called his cat and said, "Measure, do your stuff." Measure got up, walked to the fridge, took out a quart of milk, got a 10 ounce glass from the cupboard and poured exactly 8 ounces into the glass without spilling a drop . Everyone agreed that was pretty good. Then the three men turned to the Government Employee and said, "What can your cat do?" The Government Employee called his cat and said, "Coffee Break.....do your stuff." Coffee Break jumped to his feet ... ate the cookies ... drank the milk ... sh* t on the paper ... screwed the other three cats ... claimed he injured his back while doing so ... filed a grievance report for unsafe working conditions ... put in for Workers Compensation ... and went home for the rest of the day on sick leave! Mel Brooks turns 81 today Today, June 28th is award winning director, writer, comedian, actor and producer Mel Brooks’ birthday. His movie Blazing Saddles is still the one I call my favorite movie of all time. As writer/director The Producers (1968) (Academy Award, best original screenplay) The Twelve Chairs (1970) (also actor) Blazing Saddles (1974) (also actor) Silent Movie (1976) (also actor) High Anxiety (1977) (also actor) History of the World, Part I (1981) (also actor/producer) Spaceballs (1987) (also actor/producer) Life Stinks (1991) (also actor/producer) Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) (also actor/producer) Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995) (also actor/producer) Leonard Sillman's New Faces of 1952 (1952) (sketches for a revue) Shinbone Alley (1957) (co-book-writer) All-American (1962) (book-writer) The Producers (2001) (composer, lyricist, co-book-writer, producer; Tony Award for Best Musical, Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical,Tony Award for Best Original Score) Young Frankenstein (2007) (composer, lyricist, co-book-writer, producer) Your Show of Shows (TV) (1950-1954) (writer) The Critic (short film) (1963) (created and narrated) Get Smart (TV) (1965-1970) (co-creator, writer) The Electric Company (TV) (1971-1977) (voice of recurring little cartoon man who asks: "Who's the dummy writing this show?!") The Elephant Man (1980) (uncredited executive producer) To Be or Not to Be (1983) (actor, producer) The Fly (1986) (uncredited producer) The Fly II (1989) (uncredited producer) The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius: Season 2 (voice of Santa Claus) Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks (2003-present) (voice of Wiley the Sheep) Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 4 (actor) Robots (2005) (voice of Bigweld) The Producers (2005) (writer, producer) Spaceballs: The TV Series (2007) (writer, producer, voice) Catfish gets basketball stuck in its mouth A nature lover north of Sydney, Australia has saved a catfish stuck at the surface of a lake after swallowing a basketball. The man saw a basketball bobbing on the surface of Lake Macquarie and went to investigate. Much to his surprise, he discovered a flathead catfish that had bitten off more than it could chew by trying to swallow a basketball. 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__label__cc	0.648884	0.351116	A Fishy Failure at WUWT - not so spectacular Anthony Watts has a thing about fish. Today he has an article about a new paper in Nature Climate Change. Looking at the link, Anthony originally wrote his article (archived here) under the headline: Another sad claim about ocean acidification where researchers fool themselves into thinking they can replicate the ocean in a fish tank Someone must have picked him up on the "fish tank" part because he changed the headline to: Another ‘fish story’ about ocean acidification where researchers fool themselves into thinking they are actually doing science Unfortunately for Anthony, he didn't change enough of his text. Ocean acidification and behavioural abnormalities in fish The scientists were investigating the impact of ocean acidification on the behaviour of fish. This time they compared behaviour of juveniles at different sites (one control site and one CO2-seep site), observing the species: Dascyllus aruanus (average total length: 17.0 mm), Pomacentrus moluccensis (19.8 mm), Apogon cyanosoma (22.9 mm) and Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus (22.3 mm). These are small fish, the largest being less than an inch long. The scientists selected three reef sites where ocean water is naturally more acidic from CO2 seeps (that is, more acidic or less alkaline than the ocean as a whole) and three control sites close by, where the ocean is less acidic. (See note below.) They found that that "juvenile reef fishes at CO2 seeps exhibit behavioural abnormalities similar to those seen in laboratory experiments". Dascyllus aruanus Credit: Danielle L. Dixson What the scientists found was that high CO2 didn't make any difference to metabolic rate or aerobic performance, which is a bit of a surprise to me. In regard to behaviour, the fish on the high CO2 reefs "were attracted to predator odour, did not distinguish between odours of different habitats, and exhibited bolder behaviour than fish from control reefs". The lead author, Professor Philip Munday, kindly sent me more information and suggested I clarify this article, writing - my bold italics: "while we examined the community structure of fishes at three CO2 seep sites, and paired controls (as you carefully point out), we only studied the behaviour of the fish from one of the CO2 seeps and a nearby control reef." - Sou 4:51 pm 15 April 2014 AEST You can read the paper (or abstract) at Nature Climate Change. There's a press release at ScienceDaily.com and a short interview by Felicity Ogilvie with Philip Munday and Jodie Rummer on PM at ABC Australia. Anthony's Boneheaded Blunders It's not just Sou at HotWhopper who makes boneheaded blunders (where is Brandon Shollenberger today?). Anthony Watts makes them from time to time as well. He wrote: Fish from acidic ocean waters less able to smell predators smells fishy to me. Just ask any salt-water aquariaist how hard it is to simulate the ocean in a fish tank and keep the fish from being stressed. Yes, it can be hard to keep fish from being stressed if you don't take care of your tank. However stress would normally affect the metabolism of fish. If the fish being observed at high CO2 sites were stressed from being observed, it was no different to the stress response of fish at the normal CO2 sites, going by the fact that there was no difference in metabolic rate or aerobic performance between populations at the control site and at the high CO2 site. To figure out why Anthony wrote that throwaway line, one has to go to his next few sentences. I don't know what Anthony thinks of the ocean off Papua New Guinea, but he wrote: The failure of this claim is clear when you watch the video below, showing natural CO2 bubbles coming off the sea floor in Milne Bay, in Papua New Guinea. They use this as the “control” for the experiment, according to the caption, when they should be using a normal reef and doing the experiments in situ. That sentence doesn't make any sense. Anthony didn't write the full caption to his "video below", but he did provide a link to the video. The caption read "Scientists collected fish from the coral reefs shown here and found that fish from the more acidic waters of the bubble reefs were less likely to detect the odor of predators." Anthony said that the high CO2 reefs were the controls. They weren't. They were the experiment. The controls were nearby reefs with no CO2 seeps and higher pH. It's all described in a table in the supplementary information. Does Anthony think that all observations should have been made "in situ"? Or that nearby control sites in the ocean aren't controls? Anthony decided that: ...they transport these fish back to the the mobile lab (on a boat), perform experiments, and assume there is no difference in the environment that may contribute to behavioral differences. They apparently don’t stop to consider that BOTH groups of fish in the mobile lab might be stressed the same way. I don't know why Anthony decided that the researchers didn't stop to consider that both groups of fish might be stressed in the same way (ie the fish from the control area compared to the fish from the high CO2 area). He wrote: Worse, there’s no mention of transporting fish caught at a non-bubbling reef back to the mobile lab so that they can perform the same test on them and compare differences if any. Instead they say: “The results do show that what Dixson and colleagues found in the lab matches with what is seen in the field.” If Anthony had bothered to stop and think he'd be asking himself how the researchers could do a comparison if they didn't have something to compare it to. Even if he couldn't access the paper itself, controls were mentioned: five times in the press release Anthony copied and pasted here and here and here and here and here. twice in the abstract Anthony copied and pasted - here and here with details in the supplementary information. And if he'd known more about the research, like maybe reading the list of references, then he should have cottoned onto the fact that maybe, just maybe, the authors were referring to an earlier study when they say "in the lab". A study like the one described in this 2010 paper in Ecology Letters, which is listed as a reference and was written by some of the same authors. In that study the fish were reared in a tank in the lab, not the ocean. For effect, Anthony repeated his claim again: They simply ignored the most obvious control group test and did no actual in situ experiment. But the press release and abstract Anthony copied and pasted in his own article stated there were control groups (at three control sites as it turns out - but see my update above) and while measurements were taken on the boat, the fish came from the ocean itself, not a lab. In situ - à la Anthony Watts Personally, I think Anthony is just taken by the words in situ. It makes him sound sort of sciency to his readers. This is probably how Anthony thinks the measurements should have been taken - by strapping equipment onto the tiny fish: Fish being monitored in situ wearing micro monitoring apparatus, with camera, to monitor its own behaviour and that of its predators Credit/source: cyborgdb The "most obvious question" I'd say Anthony didn't read the paper, didn't read the abstract and didn't even read the press release because he then wrote: Then there’s the most obvious question they didn’t ask: if CO2 affects the fish behavior so poorly, making them more susceptible to predators how is it that they observe “Contrary to expectations, fish diversity and community structure differed little between CO2 seeps and nearby control reefs.”. How would the fishes near CO2 bubbling reefs survive if their predator response was adversely affected. They claim there’s less predators near the CO2 bubbling reefs. Well hello! Wouldn’t that mean the fish were conditioned by their lower predator environment to be less afraid of predators to start with and CO2 may not play a role at all? Presumably the most obvious question he thinks the scientists "didn't ask" was the one I bolded above. If Anthony had read what he himself copied and pasted, he would have found that not only did the scientists ask themselves the question, they provided a provisional answer to the question, writing in the abstract: Our results suggest that recruitment of juvenile fish from outside the seeps, along with fewer predators within the seeps, is currently sufficient to offset any negative effects of high CO2 within the seeps. It's suggested that, despite the fact the fish weren't able to detect predators, the population may be maintained by recruitment from outside the high CO2 area plus a paucity of predators within the high CO2 area. A not so spectacular failure Anthony decides that "It is such a spectacular failure of the scientific method I don’t know how this got past peer review." When in fact it's Anthony who fails - not so spectacularly for him. He's failed more spectacularly on other occasions. His article reads as if he wrote a previous wrong version (going by his changed headline) and then, instead of admitting his error he tried to cover himself, but not well enough. His complaints don't make sense. Anthony seems to want the researchers to make refined observations of behaviour while leaving the fish in the reef. Is he suggesting they strap microchips onto the tiny fish (the largest being 22 mm or 0.9 inches) and all their predators and track their movements for days on end? And how does Anthony suggest the researchers measure the metabolism of the fish while the fish are still in the ocean. How about their respiration? Does he expect the researchers to put a teeny tiny gillmask onto the teeny tiny fish while they swim about the reef? And how does Anthony suggest they limit other differences between the control environment and the high CO2 environment so they can properly compare behaviour? You can read how the measurements were taken in the supplementary information here if like me you don't have access to the paper itself. Anthony Watts doesn't just have a "thing" about fish, he has it in for these particular researchers. He wrote about a previous study they did on clown fish a couple of years ago, thinking it was funny that clown fish behaviour was impaired in high CO2 waters (archived here). Maybe we could do a research study about what causes Anthony Watts faculties to be impaired when he sees scientific articles about fish. Here's a hypothesis. He once tried to set up a marine aquarium but messed it up and killed all his fish. R. Shearer says: I suppose if those fish were thirsty, they would prefer to drink Perrier. JimS says: April Fool’s day is long past, so this means I must have mistakenly side-stepped to The Onion instead of WUWT. Seriously though, if research like this was done on their own dime, it would not matter too much and it would be just good for a laugh; but it looks like this was a formal scientific study paid for by taxpayers. njsnowfan decides it's not that the fish can't smell predators, it's that they can't see them for all the CO2 bubbles! She or he says: Bubbling reefs would be similar to predators that use air bubbles to drive fish in circles to eat them Fish are not dumb and reef fish would get use to bubbles and lack of preditors Bubbles would make it harded for them to see predators when they do come into the area. Their control should of included the first week of placing bubblers around the reefs, I bet the fish were scared until they got use to them. philjourdan says: Of course it cannot be due to the fact that they were raised without the usual predators. Nah! Every one is scared of a saber tooth tiger and area always sniffing the air for them. Latitude doesn't know that all but one of the researchers are from James Cook University or AIMS in Australia and says: they (georgia) keep producing this crap just to embarrass the hell out of the rest of us…….. More faux science, like that from the lobster kid, designed to basically see if angels, dancing on the head of a pin in a high CO2 bell jar, prefer the can-can or the limbo. John Robertson says: So, fresh water fish must be at a terrible disadvantage…we obviously need to salt the lakes and rivers to help them smell better! Or would fish who live in areas where the CO2 content is different not be able to work out that the area is more dangerous and avoid it? If they don’t avoid it then there is no increased risk to the fish. Only to fish researchers grants… Sounds like this research is worthy of this children’s joke: Q. How do you keep fish from smelling? A. Cut off their noses? Latitude decides to try the sciency approach and claims the scientists' pH readings must have been off, and says: Fish from acidic ocean waters less able to smell predators… Ok, you guys have had enough time already….and not one word about the corals….in the acidic ocean water with CO2 bubbling up through them. You can’t lower the pH until you use up all of the buffer! kimbokrossroads might be one who prompted Anthony to change the headline and fix up the text and says: If you are going to debunk this study, try to write credibly. It’s hard for me to agree that this study is sloppy when you, the source, are writing like mud. You are also spelling names wrong making you even less legit. F+ for wasted time. This comment from Pat Frank is the only one I saw that included a reasonable question: I thought ocean CO2 “acidification” was going to exterminate the calcifiers. So how is it that there’s a reef at all around a pH 7.8 CO2 seep, much less a thriving reef with all sorts of species diversity? By the way, Rud, H2S is even more toxic to we mammals than is cyanide. It’s just we can smell the stuff at 1 ppb in air and get away. Of some relevance to Pat's question, the supplementary information did state: Nearly pure CO2 bubbles have been gassing through the seafloor for an unknown period (confirmed for approximately 70 years, but possibly much longer), locally reducing the seawater pH. No reef development is found at pH <7.7, so areas of intense seeping were not included in the surveys. Philip L. Munday, Alistair J. Cheal, Danielle L. Dixson, Jodie L. Rummer, Katharina E. Fabricius. Behavioural impairment in reef fishes caused by ocean acidification at CO2 seeps. Nature Climate Change, 2014; DOI: 10.1038/NCLIMATE2195 Dixson, D. L., Munday, P. L. & Jones, G. P. Ocean acidification disrupts the innate ability of fish to detect predator olfactory cues. Ecol. Lett. 13, 68–75 (2010). DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01400.x Labels: Alistair J. Cheal, Anthony Watts, Danielle L. Dixson, Jodie L. Rummer, Katharina E. Fabricius, ocean acidification, Philip L. Munday Catmando April 15, 2014 at 7:16 PM It becomes increasingly clear that Watts has had no scientific training and doesn't think like a scientist. The experiment sounds like a classic little experiment with a not wholly expected result that gives us something interesting. If Watts had been a bit more alert, he might have pointed out the fact that the fish seemed able to adapt to higher CO2 levels but because his default setting is to deride scientists in general, his blinkers ensure he failed. Millicent April 15, 2014 at 11:23 PM Has anybody ever added up the number of scientific disciplines where Anthony thinks he knows better than the people who actually have a clue? "These are small fish, the largest being less than an inch long. The scientists selected three reef sites where ocean water is naturally acidic from CO2 seeps and three control sites close by, where the ocean is less acidic." None of the sites in the paper included ocean water that was "acidic." I think you mean "less alkaline." Sou April 16, 2014 at 3:09 AM Thanks, fixed. Silly anonymous. Chemists use less or more acidic as a comparative term. Just like if today is -20F and tomorrow is -10F, we'll say "tomorrow will be warmer than today". Of all the stupid trolling anti-science comments common in the denialsphere, this is one of the most common, and demonstrates deep ignorance of both science and the english language. Nonsense. There is nothing wrong with being accurate. Ocean acidification is an accurate term because the phenomenon described is an ocean becoming more acidic even if it was alkaline to begin and end with. But saying they conducted research where the ocean was "naturally acidic" is just an error. Marco April 16, 2014 at 3:54 AM I agree with anonymous. "naturally more acidic" would have been correct. Actually, experts are not bound by the ignorance of non experts. If there is a substance with a higher activity of H+ than a reference has, and it has historically been called acidic, then calling acidic is not an error. As in: acidosis in blood has a pH above 7. Bernard J. April 16, 2014 at 9:00 AM I too concur with Anonymous, and Marco preempted my own addition to the conversation. And I'm sure that reading this would scramble the brain of Rabbet Run's 'Richard'... inferno April 16, 2014 at 7:01 AM haha did he really write "How would the fishes ..."? John Russell April 16, 2014 at 6:41 PM The obvious next question, which clearly neither Anthony nor anyone at WUWT thought to ask, is, "if the behaviour of the fish changes towards their predators, does the behaviour of the predators also change in more acidic seawater?" Cugel April 16, 2014 at 9:19 PM As you say, the obvious question. Watts almost gets there with "lack of predators conditioning prey behaviour" then swerves violently to avoid it. Whether this is touched on in the full paper I don't know, but would like to :) The paper is about "behavioural impairment", after all. As I understand it, most of the fish humans eat are from predator species so impairment of predators is potentially significant. Beefed up or toned down? Judith Curry, David Rose,... Anthony Watts sez to wait till it's too late. Are ... Denier weirdness: "OMG it's insects" is back at WU... There's a 63.57% consensus at WUWT! 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The upgrade will allow Dai holders everywhere to better power their journeys to financial inclusion by taking advantage of a new feature implemented directly in the Maker Protocol: the Dai Savings Rate (DSR). The DSR will allow all Dai holders to earn savings automatically and natively by locking their Dai into the DSR contract. DSR also presents new opportunities to cryptocurrency traders, startups, and established businesses to increase the return on their DAI holdings and operating DAI capital. As Dai holders increasingly take advantage of DSR’s potential, it will secure the DSR’s critical role within the underlying infrastructure of the entire decentralized finance (DeFi) space. Simple. Free. Powerful. DSR’s true power lies in its simplicity: with a few simple steps, users not only earn an attractive return on their Dai holdings via Dai’s native platform, but they also earn it without fees. Whether you are an individual, an entrepreneur, a trader, a partner, or a developer, the DSR is a powerful new tool for you and the entire DeFi ecosystem. Benefits for All Users The DSR helps balance the Maker Protocol. Funded from the Stability Fees paid by Maker Vault owners, the DSR acts as another mechanism to help balance the entire system to maintain Dai’s peg to the US Dollar. The DSR presents no liquidity impediments. No minimum deposit is required to earn the DSR, and users can withdraw any or all of their Dai at any time. Dai is simply either “in” or “out” of DSR Mode. The DSR preserves user control. Dai holders retain total and independent control over their locked-up Dai at all times, and only a Dai holder may remove their Dai from the DSR. The DSR is free and available to any Dai holder. Dai holders can earn savings automatically and natively by locking their Dai into the DSR. While other platforms, such as Compound, currently permit Dai users to accrue a return on their Dai, Dai users can earn directly via the Maker Protocol with the release of MCD. One of the best features of DSR—in addition to users retaining control over their Dai—is that it does not require a user to make an initial deposit of a specific amount, maintain a minimum daily balance, pay monthly fees, or adhere to withdrawal limits. One only has to lock their held DAI in the DSR smart contract to take advantage of the DSR’s benefits. A Dai holder deposits 100 Dai at a Savings Rate of 5% per year, and then withdraws 105 Dai after 12 months. (Note: Users are in control of and can withdraw their Dai anytime.) The DSR is a powerful, more secure way to put your money to work. An example of how blockchain technology gives everyone equal access to financial services, the DSR is a driver of individual financial inclusion and control. A mock-up of the DSR dapp. The DSR creates a stable store of value. The DSR is a key component of the Maker Protocol. Users may rely on Dai earned within the DSR to try to protect their savings from inflation. Exchanges are integrating DSR, benefitting savers and traders. Trade and earn simply on idle Dai held in the DSR minute-by-minute once exchanges complete the integration. Benefits for Entrepreneurs and Businesses The DSR can help grow uncommitted assets. All types of businesses, large and small, will be able to earn additional Dai on their capital float. Dai that is not committed to expenditures or operating capital can be locked into the DSR and accrue DSR earnings until the company needs to draw those funds. The DSR stimulates DeFi growth opportunities. The DSR is a feature of an open and decentralized Maker Protocol. Therefore, anyone can build DSR frontends. When entrepreneurs and developers build DeFi applications that allow their users to take advantage of the DSR, they can also benefit from the DSR. The DSR is available for use in other dapps. Because it is just another smart contract in the Maker Protocol, the DSR is completely composable and ready for developers to use in their own decentralized apps. In other words, any developer can build a user interface and integrate the DSR into their dapp. The Role of DSR in the DeFi Ecosystem Any industry that interacts with the world of financial services (e.g., real estate, trade finance, remittance, non-profit organizations, etc.) can benefit from decentralized finance. Moreover, any industry that can benefit from DeFi and innovate using Dai can also take advantage of DSR. “The most amazing aspects of the DSR are that it has no counterparty credit risks and it can be implemented on the backend of any DeFi product that uses Dai,” says Rune Christensen, CEO of the Maker Foundation. “The inherent efficiency of the Maker Protocol and, by extension, the DeFi ecosystem, are what allow the DSR to provide great savings opportunities for people everywhere.” The world is just beginning to learn the advantages of digital currency, and, for many, that search for understanding is driven by a need for something better than what traditional financial services currently provide. People all over the world are left out of the system because they have “less than.” Those individuals deserve equitable opportunity. Simply put, everyone wants a fair shot at their dreams, and Dai and the DSR can help them get it. There’s a lot of talk in the crypto space about how DeFi is disrupting the financial industry. But that assertion doesn’t tell the whole truth. DeFi is actually augmenting the present financial system, and it’s doing so in two big ways. First, it’s taking what currently exists and making it better and more accessible. Second, it’s drawing brand new technology into the economy. In other words, DeFi supports existing finance because it creates new economic opportunities for individual and business users. DeFi allows us all to talk about transparent finance and improved security as ways to help what ails the current system, not to destroy it. Three Days and Counting The starting value for the Dai Savings Rate will be determined by Executive Vote and then publicly announced at the launch of MCD. At that time, users will immediately be able to access the DSR through Oasis Save and start earning on their Dai. In the meantime, to learn more about the DSR, including how it’s determined, how it’s funded, and how it works, read An Update on the Dai Savings Rate in Multi-Collateral Dai. The Transfer of MKR Token Control: A Giant Leap Toward System Decentralization Maker Foundation Announces $27.5 Million MKR Sale to Dragonfly Capital Partners and Paradigm OKEx Becomes the First Major Platform to Integrate Maker’s Dai Savings Rate	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line997
__label__wiki	0.939552	0.939552	Fournette: ‘I really don’t model myself after anybody’ So who is it? Adrian Peterson? Le’Veon Bell? Ezekiel Elliott? Which great back, present or past, does Leonard Fournette consider as a model for his game? ‘I try to be who I am’ “I really don’t model myself after anybody,” the former LSU star told Bruce Murray and Brady Quinn on the SiriusXM Blitz while at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. “I try to be who I am.” Which, by itself, is very good and likely to make Fournette the first back selected in the NFL Draft. ‘You can’t compare me to the greats who’ve done the things that I want to do’ “You can’t compare me to the greats who’ve (done) the things that I want to do,” he said. “I mean, I don’t compare myself to that, so I just try to be me.” The great patience that have served Bell and Elliott so well as runners is something Fournette already incorporates in his game. He says it isn’t all that unusual, either, and that he and the other two top backs in the Class of 2017 — Florida State’s Dalvin Cook and Stanford’s Christian McCaffrey — has their own special qualities. ‘Every running back has patience’ “I mean, every running back has (patience),” Fournette said. “Every running back practices it. In practice, every running back goes over it. I mean, everybody’s game’s different. Dalvin’s fast; he’s shifty. So is Christian. I’m a bigger person.”	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1000
__label__cc	0.618995	0.381005	Home / Editor Picks / Editor Pick: Film / Movie Review: ‘Kingdom’ Movie Review: ‘Kingdom’ Luke Goldstein August 19, 2019 Comments Off on Movie Review: ‘Kingdom’ 79 Views These days the phrase “Live-action manga” brings with it well-deserved groans and cringes. So, when I saw it connected to the new movie, Kingdom, I was understandably concerned. There exists an awful tradition of translating animation and manga into the real world via the removal of anything that made the original exciting and enjoyable. Kingdom happily avoids those pitfalls. I cut myself shaving…again. Directed by Shinsuke Sato (the visionary behind 2018’s Bleach, another anime-turned-live-action film), Kingdom doesn’t lose itself down familiar fantasy rabbit holes. Rather than spending time and energy on making the unrealistic elements look realistic, he spends time developing the relationships central to the story. The story centers on two slave boys, Li Xin (Kento Yamazaki) and Piao (Ryo Yoshizawa), who dream of rising out of their lower-class futures through the power of swordsmanship. They don’t just dream of freedom, but of becoming the greatest generals in the world. Their paths fork when Piao is summoned by a royal Lord to work at the king’s fortress. Piao (left) and Li Xin (right) training to become legends. Years later Piao returns suddenly to Li Xin to warn him about a coup against the king. Using his dying breaths, Piao gives Li Xin a map and makes him promise to find help for the exiled king. When Li Xin finds out Piao died as a body-double for the king (also played by Yoshizawa), he sinks deep into a rage. But he has to ask himself what the best way is to honor and avenge his fallen brother. Is it to kill the person who used him as a decoy, or destroy the person who made the decoy a necessity? A delicate dance begins as the characters learn to trust each other and believe they are all working towards the same end. All this character development doesn’t mean there is a lack of fantastic swordplay and martial arts action. Some well-choreographed sequences will satiate those viewers anxiously awaiting the meeting of blood and blade. One element I uniquely enjoyed was the world-building. Beyond the armies and clans directly involved in the conflict, Sato wonderfully captured the Mountain People, a mysterious and deadly race with their own tangled history to unravel. Their costumes were insane, and even their fighting style was specific to their character traits. Details like that always make me appreciate the time the creative team put into it. Kingdom delivers action and adventure while not skipping out on high-quality performances. *Reviewer’s Note: I was sent a screener link to watch the movie, but that in no way affected the content or tone of the review. Tags Funimation films kingdom live action manga movie review About Luke Goldstein People send me stuff. If I like it, I tell you all about it. There is always a story to be told. TV Review: ‘Lost in Space’ (Season Two) – Battle of the Bots Movie Review: ‘For Sama’ Highly personal, but universal in scope and feel, 'For Sama' takes us into the reality of Aleppo under siege and we grieve and laugh with the families living through it.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1005
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__label__wiki	0.664134	0.664134	The Poetical Works of John Milton By John Milton mess of the structures, the exact humanity and civility of the inhabitants, the more polite and refined sort of language there, than elsewhere. During the time of his stay here, which was about two months; he visited all the private academies of the city, which are places established for the improvement of wit and learning, and maintained a correspondence and perpetual friendship among gentlemen fitly qualified for such an institution; and such sort of academies there are in all or most of the most noted cities in Italy. Visiting these places, he was soon taken notice of by the most learned and ingenious of the nobility, and the grand wits of Florence, who caressed him with all the honours and civilities imaginable, particularly Jacobo Gaddi, Carolo Dati, Antonio Francini, Frescobaldo, Cultellino, Banmatthei and Clementillo: whereof Gaddi hath a large elegant Italian Canzonet in his praise: Dati, a Latin epistle; both printed before his Latin poems, together with a Latin distich of the Marquess of Villa, and another of Selvaggi, and a Latin tetrastich of Giovanni Salsilli, a Roman. From Florence he took his journey to Siena, from thence to Rome; where he was detained much about the same time he had been at Florence; as well by his desire of seeing all the rarities and antiquities of that most glorious and renowned city, as by the conversation of Lucas Holstenius, and other learned and ingenious men; who highly valued his acquaintance, and treated him with all possible respect. From Rome he travelled to Naples, where he was introduced by a certain hermit, who accompanied him in his journey from Rome thither, into the knowledge of Giovanni Baptista Manso, Marquess of Villa, a Neapolitan by birth, a person of high nobility, virtue and honour, to whom the famous Italian poet, Torquato Tasso, wrote his treatise de Amicitia; and moreover mentions him with great honour in that illustrious poem of his, intitled, Gerusalemme Liberata: this noble marquess received him with extraordinary respect and civility, and went with him himself to give him a sight of all that was of note and remark in the city, particularly the viceroy's palace, and was often in person to visit him at his lodgings. Moreover, this noble marquess honoured him so far, as to make a Latin distich in his praise, as hath been already mentioned; which being no less pithy than short, though already in print, it will not be unworth the while here to repeat. Ut mens, forma, decor, facies, si") pietas, sic, Non Anglus, verum Hercle Angelus, ipse foret. In return of this honour, and in gratitude for the many favours and civilities received of him, he presented him at his departure with a large Latin eclogue, intitled, Mansus, afterwards published among his Latin poems. The marquess at his taking leave of him gave him this compliment, that he would have done him many more of fices of kindness and civility, but was therefore rendered inpacable in regard he had been over-liberal in his speech against the religion of the country. He had entertained some thoughts of passing over into Sicily and Greece, but was diverted by the news he received from England, that affairs there were tending towards a civil war; thinking it a thing unworthy in him to be taking his pleasure in foreign parts, while his countrymen at home were fighting for their liberty; but first resolved to see Rome once more; and though the merchants gave him a caution that the Jesuits were hatching designs against him, in case he should return thither, by reason of the freedom he took in all his discourses of religion; nevertheless he ventured to prosecute his resolution, and to Rome the second time he went, determining with himself not industriously to begin to fall into any discourse about religion; but, being asked, not to deny or endeavour to conceal his own sentiments. Two months he staid at Rome; and in all that time never flinched, but was ready to defend the orthodox faith against all opposers; and so well he succeeded therein, that good providence guarded him, he went safe from Rome back to Florence, where his return to his friends of that city was welcomed with as much joy and affection, as had it been to his friends and relations in his own country, he could not have come a more joyful and ~~lcome guest. Here, having stayed ") This word relates to his being a Protestant not a Roman Catholic. as long as at his first coming, except an excursion of a few days to Luca, crossing the Apennine, and passing through Bononia and Ferrara, he arrived at Venice, where when he had spent a month's time in viewing of that stately city, and shipped up a parcel of curious and rare books which he had picked up in his travels; particularly a chest or two of choice music-books, of the best masters flourishing about that time in Italy, namely, Luca Marenzo, Monte Verde, Horatio Vecchi, Cafa, the prince of Venosa, and several others, he took his course through Verona, Milan, and the Poenine Alps, and so by the Lake Leman to Geneva, where he staid for some time, and had daily converse with the most learned Giovanni Deodati, theology-professor in that city, and so returning through France, by the same way he had passed it going to Italy, he, after a peregrination of one complete year and about three months, arrived safe in England, about the time of the king's making his second expedition against the Scots. Soon after his return, and visits paid to his father and other friends, he took him a lodging in St. Bride's church-yard, at the house of Russel a tailor, where he first undertook the education and instruction of his sister's two sons, the younger whereof had been wholly committed to his charge and care. And here by the way, I judge it not impertinent to mention the many authors both of the Latin and Greek, which through his excellent judgment and way of teaching, far above the pedantry of common public schools, (where such authors are scarce ever heard of) were run over within no greater compass of time, even than from ten to fifteen or sixteen years of age. Of the Latin the four grand authors De Re Rustica, Cato, Varro, Columella, and Palladius; Cornelius Celsus, an ancient physician of the Romans; a great part of Pliny’s Natural History, Vitruvius's Architecture, Frontinus's Stratagems, with the two egregious poets, Lucretius and Manilius. Of the Greek, Hesiod, a poet equal with Homer; Aratus's Phaenomena and Diosemeia, Dionysius, Afer de situ Orbis, Oppian's Cynegeticks and Halieuticks. Quintus Calaber's poem of the Trojan War, continued from Homer; Apollonius Rhodius's Argonauticks, and in prose, Plutarch's Placita Philosophorum, ITsgu IIostbow Ayaywag, Geminus's Astronomy; Xenophon's Cyri Institutio et Anabasis, Aelian's Tactics, and Polyaenus's Warlike Stratagems; thus thy teaching, he in some mea‘sure increased his own knowledge, having the reading of all these authors as it were by proxy; and all this might possibly have conduced to the preserving of his eye-sight, had he not moreover, been perpetually busied in his own laborious undertakings of the book or pen. Nor did the time thus studiously employed in conquering the Greek and Latin tongues hinder the attaining to the chief Oriental languages, viz. the Hebrew, Chaldee, and Syriac, so far as to go through the Pentateuch, or Five Books of Moses in Hebrew, to make a good entrance into the Targum or Chaldee Paraphrase, and to understand several chapters of St. Matthew in the Syriac Testament, besides an Introduction into several Arts and Sciences, by reading Urstisius's Arithmetic, Riff's Geometry, Petiscus's Trigonometry, Joannes de Sacro Bosco de Sphaera; and into the Italian and French tongues, by reading in Italian Giovan Villani's History of the Transactions between several petty States of Italy; and in French a great part of Pierre Davity, the famous Geographer of France in his time. The Sunday's work was for the most part the reading each day a chapter of the Greek Testament, and hearing his learned exposition upon the same (and how this savoured of Atheism in him, I leave to the courteous backbiter to judge). The next work after this was the writing from his own dictation, some part, from time to time, of a Tractate, which he thought fit to collect from the ablest of divines, who had written of that subject, Amesius, Wellebius, &c. viz. A perfect System of Divinity, of which more hereafter. Now persons so far manducted into the highest paths of literature, both divine and human, had they received his documents with the same acuteness of wit and apprehension, the same industry, alacrity, and thirst after knowledge, as the instructor was endued with, what prodigies of wit and learning might they have proved the scholars might in some degree have come near to the equalling of the master, or at least have in some sort made good what he seems to predict in the close of an elegy he made in the seventeenth year of his age, upon the death of one of his sister's children, (a daughter) who died in her infancy. Then thou the mother of so sweet a child, Her false imagin'd loss cease to lament, And wisely learn to curb thy sorrows wild; This if thou do, he will an offspring give, That to the world's last end, shall make thy name to live. But to return to the thread of our discourse; he made no long stay in his lodgings in St. Bride's church-yard; ne– cessity of having a place to dispose his books in, and other goods fit for the furnishing of a good handsome house, hastening him to take one; and accordingly a pretty garden-house he took in Aldersgatestreet, at the end of an entry; and therefore the fitter for his turn, by the reason of the privacy, besides that there are few streets in Lon– don more free from noise than that. Here first it was that his academic erudition was put in practice, and vigourously proceeded, he himself giving an example to those under him, (for it was not long after his taking this house, ere his elder nephew was put to board with him also) of hard study, and spare diet; only this advantage he had, that once in three weeks or a month, he would drop into the society of some young sparks, of his acquaintance, the chief whereof were Mr. Alphry, and Mr. Miller, two gentlemen of Gray’s-Inn, the beaus of those times, but nothing near so bad as those now-a-days; with these gentlemen he would so far make bold with his body, as now and then to keep a gau- dy day. In this house he continued several years, in the one or two first whereof, he set out several treatises, viz. that of Reformation; that against Prelatical Episcopacy; the Reason of Church Government; the Defence of Smec- timnuus, at least the greatest part of them, but as I take it, all; and some time after, one sheet of Education, which he dedicated to Mr. Samuel Hartlib, he that wrote so much of husbandry; this sheet is printed at the end of the second edition of his poems; and lastly, Areopagitica. During the time also of his continuance in this house, there fell out several occasions of the increasing of his fa- mily. His father, who till the taking of Reading, by the Earl of Essex's forces, had lived with his other son at his house there; was upon that sons's dissettlement neces.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1011
__label__cc	0.544322	0.455678	dations of the tide from day to day are made uniform, whereas a correction ought theoretically to be applied for the irregularity of the moon’s daily motion: this Correction calculated by Professor Wnawann for the moon's mean parallax is as follows : Time of ) ’s transit next before the tide, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ll 12 hours. Correction,.. .. .. . . 0 -16 -31 -—41 —44 --31 0 +31 +44 +41 +31 +16 0 minutes. In registering the time. wa-terif-or any place, so as to form the data of calculation, it should be always remembered that the interval between the moon’s passage over the meridian, in apparent time, and the tide following it, is what is chiefly required, because it furnishes the direct means of verifying the above corrective equation.—En. A Tide Table between Calcutta and False Point, prepared by Mr. P. G. Sinclair. Dia- Fultah. Har- Mud- Kedge- Culpee. point. ree. Ancho- Moon’s Cal- age. outta. VIlI.—-Proceedings of the Asiatic Society, Wednesday Evening, the 3rd September, 1834. The Reverend W. H. MILL, D. D. Vice-President, in the Chair. Read the Proceedings of last Meeting. Read a letter from Mr. M. M. Manon, intimating his desire to withdraw from the Society. Read a letter from H. Hammnss, Esq. Secretary to the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, expressing the thanks of that So. ciety for the 17th volume of the Asiatic Researches. The Secretary apprized the Society, of the arrival per Ship Edmonstone, of the twenty copies of the ancient Canarese Alphabet adverted to on the Meeting of 28th May, 1834, as presented by \VALTER ELLIOT, Esq. through the Bombay Branch Asiatic Society. It was resolved that copies of the Alphabet should be sent to the Bishop's Col lege, the Education Committee, the Sanscrit College at Benares, and to such persons as may be engaged in decyphering ancient inscriptions. Read a letter from Dr. N. Wanucn, presenting on the part of the _ Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries at Copenhagen, the following works with complimentary expressions: A circular accompanied, explaining the objects of the association, and soliciting the co-operation of those, especially of the English nation, who may be able to assist in developing the early history of Northern Europe. [A copy of the prospectus is printed on the cover of the present number.] 1, E. RA-sx’s Commenhatio de pleno systemate decem sibilantium in linguis montanis, item de methodo Ibericam et Armenicam linguam litteris Europaeis exprimendo. Hafniw, 1832, 4to. 2. Ditto, ‘Singalesisk Skriftlaerr, (Cingalese Grammar,) Colombo, 1821, 8vo. 3. Ditto, Vcjledmng, or Introduction to the Akra language of the Coast of Guinea, with an Appendix on the Akvambu language. 4. Ditto, Lapponic Grammar. 5. Ditto, Italian Grammar ? 1827. 6. Ditto, on Ancient Egyptian Chronology. Copenhagen, 1817, 4to. 7. Ditto, on Ancient Hebrew Chronology,‘ 1828, 8vo. 8. Old Northern Saga's (Tales). Edited by the R. S. of North Antiquities, 11th vol. 1833. 9. Fare:/inga Saga, or A History of the Inhabitants of the Isle nds called the Freroes. The original Icelandic text, with translations into Faeroe, Danish, and German, 1829. 10. ll. Tidaskrift, Journal of the Northern Antiquities, by ditto. 12. Nordisk Tids.;kri/‘t, Northern Journal of Antiquities. Edited by the Royal Society of Northern Antiquities, 1826-9. 13. Paradise Miasir, (Paradise Lost,) translated into Icelandic, by Joe Thorlaksson. 14-15. Scripta Historica lslandorum, vols. iv. and v. Hafniae, 1833. 16-17. L6gb6kls1andinga, Codex J uris Islandorum Antiquissimus, Land II. 1829. 18. L. Giecebrechh The R. S. of N. Antiquities at Copenhagen. Read a letter from M. Rrcnv, Judge of Chandernagore, presenting on the part of M. Gsacm DE TASSY, a copy of his Notice sur les fétes populaires des Hindous d’ apres les ouvrages Hindoustani. The following Works were also presented: Commentaire sur Le Yacna, L’un des Livres Religieux des Parsis, by Eugene Burnouf, vol. I.-by the author. - Origin of the Sikh Power in the Punjab, and Political Life of Muba Raja RUNJEET Smen, &c. compiled by H. T. PmNsnl>—by the compiler. Journal Asiatique, Nos. 71, 72 and 74——by the Asiatic Society of Paris. Transactions of the Society of Arts, &c. vol. xlix, l and II parts—by the Society. : Proceedings of the Geological Society, Nov. 6, 1833, Dec. 4*. . Illustrations of the Botany, and Natural History of the Himalayan Mountains, &c. Part II.—by F. J. Royle, Esq. F. L. S. and G. S. M., R. A. S. Meteorological Register for July, 1834—by the Surveyor General. The India Journal of Medical Science for September—by the Editors. . The following Books were received from the Book-sellers. Lardner’s Cabinet Cyclopedia, History of Natural Philosophy. , Rome, 1st vol. , Stebbing‘s History of the Church, 2nd vol. Antiquities. A native drawing of a compartment of one of the sculptured slabs of a building near Bhilsa, was presented by Dr. G. S. Srmsnunv. This appears to be the very building whenc'e Mr. Honoson took the facsimile of his inscription, presented at a former meeting: the sculpture represents the erection or consecration of a Bauddha temple or Chaitya. It was visited in 1817 or 18 by Captain FELL, who described the inscriptions on the walls in one of the news-papers of the day. Read a letter from Mr. Tnnonnn of Jaunpur, descriptive of two gold coins of the Canouj group, recently discovered in digging on the site of an old fort called Jaichand’s koth near J aunpur. [We shall have pleasure in inserting this paper when we have collected sufficient of the Canouj coins to make a plate. The inscriptions on the present coins are very distinct, in the character No. 2, Allahabad column, and the names are new.] Further observations on the Hindu coins by Major Srunr, were also submitted. ' A note from Mr. Smnns, of Allahabad, forwarded 4 coins dug up lately near that place. They belong to what has been called the Behat group. A paper by Col. BURNEY, Resident at Ava, was read, giving a translation and copious commentary in illustration of the Burmese inscription at Buddha Gaya: of which the original facsimile taken by his brother Captain Gnouon Buamsv, on the spot, accompanied. , This will be published at length ; the principal discrepancy between Col. Bus.unr’s translation and that made by RATNA PAULA is in the date, which the former carries back two hundred years, namely, to 468 Burman era, (A. D. 1106.) The first figure is rather indistinct in the inscription, and may be read either as " This day’s proceedings contains a notice of Lieut. BURNES’ Memoir on the Ge0~ logy of the banks of the Indus, the Indian Caucasus and the plains of Tartary. a 4 or a 6. The facsimile must be lithographed to place the data before those who wish to decide the point. Col. Bnn.nav’s interesting paper terminated with a highly curious extract-translation from the journal of the junior Burmese envoy, describing the visit of the mission to “ Buddha's holy tree” at Gays, and the ceremonies performed there in honor of the King of Ava. Physical. The Secretary exhibited to the members present the head of amum my, and two mummied preparations of the ibis or sacred bird of Egypt, brought round by Lieutenant Ancnnonn, being a part of his present alluded to at the last meeting. The effect of damp air had already begun to be perceptible on the exposed parts of the head; nothing of the under jaw remaining but the bare bone, tinged of a dark brown colour from the bituminous matter of the wrapper. By keeping it in a glass case hermetically closed, and containing some lumps of muriate of lime, it is hoped that the specimens may be preserved for any length of time in the museum. A letter was read from Lieut. W. Fonnv, dated Khyouk Phyoo, Ramree, 12th August, forwarding some specimens of fossil shells recently met with by himself in the interior of the island ,' also some coal from a new site. The following extract explains the particulars of this new discovery : “ On my return to Arracan I made inquiries respecting the fossil marine shells that were at one time brought to me, and I have been so fortunate as to obtain them. They were found on a hill, in the neighbourhood of “ Chambo” (a village in the interior of Rambree island), imbedded in a grey sandstone, which is very hard and gritty. The height of the hill may be as much as 100 feet above the plain. The weather has been so wet and boisterous that I have not been able to visit the spot, so that my information has been derived from the Mughs whom I had sent out to the place. They brought me in the shells, as also pieces of the sandstone. ' In the latter some remains of the shells are distinctly visible. The natives of Arracan attach much value to the shells on account of their supposed medicinal properties ; the shells are pounded up, made into a kind of paste, and applied, as a salve, to sore eyes. Along with these shells I have also dispatched to you a specimen of coal discovered in Rambree island, near the village of " Kyong-Toumg” in the “ Ladong” circle; it was found resting on a bed of clay, near the surface, and did not appear to be very abundant. For the reason above mentioned I was not able to visit the spot, so sent a man out for the coal. Coal, I have no doubt, exists in abundance throughout Arracan ; and of that hitherto discovered, I expect the Sync-Kyoung coal, if worked, would prove the best. I believe it contains no iron pyrites, as is the case with the “ Oogadong" and ‘ Phooringooé’ coal. The coal I now sent is highly bituminous, and very much resembles the “ Kalabadong" coal. I observe an error in the sketch of the site of the Oogadong coal published in your 2nd volume of the Journal As. Soc. plate 19, for November, 1833; instead of “ Sync-Kg/aung” creek, it should have been “ Oodagong” creek. The former word should also have been Sync-Kyoung, not “ Syneg-Kyozmg." “ I have also dispatched to you a specimen of cotton obtained from some Bourbon cotton seed sown by Captain WILLIAMS in the Government Garden at Rambree ‘town in November, 1833, and gathered in March, 1834. The soil was a still clay and I believe, too cold and damp to favour the cultivation of the plant. It Would however thrive well on the hills, where the soil is light.” Three of the shells are small univalves of 4 whorls, resembling the genus turbo : one is a species of turritella ,- the matrix is grey sandstone, containing the debris of trap rocks, and effervescing in acids slightly. The coal is a lignite, leaving only 1-8 per cent. of ash on incineration. Read the following extracts of a letter from the Reverend R. Evaassr regarding the fall of an aerolite at Hissar. IX.—Miscellane0us. Mr. Trevelyan's Defence of Sir William Jones’ System of Oriental Orthography, “ Having seen in the possession of Mrs. Msrcanru of Delhi a fragment of meteoric stone, which she informed me had lately fallen near Hissar, I wrote to Capt. Psnsous, Supt. H. C. Stud there, for particulars, and have now the pleasure of sending his answer to you. The fragment I have seen bears the usual external characters of meteoric stone, has the same specific gravity, viz. 3.6, and affects the magnet. There can therefore be no doubt of the fact. Ron. Evaassu Extract of a letter from Captain Parsons, dated Hissar, 2nd August, 1834. “ I hasten to give you all the information I possess relative to the meteoric stone. It fell on the 8th of June, (as far as I could ascertain) at Charwallas, a village 23 coss west of this ; about 8 o'clock in the morning the sky was cloudy and the weather gusty, or approaching to a north-wester, but no rain; very loud thunder, similar to constant discharges of heavy artillery, was heard for about half an hour before it fell, and in the direction with the wind to a great distance ; when the stone fell it was accompanied by a trembling noise similar to a running fire of guns. It fell in the jungle close to a palee (or herdsman), who was o11t with his cattle. The original weight of the stone was 12 seers; but before my man reached the place, it had been broken and pieces taken away to Bikaneer, Puttialah, &c. the piece I have is upwards of 4 seers, and if you would like to send it to Calcutta, you are most welcome to it, and I will send it to you, should you wish for it.” Further specimens of the Jumna fossil bones belonging to Serjeant E. DEAN, were exhibited, and a paper on the subject by the same party was read. [This will be given at length heres.fter.] The Hurkarn newspaper of the 29th August, contains a reply to the article in our June number (p. 281), on thehdaptation of the Roman Alphabet to the Orthography of Oriental Languages, by the gentleman who has come forward with such vigour to revive the scientific system, as a necessary concomitant of his more extensive scheme of publishing Oriental books altogether in Roman characters. We have not space to insert the whole of his observations, but to such as bear upon the point at issue, we feel bound to give a place, being more satisfied, the more we reflect on the subject, that it is essential and imperative in the present widely diffused cultivation of the learned languages of India, to adhere to that notation which can alone command general acquiescence throughout Europe, and Which is in fact the system followed in the great majority of the Dictionaries, Grammars, and transcribed works not only of our learned societies, but even of our colleges and schools. The fundamental maxim of Sir WILLIAM J once was, that each original sound and its appropriate symbol in the Déva Nrigari or Arabic should have its representative in the Roman, “ with due regard to the primitive power of the latter alphabet."	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1012
__label__wiki	0.734039	0.734039	A Dictionary of English Folklore Jacqueline Simpson, Stephen Roud Oxford University Press, 2003 - Fiction - 412 pages Are there any legends about cats? Is Cinderella an English story? What is a Mumming Play? The subject of folklore covers an extremely wide field, with connections to virtually every aspect of life. It ranges from the bizarre to the seemingly mundane. Similarly, folklore is as much a featureof the modern technological age as the ancient world, of every part of the country, both urban and rural, and of every age group and occupation.Containing 1,250 entries, from dragons to Mother Goose, May Day to Michaelmas, this reference work is an absorbing and entertaining guide to English folklore. Aimed at a broad general readership, the dictionary provides an authoritative reference source on such legendary characters as The Sandman,Jack the Giant Killer, and Robin Hood, and gives entertaining and informative explanations of a wide range of subjects in folklore, from nosebleeds and wishbones to cats and hot cross buns.'From an exemplary, clear, and concise introduction to an admirably comprehensive, yet selective, bibliography, but above all from more than 1,250 A-Z entries in between, it is good to know that Oxford University Press can still commission and publish new standard reference titles. .. A welcomedegree of scholarly rigour...coverage is excellent...the quallity of the entries is also outstanding...It is all very readable, concise, and clear throughout - another one of those reference works one can wish to read from cover to cover...a huge amount of fascinating material in this clearly andattractively designed, deceptively concise and reasonably priced volume. It becomes at once a new standard reference book in its field...As such it belongs in any reference collection in or about England, and any collection dealing with folklore.' Library Review User Review - Not Available - Book Verdict Containing more than 1200 alphabetically arranged entries, this folklore dictionary spans familiar beliefs, from the earliest cultural traditions to more familiar subjects, such as Mother Goose. The ... Read full review Steve Roud is Local Studies Librarian for Croydon and was Honorary Librarian of the Folklore Society for over 15 years. He is the author of Mumming Plays in Oxfordshire and has compiled the index to the Journal Folklore 1968-1992. Dr. Jacqueline Simpson was president of the Folklore Society from 1993 to 1996, editor of Folklore from 1979 to 1993, and is currently Honorary Secretary of the Folklore Society. Her publications include Folklore of Susex, Folklore of the Welsh Bordersm, and Scandinavian Folktales. Title A Dictionary of English Folklore Oxford Reference Online Oxford paperback reference Oxford reference online premium Editors Jacqueline Simpson, Stephen Roud Edition reprint, reissue Fiction / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology Social Science / Folklore & Mythology	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1013
__label__wiki	0.860308	0.860308	NHS reforms to be allowed to die with dignity David Cameron has confirmed that the government’s NHS bill will have its life ended by physician-assisted suicide. ‘We tried everything to save it,’ said Mr Cameron, ‘but the condition is terminal. We have therefore decided that the time has come to put it out of its misery.’ Although killing a parliamentary bill is still illegal under British law, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has been given special dispensation to fly it out to Switzerland where it will be terminated by doctors at the Dignitas Clinic. ‘Personally I would have preferred to put the bill into a hospice,’ said Lansley, ‘but the conditions in the House of Lords leave a lot to be desired. Of course we all hoped that during the 10-week listening exercise the bill might show some signs of remission, but every time I spoke to the doctors they told me there was no hope of recovery.’ The BMA has welcomed the decision. ‘While we do not normally approve of physician-assisted suicide, in this case we are prepared to make an exception,’ said a representative. ‘Sometimes the prognosis is so bad that the best option is a quick, painless death, followed by cheering and a street party.’ Various attempts to save the bill had been unsuccessful leaving it with only weeks to live. ‘We knew things had become serious,’ said a tearful Lansley, ‘because the last time I looked at the bill someone had left a sign by its bed reading “Do Not Resuscitate”.’ However, there is concern that some politicians have been placing undue pressure on the bill to have it killed off, purely for their own personal gain. ‘There was no undue pressure,’ insisted Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. ‘I saw the charts and the figures spoke for themselves – it was going to die, and so were we. All I want is for the bill to be given a peaceful, dignified death – personally that is something I would also like for myself but I guess you can’t have everything.’ The prime minister has denied accusations that the decision represents yet another humiliating U-turn. ‘I prefer not to think of this as a U-Turn,’ said Mr Cameron. ‘As politicians we abide by a code of ethics that says that when things get awkward we change our minds to save our skins. It’s called the Hypocritic Oath.’ Filed in Uncategorized ·Tags: Andrew lansley, BMA, David Cameron, dignitas, GPs, Health Reform Bill, Health reforms, Hospitals, Hypocritic Oath, National Health Service, NHS bill, NHS White Paper, Nick Clegg, physician assisted suicide, Right to Die ‘I Need Help’, claims Assisted Suicide Bomber ‘All I want to do is blow myself up but my doctor refuses to help,’ complained Mr Colin Jessup of Godalming, Surrey. ‘All he has to do is pull the cord on my rucksack. But Oh No! It’s medical ethics this and Hippocratic Oath that. It’s political correctness gone mad.’ The controversy has sparked a wider debate about the issue of assisted suicide bombing. ‘This is about one man’s right to have the help he needs to blow himself to bits,’ said Director of Liberty, Shami Chakrabarti, ‘to stand in his way would not only be an infringement of his civil liberties; it would also be very foolish.’ ‘I am simply asking for the right to die with a sense of personal dignity,’ insisted Mr Jessop, ‘with my limbs flying off in all directions while my head shoots into the sky. I just want to go out with a bang.’ Currently many assisted suicide bombers feel forced to fly to Switzerland to visit the Indignitas Clinic where they are locked in a secure room and legally detonated by a doctor via remote control. ‘I shouldn’t have to fly to Switzerland,’ said an aggrieved Jessup, ‘I demand the right to blow myself up at home, with my friends and family around me. It’s what I want. Admittedly, it’s not what they want. But it’s what I want.’ However the Justice Secretary has raised a note of caution. ‘Physician-assisted suicide bombing could be the tip of a very explosive iceberg,’ he warned. ‘If we allow this, then before you know it families will start putting pressure on granny to strap up with Semtex and take a Stanna Stairlift to Heaven. Nobody wants to see that. ‘ Doctors have also expressed concern. ‘Of course we respect an individual’s right to explode,’ said a BMA representative. ‘We just don’t want to be the ones exploding with them. Surely this is a job for the Bomb Squad or someone.’ Mr Jessop has threatened to take his case to the High Court. However, police say that if he goes anywhere near the court they will be forced to seize both him and his case and subject them to a controlled explosion. Fortunately a solution may have been found to Mr Jessop’s detonation dilemma. Next month he will appear on a Top Gear ‘Right to Die’ Special where he will be blown up by Jeremy Clarkson alongside some caravans, a Vauxhall Vectra and a Toyota Prius. ‘I have no qualms about blowing up Mr Jessup,’ said Clarkson, ‘and I can promise that his death will be both dignified and hilarious.’ Filed in Uncategorized ·Tags: assisted suicide, assisted suicide bomber, BMA, civil liberties, dignitas, doctor, euthanasia, High Court, Hippocratic Oath, Indignitas, Jack Straw, Jeremy Clarkson, jihad, law, legal reform, living will, medical ethics, physician-assisted, Right to Die, rucksack, Stanna Stairlift to Heaven, suicide bomb, suicide bomber, suicide vest, Switzerland, thin end of the tip of an iceberg wedge, Top Gear, uk	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1032
__label__cc	0.694206	0.305794	Like Stalingrad: Italy's Concrete Infrastructure is Melting in the Rain The region of Liguria, within the red circle, is a narrow strip of land stuck between the Appennini Mountains and the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is also a critical element of the transportation system that connects France and the Po valley to the rest of Italy. As you may imagine, this heavily urbanized region is subjected to disastrous floods. The situation became so bad, recently, that the president of the Liguria region declared it was like the siege of Stalingrad, during WWII. The image above is from a presentation by Massimo Lanfranco, highly recommended! When you have a fame of being a catastrophist or a Cassandra, reading that some of your prophecies turned out to be true may be a little unsettling. But it seems that I understood something correctly with the chapter of my recent book "Before the Collapse," where I described how the world's concrete infrastructure was getting old and decaying and how the situation was going to get worse with time. In my take of the situation, I was inspired by the collapse of the Morandi Bridge in Genova, Italy, in 2018, but I was sure that worse things were going to happen. And it seems that I was right: the recent disasters in Southern Europe (France, Greece, and Italy) show how roads, railways, and buildings, are fragile, often on the edge of collapse. Rains heavier than usual are sufficient to create disasters, in part because of landslides and floods, in part because of the aged and weakened concrete structures. And, with climate change pressing forward, heavy rains are going to be more and more common. In Italy, the situation is especially bad in Liguria, the crescent-shaped region that lies South of the Appennini mountains in North-Western Italy. It is a crucial region for the Italian economy: its ports are the gateway to the industrial areas of the Po valley, on the other side of the mountains. Roads and railroads connecting Italy to Southern France go through the narrow strip between the mountains and the sea in Liguria, an area that was heavily urbanized and impermeabilized. Today, it is prone to floods and to all the associated disasters. Almost every year, something horrible happens there -- the collapse of the Morandi bridge was just one case among many. Below, you can see the most recent case of a highway bridge having collapsed. It happened on Nov 24th, fortunately there were no victims (image from Vigili del Fuoco) That the situation is dramatic starts being perceived. Here is what the President of the Liguria Region, Giovanni Toti, said after the latest bridge collapse. Siamo in guerra. Siamo a Stalingrado ... La Liguria oggi è isolata come prima degli anni Trenta. Ogni minuto di chiusura sarà un danno incalcolabile per la città, la regione e l’economia del Nord Ovest. .. È come se fossimo in tempo di guerra. Non possiamo reggere oltre la settimana. Il Governo si deve fare carico di tutto ciò che serve. We are at war, we are at Stalingrad... Liguria is today isolated as it was in the 1930s... Every minute of closure of the highway is an incalculable damage for the city, the region, for the North-Western economy. It is like wartime. We can't hold more than a week. The Government must intervene with all that's needed. Maybe a little exaggerated, but not so much. Our whole civilization is built on concrete structures that may turn to be no more resilient than a sandcastle built on the beach at low tide. And those of us who are Cassandras had noted that before the emergency but, as usual, we were not heard. Here is a snapshot of the first page of the relevant chapter from my book "Before the Collapse" Labels: collapse, infrastructure collapse, Italy, Morandi Bridge, seneca collapse I recall taking a ferry to Stalingrad decades ago. The crumbling infrastructure of the concrete docks would of made my grandfather cringe! RsMar CGGA November 29, 2019 at 11:44 AM Buen relato. Saludos Like Stalingrad: Italy's Concrete Infrastructure i... Denigrating "The Limits to Growth" is Still a Popu... Climategate, 10 Years Later: What Can we Learn Abo... What Future for Africa? A Report from the Meeting ... "The Limits to Growth" continues to make waves	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1035
__label__cc	0.649781	0.350219	Wild, chemical free Canadian 1/2 shell scallops THE COMPANY Labrador Gem Seafoods was incorporated in 1997 by Danny Dumaresque as an international seafood marketing company. In 2002 Mr. Dumaresque established his 1st of 3 processing operations and continued to market various Canadian seafood products throughout the world. In 2013 he sold 2 of these processing plants and is presently operating its plant in Ramea, Newfoundland and Labrador, as the only wild harvested half shell bay and sea scallop plant in Canada. Our plant is registered with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Number 0157. It fully conforms with all quality controls with HACCP and its QMP. It is also registered with the FDA on the Interstate Shellfish List, in the European Union and the establishment list in China. Ramea, NL is a beautiful island community of 500 people situated 10 miles from the big Island of Newfoundland on its Southwest coast, 40 miles from the French Islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. It has over 200 years of seafood processing since it first did salted cod and other groundfish. Today, the population is a third of its former self but the plant remains the key to the economic stability of this community. Our scallops are sustainably harvested and its success will determine the long term viability of this special place. SUPPLY and HARVESTING AREAS Its main supply comes from a partnership with the MV Setting Sea II which harvests all of its products using a RSW system for quality control, in FAO Area 21, scallop fishing zones 1-11 in the Northwest Atlantic ocean. RAMEA The Island is well served by having water and sewer, paved roads and an excellent tv, internet and cell service through the Ramea Broadcasting Corporation. A government ferry runs between there and Burgeo, NL up to 3 times per day providing safe and reliable service for vehicles and passengers at a reasonable cost. It is a beautiful place with wonderful people and Labrador Gem Seafoods is determined to keep this special production of scallops working to preserve this place and its people for decades to come ! Our scallops are harvested sustainably with a refrigerated, recirculating sea water system for shashimi grade products! Click this text to edit. Tell users why they should click the button. © 2019 Labrador Gem Seafoods	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1039
__label__cc	0.571561	0.428439	Labor Watch Election 2014: Labor Unions Routed (Mostly) …but not everywhere, as unions see some glimmers of hope for better days Election 2014: Labor Unions Routed (Mostly) …but not everywhere, as unions see some glimmers of hope for better days [PDF here] By John Gizzi Summary: Overall, 2014 was a… by CRC Staff on January 5, 2015 Organization Trends The Left’s Army of Election Law “Experts”: They Are Getting Ready for the 2012 Election The Left’s Army of Election Law “Experts”: They Are Getting Ready for the 2012 Election By J. Christian Adams, Organization Trends, October 2011 (PDF available here: OT1011) Summary: Liberal foundations,… by CRC Staff on October 1, 2011 Do Conservatives Use New Media Technology? That’s the question asked by the Washington Post’s chief digital officer, Vijay Ravindran, who wonders how much technological infrastructure backs up Sarah Palin’s speeches, the “tea parties,” and Newt Gingrich’s excellent… by Robert Huberty on August 18, 2009 Congressional Report: ACORN Involved in Organized Crime A new congressional report accuses the radical activist group ACORN of organized criminal activities. I will have a full article on the American Spectator website in the morning about it. by Matthew Vadum on July 23, 2009 Congressional Report Slamming ACORN Coming Out Today A congressional report accusing the radical activist group ACORN of organized criminal activities is set to be unveiled on the “Glenn Beck Program” tonight. The report comes from minority staff… Senate Conservatives Fund Yet another political action committee arrives on the scene. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) heads up Senate Conservatives Fund PAC. According to its website: SCF is a political action… by Matthew Vadum on July 7, 2009 Vote Fraud Experts ACORN Resurrecting Dead in North Carolina The so-called community organizers at ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) are much more skilled at raising the dead than… by Matthew Vadum on September 20, 2008	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1043
__label__cc	0.742743	0.257257	5000 W. Champion Dr. Appleton, WI 54913 About the Fox Cities Sports Rentals Ice Rink Rentals Facility Rules The Community First Champion Center is part of the SFM Network… The largest and fastest growing network of sports tourism facilities in the USA. The Champion Center joins major sports tourism destinations like Hoover Met Complex, Rocky Top Sports World, and Myrtle Beach Sports Center. The SFM Network represents an unprecedented collection of facilities, talent, vendors, and event owners. Each year SFM Network facilities host more than 20 million guest visits and hundreds of events ranging from basketball to archery, softball to e-games, pickleball to track & field. Each SFM Network facility is supported by subject-matter experts in marketing, leadership, human resources, finance, booking, programming, legal/risk, and more. Facilities in the SFM Network are predicted to produce more than $1 billion in economic impact in the next 5 years. Our team isn’t focused just on the economics of our facilities, though. Through the SFM Access Program, we are creating partnerships that create opportunities for underserved kids to play sports in our communities. For us, sport isn’t about wins or losses, it’s about the life-long lessons that are learned through the sports experience. Play in the Network Work in the Network Join the SFM Network We Are the Leading Authority in Community Recreation and Sports Tourism. From great idea to grand opening…and beyond, you’ll be amazed at what SFA & SFM can do for you. As founding members of Aspen Institute’s Project Play and a strategic partner to city and county governments, we’re uniquely suited to guide you through every step of planning, funding, opening, and managing a sports, recreation, events, or wellness complex. Reach out to the Community First Champion Center at: Host Your Event/Tournament © Copyright 2020 Fox Cities Sports Development, Inc. All Rights Reserved.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1049
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Donikian, May 22, 1943 - Dec. 3, 2019 The National Association of Charitable Gift Planners (CGP) joins the planned giving community in celebrating the life of André R. Donikian . Obituary: Beloved husband, father, grandfather, and retired founder of Pentera, Inc., an icon of the charitable sector and one of the pioneers and leading experts in the planned giving industry, André R. Donikian passed away on December 3 in Indianapolis after a long illness. He was 76 years of age. André leaves a legacy of innovation, mentorship, and entrepreneurship in the planned giving industry. His most significant professional achievement was the founding of Pentera, Inc. in 1975, one of the nation's first and leading planned giving consulting and marketing firms, which he entrusted to his daughter Claudine A. Donikian, JD, MBA, in the mid-2000s as president and CEO to oversee and to bring the company into the digital age. The charitable gifts stimulated by André's consulting as well as by the marketing ideas in Pentera's materials for its clients would no doubt total in the billions of dollars, thus impacting the lives of many thousands of people who are the direct recipients of services rendered by the country's charities. Claudine says that her father was very proud of Pentera's success and growth since he stepped aside more than ten years ago. He was extremely pleased that the firm has continued to carry on the high quality and innovative marketing resources for its clients. She said, "I know that my father wanted Pentera to continue to be the best in the planned giving industry, and we are so proud to have been doing just that since he retired. Now we will continue to do that in honor of his legacy to the company and to the industry." André helped pioneer the planned giving profession in the 1970s, well before any national organization existed. 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As a young attorney, André was among the first to realize the implications of the Tax Reform Act of 1969, and he developed planned giving materials and training programs that applied the provisions of the Act and became a benchmark for promoting and educating donors, boards of directors, and gift officers about planned giving nationwide. He was an expert and leading interpreter of tax law changes, and in 1992 he became the first person to introduce and discuss the tax cost of passing retirement funds and other IRD assets to heirs and the advantages of making charitable gifts with them. He also called attention to the advantages of contributing distributions of company stock from retirement funds. André was a sought-after speaker with his engaging and entertaining style that could turn an esoteric subject into pragmatic advice. He had the technical knowledge about tax laws and planned giving but also had the communication skills and charisma to captivate and engage his audiences. 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In addition to his daughter Claudine (Christopher Blake), he is survived by his beloved wife of 52 years and business partner, Molly Stark Donikian; his devoted daughter, Janine R. (Douglas Weaver) Donikian; and his three adoring grandchildren, Maxwell, JohnStark, and Charles Weaver, who will forever be in their grandfather's eyes "the best." André was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Janine N. Donikian. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 13, 2019, at Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary, 11411 N. Michigan Road, Zionsville, IN 46077 from 4-7 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at Aaron-Ruben-Nelson, with pre-service visitation at 10:30 a.m. and the service at 12 p.m. Interment will be at Crown Hill Cemetery, and all are invited to attend a reception immediately after (location to be announced later). All are welcome. Any person desiring to make a memorial gift should direct it to André's alma mater, Union College, www.union.edu. 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__label__wiki	0.68333	0.68333	Amal Jubran1,2 Critical Care volume 19, Article number: 272 (2015) Cite this article 114 Altmetric Pulse oximetry is universally used for monitoring patients in the critical care setting. This article updates the review on pulse oximetry that was published in 1999 in Critical Care. A summary of the recently developed multiwavelength pulse oximeters and their ability in detecting dyshemoglobins is provided. The impact of the latest signal processing techniques and reflectance technology on improving the performance of pulse oximeters during motion artifact and low perfusion conditions is critically examined. Finally, data regarding the effect of pulse oximetry on patient outcome are discussed. Pulse oximetry is ubiquitously used for monitoring oxygenation in the critical care setting. By forewarning the clinicians about the presence of hypoxemia, pulse oximeters may lead to a quicker treatment of serious hypoxemia and possibly circumvent serious complications. In this review, I update the principles of pulse oximetry from my article in 1999 and discuss recent technological advances that have been developed to enhance the accuracy and clinical applications of this monitoring technique [1]. Finally, available studies evaluating the impact of pulse oximetry on patient outcome will also be reviewed. Principles of pulse oximetry The technique of pulse oximetry has been previously described [1]. Using spectrophotometric methodology, pulse oximetry measures oxygen saturation by illuminating the skin and measuring changes in light absorption of oxygenated (oxyhemoglobin) and deoxygenated blood (reduced hemoglobin) using two light wavelengths: 660 nm (red) and 940 nm (infrared) [1,2] (Fig. 1). The ratio of absorbance at these wavelengths is calculated and calibrated against direct measurements of arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) to establish the pulse oximeter’s measure of arterial saturation (SpO2). The waveform, which is available on most pulse oximeters, assists clinicians in distinguishing an artifact from the true signal (Fig. 2). Transmitted light absorbance spectra of four hemoglobin species: oxyhemoglobin, reduced hemoglobin, carboxyhemoglobin, and methemoglobin Common pulsatile signals on a pulse oximeter. (Top panel) Normal signal showing the sharp waveform with a clear dicrotic notch. (Second panel) Pulsatile signal during low perfusion showing a typical sine wave. (Third panel) Pulsatile signal with superimposed noise artifact giving a jagged appearance. (Bottom panel) Pulsatile signal during motion artifact showing an erratic waveform. Reprinted with permission from BioMed Central Ltd [1] In critically ill patients with SaO2 values of 90 % or higher, the mean difference between SpO2 and SaO2 (that is, bias) measured by a reference standard (CO-oximeter) is less than 2 %; the standard deviation of the differences between the two measurements (that is, precision) is less than 3 % [3–5]. The bias and precision of pulse oximetry readings, however, worsen when SaO2 is lower than 90 % [6,7]. Although pulse oximetry is accurate in reflecting one-point measurements of SaO2, it does not reliably predict changes in SaO2, particularly in intensive care unit (ICU) patients [5,8] (Fig. 3). Changes in oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximetry (SpO2) compared with arterial oxygen saturation measured by a CO-oximeter (SaO2) in critically ill patients. The pulse oximeter consistently overestimated the actual changes of SaO2. Reprinted with permission from BioMed Central Ltd [8] The conventional pulse oximeters use transmission sensors in which the light emitter and detector are on opposing surfaces of the tissue bed. These sensors are suitable for use on the finger, toe, or earlobe; when tested under conditions of low perfusion, finger probes performed better than other probes [9]. Recently, pulse oximeter probes that use reflectance technology have been developed for placement on the forehead [10]. The reflectance sensor has emitter and detector components adjacent to one another, so oxygen saturation is estimated from back-scattered light rather than transmitted light. In critically ill patients with low perfusion, the bias and precision between SpO2 and SaO2 were lower for the forehead reflectance probe than for the finger probe [11,12]. The superiority of forehead reflectance probes over conventional digital probes, however, was not observed in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) during a positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) recruitment maneuver [13]. The response time of conventional oximeter probes varies; ear probes respond quicker to a change in O2 saturation than finger probes [14,15]. A recent study compared the response time of the conventional finger probe with the reflectance forehead probe in patients undergoing general anesthesia [16] (Fig. 4). The lengths of time it took to detect a decrease in SpO2 to 90 % after apnea was induced (desaturation response time) were 94 seconds for the forehead probe and 100 seconds for the finger probe. After mask ventilation was started, the lengths of time it took to detect an increase in SpO2 to 100 % (re-saturation response time) were 23.2 seconds for the forehead probe and 28.9 seconds for the finger probes. The investigators speculated that the shorter response time with the reflectance forehead probe was most likely due to the location of the probe rather than to the workings of the reflectance technology. The forehead probe monitors O2 saturation from the supraorbital artery in which blood flow is abundant and is less likely to be affected by vasoconstriction than is a peripheral artery [17]. Oxygen saturation measured with pulse oximetry (SpO2) using transmittance finger probe (diamond) and reflectance forehead probe (squares) during apnea and mask ventilation with 100% O2. The reflectance probe showed faster responses than the transmission probe at every measurement point. P < 0.05 between the two groups. Reprinted with permission from Wiley [16] Oximeters have limitations which may result in erroneous readings [15] (Table 1). Because of the sigmoid shape of the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve, oximetry may not detect hypoxemia in patients with high arterial oxygen tension (PaO2) levels [1,18]. Table 1 Limitations of pulse oximetry Conventional pulse oximeters can distinguish only two substances: reduced hemoglobin and oxyhemoglobin; it assumes that dyshemoglobins—such as carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) and methemoglobin (MetHb)—are absent (Fig. 1). Studies showed that the presence of elevated levels of COHb and MetHb could affect the accuracy of SpO2 readings [1,19]. Accordingly, multiwavelength oximeters that are capable of estimating blood levels of COHb and MetHb have recently been designed [20]. In healthy volunteers, the accuracy of a multiwavelength oximeter (Masimo Rainbow-SET Rad-57 Pulse CO-oximeter; Masimo Corporation, Irvine, CA, USA) in measuring dyshemoglobins was evaluated by inducing carboxyhemoglobinemia (levels range from 0 % to 15 %) and methemoglobinemia (levels range from 0 % to 12 %) [20]. Bias between COHb levels measured with the pulse CO-oximeter and COHb levels measured with the laboratory CO-oximeter (standard method) was −1.22 %; the corresponding precision was 2.19 %. Bias ± precision of MetHB measured with the pulse CO-oximeter and MetHb measured with the laboratory CO-oximeter was 0.0 % ± 0.45 %. The accuracy of pulse CO-oximeters in measuring COHb levels was also assessed during hypoxia [21]. In 12 healthy volunteers, the pulse CO-oximeter was accurate in measuring COHb at an SaO2 of less than 95 % (bias of −0.7 % and precision of 4.0 %); however, when the SaO2 dropped below 85%, the pulse CO-oximeter was unable to measure COHb levels. In patients evaluated in the emergency department with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning, the bias between pulse CO-oximetric measurement of COHb and laboratory CO-oximetric measurement of COHb was less than 3 % [22,23]. The limits of agreement between the measurements, however, were large (−11.6 % to 14.14 %) [23], leading some authors to conclude that these new pulse CO-oximeters may not be used interchangeably with standard laboratory measurements of COHb [22–24]. Inaccurate readings with pulse oximetry have been reported with intravenous dyes used for diagnostic purposes, low perfusion states (that is, low cardiac output, vasoconstriction, and hypothermia), pigmented subjects and in patients with sickle cell anemia [1,6,25,26]. Because the two wavelengths (660 and 940 nm) that pulse oximeters use to measure SpO2 can be produced by various ambient light sources, the presence of such sources could produce false SpO2 readings. To test the accuracy of pulse oximetry in the presence of ambient light, Fluck and colleagues [27] performed a randomized controlled trial in healthy subjects in which SpO2 measurements were obtained in a photographic darkroom under five separate light sources: quartz-halogen, infrared, incandescent, fluorescent, and bilirubin light [27]. The largest difference in SpO2 between the control condition (that is, complete darkness) and any of the five light sources was less than 5%. Nail polish can interfere with pulse oximetry readings [28]. In 50 critically ill patients requiring mechanical ventilation, Hinkelbein and colleagues [29] found that the mean difference between SpO2 and SaO2 was greatest for black (+1.6 % ± 3.0 %), purple (+1.2 % ± 2.6 %), and dark blue (+1.1 % ± 3.5 %) nail polish; limits of agreement ranged from 6 % (unpainted fingernail) to 14.4 % (dark blue) (Fig. 5). Rotating the oximeter finger probe by 90 ° did not eliminate the error induced with nail polish. Bias of O2 saturation pulse oximetry (SpO2) and arterial O2 saturation (SaO2) of various nail polish colors in critically ill patients. Thick horizontal lines represent mean bias, the whiskers represent maximum and minimum bias; the bottom and top of the boxes represent the first and third quartiles. P < 0.05 ,**P < 0.01 when compared with arterial oxygen saturation. Reprinted with permission from Elsevier Inc. [29] Motion artifact is considered an important cause of error and false alarms [30–33]. In the 1990s, several signal processing techniques were incorporated in pulse oximeters in an attempt to reduce motion artifact [34–38]. One such technique is Masimo signal extraction technology (SET™) [39]. During motion and hypoxia, the Masimo SET oximeter performed better than the Agilent Viridia 24C (Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, CA, USA), the Datex-Ohmeda 3740 (Datex-Ohmeda, Madison, WI, USA), and the Nellcor N-395 (Covidien Corporation, Dublin, Ireland) oximeters [34]. The knowledge about pulse oximetry among clinicians continues to be limited. When 551 critical care nurses were recently interviewed, 37 % of them did not know that oximeters were more likely to be inaccurate during patient motion, 15 % did not know that poor signal quality can produce inaccurate readings, and 30 % considered that SpO2 readings could be used in lieu of arterial blood gas samples when managing ICU patients [40]. Clinical applications Pulse oximetry can provide an early warning of hypoxemia [41,42]. In the largest randomized trial involving more than 20,000 perioperative patients, rates of incidence of hypoxemia (SpO2 of less than 90 %) were 7.9 % in patients who were monitored with pulse oximetry and only 0.4 % in patients without an oximeter [43]. The anesthesiologists reported that oximetry led to a change in therapy on at least one occasion in up to 17 % of the patients. Using 95,407 electronically recorded pulse oximetry measurements from patients who underwent non-cardiac surgery at two hospitals, Ehrenfeld and colleagues [44] reported that during the intraoperative period, 6.8 % of patients had a hypoxemic event (SpO2 of less than 90) and 3.5 % of patients had a severe hypoxemic event (SpO2 of not more than 85 %) lasting more than 2 minutes. Hypoxemic events occurred mostly during the induction or emergent phase of anesthesia; these time periods are consistent with the clinical view that anesthesia-transitional states are high-risk periods for hypoxemia [45]. In patients undergoing gastric bypass surgery, continuous monitoring of SpO2 revealed that episodic hypoxemia (SpO2 of less than 90 % for at least 30 seconds) occurred in all patients. For each patient, desaturation lasted as long as 21 ± 15 minutes [46]. Pulse oximetry has been shown to be reliable in titrating the fractional inspired oxygen concentration (FIO2) in patients requiring mechanical ventilation; aiming for an SpO2 of 92 % is reasonable for ensuring satisfactory oxygenation in Caucasian patients [6]. To determine whether the ratio of SpO2 to FIO2 (S/F) can be used as a surrogate for the ratio of PaO2 to FIO2 (P/F), SpO2 and PaO2 data from 1,074 patients with acute lung injury or ARDS who were enrolled in two large clinical trials were compared [47]. An S/F ratio of 235 predicted a P/F ratio of 200 (oxygenation criterion for ARDS), a sensitivity of 0.85, and a specificity of 0.85. An S/F ratio of 310 reflected a P/F ratio of 300 (oxygenation criterion for acute lung injury), a sensitivity of 0.91, and a specificity of 0.56. In patients undergoing surgery, the S/F ratio was shown to be a reliable proxy for the P/F ratio (correlation coefficient (r) of 0.46), especially in those patients requiring PEEP levels of greater than 9 cm H2O (r = 0.68) and those patients with a P/F ratio of 300 or less (r = 0.61) [48]. In the ICU, the S/F ratio can also be a surrogate measure for the P/F ratio when calculating the sequential organ failure assessment score, which measures the severity of organ dysfunction in critically ill patients [49]. Studies have shown that the presence of pulse oximetry may reduce the number of arterial blood gas samples obtained in the ICU and in the emergency department [50,51]. However, the lack of incorporating explicit guidelines for the appropriate use of pulse oximetry may lessen the cost-effectiveness of pulse oximetry in the ICU [1]. Effect on outcome To date, the largest randomized controlled trial that has evaluated the impact of pulse oximetry on outcome was the study by Moller and colleagues [43] in 20,802 surgical patients. Although myocardial ischemia occurred less frequently in the oximetry than the control group, the numbers of post-operative complications and hospital deaths were similar in the two groups [43]. In a more recent randomized study in 1,219 post-operative patients, Ochroch and colleagues [52] assessed the impact of pulse oximetry on the rate of transfer to the ICU from a post-surgical care floor. Upon admission to the study floor, patients were randomly assigned to receive monitoring with a pulse oximeter either continuously (n = 589) (oximeter group) or intermittently (n = 630) according to clinical needs as judged by a nurse or a physician (control group). The percentages of patients transferred to the ICU were similar in the oximeter group and the control group (6.7 % versus 8.5 %). A lower rate of ICU transfers for pulmonary complications was noted in the oximeter group. For those patients who required ICU transfer, the estimated cost from enrollment to completion of the study was less in the oximeter group ($15,481) than in the control group ($18,713) despite the older age and higher comorbidity of the former. The authors speculate that reduction in pulmonary transfers to the ICU may be due to the earlier recognition and treatment of post-operative pulmonary complications. The lack of demonstrable benefit of pulse oximetry on outcome in clinical trials may be due to the signal-to-noise ratio [41,53]. Because the outcome under evaluation (readmission to the ICU, myocardial infarction, or death) is rare, a huge number of patients are needed to show a reduction in these events [41]. To demonstrate a reduction in complications in the study by Moller and colleagues, for example, a 23-fold increase in enrollment would have been required [41,53]. The fact that randomized trials failed to demonstrate that routine monitoring with pulse oximetry improved patient outcome has not stopped anesthesiologists from using pulse oximeters [53,54]. When surveyed, 94 % of the anesthesiologists in the study by Moller and colleagues [43] considered the pulse oximeters to be helpful in guiding clinical management. They believed that maintaining oxygenation within the physiologic limits with the help of pulse oximetry might help avert irreversible injury. It is this perspective that has made pulse oximetry a crucial part of standard of care despite the absence of proven efficacy [41]. Pulse oximetry is universally used for monitoring respiratory status of patients in the ICU. Recent advances in signal analysis and reflectance technology have improved the performance of pulse oximeters under conditions of motion artifact and low perfusion. Multiwavelength oximeters may prove to be useful in detecting dyshemoglobinemia. 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Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Affairs Hospital, 111N, 5000 South Fifth Avenue, Hines, IL, 60141, USA Amal Jubran Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, 2160 South First Avenue, Maywood, IL, 60153, USA Search for Amal Jubran in: Correspondence to Amal Jubran. The author declares that he has no competing interests. See related review by Jubran, http://ccforum.com/content/3/2/R11 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. Jubran, A. Pulse oximetry. 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__label__cc	0.735855	0.264145	Electromagnetic Forces Are Making Women Fat! December 3, 2007 Posted by healthyself in Biological Activity, Biological Effects, Biologically Signficant, Blogroll, Blood Sugar, Cell changes, cell membrane, Cell Phone Pulses, Cell phone safety, Cellular Damage, Cellular Phone Frequencies, Chronic Exhaustion, Chronic Fatigue, Chronic Illness, Cordless Phones, Cytotoxic Effects, Danger, Denial of Risk, Diabetes, Digestion, Edginess, electromagnetic, Electromagnetic Forces, Electromagnetic Interference, Electromagnetic pollution, Electromagnetic Radiation, Electromagnetic Signals, Electromagnetic waves, Electrosensitivity, Electrosmog, ELF, EMF Exposure, EMF's, EMF-induced effects, Entrainment, Environment, genetic damage, Hand Portables, Handheld Units, Handsets, headaches, Health and Wellness Products, Health related, Health Risks, Health warnings, Heavy Metals, HOuseholds, Human Populations, Inner Agitation, Lack of Concentration, Laptops, Leakage, LF, Lifestyle, Long Term Health Effects, Long Term Health Risks, Men's Health, Metabolic Changes, Metabolism, microchips, Microwave exposure, microwaves, Migraines, Minerals, Mobile Phone Transmissions, mobile telephones, Mobius Coil, Panic Attacks, Penetration, Pregnant Women, Public, Radio Frequency Microwaves, Radio Frequency Radiation, Radio Waves, Research, Research Needed, Safe Levels, Safety, Safety Barrier, SAR, sensations, signaling enzymes, signaling systems, Skull, Sleep, Sleep Disorders, Sleep disturbances, Solutions, Stress, Toxic Interactions, Who is Affected?, WiFi, Wireless Phones, Wireless Transmitter, Women's Health, Workplace. “Growing research reveals that electromagnetic emissions from cell phones, computers and other modern-day gadgets can hinder the body’s weight-regulating mechanisms…..” Researchers worldwide are discovering an unwanted side effect of modern-day conveniences like cell phones, computers, microwaves, TVs, power lines and wireless network: The electromagnetic fields (EMFs) they emit are creating an “electromagnetic smog” called electropollution that’s making women sick—and fat! “Despite the fact that electropollution has been largely ignored in the United States, research indicates that roughly 35 percent of people in developed countries suffer from a chronic sensitivity to electromagnetic waves, which causes unwanted health effects like fat retention, extreme fatigue, insomnia and depression.” “The concern is so strong that laws are being put into place in several European countries to limit or ban the use of cell phones among children under age 16 and pregnant women. “For years we’ve heard the ongoing debate about whether or not EMFs raise cancer risk,” … “Though the jury is still out on that, experts worldwide agree that EMFs can damage health in other ways.” How electropollution hurts “Each of our body’s cells contain special structures called microtubules that are able to sense invisible frequencies like EMFs. “These receptors interpret EMFs from sources like cell phones, wireless towers and even hair dryers as something foreign and dangerous, triggering cell membranes to instantly go into a protective ‘lockdown mode’,” …”What’s more, the constant bombardment from EMFs that most women in this country experience means that the cells stay blocked off indefinitely. “This extended lockdown hinders the vital cell-to-cell communication that underlies all of the body’s functions, including maintaining energy and natural slimming mechanisms like detoxing, balancing blood sugar and regulating appetite,” …”The result: chronic tiredness and stubborn extra weight.” THE LITTLE CHIP THAT KEEPS YOU SAFE FROM CELL-PHONE AND COMPUTER EMFS “International research has established that cell phones emit radiation that directly impacts the brain and triggers headaches, tiredness, swelling and more. And even a short call can lead to ill effects: Scientists have found that it takes the body approximately 30 minutes to recover from the harmful effects of being exposed to cell-phone EMFs for just 5 minutes….scientists have developed special chips that reduce the effects of EMF emissions by creating positive frequencies that counteract, or harmonize with, the negative frequencies. http://mybiopro.com/ericlaurence THREE MORE EASY EMP-PROTECTIVE STATEGIES “1. Step away from the microwave—Microwave ovens are a major source of electropollution, but simply leaving the kitchen when nuking greatly cuts exposure. 2. Keep your phone at least 5 feet from the bed—Cordless phones are a source of EMFs as well, and nighttime exposure can really add up. Also key: Be sure the computer in your bedroom is turned off before you go to be and that any bedroom TV is at least 10 feet away from your bed. 3. Trade in that electric blanket for a comforter—Electric blankets are a well-documented EMF source—one that most experts recommend avoiding altogether.” First for Women Magazine – 10/1/2007, The Happy Healthy Sexy You” Column Leukemia and Diabetes Increase with Electrical Exposure (EMF) December 3, 2007 Posted by healthyself in Bioeffects, Biological Effects, Biologically Signficant, Blogroll, Blood Sugar, Cell Phone Pulses, Cell phone safety, Cell Phone Transmissions, Cell Phones, Cellular Phone Frequencies, Childhood Leukemia, Children, Children's health, Chronic Fatigue, Danger, Decision Making, Depression, Diabetes, Diseases, Electrical Pulses, Electromagnetic pollution, Electromagnetic Radiation, Electromagnetic Signals, Electrosensitivity, Electrosmog, EMF Exposure, EMF Research, EMF's, Emissions, Environment, Government's role, Hand Portables, Handheld Units, Handsets, headaches, Health, Health related, Health Risks, Homes, HOuseholds, Human Populations, Human Resources, Inner Agitation, Leukemia, Lifestyle, Lifetime, Long Term Health Effects, Long Term Health Risks, Metabolic Changes, Microwave exposure, Mobile Phone Transmissions, mobile telephones, Monitoring Authorities, Pollution, Pulsed Radiation, Research Needed, Risk Factor, Risk of Disease, Safety, Sleep Disorders, Sleep disturbances, Who is Affected?, WiFi, Wireless, Wireless Phones, Wireless Revolution, Women, Women's Health. (1) Shocking News (dba) is a registered publisher of science-based information dedicated to public awareness of electric and magnetic fields (EMF) in the living environment and their effects on the health and welfare of humans and animals. Editor is Don Hillman Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of Animal Science, with help from his wife Mary, MS, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Member of The American Society of Agricultural Engineers, and The American Dairy Science Association. Telephone (517) 351-9561.“Credible scientific journals have reported that excessive exposure of humans and animals to electric and magnetic fields (EMF) can affect mental and physical health of people and animals.” “Concern of health officials about increasing diabetes, obesity, and deaths from childhood leukemia of the U.S. population are reported daily in local news. This review relates mainly to recent discoveries showing relationships of EMF to diabetes and leukemia, although evidence for brain tumors and Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is equally apparent.” “EMF in some homes, schools, and workplaces may be excessive where utility primary neutrals are grounded to earth and bonded to secondary (user) neutral conductors and to water pipes which permeate the walls and living environment of premises. Exposure to electronic equipment emitting excessive EMF contributes further to radio frequency radiation (RFR) sensitivity and illness”……”Electricity and EMF permeate the premises of every citizen, yet no monitoring nor protection from dirty electricity is enforced by law while utilities are increasingly deregulated and contributing to pollution.” “Diabetes claimed 69,301 lives in 2000. Today in the United States there are 18.2 million diabetics; a third of whom aren’t aware they have the disease. Every year 1.3 million more new cases are diagnosed in people 20 years and older, according to the Joslin-Diabetes Center in Boston, the American Diabetes Association, and the Associated Press. Diabetics are more prone to heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, nervous system disease, and amputations [Lansing State Journal, 9/28/04]…..” http://www.emfpollution.com/articles/leukemia-diabetes-electrical-exposure FDA Attacks Complementary & Alternative Healthcare April 27, 2007 Posted by healthyself in Aging, arteriosclerosis, Attention Deficit, Autism, Autism / Asperger's, Biochemical, Bioeffects, Biological Dentistry, Biological Effects, Blogroll, Cancer, Cancer Protection, Cardiac Problems, Cataracts, Childhood Cancer, Childhood Leukemia, Children's health, Chronic Exhaustion, Chronic Fatigue, Chronic Illness, Circulation, Cytotoxic Effects, Decision Making, Denial of Risk, Depression, Detoxification, Diabetes, Diseases, DNA Damage, Elderly, Electromagetic pollution, Electromagnetic Communications, Electromagnetic Field, Electromagnetic pollution, Electromagnetic Radiation, Electromagnetic Signals, Electromagnetic waves, Electrosensitivity, Electrosmog, ELF, Emergency Medicine, EMF Exposure, EMF Research, EMF Shielding, EMF's, EMF-induced effects, EMR, Environment, Epidemiology, Eye Cancer, FDA, Financial Considerations, Free Radicals, Global Health Disaster, Government's role, headaches, Healing, Health, Health and Safety Officer, Health and Wellness Products, Health related, Health Risks, Health warnings, Hearing, Heart, Heart Attacks, Heart Disease, Heavy Metals, Histamine, Hospitals, HOuseholds, HRD, Human Populations, Human Resources, Illness, Immune system, Immunity, Inflammation, Inner Agitation, Insomnia, Integrative Medicine, Interdisciplinary, Investigators, Kids, Lack of Concentration, Learning, Legal Issues, Leukemia, Lifestyle, Long Term Health Effects, Long Term Health Risks, Low Birth Weight, Lung Disorders, Lymphoma, Medical Research, Medicine, Melatonin, Memory Loss, Men', Men's Health, Menstrual Cycle, Metabolic Changes, Migraines, miscarriages, nausea, nerves, Nervous System, Neural Electrophysiology, Nutrition, Parenting, Permanent Brain Damage, Pets, Poisoning, Pregnant Women, Public Hearings, Public Policy, Pulsed Radiation, Research Needed, Right Side of the Head, ringing, Risk Factor, Risk of Cancer, Risk of Disease, Seizure, sensations, Serotonin, Short-sightedness, Sick People, Sleep, Sleep Centers, Sleep Disorders, Sleep disturbances, Solutions, Species-Limiting, Spine, Stress, Stroke, Subtle Energies, Symptoms, Teenagers, teeth grinding, Tinnitus, Toxic Interactions, tumorigenesis, Tumors, Tweenies, Vibrational Medicine, Viruses, Vision, Well-Being, White Blood Cells, Who is Affected?, Women, Women's Health, X bearing sperm, Y-bearing sperm. This is a little bit off topic, but so many people use these therapies to counteract EMF’s, it seemed important to share what was sent….there are three days left to write to Congress. “… just spent three days reading, re-reading, researching and discussing the proposed FDA guidelines for “Complementary and Alternative Medicine” with two FDA attorneys. You can download a copy of this proposal for yourself at: http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/dockets/06d0480/06d0480.htm. ” this FDA attack on complementary and alternative health care, …considered it another “Chicken Little” rumor. On further study, I’m appalled at the speed with which the pharmaceutical companies are implementing Codex Alimentarius in the USA. If you don’t suspect the pharmaceutical companies control the FDA, you may want to research that further by visiting http://www.HealthFreedomUSA.org. ”This insidious proposal is designed to redefine every complementary and alternative health care modality and product as “medicine.” This has direct implications on the services and products provided by every alternative health care professional. There is no facet of complementary and alternative health care that is not affected. If the FDA adopts this proposal, all natural health care would be illegal even for medical doctors.” ”Essential oils, herbs, herbal remedies, homeopathic remedies, minerals, nutritional supplements, plant enzymes and vitamins are redefined in this proposal as “medicine.” Very simply, medicine is under the jurisdiction of the FDA and, by law, only licensed medical doctors may prescribe “medicines.” Anybody else who advises, advocates, counsels, distributes, markets, recommends or suggests anybody use “medicine” is practicing medicine without a license. This is a felony in the USA punishable by fines and incarceration.” ”Aromatherapy, auricular therapy, biofeedback, color therapy, homeopathy, hypnotism, naturopathy, neurotherapy, nutritional consulting, reflexology, sound therapy and wellness consulting are among the alternative health modalities being redefined as “Alternative Medicine.” This subtle change of vocabulary from “alternative health care” to “alternative medicine” makes all of these industries subject to control by the FDA as medicine. Only medical doctors would be allowed to provide, prescribe and supervise the delivery of these services. Anybody else who provided any of these services would be practicing medicine without a license and subject to incarceration and fines.” ”That’s the bad news. The good news is we have until April 30, 2007 to voice our opinion against this proposal to eliminate complementary and alternative health care in America. Almost 100,000 people have already filed their objection….” ”Please stand up and be counted. Go to http://tinyurl.com/2u7ghc and file your petition in support of natural health care, in support of complementary and alternative health care as we know it today. If you require more information, please visit http://www.HealthFreedomUSA.org or read the FDA proposed policy.” Research on Correlation Between Autism, Cell Phones, and Wireless Computers April 24, 2007 Posted by healthyself in "Cellular" Relay Antennas, Adolescents, Amplified Signals, Autism, Autism / Asperger's, Bioeffects, Biological Activity, Biological Effects, Blogroll, Cell Phone Pulses, Cell phone safety, Cell Phone Transmissions, Cell Phones, Children, Children's health, Cordless Phones, Decision Making, Denial of Risk, Electrical Components, Electrical Pulses, Electrical Surges, Electrical Wiring, Electricity, Electrochemical, Electrochemical Communications, Electromagetic pollution, electromagnetic, Electromagnetic Field, Electromagnetic Interference, Electromagnetic pollution, Electromagnetic Radiation, Electromagnetic Signals, Electromagnetic Spectrum, Electromagnetic waves, Electrosensitivity, Electrosmog, ELF, EMF Research, EMF's, EMR, Environment, Epidemiology, Frequencies, Hand Portables, Handheld Units, Hazard, Health, Health and Safety Officer, Health related, Health Risks, Health warnings, Heavy Metals, high voltage transmission lines, Homes, HOuseholds, Human Populations, Inner Agitation, Kids, Lab Tested, Lifestyle, Light, Long Term Health Effects, Long Term Health Risks, Medical Research, Mercury, Microwave exposure, Microwave Ovens, microwaves, Mobile Phone Transmissions, mobile telephones, Parenting, Pollution, Pulsed Radiation, Pulses, radiation, Radio Frequency Microwaves, Radio Frequency Radiation, Radio Transmitters, Radio Waves, radioprotector, Radios, Relay Towers, Research Needed, Risk Factor, Risk of Disease, Safe Levels, Safety, Safety Barrier, SAR, School administrators, School Boards, Schools, Teenagers, Telecommunications, Toxic Interactions, Tweenies, VDT, Who is Affected?, WiFi, Wired Phone, Wireless, Wireless Phones, Wireless Revolution. “Today the incidence of autism in the United States is 1 in 150 children, according to published CDC reports, a horrific increase from the end of the 1970s, when the ratio of autism in our society was 1 in 10,000, before the cell phone, wireless and similar technologies were introduced into the environment that produce radio waves”….”findings from more than five years of research on clients with autism, and other membrane sensitivity disorders”…”point to electromagnetic radiation stress, which increases with the proliferation of cell phone and wireless use, as one of the potentially major root causes of the explosion of autistic cases in the past two decades.” “…Since we know that electrical currents at microvolt levels in the body are of vital importance, it makes a world of sense to research the potential of electromagnetic pollution in the etiology of disease. There is no doubt that we are seeing a severe epidemic rise of autism in children and the widespread use of electronics and wireless devices may well be a factor that has been ignored”… …[There is a] “potentially groundbreaking link between electromagnetic pollution and the crippling of cellular detoxification. This may play a central role in autism as well as chronic illness of all types in all ages,”… “…This toxic pollution entering the body is created from transmitting data as information carrying radio waves….”electromagnetic radiation as a cohort effect with heavy metals as a strong component of the etiology of autism.” “…with more cell phone towers being erected, more cell phones in use globally and more WiFi technology utilized, the risk for autism continues to rise…..”The epidemiologic curve of autism parallels too closely with the increase usage of wireless devices ….” http://www.genengnews.com/news/bnitem.aspx?name=15755319 Employers May Be Liable For Technology Addictions! December 1, 2006 Posted by healthyself in Addiction, angst, Anxiety, Bioeffects, Biological Effects, Blogroll, Cell phone industry, Cell phone safety, Cell Phones, Conversations, Decision Making, Electromagnetic pollution, Electromagnetic Radiation, Electrosensitivity, EMF Research, Employees, Environment, Epidemiology, Financial Considerations, Hand Portables, Handheld Units, HRD, Human Resources, Inner Agitation, Legal Issues, Lifestyle, Long Term Health Risks, Medical Research, Men', Microwave exposure, mobile telephones, Panic Attacks, Police Officers, Radio Frequency Radiation, Research, Research Needed, Safety, Sick People, Stress, Symptoms, Who is Affected?, Wireless Phones, Withdrawal, Women, Workplace. Researchers Study Possibility Lawsuits “You may have joked about having an addiction to your Blackberry or cell phone, but for some employers it could soon be no laughing matter. One researcher said employers may be legally liable for employees who claim their bosses are to blame for their technology addictions.” “Rutgers professor…. said she believes technology is helpful and necessary, but potentially addictive. In a country with 140 million cell phones and nearly 3 million Blackberries, that could be a significant problem.” According to a study…… the symptoms of technology addiction mirror those of a drug addict, including painful withdrawal.” …”those first couple of days on vacation you do have a sort of nervousness that occurs because you don’t know what to do with your hands or I wonder what’s going on,” ….” some workers may exploit the issue. …a study on the possibility that employees may start filing lawsuits against their employers for forcing them to become addicted to technology.” http://www.nbc4.com/technology/10253580/detail.html Do You Feel Bioeffects from Electromagnetic Radiation? October 28, 2006 Posted by healthyself in Alzheimer's, Anxiety, Attention Deficit, Biochemical, Bioeffects, Biological Activity, Biological Dentistry, Biological Effects, Blogroll, Buzzing, Cardiac Problems, Cell Phones, Children's health, Chronic Exhaustion, Chronic Fatigue, Chronic Illness, Circulation, Clicks, Cordless Phones, Diagnostic marker, Digestion, Dizziness, Ear, ear ache, Electrical Pulses, electromagnetic, Electromagnetic Communications, Electromagnetic Field, Electromagnetic Interference, Electromagnetic pollution, Electromagnetic Radiation, Electromagnetic waves, Electrosensitivity, Electrosmog, ELF, Emergency Medicine, EMF Research, EMF's, Environment, Exposure, Fatigue, Frequencies, Health related, Hearing, Heart Disease, HOuseholds, HRD, Inner Agitation, Insomnia, Integrative Medicine, Interdisciplinary, Lack of Concentration, Lifestyle, Long Term Health Risks, MCS, Memory Loss, MHz, Microwave exposure, mobile telephones, nausea, Pain, Pain Perception, Panic Attacks, Paralysis, Pulsed Radiation, Pulses, Research Needed, ringing, Risk Factor, Risk of Disease, Seizure, sensations, Sick People, Sleep disturbances, Stress, Tinnitus, Toxic Interactions, Vibration, Vibrational Medicine, zinging/crackling. “In a recent ES survey, the five most common symptoms experienced when exposed to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) which are present wherever electric current is running, and which should be considered warning signs, were: skin itch/rash/flushing/burning and/or tingling, confusion/poor concentration and/or memory loss, fatigue/weakness, headache, brain fog, ‘insects crawling’ and chest pain/heart problems. “Skin problems and memory difficulties tied for first place among the overall symptoms.” “Research by Professor Olle Johansson at the Karolinska Health Institute in Sweden has objectively confirmed the skin bioeffects using typical mobile phone frequencies. Less commonly reported symptoms included nausea, panic attacks, insomnia, seizures, ear pain/ringing in the ears, feeling a vibration, paralysis, and dizziness. Some ES patients experience only one symptom when EMF exposed, or afterwards, but more often more than one symptom is apparent.””We believe ES results in a special kind of tinnitus, zinging/crackling/clicking rather than whistling/singing. With cardiac effects it is the rhythm that is disturbed, resulting in racing, but also brachycardia, or slowing down.” “There are many more details all over this website [link below], including personal accounts of what it is like, it frequently is associated with multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), there is an unfortunate synergy between the two reactions both contributing to worsening the other.” “In Sweden ES, or EHS (Electrically Hyper-Sensitive), is an officially recognised condition with 285,000 registered sufferers….” http://www.electrosensitivity.org.uk/	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1062
__label__cc	0.613936	0.386064	Aerial & Ground Media Aerial Data & Operations Capabilities Statement (PDF) https://code3.media/services/aerial-ops/public-safety New technology for the fire service is not without argument or protest. From the use of new nozzles, tactics, and training, SCBA technology, holographic images on your face shields, fire attack, command & control management systems, thermal imaging cameras etc. sUAV's are no exception and may be the most controversial yet. The potential and obvious benefits are there but the public and civil acceptance is evolving... The FAA is actually prohibited by Congress from setting rules governing the use of drones by recreational users in a law passed in 2012 as the drones do not interfere with air traffic for drones of a certain size and weight. They can set the rules for your department and other business entities. Drones have been getting bad press, especially where there is an invasion of someone’s privacy by flying over back yards or bedroom windows, flying too close to airports creating a flying hazard to crashing on the White House lawn triggering a significant federal response. The additional bad press is the use of drones by police performing surveillance to the increased use of large drones by the government to surveil certain populations with facial recognition software, infrared technology and listening devices used to monitor our conversations invading our right to privacy. Drone use by the fire service is an invaluable tool to improve the ability of the fire departments to perform an actual 360 degree survey AND to look at the roof structure of the building; perform an aerial overview of a wildland fire event; perform a search and rescue for a lost child or hiker, locating flood victims without deploying your staffing resources in the wrong area; ability to penetrate areas of a large open building to perform search in the attempt to locate possible victims or the seat of the fire using thermal imaging or infrared cameras on the UAV. Several departments have adopted the use of drones in their emergency operations. Kansas City FD FLIR equipped sUAS strucure fire FLIR Technology - Aerial applications FLIR Technology in use Example of the value of a FLIR camera constanlty doing a 360 of your scene However, with anything of a certain size and flying at a certain altitude, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires a license and a case by case review of the proposed use by commercial or business entities and emergency services. Here is a link to an overview of the current rules and regulations from the FAA: Emergency Services Waiver - COA A "Certificate of Waiver or Authorization" (COA) is available to government entities that want to fly a UAS in civil airspace. Common uses include law enforcement, firefighting, border patrol, disaster relief, search and rescue, military training and other government operational missions. Applicants must submit their COA request through an online system. The FAA then evaluates the proposed operation to see if it can be conducted safely. 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__label__wiki	0.609061	0.609061	Bones of My Grandfather: Reclaiming a Lost Hero of World War II The Trail Is the Teacher: An Appalachian Trail Thru-hike About Clay Bonnyman Evans Writing about books, hiking, the Battle of Tarawa and more January 8, 2016 by Clay Bonnyman Evans Leave a Comment Clay Bonnyman Evans is a freelance writer who lives in South Carolina and Colorado. In his career as a journalist, he wrote for such publications as the Los Angeles Times, Orange County Register and Daily Camera (Boulder, Colo.) His book, "Bones of My Grandfather," will be published by Skyhorse Publishing in July 2018. It is the story of his grandfather, First Lt. Alexander Bonnyman, Jr., who was killed in the battle of Tarawa on Nov. 22, 1943 and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Since 2010, Evans has been involved with efforts to recover Marine remains from Tarawa with nonprofit History Flight, Inc. He was present in May 2015 for the discovery and exhumation of his grandfather, who was reinterred in Knoxville, Tennessee in September 2015. More. Clay Bonnyman Evans on Examining the Real Numbers Behind Violent Instances on the Appalachian Trail Drew Smith on Examining the Real Numbers Behind Violent Instances on the Appalachian Trail Clay Bonnyman Evans on Yes, Stacey Kozel’s PCT and AT lies matter Sterling on Yes, Stacey Kozel’s PCT and AT lies matter Alexander Bonnyman, Jr. Buffalo Gold Clay Bonnyman Evans Pony Packs the Colorado Trail Science fiction — books and movies Tarawa, yesterday, today and tomorrow The Trail Is the Teacher Search Wonderland Examining the Real Numbers Behind Violent Instances on the Appalachian Trail The Foothills Trail: A 77-mile taste of the southern Appalachians Freedom and (a little) frustration: Hiking long trails in sandals Bears and noro and Lyme — oh my!: What to worry about (or not) on your thru-hike Gear Review: Granite Gear Blaze 60 Copyright © 2020 ClayBonnymanEvans.com	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1073
__label__cc	0.688307	0.311693	Scott Gac Featured in Hartford Installment of C-SPAN’s ‘Cities Tour’ to Discuss His Book, ‘Singing for Freedom’ Trinity College Associate Professor of History and American Studies Scott Gac was featured in the recent installment of C-SPAN’s “Cities Tour” series that focused on Hartford. Gac discussed his book, Singing for Freedom: The Hutchinson Family Singers and the Nineteenth Century Culture of Antebellum Reform (Yale University, 2007), about one of the most famous American family singing groups of the 1840s and its impact on the abolitionist movement. Click here to watch the 16-minute video, which includes art, photographs, and music from the era. According to C-SPAN, “the ‘Cities Tour’ brings C SPAN programming to your community, interviewing local figures and visiting area sites using specially outfitted Local Content Vehicles (LCVs).” Gac was interviewed on campus in Seabury Hall’s History Library when one of C-SPAN’s LCVs came to Hartford last fall. Each installment of the series features the history and literary life of a different community. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2. The Hartford segments were broadcast on January 16 and 17, and are now available online. tags: American Studies, book, C-SPAN, Cities Tour, History, publication, Scott Gac « Molly Helt Co-Authors Activity Book for Early Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders With New Novel ‘The Ramadi Affair,’ Judge Barry Schaller Goes From Fact to Fiction »	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1079
__label__wiki	0.689041	0.689041	Home Business Spotlight on Essentials Salon Spotlight on Essentials Salon Andrea Tkac is proud to say that Essentials is a signature salon for the J. Beverly Hills line of all-natural hair care products. Photo by Chris Sturgis. By Chris Sturgis Andrea Tkac, owner of Essentials Salon in Mercerville, says she doesn’t just style hair: she follows her artistic passion. “Essential Salon has lit up Mercerville since opening a year and a half ago,” she said. “It’s a full-service salon that brings the flair of Beverly Hills to Mercer County.” Twice a year, she and her stylists hop a jet to learn the latest trends and techniques at the J. Beverly Hills Academy in Beverly Hills, Calif. “It’s beautiful, exciting and it’s where everything is happening, and we bring back to the Mercer County area the newest, latest products and trends,” she said, opening a photo album of her training trips, complete with scenes of her travels to Rodeo Drive, the epicenter of celebrity glamour. Tkac doesn’t just train at J. Beverly Hills. Essentials is also the only “signature salon” in Mercer County for the company’s line of all-natural botanical hair care products. “I am an educator for the East Coast division in both products and styling. They are better for your hair because they are all natural,” she said, reading from an ingredient list that included roses, geraniums and mint extract. She also is certified in the application of hair care products by Matrix, Clairol and Jingles International. Tkac is a Hamilton native who graduated from Hamilton West High School. She has 22 years of experience in the hairstyling business, including 10 years with her own salon. Essentials has every service needed to help clients look their best for a formal occasion, such as a wedding or prom. That includes a cuts, color, style, hair extensions, full body waxing, manicures and pedicures. “I welcome all clients to stop in and visit and let our highly trained staff design a creative new style that fits each individual personally,” she said, noting that a hair style should complements the person’s skin tone and facial structure. Tkac said she is very proud of her staff. Alissa Johnson is a master colorist. Lauren Hill is a stylist who also does waxing. Krystle Dempsey is a hair designer and stylist who also does nails, waxing and hair extensions. She said her goal is for all clients to leave the shop pleased with their new coif. Those success stories always start off with a conversation between the client and the stylist about what style is most suitable. The shop styles hair for men, women, children and families. Senior citizens will receive a 10 percent discount n Thursdays. Gift certificates are available. “We listen to the client, and provide a clear consultation, all in a friendly comfortable environment,” she said. Essentials Salon, 3133 Quakerbridge Road, Mercerville, is open from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. The shop is closed on Sundays and Mondays. The telephone number is (609) 689-0808. Previous articleFamily Bike Ride Next articleYour closet is a mess Community News is committed to bringing readers the latest news from across Mercer County and Central Jersey. An accumulation of more than eight print publications, Community News strives to deliver hyperlocal news directly to residents, community members and businesses. West Windsor’s Amy Chu left corporate job to write comic books Nottingham High grad Russ Chell works as music’s newest hitmaker	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1082
__label__cc	0.624915	0.375085	COMMUNITY - FORUMS - FAMILIES & NOBLE HOUSES 9/7/2018 3:13:53 PMSurnames Corvidius Blackmore I am posting on behalf of my flatmate who has the right to reserve a surname due their pledge level. They are going to be playing in an area where they will have a set surname due to their role and the area's set up. Does this mean the surname reservation will be wasted? Or does this mean that it is the ability to create a surname that will exist in Elyria forever and they are simply able to select it for a later character? Barleyman "They are going to be playing in an area where they will have a set surname due to their role and the area's set up." What does this sentence mean? ^^^ The Count has reserved a surname. My flatmate will be playing a Mayor (or Baron) and will be joining that family so will have that surname. As far as I understand it anyway. Does that explanation make sense? Unless you are born directly into the counts family you/friend will need a surname of their own anyway. The remaining members of the family NPC or otherwise will still carry the surname. 🤡Join House Malais🤡 Duchy of Fioralba Kingdom of Ashland The surname your friend reserves will become an NPC family in the place your friend sets them up. I believe that your friend's first character would have to be of that family, and then they can be reborn in the Count's family. That name your friend makes will still exist (assuming the family line isn't wiped out by violence) after he leaves the family. It's reasonable to expect that your friend could get back into that family later on, but if another player is born into it they could hijack at least one branch of the family. He'd definitely be taking a risk. However, he will not have the option of saving his surname choice for later. He will have to create that family from day one. I picked a Surname and it was rejected. I looked at the guidelines for creating surnames and also searched for availability but it was both available and did not violate the guidelines. Can someone clarify? Did I pick a name too similar to someone else's name or was it too similar to an in game NPC name? VioletWinterlynn The name doesn't have to match the guidelines in order to pass. It can be declined even if you meet the guidelines. My suggestion would be to contact support. [email protected] So I picked another name. But now I used the surname tool and the old name I wanted to pick was accepted. So was the previous thing a bug? What was the surname. Nevermind, I forgot that even after the surname is submitted it has to be approved by the system again. Just wasted $10 I guess. I don't understand though the reasoning behind their surname approval. They approved my name of Yuelong which is Chinese in an obviously medieval European type world but not my original choice which was more fantasy sounding. I wonder how the devs feel about Hrothi with Chinese names... 8/31/2019 5:11:38 AM #10 Poldano Yuelong could conceivably be Hrothi. The Euro Medieval theme doesn't apply to all tribes, despite what most of the website art makes it seem. Nerans, of course, are modeled after Western Europeans, I think intentionally so to hook and reel in all the Medieval Fantasy fans. Some of the others, however, are not analogous to any ethnic groups from Europe, real or mythical.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1093
__label__cc	0.685356	0.314644	Detect, Dismantle, and Disarm: IAEA Verification, 1992-2005 After the discovery of a covert nuclear program in Iraq in 1991, the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) role transformed from promoting the peaceful use of nuclear energy to verifying compliance with nonproliferation agreements. Over the next decade, the nuclear programs of three other countries - the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, South Africa, and Libya - further tested the IAEA's ability to locate nuclear weapons and dismantle them. Author(s) / Contributor(s): Christine Wing, Fiona Simpson Region/Country: East Asia, Middle East, Libya, South Africa Topic(s): Global Governance, International Security West African Drug Commission Reports These reports are part of a series of background documents prepared for the Commission on the Impact of Drug Trafficking on Governance, Security and Development in West Africa (WACD). The series editor is CIC Fellow Camino Kavanagh. Author(s) / Contributor(s): Kwesi Aning, John Mark Pokoo, Isidore Obot, Camino Kavanagh, Stephen Ellis Region/Country: Sub-Saharan Africa, West Africa Topic(s): Fragile States, Humanitarian Crises, International Security, Organized Crime Political Missions 2012 The Annual Review of Global Peace Operations and the Review of Political Missions have evolved into the Global Peace Operations Review, an interactive web-portal presenting in-depth analysis and detailed data on military peacekeeping operations and civilian-led political missions by the United Nations, regional organizations, and ad-hoc coalitions. The website can be accessed here Global Peace Operations Review Author(s) / Contributor(s): Center on International Cooperation, Megan Gleason-Roberts, Richard Gowan, Alischa Kugel Region/Country: Central Asia, East Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, West Africa Topic(s): International Security, Peace Operations 'World War III' Trends as Hawks Rejoice at Trump Decision to Assassinate Iranian Military Leader The Downside of Keeping the UN Out of Counterterrorist Missions How Aleppo, Once the Center of U.N. Diplomacy, Became an Afterthought	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1094
__label__cc	0.651364	0.348636	Courting Equality A Documentary History of America’s First Legal Same-Sex Marriages ← Suzanne Brockmann Courts Equality Know Thy Neighbor–On the Move in FL → NJ Civil Unions vs. MA Gay Marriage Well it took another commission in yet another state to make clear that civil unions are not marriages and thus do not give all the rights, benefits, and privileges of marriage. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer which obtained an early copy of the findings of the NJ Civil Union Review Commission, civil unions in the Garden State have been a failure. Steven Goldstein who chairs Garden State Equality and who also co-chairs the Civil Union Review Commission had harsh words for the civil unions law saying that it “segegates, discriminates and humiliates the very people it is supposed to protect.” Members of the New Jersey LGBT community have voted with their feet. As of mid-January only 2, 329 couples have walked into their municipal offices and applied for a civil union license. Despite the posturing of what’s left of the Democratic presidential candidates that civil unions are “as good as” marriages, folks in NJ just do not believe it. Commission hearings took testimony from 96 people, among them Lynn Fontaine Newsome, president of the NJ State Bar Association, who called NJ civil unions “a failed experiment.” The findings cite Massachusetts as the only state that has provided LGBT relationship equality. Everyone knows what marriage is. Folks in VT, CT, NJ, and now NH are still trying to figure out what civil unions are. While that is happening, LGBT people are being discriminated against–even though they are in civil unions that are meant to protect them. Or perhaps the civil unions are just meant to give LGBT people a crumb and placate marriage equality opponents. Massachusetts, with 10,000 same-sex couples married, offers a legitimate object lesson to those who want to study relationship equality in a fair and open-minded way This entry was posted in civil unions, gay marriage, New Jersey. Bookmark the permalink. One response to “NJ Civil Unions vs. MA Gay Marriage” jos76 \| March 6, 2008 at 3:10 pm \| Reply It is not quit clear to me why so many right-wing conservatives are completely against gay marriage. They are essentially trying to convince people that mutually respectful relationships are not beneficial to the couple or the society around them. In addition, Democrats that favor civil unions over marriage rights are opening the door to straight couples entering into civil unions so that they can get the benefits alloted, without actually getting married. Civil unions, then , will actually lower the overall marriage rate. Who is to stop two straight “friends” from filing for a civil union in order to get work-related benefits in a state. Legalizing gay marriage would raise the overall marriage rates and civil unions would lower it. This is perhaps the goal of both political parties. Civil unions means no access to Social Security, whereas marriage does give access. I’m a legally married gay man in Massachusetts, and because there is no federal recognition of our marriage, we will not contribute the bankruptcy of Social Security because we will not have access to the money that we pay for legally married straight couples tat into the Social Security Benefits of his/her spouse. Civil Unions may have nothing to do with gay rights, but rather may be a way of keeping money available in Social Security. 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__label__cc	0.700216	0.299784	March 9, 2019 March 9, 2019 / nickvdl The Daily Mail has released a preview clip of Monday’s Dr. Phil, part two in the show dealing with the Watts Family Murders. Part of the factual findings of the show [not the show’s strength it has to be said] is a medical report proving Chris Watts was the father of the unborn child. Not that that was ever in dispute, but in a case as fluid as this one, where reality seems to shift almost on a whim, it’s good to get certainty. Brick by brick we’re building a solid scenario for this case. Curiously, what the victims are going through seems to be a parallel universe to Chris Watts’ experience in jail. The Rzuceks are also finding comfort in God, and according to Sandi, she has feelings of hopelessness that sound troublingly close to suicidal thoughts. That’s exactly what Watts has been saying about how he’s handling things as well. Of course going onto Dr. Phil and telling the nation is the worst way to deal with grief, or to get closure, if that’s the goal. While the Rzuceks deserve every support and sympathy, and probably will benefit financially from this interview – and significantly – it is not the purview of true crime to hand the fates or the souls of criminals [or their victims] to God. In common with the law, law enforcement and the justice system as a whole, it is also not the business of true crime to be sentimental about criminal matters relating to life and death, though a no-nonsense approach shouldn’t be confused with a lack of compassion or humanity in the face of genuine human tragedies and catastrophes. It takes a thief to catch a thief, and so in true crime, we can’t catch the operant criminal psychology without trying to outfox the fox. We have to temporarily adopt the merciless mindset of the fox to catch the fox, if that makes sense. In fact the point of true crime is to show how our humanity [or the criminal lack of it] to humanity actually plays out, and by doing so as honestly, completely and as thoroughly as we dare, perhaps we can improve our sense of self-consciousness, self-awareness, and our ability to adapt to and change for the better. Or as Thomas Hard once put it: If the way to the better there be, it exacts a full look at the worst. Perhaps by taking an unfettered view at the worst in ourselves, we can find a way to being better, to some kind of affirmative journey to authentic self-actualization. Not to be indelicate, but it is the purview of populist tabloids and tabloid media to ingratiate and indulge in the touchy-feely aspect of crimes. This does virtually nothing to actually move our understanding forward, and despite appearances to the contrary, Watts’ Second Confession hasn’t provided truth or closure in terms of where, when or how the murders were committed. It is possible the way he killed his children is truthful, or partly truthful in terms of how, even if the where and when is not true. With that being said, it’s probably timely to address TCRS’ position in terms of the “new information” of the Second Confession, as well the District Attorney’s recent statement that most of Watts’ said is credible and reliable. Has it changed? #ChrisWatts I guess this means we know now exactly what happened and uh…ahem…case closed? That about right? A post shared by Nick van der Leek (@nickvdleek) on Mar 8, 2019 at 10:15am PST The position of TCRS remains that the children were murdered at home prior to the arrival of their mother [which was originally scheduled to be three hours earlier than she did arrive], which also necessitated the immediate execution of Shan’ann the moment she arrived. The children were killed first, and then Shan’ann, not the other way round. The position of TCRS also remains that the children were sedated, overdosed or poisoned and that there was no “please Daddy” or any other kind of talking – or crying – in the home, just as there was no talking or intimacy with Shan’ann prior to her murder. Admittedly, there is no chemical or autopsy evidence to prove the contention of sedation, besides the fact that the basement had containers – floor to ceiling – filled with powerful sedative medication, and that Shan’ann and her husband both worked in jobs on a daily basis that had to do with chemicals, arguably toxic in both cases. We also have the tiniest thread indicating Watts searched Oxycodone 80mg and subsequently deleted this search, so we can’t be sure when he searched. What we can be sure of is that Oxycodone can also be used as a murder weapon, and far more effectively than a blanket because it is a silent and “soft” kill. More: Mixing opioids and popular sedatives may be deadly – CBS US drug overdose deaths rose to record 72,000 last year, data reveals – The Guardian, August 16, 2018 Prescribe Oxycodone With Caution – Psychiatric News Sackler family members face mass litigation and criminal investigations over opioids crisis – The Guardian, November 2018 OxyContin [another name for Oxycodone] kills 200 Americans daily, so to use it as a murder weapon would make sense, especially if its already in the home. If there is negligible forensic evidence to prove the TCRS theory, then neither is there evidence [fibers or otherwise] to prove Watts’ contention of in situ random, impulsive smothering at CERVI 319. The blanket as imputed murder weapon for both children has also disappeared so it’s impossible to verify Watts’ claims. And that’s the point – there is no evidence to confirm his scenario so we have to make up our own minds what makes sense and how it lines up with his introverted, cowardly, sly, two face and face saving personality. One thing we know with certainty is Watts Googled Oxycodone prior to the murders. We don’t whether whether he Googled “smothering”. So which has more objective proof behind it? ….harrowing details emerged this week for the first time since Watts was taken into custody. ‘It’s worse than we ever thought. We thought we’d heard the worst already, we had no idea it was worse than this,’ Shanann’s brother Frankie said. Her mother cried at points in the interview and said the only thing keeping her alive was her faith. ‘Those were my grandchildren. I loved them. They were mine. I cry all the time. ‘There’s many times that I just feel like giving up. If it wasn’t for God I wouldn’t be here,’ she said. Frank, Shanann’s father, recounted the disturbing details of the murders to Dr. Phil who replied: ‘I am so, so sorry.’ 80mg oxycodone, Dr. Phil, Niko Lee Watts, oxycodone, Part Two, Paternity, Who is the father? ← Guest Post: The Second Confession has a gigantic gaping hole in one particular area Did Chris Watts talk about Steven Avery during his Prison Confession? → 48 thoughts on “Dr. Phil Reveals Paternity of Niko Lee Watts in Emotional Show with Shan’ann’s Parents and Brother + TCRS Revisits Original Theories” Sideaffected I also wish they’d asked him about the oxy. But that wouldn’t work with the “What am I doing I have no controoool” thing. Although there is evidence he smothered Bella. I find it completely bizarre Nick that the DA said he finds this credible. There’s no way he believes the actual murders went down like that. It also greatly minimizes the premeditation. Is he just thinking “great he admitted he killed the kids” and that’s all he cares about? There’s no way he buys it. The family apparently does-is he just “supporting” them? If he thinks he is, he actually isn’t. I don’t believe the kids said most of those things-a 4 year old who thought her Dad was about to kill her after watching her Dad kill her sister and dispose of her with her dead Mom wrapped in sheets and bookended by garbage bags would probably be mostly screaming and crying and shitting herself. I just don’t get it-the DA should tell the family the truth which is that they probably DIDN’T suffer as much as he’s claiming. This really irks me. Well I think the DA want this case to dissolve, disappear, what it takes to go away. I thought it was very irresponsible, ignorant and dismissive of the DA to say at the sentencing hearing “we’ll never know why…” It’s the job of a prosecutor to know why, and to come up with a theory. To say “we don’t know” is a dereliction of duty and a cop out. Donkeykong Nick maybe the DA does know that he slacked off as a prosecutor and made a gigantic mistake by stating what he did at the sentencing? And could it be that his behavior now by suggesting CW ‘might’ be telling the truth is just to cover for that? Another thing which struck me as very unprofessional/irresponsible of the DA, shockingly so: Armchair Detective on YouTube months back started saying that in the neighbor surveillance footage, you could see shadows which Chris bent down and picked up: They were Bella and CeCe; Chris took the children alive and killed them at Cervi! Well, the main refutation which MANY commenters posted was : “So the CBI and FBI with all their skill and experience, having viewed this footage for hours and hours, were too dumb to see the children, but you, an amateur, must now point it out to them???” And now Rourke admits openly that Armchair Detective was right all along, and that the FBI really did need an amateur to see Bella and CeCe on the tape! I’m flabbergasted 😲 Yeah it is ridiculous. I think it’s possible because the conspiracy theory has caught on as much as it has, the DA figured it was simpler and easier to cave. It may also be that they believe the footage is credible, or might be credible, and they wanted Watts to weigh in on it. I’ll be doing a post sometime – probably tomorrow – on the #1 reason Watts may be telling the truth in a particular area of the confession, and I think many will be surprised what this refers to. Thanks. Looking forward to it. mitzi2006 Even AD admitted it appears to be one of the children but he couldn’t find where the other girl was picked up and put in truck. Yet the DA went with Chris’s story of both being put in the truck. What about evidence for the second girl? Now you accept both were along just on Chris’s word. What happened to seeing him go into garage three separate times taking out the bodies? Now it was one and two walked out. Actually I had seen some comments from people on live chat back in November about someone,( can’t remember their name) who saw a shadow before AD put up his theory, he does copy, even though he swears he never looks at other people’s videos Yes, I’d read that some woman had thought up the shadows theory and he copied from her. And it’s ridiculous that the DA as you say now accepts it without a thorough explanation and swallows Chris’s story. And so does the public from here forward. I don’t think the DA really cares at this point, he’s happy to ride the wave wherever it takes him – he’s satisfied as long as there was a confession to put the doubt to rest. If he has aspirations to run for State Attorney General, I’m sure he’ll have plenty of support from Anadarko. God help us. No doubt. And yes, God help us. Maybe he should ask Le-Vel for support too, sewing it up so fast nobody brought Le-vel into it saved them from possible scrutiny too. In fact they used this crime as a kind of sales promotion to sell in shananns memory. Could a company be any more despicable than that but Shan’anns parents were happy about the accomplishment rather than seeing it as exploitation as I think it was I fully agree it was despicable. It’s obvious Shannan got her looking at life through rose-colored glasses from her parents. Clean Queen Right?! You’d think this would be a major embarrassment for them to admit an amateur figured it out. I don’t understand what they had to gain except that maybe they really did just want it to end (as others have stated). It’s incredibly frustrating. AD is so arrogant and really comes across as a jerk. I hate that he thinks he’s somehow won now. He’s the last guy on Earth that needed to think more highly of himself! Don’t worry, Clean Queen, there’s no way the FBI (hopefully CBI too) believes this story)! He just blew everything they know about family annihilators to smithereens. They aren’t ready to add a fourth category to the profiles of the people committing this type of crime. So far, CW wants them to believe he had little to no knowledge or awareness of the financial disaster directly ahead of them. They know he’s much brighter than they originally expected, so this will be the first of many interviews I suspect. Oh, and the local small town LE is probably a bit less sophisticated and knowledgeable in their perspective of the whole thing. Excellent points, JC! Or would it be a fifth category they’d have to create especially for Watts…. I think there are 4 distinct profiles currently? Yeah, his ego has now been boosted as never before. I thought the DA seemed like a jerk to be casually admitting he now believes a YouTube hoax, but as you note and as Nick has said, they really just want to throw some bones to the public so they’ll just disappear. debbie childs Nick I saw a youtube video from Rebecca w Published Feb 18, 2019 that shows a page in the discovery documents that show what they found in chris watts truck and it says in there that they found stuffed animals and blankets in the truck. Just thought I would let you know. This is the video you’re referring to: That’s incorrect. Those were items listed by Officer Steve Walje on the search warrant [Discovery Documents, page 125]. They were items he was asked to search for but they were never found in the truck or the Lexus for that matter. The full evidence list of items found in both vehicles is on page 816 of the Discovery Documents. I hope you are right. I think it is VERY irresponsible of the DA to come out and say anything that implies CW is telling the truth (unless of course he can present hard factual evidence). Presenting evidence from a man that laughs while talking about gruesome details of a child’s murder who sits in his basement behind a screen, who’s suffering grandious issues that shows a video with questionable shadows while CW loads up truck, is not hard factual without a doubt evidence. Why didn’t the DA also talk about all the other factual evidence that points to CW lying? like a 111 min phone call to the mistress at 9pm at night with the TV blaring with supposed children sleeping. Or the call to secure the oil site for the next day. Or the tampering of his home security system. Or the oxy search that was deliberately deleted. Or how he couldn’t send shanann a photo of the girls asleep and instead RE-sends pics from earlier on. I smell a rat. Laura Thompson Also, why then did the kids’ sheets smell so bad? If a person is killed early one evening and left to fester in a bed, (and probably had soiled themselves upon being smothered), that would do it, right? Chris and Shan’ann kept that house spotless, and I’d imagine that went with changing the bedding often, also. No way would the Watts bedding have any foul odor in normal circumstances. look what i found i am french so i translated everything with google besides thanks for this site fully translated and your interesting reflection .Never take OXYCODONE EG LP 80 mg, extended-release film-coated tablet · if you suffer from severe respiratory failure (respiratory depression) with too little oxygen in your blood (hypoxia) and / or too much carbon dioxide in your blood (hypercapnia); If you have severe chronic pulmonary insufficiency, pulmonary heart (heart changes due to chronic overload of the pulmonary circulation) or acute and severe bronchial asthma; (children were suffering from this maybe he doubled the dose and closed the door to not see) Children and adolescents OXYCODONE EG LP has not been studied in children under 12 years of age. Its safety and effectiveness have not been established and its use in children under 12 is not recommended. PREGNANCY : OXYCODONE EG LP should not be used during pregnancy … Not sure why the “Big Reveal” on Dr. Phil. 🙄 The autopsy findings were released months ago, and Niko was DNA tested, proven to be the biological child of Shan’ann and Chris Watts. Only low information, casual followers of this case, would have any interest. Them, and people who are just in it for the cheap sentimentality. There is plenty of genuine sadness and grief to go around without sensationalizing all of this. Big Reveal = Big Ratings for Dr. Phil. You got it, Maura! HAHA I’ve just had my laugh for the night… And also just figured out from the 411 guy that ‘sofa defective’ as he shall be named now, was using an altered video for his infamous shadow video. So if the DA are referring to his video as likely backing up CW’s 3rd or is it 4th? version of lies, then they are basing it on evidence that would probably never make it into court. Thanks for sharing. I love this guy’s irreverent approach. Thanks…I had my good laugh for a week lol….not to mention if he’s hiding in a dark house how do you make a shadow outside which is where the light actually is.It was his theory that he was hiding waiting to pounce, in a lit house? Thank you, Donkeykong, I needed as little uplifting tonight! Tracey 14 I hope Nick’s position is right since It would have been easier on the girls with drugs rather than at cervi. I still question why he would say this new version, of killing the girls at Cervi. CW hates to look bad and this version makes him look worse then to just say that Bella and CeCe woke up, walked in while he was murdering Shanann and in his rage he killed them at the house. This would also fit in with the the whole “I just snapped” excuse. Also, if three people died in the house why didn’t the dogs go wild with alerts. I find that very strange. NannaMcFhi This is what’s bothering me about the issue. Taking sleeping children out of their beds and out to Cervi with their dead Mother at their feet seems a lot worse than over sedating them in their beds where they would have gone to sleep and never woken up. Surely he knows that the Cervi version makes him seem even more monstrous, if this is possible? I don’t suppose it really matters to him what anyone thinks anymore but even so, this issue is one which I can’t resolve and I go back and forth over what version I believe. NannaMcFhi on the surface it’s worse. But when you think about it, ‘his’ new version of lies (his 3rd? Urgh) still makes the children’s murders seem last minute. If we take away the legal definition of premeditation, it’s still kind of last minute “I didn’t know what I was doing, I was out of my mind anxious stressed having just killed Shanann” But a father, a husband, callously methodically strategically planning and committing the kids murders well before Shananns already planned murder, is SO much worse. In fact, There is nothing worse. Because he’s calm. Hes not emotional. He’s sure. He knows what he’s going to do and he does it. Nothing more sinister and evil than that. And CW does not want anyone to know the extent of his actions, ever. graciefield Nick — I’m sure you’ve got a lot on your plate, but there is SO much information swirling around now it’s easy to lose track of what’s rock-solid evidence, what is still in question, where CW’s latest fiction-fest has any validity and where it is ridiculously untrue. I know you said you are going to write something on one aspect of the “second confession” that rings true, but it would be helpful to have a concise list of A) the fabrications by CW (I can’t bear to write his actual name) that simply don’t hold up in the face of the facts; B) perhaps a look as to why on earth he would concoct all this now especially as it would guarantee so much more pain to the families (unless of course he is simply, literally as sick as he seems); and C) What is up with the seemingly total acceptance of this new version by law enforcement, the involvement of a sleazy television program, wanna-be-on-TV lawyers, etc. Again, I realize you’ve touched on Rourke’s reaction & role in this aspect, but there’s a REAL reason (or several) that they’re going all out to give this guy a voice now, even when they KNOW he’s a pathological liar and patently unreliable. One can only hope they’re playing him, because If it was done for “closure,” (ha!) it not only failed miserably, but created even more questions and uncertainty. Sorry…think I just toppled your plate, but had to ask. I think he’s very much enjoying this cat and mouse game. Whatever his game, it was developed long ago and established in his primary family dynamic. I wouldn’t completely blame his mother – it was a dynamic established by the union of mother and father. Children learn their behavior from both parents. It could be that the sister was soaking up all of the attention such that Chris had to invent stories and live in his own world to stay relevant in his family and to himself. Being good, in contrast to his sister being bad, got him his own form of attention. He seemed to be quite happy when told the Rzucek’s bear him no ill will, thought of him like a son…no, like a son-in-law, and still do. I suspect that was a tactic used by the trio to get some kind of reaction. He says “that’s awesome” . He seemed more excited about having the Rzucek’s approval than his own family’s approval. Maybe he was “chopped liver” when Shan’ann met him in the eyes of his family as she shares with one of her friends. And that is a part of his deep-seated anger. His need to be liked and his need to stay relevant overrides almost everything else he does in life. I do not get any remorse from any of this. He’s already dissociated himself from the crime, and invented another story about how it happened. marielangford3311 Less than 2 years ago, Dr’s could prescribe opiates and benzos together. The law changed 2 years ago. Unfortunately, I know this for a fact. If Shan’nan was getting the oxycodone for neck surgery,, I wonder if she was a nervous wreck and needed some Xanax too? Chris is playing everyone. He told his “truth” and now Rourke and many others believe Chris “went to China” when he didn’t. I agree ncam! Chris is a wimp who does not like confrontation. He is playing games. Rourke wants to hang on to his notoriety and hero status for closing this case so quickly. He’s just glad he confessed to the murders of the children, he doesn’t care so much about details anymore. I’m sure Anadarko is very happy with him. After some technical difficulties posting….. As hard as I am trying to shelve this horrific event and quell my curiosity with this newest revelation in the case, I’m struggling to keep my word and walk away at this point. Everyone has the right to their own opinion whether it sounding outlandish or not on the “why” and “how” but at this point, 2 questions keeping surfacing for me: Why on earth would he make up something so incredibly vile on the deaths of his family? It serves no purpose whatsoever for ANYONE in this case. Granted he lied in the beginning about the murders and is not trustworthy, but he’s far from a cool, calm and crafty killer. That is a FACT. My humble opinion is he is not capable of fabricating a senero as such. Each and everyone of us can dissect the evidence to exhaustion. Not an ounce of it ( the actual killing) was to try and save face or make him look less of a monster in this newest revelation most would agree. In conclusion, we will never know completely. However, what we were in fact made privy to is more than enough to leave a branding mark on each and everyone of us that has a deep core of compassion and empathy for the rest of our lives. ianmc1968 I agree with alot of what you say. He does not come out of this looking better than before that’s for sure. I do think though that he has held back a bit on the reasons for the killings and details of the killings themselves. I dont think he is ready for us to ALL those gory details yet. Nick had a post about why he would make himself look worse with this. He said what’s worse than this is that planning it as he did is far worse. Watts said he’d say before NK marriage was good, financial problems were downplayed, never felt she belittled him. All meant that why would I plan on killing her, things were ok The paternity may have been in question because there were quite a few photos of a Thrive person named Chris that were posted by you tuber “set the record str8” with Shannon. I am curious, with all those photos of SW with this guy, that CW never mentioned or even seemed bothered by any of it, even though I am sure many husbands would not have liked that many photos of their wife with someone else. I am also very curious to know if NK has an actual diagnosed mental illness and what are the bi-polar videos that CW refers? So much of the crime theory is based on her interviews, such as the face time on the night of the murders referring to him playing loud tv on a bed with no sheets, for example. Or saying that CW washed the sheets because they were smelly. She did tell lies, for example, telling the police she didn’t know the Watts address even though she had just googled the address a few days before the interview. So it’s really getting difficult to say if her testimony is credible even without knowing that she may suffer mental illness. Another issue with her is the secret app. I remember reading in the discover that there was an email from a blind woman with terrible spelling and not making total sense that mentions a woman working at an oil company who was having sex with the men there and using a secret app. I am not sure when the police received that email or if they already knew about the secret app. Also, I do think I read somewhere that NK has no contact with her mother and I do wonder about the effects of her parents divorce, and what relationship she did have with her mother as a child because it really does look to me as if she targeted the Watts family and did know that he was married. The big problem with the shadow tape is that according to you tuber 411, Armchair is using an altered and looped video and also says it would not be admissible in court just on that fact alone. I don’t see the girls in that video but I concede that it is possible. Maybe a clear unaltered view of that video would give a better idea. The interview had questions that the FBI may already have answers to and he wouldn’t know if they have proof or not. It is very possible that the question about Trent Bolte is an answer they already know and may have used that as a barometer. I think his answer that he didn’t want them charged a little strange because most men would not like the accusation of being gay where CW doesn’t seemed to be bothered at all. Of course, maybe he doesn’t care, I don’t know. This has certainly been a wild ride and I am wishing I could just let go of this case for a while. But I guess I still have too many questions for now. Thanks for this blog. It helps to sort out thoughts by reading the posts and comments. There would have been no need to look up “smothering” or “suffocating”. It’s been common knowledge for decades to warn parents about the dangers of suffocation posed by plastic bags. The unknown, from CW’s perspective, would have been what effect a given dosage of Oxycodone (which he had on hand) would have had – that was what he would have looked up. Once he’d established that a given dosage of Oxycodone would have sedated the girls to the point that they would have been basically limp, to masking-tape plastic bags around their necks would have been a gimme if he’d wanted to suffocate them that way. Easy peasy. Kind of scary easy, when you think about it. Once the girls are sufficiently sedated, he could have applied diapers to make sure there were no inadvertent messes, and they would have stayed right wherever he put them – no problems. If only SW had been so easy to dispatch… Have you ever tried to do something important and life changing without Googling it? Like quitting your job or getting a divorce or travelling abroad? In any event, it’s an opinion, and the point is we have evidence that Watts Googled one thing, and no evidence he Googled another. If you make the argument that he didn’t need to or want to Google it, maybe your argument is he knew how to strangle and in a premeditated murder went with his gut. He had days to prepare and get information, but he didn’t. I find that hard to believe, but we’re all different. Don’t know if someone else has pointed this out already, but I find it highly unlikely that girls as young as Bella and Celeste would have the kind of casual reaction (that Watts descibes) to seeing their mother unconcious (well, dead) and wrapped in a sheet. When my daughter was younger she was terrified and inconsolable when I was sick or even asleep when she wasn’t. I remember having a really bad case of the flu when she was 4 when I went to the bedroom to lie down and sleep. She was hysterical about the fact that I was sleeping and not immediately responding to her, she came up to me crying, trying to bend my eyelids open, wailing with fear about what was wrong with me. My husband had to take her out of the apartment for the day so I could get some rest, because she wouldn’t – couldn’t – leave me alone. The idea that those little girls would first wander around the house and then quietly (relatively) accept to sit in the car with their feet on their non-responsive, ”smelly” mommy… no. I’ve thought when seeing footage of Shanaan’s office that it looked like it had been ransacked. Would she have left it that way? Possibly, if she had been looking for something at the last minute for her trip to Arizona. As well, there are medicines in the office, and I have thought Chris could have been looking for the oxycodone (which is very hard to get nowadays). Maybe he didn’t find any. Additionally, while I hoped he went for the soft kill, I have always been worried that he waited until the last minute to kill the children, and that it could have been horrific. I have several thoughts on all of this from time to time. I did watch the video with the shadows and I only saw one shadow converging towards him and he bent or swooped and picked up something or someone that had a center of gravity much higher than the ground. At that point, I thought maybe…. but once the video on possible Kessinger /Chris came out, I discarded both at that time. Now however, I do think it is possible he took the kids out to the site, although previously my mind did not want to comprehend this. He’s still mixing truth/lies. I also think the 111 minute conversation he had with Kessinger could have been his “talking her down from the ledge” since his wife would be at home all the time once she came back from Arizona, and this gave him fortitude to carry out his premeditated plot, although how he thought he would get away with this, beats me. Pingback: Bella’s Last Words suggest the Watts Children WEREN’T Smothered at the Well Site \| True Crime Rocket Science / #tcrs	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1109
__label__wiki	0.651871	0.651871	Mount Eerie and Julie Doiron announce new album Lost Wisdom Pt. 2, share “Love Without Possession”: Stream Plus, a winter tour supporting the LP Mount Eerie and Julie Doiron, photo by Rin-san Jeff Miller Mount Eerie and Julie Doiron have announced a new collaborative album, Lost Wisdom Pt. 2. Due out November 8th via P.W. Elverum & Sun, the LP will be supported with a winter tour. The joint effort follows the pair’s previous collaboration, 2008’s Lost Wisdom. It also comes a year after Mount Eerie’s last solo LP, Now Only, and his (after) live album. Pre-orders are available now. In a press release, Mount Eerie’s Phil Elverum outlined his musical journey to this point, including wrestling with the death of his late wife, Geneviève Castrée, on Now Only and 2017’s A Crow Looked at Me. He married actress Michelle Williams in the summer of 2018, only to get divorced early the next year. “Finding myself staring into another fire, disoriented by the changes, these songs came out,” Elverum wrote. He continued, “I hoped to write songs about the smoldering foundation beneath all of this surface chaos, a love that doesn’t die, songs beyond mere sorrow. If I again mined the circumstances of my life for these words, I tried to do it with liberation in mind for everyone. I tried to make songs that did not rely at all on who I am or who I am singing about. ‘The song, not the singer’ is my guide, even while singing inescapably as and about myself.” This time, as he sings about his own battles with love, he has Doiron by his side. Their soft, unadorned voices seem to comfort each other on lead single “Love Without Possession”. Over warm acoustic guitars, they sing together about what appears to be Doiron’s separation from Williams: “Watch me while I churn/ Still holding this love for you/ Without a thing to do/ But try to live/ In this uninvited liberation.” Hear the track in below. In support of Lost Wisdom Pt. 2, Mount Eerie and Doiron will tour together this winter. A press release notes the trek will “likely be the only performance of this album’s material for the foreseeable future.” Tickets go on sale Friday, September 27th via the P.W. Elverum & Sun website, and you can also check here. The full itinerary is underneath “Love Without Possession” ahead. Mount Eerie 2019 Tour Dates: 10/29 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater ^ 11/30 – Vancouver BC @ Christ Church Cathedral * 12/03 – Seattle, WA @ The Neptune * 12/04 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall * 12/06 – Sonoma, CA @ Sebastiani Theatre * 12/07 – Los Angeles, CA @ Masonic Temple at Hollywood Forever * 12/08 – Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center * 12/09 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall * 12/10 – Columbus, OH @ Via Vecchia * 12/11 – Toronto, ON @ Great Hall * 12/13 – Boston, MA @ Arts at the Armory * 12/14 – Brooklyn, NY @ St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church * 12/15 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Sanctuary * 12/16 – Washington, DC @ Miracle Theatre * ^ = w/ Big Thief * = w/ Julie Doiron Lost Wisdom Pt. 2 Artwork: Lost Wisdom Pt. 2 Tracklist: 01. Belief 02. When I Walk Out of the Museum 03. Enduring the Waves 04. Love Without Possession 05. Real Lost Wisdom 06. Widows 07. Pink Light 08. Belief pt. 2 Revisit Elverum’s appearance on This Must Be the Gig from 2018’s Sled Island Festival: Download \| Listen and subscribe via iTunes \| Google Play \| Stitcher \| RSS Mount Eerie Phil Elverum Album Announcement Collaborative Album Concert Tour Dates New Song Releases We’re back in the car again: Jeff Goldblum, Sam Neill, Laura Dern returning for Jurassic World 3 Monsta X perform “Who Do U Love?” and “Oh My!” on Ellen: Watch	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1113
__label__wiki	0.732673	0.732673	Joker – Film Review October 15, 2019 · by TAYLOR · in Film Reviews, J. · Starring Joaquin Phoenix Directed by Todd Phillips A film long in the making, fans of the DC universe were hopeful that this would be the title feature that saw the franchise elevate to the levels routinely set by its rival Marvel. A successful film was widely expected, but it looks like the success of this film could surpass even the most optimistic expectations! Set in the fictional Gotham City, the film follows failed comedian Arthur Fleck (Phoenix) as he struggles to find a place for him and his mother in an increasingly desperate world. When he suddenly finds himself a murderer, his mental strength crumbles in tandem with the city at large, sending him on a journey to embodying the famous supervillain. This felt like one of the most unique cinema experiences in recent years. A modern audience accustomed to the grand superhero blockbuster was quickly reduced to an awkward murmur as the film’s sad opening signalled the start of an incredibly dark movie. yes, it was known to be dark beforehand, but it’s a different thing when you’re actually sat watching. Joker was a movie that never let you feel totally comfortable. In fact, there were parts of this film where it felt too morbid. Joker follows the title human through his dreary life, watching said existence crumble apart like the fabric of his city. Much like his trademark chuckle, large parts of this movie felt almost torturous for the self. All of that is before you consider some of the darkest, most graphic murder scenes we’ve ever seen, certainly in a franchise blockbuster! However, the more we think about these moments, the more they become necessary for the film and the clown’s concluding crescendo. We’ve always been fans of Joaquin Phoenix’s work and, while not being huge experts on the DC lore, it felt like he did an excellent job with the famous villain here. While it feels like he’s been around for ages, looking through his filmography, this might be his biggest role to date and he embodied it with all the class and ability he has showcased in critically-acclaimed films. Across the whole cast, this was a film where it felt like nobody was out of place. The direction in Joker by Todd Phillips has gone a long way to making this ambitious pseudo-superhero noir movie work for a wide audience. As mentioned above, the incredibly dark nature of the film’s content paves the way to a joyous conclusion, with clever use of colour bringing you into the freed mind of the title character. While the film’s setting was slightly all over the place, the actual use of tone and direction helped to make an uncomfortable film one you couldn’t stop watching. We had high hopes for Joker going into it and while much of it was as good and dark as we had hoped, it has delivered something more. Joker has brought a different style of cinema to a mainstream scene that has become hugely Disney-fied. For the fist time since they went up against Marvel, I left this film genuinely excited to watch more of this DC Universe! Tags: 2019, Action, American, Dark, DC, Film, Horror, Joker, Movie, Phoenix, Review, Superhero, Tragedy ← Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence – Film Review Anime Pocket Reviews Ep. 64 – Carole & Tuesday, Disenchantment →	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1124
__label__cc	0.502559	0.497441	Gun Laws & Legislation Gun Rights: Civil rights rally at the Massachusetts State House April 3rd Gun Owners Action League of Massachusetts Contributor April 02, 2013 11:42 AM ET Tomorrow, Wednesday April 3rd at noon the citizens of the state of Massachusetts will assemble in support of their constitutionally protected right to own a firearm. In recent months the legislature and Governor Deval Patrick have made clear their intentions to persecute the law abiding gun owner as an ill conceived plan to curb criminal activity in the inner city, and in lieu of the Sandy Hook, Newtown, CT shooting. Some of the many onerous restrictions suggested have included an insurance mandate for gun owners, 7 round magazine ban, and criminalization of private transfers of firearms—including those among family members. The commonwealth’s premier civil rights group for firearm owners, Gun Owners Action League has organized a demonstration with the help of hundreds of Massachusetts residents to make clear the views of the over 387,000 people that use firearms for sport, recreation, and personal protection. While the crime rates in Massachusetts have risen since the passage of one of the most restrictive pieces of anti civil rights legislation in the country, other states that recognize “right to carry” have seen massive statistical drops in crime since 1998. In fact, Massachusetts is the only state that refuses to allow women to carry defensive pepper spray without costly licensing, failure to comply results in a felony. The timing for this rally falls some 238 years after the very pillars of liberty upon which our country were founded were enunciated in Boston. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has a rich and storied tradition in defending liberty from overzealous politicians. Citizens will assemble peaceably at the Parkman bandstand at noon on Wednesday and march to the capitol. Speakers include Alan Gottlieb, the founder of the nationally renowned Second Amendment Foundation, Rich Pearson of the Illinois State Rifle Association, and Jim Wallace, Executive Director of Gun Owners Action League. For more information on the GOAL civil rights rally contact Jim Wallace, Executive Director of Gun Owners Action League 508-393-5333 or visit http://goal.org/april-rally.html Tags : gun rights Gun Owners Action League of Massachusetts	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1128
__label__wiki	0.710197	0.710197	Discovery: UTA Prof’s Device Can Collect, Analyze Liquid in Space; UTSW Study Tackles Players’ Concussions You’ll also find out about professors at UT Dallas and UT Tyler that have collaborated on a method to rewire genetic response pathways in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas. by Lance Murray • Jul 12, 2019 [Illustration: Peshkov via iStock] Every week, we do a little research of our own. We’re looking for scientists, professors, engineers, entrepreneurs—anybody, really—engaging in research and development across North Texas. There’s plenty of good work being done. If you want to put R&D under your microscope, sign up for our e-newsletter. UTA chemist creates device to collect, analyze liquids in space In a galaxy far, far away, a device engineered by UT Arlington professor Purnendu “Sandy” Dasgupta could some day be whizzing through space, collecting drops of liquid, and analyzing what’s in them for conditions that could support life. Purnendu “Sandy” Dasgupta in his lab at UT Arlington. [Photo: University of Texas at Arlington] Dasgupta, a chemist, is the Hamish Small Chair in Ion Analysis in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and an adjunct professor in the departments of Physics and Electrical Engineering. He’s created an instrument platform called open-tubular chromatography to detect and separate ions. It’s designed for space travel and uses small amounts of liquid samples injected into tubes that are one-fourth the diameter of the finest human hair. Dasgupta’s instrument can analyze and present results on a single drop of liquid while flying through or by the atmospheres of other planets and moons, UTA said in a statement. “There are fundamental incompatibilities between how one measures key ions in an Earth-bound lab and what NASA needs us to do in space,” Dasgupta said in the statement. “We had to devise a method to detect and separate ions that uses very little power and does not take up too much space. Every little bit of weight, volume and power is expensive when traveling to another planet.” UTA said Dasgupta’s project was supported by nearly $1 million from NASA through a Planetary Instrument Concepts for the Advancement of Solar System Observations, or PICASSO, grant. He has received an additional $1.4 million Maturation of Instruments for Solar System Exploration, or MatISSE, grant from NASA that will allow him to continue to strengthen the devices and prove it can tolerate the harsh conditions and lengthy travel times of space exploration. UT Southwestern study probes how concussions affect retired athletes The potentially harmful results of concussions sustained by athletes, especially football players, has garnered a lot of attention in recent years. It’s led to enhanced concussion awareness that now runs throughout most sports. Brian Duncan looks at a football helmet he used in high school. [Photo: UT Southwestern] A recently published study by UT Southwestern concerning how retired NFL players show no significant association between the length of the players’ careers, the number of concussions they sustained, and the level of cognitive function later in life, according to a statement. UTSW said that other research has found comparable results in high school athletes. “The perception is that if you play football and hit your head a bunch, you’re going to have cognitive problems when you get older,” Dr. Nyaz Didehbani, a neuropsychologist who led the UT Southwestern study, said in the statement. “This new research suggests that we don’t know the entire story yet.” One of the former athletes in UT Southwestern’s study is Brian Duncan, who grew up and currently lives in Graham, two hours west of Dallas. He played high school, college, and professional football, as well as competed in amateur boxing and rodeos in Texas. “I got the heck beat out of me in a lot of ways,” Duncan said. “But back then no one thought about concussions. I’m fortunate it hasn’t affected me.” Duncan is one of more than 70 former NFL players participating in research at UT Southwestern’s O’Donnell Brain Institute to better assess factors that lead to brain disorders. UT Southwestern said that some participants have mild to severe forms of cognitive impairment, but most, like Duncan, have shown show no signs of it, and some are curious about why their lengthy concussion history has not led them to a similar fate. UT Dallas doctoral student Xianli Jiang, left, Faruck Morcos, assistant professor of biological sciences at UT Dallas, and Clement Chan, assistant professor of biology and biochemistry at UT Tyler, worked together on creating a method for changing gene expression in cells. [Photo: UT Dallas] UT Dallas scientist collaborates on cutting-edge genetic work Researchers from the University of Texas at Dallas and the University of Texas at Tyler collaborated to engineer biological components able to rewire genetic response pathways, creating a guide for designing new cellular behaviors with potential applications in medicine. Faruck Morcos of UT Dallas and Clement Chan of UT Tyler worked together on modular versions of repressors—proteins that block genetic instructions—and reported their results in a paper recently published in Nucleic Acids Research. The scientists have proposed a new strategy to create living cells that are able to sense multiple signals via reporter proteins. The work, which originated from an interdisciplinary field called synthetic biology, could have wide-ranging applications in medical diagnostics, UT Dallas said in a statement. “The goal of synthetic biology is to use existing biological systems to develop solutions for problems,” Morcos, an assistant professor of biological sciences at UT Dallas, said. “It’s an engineering approach to biology.” Read more about their important work here. Discovery: UTA Team Leads Fort Worth Medical Innovation District Planning, UNT Economist Tapped as Fellow Get on the list. Dallas Innovates, every day. 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__label__wiki	0.687678	0.687678	Tag Archives: ghost lawsuit leaks GHOST: The Entire Lawsuit Document Leaked! April 7, 2017 darkartconspiracy Leave a comment This week, we learned four former members of the Ghost are leader Tobias Forge to court, with guitarist Simon Söderberg outing himself yesterday and offering a statement explaining details why they were suing Forge. Reddit user Joppe777 got somehow his hands on the actual legal documents and did translating the text to English. You can find Original text here. Translation part 1 (I have changes the persons name to their initials to avoid spoilers, and I have removed the persons home adress and swedish social security number) “As an agent for HP, MH, MR and SS undersigned hereby applies for lawsuit against TF as follows. 1.1 HP, MH, MR and SS claims that the court should determine (I) that a legal partnership (Company) exists between HP, MH, MR, SS and TF regarding the parties jointly operated business in the music group ” Ghost ‘. (Ii) that the general agreement for the joint operations conducted in the music group ” Ghost ‘ states that TF will take care of the management of the company’s operations. 1.2 HP, MH, MR and SS also claims that the court should oblige TF (I) under penalty of SEK 200 000, or the amount that the court considers appropriate, to report the company’s revenues and expenses during the fiscal years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, as well as present the company’s assets at December 31, 2016, to the plaintiffs. 1.3 HP, MH, MR, SS claims that the court should oblige TF to pay the plaintiffs the court expenses that will later be given. Regarding claim 1.1 (i) 2.1 The plaintiffs and TF has agreed to exercise joint operations in a legal partnership under the provisions of the Act (1980: 1102) on commercial companies and partnerships ( “HBL”). According to chapter 1 § 3 a legal partnership exists, if two or more have agreed to commercial activities without creating a registered company. The plaintiffs noted then that HBL contains no definition of the term ” company ‘, but that the perception of doctrine and jurisprudence is that three prerequisites must be fulfilled in order to be able to talk about a company in a legal sense, namely that: (I) the legal relationship between the parties based on a contract, (Ii) there is a common commercial purpose and (Iii) the parties are required to promote this common purpose. 2.3 As shown by the doctrine and jurisprudence (see eg RH 2012: 39) there are no formal requirements for the partnership agreement. The agreement can thus be written or oral concluded and may also arise through partners IMPLIED action, e.g. by the partners initiating cooperation. The partnership agreement 2.4 In the present case, the agreement has been made by implication between SS, TF and Gustaf Lindström (not party to the case) in 2010 when they decided to conduct joint operations under the name of ” Ghost ‘ and let Rise Above Records release the album Opus Eponymous . This album SS, TF and Gustav Lindström had recorded together. 2.5 A written partnership agreement regarding the operation of the partnership, as TF in his email of 31 October 2011 describes as the company ” Ghost ‘, has however never been concluded, see Appendix 1. This despite the partners had agreed that cooperation would be formalized in writing in the partnership agreement, see TFs email of 6 October 2011 Appendix 2, and although the plaintiffs on a number of occasions requested partnership agreement. Common commercial purpose 2.6 The purpose of the company’s business has been that, for profit, make music recordings available for commercial exploitation under the name of ” Ghost ‘, make joint concerts under the name of’ ‘Ghost’ and to commercially exploit the jointly owned brand ” Ghost ‘and designs related to the music group by e.g. so-called merchandising regarding selling articles of clothing. 2.7 After the management company The Rick Sales Entertainment Group ( ” The management “) was hired on 1 October 2011, all agreements with third parties regarding Ghosts operations have been negotiated by the Management with the support of the mandate the Management received by members of the management agreement, see Appendix 3. ( ” Management Agreement “). Management has, among other things, through this authorization, in 2012 negotiated an agreement with Universal Music in the United States and Sweden regarding the release of the band’s music recordings, in 2011 negotiated an agreement with Global Merchandiseing Services regarding the exploitation of merchandise rights related to ” Ghost” and ongoing been a part of the booking of the band’s live performances. Management has thus acted on behalf of all members of the ” Ghost ‘and thus on behalf of the legal partnership. 2.8 The purpose of the operation was reach a profit to be distributed among the partners. This is demonstrated the e-mail that TF sent to the other partners October 31, 2011, see Appendix 1. It is also clear from the e-mail that TF sent to the other partners August 20 2013, see Appendix 4, and the e- mail that TFs lawyer, Sissi Hagald, sent to MR January 10, 2013, see Appendix 5. No written agreement on how profits are shared among the partners has never been made. The former partners made a verbal agreement at a meeting in April 2011, that the profit would be shared equally between the partners. Profits have also, in fact (though only to a limited extent) been distributed between the partners over the years the company has been active. Through some merchandise advances that has been paid by the company Global Merchandising Services money has been distributed between the partners while awaiting the final settlement of the profits. 2.9 The company is financed by payments from the group music concerts and revenue from merchandising. Operations have also been funded by means that would otherwise be part of royalties to the partners involved in recordings, but reinvested in operations. The parties in this way, together, financed operations and possible loss of the same. 2.10 Although part of the operations relating concerts also funded by short term loans from third parties, which e.g. was the case for summer tour 2011 when the group’s music production company, Lucky You AB, paid the costs associated with the tour before its profit came. Common commercial purpose – intellectual property rights 2.11 Appendix 6 gives a summary of the music recordings the plaintiffs and TF done together since 2010. The list shows which of the plaintiff is involved in each recording. 2.12 The plaintiffs and TF, to the extent they have been involved in the recording of a given recording, appeared as performers under Chapter 5 45 § Act (1960: 729) copyright to literary and artistic works ( “URL”). Ownership under Chapter 5. 45 § URL for recordings are thereby jointly among the partners under Chapter 1. 6 § URL. 2:13 regarding the name and the trademark ” Ghost “the plaintiffs note there is no exclusive right based on the trademark registration. Exclusive right to the trademark, however, could exist by the bands members use of trademark. Just like the band members have shared rights for the music recordings, the rights for the trademark “Ghost” is shared since the partners have agreed to commercially exploit the trademark the together have chosen for their company. 2.14 The plaintiffs and TF have not entered into any agreement whereby TF has acquired the plaintiffs ‘intellectual property rights, relating to the activities of’ ‘Ghost’, from the plaintiffs. Acting for the common commercial purpose 2.15 The plaintiffs have participated actively in the joint venture activity. This, among other things by contributing to the concerts as shown in Appendix 7 thereto, by contributing to the music recordings in Appendix 6, and by engaging in interviews, at photo shoots and various marketing activities. Regarding the commercial exploitation of the brand Ghost, selling T-shirts and other merchandise, mostly, has been done at the bands concerts. The concerts that the plaintiffs and TF performed, thus has not only resulted in ticket revenues, but also merchandise revenues. 2.16 Added to what is stated above, the plaintiffs also actively participated in the joint operations conducted by participating in decisions regarding the concerts would be done, the group’s image and similar artistic and practical decisions, see Appendix 8 and Appendix 8 b. SS has also been responsible for the appointment of the new band members and partners AH and MR. As the Management Agreement was done, however, most practical and operating decisions relating to the common activities taken by the manager on the basis of the mandate which the partners gave manager. 2.17 As shown above, the legal partnership was founded by SS, TF and Gustaf Lindström. 2.18 MP and AH entered as a partners in the company in October 2010. MR joined as a partner in January 2011. Other partners have agreed to MPs, AHs and MRs entry as partners in the company. 2.19 Gustaf Lindström left the company between March 4 to 25 in 2011, AH left November 21, 2014 and MP left in July 2016. Other partners have given their consent to such persons leaving the company. 2.20 HP has acted as a partner in the company, in that he was adopted as a permanent member of the Ghost January 5, 2015. MH has acted as a partner in the company, in that he was adopted as a permanent member of the Ghost in the second half of December 2014 . The other partners have agreed to HPs and MHs entry as partners in the company. Regarding claim 1.1 (ii) 2.21 The partners have, by implication action, agreed to TF will take care of the administration of the company. Already in 2010, TF committed to be the contact person for the ” Ghost ‘and was contacted, in that capacity, for example, by the English record label Rise Above Records. 2.22 TF describing the mandates he received regarding ” the company Ghost, “and himself suggested in the e-mail he sent to the other partners on 31 October 2011, Appendix 1 This e-mail shows that all income from the joint operation shall be collected by TF, through his company Swedish Drama Pop AB, and then distributed among the partners. The partners would bill the Swedish Drama Pop AB for the partners’ share of the profits. 2.23 The management of the company’s revenues and expenses has since 2010 been managed in this way TF describes in his email from 2011. TF has thus taken care management through his company Swedish Drama Pop AB. As the ” Ghost ‘ business grew, however TF also attended part of the management task via its UK subsidiary, Papastrello Limited, and part of the management through one of his owned companies in California, Santasma Touring Inc. By all accounts, TF then let Papastrello Limited collect all revenues from merchandise sales and Santasma Touring Inc. collect revenue from concerts with ” Ghost ‘in the United States. 2.24 TF has thus since 2010, through his company, collected all ticket revenues, merchandise revenues and revenues from the exploitation of jointly owned recordings. TF has, however, not on a single occasion, reported the results of the company’s operations to the other partners. TF, instead, on several occasions, stated that the business does not have a profit. 2.25 For the sake of the other partners could afford food and rent, however, the parties agreed in 2012 that each of partners would have the right to invoice TFs company for some monthly advances. SS and MR have therefore, since 2012, issued monthly invoices to the company Swedish Drama Pop AB and then Papastrello Limited. On, in practically all of these bills, it has been stated that the invoiced amount relates ” monthly retainers “. HP and MH have printed similar invoices after they entered as a partner in the easy company. Regarding claim 1.2 (i) 2.26 The plaintiffs have not participated in the management of the company’s affairs. According to HBL Chapter 2 § 5 even a partner who is excluded from the partnership has the right to audit the company’s accounts, and to be informed of the company’s affairs. HBL by reference in Chapter 4 § 2, this provision is also applicable to legal partnerships. 2.27 The provision in HBL Chapter 2 § 5 means that each partner has the right to audit the company’s accounts and be aware of the company’s affairs. The partners are therefore entitled to all the company’s information. The said basically means that any information that can seen as a part of the Company shall be available for inspection by the so-called controlling partner. Every partner has a responsibility to provide information on their knowledge of the company’s relationships with the controlling partner. A controlling partner has not only a right to information from partners who handled the administration, but also from Company Consultants (insofar Company have the right to use them). If the partner is denied their right to control the court may order the partner who handles the management to solve it. 2:28 TF thus has an obligation under the HBL to provide the plaintiffs detailed information about the legal partnership’s revenues, expenses and earnings in fiscal years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. This also applies to income and expenses that year related to the legal partnerships revenues, expenses and earnings during the specified year that are collected and handled by any of the companies that TF controls, eg Swedish Drama Pop AB Papastrello Limited and Santasma Touring Inc., and TF has used in his management. 2:29 The plaintiffs presented in December 16, 2016 TF a letter in which the plaintiffs requested TF and his companies providing the plaintiffs a detailed accounting for business income and expenses during the years 2011-2016. On December 20, 2016 TF disputed (through his lawyer Sissi Hagald) that a partnership existed and that TF had a disclosure requirement for the requested information. The plaintiffs have therefore exhausted their possibilities to get recognition outside the court. However, they have been denied their legal right to control 3.1 The issue of the plaintiffs and TF conduct the above operations for the ” Ghost ‘in a legal partnership, in which they all are partners, is disputed. The question of TF has handled the management of the legal partnership’s business is equally contentious. 3.2 Uncertainty because the plaintiffs have not receive the share of profit they are entitled under the partnership agreement. How much profit each of the plaintiffs is entitled cannot be estimated without TF presenting accounts to the plaintiffs according to the plaintiffs’ motion under 1.2 (i). 4.1.1 In the spring of 2010 SS and TF recorded the songs Ritual, Elizabeth, Death Knell and Prime Mover together. Recordings were made in SSs studio. The recordings were made available under the name of ” Ghost ‘web service MySpace. One of the recordings, Elizabeth, was also released as a single in June 2010 on the German label Iron Pegasus Records. 4.1.2 In the spring of 2010 the album Opus Eponymous was also recorded. The recording was made of Opus eponymous (predominantly) in SSs recording studio and recording starred Gustaf Lindström, SS and TF as musicians, singers and producers. Ludvig Kernberg also participated as a drummer and hired studio musicians. 4.1.3 In May 2010, an agreement was signed with the record label Rise Above Records regarding, among other things release of the album Opus Eponymous. TF signed the contract for the music group’s behalf. 4.1.4 On 23 October 2010, the bands first concert under the name of ” Ghost ‘was at the Hammer Of Doom festival in Wiirzburg, Germany. Before the concert MP and AH had joined ” Ghost ‘. AH had been asked by SS if he wanted to join ” Ghost ‘. 4.1.5 The concert at October 23, 2010 and other gigs in 2010, were booked by the partners themselves through contacts. Musicians on the were MP, TF, SS, AH and Gustaf Lindström. 4.1.6 Discussions among the members of Ghost on how the business should be organized were not held in 2010. TF, however, had taken on the role of Contact person for ‘Ghost’. Since the band wasn’t profitable, no discussions on how profits would be distributed were held. The agreement was instead that all profits would be reinvested in the business. 4.1.7 Since the album Opus Eponymous was a success, the partners began to devote more and more of their time to the activities of the Ghost and toured nest almost throughout 2011 around the world. MR entered as a new member of the band and a partner in the legal partnership in January 2011. 4.1.8 Starting in January 2011 the partners went from booking the concerts themselves, to use different booking agencies and production companies. Sometime during the period January-March 2011 they hired Bidy Van Drangelen, Netherlands, as concert bookers. During spring they hired on the company Lucky You AB, which was driven by Uno Friedner, for concert production. Thereafter, concert booking was handled by ” The Agency Group, “and then taken over by Nick Storch at the booking agency ICM. The first concert booked by Nick Storch was a gig at The Bowery ballroom in New York on 18 January 2012. 4.1.9 In spring 2011 discussions began between the partners about how the activities of ” Ghost ‘would be organized and how the revenues of the band would be handled, and several of meetings were held between the partners. 4.1.20 At a meeting at the home of SS March 2, 2011, at which TF, Gustaf Lindström, SS, MP, AH and MR attended, see Appendix 8 a. the partners confirmed that TFs role would be to band leader and write the band’s music. Other people would essentially act as a musician in the band. TF would answer for aesthetic issues, but consult with other members. Decisions about what concerts to play all the partners would be taken in consultation. At the meeting, they also discussed what role the management would have in the band. 4.1.11 In spring 2011 Gustaf Lindström left the band and was replaced by RO 4.1.12 At a second meeting at the home of MP April 2, 2011, the partners reached an oral agreement that the profit would be distributed equally among the members of the band. Present at this meeting were TF, RO, SS, MP, AH and MR. 4.1.13 During May and June 2011, the ” Ghost ‘ played a number of gigs in the US. The members distributed profit from the merchandise equally between themselves 4.1.14 In summer 2011 the band came in contact with various management companies who offered their services. In this connection a number of meetings were held between the partners and prospective manager. On October 1, 2011 all partners signed an agreement with The Rick Sales Entertainment Group. In the agreement TF, SS, MP, RO, AH and MR, gave the manager the right to represent” Ghost ‘in respect of all its activities in the entertainment industry (§ 1 A of the Management Agreement). In the agreement the partners gave the manager right to, among other things negotiate all agreements regarding ” Ghost ‘(C §§ 1 & 5 in the Management Agreement). The compensation was paid to the manager of the management contract as performance-based and were calculated in percent of the gross revenue of Ghosts (§ 3 A in the Management Agreement). Management would then receive a commission from, Ghosts royalties from record sales (digital and physical), merchandise sales and Ghosts tour income. 4.1.15 The Management Agreement was signed by all members of the ” Ghost ‘. As the addresses of the partnership, the contract stated the address of TF and his Swedish company Swedish Drama Pop AB. 4.1.16 In October 2011 the partners began more detailed discussion of Ghosts economic business. 4.1.17 In October 2011, a the partners had a meeting with accounting economist Magnus Strömblad. At the meeting they discussed the possibility of moving the business to a cooperation that would be owned by all band members. The meeting also discussed the possibilities to operate in a jointly-owned American company. Following discussions between TF and The Manager, TF however, proposed a different approach for the band. As an explanation that the band should not put the business in a cooperative or a joint-venture partnerships or limited companies, TF stated that there was not time to start such a company and that an immediate solution to the situation was demanded . 4.1.18 The proposal from TF was written, see Appendix 1 and suggested that TF, through his company Swedish Drama Pop AB would handle the partnerships business . Swedish Drama Pop AB would then collect the members’ income, pay the partnerships costs and then distribute the surplus among the partners. For tax purposes, this would be accomplished by the members created private firms, and then invoice Swedish Drama Pop AB for their respective share of the advance, concert payments and all other revenues. The idea was, according to TF, the Swedish Drama Pop AB would continue to be his company, but that it would have the same function as a jointly-owned corporation. 4.1.19 In connection with the arrangement proposed by TF the partiners would establish a partnership agreement that would clearly state the economic divisions between partners. Examples of income that would be subject to management under this partnership agreement were merchandise revenues, royalties from record sales, concert payments and cultural donation . 4.1.20 The other partners accepted the setup proposed by TF. A written partnership agreement was, however, never established, although the plaintiffs on several occasions demanded it. 4.1.21 In October 2011 “ghost” hired the international company Global Merchandiseing Services for the manufacture and sale of merchandise for the group. Global Merchandiseing Services has subsequently handled the group’s merchandise sales over the years. 4.1.22 In spring 2012, the ” Ghost ‘came in contact with a series of new record labels, the negotiations were run by the manager with the support of the mandate the manager received from partners of’ Ghost ‘. In the end it was decided that the agreement would be signed with Universal Music in the United States. Later was also signed a contract with Universal Music in Sweden. The agreements were signed by TF on behalf of the partnership. The agreements acquired Universal Music among other things the exclusive rights to a number of albums with ” Ghost ‘. In return, Universal Music would pay a royalty to ” Ghost ‘. 4.1.23 In 2012 the band recorded their second album titled Infestissumam. A first version was recorded in SSs studio, but because Universal Music was not satisfied with that version, a new recording was done in a recording studio in Nashville, Tennessee. The recording lasted for six weeks. MP and SS participated as musicians during all these six weeks. TF stead for three of those weeks and contributed vocals and some guitar playing. RO and MR also took part in the recording. 4.1.24 In 2012 the economic situation of members became ever more precarious. This is because the members were active in the music group full time and received no compensation for their work. According to TF all income was reinvested in the band and it was broke. After some pressure, however, the members were offered some sporadic payments in 2012 that were attributed to an advance on future merchandise sales Merchandiseing Global Services had paid. On the advice of the band’s accountants, the members would invoice Swedish Drama Pop AB for these expenses. These payments in 2012 meant that the advances from the merchandise sales were distributed , at least in part, equally between the partners. Part 4. Last one tonight (it’s past midnight and I need some sleep 🙂 ) 4.1.25 The album Infestissumam was released April 10, 2013 and after that the band out on an extensive world tour. On this tour TF, S S, MP, RO, AH and MR were playing live. 4.1.26 During the summer of 2013 the EP If You Have Ghost was recorded. The recording was made in Los Angeles and all the members, except MR and RO, participated in the recording. MR and RO did not participate in the recording due to a low budget. 4.1.27 20 July 2013 RO left the group. 4.1.28 As in previous years, discussions about the financial situation was carried out in 2013. In January 2013 SS and MP had a meeting with the group’s lawyer, Sissi Hagald, who announced that there still wasn’t any money in “ Ghost “and that it was too early to sign a contract governing members’ financial dealings. SS, MP and Sissi Hagald agreed, however, that members would receive a monthly payment. Even this time she informed the plaintiffs that their monthly payments would be taken out of the advances Global Merchandiseing Services paid. 4.1.29 In January 2013 MR received an email from Sissi Hagald. The email gives MR instructions for the monthly invoices, see Appendix 5, which is information that other plaintiffs also have received. Sissi Hagald announced that the invoices be be sent to the English company Papastrello Limited and sent to an accounting firm in England. Attached to the email was an invoice template. According to the instructions the partners should indicate on the invoice that it proposed a monthly on-account payment. 4.1.30 Papastrello Limited is now owned by TF, but has previously been owned by the Swedish Drama Pop AB, see Appendix 9. According to the information that the plaintiffs have taken part of TF placed parts of the management mandate he received from the other members through Papastrello Limited and allowed this companies to receive among other things, advances from the merchandise sales. 4.1.31 By the email from Sissi Hagald to MR, see Appendix 5. She states that there is a lack of money, but it is hoped that the project ” Ghost with break even, and ideally with a nice profit when the big investments are made. 4.1.32 In the spring of 2014 ” Ghost ‘toured around the world, but in September 2014 the group decided to pause the touring to work on a new album. 4.1.33 In autumn the band making demo recordings of Ghosts third album Meliora. TF and MP participated in these demos. 4.1.34 AH left the band in November 21, 2014. MH replaced him during the second half of December 2014. MH was added by SS. 4.1.35 January 5, 2015 HP was asked if he wanted to participate in the recording of Meliora that had begun in a recording studio in Stockholm. After about a week HP was also asked if he wanted to become a permanent member of the band. HP said yes. 4.1.36 The recording of Meliora continued in January-February 2015. HPs efforts as a musician on recording were significant. SS took part in the recording. MR did not appeared. As reason TF and producer Klas Åhlund stated ‘lack of time’. 4.1.37 After HP and MH had become permanent members of ” Ghost ‘, they received, as well as other members a monthly on-account payment. As with other members Papastrello Limited was invoiced 4.1.38 In January 2015 a meeting was held at the home of MP at which HP, MH, SS, MP and TF attended. Again, the question of a partnership agreement came up, and TF announced that he would ask the manager to develop a proposal for a contract. 4.1.39 In the spring of 2015 ” Ghost ‘began rehearsing for the oncoming tour. All members participated at these rehearsals except TF. 4.1.40 In August 2015 the album Meliora was released. After that ” Ghost” virtually toured uninterrupted for the remaining 2015 around the world. TF, SS, MP, MH, MR and HP played in all of these gigs 4.1.41 In 2016, Ghost toured, more or less continuously, during February, April-June and September-November. On the gigs up until June 2016 TF, SS, MP, MH, MR and HP played all shows. On the gigs in the autumn of 2016 MP was replaced by Meghan Thomas. MP left the band in July, 2016. 4.1.42 In March 2016 the EP Popestar was recorded in a studio in Linkoping. MH, HP and TF participated in the recording. MR failed again to appear due to lack of time. Unlike previous recordings, SS did not appeared in the recording. This was due to SS being tired of TF not having replied to requests for partnership agreement. 4.1.43 On April 8, 2016 the partners each received a contract proposal from Sissi Hagald. was not a partnership agreement as expected, but an employment contract between TFs companies, Papastrello Limited and the partners. After allowing a lawyer review the contract, the partners confronted TF regarding the contracts. This happened in April 2016 Straudsburg, the United States during the US tour. At the meeting the plaintiffs explained that they did not consider the contract representing the partnership agreement they expected, they considered that the agreement was a slave contract and that they could not accept to only receive a monthly salary, but also wanted a share of the profit in accordance with the agreement previously reached. TF said he was innocent and announced that it was not he who was behind the contract. TF explained that he did not want the other members to sign the contract and to asked the other members to understand that it was “not intended that he would become a millionaire while other members would live on subsistence level.” 4.1.44 In September 2016 the band members received a new proposal for a contract. This proposal was rejected by the plaintiffs since it neither reflected the current agreement or gave them fair compensation for their work as members of the ” Ghost ‘. 4.1.45 On November 7, 2016, an agreement between HP, MH, SS and MR, on the one hand, and Papastrello Limited, on the other hand, regarding the then ongoing tour. Under this agreement HP, MH, SS and MR received a fixed fee for their touring in September to November in 2016. 4.1.46 On November 28, 2016 TFs lawyer, Sissi Hagald sent an email to the me –the plaintiffs’ lawyer. In this email Sissi Hagald explained that “It should be clear for your clients that no agreement regarding their involvement as a musician in the ” Ghost” does exist “and that” It should also be made clear to them that they will not be considered for future engagement as principal does not intend to once again be blackmailed for future tours. ” 4.1.47 On December 16, 2016 the plaintiffs sent, through me, a letter to TF and Sissi Hagald. In this letter the plaintiffs outlined their position and stated that the partners joint operations accounted for a partnership in the legal sense, the profit of the business shall be shared equally between partners and TF had no right to unilaterally ” fire” the plaintiffs from ‘’Ghost’ (and then operate further on this own ). In the letter the plaintiffs also requested TF to submit a detailed account of the business income in the years 2011-2016. 4.1.48 On December 20, 2016 TF disputed, via Sissi Hagald, that a partnership existed, or had previously existed, and explained to the plaintiffs that she did not expect any additional contacts on the matter. Good morning. Here is part 5 PRELIMINARY evidence 5.1 Oral evidence 5.1.1 Witness hearing under assurance of truth of SS, to essentially be heard on circumstances related the decision among the partners to conduct joint operations under the name of ” Ghost ‘to primarily supporting (I) the fact that he, TF and Gustaf Lindstrom in 2010 entered an agreement to operate in a partnership regarding the music group ” Ghost ‘ (Ii) there has been a common commercial purpose agreed between the members (Iii) the partners worked for the common commercial purpose, (Iv) certain partner have resigned from the legal partnership, (V) MR entered as a partner in January 2011, (Vi) MH entered as a partner in December 2014, (Vii) HP entered as a partner January 12, 2015 and (Viii) the partners agreed to that TF would carry out the management of the legal partnership and that the plaintiffs ware not involved in the management of the Legal partnership’s affairs. 5.1.2 Witness hearing under assurance of truth of MR, that mainly was heard on circumstances related to the conduct of joint activities under the name of ” Ghost ‘to primarily supporting (I) that he entered as a partner in the legal partnership engaged in the business of ” Ghost ‘in January 2011 and thereafter has conducted joint activities in the legal partnership together with other partners, (Iii) the partners worked for the common commercial purpose (Iv) certain partner have resigned from the legal partership, (V) MH entered as a partner in January 2015 (Vi) HP entered as a partner in December 2014 and (Vii) that the partners agreed to TF would carry out the management of the single company and that the plaintiffs ware not involved in the management of the legal partnership’s affairs. 5.1.3 Witness hearing under assurance of truth of MH, that mainly was heard on circumstances related to the conduct of joint activities under the name of ” Ghost ‘to primarily supporting (I) that he entered as a partner in the legal partnership engaged in the business of ” Ghost ‘in December 2014 and thereafter has conducted joint activities in the legal partnership together with other partners, (Ii) there has been a common commercial purpose agreed between the members, (Iv) TF managed the legal partnership and that the plaintiffs were not involved in the management of the legal partnership’s affairs. 5.1.4 3 Witness hearing under assurance of truth of HP, that mainly was heard on circumstances related to the conduct of joint activities under the name of ” Ghost ‘to primarily supporting 5.1.5 Witness hearing under assurance of truth of MP, that mainly was heard on circumstances related to the conduct of joint activities under the name of ” Ghost ‘to primarily supporting (I) he, together with other partners, has been a partner in the legal partnership engaged in the business of ” Ghost’. (Iv) certain partners resigned from the simple company, (Viii) that the partners agreed to TF would carry out the management of the single company and that the plaintiffs ware not involved in the management of the legal partnership’s affairs. Part 6. The last part Documentary evidence 5.2 5.2.1 E-mail of 31 October 2011 from TF, Appendix 1, to the proof of (I) the agreement to pursue a partnership under the name of ” Ghost ‘is present, (Ii) TF handled the management and this management was to partially be handled through Swedish Drama Pop AB, 556833-8882, (Iii) that the legal partnership’s profits shouldl be distributed among the partners, and (Iv) the legal parterships activities include concert payments, merchandising and royalties from the exploitation of recorded music with ” Ghost ‘. 5.2.2 E-mail of 6 October 2011 TF, Appendix 2 to show that the legal partnership agreed to a partnership agreement to be established. 5.2.3 Management Agreement entered into on 1 October 2011, Appendix 3 to substantiate (I) the plaintiffs and TF has jointly worked in the band ” Ghost ‘, (Ii) The Rick Sales Entertainment Group, after the management company represented the Ghost, has represented all members of ” Ghost ‘and (Iii) that the activities of the legal partnership has included concerts with ” Ghost ‘, the recording and the commercial exploitation of music recordings with’ ‘Ghost’ and merchandising. 5.2.4 E-mail of August 20, 2013 by TF, Appendix 4, attesting that (I) the partners agreed that profits should be distributed between the partners and (Ii) the plaintiffs actively participated in pursuing the common commercial purpose. 5.2.5 E-mail of January 10, 2013 Sissi Hagald, 5. Appendix to substantiate (I) the partners agreed that the profits be distributed among shareholders, (Ii) the partners received instructions to issue monthly invoices and how the invoices would be designed. 5.2.6 Summary of all musical recordings the plaintiffs and TF done together as musicians, singers and producers who have been consistently been accessed to the general public under the name of ” Ghost ‘, Appendix 6 to substantiate (I) the plaintiffs and TF engaged in joint activities concerning concerts under the name of ” Ghost ‘and (Ii) the plaintiffs actively participated pursuing the common commercial purpose. 5.2.7 List over all the concerts the plaintiffs and TF jointly performed as’ ‘Ghost’, Appendix 7, in support of (Ii) the plaintiffs actively participated for pursuing the common commercial purpose. 5.2.8 Minutes of the meeting of 2 March 2011 in respect of the Ghost, Appendix 8 a. And newsletters Week 12, 2012 regarding Ghost, Appendix 8 b, to show that the partners in the business of Ghost discussed how the company should be organized and how the revenues of the business would be handled. 5.2.9 Company documents relating Papastrello Limited, Appendix 9, in support of the company owned by TF, but the company previously owned by the Swedish Drama Pop AB. Stockholm as above (Signed) Krister Axner Diana Eklôw (I) the power of attorney in original and copy. The original to be returned. (Ii) Appendix 1 – E-mail of 31 October 2011 from TF (Iii) Appendix 2 – Email of 6 October 2011 from TF (Iv) Appendix 3 – Management of agreement October 1, 2011 (V) Appendix 4 – Email of August 20, 2013 from TF (Vi) Appendix 5 – E-mail of January 10, 2013 from Sissi Hagald (Vii) Appendix 6 – Summary of music recordings (Viii) Appendix 7 – Summary of concerts (Ix) Appendix 8 a – Minutes of the meeting of 2 March 2011 in respect of the Ghost (X) Appendix 8 b – Newsletter Week 12 in 2012 regarding Ghost (Xi) Appendix 9 – Company Limited Documents relating Papastrello #darkartconspiracy #metal #music #news #ghost #lawsuit #leaked announcementdark art conspiracyformer memberghost 2017ghost b cghost courtghost lawsuit leakedghost lawsuit leaksghost the entire lawsuit document leakedghost tour 2017krister axnerlatest metal newslatest musiclatest music newslatest newsleakedmetalmost latest newsmusicnameless ghoulsnewsoccult rockpapastrellorocksimon söderbergsissi hagaldstatementswedishtobias forgetobias forge court	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1133
__label__wiki	0.94797	0.94797	Emily Rios Joins USA Network Drama Pilot ‘Shooter’ September 8, 2015 9:00am Breaking Bad alum Emily Rios has been cast opposite Ryan Phillippe in the USA Network drama pilot Shooter, executive produced by Mark Wahlberg. Written by John Hlavin (Underworld: Awakening) based on the 2007 Paramount feature starring Wahlberg as well as Stephen Hunter’s novel Point Of Impact, the action drama centers on Bob Lee Swagger (Phillippe), an off-the-grid former Marine sniper who is coaxed into action to thwart the killing of the President. Rios will play Nadine Memphis, an ambitious young FBI agent who unravels a conspiracy with Swagger at the center that puts a target on her back and forces her to form an uneasy alliance with him. Rios made her acting debut in double Sundance award-winner Quinceanera. Known for her work on Breaking Bad as Andrea Cantillo, her other TV credits include The Bridge and a recurring role this season on True Detective. She can also be seen in indie feature Paint It Black, directed by Amber Tamblyn. Rios is repped by Domain Talent and Kass Management. Emily Rios	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1134
__label__cc	0.520594	0.479406	Home > Select Indicators > Resident civilian unemployment, rate per 100 persons 16 years of age and older in the labor force > Tables New York change Choose time frames Choose data types NYS Council on Children and Families New York Locationchange Show data: About Table Options Sort / Rank Use this view if you have questions like: Where does my state rank on premature births? Which county is performing better on reducing teen dropouts? Are there more black or hispanic children in poverty in my county? How are three neighboring counties in Texas doing on reducing teen births across three age categories? {{dataFormat}} {{#comparisonRows}} {{location}} {{display}} {{/comparisonRows}} {{#dataRows}} {{rank}} {{location}} {{display}} {{/dataRows}} Resident civilian unemployment, rate per 100 persons 16 years of age and older in the labor force in New York Select Table Type: The rate of unemployment in an area is one indication of the state of the economy of that area and the opportunities for gainful employment. To view more NYS local data, visit the NYS Kids' Well-being Indicators Clearinghouse - www.nyskwic.org. Definitions: Civilian unemployment is defined as adults 16 years of age and older who were not employed but were able, available and actively looking for work during the week including the 12th of the month. Individuals who were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, and individuals waiting to report to a new job within 30 days were also considered unemployed. The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed per 100 persons in the labor force (the sum of employed and unemployed). Rates represent the annual average. Data Source: NYS Department of Labor, Division of Research and Statistics, Bureau of Labor Market Information Population Source: NYS Department of Labor, Division of Research and Statistics, Bureau of Labor Market Information. Footnotes: Estimates for New York State and New York City are based on regression models from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor. Other sub-state estimates are prepared by the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) Unit of the New York State Department of Labor, Division of Research and Statistics and are based on a set by BLS. Rates are per 100 persons 16 years of age and older within the labor force. West Building, Suite 99 kwic@ccf.ny.gov http://www.nyskwic.org Deborah Benson, Executive Director The NYS Council on Children and Families acts as a neutral body to coordinate the state health, education and human services systems to ensure that all children and families in New York State have the opportunity to reach their potential. CCF supports the Kids' Well-being Indicator Clearinghouse website.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1146
__label__wiki	0.531655	0.531655	The arc of media is long and bends towards telepathy. David Porush My Slow Readings Pinchas: A five-act play about Jewish legacy July 30, 2019 July 31, 2019 David PorushLeave a comment Dedicated for SHABBAT PINCHAS 2779 to my father-in-law, Philip Oliver Richardson, Z”L” At first glance, Pinchas, like so many other weekly portions of the Torah, looks like a set of disparate pieces, thrown together with no particular logic. Some are boilerplate, others cinematically compelling. G-d rewards a zealot for a terrible act of violence and launches a war, but instead of taking us to the battle scene (the next week picks it up in Matot-Massei), a long, repetitive census interrupts the action. Five daughters provoke a revision in law and Moses dramatically transfers his power to Joshua, but a boring account of sacrifices deflate the end. On closer inspection, though, Pinchas is a wonderfully coherent five-act play. Its hero isn’t a person but an idea, a revolutionary new concept of how a nation will transfer its legacy from one generation to another. In fact, at the risk of mixing metaphors, once we untangle (and then put back together) the threads, layers, cross-references, and perspectives on Israel’s legacy, a complex shimmering 3D tapestry – a hologram[1] in which every part resonates with every other and every jot signifies the whole – comes into view. The events of Pinchas take place as Israel is poised to enter the Promised Land. It advances the theme, begun in Genesis, of a Divine Darwinian experiment to produce a holy species of human being through careful selection and breeding of transcendent traits. The Hebrews pass on their monotheism from generation to generation by choosing children with some unnamed trait that strengthens their receptivity to it (monotheism). Sarah over Hagar, Isaac over Ishmael, Jacob over Esau, Rachel over Leah, Joseph over his older brothers, Ephraim over Menashah, the Hebrews again and again select ineffable merit over biological primogeniture. They skirt danger to protect it. They zealously avoid hybridization or commingling with pagans. If Pinchas (and indeed the whole Torah, one might argue) is a hologram, we could start anywhere to see a representation of the whole theme of this revolution in transmission of legacy. But for simplicity, let’s take these five acts in order. ACT I: DIVINE REWARD AND PUNISHMENT In this opening act, G-d rewards the zealot Pinchas, grandson of Aaron and son of Elazar, for executing a Jewish man and Midianite woman in flagrante delicto. G-d grants him a very personal peace covenant (“brit shalom”) and elevates him and all his heirs to the priesthood. Then we are told the names of the criminal couple, Zimri and Cosbi, and their identities as chieftan of Shimon and princess of Midianite. G-d tells Moses to attack and defeat the Midianites because Cozbi tricked the Israelites to worship Ba’al Peor. The portion splits this opening scene from its natural connection to the end of last week’s (Balak), when Pinchas spears an Israelite man and Midianite woman through their private parts while they copulate in front of the Israelites. Pinchas’ termination of the couple with extreme prejudice puts an end to a plague that kills 24,000 Israelites, presumably also for their immorality and idolatry. Strangely, though, the text only now identifies Pinchas’ lineage, and identifies the couple. Wouldn’t it have been more natural to identify the three main actors, especially Zimri and Cosbi, before Pinchas kills them back there in Balak? Why does the Bible put the cart before the horse? At the literal level, it contrasts the reward to a righteous actor in the context of his lineage to the punishment of evil actors in the context of theirs. But as we will see, the Torah is announcing a theme as grandly as the opening of Beethoven’s Fifth, one that will repeat throughout the week’s reading: Identity and Reward! Lineage and Legacy! By killing Zimri, Pinchas has zealously protected the honor – and more importantly the genetic and spiritual purity – of the Jews. Zimri is of the tribe of Shimon, one of Jacob’s twelve sons, his direct descendent. Ironically, Shimon (back in Genesis) led his brothers in a similarly zealous and bloody attack to wipe out an entire town to avenge the rape of their sister by Prince Shechem, also a pagan.[2] Shechem is also the name of the pagan city, as if to signify the confluence between an individual rape and the collective cultural attempt to violate Israel. Shechem plotted to destroy the Hebrews by transforming their prince’s rape of Dinah into a legitimate marriage and in parallel, absorbing all the Hebrews (and their flocks), settling, intermarrying and assimilating them. We know how that works out. Now Zimri consorts with a pagan and is also punished by a Jewish zealot. And Cosbi is not any ordinary harlot. A princess, she is leading a deliberate campaign by Midian and Moab to seduce, assimilate, and therefore dissolve the Children of Israel by luring them through sex into a particularly abominable form of idolatry that involves opening all their body orifices.[3] After all, why would a privileged royal family choose their own princess to play the whore and seduce an enemy prince, if not as an act of war? In Midian, Cosbi must have been viewed as a war hero who like Mata Hari is courageously engaged in sedition or “sexpionage.” And Zimri isn’t just having a furtive affair. He is flaunting his dissolution in a corrupting public spectacle of intercourse at all levels, including idolatry, with Midian. For his extreme act on behalf of G-d, Pinchas gets a most personal and remarkable peace pact from Him and better, a priesthood for all his heirs. Though he is a Levite by birth, he had been denied it on technical reasons.[4] Getting the priesthood now by dint of his own actions requires the Supreme Judge to overturn the laws of strictly patrilineal priestly lineage. And Zimri and Cosbi have already gotten their punishment, but we now see how their violent, um, climax fits the enormity of their crime. Further the immediate declaration of war that follows, though not its depiction, makes sense. When Israel follows G-d ’s demand to attack Midian, they are not just seeking revenge, nor are they just flexing their new-found muscle as a successful warrior nation, practicing for the conquest of Zion. Rather, they are waging war, on a grander scale than Shimon’s, to eliminate a genetic threat to the Israel’s purity and integrity and thus the Jews’ entire evolutionary project. Nor are they waging an unprovoked war of imperial aggression. It is a pre-emptive strike against a deliberate campaign of cultural sedition, an existential threat of assimilation to idolatry, orchestrated by their enemies, Midian and Moab. Thus G-d tells the Jews to both “bind” them [צָר֖וֹר] and “defeat” them [וְהִכִּיתֶ֖ם]. (Num 25:17)[5] ACT II: APPORTIONING THE PROMISED LAND BY LEGACY AND LOTTERY Moses and Eleazar take a census of the tribes so they can divvy up the Promised Land once they occupy it. In an extended passage, the Torah details the count and genealogy of each of the tribes and explains how the land will be divided proportionately by tribe (except the Levites) but by lot for individual families. On the surface, the census is a rational way to apportion the Land of Israel to the tribes, but it does not disrupt the status quo of inheritances. But the census also implicitly tells a story about their fates in the forty years of wandering. First, the good news. Although they faced many trials and temptations, Moses has delivered them more or less intact after forty years. All the tribes report for duty as they are about to enter the Promised Land. Further, they have successfully preserved their genetic legacy from their ancestors in Genesis. The tribes have a ‘heh’ [ ה] appended to the front and a ‘yud’ [ י] to the end of their names. Rashi tells us this is G-d ’s name, a stamp or hecksher on their genetic purity which they maintained even through their years of slavery in Egypt (a “biblical DNA test.”[6]) Yet the census also paints a darker picture. The Israelites have not flourished. Almost the exact same number exit the wilderness as entered. Some tribes have shrunk and others have flourished. Some were led astray by their leaders (most notably the Shimonites because of the plague that has just struck). Some families disappeared through various misadventures: other plagues decimated them, snakes bit them to death, or the earth swallowed them. Some lost heart. Even at this last moment before success, some Benjamites returned to Egypt. In other words, those who lacked merit perished. G-d ’s Finger has still stirred the pot of selection and reward of the generations, even before they take the census. As we shall see, even in this actuarial exercise He is still tampering, though in a furtive way. Individual families within the tribes get their allocations of land through a lottery. Its full significance of which emerges in the next act. ACT III: WOMENS’ RIGHTS TO THE LEGACY OF LAND The five daughters of Zelophechad, a man who has died for a sin he committed in the desert without sons, petition Moses. If they – Noa, Mahlah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah – are denied their inheritance just because they’re women and the only descendants left, then their real estate will pass out of the tribe and go to another through marriage? Moses consults with G-d , since there is no precedent, neither among the Jews nor anywhere else in the history of the world, for women getting land inheritance. They win their case. G-d amends or clarifies the laws of inheritance to extend to all daughters in the same circumstance, thus staging a quiet, but incredible feminist revolution. This scene is the center and fulcrum of Pinchas. Why? Because the daughters’ petition, like any dramatic court case, brings two opposing positive values into collision. On the one side, there is the status quo inheritance followed everywhere else in the world, strictly a dumb biological matter: only male heirs get the goodies. On the other side, there is the merit of the daughters’ and their argument. First, they base their plea not on selfish reasons but for the greater good. If there are no male heirs, and women aren’t permitted to inherit the land, then it will pass from the tribe through marriage. Think of the gerrymandering if, for instance, a county in California was suddenly a legal part of Mississippi. The daughters’ case is also sort of based on the merit of their father, who did some bad things but wasn’t so sinful that he lost his share in Israel by participating in the Korach rebellion.[7]) And finally, as the sages note, women have a special love for the Land of Israel, whereas men lead rebellions and continually whine to go back to Egypt, and so women merit an inheritance, too. To note the cosmically disruptive nature of the event, the Torah marks the final ‘nun’ of the Hebrew word for their petition. It appears heavier, larger, and elongated, reaching forcefully above and below the line: Perhaps the sign recognizes the special love of women – in Hebrew, nashim with a nun – for the land. [8] Merit and not biology determines the daughters’ inheritance. Their revolution recapitulates Pinchas’ elevation to the priesthood. On the one hand, he should obviously have had it by dint of his genealogy – he is Aaron’s grandson and Eleazar’s son! – and is denied only because of a technicality. He finally gets it on the merit of his heroic prosecution of G-d ’s will. Your actions in your lifetime can balance the scorecard of blind law and transform it into true justice. The daughters’ drama also sheds light on a peculiar part of Act II: land is parceled out to individual families within the tribes via a lottery (the throwing of a lot, the ‘goral’). But as Rashi points out, the Torah says al pi hagoral (Num 26:56), literally “on the mouth of the lot,” usually interpreted “by the voice/authority of the lot.” The throwing of the lot channels G-d ’s authority. Its “voice” is the Divine one. In other words, it would be too complex and contentious for humans to apportion the precious and permanent Holy Land among brothers or cousins. Divine will can be executed without hard feelings if it is disguised as dumb luck . Finally, this third Act, like a well-wrought Shakespearean drama pivots – crosses the border – from genetic inheritance to meritocratic reward, framing the drama of succession that follows. ACT IV: LEADERSHIP AND LEGACY G-d tells Moses to ascend Abarim, near Jericho, to see the Promised Land he will not enter because he’s being punished for the incident with the rock. Instead he will die, albeit peacefully, “gathered to his kin as Aaron was.” Moses (selflessly) asks G-d to appoint a successor. G-d tells Moses to take Joshua and scripts several steps Moses has to take to pass leadership to him. Moses has just brought the petition of the five daughters to G-d. They got a positive hearing. Wouldn’t it be natural for him now, of all times, facing his own death sentence and punishment, to plead his own case, to ask for a break on his own fate? You could argue that after forty years of embattled and painful leadership he deserves to be forgiven, to see the fulfillment of his mission. Others might say that G-d is provoking Moses to ask by taunting him with the view of a reward denied him, or perhaps testing him one last time. At least, you would think, it shouldn’t hurt to ask. But instead of trying to ensure his own future, or even the future of his heirs, Moses selflessly asks G-d to ensure the future of his flock. His humility fills the moment with pathos and majesty. In return, G-d grants Moses’ wish and scripts a six-step transfer of leadership. Choose Joshua, a “spirited/inspired man” Lean your hand on him (smicha – ordination) Stand him in front of Eleazar and the community Commission [charge/ordain/command] him Give your authority (“glory” [הוד]) to him so all the Children of Israel will listen to him And Joshua will stand before Eleazar to consult the Urim. By this “instruction they will go out and by this instruction they shall come in.” Moses follows G-d ’s instructions precisely (except he lays both hands on Joshua). The public performance introduces yet another civilizing innovation into the world: the peaceful transfer of power from one ruler with more or less absolute – or at least ultimate – authority to another based on personal merit rather than pedigree or power. Joshua is preferred over Moses’ sons. He hasn’t seized power by coup or conquest. Eleazar sanctifies his anointment by consulting the Urim, the jeweled device the high priests wears to tune to the channel of G-d ’s will. And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before the LORD; at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation. (Num 28:21) The language of this one verse reveals the complexity and depth of the succession drama. First, it neatly ties together the whole act, pointedly repeating the language of Moses’ earlier plea to provide a leader… …who may go out before them, and who may come in before them, and who may lead them out, and who may bring them in; that the congregation of the LORD be not as sheep which have no shepherd (Num 27:17) Second, it connects Joshua’s leadership to the Divine mission: Moses has already transmitted his hod – authority or majesty – to Joshua by laying hands on him. (Its intimacy reminds me of the Vulcan mind meld in the Star Trek series[9]). But it ensures that all the people see that this investiture is not merely human: it comes through Eleazar the priest picking up the phone to get G-d’s assent. Third, it resonates with Act I and brings its theme forward. Remember, Act I first seemed artificially severed from the sequence in Balak, but it separates G-d ’s investiture of priesthood in Pinchas from the bloody narrative. Now we see its full meaning. Although by heredity Pinchas should already have been a kohen (but missed out on a shaky technicality), he still requires a personal exemption, an anointment, by G-d. Moses, too, anoints Joshua, but the human transfer of power in front of the whole nation, however intimate and majestic, still requires Heaven’s imprimatur. What Pinchas earns through zealotry and violence, Joshua earns by peaceful excellence. Finally, Act IV frames Act V, providing a smooth segue to the detailing of sacrifices to be brought to the priests. More importantly, it reveals the essence of Israel in the new world it is about to enter under Joshua’s command, a dream of Zion. Israel’s national center and source of power, integrity, and meaning is not in its military or political identity, and not in its mere physical occupation of a Promised Land apportioned to the tribes. Rather it lies in the holy confederated activities that connect all the people to G-d by the priests in the Temple in its spiritual capital, Jerusalem. Holy federalism trumps and invests meaning in divisive state (tribal) claims to the land. ACT V: THE KOHENS’ LEGACY This final act details the daily offerings and those for Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh, Pesach, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Succot, and Shemini Atzeret. This parsha is read more frequently than any other in Torah. It is brought out for every occasion it describes except the daily offering. It wouldn’t be dignified if it was just an afterthought at the tail end of a disparate collection of events. Instead, this play has begun with a dramatization of the merit and investiture of a single priest and ends with the merit of all priests, tying together a poetic composition about a new, Jewish idea of legacy. After all, what could be a more essential and poignant lesson to drive home to the tribes as they are about to born into a nation? A census apportions the Promised Land to the tribes fairly, though they haven’t even entered it. It’s another utopian promise to the Children of Israel about their future national identity. The Levites get no land. Instead, they are counted differently and their inheritance is the most precious of all: they get the Temple and its sacrifices. They enable the common man to take part in the holy. They are interlocutors between the physical and the metaphysical. The first, often-overlooked part of the sacrificial instructions, the daily offerings, emphasizes this. How can every Israelite bring a daily offering, especially given the vast extent of the land which has just been divvied up to the tribes? They can’t. Instead, the priests perform this transaction for everyone. They are avatars for all Israelites individually to earn their portion – their cheilik – in the World(s) to Come. In this manner, the final act, far from being an obligatory coda about sacrifices in the Temple, brings the coherence and power of the whole Pinchas play to a magnificent finale. If every part of a hologram represents the whole, all parts are equal. But this may make Pinchas more equal than others. It defines, in fact, the entire character of Israel as it sits on the border of the land it has not yet occupied and its national destiny. The constitution – the essence – of the nation-to-be is transactional, political and metaphysical all at once. It is personal and universal, bloody real requiring war and violent zealotry, and yet ineffable. Like all good deals, all parties benefit. People of the tribes get land, even orphan daughters. The priests get the most precious allocation as well as a portion of everyone’s wealth. Every citizen gets a line to G-d. Israel is thus transformed into a communal, if not communistic, theological democracy of shared inheritances, legacies, and successions. Pinchas shows these are transferred the old worldly way of the rest of the nations, by genetic heritage, when it is good to do so. But it is also transferred by merit, a new innovation in the history of civilizations, when it is good to do so. And in all matters, legacies are allocated by Divine decree. Either G-d ’s voice tells Moses directly, or the voice of the lot or the voice of the Urim tell us, or His Finger stirs the pot of history as it did in the forty years trek to this point, as the census told us. And the Ultimate Party to this deal, what does He get out of it? He gets to savor the sweet smell ( רֵיחַ נִיחֹחִי ) of the sacrifices from his chosen people. Its incense gives Him pleasure, nachas, for sublime reasons beyond our comprehension. “Simchateo,” California 5779 (Thanks as always to my extended chavrusa for inspiring me and challenging my farfetched connections as well as catching and amending my many errors in logic, fact, reference, and interpretation.) [1] Holograms work by recording interference patterns. If you drop a pebble into a pond, it creates a wave that ripples out eventually to every point in the pond. If you drop thousands of pebbles, those waves will all run into (interfere with) each other: some will become higher waves, some will get smaller. If you took a snapshot of this pattern of “interference” at any small subsection of the pond, you would be able to see the effects of every pebble that had been dropped into the pond, essentially getting a miniature picture of the entire rippling pond. A hologram works the same way. If you shine a laser light through a smaller piece of a hologram, you get the entire image in miniature. [2] Rabbeinu Bachya explains the importance of Zimri’s lineage as “prince of a father’s house of the Shimonites.” “He was one of five such princes of the tribe of Shimon (Ibn Ezra). Concerning him Solomon said in Kohelet 10:8: ‘he who breaks down a wall will be bitten by a snake.’ The ancestral father, Shimon, had killed the people of Shechem for treating his sister like a whore (Genesis 34,31) and now one of his descendants had himself become guilty of tearing down the wall of chaste sexual mores established and defended by his forebear (Tanchuma Pinchas 2). [3] Worship of Baal-Peor, according to Talmud, which involved defecating in front of an idol. This was the same practice Bilam engaged in when he worshipping Baal on Mount Peor and thus the Talmud explains is a continuation of his goal to annihilate the Jews, this time by hatching the plan of sedition with the princes of Moab and Midian. Sanhedrin 64a. [4] Which begs the question: Why does Pinchas need this confirmation if he is already the grandson and son of priests? Rashi explains: Although the kehunah [priesthood] had already been given to Aaron’s descendants, it had been given only to Aaron and his sons who were anointed with him [that is, at the time of the giving of the Torah] and to their children whom they would beget after their anointment. Pinchas, who was born before that and had never been anointed, had not been included in the kehunah until now. And so, we learn in [Talmud Tractate] Zevachim [101b], “Phinehas was not made a kohen until he killed Zimri.” [5] See Rashi and Chizkuni who point to the inifinitive form of the verb “to bind.” They say it indicates an ongoing war against Midian’s corrupting influences (and by implication, remaining on guard against any kind of seduction and assimilation to a hostile culture). Or Ha-Chaim is expansive on this verse. Among many other ideas he finds in it, he explains the Israelites must both defeat and “harass” (or contain) them on an ongoing basis to guard against “the ongoing machinations of the Midianites to entrap the Israelites into worshiping Baal Pe-or and in indulging in acts such as had been performed by Kosbi. The Israelites had to hate the cause of the sin not merely the sin itself. The reason the Torah singled out Kosbi was because she represented the additional allure of aristocracy plus the fact that she had engaged in her seduction publicly.” (Or HaChaim to Numbers 25:17) [6] See Rabbi Gordon’s podcat, Pinchas II https://player.fm/series/daily-chumash-with-rashi-video-2105793/rabbi-gordon-pinchas-2nd-portion [7] Rashi explains: Their father Zelophechad was the man who was slain for gathering wood on Shabbat but his act came from misguided zeal. He was allegedly trying to show not to light fires on Shabbat. https://player.fm/series/daily-chumash-with-rashi-video-2105793/rabbi-gordon-pinchas-3rd-portion [8] Some hold that because the Hebrew letter nun stands for 50 this elongated nun is referencing the Kabbalah, which says there are fifty gates of wisdom (binah). Moses attained 49 but couldn’t penetrate to the 50th and so refers the case to G-d and thus the extra reach and significance of the elongated, bold nun. See Targum Yonathan, Meam Loez [9] Stars Leonard Nimoy (Mr. Spock) and William Shatner (Captain Kirk), and creator Gene Roddenberry of the legendary 1960s TV show and subsequent mythology were all Jewish. Leonard Nimoy allegedly also introduced the split-fingered sign of the kohen into the show. Twitter, Email or Print this blog: Democracy or Theocracy? Korach’s Fourth of July Rebellion July 3, 2019 July 3, 2019 David Porush1 Comment (On July 4, 1992, Shabbat Korach and the Fourth fell on the same day. I delivered this as a drash in a Conservative shul in upstate New York (Agudat Achim in Niskayuna) before I knew a lick of Rashi or Talmud, so please forgive its incredible ignorance and naivete. Please note this has been edited from the original notes.) Moses is not the leader of a democracy, as this week’s parsha shows. How does a good Jewish citizen of America choose between allegiance to democracy or to the harsh autocratic theocracy the Torah seems to demand? (From Jewish Boston, photo by selimaksan/iStock) Through a wonderful coincidence, this weeks’ parsha and the Fourth of July fall on the same day. Korach tells the story of a Levite, a leader among the Hebrews wandering the desert, who arises and leads a democratic-style revolution against the leadership of Moses and Aaron. It is apparent that Korach is really disturbed that he has been cut out of priestly leadership, when by birthright, he should have been next in line, and brothers Aaron and Moses have kept it all to themselves. However, Korach didn’t read his Book of Genesis, for if there is one theme about the law of inheritance among our people, it is that the firstborn’s birthright (primogeniture) counts for very little. Abraham passes over firstborn Ishmael to name Isaac his heir. Isaac is tricked by Jacob into passing over the elder twin, Esau. Reuven is usurped by Joseph. Jacob literally switches his hands again when he blesses his grandsons Menashe and Ephraim. Over and over again the Torah tells us that it not your order of birth, the law of the land, but an invisible quality of merit that raises our leaders to their position. Korach’s real motives may be selfish and motivated from a sense of birthright and a lust for power, but on the face of it his arguments against Moses’ rulership are ones that no democratic, right-minded citizen of America can resist, especially on the Fourth of July. In fact, Moses’ government was an absolute, totalitarian dictatorship supported by a nepotistic class system and backed by claims of divine authority. The very best we could say about Moses’ government over the Israelites’ material and civic lives is that there were some democratic instincts: the court system – 10s, 100s, 1000s, – established a partly representative government. But in the end, it was Moses’ word which was the ultimate and inarguable word of law, a rule by Divine Right. To the multitude, Moses was indistinguishable from any other pharaoh who claimed transcendent authority to arrogate power for him and his family. Korach’s arguments are so persuasive even back then when there was no successful model for rebellion in all of history, except maybe Moses’ slave revolt against Pharaoh, that he convinces 250 other leaders to rise up against Moses. And after he loses his case in dramatic fashion – the earth instantly opens to swallow him and all his followers – all the other Israelites still complain to Moses that he is tyrannical and cruel. The only thing that should have mattered was their newfound freedom and the holy mission that was the deal for it, but they had proven over and over again that they were more concerned with their material comfort and safety than thundering miracles in the desert. They want cucumbers and garlic and fish instead of divine manna. They are afraid to enter the Promised Land. They are a rabble of newly-liberated slaves who can’t liberate their own minds from their bodily needs. Given the choice of sides here, it’s confusing to us American Jews. Historically, democratization has always helped us. Throughout the world, we usually found our position improved whenever the concept of equality for all citizens under the law is established. The French Revolution overthrew a monarchy of the Sun King. It ushered in the age of Napolean, where Jews were granted first-class citizenship, at least de jure if not de facto. And in America, we seem to have found an enduring homeland under the banner of religious freedom and separation of church and state. One could even argue Korach was a prophetic genius, since this is the first time in history we ever hear any document record arguments for universal equality under law – “You take too much power since all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them; wherefore then do you lift yourself above the rest?” – a concept which Western culture wouldn’t re-discover for another three thousand years, until the Enlightenment and writers like John Locke in the eighteenth century. Isn’t every Jew divine? Who are you, Moses to rule us with this dictatorship of divinity?” Furthermore, unlike the spies and the rabble who want garlic and fish instead of the manna, Korach strikes a high note by acknowledging holiness and appealing to the divine mission of the Israelites. What gives you a corner on the market of holiness? Didn’t God say we are all a holy people?” Have we been freed from slavery from one pharaoh just to serve another? Adding to the confusion of us American Jews is our bedrock ideal of the separation of church and state. In every country where Jews have lived during the diaspora, we were a minority — and eventually a reviled — religious people. Sooner or later, the fact that ours is not the official religion of the state catches up with us. When ruled by others, the usual results are our tragic history: Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome, Spain, France, Italy, England, Russia, Germany, every Moslem state … . It is not until Western civilization evolves to recognize the equality of every individual under the law, independent of religion, that this cycle of state-sponsored persecution and discrimination is broken.[1] In other words, it is not until the separation of church and state becomes an ideal of nationhood that Jews find refuge. Yet, in Moses’ system, Aaron and Moses are the sole, nepotistic proprietors of the Holy of Holies, and Moses’ word is the final law. Moses’ government in the desert is an autocratic theocracy. Punishment for violations are almost always death on a mass scale, as Korach and the death of the spies and the incident of the Manna Revolt, when God kills hundreds of thousands of Israelites, proved. We would call it genocide. I don’t have a good answer to the challenge posed by Korach. While Korach himself is dishonest, he raises issues that cannot be ignored. I do, however, have the glimmer of a way out of this dilemma. The first suggestion is for the problem posed to our secular selves. For us, totalitarian theocracies are repugnant. We have seen plenty of evidence throughout history that they universally operate to oppress and murder their citizens, most recently in Iran under the Ayatollah. On this Fourth of July, we should be grateful for living in the U.S., which enshrines three ideals into its constitution: equality under the law, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state. The second solution, though, is for the part of our selves that showed up here to shul on Shabbat, the part that aspires to be ruled by the laws of God. The key to this solution is privacy. If every person is autonomous and equal under the law, then each of us has the right to a different set of beliefs as long as it doesn’t motivate us to behave outside the secular law. The state has set limits on itself: there are some places into which it cannot pry. It cannot look into a person’s heart, force confession to the secrets there, put those on trial, and demand conversion to this or that belief and compel the behaviors that follow from them, thank God. It cannot spy into someone’s home, or heads, or hearts…. nor if they are guided by it, their souls. The Rule of Man stops at the limits of body and soul. At that slippery border, this parsha tells us today, the Rule of God reigns. Internalize the Rule of Law, the Rule of God, and aspire to give it absolute authority. In the internal empire of our spirit, where most of us are wandering in a wilderness, we should aspire to be governed by the Totalitarian. The Israelites in the desert have struggled, and failed apocalyptically so far, to learn this awesome and difficult ideal. As the spies and the rabble and now Korach and his followers prove, they can’t quite do it. The protagonists all die. The rest are now doomed to wander for another thirty-nine years, I dare say, most of us rehearse the Korach-Moses drama in our lives as we try to negotiate the demands of a secular life with our soul’s yearning and aspiration. [1] The tension is still there, though, isn’t it? This week we read about the surprise Supreme Court decision which upheld and reinforced the separation of church and state. The case stemmed from an incident in Rhode Island at the graduation ceremony attended by a young Jewish girl in 1987. A Baptist minister asked the assembly to rise and thank the name of Jesus for their graduation. The Supreme Court found this activity offensive, as would anyone else who has suffered religious discrimination. [NOTE: A reference to Lee v. Weisman, 1992]:	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1149
__label__cc	0.537847	0.462153	IMPORTANT – Student Emergency Need Dear DGALA Alums and Friends, Several years ago we created the Bourne Fund to help Dartmouth LGBT students facing sudden hardship caused by being financially disowned as a result of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Many thanks to those who have given to keep this “safety net” in place! Currently, we have been advised by Pam Misener (Assistant Dean and Advisor to LGBT students), there is a Dartmouth undergraduate student in need of our help, as her home has become unsafe, so much so that with the help of local authorities the student was able to leave and is now seeking refuge back in Hanover. We will use Bourne funds on hand to help immediately, but housing and other basic costs for the summer are more than we have. If you can give to help keep this student safe on campus this summer while financing is arranged for her last two terms in fall and winter, it would be greatly appreciated. You may help by making a tax deductible contribution to the DGALA Bourne Fund (named in honor of Jason Bourne ’03, the first student whom we helped in this manner) in either of the following ways: (1) go to http://www.dartmouth.org/affiliated/dgala/support.html and click on the Bourne Fund link, which will enable you to make a credit card contribution; or (2) mail a check payable to DGALA (with “Bourne Fund” written on the memo line) to Pete Williams, Treasurer, PO Box 1191, Stockbridge, MA 01262. Please feel free to contact me at dartgala@gmail.com with any questions. Pete Williams ’76, Secretary/Treasurer, DGALA Author: dgala A Brief History of DGALA DGALA, formerly the Dartmouth Gay and Lesbian Alumni/ae Association, was founded in 1984. Prior to that time, a group calling itself Dartmouth Lambda had formed based on responses to a letter Ed Hermance '62 had written to the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine seeking other GLBTQA alums. The initial mailing list, generated from responses to Hermance's letter and the personal contacts of interested alums, contained less than 100 names. DGALA vies with Cornell and Brown as one of the first GLBTQA alumni groups. DGALA began publishing a newsletter soon after it formed. Chuck Edwards '86 A&S served as the initial editor for the Dartmouth GALA News. Jim Gibb '67 took over the publication in the early 1990s for a few issues before it gained a new editorial staff and became Green Light (named after the small green beacon lit at the top of Baker Library during every major alumni gathering). The new editors Lee Merkle-Raymond '86, Christopher Stahl '92 and Eric Stults '80 redesigned the newsletter and added feature articles. The newsletter is being archived at Baker Library. It is currently edited by Peter Williams '76. In 1994, a group of New York City-based alumni decided to reorganize the association to give it more direction and allow it to address issues more swiftly and thoroughly. Spearheaded by Gibb and Williams, the group incorporated in the State of New York on December 30, 1996. In January 1998, DGALA was granted 501(c)(3) tax-exampt status by the Internal Revenue Service. The association has over 700 members on its mailing list from over 40 states and 11 countries with more added each month as interested alums learn of the group through word-of-mouth, the newsletter and the webpage (www.alum.dartmouth.org/affiliated/dgala). Funding for the group comes solely from membership contributions and donations. DGALA is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of twelve alums from various classes and geographic regions. The Board (which includes a slate of four executive officers) meets by teleconference on a regular basis to discuss concerns of the membership and issues that affect GLBTQA life at Dartmouth. In the past, such issues have included the presence of ROTC on campus, the perspectives on GLBTQA issues of potential candidates for the College's Board of Trustees and input on the Student Life Initiative. DGALA members have also hosted undergraduates and held numerous informal receptions and parties during pride marches over the years. DGALA first sought official recognition from the College in the late 1980s. Although initially reluctant, the Alumni Affairs office finally recognized DGALA as an affiliated group of College alumni in the early 1990s. About the same time (February 1992), DGALA members David Hamilton '85 and Brad Agry '76 placed an ad in the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine to publicize the existence of the organization and solicit new members. Another ad designed by Stahl appeared in the magazine in 1995 to announce the first of what has now become an annual meeting and reception in Hanover each June during Reunions. The College now solicits the input and advice of DGALA Board members and officers on a regular basis. Currently, DGALA President Susi Kandel '00 and Board Member Mikee Guzman '06 hold seats on the Dartmouth Alumni Council and Board members attend annual leadership retreats sponsored by Alumni Affairs to discuss issues specific to Dartmouth alums and students, GLBTQA and otherwise. Compiled by David Eichman '82 and Chuck Edwards '86 A&S View all posts by dgala Author dgalaPosted on July 3, 2010 July 3, 2019 Categories News Previous Previous post: A Midsummer’s GALA – An Intercollegiate Ivy LGBTQ Happy Hour Next Next post: Intercollegiate LGBT Happy Hour in D.C.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1152
__label__cc	0.509313	0.490687	Surveying (12) + - Scale 1:125,000 (9) + - Quebec (8) + - Toronto (x) H. Laurens (x) National Topographic Series (scale 1:125,000) : Belleterre, Quebec [sheet 31M/SE] A topographic map of Belleterre, Quebec, sheet 31M/SE, at a scale of 1:125,000. Relief is shown by contours and spot heights. It also shows roads, highways, railways, boundaries, main buildings, and waterways. G/3400/125/31M/SE A topographic map of Ste-Agathe, Quebec, sheet 31J/SE, at a scale of 1:125,000. Relief is shown by contours and by shading. It also shows roads, highways, railways, boundaries, main buildings, and waterways. National Topographic Series (scale 1:125,000) : L'Ascension, Quebec [sheet 31J/NE] A topographic map of L'Ascension, Quebec, sheet 31J/NE, at a scale of 1:125,000. Relief is shown by contours and spot heights. It also shows roads, highways, railways, boundaries, main buildings, and waterways. G/3400/125/31J/NE National Topographic Series (scale 1:126,720) : Fort St. John, British Columbia [sheet 94A/SE] A topographic map of Fort St. John, British Columbia, sheet 94A/SE. Relief is shown pictorially. It also shows roads, highways, railways, boundaries, main buildings, and waterways. G/3400/126/94A/SE National Topographic Series (scale 1:126,720) : Rose Prairie, British Columbia [sheet 94A/NE] A topographic map of Rose Prairie, British Columbia, sheet 94A/NE. Relief is shown pictorially. It also shows roads, highways, railways, boundaries, main buildings, and waterways. G/3400/126/94A/NE National Topographic Series (scale 1:126,720) : Dawson Creek, British Columbia [sheet 93P/NE] A topographic map of Dawson Creek, British Columbia, sheet 93P/NE. Relief is shown pictorially. It also shows roads, highways, railways, boundaries, main buildings, and waterways. G/3400/126/93P/NE National Topographic Series (scale 1:125,000) : Kamloops Lake, British Columbia [sheet 92I/NE] A topographic map of Kamloops Lake, British Columbia, sheet 92I/NE, at a scale of 1:125,000. Relief is shown by contours and spot heights. It also shows roads, highways, railways, boundaries, main buildings, and waterways. G/3400/125/92I/NE National Topographic Series (scale 1:125,000) : Lac Beauchene, Quebec [sheet 31L/NE] A topographic map of Lac Beauchene, Quebec, sheet 31L/NE, at a scale of 1:125,000. Relief is shown by contours and spot heights. It also shows roads, highways, railways, boundaries, main buildings, and waterways. G/3400/125/31L/NE National Topographic Series (scale 1:125,000) : Grand Lake Victoria South, Quebec [sheet 31N/SW] A topographic map of Grand Lake Victoria South, Quebec, sheet 31N/SW, at a scale of 1:125,000. Relief is shown by contours and spot heights. It also shows roads, highways, railways, boundaries, main buildings, and waterways. G/3400/125/31N/SW National Topographic Series (scale 1:125,000) : Cabonga Reservoir, Quebec [sheet 31N/SE] A topographic map of Cabonga Reservoir, Quebec, sheet 31N/SE, at a scale of 1:125,000. Relief is shown by contours and spot heights. It also shows roads, highways, railways, boundaries, main buildings, and waterways. G/3400/125/31N/SE	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1155
__label__wiki	0.985074	0.985074	DGA Announces Key New Hires To Leadership Team Today, the Democratic Governors Association announced the hiring of an Independent Expenditure Director and National Press Secretary for the upcoming gubernatorial cycle. The DGA continues to grow its senior staff announced last year. “I am excited to welcome Jessica Mackler and Jerusalem Demsas to the Democratic Governors Association. Both of them bring extensive knowledge that will set the DGA up for success this cycle,” said DGA Chair Gov. Phil Murphy. “Both of these hires will bolster the DGA’s efforts to grow the ranks of Democratic governors to improve the lives of working families.” “We’re thrilled to add Jessica and Jerusalem to our accomplished and talented team at the DGA for 2020,” said DGA Executive Director Noam Lee. “After winning in deep-red Louisiana and Kentucky, we are looking forward to building upon that success and to showing once again that we can elect Democratic Governors anywhere.” Below are bios for the new senior staff: Independent Expenditure Director: Jessica Mackler Jessica Mackler is one of the country’s top political strategists. She has run numerous top-tier federal campaigns and directed more than $100 million in spending by campaigns, advocacy organizations, and independent expenditures. Politico Playbook named Jessica to its “Women to Watch Power List” in 2018, noting that “she has honed her political chops over a long career in Democratic politics.” Jessica was critical to Democrats winning the House majority in 2018 with an historic pickup of 40 House seats. She served as the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s first female Independent Expenditure Director. In this role, Jessica led a team of 38 and directed nearly $90 million in paid media spending across 59 congressional districts. Jessica was previously the President of American Bridge 21st Century, the largest opposition research and rapid response organization in Democratic politics. Prior to joining American Bridge, Jessica spent nearly a decade working on campaigns across the country. She managed the 2012 Senate race in Nevada and served as a top adviser to U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu during her 2008 reelection campaign. National Press Secretary: Jerusalem Demsas Prior to joining the DGA, Jerusalem Demsas served as South Carolina Communications Director for U.S. Senator Kamala Harris’ bid for President. Demsas was Communications Director in Maryland for former NAACP President Ben Jealous’ gubernatorial campaign and worked in a variety of roles in the energy and environmental policy space. Govs Get It Done: Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly Announces Proposal to Expand Health Care to Kansas Families Some Questions For Jim Justice Ahead Of His State Of The State Address	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1158
__label__cc	0.634377	0.365623	2013 report for England Download "2013 report for England" Lesley Joseph 1 Introduction 2013 report for England CRIDE report on 2013 survey on educational provision for deaf children in England In 2013, the Consortium for Research into Deaf Education (CRIDE) carried out its third annual survey on educational staffing and service provision for deaf children in the 2012/13 financial year 1. This report sets out the results of the survey for England and is intended for heads of services, policy makers in local and central government and anyone with an interest in deaf education. Summary of key findings There are around 38,000 deaf children in England; a reported increase of 9% in two years. 76% of school aged deaf children attend mainstream schools (where there is no specialist provision). 21% of deaf children are recorded as having an additional special educational need. The most common additional need appears to be moderate learning difficulties. Around 8% of deaf children have at least one cochlear implant. 79% of deaf children communicate using spoken English only. 12% speak another spoken language, either on its own or in combination with another language. 9% use sign language in some form, either on its own or alongside another language. Just 17% of deaf children identified by CRIDE have a statement of SEN. There are at least 1,117 teachers employed as Teachers of the Deaf in employment n services or resource provisions. Though the reported number of deaf children has increased, the reported number of Teachers of the Deaf in employment has declined by 3 to 4% in 2 years. Across England, on average, each visiting Teacher of the Deaf has a theoretical caseload of 44 deaf children. In 14% of services, this theoretical caseload exceeds 80. There are at least 1,325 other specialist support staff working with deaf children in England, a 4% increase since last year. Responses were received from 132 services in England, covering 150 local authority areas. This means that this CRIDE survey achieved a response rate of 99%. However, as the remaining 2 local authorities were not contacted on the understanding that there are no or very few deaf children living in those areas meaning that the survey has effectively reached a 100% response rate. The overall response rate is up on last year (95%). 1 Previous reports can be found on the BATOD website at or on the NDCS website at 1 2 Using the results The CRIDE report is disseminated via the websites of NDCS and BATOD thus making the findings easily available to professionals, researchers, deaf people and parents of deaf children. These users can take advantage of uniquely current data in different ways: Heads of schools and services for deaf children can draw on comparable demographic findings when preparing for internal and external audits of local provision. Having access to annual data can assist in ensuring that deaf children are identified and provided for effectively. For managers, the data set can reliably inform strategic planning relating to staffing and staff training matters - trends can be identified that inform these discussions. Researchers into deaf education who contribute to evidence-based practice will have access to relevant, useful information about the population being studied. Parents of deaf children and deaf young people will find the report useful and informative in establishing what national provision for deaf children looks like. In the past year, data generated from previous CRIDE surveys has been cited in parliamentary debates and answers to parliamentary questions, showing it is being used within Government to aid their own understanding of deaf children in England. CRIDE would like to take the opportunity to thank all services for taking the time to respond, despite the considerable time constraints many services are subject to. Interpreting the results Though we believe the quality of the data has improved, many services still report difficulties in extracting data about deaf children in their area and there remain inconsistencies in how different questions are completed throughout the survey. Therefore, the results should continue to be used with caution. Throughout the report, we have highlighted any notable differences between the findings from this survey and that of the CRIDE 2012 and 2011 surveys. Again, caution is needed in making comparisons due to slight changes to how some questions were phrased from year to year and also differences in response rates between surveys. For the purpose of this survey, deaf children were defined as all children and young people up to the age of 19 with sensorineural and permanent conductive deafness, using the descriptors provided by the British Society of Audiology and BATOD. We used the word deaf to include all levels of deafness, from mild to profound. Contents This report has seven parts with two annexes, as set out below: PART 1: Overall number of deaf children in England ( belonging )... 3 PART 2: Number of deaf children supported... 9 PART 3: Teachers of the Deaf PART 4: Other specialist staff PART 5: Eligibility criteria and funding arrangements PART 6: Concluding thoughts PART 7: Background and methodology Annex A: Numbers of deaf children belonging by service Annex B: Provision and support for children with temporary deafness 3 PART 1: Overall number of deaf children in England ( belonging ) Services were asked to give details of deaf children belonging to the service. Belonging was defined as: all deaf children who live in the local authority 2. How many deaf children are there? When giving figures for numbers of deaf children belonging, services were first asked to give an overall figure and then asked to provide a breakdown by level of deafness and educational setting. We found that some services did not always provide this data consistently; 27% of services gave broken-down figures where the sum generated a different total from that given elsewhere in the survey. Furthermore, 34% of services later gave a figure for the number of children being supported that was the same as the number belonging. CRIDE continues to be concerned that some services may only be providing figures for children belonging that they actively support i.e. children who do not receive support are not being recorded as they are unknown to the service. Coming up with a clear answer to the question of how many deaf children there are is therefore not straightforward and figures need to be used with caution. For this report, we have taken the approach of using the highest figure given from either the overall total or the total generated through the sum of the broken-down figures. We do this because we want to ensure we ve captured as many deaf children as possible 3. Where we have done this, we refer to this as the adjusted total throughout this report. Based on responses from 132 services covering 150 local authorities, the adjusted total number of deaf children in England is 37,948. This is up from 37,414 in 2011/12, and 34,927 in 2010/11. This amounts to a 1% increase over the past year and 9% over the past two years. It is difficult to be certain on the extent to which this increase is due to changes in demography or improvements in reporting. Unadjusted figures are set out below. Table 1: Figures generated when calculating how many deaf children there are Total generated Adjusted total 37,948 Total given when asked how many children overall 37,897 Total given when asked about number of children, broken down by age group 36,678 Total given when asked about number of children, broken down by level of 36,603 deafness (including Level of deafness not known ) Total given when asked about number of children, broken down by educational 36,862 setting 2 This includes deaf children who live within the local authority boundary but attend schools outside of the local authority. It excludes deaf children who live outside of the local authority but attend schools within the authority. 3 This does of course create a risk that overall figures have been inflated through inclusion of over-estimates by services of numbers of deaf children. But given what we know about similarities between the number of deaf children recorded as belonging and supported, the alternative risk that we are under-estimating the overall number of deaf children seems more acute. 3 4 What the survey tells us about the population of deaf children in England The tables below provide breakdowns by age, level of deafness and region. In most cases, there are very few significant changes in the proportions of children belonging to different categories from year to year, suggesting a core stability within the data set. Table 2: Number of children belonging, by age Age group Number of deaf Percentage of total children reported Preschool 5,655 15% Primary 15,944 43% Secondary 12,472 34% Young people in maintained sixth forms (years 12 to 13) 1,801 5% Young people in education who have completed year 11 but not in 806 2% maintained sixth forms (e.g. in FE, apprenticeships, other) Total (n=130) 36,678 Looking at the number of reported post 16 deaf young people, 16 services (12% of services) do not report having any deaf young people in maintained sixth forms. In terms of other post 16 deaf young people in education (i.e. in FE, apprenticeships, etc.) 71 services (54% of services) do not report having any other deaf young people in this category in their area. CRIDE believes that this reflects the difficulties that some services have in identifying these deaf young people rather than a complete absence of deaf young people in post 16 education in these areas. Table 3: Number of children belonging, by level of deafness Level of deafness Number of deaf children reported Percentage of total (where known) Unilateral 6,124 17% Mild 9,777 28% Moderate 11,220 32% Severe 3,790 11% Profound 4,421 13% Total not including Not known (n=130) 35,332 Not known 1,271 Total including those Not 36,603 known' Annex A lists individual responses to this question by services. 4 5 Table 4: Number of children, belonging by educational setting Type of educational provision Number of Percentage of total deaf children In local Supported at home pre school children 4, % authority Supported at home of school age and home educated % Mainstream state funded schools (including academies and free 21, % schools) Mainstream independent (non state funded) schools (e.g. Eton) 382 1% Resource provision in mainstream schools 2, % Special schools for deaf pupils (maintained and non-maintained) 365 1% Other special schools, not specifically for deaf children 3, % School sixth forms (including special schools) 1, % All other post 16 provision % Out of Mainstream state funded schools (including academies and free % local authority schools) Mainstream independent (non state funded) schools % Resource provision in mainstream schools % Special schools for deaf pupils (maintained and non-maintained) % Other special school, not specifically for deaf children % School sixth forms (including special schools) % All other post 16 provision % Other NEET (Not in education, employment or training) (Post 16 only) 17 <0.1% Other (e.g. Pupil referral units) % Not known % Total (n=128) 36,862 Table 5: Breakdown of types of educational provision, by whether in or out of home local authority (where known) Type of educational provision (excluding other and not Number of deaf Percentage of total known ) children In home local authority 35,014 96% Out of home local authority 1,619 4% Total (not including Not known ) (n=128) 36,633 Table 6: Breakdown of types of educational provision (regardless of whether in or out of local authority) Type of educational provision (regardless of whether in or out of local authority) Number of deaf children Percentage of total Supported at home pre-school 4, % - Supported at home of school age and home % 0.6% educated Mainstream provision (including academies 22, % 75.9% and independent schools) Mainstream provision: resource provision 2, % 8.4% Special schools for deaf pupils % 3.3% Other special schools 3, % 11.9% All post 16 provision including school sixth 1, % - forms, FE, apprenticeships, etc. Other (e.g. Pupil referral units, NEET, not % - known) Total (n=128) 36,198 Total (excluding pre-school children and young people post 16 and other ) 29,620 Percentage of total school-aged children (i.e. excluding preschool children and young people post 16) New categories 4 were added this year with small changes to some of the other categories to allow for more sophisticated analysis, so it is not possible to directly compare this data with the data 4 The categories that were added are In LA: Supported at home of school age and home educated, In LA: School sixth forms (including special schools) and Out of LA: School sixth forms (including special schools) 5 6 from last year s survey. It remains a challenge to establish discrete categories without overcomplicating the survey. The CRIDE 2013 results suggest that 76% of school aged deaf children are in mainstream settings without specialist provision (excluding sixth forms). This proportion is slightly lower than the 74% for 2011/2012, but this is likely to be largely accounted for by changes in the categories. The smallest service reported 57 deaf children belonging in their boundaries. The largest reported 1,406 deaf children. The average number of deaf children belonging in each service was 287. Table 7: Number of deaf children belonging, by region Region Number of deaf children reported (adjusted) Percentage of total East England 3,916 10% East Midlands 2,374 7% London 6,110 16% North East 2,016 5% North West 4,656 12% South East 5,351 14% South West 3,318 9% West Midlands 5,027 13% Yorkshire & Humber 4,820 13% Total 37,948 Incidence of Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD) 119 services gave a figure in response to a question on how many deaf children had ANSD in their area. It was not always clear whether other services did not give a figure because they do not have any children with ANSD or because they do not know whether they do. However, based on these responses, there are 557 deaf children in England with this condition, 0.3% of all deaf children (adjusted total). The highest percentage of ANSD in a single service was 6.4%. The average number of children with ANSD in each service that responded to the survey was around 5. Due to newborn hearing screening protocols, ANSD is only reliably diagnosed in babies following test procedures undertaken in those who have spent time in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) and is not diagnosed following the screen used in the well baby population. Universal newborn hearing screening has been in place in England since Figures provided through the newborn hearing screening programme indicate that around 1 in 10 congenitally deaf children have ANSD. This suggests therefore some underreporting by services. This is probably due to under-identification of ANSD in older deaf children those who did not receive newborn screening because they were born before the roll-out of universal screening in 2006, those well babies who passed screening and were identified later, and those with acquired/progressive deafness who have not been tested for ANSD. 6 7 Incidence of additional special educational needs (SEN) 116 services were able to tell us how many deaf children had an additional SEN. The figures show that the adjusted total number of deaf children with an additional SEN is 8,196. This is 21% of the adjusted total of deaf children, which is the same as in 2011/12. Services were asked to give a breakdown by type of additional SEN. For this question, some services were not able to give a breakdown so the adjusted total is larger than the unadjusted total comprising the sum of the broken-down figures (7,573). Services were asked to breakdown this figure by type of SEN, using the classification set out in the SEN Code of Practice. Table 8: Number of deaf children with an additional SEN, by type of SEN Number of deaf children Percentage of deaf children with an additional SEN (where type of additional SEN known) Specific Learning Difficulty 304 4% 0.8% Moderate Learning Difficulty 1,470 20% 3.9% Severe Learning Difficulty 1,146 16% 3.0% Profound & Multiple Learning Difficulty 672 9% 1.8% Behaviour, Emotional & Social Difficulties 378 5% 1.0% Speech, Language and Communications Needs % 2.3% Visual Impairment 365 5% 1.0% Multi-Sensory Impairment 450 6% 1.2% Physical Disability % 1.8% Autistic Spectrum Disorder 385 5% 1.0% Other Difficulty/Disability 523 7% 1.4% Not known % Total (n=115) 7,573 20% Total excluding those reported not known 7,277 Percentage of all deaf children (adjusted total) The figures suggest that the most common additional SEN is moderate learning difficulty, followed by severe learning difficulty and speech, language and communication needs. We continue to use separate categories for deaf children with an additional need of visual impairment and multisensory impairment on the advice of those who work with children with multi-sensory impairments though we continue to be conscious of the confusion this potentially causes. Research 5 from 1996 suggested that 40% of deaf children have additional needs. However, this research uses a wide definition of additional needs (including, for example, eczema and cerebral palsy) whereas SEN is normally understood, through the SEN Code of Practice, to refer to where children have a learning difficulty, which calls for special educational provision to be made for them. The definition of learning difficulty includes where children have a disability, which prevents or hinders them from making use of educational facilities of a kind generally provided for children of the same in age in schools within the local authority area. In addition, this research may also have been based on a small cohort of deaf children, excluding those with mild and unilateral deafness. According to data provided by the School Census, 18.7% of all children have an identified SEN. NDCS is unaware of any published information from the School Census on the proportion of deaf children with an additional need. 5 Fortnum et al. (1996) Health service implication of changes in aetiology and referral patterns of hearing impaired children in the Trent region. 7 8 Deaf children with cochlear implants 121 services were able to provide information about how many deaf children had a cochlear implant 6. Based on these responses, there are 2,967 deaf children across England with cochlear implants (adjusted total). This is 8% of the adjusted total of deaf children. Table 9: Number of deaf children belonging with cochlear implants, by age group Age Total with cochlear implants Total deaf children within each age category Percentage of total within each age category Pre-school 548 5,655 10% Primary aged 1,375 15,944 9% Secondary aged ,472 7% Post ,607 6% Not known Total (n=121) 2,956 36,678 8% Proportionally, there has been a slight increase in the number of deaf children with cochlear implants from 7% in 2011/12. Additional languages Table 10: Number of deaf children, by languages mainly used with the child Language Total Percentage of responses (where known) Spoken English 25, % British Sign Language 643 2% Other sign language % Other spoken language 1, % Spoken English together with sign language 1, % Spoken English and other spoken language 2, % Other spoken language together with sign language % Total known (n=120) 32,407 Reported not known 1, services provided information for at least some part this question. Of those that did respond, some were unable to identify the language of all deaf children in their area. There are around 2,731 deaf children who are unaccounted for in the above figures, so these figures should be used with caution. The results suggest that around 9% of deaf children use sign language as their main language or in some combination with another language. 12.4% use a spoken language other than English, again as their main language or in some combination with another language. It should be noted that the wording of this question was changed from previous surveys, from asking about the language used at home, to language used with the child. The wording was changed due to feedback from services suggesting that they did not routinely record information on languages used at home. It should also be noted that some new categories were added this year, based on feedback from services last year, so it is difficult to directly compare the languages that are affected by these changes. Both of these changes may have an impact on any changes in proportions compared with the last two years. At the end of part 2, we compare how these figures for the number of deaf children compare with other sources. 6 Though not all services gave a figure for each age group. 8 9 PART 2: Number of deaf children supported Earlier, we looked at the number of deaf children who belong or live in a local authority. We also asked about deaf children who are supported 7 by the service. This section sets out our analysis of these figures on children being supported. Similar issues around given totals differing from each other also occurred here and we have taken the same approach in calculating an adjusted total. Based on responses from 131 services, our survey indicates that at least 32,011 deaf children receive support from their local service (adjusted total). This is an increase from last year of 2% where 31,425 deaf children were reported as receiving support and from 31,067 in 2010/11 (3% increase over two years). Table 11: Figures generated when calculating how many deaf children are being supported by the service Adjusted total 32,011 Total given when asked how many children overall 31,613 Total given when asked about number of children, broken down by age 31,090 Total given when asked about number of children, broken down by level of deafness 30,884 Total generated The smallest number of children being supported by a service was 46 and the largest was 1,170. The average was 242. What do we know about the population of deaf children being supported by the service? The tables below break down the results by age, type of educational provision and region. Table 12: Number of deaf children being supported by the service, by age group Age group Number of deaf Percentage of total children Preschool children 5,272 17% Primary aged children 13,717 44% Secondary aged children 10,080 33% Young people in maintained sixth forms (years 12 to 13) 1,489 5% Young People in education who have completed year 11 but 396 1% not in school sixth form (e.g. they are in a General Further Education College, enrolled with a private training provider, in employment etc.) Total (where known) 30,954 Not known 136 Total (including where not known) (n=128) 31,090 7 Examples of support given were direct teaching, visits to the family or school, liaison with the family, school, teachers, provision of hearing aid checks, etc. 9 10 Table 13: Number of deaf children being supported by the service, by level of deafness Level of deafness Number of deaf children Percentage of total (where known0 Unilateral 4,461 15% Mild 8,056 27% Moderate 10,557 35% Severe 3,448 11% Profound 3,686 12% Total (where known) 30,208 Not known 676 Total (including where 30,884 not known) (n=128) Table 14: Number of deaf children supported by the service, by region Region Number of deaf children Percentage of total East England 3,077 10% East Midlands 2,303 7% London 4,680 15% North East 1,908 6% North West 4,285 14% South East 4,117 13% South West 2,670 8% West Midlands 4,423 14% Yorkshire & Humber 4,201 13% Total (n=131) 31,664 Assuming the figures are broadly comparable, if there are 37,948 deaf children (adjusted total) who live in England, there are at least 6,284 deaf children who are not being supported by the service. In other words, the figures suggest that 83% of deaf children receive support from their local service. It does not automatically follow that 17% of deaf children are not receiving any support at all; many may be receiving support elsewhere from, for example, special schools for deaf children or resource provisions not managed by the service. The table below compares the percentage difference between each age group to see if any particular age groups appear less likely to receive support from the service. Overall, the proportion of children who receive support from the service has increased from 82% to 85% since 2011/12. There are striking increases for those in post 16 education. It is unclear if this is due to more children receiving support or to better reporting. Whilst more deaf young people over the age of 16 are receiving support from the service, they are still proportionally less likely to receive support than other age groups, particularly where they are not in maintained sixth forms; 71 (54%) services reported that they did not have any post 16 deaf young people outside of sixth forms receiving support from their service. 10 11 Table 15: Comparison between number of deaf children belonging and supported by age Age group Number of deaf children belonging Number of deaf children supported by the local service Preschool 5,648 5,272 93% Primary 15,905 13,717 86% Secondary 12,455 10,080 81% Young people in maintained sixth forms (years 12 to 13) Young people in education who have completed year 11 but not in school sixth form (e.g. they are in a General Further Education College, enrolled 1,789 1,489 83% % Total not including not known 36,603 30,954 85% Proportion of deaf children being supported as a percentage of deaf children belonging Table 16: Comparison between number of deaf children belonging and supported by level of deafness Level of deafness Number of deaf children belonging Number of deaf children supported by the local service Unilateral 6,124 4,461 73% Mild 9,777 8,056 82% Moderate 11,220 10,557 94% Severe 3,790 3,448 91% Profound 4,421 3,686 83% Total % Proportion of deaf children being supported as a percentage of deaf children belonging Proportionally, more children with unilateral deafness seem to be receiving support from the local service than reported last year, rising from 64% to 73%. The above table suggests that profoundly deaf children are less likely to receive support from their local service than moderately or severely deaf children, a finding also reported last year. This raises some interesting questions about what is happening with profoundly deaf children. It could be that a number of profoundly deaf children do not receive support from the service because they may be more likely to be placed in specialist provision. Alternatively, and assuming that profoundly deaf children are more likely than other children to have cochlear implants, it may also be that many of these deaf children are receiving Teacher of the Deaf support from a cochlear implant centre rather than from their local service. It is also possible, for example, that fewer deaf children with cochlear implants may now be receiving support compared to children without, due to apparent changes in their individual needs. There is no clear answer to this point though services will have made their own observations. Table 17: Number of deaf children supported, by region Region Number of deaf children belonging Number of deaf children supported by the local service East England 3,916 3,077 79% East Midlands 2,734 2,303 84% London 6,110 4,680 77% North East 2,016 1,908 95% North West 4,656 4,285 92% South East 5,351 4,117 77% South West 3,318 2,670 80% West Midlands 5,027 4,423 88% Yorkshire & the Humber 4,820 4,201 87% Total 37,948 31,664 83% Proportion of deaf children being supported as a percentage of deaf children belonging 11 12 The previous table again suggests some regional differences between the proportion of deaf children being supported, ranging from 77% in some regions to 95% in one region. However, it is important to continue to bear in mind that these differences may be a reflection of how services have recorded the number of deaf children in their area services with poor data on all deaf children, excluding those who do not receive support, may appear to be supporting more. It may also reflect differences in the availability of specialist provision in different regions. Children with temporary conductive deafness We asked services if they also separately supported children who have temporary conductive hearing loss. Of the 127 services that responded to this question, 76 (60%) did, and 51 services (40%) did not. We then asked those services that did, how many they supported. Only 56 services gave a number. There are at least 1,672 children with temporary conductive deafness supported by services that services were able to tell us about. Annex B lists individual responses to this question by services. How do CRIDE s 2013 figures compare to figures from other sources? As set out below, caution needs to be used when comparing CRIDE s figures with other sources given the differences in how data has been collected, the different definitions used and the different numbers of areas data has been collected from. CRIDE recommends that these figures be used as a basis for further debate and analysis, rather than to reach firm conclusions. School Census School Census figures for 2012 indicate there are 16,270 children where deafness is the primary SEN and who have been placed at School Action Plus or have a statement of SEN. This is a 1% increase from 2012 when the corresponding figure was 16,130. School Census figures do not include information on deaf children where deafness is a secondary need. The CRIDE survey reports there are 30,217 deaf children in primary or secondary schools and sixth forms. This includes deaf children where deafness is not a primary need. But, based on this figure, the School Census continues to significantly under-report the number of school aged deaf children by around 53%. This is likely to be due to the fact that the School Census only records whether a child is deaf, whether the deafness is the primary need and if they have a statement or have been placed at School Action Plus. Of the 16,270 deaf children recorded by the School Census, 6,285 have a statement. This is marginally down on last year when 6,375 were recorded as having a statement; it appears that while deaf children seem to be slightly more likely to be formally recorded as having a SEN, they are less likely to have a statement of need. Comparing this figure with the number of children identified by the CRIDE survey, this would indicate that only around 21% of deaf children in primary or secondary school and sixth forms have a statement 8, and 17% of all children. The School Census indicates there are 1,435 children (where deafness is the primary SEN) in special schools in 2012, down from 1,500 in The corresponding figure from the CRIDE survey is 4,482 of which 972 are in special schools for deaf children. The Department for 8 In addition, research from NCB, funded by the Department for Education, shows that there are wide variations in how schools apply the SEN Code of Practice. This means that children of similar levels of need, receiving support from a Teacher of the Deaf may be at School Action only in some areas, whilst issued with a statement in others. 12 13 Education does not currently publish details on children where deafness is a secondary need and who may attend other special schools not primarily for deaf children. Prevalence data NDCS estimates that there are between 34,000 and 42,000 deaf children in England. This estimate has been calculated using known data on the prevalence of deafness and population estimates from mid 2010 from the Office of National Statistics. The estimates include deaf children with all types and levels of permanent hearing loss, including unilateral. 13 14 PART 3: Teachers of the Deaf Our survey asked how many Teachers of the Deaf there are who are employed by the local service, including those in a peripatetic role, and working in resource provisions. Figures are expressed as Full Time Equivalent (FTE) posts; a 0.5 Teacher of the Deaf FTE post could, for example, indicate that a person spent half of the standard working week as a Teacher of the Deaf. We did not ask about Teachers of the Deaf in special schools, cochlear implant centres and other settings and therefore the figures below do not provide a complete picture of the total population of Teachers of the Deaf in England. In total, there are at least 1,117.5 (FTE) Teachers of the Deaf posts in employment in England. Of these 92% are occupied by a fully qualified Teacher of the Deaf. In addition, at the time the survey was completed, there were 40.8 FTE vacant posts. In 22% of these cases, these vacant posts were frozen. If the vacant posts are added to the total number of Teachers of the Deaf in employment, this would indicate there are at least 1,158.2 Teacher of the Deaf posts, of which 4% are vacant. According to the General Teaching Council (now subsumed into the Department for Education), there were 896 active teachers who hold the mandatory qualification for teaching pupils with a hearing impairment in CRIDE s figures suggest that this figure is likely to be an underestimate. Table 19: Number of Teachers of the Deaf in employment overall Number of Teacher of the Percentage of total Deaf posts (FTE) Teachers of the Deaf with the mandatory qualification 1, % Teachers in training for the mandatory qualification within 3 years % Qualified teachers without the mandatory qualification and not in 7.2 1% training Total (n=132) 1,117.5 Table 20: Number of Teacher of the Deaf vacancies overall Number of Teacher of the Deaf Percentage of total posts (FTE) Post frozen % Vacancies Currently advertised % Advertised but no suitable candidate % Total (n=132) 40.8 Table 21: Changes in numbers of Teachers of the Deaf from year to year Teachers of the Deaf with the mandatory qualification in employment Number of teachers working as Teachers of the Deaf in employment Number of Teacher of the Deaf posts (including vacancies) 2010/ / /13 Change since last year Change over 2 years 1, , , % 3% 1, , , % 4% 1, ,180 1, % 3% Comparing with figures from the CRIDE 2012 and 2011 survey, depending on which measure is used, there appears to have been a decline of 3 to 4% of the number of Teachers of the Deaf working in services and resource provision in the past 2 years. Given, as this report showed earlier, there has been no corresponding decrease in the number of deaf children being reported, 15 these figures are of concern. It is possible that there has been an increase in numbers of Teachers of the Deaf working in other settings (such as special schools) which is not captured within this survey but it is CRIDE s view that this is unlikely. The following sections look in more detail at the numbers of Teachers of the Deaf employed in a peripatetic role or in resource provisions. Teachers of the Deaf in a peripatetic role Our survey asked how many Teachers of the Deaf were working in the specialist peripatetic service as of January In other words, how many visiting Teachers of the Deaf were working in each service. Visiting Teachers of the Deaf normally visit deaf children in nonspecialist provision i.e. pre-school deaf children, deaf children in mainstream schools or in a special school not designated for deaf children. Table 22: Number of visiting Teachers of the Deaf in employment Number of Teacher of the Deaf posts (FTE) Number of services with staff in relevant category Teachers of the Deaf with the mandatory qualification Teachers in training for the mandatory qualification within 3 years Qualified teachers without the mandatory qualification and not in training Total (n=132) Table 23: Number of visiting Teacher of the Deaf vacancies Vacancies Total (n=18) Number of Teacher of the Deaf posts (FTE) Number of services with staff in relevant category Post frozen Currently advertised Advertised but no suitable candidate In terms of fully qualified visiting Teachers of the Deaf with the mandatory qualification, the numbers within each service ranged from 0.5 at the smallest to 22 in the largest. The average number of visiting Teachers of the Deaf (with the mandatory qualification) per service is 5.0 (FTE). 26 (20%) of services employ 2 or fewer visiting Teachers of the Deaf, of which 8 services (6%) employed 1 or fewer visiting Teachers of the Deaf. Given the complex nature of deafness and the diverse needs of deaf children, it remains of concern that some services are attempting to meet the needs of all deaf children with relatively low numbers of visiting Teachers of the Deaf. We asked if services had sought to recruit Teachers of the Deaf over the past 12 months. Of the 67 services that had, 20 (30%) indicated that they had experienced difficulties in recruiting for a permanent post. We also asked if services had sought to secure supply cover over the past 12 months. Of the 64 services that indicated yes, 27 (42%) said they had experienced difficulties in securing supply cover. 15 16 Peripatetic Teachers of the Deaf caseloads This section looks at the theoretical caseloads of each visiting Teacher of the Deaf by looking at the number of deaf children living in an area who are not already in specialist provision (regardless of whether they are receiving support or not). There are a range of views on both the usefulness of this and how best to calculate this ratio. Points to take into consideration include: Areas that are large or rural may, by necessity, have more visiting Teachers of the Deaf than areas that are small and urban because of the need to allow for travel time. Areas in which there is a specialist unit or special school may have fewer visiting Teachers of the Deaf because it has been assessed that deaf children with most need are already in specialist provision. Services that are better able to reliably record and identify how many deaf children, including those over 16, there are in their area may appear to have worse caseloads than services which have only given a figure for the number of deaf children they know about. It does not reflect investment in other specialist staff 10. In simple terms and for consistency across all parts of England, NDCS calculates the theoretical caseloads by dividing the number of deaf children belonging in any given area and in nonspecialist provision 11 by the number of qualified visiting Teachers of the Deaf 12. This will include some deaf children in some areas who are not being actively supported by the service. However, to exclude these children would obviously produce an incentive to improve the figures by cutting support. In addition, even where a service is simply monitoring a deaf child, this still requires time and resource from the visiting Teacher of the Deaf. Responses were excluded where there were gaps in either the number of Teachers of the Deaf or numbers of deaf children belonging. The CRIDE survey results show that each visiting (peripatetic) Teacher of the Deaf has a theoretical average caseload of 44 deaf children. The highest caseload found was 251 in one area. We suspect that this is an outlier based on mistaken figures. However, despite requests to do so, some services did not verify their figures where queries were raised, and so we have included them as provided. There are 19 services (14%) where each visiting Teacher of the Deaf has a theoretical caseload of, on average, 80 or more deaf children, of which there are 6 services (5%) where there is, on average, 100 or more deaf children. Table 24: Ratio of deaf children being supported by each visiting Teacher of the Deaf, by region Region Average ratio East England 43.5:1 East Midlands 35.7:1 London 54.3:1 North East 35.1:1 North West 29.2:1 South East 51.5:1 South West 41.7:1 West Midlands 51.6:1 Yorkshire & Humber 59.3:1 England 44.3:1 10 However, it is worth noting that evidence from Ofsted indicates that children with special educational needs do better when supported by specialist teachers, compared to any other form of support, including teaching assistants. Source: Ofsted (2006) Inclusion: does it matter where pupils are taught? 11 This includes deaf children reported as being: supported at home (e.g. home educated), in mainstream state funded schools, other special schools (i.e. those for disabled children more generally) or in other provision (e.g. pupil referral units). This excludes deaf children reported as being in independent schools, resource provision or special schools for deaf children. 12 This includes Teachers of the Deaf who are not yet qualified but who are in training. It excludes any teachers who are working as Teachers of the Deaf but who are not qualified nor in training. 16 17 Teachers of the Deaf in resource provisions The survey asked how many Teachers of the Deaf were employed in resource provisions for deaf children and whether employed centrally by the local authority or directly by the school. Respondents were asked to exclude time spent on other school duties (such as time as the school s SEN co-ordinator, for example). Again, we did not ask about other specialist staff in special schools, cochlear implant centres and other settings and therefore the figures below do not provide a complete picture of the total population of specialist staff in England. Table 25: Number of Teachers of the Deaf in resource provisions employed by the local authority or the school Number of teachers (FTE) in resource provision employed by the local authority Number of services with staff in relevant category Number of teachers (FTE) in resource provision employed by the school Teachers of the Deaf with the mandatory qualification Teachers in training for the mandatory qualification within 3 years Qualified teachers without the mandatory qualification and not in training Total (n=101) Number of services with staff in relevant category There is an overall reduction in numbers between the above table and the corresponding figures from last year. In a nutshell, at face value, the results indicate fewer Teachers of the Deaf in resource provisions employed by the local authority in 2011/12 (down from 284.7), and fewer Teachers of the Deaf in resource provisions employed by the school (down from 167.5). Table 26: Number of Teacher of the Deaf vacant posts in resource provisions employed by the local authority or the school Number of teachers (FTE) in resource provision employed by the local authority Number of services with staff in relevant category Number of teachers (FTE) in resource provision employed by the school Post frozen Currently advertised Vacancies Advertised but no suitable candidate Total (n=11) Number of services with staff in relevant category CRIDE again analysed the figures to examine the ratio in the number of deaf children supported by each Teacher of the Deaf in resource provisions. Based on usable results from 99 services, the CRIDE survey results show that the average number of deaf children in resource provision being supported by each Teacher of the Deaf is 6.1. Guidelines by BATOD state that each Teacher of the Deaf in a resource provision should be working with no more than 6 deaf children each, and fewer where deaf children with additional needs are being supported. 33 services had a ratio that was higher than 6:1. Of these, 6 had a ratio that was higher than 10:1. The following table seeks to explore whether there are any proportional differences in the status of teachers. The figures suggest that there is a slightly higher incidence of unqualified teachers working as Teachers of the Deaf in resource provisions, where the teachers are employed by the school (as opposed to by the local authority). This is consistent with findings from the last two 17 18 years. The Department for Education has indicated that it expects teachers of classes of deaf children with sensory impairments to be qualified Teachers of the Deaf. Table 27: Proportional differences in level of qualification of Teachers of the Deaf Teachers of the Deaf with the mandatory qualification Teachers in training for the mandatory qualification within 3 years Qualified teachers without the mandatory qualification and not in training Percentage of all peripatetic teachers Percentage of all teachers in resource provision, employed by local authority 91% 88% 83% 5% 9% 12% 0% 1% 1% Percentage of all teachers in resource provision, employed by school 18 19 PART 4: Other specialist staff Our survey suggests that there are at least 1,325 specialist support staff, other than Teachers of the Deaf, supporting deaf children in England in either a peripatetic role or working in resource provisions. The most common role is teaching assistant followed by communication support worker. Table 28: Number of specialist support staff overall, by role Number of staff (FTE) Percentage of total Teaching assistants / Classroom support assistants etc % Communication support workers / Interpreters / % Communicators etc Deaf instructors / Deaf role models / Sign language % instructors etc Educational audiologists / Technicians etc % Speech and language therapists % Family support workers / Liaison officers % Social workers / Social workers for deaf children 8.3 1% Total 1,325.2 A range of roles, with different full time equivalents, were cited when asked about other specialist staff, including outreach workers, early years workers, specialist portage workers, intervenors, transition support coordinators, specialist nursery nurses, and counsellors. As not all respondents gave a full time equivalent figure for all of the other roles, it was not possible to calculate a total for this. The number of specialist staff overall is up from 1,270 in 2011/12, amounting to a 4% increase. The following table breaks down the reported number of other specialist staff according to how they are employed. 19 20 Numbers of other specialist staff The survey asked about numbers of other specialist support staff, by whether they were employed in a peripatetic role or employed by the school directly to work in a resource provision. Table 29: Number of specialist support staff, by role Teaching assistants / Classroom support assistants etc Communication support workers / Interpreters / Communicators etc Deaf instructors / Deaf role models / Sign language instructors etc Educational audiologists / Technicians etc Speech and language therapists Family support workers / Liaison officers Social workers / Social workers for deaf children Peripatetic role Resource provisions Number of staff (full time equivalent) Number of services with staff in relevant category Percentage of total Number of staff (full time equivalent) Number of services with staff in relevant category Percentage of total % % % % % % % % % % % % % % Total The above table confirms that over half as many other specialist staff are now employed in resource provisions. This is particularly the case for teaching assistants and communication support workers, though educational audiologists, speech and language therapists, family support workers and deaf instructors continue to be predominantly employed in peripatetic roles. We also asked if services manage teaching assistants or other support staff based in schools to support named pupils. Of the 129 services that responded to this question, 28 (22%) said yes, 10 (8%) said they manage some, but not all, and the majority, 91 (71%) said they did not. Resource provisions When asked if the resource provision provided outreach support to other schools, 15 (16%) replied yes, and 81 (84%) replied no. 13% of services indicated that outreach support was provided in 2011/12, suggesting an increase. Where outreach support was provided, this amounted to 10 full time equivalent staffing time total across all of the services who responded, up from 5.7 in 2011/12. The actual figure may be higher; some services reported that provided outreach services as required without giving a rough figure. 20 21 PART 5: Eligibility criteria and funding arrangements Eligibility criteria The majority of services continue to use the National Sensory Impairment Partnership (NatSIP) criteria as a vehicle to help determine what support deaf children receive. The proportion of services using the NatSIP criteria has remained at 71% as it was in 2011/12. Table 30: Criteria used to help determine the level of support for deaf children Number of services Percentage of total NatSIP criteria % Criteria is mostly developed 25 19% locally Other 13 10% Total (n=131) 131 Services were asked to specify what other criteria they used. In these cases, services tended to indicate that they were using NatSIP s criteria (or a variant of them) alongside locally developed criteria. Annex B lists how individual services responded to this question. The survey also sought general information about the type of service provided for different categories of deaf children and young people. It was recognised that this could only be a crude estimate of services offered and the amount of support provided to an individual child would be determined by a range of factors, including professional judgement, and not just the degree and type of deafness. Services were able to tick more than one option for each group of deaf children. Table 31: Type of support provided by type of deafness Type of need Type of deafness Number of services that provide no direct support Primary and permanent need Additional and permanent need Other n=131 Number of services that provide annual, one-off or occasional visit Number of services that provide allocated ToD and regular visits (i.e. more than once a year) Number of services that gave no response Bilateral severe or profound sensorineural deafness Bilateral moderate sensorineural deafness Bilateral conductive deafness Bilateral mild or high frequency only sensorineural deafness Unilateral deafness (sensorineural or conductive) Bilateral severe or profound sensorineural deafness Bilateral moderate sensorineural deafness Bilateral conductive deafness With temporary conductive deafness as a primary or additional need In special schools other than schools for the deaf With auditory neuropathy With auditory processing difficulty/disorder The NatSIP criteria were updated during the time this survey was launched. 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__label__wiki	0.692559	0.692559	Tag Archives: Literary Devices Milky White Skin 21 Thursday Apr 2011 Posted by decollins1969 in 1, Boy @ The Window, culture, eclectic music, Pop Culture, race, Youth 616, 616 East Lincoln Avenue, Adjectives, Adverbs, Bethedsa Maryland, Bethesda Literary Festival 2011, Boy @ The Window, Essay and Short Story Contest, Finding Forrester, Georgetown Cupcakes, Literary Devices, Literary Nonfiction, Literature, Milky Skin, Milky White Skin, Sean Connery, Whiteness, Winners, Writing Bethesda Literary Festival logo, April 21, 2011. http://www.bethesda.org I attended the Bethesda Literary Festival last weekend. It’s been a while since I’ve gone to any conference involving writers, wannabe writers, published authors and other curiously weird types. I usually find these events somewhere between dreadfully boring and undeniably soul-sucking. I wish that I could say that the festival held at various parts of downtown Bethesda were an exception. But what I can say is that the Bethesda Literary Festival provided the best desserts — especially the cupcakes (my guess, from Georgetown Cupcakes) — I’ve had at any literary event. Bethesda Literary Festival 2011 Logo, April 21, 2011. http://www.bethesda.org The most poignant event at the festival for me was the Essay and Short Story Contest winners for ’11. Grouped into two categories — over 18 and young adults — the winners were announced and had the opportunity to read from their stories and essays. I must admit, some of the stories were compelling. (That word, compelling, a common word lit agents have used as a reason for rejection of Boy @ The Window. I often think that they’re working from an unspoken definition of what compelling really is.) But I also found most of the stories cliché, typical, White both in terms of the actual color as well in racial and cultural terms. Listening to these aspiring authors, young and talented writers read their work reminded me so much of a line from Finding Forrester, where the character played by Sean Connery says, “Writers write so that readers can read. Let someone else read it.” It’s difficult for any writer to read something they’ve written with the passion and emotion contained within their own words. And with two exceptions — a mother reading for her daughter about a dying aunt, and a seventeen-year-old reading his essay in poetry slam fashion — the Forrester axiom was in full effect. I kept checking my watch, hoping that I’d hear something that would inspire me or at least pique my interest. The latter did occur, but not in the way in which I would’ve expected. I listened to one forty- Ridiculousness of Milky Skin, April 21, 2011. Donald Earl Collins something short-story honorable mention read about a “tongue licking ice cream.” Earlier, there had been a young adult winner, reading phrases like “Same cloudless indigo eyes. Same auburn, frizzy locks. Same childish, pearly pudge of skin…” It all took me back to novels and other pieces of literature from my high school days. Like Shakespearean plays in which actors described some young English woman as having “milky skin,” as a point of attraction and lust. That kind of writing, the constant shifting and sliding of adjectives and adverbs. It drove me crazy in ’85. Last weekend, it made my eyes glaze over, with both looking like the clear frosting on a glazed donut. I yawned with the anticipation of more of the same stories that writers and publishers have been selling for as long as I’ve been alive. I knew what was coming. Stories of epiphanies and social consciousness, upper-middle-class-White-Bethesda-and-Potomac-style. Stories of parallel and pain, from climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro and grave illness to autism to death and dying. Universal stories that somehow were milky White, told in a style that made the messy truth of it as palatable as a slice of key lime pie. I don’t write that way. But not because I can’t. I could write page after page in vivid description of Crush #1. I could count each hair on her well-muscled forearms on the way to measuring every mole on her shoulders, every tooth in magnitude of whiteness, every capillary in her eyeballs. I could spend a few pages describing the different smells of flatulence and excrement I grew up with at 616. From the sweetness of a spaghetti and meat sauce fart to the lingering death-knell scent of a bathroom after the flushing of what once was a combination of coffee, beer and fried chicken. Literary nonfiction, memoir, or other serious writing endeavors, though, are about the balance between the sweet milky whiteness of the literary and the messy realness of me as the writer. In the case of Boy @ The Window, of me as the main character as well. Descriptions of milky or caramel colored skin do reside among its pages. But so do descriptions of conversations, characters, actions and emotions. All as part of telling a story, sharing some truth, beyond the romance of the purely literary.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1167
__label__wiki	0.77767	0.77767	Follow Donn Donn's Bets Things We Learned Donn’s Articles Book Donn HTF Private members Horses To Follow » Torphichen Torphichen Mentioned here before after he finished second in an amateur riders’ flat race at Galway in October, Torphichen is worthy of another mention after posting a most impressive win in a competitive four-year-old listed two-mile hurdle race at Naas on Thursday. Thomas Barr’s gelding travelled easily and jumped well for Andrew McNamara just behind a decent pace that was set by favourite Ebadiyan. McNamara pulled out from behind horses on the run to the second last, and Torphichen picked up noticeably to join Ebadiyan and Arabella Boy in the front rank on the near side, forming a line of three over the obstacle. McNamara just gave him a squeeze on landing over that obstacle, and the response was really impressive. The injection of pace that he showed on the ground was really impressive, and he quickly went four lengths clear of his rivals on the approach to the final flight. He skipped over that obstacle nicely, and kept on willingly under just a hands and heels ride all the way to the line. Ebadiyan set a fair standard here. One of the top juvenile hurdlers in Ireland last season, he was still travelling well in one of the hottest Triumph Hurdles run in recent years – in which Zaynar, Walkon, Mourad and Starluck filled the first four places – when he inexplicably ran out on the approach to the second last flight. He was expected to come on for his seasonal debut at Down Royal, and he was backed accordingly. In fairness, Rita Shah’s gelding did make a bad mistake at the last flight on the first circuit, but it is difficult to think that he would have beaten the winner even without that error. In contrast to Ebadiyan, Torphichen was friendless in the market. Put in as 7/4 favourite on the Racing Post tissue, he was 4/1 in the morning and drifted out to an SP of 5/1, all of which suggests that trainer Edward O’Grady and his team expected that he would come on for this, his first run in almost six weeks, and his first run over hurdles since he disappointed when odds-on for a juvenile hurdle at Cheltenham last April on his final start for David Pipe. The move to Ballynonty has obviously met with the Alhaarth gelding’s approval. He looked like a serious prospect when winning a good juvenile hurdle at Sandown last February, but he disappointed when well fancied and getting all the weight allowances in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, and again, as mentioned above, back at Cheltenham in April. He is obviously a horse of some talent – he shaped with a deal of promise, achieving a rating of 85 in just three runs on the flat for Michael Jarvis – and it looks like Edward O’Grady has found the key to him. It would be surprising if he did not improve again significantly on this performance, just his fifth run over hurdles, given how weak he was in the market and the fact that he is still only four, and he will be interesting wherever he goes next. He could be very good indeed. © The Irish Field, 12th December 2009 Email info@donnmcclean.com Registered in Ireland Number 412909 Registered Address 12 Northbrook Road · Ranelagh · Dublin 6 © copyright 2008 Donn McClean development Built At 80	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1168
__label__wiki	0.701448	0.701448	I'm tracking the reading blog-based challenges I'm participating in on this page. For 2016, I'm participating in the 9th Annual Graphic Novels and Manga Challenge 2016, the 100+ Books Challenge 2016, 2016 Diversity on the Shelf Challenge, the 2016 Dystopia Reading Challenge, and the Flights of Fantasy Reading Challenge 2016. The links below will take you to the tracking pages for each challenge. 2016 Challenge Tracking Pages 9th Annual Graphic Novels and Manga Challenge 2016 2016 Diversity on the Shelf Challenge 2016 Dystopia Reading Challenge Flights of Fantasy Reading Challenge 2016 Not a Challenge: The Big List of Everything I've Reviewed in 2016 Labels: Book Reviews, Challenges, Dystopian Fiction Reviews, Fantasy Fiction Reviews, Graphic Novel Reviews, Science Fiction Reviews Review - ODY-C, Volume 1: Off to Far Ithicaa by Matt Fraction and Christian Ward Short review: The war against Troiia is over, and now Odyssia must make the long journey home to Ithicaa in the star ship ODY-C, braving dangers along the way as the Olympian gods work both to help and hinder her. After the long war Intrigues of gods and women Comes the long journey Full review: The various blurbs on the cover of ODY-C: Off to Far Ithicaa describe it as a gender-bent version of The Odyssey told as a psychedelic space opera. That is all true, and yet that description seems to suggest that the book is somewhat less than it actually is. It is gender-bent, at least to the extent that all of the characters are female, or at least non-male, but the change isn't merely a shift to have a twist, but rather an integral element of the story. The story is a space opera, and in some ways it is almost a transhuman space opera, but it doesn't seem to really be psychedelic other than in the art style. But what sets ODY-C apart from the norm is that it isn't so much a retelling of The Odyssey as it is an almost entirely new edifice built using the previous work as a foundation. The story of ODY-C follows The Odyssey in broad strokes. The central character is Odyssia, one of the victorious captains in the lengthy war against Troiia, who begins the book due to set out for her home in distant Ithicaa to return to her family in the star ship ODY-C. Her journey is aided by some of the Olympian gods, and hindered by others, leading to a series of adventures starting with Lotusworld, then the Cyclops, and finally Aeolus, covering the early portions of the original epic poem. Intermixed among these adventures are the maneuverings of the various Olympian gods as they weave intrigues against one another that affect the crew of ODY-C both to advance their personal agendas and also to serve as entertainment. But the story follows Homer's version only in a very loose sense, with the specifics having been changed and many of those details that did migrate from the original to this version taking on an entirely different significance than they previously had. Given that this is a retelling of Homer's epic poem, it is probably quite helpful for the reader to have some familiarity with The Odyssey, at the very least so as to be able to see the references to the original, and appreciate how the various elements have been changed. One important note is that the format of the story is not the usual for most graphic novels, with speech bubbles and individual dialogue. Instead, the story is presented as an illustrated epic poem, with the text presented with the appropriate formality, complete with numbered stanzas. This means of formatting the story serves to give it a legendary, almost mythic, feel, but it also serves to make the story seem distant and alien at times. It is also an unusual means of telling a story, and if one is not prepared for a story told in this manner, it could possibly be off-putting, as it presents the characters and plot using rhythms that are not commonly used in most modern fiction. While the reversed genders of many of the major characters from The Odyssey is the most apparent change on the surface, the alterations run much deeper, and in much more interesting ways. Early in the book the reader is briefly introduced to He, the reason that Odyssia and the rest of the Achaea laid siege to Troiia, described as a once proud man brought low to serve as a pet for Ene. The lack of male characters is explained in the text as being the result of a decree by Zeus who feared that she would be supplanted by one of her children. To prevent this, Zeus destroyed all (or at least almost all) men, and declared that no woman could bear any new ones. In this light, the war over He, apparently one of the very few men left alive, takes on larger significance, as does the existence of Telem, Odyssia's long-neglected son left behind in Ithicaa. Against this backdrop, casting Promethene as a genetic engineer inspired by the Lotus plant to develop the sebex, a new gender capable of pulling an ovum from a woman and carrying it to term, birthing either a woman or a sebex. Thus Zeus' decree is followed to the letter, but violated in spirit, allowing for the creation of new generations of children, much to Zeus' dismay. In this vision, Promethene doesn't bring fire to humankind, but rather the ability to reproduce after Zeus tried to take it from them, a subtle but significant change to the original myth. Aeolus also sees change in this version of the story, taking the form of an engineer who specializes in star ship engines, but also turning out to be a man obsessed with breeding a male heir, and served by his multitudinous female progeny. This reveals one of the somewhat hidden costs of Zeus' elimination of men: In addition to the lack of male children, those women whose tastes don't incline towards other women, or even to sebex, are denied intimate affection. In a violent world, Zeus' actions seem to have had the effect of making things more violent and unstable, paradoxically rendering her more vulnerable. Oddly, despite it being the most famous section of the story, Odyssia's encounter with the Cyclops is probably the least interesting passage in the book. Perhaps because of the familiarity with it, the story of how Odyssia is trapped by the Cyclops and then blinds the creature before escaping with the remnants of her crew is simply not particularly compelling, despite the grotesque depiction of the monster, and the harsh and bloody portrayal of the conflict. The only truly interesting thing about this encounter is the switch from the original story: Where Odysseus fooled the cyclops Polyphemus by telling it that his name was "Noman", in this version Odyssia informs the creature that her name is "All-Men", presaging her taking symbolic retribution against the gods by blinding Poseidon's descendant. For all of the cruelty displayed by the cyclops, the impact just isn't as great as that provided by the harshness displayed by Odyssia herself in other sections, such as when dealing with the wayward crew woman Xylot, or the desperate sebex Ero. Dismembering and eating women in blood-soaked scene of cannibalistic mayhem is shocking, but not as emotionally hard-hitting as passing grim and unyielding judgment upon one's closest companions. The violence depicted in the graphic novel is not limited to the story line with the cyclops. The level of death and dismemberment presented by the artwork is appropriate to the Homeric source material, which is to say that the violence is pervasive, brutal, and often gory. Even something as distant from warfare as the scene involving the birth of Apollo results in a bloody mass of viscera spread across the panel. As one might guess, this is not a graphic novel aimed at children, or possibly even younger teens. In addition to the unwavering gaze directed at the ruthless savagery of the gods and heroes, there is a fair amount of sex and nudity as well. Although this element is is not depicted nearly as graphically as some of the violence, it is not particularly subtle either. Despite, or possibly because of, the gore and nudity, this is a beautifully illustrated book, with at times surrealistic depictions of its fictional world rendered in bold, bright colors. ODY-C: Off to Far Ithicaa is a beautiful and disturbing work. This is not so much a retelling of The Odyssey as it is a recasting of it, using the framework provided by the previous work to tell a story that contains a collection of characters and scenes that will be familiar to those who have read the original, but using them in ways to tell a tale that is thematically very different. Although much attention has been paid to the gender-bending nature of the story, it isn't so much that gender has been bent, but that the entire narrative has been bent to make an entirely new story that is at once reminiscent of the original, and yet a new creation as well. ODY-C is, in the end, a lushly illustrated epic poem full of bravery, cruelty, love, lust, intrigue, vengeance, and beauty. Matt Fraction Christian Ward Book Reviews A-Z Home Labels: Book Reviews, Graphic Novel Reviews, Science Fiction Reviews Musical Monday - Overrated New Year by Sarah Donner New Year's is something of an anticlimactic holiday. When you are a kid, it seems mysterious and alluring: Something enigmatic and enticing that only the adults can partake in after you go to bed. When you get a bit older, your parents allow you to stay up until midnight, which seems like a real treat at the time, since midnight is well past your normal bedtime. And, of course, when you are allowed to join the secret society of grown-ups who can celebrate the New Year. Maybe your parents even let you have a little bit of champagne to toast with when the clock finishes counting down. It tastes terrible, but you don't tell your parents that, and the whole experience almost feels like you are getting away with something, even though your parents are willing collaborators. But in the end, the New Year's celebration is something of a let down. All it really is is staying up late and watching a ball drop on television. Even when one gets older and can join in the more adult form of celebration for the evening, it always seems like a kind of desperate attempt at merriment. There is a nod given to new beginnings with the whole concept of "New Year's resolutions", but those are so often ignored that they have become a punchline. it feels, in many ways, like the pitiful last gasp of the holiday season as everyone tries to bleed out just one more bit of revelry before the cold, gray bucket of dreariness that is the rest of winter. In a sense, New Year's is almost an afterthought to the holiday season. Thanksgiving more or less marks the start of the annual descent into holiday insanity, even though it is in danger of being swallowed by Christmas. The "Black Friday" frenzy that follows has loomed every larger with each passing year, and begins even earlier. Christmas has become an enormous monster that consumes an every increasing number of weeks that precede it. But in the case of Thanksgiving and Christmas there are familiar traditions and patterns that define them. New Year's feels almost like forced fun, a celebration that is required rather than desired. There is no real content to the observance, even the old ritual of watching Dick Clark introduce music acts on television has given way to a soulless corporate extravaganza that feels empty and hollow. "Overrated" seems like the exact right word for it, but maybe a sad and over-hyped event is what is needed at the end of the year. Previous Musical Monday: Things to Believe In by Sarah Donner Subsequent Musical Monday: Thanksgiving by Paul & Storm Other Holiday Songs Musical Monday Playlists Sarah Donner Musical Monday Home Labels: Meme, Musical Monday, New Year's Eve, Videos Book Blogger Hop December 25th - December 31st: The EZ 135 Drive Was a 3.5" Removable Hard Disk Drive Produced by SyQuest Technology Starting in 1995 This week Billy asks: What is your preferred format for reviews? Do you tell the story or do you focus on characters and the reason someone would like the review? My goal with reviews is to convey to the reader what I thought about the work in question. As I have noted before, every reviewer has their own subjective biases which they cannot escape. The key when reading a review is to find a reviewer who generally shares your own subjective taste, and read what they have written. To that end, when I write a review, I don't just want to tell the reader what I thought about a particular work, I want to tell them why. When I review something I include enough about the characters and the story in order to give the reader the ability to understand what I'm saying, but I try not to explain the story more than I have to in order to support my opinion. It is a fine balance to strike - giving enough information about a story to adequately review it without giving away too much - and I'm sure that I've missed the mark on more than one occasion, but I still keep trying, every time I sit down to write a new review. As to the specific elements of a work that I focus on, that depends entirely on the work itself. Sometimes I like or dislike a work because of how the characters are drawn. For other works, it is the quality of the plot that sticks out. In others, it is some other element of the story that is notable in one way or another. Each book, movie, or television episode strikes me as good or bad mostly in its own way, and so what I choose to highlight in one review or another is almost always going to be idiosyncratic to my tastes, and unique to the work in question. Previous Book Blogger Hop: Article 134 of the UCMJ Is the General Article Subsequent Book Blogger Hop: 136 kHz Is the Lowest Band Frequency Amateurs Are Allowed to Transmit Follow Friday - "241" Is Reel Big Fish Song That Has the Words 241 as Its Only Lyric It's Friday again, and this means it's time for Follow Friday. There has been a slight change to the format, as now there are two Follow Friday hosts blogs and two Follow Friday Features Bloggers each week. To join the fun and make now book blogger friends, just follow these simple rules: Follow both of the Follow My Book Blog Friday Hosts (Parajunkee and Alison Can Read) and any one else you want to follow on the list. Follow the two Featured Bloggers of the week - Inked Brownies and A Night's Dream of Books. Put your Blog name and URL in the Linky thing. Grab the button up there and place it in a post, this post is for people to find a place to say hi in your comments. Follow, follow, follow as many as you can, as many as you want, or just follow a few. The whole point is to make new friends and find new blogs. Also, don't just follow, comment and say hi. Another blogger might not know you are a new follower if you don't say "Hi". If someone comments and says they are following you, be a dear and follow back. Spread the love . . . and the followers. If you want to show the link list, just follow the link below the entries and copy and paste it within your post! If you're new to the Follow Friday Hop, comment and let me know, so I can stop by and check out your blog! And now for the Follow Friday Question: What was the best Christmas (or other holiday) gift you ever received? When I was six, there wasn't anything in the world I wanted more than a bicycle. My parents were struggling financially, as my father was still in graduate school, but when I came downstairs Christmas morning there was a red bicycle waiting for me beside the tree. It was just a basic little single speed bicycle with solid wheels and pedal brakes, but it was the most glorious thing I had ever seen. Years later I learned that my father had salvaged the bicycle a couple of months earlier, and spent many hours over the next several weeks restoring and repainting it for me, which only made the the memories of the gift even better. Previous Follow Friday: There Were 240 Pence in a British Pound Until 1971 Subsequent Follow Friday: 18 U.S.C. § 242 Prohibits Depriving Someone of Their Rights Under Color of Law Follow Friday Home Posted by Aaron Pound at 8:28 PM 10 comments Labels: Follow Friday, Meme Review - White Christmas Short review: A series of conniving schemes culminate in a reunion of Army buddies as a gift to an aging retired General and two romantic couples pairing off. Wallace and Davis Meet, romance the Haynes sisters Army reunion! Full review: White Christmas is a movie musical built around an Oscar-winning song from an entirely different musical. In 1942, Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire starred alongside Virginia Dale in Holiday Inn, a movie about a retired stage performer who runs a specialty inn in Connecticut that is only open on holidays, complete with themed entertainment for the guests who show up on those particular dates. White Christmas was among the songs included in Holiday Inn, and twelve years later someone decided it would be a great idea to make another movie, this time centered entirely around that song. The original idea behind the White Christmas movie was to reunite Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, as it was a fairly common practice to pair up a singing lead like Crosby with a dancing lead like Astaire, sometimes even throwing in a comedic lead such as was done in On the Town where singer Frank Sinatra, dancer Gene Kelly, and comic actor Jules Munshin held the lead roles. Unfortunately, Astaire declined to be in the movie after reading the script. Looking for a capable actor to place opposite Crosby, the studio hired Donald O'Connor to take the place declined by Astaire. When Donald O'Connor had to drop out due to illness, Danny Kaye was recruited at the last minute to take over the part. One has to imagine that the movie would have been quite different with Astaire in the dancing lead role, and a number of staging decisions seem to have been made with Donald O'Connor in mind, as he was not quite as accomplished as a dancer when compared to Astaire, and may have not been as good as Danny Kaye. The first time Bing sings White Christmas in the movie The plot of the movie consists of a collection of schemes, two whirlwind romances, and one giant coincidence. For the most part, the plot doesn't really matter a whole lot, as it mostly exists as a framework on which to hang Irving Berlin songs and associated dance numbers, some of which are only tangentially related to the story, while others are entirely unrelated to it in any way. The story opens during World War II, with Captain Bob Wallace (played by Crosby) and Private Phil Davis (played by Kaye) serving in the U.S. Army somewhere in Europe and putting on a Christmas show for the rest of their unit. In the mythic reality of the movie, Wallace is already a singing star of note, and Davis took the opportunity to organize a musical revue featuring the performer. The show, of course, involves Crosby singing White Christmas, so if that is all you are looking for in the movie, you can stop watching after the first ten minutes or so. There is a brief interlude while their unit's commanding officer General Waverly (Dean Jagger) gives a farewell speech as he is being replaced. Following Waverly's speech, the soldiers all start singing their farewell when the enemy decides this would be a capital time to start some shelling. Eventually the General makes his exit and the bombs begin falling in earnest, whereupon Davis saves Wallace from being crushed by a falling wall, suffering a minor arm injury in the process. The Haynes Sisters floor show act. This event sets up the first scheme in the series of schemes that makes up the bulk of the plot of the movie, when Davis uses his injury to guilt Wallace into taking him on as a partner once they return to civilian life. This partnership proves successful and a musical montage shows them appearing in bistros, on radio, and television. Eventually, the pair try their hand at producing and put on the hit musical Playing Around, which leads them to Florida. Davis tries to set Wallace up with one of the showgirls from their production, later explaining in their that he wants his partner to settle down and get married so they can take a break from working. The dressing room scene where the two discuss Wallace's non-extant love life highlights one of the signature elements of the movie as it features a collection of witty banter infused with the language of the 1950s jazz scene that Crosby was part of. A decent portion of the dialogue of the movie appears to have been improvised, mostly that delivered by Crosby, who, according to Rosemary Clooney, seems to have spoken in real life pretty much like his character does in this movie. This is the one time Kaye gets a big dance number as Vera-Ellen's At this point, the second scheme crops up when Wallace tells Davis that he received a letter from an old Army buddy who has asked them to see his sisters' cabaret act. The two sisters turn out to be Betty Haynes (Rosemary Clooney), providing the movie with a female singing lead, and Judy Haynes (Vera-Ellen), providing the movie with a female dancing lead. The letter that brought Wallace and Davis to see the sister act was actually written by Judy trading on her brother's name to lure the famous producers and potentially advance the girls' careers. This folds into yet another scheme: When the girls are performing their floor show act singing Sisters1, Davis notices that Wallace is smitten with Betty, and Davis immediately decides this is the woman he should get to marry his business partner. In a twist that can only happen in movies, it turns out that Judy is trying to get her sister married off as well, and she almost immediately becomes Davis' co-conspirator, which seems to be the seed from which the romance between Judy and Davis grows. Davis and Judy proceed to more or less dance into a love story in the number The Best Things Happen When You're Dancing, the only major dance routine where Kaye is partnered with Vera-Ellen. The two pairs of leads and their ensuing parallel romances is a change from Holiday Inn, where Crosby and Astaire competed for Dale's affections as part of a love triangle, with Crosby winning out in the end. One might suspect that this twinned set of romances was written into the script in order to entice Astaire to participate in the movie, as he had briefly retired from movie acting in the 1940s citing, among other things, his dislike of being cast in movies such as Blue Skies in which he lost the girl to Bing Crosby. This is the funny version A misunderstanding between the Haynes sisters and their landlord leads to the girls going on the run and Wallace and Davis filling in for them in a reprise of Sisters (although no one in the club's house band seems to think it odd that the Haynes sisters have a recording of the performance they had given mere minutes before). Following their collusion with the two girls, Wallace and Davis are soon on the run from the local law, and wind up on the same train as the Haynes sisters - who are now in possession of Wallace and Davis' tickets courtesy of some mildly deceptive generosity on the part of Davis. Having been told that the two women are headed to Pine Tree in Vermont for a job, Davis gets to scheming again and tries to convince Wallace to head to Vermont rather than New York, asserting that taking a break to play in the snow would do them some good. With no tickets, the two men have to buy new tickets and sit in the club car rather than rest comfortably in their arranged for sleeping quarters. Wallace is having none of Davis' "Vermont" talk until the Haynes sisters show up and Davis resorts to using his old injury to convince Wallace to divert their trip to the Green Mountain State. To celebrate the upcoming Vermont excursion, the four sing Snow as the train steams north. On another note, the scenes on the train are the only instances in which black actors show up in the story consisting of one porter handling luggage, and one bartender in the club car making drinks for the four leads. Everyone singing about snow that won't be there when they reach Vermont. Once everyone reaches Vermont, they discover that there is no snow, a circumstance that serves to drive much of the rest of the plot of the movie. When they reach the Columbia Inn where the girls are booked, the one giant coincidence that drives pretty much everything else about the plot turns up: The inn is owned by none other than the retired General Waverly who is in danger of being driven into bankruptcy due to the lack of guests caused by the lack of snow. Given that the movie takes place over about a week and a half of time, one has to wonder how financially unstable Waverly is if he is threatened with bankruptcy as a result of this fairly brief interruption of business. To save their former commanding officer from financial ruin, Wallace and Davis cook up yet another scheme, but this one is different from all of the others that have come before in that neither Wallace or Davis stand to gain any benefit if they are able to make it work. The pair round up as many of the cast members of Playing Around as can be found and move the entire production to the Columbia Inn in order to provide top flight floor show as a draw to bring guests despite the fact that there is no snow. One also wonders how the inn stays in business during the warm months of spring, summer, and fall if no one ever comes to stay there when there is no snow. At least they aren't in blackface Using a show within the movie allows for several musical numbers that essentially have nothing to do with the plot: The Minstrel Number and Mandy, Choreography, and a dance routine to an instrumental version of Abraham, the full version of the last song having appeared in Holiday Inn, and in the intervening years having become too embarrassing to use2. The interesting thing with most of these numbers is that Vera-Ellen is paired up with John Brascia rather than Danny Kaye in her dance routines. I suspect that the dance routines were originally choreographed for Astaire, and then when O'Connor took over the role, someone at the studio decided that he was not a strong enough dancer to be paired with Vera-Ellen and the routines were rehearsed with Brascia instead. By the time Kaye stepped in to the production, it was likely too late to adequately rehearse him for the number and Brascia stayed. These dance numbers feel a bit odd as a result, as Brascia essentially shows up in the movie for the dancing scenes and is seen in a few brief flashes as the dance captain for Playing Around, but has no other role in the movie. Even the showgirl Davis tried to set Wallace up is a more complete character than Brascia, and she had fewer than a half dozen lines in the movie. Scheming up a fake engagement that Judy wants to be real Among the rehearsal numbers, the romance between Wallace and Betty gets moving, with a little bit of conniving help from Davis and Judy, reaching a high point with a kiss after the duet Count Your Blessings. Because a romantic story line can't be allowed to run its course without some obstacles, a misunderstanding arises between the two revolving around the final scheme of the movie: In an effort to raise Waverly's spirits after the former General received some disappointing news from the Pentagon, Wallace and Davis arrange with television personality Ed Harrison (a thinly disguised version of Ed Sullivan) to use his show as a platform to ask as many members of their old Army unit to come to the Colombia Inn on Christmas Eve to show how much the old man means to all of them. Of course, the gossipy housekeeper Emma Allen (Mary Wickes) listens in on part of the conversation and comes away with the impression that the intent is to put the General on the Ed Harrison Show and produce a sappy and schmaltzy program playing up the pathetic nature of Waverly's plight, and she wastes no time telling Betty about her conclusions. Rather than actually directly asking either Wallace or Davis what they intend to do, Betty makes a series of cryptic comments and jumps to her own conclusions before storming off to New York once Davis and Judy announce their engagement. Betty is unaware that her sister had cooked up the engagement with Davis (in a fairly humorous scene) as a means of getting Betty to stop being a "mother hen" and go off and make herself available to marry Wallace. I'm mad, but I won't tell anyone why Instead, Betty hops the earliest train to New York, leaving a letter for Judy, and ensconces herself as the headline act at a night club. Once Betty has left Vermont, Judy and Davis reveal to Wallace that their engagement was a ruse to clear the decks for him to get married to Betty, resulting in Wallace heading to New York, both to meet with Ed Harrison and try to convince Betty to return to Pine Tree. Before he heads out of town, Crosby has a scene with Kaye and Vera-Ellen that suggests to me that the script for the movie underwent at least some revision between the time Astaire saw it and final production began. In the scene, Crosby scolds his two co-stars, taking on a tone that could be said to be akin to that of a big brother, or even a father. One has to imagine that this scene would not have played nearly as well if Astaire, who was a few years older than Crosby, had been playing Davis. This scene, along with a couple others in the movie, simply would not work with Astaire in the movie, and all of these were almost certainly were written in after he declined the role. It is also somewhat hard to imagine Astaire accepting a role that would have made him play a private to Crosby's captain. It is somewhat interesting to wonder what the original relationship between the two characters was, although it seems likely that this question will never be answered. Rosemary and four of her dancing boys Once Bob gets to New York and shows up at her place of employment, Betty sings the torch song Love, You Didn't Do Right by Me, accompanied by a set of young male dancers that includes George Chakiris, who would go on to play Bernardo in West Side Story seven years later. The choreography of this number highlights one fact about the movie: While Vera-Ellen was a fantastic dancer, Danny Kaye was quite a good dancer, and even Bing Crosby was a competent professional (although never particularly fluid, and at the age of fifty-one was showing his age a bit), Clooney was not really able to do much more than walk in time to music. In this number, Clooney basically stands still for the song while her accompanying troupe of young men clad in black dances, or rather dramatically poses, around her. One element of the movie that is always on the screen, and yet sometimes overlooked is just how good it makes all of the lead performers look. Vera-Ellen and Rosemary Clooney were both quite attractive women, but in very different ways, with very different body types. It would have been easy for a costumer to make choices that would have been unflattering to one or the other of the women, but throughout the movie the costuming choices show each woman in her best light. In most cases, if one were to switch their costumes (assuming the outfits were properly resized), they would have looked terrible. Even the men's costumes seem to have been carefully chosen, with attention paid to even minor details such as making sure that the color of their shoes matched the color of their suits in the musical numbers. Following her rather unsubtle song, Betty meets Wallace at his table and when he asks her what he did wrong, rather than actually tell him what is bothering her, she continues to cryptically evade talking about the subject, and when Ed Harrison shows up she makes up a couple of excuses to get out of seeing Wallace another time. Wishing they were on Uncle Sam's payroll again Of course, Betty is wrong about Wallace's intentions, and she discovers this while watching the Ed Harrison Show when Wallace sings What Can You Do With a General and outlines the entirely benign plan that she would have known about before scampering out of Vermont had she merely asked someone directly. Interspersed with this revelation are some funny scenes in which Davis distracts Waverly away from his television set by faking an injury, one of the handful of instances of physical comedy that crops up, as most of the humor in the movie is built around witty banter, which was more or less Bing's comedy forte. Given that he was one of the producers of the movie, it seems natural that it would play to his strengths, but both O'Connor and Kaye were excellent physical comedians, so the relative lack of this sort of humor seems like something of a missed opportunity. One interesting note is that the script of the movie pretty much assumes everyone in the U.S. is Christian, or at least celebrates Christmas, as Wallace expresses the notion that it is "murder" for his comrades to miss Christmas Eve with their families. But there were numerous non-Christian service members in the U.S. armed force for whom this probably wouldn't have been any kind of hardship, and the movie apparently doesn't seem to even give their existence a second thought. In any event, at this point the movie picks up steam and rushes headlong towards its rather predictable, but still enjoyable conclusion. Emma Allen tricks Waverly into wearing his uniform to what he believes to be the opening performance of Playing Around at the inn, the various former soldiers (who, almost miraculously, seem to have all not only kept their uniforms, but are all able to fit in them nearly a decade after they were presumably last used) sing a rousing tribute of We'll Follow the Old Man, and then Wallace, Davis, and the Haynes sisters sing a paean to how much they miss Army life called Gee, I Wish I Was Back in the Army. Finally, everyone gets together for the big finale with everyone singing White Christmas as snow finally begins to fall. Bob and Betty are reconciled, and Phil and Judy's engagement turns out to not be quite as phony as they had led everyone to believe. Given that this is a Christmas movie, the fact that everyone ends up with a happy ending isn't really a surprise, although I do have to wonder how many of the women from the audience in off-the-shoulder dresses caught pneumonia when the barn doors were thrown open to show the audience the falling snow. The big finale. Won't those ballet dancers and everyone in the audience get cold with that barn door open? White Christmas is a lovely movie, with a lovely soundtrack anchored by one of the most famous songs in movie history. It is full of fun dance numbers, a healthy dose of witty humor, a little bit of romance, and a kind of schmaltzy Christmas theme. This movie was the biggest box office success of 1954. It was also something of a last hurrah. This was Vera-Ellen's second to last movie appearance. It was also Rosemary Clooney's second to last movie appearance. Danny Kaye only appeared in a handful of movies following White Christmas before moving to television and his own variety show. As the biggest star of the movie, it should come as no surprise that Crosby had the most successful post-White Christmas career, but even he was on the downward slope of his career: After appearing in nearly four dozen feature movies between 1930 and 1954, Crosby would appear in less than a dozen more over the rest of his career. With the exception of Vera-Ellen, whose career essentially ended after the 1957 movie Let's Be Happy, these entertainers found new life as performers on variety television, but in a way, White Christmas marks one of the final big moments for feature movie musicals of its style. When it was released, most of the famous movie musicals people remember today, such as An American in Paris, On the Town, Easter Parade, Blue Skies, Royal Wedding, Singing in the Rain, and Meet Me in St. Louis, were already in the past. In a sense, while the plot of the movie serves as a send off for General Waverly, the movie itself is something of a metaphorical send off for an era of movie musicals of its type. That said, it is a beautiful, touching, and fitting send off worthy of serving as one of the final highlights of a dying era in film. 1 Actually, only one sister sings in the song as Vera-Ellen's singing was dubbed for the entire movie. For most of the songs, her singing voice was dubbed by Trudy Stevens, but for the song Sisters, Rosemary Clooney sang both parts. 2 In Holiday Inn, the song Abraham was performed with the entire cast in blackface. Apparently, at one point the intent was to perform The Minstrel Number in this movie in blackface as well, but someone thankfully thought better of the idea before it was filmed. As it is, the number is still somewhat embarrassing, as the minstrel shows that the singers pine for in the lyrics were performances in which white people dressed in blackface and portrayed fairly racist caricatures of African-Americans. The routine relating to "Mr. Bones" involving references to Mr. Bones, Mr. Interlocutor, and a joke relating to misunderstanding what a word means, are direct references to these sorts of racially offensive performances. Movie Reviews Home Labels: Christmas, Movie Reviews Musical Monday - Things to Believe In by Sarah Donner Christmas always seems to be an odd mix of melancholy and hope. Coming in the middle of winter, the weather is always cold and grey. Coming at the end of the year, the holiday reminds everyone that they are getting older. In short, the whole season is kind of sad and depressing. Even the pretty Christmas lights and decorated trees often seem like a kind of desperate attempt to make a gloomy season artificially cheerful. There's a reason that Charlie Brown feels down and disconsolate in A Charlie Brown Christmas. But it is also a hopeful time of year. It is a time when families get together. When people tend to be a little nicer to one another than they normally are. Amidst the melancholy, there is a little brightness. One doesn't have to believe in Santa Claus or any of the other elements of mythology surrounding the season to feel the cheer and good will that surround it. Sarah's challenge in this song is for everyone to reach for each other to find something to believe in. At the end of A Charlie Brown Christmas, Charlie's friends get together and do something kind for him. That's what I hold on to: That people are willing to extend themselves for others just because it is the kind thing to do. Previous Musical Monday: Grandma Cooked the Dog by Paul & Storm Subsequent Musical Monday: Overrated New Year by Sarah Donner Christmas Songs Musical Monday Playlists Labels: Christmas, Christmas Songs, Meme, Musical Monday, Videos Book Blogger Hop December 18th - December 24th: Article 134 of the UCMJ Is the General Article This week Billy asks: Which format do you use? Blogger, Word Press, or an independent format? Any reason for your choice? I use Blogger, although I find that I often have to use workarounds to overcome the service's limitations. I mostly use it because back in 2008 when I started this blog, a friend of mine was using it for her blog (which now no longer exists), and it was a relatively easy system to use. I've considered switching to WordPress in recent years, because it is a more flexible and robust system, but exporting and then importing and checking the twenty-five hundred or so posts that I have on this blog is kind of a daunting task, so I keep putting it off, which, of course, just makes the problem bigger, as I pile up more and more posts. Previous Book Blogger Hop: Kosmos 133 Was the First Unmanned Test Flight of the Soyuz Spacecraft Subsequent Book Blogger Hop: The EZ 135 Drive Was a 3.5" Removable Hard Disk Drive Produced by SyQuest Technology Starting in 1995 Follow Friday - There Were 240 Pence in a British Pound Until 1971 Follow the two Featured Bloggers of the week - Hibernator's Library and The Truth About Books. And now for the Follow Friday Question: If you could write a book what would it be about? When I figure that out, I'll let everyone know by writing one. Previous Follow Friday: The Saint Petersburg Lyceum 239 Is a Famous School Specialized in Math and Physics Subsequent Follow Friday: "241" Is Reel Big Fish Song, With 241 as the Only Lyric Appendix E: Inspirational Reading In 1979, TSR published the first Dungeon Master's Guide to be used for playing Dungeons & Dragons. While most of the book consisted of fairly arcane rules for playing the game and advice of varying usefulness for new Dungeon Masters, tucked into the back of the book in a section labeled Appendix N was a list of inspirational reading. This list was not a comprehensive array of fantasy fiction as it stood at the time the book was published: That is readily apparent when one considers the rather notable omissions from the list, such as Lloyd Alexander, Terry Brooks, Patricia McKillip, and Ursula K. Le Guin. The list was, instead, a collection of works that were personal favorites of Gary Gygax, and from all indications were the books that he had grown up loving, as the original list was heavy on pulp fiction that had been published prior to 1970, and quite light on any other fiction. The list was fairly substantial, with some consisting of a recommendation list of one or more books, and others suggesting an entire series of books. Several entries simply consisted of an author's name, with the implied suggestion that almost any of their works would be suitable. In 2014, with the release of the 5th edition of Dungeons & Dragons, Wizards of the Coast included an updated version of Appendix N with the new game. Positioning the new list in Appendix E of the new Player's Handbook, the creators of the game took all of the suggestions that had been on Gygax's original list in 1979, and added a wide array of new ones. In some cases. the new additions consisted of books that had not yet been published in 1979, such as books by N.K. Jemisin, Pat Rothfuss, or Gene Wolfe. In others, the new additions were to cure oversights caused by Gygax's somewhat idiosyncratic reading tastes, which resulted in authors such as Thomas Bulfinch and Clark Ashton Smith being added to the list. For the most part, the new list gave specific suggestions rather than general nods towards authors. Authors like Anre Norton, Stanley Weinbaum, and Manly Wade Wellman, who had been simply listed as a general recommendation in 1979, had specific works singled out in the new list. In many cases, the new list recommends an entire series, and some of these series are quite lengthy. For example, the new list recommends Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, which is a recommendation that amounts to more than forty novels. The list also recommends R.A. Salvatore's Legend of Driz'zt series, which currently consists of two dozen novels. The net result is that the new list is enormous. Below I have listed all of the authors found in Appendix E, along with all of the works mentioned for them, including, as best I can determine, all of the books that are part of any series they wrote that was recommended. I have also listed whether they first appeared in Appendix N or Appendix E, and if they appear in both, what the differences in their entries are, if any. I have read many of these books. I have already reviewed some of them. My goal is to read and review all of them. I believe that some of the recommendations in Appendix E are incomplete. In those cases, I may end up supplementing the list provided by Wizards of the Coast with some additional material, noting where I have done so along the way. Ahmed, Saladin Saladin Ahmed is new to Appendix E, and did not appear in Appendix N. Throne of the Crescent Moon Alexander, Lloyd Lloyd Alexander is new to Appendix E, and did not appear in Appendix N. His entry in Appendix E recommends The Book of Three and the rest of the Chronicles of Prydain series. The Book of Three The Black Cauldron The Castle of Llyr Taran Wanderer The High King The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain Anderson, Poul Poul Anderson appeared in Appendix N, with these exact three books recommended. The Broken Sword The High Crusade Three Hearts and Three Lions Anthony, Piers Piers Anthony is new to Appendix E, and did not appear in Appendix N. His entry in Appendix E recommends Split Infinity and the rest of the Apprentice Adept series. Split Infinity Blue Adept Out of Phaze Robot Adept Unicorn Point Phaze Doubt Augusta, Lady Gregory Lady Gregory Augusta is new to Appendix E, and did not appear in Appendix N. Gods and Fighting Men Elizabeth Bear is new to Appendix E, and did not appear in Appendix N. Her entry in Appendix E recommends Range of Ghosts and the rest of the Eternal Sky trilogy. Range of Ghosts Shattered Pillars Steles of the Sky Bellairs, John John Bellairs appeared in Appendix N with this singular recommendation. The Face in the Frost Brackett, Leigh Leigh Brackett appeared in Appendix N as a general recommendation with no specific works singled out as being more notable than others. Appendix E gave these three recommendations. The Best of Leigh Brackett The Long Tomorrow The Sword of Rhiannon Brooks, Terry Terry Brooks is new to Appendix E, and did not appear in Appendix N. His entry in Appendix E recommends The Sword of Shannara and the rest of the Shannara novels. The Elfstones of Shannara The Wishsong of Shannara The Scions of Shannara The Druid of Shannara The Elf Queen of Shannara The Talismans of Shannara First King of Shannara Running With the Demon A Knight of the Word Angel Fire East Ilse Witch Antrax Morgawr Jarka Ruus Tanequil Straken Armageddon's Children The Elves of Cintra The Gypsy Morph Bearers of the Black Staff The Measure of the Magic The Wards of Faerie Bloodfire Quest Witch Wraith Allanon's Quest The Weapon Masters Choice The Black Irix The High Druid's Blade The Darkling Child Brown, Fredric Fredric Brown appeared in Appendix N as a general recommendation with no specific works singled out as being more notable than others. Appendix E gave these two recommendations. What Mad Universe Bulfinch, Thomas Thomas Bulfinch is new to Appendix E, and did not appear in Appendix N. Bulfinch's Mythology Edgar Rice Burroughs appeared in Appendix N. Appendix N and Appendix E both recommend his Pellucidar series, his Venus series, and his Barsoom series, all three of which are listed here. Appendix E specifically recommends At the Earth's Core, Pirates of Venus, and A Princess of Mars. Pellucidar Tanar of Pellucidar Tarzan at the Earth's Core Back to the Stone Age Land of Terror Savage Pellucidar Mahars of Pellucidar Pirates of Venus Lost on Venus Carson of Venus Escape on Venus The Wizard of Venus A Princess of Mars The Gods of Mars The Warlord of Mars Thuvia, Maid of Mars The Chessmen of Mars The Master Mind of Mars A Fighting Man of Mars Swords of Mars Synthetic Men of Mars Carter, Lin Lin Carter appeared in Appendix N. Both Appendix N and Appendix E recommend his World's End series. Appendix E specifically recommends The Warrior of World's End. The Warrior of World's End The Enchantress of World's End The Immortal of World's End The Barbarian of World's End The Pirate of World's End The Giant of World's End Cook, Glen Glen Cook is new to Appendix E, and did not appear in Appendix N. Appendix E recommends The Black Company and the rest of the Black Company series. Shadows Linger Shadow Games Dreams of Steel Bleak Seasons She Is the Darkness Water Sleeps Soldiers Live de Camp, L. Sprague In the original Appendix N, de Camp was listed with the two books given below followed by an "et al", indicating further unnamed works by the author would be of interest. In the Appendix E entry, only the two books are listed. The Fallible Fiend Lest Darkness Fall de Camp, L. Sprague and Pratt, Fletcher L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt were listed together in an entry in Appendix N. Both Appendix N and Appendix E recommend The Compleat Enchanter and the rest of the Harold Shea series as well as the Carnelian Cube. The Compleat Enchanter Wall of Serpents Enchanter Reborn The Exotic Enchanter Carnelian Cube Derleth, August and Lovecraft, H.P. August Derleth was listed in Appendix N as a general recommendation with no specific works singled out as being more notable than others. Appendix E suggests only a single work by Derleth, which he co-authored with H.P. Lovecraft. Watchers Out of Time Dunsany, Lord Lord Dunsany was listed in Appendix N as a general recommendation with no specific works singled out as being more notable than others. Appendix E gave these six recommendations. The Book of Wonder The Essential Lord Dunsany Collections The God of Pegana The King of Elfland's Daughter Lord Dunsany Compendium The Sword of Welleran and Other Tales Farmer, Philip José Philip José Farmer was listed in Appendix N. Both Appendix N and Appendix E recommend the World of Tiers series. Appendix E specifically recommends Maker of Universes, while Appendix N attached an "et al" to the series recommendation, suggesting that further unnamed works by the author would also serve as inspirational reading. Maker of Universes The Gates of Creation A Private Cosmos Behind the Walls of Terra The Lavalite World More Than Fire Red Orc's Rage Fox, Gardner Gardner Fox was listed in the original Appendix N. Both Appendix N and Appendix E recommend the Kothar series and the Kyrik series. Appendix E specifically recommends Kothar and the Conjuror's Curse and Kyrik and the Lost Queen. Appendix N attached an "et al" to the recommendation of the two series, suggesting that further unnamed works by the author would also serve as inspirational reading. Kothar: Barbarian Swordsman Kothar of the Magic Sword Kothar and the Demon Queen Kothar and the Conjuror's Curse Kothar and the Wizard Slayer Kyrik: Warlock Warrior Kyrik Fights the Demon World Kyrik and the Wizard's Sword Kyrik and the Lost Queen Froud, Brian and Lee, Alan Brian Froud and Alan Lee are new to Appendix E, and did not appear in Appendix N. Hickman, Tracy, and Weis, Margaret Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis are new to Appendix E, and did not appear in Appendix N. Appendix E recommends Dragons of Autumn Twilight and the rest of the Dragonlance Chronicles trilogy. Dragons of Autumn Twilight Dragons of Winter Night Dragons of Spring Dawning Hodgson, William Hope William Hope Hodgson is new to Appendix E, and did not appear in Appendix N. The Night Land Howard, Robert E. Robert E. Howard was in Appendix N. Both Appendix N and Appendix E recommend the Conan series. Appendix E specifically recommends The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian. Conan the Swordsman Conan of Cimmeria Conan the Freebooter Conan the Wanderer Conan the Warrior Conan the Usurper Conan the Conqueror N.K. Jemisin is new to Appendix E, and did not appear in Appendix N. Appendix E recommends The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms and the rest of the Inheritance trilogy, as well as two other novels. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms The Broken Kingdoms The Kingdom of Gods The Shadowed Sun Jordan, Robert Robert Jordan is new to Appendix E, and did not appear in Appendix N. Appendix E recommends The Eye of the World and the rest of the Wheel of Time series. The Dragon Reborn The Shadow Rising The Fires of Heaven A Crown of Swords The Path of Daggers Winter's Heart Crossroads of Twilight Knife of Dreams Towers of Midnight Kay, Guy Gavriel Guy Gavriel Kay is new to Appendix E, and did not appear in Appendix N. Tigana Stephen King is new to Appendix E, and did not appear in Appendix N. The Eyes of the Dragon Lanier, Sterling Sterling Lanier appeared in Appendix N. Appendix N only recommended Hiero's Journey. Appendix E added a recommendation for Unforsaken Hiero. Hiero's Journey Unforsaken Hiero Ursula K. Le Guin is new to Appendix E, and did not appear in Appendix N. Appendix E recommends A Wizard of Earthsea and the rest of the Earthsea series. A Wizard of Earthsea Tombs of Atuan The Other Wind The Wind's Twelve Quarters Leiber, Fritz Fritz Lieber appeared in Appendix N. Both Appendix N and Appendix E recommend the Fahfrd and the Grey Mouser series. Appendix E specifically recommends Swords and Deviltry, while Appendix N attached an "et al" to the recommendation of the series, suggesting that further unnamed works by the author would also serve as inspirational reading. Swords and Deviltry Swords Against Death Swords in the Mist Swords Against Wizardry The Swords of Lankhmar Swords and Ice Magic The Knight and Knave of Swords Lovecraft. H.P. H.P. Lovecraft was listed in Appendix N as a general recommendation with no specific works singled out as being more notable than others. Appendix E makes the specific recommendation of The Complete Works, which essentially amounts to recommending everything that Lovecraft wrote. Lynch, Scott Scott Lynch is new to Appendix E, and did not appear in Appendix N. Appendix E recommends The Lies of Locke Lamora and the rest of the Gentleman Bastard series. The Lies of Locke Lamora Red Seas Under Red Skies The Republic of Thieves The Thorn of Emberlain The Ministry of Necessity The Mage and the Master Spy Inherit the Night George R.R. Martin is new to Appendix E, and did not appear in Appendix N. Appendix E recommends A Game of Thrones and the rest of the Song of Ice and Fire series. McKillip, Patricia Patricia McKillip is new to Appendix E, and did not appear in Appendix N. Merritt, A. A. Merritt was in Appendix N. Both Appendix N and Appendix E recommended the three books listed below, while Appendix N attached an "et al" to the list, suggesting that further unnamed works by the author would also serve as inspirational reading. Creep, Shadow Creep Dwellers in the Mirage The Moon Pool Miéville, China China Miéville is new to Appendix E, and did not appear in Appendix N. Appendix E recommends Perdido Street Station and the other Bas-Lag novels. Iron Council Moorcock, Michael Michael Moorcock was in Appendix N. Appendix N recommended Stormbringer and Stealer of Souls, as well as the Hawkmoon series, with an emphasis on the first three book in that series. Appendix E expanded the recommendation to Elric of Melniboné and the rest of the Elric series, and The Jewel in the Skull and the rest of the Hawkmoon series. Elric of Melniboné The Sailor on the Seas of Fate The Weird of the White Wolf The Sleeping Sorceress The Bane of the Black Sword Elric at the End of Time The Jewel in the Skull The Mad God's Amulet The Sword of the Dawn The Runestaff Count Brass The Champion of Garathorm The Quest for Tanelorn Norton, Andre Andre Norton was listed in Appendix N as a general recommendation with no specific works singled out as being more notable than others. Appendix E made the two specific recommendations found below. Witch World Offutt, Andrew J. Andrew J. Offutt was in Appendix N. Note that he is the only individual singled out in either appendix for editing a work, which appears in both sets of recommendations. Swords against Darkness III Mervyn Peake is new to Appendix E, and did not appear in Appendix N. Appendix E recommends Titus Groan and the rest of the Gormenghast series. Titus Groan Titus Alone Terry Pratchett is new to Appendix E, and did not appear in Appendix N. Appendix E recommends The Colour of Magic and the rest of the Discworld novels. The Colour of Magic Equal Rites Wyrd Sisters Guards! Guards! Reaper Man Witches Abroad Small Gods The Last Continent Carpe Jugulum Wintersmith Pratt, Fletcher Fletcher Pratt was in Appendix N. Both appendices recommend Blue Star, but Appendix N attached an "et al" to the recommendation, suggesting that further unnamed works by the author would also serve as inspirational reading. Rothfuss, Patrick Patrick Rothfuss is new to Appendix E, and did not appear in Appendix N. Appendix E recommends The Name of the Wind and the rest of the Kingkiller Chronicles. The Name of the Wind The Wise Man's Fear The Doors of Stone Saberhagen, Fred Fred Saberhagen was in Appendix N. Appendix N only recommended Changeling Earth, while Appendix E added The Broken Lands as well. Appendix N attached an "et al" to its recommendation, suggesting that further unnamed works by the author would also serve as inspirational reading. The Broken Lands Changeling Earth Salvatore, R.A. R.A. Salvatore is new to Appendix E, and did not appear in Appendix N. Appendix E recommends The Crystal Shard and the rest of The Legend of Driz'zt. The Crystal Shard Streams of Silver The Halfling's Gem Starless Night Siege of Darkness Passage to Dawn The Silent Blade The Spine of the World Servant of the Shard Sea of Swords The Thousand Orcs The Lone Drow The Two Swords The Orc King The Pirate King The Ghost King Gauntlgrym Charon's Claw The Last Threshold Brandon Sanderson is new to Appendix E, and did not appear in Appendix N. Appendix E recommends Mistborn and the rest of the Mistborn series. Mistborn The Well of Ascension The Hero of Ages The Alloy of Law The Bands of Mourning Smith, Clark Ashton Clark Ashton Smith is new to Appendix E, and did not appear in Appendix N. The Return of the Sorcerer St. Clair, Margaret Margaret St. Clair was in Appendix N. Appendix N only listed recommendations for The Shadow People and Sign of the Labrys. Appendix E added Change the Sky and Other Stories to the list. Change the Sky and Other Stories The Shadow People Sign of the Labrys J.R.R. Tolkien was in Appendix N. Appendix N gave recommendations for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Appendix E added a recommendation for The Silmarillion. The Fellowship of the Ring The Silmarillion Tolstoy, Nikolai Nikolai Tolstoy is new to Appendix E, and did not appear in Appendix N. Vance, Jack Jack Vance was in Appendix N. Both Appendix N and Appendix E recommend The Dying Earth and The Eyes of the Overworld, but Appendix N also attached an "et al" to its recommendation, suggesting that further unnamed works by the author would also serve as inspirational reading. The Dying Earth The Eyes of the Overworld Weinbaum, Stanley Stanley Weinbaum was listed in Appendix N as a general recommendation with no specific works singled out as being more notable than others. Appendix E made the two specific recommendations found below. Valley of Dreams The Worlds of If Wellman, Manly Wade Manly Wade Wellman was listed in Appendix N as a general recommendation with no specific works singled out as being more notable than others. Appendix E made the specific recommendation found below. The Golgotha Dancers Williamson, Jack Jack Williamson was listed in Appendix N as a general recommendation with no specific works singled out as being more notable than others. Appendix E made the two specific recommendations found below. The Cosmic Express The Pygmy Planet Wolfe, Gene Gene Wolfe is new to Appendix E, and did not appear in Appendix N. Appendix E recommends The Shadow of the Torturer and the rest of the Book of the New Sun. 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__label__cc	0.540461	0.459539	The Attitude of an Anarchist by Tom Finnigan Editor’s Note: This is the finest description of anarchy I’ve seen. Enjoy, but embrace anarchy. Anarchy is about attitude as much as philosophy. Below is a contrast between a conservative attitude toward government and the anarchist’s attitude toward government. Do you have the attitude of an anarchist? Conservatives show deference toward political authority; anarchists show defiance toward political authority. Conservatives respect politicians; anarchists revile politicians. Conservatives see voting as their patriotic duty; anarchists see voting as a waste of time. Conservatives feel an emotional attachment to democracy; anarchists think democracy is a farce. Conservatives think the Constitution is sacred; anarchists think the Constitution is a dead letter. Conservatives would feel honored to meet the President; anarchists would feel like showering after meeting the President. Conservatives love Ronald Reagan because he believed in smaller government; anarchists despise Ronald Reagan because he enlarged the government. Conservatives see sex scandals as an embarrassment to the nation; anarchists see sex scandals as entertainment for the nation. Conservatives take pride in U.S. history; anarchists deconstruct U.S. history. Conservatives are moved when they hear the National Anthem; anarchists just want to start the game already. Conservatives pledge allegiance to the United States of America; anarchists declare independence from the United States of America. Conservatives think unity is important; anarchists think unity is dangerous. Conservatives detest draft dodgers; anarchists admire draft dodgers. Conservatives grieve for soldiers killed in wars; anarchists grieve for civilians killed in wars. Conservatives disparage conscientious objectors; anarchists are conscientious objectors. Conservatives think dissent is unpatriotic; anarchists think dissent is the highest form of patriotism. Conservatives ridicule conspiracy theorists; anarchists are conspiracy theorists. Conservatives fear an out-out-of-control population; anarchists fear an out-of-control government. Conservatives think drugs are destroying society; anarchists think the war on drugs is destroying society. Conservatives respect government law; anarchists respect natural law. Conservatives think it’s wrong for people to pick and choose what laws they want to obey; anarchists feel a moral obligation to disobey unjust laws. Anarchists might help a teenager trying to score some beer; conservatives would threaten to call the cops. Conservatives worry about what their neighbors do behind closed doors; anarchists worry about what cops and prosecutors do behind closed doors.” Conservatives think everyone should pay their taxes; anarchists think no one should pay their taxes. Anarchists feel excited about breaking the law; conservatives feel guilty about breaking the law. Conservatives feel safe in the presence of law enforcement; anarchists feel threatened in the presence of law enforcement. Conservatives grieve for the federal agents killed during the Waco siege; anarchists grieve for the civilians killed during the Waco siege. Conservatives fear instability; anarchists fear tyranny. Conservatives value order; anarchists value freedom. Conservatives think about what’s practical; anarchists think about what’s right. Conservatives want to take over the State; anarchists want to smash the State. Conservatives want reform; anarchists want revolution. Conservatives fear extremists; anarchists are extremists. Conservatives take interest in elections, budget proposals, and constitutional amendments; anarchists take interest in secession, nullification, and civil disobedience. Conservatives worry about what would replace the existing political order; anarchists are willing to roll the dice. The attitude of an anarchist can be summarized as follows: contempt for politicians; rejection of nationalism; disrespect for the law; and a willingness to make radical changes to the status quo. If you share these attitudes, you might be an anarchist. If you reject the philosophy of anarchism, you should still consider adopting the attitude of an anarchist if you want liberty. Attitude is more important than philosophy when it comes to rousing the masses from their slumber. Eastern Europeans did not erupt against communism because they had recently learned about Mises’ economic calculation argument. They did it because they were tired of living in a police state and weren’t going to take it anymore. The attitude of an anarchist says, “Don’t tread on me.” It is inspiring. It is contagious. It is the hope of humanity. Tom Finnigan lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Copyright © 2012 by LewRockwell.com. This entry was posted on Sunday, September 9th, 2012 at 5:40 pm and is filed under Anarchism. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. 9 Responses to The Attitude of an Anarchist “The attitude of an anarchist can be summarized as follows: contempt for politicians; rejection of nationalism; disrespect for the law; and a willingness to make radical changes to the status quo.” As the philosopher said, the beginning of wisdom starts with the proper definition of terms. Rejection of nationalism is not an Anarchic attitude unless one uses the (fallacious) definition “Nationalism = State Worship”. A Nationalist is someone that seems himself as part of a Nation…not a Country. The planet has several nations without a country (and State) and many countries who hold several different nations within their borders. A Nation is a group of people that share a heritage, values, language, culture, etc; a “Folk” if you will. A nationalist is someone who strives for the sake of the People he or she identifies with. Political predilections or lack of them do not fit into the equation. It is perfectly possible to be a Anarcho-Nationalist. To say Anarchism, by definition, opposes or rejects Nationalism is an untruth. What it truly rejects (besides rejecting the State itself, of course) is the State posturing as the one true & ultimate expression of a Nation, or several Nations, and pretending to hold their best interests at heart. If you are for the People you belong to but against their State masters, you are still a Nationalist. If you are pro-State and think your People should sublimate their wants, desires and interest to it, you are a Statist Anti-Nationalist. Jim Klein says: “Feh” to this essay…more collectivism, hardly what we need. There are only individuals out there. Plus, a few of the claims are downright false, even generally speaking. Philosophically, this was an interesting one: “Conservatives value order; anarchists value freedom.” This makes it sound like those are in opposition, which itself is false. I’ve been touting this marvelous (and intricate!) essay on that very point… Pat Hines says: Sebastian has the long and short of it. An anarchist does not have to reject nationalism at all. He isn’t, and I am not, speaking of the faux nationalism exhibited by both the German National Socialists and the Italian Fascisti; both of those countries were propositional nations, not genuine ones. Many people forget that neither Germany nor Italy were super nation states before the end of the 19th century. Italy has a large, strong secessionist movement today, the Lega Nord. sofa says: The opposite of anarchist is statist, not conservative. Also, the simple 2dimensional representation struggles to capture the diversity. The CW2 cube abd polygonal models handle the differences better, explain comonalties between otherwise diverse groups, and explain more real world occurrences. For example, different flavors of conservative are flushed out in the CW2 cube; social, financial, legal, foreign affairs). But, to each his own (model and terms and otherwise). I read this on Lew Rockwell. I thought it was brilliant. And here I thought I was a Liberatarian… Burner says: Let me add one to your list: Conservatives believe in a broad ideology that realistically achievable and appeals to many if not most people, and under which the western world achieved the most rapid and dramatic increase in quality of life for the average human being in the entire history of mankind. Anarchists believe in a hyper-idealized, impractical, and improbable ideology which has been shown by history to be a dramatic failure since its first incarnation at the dawn of man. Oh by the way, it’s clear you have no idea what conservatives believe and half of the beliefs you attribute to them are held by liberals. And the other poster is right, the opposite of an anarchist is a conservative. Step away from the window, go back to sleep. The opposite of an anarchist is a statist. Damn it. dumpdc says: Burner- Right again. Statist love the state. Both major parties love the state. Russ Burner, ol’boy- I don’t give a shit what “conservatives” believe. The only thing that matters is WHAT THEY DO…and what they do is tax and spend and kill millions around the globe. You are right, though. Half of the beliefs I attribute to “conservatives” are indeed held by liberals. THEY BOTH BELIEVE THE SAME F**KING THINGS. Anarchy is probably unworkable since too many human beings like being slaves. Sounds like you fit right in a slave mentality. Russ Leave a Reply to dumpdc Cancel reply	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1176
__label__cc	0.704539	0.295461	EDM Identity Disposable Camera Unites Shambhala Community Amidst Tragedy Gina Senegor Photo Credit: JoffreyPhoto.com A disposable camera experiment captured an irreplaceable moment for one Shambhala family, and sparked a profound connection amongst the broader community. This post is dedicated to Marissa who tragically lost her life on the ride home from Shambhala 2017. This story is a testament to the boundless compassion and dedication of the Shambhala Festival community. It has deeply enriched my belief in the unparalleled love that this space ignites. At the festival itself, this energy is electric. But there is something more that completely transcends the default realm. The connection of the Shambhala community is still very much intact even long after the event is over. To share in love, or in loss. An idea occurred to me at Burning Man 2016 when a friend advised me to bring a disposable camera to the event. I didn’t really use the disposable camera myself, so I instead thought it might be neat to pass around to random people, and have it somehow return to me with other peoples’ memories on it. Though, I was unsure how this might be done. The idea literally landed in my lap when someone suddenly tossed me a disposable camera attached to a pre-postaged mailing envelope. I was then determined to execute it properly the following year. Which of course I completely forgot about it until the morning I was preparing to leave for Shambhala. I made a second, last-minute run back to the supermarket, bought three disposable cameras, then bolted to the post office for stamps and mailing envelopes. Once I bought the stamps, however, I realized the very high likelihood that the cameras would end up in Canadian hands, obviously… which made the whole thing much more tricky. I wanted to make the process as simple as possible, to ensure that the cameras might actually return to me. So I asked my amazing friend Brandon if I could use his Vancouver mailing address so no one would have to fill out customs forms to send the cameras across the border. But, since it was too late to go to a Canadian post office once we’d crossed the border, I had to roughly ballpark the postage conversion, which made it even more of a toss-up whether or not I would ever see these cameras again. Photo Credit: Caspian Kai Once at Shambhala, my plan was to release one camera each night of the festival. Everything went according to plan on Friday, but once chaos descended amidst the Sunday cancellation, I completely forgot about the other two cameras. I realized my mistake about midway through Saturday night, but didn’t want to waste any precious time on the dance floor to retrieve them. Disappointed, I’d resolved to send them off next year. Then Sunday was gifted back to us. I was given a second chance to send off the other two cameras. Still, I knew full well that I would likely never see them again. Two days after my return from Shambhala, I received a message from Brandon linking me to a post on the Shambhala Facebook page. It read that a group was handed a disposable camera at the Fractal Forest on Sunday night. They used it to take a group photo, then kindly passed it along. On the drive back from the festival, they were in a serious car accident and tragically lost one of the members of their Shambha-family. They were now looking for whomever might be in possession of the camera to retrieve their photo from it, in order to cherish as many memories with her as possible. The response to this post was breathtaking. People shared their love and condolences, tagging those who they thought might know the whereabouts of the camera. So many individuals genuinely cared about the outcome of the situation. And in the process, all three cameras were located. After returning to Seattle from Motion Notion, I came home to a package housing the original envelope I’d sent out with one of the cameras. Across the front of the original envelope, was a label reading “Bappy Shamblahbla” (a silly take on “Happy Shambhala”, a sentiment that everyone shares with one another at the event), which still gives me a laugh every time I see it. Inside of the envelope was not only the camera, but a smaller envelope with a panda button, two ginger chews, a small gift card, and a lovely note expressing the joy the camera brought he and his crew, even though the camera was spent by the time it reached them. I couldn’t believe that one of the cameras had actually made it back! And with such a thoughtful, quirky touch included alongside. Only one of the cameras had been returned, and I deeply hoped it held the photo we were looking for… Once the camera was developed, I compared its photos to the one the group had sent me to help identify their crew. Sure enough, their photo was on it. And it was the by far best one in the batch, since many people had neglected to turn on the flash. Before I knew which one of the group had passed, it was her sparkly makeup and a gigantic smile that stood out to me most. And which had helped me distinguish their crew. She was easily the most bright and distinctive presence. Disposable Camera Photo I’ve been personally grieving in my own way for this group and their loss. I’ve shed many, many tears through this process. I know that pain well, from the death of my sister years ago. In no small way I’ve felt like my own pain has finally become a retributive platform through which I could help this group process their own. What was originally a silly, poorly-executed idea has empowered me to channel that pain, and connected me so intimately with a group of strangers in the process. I’ve never met this beautiful group of people, and I will unfortunately never know their vibrant friend Marissa, However, I feel deeply connected to them in a bizarre and unique way. I wanted to tell this story as a tribute to the deep-rooted connections that the entire Shambha-community shares. Most importantly though, I want this to be a space where Marissa can be memorialized. Although many of us perhaps didn’t know her, we have all still lost her. Included below are some heartfelt words and priceless memories that Marissa’s best friend Rachel has chosen to share. “This Shambhala was Marissa’s first year at the festival, and she could not have been more in her element. It was like she was a seasoned vet the moment she stepped onto the farm. Wearing the biggest smile and her signature glitter mask, which she established at Tall Tree earlier in the year, she was always ready for the dance floor. A born dancer, the moment she saw Pagoda she leaned over to me and said, “this is going to be my happy place for the weekend”. Her love affair with house music blossomed that weekend, with DJ Soup’s late afternoon set being the pinnacle. Festivalgoers storming the front of the stage with bowls of soup brought about a fit of giggles ending in happy tears across her face. Known for being the giggliest pair, my most memorable moment of the weekend with her was Saturday afternoon hanging out at camp. Our group was drinking apple juice out of a bag, and she got absolutely covered in juice by accident, to which I burst out laughing. We were both a mess for the next ten minutes. As one would stop laughing to catch a breath, they’d look over at the other, which would start a whole new fit. By the end of it we weren’t even laughing about anything, just at each other. My stomach has never hurt so much from laughing that hard. Bouts of stomach cramping laughter were common around Marissa, who had the most infectious laugh. Most of our crew at Shambhala were new friends who had been captivated by her contagious energy. Her sass and quick wit made a memorable impression, but her warmth and compassion toward others was what fostered lasting friendships. She was the quirky queen in our festival family who was taken too soon.” http://www.edmidentity.com Gina relocated from monotonous central California to the damp, musically dense Pacific Northwest in 2009. Not long after, she became completely enveloped in the vibrant world of electronic dance music. Obsessed with the catharsis of dance and unparalleled sense of community, her life’s pursuit became attending as many live music events as possible. While she doesn’t limit her eclectic musical taste by any means, bass music is what most activates her tumultuous soul. Soon, within her grew the desire to become more involved and contribute to the community which has shown her interminable acceptance and purpose. In that pursuit, she began working with the artist relations teams at local powerhouse Foundation Nightclub and its parent company USC Events in Seattle. She’s now found a space where meaning and motivation converge and intends to embed herself as much as possible within those musical spaces. Shambhala Music Festival Releases 2019 Aftermovie; 2020 Tickets Available Now Shambhala 2019 Was Full of Openness, Love, and Support How Shambhala Built a Strong Sense of Community Brandon Bae Bae Bailie September 18, 2017 at 4:30 PM <3 the article Gina. 🙂 joey rootman September 19, 2017 at 10:30 PM Hands down the best festival piece I have ever read. Beautifully written and genuinely amazing story. You’ve just successfully brought happiness to countless readers. earthmelody8293 September 20, 2017 at 1:56 PM Divine intervention…but that’s the magic of Shambhala! Armin van Buuren Releases the First Fire Batch of ‘Balance’ Remixes Gustavo Cristobal - January 21, 2020 Graphyt Brings The Energy With “Wrong Turn” James Dutta - January 21, 2020 Thailand’s Eco-Friendly Wonderfruit Festival Provided Endless Options Saxe Coulson - January 21, 2020 EDM Identity strives to provide quality content about electronic dance music and the culture that surrounds it in the US and abroad. 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__label__cc	0.604125	0.395875	'MURIKA! Deplorable Disasters Epik Fails of Mythology Nuclear Fails Scribbles from the Scribe Terrible Tyrants! The ‘Post-Modern’ Era The Age of Exploration (and Totally Getting Lost) The Rise and FAIL of Rome WAR – What is it good for? NEW ARTICLES (and announcements) THE CRUSADES – Part Two THE CRUSADES – Part Four THE CRUSADES – Part Three The Christian Crusades (Numbers 1-9) : 1095-1272 C.E. PART THREE – Richard the Lion Heart vs Saladin! Previously on EPiK FAILs – I explained a little bit of the convoluted back-story leading to The First Crusade: the History of Islam, Jerusalem, the Byzantine Empire, and the Catholic Pope’s call for a Holy War against ‘non-believers’. (Click for PART ONE – The Cause of the Cross) I then recounted the gory details that played out during the events of the First and Second Crusade: how the Crusading Knights committed wholesale slaughter against Muslims, Jews, and Christians alike, how Jerusalem was laid siege, and how 50 years later calls for reinforcements were met with failure as the Turks began to strike back, bringing the fight to the Templars… (PART TWO – Crusades One AND Two!) The THIRD Crusade (The Saracens Strike Back… with a Vengeance!) : 1187–1192 The Third Crusade wasn’t just the single most significant episode of The Crusades saga, this was a turning point in medieval history! Following the Siege of Jerusalem, and a failed attempt to send in Templar reinforcements, the Saracens took the opportunity to take back the Holy Land. It all begins with the Sultan of Syria and the Battle of Hattin… Saladin, or Salāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb, was a smooth operator. Saladin was a Turk who became Vizier to the Caliph in 1169. By 1171 he was the Sultan of both Syria and Egypt, and set out to take control of the entire Crusader Kingdom to ensure peace. Saladin was undoubtedly a brilliant military commander, but historians often point out that he was a man of great chivalry in stark contrast to many of the savage acts perpetrated by the Knights of the Templar Order. He condemned inhumane acts, he protected the lives of those who surrendered, and did not take prisoners of war. He even offered to help support those widowed and orphaned by the conflict. By his actions, the Sultan earned the respect of both Muslims and Christians alike throughout the lands. As is evident by his deeds, Saladin was truly a man fighting for what he thought was right. Now a couple other things happened leading up to this Third Crusade. For starters, the Templar Knights broke a truce with Malik al-Afdal, the son of Saladin, by attacking a peaceful camp of 7,000 Saracens with only a handful of soldiers. This dumb move not only cost the lives of nearly the entire Templar unit, but also was the catalyst for the capture of Crusader castles in the region. Then Lord Reynald de Chatillon raided a Muslim caravan of its riches on its way to Mecca and by sheer happenstance, captured the sister of (you guessed it) Saladin. Suffice it to say, Saladin was not happy about this turn of events. In response to this affront, it is said that he raised ‘an army without number, like the ocean.’ Modern estimates claim this number was approximately 80,000 loyal troops. Saladin then took the fortress of Tiberias with ease, and captured Lady Eschiva, Countess of Tripoli. He swore to avenge his sister’s honor, and took a personal oath to behead those responsible. “Talk to the hand.” – Saladin The Battle of Hattin: Judgment Day July 4th, 1187 – Guy de Lusignan, King of Jerusalem ordered an army of iron clad knights, led by Baron Raymond III Count of Tripoli, to march through the desert towards the captured fortress of Tiberias to confront Saladin and his Saracens on their own front. Ray attempted to reason with King Guy. Saladin’s reputation had preceded him, they’d be marching into his territory, in the bright daylight no less. Ray spoke plainly, in the immortal words of Admiral Ackbar: “It’s a trap!” The Frankish King would probably have agreed if it wasn’t for the manipulative words of Gerard de Ridefort, Master of the Templars (and one to blame for the total fuck up at Tiberias, which got them into hot water in the first place). Gerard was a conspiring hypocrite, more interested in power than defending ‘the True Faith’. He utilized the noble warriors under his command to terrorize and plunder helpless citizens. It was Ridefort who convinced the King that they could take on Saladin. They were dead wrong. The King of Jerusalem with the ‘True Cross’ in tow and 15,000 Knights left his city undefended to trek across the hot desert in search of a battle against a superior adversary on enemy soil, completely outnumbered, and… WITHOUT ENOUGH WATER!? Yeah, twas an Epic Fail waiting to happen… Along the way, as they marched through the middle of an unforgiving heat wave on a two day journey, their water rations ran dry and the men began to complain of thirst. King Guy ignored the opportunity to detour to the Springs of Turan and instead insisted that they could have water once they reached the Sea of Galilee, which was beyond the battleground they were marching towards. The men were lethargic and thirsty, they were surrounded by enemies in the merciless desert heat, and the horses began to collapse from exhaustion under the unbearable sun. Still, the King would not retreat. The dazed defenders of Jerusalem could see salvation on the distant horizon: the Sea of Galilee. Unfortunately it was just past the Sultan’s ginormous army. After narrowly surviving the first wave of attack, Raymond urged his liege to make a break for a well towards the north at the Horns of Hattin. The tired King however decided to disregard the predicament, and set up tent right there. That night things only got worse. The Saracens decided it would be a good opportunity to close in on the miserable knights. They completely surrounded the encampment, taunting them throughout the night by pouring water into the sand. When Saladin’s messenger approached the King the next morning he offered to let them go unharmed if they gave up their foolish quest. Guy de Lusignan spat back in futility: “Tell your sovereign, I, King of Jerusalem, summon him to the Tribunal of Heaven. I’d rather die here with my knights here on this field then see Jerusalem the Holy fall to the Infidel!” What happened next wasn’t pretty. Only 200 Knights and a thousand foot soldiers survived. Many laid down their arms, bowing before the Saracens, and promised to convert to Islam just for a chance at quenching their dire thirst. The Turks confiscated The Cross, and the captured Frankish barons were led before Saladin himself. Saladin treated his prisoners with great courtesy. When Saladin handed the King a chalice filled with snow and sherbet fruit, Reynald de Chatillon (the one who captured Saladin’s sister btw), grabbed the cup and downed the slushy so fast he got a brain freeze. Saladin’s face turned a deep shade of red, “That drink will be your last.” Saladin personally led Reynald outside his royal tent where he removed his head from his body. One by one the cities of the Kingdom of Jerusalem fell to the Sultan’s army: Tiberius, Acre, Jaffa, Nazareth, Saffuriya, Caesaria, and August. With the capture of its King, and a relentless bloody siege, Jerusalem fell back into Muslim control with relative ease. Jerusalem under siege… yet again… Upon hearing of Saladin’s unexpected victories over the Crusader states, Pope Urban III died of an equally unexpected heart attack. Within days Pope Gregory VIII replaced him, and called for (you guessed it) another Crusade. The Pope lit up the Bat-signal and Richard the Lion Heart came to the rescue. Enter: Richard the Lion Heart! King Richard I was a true warrior, master-strategist, and all around bastard. As King, Richard spent very little time being King in his own Kingdom, instead preferring the comfort of the battlefield. To Richard, England was a source of income to fund his expeditions, nothing more. He left the politics to his evil brother, Prince John (the villain of Robin Hood). In fact, Richard spent so much time in France that his infamous moniker ‘the Lion Heart’ is a translation from his French nickname: Coeur De Lion. When he was crowned King, Richard demanded no Jews be present. When a couple of Jewish leaders presented the King with gifts, he freaked the hell out, had the Rabbis stripped, flogged, and then kicked out of his court. This led to a rumor that the new King had ordered the exile or execution of ALL Jews in the country. A massacre swept through London in response. Mobs formed, riots and crime ran rampant. Jewish business were destroyed, their homes were burned down, and dozens were murdered. When Richard discovered this he had the worst of the perpetrators killed. When news arrived that Saladin had conquered Jerusalem, and the Church began drafting for the (aptly named) Third Crusade, Richard was the first to sign up. The Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick Barbarossa the First, also answered the call to arms, but died en route, while stupidly attempting to swim across a river like a dumbass. Meanwhile, King Richard set out to reclaim the Holy Land, by any means necessary… During his campaigns Richard made enemies of his allies, both Phillip II of France, and Archduke Leopold V of Austria. He also managed to reclaim Cyprus and Acre from Muslim-control before having a run-in with Saladin and his Saracen army. After hearing tales of his formidable rival, Saladin approached Richard with a request to negotiate: he would surrender various lands around Jerusalem in exchange for the release of the Muslim soldiers that Richard had taken hostage. In response, Richard (the Lion Heart) marched all 2,700 captured soldiers from Acre to the city gates of Jerusalem. In view for all to see, he then ordered his troops to kill every last one of them. Saladin was horrified by this brutal act of indecency. Over the next few years, Richard and Saladin fought numerous campaigns against one another, pitting Saladin’s tactical skill against Richard’s take-no-prisoners attitude. He was determined to avoid the same mistakes his predecessors had made, and didn’t fall for Saladin’s tricks. I can only imagine that as these two great warriors met on the field of battle they nodded to one another in respect, like a cross between a wild west dual and a cheesy kung-fu flick, before busting out their light-sabers and back flipping into action, presumably while dodging bullets and decimating entire legions of zombies with their heat vision, facing off on the precipice of an erupting volcano during a lightning storm… In 1191, at the Battle of Arsuf Richard showed Saladin exactly why they called him Lionheart as he led his forces to a decisive victory over Saladin’s Saracens: “King Richard pursued the Turks with singular ferocity, fell upon them and scattered them across the ground. No one escaped when his sword made contact with them; wherever he went his brandished sword cleared a wide path on all sides. Continuing his advance with untiring sword strokes, he cut down that unspeakable race as if he were reaping the harvest with a sickle, so that the corpses of Turks he had killed covered the ground everywhere for the space of half a mile.” A possible exchange between these two historical warriors: Saladin: “So, we meet again.” Richard: “Last we met, I was but the learner, now I am the Master!” Saladin: “Only a master of evil, Dick!” Richard: “You feelin lucky Punk?” Saladin: “Do you even lift?” Richard: “Come at me bro!” The Battle of Jaffa ended in a stalemate. After recapturing Jaffa from Saladin, Richard’s forces holed up and managed to survive wave after wave of Saracen attacks, like an all night session of Left4Dead Survival Mode. King Richard held his own until Saladin gave in, and threw in the towel. Following several years of pointless bloodshed, Palestine was in a ruinous state, and both teams were about to keel over from exhaustion. Richard the Lionheart had proven his extraordinary bravery and skill in battle, but ultimately failed to take back the Holy Land from Saladin’s forces. He was broke, sick, and had lost 90% of his men. Richard was forced to sign a truce (the Treaty of Jaffa), and returned home to England, his long-neglected stomping grounds. He later died from an arrow wound that became infected. To be concluded…Immediately! Erik Slader Hope you enjoyed this edition of “Epik Fails!”, if you have any comments, questions, concerns, or suggestions let me know in the comments below! Also, be sure to ’Like’ EPiK FAILs on Facebook, or Followon Twitter, and SHARE IT with your friends! “The Crusades, Christianity, and Islam” by: Jonathan Riley-Smith “History’s Greatest Defeats: THE CRUSADES – Failed Holy Wars” by: Cherese Cartlidge “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to: The Crusades” by: Paul L. Williams, Ph.D. “Warriors of God: Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in the Third Crusade” by: James Reston, Jr. “A History of the Crusades” by: Steven Runciman “The Hinge Factor” by Erik Durschmied “Brassey’s Book of Military Blunders” by Geoffrey Regan “The Little Book of Big F*#k Ups” by Ken and Katie Lytle “The Book of Ancient Bastards” by Brian Thornton “Crusade” (graphic novel series) By Jean Dufaux and Philippe Xavier http://www.issaservices.com/islam/historyofislam.html http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/childrens_crusade.htm http://www.medievality.com/second-crusade.html http://www.umich.edu/~eng415/timeline/summaries/second_crusade.htm http://www.answering-islam.org/Nehls/tt1/tt3.html “The Crusades: The Crescent and the Cross” (2005 – documentary) “Kingdom of Heaven” (2005) – Directed by: Ridley Scott. Starring: Orlando Bloom and Eva Green. Erik Slader is the creator of “Epik Fails of History” a blog (and podcast) about the most epic fails… of history. With Ben Thompson, Erik is the co-author of the Epic Fails book series. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Media, once managed a comic book shop, has a weakness for fancy coffee and currently lives in Green Cove Springs, Florida with too many cats. Episode 14: TALES OF FAILS (Anthology – Vol 1) Episodes 8 and 9: THE CIVIL WAR – A War Between Brothers (2 Parter) Ep 6 – Curse of the Willy Dee and the Great Emu War of 1932! (with Devin Clark) THE CRUSADES – Part Two \| EPiK FAILs!! says: […] Find out next time in – PART THREE – Richard the Lion Heart vs Saladin! […] THE CRUSADES – Part Four \| EPiKFAILs.com says: […] Previously on Epik Fails – After explaining the convoluted back-story leading to the Pope’s call for a Holy War against Jerusalem (Click for PART ONE – The Cause of the Cross), and the events of the first couple Crusades (PART TWO – Crusades One AND Two!), I then gave a detailed account of how Saladin, the Sultan of Syria turned the tide against the barbaric Templar Knights at the Battle of Hattin before reconquering the Holy City effectively kick-starting the Third Crusade where he came to blows with the English King, Richard the Lion Heart. (PART THREE – Richard the Lion Heart vs Saladin!) […] NAPOLEON – Part One: THE EPIC \| EPiKFAILs.com says: […] Richard the Lionheart, Columbus, and Andrew Jackson, Napoleon Dynamite Bonaparte is more legend than man, and as a result […] Rebaz says: Salaha din aube hi is kurdish from kurdistan hi is not arab … ErikSlader says: Whoops! 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__label__cc	0.665044	0.334956	Eco Party Box is an Australian-owned family-run business on the south coast of Adelaide in the beautiful fleurieu peninsula, offering eco party, catering and wedding supplies including biodegradable plates, cups and cutlery. Eco friendly decorations, party bag fillers, party stationery and party boxes. We help Aussies party sustainably. It's our passion! Since 2011 we have been hand-packing these party products and getting them to homes and business all around the country for all sorts of events and celebrations. Get in touch with us on (08) 8120 0498 or 0431 884 278. Or try info@ecopartybox.com.au. Everything that goes inside an Eco Party Box is sustainable for the earth - from the packaging to the decorations and tableware used to envliven your event. Wherever possible we hand pack our party products and tableware in compostable brown bags, ensuring that there is as little plastic waste as possible. We love helping you celebrate sustainably - because that's how it all started for us. Our WHY has remained the same since we began - "We believe in awakening people to their connection to the wonder, beauty and mystery of nature. We believe in sustaining the earth’s natural resources for all generations to come". Tina, a busy mummy of 4, was having a difficult time sourcing earth friendly party supplies for her son’s 1st birthday. After trying in vain to source the most earth friendly options for all the party supplies she wanted the idea was suddenly born - “why not create a box full of earth friendly party supplies so Mum’s like me can give their child a really special and natural birthday party“. But really, it didn't start there at all. A seed was planted way back in 2002, when as a young couple holidaying together in Thailand, we watched as mountains of rubbish washed up daily onto the shores of what would be pristine beaches. We were appalled, but didn't really know how to fix the problem. Let alone where to begin. Eco Party Box was the first Australian-business devoted solely to only eco friendly party supplies - from party favours and decorations to stationery and compostable disposable tableware. “Our products give you a real feel for nature,” adds Tina. “They are natural, wholesome and simple - a real return to the good things in life. "Our compostable tableware is also great because the smell and feel of the products show that the natural texture makes them superior to the plastic disposable alternatives. "We love that parties no longer have to be wasteful and detrimental to the environment but can actually help grow a garden." "We also believe in craft and activities for a lively fun-filled party and think hand-made gives more satisfaction to any event even if its bought". Eco Party Box's ABN is 81 030 328 241.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1198
__label__wiki	0.73852	0.73852	US accepts Assad staying in Syria – but won’t give aid 18 December 2018 10:32 (UTC+04:00) The United States said Monday it was no longer seeking to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but renewed warnings it would not fund reconstruction unless the regime is “fundamentally different”, Trend reports referring to Al Arabiya. James Jeffrey, the US special representative in Syria, said that Assad needed to compromise as he had not yet won the brutal seven-year civil war, estimating that some 100,000 armed opposition fighters remained in Syria. “We want to see a regime that is fundamentally different. It’s not regime change -- we’re not trying to get rid of Assad,” Jeffrey said at the Atlantic Council, a Washington think tank. Estimating that Syria would need $300-400 billion to rebuild, Jeffrey warned that Western powers and international financial institutions would not commit funds without a change of course. “There is a strong readiness on the part of Western nations not to ante up money for that disaster unless we have some kind of idea that the government is ready to compromise and thus not create yet another horror in the years ahead,” he said. Former president Barack Obama had called for Assad to go, although he doubted the wisdom of a robust US intervention in the complex Syrian war and kept a narrow military goal of defeating the ISIS extremist group. President Donald Trump’s administration has acknowledged, if rarely so explicitly, that Assad is likely to stay. But Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned in October that the United States would not provide “one single dollar” for Syria’s reconstruction if Iran stays. Jeffrey also called for the ouster of Iranian forces, whose presence is strongly opposed by neighboring Israel, although he said the United States accepted that Tehran would maintain some diplomatic role in the country. Jeffrey also said that the United States wanted a Syria that does not wage chemical weapons attacks or torture its own citizens. He acknowledged, however, that the United States may not find an ally anytime soon in Syria, saying: “It doesn’t have to be a regime that we Americans would embrace as, say, qualifying to join the European Union if the European Union would take Middle Eastern countries.” Follow Trend on Telegram. Only most interesting and important news Halliburton sees decline in Completion & Production revenue Oil&Gas 21 January 19:02 US congressman: US continues to stand by Azerbaijan - its ally and partner Thousands rally in Virginia’s capital for gun rights US 21 January 01:13 US Department of State requests funds to support agricultural reforms in Uzbekistan Business 20 January 11:19 US congressman issues statement on 30th anniversary of 'Black January' in Azerbaijan Trump legal team slams House Democrats' impeachment move in 1st formal response Other News 08:34 Taiwan tells people not to go to Wuhan amid China virus outbreak Facebook tweaks ad policy but still allows political lies in U.S. campaign 2020 China-Italy year of culture and tourism kicks off in Rome China 04:47 Boeing warns of new 737 MAX delay, now sees mid-year return to service US 03:41 Russia 01:46	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1199
__label__cc	0.674779	0.325221	July 18, 2018 • 01:03 End Times Prophecy Headlines: July 18, 2018 Bible prophecy in today’s news headlines “And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.” ===INTERNATIONAL SYRIA: Israel warns Syrians away from frontier as Assad closes in TAIWAN: Taiwan Deploys 15 More Helicopters Amid Tensions with China UNITED KINGDOM: Genetically Modified Babies Given Ethical Go Ahead (VIDEO) UNITED KINGDOM: The official Brexit campaign broke electoral rules—but there won’t be a second referendum RUSSIA: Putin suggests Russia and US could work together to regulate oil prices – AS IF oil prices are not already manipulated enough as it is. MORE: Russia and the USA: End Times Members of Team Dragon EUROPEAN UNION/JAPAN: EU and Japan sign trade deal covering a third of the world’s economy MALAYSIA: The ‘great-grandmother of all scandals’ comes to China KOREA: North, South Korea Restore Military Communication Line ISRAEL: Israel suspends fuel deliveries to Gaza over arson attacks NATO: Leaving NATO Would Make The U.S. And The World Less Safe World War 3 Watch: October 2, 2017 World War 3 Watch: February 6, 2017 USA War against the Muslims: Almost Time Nuclear Holocaust: The End of the World According to Satan CLIMATE CHANGE: The End of the World According to Satan ===NATIONAL Days left in Trump’s term: 917 837 days until Election Day 2020 – Will it happen? “Most people want security in this world, not liberty.” SATAN’S MOUTHPIECE: The Corporate Media Trump will paint the new Air Force One red, white and blue Trump and Putin in Helsinki: No showdown in H-Town House Democrat Calls For ‘Military Folks’ To Stop Trump – Everything unfolds like a script. This is how the government/Corporate Media escalates the “conversation.” Trump tweets US, Russia ‘must get along’ – Most US presidents have had this policy. Almost 50 years ago, Richard Nixon made détente the centerpiece of his Rodney King-like foreign policy with Soviet Russia. “Meet the new boss…same as the old boss.” –The Who, Won’t get fooled again An Easy Win for Putin in Helsinki – And, as usual, it is Satan’s Mouthpiece (the Corporate Media) who decides who loses and who wins. Trump hands Putin a diplomatic triumph by casting doubt on U.S. intelligence agencies – Donald Trump has always had his part to play in these shenanigans–and Trump plays his part (the sincerely goofy self-obsessed mega-jerk) with gusto. Trump says maybe Democrats are ‘fools’ Pat Buchanan: “Trump Calls Off Cold War II” “Today, President Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Finland. Trump was pretty nervous, which makes sense, because most people are nervous when meeting their boss.” “A store in Houston is selling Donald Trump piñatas filled with candy. So finally something good is going to come out of Donald Trump.” –Conan (2015) “President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a one-on-one meeting today that lasted over two hours. Ugh, poor Trump! That is a long time to hang out with your boss.” Donald Trump Prophecy? “I can understand why mankind hasn’t given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners— two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime.” -—P.J. O’Rourke QUOTES: A Few Thoughts on Voting Things of This World: Faith and Trust in Politics “But actually, he thought as he readjusted the Ministry of Plenty’s figures, it was not even forgery. It was merely the substitution of one piece of nonsense for another. Most of the material that you were dealing with had no connection with anything in the real world, not even the kind of connection that is contained in a direct lie. Statistics were just as much a fantasy in their original version as in their rectified version. A great deal of time you were expected to make them up out of your head.” –On changing government statistics – George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four POLLS: Another Way to Lie Do you believe the media? Then why do you believe their lying polls? “Political campaigns today are all side shows, all honors, all bombast, glitter, and speeches. These are for the most part unrelated to the main business of studying the party scientifically, of supplying the public with party, candidate, platform, and performance, and selling the public these ideas and products.” —Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) “There is no public opinion. There is only published opinion.” The Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy and Polls “But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.” ===MISCELLANEOUS Living the Modern, Everyday Busy Life: Keeping Busy Right Up Until the End Obama says we’re in “strange and uncertain times” in Mandela lecture Barack Obama Breaks His Silence – Has Obama been silent? Court Orders Temporary Halt to Migrant Family Deportations “In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.” NRA-linked Russian agent charged with conspiracy against America Four states sue Trump administration over tax law – Remember when the media did not personalize everything? Back then, this headline would have read “Four states sue US government over tax law.” ‘Robot butlers’ deliver items to hotel guests in Vegas Science Fiction! THE TERROR ATTACK, THE HERO AND THE MARTYR The follow story has been making the rounds in the Corporate Media ‘Hero’ Jumped on Nice Killer’s Truck in Desperate Attempt to Stop Him Eric Ciotti, a lawmaker representing Nice in the General Assembly of France, told Europe 1 that he saw the man’s courageous act and that the driver tried to shoot him. “It was at that moment that the police were able to stop the terrorist,” Ciotti said, according to the New York Times. Police told the Independent that a man actually jumped into the cab and wrestled with the driver. The man reportedly survived. The man who is claimed to have jumped on the truck is a necessary part of every terror attack story, foreign or domestic. What was said back in 2014 and repeated last year. Out of every “terror attack” there must be raised up a “hero.” Terror attacks will ALWAYS involve creating “martyrs” who become famous after they have died. They will be promoted as having given their lives for the righteous cause.There were many such people in the 911 attacks. Todd Beamer was but one. “Martyrs” are people who are promoted by Big Media and Big Government as having given their lives for truth, justice and everything that is good and decent. The communists and Nazis were past masters of this type of propaganda. The specifics of its use were detailed in an old Twilight Zone episode: He’s Alive. In this episode (which begins at the 24:15 mark), a shadowy figure instructs a neo-Nazi leader (Dennis Hopper) how to create a martyr for the cause. Watching the 3:30 minute segment, it’s instructive how many times the shadowy figure flashes both the 666 and the el diablo hand signs. For those readers who believe that evil has only arisen in our present time: this particular episode of The Twilight Zone was televised in January 1963. The fact remains: in the times in which we live, the business of creating heroes and martyrs has been an American growth industry. [NOTE: Strangely enough, the aforementioned video (featured multiple times at ETPR), among the many episodes of the Twilight Zone, has disappeared from YouTube down the memory hole. It has been re-posted by others. The one currently on YT is very grainy and the dialogue has been sped up. A transcript of the “Creating a Martyr” conversation can be found at the link.] It is very instructive. Martyrs and heroes are a part of every staged terror attack. They help remind the population what’s at stake and WHY it’s necessary to fight on at all costs. They also provide a ray of hope in a dark story, hopefully inspiring even the lowest of the masses to work harder, aim higher and dig deeper for the common good. MORE: False Reality is the Beginning of End Times Deception [NOTE: Just because so many staged events leading up to the planned chaos occur, the reader need not consider that all future horrific events will be staged.] End Times Theft: Locks and Lawlessness Trade troubles: China is poised to bring down the global economy America’s Abandoned $6-Billion Missile Pyramid – Over the years, America has had more than one well-publicized, abandoned multi-billion dollar projects. “The website Vice has published a new article profiling items found in the New York’s subway system’s Lost and Found. The most common thing lost on the subway? An hour and a half.” Cancel the All-Star Game – As the time nears to the advent of one-world government, all things which remind folks of the good old USA will become expendable. Democrats Demand ‘Fresh Face’ for 2020 Election – There are no problems with fresh faces: the political nabobs regularly provide new, freshly-scrubbed faces. It is those fresh faces which entice the masses to continue putting their faith in the jerry-rigged system. The faces ALWAYS change. It is the agenda which moves ever forward–regardless of what puppet fronts the enterprise. FEAR OF THE LORD IS A GOOD THING As a rule, man does not like to be scared. For this reason, most will avoid those situations which make them fearful. Perhaps this is the reason so many do not fear the LORD? Which is sad because those who FEAR the LORD are the recipients of many wonderful promises. “When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof. Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.” “Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.” “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.” “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.” “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.” “Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.” “By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.” “The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.” “He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great.” “The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.” “The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.” “The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.” “In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.” “O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.” “The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.” “The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.” [For all of the church folk who have been misled: the fear of the LORD means FEAR. It does not mean “awe.” It does not mean “struck by his magnificence.” “Fear of the LORD” means FEAR of the Lord. As the next two passages prove. “Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.” “And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.” Words like “dread” and “afraid” would not have been used if FEAR meant “awe” or some other church fable. The fear of the LORD means exactly that: FEAR.] Fear of the LORD or Fear of Man: An End Times Choice FEAR: Fear God, Not Man Fear God and Live Fear of the LORD: Fear is Fear Because There is No FEAR OF THE LORD, Men Do Wickedly END TIMES CHOICE: Fear of the LORD or the Fear of Man No Wisdom, No Knowledge, No Fear of the LORD Mercy and Fear of the LORD Bound Together NO PEACE: The Wicked Cling to their Fears FREEDOM Is Just Another Word for Breaking the Bands of the LORD Asunder Flying Train ‘Travels Up to 400 Miles Per Hour’ One Country, Two Radically Different Narratives A new poll by The Atlantic and the Public Religion Research Institute finds that Democrats and Republicans have wildly divergent views on core democratic issues, including Russian election interference. Americans as a people do not have the “wildly divergent views” which Satan’s Mouthpiece (the Corporate Media) would have the reader believe. The tip-off is in the headline: a “narrative” is a story. Telling a story is NOT the same thing as telling the truth. MORE: POLLS: Another Way to Lie WHY the Russians are the baddies again The ugly scandal that cancelled the Nobel prize The world is immersed in a culture of death. Death is everywhere and death is defended, financed and celebrated. Murder of the Inconvenient in the World’s Greatest Christian Country Ever™ Is there a solution to the Culture of Death? Fortunately, there is. “When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid; The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me; In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.” –2 Samuel 22:5-7 He is the only solution for the Culture of Death. Almost 2000 years ago, Jesus came to earth, became man and died for the world’s sins: he made a Way for anyone who TRULY desires to achieve eternal life. Repent and believe the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and receive eternal life–which is exactly the reverse of the Culture of Death! The gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ is the “power of God unto salvation.” Believing doesn’t mean “Oh, sure, I believe that” and continuing to live the way one has always lived. “Repent” means to change your mind/direction; that you have realized you are going the wrong way; that a new way must be found; that a new path must be traveled. Believing the gospel of Jesus Christ will then make one a new creature and set you on a new path. MORE: Eternal Salvation Through Jesus Christ: Salvation Messages from End Times Prophecy Report Don’t hesitate: death can be sudden–and it is final. “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.” MORE: Death with Dignity: The Murder of the Inconvenient Mustard Seed Meditation Virgin Mary statue is ‘WEEPING’ olive oil: New Mexico church investigates after congregation noticed scented ‘tears’ coming from its eyes – Is this how God Almighty works? Demonic statues (which are forbidden in the Bible) regularly display such hokey activities, which the tares promote as being a “miracle from God.” The 5 Worst Things about Being a Genius Being intelligent beats being stupid. Probably. NATO is obsolete – For the USA to suffer a believable grand loss in the next war, it must be without traditional major allies. Chicago mulls ‘universal basic income’ testing, ‘direct cash transfers to people’ TANSTAAFL. “Disney revealed its plans for its upcoming resort and theme park in Shanghai, which will open next year. It’s great news for anyone who loves theme parks but wishes the lines were a billion times longer.” –Jimmy Fallon (2015) PRESIDENTS CHANGE, MEDIA REPORTS ON THE PRESIDENT DO NOT Video: Semi-retired president interrupts burger run to issue brief statement on plane being blown up – This is one of the top memes which has been developed: Obama is a disinterested bumbler whose only focus is eating and partying while the world “gets away from him.” This doesn’t mean that Obama is not playing this part to the hilt: he is. But the entire situation is a narrative: a story. A story to help purveyors of the Corporate Media make sense of the chaos which is soon to come. Walmart mulls video streaming service to rival Netflix, Amazon Not Everyone Can Afford a Job They Love – The idea is NOT to afford a job one can love. The idea is to find something one loves to do and then find someone who is willing to pay you to do that very thing. Thus, something one loves to do anyway then becomes one’s job/employment. Accomplishing this is not the easiest task in the world, but it IS very much achievable. Netflix unveils its new queen Why It’s Not Racist Or Sexist For The University Of Wyoming To Champion Cowboys THE IMPORTANCE OF BELIEVERS PRAYING FOR THE LOST About ten months ago, while on the subject of “the importance of the believer to pray for the lost,” it was remarked that “the prayers of believers affect the salvation of the lost” in a positive manner. Someone then countered “I don’t think that’s in the Bible!” Yes, it actually IS in the Bible. It is important for the believer to pray for the lost for several reasons. 1- God hears the prayers of the believer–and if he hears their prayers, then ANYTHING the believer asks (according to God’s will), the LORD will grant. “And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.” –1John 5:14-15 Does it Do Any Good for the Wicked to Pray to God? 2- It is the will of God that NONE be lost. “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” –2Peter 3:9 So, praying for the salvation of the lost is definitely according to God’s will. 3- The Holy Spirit resides within the believer and makes intercession ACCORDING TO THE WILL OF GOD. “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.” For all of these VERY BIBLICAL reasons, it is important for the believer to pray for the salvation of the lost. The prayers of believers most certainly affect the salvation of the lost. In addition, believers fear God. And the fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. And, being wise, believers know the “he that winneth souls is wise.” “The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.” It is VERY important for believers to pray for the lost. The Believer is To Confess His Sins to the LORD Walmart and Microsoft team up to fight Amazon Netflix subscriber numbers disappoint, stock plunges Was the Helsinki Summit Worth It? – Depends on what was expected. IF all the reader expected was a photo op and a chance for the Corporate Media (Satan’s Mouthpiece) to further their various narratives, then it was a huge success. IF the reader expected more than the usual scripted set piece, then boo hoo! Putin’s world The End Times Churches: Broken and Beyond Repair ===EARTHQUAKES/WEATHER/PESTILENCE Beware the haboob! Video captures the moment a car is engulfed by massive dust storm Anti-Obesity Drug From Chili Peppers Effective Earthquake report world-wide for Tuesday, 17 Jul 2018 Hawaii: Lava ‘bomb’ crashes through roof of boat, injuring tourists Can carbon farming reverse climate change? MORE: Climate Change or Word of God: Make Your Choice “The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.” Climate Change Is Killing These Ancient Trees , but That’s Just Part of the Story IF it is hot, scientists claim it to be “climate change.” IF it is cold, scientists claim it to be “climate change.” IF it is dry, scientists claim it to be “climate change.” IF it is wet, scientists claim it to be “climate change.” “Heads I win, tails you lose.” MORE: Climate Change: Fake It Until They Make It “I’m old enough to remember when the air over American cities was a lot dirtier than it is now.” –P. J. O’Rourke …and now that it’s cleaner and more clear, the elite spin their fables, trying to create fear over “climate change.” Global warming poses “devastating” threat to the Internet – Is there NOTHING that global warming cannot do? MORE: Global Warming: What does the Bible Say? The flash drought brought misery, but did it change minds on climate change? MORE: Coming Water Shortage: Drinking Water Vanishing from the Planet? MORE: Water shortages, Drought: End Times Signs Ebola in America: What does the Bible Say? MEDIA NARRATIVES ALERT “How can the reader know when the Corporate Media is lying to him (never mind the fact that the media is Satan’s Mouthpiece and Satan is the father of lies)? One easy way to tell is the use of “Why” and “How” in the headlines of an article. When the reader sees “Why?” or “How?” in the headline–occasionally “What” is used–that which follows will be a fairy tale, a narrative, a bedtime story spun by the media for the benefit of the media’s master. “Why” usually denotes an on-going narrative; “How” signifies a story line which explains past events. Not all narratives begin with “How” or “Why.” However, the most in-your-face, over-the-top ones usually do. ALL political “news” is narrative. The Corporate Media MORE: The End Times Lie of Staged Newscasts Puppet Masters of Public Opinion: The Corporate Media REBRANDING EVIL: The Corporate Media is Satan’s Mouthpiece Corporate Media: Satan’s Mouthpiece is the Author of Confusion “American journalism (like the journalism of any other country) is predominantly paltry and worthless. Its pretensions are enormous, but its achievements are insignificant.” ― H.L. Mencken “Things are never quite what they seem. Events are seldom close to how the media and history portray them.” “It is a free press…There are laws to protect the freedom of the press’s speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press.” –Mark Twain, speech: License of the Press “Journalists” are story-tellers. Nothing more, nothing less. Sometimes, there is an element of truth in their stories, but truth is not a requirement of what they do. “Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it.” –Adolf Hitler, Propaganda, the Big Lie and Adolf Hitler: 20 Hitler Quotes on Propaganda When a DNA Test Shatters Your Identity MORE: Modern Man Loves a Good Story Astronomers have found a new crop of moons around Jupiter, and one of them is a weirdo MORE: END TIMES DECEPTION: Tell Me a Story Jupiter has TWELVE new moons: Scientists accidentally discover a dozen never-before-seen space rocks around the gas giant, bringing its total to 79 Despite the Glitches, Shoppers Can’t Quit Amazon -From personal experience, quite a few former Amazon shoppers have not only quit, but have no desire to return. YET, the government/media would have the reader believe that Amazon is an unstoppable force. MORE: End Times Lies: Tell Me a Story The Direct Connection Between Devoutness in Islam and Violence – Once this whopper is established as “truth,” it is a small thing to change the religion being discussed. MORE: MEN WANT TO BE LIED TO: Lie to Me. Please. The weather looks fine on nearby Earth-like planet Ross 128 b MORE: Bedtimes Stories from Outer Space Quadrillion’ tons of diamonds discovered deep below Earth’s surface MORE: Science: A Collection of Stories Voter Suppression Is Warping Democracy “It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything.” —Joseph Stalin, Soviet dictator – QUOTES: A Few Thoughts on Voting MORE: When Men Cease to Believe the Truth, They will Believe Anything ONE YEAR AGO: TWO YEARS AGO: End Times Prophecy Headlines: July 18, 2016 THREE YEARS AGO: End Times Prophecy Headlines: July 18-19, 2015 FOUR YEARS AGO: End Times Prophecy Headlines: July 18, 2014 FIVE YEARS AGO: End Times Prophecy Headlines: July 18, 2013 World War 3 Watch: July 18, 2016 End Times Prophecy Headlines: July 13-15, 2018 The List Makers: An Efficient Distraction of Modern Life Will the World Heed Any End Times Bible Warnings? Hot Dog! 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__label__wiki	0.923659	0.923659	GOQii spent Rs 49 Cr to earn Rs 22 Cr during FY19 Harsh Upadhyay & Aarzoo Mittal Setting a trend among fitness enthusiasts through a combination of smart wearable products and remote personal trainers, GOQii is counted among well-known global brands in its space like Apple, Samsung, Fitbit and Xiaomi. While other homegrown startups in this space have almost failed to make a dent, the Vishal Gondal-led firm has been fighting a lone war against the established players. The Mumbai-based company had recently revealed its plans to go omnichannel for the next phase of growth. Amidst expansion and the launch of new products, the five-year-old startup has revealed its annual financial statement with an increase in revenue and expenditure. According to GOQii’s annual financial statement for the year ending March 31, 2019, the company’s total revenue has recorded a 90.6% jump to Rs 21.79 crore. Out of the total revenue, operational revenue was recorded at Rs 21.35 crore, which includes the sale of wellness coaching services, software development services, marketplace commission, sale of traded goods, and commission on diagnostic services. Notably, GOQii has generated much of its revenue from the sale of wellness coaching services amounting to Rs 12.29 crore. On the expenditure front, GOQii saw a 58.8% surge during the last fiscal, which amounted to Rs 49.33 crore, up from Rs 31.06 crore in FY18. As total cash burn, the company spent on various components, including employee benefit, legal & professional fees, marketplace charges, and others. Its employee benefit expense increased by 20.67% to Rs 12.90 crore from Rs 10.69 crore in FY18. Besides, the company spent heavily (5.2 times more than previous fiscal) on advertising, marketing & promotion this year, which stood at Rs 9.46 crore. In all, to generate operating revenue of Rs 21.35 crore in FY19, GOQii spent Rs 49.33 crore, which resulted in a loss of Rs 27.54 crore. In comparison, net losses have surged 40.2% in FY19 from 19.63 crore in FY18. Given that GOQii has a robust plan for the omnichannel model to amplify reach to 10,000 stores in next one year, the company’s revenue and expenses are expected to grow significantly. Besides, GOQii is also planning to launch new insurance-related products by early next year. It’s working on a project named Ayushman India in partnership with Bajaj Allianz General Insurance. With $50 million in risk capital from the likes of Galaxy Digital, Denlow Investment Trust, DSG Consumer Partners and Cheetah Mobile, GOQii now offers a gamut of fitness products under its wearable fitness band and sells them via its own platform and marketplaces – Flipkart and Amazon. It also has offline presence through the Tata-owned retail chain Croma. GOQii, Smart wearable, Vishal Gondal PrevPreviousSachin Bansal’s Navi acquires tech consulting startup MavenHive NextSwiggy launches its own wallet – Swiggy MoneyNext Jai Vardhan and Gaurav Tyagi January 20, 2020 Future Group fires 400 employees to scale down e-comm venture	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1204
__label__cc	0.732003	0.267997	Looking down the gunbarrel Around Australia Spain-Portugal-Morocco Argentina-Chile-Uruguay Cape York (Australia) Hells 500 Signup to receive the latest updates 1: London to Melbourne – Overview 2: England 3: France 4: Switzerland 5: Italy 6: Greece 7: Turkey 8: Iran 9: Turkmenistan 10: Uzbekistan 11: Kyrgyzstan 12: Kazakhstan 13: China 14: Laos 15: Vietnam 16: Cambodia 17: Thailand 18: Malaysia 19: Singapore 20: Australia 21: Epilogue PREV Kazakhstan NEXT Laos Date: October 11, 2005 July 26, 2019 Section: London to Melbourne Long Way Home We were told that we couldn’t cycle the first 20km from the border and would need to take a bus to the next town. But we pedalled serenely away and no-one tried to stop us so we just kept going. China has been a revelation …. very different to our expectations. The police give us a wave and smile but otherwise leave us alone…. a nice change after constantly being bailed up by the authorities in Central Asia. Bushcamping in the vast empty deserts of the far flung Western provinces has been a breeze…. we’ve had no problems at all finding secluded spots to camp as we cover some big distances between towns. After seven months we have finally reached the stage of being virtually 100% stareproof. The curiousity hasn’t eased, but it doesn’t seem to bother us much anymore. Walking down the street we are generally oblivious to the entourage following along behind. Until we enter a shop, that is, and turn around to leave, finding the door blocked with the crowd having followed us inside. Despite strong Western influences on everything from food to fashion, real, live Westerners seem to be a bit of a rarity in this part of China and we can silence a crowded and noisy restaurant just by walking in the door. A peasant family who offered us hospitality. Lake Sailimu. Western China After leaving the Chinese border town of Khorgas, our next stop was the alpine lake Sailimu Hu. It was a long gradual climb, very pretty with autumn foliage everywhere and views of the mountains. Arriving at the lake (around 3000 metres) the temperature plummeted. Before long we turned into a freezing wind and were engulfed in soupy cloud. By this time it was late afternoon and it quickly became too cold to ride. A faint trail leading off beyond some low hills offered a possible bushcamp but led to a small mudbrick hut. The occupants emerged to stare in wonder at the two fluoro orange-jacketed beings on bikes. We asked to camp nearby, but they insisted on us setting up right alongside and watched in fascination as we put up the tent. A young Kazakh couple with a baby (and lots of goats), they lived a very simple existence, just a one room hut with small wood stove for heating and a candle for light. The thick walls and double layer of heavy felt screening the door kept it cozy inside though. Next morning we lingered waiting for the world to defrost, but it just seemed to get colder. Gaye buying bread A cold camp near Lake Sailimu Hu. Western China Eventually we rode off on ice-encrusted bikes, wearing pretty much every item of clothing we have, until we descended to a warmer level. Somehow we then found ourselves on a brand new and virtually deserted freeway cutting across the barren rocky desert. It was quite surreal to turn off this at the end of each day and find ourselves in a thriving town, complete with modern buildings, blazing neon signs and streets pumping with pedestrians, bicycles, and all manner of strange three-wheeled contraptions. We’ve made our way steadily east over the past weeks, covering over 2000km. Rest days have been spent in the relentless pursuit of new and interesting things to eat, of which China has plenty. We’re yet to find an English menu, or anyone who speaks more than a few words of English so each meal is a bit of a culinary adventure. The ‘point and pray’ menu method is good if you’re feeling reckless … but if the staff collapse in hysterical giggles it’s probably best to try again. We often use the ‘we’ll have what he’s having’ system and the ‘kitchen tour’ method is a useful back-up option. So far we’ve managed to avoid the boiled goats heads, and spicy stir fried intestines are actually pretty tasty so it’s all good. We’re now beginning to turn south and heading down into Qinghai and Sichuan Provinces, planning to visit a couple of Tibetan monasteries en route. All going well we’ll be in Laos for Christmas! Fast freeways 2 Humped camels Jiayu Pass Fort. Jiayuguan (near Yumen). This fort was located at the western end of the Great Wall of China. Overloaded trucks are the norm Touching Tibet Recent weeks have seen us reach the end of our long pedal east from the Kazakh border, and finally begin to make our way south. As autumn fades into winter we are racing the snow and sub-zero temperatures to reach warmer regions. As we began the long gradual climb into the mountains forming the border between Gansu and Qinghai Provinces, we began to see signs that we’d reached the Tibetan regions – big shaggy yaks, Tibetan Buddhist shrines, and then brilliant prayer flags fluttering in the breeze as we crest the first of several high passes. Part way up one climb I saw Ed up ahead stopped by a police 4WD. ‘Oh no’ I thought, instantly imagining document checks, potential fines, bribes, harassment etc. But no, all they wanted was to say hi, give us the thumbs up and hand us a soft drink each. Incredible. Just over the pass we roll into a little village and find a basic room at the ‘hotel’. Washing is a bucket of icy water and heating an old coal stove, but as always the TV has pride of place. The local kids are a real tribe of ragamuffins, positively Dickinsonian in their dress and manner. After a further two 3000 metre-plus passes we finally escape the mountains and arrive in Xining. We’re here primarily to visit the nearby Tibetan monastary but the sumptuous breakfasts at the Xining Hotel are a definite bonus. As in virtually every restaurant, supermarket, store and hotel, there are an extraordinary number of staff milling around, seemingly with absolutely nothing to do. Shopping remains very much a group experience with three or four staff members (and the usual mob of hangers-on) following us up and down aisles giggling and proferring all manner of unwanted items for our approval. Leaving Xining we climb steadily, passing pretty little villages alongside a river. This area seems to be predominantly populated by the ‘Hui’ (Chinese Muslims). We stop to visit a mosque, exploring intriguing mudbrick alleys with cute little toddlers ducking in and out. Our presence attracts a big, happy crowd, with some bold young men stepping forward to say ‘hello’, while the girls hide behind each other and giggle in trepidation. Old men cluster together in sunny corners contemplating quietly, or doze off propped up against a haystack.The climb steepens as we switchback our way over a 3500 metre pass, pausing at the top to watch old buses belch fumes as they lurch past and disappear in a flurry of colourful prayer papers tossed out the windows by the Tibetan passengers. We hurl some prayer papers into the sky ourselves as we pass, giving thanks for successfully reaching the halfway point of our journey. When cranking slowly up a climb it’s always good to spot prayer papers scattered on the road…. a sure sign that the summit is not far away. Gaye meeting a local woman on horseback on the Tibetan plateau. Very rugged people in this cold dry land. Riding at altitude certainly built up our red blood cells. Another day, another mountain …. this time we break the 4000 metre mark and it’s snowing steadily as we climb. The villages and towns are now overwhelmingly Tibetan and we are fascinated by these striking people. Young men on motorbikes trail alongside, seemingly equally interested in us. Wrapped in distinctive fur cloaks and wearing thick scarves with only their eyes exposed they look like bandits. A fairly cold and difficult environment but probably the highlight of our trip was riding across the edge of the Tibetan plateau. This shot shows the high plains interspersed with lung busting climbs through mountain passes. We were riding at altitudes of over 3500 metres with our maximum altitude reaching about 4800 metres. The Tibetan monastary town of Xiahe is a highlight. Although only sixteen of the original eighty temples remain after the depradations of the Cultural Revolution, the town is still a lively mix of crimson-robed monks, colourful Tibetan pilgrims, and Hui and Chinese merchants. We linked up with some other travellers to do a tour of the monastary led by an English-speaking monk, finishing up in a large prayer hall. Some eight hundred monks sat chanting softly in the dimly lit room, hundreds of yak butter candles flickered in the gloom, and we watched mesmerised as a line of pilgrims filed past, muttering prayers, ladling butter onto the candles and prostrating themselves. It was quite surreal – a brief visit to another world. Lingering outside we watched dozens of monks spill out from a side door. In lines and little clusters they squatted to the ground. Meditation? outdoor prayers? As they rose one by one and returned to the hall we realised there was nothing theological about it – just a pee break using their long robes for privacy. The temples are dazzling, with lurid paintings, swathes of bright fabric hanging everywhere and enormous and incredibly elaborate Buddhas and shrines. Thousand of sacred texts stored in glass cases line the walls, and the wooden floors and steps are worn smooth with the passage of countless feet. Everything is clean and polished and our monk guide says that initiates who fail their exams do the cleaning. As we head off again the temperature takes a dive. The road has been ripped up in preparation for upgrading, and with a carpet of snow and ice it makes for slow and slippery going. Mud thrown up on the bikes freezes; to change gears on the front we have to bash the derailleur to break away the ice and free up the mechanism. Ed’s bottom bracket features an impressive array of icicles and our BOB bags freeze onto the trailers. Riding into the town of Hezuo, my trailer wheel jams solid with accumulated ice between tyre and mudguard …. sending me slithering along the icy main street on my bum, still attached to the bike, much to the amusement of the locals. We holed up for a day, hoping the snow would stop and things defrost a bit. Little did we know that this was the start of a week where, despite the sun’s best efforts, the temperature would stay firmly stuck well below zero. While in town we bumped into Patrick and Betty. As Patrick had an ironing board under his arm we quickly realised that these two were not your average backpackers passing through. Both worked as volunteer English teachers, with Chinese and Tibetan students. We had a great evening meeting some of their students at a club featuring Tibetan singers. Betty’s two year stint is nearly up and she was a fountain of information, able to fill us in on many of our burning questions about China and the Chinese. The next few days were tough ones – long climbs, slow, tentative descents on ice-encrusted roads, Chinese-style mega roadworks reducing the road to a trail of mud, ice and rubble; and then, as we reached the high plateau, the effects of cycling at an altitude of 4000 metres. Although it was hard going the scenery was stunning with mountains and grasslands draped in white. A helping push At one point we passed a group of Tibetan women washing a freshly slaughtered hide in a creek, with an audience of two dozen huge vultures watching intently. Later we stopped to photograph a family group astride massive bullocks, the women gorgeous with their long braids of jet black hair, heavy turquoise jewelery and long cloaks edged with fur and colourful braiding. Finally we virtually plummeted off the edge of the plateau, suddenly descending steeply into a narrow gorge. This opened up into a river valley dotted with villages of ornate wooden houses. Soon we reached the sealed road and flew into Songpan, our time in the Tibetan world at an end. A couple of days later we arrived in the bustling city of Chengdu, looking forward to a visit to the Giant Panda Research and Breeding Base. The pandas could be seen close up, and, as we watched them lounging indolently on their backs, methodically stuffing pawfuls of food into their mouths, it occurred to us that this was not unlike our own behaviour on rest days. Hiking up Emi Shan Continuing south we reached Mt. Emei, the highest of China’s four sacred mountains. We took a couple of days to scale the mountain, climbing thousands of steep, narrow, wet and icy rock steps and staying in the Buddhist monastaries located along the route. Walking sticks proved useful to deter the big monkeys keen to collect their dues from passing walkers …. they certainly don’t like to take no for an answer, and we saw one jump onto a hiker’s backpack and proceed to empty the exterior pockets searching for food. Following the myriad of river gorges in mountainous country a few hundred ks south of Chengdu in Southern China After Mt. Emei we thought perhaps the worst of the cold and mountains were now behind us. This was until we were stopped by police just 4km from our destination that day. They tried to get us to turn around and return to a town 25km back, but we refused to budge until we knew what was going on, thinking maybe they’d give up and let us through. After a while several more police cars arrived, spilling officials everywhere. With them were two men in civvies, one a very nervous English speaker, obviously dragged along to translate for the dumb foreigners. One of the men held up a sign – “Aliens are not permitted in this area without a permit”. I wanted to point out that we are travelling by bike, not flying saucer, but, judging from the reaction of many Chinese, we might well be from Mars. Looking around as the officials painstakingly note down our details, I realise that there are four police cars, twelve policemen, two civilians and a couple of interested passers-by, just to fend off two tourists in danger of straying into a “closed area”. Road from hell. 30k frozen mud bash Backtracking is a pain, and that’s before we discover the alternative route involves a 100km climb winding up a narrow gorge. We overnight in a tiny village, where locals manage to communicate that the track ahead is virtually impassable because of knee-deep mud and snow. Given a choice of pushing on or having to take a bus back almost as far as Chengdu to pick up the main road south, we elect to forge on over the “impassable” pass. The next day will go down in history as the most diabolical conditions we’ve ever encountered on any ride, ever. There were certainly plenty of knee-deep mud ruts, but it was the steep sections of frozen mud that led to us taking nearly seven hours to cover 30km. For kilometres we were inching our way up, trying to plant feet securely on the steep slippery surface, and then drag bike and trailer up half a metre at a time. It was hard to stop the bike sliding back down again as the layer of ice on the discs meant the brakes weren’t working too well. Finally we hauled ourselves over the pass and within a couple of kilometres were able to get back on the bikes and scoot off downhill on a packed gravel surface. We are now gradually fighting our way out of the labyrinth of frozen mountains that we seem to have been trapped in since the police foiled our planned route. At the moment it is hard to see the light at the end of what has been a very long, cold tunnel, but soon, soon we will basking on a beach in the sun and this will all seem like a bad dream. So, we will push on towards Laos, not expecting to cross the border now until the New Year. We wish you all a very “Merry Christmas”, and a safe and happy New Year, where ever you might be. Heaven on a Bike Heading into a packed town on market day The chill of China is fast becoming a distant memory as we bask in the balmy tropical delights of Laos. Our journey has definitely been characterised by abrupt changes of temperature….. from snow in Switzerland to swimming in the Mediterranean; and from desperately seeking shade in culverts under the road in Iran, to cycling bundled up like a mummy in China. The current switch to tropical conditions should see us all the way to Darwin, gradually getting colder as we get closer to home. Classic Chinese houses in Lijiang, Southern China Christmas in Dali. South China. What a treat Crossing from Sichuan into Yunnan Province we were hopeful that road conditions would soon improve…..our hopes crumble as we hit a long section of rough, uneven cobblestone-style track. After a painful five hours we bounce into a small village and stop for a drink. We’ve both seen what looks like a strip of bitumen up ahead, but don’t want to mention it in case it’s too good to be true. The road really is sealed though and our speed reaches new heights as the mountains open up into a wide flat valley. The next night we stopped off at a roadside ‘hotel’ – basically one long building divided into tiny concrete rooms, each with a rough plank ‘bed’ and little else. The family here were lovely, especially the Grandmother, a tiny stooped figure with piercing eyes who couldn’t seem to drag herself away from our door where she stood and watched intently as we moved our bikes and gear inside. It’s ‘Murphy’s Law’ that whenever one of us gets crook with the squiggles, it’s never when we’re staying in a nice room with a functioning Western loo within easy reach. Nope ….. inevitably it always involves numerous nocturnal dashes outside in one’s undies, armed with a headtorch and trailing a roll of loo paper ….. and thus it was on this particular occasion. The next day we managed a long haul into the backpacker oasis of Dali. Hard work, but worth it to spend a week off celebrating my fortieth birthday and Christmas surrounded by all the Western treats that we’d fantasised about for months. Yes, it was a paradise of bacon and eggs, chocolate cake and ice cream, pizza and hamburgers. After months of speaking English only to each other, all of a sudden there were Westerners everywhere. A week of this was enough though and we set off again on Boxing Day feeling refreshed and ready for whatever lay ahead. As we make our way south the scenery changes, becoming progressively more lush and tropical. Clumps of Tasmanian blue gum trees are oddly mixed with banana trees. Vivid green terraced plots cascade down the mountainsides. Huge water buffalo plod passively along led by petite elderly women. At Jinghong we reach the Mekong River …..it’s a special moment as the Mekong seems to symbolise South East Asia and the beginning of the next stage of our journey. After three months we are both sad to be leaving China and pleased to be moving on to something new. China has been fascinating, challenging and downright frustrating. I’d describe it as something of an ‘auditory assault course’, with people pretty much incapable of doing anything quietly. The Chinese seem to be like a billion bower birds – all scrambling to get their hands on the brightest, most colourful, shiniest baubles. Fashion highlights spotted include a tutu worn with knee high boots and a guy matching his ruffled shirt with a kilt. While the Chinese people have been a delight the same cannot be said for their government. Self-described as a ‘Democratic Dictatorship’ (?!) the continued Communist one party rule means that the freedoms we take for granted remain out of reach for the Chinese. We found the level of government control over what is taught and portrayed through the media quite extraordinary. The screening of a TV special celebrating the so-called ‘liberation’ of Tibet was enough to make us choke on our noodles. We’ve often been amazed at the behaviour of the traffic in China. Huge gridlocks cause long backlogs of traffic, and it’s often just because the road is narrowed at some point and drivers can’t seem to bring themselves to give way. So you’ll have two vehicles stopped nose to nose, blasting their horns furiously. Traffic caught behind will be trying to squeeze past, thus creating further chaos, until eventually someone will come along and move whatever it was blocking the road in the first place. When the main route passes through a village the road also serves as a sort of recreation area. Street vendors, taxis and motor-trikes spill across the road, men busily slaughter livestock, dogs prowl through scraps, kids play, people gossip and animals wander. When a bus or truck approaches at high speed, the driver leans on the horn and all scatter …… bicycles, buffalo, goats, dogs, piglets, chooks, toddlers, adults clutching their shopping. Debris goes flying in all directions, and then the dust settles and normal activity resumes. In Mohan waiting for the border to open to cross into Laos (Udomxai) China is the first country where our hotel rooms, no matter how grungy, have always included a TV. Despite the language barrier it is often fascinating stuff. A particular favourite was a competition, with a live audience, where forklift drivers competed to flick the caps off beer bottles using the forklift blade (points are deducted for any breakages!). The military ‘song and dance’ extravaganzas featuring uniformed performers on stage while jets thunder overhead and tanks roll past are possibly more of an acquired taste. As we wind and climb through dense jungle towards the Laos border the early mornings are often very misty. One morning we encountered thick fog at the top of a pass; heading down we could barely see a few metres in front. The road was wet and slick with mud, and as Ed swerved to avoid a bunch of pigs running across the road his front wheel slid out from under him and he went down hard. He managed to get back on the bike and keep riding but by the day’s end was in considerable pain. When we reached Mengla the locals were confused by this tall, strong foreigner who’d arrived on a bike but was apparantly completely unable to walk. It took two people to shoulder Ed up to a room where he fell on the bed and didn’t move far for several days. While we weren’t able to eat the actual pigs responsible for Ed’s fall, we did eat pork with extra relish for the next few days, figuring that we were almost certainly feasting on a close relative. Although walking was still painful Ed was determined to ride on. My suggestion that he catch a bus to Luang Prabang to rest while I rode met with a stony silence and I awoke the next morning to find him dressed in riding gear and ready to go. Epic Rides Blog London to Melbourne China Copyright Ed & Gaye Bourke 2000 – 2019 ©	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1207
__label__wiki	0.527633	0.527633	European Sensory Network New findings Consumer science Sensory methods Consumer Testing Guidelines What’s New? Smell and taste memory is tuned to novelty detection The memory of tastes and smells functions fundamentally differently than visual memory. To better understand the characteristics of memory for food, European Sensory Network researchers have developed experimental designs that are essentially different from the traditional recognition experiments. Does this taste like Mum used to make it? Witnesses are often asked whether they can recognize a particular person. When the same person is presented, it is much easier for them to come to a correct decision than when another person is presented. Witnesses have an especially difficult time coming to a decision when that other person has a certain similarity to the original person. In this case, identity, or one-to-one conformity is much easier for the human brain to recognize than is difference. It is a totally different situation concerning odor and the sense of taste, flavor and texture of food. For instance, when consumers are asked whether a particular yogurt is the same as the one they always have for breakfast, they are often mistaken when the sample is in reality the identical product. But when the yogurt sample is different from the commonly eaten one, they usually recognize the difference immediately. For most people the difference is immediately apparent even when there is only a slight difference between the yogurts. This is a real challenge for food producers, since every product change brings the risk that the change will not be accepted by the consumer. Altering the taste of trusted popular food products is especially disliked by the consumer. The same or different? In the past, test subjects were usually asked to memorize specific smells or flavours in order to determine whether the subjects could recognize them in a later session. Since these tasks have little to do with the way a person responds in everyday life, Dutch, Danish, and French researchers around Léri Morin-Audebrand from the INRA in Dijon, France, developed more natural, “real-life” experiments. In six different studies the researchers invited the subjects to a meal. The participants were told that the purpose of the study was to measure the feeling of hunger after the meal, or that the meal had nothing to do with the experiment at hand, and was taking place because the experiment was at an “awkward” time, e.g. before and after the usual lunch hour. Thus, the researchers were able to prevent the participants from consciously trying to remember what they were eating. In the second session the participants were unexpectedly asked whether particular foods – for instance, variants of a dessert custard – were identical to the custard they had eaten at the earlier meal. With this trick the researchers were able to measure the unconscious memory processes. Although the food variants were only slightly modified from the “original” eaten at the meal, the participants easily perceived these modifications. However, when the same custard was presented, correct answers were on the level of chance guessing. The participants felt much surer of the correctness of their negative decisions. Comparable tests with visual stimuli produce the opposite results. Efficient warning system Project leader Léri Morin-Audebrand concludes that, “Food memory is primarily directed towards detecting novelty and change rather than recalling previous experiences.” This makes sense, because in this way odour and flavor memory seem to have the characteristics of an efficient warning system that immediately reacts to novel information.” It is very probable that the basic difference between the “near” senses (smell, taste, and feel) and the “far” (visual and auditory) senses is that the “near” senses react immediately to danger, whereas the “far” senses take time to identify and react to perceived danger. Thus, novelty detection seems to play a dominant role in the “near” senses which are involved in such essential activities as breathing and eating. Morin-Audebrand states that, “When these senses register a potential danger, the body is already in contact with the danger and can protect itself only through an immediate reaction, e.g. fleeing from an odour, or immediately spitting out a “bad” tasting piece of food. In these cases there is no time or need for identification. Implicit food memory primarily has a warning function.” With these non-verbal memory processes there is no significant difference between men and women. This was also the case concerning different age groups. Three types of memory Neurophysiologists have identified three types of memory that operate in different areas of the brain: The posterior half of the hippocampus deals with recollection. The posterior parahippocampal gyrus deals with familiarity. The anterior half of the hippocampus deals with novelty. The medial temporal lobe is involved with the unconscious discrimination between known and unknown stimuli. Sylvie Issanchou Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, UMR6265 CNRS, UMR1324 INRA, Université de Bourgogne, Agrosup Dijon 17 rue Sully, BP 86510 F-21065 Dijon cedex Léri Morin-Audebrand, Jos Mojet, Claire Chabanet, Sylvie Issanchou, Per Møller, Ep Köster, Claire Sulmont-Rossé The role of novelty detection in food memory Acta Psychologica, Volume 139, Issue 1, January 2012, Pages 233–238 doi:/10.1016/j.actpsy.2011.10.003 Photo: © contrastwerkstatt - Fotolia.com New sensory findings ESN seminars © 2015 European Sensory Network - The leading platform for collaboration on consumer & sensory science print \| imprint	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1209
__label__cc	0.642597	0.357403	Summary of legislation Directive 2014/47/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on the technical roadside inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles circulating in the Union and repealing Directive 2000/30/EC Text with EEA relevance OJ L 127, 29.4.2014, p. 134–218 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV) In force: This act has been changed. Latest consolidated version: 19/05/2014 To see if this document has been published in an e-OJ with legal value, click on the icon above (For OJs published before 1st July 2013, only the paper version has legal value). 19/05/2014; Entry into force Date pub. +20 See Art 28 20/05/2016; Review Date of transposition: 20/05/2017; At the latest See Art 26 roadworthiness tests Approximation of laws 07.20.40.10 Transport policy / Inland transport / Structural harmonisation / Technical and safety conditions 13.30.10.00 Industrial policy and internal market / Internal market: approximation of laws / Motor vehicles European Parliament, Council of the European Union Addressee: The twenty-seven Member States: Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom Com 2012/0382, EEA relevance, COD 2012/0186 Procedure number: 2012/0186/COD European Parliament - Legislative observatory Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union 12012E091 52012PC0382 Select all implementing acts based on this document Select all delegated acts based on this document Internal procedures based on this legislative basic act Draft implementing regulation Notification of commercial vehicles related to the technical roadside inspection; Amendment to: Subdivision concerned Repeal 32000L0030 Amended by: Corrected by 32014L0047R(01) (HR, BG, CS, DA, DE, EL, EN, ES, ET, FI, FR, HU, IT, LT, LV, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, SV) Corrected by 32014L0047R(02) All consolidated versions: Official Journal of the European Union DIRECTIVE 2014/47/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 3 April 2014 on the technical roadside inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles circulating in the Union and repealing Directive 2000/30/EC THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 91 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments, Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1), After consulting the Committee of the Regions, Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (2), In its White Paper of 28 March 2011 entitled ‘Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area — Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system’, the Commission set out a ‘zero-vision’ objective whereby the Union should move close to zero fatalities in road transport by 2050. With a view to attaining that objective, vehicle technology is expected to contribute greatly to the improvement of the safety record of road transport. In its Communication entitled ‘Towards a European road safety area: policy orientations on road safety 2011-2020’, the Commission proposed a further halving of the overall number of road fatalities in the Union by 2020, starting from 2010. With a view to attaining that goal, the Commission set out seven strategic objectives, and identified actions for safer vehicles, a strategy to reduce the number of injuries and measures to improve the safety of vulnerable road users, in particular motorcyclists. Roadworthiness testing is a part of a wider regime designed to ensure that vehicles are kept in a safe and environmentally acceptable condition during their use. That regime should cover periodic roadworthiness testing of vehicles and technical roadside inspection of vehicles used for commercial road transport activities, as well as providing for a vehicle registration procedure allowing for the suspension of a vehicle’s authorisation to be used in road traffic where the vehicle constitutes an immediate risk to road safety. Periodic testing should be the main tool to ensure roadworthiness. Roadside inspections of commercial vehicles should merely be complementary to periodic testing. A number of technical standards and requirements in respect of vehicle safety and environmental characteristics have been adopted within the Union. It is necessary to ensure, through a regime of unexpected technical roadside inspections, that vehicles remain roadworthy. Technical roadside inspections are a crucial element for the achievement of a continuous high level of roadworthiness of commercial vehicles throughout their use. Such inspections contribute not only to road safety and a reduction of vehicle emissions but also to avoiding unfair competition in road transport due to acceptance of different inspection levels as between the Member States. Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) established the European Register of Road Transport Undertakings (ERRU). ERRU allows national electronic registers of transport undertakings to be interconnected throughout the Union, in compliance with the Union rules on the protection of personal data. The use of that system, operated by the competent authority of each Member State, facilitates cooperation among Member States. This Directive should apply to certain commercial vehicles with a design speed exceeding 25 km/h of the categories defined in Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (4). It should not, however, prevent the Member States from carrying out technical roadside inspections on vehicles not covered by this Directive or checking other aspects of road transport, in particular those relating to driving and resting time or the transport of dangerous goods. Wheeled tractors with a maximum design speed exceeding 40 km/h are increasingly used to replace trucks in local transport activities and for commercial road haulage purposes. Their risk potential is comparable to that of trucks, and vehicles in that category, which are used mainly on public roads, should therefore be treated in the same way as trucks when it comes to technical roadside inspections. Reports on the implementation of Directive 2000/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (5) clearly show the importance of technical roadside inspections. During the period from 2009 to 2010, more than 350 000 vehicles subject to technical roadside inspections throughout the Union were reported to be in a condition requiring their immobilisation. Those reports also show very significant differences between the results of inspections carried out in different Member States. During the period from 2009 to 2010, the rate of detection for certain deficiencies ranged from 2,1 % of all vehicles inspected in one Member State to 48,3 % in another. Finally, those reports show the significant differences in the number of technical roadside inspections performed as between Member States. In order to arrive at a more balanced approach, Member States should commit to carrying out an appropriate number of inspections, proportionate to the number of commercial vehicles registered and/or operating on their territory. Vans, such as N1 vehicles, and their trailers are not subject to the same road safety requirements at Union level as heavy duty vehicles such as those relating to driving time, training for professional drivers or the installation of speed limitation devices. Although N1 vehicles do not fall within the scope of this Directive, Member States should take such vehicles into account in their overall road safety and roadside inspection strategies. In order to avoid unnecessary administrative burdens and costs, and to improve the efficiency of inspections, it should be possible for competent national authorities to select, as a priority, vehicles operated by undertakings not complying with road safety and environmental standards, while vehicles which are operated by responsible and safety-minded operators and properly maintained should be rewarded with less frequent inspections. The selection of vehicles for roadside inspection based on the risk profile of their operators could prove to be a useful tool for the purposes of checking high-risk undertakings more closely and more often. Roadside inspections should be supported by the use of a risk rating system. Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 requires Member States to extend the risk classification system established under Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (6), as regards implementation of the rules on driving time and resting-periods, to cover other specified areas relating to road transport, including the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles. Consequently, the information concerning the number and severity of deficiencies found in vehicles should be introduced into the risk rating system established under Article 9 of Directive 2006/22/EC. It should be possible for Member States to decide on the appropriate technical and administrative arrangements for the operation of risk rating systems. The effectiveness and harmonisation of risk rating systems throughout the Union should be further analysed. The holder of the registration certificate and, where applicable, the operator of the vehicle should be responsible for keeping the vehicle in a roadworthy condition. Inspectors, when performing technical roadside inspections, should act independently, and their judgement should not be affected by conflicts of interest, including those of an economic or personal nature, in particular as regards the driver, the operator or the holder of the registration certificate, that could have any influence on the impartiality and objectivity of their decisions. There should therefore be no direct correlation between the reward of inspectors and the results of technical roadside inspections. This should not prevent a Member State from authorising private bodies to perform both more detailed technical roadside inspections and vehicle repairs, even on the same vehicle. Technical roadside inspections should consist of initial and, where necessary, more detailed inspections. In both cases they should cover relevant parts and systems of vehicles. In order to achieve harmonisation of more detailed inspections at Union level, recommended test methods and examples of deficiencies and their categorisation according to their severity should be introduced for each test item. Securing of cargo is crucial for road safety. Cargo should therefore be secured in such a way as to cope with accelerations occurring during the use of the vehicle on road. For the sake of practicality, the mass-forces resulting from such accelerations should be used as limit values based on European standards. Personnel involved in checking whether cargo is adequately secured should be appropriately trained. All parties involved in the logistics process, including packers, loaders, transport companies, operators and drivers, have a role to play in ensuring that cargo is properly packed and loaded on a suitable vehicle. In several Member States, reports of technical roadside inspections are drawn up by electronic means. In such cases, a copy of the inspection report should be provided to the driver. All the data and information gathered during technical roadside inspections should be transferred to a common database of the Member State concerned, so that the data can be easily processed and the relevant information can be transferred without any additional administrative burden. In order to reduce the administrative burden on inspection authorities, reports of initial technical roadside inspections, including on vehicles registered in third countries, should contain only essential information recording that a check took place on a particular vehicle and the outcome of that check. A detailed report should be required only where a more detailed inspection takes place following an initial inspection. The Commission should examine the possibility of combining the report form contained in Annex IV with other reports. The use of mobile inspection units reduces the delay and costs for operators as more detailed inspections can be performed directly at the roadside. The closest practicable testing centres and designated roadside inspection facilities may also be used to carry out more detailed inspections. Personnel conducting technical roadside inspections should be appropriately trained or qualified, including for the purpose of carrying out visual inspections in an efficient manner. Inspectors performing more detailed technical roadside inspections should have at least the same skills and fulfil the same requirements as those performing roadworthiness tests in accordance with Directive 2014/45/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (7). Member States should require inspectors carrying out inspections in designated roadside inspection facilities or using mobile inspection units to fulfil these or equivalent requirements approved by the competent authority. In order to mitigate the costs arising from the use of technical equipment for a more detailed roadside inspection, Member States should be able to require a payment where deficiencies have been found. The amount of that payment should be reasonable and proportionate. Cooperation and exchange of best practices between Member States is crucial in order to achieve a more harmonised system of technical roadside inspections throughout the Union. Consequently, Member States should work more closely together, also during operational activities, where possible. Such cooperation should include the periodical organisation of concerted technical roadside inspections. In order to ensure the efficient exchange of information between Member States, there should be, within each Member State, a contact point for liaising with other relevant competent authorities. That contact point should also compile relevant statistics. Furthermore, Member States should apply a coherent national enforcement strategy on their territory and should be able to designate a body to coordinate its implementation. The competent authorities in each Member State should designate procedures setting out time limits and the contents of the information to be forwarded. When designating contact points, constitutional provisions and the resulting level of competencies should be respected. In order to allow the roadside inspection regime implemented in the Union to be monitored, Member States should communicate to the Commission, before 31 March 2021 and before 31 March every two years thereafter, the results of the technical roadside inspections performed. The Commission should report the data collected to the European Parliament and to the Council. In order to minimise the time loss for undertakings and drivers and to increase the overall efficiency of roadside checks, the performance of technical roadside inspections, along with inspections to check compliance with social legislation in the field of road transport, in particular Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (8), Directive 2006/22/EC and Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 (9), should be encouraged. Member States should lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Directive and should ensure that they are implemented. Those penalties should be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and non-discriminatory. Member States should, in particular, include appropriate measures to address a failure by a driver or operator to cooperate with the inspector and for the unauthorised use of a vehicle with dangerous deficiencies. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Directive, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (10). The Commission should not adopt implementing acts concerning the procedures for the notification of vehicles with major or dangerous deficiencies to the contact points of the Member States of registration, as well as those laying down the data format for the communication to the Commission of the information collected by the Member States concerning vehicles inspected, where the Committee established pursuant to this Directive delivers no opinion on the draft implementing act presented by the Commission. In order to update Article 2(1) and Annex IV point 6 as appropriate, without affecting the scope of this Directive, to update point 2 of Annex II in respect of methods, and to adapt point 2 of Annex II in respect of the list of test items, methods, reasons for failure and assessment of deficiencies, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council. Since the objective of this Directive, namely to improve road safety by laying down minimum common requirements and harmonised rules concerning technical roadside inspections of vehicles circulating within the Union, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of the scale of the action, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective. This Directive respects fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union as referred to in Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union. This Directive develops the existing regime of technical roadside inspections, updates the technical requirements of Directive 2000/30/EC and integrates the rules contained in Commission Recommendation 2010/379/EU (11). As a result, Directive 2000/30/EC should be repealed, HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: SUBJECT MATTER, DEFINITIONS AND SCOPE In order to improve road safety and the environment, this Directive establishes minimum requirements for a regime of technical roadside inspections of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles circulating within the territory of the Member States. 1. This Directive shall apply to commercial vehicles with a design speed exceeding 25 km/h of the following categories, as defined in Directive 2003/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (12) and Directive 2007/46/EC: motor vehicles designed and constructed primarily for the carriage of persons and their luggage comprising more than eight seating positions in addition to the driver’s seating position — vehicle categories M2 and M3; motor vehicles designed and constructed primarily for the carriage of goods and having a maximum mass exceeding 3,5 tonnes — vehicle categories N2 and N3; trailers designed and constructed for the carriage of goods or persons, as well as for the accommodation of persons, having a maximum mass exceeding 3,5 tonnes — vehicle categories O3 and O4; wheeled tractors of category T5, the use of which mainly takes place on public roads for commercial road haulage purposes, with a maximum design speed exceeding 40 km/h. 2. This Directive does not affect the right of Member States to carry out technical roadside inspections on vehicles not covered by this Directive, such as light commercial vehicles of category N1 having a maximum mass not exceeding 3,5 tonnes, and to check other aspects of road transport and safety, or to carry out inspections in places other than public roads. Nothing in this Directive prevents a Member State from limiting the use of a particular type of vehicle to certain parts of its road network for reasons of road safety. The following definitions shall only apply for the purposes of this Directive: ‘vehicle’ means any not rail-borne motor vehicle or its trailer; ‘motor vehicle’ means any power-driven vehicle on wheels which is moved by its own means with a maximum design speed exceeding 25 km/h; ‘trailer’ means any non-self propelled vehicle on wheels which is designed and constructed to be towed by a motor vehicle; ‘semi-trailer’ means any trailer designed to be coupled to a motor vehicle in such a way that part of it rests on the motor vehicle and a substantial part of its mass and the mass of its load is borne by the motor vehicle; ‘cargo’ means all goods that would normally be placed in or on the part of the vehicle designed to carry a load and that are not permanently fixed to the vehicle, including objects within load carriers such as crates, swap bodies or containers on vehicles; ‘commercial vehicle’ means a motor vehicle and its trailer or semi-trailer used primarily for the transport of goods or passengers for commercial purposes, such as transport for hire and reward or own-account transport, or for other professional purposes; ‘vehicle registered in a Member State’ means a vehicle which is registered or put into service in a Member State; ‘holder of a registration certificate’ means the legal or natural person in whose name the vehicle is registered; ‘undertaking’ means an undertaking as defined in point 4 of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009; ‘technical roadside inspection’ means an unexpected technical inspection of the roadworthiness of a commercial vehicle carried out by the competent authorities of a Member State or under their direct supervision; ‘public road’ means a road that is of general public utility, such as a local, regional or national road, highway, expressway or motorway; ‘roadworthiness test’ means an inspection in accordance with point (9) of Article 3 of Directive 2014/45/EU; ‘roadworthiness certificate’ means a roadworthiness test report issued by the competent authority or a testing centre containing the result of the roadworthiness test; ‘competent authority’ means an authority or public body entrusted by a Member State with responsibility for managing the system of technical roadside inspections, including, where appropriate, the carrying-out of such inspections; ‘inspector’ means a person authorised by a Member State or by its competent authority to carry out initial and/or more detailed technical roadside inspections; ‘deficiencies’ mean technical defects and other instances of non-compliance found during a technical roadside inspection; ‘concerted roadside inspection’ means a technical roadside inspection undertaken jointly by the competent authorities of two or more Member States; ‘operator’ means a natural or legal person operating the vehicle as its owner or authorised to operate the vehicle by its owner; ‘mobile inspection unit’ means a transportable system of test equipment needed to carry out more detailed technical roadside inspections, staffed by inspectors who are competent to carry out more detailed roadside inspection; ‘designated roadside inspection facility’ means a fixed area for the performance of initial and/or more detailed technical roadside inspections which may also be equipped with permanently installed test equipment. TECHNICAL ROADSIDE INSPECTION SYSTEM AND GENERAL OBLIGATIONS Roadside inspection system The technical roadside inspection system shall include initial technical roadside inspections as referred to in Article 10(1) and more detailed technical roadside inspections as referred to in Article 10(2). Percentage of vehicles to be inspected 1. For vehicles referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 2(1), the total number of initial technical roadside inspections in the Union shall, in every calendar year, correspond to at least 5 % of the total number of these vehicles that are registered in the Member States. 2. Each Member State shall make efforts to carry out an appropriate number of initial technical roadside inspections, proportionate to the total number of such vehicles that are registered in its territory. 3. Information on vehicles inspected shall be communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 20(1). Risk rating system For vehicles referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 2(1), Member States shall ensure that the information concerning the number and severity of deficiencies set out in Annex II and, where applicable, Annex III found on vehicles operated by individual undertakings is introduced into the risk rating system established under Article 9 of Directive 2006/22/EC. For the attribution of a risk profile to an undertaking, Member States may use the criteria set out in Annex I. That information shall be used to check undertakings with a high risk rating more closely and more often. The risk rating system shall be operated by the competent authorities of the Member States. For the purpose of implementing the first subparagraph, the Member State of registration shall use the information received from other Member States pursuant to Article 18(1). Member States may allow additional voluntary roadworthiness tests. Information on compliance with roadworthiness requirements obtained from voluntary tests may be taken into account in order to improve the risk profile of an undertaking. 1. Member States shall require that the roadworthiness certificate corresponding to the most recent periodic roadworthiness test or a copy thereof or, in the case of an electronically produced roadworthiness certificate, a certified or original printout of that certificate, and the report of the most recent technical roadside inspection, be kept on board the vehicle when they are available. Member States may allow their authorities to accept electronic evidence of such inspections when information in that regard is accessible. 2. Member States shall require undertakings and drivers of a vehicle subject to a technical roadside inspection to cooperate with the inspectors and to provide access to the vehicle, its parts and all relevant documentation for the purposes of the inspection. 3. Member States shall ensure that the responsibilities of undertakings for keeping their vehicles in a safe and roadworthy condition are defined, without prejudice to the responsibilities of the drivers of those vehicles. 1. When selecting a vehicle for a technical roadside inspection and when carrying out that inspection, inspectors shall refrain from any discrimination on grounds of the nationality of the driver or of the country of registration or entry into service of the vehicle. 2. When carrying out a technical roadside inspection, the inspector shall be free from any conflict of interest that could have any influence on the impartiality and objectivity of his decision. 3. The reward of inspectors shall not be directly related to the results of initial or more detailed technical roadside inspections. 4. More detailed technical roadside inspections shall be carried out by inspectors who fulfil the minimum competence and training requirements laid down in Article 13 and in Annex IV to Directive 2014/45/EU. Member States may provide that inspectors carrying out inspections in designated roadside inspection facilities or using mobile inspection units are to fulfil those requirements or equivalent requirements approved by the competent authority. Selection of vehicles for initial technical roadside inspection When identifying vehicles to be subject to an initial technical roadside inspection, inspectors may select, as a priority, vehicles operated by undertakings with a high-risk profile as referred to in Directive 2006/22/EC. Vehicles may also be selected randomly for inspection, or where there is a suspicion that the vehicle presents a risk to road safety or to the environment. Contents and methods of technical roadside inspections 1. Member States shall ensure that vehicles selected in accordance with Article 9 are subject to an initial technical roadside inspection. In each initial technical roadside inspection of a vehicle, the inspector: shall check the latest roadworthiness certificate and technical roadside inspection report, where available, kept on board, or electronic evidence thereof in accordance with Article 7(1); shall carry out a visual assessment of the technical condition of the vehicle; may carry out a visual assessment of the securing of the vehicle’s cargo in accordance with Article 13; may carry out technical checks by any method deemed appropriate. Such technical checks may be carried out in order to substantiate a decision to submit the vehicle to a more detailed technical roadside inspection, or to request that the deficiencies be rectified without delay in accordance with Article 14(1). The inspector shall verify whether any deficiencies indicated in the previous technical roadside inspection report have been rectified. 2. On the basis of the outcome of the initial inspection, the inspector shall decide whether the vehicle or its trailer should be subject to a more detailed roadside inspection. 3. A more detailed technical roadside inspection shall cover those items listed in Annex II that are considered necessary and relevant, taking into account in particular the safety of the brakes, tyres, wheels, chassis and nuisance, and the recommended methods applicable to the testing of those items. 4. Where the roadworthiness certificate or a roadside inspection report demonstrates that an inspection of one of the items listed in Annex II has been carried out in the course of the preceding three months, the inspector shall not check that item, except where such a check is justified on the grounds of an obvious deficiency. 1. A more detailed technical roadside inspection shall be carried out using a mobile inspection unit or a designated roadside inspection facility, or in a testing centre as referred to in Directive 2014/45/EU. 2. Where a more detailed inspection is to be carried out in a testing centre or designated roadside inspection facility, it shall be carried out as soon as possible in one of the closest practicable centres or facilities. 3. Mobile inspection units and designated roadside inspection facilities shall include appropriate equipment for carrying out a more detailed technical roadside inspection, including the equipment necessary to assess the condition of the brakes and brake efficiency, steering, suspension and nuisance of the vehicle as required. Where mobile inspection units or designated roadside inspection facilities do not include the equipment required to check an item indicated in an initial inspection, the vehicle shall be directed to a testing centre or facility where a detailed check of that item can be performed. Assessment of deficiencies 1. For each item to be inspected, Annex II provides a list of possible deficiencies and their level of severity to be used during technical roadside inspections. 2. Deficiencies found during technical roadside inspections of vehicles shall be categorised in one of the following groups: minor deficiencies having no significant effect on the safety of the vehicle or impact on the environment, and other minor non-compliances, major deficiencies that may prejudice the safety of the vehicle or have an impact on the environment or put other road users at risk, or other more significant non-compliances; dangerous deficiencies constituting a direct and immediate risk to road safety or having an impact on the environment. 3. A vehicle having deficiencies falling into more than one of the deficiency groups referred to in paragraph 2 shall be classified in the group corresponding to the more serious deficiency. A vehicle showing several deficiencies within the same inspection areas as defined in the scope of the technical roadside inspection referred to in point 1 of Annex II may be classified in the next most serious deficiency group if it is considered that the combined effect of those deficiencies results in a higher risk to road safety. Inspection of cargo securing 1. During a roadside inspection a vehicle may be subject to an inspection of its cargo securing in accordance with Annex III, in order to ensure that the cargo is secured in such a way that it does not interfere with safe driving, or pose a threat to life, health, property or the environment. Checks may be carried out to verify that during all kinds of operation of the vehicle, including emergency situations or uphill starting manoeuvres: loads can only minimally change their position relative to each other, against walls or surfaces of the vehicle, and loads cannot leave the cargo space or move outside the loading surface. 2. Without prejudice to the requirements applicable to transport of certain categories of goods, such as those covered by the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) (13), cargo securing and inspection of the securing of cargo may be carried out in accordance with the principles and, where appropriate, the standards laid down in Section I of Annex III. The latest version of the standards laid down in point 5 of Section I of Annex III may be used. 3. The follow-up procedures referred to in Article 14 may also apply in the case of major or dangerous deficiencies related to cargo securing. 4. Member States shall provide that personnel involved in cargo securing checks are to be appropriately trained for that purpose. Follow-up in the case of major or dangerous deficiencies 1. Without prejudice to Article 14(3), Member States shall provide that any major or dangerous deficiency revealed by an initial or more detailed inspection is to be rectified before the vehicle is further used on public roads. 2. The inspector may decide that the vehicle is to be subject to a full roadworthiness test within a specified time limit if it is registered in the Member State where the technical roadside inspection has been carried out. If the vehicle is registered in another Member State, the competent authority may request the competent authority of that other Member State, via the contact points referred to in Article 17, to carry out a new roadworthiness test of the vehicle following the procedure laid down in Article 18(2). Where major or dangerous deficiencies are found in a vehicle registered outside the Union, Member States may decide to inform the competent authority of the country of registration of the vehicle. 3. In the case of any deficiencies which require prompt or immediate rectification due to any direct and immediate risk to road safety, the Member State or the competent authority concerned shall provide that the use of the vehicle in question is to be restricted or prohibited until those deficiencies have been rectified. The use of such a vehicle may be permitted in order to enable it to reach one of the closest workshops where those deficiencies can be rectified, on condition that the dangerous deficiencies in question have been fixed in such a way as to allow it to reach that workshop and that there is no immediate risk to the safety of its occupants or other road users. In the case of deficiencies that do not require immediate rectification, the Member State or the competent authority concerned may decide on the conditions and a reasonable timespan under which the vehicle may be used before the deficiencies are rectified. Where the vehicle cannot be fixed in such a way to allow it to reach the workshop, the vehicle may be brought to an available location where it can be repaired. Where deficiencies have been found following a more detailed inspection, Member States may require the payment of a reasonable and proportionate fee that should be linked to the cost of carrying out that inspection. Inspection report and databases on technical roadside inspections 1. For each initial technical roadside inspection carried out, the following information shall be communicated to the competent authority: country of registration of the vehicle; category of the vehicle; outcome of the initial technical roadside inspection. 2. On completion of a more detailed inspection, the inspector shall draw up a report in accordance with Annex IV. Member States shall ensure that the driver of the vehicle is provided with a copy of the inspection report. 3. The inspector shall communicate to the competent authority the results of the more detailed technical roadside inspection within a reasonable time following that inspection. The competent authority shall keep that information in accordance with the applicable legislation on data protection for not less than 36 months from the date of its receipt. COOPERATION AND EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION Designation of a contact point 1. Member States shall designate a contact point which shall: ensure coordination with contact points designated by other Member States as regards actions taken under Article 18; forward the data referred to in Article 20 to the Commission; ensure, where appropriate, any other exchange of information with, and the provision of assistance to, the contact points of other Member States. 2. Member States shall forward to the Commission the names and contact details of their national contact point by 20 May 2015, and shall inform it without delay of any changes thereto. The Commission shall draw up a list of all contact points and forward it to the Member States. Cooperation between Member States 1. In cases where major or dangerous deficiencies, or deficiencies resulting in a restriction or prohibition on the use the vehicle, are found in a vehicle not registered in the Member State of inspection, the contact point shall notify the results of the inspection to the contact point of the Member State of registration of the vehicle. That notification shall contain the elements of the roadside inspection report as set out in Annex IV and shall be communicated preferably through the national electronic register referred to in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009. The Commission shall adopt detailed rules concerning the procedures for the notification of vehicles with major or dangerous deficiencies to the contact point of the Member State of registration in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 23(2). 2. In cases where major or dangerous deficiencies are found in a vehicle, the contact point of the Member State in which the vehicle has been inspected may request the competent authority of the Member State in which the vehicle is registered, via the contact point of the latter Member State, to take appropriate follow-up action, such as submitting the vehicle to a further roadworthiness test as provided for in Article 14. Concerted technical roadside inspections On a yearly basis, Member States shall regularly undertake concerted roadside inspection activities. Member States may combine those activities with those provided for by Article 5 of Directive 2006/22/EC. Communication of information to the Commission 1. Before 31 March 2021 and before 31 March every two years thereafter, Member States shall communicate to the Commission, by electronic means, the data collected relating to the previous two calendar years and concerning the vehicles inspected in their territory. Those data shall indicate: the number of vehicles inspected; the category of vehicles inspected; the country of registration of each vehicle inspected; in the case of more detailed inspections, the areas checked and the items failed, in accordance with point 10 of Annex IV. The first report shall cover the period of two years beginning on 1 January 2019. 2. The Commission shall adopt detailed rules, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 23(2), concerning the format in which the data referred to in paragraph 1 are to be communicated by electronic means. Pending the establishment of such rules, the standard reporting form set out in Annex V shall be used. The Commission shall report the data collected to the European Parliament and to the Council. DELEGATED AND IMPLEMENTING ACTS Delegated acts The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 in order to: update Article 2(1) and point 6 of Annex IV as appropriate in order to take account of changes to the vehicle categories stemming from amendments to the legislation referred to in that Article, without affecting the scope of this Directive; update point 2 of Annex II in respect of methods in the event that more efficient and effective test methods become available, without extending the list of items to be tested; adapt point 2 of Annex II, following a positive assessment of the costs and benefits involved, in respect of the list of test items, methods, reasons for failure and assessment of deficiencies in the event of a modification of mandatory requirements relevant for type-approval in Union safety or environmental legislation. Exercise of delegation 1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The delegation of power referred to in Article 21 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 19 May 2014. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period. 3. The delegation of powers referred to in Article 21 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 21 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed by either the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council. Committee procedure 1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Roadworthiness Committee referred to in Directive 2014/45/EU. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply. Where the committee delivers no opinion, the Commission shall not adopt the draft implementing act and the third paragraph of Article 5(4) of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply. 1. By 20 May 2016, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation and effects of this Directive. The report shall analyse, in particular, its effect in terms of improvement of road safety as well as the costs and benefits of the possible inclusion of N1 and O2 category vehicles within the scope of this Directive. 2. No later than 20 May 2022, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the application and effects of this Directive, in particular as regards the effectiveness and harmonisation of risk rating systems, notably in the definition of a mutually comparable risk profile of the different undertakings concerned. That report shall be accompanied by a detailed impact assessment analysing the costs and benefits throughout the Union. The impact assessment shall be made available to the European Parliament and to the Council at least six months prior to the submission of any legislative proposal, if appropriate, to include new categories of vehicles within the scope of this Directive. The Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Directive and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. Those penalties shall be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and non-discriminatory. 1. Member States shall adopt and publish, by 20 May 2017, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. They shall apply those measures from 20 May 2018. With regard to the risk rating system referred to in Article 6 of this Directive, they shall apply those measures from 20 May 2019. When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States. 2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main measures of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. Directive 2000/30/EC is repealed with effect from 20 May 2018. Entry into force This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Addressees Done at Brussels, 3 April 2014. For the European Parliament For the Council D. KOURKOULAS (1) OJ C 44, 15.2.2013, p 128. (2) Position of the European Parliament of 11 March 2014 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and decision of the Council of 24 March 2014. (3) Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator and repealing Council Directive 96/26/EC (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 51). (4) Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (OJ L 263, 9.10.2007, p. 1). (5) Directive 2000/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 June 2000 on the technical roadside inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles circulating in the Community (OJ L 203, 10.8.2000, p. 1). (6) Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on minimum conditions for the implementation of Council Regulations (EEC) No 3820/85 and (EEC) No 3821/85 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities and repealing Council Directive 88/599/EEC (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 35). (7) Directive 2014/45/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers and repealing Directive 2009/40/EC (see page 51 of this Official Journal). (8) Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport and amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3821/85 and (EC) No 2135/98 and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 1). (9) Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 of 20 December 1985 on recording equipment in road transport (OJ L 370, 31.12.1985, p. 8). (10) Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13). (11) Commission Recommendation 2010/379/EU of 5 July 2010 on the risk assessment of deficiencies detected during technical roadside inspections (of commercial vehicles) in accordance with Directive 2000/30/EC (OJ L 173, 8.7.2010, p. 97). (12) Directive 2003/37/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 26 May 2003 on type-approval of agricultural or forestry tractors, their trailers and interchangeable towed machinery, together with their systems, components and separate technical units and repealing Directive 74/150/EEC (OJ L 171, 9.7.2003, p. 1). (13) Transposed by Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of dangerous goods (OJ L 260, 30.9.2008, p. 13), as amended by, inter alia, Commission Directive 2012/45/EU (OJ L 332, 4.12.2012, p. 18). ELEMENTS OF THE RISK RATING SYSTEM The risk rating system shall provide the basis for a targeted selection of vehicles operated by undertakings with a poor record concerning compliance with vehicle maintenance and roadworthiness requirements. It shall take into account results from both periodic roadworthiness tests and technical roadside inspections. The risk rating System shall consider the following parameters for determining a risk rating for the undertaking concerned: number of deficiencies severity of deficiencies number of technical roadside inspections or periodic and voluntary roadworthiness tests The deficiencies shall be weighted according to their severity, using the following severity factors: Dangerous deficiency Major deficiency Minor deficiency The evolution of an undertaking’s (vehicle’s) situation shall be reflected by applying a lower weighting to ‘older’ inspection results (deficiencies) than to more ‘recent’ ones, using the following factors: Year 1 = last 12 months = factor 3 Year 2 = months 13-24 = factor 2 This shall only apply for the calculation of the overall risk rating. The risk rating shall be calculated using the following formulas: The formula for the overall risk rating: overall risk rating score total for the defects in year 1, 2, 3 in year 1 dangerous deficiencies major deficiencies minor deficiencies checks (technical roadside inspections or periodic and voluntary roadworthiness tests) in year 1, 2, 3 The formula for the annual risk rating: annual risk score checks (technical roadside inspections or periodic and voluntary roadworthiness tests) The annual risk shall be used to assess the evolution of an undertaking over the years. The classification of undertakings (vehicles) based on the overall risk rating shall be performed in such a way that the following distribution within the listed undertakings (vehicles) is reached: < 30 % low risk 30-80 % medium risk > 80 % high risk. ANNEX II SCOPE OF TECHNICAL ROADSIDE INSPECTION 1. INSPECTION AREAS Identification of the vehicle; Braking equipment; Steering; Visibility; Lighting equipment and parts of electrical system; Axles, wheels, tyres, suspension; Chassis and chassis attachments; Other equipment; Nuisance; Supplementary tests for passenger-carrying vehicles of categories M2 and M3. 2. INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS Items that may only be checked by the use of equipment are marked with an E. Items that can only be checked to some extent without the use of equipment are marked with + (E). Where a method of inspection is indicated as visual, this means that, in addition to looking at the items concerned, the inspector shall also, if appropriate, handle them, evaluate their noise or use any other appropriate means of inspection not involving the use of equipment. Technical roadside inspections may cover items listed in Table 1, which includes the recommended testing methods that should be used. Nothing in this Annex shall prevent an inspector from using additional equipment where relevant, such as a hoist or a pit. The tests shall be carried out using techniques and equipment currently available, without the use of tools to dismantle or remove any part of the vehicle. The test may also include a verification as to whether the respective parts and components of the vehicle correspond to the safety and environmental requirements that were in force at the time of approval or, if applicable, at the time of retrofitting. Where the design of the vehicle does not allow the application of the test methods laid down in this Annex, the test shall be conducted in accordance with the recommended test methods accepted by the competent authorities. The ‘Reasons for failure’ do not apply in cases where they refer to requirements which were not prescribed in the relevant vehicle approval legislation at the time of first registration or first entry into service, or in the retrofitting requirements. 3. CONTENTS AND METHODS OF TESTING, ASSESSMENT OF DEFICIENCIES OF VEHICLES The test shall cover those items that are considered necessary and relevant, taking into account in particular the safety of the brakes, tyres, wheels, chassis and nuisance, and the recommended methods listed in the following table. For each vehicle system and component subject to testing, the assessment of deficiencies shall be carried out in accordance with the criteria set out in that table, on a case-by-case basis. Deficiencies not listed in this Annex shall be assessed in terms of the risks that they pose to road safety. Reasons for failure IDENTIFICATION OF THE VEHICLE Registration number plates (if needed by requirements 1) Number plate(s) missing or so insecurely fixed that it is (they are) likely to fall off. Inscription missing or illegible. Not in accordance with vehicle documents or records. Vehicle identification/chassis/serial number Missing or can not be found. Incomplete, illegible, obviously falsified, or does not match the vehicle documents. Illegible vehicle documents or clerical inaccuracies. BRAKING EQUIPMENT Mechanical condition and operation Service brake pedal/hand lever pivot Visual inspection of the components while the braking system is operated Note: Vehicles with power-assisted braking systems should be inspected with the engine switched off. Pivot too tight. Excessive wear or play. Pedal/hand lever condition and travel of the brake operating device Excessive or insufficient reserve travel. Brake cannot be fully applied or is blocked Brake control not releasing correctly. Its functionality is affected Anti-slip provision on brake pedal missing, loose or worn smooth. Vacuum pump or compressor and reservoirs Visual inspection of the components at normal working pressure. Check time required for vacuum or air pressure to reach safe working value and function of warning device, multi-circuit protection valve and pressure relief valve. Insufficient pressure/vacuum to give assistance for at least four brake applications after the warning device has operated (or gauge shows an unsafe reading). at least two brake applications after the warning device has operated (or gauge shows an unsafe reading). Time taken to build up air pressure/vacuum to safe working value is too long according to the requirements 1. Multi-circuit protection valve or pressure relief valve not working. Air leak causing a noticeable drop in pressure or audible air leaks. External damage likely to affect the function of the braking system. Secondary braking performance not met. Low pressure warning gauge or indicator Functional check Malfunctioning or defective gauge or indicator. Low pressure not identifiable. Hand operated brake control valve Control cracked, damaged or excessively worn. Control insecure on valve or valve insecure. Loose connections or leaks in system. Unsatisfactory operation. Parking brake activator, lever control, parking brake ratchet, electronic parking brake Ratchet not holding correctly. Wear at lever pivot or in ratchet mechanism. Excessive wear Excessive movement of lever indicating incorrect adjustment. Activator missing, damaged or inoperative. Incorrect functioning, warning indicator shows malfunction. Braking valves (foot valves, unloaders, governors) Valve damaged or excessive air leak. Its functionality is affected. Excessive oil discharge from compressor. Valve insecure or inadequately mounted. Hydraulic fluid discharge or leak. Couplings for trailer brakes (electrical and pneumatic) Disconnect and reconnect braking system coupling between towing vehicle and trailer Tap or self sealing valve defective. Tap or valve insecure or inadequately mounted. Excessive leaks. Not functioning correctly. Operation of brake affected. Energy storage reservoir/pressure tank Tank slightly damaged or slightly corroded. Tank heavily damaged, corroded or leaking. Drain device inoperative. Tank insecure or inadequately mounted. Brake servo units, master cylinder (hydraulic systems) Visual inspection of the components while the braking system is operated, if possible Defective or ineffective servo unit. If it is not operating. Master cylinder defective but brake still operating. Master cylinder defective or leaking. Master cylinder insecure but brake still operating. Master cylinder insecure. Insufficient brake fluid below MIN mark. Brake fluid significantly below MIN mark. No brake fluid visible. Master cylinder reservoir cap missing. Brake fluid warning light illuminated or defective. Incorrect functioning of brake fluid level warning device. Rigid brake pipes Imminent risk of failure or fracture. Pipes or connections leaking (air brake systems). Pipes or connection leaking (hydraulic brake systems). Pipes damaged or excessively corroded. Affecting the functioning of the brakes on account of blocking or imminent risk of leaking. Pipes misplaced. Risk of damage. Flexible brake hoses Visual inspection of the components while the braking system is operated, if possible. Hoses damaged, chafing, twisted or too short. Hoses damaged or chafing. Hoses or connections leaking (air brake systems). Hoses or connections leaking (hydraulic brake systems). Hoses bulging under pressure. Cord impaired. Hoses porous. Brake linings and pads Lining or pad excessively worn. (minimum mark reached). Lining or pad excessively worn. (minimum mark not visible). Lining or pad contaminated (oil, grease etc.). Brake performance affected. Lining or pad missing or wrongly mounted. Brake drums, brake discs Drum or disc worn. Drum or disc excessively scored, cracked, insecure or fractured Drum or disc contaminated (oil, grease, etc.). Braking performance severely affected. Drum or disc missing. Back plate insecure. Brake cables, rods, levers, linkages Cable damaged or knotted. Braking performance affected. Component excessively worn or corroded. Cable, rod or joint insecure. Cable guide defective. Restriction to free movement of the braking system. Abnormal movement of the levers/linkage indicating maladjustment or excessive wear. Brake actuators (including spring brakes or hydraulic cylinders) Actuator cracked or damaged. Actuator leaking. Actuator insecure or inadequately mounted. Actuator excessively corroded. Likely to crack. Insufficient or excessive travel of operating piston or diaphragm mechanism. Braking performance affected (lack of reserve movement). Dust cover damaged. Dust cover missing or excessively damaged. Defective linkage. Linkage incorrectly adjusted. Valve seized or inoperative (ABS functioning). Valve seized or inoperative Valve missing. (if required). Missing data plate. Data illegible or not in accordance with requirements 1. Slack adjusters and indicators Adjuster damaged, seized or having abnormal movement, excessive wear or incorrect adjustment. Adjuster defective. Incorrectly installed or replaced. Endurance braking system (where fitted or required) Insecure connectors or mountings. System obviously defective or missing. Automatic operation of trailer brakes Disconnect brake coupling between towing vehicle and trailer Trailer brake does not apply automatically when coupling disconnected. Complete braking system Other system devices (e.g. anti-freeze pump, air dryer, etc.) damaged externally or excessively corroded in a way that adversely affects the braking system. Leakage of air or anti-freeze. System functionality affected. Any component insecure or inadequately mounted. Unsafe modification to any component 3. Test connections (where fitted or required) Visual inspection and by operation Insufficient efficiency. Service braking performance and efficiency During a test on a brake tester, apply the brakes progressively up to maximum effort. Inadequate braking effort on one or more wheels. No braking effort on one or more wheels. Braking effort from any wheel is less than 70 % of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. Or, in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight line. Braking effort from any wheel is less than 50 % of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle in the case of steered axles. No gradual variation in brake effort (grabbing). Abnormal lag in brake operation of any wheel. Excessive fluctuation of brake force during each complete wheel revolution. Test with a brake tester at the presented weight or, if one cannot be used for technical reasons, by a road test using a deceleration recording instrument (1). Does not give at least the minimum figure as follows (2): Categories M1, M2 and M3: 50 % (3) Category N1: 45 % Categories N2 and N3: 43 % (4) Categories O3 and O4: 40 % (5) Less than 50 % of the above values reached Secondary (emergency) braking performance and efficiency (if met by separate system) If the secondary braking system is separate from the service braking system, use the method specified in 1.2.1. Braking effort from any wheel is less than 70 % of maximum effort recorded from another wheel on the same axle specified. Or, in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight line. Braking effort less than 50 % (6) of the required service brake performance defined in Section 1.2.2 in relation to the maximum authorized mass. Less than 50 % of the above braking effort values reached in relation to the vehicle mass during testing. Parking braking performance and efficiency Apply the brake during a test on a brake tester Brake inoperative on one side or, in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight line. Less than 50 % of the braking effort values as referred to in point 1.4.2 reached in relation to the vehicle mass during testing Test with a brake tester. If not possible, then by a road test using an indicating or deceleration recording instrument Does not give, for all vehicles, a braking ratio of at least 16 % in relation to the maximum authorised mass, or, for motor vehicles, of at least 12 % in relation to the maximum authorised combination mass of the vehicle, whichever is the greater. Less than 50 % of the above braking ratio values reached in relation to the vehicle mass during testing. Endurance braking system performance Visual inspection and, where possible test whether the system functions No gradual variation of efficiency (not applicable to exhaust brake systems). System not functioning. Visual inspection and inspection of warning device and/or using electronic vehicle interface Warning device malfunctioning. Warning device shows system malfunction. Wheel speed sensors missing or damaged. Wirings damaged. Other components missing or damaged. System indicates failure via the electronic vehicle interface. Electronic brake system (EBS) Connector between towing vehicle and trailer incompatible or missing. Brake fluid contaminated or sedimented. Imminent risk of failure. Steering gear condition Visual inspection of the operation of the steering gear while the steering wheel is rotated Sector shaft twisted or splines worn. Affecting functionality. Excessive wear in sector shaft. Excessive movement of sector shaft. Leaking. Formation of drops. Steering gear casing attachment Visual inspection of the attachment of gear casing to chassis while the steering wheel is rotated clockwise and anti-clockwise. Steering gear casing not properly attached. Attachments dangerously loose or relative movement to chassis/bodywork visible. Elongated fixing holes in chassis. Attachments seriously affected. Missing or fractured fixing bolts. Steering gear casing fractured. Stability or attachment of casing affected. Steering linkage condition Visual inspection of steering components for wear, fractures and security while the steering wheel is rotated clock-wise and anti-clock-wise Relative movement between components which should be fixed. Excessive movement or likely to unlink. Excessive wear at joints. A very serious risk of unlinking. Fractures or deformation of any component. Affecting function. Absence of locking devices. Misalignment of components (e.g. track rod or drag link). Unsafe modification 3. Dust cover damaged or deteriorated. Dust cover missing or severely deteriorated. Steering linkage operation Visual inspection of steering components for wear, fractures and security while the steering wheel is rotated clockwise and anti-clockwise with the road wheels on the ground and the engine running (power steering). Moving steering linkage fouling a fixed part of the chassis. Steering stops not operating or missing. Check steering system for leaks and hydraulic fluid reservoir level (if visible). With the road wheels on ground and with the engine running, check that the power steering system is operating Fluid leak. Insufficient fluid (below MIN mark). Insufficient reservoir. Mechanism not working. Steering affected. Mechanism fractured or insecure. Misalignment or fouling of components. Cables/hoses damaged, excessively corroded. Steering wheel, column and handle bar Steering wheel condition With the road wheels on the ground, push and pull the steering wheel in line with column, push steering wheel in various directions at right angles to the column. Visual inspection of play, and condition of flexible couplings or universal joints Relative movement between steering wheel and column indicating looseness. Very serious risk of unlinking. Absence of retaining device on steering wheel hub. Fracture or looseness of steering wheel hub, rim or spokes. Steering column and steering dampers Push and pull the steering wheel in line with column, push steering wheel in various directions at right angles to the column. Visual inspection of play, and condition of flexible couplings or universal joints. Excessive movement of centre of steering wheel up or down. Excessive movement of top of column radially from axis of column. Deteriorated flexible coupling. Attachment defective. Unsafe modification 3 Steering play With the engine running, for vehicles with power steering and with the road wheels in the straight-ahead position, lightly turn the steering wheel clockwise and anti-clockwise as far as possible without moving the road wheels. Visual inspection of free movement. Free play in steering excessive (for example, movement of a point on the rim exceeding one fifth of the diameter of the steering wheel) or not in accordance with the requirements 1. Safe steering affected. Wheel alignment (X) 2 Obvious misalignment Straight-on driving affected; directional stability impaired. Trailer steered axle turntable Visual inspection or using a specially adapted wheel play detector Component slightly damaged. Component heavily damaged or cracked. Excessive play. Attachment seriously affected. Visual inspection and consistency check between the angle of the steering wheel and the angle of the wheels when switching on/off the engine, and/or using the electronic vehicle interface. EPS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates any kind of failure of the system. Power assistance not working. Visual inspection from driving seat Obstruction within driver’s field of view that materially affects his view in front or to the sides (outside cleaning area of windscreen wipers). Inside cleaning area of windscreen wipers affected or outer mirrors not visible. Condition of glass Cracked or discoloured glass or transparent panel (if permitted). (outside cleaning area of windscreen wipers) Inside cleaning area of windscreen wipers affected or outer mirrors not visible Glass or transparent panel (including reflecting or tinted film) that does not comply with specifications in the requirements 1 (outside cleaning area of windscreen wipers). Glass or transparent panel in unacceptable condition. Visibility through inside cleaning area of windscreen wipers heavily affected. Rear-view mirrors or devices Mirror or device missing or not fitted according to the requirements 1 (at least two rear-view devices available). Fewer than two rear-view devices available. Mirror or device slightly damaged or loose. Mirror or device inoperative, heavily damaged, loose or insecure. Necessary field of vision not covered. Wipers not operating or missing. Wiper blade defective. Wiper blade missing or obviously defective. Windscreen washers Washers not operating adequately (lack of washing fluid but pump operating or water-jet misaligned). Washers not operating. Demisting system (X) 2 System inoperative or obviously defective. LAMPS, REFLECTORS AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT Condition and operation Defective or missing light/light source (multiple light/light sources; in the case of LED, less than 1/3 not functioning). Single light/light sources; in the case of LED, seriously affected visibility. Slightly defective projection system (reflector and lens). Heavily defective or missing projection system (reflector and lens). Lamp not securely attached. Headlamp grossly misaligned. Light source incorrectly fitted. Switch does not operate in accordance with the requirements 1 (number of headlamps illuminated at the same time). Maximum permitted light brightness to the front exceeded. Function of control device impaired. Compliance with requirements 1. Lamp, emitted colour, position, brightness or marking not in accordance with the requirements 1. Products on lens or light source which obviously reduce light brightness or change emitted colour. Light source and lamp not compatible. Levelling devices (where mandatory) Visual inspection and by operation if possible Device not operating. Manual device cannot be operated from driver’s seat. Headlamp cleaning device (where mandatory) In the case of gas-discharging lamps. Front and rear position lamps, side marker lamps, end outline marker lamps and daytime running lamps Defective light source. Defective lens. Very serious risk of falling off. Switch does not operate in accordance with the requirements 1. Rear position lamps and side marker lamps can be switched off when headlamps are on. Compliance with requirements 1 Lamp, emitted colour, position brightness or marking not in accordance with the requirements 1. Red light to the front or white light to the rear; heavily reduced light brightness. Products on lens or light source which reduce light brightness or change emitted colour. Stop Lamps Defective light source (multiple light source, in the case of LED less than 1/3 not functioning). Single light sources; in the case of LED less than 2/3 functioning. All light sources not functioning. Slightly defective lens (no influence on emitted light). Heavily defective lens (emitted light affected). Very serious risk of falling off, Delayed operation. No operation at all. White light to the rear; heavily reduced light brightness. Direction indicator and hazard warning lamps Defective light source (multiple light source; in the case of LED less than 1/3 not functioning). Flashing frequency Rate of flashing not in accordance with the requirements 1. (frequency more than 25 % deviating). Very serious risk of falling off or dazzling oncoming traffic. Alignment (X) 2 Front fog lamp out of horizontal alignment when the light pattern has cut-off line (cut-off line too low). Cut-off line above that for dipped beam headlamps. Not operative. System does not operate in accordance with the requirements 1. Reversing lamps Reversing lamp can be switched on with gear not in reverse position. Rear registration plate lamp Lamp throwing direct or white light to the rear. Defective light source (multiple light source). Defective light source (single light source). Retro-reflectors, conspicuity (retro reflecting) markings and rear marking plates Reflecting equipment defective or damaged. Reflecting affected. Reflector not securely attached. Likely to fall off. Device, reflected colour or position not in accordance with the requirements 1. Missing or reflecting red colour to the front or white colour to the rear. Tell-tales mandatory for lighting equipment Not operating. Not operating for main beam headlamp or rear fog lamp. Not in accordance with the requirements 1. Electrical connections between towing vehicle and trailer or semi-trailer Visual inspection: if possible examine the electrical continuity of the connection Fixed components not securely attached. Loose socket. Damaged or deteriorated insulation. Likely to cause a short-circuit fault. Trailer or towing vehicle electrical connections not functioning correctly. Trailer brake lights not working at all. Visual inspection including inside the engine compartment (if applicable) Wiring insecure or not adequately secured. Fixings loose, touching sharp edges, connectors likely to be disconnected. Wiring likely to touch hot parts, rotating parts or ground, connectors disconnected (relevant parts for braking, steering). Wiring slightly deteriorated. Wiring heavily deteriorated. Wiring extreme deteriorated (relevant parts for braking, steering). Imminent risk of fire, formation of sparks. Non-obligatory lamps and retro-reflectors (X) 2 A lamp/retro-reflector fitted not in accordance with the requirements 1. Emitting/reflecting red light to the front or white light to the rear. Lamp operation not in accordance with the requirements 1. Number of headlights simultaneous operating exceeding permitted light brightness; emitting red light to the front or white light to the rear. Lamp/retro-reflector not securely attached. Battery(ies) Insecure. Not properly attached; likely to cause a short-circuit fault. Loss of hazardous substances. Defective switch (if required). Defective fuses (if required). Inappropriate ventilation (if required). AXLES, WHEELS, TYRES AND SUSPENSION (+ E) Visual inspection using wheel play detectors if available Axle fractured or deformed. Insecure fixing to vehicle. Stability impaired, functionality affected: extensive movement relative to its fixtures. Stability impaired, functionality affected, insufficient clearance to other vehicle parts or to the ground. Visual inspection using wheel play detectors if available. Apply a vertical or lateral force to each wheel and note the amount of movement between the axle beam and stub axle Stub axle fractured. Excessive wear in the swivel pin and/or bushes. Likelihood of loosening; directional stability impaired. Excessive movement between stub axle and axle beam. Stub axle pin loose in axle. Visual inspection using. wheel play detectors if available. Rock the wheel or apply a lateral force to each wheel and note the amount of upward movement of the wheel relative to the stub axle. Excessive play in a wheel bearing. Directional stability impaired; danger of demolishment. Wheel bearing too tight, jammed. Danger of overheating; danger of demolishment. Road wheel hub Any wheel nuts or studs missing or loose. Missing fixing or loose to an extent which very seriously affects road safety. Hub worn or damaged. Hub worn or damaged in such a way that secure fixing of wheels is affected. Visual inspection of both sides of each wheel with vehicle over a pit or on a hoist Any fracture or welding defect. Tyre retaining rings not properly fitted. Likely to come off. Wheel badly distorted or worn. Secure fixing to hub affected; secure fixing of tyre affected. Wheel size, technical design, compatibility or type not in accordance with the requirements 1 and affecting road safety. Visual inspection of the entire tyre by rolling the vehicle backwards and forwards Tyre size, load capacity, approval mark or speed rating category not in accordance with the requirements 1 and affecting road safety. Insufficient load capacity or speed rating category for actual use; tyre touches other fixed vehicle parts impairing safe driving. Tyres on same axle or on twin wheels of different sizes. Tyres on same axle of different construction (radial/cross-ply). Any serious damage or cut to tyre. Cord visible or damaged. Tyre tread wear indicator becomes exposed. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements 1. Tyre rubbing against other components (flexible anti spray devices). Tyre rubbing against other components (safe driving not impaired). Re-grooved tyres not in accordance with requirements 1. Cord protection layer affected. Springs and stabilizer Insecure attachment of springs to chassis or axle. Relative movement visible, fixings very seriously loose. A damaged or fractured spring component. Main spring (-leaf), or additional leafs very seriously affected. Spring missing. Insufficient clearance to other vehicle parts; spring system inoperative. Insecure attachment of shock absorbers to chassis or axle. Shock absorber loose. Damaged shock absorber showing signs of severe leakage or malfunction. Shock absorber missing. Torque tubes, radius arms, wishbones and suspension arms Insecure attachment of component to chassis or axle. A damaged or excessively corroded component. Stability of component affected or component fractured. Insufficient clearance to other vehicle parts; system inoperative. Excessive wear in swivel pin and/or bushes or at suspension joints. Dust cover severely deteriorated. Dust cover missing or fractured. System inoperable. Any component damaged, modified or deteriorated in a way that would adversely affect the functioning of the system. Functioning of system seriously affected. Audible system leakage. Unsafe modification. CHASSIS AND CHASSIS ATTACHMENTS Chassis or frame and attachments General condition Slight fracture or deformation of any side or cross-member. Serious fracture or deformation of any side or cross-member. Insecurity of strengthening plates or fastenings. Majority of fastenings loose; insufficient strength of parts. Excessive corrosion which affects the rigidity of the assembly. Insufficient strength of parts. Exhaust pipes and silencers Insecure or leaking exhaust system. Fumes entering cab or passengers compartment. Danger to health of persons on board. Fuel tank and pipes (including heating fuel tank and pipes) Visual inspection, use of leak detecting devices in the case of LPG/CNG/LNG systems Insecure tank or pipes, creating particular risk of fire. Leaking fuel or missing or ineffective filler cap. Risk of fire; excessive loss of hazardous material Chafed pipes. Damaged pipes. Fuel stopcock (if required) not operating correctly. Fire risk due to: leaking fuel; fuel tank or exhaust not properly shielded; engine compartment condition. LPG/CNG/LNG or hydrogen system not in accordance with requirements; any part of the system defective 1. Bumpers, lateral protection and rear underrun devices Looseness or damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted. Parts likely to fall off; functionality heavily affected. Device obviously not in compliance with the requirements 1. Spare wheel carrier (if fitted) Carrier not in proper condition. Carrier fractured or insecure. A spare wheel not securely fixed in carrier. Mechanical coupling and towing device Visual inspection for wear and correct operation with special attention to any safety device fitted and/or use of measuring gauge. Component damaged, defective or cracked (if not in use). Component damaged, defective or cracked (if in use) Excessive wear in a component. Below wear limit. Any attachment loose with a very serious risk of falling off. Any safety device missing or not operating correctly. Any coupling indicator not working. Obstruct registration plate or any lamp (when not in use). Registration plate not readable (when not in use). Unsafe modification 3 (secondary parts). Unsafe modification 3 (primary parts). Coupling too weak or incompatible, or coupling device not in accordance with requirements. Loose or missing securing bolts. Loose or missing securing bolts to such an extent that road safety is seriously endangered. Excessive wear in transmission shaft bearings. Very serious risk of loosening or cracking. Excessive wear in universal joints or transmission chains/belts. Deteriorated flexible couplings. A damaged or bent shaft. Bearing housing fractured or insecure. Illegal power-train modification. Deteriorated, obviously and severely damaged mountings Loose or fractured mountings. Engine performance (X) 2 Visual inspection and/or using electronic interface Control unit modified affecting safety and/or the environment. Engine modification affecting safety and/or the environment. Cab and bodywork A loose or damaged panel or part likely to cause injury. Insecure body pillar. Stability impaired. Permitting entry of engine or exhaust fumes. Insufficient clearance to rotating or moving parts and road. Body or cab insecure. Stability affected. Body/cab obviously not located squarely on chassis. Insecure or missing fixing of body/cab to chassis or cross-members and if symmetrical. Insecure or missing fixing of body/cab to chassis or cross-members to such an extent that road safety is very seriously endangered. Excessive corrosion at fixing points on integral bodies. Doors and door catches A door will not open or close properly. A door likely to open inadvertently or one that will not remain closed (sliding doors). A door likely to open inadvertently or one that will not remain closed (turning doors). Door, hinges, catches or pillar deteriorated. Door, hinges, catches or pillar missing or loose. Floor insecure or badly deteriorated. Insufficient stability. Driver’s seat Seat with defective structure. Loose seat. Adjustment mechanism not functioning correctly. Seat moving or backrest not fixable. Other seats Seats in defective condition or insecure (secondary parts). Seats in defective condition or insecure (main parts). Seats not fitted in accordance with requirements 1. Permitted number of seats exceeded; positioning not in compliance with approval. Driving controls Any control necessary for the safe operation of the vehicle not functioning correctly. Safe operation affected. Cab steps Step or step rung insecure. Step or rung in a condition likely to cause injury to users. Other interior and exterior fittings and equipment Attachment of other fitting or equipment defective. Other fitting or equipment not in accordance with the requirements 1. Parts fitted likely to cause injuries; safe operation affected. Leaking hydraulic equipment. Extensive loss of hazardous material. Mudguards (wings), spray suppression devices Missing, loose or badly corroded. Likely to cause injuries; likely to fall off. Insufficient clearance to tyre/wheel (spray suppression). Insufficient clearance to tyre/wheel (mudguards). Insufficient coverage of tread. Safety-belts/buckles and restraint systems Security of safety-belts/buckles mounting Anchorage point badly deteriorated. Anchorage loose. Condition of safety-belts/buckles. Mandatory safety-belt missing or not fitted. Safety-belt damaged. Any cut or sign of overstretching. Safety-belt not in accordance with the requirements 1. Safety-belt buckle damaged or not functioning correctly. Safety-belt retractor damaged or not functioning correctly. Safety belt Load limiter Visual inspection, and/or using electronic interface Load limiter obviously missing or not suitable with the vehicle. Safety belt Pre-tensioners Pre-tensioner obviously missing or not suitable with the vehicle. Airbags obviously missing or not suitable with the vehicle. Airbag obviously non-operative SRS Systems Visual inspection of MIL, and/or using electronic interface SRS MIL indicates any kind of failure of the system Fire extinguisher (X) 2 If required (e.g. taxi, busses, coaches, etc.). Locks and anti-theft device Device not functioning to prevent vehicle being driven. Defective. Inadvertently locking or blocking. Warning triangle (if required) (X) 2 Missing or incomplete. First aid kit. (if required) (X) 2 Missing, incomplete or not in accordance with the requirements 1. Wheel chocks (wedges) (if required) (X) 2 Missing or not in good condition; insufficient stability or dimension. Audible warning device Not working properly. Not working at all. Control insecure. Emitted sound likely to be confused with official sirens. Visual inspection or by operation during road test or by electronic means Not fitted in accordance with the requirements 1. Missing (if required). Operation impaired. Not operational at all. Not capable of being sufficient illuminated. Not capable of being illuminated at all. Tachograph (if fitted/required) Not operational. Defective or missing seals. Installation plaque missing, illegible or out of date. Obvious tampering or manipulation. Size of tyres not compatible with calibration parameters. Speed limitation device (if fitted/required) Visual inspection and by operation if equipment available Obviously not operational. Incorrect set speed (if checked). Plaque missing or illegible. Odometer if available (X) 2 Obviously manipulated (fraud) to reduce or misrepresent the vehicle’s distance record. Obviously inoperative. Electronic Stability Control (ESC) if fitted/required (X) 2 Switch damaged or not functioning correctly. ESC MIL indicates any kind of failure of the system. Noise suppression system Subjective evaluation (unless the inspector considers that the noise level may be borderline, in which case a measurement of noise emitted by stationary vehicle using a sound level meter may be conducted) Noise levels in excess of those permitted in the requirements 1. Any part of the noise suppression system loose, damaged, incorrectly fitted, missing or obviously modified in a way that would adversely affect the noise levels. Exhaust emissions Positive ignition engine emissions Exhaust emissions control equipment Emission control equipment fitted by the manufacturer absent, modified or obviously defective. Leaks which would affect emission measurements. MIL does not follow correct sequence. Gaseous emissions For vehicles up to emission classes Euro 5 and Euro V (7): measurement using an exhaust gas analyser in accordance with the requirements 1 or reading of OBD. Tailpipe testing shall be the default method of exhaust emission assessment. On the basis of an assessment of equivalence, and by taking into account the relevant type-approval legislation, Member States may authorise the use of OBD in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations and other requirements. For vehicles as of emission classes Euro 6 and Euro VI (8): measurement using an exhaust gas analyser in accordance with the requirements 1 or reading of OBD in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations and other requirements 1. Measurements not applicable for two-stroke engines. Alternatively, measurement using remote sensing equipment and confirmed by standard test methods. Either gaseous emissions exceed the specific levels given by the manufacturer. Or, if this information is not available, the CO emissions exceed, for vehicles not controlled by an advanced emission control system, 4,5 %, or according to the date of first registration or use specified in requirements 1; for vehicles controlled by an advanced emission control system, at engine idle: 0,5 %, at high idle: 0,3 %, at engine idle: 0,3 % (7), according to the date of first registration or use specified in requirements 1. Lambda coefficient outside the range 1 ± 0,03 or not in accordance with the manufacturer’s specification. OBD readout indicating significant malfunction. Remote sensing measurement showing significant non-compliance. Compression ignition engine emissions Exhaust emission control equipment Emission control equipment fitted by the manufacturer absent or obviously defective. Insufficient reagent, if applicable. Vehicles registered or put into service before 1 January 1980 are exempted from this requirement exhaust gas opacity to be measured during free acceleration (no load from idle up to cut-off speed) with gear lever in neutral and clutch engaged or reading of OBD. The tailpipe testing shall be the default method of exhaust emission assessment. On the basis of an assessment of equivalence, Member States may authorise the use of OBD in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations and other requirements. exhaust gas opacity to be measured during free acceleration (no load from idle up to cut-off speed) with gear lever in neutral and clutch engaged or reading of OBD in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations and other requirements 1. For vehicles registered or put into service for the first time after the date specified in requirements 1, opacity exceeds the level recorded on the manufacturer’s plate on the vehicle; Vehicle preconditioning: Vehicles may be tested without preconditioning although for safety reasons checks should be made that the engine is warm and in a satisfactory mechanical condition. Where this information is not available or requirements 1 do not allow the use of reference values, for naturally aspirated engines: 2,5 m–1, for turbo-charged engines: 3,0 m–1, or, for vehicles identified in requirements 1 or first registered or put into service for the first time after the date specified in requirements 1: 1,5 m–1 (10) 0,7 m–1 (8) Precondition requirements: Engine shall be fully warm, for instance the engine oil temperature measured by a probe in the	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1211

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