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Then Jock Goldman comes over and thinks Moze was using him to make Ned jealous. Ned and Moze say they want to tell Suzie and race each other so they can tell her first. Moze tries everything she can possibly think of, yet none of it works.
He favors Moze as his best student and helps her through confusing times by giving her advice such as finding a talent for Ned's talent show and her feelings for Ned. In the series finale, it is shown that the weasel is actually a female when she has given birth of new weasel babies. She is always seen wearing a drab gray smock, and at one point requires all her students to dress the same way. They are so sweet together and so cute! Crubbs is always keeping an eye on Ned.
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He was part of an organization squad to help Ned get organized. Danielle wished her father with a very sweet caption where she thanked him for holding her hand through thick and thin. In the aforementioned lie-detector test, Jock also reluctantly admitted to Ned, Moze, Cookie and Gordy that he once got the runs after eating bad roast beef. Scoop appears only in two episodes of the first season and one episode of the second season. We are suppose to learn to dance to strengthen our relationship not hurt it.
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The boys, mainly Loomer, have bigger concerns than winning, while the girls band together to win. They strongly dislike Billy Loomer and his friends, and they are insanely obsessed with Ned. Cookie chews gum and pencils as a way to help him overcome his packratting habit. He has a doctorate degree from Harvard University.
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He is usually seen in most of Ned's classes. Plus it also has to be in front of all of Missy's friends! He is one of the show's main antagonists.
Ned's not super cool, and he has no superpowers. Meanwhile, Cookie starts the new semester with a new super cool look and becomes a bully. He appears to be more laid back, if not the most laid back faculty member at Polk. Gordy wears a chipmunk mascot costume and covers it in a musk scent to attract the weasel. Ned loses the guide in the recycling madness, and Moze sneaks into the teacher's lounge to collect recycling.
Ned is a smart boy, but he's also very lazy. He speaks with a Jersey accent and often wears a brown suit, a fedora, and carries around a camera. Then it turns out Suzie knew because Jock told her, she then confesses that she was testing them to see if Ned would make a good boyfriend and if Moze would make a good friend.
So what can an environmentally conscious. She is also usually the one Ned and Cookie come to for favors. Moze does her best to stop talking trash on the volleyball court, dating especially after she tells Ned and Cookie she can quit any bad habit.
After crushing somebody's project, she really wants to become short. Take the pistons and the points. At first, she had a bitter rivalry with Cookie and tended to despise him, but becomes initially interested in him after they accidentally kiss.
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He is, however, witty, well-groomed, camille rowe upbeat and self-aware. She can at times be very obnoxious. So they give Jock Goldman a lie detector test to see if he really likes Moze.
Cookie tries to become overprotective so Loomer won't hurt him. He's known for liking the arts and classical music artists like Mozart and Beethoven, as well as having unusual facial hair that runs round the side of his face. Later on, Moze talks to Chopsaw about it and he tells her the best thing to do is tell Suzie about it. Gordy wants to capture this weasel and has used numerous traps in the series and failed.
Soon after Vanessa says yes, so Cookie must take Lisa and Vanessa to the dance and keep them separated.
For much of the series, he is dating Suzie Crabgrass, but he wants to break up with her so he can date Moze.
She also says that there are numerous Qwerlys.
In the next episode, however, it is forgotten about and she goes back to being a good student. His face is unseen, since the girls cover him completely. This disguise is able to fool everyone except for Ned and Moze, because they knew about it beforehand. Suzie tells them she already knew about the kiss because Jock told her. You just have to get to know each other, find out what you guys have in common.
In the final episode, they begin dating.
To see if he truly likes her, Ned, Cookie and Gordy put Jock through a lie-detector test.
He is shown in many episodes to be dumb and bad at rhyming, and is constantly seen spinning a basketball on his finger.
The same dress, same shoes, same hair.
Meanwhile, Cookie is dancing with both Lisa and Vanessa on different sides. Secrets - Ned and Cookie see Loomer kissing Missy. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Cookie meanwhile is asked by Lisa and says yes.
He also carries around a fanny pack everywhere. They pass and Ned finally gets Suzie. Suzie doesn't know why they look so weird then all of a sudden, government dating sites Ned has to go poop again! He seems to have a large disliking for Ned due to his lazy nature but obvious intelligence.
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Ahearne, Alan and Pisani-Ferry, Jean and Sapir, Andre and Veron, Nicolas. (2006) Global Governance: An Agenda for Europe. Bruegel policy brief 2006/07, December 2006. [Policy Paper]
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Anderson, Stephanie and Williams, John. (2011) The Securitization of Development Policy or the Developmentalization of Security Policy?: Legitimacy, Public Opinion, and the EU External Action Service (EAS). [Conference Proceedings]
Bar Cendón, Antonio. (1997) La légitimité de l’Union européenne après le Conseil européen d’Amsterdam = The Legitimacy of the European Union after the Amsterdam European Council. EIPASCOPE, 1997 (2). pp. 1-4.
Bickerton, Christopher J. (2007) Legitimacy through norms: the political limits of Europe's normative power. In: UNSPECIFIED, Montreal, Canada. (Unpublished)
Blockmans, Steven and Hoevenaars, Judith and Schout, Adriaan and Wiersma, Jan Marinus (2014) From Subsidiarity to Better EU Governance: A Practical Reform Agenda for the EU. CEPS Essay No. 10, 8 April 2014. UNSPECIFIED.
Blockmans, Steven and Russack, Sophia (2019) Representative Democracy in the EU: Recovering Legitimacy. Research Paper. May 2019. [Policy Paper]
Borzel, Tanja A., and Dudziak, Meike, and Hofmann, Tobias, and Panke, Diana, and Sprungk, Carina. (2007) Recalcitrance, Inefficiency, and Support for European Integration: Why Member States Do (not) Comply with European Law. In: UNSPECIFIED, Montreal, Canada. (Unpublished)
Bradanini, Davide. (2009) The Rise of the Competitiveness Discourse- A Neo-Gramscian Analysis. Bruges Political Research Paper No. 19, December 2009. [Policy Paper]
Bursens, Peter and Helsen, Sarah. (2005) "The OMC, a legitimate mode of governance?". In: UNSPECIFIED, Austin, Texas. (Unpublished)
Chang, Michele. (2007) "Creating Legitimacy in EMU". In: UNSPECIFIED, Montreal, Canada. (Unpublished)
Dardanelli, Paolo. (1999) “The European Union Enlargement: A Rational Approach”. In: UNSPECIFIED, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Unpublished)
Davies, Gareth (2015) Democracy and Legitimacy in the Shadow of Purposive Competence. [Conference Proceedings] (Submitted)
Delhousse, Franklin (2013) The European Citizen's Initiative: next big thing or new false good idea? Egmont Paper No. 59, July 2013. [Policy Paper]
Drake, Helen. (1995) "The Commission Presidency of Jacques Delors: A Study in Political Leadership". In: UNSPECIFIED, Charleston, South Carolina. (Unpublished)
Drake, Helen. (1997) "Legitimising European integration: Perspectives and discourses of legitimacy in the European Union". In: UNSPECIFIED, Seattle, WA. (Unpublished)
Etzioni, Amitai. (2008) Closing the Community Deficit in the EU. CEPS Policy Brief No. 169, 9 September 2008. [Policy Paper]
Fabbrini, Sergio (2012) After the Euro Crisis: The President of Europe, A new paradigm for increasing legitimacy and effectiveness in the EU. EuropEos Commentary No. 12, 1 June 2012. [Policy Paper]
Gaffney, John. (1997) "Political rhetoric and European integration". In: UNSPECIFIED, Seattle, WA. (Unpublished)
Glogowski, Pawel and Maurer, Andreas (2013) The European Citizens‘ Initiative – Chances, Constraints and Limits. IHS Political Science Series No. 134, April 2013. [Policy Paper]
Gretschmann, Klaus (1997) Vision or Revision: Managing Europe’s Way to EMU. EIPASCOPE, 1997 (2). pp. 1-4.
Gros, Daniel (2014) Relative direct democratic legitimacy. CEPS Commentary, 26 June 2014. [Policy Paper]
Grosskopf, Anke. (1999) “Can Legitimacy Transfer? A Comparative Study of Public Support for the European Court of Justice and the Bundesverfassungsgericht”. In: UNSPECIFIED, Pittsburgh, PA. (Unpublished)
Hallerberg, Mark. and Marzinotto, Benedicta and Wolff, Guntram B. (2012) On the effectiveness and legitimacy of EU economic policies. Bruegel Policy Brief 2012/04, 9 November 2012. [Policy Paper]
Hodess, Robin. (1997) "Legitimizing Europe? News media and the reporting of European Union politics". In: UNSPECIFIED, Seattle, WA. (Unpublished)
Hurrelmann, Achim. (2007) "Constructions of Multilevel Legitimacy in the European Union: A Study of German and British Media Discourse". In: UNSPECIFIED, Montreal, Canada. (Unpublished)
Höreth, Marcus (2001) The European Commission’s White Paper Governance: A ‘Tool-Kit’ for closing the legitimacy gap of EU policymaking? ZEI Discussion Papers: 2001, C 94. [Discussion Paper]
Höreth, Marcus (1998) The Trilemma of Legitimacy. Multilevel Governance in the EU and the Problem of Democracy. ZEI Discussion Papers: 1998, C 11. [Discussion Paper]
Iral, Hubert. (2003) Between Forces of Inertia and Progress: Co-decision in EU-Legislation. ZEI Discussion Paper: 2003, C 119. [Discussion Paper]
Iral, Hubert. (2004) Im Spannungsfeld zwischen Normalzustand und Legitimationsfragen. Die Wahlen zum Europäischen Parlament 2004 vor dem Hintergrund der EU-Erweiterung und des Verfassungsgebungsprozesses. = The tension between normality and legitimacy questions. The elections to the European Parliament in 2004 against the background of EU enlargement and the constitutional process. ZEI Discussion Paper C. 139, 2004. [Discussion Paper]
Jetzlsperger, Christian. (2003) "Legitimacy through jurisprudence? The impact of the European Court of justice on the legitimacy of the European Union". In: UNSPECIFIED, Nashville, TN. (Unpublished)
Ladrech, Robert. (1997) "Political parties and the problem of legitimacy in the European Union". In: UNSPECIFIED, Seattle, WA. (Unpublished)
Ladrech, Robert. (1995) "Problems and Prospects for Party Politics at the European Level: The Case of Socialist Transnational Party Development". In: UNSPECIFIED, Charleston, South Carolina. (Unpublished)
Magnette, Paul. (2003) Does the process really matter? Some reflections on the “ legitimating effect” of the European Convention. CES Working Paper, no. 102, 2003. [Working Paper]
Mather, Janet. (2003) "Impact of enlargement for the EU's legitimacy and democracy". In: UNSPECIFIED, Nashville, TN. (Unpublished)
Matlary, Janne Haaland. (1993) "Quis Custodiet Custodes? The European Commission's Policy-Making Role and the Problem of Democratic Legitimacy". In: UNSPECIFIED, Washington, DC. (Unpublished)
Mattelaer, Alexander and Severs, Eline (2014) A Crisis of Democratic Legitimacy? It’s about Legitimation, Stupid! European Policy Brief No. 21, March 2014. [Policy Paper]
Matthijs, Matthias M. (2013) The Eurozone crisis and the erosion of democratic legitimacy: Lessons from the gold standard. ACES Cases No. 2013.3. UNSPECIFIED.
Meunier, Sophie. (2003) "Trade policy and political legitimacy in the European Union". In: UNSPECIFIED, Nashville, TN. (Unpublished)
Mittag, Jürgen. (2006) Escaping the Legitimacy-Accountability-Trap? Perspectives of Parliamentary Participation in European Security and Defence Policy. ZEI Discussion Papers C. 161, 2006. [Discussion Paper]
Moravcsik, Andrew, and Sangiovanni, Andrea. (2003) On Democracy and the “Public Interest”: in the European Union. CES Working Paper, no. 93, 2003. [Working Paper]
Moravcsik, Andrew. (2003) In Defense of the “Democratic Deficit”: Reassessing Legitimacy in the European Union. CES Working Paper, no. 92, 2003. [Working Paper]
Moull, David. (2004) Lessons the EU should learn from the formative years of the US: Challenges to EU authority in the areas of legitimacy and interpretive competence and the implications for the conceptualization of the EU. JMWP No. 51.04, September 2004. [Working Paper]
Neuhold, Christine and Schäfer, Günther F. and Haibach, Georg and Türk, Alexander and Larsson, Torbjörn and Maurer, Andreas (2000) Governance by Committee: The Role of Committees in European Policy Making and Policy Implementation. EIPA Research Paper 00/GHA. [Working Paper]
Nuttall, Simon. (1997) "The CFSP at Maastricht: Old friend or new enemy?". In: UNSPECIFIED, Seattle, WA. (Unpublished)
Obholzer, Lukas (2011) A call to members of the European Parliament; take transparency seriously and enact the 'legislative footprint'. CEPS Policy Brief No. 256, October 2011. [Policy Paper]
Panke, Diana (2009) Uploading Domestic Interests to the European Level: Why Some Small States are More Active than Others. In: UNSPECIFIED. (Submitted)
Parker, Melissa Anne (2005) "The Europeanization of Islam: The Role of the Multi-Level Structure of the EU". In: UNSPECIFIED, Austin, Texas. (Unpublished)
Piedrafita, Sonia (2013) EU Democratic Legitimacy and National Parliaments. CEPS Essay No. 7, 25 November 2013. UNSPECIFIED.
Piedrafita, Sonia and Renman, Vilde (2014) The ‘Personalisation’ of the European Elections: A half-hearted attempt to increase turnout and democratic legitimacy? EPIN [Working] Paper No. 37, 11 April 2014. [Working Paper]
Primatarova, Antoinette. (2010) On High Stakes, Stakeholders and Bulgaria's EU Membership. EPIN Working Paper No. 27, 6 April 2010. [Working Paper]
Ridard, Basile (2018) THE EUROPEAN CITIZENS’ INITIATIVE, A SUFFICIENT TOOL TO BRING EUROPE CLOSER TO ITS CITIZENS? Egmont Paper 102, June 2018. [Policy Paper]
Rittberger, Berthold and Schimmelfennig, Frank. (2005) "The Constitutionalization of the European Union: Explaining the Parliamentarization and Institutionalization of Human Rights". In: UNSPECIFIED, Austin, Texas. (Unpublished)
Scharpf, Fritz W. (2006) Problem Solving Effectiveness and Democratic Accountability in the EU. IHS Political Science Series: 2006, No. 107. [Working Paper]
Schmidt, Vivien (2003) The European Union. Democratic Legitimacy in a Regional State? IHS Political Science Series: 2003, No. 91. [Working Paper]
Schmidt, Vivien A. (2004) The European Union: democratic legitimacy in a regional state?. CES Working Paper, no. 112, 2004. [Working Paper]
Schmitter, Philippe C. (2001) What is there to legitimize in the European Union… and how might this be accomplished? IHS Political Science Series: 2001, No. 75. [Working Paper]
Stein, Eric. (1999) Panel statement on "Democracy Without ‘A People’". In: UNSPECIFIED, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Unpublished)
Stolfi, Francesco. (1999) “The Accountability of the European Central Bank: Sketching A Comparative Perspective”. In: UNSPECIFIED, Pittsburgh, PA. (Unpublished)
Timsit, Gerard and Gnes, Matteo and Mathieu, Bertrand and Nihoul, Pierre and Opperman, Thomas and Raulus, Helen and Jacque, Jean Paul. (2010) Normativity, Fundamental Rights and Legal Order in the EU. The Economica Publishing House,Bucharest,Romania, p. 171.
Twist, Kimberly (2006) "The Devil is in the Demos: The Identification of European Citizens with Europe". In: UNSPECIFIED, Pittsburgh, PA. (Unpublished)
Vos, Hendrik and Decock, Jeroen (2003) "Democratic legitimacy in the EU: the Role of National Parliaments". In: UNSPECIFIED, Nashville, Tennessee. (Unpublished)
Wilde, Gabriele. (2010) Am Ende des europaischen Verfassungsprozesses: Mehr Demokratie, Partizipation und Legitimation durch den Reformvertrag?=At the end of the European constitutional process: More democracy, participation and legitimacy through the Lisbon Treaty? TAIF Nr. 5/2010. [Working Paper]
Zalewska, Marta and Gstrein, Oskar (2013) National Parliaments and their Role in European Integration: The EU’s Democratic Deficit in Times of Economic Hardship and Political Insecurity. Bruges Political Research Paper 28/2013. [Policy Paper]
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Ashlee Simpson Daily
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Welcome on Ashlee Simpson Daily ! This website will provide you the latest news about the singer, Ashlee Simpson Ross. She is actually working on her fourth solo album. Hope you will find all the things you are looking for here. Thanks for your visit. xoxo
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At the launch of Tracee Ellis Ross’ Pattern Beauty
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Hello everyone! On Saturday (September 8), Ashlee Simpson Ross and Evan Ross were at the launch of Tracee Ellis Ross’ Pattern Beauty in Los Angeles.
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Who is Ashlee ?
Ashlee Simpson Ross (born on October 3, 1984 in Texas) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She is known for having played in "7th Heaven" as Cecilia Smith. Then, Ashlee started her singing career and released her first album, "Autobiography" in 2004. It was followed by two others, "I Am Me" in 2005 and "Bittersweet World" in 2008. She also played Roxie Hart (in 2006, 2009 & 2013) in the musical, "Chicago" at the Theater.
In 2018, she made her comeback : She appears with her husband (Evan Ross) every Sundays on 'Ashlee+Evan' on E! Their first EP, 'Ashlee+Evan', has been released on October 12th, 2018 and is composed of six songs : I Do, Paris, Safe Zone, Tonic, I Want You & Home. Ashlee and Evan were on tour on January 2019.
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Stress is usually comprehended as an event affecting mainly the HPA axis and initiating the alarm reaction represented by activation of the adrenal medulla. This means that the levels of related hormones and neurotransmitters are significantly elevated during and after the stress. CRF, following its discovery 30years ago, has been postulated to mediate both hormonal and behavioral responses to stressors. It has been well documented that CRF mRNA was increased after immobilization stress in PVN (Bartanusz et al., 1993, Harbuz and Lightman, 1989, Harbuz et al., 1991, Harbuz et al., 1993, Kiss et al., 1996, Pacak et al., 1996) and amygdala in rats (Kalin et al., 1994, Mamalaki et al., 1992). CRF receptor mRNA expression in rats was also significantly increased after exposure to acute immobilization stress. 120min restraint significantly increased CRF1 receptor and CRF mRNA signals in the PVN examined by in situ hybridization (Imaki et al., 1996). CRF receptor mRNA hybridization in rats became evident 2h after the initiation of acute immobilization, with levels substantially increasing from 2 to 4h, decreasing at 8h and disappearing by 24h (Luo et al., 1994). This is in line with an observation from Bonaz and Rivest (1998) that exposure to a 90-min immobilization stress induced a robust increase in CRF1 receptor mRNA expression in rats, which reached a peak level at 3h after the cessation of immobilization and decreased gradually from 3 to 12h. In contrast to the extensive research on the mRNA expression of CRF and CRF1 receptors after immobilization stress in rats, the expression of CRF and CRF1 receptors in mice has seldom been investigated. Two studies reported an increase in CRH mRNA, not CRF1 mRNA, in the PVN after 2 or 3h restraint in mice by in situ hybridization (Imaki et al., 2003, Makino et al., 2005). By using quantitative real-time RT-PCR, we detected a pronounced increase in CRF mRNA expression in the cortex, hippocampus and hypothalamus after 30-min immobilization and the slight enhancement of the CRF1 mRNA expression in these cell cycle activation regions, which was confirmed by the Western blot analysis for the CRF1 protein levels. The enhancement of the CRF1 receptor diminished in stress30 group mice. This disagreement of our results with previous reports could be explained by the different mRNA detection technique, stress time and type used. We chose 30-min immobilization as the acute stressor in this experiment instead of restraint. The restraint and immobilization stressors differ in the degree of movement restriction. In immobilization, all limbs are taped to a Plexiglas surface and the animals show increased exercise as they want to escape from that inconvenient position. In restraint, the animals are placed into a tube where their movement is impossible. Although there are clear similarities between these types of stressors, the effects on the animals sometimes are different. CCK is another target neurotransmitter in our experiment. A large body of evidence, both in rodents and in human, supports the idea that central cholecystokininergic neurones play a role in the expression and control of anxiety-related behaviors (van Megen et al., 1996). Nevo et al. (1996) showed that a 30-min immobilization produced a marked but transient increase in cortical CCK-like material release in rats, thus providing the direct biochemical evidence in support of the activation of cortical CCK-ergic neurotransmission in relation with immobilization stress and anxiety-related behavior. Later, Giardino et al. (1999) demonstrated that restraint stress alone increased CCK mRNA levels in rats in the hippocampus, whereas no changes were found in the cerebral cortex, amygdaloid complex and thalamus. A study conducted in jerboas by Barakat et al. (2006) indicated that the number of CCK-immunoreactive neurones within the PVN was significantly increased (138%) in stressed animals compared to controls. Similarly, the number of CRH-containing neurones was higher in stressed jerboas (128%) compared to controls. This evidence suggested that in addition to CRF, CCK is another neuropeptide involved in the response to stress, acting by controlling HPA axis activity.
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Somali Pirates, a Suspcious Hijacked Iranian Freighter, and a Cargo of Radioactive Death
Radioactive death? I'm just assuming. Some kind of toxic assets, it seems. Possibly vampires.
See Long War Journal and Former Spook.
The MV Iran Deyanat was brought to Eyl, a sleepy fishing village in northeastern Somalia, and was secured by a larger gang of pirates - 50 onboard and 50 onshore. Within days, pirates who had boarded the ship developed strange health complications, skin burns and loss of hair. Independent sources tell The Long War Journal that a number of pirates have also died. "Yes, some of them have died. I do not know exactly how many but the information that I am getting is that some of them have died," Andrew Mwangura, Director of the East African Seafarers' Assistance Program, said Friday when reached by phone in Mombasa.
News about the illness and the toxic cargo quickly reached Garowe, seat of the government for the autonomous region of Puntland. Angered over the wave of piracy and suspicious about the Iranian ship, authorities dispatched a delegation led by Minister of Minerals and Oil Hassan Allore Osman to investigate the situation on September 4. Osman also confirmed to The Long War Journal that during the six days he negotiated with the pirates members of the syndicate had become sick and died. "That ship is unusual," he said. "It is not carrying a normal shipment."
Whatcha got in the trunk?
Thanks to DrewM.
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At long last kerbside cardboard recycling is to return to South Shropshire. Hurrah!
I am pleased that kerbside collection of cardboard for recycling is coming back to South Shropshire in December. This is long overdue. We have had to endure five years without kerbside collection. Cardboard is a vital resource and we should not be burning it in the Battlefield incinerator. When we resume household collection, we should also see a reduction in fly-tipping. We probably have more household cardboard waste than ever because we rely so much on online services delivered by the Royal Mail or couriers. The first carboard collection in South Shropshire will be on the first recycling collection day on or after 5 December.
Lawyers Kidwells and Ludlow Skip Hire threaten me but I won’t meet their demands (updated)
It’s all getting grumpy out there about Ludlow Skip Hire. At my request, the Environment Agency provided a statement yesterday about rats. In summary, the EA says rats are not coming from the waste site. Last Friday night, just as I popped into the Church Inn for a pint, I found a message on my voicemail. It was someone called Michael from Kidwells press group who do marketing, campaigning, blogging, tweeting “blah, blah, blah” . I’ve never heard of Kidwells press group. I didn’t call back. I don’t take sales calls. I simply don’t need any help blogging, tweeting or getting in the press. And anyone promoting communication who uses the word ‘blah’ doesn’t understand writing. There were four more calls but my mobile is usually set to silent as I spend much of my day and evening in committees or other events. I had one more voicemail but no…
How to opt out of junk mail (and spam and phone calls)
I’ve had a number of enquiries about whether anything can be done about the junk mail that comes through most of out letterboxes. The answer is yes! Just fill out the form below and post it off to the Royal Mail address given. In my experience, this service works except when my usual postie is on holiday. Opt Out Application Update I have started receiving junk mail again! When I challenged Royal Mail they said: “Please note that door to door opt outs only last for 2 years and if you do not renew within the two years, then you will start to receive unaddressed mail.” I said the Royal Mail should issue reminders but they have not responded to that suggestion. Junk mail, spam and cold calling The House of Commons Library has produced a useful note on how to stop junk mail, emails (spam) and telephone cold-calling.
Extra time to clear stinking waste in Ludlow [updated 2 August]
The Environment Agency has given a waste company extra time to clear a waste pile in Ludlow but warns of smells over the next couple of weeks. Ludlow Skip Hire inherited a huge pile of waste when it purchased the site earlier in the year. As the weather got hotter up, the rubbish pile began to stink. People were also getting worried about the fire risk. Councillor Vivienne Parry and myself asked Shropshire Council to contact the Environment Agency to get the problem dealt with. The agency gave the skip hire company five weeks to clear several hundred tonnes of waste on the site, which is only licenced for storing 66 tonnes of waste. The company hasn’t quite made the deadline. It has moved around 500 tonnes of waste wood, soil, and mixed waste. But there is a lot of mixed waste, including domestic waste, remaining. The Environment Agency has…
It’s rubbish and it’s piled high in Ludlow
A huge pile of rubbish in the centre of Ludlow is to be cleared after councillors asked the Environment Agency to take action. Ludlow Skip Hire Ltd recently took over the waste transfer site on Temeside. The site is only licenced for storing 66 tonnes of waste but it has many times that volume at present. Neighbours have complained about the unsightly mess and smell, and they are worried the pile will attract rats. After Viv Parry and I contacted Shropshire Council officers, the Environment Agency was called in. Alison Pearson, Shropshire & Herefordshire Environment Officer for the EA inspected the site last Friday, 9 May. She found that the site is “not in compliance with its environmental permit.” The site operators assured her that the waste pile is a temporary problem. Alison agreed with the operators that she will receive a weekly update on reduction in the waste pile….
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Miss Universe 2018 Philippines' Catriona Gray (R) crowns the new Miss Universe 2019 South Africa's Zozibini Tunzi on stage during the 2019 Miss Universe pageant at the Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia on December 8, 2019. Photo: AFP
AFP, Atlanta
Miss South Africa was crowned Miss Universe on Sunday in Atlanta after a lavish ceremony filled with glitter and heartfelt speeches about female empowerment.
Zozibini Tunzi, 26, finished first ahead of the Puerto Rican and Mexican finalists in a flashy televised event, hosted by American comic turned TV personality Steve Harvey.
Television personalities Vanessa Lachey and Olivia Culpo served as backstage commentators, and a panel of seven women determined the winner.
Tunzi earned cheers during her closing speech, a new segment of the competition, in which she talked about wanting to empower young women to feel confident.
"I grew up in a world where a woman who looks like me, with my kind of skin and my kind of hair, was never considered to be beautiful," she said.
"I think that it is time that that stops today," she said to thunderous applause.
Tunzi beat more than 90 contestants from around the globe in the 68th instalment of Miss Universe, which was held in Atlanta's Tyler Perry Studios.
The two favorites ahead of the competition, Miss Thailand Paweensuda Saetan-Drouin and Miss Philippines Gazini Ganados, did not make it to the final 10.
The Philippines' Catriona Gray, who presented Tunzi with the crown, took home the Miss Universe crown in 2018.
Although she did not make the finals, Miss Myanmar Swe Zin Htet made waves last week when she came out as the competition's first openly gay contestant.
"I have that platform that, if I say that I'm a lesbian, it will have a big impact on the LGBTQ community back in Burma," Htet told People magazine, using her country's historic name.
Homosexuality is illegal in the southeast Asian country and is punishable by up to life in prison.
In 2018, the competition also featured Miss Spain Angela Ponce, who blazed a trail as Miss Universe's first transgender contestant.
But the pageant has had a controversial past. Multiple contestants have alleged that US President Donald Trump would regularly enter the competitors' changing room while he owned the organization from 1996-2015.
Additionally, Miss Universe continues to host the swimsuit competition, which has drawn criticism for objectifying the contestants, although that part of the pageant was not televised.
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The Augustana Magazine: Fall 2019 ›
Inside the Froiland Science Complex
Froiland Research Fund
The goal of research is to test ideas and answer questions. Here at Augustana, it also provides hands-on learning experiences and preparation for AU students' chosen professions.
In the past, Augustana has been blessed with abundant grant support that funded the undergraduate research experience. The University’s Natural Science Division has been supported through agencies such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), NASA, the Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (BRIN), the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), the Sanford Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR), the Avera Institute for Human Genetics and more.
However, funding from these sources is never guaranteed. The Natural Science Division has a long-term goal of establishing a source of sustainable research funding to grow research activities, regardless of grant funding. The Froiland Research Fund was established to continue to provide transformational opportunities for Augustana students. The Froiland Research Fund will be used to support student stipends, research supplies, research equipment and travel to attend scientific meetings. The ultimate goal is to endow this fund to ensure a robust and dynamic research agenda for the future.
Providing research opportunities is key to science education at AU. Students are challenged to reach their goals so that no matter what they decide to do after Augustana, they have the skills set to be successful. By participating in undergraduate research, Augustana students have strong communication skills, the ability to think critically and to work independently, all of which are important regardless of career choice. Maintaining these opportunities is critical to Augustana's future in offering the best possible undergraduate science education in this region.
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Nite Art returns to uncover art after dark in Melbourne
July 26 - Arts & Entertainment, Events, Exhibitions
From 6.00pm on Thursday 27 July, art lovers and night seekers are invited to explore our unique city through an interconnected network of galleries, museums, artist-run initiatives and undiscovered spaces at Nite Art 201...
Finalists announced for inaugural Martin Kantor Portrait Prize
The Ballarat International Foto Biennale has announced the 28 finalists in the running for the inaugural Martin Kantor Portrait Prize. Presented as part of the 2017 Ballarat International Foto Biennale (BIFB) and with a ...
Lismore Has a Diverse Past
June 26 - Arts & Entertainment, Community, Exhibitions
A new exhibition showcasing the history of the LGBTIQ community in the Northern Rivers, Lismore Has a Diverse Past is now on display at Southern Cross University until 30 June 2017. The history of the lives of LGBTIQ peo...
Marvel: Creating the Cinematic Universe
June 1 - Arts & Entertainment, Exhibitions
Marvel’s super heroes have descended on Queensland in a world-first, large-scale exhibition Marvel: Creating the Cinematic Universe at Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) until 3 September 2017. QAGOM...
Max and Olive: The photographic life of Olive Cotton and Max Dupain
May 12 - Arts & Entertainment, Exhibitions
Bringing together a substantial group of works by two of Australia’s famed photographers for the first time, the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery presents Max and Olive: The photographic life of Olive Cotton and Max...
Spectacular photographic works feature in the 2017 Head On Photo Festi...
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From mental illness and motherhood, ISIS and nudists, to the nightlife of Kings Cross in the 1970’s, and rare and unseen images of David Bowie, the Head On Photo Festival returns to Sydney with a stunning array of exhibi...
Christian Thompson: Ritual Intimacy
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The first major survey exhibition of the work of one of Australia’s leading and most intriguing contemporary artists, Monash University Museum of Art presents Christian Thompson: Ritual Intimacy, currently on display unt...
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Documenting the transformation of our nation’s premier drag performers, Dragformation is the striking and fresh photographic exhibition by Photographer Aaron Walker. His images of the diverse drag spectrum are captured w...
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The Diary of Pvt. Arthur P. McCullough
Company D, 81st Illinois Infantry
Entries from May 1-17, 1863
1. The fight which began yesterday at Grand Gulf was renewed this morning near Port Gibson. The Division marched early this morning in the direction of that place. Thought the distance was only eight miles but found it twenty-two. The day was extremely hot. Road dusty and hilly. Not withstanding this distance was made in five and a half hours. The enemy had been driven where our division came up but had formed to meet us in a new position one mile and a half. Ordered to the front as soon as we arrived. Came into the fight so gradually that I found it nothing unusual. First came the hearing of the artillery, next the rattle of the muskets. Soon came to the hospitals where surgeons were sawing and carving. Next met the wounded being carried off the field. Next the ground on which the battle was begun where was laying dead men, dead horses, wreaks of gun carriages, caissons, etc. and finally came under the fire of the enemy’s artillery and sharpshooters and remained under fire until dusk, five hours. Loss in the engagement, Coffey and Dodson missing, Stamps wounded, all belonging to Co. “D”. Slept on our arms at night expecting the fight renewed on the following morning. But during the night the enemy fell back. Was on the road at three o’clock A. M. in pursuit. Moved cautiously often in line of battle with skirmishers deployed. At ten o’clock the advance encountered them at Four Mile Creek where they were driven from after a short skirmish. Col. ________ of the 7th was wounded. In consequence of bridges being destroyed, were detained much on the way. Found a large quantity of bacon left by the enemy. Marched steadily night and day until the 4th when we halted on Big Black River three days. Marched again. Found marches weather hot, roads dusty, rations short, water dear and subjected to other inconveniences.
12. Encountered the enemy today near Raymond. After four hours fighting drove them. Loss in Co. Lt. Young and James Davis wounded. Co. stayed in town all night.
13. Marched to Clinton today. Heavy rain this evening and night. A party was sent out tonight to destroy the railroad and telegraph connecting Jackson and Vicksburg. Slept soundly on the ground in the mud.
14. Marched to Jackson this morning. The advance of the army engaged the enemy at this place early this morning and after four or six hours sharp fighting the rebs fell back. Was not engaged in this but had much rather been than to move through brush and muddy fields all day as the regt. had to do. A heavy rain continued to fall all day. Bivouacked in some brushy timber at night.
15. Marched at daylight in the direction of Vicksburg on the same road we passed over yesterday. Rested an hour at noon in Clinton and moved on to Bolton Station where we halted in line of battle for the night in a creek bottom.
16. Did not move until nine o’clock this morning. Had not gone far when the booming of cannon in front told us the enemy were again opposing our advance. After two and a half hours quick marching our brigade reached the scene of action which proved to be the hottest engagement of the campaign up to this time. The brig. was formed on the right. The 81st on the very extreme. The fight lasted until five o’clock P. M. when the enemy driven at all points begun to retreat which then became a rout. Brigade in pursuit until dusk. In the fight the brigade captured a battery of six guns sustaining a light loss. The regt. drew a force forward with artillery to cover the retreat from the field. The battle was fought on Champion’s plantation near Edward’s Station and twenty miles from Vicksburg. Brig. returned from pursuing and bivouacked on the field.
17. The enemy was attacked again this morning at Big Black River. Went over part of the field with Capt. Ward. The fight of it seemed far more horrible today than it did in the excitement yesterday. Marched at eight o’clock this morning. The fight at the river was over before our Div. came up. It resulted in the defeat of the enemy and capture of a large number of prisoners. Halted at the river while bridges were being constructed. 18. Crossed on pontoons at noon and marched in the direction of Vicksburg. Halted at midnight three miles from the enemy’s works. The night was very cool for the season. Slept without blankets.
Arthur McCullough died of disease in Montgomery, Alabama, on May 22, 1865.
Thanks to Tom McCullough, descendant from California, for providing excerpts from Pvt. McCullough's, diary.
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A Ghost Story: Not that you'd call mermaids in the strictest sense
I've been writing an improvised photo-essay ghost story on social media over the last few days (on facebook and twitter). I was hoping to post the final compiled version here, but I'm having trouble getting the blog to behave with regard to posting the in-line images. Eventually I'll sort that out, but in the meantime it's on my other (personal) website.
Alpennia FAQ Where is Alpennia Anyway?
Worldbuilding:
Where is Alpennia anyway? What are its cultural connections?
Teaser Tuesday: Disasters and Bells
Even in this modern age of broadcast communication and instant messaging, there are places in our lives where simple, loud, public sounds carry essential meaning. Most of the time, we experience them only in “test” mode—checking on their functionality and accustoming us to the particular form of the alert and the expected response. In my own everyday life, there are fire drills at work, the monthly ammonia-release alert siren test, the interruption of tv or radio shows with the Emergency Broadcast System horns and message, "This is a test.
Teaser Tuesday: Doing For
The character trope of the "personal assistant" -- the person in a subordinate position whose job consists of providing support and devalued labor for a character with more pubic agency -- is tricky to portray. Particularly in an intensely class-stratified culture when that role is not typically freely chosen from among other options. Given her family's background and her work history, Roz sees the position of lady's maid as a desirable goal, but that isn't meant to erase the ways in which being a household servant are exploitative, exhausting, and often degrading.
Teaser Tuesday: That's not how the story's supposed to end!
I confess it: I love playing a long game in planting foreshadowing and setting things up. The failure mode is having some readers complain that I stick in random events and people as if they were meaningful and then drop the thread unresolved. You can't take every single reader aside personally and assure them, "Trust me, it's going to be relevant. Just hang on."
Teaser Tuesday: A Parting Gift
Although it's a motif that needs to be used sparingly, I enjoy the times when I can show the same event or interaction from different points of view. In Mother of Souls we see Serafina shopping for a small statue of Saint Mauriz to give Celeste as a parting gift. It's an expensive keepsake: more than Serafina can afford to spend and more valuable than anything else Celeste owns (though this aspect is only hinted at).
Teaser Tuesday: Living Under Threat of Disaster
Between the time between when I established floodtide as a facet of life in Rotenek and now with the book with that title is moving towards publication, the effects of weather fluctuations have become a lot sharper in people's awareness. The massive persistent flooding in the American midwest this year is shocking, but less in the general news than more focused floods due to hurricanes and the like.
Teaser Tuesday: The Shrine of Saint Rota
Since last week's teaser, the editorial revisions on Floodtide have been completed--the quickest and most painfree editing process I've ever experienced! It'll be nice not to have that hanging over me during my upcoming travel to Worldcon.
I'm not going to lie: I love to embed intellectual "Easter eggs" in my stories that may pass under the radar of 90% of my readers and only be fully appreciated by maybe 1%. I never want anyone to feel excluded by those hidden treats, but I do want to reward close attention and familiarity.
Teaser Tuesday: Making Necessity Natural
Several of my teasers have harped on the theme of how to take a plot-essential situation and set it up so that the readers view it as a natural consequence of the setting. In one sense, it can be manipulative, but in another sense, as an author you have a vision of how things have always been. Your task is to communicate that vision in a way that feels effortless.
Setting up those expectations needn't be focused only on the immediate plot requirements. Because everything you write needs to be consistent in some way with the underlying truths of your fictional world as a whole.
The First Cut is the Deepest (Teaser Tuesday)
It isn't that I go into a writing project assuming that I know exactly what needs to go into the story and what would be superfluous, but it would be accurate to say that I don't go about writing entire chapters without a clear purpose to them. So when the editorial feedback (in this case, from my beta readers) comes back pointing out serious issues that can only be fixed by eliminating entire scenes, events, and characters, there's always a twinge involved.
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Imperial Settlers review: Cute civilizations for fans of complexity
On September 4, 2015 by Artem Safarov With 0 Comments - Board Games, Review
Imperial Settlers from the accomplished polish designer Ignacy Trzewiczek is a game that has a lot going for it – high quality cutesy visuals, smart system of modeling an ancient civilization and a rewarding feeling of your plans coming to fruition. The game may seem to have universal appeal, however its true complexity becomes apparent by midway point and threatens to overwhelm the less experienced. It is a good game that knows its audience and doesn’t bother reaching beyond it. Grab a shovel and come along – let’s explore and take a closer look!
Two to four players compete as leaders of ancient civilizations sending settlers to a newly discovered land. Their outposts will grow and (hopefully) prosper as the players expand in search of resources and glory. Each player plays one of the four ancient civilizations presented (brownie points for reversible male/female leader portraits!). A vertical cardboard base forms a foundation from which your settlement will grow as you produce and spend resources (the usual fare of wood, stone, food, people and military).
Each of the four civilization cards is double sided, featuring a male and female leader portrait.
The most important resource in the game and the true meat of Imperial Settlers are the location cards. These represent the different buildings that the players encounter and can be used in different ways – cheaper options (pillaging) allow you to sacrifice the cards while more expensive (building) allow you to add the cards to your empire, reaping long-term benefits.
Most actions in the game require a player to have resources and a game round goes until each players has depleted their resources. At the beginning of the new round every location in the empire produces more resources and the process is repeated for five rounds. Victory points (representing glory) are awarded for building locations and using specific buildings’ abilities – whoever scores most after five rounds is the winner.
There is also a workable solo variant that is rewarding, useful for learning the ropes and can be a fun “light” way to enjoy the game when you have no one to play with.
The game focuses in on building an economic engine – you are trying to use the resources you have to build up more ways to produce resources and then use these resources to produce victory points. There is a great variety of ways on how to go about it, but that’s the crux of the exercise.
Food, stone, wood, gold, swords and people – the resources that will pay for your civilization’s glory!
Note the “great variety”. There is truly a ton of options – each civilization gets a small deck of cards unique to them and can also access universal buildings available to everyone. The game starts of briskly enough as your production means are meek and first couple of turns is about maximizing what you can produce on a tight budget (hint – it’s not a lot). The turns go quickly, however all of that changes once your empire grows to even medium size.
With more options come additional considerations and analysis paralysis is not far behind. This is less noticeable with two players but with higher player counts the down time becomes an issue. It doesn’t help that the cards, while beautifully illustrated, have lots of tiny text. In my experience this led to players “losing” their strategy and having to re-locate the cards they wanted to use, provoking further delays.
An Egyptian civilization in mid-game. The suggested card layout really streamlines the information flow.
This will be much less of an issue for experienced gamers of course. The game’s adorable graphics and breezy start might make it seem like a good lighter option, whereas in reality Imperial Settlers is a decidedly medium offering, tipping slightly towards the heavier end of the spectrum.
With practice games do fit in the advertised 45-90 min playing time, however the game is a pretty intense exercise and does not leave you with the immediate desire to play again. The games tend to not be very social as there is little interaction outside of the occasional raid to take out an opponent’s key building.
The quaint art on the cards will give you something to admire while you’re waiting for your turn.
The impressions of Imperial Settlers will vary greatly based on a player’s comfort with complexity. Experienced gamers thrive on the rich variety of options and are able to make quick decisions to keep games lively. Newer participants in my experience get bogged down by the choices, growing frustrated and not enjoying the game as much.
The game itself is very well-designed – the four factions each have a very unique playing style to it – the Barbarians are able to muster great hordes and threaten their neighbors while the Romans build efficient bureaucracies, obtaining multiple bonuses from related buildings. Seeing your empire grow in front of your eyes is satisfying (even though the table space does become an issue towards the end of the game). The different factions seem to be well-balanced and are all fun to play.
Each civilization’s unique cards have their own specific character and art style.
The game does suffer a bit in that an outcome can be determined in the first couple of turns. If one of the players is able to get a much stronger production going early on – catching up is hard and watching someone rack up the points while you flounder is not pleasant. Because the options available are semi-randomly determined – bad draws can lead to rare frustrating scenarios. Overall though, the luck factor is more enjoyable than bothersome – majority of the time you are in control as long as you can keep track of all your twenty buildings’ abilities.
Imperial Settlers is not for everyone, no matter how approachable it may look. Keep this away from your less experienced friends and the game’s complexity will not turn into a negative. For those who thrive on crafting intricate economic engines for maximum efficiency – Imperial Settlers will offer an engaging, chunky experience that will leave you wanting to play something lighter afterwards.
10х10 – A 2015 updateTokaido review: the joy of the journey
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STAN 31 44 75
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Oscar da Silva scores 21 in Stanford's win over Colorado
STANFORD, Calif. -- Oscar da Silva reset the way he approached the game and that led to a big offensive night.
Da Silva scored 21 points and had seven rebounds and Stanford ended a nine-game losing streak to Colorado with a 75-62 victory over the Buffaloes on Saturday.
"It's a mindset of wanting to win," da Silva said. "Finding a rhythm early helps."
Da Silva, who went scoreless in Thursday's loss to Utah, had 13 points in the first half.
"His mindset is important," Cardinal coach Jerod Haase said. "Getting to the right spot, being aggressive and confident but not to the point he puts too much pressure on himself. He was there. During the shootaround he looked like he was in a good spot."
Daeon Davis scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half for the Cardinal (10-10, 3-5), who had lost five of their previous seven games. Bryce Wills had 12 points and seven rebounds.
"The offense was faster paced in the second half," Davis said. "We were getting transition points and the overall player movement was better. We found open lanes and were looking to get assists."
Tyler Bey scored 17 points to lead the Buffaloes (11-8, 2-5), who have lost three of four. McKinley Wright added 14 points, Lucas Siewart had 13 and Shane Gatling 10.
Stanford used a 17-4 run to pull ahead midway through the second half. Josh Sharma's dunk gave the Cardinal their first lead of the game at 47-46 with 11:11 left to play. Davis followed with a 3-pointer.
The Cardinal offense shifted into another gear in the second half, making 15 of their first 21 shots (71.4 percent) to grab a 68-56 edge with less than four minutes to play. Stanford was 8 of 24 (33.3 percent) in the first half.
"We just didn't guard them in the second half, they shot 72 percent. Nothing changed for us in the second half; we just let our guard up," Wright said. "There's nothing else to it. I honestly can't tell you."
The Buffaloes' offense went the other direction, connecting on 8 of their first 26 shots of the second half after shooting 44.4 percent in the first half.
"In the first half, I couldn't have been happier with the execution defensively of the game plan, our toughness factor and holding them to 37 percent," Colorado coach Tad Boyle said. "In the second half that toughness factor went away."
Colorado built a 31-19 advantage with 4:35 remaining in the first half but the Cardinal chipped away and were within 37-31 at halftime.
Colorado earned its first Pac-12 road victory at Cal on Thursday, improving to 3-5 away from Boulder. The Buffaloes were 1-10 on the road last year. ... Colorado has not swept a Pac-12 road trip in nearly six years, and it's happened just once.
Stanford's Okpala's 23.5 scoring average over his previous four games is the seventh-best among the six major conferences in college basketball during that span. He's reached 20 points or more in 11 games this season which is the most in the Pac-12 and seven more than he achieved last year. ... Sharma is averaging 11.4 points and 8.0 rebounds over his last eight games, after averaging 6.6 and 3.8 in his first 11 contests of the season.
TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
Davis was called for a technical foul for what he explained was "over communication. I was asking about calls," he said with a smile.
Colorado returns home to face Oregon State on Thursday.
Stanford travels to California a week from Sunday.
For more AP college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://twitter.com/AP-Top25
Kentucky responds to Calipari's challenge
Sophomore Ashton Hagans says the Wildcats answered Coach Cal's call, displaying discipline to hold off a second-half surge by Arkansas.
Brown knocks down tough 3 for Northern Iowa
Isaiah Brown comes off a screen and knocks down the difficult fading 3-pointer to extend Northern Iowa's lead.
Bronny shows off court vision for Sierra Canyon bucket
Bronny James Jr. zips a pass inside to Shy Odom for a Sierra Canyon lay-in.
2019-2020 Pac-12 Conference Standings
USC 4-1 - 15-3
Stanford 4-1 - 15-3
Oregon 4-2 0.5 15-4
Colorado 3-2 1 14-4
Arizona 3-2 1 13-5
Washington State 3-3 1.5 12-7
Arizona State 2-3 2 11-7
UCLA 2-3 2 9-9
California 2-3 2 8-10
Oregon State 2-4 2.5 12-6
Washington 2-4 2.5 12-7
Utah 1-4 3 10-7
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Monday Memos: Interview with voice actress Lara Jill Miller
Home | Interviews | Monday Memos: Interview with voice actress Lara Jill Miller
Hello people of the internet!!! On today’s ‘Monday Memos’ I am very excited to bring you an interview with voice actress Lara Jill Miller. You may know her best as ‘Kari’ on Digimon, ‘Clifford’ on Clifford’s Puppy Days, ‘Lambie’ on Doc McStuffins, and many other memorable roles. In this interview we talk about Lara’s career as a stage, on-camera, and voice actress, how she feels about reprising her Digimon Adventure Tri (let’s cross our fingers that the movies get a U.S. dub!), what to look out for from her next, and so much more! So now let’s get to the part that y’all came here for…the interview. Ready? Ok, let’s go!!!
Celinda: Hi Lara, first of all I want to thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to do this interview.
Lara: Thank you for asking me, Celinda.
Celinda: So I want to begin by asking you about your role as Amaryllis in the Broadway production of The Music Man, which starred Dick Van Dyke. What was it like to work with such an iconic actor at such an early stage in your career, and how do you think this experience shaped you as an entertainer?
Lara: Dick Van Dyke was amazing. So funny, so talented. I was so thrilled to meet him at my audition for the show, I couldn’t believe I was actually meeting the guy from CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG and MARY POPPINS! I was really little when I met him and I remember shaking his hand and seeing his really long feet in white sneakers, and then looking all the way up to his head, WAYYY up there.
Touring in the show, and then performing on Broadway was a spectacular experience overall. Traveling all over the US for the first time was really exciting. I love performing live and had a lot of experience in the years prior at a local dinner theatre in my hometown. Dancing and singing is a great joy of mine, and that made me realize I was born to do this.
Celinda: That sounds like such a cool experience! So, you’re widely known for your role as Samantha on the 6 seasons of the television show Gimme A Break. When the show ended Samantha was beginning her new life as a college student, and you also later earned a college degree yourself, so there was a very cool life imitating art aspect there. Were there any other similarities between you and Samantha, and how do you think growing up on the set of a sitcom shaped you as a person?
Lara: Well, I’m the youngest of 3 daughters, so there’s that. And I was pretty much a tomboy, but I certainly didn’t wear overalls like my character Samantha, NOR play with WORMS! I loved Nell as much as Samantha did. And well, when I got my braces off and got my hair cut, so did my character on TV!
Growing up on a set really made me – well – grow up. I learned a lot about responsibility, being professional, a great work ethic. And also I became a better performer over the years, comic timing and such. I also learned that when you’re a celebrity, people treat you differently, but that it can all change in an instant, so one should never take anything for granted. I loved and appreciated all the years on the show. Unlike many child stars, I really loved my life and came out unscathed, no drugs, no alcohol, nothing. My parents were wonderful and supportive and not pushy. I learned a lot about ‘show business’ – both parts: the show AND the business!
Celinda: Wow that is such a profound answer, and so true, many people forget about the business part of the industry. Well, a lot of your fans (myself included) might know you best from your role as Kari on Digimon. When it was announced that Digimon was coming back to continue the story of the 8 original characters, the internet went into a frenzy. How does it feel to have fans still get really excited about a project you did 15 years ago?
Lara: Love hearing from you and all the fans! Digimon was my first animated gig. Lots of great memories. And well, yah! It feels GREAT to hear that people love the project and love Kari. If the show comes back to the US for a US dub, I’d love to be the grown up Kari.
Celinda: I think I can speak for all of your fans when I say that we would love to hear you voice adult Kari. So, another voice-over role that a lot of fans know you from is Clifford’s Puppy Days, how did this experience differ from your experiences working on Anime?
Lara: Anime is dubbed after the fact. Clifford’s Puppy Days (and some of my other shows like Juniper Lee, Wubbzy, Curious George, SciGirls, Hugglemonsters, Doc, etc…oh, and also the new Nick show I’m working on…) are original animation. We record first and then they draw the character TO US… We CREATE the roles. And for most of these shows, we record together as a cast. That’s fun.
Celinda: That does sound really fun. One of the many shows that you’re working on at the moment is Doc McStuffins on Disney Junior. This show has been widely praised for it’s educational aspects, how does it feel to know that shows you’ve worked on such as Doc McStuffins and SciGirls are influencing your audience to become more interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) subjects?
Lara: I’m so honored and thrilled to be a part of these shows. Doc McStuffins is changing the world! Really! What a concept to be a part of such a big thing, right? I love playing Lambie. And Izzie on SciGirls – what a brilliant show! I hope that with both shows, we make a difference!
Celinda: I’m sure both shows will have a huge positive influence on your audience. So what are some of the major differences between preparing for a recording session for a voice-over project, versus an on-camera job?
Lara: Make-up…or lack thereof! And wardrobe. Although sometimes I like picking out cute outfits to record in… although they must be quiet clothes. You know, mic-worthy.
The thing with animation, we don’t have to memorize lines, but I do read the scripts, and prepare ad libs, etc, ahead of time. Also each week for Doc and Hugglemonsters we have to learn songs, harmonies. There’s a lot of preparation for that.
Celinda: Wow, I never would have thought about a lot of that, particularly the mic-worthy clothes. Lastly are there any upcoming projects that your fans should look out for, and is there anything that you would like to say to any of your fans who are reading this interview?
Lara: Oh yah! There’s a new Nickelodeon show! And… that’s about all I’m allowed to say right now! Go to my FB Page and/or follow me on Twitter for updates. I’m not THAT active on those social media pages, but I’m trying! And I love hearing from fans! The nice ones (which I’m SURE the ones reading this are!) And well, thanks for reading this. I feel very lucky that I get to do what I love to do and that so many people love what I do, too. Thank you for that.
Celinda: Thank you again for taking the time to speak with me Lara.
Lara: Thank YOU Celinda! And thanks again to all your readers for reading this!
Keep up with everything Lara is doing:
Website: larajillmiller.net
Twitter: larajillmiller
Facebook: Lara Jill Miller
Check out these clips to see a couple of the AWESOME characters Lara has voiced! (you can check out more clips on Lara’s official website, which is linked above):
‘Kari’ – Digimon (You can hear Lara’s voice beginning at 0:04)
‘Lambie’ – Doc McStuffins (You can hear Lara’s voice beginning at 1:04)
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New Hope in the US House: Ben McAdams from Utah
I lived in Salt Lake City for four years and first got involved in Democratic Party organizing there, canvassing door-to-door for Eugene McCarthy during his 1968 insurgency against President Lyndon Johnson. I was bit by the bug and never recovered.
So I'm interested in that solidly red state, especially when it shows some blue cracks, which usually open up around the capitol city. The 4th Congressional District stretches south of Salt Lake City through prosperous suburbs but also takes in some deeply conservative enclaves.
As of yesterday, Democrat Ben McAdams is leading incumbent Republican Mia Love by 4,906 votes, with roughly 55,000 mail-in and provisional ballots still left to be counted in Salt Lake County and 72,000 ballots in Utah County (though some -- many? -- of those ballots actually belong to other congressional districts).
The race still hasn't been called.
Ben McAdams is a lawyer who served in the state senate before becoming mayor of Salt Lake County in 2013. He's a Mormon and a moderate, which means he may sometimes be a no vote on abortion rights (though he voted against a state law which would allow medical personnel to refuse to perform abortions on moral grounds and he voted against extending the waiting period for an abortion, so his record is mixed on that subject).
McAdams supports same-sex marriage. After the Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that same-sex couples have the right to marry in the United States, McAdams said, "This decision enshrines what I’ve long believed — that all families should be treated equally under the law."
He's on record opposing the repeal of the Affordable Care Act and has also called on Congress to renew the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) after its funding lapsed in September 2017. For a Utah Democrat, he bravely opposed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, citing the expected $1.5 trillion increase of the national debt over 10 years. He said it clearly favored the "wealthy over the middle class."
Incumbent Republican Mia Love was until Tuesday at least a rising star in the national Republican Party. As an aspiring Utah politician (she had converted to the Mormon church), she was given a prominent speaking slot at the 2012 Republican National Convention, and then she ran for and won the 4th District in 2014, becoming the first black woman Republican in Congress. She was reelected in 2016 while keeping her distance from Donald Trump, who's toxic among some Utah Mormons.
Love ran a relentlessly negative campaign against Ben McAdams, but screaming "liberal liberal liberal" over and over has ceased to work with an educated electorate. And DJT dissed her very publicly on Wednesday, saying he'd never gotten any love from Mia Love, so good riddance to her.
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Labels: 2018 Blue Wave, Ben McAdams, Mia Love, Utah
Brother Doc said...
They are still counting in Utah. Hope he wins.
brotherdoc said...
He won! Man has some real accomplishments to his credit. He will be a welcome add to the Dem House majority. Did you read the article about him spending 3 days and 2 nights as a homeless person in Salt Lake City to get a first hand anonymous look at shelter conditions/areas needing improvement? Very real guy.
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Runner Runner at Bedrock
Runner Runner 6
Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SB E
Adam C. Eaton OF 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Xander Bogaerts SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Mike Trout OF 5 2 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0
Josh Bell 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eduardo Escobar 3B 4 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Yasiel Puig OF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Miguel Cabrera DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pedro Severino C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kevin Newman 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 5 15 4 1 4 9 0 0 0 0
Slot IP K H BB ER S
Yu Darvish P2 6.0 8 2 1 0 0 W (1-0)
Bullpen* 3.0 4 2 1 0 4
IP Short = 0.3
Bedrock 5
Max Kepler OF 5 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Kris Bryant OF 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Eugenio Suarez 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Kolten Wong (B2) DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trevor Story SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
David Dahl (B1) OF 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Rhys Hoskins 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Stephen Vogt C 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Luis Arraez 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steven Matz P2 4.0 2 5 1 2 0 L (0-1)
Bullpen 5.0 7 5 1 2 3
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Runner Runner 10.27 -2.13 -1 0 6.29462
Bedrock 12.64167 2.31923 0 0.33 4.58583
BWB Score Formula - Final score is a combination of your batting score and your opponent's pitching score.
Component Batting Scores
Team RR ATB HR Score
Runner Runner 4.77333 11.76667 2
Bedrock 8.25 12.03333 2.5
Component Pitching Scores
Team Starter ER BP * BI K Score Sv Score HBB Score Err Score
Runner Runner 0 0.375 1.175 1 -0.33 0
Bedrock 2 1.92308 0.85385 0.75 0 0
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Support local busnesses: shop "small"
An Archive gift certificate is perfect for a hard-to-shop-for person. While you pick one up, let Michelle Gifford show you the store's large selection of clothing, decor items and wine.
As one of the busiest shopping weekends of the season approaches, consumers are again asked to “shop small” and support their local community by patronizing small, locally owned businesses.
Small Business Saturday November 30, the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The national initiative began in 2010 with a single effort in Roslindale Village, MA. It has since grown into a massive nationwide movement to support small businesses. In 2011, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution in support of the day.
Junior High girls' wrestling meet
Central's Noel Steenhard went 1-1 for the day, including a major decision over a Waverly-Shellrock opponent.
Olivia Stevenson won her first match by fall.
November 19 saw Central host one of the first, if not the first, junior high girls’ wrestling meets in the state. A total of eight girls are out for junior high wrestling at Central. Besides Central, teams from Postville, Fennimore, Waverly-Shellrock Waukon, East Buchanan and MFL-Mar-Mac participated. The Central girls’ finished with these results:
Reese Berns went 2-1. She lost by major decision to Destiny Krum, East Buchanan, 16-8; won by decision against Kalysta Kerner, Waukon 6-4, and won by decision over Ayda Cook, East Buchanan, 8-5.
Alyssa Schmitt went 1-1, winning by fall over Ayda Cook, East Buchanan, in 0:47 seconds but later losing by major decision to Destiny Krum, East Buchanan, 17-7.
Kimberly Suhr went 0-3. She lost by fall to Olivia Marti, Waukon, in 1:30; lost by fall to Kysa Klein, Waverly Shellrock, in 1:59; and lost by fall to Emily Hendrickson-Troester, MFL, in 1:16.
Making holidays brighter for kids
There’s a lot more than stretching and stepping going on at a local fitness class. Several members are also involved in service project designed to brighten the holiday season for kids in need.
The Fit and Flex group, which meets weekday mornings at the Elkader Fitness Center, has embraced projects launched by two of its members. The first is an effort led by Debbie Crane to make kids’ pajamas.
“I went to a garage sale in Cedar Rapids and there was a table with a stack of new flannel on it, probably 15 or 20 yards,” Debbie said. “I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with it but I knew I had to buy it.”
Renovation project is completed
The kitchen and cafeteria - now known as the Commons - have been moved to the main floor. The former kitchen is now a fitness area. Pictured is Central superintendent Nick Trenkamp.
The middle and high school media center moved from the main floor to the second floor. Prior to the $6 million capital project, this part of the school didn't exist.
The $6.8 million renovation project at Central Schools, Elkader, is complete.
Central Superintendent Nick Trenkamp did a final walk-through with contractors last week noting some minor cosmetic work that needed to be addressed. The really “big stuff,” however—like the new middle/high school media center, science classroom, fitness area, commons and other spaces—have been finished for some time.
“We haven’t seen much of a crew in here for a while,” said Trenkamp. “It’s been a long, exhausting process—and I can’t say enough about how the staff and students dealt with the reality of the construction work—but everyone is in agreement that the end results are worth it.”
And it’s not just students and staff who are impressed with the results. Trenkamp has heard from parents, Central alumni and visitors. An open house in late September drew a large crowd and many took time at the end of the tour to share their favorable impressions.
Museum gets ready for holiday season
Cathryn Chancellor hangs ornaments created by area artists on one of several trees at the Carter House Museum.
The calendar might say November 20th but inside the Carter House Museum, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
The museum is being readied for the annual holiday open house Friday, November 22, from 5 to 8 p.m., and each room—plus the Annex—will reflect this year’s theme: Gifts.
“This year’s theme has come together beautifully, and I think our guests will enjoy the house and how each room celebrates a gift—from music to nature, food, friendship, poetry, pets, humor, and community service,” said Carter House board member LaVonne Augustson.
Chef offers extra serving of gratitude
Michael Ellison, far right, owner of Dotzy’s Restaurant and Saloon, Elgin, is shown with some of the veterans who attended his appreciation breakfast last week. They are, back row, left to right: Ralph Clausen, Bob Rothlisberger, Dave Christen, Mark Benson, and Ron Soppe; and front row: Duane Strong and Don Sutter
No immediate member of Michael Ellison’s family has served in the armed forces and yet as Veterans Day approached, Ellison felt compelled to do something to say “thanks” to those who have served. Since feeding people is what he’s does best, Chef Mike, as he’s better known, decided to offer breakfast at his Elgin business, Dotzy’s Restaurant and Saloon. Veterans and their spouses enjoyed a free buffet Monday morning, a time when Chef Mike and his staff are usually recovering from a hectic weekend. Non-veterans were welcomed, as well. They could make a freewill offering, which was given to the Elgin American Legion. “I’ve had friends in the military and I really appreciate those who serve,” Chef Mike said. “I feel a debt to them, and this seemed like a good what to repay a bit of that.” Chef Mike admitted he wanted to do an appreciation breakfast last year, but the thought occurred to him too late. This year, planning started earlier, and he got some help.
New Snow Ordinance for Elkader Residents
Last week’s snowfalls were moderate but we all know bigger storms are coming. And when they do, Elkader residents will have a new snow ordinance to follow.
Approved last April by City Council, the ordinance prohibits parking between 2 and 6 a.m. on public streets whenever snow has accumulated on the paved portion of the road. This part of the ordinance covers snowfalls that are not significant enough for a snow emergency declaration. Motorists will be fined $20 per violation.
A snow emergency adds another layer to the ordinance: For up to 24 hours after an emergency has been declared, parking is prohibited on all streets. If snow removal efforts take less time than that, the parking ban will be lifted. Downtown parking lots will be cleared early so anyone who needs to be downtown will still have a place to park.
The ordinance does not say how much snow must fall before an emergency is declared but “generally this will be reserved for six inches or more.”
Training dogs to serve others
A local kennel is training dogs to work with veterans dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder as well as youngsters with autism. Read their remarkable story in next week's issue of the Clayton County Register.
2019 City Election
As the November 5 city election approaches, Elkader finds itself in a unique position: No one has filed to run for two open positions.
Update given on Keystone Bridge project
The City of Elkader has received two grants to cover the cost of rehabilitating the historic Keystone Bridge.
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Against Empathy
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Effective altruists rely more on reason than emotion.
Compassion that involves feeling for rather than with comes at a cost.
Empathy is a problem when our cognitive response fails.
Lynn E. O'Connor
Jack W. Berry
The cognitive and affective components of empathy cannot be separated.
Leonardo Christov-Moore
Marco Iacoboni
Empathy works to correct errors in judging actions.
Marianne LaFrance
Rational decision making can have disastrous consequences.
Simon Baron-Cohen
The ability to accept suffering is invaluable.
Nomy Arpaly
The success or failure of emotional states is context-dependent.
Elizabeth Bruenig
Empathy might make better doctors.
Christine Montross
To be moved to action by empathy is to lurch blindly toward who knows what.
What we need is not less empathy but more rationality.
Barbara H. Fried
Righteous anger at injustice is the best guide to good action.
Jesse Prinz
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Most people see the benefits of empathy as too obvious to require justification.
Photograph: Samantha Stock
When asked what I am working on, I often say I am writing a book about empathy. People tend to smile and nod, and then I add, “I’m against it.” This usually gets an uncomfortable laugh.
This reaction surprised me at first, but I’ve come to realize that taking a position against empathy is like announcing that you hate kittens—a statement so outlandish it can only be a joke. And so I’ve learned to clarify, to explain that I am not against morality, compassion, kindness, love, being a good neighbor, doing the right thing, and making the world a better place. My claim is actually the opposite: if you want to be good and do good, empathy is a poor guide.
The word “empathy” is used in many ways, but here I am adopting its most common meaning, which corresponds to what eighteenth-century philosophers such as Adam Smith called “sympathy.” It refers to the process of experiencing the world as others do, or at least as you think they do. To empathize with someone is to put yourself in her shoes, to feel her pain. Some researchers also use the term to encompass the more coldblooded process of assessing what other people are thinking, their motivations, their plans, what they believe. This is sometimes called “cognitive,” as opposed to “emotional,” empathy. I will follow this convention here, but we should keep in mind that the two are distinct—they emerge from different brain processes; you can have a lot of one and a little of the other—and that most of the discussion of the moral implications of empathy focuses on its emotional side.
Some degree of emotional empathy is bred in the bone. The sight and sound of another’s suffering is unpleasant for babies and, as soon as they are mobile enough, they try to help, patting and soothing others in distress. This is not uniquely human: the primatologist Frans de Waal notes that chimps will often put their arms around the victim of an attack and pat her or groom her.
Empathy can occur automatically, even involuntarily. Smith describes how “persons of delicate fibres” who notice a beggar’s sores and ulcers “are apt to feel an itching or uneasy sensation in the correspondent part of their own bodies.” John Updike writes, “My grandmother would have choking fits at the kitchen table, and my own throat would feel narrow in sympathy.”
And empathy can be extended through the imagination. In a speech before he became president, Barack Obama stressed how important it is
to see the world through the eyes of those who are different from us—the child who’s hungry, the steelworker who’s been laid off, the family who lost the entire life they built together when the storm came to town. . . . When you think like this—when you choose to broaden your ambit of concern and empathize with the plight of others, whether they are close friends or distant strangers—it becomes harder not to act, harder not to help.
Obama is right about this last part; there is considerable support for what the psychologist C. Daniel Batson calls “the empathy-altruism hypothesis”: when you empathize with others, you are more likely to help them. In general, empathy serves to dissolve the boundaries between one person and another; it is a force against selfishness and indifference.
It is easy to see, then, how empathy can be a moral good, and it has many champions. Obama talks frequently about empathy; witness his recent claim, after his first meeting with Pope Francis, that “it’s the lack of empathy that makes it very easy for us to plunge into wars. It’s the lack of empathy that allows us to ignore the homeless on the streets.” In The Empathetic Civilization (2009) Jeremy Rifkin argues that the only way our species will survive war, environmental degradation, and economic collapse is through the enhancement of “global empathy.” This past June, Bill and Melinda Gates concluded their Stanford commencement address by asking students to nurture and expand their empathetic powers, essential for a better world.
Most people see the benefits of empathy as too obvious to require justification. This is a mistake.
Most people see the benefits of empathy as akin to the evils of racism: too obvious to require justification. I think this is a mistake. I have argued elsewhere that certain features of empathy make it a poor guide to social policy. Empathy is biased; we are more prone to feel empathy for attractive people and for those who look like us or share our ethnic or national background. And empathy is narrow; it connects us to particular individuals, real or imagined, but is insensitive to numerical differences and statistical data. As Mother Teresa put it, “If I look at the mass I will never act. If I look at the one, I will.” Laboratory studies find that we really do care more about the one than about the mass, so long as we have personal information about the one.
In light of these features, our public decisions will be fairer and more moral once we put empathy aside. Our policies are improved when we appreciate that a hundred deaths are worse than one, even if we know the name of the one, and when we acknowledge that the life of someone in a faraway country is worth as much as the life a neighbor, even if our emotions pull us in a different direction. Without empathy, we are better able to grasp the importance of vaccinating children and responding to climate change. These acts impose costs on real people in the here and now for the sake of abstract future benefits, so tackling them may require overriding empathetic responses that favor the comfort and well being of individuals today. We can rethink humanitarian aid and the criminal justice system, choosing to draw on a reasoned, even counter-empathetic, analysis of moral obligation and likely consequences.
But even if you accept this argument, there is a lot more to life than public policy. Consider our everyday interactions with our parents and children, with our partners and friends. Consider also certain special relationships, such as that between doctor and patient or therapist and client. Empathy might not scale up to the policy level, but it seems an unalloyed good when it comes to these intimate relationships—the more the better.
I used to believe this, but I am no longer sure.
One of empathy’s most thoughtful defenders is the psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen. In his 2011 book The Science of Evil, he draws upon psychology and neuroscience to argue that the notion of evil should be replaced with “empathy erosion” and that a high degree of empathy is what makes for good people and good societies.
Individuals differ in their disposition to feel empathy, and Baron-Cohen posits an empathy curve that runs from Level 0, where there is no empathy at all, to Level 6, where one is “continually focused on other people’s feelings . . . . in a constant state of hyperarousal, such that other people are never off their radar.” He sketches one such Level 6 individual:
Hannah is a psychotherapist who has a natural gift for tuning into how others are feeling. As soon as you walk into her living room, she is already reading your face, your gait, your posture. The first thing she asks you is ‘How are you?’ but this is no perfunctory platitude. Her intonation—even before you have taken off your coat—suggests an invitation to confide, to disclose, to share. Even if you just answer with a short phrase, your tone of voice reveals to her your inner emotional state, and she quickly follows up your answer with ‘You sound a bit sad. What’s happened to upset you?’
Before you know it, you are opening up to this wonderful listener, who interjects only to offer sounds of comfort and concern, to mirror how you feel, occasionally offering soothing words to boost you and make you feel valued. Hannah is not doing this because it is her job to do so. She is like this with her clients, her friends, and even people she has only just met. Hannah’s friends feel cared for by her, and her friendships are built around sharing confidences and offering mutual support. She has an unstoppable drive to empathize.
It is easy to see what Baron-Cohen finds so impressive here. Hannah sounds like a good therapist, and it seems as if she would also be a good mother to young children.
But consider what it must be like to be her. Hannah’s concern for other people doesn’t derive from particular appreciation or respect for them; her concern is indiscriminate and applies to strangers as well as friends. She also does not endorse a guiding principle based on compassion and kindness. Rather, Hannah is compelled by hyperarousal—her drive is unstoppable. Her experience is the opposite of selfishness but just as extreme. A selfish person might go through life indifferent to the pleasure and pain of others—ninety-nine for him and one for everyone else—while in Hannah’s case, the feelings of others are always in her head—ninety-nine for everyone else and one for her.
It is no accident that Baron-Cohen chose a woman as his example. In a series of empirical and theoretical articles, psychologists Vicki Helgeson and Heidi Fritz have explored why women are twice as likely as men to experience depression. Their results suggest that this divergence is explained in part by a sex difference in the propensity for “unmitigated communion,” defined as “an excessive concern with others and placing others’ needs before one’s own.” Helgeson and Fritz developed a simple nine-item questionnaire, which asks respondents to indicate whether they agree with statements such as, “For me to be happy, I need others to be happy,” “I can’t say no when someone asks me for help,” and “I often worry about others’ problems.” Women typically score higher than men on this scale; Hannah would, I bet, score high indeed.
Strong inclination toward empathy comes with costs. Individuals scoring high in unmitigated communion report asymmetrical relationships, where they support others but don’t get support themselves. They also are more prone to suffer depression and anxiety. Working from a different literature on “pathological altruism,” Barbara Oakley notes in Cold-Blooded Kindness (2011), “It’s surprising how many diseases and syndromes commonly seen in women seem to be related to women’s generally stronger empathy for and focus on others.”
Empathetic arousal is not the only force that motivates kindness.
The problems that arise here have to do with emotional empathy—feeling another’s pain. This leads to what psychologists call empathetic distress. We can contrast this with non-empathetic compassion—a more distanced love and kindness and concern for others. Such compassion is a psychological plus. Putting aside the obvious point that some degree of caring for others is morally right, kindness and altruism are associated with all sorts of positive physical and psychological outcomes, including a boost in both short-term mood and long-term happiness. If you want to get happy, helping others is an excellent way to do so.
It is worth expanding on the difference between empathy and compassion, because some of empathy’s biggest fans are confused on this point and think that the only force that can motivate kindness is empathetic arousal. But this is mistaken. Imagine that the child of a close friend has drowned. A highly empathetic response would be to feel what your friend feels, to experience, as much as you can, the terrible sorrow and pain. In contrast, compassion involves concern and love for your friend, and the desire and motivation to help, but it need not involve mirroring your friend’s anguish.
Or consider long-distance charity. It is conceivable, I suppose, that someone who hears about the plight of starving children might actually go through the empathetic exercise of imagining what it is like to starve to death. But this empathetic distress surely isn’t necessary for charitable giving. A compassionate person might value others’ lives in the abstract, and, recognizing the misery caused by starvation, be motivated to act accordingly.
Summing up, compassionate helping is good for you and for others. But empathetic distress is destructive of the individual in the long run.
It might also be of little help to other people because experiencing others’ pain is exhausting and leads to burnout. This issue is explored in the Buddhist literature on morality. Consider the life of a bodhisattva, an enlightened person who vows not to pass into Nirvana, choosing instead to stay in the normal cycle of life and death to help the masses. How is a bodhisattva to live? In Consequences of Compassion (2009) Charles Goodman notes the distinction in Buddhists texts between “sentimental compassion,” which corresponds to empathy, and “great compassion,” which involves love for others without empathetic attachment or distress. Sentimental compassion is to be avoided, as it “exhausts the bodhisattva.” Goodman defends great compassion, which is more distanced and reserved and can be sustained indefinitely.
This distinction has some support in the collaborative work of Tania Singer, a psychologist and neuroscientist, and Matthieu Ricard, a Buddhist monk, meditation expert, and former scientist. In a series of studies using fMRI brain scanning, Ricard was asked to engage in various types of compassion meditation directed toward people who are suffering. To the surprise of the investigators, these meditative states did not activate parts of the brain that are normally activated by non-meditators when they think about others’ pain. Ricard described his meditative experience as “a warm positive state associated with a strong prosocial motivation.”
He was then asked to put himself in an empathetic state and was scanned while doing so. Now the appropriate circuits associated with empathetic distress were activated. “The empathic sharing,” Ricard said, “very quickly became intolerable to me and I felt emotionally exhausted, very similar to being burned out.”
One sees a similar contrast in ongoing experiments led by Singer and her colleagues in which people are either given empathy training, which focuses on the capacity to experience the suffering of others, or compassion training, in which subjects are trained to respond to suffering with feelings of warmth and care. According to Singer’s results, among test subjects who underwent empathy training, “negative affect was increased in response to both people in distress and even to people in everyday life situations. . . . these findings underline the belief that engaging in empathic resonance is a highly aversive experience and, as such, can be a risk factor for burnout.” Compassion training—which doesn’t involve empathetic arousal to the perceived distress of others—was more effective, leading to both increased positive emotions and increased altruism.
This brings us to the targets of empathy. As I write this, an older relative of mine who has cancer is going back and forth to hospitals and rehabilitation centers. I’ve watched him interact with doctors and learned what he thinks of them. He values doctors who take the time to listen to him and develop an understanding of his situation; he benefits from this sort of cognitive empathy. But emotional empathy is more complicated. He gets the most from doctors who don’t feel as he does, who are calm when he is anxious, confident when he is uncertain. And he particularly appreciates certain virtues that have little directly to do with empathy, virtues such as competence, honesty, professionalism, and respect.
Leslie Jamison makes a similar point in her new essay collection The Empathy Exams. Jamison was at one time a medical actor—she would fake symptoms for medical students, who would diagnose her as part of their training. She also rated them on their skills. The most important entry on her checklist was number thirty-one: “Voiced empathy for my situation/problem.” But when she discusses her real experiences with doctors, her assessment of empathy is mixed. She met with one doctor who was cold and unsympathetic to her concerns, which caused her pain. But she is grateful to another who kept a reassuring distance and objectivity: “I didn’t need him to be my mother—even for a day—I only needed him to know what he was doing,” she writes. “His calmness didn’t make me feel abandoned, it made me feel secure. . . . I needed to look at him and see the opposite of my fear, not its echo.”
Or consider friendship and love. Hannah’s “soothing words,” her “sounds of comfort and concern” and mirroring of others’ feelings describe how a certain type of therapist treats a client or how a certain type of parent treats an anxious toddler. But this isn’t how friendship usually works. Friendship is rooted in symmetry and equality, shared projects, teasing and jokes and gossip, all of which are absent from a therapeutic relationship. While I might benefit from a friend’s therapy if I were feeling deeply anxious or depressed, I don’t, on the whole, want my friends to treat me like a suffering patient, softly murmuring reassurances when they detect that I’m out of sorts. Hannah’s “You sound a bit sad. What’s happened to upset you?” exemplifies what Jamison means when she says, “Empathy is always perched precariously between gift and invasion.”
Putting aside the extremes, do more empathetic people make better friends and partners? To my knowledge, this has never been studied. Certainly we want our friends to understand us and to care about us. It would be unnerving if someone I love never flinched in the face of my suffering or lit up at my joy. But this is not because I want them to mirror my feelings; rather, it is because if they love me, they should worry about my misfortunes and be pleased when I do well. From a purely selfish standpoint, I might not want their empathetic resonance, particularly when I am feeling down. I would prefer that they greet my panic with calm and my sadness with good cheer. As Cicero said about friendship—but he could just as well have been talking about close relationships in general—it “improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing of our grief.”
When we think about individuals on the other extreme, what Baron-Cohen would describe as empathy Level 0, we naturally think about psychopaths, sociopaths, or antisocial/psychopathic personality types (the terms typically are used synonymously). Psychopaths are identified in poplar culture as the embodiment of evil. The term describes everyone from predatory CEOs to callous politicians to cannibal-killers such as Jeffrey Dahmer and the fictional Hannibal Lecter.
Being a good person is related to more distanced compassion, along with self-control, and a sense of justice.
There is a standard test for psychopathy developed by the psychologist Robert Hare. It is used to make legal decisions about criminal offenders, including whether they should be incarcerated for life, and used as well by experimental psychologists who give the test to undergraduates to explore how their scores relate to, for instance, attitudes toward sexual violence and their style of moral reasoning. If you like this sort of thing, you can take the test online, rating yourself on traits such as “glibness/superficial charm,” “lack of remorse or guilt,” and “promiscuous sexual
behavior.”
The most important item for many people is “callous/lack of empathy.” Many popular treatments of psychopathy, such as Jon Ronson’s 2011 bestseller The Psychopath Test, see a lack of empathy as the core deficit in psychopathy. It is here that cognitive and emotional empathy come apart, because many people diagnosed with psychopathy are excellent at reading others’ minds. This is what enables them to be such masterful manipulators, con men, and seducers. But the emotional part is thought to be absent—they cannot feel other people’s pain—and this is why psychopaths are such terrible people.
This might be the popular picture, but the truth is more complicated. For one thing, as philosopher Jesse Prinz points out, psychopaths suffer from dulling of just about all emotional responses, not just empathy. This overall blunting of feeling—or “shallow affect”—is one of the criteria on the checklist. It was observed by Harvey Cleckley in The Mask of Sanity, his 1941 book that provided the first clinical description of psychopathy:
Vexation, spite, quick and labile flashes of quasi-affection, peevish resentment, shallow moods of self-pity, puerile attitudes of vanity, and absurd and showy poses of indignation are all within his emotional scale and are freely sounded as the circumstances of life play upon him. But mature, wholehearted anger, true or consistent indignation, honest, solid grief, sustaining pride, deep joy, and genuine despair are reactions not likely to be found within this scale.
It is unclear, then, whether an empathy deficit is at the core of psychopathy, or whether it is just one facet of a more general problem. One can explore this by looking at how well scores on the callous/lack of empathy item and certain related items are correlated with future bad behavior. In an extensive review of the literature, psychologist Jennifer Skeem and her colleagues note that these items are weak predictors of violence and criminality. The reason why the psychopath test has any predictive power at all is that it assesses past bad behavior—juvenile delinquency, criminal versatility, parasitic lifestyle, and so on—as well as factors such as lack of inhibition and poor impulse control. To put it another way, you can remove the empathy question from the scale, and it would be about as good at picking out psychopaths.
What about aggressive behavior more generally? Are more aggressive people less empathetic? Even I, a skeptic, would imagine there is some substantive relationship between empathy and aggression, since presumably someone with a great deal of empathy would find it unpleasant to cause pain in others. But a recent review summarizing data from all available studies of the relationship between empathy and aggression reaches a different conclusion. The authors of “The (non)relation between empathy and aggression: Surprising results from a meta-analysis” report that only 1 percent of the variation in aggression is accounted for by empathy. This means that if you want to predict how aggressive a person is, and you have access to an enormous amount of information about that person, including psychiatric interviews, pen-and-paper tests, criminal records, and brain scans, the last thing you would bother to look at would be measures of the person’s empathy.
Finally, one decisive test of the low-empathy-makes-bad-people theory would be to study a group of people who lack empathy but also lack the other traits associated with psychopathy. Such individuals do exist. Baron-Cohen notes that people with Asperger syndrome and autism typically have low cognitive empathy—they struggle to understand the minds of others—and have low emotional empathy as well. (As with psychopaths, there is some controversy about whether they are incapable of empathy or choose not to deploy it.) Despite their empathy deficit, such people show no propensity for exploitation and violence. Indeed, they often have strong moral codes and are more likely to be victims of cruelty than perpetrators.
Am I saying that empathy is irrelevant or a corrosive influence on how we treat those around us? This would be too strong a conclusion. There are many studies that look at individual differences in empathy levels and correlate these levels with real-world behavior, such as willingness to help someone in need. Many of these studies are poorly done. They often measure empathy through self-report, so you don’t know whether you are assessing actual empathy as opposed to the degree to which people see themselves, or want to be seen, as empathetic. Furthermore, people who help others more may assume that they are empathetic, since people often make judgments about themselves by drawing conclusions from their own behavior.
Nonetheless, there is some evidence that being more empathetic influences how likely one is to help in certain circumstances. The relationship is often weak, and not all studies find it. Still, given laboratory findings showing that inducing empathy increases the likelihood of altruistic behaviors, it would be wrong to dismiss empathy’s role in our moral lives.
But we know that a high level of empathy does not make one a good person and that a low level does not make one a bad person. Being a good person likely is more related to distanced feelings of compassion and kindness, along with intelligence, self-control, and a sense of justice. Being a bad person has more to do with a lack of regard for others and an inability to control one’s appetites.
So how much empathy do we really want in ourselves, our children, our friends, and our society? If you want to answer that question, it helps to think about a quite different emotional response—anger.
Empathy and anger share a lot. Both emerge in early childhood and exist in every human culture. Both are present in other primates such as chimpanzees. Both are social. Unlike emotions such as fear and disgust, which are often elicited by experiences and inanimate beings, empathy and anger are mainly geared toward other people. And they are both moral. The identification that comes with empathy can motivate kind behavior toward others; anger is often a response to perceived unfairness, cruelty, and other immoral acts.
Buddhist texts are even more skeptical about anger than they are about empathy. They see it as destructive of the individual and the world at large. This is a valid concern. But if I could determine the emotional life of my child, I wouldn’t leave out the capacity for anger. The emotional force of anger can protect us and those we are close to from exploitation and predation. Someone who could never get angry would be the perfect victim. Anger can also be a prod to moral behavior more generally; many great moral heroes—Martin Luther King, Jr., for instance—have been individuals who let themselves get angry at situations that others were indifferent to.
But I would worry about the irrational, arbitrary, and self-destructive aspects of anger, so I wouldn’t wish that my child possess too much of it. And I would make sure to add plenty of intelligence, concern for others, and self-control. I would want to ensure that anger is modified, shaped, and directed by rational deliberation. It would occasionally spur action, but it would be subservient to the capacities for rationality and compassion. If we were all constituted in this way, if we could all put anger in its place, ours would be a kinder and better world.
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What We Organize
Events Diary 2019/20
School ethical sponsorship policy and CSC guidelines 2014
Elizabeth Mackie-Walker November 23, 2019 General
Attendees from the Committee and School:
Elizabeth Mackie (Chair), Peter Salerno (Treasurer), Leon Choueke (Head), Louise Foulkes (Deputy Head), ,Challe Hudson, Mel Solomou, Nora Zeidan, Alan Midgley, Georgia Norton, Kit Bhatti (Treasurer), Andi Voros
Also attended: Wil Roberts, Baydr Yadallee, Almut Gramer-Thornton, Susan Jones, Marielle Drier, Ana Maria Volaric, Enrico De Vita
Apologies: Sarah Wiley, Morinade Akinbobola, Andrew Day, Debby Kuypers, Joanna Shakmin
SUMMARY OF THE YEAR
The aims and ethos of CF as a parent-staff association and registered charity is to work in partnership with the School and Governors towards a whole school community with the key elements being involvement and participation from all and keeping all events accessible to all families. It has as an equal aim fundraising to provide the extras to advance the education of the children by providing facilities at the school that the Local Authority does not normally provide.
On the fundraising side we work in a number of ways. Traditional year group events which run year on year. There are also committee based events like Fireworks which, even in a deluge like the past weekend, was really well attended. We also have events which were new individual initiatives like Movie Night for Year 5. Some events have started as a committee based event, like Fireworks, but now have every year group involved to spread the load. This mixed approach is working well. Key to the traditional events is the class rep system. The reps’ hard work and enthusiasm is essential to making it work.
Movie Night was a new event for last year and worked well for Year 5. The licence lasts for a year so other year groups are encouraged to come forward to run their own night before the licence expires.
Individual donations to Coleridge Families are an important source of income with many donations being requested to be contributed to the Learning Enhancement Fund. In order to ensure all donations comply with the charitable objects the Committee received details from the School each term of the intended purchases from the LEF and then approved transfer of the relevant funds. Transfers are recorded in the CF meeting minutes.
INCLUSION AND THE REPS NETWORK
The committee (Andy Day in particular) have been woking with Louise Foulkes on how to involve the reps more in creating an inclusive community particularly working to involve more marginalised groups.
This year we worked with the school on new CF pages on the School website. We also now put all the CF events on the main school online calendar so people get them when they subscribe to that calendar. CF run a Reception new parents coffee morning and also attend and provide refreshments for all the year group coffee mornings as well. We have also worked with the school on a “top tips for reps” document with inclusion at its heart.
The next major project under this heading would be Cultures of Coleridge in March.
The meeting discussed the importance of the reps network and of keeping that going. A reps meeting with Miss Foulkes is in planning for next term. Thanking volunteers was also of great importance.
WHAT DID CF FUND IN 2018/19?
Playgrounds – £58,500: See further below.
West Halls storage and stage supplies- £4,350: the additional storage on the Halls has now been completed and additional supplies purchased for the school production.
Poetry workshop – £400: this workshop for Y6 was by local poet Paul Lyalls and was extremely successful.
Kids’ Concert Company – £430: this company bring classical music to schools and did an after school concert for all the family enabling classical music to be brought to people who might not otherwise have had that opportunity. This event was very kindly sponsored by a parent
Books workshop at Ally Pally Book Awards and Library books – £165: the book club attended the book awards and various author workshops. We also helped the Library purchase new books.
Gazebos – £570: replacement gazebos were purchased for use at CF events.
SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTS (Peter S)
Pete ran through the accounts explaining the receipts and outgoings and the pre-existing spending plans.
CF raised c.£78,000 in the course of the year including significant amounts from the Summer Fair, Clean Air Coleridge events (see below) donations to the Learning Enhancement Fund, Gift Aid and sponsorship from Martyn Gerrard. Martyn Gerrard is thanked for their ongoing contribution in funds and time and energy.
The Summer Fair raised an impressive £17,500 – well up on last year. There was a slight downwards trend on other events and of course no cycle challenge this year. A further cycle challenge might be a possibility but organizationally it was a massive effort and it wasn’t thought that it should be a yearly event.
The meeting then approved the Accounts.
The meeting accepted the resignations of Kit Bhatti and Morinade Akinbobola as Treasurers and thanked them for the great job they have both done over the years.
The meeting was pleased to welcome Ana Maria Volaric, Marielle Drier and Enrico De Vita to the Treasury team and to the Committee.
PLANS FOR SPENDING 2019-20
West Playground refurbishment
Summer Fair profits 2017, 2018, 2019 and the 2018 Cycle Challenge proceeds are all going to the Playgrounds fund – this amounts to around £75,000 [amendment to £72k in slide 10].
So far CF have spent over £58,000 on:
The Tipping Point project which helped identify the way the children play in the playground and contributed to the overall design of the refurbished playground
New gate, paved area and fence on the West Side
Wildlife area outside the MUGA
Millennium Garden and seats
Area outside the Year 4 door.
MR CHOUEKE’S PLAYGROUNDS UPDATE:
Haringey Council are engaged with the process and their surveys including by their civil engineer are complete and recommendations have been made. A project manager has been appointed and a client brief is being prepared. A major part of the major landscaping works necessary eg on the bank are Haringey’s responsibility. There had been an issue in relation to responsibility for the area between the fence and the pavement as it is designated educational land. However the school were clear that this area remained the responsibility of Parks and Highways and wasn’t to be considered in the school plans. Further details of the works to be done by the Council are expected in February so any work CF funds needs to factor that work in.
LC explained the next areas the school wanted to look at working on with CF are:
snagging on the last phase of work (eg firming up the fence and gate and surface edges).
Allotment beds in the area behind LC’s office on West
Areas for collaborative and creative play
CF have been working on various initiatives with Plastic Free Coleridge (an initiative set up by the children and Laura Bosworth with help from Fran Kellett) including the Y6 coffee cup challenge for the School Play which will be repeated again this year and the new Coleridge water bottles which aim to reduce the amount of single use plastic water bottles on the school site. A group of children is also campaigning for Meat Free Mondays.
CF has been trialing new biodegradeable cups and plates for events and purchased washable plates, bowls and cups for use at the Summer Fair and other events. We have been approached by two parents from Plastic Free Crouch End and will be working with them towards a sustainable events policy.
Clean Air Coleridge: Susan Jones outlined the group’s aims and in particular the fundraising towards a green wall for the East Side. This had involved sponsorship from local businesses and the successful screening of Horrible Histories Rotten Romans along with significant donations by parents. The group was looking at other areas as well as the green wall such as air quality within the classrooms and engaging with Liveable Crouch End to ensure any scheme doesn’t affect the school negatively.
NEW EVENTS FOR 2020
Look out for two new events in March 2020:
An evening with Steve Howe
Comedy night with the Scummy Mummies
Details of both available soon.
CF COMMITTEE
There is always a need for new members on the Committee. All talents are welcome and the Committee are looking in particular for help with administration, managing events, keeping the community updated (in particular via MailChimp and the website) and in the rep network. The Committee meets twice a term and discusses matters in between by email. New volunteers would be welcomed! Anyone should get in touch by email (coleridgefamilies@gmail.com) or in person.
The meeting then closed.
Slides from the meeting are available on the Coleridge Families website at: http://coleridgefamilies.org.uk/agm-2019-presentation/
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Refugee crisis, compassion and Eastern Europe
Posted on October 6, 2015 by Ida Persson
By Dace Dzenovska, Associate Professor in the Anthropology of Migration
Losing Europeanness
Every crisis dismantles and produces Europeanness anew. Greek Europeanness was recently questioned by the financial ‘core of Europe’ led by Germany because Greece refused to behave like a responsible economic subject. In the context of the current refugee crisis, the now moral ‘core of Europe’—once again led by Germany—is juxtaposed to the failed Europeanness of what has emerged as generic ‘Eastern Europe’.
Several Eastern European member states of the European Union objected to the proposed refugee quotas. There were protests in various cities in Eastern Europe against accepting refugees. There were also counter-protests, counter-arguments, and counter-actions. Nevertheless, the liberally inclined print and online media on both sides of the Atlantic quickly filled with commentaries that accused ‘Eastern Europeans’ of lacking compassion and tried to shame them into moral maturity and, by extension, agreeable politics.[1] Some suggested that Eastern Europe was stuck in the rhetoric of suffering, unable to evolve from recipients to providers of assistance. Others wondered whether Eastern Europeans could see the irony in refusing assistance to those in need when they had received so much assistance during the long 20th century. Had they not learned anything from history? Why were Eastern Europeans so racist and xenophobic?
Disagreeable politics and attitudes were traced to moral failures, which amounted to failed Europeanness. Even those who eschewed moralizing began by securing their own Europeanness by distancing from Eastern Europe’s ‘staggering lack of compassion’.[2] In the midst of a spectacular political failure, the moral goodness of the ‘core of Europe’ was reasserted.[3]
Compassion as a political virtue
Compassion deployed in this fashion is not a ‘private sentiment.’[4] It is a political virtue expected to extend to strangers and to inform liberal politics. In this form—as a political virtue with universal value—it has been widely criticized for its depoliticizing and even repressive effects.[5]
According to Hannah Arendt, the private sentiment of compassion risks turning into pity when brought into the public arena, thus preventing engagement with fellow ‘men’ [sic] as political equals.[6] Compassion as a political virtue—not unlike tolerance as a political virtue—does not posit such equality. Instead, it posits a hierarchical relationship between the subjects and objects of compassion.[7] Public compassion is about both fellow feeling and distancing. It can be extended to strangers (they are almost like us!) and to marginalized group members (they are not really like us!). In the midst of refugee crisis, it has also become part of a civilizational discourse extended towards Eastern Europe.
Political opportunity?
Regardless of what one thinks of the asylum politics of Eastern European member states and of the attitudes of their citizens, attributing such politics and attitudes to collective moral failures is a move that needs to be carefully rethought. It is hardly the case that Eastern Europeans are less human in their capacity for compassion than their Western European counterparts. The difference seems to lie in the fact that they either do not use the sentiment of compassion as a basis for politics or limit its application to a particular nation, race or religion.
And yet, Eastern Europeans are grappling with tensions that define Europe beyond particular nation-states: the tension between liberal politics and national states, the tension between the needs of populations impoverished by austerity measures and the needs of refugees, and the tension between proclamations of ‘European values’ and the on-going ghettoization of marginal Europeans and asylum seekers in cities across Europe.
Eastern European members of the public, government officials, border guards, and journalists have been learning about these tensions, especially asylum politics, through the media, trips to Western Europe, and a variety of training and twinning programmes. For example, Latvian border guards and government officials have worked with their Finnish, Swedish, French and Belgian counterparts to implement border controls and asylum instruments. They were good pupils and learned what Didier Fassin has called the ‘common law of repression’, but to qualify as fully European, they are now called upon to learn the ‘redemptive virtue of compassion’.[8]
Should Eastern Europeans be taught to accept compassion as a political virtue to be extended to suffering subjects beyond their immediate circles of kinship? It seems unlikely that embracing public compassion will resolve Europe’s definitive tensions and the concrete problems that arise from them. Perhaps the difference that has emerged between Eastern and Western Europe in the context of the refugee crisis is a political opportunity to address these tensions without obscuring them by a moralizing discourse.
For examples, see: Lyman 2015; Gross 2015; Simecka & Tallis 2015; Rupnik 2015; Komorovskis 2015; Krastev 2015; Sabet-Parry 2015; Hockenos 2015; Gressel 2015; Roland 2015.
See Krastev 2015.
See Böröcz 2006 for an early critique. See also Dzenovska 2013.
Arendt 1990; Canovan 1992.
For examples see Ticktin 2011; Fassin 2005, 2011; Bornstein 2012. See also Weiss 2015 and Feldman 2013 for counter-arguments.
Arendt 1990.
For critical analysis of the political virtue of tolerance, see Brown 2006 & Dzenovska n.d.
Fassin 2005: 375.
Arendt, Hannah. 1990 [1965]. On Revolution. Penguin Books.
Bornstein, Erika. 2012. Disquieting Gifts: Humanitarianism in New Delhi. Stanford: Stanford University Press.
Böröcz, Joseph. 2006. ‘Goodness is Elsewhere: The Rule of European Difference’. Comparative Studies in Society and History 48 (1): 110-137.
Brown, Wendy. 2006. Regulating Aversion: Tolerance in the Age of Identity and Empire. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Canovan, Margaret. 1992. Hannah Arendt: A Reinterpretation of Her Political Thought. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Dzenovska, Dace. n.d. Complicit Becoming: Tolerance and Europeanization After Socialism. Manuscript in preparation.
Dzenovska, Dace. 2013. ‘Historical Agency and the Coloniality of Power in Postsocialist Europe’. Anthropological Theory 13(4): 394-416.
Fassin, Didier. 2012. Humanitarian Reason: A Moral History of the Present. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Fassin, Didier. 2005. ‘Compassion and repression: The moral economy of immigration policies in France’, Cultural Anthropology 20(3): 362-387.
Feldman, Gregory. 2013. ‘The specific intellectual’s pivotal position: action, compassion and thinking in administrative society, an Arendtian view’. Social Anthropology 21(2): 135-154.
Gressel, Gustav. 2015. ‘Understanding Eastern European attitudes on refugees’. European Council on Foreign Relations. September 11.
Gross, Jan T. 2015. ‘Eastern Europe’s Crisis of Shame’. Project Syndicate. September 16.
Hockenos, Paul. 2015. ‘The Stunning Hypocrisy of Mitteleuropa’. Foreign Policy. September 12.
Krastev, Ivan. 2015. ‘Eastern Europe’s Compassion Deficit’. The New York Times. September 8.
Komorovskis, Broņislavs. 2015. ‘Cilvēcības vārdā’. Ir. September 18.
Lyman, Rick. 2015. ‘Eastern block’s resistance to refugees highlights Europe’s cultural and political divisions’. The New York Times. September 12.
Roland, Gerard. 2015. ‘Why the rift between Eastern and Western Europe on the refugee crisis?’ The Berkeley Blog. September 9.
Rupnik, Jacques. 2015. ‘The Other Europe’. Eurozine. September 16.
Sabet-Parry, Rayyan & Karl Ritter. 2015. ‘Scant sympathy for refugees in Europe’s ex-communist East’. The Business Insider. September 11.
Simecka, Michal & Benjamin Tallis. 2015. ‘Fighting the wrong battle: A crisis of liberal democracy, not migration’. openDemocracy. September 16.
Smilov, Daniel. 2015. ‘The argument against compassion: Europe and the refugees’. openDemocracy. September 14.
Ticktin, Miriam. 2011. Casualties of Care: Immigration and the Politics of Humanitarianism in France. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Weiss, Erica. 2015. ‘Provincializing empathy: Humanitarian sentiment and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict’. Anthropological Theory 15(3): 275-292.
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BBC NEWS | Saddam Hussein executed in Iraq
Hmmm. I guess there'll be a load of gloating round the warbloggers today. Obviously I'm not in favour of the death penalty : no humans have the right to kill others. So I'll line up with the British government on this.
Pragmatically it seems a pretty stupid move - it's the Shi'ite government playing to it's own people and further alienating the Sunnis. OTOH, it probably won't make things dramatically worse at this point. There's already a civil war going on in Iraq.
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I got caught up arguing about women, porn and IT over at Ian Bicking's.
Scala looks interesting.
5 Things a Java developer needs to know about Scala - David Pollak's Blog
Beautiful kitsch animation on a (I guess) kid's web-site.
Discussion at Brad De Long's about Pinochet's legacy.
I'm in São Paulo. Gisel is launching her book here tonight.
Amazing food ...
Sometimes I feel it's necessary to thank God (or whatever provedence you prefer) for Tim Lambert.
Yeah, fantastic. (Thanks Guillaume)
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Climate insurance urged for poor
Could you use insurance for this kind of crisis? It's nice in theory, and maybe for a few high-profile, feel-good early experiments. But once the insurers set their actuarial scientists to sit down and do some serious analysis, the premiums will go way up. (Although maybe still cheaper than
Also, aren't some of the disasters we're talking about, actually the kind of acts of God that insurers wouldn't touch?
Congratulations to the US electorate.
Thought for the day : I wonder if refrigerators breed bacteria which can survive at lower temperatures.
Surreal spam of the day :
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The software is compatible with Nology's PDA Dyno software, which enables users to download data from their PDAs and view it on their laptops with the Laptop software. But if they had bad breath it would be a real turn-off.
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We did another location for that shoot
Q : Where's Phil?
A : Seems to be working around 12 hours a day, doing nothing but having various meetings, scheduling things for other people to do, and jetting backwards and forwards to Sao Paulo for yet more meetings. Then falling asleep.
At least, that's how it was last week. Normal services will be resumed ...
... we hope.
Scary!
Tories get a decent communication strategy complete with screaming kids and ums and errs.
The telling moment comes at the beginning, when Cameron warns that he's in competition with the BBC and ITV. Of course he is : the most profound and fundamental shift in democratic politics over the last 100 years is the shift of power from political parties to the media in determining who will get into government and what they will do when they get there.
Political parties must learn to route around mainstream media if they want to regain control of elected governments.
A great, must-read article on the effect of demographic factors on the economic success of countries and companies.
Cute dancing robots
Someone's solving the broadband to the beach problem.
Possibly the best reason evah to write a Java application.
Brazil's Road to Energy Independence | MyPeakOil.org
Update : Some scepticism, and more buried in here..
And Greg Palast debunking peak oil. Or, rather, the abuses of the idea thereof.
Geekier readers of this blog may be interested my latest post to Platform Wars
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I threw out my somewhat convoluted "functional" experiments (see yesterday's posts) and went back to a more pythonic OO style. Why? When things aren't working, it's bloody difficult to put in a bunch of print statements to find out where and why.
This difficulty of debugging more than compensated for any benefits I could see.
I'm still using higher-order functions (ie. ones that take other functions as arguments) where it makes obvious sense. Eg. the tree copying routine is generic and accepts both its copy and filter criteria as arguments. But the other stuff is gone.
I'm writing my new Python program in a much more "functional" style than I used to.
I'm using a lot of closures and whatever it is you'd call it that's like a closure but you return an "inner class" from a function, holding on to some of the context. As the contextual things I'm passing in tend to be constructors and basic toString routines, I'm not really sure if this is winning me anything over using inheritance. But it's an interesting exercise. It feels a little bit "wholesome" or cool. Although it's probably deeply unpythonic.
What I am starting to discover is some of the downsides.
Here's the basic situation. I define a TreeMaker function which accepts two arguments. A constructor function and a str.
Inside it, I define a Tree class, which calls the constructor and initializes some infrastructure management stuff (like a list of children, the parent etc). Then there's a bunch of other methods.
Finally I return the Tree class from the TreeMaker function.
def TreeMaker(construct, str) :
class Tree :
def __init__(self,*args) :
construct(self,*args)
self.children = []
... more functions
return Tree
I can now create new Tree classes by defining their constructors and toString routines and calling TreeMaker :
MyTree = TreeMaker(myConstructor, myStr)
mt = MyTree(blah, blah2, blah3)
MyTree is a new class. mt is a new instance of the class.
It's not clear yet if this buys me much over simply defining Tree as a base-class (or mixin) which would call a "construct" defined in the subclass. Or even using a traditional sub-class that would just call the super-class's constructor explicitly. But I'm going to persevere for a while to see.
There are some issues. Most obviously, the name "MyTree" is just a variable name. If you do mt.__class__ it returns "Tree", knowing nothing about MyTrees as types within the system. All these parameterized versions of Tree really *are* nothing but Trees so you won't be able to tell them apart.
Another issue is how the code is more distributed and diffuse than using classes. If I'm debugging the behaviour of a traditional MyTree subclass of Tree, then it's pretty clear where to look for that behaviour being defined : a) in the MyTree class, and b) in the Tree class. In my system that behaviour could be in the Tree or the constructor or the toString function. Or one of several other free-floating function-factories I'm using to run around the trees.
Here I've seen some more interesting wins. This function takes a copy-function as an argument, and runs around a tree, building a second, isomorphic tree, who's every node is some transformation of the equivalent node in the first.
def TreeProcessor(copyFunc) :
def copier(otherTree, parent=None, filter=lambda x : True) :
if filter(otherTree) :
this = copyFunc(otherTree)
if parent != None :
parent.addChild( this )
for x in otherTree.children :
copier(x, this, filter)
return this
return copier
But is this an improvement on having TreeProcessor be a class, and copier be a method which takes copyFunc as argument?
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Hey! Dr. Chadblog links two new online currencies.
If you haven't read yet : John Robb, being pessimistic.
Read the comments too.
Billmon : ... since it was a political war (much to the genocidal dismay of Right Blogistan) it's inevitable everybody involved would end up spinning like dervishes to make the senseless slaughter of human beings look like "victory."
John Robb : Laptops and planes
Interesting discussion in the comments.
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From the horse's mouth : As Israel's leaders once understood, the Washington-Jerusalem strategic partnership has always been nurtured by a steady stream of Israeli successes, both in defending its own security and in advancing American interests.
Meanwhile, Blair and co. demonstrate that they are no longer on this planet by bigging up a ceasefire that was negotiated without one side in actual conflict being involved. Having decided among themselves that Hezbollah will stop fighting and disarm (surprise, surprise), they now intend for a UN peacekeeping force to monitor it. Except Hezbollah have said they'll do no such thing, so I guess the expectation is that the UN peacekeepers are going to go in and make them do this by, presumably, not-so peaceful means.
Yeah, right!
Meanwhile, events in Britain and Pakistan confirm what you could call "Fighting Terrorism in One Lesson" :
Police : Yes! Soldiers. No!.
If you're in the business of creating a connected, stable, world where crazy groups don't go round slaughtering thousands of innocent people, then you do that by investing in, nurturing and trying to build collaborative and co-operative relations with others, not by throwing as much random destruction around as possible in the hope that you make them more disconnected than you.
The reason the latter doesn't actually work is because humans are connected animals. We're social by nature. To be human is to be enmeshed in language, wrapped in a cocoon of family and friendships and alliances and collaborative projects mediated by whatever circulating object link comes to hand.
The problem with naive Barnettism is that it thinks that our rule-sets are the only wones that matter. But people will make links of whatever they can. If not transport and trade and legitimized political connections, then religion and ethnicity and shared suffering. By attempting to spread disconnection among its enemies, Israel only succeeds in cutting itself off from them. By spreading disconnection within Lebanon and Hezbollah, it burns its bridges to them, making then rely more heavily on, and strengthen, their connections with Syria and Iran.
Another example of right-optimism on Lebanon.
Meanwhile, Juan Cole gets with the OilWar theory.
I guess, on the bright side, if there is going to be a third world war, South America is probably the best place to sit it out. :-(
Gideon Lichfield : When I discuss such questions with Israelis, as we peel off the layers of reasoning and approach the core, what I most often meet is a kind of crude Pavlovian determinism. The Palestinians, the Lebanese, the Arabs in general—they understand only the language of force. Not showing force is a mistake. Ehud Olmert, Israel's prime minister, summed up the thinking well this week in his speech to the Knesset: 'Our enemies misinterpreted our willingness to exercise restraint as a sign of weakness.'
Wrestling with the logic of force
Must Read from Billmon.
Of course, it might not actually come to this -- or if it did it might not come quickly. But the fact remains that the U.S. Army is the only significant force standing between Iran and it's closest allies, and thus between Iran and Israel. If, as it now seems, Washington and Jerusalem both perceive Iran as the primary threat (and/or target for aggression) in the region, then there is no real distinction between America's occupation of Iraq and Israel's intended re-occupation of southern Lebanon. They are, in essence, both part of the next war.
It seems increasingly probable that that war will come soon -- perhaps as early as November or December, although more likely next year. Israel's failure to knock out Hizbullah with a rapid first strike has left the neocons even deeper in the hole, enormously ratcheting up the pressure to try to recoup all losses by taking the war to Damascus and Tehran.
In other words, it's almost time for the ultimate "flight forward" -- the one that finally pushes the Middle East into World War III.
Big news! Wikipedia are upgrading their "talk" pages. LiquidThreads
That's what's missing from traditional wiki, a way to organize dialogue. You can have dialogue around wiki. But the "tyrany of structurelessness" of it all loses some of the value of structured conversation.
Web 2.0 or Star Wars? :-)
What does "Synaesmedia" really mean?
A Portmanteau word made from Synaesthesia and "Media".
More tightly bound, more intertwingled than mere "multimedia". A single thing that encompasses the dimensions of sound and colour and movement. Like, say, Gbloink! :-)
But now there's Master Foo to tell us about the true way of mashups.
Which is, incidently, the best defintion of Synaesmedia I never wrote.
In southern Iraq, a British soldier was killed in a mortar attack on a base in Basra during the early hours of the morning.
He is the first soldier to be killed in an attack on a UK military base in Iraq.
So there's some rumour going round that Cuba has oil.
Let's see if the US suddenly finds some urgent reason to send the troops in.
Wooster Collective: Amazing Car Dust Art via Sokari
Gabriel Kolko : Is a Global Economic Deluge Increasingly Likely?
Exchange vs. gift economies : Las Vegas is thought to be the first to explicitly make it an offence to feed the poor, says the New York Times.
BBC NEWS |Vegas puts lid on soup kitchens
John Robb : Things have spun way out of control.
Pat Lang explains Israel's air-power strategy :
which holds that crushing the "Will of the People" is the correct objective in compelling the acceptance of one's own "will" by an adversary or neutral. With that objective in mind, all of the target country is considered to be one, giant target set. Industry, ports, bridges, hospitals, roads, you name it. It is all "fair game." In this case the notion is to force the Lebanese government and army to accept a role as the northern jaw in a vise that will crush Hizballah and subsequently to hold south Lebanon against Hizballah.
John Robb calls it a mashup.
Explanation and justification of Israeli attack on Lebanon.
Meanwhile, I'm buying shares in the prediction that the attack will re-open civil war which will be running until at least 2008.
Wow! This has gotta be one of the most beautiful video-games I've ever seen.
Christopher Allbritton : Why, oh, why do people with access to really big bombs continue to think they can change people’s loyalties by dropping those big bombs on their homes and families?
Meanwhile, sensible commentary from Chet Richards.
He he! As I'm now into prediction markets, I started playing the Yahoo / O'Reilly mashup Buzz Game
I just created an account, went through buying up all the stuff I think is cool. And had the salutory experience of having already lost about 11 virtual dollars. (Within the first minute.) The guilty underperfomers : RSS, OPML, SocialText and Laszlo.
So what's up? Bloody noise-traders? O'Reilly subtly biasing the system against Dave? People who just don't get the big picture dumping their RSS stock in favour of fashionable nonsense like ... erm ...
Update : No I just bought some more, and I now seem to be 1 dollar 46 cents up. Thanks, I suspect, to Eclipse.
Anyway, let's actually see how my predictions are.
A couple of thoughts.
I'd like to predict categories rather than particular products. I think wiki is just going up and up, but I don't necessarily have an opinion of JotSpot vs. SocialText. (Actually, maybe I do. If SocialText were smart to bring in WikiCalc, I should be buying them.)
Obvious missing categories / products :
Ning (and similar)
Thingamy (and similar)
Voted news (Digg / new Netscape)
Prediction markets :-)
I can't believe Ron Chrisley has been podcasting since May and no-one bothered to tell me until now!
Zby asked a pointed question in the comments to something I wrote bigging up Ning
The question here is how does it differ from the core concept of Open Source.
To which the answer is, it doesn't differ. But it automates it.
And this prompted me to another flight of fancy about the programmers' Cockaigne.
Even with something like Rails or TurboGears you still have to "manage" them in an old-fashioned way. You download the language, download the libraries, run scripts, find the newly generated files on your file system, open them and edit them in the editor etc. Once you are working on your application, managing it is your responsibility. If it's a web-app you have to worry about managing the web-server, making sure it finds the application, making sure the paths are right, the configuration info is right etc. etc.
Now imagine that you could develop an application on something like Ning : simply start by cloning an existing prototype, change only those bits that need changing, and then "compile" it (ie. export as a stand-alone package to the server of your choice) Even compile it down to run on clients like phones or set-top boxes.
I think we could be less than a decade away from a world where something like that is the norm. Where the current situation of programmers having to do their own sys-admin of their development environment, looks as outdated and inefficient as them having to do their own memory management using malloc and free.
Lind says something strange in his analysis of Hezbollah's attack on Israel and the consequent Israeli reaction against Lebanon.
For the first time, a non-state entity has gone to war with a state not by waging an insurgency against a state invader, but across an international boundary.
Isn't that exactly what Al Qaeda did to the US?
Lind goes on ...
In response, Israel has had to hit not Hezbollah but the state of Lebanon. Israel’s Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, referring to the initial Hezbollah raid, said, “I want to make clear that the event this morning is not a terror act but the act of a sovereign state that attacked Israel without reason.” This is an obvious fiction, as the state of Lebanon had nothing to do with the raid and cannot control Hezbollah. But it is a necessary fiction for Israel, because otherwise who can it respond against? Again we see the power 4GW entities obtain by hiding within states but not being a state.
And isn't that mutatis mutandis the same as the response to 9/11 from the US? Attacking the states of Afghanistan and Iraq in lieu of having real state enemies to go to conventional war with?
I'm still enthralled by the StrategyPage prediction market.
As of writing, there are 950 points of investment piling on behind my bet that Afghanistan is going to get worse. And no contrarians claiming an improvement. OTOH most people think the US casualty rate will fall in Iraq. Are they expecting things to get better? Or the US to pull out? Or maybe Iraqi factions to be too busy killing each other to bother with Brits and Americans?
The majority also think that the Israeli push into Lebanon is going to hurt Hezbollah. Yeah, right!
I'm struck by a couple of other things too.
It's clear that we can't expect the market itself to ajudicate a disagreement.
Or can we? If the market is shown, statistically, to be reliable, does that mean that you can actually appeal to its opinion to "prove" things? Erm ...
Another question of ajudication is "who decides if a prediction comes true?" Some bets are fairly concrete : casualty rates are either up or down. But what do you make of "America will succeed in creating a stable democratic Iraq." which I'm betting against (at least by the close-date of end of 2007) How will "stable and democratic" be defined? Is there currently a civil war in Iraq or not? Is it currently stable and democratic? In the case of StrategyPage it will be the site's owners who have to make the judgement call.
I'm not saying that this detracts from the value of the market. The point is not to win, but to take part (admittedly with a rational, self-aggrandizing behaviour) and see what comes out of the collective intelligence. But it's an interesting question.
Meanwhile, while we're on the subject of accountability of predictions ...
This is a genius political advertisement.
So just when you thought it couldn't get worse, there's a full scale disaster going on. :-(
And I'm kind of tired of arguing with all these kids with their enthusiasm for total war in the Middle East.
The more shocked and hurt and confused they get, the more they call for a cathartic release that will just burn the enemy off the planet for once and for all. "Make it go away. We don't care how! We just don't want to have to deal with it any more."
How do you start a conversation there? With no shared world-view and no shared moral convictions?
Well. There is one thing : to appeal to facts. What does the evidence actually show us? Do much trumpeted military operations have the expected effect?
The problem is that the evidence can always be spun. Can always be reinterpreted. There is no pure experience data that isn't shaped by our conceptual framework.
So how do you find common ground for communication?
Well maybe markets can help. Markets simplify communication to minimal binary oppositions : profit / loss, buy / sell. Surely there is a basic world-view so simple that some kind of common understanding can be reached, a shared channel through which some kind of signal can be squeezed.
The simplification of communication in markets is the source of both their great good and their great evil. The good is that the simplified communication protocol lets the market scale. Only markets succesfully incorporate and co-ordinate the work of billions of humans. And those co-ordinated billions achieve great things together.
At the same time, the simplicity strips those interactions of almost everything that is worthwhile about being human. There's no room for empathy or rich experience or tenderness or laughter or recognition of the other as a full person. That narrow bandwidth is filled with nothing more than simple : worthwhile / not worthwhile signals.
Markets are usually praised by their supporters for the first. And damned by their detractors for the second. But we can surely recognise that both claims are true, and that markets can, but should, be used pragmatically.
I'm suddenly very excited by prediction markets and particularly this StrategyPage one.
Prediction markets are traditionally celebrated for their power to integrate information from many sources. Now I wonder if their simplification might also help break through the barriers of communication. Disagree with someone's opinion? Why waste time arguing past each other when you could both just buy shares on opposite sides of a prediction? After a set amount of time, you'll know who was right.
It's very easy to write a blog post ranting about how X is going to happen or Y won't. And next year, who's gonna remember? Not you. Probably not your fans. Nor your opponents who gave up reading you because you were obviously wrong the one time they bothered to look at your blog.
But in a prediction market, things are different. It creates a fairly cheap and straightforward sort of accountability for the opinions you express. It keeps track of your predictions and how they actually turned out.
Your bets are open for everyone to see. Even though there's no real money, there's a reputation reward for being right. In fact, statistics could be produced showing all sorts of interesting things about your positions. How closely does your behaviour tended to follow particular trends or social clusters? Are you easily led astray by certain kinds of claim? You, and everyone else, can see whether biases are leading you to make many erroneous predictions. And, if so, what those biases are. The market won't let you hide this from yourself or others.
Marcadores: markets
This is highly entertaining.
Cool new blogger alert. Hadn't come across Steve Yegge before. He writes some nice stuff. Eg ...
Software Needs Philosophers
(Not) Managing Software Developers
What will "they" think of next?
Did you realize that Scribe is a great photographer?
SdiServer screenshot
SdiServer screengrab
Originally uploaded by interstar.
Don't get too excited. This is just eye-candy at the moment. :-)
But it is what you think it is ... a page from an SdiDesk PageStore served by a web-server (I'm using web.py), and viewed in Firefox with some cute graphic tabs.
Just a note. As I get to grips with new job and interviewing. Don't lose sight of SdiDesk too. :-)
New Phil!
OK, so it's been quiet in all my usual haunts. But I've been totally busy over the last few weeks. I started a new job (which is meant to be part time until the term and my teaching finishes at the university) but in fact I'm already being asked to work days which I'm not scheduled.
The new job is probably the most corporate place I've ever been : a small Brazilian company selling an e-procurement solution, that's been swallowed by a larger international company which does supply-chain management stuff. And who are now selling, customizing and supporting it on Brazil. This could be dull as ditchwater, but long-time Phil-watchers probably know I have an interest in this kind of activity.
It's also an alien world of proprietory software, specialist programming languages, formal documents, waterfalls, VPNs and Microsofty stuff. Let's see what I can do to subvert things a bit ;-) At least I can start a new blog. (After all, three blogs ain't enough, not even if you add in the wikis. And notice I've experimenting with WordPress.)
The other new project I'm starting, is the fruition of a month or so of mailing complete strangers, asking if I can interview them over Skype. The result will (hopefully) be a series of political interviews with people I've discovered who have interesting world views. The emphasis is on getting them to explain themselves rather than for me to try to argue them out of their opinions. And I've been looking for a range of very different perspectives.
Hopefully, this is going to create a space for people to listen to, and understand, each other's opinions. And to create a rich composite picture of how the world works. That project involves further free accounts for podcast hosting, blogging and wiki. Best place to start is probably the accompanying blog. (After all, four blogs ain't enough ... )
Right. Now this is all public, let's go get some sleep ... :-)
US designing new nukes.
Proponents of the project say the U.S. would lose its so-called "strategic deterrent" unless it replaces its aging arsenal of about 6,000 bombs, which will become potentially unreliable within 15 years. A new, more reliable weapon, they say, would help the nation reduce its stockpile.
I wonder what's going to happen to all those old, unreliable nukes in 15 years time? Can you recycle the uranium? Landfill?
Brazil is about to start playing its first match of the World Cup ... the world is going crazy, with people driving around the area doing wheel-spins, blasting air-horns and letting off firecrackers ...
BBC NEWS : Zarqawi killed in Iraq air raid
This is the crucial test of the Global Guerrillas theory vs. some of the sceptics.
If the "insurgency" / "bazaar" remains as healthy as ever, then it looks like the GG model is corroberated. Otherwise, the optimists may have their day, yet.
Update: John Robb writes an obitury of Zarqawi.
Brazil landless storm parliament (or at least a bit of it.)
Benefits of a demotivated workforce.
Here's another good blog I found.
Via Rup3rt in the comments to my last post.
The Project for Public Spaces says Brighton Seafront is a great public space.
Received a devastating email today : a friend of mine died last week. Apparently she went to have a minor operation for a haematoma after giving birth by cesarian. And it's not clear whether there was a complication no-one forsaw or some kind of error, but she didn't survive.
She was only (what?) 38 years old.
So strange. Ten years ago we were in the same crowd. Doing the same social stuff together. I was perhaps a little in love with her. And yet I don't think we were ever really intimate. And suddenly, I realize, we hadn't even spoken for over five years. It always seemed to me we'd probably get round to meeting up at some point, just as I eventually did with other friends from that time.
Instead, we never will. :-(
The more I think about it, the harder it is to comprehend.
The British lose Basra
Don't you wish for simpler times, when British savoire faire and ironic detachment could defeat non-state gangs.
Sao Paulo (where I ... erm ... was thinking of moving to) explodes.
The beeb has a quick overview of the gangs. Including the PCC which apparently started as a prisoners' defence movement after (presumably, although not specified by the BBC) the Carandiru massacre. It's worth watching that film to get an idea of Brazilian prisons.
That emphasis on the interaction between political and criminal activity is important. It is the "Global Guerrillas" analysis (which I referenced in my discussion of the Euston Manifesto) You'll misunderstand the whole thing if you see "islamism" as some kind of sui generis unique evil. What we're seeing is the switch in people's loyalties and sense of who they are, to their membership of religious sects, tribes, gangs etc and away from their loyalty to the nation-state. This happens when the state is either a) repressive to this group, b) too weak to provide the group with the security it needs or c) the group are immigrants from another culture who have difficulty assimilating.
That's not new. There have been epochs of warring "gangs of New York" of ethnic Irish, Jewish and Italians. It's not new that such gangs are started with a mixture of community defence vigilantism and other political ideals, but soon extend the violence and adopt crime as tactics for financing themselves, protecting their own integral structure and the positions and lifestyles of their leaders.
What's, maybe, new is the degree of empowerment that new technologies like cell-phones bring. And also, the degree of spontaneous / opportunistic co-operation and information sharing between different groups. Criminal gangs in Haiti have copied the beheading tactic of Iraqi groups. Nigeria has car-bombs. In Rio, gangs pioneered the burning of busses with their passangers on-board. Although, thankfully, this doesn't seem to have been repeated in Sao Paulo (yet).
Marcadores: 4gw, crime, euston, politics
Three must-reads. :
Mike Davis on The Planet of Slums
Mike Davis interview (part 1)
OK, back to some geek stuff.
You all know I'm into Lexical Closures, right?
So I've been messing with this kind of stuff for a while in Python.
def f(x) :
def g(y) :
return x * y
return g
h = f(2)
h2 = f(3)
print h(5)
print h2(5)
In the above example, the variables h and h2 are set to two closures. Essentially copies of the function g + a context which binds the value of the variable x. In the first case, x is bound to 2, in the second 3. And so calling h(5) and h2(5) give the results 10 and 15 respectively.
This is the sort of thing that makes Python so cool of course. Although it's been around since Scheme.
But then I saw a reference to lexical closures in C using the Gnu GCC compiler. That didn't sound right, I thought. But the article, although not offering a version of the above, did suggest functions could be defined inside others and inherit the values of variables in the outer function's scope.
Here's the (more or less) direct translation of the above program into C.
typedef int (*FPTR)(int x);
FPTR f(int x) {
int g(int y) {
return x * y;
return &g;
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
FPTR h, h2;
h = f(2);
printf("%d\n",h(5));
h2 = f(3);
printf("%d\n",h2(5));
To my astonishment, this compiles. And seems willing to do what I hoped it would ... except the answer comes out wrong. Both h(5) and h2(5) produce 25. What's up?
Well, 25 looks suspiciously like 5 * 5, and after testing with a couple of other arguments for h it becomes clear that when the inner-function g is run, both y and x are bound to the argument which is passed as y.
Hmm ... so presumably something rather simple is going on in C. Such as names are really being bound with "the first argument off the stack" or something. A slight modification to f shows that I'm on the right track.
t = x;
return t * y;
Now I copy the argument for f into a local variable called t. And it works as one would hope : h(5) -> 10 and h2(5) -> 15.
At this point I'm very excited. I know this isn't Ansi C but it's still very cool to have this kind of thing in C.
Unfortunately, the next experiment dashes my hopes.
After having called f for the second time (with the argument 3) does the closure assigned to h (where x was assigned 2) still exist, or will h(5) now also produce 15?
I try it, and the program crashes. Straight away. In fact, whatever I try, I don't seem to be able to call the same closure twice. Which makes the whole thing interesting but next to useless in practice. Ah well.
What does work, as expected, is making the local variable t static :
static int t;
Now this :
produces 10, 15 as you'd expect, even though we're now calling h a second time instead of h2. Remember in h, t is meant to be 2. But the call to f(3) has changed its value.
Fun stuff, anyway.
Update : this suggests that I can't really have the closures like I want :
If you try to call the nested function through its address after the containing function has exited, all hell will break loose. If you try to call it after a containing scope level has exited, and if it refers to some of the variables that are no longer in scope, you may be lucky, but it's not wise to take the risk. If, however, the nested function does not refer to anything that has gone out of scope, you should be safe.
normblog: Platform seven revises part of the Euston Manifesto :
[Martin Bright is] right: right about what the Eustonians think a left consensus should have 'concentrated' on once the Saddam regime was gone; and also right - unfortunately - that we've given the impression in the manifesto as written that arguments about 'the whys and wherefores of the war' ought to have stopped. We have done, but by a mis-statement of a point meant to be about priorities as if it were about mutually exclusive alternatives. It has not in fact been the position of those blogs which took the initiative leading to the Euston Manifesto that discussion of the origins of the war, or the planning for its aftermath, was somehow out of bounds. ...
The manifesto needs to be amended on this point.
I'd point out though that one of the continuing problems with Eustonian position seems to be that despite this acknowledgement that the question of deceit and malice in the run-up to the war is important, it seems like it's taken to be entirely disconnected from the question of what should happen next : today, tomorrow and in the future. For Norm and co. the liberal-left should still get behind the US-led reconstruction effort because ... well because to the Eustonians it's inconceivable that say anything else, like an Iraqi-led, or Iranian-led reconstruction effort could be better for the Iraqi people. It's axiomatic to them that the US / UK presence doesn't fuel the emerging bazaar of violence and civil war. Axiomatic that political decisions made in Washington aren't still making things worse in Iraq. I don't see we have any guarantees of this.
I stick by my claim that the real problem we face is the global guerrillas analysis. That the nation-state is losing the power and legitimacy to control violence, and instead new networks are spawning, often based on identity groups with a gang mentality. It's interesting to see one of the Eustonian ringleaders, Nick Cohen talking about the recent success of the British National Party in the UK.
I think he makes an excellent point drawing parallels between the white tribal identity of the BNP, the muslim tribal identity of Respect, Irish tribal identity of Sinn Fein and Sicilian tribal identity of the Mafia.
But then his analytic resource runs out of steam. He has no explanation or further ability to understand the rise of these tribes and simply rails against those "lost in identity politics and victimhood" and resorts to name-calling Sinn Fein supporters "doltish".
A robust liberal / left / progressive revival can't come without also being "radical" ie. being willing to drill down and "understand" rather than merely condemn the rise of tribal identity-politics. Eustonian muscular posing and insults are not going to bring it about. It's too easy, as generations of educated, white, middle-class, male progressives have discovered throughout history, to ultimately decide that the best hope of defending the decent moderate progressive values they hold, is an alliance with the tribe of other educated, white, middle-class males. By which time, you're a neocon.
Marcadores: 4gw, euston, politics
Responses to (not my) criticisms of the Euston Manifesto.
Are you Eustonian?
I guess you could say that the Euston Manifesto is what happens if you're a decent, leftish bloke who takes things a little bit too much at face-value.
Or you could say that the pro-war liberal-left are in trouble : soon nobody is going to love them very much, and so they're clinging together for mutual warmth and comfort.
No-one's going to love them very much because the attack on Afghanistan delivered next-to-nothing, Iraq is a full-scale strategic and humanitarian disaster, and the neocon US government are merrily on their way to nuking Iran.
So there'll be no defence of the war in terms of a pragmatic utilitarianism. No-one will be able to say "it was an ugly business but look what the alternative would have been". With nukes in Iran and a mass-uprising against the US throughout the world, the consequences are going to be way worse than just leaving well alone and fumbling along until Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden had died of old age.
Meanwhile, when the smoke clears, if it's lucky, the US might salvage some self-esteem with a cathartic impeachment of the Bushies (compare Nixon after Vietnam) otherwise they're into post-WW2 Germany territory. Whatever. The US is going to be inherited by the anti-war right : a strange amalgum of isolationist, christian, cultural-conservatives and right-libertarians. No-one in this emerging dichotomy of Tories and Whigs is going to care much for pro-war, one-nation left-liberalism. Nor will the anti-war left, in any of its forms.
In fact, if they're really smart, the anti-war right will probably be able to paint the internationalist interventions of the neocons as a leftist conceit : a trend that started with Clinton's engagement in Kosovo and with Tony Blair and the Eustonians as star-witnesses for the continuity.
OK, so I'm being too cynical. The impulse behind the Euston Manifesto is a good one. To the extent that the world is in motion, and so must our political opinions be. It's good to sit down with a few like-minded people and thrash-out what you believe. And, God knows, the left need to sit down and do some serious thinking about what we believe and how this should be articulated in the 21st century.
Unfortunately, the main characteristic of the result is a bland superficiality. Sure, this is a consensus document, designed to appeal to the mainstream, centrist British (and Europhile American) opinion. But the absence of theoretical analysis here is striking : there's no attempt to dig beneath the surface or look for or deal with patterns or explanations or systems, no recognition of the enormity of change going on around us in the world, a mere rejection and distancing from the anti-war left in Britain but no attempt to refute it's arguments.
OK, I'd be the first to admit that while being both anti-war and left, I don't have much interest in, or read much by, the official "anti-war left". If I did, I too would probably find it urgent to try to distance myself from it. But you don't have to be confrontational, or sloganistic, or loyal to some naive identity politics to be radical. "Radical" is a hacker virtue, it's about wanting to get to the bottom of things, and find out how they really work. Nothing in the Euston manifesto betrays such a curiousity.
At the same time, the list of principles raised by the manifesto are obviously more-or-less important ones. So it's an interesting exercise (for me, at least) to go through them and analyse where and why I disagree, and what I'd be looking for as alternative in something I would sign up for. You can treat the manifesto as a kind of self-analysis tool to help discover your opinions. Here are mine (as of 2006) in the form of annotations to the original. As always, I may be wrong. So constructive criticism is encouraged.
1) For democracy.
We are committed to democratic norms, procedures and structures — freedom of opinion and assembly, free elections, the separation of legislative, executive and judicial powers, and the separation of state and religion. We value the traditions and institutions, the legacy of good governance, of those countries in which liberal, pluralist democracies have taken hold.
Phil : I'm committed to a democratic impulse. What I mean by democracy is something like "egalitarian weighting of opinion" : we should aspire to a situation where everyone has, more or less, equivalent power to shape the world (as it affects them). Certain groups shouldn't have privileged positions. Institutions that exist should exist for the purposes of aiding people to aggregate their powers or for curbing the rise of unfair, excessive power.
Sure, I recognise that many institutions we have : the nation state, national elections, separation of legislative, executive and judicial powers etc aren't at all bad. And I'll defend them against things that are worse. But I'm only committed to them pragmatically. If something comes along that we have reason to believe is better then I'd say we should give it a try.
I'm with the Eustonians on freedom of opinion, assembly and expression.
2) No apology for tyranny.
We decline to make excuses for, to indulgently "understand", reactionary regimes and movements for which democracy is a hated enemy — regimes that oppress their own peoples and movements that aspire to do so. We draw a firm line between ourselves and those left-liberal voices today quick to offer an apologetic explanation for such political forces.
Phil : Yep, no apology for tyranny. But (as will be explored later) responsibility for fixing the world starts (like charity) at home. Saddam Hussein and Kim Jong Il and Robert Mugabe are very bad people. And I won't really be sorry if any of them receive a good kicking until they stop moving. But ... the number of times I find myself conveniently behind any of them with a heavy object that I could bring crashing down upon their heads, is vanishingly small. I have pretty much zero influence over the government of North Korea.
OTOH I have, in virtue of being a British citizen, having a vote in the UK elections, and cultural membership of the wider Anglosphere, ever-so-slightly more influence on the actions of the UK and US governments. (Nearly none, admitedly, but a bit more than my influence in North Korea) And it's because that is where my power is most able to be applied that that's where my greatest responsibility to address wrongs lies.
Now, in practice, banging-on about how bad the UK and US governments are, doesn't really have much effect, but might help to convince people in these countries to be careful who they vote for in future. And might help educate the next generation of politicians about the kinds of errors they may be led into. Banging on about how bad Ahmadinejad is, can have only one possible effect : to increase the apparent legitimacy of a US / UK military attack on Iran. Now, my opinion is that this would be a far worse than not attacking Iran, just as making wars against Afghanistan and Iraq were worse than not making wars against them. In general, however bad a tyrant that rules a country, the burden of proof required to justify a war is pretty heavy.
Not, of course, infinite. I accept that there can be possible occasions when war is the answer. I just don't think we've seen any in the last 50 years.
But the real problem with a lazy self-indulgence in demonifying tyrants is that, beyond simply banging-the-drum for war, it also obscures a whole network of complex causes and effects that have led to the problem in the first place. Every war that's been made in the current "war on terror" has (paradoxically) both failed to define its objectives and then failed to meet them. (A war on Iran will be the same). And in every case, personifying the problem in the form of a tyrant was / will have been a major contribution to the crappy thinking behind the failure. If you think "bad people" are the problem, then "regime change" (remove the bad people) looks like the solution. But in Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran (and of course the UK and US), "bad people" is a pseudo-problem which obscures the deeper malaise.
I decline to waste my time on empty condemnation of tyrants, when it could be better used to try to "understand" what's really going on and how to try to intervene to fix it. And I'd recommend anyone seriously interested in politics to do the same. (See point 9)
3) Human rights for all.
We hold the fundamental human rights codified in the Universal Declaration to be precisely universal, and binding on all states and political movements, indeed on everyone. Violations of these rights are equally to be condemned whoever is responsible for them and regardless of cultural context. We reject the double standards with which much self-proclaimed progressive opinion now operates, finding lesser (though all too real) violations of human rights which are closer to home, or are the responsibility of certain disfavoured governments, more deplorable than other violations that are flagrantly worse. We reject, also, the cultural relativist view according to which these basic human rights are not appropriate for certain nations or peoples.
Phil : As above. I agree human rights are universal. But my responsibility is greatest where I have the greatest power to act. I happen to believe that smart diplomacy, some opening up via trade and other cultural connections has more positive benefit with fewer bad side effects than dropping bombs. I accept that sometimes bombs are a quick way to get a visible result (eg. women voting in Afghanistan) but that's no compensation for the negative externalities from, and general failure of, our military campaign there.
4) Equality.
We espouse a generally egalitarian politics. We look towards progress in relations between the sexes (until full gender equality is achieved), between different ethnic communities, between those of various religious affiliations and those of none, and between people of diverse sexual orientations — as well as towards broader social and economic equality all round. We leave open, as something on which there are differences of viewpoint amongst us, the question of the best economic forms of this broader equality, but we support the interests of working people everywhere and their right to organize in defence of those interests. Democratic trade unions are the bedrock organizations for the defence of workers' interests and are one of the most important forces for human rights, democracy-promotion and egalitarian internationalism. Labour rights are human rights. The universal adoption of the International Labour Organization Conventions — now routinely ignored by governments across the globe — is a priority for us. We are committed to the defence of the rights of children, and to protecting people from sexual slavery and all forms of institutionalized abuse.
Phil : Sure, I can sign up for that. But that's pretty much because it's so vague. I'm interested in discussing the actual specifics about best organizational and economic forms.
Where the manifesto is specific, in its promotion of democratic trade unions and against sexual slavery, I'm a 100% behind it. (Although, as always, I'm pragmatic, I believe that trade-unions happen to be the best institutions we have to fight for and protect workers' rights, but that doesn't mean that something better might not come along.)
5) Development for freedom.
We stand for global economic development-as-freedom and against structural economic oppression and environmental degradation. The current expansion of global markets and free trade must not be allowed to serve the narrow interests of a small corporate elite in the developed world and their associates in developing countries. The benefits of large-scale development through the expansion of global trade ought to be distributed as widely as possible in order to serve the social and economic interests of workers, farmers and consumers in all countries. Globalization must mean global social integration and a commitment to social justice. We support radical reform of the major institutions of global economic governance (World Trade Organization, International Monetary Fund, World Bank) to achieve these goals, and we support fair trade, more aid, debt cancellation and the campaign to Make Poverty History. Development can bring growth in life-expectancy and in the enjoyment of life, easing burdensome labour and shortening the working day. It can bring freedom to youth, possibilities of exploration to those of middle years, and security to old age. It enlarges horizons and the opportunities for travel, and helps make strangers into friends. Global development must be pursued in a manner consistent with environmentally sustainable growth.
Phil : Yep, I agree with all that. Although, again, I'd like to see some intresting thinking about the details. There are endogenous forces within markets that push towards inequality and accelerating the consumption of scarce natural resources. Compatibilism between economic dynamism, ecological sustainability, and egalitarian distribution is uncontroversial in theory, but tricky in practice. If we want it, that's what we actually need to be putting our minds to. Proposing solutions to this problem must be at the heart of any ongoing left-wing project.
6) Opposing anti-Americanism.
We reject without qualification the anti-Americanism now infecting so much left-liberal (and some conservative) thinking. This is not a case of seeing the US as a model society. We are aware of its problems and failings. But these are shared in some degree with all of the developed world. The United States of America is a great country and nation. It is the home of a strong democracy with a noble tradition behind it and lasting constitutional and social achievements to its name. Its peoples have produced a vibrant culture that is the pleasure, the source-book and the envy of millions. That US foreign policy has often opposed progressive movements and governments and supported regressive and authoritarian ones does not justify generalized prejudice against either the country or its people.
Phil : I've described myself as anti-American in the past. For consistency's sake, I'd better do so again, with what I hope is a nuanced enough explanation not to hurt the feelings of my American friends and readers. Although some people are going to take offence anyway, and there's nothing I can do about them.
As the world's only global hyperpower, the US exerts an influence over all other countries. To a certain extent, policies of the UK government are more influenced by the requirements of the American nation-state than they are by me as a British citizen and voter. (Does anyone think UK troops would be in Basra if I wanted it but the US didn't?) And yet, the American nation-state has no formal responsibilities to me. This power without responsibility or representation is unacceptable.
One of two things could modify this situation. The US could decide to consciously restrain itself from trying to influence the rest of the world : "Hey! We think going in to Iraq would be a smart move, but you don't have to be with us if you don't want to. No hard feelings if you choose to sit this one out." Or alternatively, the US nation-state could just decide to give me a vote in its elections.
Both eventualities look unlikely.
Therefore, I conclude that my best interest is served by a balance of power between the US and alternative blocks. Rival hegemons are better than one. I support the European Union (and wish the UK would be more committed to it.) I celebrate the rise of, and increasing co-operation within, the left-wing Bolivarian movement in South America (Chavez, Morales plus Kirschner and Lula as, at least sympathetic, centrists). I generally welcome China and India as economic super-powers - although I think China is, in plenty of ways, a far worse country than the US. In fact, I recognise that none of these rival power-blocks are morally superior to the US. But even so, as a non-US citizen, resident in a developing country, I believe my best interest is served by a plurality of powers which can be played-off against each other. The US, for all its virtues has demonstrated decisively that it can't be trusted as a unipolar hyperpower.
Let me give an example, which I hope shows that this isn't simply a question of Bush and the war, and which illustrates what's wrong with Eustonian unjoined-up thinking. The Eustonians call for the "radical reform of the major institutions of global economic governance (World Trade Organization, International Monetary Fund, World Bank)" yet don't note that the worst abuses carried out by these organizations occurred exactly when unopposed US political and economic power was at its height under the relatively benign Clinton. The US government is heavily lobbied and driven by its corporations. A world where we naively put our trust in the nobility of the US political tradition is one where we end up screwed by the reality of American sharp-practice. All the fine talk in the world can't disguise the fact that hundreds of thousands of Iraqi workers have lost their livelihoods due to the greed and incompetence of KBR and friends; who've also rooked the American people of billions of dollars.
Contrary to the Eustonians, I think that "that US foreign policy has often opposed progressive movements and governments and supported regressive and authoritarian ones" does indeed justify a systematic scepticism about its self-image as the good-guy. It would be better for the world if fewer people, particularly US citizens, believed that their government was always motivated by the highest goals. The US is by no means unique in its hypocrisy; but of all the self-delusional fantasists, it's the one with the most power to inflict it's delusions on the rest of us.
Personally, I'm always happy when I go to the US. And there are many admirable and inspiring elements of its culture. But so what? That someone is generally charming and has fine ideals doesn't give them a free-license for bad behaviour.
7) For a two-state solution.
We recognize the right of both the Israeli and the Palestinian peoples to self-determination within the framework of a two-state solution. There can be no reasonable resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that subordinates or eliminates the legitimate rights and interests of one of the sides to the dispute.
Phil : My basic attitude to the whole Israeli / Palestinian thing is "a plague on both your houses".
One of my problems is that I just don't find it intellectually interesting which particular ethnic tribe gets to call one piece of land "theirs". And attempts to spin the question of Israel as something else, as a resurgence of Nazi anti-semitism or as part of the anti-colonialist struggle, don't do much for me. I don't suppose Israel has any more nor less right to exist than any other nation state. Ditto for a Palestinian state. In fact, I'm not sure nation states (unlike people) really have rights at all. I just wish they'd all stop squabbling over something so meaningless and trivial.
Having said all that, here are some observations. And I'm writing from a position of profound ignorance here, so please feel free to correct me on any facts I've got wrong.
Given the whole dysfunctional relationship that Israel and the Palestinians have fallen into, a two-state solution is probably the best way to go. Israel doesn't want a single nation-state where Palestinians get full citizenship and voting rights - because demographics mean that Israel would end up an arab country with a jewish minority within a fairly short time. (Of course, in an ideal world, this wouldn't have been a problem. The presumption that different races and religions should have to live in separate countries to be safe from one another is a dramatic failure of left-wing idealism. Nevertheless, pragmatically, a two-state solution it will have to be for the forseeable future.)
And, as far as I can tell, the only impediment to there being a fully independent Palestinian state, like, tomorrow, is that the Israelis won't just get out and leave the Palestinians to make one.
Seriously! Stripped of all the spinning and name-calling and hype about whether Arafat was venal or Hamas will or won't sign a piece of paper acknowledging Israel's right to exist, what is actually stopping there being a Palestinian state?
Is it that Israel wants a military buffer-zone against Egypt and Syria? Even after Israel has nukes (which it didn't, I think, at the time of the last attempted invasion by these neighbours.) Does Israel want the water? (As the conspiracy theorists have it.) Surely a wealthy, high-tech economy isn't really putting itself in this expensive and uncomfortable position simply for the orange-groves?
The suspicion that has to be raised is that the main reason there isn't a Palestinian state is that Israel is trying to use state-hood as a bargaining chip with the Palestinians and the rest of the Arab world : "No state for the Palestinians until you all promise to behave yourselves and accept our right to exist."
That's what I guess is going on, and it naturally brings the question as to whether this is either morally justifiable or strategically smart.
To deny all Palestinians statehood (and the rights that citizens of an autonomous state would have) because some Palestinians are committing atrocities against Israel looks awfully like collective punishment. And the resentment it stimulates among the Palestinians and arab neighbours seems a high price to pay for a currency that isn't being accepted.
For comparison, this is something that the US would be embarrassed to be caught doing in Iraq. The US never says Iraq will get elections, and an independent government, as a reward only once the insurgency stops and Iraqis behave themselves. Instead it's eager to be seen promoting an independent Iraqi state as quickly as possible, because it follows a belief that once there is a functioning state, the insurgency will die off. I'm not sure why the general consensus around Palestine isn't more or less the same, ie. as soon as the Israelis get out, then the antipathy of the Palestinians will decrease to managable proportions.
8) Against racism.
For liberals and the Left, anti-racism is axiomatic. We oppose every form of racist prejudice and behaviour: the anti-immigrant racism of the far Right; tribal and inter-ethnic racism; racism against people from Muslim countries and those descended from them, particularly under cover of the War on Terror. The recent resurgence of another, very old form of racism, anti-Semitism, is not yet properly acknowledged in left and liberal circles. Some exploit the legitimate grievances of the Palestinian people under occupation by Israel, and conceal prejudice against the Jewish people behind the formula of "anti-Zionism". We oppose this type of racism too, as should go without saying.
Phil : Pretty much agree with this point.
Particularly, I'm against identity politics of all kinds. Identity politics is, incidently, a heavily debated issue in left, "cultural Marxist" circles - rather than a dogma. I happen to think we should be resistent to it. Race is not a useful category to organize around. Even though it's a category that exists within the current political reality, and it's dangerous to ignore it entirely; the best thing we can do is attempt to exorcise it as quickly as possible. Faced with two strategies of political organization, one highlighting or valorizing the concept of race, and one not, I think we should prefer the second.
Aside : As far as I understand, "anti-zionism" means being hostile to the idea of a jewish nation-state. Obviously there's a bit of framing in the Eustonian position to spin this as anti-semitism. I don't buy it.
But I'm happy to accept that too many on the left try to slot Arabic nationalism among legitimate left concerns, and I am against that. To be clear, yeah, people on the left make too much common cause with Arab nationalism and political Islamic groups, and we shouldn't; to the extent the Eustonians are worrying about and critical of this tendency, I'm with them.
9) United against terror.
We are opposed to all forms of terrorism. The deliberate targeting of civilians is a crime under international law and all recognized codes of warfare, and it cannot be justified by the argument that it is done in a cause that is just. Terrorism inspired by Islamist ideology is widespread today. It threatens democratic values and the lives and freedoms of people in many countries. This does not justify prejudice against Muslims, who are its main victims, and amongst whom are to be found some of its most courageous opponents. But, like all terrorism, it is a menace that has to be fought, and not excused.
Phil : Yeah. I'm against terrorism.
It happens that I don't think terrorism inspired by Islamist ideology is a big threat to "democratic values"; nor is it the real threat to "the lives and freedoms of people in many countries." But explaining why not is gonna be another bit of complex thinking rather than simplistic dividing the world into black and white. (Sorry if you came here looking for a quick sound bite.)
The only threats I can imagine to "values" are rival values which have a greater purchase on the mind of the listeners. (Consider this a memetic competition between different value systems.) Now the world is certainly experiencing a general shift towards (often religious) fundamentalisms and against the values shared by all decent liberals and leftists. A recent instance : my aunt, a liberal school-teacher who takes a kindly interest in some of her pupils that are refugees in the UK, was recently invited to church by a boy who was a 7th Day Adventist. There she was shocked and appalled as the warm welcome and friendly community atmosphere devolved into a full fire-and-brimstone homophobic sermon.
Liberal values are under threat in mosques throughout the world. But they are also under threat in churches, and on Christian satelite television channels. And probably in synagogues and Hindu temples and Buddhist meditation centres too. I'm saying this, not to find excuses to pick on the US nor to make a claim for moral equivalence or relativity. I'm saying this because if you're concerned about the erosion of liberal values then you ought, at least, to be interested in trying to understand what's making them go away.
Very few people change their values because someone with a rival value blew up their sister on the bus. Physical threats may change your behaviour, but tend to strengthen your values. Values change when people find themselves in situations, often of stress, where their existing values seem to have let them down. Or where their default background values are confused and inconsistent and no longer give them the guidance they need.
Islamism is now widely recognised to find purchase in two specific types of communities :
a) disaffected members of Islamic immigrant communities in Europe and the West, who are searching for an identity, and
b) disaffected members of denied religious sub-groups in Islamic countries who's governments are oppresive and secular or opressive and hypocritical.
Sayyid Qutb became radicalized in the US and under torture in Egypt. Bin Laden is the product of Saudi Arabia. The Taliban were the reaction to waves of confusion in Afghanistan and Pakistan as the US, Russia and various tribal warlords played out their great game there. OTOH, Islamism is not something that arises in Afghanistan under the Taliban, nor Iran under the Ayatollah. It was not a weapon in the hands of Saddam Hussein (although it may have been formenting in the opposition to him.)
This needs to be made clear. And, once again, the aim isn't to simply shift the blame for the problem of Islamism onto the US or Europe or Russia. But to understand what's really likely to combat it.
Search for identity in uncertain times and places is what makes people fundamentalist. The comfort and security of good jobs in convivial surroundings makes them liberal. That's why the risk-lite groves of academe and boom-time creative cities breed liberal values, while poverty, prejudice and uncertainty drive people into the mosques and churches.
Keep this in mind. But let's continue with the Eustonians beyond values : lives and freedoms are under attack too. It's true, and the bad news is that it's getting worse.
But not because Islamism is especially wicked or powerful. Our safety is diminishing because, as the fourth-generation war people put it, the nation-state has lost the monopoly on violence. All non-state actors, whatever their ideological motivations, are potentially empowered by new technologies and organizational structures, to cause more damage than ever before.
More people allegedly die in gang-warfare in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro than in the Palestinian Intifada. The US confronts a similar rising violence on its Mexican border. These are symptoms of the democratisation of violence, and the shift in loyalties from the nation-state to some other identity-system, whether religious or ethnic or economic.
I don't approve of that thing that the Eustonians label "Islamist terrorism". But I see it for what it is : one among dozens of fundamentalisms, acting as one among dozens of malign networks. You could scour "Islamism" from the earth, and tomorrow the same problems would be with us under another label : an uncertain world where the dispossessed search for identity and self-assertion through membership of gangs and tribes with excessively anti-liberal ideologies. Such gangs must have an anti-liberal ideology, because notions of them-and-us, sinners-and-saved, infidel-and-martyr are the basic principle holding them together in the first place. If your sense of self depends on your membership of a gang. And the main organizing principle of the gang is that members are good and non-members are bad, then inevitably liberal values of tolerance and egalitarianism are out of the window.
I'd sign a manifesto that recognised this; that recognised that violent terrorism is the hallmark of all repressive fundamentalisms. And that the proper response is to build benign networks of participation and discover new identities based on shared projects and activities : membership of alt.currencies or gifting circles, free-software projects and blogrolls; quilting circles and book-clubs; theatre, music, dance and a million other things humans do together to express who they are. This, and only this, do I consider to be a serious attempt to fight "terror". :-)
Building up our militias to fight Islamist violence with violence of our own, is mere surrender to terrorism. To the extent that "united front against terror" is simply cheerleading this response, it's selling off the liberal birthright to look below the superficial to see the underlying patterns and causes.
10) A new internationalism.
We stand for an internationalist politics and the reform of international law — in the interests of global democratization and global development. Humanitarian intervention, when necessary, is not a matter of disregarding sovereignty, but of lodging this properly within the "common life" of all peoples. If in some minimal sense a state protects the common life of its people (if it does not torture, murder and slaughter its own civilians, and meets their most basic needs of life), then its sovereignty is to be respected. But if the state itself violates this common life in appalling ways, its claim to sovereignty is forfeited and there is a duty upon the international community of intervention and rescue. Once a threshold of inhumanity has been crossed, there is a "responsibility to protect".
Phil : Sure, we should be able to use troops to intervene and prevent genocides. When there's a damned good justification for intervention (which includes competence and reasonable grounds for assuming the intervention will be a success) then by all means send in the troops to protect people.
11) A critical openness.
Drawing the lesson of the disastrous history of left apologetics over the crimes of Stalinism and Maoism, as well as more recent exercises in the same vein (some of the reaction to the crimes of 9/11, the excuse-making for suicide-terrorism, the disgraceful alliances lately set up inside the "anti-war" movement with illiberal theocrats), we reject the notion that there are no opponents on the Left. We reject, similarly, the idea that there can be no opening to ideas and individuals to our right. Leftists who make common cause with, or excuses for, anti-democratic forces should be criticized in clear and forthright terms. Conversely, we pay attention to liberal and conservative voices and ideas if they contribute to strengthening democratic norms and practices and to the battle for human progress.
Phil : +1 to this. Self-criticism is essential for any viable project, including a leftist political one. Always pay attention to criticism. And, as a leftist, you should certainly be aware that the right will tend to notice things that you have blind-spots about. So pay special attention to them.
12) Historical truth.
In connecting to the original humanistic impulses of the movement for human progress, we emphasize the duty which genuine democrats must have to respect for the historical truth. Not only fascists, Holocaust-deniers and the like have tried to obscure the historical record. One of the tragedies of the Left is that its own reputation was massively compromised in this regard by the international Communist movement, and some have still not learned that lesson. Political honesty and straightforwardness are a primary obligation for us.
Phil : Agreed again. Although, we shouldn't be so cowed as to take any old bullshit accusations that rightist populists like to throw around at leftist projects of the past. Sometimes the rightists are just lying. And they need to be called out on that. The left don't have a monopoly on self-serving dishonesty.
13) Freedom of ideas.
We uphold the traditional liberal freedom of ideas. It is more than ever necessary today to affirm that, within the usual constraints against defamation, libel and incitement to violence, people must be at liberty to criticize ideas — even whole bodies of ideas — to which others are committed. This includes the freedom to criticize religion: particular religions and religion in general. Respect for others does not entail remaining silent about their beliefs where these are judged to be wanting.
Phil : Yep. Take it further. I'm not sure we need official constraints against defamation and libel either. Or rather, these are problems associated with an imbalance of power between mass-media producers and a passive, receptive audience. If we can undo that imbalance, and with it, excessive credibility within the audience, there shouldn't be a need for institutions to try to forbid people dissing each other.
14) Open source.
As part of the free exchange of ideas and in the interests of encouraging joint intellectual endeavour, we support the open development of software and other creative works and oppose the patenting of genes, algorithms and facts of nature. We oppose the retrospective extension of intellectual property laws in the financial interests of corporate copyright holders. The open source model is collective and competitive, collaborative and meritocratic. It is not a theoretical ideal, but a tested reality that has created common goods whose power and robustness have been proved over decades. Indeed, the best collegiate ideals of the scientific research community that gave rise to open source collaboration have served human progress for centuries.
Phil : Good. But really this should be given star-billing. The free-software movement is the world's first succesful movement to roll back an attempt at enclosure. Not only that, but as the first well studied and theorized example of "commons based peer production", it's the herald of new thinking about economic relations and the articulation of labour. This has to be at the heart of new left-wing theory. Not simply that "everything should be open source", but that it becomes clear that the market is not always the best solution to the problem. We can look beyond simply asking "market vs. government" to a whole new world of different economic strategies. This is the beginning of the end for one-size-fits-all capitalism.
15) A precious heritage.
We reject fear of modernity, fear of freedom, irrationalism, the subordination of women; and we reaffirm the ideas that inspired the great rallying calls of the democratic revolutions of the eighteenth century: liberty, equality and solidarity; human rights; the pursuit of happiness. These inspirational ideas were made the inheritance of us all by the social-democratic, egalitarian, feminist and anti-colonial transformations of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries — by the pursuit of social justice, the provision of welfare, the brotherhood and sisterhood of all men and women. None should be left out, none left behind. We are partisans of these values. But we are not zealots. For we embrace also the values of free enquiry, open dialogue and creative doubt, of care in judgement and a sense of the intractabilities of the world. We stand against all claims to a total — unquestionable or unquestioning — truth.
Phil : I think this means that they see themselves as both left-wing, and part of the critical tradition. So do I.
Excellent! My Tribe-friend and fellow wikinaut Zbigniew Lukasiak is blogging at Brudnopis.
Bolivian blogs in English :
Barrio Flores
Jonathan Olguin
Wow! Birds have grammar
Chavez consolidating control of Venezuelan (and world) oil
What can I say?
A reggaeton track that goes "Wiki Wiki".
Life is complete.
Apparently Google are rolling out map info for several European countries.
That means my friends in Granada can now find themselves.
My guess is that Chris Pirillo's Airplane Safety Instructional Video is going to be a massive hit over the next few days.
Tree Blogging
I went to the Atlantic Forest, but I don't seem to have got many pictures of trees.
Here's something, at least a little bit foresty.
There's a very big spider that lives under the house where the owners and the building workers are living (Serra Bonita is under construction).
Everyone calls her Rosa.
This isn't Rosa, but one of her (slightly) smaller sisters. (About 7 or 8 inches in diameter.)
Marcadores: ecology, environment, politics, Serra Bonita, trees
Humming Birds
Every afternoon, the humming birds come to be fed. They've got so tame that they'll land on your hand. This, however, is definitely the most dramatic photo I got.
See that grey in the background? This is cloud forest and the clouds roll right up the valley and engulf the research centre.
Moonrise 2
Just got back from the Serra Bonita eco-reserve - a mountain in the Atlantic Forest, southern Bahia.
Beautiful place, and an ambitious project created by a very impressive couple in their sixties. I want to say a lot about this, but no time now. More pics soon.
Jonathan Schwartz (the new head of Sun) was in Brasilia a couple of weeks ago.
Cool! One of my students from last semester did a pretty good, simple Windows drawing program which exports WMF files for his Programação Avancada coursework. Now he's put code up on the net.
I'm back from travelling. Pics, blog posts, more stuff soon ...
Cool! An alt.money blog from a Brazilian living in Uraguay.
Legal! Um blog de dinheiro alternativo (economia solidária) escrevendo pela um brasiliero morando em Uraguay.
An interesting comment to a piece by James Kunstler
When folks discuss hybrids, they might as well consider combining the airship with the train somehow. Trains do use a lot of energy (far less than your jalopy, but still) - because they're HEAVY. Subtract some of the weight by adding something blimp-like (if this necessiates putting up guardrails on either side of the track, so be it) - and you'll have the most energy-efficient vehicle in history.
BBC NEWS | Political row hits Brazil shares
BBC NEWS | Brazilian finance minister quits
The story going round here is that the guy was sleeping with the wife of one of his underlings and the underling shopped him. Who knows?
New Statesman - The new globalisation guru?
Anyone wants to know why they haven't heard from me recently? I'm snowed under with marking. Everything else is just a displacement activity.
Will surface soon ...
John Robb: The Window of Controlled Chaos is Now Closed
Why aren't I reading Ben Hyde more regularly?
Well, that's not a bad photo actually.
Me in full lecture mode.
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Unmanageable Medicare Cuts Put Another HME Out of Business
As reported recently in HME News, Northern Rehab Equipment & Respiratory closed after 19 years serving the community. AAHomecare reached out to Stephanie Schwartz PT, ATP, CAPS, to understand the full story and to share her experience. She said the following:
“Yes, the reimbursement rates and policies had a huge effect on my business and is why I closed. Just to summarize the recent events for you: I am a very proactive owner and I like to make business decisions in advance of changes of sales and circumstance if possible. I owned three stores in the area at one period of time. Downsized to decrease cost since it is more expensive to provide products and services over the distances rural providers have to go.
At my Redding store, when we saw the cuts coming we made models to predict if we could stay with our current overhead and staffing and make ends meet. We could not, according to the models, so we began to change. I have been in business almost 20 years here in Redding and I was well aware that any poor decision could affect my retirement as I am 62 years old. So, we sold some areas of business that were getting too difficult to manage due to so many rules for documentation, qualification and constant changes in reimbursement and constant audits.
We sold our Rehab Division to National Seating and Mobility. Five of my employees went with them, so I felt good about retaining those jobs for them with a good new employer. We then had the first round of cuts in January, surprisingly we did okay and we were still profitable and doing a lot of business. We were adding more retail sales due to the fact in our town many providers had stopped providing beds due to the severe audits and strict, arduous qualifications.
Physicians were not willing to rewrite notes three and four times to get the documentation right so providers just stopped providing beds through insurance. We picked up more retail sales that seemed to help balance out the initial 20% cut.
When it appeared that there was to be no reprieve from the next 25% cuts in July, we again did models and reassessed our profit on individual items to see which ones would be profitable to sale. WOW those were huge, unmanageable cuts that Medicare made in July. The cuts ranged from 25%-45% off the 20% cuts made in January.
I made the decision then to do a soft close of my business because so few items were going to show a profit and the delivery costs for a rural provider are so much more. We added an Accessible Living Division a few months before the July cuts, selling ramps, lifts and bathroom inserts and remodels and were hoping to survive on mostly cash and retail sales and this new division. We cut staff again, as the cuts in July began and decided to sell off our respiratory division. We managed to stay in business almost 12 months after closing the respiratory division by getting some VA accounts for our ramps and lifts. But ultimately, I knew we could not survive, so we closed in August 2017.
I did go not bankrupt, I paid all my bills and said good bye to some faithful customers, managed to find jobs for almost all the staff. I always followed the Medicare rules and guidelines but the new qualification rules, audits, documentation, reimbursements are not made to be sustained by small businesses. Unable to purchase products at the reduced bulk cost of a larger business, our gross profit was always less than a larger business. This along with the effect the reimbursement cuts had and the cost of accreditation and audits was the reason we could ultimately not continue.”
Stephanie went further to say that she would like to own a small business again, clarifying, “one where there is a more equal playing field, one where I do not have to fight the government and prove every day I am not a fraud, a thief, a criminal or prove that I provide a worthy service to others. My new business will add value to my community. My new business will provide an excellent service or/and product. I will not be a whipping boy of Medicare ever again. I am not angry or sorry for myself, I am simply a small business owner who used simple math to figure out the reimbursement schedule, weighed against the costs of doing business with Medicare was not sustainable for my business.”
Concerns Continue for Access to Durable Goods at State Level
Access Press published a piece on the plight of homecare providers in Minnesota and a current law requiring Minnesota to bid out incontinence products:
The Midwest Association of Medical Equipment Suppliers (MAMES), its members and other advocates are asking to overturn a law requiring Minnesota to bid out incontinence products. The law was tucked into the 2017 health and human service omnibus bill in the final hours of the legislative session. Bill Amberg, who is MAMES’ lobbyist, said member medical supply dealers are frustrated that the bill addition came without debate or discussing. “There wasn’t even a conversation with stakeholders.”
MAMES and its allies are working to overturn the bid requirement before it takes effect next year. That could happen during the 2018 legislative session.
Amberg said that if the change goes into effect next year, it would be yet another blow to Minnesota’s medical supply and durable medical equipment providers. More than half a dozen companies have closed during the past year including longtime Twin Cities firm Key Medical Supply. Key had waged a long and ultimately unsuccessful legal battle over the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) competitive bidding program as it related to enteral nutrition supplies or feeding tubes.
It will also inconvenience many people who need the incontinence supplies for daily living. “It just gets tougher for people with disabilities and senior citizens,” Amberg said. “They can’t find caregivers, they can’t have reliable supplies and medical equipment for their daily lives. It’s hard to talk about people staying in their home communities on one hand and forcing them out on the other.”
The full article can be found here.
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20528 - GLOBALIZATION, DIVERGENCE AND INEQUALITY IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
CLMG (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SECS-P/12) - M (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SECS-P/12) - IM (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SECS-P/12) - MM (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SECS-P/12) - AFC (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SECS-P/12) - CLELI (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SECS-P/12) - ACME (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SECS-P/12) - DES-ESS (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SECS-P/12) - EMIT (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SECS-P/12) - GIO (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SECS-P/12) - DSBA (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SECS-P/12) - PPA (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SECS-P/12) - FIN (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SECS-P/12)
YUZURU KUMON
Class 31: YUZURU KUMON
There are no specific prerequisites for this course.
The course intends to explore the processes of globalization, of divergence/convergence between different areas of the word, and their impact on inequality adopting an historical and non-deterministic perspective. The first part of the course focuses on very long-term dynamics, approximately from the early modern period up until the Industrial Revolution. The intellectual framework of the 'Great Divergence' (leading to the pre-eminence of Europe over the rest of the world) and 'Little Divergence' (leading to the pre-eminence of northern over southern Europe) is adopted, but also critical views are considered. The second part of the course focuses on more recent developments, from the collapse of global capitalism at the time of World War I, to the construction of a new international economy after World War II, concluding with the great expansion of the late twentieth century and the related consequences for inequality worldwide. The area covered is the whole world, focusing on broad comparisons between macro-areas.
The First Globalization.
The (possible) roots of the Great Divergence and the early rise of Europe over Asia.
The Little Divergence within Europe: North vs South.
The sources of divergence: social-economic institutions, culture, and demography.
Long-term trends in economic inequality and in inequality “extraction rates”.
The Industrial Revolution and the Great Divergence.
Europe and Asia compared, before and after the Industrial Revolution.
The short Golden Age of Global Capitalism (1896-1914).
World War I: the collapse of the established order.
World War II: the birth of a new international economy.
Falling behind: the case of Africa.
The deepening of inequalities across the world.
The emergence of a new Global Capitalism in the late twentieth century.
Recent developments in international and global economic inequality.
Globalization and Inequality – which connection?
By the end of the course, the students have acquired knowledge about:
The long-run trends in divergence/convergence between different world areas.
The long-run trends in between- and within-country inequality.
The process leading in time to the emergence of the global economy that we experience today, as well as an understanding of how this differs from earlier historical situations.
The student also have acquired an understanding of the remote and proximate factors which could have led to differences in economic performance across world areas in different phases of human history.
Identify the specific ways in which given world areas were (and are) affected by globalization and by other large-scale historical process.
Identify how history can be used, and how explanatory variables can be selected, to provide non-neutral readings of historical processes (and how to provide counter-arguments to such readings).
Research the remote and proximate factors leading to differences in economic performance between specific world areas in the long run of history. The students also have tuned her/his soft skills in a number of areas:
Writing of short but impactful texts on broad topics following strict redaction rules.
Redaction of a research project in the social sciences.
Presentation in public of reports/projects in different conditions (low/high time constraints, etc.).
Teambuilding and cooperation on common projects.
The course includes engaging lectures, to which students are required to contribute by providing their opinions and answering questions in class.
During the course, two guests are invited to deliver lectures building upon their own research in areas relevant to the course.
An optional individual assignement ("Descriptive Report") covers the specific path of economic development, in the context of the Great Divergence, followed by a given world area.
The group assignement consists in the redaction and presentation in class of a "Research Project" on a topic relevant to the course.
Assessment is based on two elements:
First element:
A partial written exam on the first part of the course and another partial written exam on the second part of the course. OR
A written exam on the full program for attending students (selected chapters and teaching material on LS).
Second element:
A written group project on a topic agreed upon with the instructor & its presentation in class.
To these two elements, an optional individual "Descriptive Report" can be added (focused on the long-term economic development of a specific world area).
An oral exam on the books and the teaching material on Bboard, including the slide packages for each lecture and the additional compulsory readings which are specified in the detailed syllabus uploaded on Bboard as well as in the reading lists for the two parts of the course. In the case of Pomeranz's and Milanovic's books, non-attending students are required to cover all the chapters (while attending students have to cover selected chapters only).
G. ALFANI and M. DI TULLIO, The Lion’s Share. Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2019 (selected chapters only).
K. POMERANZ, The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2005 (selected chapters only).
B. MILANOVIC, Worlds Apart: Measuring International and Global Inequality, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2005 (selected chapters only).
Additional material provided by the Instructor through Bboard & Course Reserve.
K. POMERANZ, The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2005 (ALL CHAPTERS).
B. MILANOVIC, Worlds Apart: Measuring International and Global Inequality, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2005 (ALL CHAPTERS).
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Items Almée in "Schéhérazade."
Almée in "Schéhérazade."
Bakst, Léon, 1866-1924
Stage Costume -- Bakst
Bakst, Léon, 1866-1924 (Artist)
Shelf locator: PC STAG-Bak
Stage costume
Schéhérazade (Choreographic work)
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Statement of responsibility: "© Martin Birnbaum"--printed on border.
Halftone photomechanical prints
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0fc171e0-c564-012f-3f71-58d385a7bc34
1910: Created (Approximate)
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Almée in "Schéhérazade."" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1910 - 1916. http://digital.gallery.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-0e0e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Almée in "Schéhérazade."" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 22, 2020. http://digital.gallery.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-0e0e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1910 - 1916). Almée in "Schéhérazade." Retrieved from http://digital.gallery.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-0e0e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
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Disco Matt's - Music Is The Answer
Here we review and recommend the latest music mixes by some of the scene's biggest D.J. talents, as well as up-coming stars and more mainstream names, which include bio's of D.J.'s careers, current & future activity, as well as providing direct links to downloads or stream options. We also give a big shout to the latest tunes/tracks/compilations that get our recommendation.
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Music Is The Answer Special Post - "Tcherniak & Thomas"
Well, as promised, our latest music post (a special one at that) is dedicated to two terrific talents & two great guys to boot, Nick Tcherniak & Steve Thomas. Both have been collaborating in the studio for some time now, both occasionally perform together, but they also have individual careers spanning, collectively, over 30 years. Plus, with some amazing sets from them both at recent gigs, we wanted to share a slice of their musical magic with you, as well as give you an insight into their colourful D.J. careers.
Steve Thomas has been playing out his characteristic hard hitting house style since the early nineties, having been spotted by Laurence Malice while playing at London club Labyrinth and was immediately offered a residency at Trade where he featured virtually weekly at the famous Turnmills venue. Touring with the Trade collective around the world, the trip to South Africa being superbly documented in a televised show, Steve shared his passion for hard house with the late great Tony De Vit, with whom Steve became very close friends until Tony’s untimely death in 1998. Whilst Steve (or as he became affectionately known, “Janet”) may be best recognised for being a Trade stablemate, he has performed at other clubs including, Cream, Sundissential & Ministry of Sound, but with guest spots across the world, Hong, Australia, Canada & the US, being regular visits, he is also well known for his residency at Twilo in New York, alongside Danny Teneglia, as well as the massive club brand DTPM in London. Other career highlights include development of the Tripoli Trax & Tinrub Recordings record labels and appearances on Kiss FM & Radio 1, making for one of the most sparkling CV’s in the business.
Nick Tcherniak was a little later to the game than Steve, but has an equally glittering career of hard edged house music for close on 10 years, with appearances at some of the biggest clubs around the globe, including Paradise Factory in Manchester, Fabric, Heaven, The End, The Egg & Fire in London, Queen in Paris & Los Angeles, La Chapelle in Lyon, & Propaganda in Moscow, as well as other European city club venue guest spots, making him truly international. Early in his career Nick balanced his D.J. career with a job at one of London’s best & longest running record stores, City Sounds, but when he secured praiseworthy weekly residencies at DTPM (where he cemented his friendship with Steve) & Fiction, he concentrated on D.J’ing and then producing music, which followed with acclaimed partnerships with D.J. producer Pagano at Heaven & Jason Gardiner, under the guise of “White Knights”. More recently Nick’s connections with Trade are most notable, but he regularly appears at the very popular Barcode Vauxhall & at smash Spanish club SuperMartXe. But it doesn’t stop there, as he tirelessly works in the recording studio as well as appearing on his regular weekly radio show at Push FM.
The partnership between Nick & Steve is a match made in heaven, as Steve’s Hard and US influenced house works extremely well with Nick’s sounds of tech, progressive & electro house, whether it be in the recording studio or live at clubs, spectacular back to back sets at Trade/Orange on August Bank Holiday Monday & at the massive 19th Birthday party this year being testament to their amazing collaboration. Previous joint track releases “Neva”, available on Axis Trax and “Believe” featuring artist Nathan James released on Filthy Groovin records, have both received major airplay on the radio & across many dancefloors as well as being part of D.J’s playlists. With Nick popping over to Spain, where Steve now lives, from time to time (and Steve to London), their latest track release, entitled “Ven Conmigo” featuring artist “S-J” is another great example of their joint efforts, which has attracted a huge amount of attention, already having been given different styles of remixing treatment, minimal by Lady Bianca, progressive by Steven Redant as well as both tech and tribal by the duo of Steve & Nick. All versions are available through online store Beatport and are well worth adding to your collection. The link is http://beatport.com/en-US/html/content/release/detail/193719/ven_conmigo#app=34e28a486-index=o. Their next collaborative track is already in the making and will also feature “S-J” and is titled “Control” which is due for full release on “Rogue Industry” (a new sub label of the well known “Champion” records – of Robin S’s “Show Me Love” & Faithless’ “Insomnia” fame) in the second week of March next year, which will be getting the full “Champion” campaign exposure and we will be the first to give you more details as they break.
Now, if you missed out on Steve’s awesome set at DTPM’s “The Bitch Is Back” party on 15th Nov (review extract – “Everyone was soaking up the octane fuelled, upbeat, hard house tinged yet adoring string of tunes Steve was putting together, which took us back to all those heady days of sets of his at Trade, of-course at the DT of old, but with a definite vein of newness running through it all, absolutely stupendous”) or Nick’s amazing performance at SuperMartXe’s 1st Anniversary party on Sat 28th Nov (review extract – “but when Nick Tcherniak took to the decks, we were going nowhere and found our stride dancing away deliriously to his incredible progressive, tech & electro beats that had a packed Coronet going wild, not least when he played a fab remix of the Frankie Goes to Hollywood classic “Relax”, pure magic!”), then you can catch Nick on the decks throughout December, including at Orange/Trade’s “The Magic of Christmas Night” and Steve, who fly’s in from Spain for DTPM’s “NYD 2010” party. There may also be a possible & exciting joint b2b appearance at Matinee in February (more news of that soon).
A final mention goes to Nick’s latest autumn podcast, which is a superb mix journey of underground house moving onwards & upwards to tech & upbeat tracks that had our feet tapping & hearts pumping as soon as we heard it. Recorded from a live D.J. set, the upbeat tinges will definitely appeal and features samples from “The Black Eyed Peas” & “Sander Kleinberg”, with the Tcherniak & Thomas track “Van Conmigo” (featured above) finishing off a magnificent 80 minutes of music. And in the inimitable words of its maker, “this is one not for chilling out, but more for getting up and getting down!” – we love it!!! Go to http://nicktcherniak.podomatic.com, and click to play or download to your complete satisfaction.
Well, that’s our special post up and we hope you enjoy our music choices here, but stay tuned for up-coming coverage of yet another release compilation by Brent Nicholls and a mix from Gabriele Cutrano who will be headlining at the forthcoming “Lovechild” party on 12th December.
In the meantime, don't forget that a wide choice of your favourite D.J's music can be found at http://seenqueen.com/music & as we say more & more, “let the music play”
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Music Is The Answer - "Juicy's Artis & Hi-Fi"
With our minds focused on happenings across gAylist London as things really step up in the march to 2010, our eye was slightly off the “music” ball, so, slightly delayed we know, we bring you details of tow of the scene’s real “grafting” D.J’s, both who have been busy compiling new mixes.
First up is saucy Steven Artis, who is well known to the London scene have been based here since 1992 when he decided to move from his native Germany. His fascination & passion for house music, whether uplifting, catchy, energetic or tribal is very much reflected in his style. This blond bitesize bombshell (yes, he used to have long blond locks!!) is part of the furniture at Fire, having been resident at nearly all of their club nights, including Horizon, A.M., Gravity, Orange, Later & not least Juicy, which remains one of his favourite club nights to play. But he also ventures into his hornier side, playing out at events such as Fitladz & Deep, as well as being a regular behind the decks at Barcode Vauxhall, both up front & in the club bar. When he is not behind the decks, he is busy downloading fresh tunes and compiling mixes and we just love his latest, entitled “futurism” (we are playing it now!), which is indicative of the style he plays out at Deep & Juicy, tough electro infused house with uplifting swirls & sounds. To get your slice of Steven, go to http://stevenartis.podomatic.com and click on “play” or “download” options and you can catch him live at Barcode Vauxhall this Sunday (29th Nov) and then next Saturday at Deep.
Our other choice this time around goes to Hi-Fi Sean Dickson, who we have featured in the past, but with a relentless chain of releases over the last few weeks, he is well deserved of another mention. Since first hearing him play in the flesh for ourselves, at Beyond back in May, when he captivated us in the black room, we have adored his style of music and try to catch him whenever we can, as he always reserves a place “under the mirrorball” for us (a private joke thank you!). A real torre de force on the London scene, this man holds down many residencies, current ones being Juicy, Hard On!, Ursus Cave, Our House & Beyond, but he also appears at regular Barcode nights & is called upon as a guest D.J. for a whole host of events, notable appearances being at Hustlaball, Tabloid & Space. Being able to turn his music style to fit the club in which he plays, his repertoire is extensive, very much reflective in his latest mixes which he has put together celebrating Hard On’s! “Mr Sleazy”, Juicy’s “Erotica” and new Friday outing at barcode Vauxhall “Our House”, not to mention classic Hi-Fi through his series of mixes, “Tech Noir” Vol. 6 & “Psychedelic House Music” Vol. 10 (told you he was busy). Details of all the mixes can be found at http://hifisean.podomatic.com & if you decide to download, check his facebook site for alternative site options. You can catch Sean D.J’ing this weekend at “Visions” at Fire this Fri (27th Nov), at Hard On’s! “Mr Sleazy” party on Sat (28th) & Beyond on Sunday morning (told you he was busy).
Well, that’s our two choices, but coming up this weekend is our next “Music Is The Answer” post, devoted to two amazing talents that collaborate both in the recording studio and live at club events to an exceptional standard (and are best pals to boot), Steve Thomas & Nick Tcherniak. We are already excited about this one and think you will be too!
In the meantime, let the music play & enjoy both Steven's & Sean's mixes!
Music Is The Answer - "Lo-Profile Boys, Brent & Guy"
Well, following a magnificent Matinee party last weekend, we thought it only appropriate to include two D.J.’s’ latest mixes in our “Music Is The Answer” post, both which reflect their individual styles but most definitely the sounds you expect to hear from them at Matinee.
First up is main floor maestro Guy Williams, who often takes the opening slot at Matinee’s parties, exploding the atmosphere with his enthusiastic yet tough tech house and this is also a style reflected in his sets at the metrosexual clubbing outfit “Black Rabbit”, which has inspired his latest compilation. With a pedigree of parties behind him, including Trade at Turnmills & since, appearances for Radio one, even launching new club ventures like Hoof & Reverse, taking that latter to Manchester just last month, which proved a phenomenal success, 2009 has been good to this man and we have been only too happy to support his ventures & enjoy his fabulous music on many occasions. However, if you haven’t savoured is musical magic (where have you been all our lives!!) then go grab your slice of Mr Williams by downloading his “Jack The Rabbit” mix at http://sendspace.com/file/b218k1 and why not catch his latest track mixes/remixes at http://soundcloud.com/guy-williams/guy-williams-music-power. Incidentally, as we go to press, we are still recovering from his truly awesome set at DTPM “The Bitch Is Back”, when Guy was at his supreme best.
Our second choice goes to a London gAylisting D.J. that needs no introduction, as this man has, as you say, “been there & done that”, but in actual fact continues not only to evolve within an ever changing scene, but often is responsible for finding those records first, that end up being massive dancefloor hits. He never fails to delight us at Matinee, having given some truly sparkling performances at parties both in Colosseum & now Cable, Viva being a real highlight, but for us eclipsed by his latest Matinee appearance at “The Next Chapter” when he got the Parlour room absolutely pumping with his uplifting yet funky house. But this man is no stranger to the bar/club scene either, often playing out at both Barcode’s, most notably at Industri, but also has rocked Rupert Street & never fails to impress at Profile & Lo-Profile. Guessed yet? Well, it is Brent Nicholls of course and in his latest mix and in continuance of his “Live Sessions” series, he has laid down a set recorded live it Lo-Profile in October. In his own words, “this recording is all about the eclectic crowd that gets down to Lo-Profile, with a mixture of Latin beats, commercial floor fillers, tougher more electronic sounds and progressive house” very evocative of Brent’s style and the whole mix is a glorious collaboration of these house genre’s with some pure gems, not least our fave track of now, Zoe Baldwin’s “Release Me”. You can stream the mix for free at http://djbrentnicholls.com/music by clicking on the relevant album cover, or watch out for download options through certain Facebook groups & website newsletters.
Now, we promised details of a new track by D.J. Oliver M (the man behind Matinee London), who collaborated in the studio with Jean Phillip back in September to produce the superb track “Strings Of Motion”, which has been given the remixing treatment by Ivan Gomez. We predict that this could be a sure fire hit across Europe’s dancefloors and well worth a listen. To download this latest remix click on the following link.
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Well, that’s our latest choices up, which we hope you will enjoy. But, watch for promised news on compilations from Hi-Fi Sean & Steven Artis as well as news on releases by Serge Devant & Danny Verde. Plus, we will be focussing on two major talents, Nick Tcherniak & Steve Thomas, who have been busy in the studio recording.
In the meantime, don’t forget to log onto http://seenqueen.com/music, where you can get the best choice of the scene’s D.J. websites, mixes & compilations.
Music Is The Answer - "Brilliant Beyond"
Well, it’s time once again to bring you up to speed with some recent compilation mixes that have definitely caught our attention and this latest “Music Is The Answer” post has a particularly special theme, in a word “Beyond”, with three of this mega afterhours clubs resident D.J.’s having dedicated their newest work to this phenomenal brand.
First up is Alan K, who has been playing out at Fire for many years and having enjoyed countless amounts of his sets a Later, in more recent times he has filled the final slot on the main floor at Beyond, although sadly for us, our energy levels have rarely allowed us to enjoy the full length of his sets. His uplifting chunky and funky style is reflected right across his work, which also extends to other clubs such as Gravity & A.M., both also afterhours attractions in their own right. However, in devoting a recent Sunday morning purely to Beyond, we managed to soak up the whole of Alan’s set & all the superb atmosphere created by Beyond at Fire and you can now too as he has released a “live” recording of his set at Beyond on 25th October, which will give you the full flavour of this man’s terrific talents. The mix is in two parts & to grab your fill, go to http://djalank.podomatic.com , click on the options & download to your delight.
Next up and another “live” recording of a set is fab Swedish D.J. D’Johnny, who has been cutting it right across gAylist/land London since whenever, playing out at some of the biggest clubs in town, including Juicy, SuperMartXe and (of course) Beyond. His career also spans both near & far continents, making regular trips to Cologne, Sydney & Madrid and was also in the thick of it during this year’s Ibiza season. Back in London, he is part of the resident team at Lo-Profile and also pops up in Barcode (where we first met) from time to time. However, for us, he is at his brilliant best when playing a Beyond and has taken the “black” room by storm in previous visits, with his tough tech & electro infused hard hitting house, but we have to say his best set yet was at “Beyond The Grave” where he played out to a packed “Terrace Room”. If you were there you will know how good it was, but if not, you can transport yourselves into this very set by going to the following link and finding out for yourselves, http://soundcould.com/djohnnybeyondthegraveterrace2009-11-01 , you are going to love it!
Now, our dedication to all things “Beyond” couldn’t be complete without the inclusion of the legend that is Steve Pitron, a name that has “Beyond” written all over it, not just at recent Area parties, but spanning the whole of Beyond’s domination of afterhours clubbing since 2001 & the days of Colosseum. For us, there is no other D.J. that attracts so much excitement & attention and he has been responsible for corrupting our Sunday mornings on so many occasions (in a good way you understand!), with his amazing ability to turn up the pace, set the musical heartstrings racing & combine classic tunes with up to date hits. This latest Beyond mix of his is no exception, with the inclusion of new vocal mixes of “Shake It” and “Let The Bass Kick”, an as yet un-released Freemasons remix of the classic “Here Comes The Rain Again” as well as the timeless “In My Life” which he was playing in Beyond back in 2003. With 17 other tracks in the mix, this is a must listen & Mr. Pitron at his very best. So, go to http://stevepitronsessions.podomatic.com and click on the download link.
Well, that’s it, our dedication to Beyond through three great mixes which we hope you will enjoy as much as we have done/continue to do.
Now, with our choices close to being right back up to date, watch out for upcoming posts which will include work from Hi-Fi Sean, Steven Artis, Guy Williams & a “hot off the press” compilation from Brent Nicholls, as well as more news on track releases by Serge Devant, Oliver M & Danny Verde.
Also, don’t forget to go to http://seenqueen.com, THE clubbing website, which also has a special music section covering featured mixes, links to London’s best D.J.’s sites & a new “Top 10” section.
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Music Is The Answer - "Magnificent Matinee"
Well, with literally just hours to go before the Matinee “The Next Chapter” at Cable in London Bridge, we thought it only appropriate to dedicate our latest music post to this amazing gAylisting club event, focussing on two D.J. talents, one who has featured in past parties at Cable & the other guesting tonight. So, without further ado, let’s crack on!!....
Our first choice goes to Jonny M (Marsh), a powerful little D.J. talent, based down in Brighton, but who makes regular appearances in London, most notably recently at Matinee’s Cable launch party, packing out room one and performing brilliantly at the 3rd birthday. With birthdays being the name of the game in October, we were also privileged to be present for virtually all of his magnificent set at Trade’s 19th at Ministry of Sound, Jonny setting the bar room alight with his super sexy & octane fuelled house style, so characteristic of all his sets, mixing classic floor fillers remixed with tougher & hard hitting sounds to perfection, this matching his spectacular performance at Trade’s first outing at Ministry of Sound back in July. Following Matinee’s birthday party, in tribute, Jonny released his own mix, simply entitled “Matinee London Mix – October” which evokes everything that is great about his live sets. To download, go to http://soundcloud.com/jonny-m and transport yourselves into the Matinee magic.
Our other choice goes to superb Spanish D.J. talent Steven Redant, who is the guest D.J. at “The Next Chapter” tonight, playing out in room one as Jonny has. With a D.J’ing career spanning many years, Steven has held & continues to hold regular residencies at some of Europe’s biggest clubs, including, “La Demence” in Brussels, “Red & Blue” in Antwerp & “Discotheque” in Barcelona, as well as “Loveball” parties worldwide. Recent appearances include the massive Cologne party “Greenkohm” as well as the city’s “NightControl”, playing out at “in Eilat, Zurich, Paris & Madrid throughout 2009. He was in the thick of it at the peak of the Ibiza season, packing out Space twice in August, although his love remains with his residencies, especially in Brussels. However, his full-on pumping house style with a tinge of underground is sure to go down well at Matinee and speaking with Steven earlier this week, he is truly thrilled about playing in London. The man is always busy producing compilations and his latest is sheer brilliance, a true reflection of his style & performances at La Demence, which also includes his latest track release. So, to sample some scintillating Steven sounds, go to http://stevenredant.podomatic.com/ & click on whichever mix takes your fancy (they are all great!!).
Now, a couple of quick Matinee mentions go to firstly Oliver M’s track “Strings In Motion” which has been given the remix treatment by Ivan Gomez & also to an upcoming new release by Serge Devant (the man behind the 2009 smash “Addicted”) entitled “Wives In Jerusalem” with Naudia Ali on vocals, which looks like being yet another smash. More details of these will be released in forthcoming posts.
So, that’s our latest choices up and now it’s time to party at Cable & Matinee “The Next Chapter”. However, if (why ever not) you can’t or don’t make it, then check out Jonny’s & Steven’s latest mixes to get your own experience of the Matinee magnificence.
Music Is The Answer - "French Fancy's"
Well, with our last post being back in September, we have so much to catch up on, therefore in attempting to do just that, we will be releasing more than just the one weekly post throughout November, so watch this space for some magnificent mixes to come.
However, as we promised way back when, this post is devoted to all things French, with two newbie’s to our music page, both deserving of more than just a quick mention.
First up is a relatively unknown name to the London gAylist scene, although it will surprise you that this talent has played in venues such as Fabric, Colloseum, The End & Cafe De Paris, although it is fair to say his main stomping ground is France, his home country. D.J. Gaetan Scott has, since the early days of his fascination with music & mixing, rubbed shoulders with the likes of Antoine 909 & Slamma (both familiar names) and continues to constantly experiment, combining a complete genre of house music in his work, whether it be underground, tech, electro, funky, progressive or even disco, which he aptly calls “a fusion of colours”, “as long as it is uplifting & has a sexy flow” he say’s (and why not we say!). He has also tried the remixing game, a notable success being a bootleg of the Delux vs Shapeshifters “Sun Is Rising Up”, which even got radio airplay. His focus, however, remains on his fusion style and this is no more better displayed than through his latest releases, “Fusion of Sounds Vol’s 1 & 2” which well deserve a listen. So, to sample & succumb to the Gaetan Scott style (as we have) go to http://djgaetanscott.podomatic.com/, click on the latest two mixes & either stream or download to your delight.
Our second choice this time round goes to French fancy & worldwide globetrotter Leomeo, probably one of the sexiest D.J’s we have seen in a long time (what is it with these French boys!?!), who spreads his musical words wherevever he goes, whether it be Montreal, New York, Barcelona, Berlin, Rome, or Sydney, definitely earning him a reputation across the planet. But it doesn’t stop there, as his wings have spread across Asia, with major gigs in Kuala Lumpa, Shanghai & Manila, but also Singapore where he was resident for a while. Then there are places like Tel Aviv & Prague as well as the clubbing hotspot, Ibiza & you will realise that there are precious few places this man’s steps have not trodden. Of course his native Paris his major stomping ground, but London has not escaped his attention, with gigs at Discotec & more latterly Lovechild, where we witnessed his superb set. When he is not running around the world, Leomeo has a resident slot on the very popular “Radio FG” French online music channel & whilst his musical roots have a tribal, electro & progressive tendency, his energetic style goes more vocal too, his work dipping in & out to great effect. So, we definitely recommend a visit to http://leomeo.com/ where you can get your complete fill of over 8 mixes plus a whole load of visuals & more.
Well, that’s our first catch up instalment and we hope you will agree, two great alternatives to the norm. However, watch this space for a special Matinee music post coming up this weekend which will showcase another “Music Is The Answer” newbie, Jonny M as well as Steven Redant ( the guest D.J., for Saturday’s Matinee party), followed by a devotion to all things Beyond, with releases from Steve Pitron & Alan K, as well as lots more besides.
In the meantime check out our choices, kick back & enjoy!
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The Heroes And Flops Of Euro 2016
James Hansen July 13, 2016
It's silly season again, and Euro 2016 presented a perfect opportunity for players to showcase their worth. So who caught the eye, and who bombed entirely?
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Euro 2016 is over. It's all over. Tell us it isn't so.
Now that we have finished weeping uncontrollably and cursing the inevitable passing decay of time, we've been able to look back fondly at that magical month in France. All the surprises, all the snoozefests, the wardrobe malfunctions, the hooligans, the Irish lullabies, the pyrotechnics and of course, the tears. It's all been so great.
Now comes the inevitable summer lull, where, in our utter boredom, we look at ridiculous transfer rumors in the hopes that we don't have to actually deal with reality. So, in the spirit of hanging onto the blissful distraction of the European Championships for one more day, we present you this: ten players whose stock went up because of Euro 2016, and ten whose stock went down.
Players who raised their value in Euro 2016
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Many people started looking at this exciting Turkish youngster after he made a high-profile move to Borussia Dortmund. After Euro 2016, a great many more will be standing up and taking notice. Mor was one of the few bright spots in a frankly boring Turkish side that lacked quality. If his career keeps up this trajectory, Dortmund is only the beginning.
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The newly-dubbed "Welsh Cruyff" went into Euro 2016 without a club, having been released by Reading in the English Championship. After this tournament, someone is sure to take a gamble on him, if only because of this goal.
Whatever happens, Robson-Kanu is now part of Welsh history.
Ramsey has always been talented. Nobody has ever questioned that. However, at Arsenal, the popular opinion is that Ramsey is quite often misused, with Arsene Wenger often putting him on the flank or in a holding role. His performance for Wales this tournament will only serve to strengthen those arguments. Playing in the number 10 role, Ramsey was absolutely untouchable, and he fully deserved his place in the best XI of the tournament.
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The only bright spot of England's torrid campaign, Dier looked extremely comfortable in his holding midfield role. The Tottenham youngster sprayed passes, cut out attacks and positioned himself well, showing maturity beyond his tender years. He didn't have a great game against Iceland, but then again, neither did anyone else.
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One of the most exciting youngsters for Germany currently, Kimmich is already being likened to the next Phillipp Lahm due to his fantastic performances at right-back and his multi-functionality as a midfielder. Germany may have not had a great tournament, but with youngsters like Kimmich coming through, they have plenty to look forward to.
Ragnar Sigurdsson
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Yes. We realize he's 30. After his golem-like performances for Iceland though, somebody should really take a risk on the Krasnodar man. Ragnar was a huge part of Iceland's solidity, and at times, it seemed like he was winning literally every ball that flew within five yards of the penalty area. He has a desire to play for Liverpool, and it's certainly a move that Jurgen Klopp should definitely consider.
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Payet's rise this season was overshadowed at times by Riyad Mahrez, Jamie Vardy and the rest of the Leicester City crew. Make no mistake though, Payet is a star. He proved it at Marseille, he proved it at West Ham and now he's proved it for his country. It's incredible to think that, just a few months ago, Payet was virtually blacklisted from the France team. We don't think anyone will be making that mistake again.
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On the list of things we would have never foreseen coming into this competition, Giaccherini starring for Italy was definitely up there. I mean, come on! Remember him at Sunderland? How crap was he? Yet, you can't deny that Giaccherini was one of the hardest-working and most dangerous outlets for the Azzuri.
They called this Italy team the worst ever, and before Euro 2016 we certainly agreed with that. How we were wrong. Maybe it's time we all gave Giaccherini a second chance.
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Every Chelsea fan knows by now what Sissoko can do. He apparently only feels like turning up for Newcastle in those big games. When he turns up, though, he's a world-beater. Case and point, he kept N'Golo Kante out of the France side, and Kante was actually brilliant all tournament. His performance in the Euro final deserved a win, and if the French actually put away some of their chances, he would have got it.
Jeff Hendrick
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Everybody loved the Irish at Euro 2016, albeit more for their fans than the actual football being played. That being said, Hendrick was one of the players who actually stood out of this mostly mediocre Irish side. Now, we're not saying he should be Real Madrid-bound, but he's certainly playing below his level in the Championship for Derby County. We'd love to see one of the newly promoted sides pick him up.
Players who lowered their value in Euro 2016
Mario Gotze
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Granted, Gotze's stock was already lower than it probably ever has been, but this tournament really hasn't helped anything. After being linked with a move away from Bayern all year, Gotze really needed a good tournament to give Bayern a reason to keep him. It didn't happen. That winning goal in the World Cup final has never seemed so far away.
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Every club in the world seemed to be linked with Bayer Leverkusen's free-kick maestro at one point. Then, it all went downhill. His anonymous performances for Turkey left him benched, a trend that continued from the last half of the season for Leverkusen. He seems to suffer from a real lack of motivation, and he has to be careful not to slip into obscurity.
Artyom Dzyuba
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Russia sucked. Like, really bad. As such, it was hard to pick just one player who represented how bad they were. Then, it hit us like a bad hangover: Dzyuba. He was supposed to be Russia's main goal threat at this tournament, but instead, he lumbered around like freaking Treebeard after one too many Stolis. After having a good season with Hulk at Zenit St. Petersburg, there were a few clubs interested in Dzyuba. Probably not anymore.
Ciaran Clark
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Speaking of teams who really sucked this year, Ciaran Clark seemed to pack Aston Villa's shoddy defending with him for the trip to France. He played the first two group games, and then, quite rightly, was dropped. To be fair, there was nothing he could have done about his own goal versus Sweden, but it still is quite representative of his shocker of a tournament.
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There is a lot of hype around Ajax's Polish striker, and for good reason, but he really didn't live up to it at this tournament. He didn't necessarily have a poor tournament, but he missed a few glorious chances that would have seen Poland beat Germany and avoid extra time against Switzerland. He still has a lot of potential, but this tournament proved he's not the final product yet.
Simone Zaza
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Whatever your opinion of Zaza, you can't deny that he didn't exactly cover himself with glory at Euro 2016. It may seem a little harsh, but when you're subbed on with the sole purpose of taking a penalty, you better make sure you make it. Zaza didn't, and now he's the laughing stock of the internet. Don't be surprised if Juventus try to offload him this summer.
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Muller is one of the smartest players in the world, and he is an absolute legend for Germany. Yet, for some reason, he has never been able to transfer his usual clinical efficiency to the Euros. This tournament was no different, as Muller stayed mostly anonymous, his absence all the more glaring due to the lack of goals from anywhere else in the German side. He's still a fantastic player, but Jogi Loew will be disappointed that he couldn't get more out of him.
Probably one of the most dramatic drops in form in recent history. Kane looked like he didn't know where the ball was, never mind where the goal was. His first touch was awful, his set-pieces were comical, his shots were wayward and he seemed to have no idea where to stand and what to do. Part of that may have to do with tactics, but there's no doubt that Kane was one of the most disappointing performers of Euro 2016, especially after the season he's had.
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In all honesty, we could put most of the England players on this list, however Joe Hart deserves a special mention. By the end of the tournament, Joe Hart had let in four goals out of the seven attempts he had faced. Not great numbers. Add to that the pathetic attempts to stop both Gareth Bale's free kick and Sigthorsson's tame effort, which were both easy saves, and it wasn't a good tournament for Hart.
Pep Guardiola appears to be on his side at Manchester City, for now, but Hart will have to prove pretty quickly that this was just a blip.
Tomas Necid
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Probably one of the most useless players at the tournament. 41 passes over 169 minutes with only a 43.9% success rate kind of tells the entire story. He scored an equalizing penalty against Croatia, but otherwise, the Czechs may as well have been playing with 10 men. His agent recently linked him with Juventus, which we find hilarious.
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The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Outside the Armenian Highland and distinct from Armenian the Kingdom of Antiquity, Armenian Cilicia was a Christian kingdom formed by refugees fleeing the Seljuk invasion. In 1198, with the crowning of Levon the Magnificent, Armenian Cilicia became a kingdom. The capital was originally at Tarsus, and later at Sis. Cilician Armenia thrived economically, with the port of Ayas serving as a center for East to West trade. The kingdom adopted Western European feudalism and customs for the nobility including chivalry, fashion, and the use of French titles, names, and language. The fall of Sis and then the fortress of Gaban to the Mamluks put an end to the kingdom in 1375. The last king, Levon V, was granted safe passage, and died in exile in Paris.
Crusaders, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, Hetoum I, 1226 - 1270 A.D.
As the Mongols approached, King Hetoum made a strategic decision to send his brother Smpad to the Mongol court in Karakorum and agree to become a vassal state of the Mongol Empire. In 1254, Hetoum himself traveled to Mongolia to renew the agreement. The account of his travels, "The Journey of Haithon, King of Little Armenia, To Mongolia and Back" is still important for its observations of Mongol, Buddhist, and Chinese culture, geography, and wildlife. The Mamluks invaded Armenia in 1266, taking 40,000 Armenians captive, including Hetoum's son, Leo. Hetoum abdicated in 1270 in favor of his son Leo, and lived out the rest of his life in a monastery, as a Franciscan monk.
CR89706. Copper kardez, Nercessian 362, cf. Bedoukian CCA 1393, F, green patina, buff earthen fill, weight 6.109 g, maximum diameter 23.9 mm, die axis 330o, Sis mint, 1226 - 1270 A.D.; obverse Armenian inscription: + Hetoum King of the Armenians, king seated facing on bench-like throne, fleur-de-lis tipped scepter (mace) in right, globus cruciger in left, star left; reverse Armenian inscription: + Struck in the City of Sis, cross pattée, crescent in the upper right quarter, wedge in other three quarters; ex Beast Coins; $36.00 (€31.68)
Crusaders, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, Roupen I, 1080 - 1095 A.D.
Roupen I declared Cilicia independent from the Byzantine Empire in 1080, founding the Roupenian dynasty, which ruled Cilician Armenia until 1219. He led bold and successful military campaigns against the Byzantines, including capturing the fortress of Pardzerpert (today Andirin in Turkey), which became a stronghold of the new kingdom.SH65204. Bronze Pogh, Bedoukian CCA 1, Nercessian 245, VF, weight 2.476 g, maximum diameter 20.8 mm, obverse Armenian legend: Raiben. (Roupen), cross within circle, pellets in quarters; reverse Armenian legend: Tsara ay (Servant of God), cross within circle, pellets in quarters; rare; SOLD
Lot of 9 Silver Trams, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, Levon I the Magnificent, 1198 - 1219 A.D.
LT89471. Silver Lot, 9 silver trams, c. 21.7 - 25.2mm, some with star, VF, unattributed, no tags or flips, actual coins in the photographs, as-is, no returns; SOLD
Bedoukian, P. Coinage of Cilician Armenia. ANSNNM 147. (1962).
Bedoukian, P. Medieval Armenian Coins. (Paris, 1971).
Bedoukian, P. "Two Hoards of Levon II Trams" in Selected Numismatic Studies II. (Los Angeles, 2003).
Kovacs, F. "Additions and corrections to Armenian coins and their values" in Armenian Numismatic Journal 30/3. (2004).
Metcalf, D.M. "Classification of the Trams of Levon I of Cilician Armenia" in RBN CXVIII. (1972).
Nercessian, Y. T. Armenian Coins and Their Values. Armenian Numismatic Society, Special Publication No. 8. (Los Angeles, 1995).
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Executive Scrutiny Committee Minutes
Tuesday, 16th February, 2010
09.30 a.m.
Lecture Theatre, Stockton Central Library, Church Road, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1TU
Cllr Robert Gibson (Chairman), Cllr Mrs Ann Cains, Cllr Dick Cains, Cllr Aidan Cockerill (vice Cllr Sherris), Cllr Julia Cherrett (vice Cllr Mrs Trainer), Cllr David Harrington, Cllr Miss Tina Large, Cllr Colin Leckonby, Cllr Mrs Liz Nesbitt, Cllr Mrs Jean O'Donnell, Cllr Maurice Perry, Cllr Mrs Maureen Rigg, Cllr Mick Stoker, Cllr Bill Woodhead, Mr Frank (Diocesan Rep).
Richard Bradley, Paul Diggins (DNS); Graham Birtle, Nigel Hart, Judith Trainer (LD); Esme Hall, Debbie Hurwood (R).
Cllr Mick Eddy.
were submitted on behalf of Cllr Dixon, Cllr Sherris, Cllr Smith, Cllr Mrs Trainer, Mr Connaughton.
Preamble for item EXC 58/09
59/09 MINUTES FOR SIGNING - 17TH NOVEMBER AND 15TH DECEMBER 2009
The minutes of 17th November and 15th December were signed by the Chairman as a correct record.
60/09 DRAFT MINUTES - 5TH JANUARY 2010
(Attachment: 1)Minutes
The draft minutes of the meeting held on 5th January 2010 were agreed as a correct record.
61/09 EFFICIENCY, IMPROVEMENT AND TRANSFORMATION (EIT) REVIEW OF ADVICE AND INFORMATION SERVICES
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RESOLVED that the information for the options appraisal be supported subject to Members comments being taken into account.
62/09 EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT AND TRANSFORMATION (EIT) - COMMERCIAL TRADING SERVICES
63/09 EIT REVIEW OF CHILD PLACEMENTS
(Attachment: 7)Review of Child Placements - Final Report
RESOLVED that the EIT Review of Child Placements subject to the minor amendments being forwarded to the next Cabinet meeting.
64/09 REVIEW OF WINTER MAINTENANCE SERVICES
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RESOLVED that the report and members comments be noted and the submission of a further report to the Regeneration and Transport Select Committee at an appropriate time with costed options as set out be endorsed.
65/09 SCRUTINY WORK PROGRAMME
(Attachment: 11)Report
RESOLVED that:-
1. Following the officer review, a further report on Winter Maintenance Services be presented to Regeneration and Transport Select Committee for consideration of costed options prior to Cabinet approval.
2. The Children and Young People Select Committee lead on further work on the EIT Youth Services Review with a view to reporting to Executive Scrutiny Committee and Cabinet in the summer/early Autumn.
66/09 FORWARD PLAN
RESOLVED that the forward plan be noted and an update report be provided to the Health Select Committee on Integrated Health and Social Care, Billingham.
67/09 REPORT ON CHAIRS UPDATES
(Attachment: 13)Appendix 1
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RESOLVED that the Chairs updates be noted.
58/09 Councillor Cains declared a personal/non prejudicial interest in relation to Agenda Item No 5 - EIT Review of Advice and Information Services further to being a Member of the Tees Credit Union.
Councillor Mrs Cains declared a personal/non prejudicial interest in relation to Agenda Item No 5 - EIT Review of Advice and Information Services further to being a Member of the Tees Credit Union.
Councillor Mrs Nesbitt declared a personal/non prejudicial interest in relation to Agenda Item No 7 - EIT Review of Child Placements further to caring for children prior to placement.
Councillor Mrs Rigg declared a personal/non prejudicial interest in relation to Agenda Item No 10 - Report on Chairs Updates further to a relative residing in a care home.
61/09 Members were presented with the final appraisal information together with recommendations for the future development of advice and information services across the Borough. The Committee supported the recommendations going forward to Cabinet.
In respect of the recommendation to consolidate the advice and information services that the Council commissioned from external organisations into a single contract, Members asked for assurances that support and advice would continue to be directed to the people who need it. The Head of Customer Services and Taxation confirmed that the important elements of services provided would be preserved in the new contract.
In respect of the recommendation for the temporary transfer of the Independent Living Fund Officer to the Personalisation Support Team, Members commented that more work was needed to encourage take up of the fund. The Head of Customer Services and Taxation advised that moving the member of staff into the personalisation team would mainstream the activity and should therefore have a positive effect on take up.
62/09 Members were presented with final appraisal information together with recommendations for the strategy and business development of the Commercial Trading Services. The Committee supported the recommendations going forward to Cabinet.
Members also made the following comments:
- The introduction of re-useable green waste sacks were welcomed although it was noted that there might be complaints in some wards. Officers stressed that residents could still purchase their own clear plastic bags which would continue to be collected
- Members raised concerns that the size of the green waste sack would make them heavy for some residents to lift
- Some residents, who did not hold a credit/debit card, had experienced problems paying in advance for bulky waste collections. Officers advised that other forms of payment were accepted at Customer Service Centres and that residents could also take bulky items to the Household Waste Recycling Facility
- There was a need for greater publicity to residents about the consequences of using unlicensed waste collectors. Members also queried whether licensed operatives could be identified through the display of a licence or in some other way.
- Members suggested enquiring into whether the current customers of the tea service would be fully willing to increase the amount they paid to fully fund the service.
The Chair congratulated officers for the quality of the review and report.
63/09 Members were provided with the final EIT report for the Children and Young People Select Committee. The Chairman presented the report and highlighted each of the recommendations. Members discussed the recommendations and requested that a minor amendment be made to the wording of paragraph 1.9 and a correction to paragraph 4.64.
64/09 Further to the extreme weather over the last few weeks, a review of the Winter Maintenance Policy was undertaken. Consultation had taken place with elected members, members of the public and Council employees.
The report identified learning and discussion points, as there were clearly some learning opportunities following recent events. Any suggested increase of the Council Response to severe weather events needed to be considered within the tight financial constraints that the Council faced.
It was also critical to note the damaging effect the severe weather had had on the infrastructure of the Borough's roads. A full inspection had taken place of the road network and early indications showed excess damage. Consideration would need to be given to the post event activities such as road repairs and budget implications would be considered within the Council's Financial Plan.
Members were provided with the following list of actions:
1. That the Winter Maintenance Plan be reviewed in light of the severe weather experienced over the last few weeks.
2. That a Snow Plan be devised with options for additional snow clearing activities and service improvements. The Snow Plan would consist of a set of actions, which could be brought into operation at the start of a Snow Event which would better meet Public expectations
3. That details of post event reparations be investigated and costed in term of resources required following severe weather events to repair the road network. Early indications suggested the recent prolonged snow event had caused additional damage to the road network.
4. An improved Communications Action Plan be devised to improve residents knowledge and ensure regular and updated information regarding SBC winter maintenance activities be easily accessible
5. That a further report be brought back to the Regeneration and Transport Select Committee at an appropriate time with costed options associated with the above.
Members held discussion on the report and felt that measures should be included for flooding following the snow. Members also felt that information should be more readily available on where salt bins were located and who to contact if the bins needed refilling.
Members were also concerned about the legalities of people falling over and causing damage to themselves in the snow. It was felt that some legal clarification was required on this matter.
65/09 Members were presented with a request from Regeneration and Transport Select Committee to be involved in a review of winter emergency arrangements and confirm that the Children and Young People Select Committee were to lead further work on the Youth Services EIT Review.
66/09 Members were provided with the statutory forward plan for 1st February 2010 to 31st May 2010.
Members held discussion on the item relating to Integrated Health and Social Care, Billingham, and it was requested that an update report be provided to the Health Select Committee.
67/09 Members were provided with an update from each of the Select Committees.
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Cliché In The Making: Sunsets In Early Colour Photography
Janine Freeston
Response To:
When is a cliché not a cliché? Reconsidering Mass Produced Sunsets
In the context of the Reconsidering Amateur Photography discussions, the example of the amateur colour photographer at the start of the twentieth century offers a historical perspective on the subject of sunsets as photographic clichés. Confined due to expense and time constraints to those who had an abundance of both, colour photography in the 1920s was not yet in the domain of the mass amateur market but of the amateur who aspired to exhibition and acclaim. Their aspiration for recognition in the annals of art photography was steeped in mimicry.
As Annebella Pollen has observed, the unique and often awe-inspiring beauty of the setting sun is as different in meaning for each photographer as it is for each day. The common threads of physical values within the image and the emotional responses from the producer and the viewer weave together to form the intrinsically, artfully, vague fabric of sunset photographs. The captivation of such a fleeting spectrum of colours and tones has long captivated the imagination, firstly of artists and secondly of photographers, as the subject can evoke a sense of wellbeing, completion and calm and its accurate reproduction provides a technical challenge. In the late nineteenth century, due to technological restrictions, sunsets were photographed and exhibited in monochrome, but their producers nonetheless aspired to the hierarchical values of high art.[1]
The type of amateur photographer who was actively engaged in colour photography between the 1890s and 1920s was very different both socially and practically to the mass amateur photographer that Michael Prichard refers to as the ‘snapshotter’. There were a growing number of ‘gentlewomen amateurs’ of independent means who were actively engaged in all aspects of producing colour photography alongside their ‘gentleman-amateur’ counterparts.[2] In the first two decades of the twentieth century, as colour photography was fraught with difficulties and limitations, it was much more expensive than black and white processes. This limited its appeal to the mass market whose sunsets therefore remained monochrome or hand-painted.
In the first two decades of the twentieth century, colour photography was struggling to overcome chemical photosensitivity and technological processing obstacles that challenged photographic practitioners to mimic accurately the colours of nature onto either glass plate or paper. On numerous occasions in the technical history of photography, capturing a fleeting moment has been a signifier of the technical success of a new process or the prowess of the photographer. The amateurs experimenting with colour processes were challenged by reflected light on clouds and water, dark silhouetted shadows and continuously changing lighting conditions.
These challenges necessitated technical skill and understanding for the application of variable exposure times and innovative lens and filter systems. The fidelity of colour in photography was dependent on filters synthesising to convey realistic colours and, as such, was vulnerable to the accuracy of the selection of the filters or dyes. Reds and oranges were particularly difficult to reproduce from three colour processes and, because of this, subjects containing these colours were often chosen to showcase the prowess of the producer. The darkroom skills required for aligning the superimposed colours demanded dexterity and patience as a single print could take several days to produce. Therefore the capturing and reproducing of a sunset became inextricably linked with the resolution of practical and technical challenges in colour photography.
As early colour photographers strove for artistic expression within a medium which technologically constrained their options to manipulate the image during printing, a successful photograph of a sunset could bridge the gap between technology and art. The fuzzy edges of clouds and the constantly shifting colours of a sunset with the sharp edges of subjects in silhouette were ideal for the longer exposures required in the early stages of colour photography. This colour print could then potentially be hung in an exhibition alongside pictorial landscapes, garnering recognition for the photographer and extricating colour photography from the back rooms.
One of the privileged few who succeeded in capturing a fleeting sunset in a colour photograph was Violet Blaiklock whose Lead Kindly Light illustrates the aspirations of an amateur colour photographer in the 1920s.
The subject and its title adhere to high art traditions. Along with her cohorts in dedicated clubs and committees, she challenged the institutional perception of fine art photography as monochrome by mimicking pictorialists’ conventions in colour. At the time, colour photography’s idiosyncrasies cut across the grain of photography’s identity as a disseminator of information and a mirror of nature. Its impreciseness often manifested itself in an unnatural appearance, which attracted considerable censure from photography critics such as R. Child Bailey:
The use of colour is obvious. Used with discrimination it adds a new aesthetic dimension to the photograph. Used carelessly (...) it adds a new horror to life.[3]
The sunset offered the opportunity for educated and cultured amateurs to produce evocative colour photographs that could be exhibited. The subject tolerated misalignments and movement in the skylines whilst referencing past pictorial aesthetics. The aping of high art painterly ideals through sunsets can be considered clichéd as far as it references past art forms but, in this particular context, it was also nascent as a means of brokering an advancement in the acceptance of colour in photographic art.
In 1870 Col H Stuart Wortley (1832-1890) submitted his monochrome sunset albumen prints photograph for exhibition at the Royal Photographic Society’s annual show and for the next 50 years sunsets became a regular feature of the exhibition. back
Michael Prichard, Who were the amateur photographers?, Either/And, 2012. Available at http://eitherand.org/reconsidering-amateur-photography/who-were-amateur-photographers/ back
R. Child Bailey, Photography in Colours, Photography Bookshelf, No. 5 Iliffe, Sons & Sturmey Ltd., 1900. p. 74. back
Figure 1: Violet K Blaiklock Lead Kindly Light c 1920 B15 16337 RPS Collection at National Media Museum, Bradford back
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Falkirk Otter A.S.C.
FVJL
Falkirk Otter is a competitive swimming club run by a fantastic group of coaches and a committee formed from parent volunteers. It is based in Falkirk, Scotland and provides coaching for young swimmers from the age of 6 upwards from Falkirk and the surrounding area.
The club are always looking for new members. If you are considering joining please send us your details and we will get in touch.
UPCOMING MEETS
Grangemouth JAGS Meet
Grangemouth Sports Complex, Grangemouth
DEV DV1 DV2 DV3 BRZ
Brodies Scottish Schools Swimming Championships
Tollcross International Swimming Centre, Glasgow
QLF
Grangemouth MAGS Meet
SLV GLD PER FAG
Falkirk Otter Championships 2018 Information
Falkirk Otter ASC 2018 Club Championships are being held this year on Saturday 1st December at Grangemouth Sports Complex.
Arrival from 4:15pm, warm-up starts at 4:30pm and races start at 5:15pm.
Information can be found on the meet information page.
There will be a raffle drawn on the day with some lovely prizes to be won.
Entry emails for the club champs will be sent out week beginning 12th November with all confirmation emails to be received by Friday 23rd November.
Thanks to all our volunteers. Without your help these events can't be run so it is really appreciated. A follow-up email will be sent out confirming the role you have been allocated.
Look forward to seeing everyone there and don't forget your santa hats!
Central Schools Swimming Championships Information available
The information for this years Central Schools Swimming Championships is now available and this year they are being held at Grangemouth Sports Complex.
All the forms can be requested by emailing Graham Crawford at falkirkotterentries@gmail.com.
Otters appoint new head coach
The Committee are very pleased to advise that following recent interviews, Gary Vandermeulen has accepted the position of Head Coach for the Club.
Gary brings with him a wealth of swimming and coaching experience at local, regional, national and international levels. Most notably, Gary swam for Canada in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul where he was a finalist in the 4x200m Free Relay. In addition, Gary was a GB Olympic Coach at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games.
As well as his Olympic swimming experience, Gary has been the Canadian record holder for the 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle. He was also a Silver Medalist for Canada in the 4x200m Free Relay at the 1990 Commonwealth Games and was the Canadian National Champion 22 times for short and long course swimming. His coaching credentials are equally as impressive having coached at World Swimming Championship, Commonwealth and Olympic levels. Gary has also organised a series of stroke clinics and swim camps.
Gary is currently the owner of Sheppard Swim School, Head Coach for Phoenix Aquatics, Swim Coaching Consultant at Glenalmond College, and Head Coach for Central Region Disability Programme.
Gary is going to join the Club on Monday 3rd September and will also attend both sessions of the West Districts sprints this Sunday and also attend the Forth Valley Junior League meeting on Sunday 16th September. Gary will be getting to know swimmers, coaches and parents over the coming months and putting in place a development plan for the Club.
We hope you will all join the Committee in welcoming Gary to the Club. Gary will undoubtedly be a great addition to our coaching team and he is very much looking forward to starting on Monday.
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Monty Wells
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(?? -- April 15, 1998)
Boston area fan and member of NESFA and MCFI who didn't venture out of Boston for fannish reasons often, but who was an enormously well-liked, hard-working, mainstay of Boston fandom. Like Hal Clement, he was a high school Chemistry teacher, and, like Hal Clement, he had a mild, constructive personality. (He once said of himself that "In my car club [his other hobby], I'm the smart one. In NESFA, I'm the handsome one.")
He was also enormously skilled with tools and perhaps his shining moments were when he led the rebuilding of the NESFA Clubhouse (see Saga of the NESFA Clubhouse). Laurie Mann reminisces about those days in Everything I Learned About Buying and Renovating Buildings I Learned from Monty Wells. He was elected a Fellow of NESFA in 1983.
After his death, NESFA ran the Monty Wells Project, a short course on using SF to teach science, just before Boskone for several years.
1983 -- Fellow of NESFA
1993 -- Arisia '93
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Board index ‹ RORY GALLAGHER ~ TASTEFUL MAIN DISCUSSION FORUM ‹ RORY GALLAGHER'S ~ TASTE-FUL " LOOSE TALK " MAIN DISCUSSION FORUM ‹ RORY GALLAGHER ~ Tributes ~ Festivals ~ Exhibitions ~ Band Gigs
Any good Rory cover bands in the US?
What's Going On ~ Rory Gallagher Tributes ~ Festivals ~ Rory Exhibitions ~ Band Gigs
by CiaSeattle » 28 Mar 2016, 03:45
I see all these lovely shows in Europe, is there anything similar in the US? (Seattle area would be nice) We are feeling quite left out over here!
CiaSeattle
Re: Any good Rory cover bands in the US?
by leftyaxeman » 29 Mar 2016, 23:31
Haven't heard of any here in the states. Should be.
I play in a classic rock band and just added "Tattoo'd Lady" to our set list. Shame is in 25 years of gigging, haven't heard any other band cover him.
leftyaxeman
by Jay Jay » 04 Apr 2016, 19:14
CiaSeattle wrote: I see all these lovely shows in Europe, is there anything similar in the US? (Seattle area would be nice) We are feeling quite left out over here!
There is The Natalie Wells Band and Tony Deziel from the USA who regularly play Rory covers. I think they both live on the East Coast side USA tho?
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by RobertaSparrow » 04 Apr 2016, 19:48
I know what you mean. I am always surprised when I hear a band or musician in my country covering a Rory song. It's different in Europe. Rory definitely left his mark there, and there is a whole circuit of musicians and bands there that cover Rory's music. Not that he wasn't popular here, but it was always somewhat under the radar, word of mouth among his fans back in the day. Even musicians like Slash heard of Rory through word of mouth- Slash's dad was a fan, and that was why Slash happened to be in the audience to see Rory that fateful night in Los Angeles.
There was one concert dedicated to Rory and his music in New York after his passing, but that was not an annual event. Perhaps Daniel Gallagher, who now resides in New York, could set up something like that, but it would be very time and labor intensive.
I even thought for a time that someone over here on the west coast could organize something like that here, but it would be so difficult to do.
There are festivals that cover Rory's music and feature these bands across Europe. We just don't have that here, because he simply did not have the following here that he did there, and that is not to say he isn't deserving of it. In the distance between Seattle, Washington to Los Angeles, California we'd travel 960 miles (1545 kilometers) and if you travel that distance in Europe you would be crossing international borders left and right. In the two weeks I spent in Ireland I was able to attend two festivals dedicated to Rory, and there are many more throughout the year in Europe. For fans living there it isn't difficult to plan one's year around those events, but sadly, we on this side of the globe just don't have that opportunity. And, unless someone invents the time/space portal, or some other means to make it dirt cheap and incredibly fast to travel 4,500 miles (7242 kilometers) to Europe we will just have to experience it vicariously through YouTube videos and through writings on these Rory forums.
by ailish78 » 05 Apr 2016, 15:34
Well done lady! I think this is really good. I would never had imagined a woman singing this song but she does a pretty good job. She's got the right kind of raunchy voice. The guitar playing is pretty good too, although somewhat different. It's very refreshing to hear this.
ailish78
by CiaSeattle » 05 Apr 2016, 16:07
It just goes to show how poorly Rory was promoted in the US. I saw tons of live shows back in the day, a majority of them blues and rock, was married to a blues guitarist who had tons of albums by just about everybody and we still never heard of Rory, even though we lived in a major city that he played in a few times. Never saw a poster in a record shop, never heard an announcement on the radio...nothing!! If I had seen anything about him, I would have gone to the show based on his looks alone! Breaks my heart to look at the timeline and see he was right there and I missed it.
Thanks for the Natalie video, I'm checking her out and watching her tour dates. Everybody plays Seattle eventually!
Ciaseattle I'm originally from Glasgow in Scotland and have lived in the UK up until 1992 and I never once saw an advertisement or a poster for any of Rory's gigs. Of course there were vinyl LPs in the record stores and I used to often wonder where he was and what he was doing when I saw them, but I really missed out on a lot after that one gig I saw him at in 78. Of course I was working in a band myself most of the time, so I wouldn't have had the time to attend any concerts then, so maybe it was all just my fault. Only once in the early 80s when I was working in the summer in Germany did I see a poster advertising an open air concert, but it was nowhere near the area I was working in. I guess I should have made more of an effort.
CiaSeattle wrote: It just goes to show how poorly Rory was promoted in the US. I saw tons of live shows back in the day, a majority of them blues and rock, was married to a blues guitarist who had tons of albums by just about everybody and we still never heard of Rory, even though we lived in a major city that he played in a few times. Never saw a poster in a record shop, never heard an announcement on the radio...nothing!! If I had seen anything about him, I would have gone to the show based on his looks alone! Breaks my heart to look at the timeline and see he was right there and I missed it.
I know what you mean. I grew up in Los Angeles, and I am somewhat fortunate as I grew up in an artistic environment. My uncle was a guitarist, and most of my friends were musicians. I studied classical guitar for a time but being born in the 50s in Los Angeles, how could I not love rock&roll, blues, and r&b? I never ever saw an add for a Rory concert, but I went to a lot of music stores, record shops and the like, and I grew up around musicians. Word on the street always let us know when Rory was in town.
He was never promoted, but tickets to his shows always sold out within hours of the word getting out. Lines were always around the block to see him. I never had the opportunity to meet him, never had the courage to try. And I was pretty young then, and rather shy, so I think I would have been speechless anyway.
I lived in Cincinnati from early '70's until 1982. Rory only played Cincinnati once during that time, but it was opening for Uriah Heep so I can see why I missed that! But I would go to shows in Cleveland quite often if it was someone I really liked even though it was a ridiculously long drive. When I see the number of times he played the Agora, makes me want to bang my head against the wall! I went to the Agora plenty of times, don't know how I could have missed him. I moved to California in 1982, near San Francisco and again still managed to remain oblivious in spite of him playing there on almost every tour. I guess it was just not meant to be.
On another note...I think if he had to do the big stadium tours, if he had been paired with bands whose audiences were more likely to respond to Rory's music (as opposed to Rush or Jefferson Starship who had become a top 40 pop band by then), word would have spread a lot more. Even someone like the Allman Brothers would have been a better fit.
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Harold Ousley Tenor Sax (Bethlehem 1960)
May 16, 2016 - Francois
Tenor saxophonist Harold Ousley combined relaxed, flowing, bluesy lines with a rich, resonant sound. Tenor Sax is his only album as a leader in the sixties.
Harold Ousley (tenor sax), Charles Davis (baritone sax), Julian Priester (trombone), Philip Wright (piano), Thomas Williams (bass), Walter Perkins (drums)
in 1960 in NYC
as Bethlehem 6059 in 1960
Paris Sunday
Struttin’ To Truckin’
Dell-A-Vonn
Porter’s Groove
Ousley died of unknown causes last year, on August 13, 2015. Born in Chicago, Ousley turned professional in the late fourties, working in circus bands. In the fifties and sixties, Ousley played with Gene Ammons, Billy Holiday, Howard McGhee, Bud Powell, Miles Davis, Dinah Washington and organist Jack McDuff. With the reign of fusion and rock in the early seventies, work for tenor saxophonists like Ousley had become quite scarce. Ousley nevertheless held chairs in the big bands of Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton, while recording a few albums as a leader of jazzfunk ensembles. Ousley continued working in r&b and blues for the rest of his career, playing with Big Maybelle, Ruth Brown, Percy Mayfield, George Benson, Jimmy Witherspoon and organist Bill Doggett.
Ousley also teached jazz programs in schools and developed a method of ‘music as therapy’. Alledgedly, Ousley appeared in the (depending on your taste, silly or wryly funny) blaxploitation movie Cotton Comes To Harlem in 1970. But Ousley is difficult to detect. Not to say, impossible. He isn’t credited. I’m beginning to suspect that the journalists who reported Ousley’s supporting role in their eulogies of Ousley last summer have been putting on the Flophouse Floor Manager. (So if you’ve watched the movie and have found the appearance of Ousley, please report and bust this utterly important jazz myth…)
More work in showbiz followed, as Ousley hosted a cable tv show in the early nineties, Harold Ousley Presents, joining the ranks of fellow musicians Johnny Cash, Tom Jones and Ernest Tubb, who all hosted shows at one time or another in their careers.
I’m really fond of Ousley’s marshmellow sound. He’s a gentle player with sly humour, who stays in the middle register for most of the time and favors a slightly dragging beat. Ousley is comfortable with rapid, multi-note lines as well. Of his scarce work as a recording sideman, his appearance on drummer Grassella Oliphant’s The Grass Roots (Atlantic 1965) is easily his best, a successful symbiosis of sound and style. He also contributed five tunes for that album, among them Haitian Lady and One For The Masses, which Ousley would re-visit later on; the contagious, bossa-fied hard bop tune Haitian Lady would appear on Brother Jack McDuff’s Walk On By (Prestige 1966). (Ousley contributed three tunes to that album and played on a number of McDuff sessions for Prestige, probably as a sub for Red Holloway) One For The Masses returned on both Ousley’s jazzfunk albums from 1972, The Kid and Sweet Double Hipness.
Ousley’s elegant, lush playing style is already present on Tenor Sax. His tenor mixes nicely with the other two reed instruments, resulting in a warm, full-bodied group sound. The rhythm section keeps a good groove. But they are playing it pretty safe, accenting the basic formula of theme-solo’s-theme as if they’re fresh out of music college, careful not to step on anyone’s toes.
Priester, one of the most promising trombonists at that time in his career, is swift and imposing. Charles Davis speaks huskily, eloquently. Surprise lurks around the corners of Ousley’s lines, and he embellishes the mid-and uptempo tunes with patiently executed, bluesy phrases. Those attractive mid-and uptempo tunes, like Paris Sunday, are set opposite a most satisfactory, intimate, breathy version of the classic ballad Lush Life.
Nice tenor work. It’s quite incomprehensible that it took the tenor saxophonist twelve years to follow up Tenor Sax with another album under his own name.
Posted in Review - Tagged Bethlehem, Harold Ousley, Julian Priester
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Tag: architecture
Art & Literature Living Books for Sale
Children’s art & literature living books for sale including: architecture, fine art, art instruction, music, poetry, Shakespeare, literature, mythology, fairy tales, legends, and My Book House.
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Broadcast Hysteria
by A. Brad Schwartz
On the evening of October 30, 1938, radio listeners across the United States heard a startling report of a meteor strike in the New Jersey countryside. With sirens blaring in the background, announcers in the field described mysterious creatures, terrifying war machines, and thick clouds of poison gas moving toward New York City. As the invading force approached Manhattan, some listeners sat transfixed, while others ran to alert neighbors or to call the police. Some… (more)
On the evening of October 30, 1938, radio listeners across the United States heard a startling report of a meteor strike in the New Jersey countryside. With sirens blaring in the background, announcers in the field described mysterious creatures, terrifying war machines, and thick clouds of poison gas moving toward New York City. As the invading force approached Manhattan, some listeners sat transfixed, while others ran to alert neighbors or to call the police. Some even fled their homes. But the hair-raising broadcast was not a real news bulletin-it was Orson Welles's adaptation of the H. G. Wells classic The War of the Worlds.
In Broadcast Hysteria, A. Brad Schwartz boldly retells the story of Welles's famed radio play and its impact. Did it really spawn a "wave of mass hysteria," as The New York Times reported? Schwartz is the first to examine the hundreds of letters sent to Orson Welles himself in the days after the broadcast, and his findings challenge the conventional wisdom. Few listeners believed an actual attack was under way. But even so, Schwartz shows that Welles's broadcast became a major scandal, prompting a different kind of mass panic as Americans debated the bewitching power of the radio and the country's vulnerability in a time of crisis. When the debate was over, American broadcasting had changed for good, but not for the better.
As Schwartz tells this story, we observe how an atmosphere of natural disaster and impending war permitted broadcasters to create shared live national experiences for the first time. We follow Orson Welles's rise to fame and watch his manic energy and artistic genius at work in the play's hurried yet innovative production. And we trace the present-day popularity of "fake news" back to its source in Welles's show and its many imitators. Schwartz's original research, gifted storytelling, and thoughtful analysis make Broadcast Hysteria a groundbreaking new look at a crucial but little-understood episode in American history.
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Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (May 05, 2015)
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Wikinews interviewed author Amy Scobee about her book Scientology – Abuse at the Top, and asked her about her experiences working as an executive within the organization. Scobee joined the organization at age 14, and worked at Scientology’s international management headquarters for several years before leaving in 2005. She served as a Scientology executive in multiple high-ranking positions, working out of the international headquarters of Scientology known as “Gold Base“, located in Gilman Hot Springs near Hemet, California.
Scientology – Abuse at the Top by Amy Scobee
Image: Amy Scobee.
Scientology was founded by science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard in 1952. Scobee joined Scientology at age 14, and after leaving in 2005 she began to speak out critically about the organization and her views on alleged abuse carried out by management leader David Miscavige against staff members.
Scientology – Abuse at the Top was published in May, and Scobee has subsequently appeared in interviews about her experiences in the Scientology organization – for media including the St. Petersburg Times of Florida on June 23, and the BBC program Panorama hosted by investigative journalist John Sweeney, The Secrets of Scientology, which broadcast on BBC One on September 28.
Scobee’s book is structured chronologically, and she recounts her experiences first joining the Scientology organization, then becoming a staff member in its elite group the Sea Org, and finally rising to serve in multiple different high-ranking roles at the organization’s international management headquarters. Periodically throughout her experiences as an executive staff member for Scientology, Scobee was sent to the organization’s penal justice system the “Rehabilitation Project Force” (RPF), for supposed “evil on L. Ron Hubbard” or negative thoughts about the organization. These sentences often occurred after a division of management Scobee had served under experienced downward statistics related to profit margins and financial performance for the organization. In each instance she was sent to the RPF, Scobee was subsequently reinstated to an executive management role, and given supervisory responsibility over other senior Scientology officials.
The author reveals difficult emotional experiences in her book, including an incident where she was raped at age 14 by a Scientology supervisor and subsequently instructed by a “Scientology Ethics Officer” that she was in a “state of treason” and to keep the matter quiet and not report it to the police. Scobee describes difficult experiences she endured as part of her punishment served in Scientology’s RPF, including being sent to the RPF at age 16, and subsequently being slapped across the face for refusing to climb into a garbage can and clean it out.
Within Scientology management and the Sea Org, Scobee rose to serve in the Watchdog Committee (WDC) – the highest ecclesiastical body in the organization. After leaving the organization, Scobee was declared a “Suppressive Person“, and Scientology’s intelligence agency the Office of Special Affairs attempted to enforce organization regulations preventing her from ever speaking to her family including her mother again.
Prior to her book’s publication, Scobee was threatened with legal action, in a letter from a lawyer Bertram Fields representing influential Scientology member and celebrity, actor Tom Cruise. Separately, Scientology representative Tommy Davis stated the organization was also preparing a lawsuit against her related to the publication of her book. Further news about such threatened lawsuits have not been forthcoming following these statements from Tom Cruise’s lawyer and Scientology’s spokesman.
After Scobee began to speak out critically about Scientology to the St. Petersburg Times, the Scientology propaganda publication Freedom Magazine issued a publication in which it referred to her repeatedly as “The Adulteress”. Though Scobee had thought that statements she made during Scientology counseling sessions called “Auditing” were to be kept confidential under priest-penitent religious privilege, BBC News reported that “intimate details of her sex life” were forwarded by Scientology, to the St. Petersburg Times. BBC News reported that during an interview for the Panorama program, Scobee was photographed by agents for Scientology along with journalist John Sweeney. These photographs were then sent by Scientology UK lawyers from the firm Carter-Ruck to the BBC, in an attempt to show “bias” of journalist Sweeney towards Scobee in his interviewing.
Scientology – Abuse at the Top received a favorable reception from reviews and media coverage. All Headline News characterized it as a “tell-all book” about Scientology. Scobee’s account has also received positive reception in coverage from Today Tonight, The Drew Marshall Show, Lateline, and Panorama.
Wikinews How did you first get involved with Scientology?
Amy Scobee in 2007
Amy Scobee: I was 14 years old. My parents had recently divorced and my mother took custody of me and my older brother. The three of us moved 30 miles north to the Seattle area and my mother started working as a draftsman at a company near by. My brother and I would go to school during the day and spend the evenings with our mom. We’d visit my father on the weekends. I was beginning to get used to this routine when suddenly my mother was no longer spending the evenings with us. Instead, she began attending classes after work at the local Church of Scientology.
One day I was home alone and the phone rang. It was a staff member from the church named Brett. I told him that my mom wasn’t home. He said that he was actually calling to talk to me. He said that he heard I was a very nice person and that I should come into the church to do an introductory service myself. I remember becoming very curious about this. I recall thinking, “Even though I’m just a kid, these guys are interested in me!” That somehow made me feel recognized and important.
I told my mother about the invitation and asked if I could go in with her to meet Brett, to which she agreed. Brett was a very handsome man, posted as the Public Registrar, responsible for signing new people up for service and collecting their money. He interviewed me and said that he could tell I had a lot of potential and would go very far in life, but that I needed to learn several tools to be able to do so successfully. I really wanted to find out all about this. Brett called my mother into his office and had her pay for my first course so I could get started immediately. And so, I enrolled on my first course – the “Communications Course”, on 17 May 1978.
WN Do you still see positive benefits out of some aspects of Scientology methodology? How so? What courses, programs, do you consider beneficial?
AS: There are some things that I consider to be basic truths, such as that one is a spiritual being, but that’s not unique to Scientology. I honestly no longer consider the methodology to be beneficial since I have seen the results of its application in broken families and broken individuals. I do have many friends who still very much believe in the technology, but consider the organization has turned criminal. To me, people should be free to believe in what they’d like. It’s when the practices begin to hurt people is where I object.
WN Why did you decide to join the elite Scientology group, the Sea Org?
AS: I thought that it sounded like an exciting adventure where I could help “salvage the planet” on a much larger scale than just in my home town. The “Sea Organization” (also Sea Org or SO for short) is defined on the official Church of Scientology web site as follows:
“The Sea Org was established in 1967 and once operated from a number of ships. It was set up to help L. Ron Hubbard with research of earlier civilizations and supervise Church organizations around the world. The first Sea Org members formulated a one-billion-year pledge to symbolize their commitment to the religion as immortal spiritual beings. It is signed by all members today. The Sea Organization is also entrusted to minister the advanced services of Scientology. The Sea Organization retains its name in celebration of the fact that Mr. Hubbard’s life was frequently connected to the sea. Although today the majority of Sea Organization members are based on land, in keeping with the tradition of the order’s inception, they still wear maritime-style uniforms and have ranks and ratings. Sea Org members work long hours and live communally with housing, meals, uniforms, medical and dental care provided by the Church. They participate in Scientology training and auditing during a portion of each day, but otherwise dedicate themselves to furthering the objectives of Scientology through their particular functions.”
It was September, 1979. Word arrived that an expansion event was being held in the Seattle church for all local Scientologists by officers of the Sea Org. Attendance was mandatory. My mother and I went to the event together. As people arrived, we were all ushered in and seated in a large hall. Before the event began, surveys were passed out for the audience to fill in, asking detailed questions about our individual qualifications, such as whether or not we had ever taken LSD, ever been institutionalized, if we had a criminal record, had huge personal debts and so forth. My answer to every one of these questions was, “No”. The surveys were collected up and the event began.
The speaker came out and briefed us on the strategy to make Scientology a household word internationally and how it was vital for everyone to immediately get on the bandwagon to help make this a reality. He had a large map of the world behind him and pointed out the small red dots as current church locations, which appeared minuscule compared to the size of the planet. Then, in the middle of the event, the speaker read out a list of people who were to report immediately to a room in the back for a private briefing. My name was on the list. I felt my heart pounding as I couldn’t figure out how they knew my name. I had forgotten all about filling out the survey prior to the event.
My mom’s name wasn’t on the list, so I had to go to the special briefing without her. I reported to the back, along with about twenty others from the audience. The main event speaker (named Don) came to the back room, along with three other people in full dress Sea Org uniform (navy caps, gold lanyards, white gloves, dirks tied around their waist – the works). He informed us that we were the select few who were qualified and that we were all to join the elite team of the Sea Org – right now!
Don said that while he moved on to the next city to get many more people on board, two SO members were staying behind in Seattle to get all of us packed and sent off to the Sea Org. He handed out Sea Org contracts, had us all stand up, raise our right hands and repeat the code of a Sea Org member after him. This is called the “swearing in ceremony”. We all then signed the contract, pledging to work full time for the next billion years.
I had no clue what I was doing. I wondered why my mom’s name wasn’t called and what she would think. I didn’t dare question the Sea Org Officers. Everyone was following orders and I thought I had better as well. I did ask what type of work we’d be doing and the response was, “Our mission is to get ethics in on this planet and the universe. You’re joining the elite of the elite, responsible for handling the suppressive psychiatrists that exist in the here and now and those who implant beings between lives so as to make planetary clearing an actuality”. I was speechless.
The intermission was over, everyone was reseated and those in the back re-joined the rest of the audience for the remainder of the event. The speaker came back up and announced the names of those who had just joined the Sea Org. Immediate standing ovation! Loud cheers! We were going to be heroes!
My mom flipped out, “No way—don’t they realize that you’re still a minor? They have no parental consent. You’re only in 9th grade and now you’ll never get a proper education. How could they do this without discussing it with me first? It’s out of the question!”
I went back to the recruiter and said I couldn’t go as it wasn’t coordinated with my mom.
Like lions jumping on prey, the SO officers were all over my mom to handle her “counter-intention towards Scientology expansion”.
Finally, after being promised that I would absolutely continue my schooling to obtain a high school diploma, have three weeks off a year to come home to visit and be able to maintain routine communication with the family (all of which turned out to be a blatant lie), my mother signed a parental consent form, giving her approval for me to join the Sea Org – effective once I turned 16, which was only a few weeks away.
The recruiters had me list out things to handle before reporting for duty. My main concern was telling my dad, who knew nothing about Scientology. They said what I needed was a cover story, so tell him that I got a great offer and I’ll be going away to become a model in Paris. My mother and I went to visit my dad and that’s what we told him. He was so proud of me! I thought I was going to be sick.
Within a few weeks of signing my Sea Org contract, I was booked on a flight to Los Angeles. This was the first time I had been away from home and the first airplane I had ever been on. I arrived in Hollywood, California on 31 October 1979.
WN Why did you choose to write a book about your experiences?
AS: I felt it was very important to not only thoroughly review what I had just gone through for my 27 years as a staff member for Scientology, but to make that experience known to others so they can learn what goes on behind the scenes. The beginning services in Scientology seem very sensible and helpful. It’s like the bait and once you nibble on it, they get a hook into you and it’s NOT easy to free yourself once you’re hooked. Making the information known will hopefully enlighten people so they can see just how controlling and demanding and abusive the organization is – and stay clear of it themselves.
WN Can you explain your choice of the book’s title – what it means and refers to?
My book describes the physical, mental/emotional abuse that occurs day-in and day-out in the Scientology’s Sea Organization – from their Rehabilitation Project Force … to the physical assault & battery committed on the top executives by their current leader, David Miscavige
—Amy Scobee
The title of my book is SCIENTOLOGY – ABUSE AT THE TOP. At the lower echelons of the organization, the parishioners are “schmoozed” and treated with all kinds of smiles and compassion. That’s because they pay for service and promote the “religion” to others so as to expand their ranks. So the organization needs to keep them happy and therefore the “internal laundry” of what goes on behind the scenes is kept entirely hidden away. The TOP of Scientology is the Sea Organization. My book describes the physical, mental/emotional abuse that occurs day-in and day-out in the Scientology’s Sea Organization – from their Rehabilitation Project Force (which is nothing short of a slave-labor camp, to which I was assigned four times for several years), to the physical assault & battery committed on the top executives by their current leader, David Miscavige (which I personally witnessed on at least a dozen occasions). Somehow the Scientology organizations are free from outside inspection because they are a “religion” and therefore allowed to practice their religious beliefs in any way they see fit. This is dangerous and the information about how far this has gone needs to be exposed, as it is extreme.
WN You left Scientology in 2005, why did you decide to publish the book, five years later?
AS: When I left in March 2005 after being a full-time, live-in staff member for a quarter century, I had a total of $150 to my name. I had no outside job skills, never cooked and I barely knew how to drive. I had no clue what I would be doing to make a living in the “outside world”. It was not unlike being dropped on another planet and having to figure out how to survive from scratch.
After I became stable and saved up some money, I began writing. As I wrote, I realized how important it was to get my story out. This “religion” promotes how their purpose is to create a sane world without criminality, etc. and the more I was OUT of their grip, the more I realized just how insane and criminal they really are. I learned about the Universal Declarations for Human Rights and saw how many points I personally knew were violated by the Scientology organization with their members. I learned about laws of the land (which I had been entirely ignorant of while a staff member) and realized some of the acts that I witnessed were actual violations of the LAW.
But what set me on the past to exposing the abuse within Scientology the most was when my mother was forced to disconnect from me, per Scientology’s “disconnection” policy where members are to cut all ties with anyone not in good standing with their “church”. This was a very emotionally traumatic situation. In my view, no religion worthy of the title should have a right to stand between loved ones.
WN Quite early on in the book’s first chapter, you recount an incident of being raped at age 14, by a 35-year-old married man who was your Scientology supervisor. You describe how your “Scientology Ethics Officer” found out, said you were in a “state of treason”, and that the incident was kept quiet and not reported to the police by Scientology officials. How difficult was it to include this in the book? For what reason did you choose to include this? Why didn’t you tell your parents about this?
One of the worst crimes you can commit as a Scientologist is bringing about “bad public relations” for them.
AS: To me, it was very important to include this information in my book because it gives the reader an idea of how Scientology operates. One of the worst crimes you can commit as a Scientologist is bringing about “bad public relations” for them. Things that happen internally are KEPT internal with the “we handle our own” doctrine. Unfortunately, this was a CRIME for which that person could have been arrested. Instead, it was “handled” by the local staff (swept under the carpet) and forgotten about. I didn’t tell my parents because I was ashamed and afraid.
WN After describing your arrival at the Scientology “Flag Land Base” in Florida at age 16, you recall how you met and became intimate with a 26-year-old man named David Paul, who later became your husband. For this act, you were subjected to a “security check” process on the Scientology device, the E-meter, and ordered to serve time performing manual labor on the controversial “Rehabilitation Project Force” (RPF) of Scientology. Is 16 a relatively young age to be sentenced to the Rehabilitation Project Force in Scientology? Did you know other individuals on this program that were younger than you, or around the same age?
AS: Yes, 16 is a young age to be sentenced to the Rehabilitation Project Force. I should have been attending school as per the agreement with my mother when she gave parental consent for me to join the Sea Organization – but I factually never saw one day of school after I joined. There were other teen-agers on the RPF at the same time, but I believe I was the youngest.
Scientologists working in the organization’s “Rehabilitation Project Force” in Los Angeles, California
Image: Martin Ottmann.
WN During participation in the Rehabilitation Project Force, you recount how you were slapped across the face for refusing to climb into a garbage can after being ordered to do so by a leader of your group. How did this make you feel? Did you consider leaving the organization at all at this point in time? Why or why not, and why did you remain?
AS: It was a completely nutty order and I wasn’t about to comply. I ran around the block to get away as the lady who issued the order chased after me. I went to the person in charge asking for help but he was not in his office. The lady chased me into that office and then hit me across the face. I did NOT hit her back because I wanted to show that she was the crazy one. However when the Ethics Officer got there, he said I should have complied as she was my superior. I felt like it was a huge injustice because the order made no sense and had no purpose. She was just trying to exert her “authority” over me. But, I didn’t want to be in more trouble, so I did my punishment for non-compliance and carried on. No, I did not think of leaving then. At that point, I just thought that lady was insane, not the entire organization.
WN After completing your time on the Rehabilitation Project Force, you were appointed to the position of “Commanding Officer of the Flag Land Base’s Communicator”, where you were “responsible for all in-coming and out-going traffic from the executive and obtaining compliance to all orders issued”. Did it surprise you that directly after finishing the Rehabilitation Project Force, you were given such a position of responsibility as a Scientology executive? Does this occur often in Scientology to members after they finish their sentence in the Rehabilitation Project Force?
AS: In the Sea Organization, one is expected to be able to perform any duty – with or without training. It’s preached that the salvation of the world is on our shoulders and everyone needs to pull up their bootstraps and make it go right. So, the appointment did not surprise me.
WN Shortly after your promotion from Rehabilitation Project Force member to this position, you were promoted to “Flag Land Bureau Estates Management Chief”, where you were “responsible for all public hotels and services”, and subsequently promoted to the “Commodore’s Messenger Organization (CMO)”. At the end of chapter 3, you write how you were “placed under a group justice action, called a Committee of Evidence”, and the committee, “recommended my removal for neglect of duty regarding the schedule”. However, a few days later you were told you were assigned to Los Angeles, California, in order to recruit for members to join the CMO. Again, this appears to be a pattern of conflicting orders within the organization, where in one instance you were disciplined for perceived slights, and yet directly afterward, promoted to a higher position of authority as a Scientology executive. How do you explain this behavior within the organization?
AS: The control and handling of personnel within the Sea Org was very unpredictable. There were always huge demands and needs for people on various projects or positions that had to be filled “at once”. So one could expect rapid changes. It was also considered that after one messes up, they can be corrected using the “ethics technology” of Scientology and confessionals so they can carry on after their level of ethics are once again acceptable.
WN What was the highest-ranking position you held within Scientology? Who did you report to in this position? What responsibilities did you have, and how many other people and sub-entities did you oversee?
I was in the Watchdog Committee (WDC) which is the highest ecclesiastical body in Scientology … I was in WDC for about a decade and held about six different sectors over the years
AS: I was in the Watchdog Committee (WDC) which is the highest ecclesiastical body in Scientology, with a WDC member appointed over each of the numerous “sectors” or areas of Scientology to see to their proper management. My boss as a WDC member is the WDC Chairman. This is the highest management position in the organization. I was in WDC for about a decade and held about six different sectors over the years, including the Association for Better Living and Education (ABLE) sector, which is responsible for the secular aspects of the organization – drug rehabilitation, criminal reform, Applied Scholastics study technology and The Way To Happiness Foundation – and the Celebrity Center sector. Anything that goes on inside your sector or sphere of responsibility as a WDC member, is your responsibility and you’re held accountable. This could be very stressful, particularly when the current head of Scientology – David Miscavige – is so abusive. For example, Miscavige learned that the Tampa Scientology organization was not paying their rent in 2003. As I had previously been the WDC member for all Scientology churches (approx 175 of them around the world) and should have noticed and handled it then, Miscavige demanded that I personally pay the rent of $5,000 (which I did not have). This order was enforced by his personal staff – I had to borrow the money from several other staff members and turn it into the Finance Office, who then wrote a check to the Tampa organization to pay their back rent as a “gift” to them from management.
WN In chapter 4 of Scientology – Abuse at the Top, you cite the book Combating Cult Mind Control by cult researcher Steven Hassan, who explains that, “Members are made to feel part of an elite corps of mankind.” At what point in time did you read this book? Are there other books which helped you understand and put your experiences within Scientology into a greater context?
AS: I read several quotes from Steven Hassan from the internet that made total sense to me, so I ordered his book. It’s a fantastic read. I learned quite a lot about mind control and particularly found it interesting and true that a key aspect of mind control is INFORMATION CONTROL. If one can control the information that you are allowed to receive, then you can really control their thinking. They wouldn’t be equipped with all of the ACTUAL information to be able to analyze and made a sane decision about something. In Scientology and especially in the Sea Organization, information is controlled intensively. This includes ALL communication via telephone or mail – incoming and outgoing – being screened through security personnel in order to detect any antagonism regarding Scientology from the “outside”, no televisions allowed, no internet access, not being permitted to listen to or read any article that said anything negative about Scientology.
“News” was obtained by the numerous Scientology events, covering the “unprecedented expansion and world-wide acceptance of Scientology”. It was a lie, but it kept those not in-the-know thinking that we were doing well, so we need to keep working our guts out. It was astonishing to see when I left that Scientology had a BAD reputation of tearing apart families, of attacking critics, of scamming people out of their money, etc.
I saw how Tom Cruise (supposedly the BEST Scientology disseminator in the world) was losing it on Oprah Winfrey’s couch and with Mat Lauer. He was actually a laughing stock in the “real world”. But to Scientology, per David Miscavige, Tom Cruise is the most dedicated Scientologist he knows and was responsible for booming Scientology around the world. Well, the statistics I saw while in management for two decades didn’t have a Tom Cruise “boom” of expansion. In fact, we were constantly trying to find what was causing a lack of expansion in the various sectors of Scientology.
So, information control is a very important aspect of mind control to understand and watch for.
Another book I found to be very beneficial after leaving Scientology was Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. It answered a lot for me.
WN You described in chapter 6, being assigned to a sub-division of the Rehabilitation Project Force, called the “RPF’s RPF”. How was this different from the main RPF itself? What typical tasks were you ordered to perform? Were there many other women assigned to this unit? Were women given different roles or treated differently than men while on the RPF or the RPF’s RPF?
AS: The Rehabilitation Project Force (or RPF) is described by the church as a program offering a second chance to Sea Org members who have become unproductive or have strayed from the church’s codes, involving intensive physical labor at church facilities and auditing and study sessions to address the individual’s personal problems. I have a much harsher definition after spending a total of 5 ½ years on this program: A controlled slave labor camp to which is assigned anyone arbitrarily deemed a liability for actions (or thoughts) considered to be in opposition to the group.
If one gets in trouble while on the RPF program, they can be sent to the RPF’s RPF, which is a mandatory two week sentence and could take longer. One is segregated from the rest of the RPF and suffers twice the penalties of a regular RPF member, works longer hours, gets no pay and experiences other such restrictions. Men and women are not treated differently – as a Scientologist, they think they are not their body but spiritual beings, able to endure anything. You are expected to be able to perform any duty, no matter the excuse. I did all sorts of degrading jobs as a member of the RPF’s RPF, including hand shoveling a literal mountain of fermented and maggot-infested garbage for days. Several of these stories are included in my book so one can get the details of what really goes on to “handle” staff members in Scientology.
WN During chapter 7, “Scientology Celebrities”, you recount how you were ordered to eat “rations of beans and rice for breakfast, lunch and dinner”, until you had filled a vacant WDC post. You write that you worked for two months in this capacity, attempting to fill the position and submitting 46 different recommendations. How did such a diet and living conditions affect you during this time? How was your overall health, well-being, and energy levels as compared to that when consuming a healthy full-balanced diet?
AS: There is some writing from L. Ron Hubbard that rice and beans, eaten together, form a complete protein. So that was the justification of why it was okay to put people on such a meager diet as a form of punishment – they can’t starve to death eating that. I learned to add things like mayonnaise to make it taste different and slide down easier. Looking back, I can’t believe I went through with it – or 99% of everything else I endured, but you’re in the frame of mind that any trouble can be overcome because one has to keep their eye on the overall big picture of helping to salvage the planet.
WN While serving as executive over the Personnel Division at Commodore’s Messenger Organization International, you write that you were given the task of “a special project in LA to establish the Tom Cruise household with staff who were all Scientologists”. After interviewing individuals without telling them what they would be hired for, you note that – supervised directly by Shelly Miscavige, David Miscavige’s wife and personal assistant – you narrowed down submissions which were then given to Tom Cruise’s assistant, Andrea, to hire. Did these members of Scientology that were selected by Scientology management and then hired by Tom Cruise’s assistant report back to the chain of command through David Miscavige, or to Tom Cruise, or both?
AS: I did video recorded interviews with several Scientologists – they didn’t know what the interviews were for. I told them that I was doing a project, had some questions and at some point may possibly get back to them. I asked them questions about themselves, their skills, where they stood on Scientology training and counseling, etc. I then weeded out the ones that I didn’t think would be appropriate for the personal staff of Tom Cruise and for those who seemed promising, I compiled their video with contact information and sent it to Shelly Miscavige. She would forward to Andrea (TC’s Assistant at the time) any she thought were good. Andrea would then contact them for an interview directly. This continued until they had Scientologists selected for all of the key functions of the Cruise household (chef, nanny, Executive Housekeeper, etc.). Up to that point, several of those functions had been being done by Sea Org members (the specifics on this are covered in my book). Once they were hired by TC, they reported to him or his Assistant for their work assignments, not to the Scientology organization to my knowledge.
WN After being appointed in October 1991 as the “Watchdog Committee member over the Celebrity Centre sector”, you recall meeting several members of “the top Scientology celebrity public”, including John Travolta, Kelly Preston, Kirstie Alley, Anne Archer, Nancy Cartwright, Billy Sheehan, Priscilla Presley, Lisa Marie Presley, Juliette Lewis, Isaac Hayes, Tom Cruise, Edgar Winter, and Jenna Elfman. In what capacity did you meet these Scientology celebrities? Were they coming in for Scientology auditing, or counseling? Did they receive advice and assistance in some form with their professional careers?
AS: While I was working on the project to build Celebrity Centre International in Hollywood, I was often in the President’s office of the Celebrity Center where the top celebrities often would come. That’s how I met most of them. They would come into Celebrity Center to attend a course, to go in for a counseling session or to bring someone new in to introduce them to Scientology. Celebrity Centre International has a “career counseling” service it does provide and some celebrities have done this service to hopefully help them to do better in their careers.
WN You write that you are aware of situations where members of Scientology hired by celebrities as assistants or security staff, have actually reported back to the organization through a Scientology process called “Security Checks”, with revealing information about those celebrities. Did any of these celebrities ever find out such a tactic was being used to uncover information about them? If so, what was their response to this?
AS: No, not to my knowledge.
WN Shelly Miscavige told you that you were in the “highest ethics condition attainable” in Scientology while holding the executive position of “Watchdog Committee Celebrity Centre” (WDC CC), a condition called “power”. How did it feel to attain this status within the Scientology executive leadership? Were you pleased, satisfied, or feel that the work you had done to date was worth it? Did you feel it was appropriate to serve time on the Rehabilitation Project Force, in order to later get to such a status?
AS: Shelly Miscavige commented that I took the position to a condition of power – which is the highest condition of existence per the Scientology scriptures. But it was just a statement from her. No certificate or anything was issued.
I was awarded PERMANENT POSTING STATUS on two executive positions in Church of Scientology International (CSI – the highest management organization for Scientology). This is a status that can only be verified and authorized by the Religious Technology Center (RTC – the holder of the Scientology trademarks and service marks). I received my Permanent Posting certificate by RTC as the Watchdog Committee member for Celebrity Centres (WDC CC), which I held as a single duty for four years, and as a function with other Scientology sectors for nearly a decade. Amongst the extensive list of requirements one must meet to become Permanently Posted, ones ethics and production record must be verified as excellent and you must be capable of generating on the order of a million dollars a year for the organization.
WN In 1996, you were transferred to the executive post of Watchdog Committee member for the Association for Better Living and Education (WDC ABLE). ABLE is an organization operated by Scientology management which oversees groups that promote Scientology techniques. In this executive position, you were responsible for supervising Scientology-associated entities including: Applied Scholastics, Narconon, Criminon, and The Way to Happiness Foundation. Can you explain a little bit about the function and purpose of each of these groups? Are they actual-practice, separate “secular” functioning organizations, or somehow related to the Scientology organization itself? How specifically were these groups influenced and/or managed by Scientology leadership? How involved was David Miscavige in the functioning of these groups?
AS: Association for Better Living and Education (ABLE): ABLE is an umbrella organization which specializes in promoting the use of Scientology technology as a means to solve social problems (drugs, crime, illiteracy and immorality) through Narconon, Criminon, Applied Scholastics and The Way to Happiness.
Narconon: The Narconon program is a drug education and rehabilitation program, founded on Hubbard’s belief that drugs and poisons stored in the body impede spiritual growth. Its “purification program” uses a regimen composed of sauna, physical exercise, vitamins and diet management, combined with auditing and study.
Criminon: A program designed to rehabilitate criminal offenders by teaching them study and communication methods and helping them reform their lives.
Applied Scholastics: Applied Scholastics promotes the use of Hubbard’s educational methodology, known as study tech, originally developed to help Scientologists study course materials.
The Way to Happiness (TWTH) Foundation: The TWTH Foundation promotes a moral code booklet written by Hubbard, entitled The Way to Happiness.
These are secular organizations and they are definitely related to Scientology in that the entity that manages them are all members of Scientology’s Sea Organization. When I was the Watchdog Committee member for the ABLE sector, one of my statistics was “Reserves” which was made up of the money collected from the tithes of each of these entities. David Miscavige appointed me to the WDC ABLE position and then issued a series of directions on what actions to be taken with the sector over the year that I held that job.
WN After being told by David Miscavige that your husband at the time, Jim Mortland, was being removed or “offloaded” from Scientology’s Sea Organization, you were called into the office of the Internal Executive where you were pressured into making a decision to stay in the Sea Org and separate from your husband. You write in the book, that your “brainwashed response” was to answer, “I’m staying”. Why did you characterize this as a brainwashed response. How and why did you come to believe you had been a victim of brainwashing?
AS: Per this Wikipedia definition, “Mind control (also known as brainwashing, coercive persuasion, mind abuse, thought control, or thought reform) refers to a process in which a group or individual ‘systematically uses unethically manipulative methods to persuade others to conform to the wishes of the manipulator(s), often to the detriment of the person being manipulated’.” In my right mind, I would not have walked away from my husband of 17 years. In my right mind, I would not have “turned a blind eye” when I witnessed a dozen accounts of assault & battery being committed on my comrades by David Miscavige. And I would never have given in to the physical labor and other “ethics” actions taken on myself and others for trumped up offenses. But I now understand that I was under the influence of mind control. This is not a light matter. People can laugh that concept off so readily, but it’s a very REAL thing. When one considers what is at stake (or is thought to be at stake) if one were to step out of line or violate the rules in any way, you try to remain quiet and compliant. In Scientology, if you get yourself in enough trouble (from some executive’s point of view), you can be banned from ever being allowed to receive the upper level services in Scientology – and thus enslave yourself as a spiritual being for eternity. Another more minor factor, but still major enough to keep you in line is the threat that any of your family or friends in Scientology would have to disconnect from you if you were no longer in good standing. So to say you want to leave, to go against the head of the organization, to report to outside authorities what’s going on inside is considered more of a crime than being quiet and compliant as a “good Scientologist”. This is what I consider has people brainwashed. It’s a way to control their rational thinking. It’s “the end justifies the means”. When I realized that I had been rationalizing away utter insanities that I both witnessed and experienced in the organization and that I needed to simply look at what was factually in front of me, I started making my plans to leave. The details of this revelation and how I finally got out is all detailed in my book.
WN In chapter 10, “Assault and Battery”, you recount witnessing instances of violence by David Miscavige towards Scientology officials including: Ray Mithoff, Mike Rinder, and Jeff Hawkins. You write, “I am ashamed that I did not have enough courage at the time to inform the authorities or call the police, which would have been the logical thing to do.” Why do you think you decided not to report these instances to the police? What do you think law enforcement would have done if you had reported the matter to police? Knowing what you know now, and revisiting your memories of these incidents in hindsight, would you have acted differently if you were in the same situation again?
AS: As I mentioned above, I learned at an early age that Scientology “handles its own” and that one of the biggest crimes you can commit is to bring about bad publicity for the organization as that is directly counter to the expansion plans of eradicating the reactive mind on the entire planet before it’s “too late”. At first, I justified the abuse – making excuses for why it could possibly be occurring. I thought, “Miscavige is the head of the religion and he’s having to handle so much that all the stress and non-compliance is putting him over the edge”. But when it kept occurring and kept occurring, I ran out of justifications. I could finally see that it was a pattern of an abusive sociopath. When I first started exposing the abuse after I left Scientology, several of the Scientology executives who I used to work with put together sworn affidavits claiming Miscavige never laid a hand on anyone. These were typed up and signed under the penalty of perjury. They know it’s a blatant lie, but they think they’re defending their religion by doing this.
Regarding whether or not I would have done things differently were I in the same situation today – ABSOLUTLEY. I would have called the police. I would have filed criminal reports. I would have alerted the authorities that the head of the organization is hurting people in many ways and I would have gotten the agreement from my peers that Miscavige needed to come off any position of authority and has no right to lead in this fashion. I know that I would have been removed for Treason and declared a suppressive person for making that stand, but I’d be proud of the title because the one thing I would have left intact is my personal integrity.
WN The last chapter of your book describes your emotional reunion with your family after leaving Scientology – first meeting your father and then calling and meeting your mother – and finally reuniting with Mark “Mat” Pesch, now your husband. At any point in time did you feel unsafe during your journey to reunite with these people? Did Scientology’s intelligence agency, the Office of Special Affairs (OSA), monitor you or your family after you left the organization?
AS: As I was getting on the airplane home, the OSA staff member who escorted me to the airport said that I could not talk to my mother due to the “suppressive person” declare issue that she handed me a few hours before. Of course, after I arrived to my father’s house, I realized that I was no longer under Scientology’s control and I could contact my mother if I wanted – and I desperately wanted to! I hadn’t seen her in years and now I was home for good! Scientology did find out about us seeing each other and took various actions to put pressure on my step-father to enforce their disconnection policy. This was very messy and is one of the key reasons I chose to speak out publicly against Scientology’s human rights violations. At one point, my husband and I were followed by Private Investigators anywhere we went. We had to file a police report because one in particular was being very reckless in his attempts to stay on our tail – and flee when we tried to confront him. I finally filed a declaration against Scientology, showing several instances of harassment to myself and my family, which I considered witness tampering since I was named as a witness on an on-going lawsuit against them.
WN Were you concerned that your relationships might be affected due to Scientology declaring you a “Suppressive Person“, and telling members of the organization never to speak to you again? Has this stopped you, or are you in communication with current and/or former members of the organization?
AS: Aside from the incident mentioned above with my mother (which is now handled as she, too has left the church along with her husband), the “Suppressive Person” label has not stopped me from communicating to anyone I feel the need to communicate with. Some associates “discovered” (were told by Scientology when they saw them as my friend on facebook or something) that I was declared suppressive and therefore told me they could no longer talk to me. If they want to continue to support a controlling organization and toe the line, they are welcome to. I know what it’s like to be in a cult and understand their “reasoning”, no matter how much I now see it to be illogical and irrational.
WN One month before your book was published, All Headline News reported that you received a legal threat from Tom Cruise’s lawyer, Bertram Fields, that warned you would face a defamation lawsuit from Cruise if the book was made publicly available. Specific complaints made included your accounts of hearing about a “drug history” involving Cruise, an ultimatum made by the Scientology organization to Cruise to decide between Nicole Kidman or the organization, and that Cruise’s personal assistants and employees that staff his home are chosen and paid for by the Scientology organization. Can you speak to how you came to have knowledge about these assertions you made, why you believe them to be true and factually accurate, and how you felt when you received the legal threat letter from Cruise’s attorney?
Prior to publication of Scientology – Abuse at the Top by Amy Scobee, the author was threatened with separate legal actions – by lawyer Bertram Fields representing influential Scientology member and celebrity, actor Tom Cruise; and Scientology representative Tommy Davis on behalf of Scientology management.
AS: Bertram Fields made a mistake by issuing that legal threat when he hadn’t even read my book to know what I actually said about his client. He made assumptions based on hearsay. When I received the letter, I thought that it was just like Scientology – issue threats to intimidate and back someone off. I wasn’t going to back off because what I wrote in my book was true. I am the one who did the project to hire Scientologists for Tom’s household. I am the one Shelly Miscavige told what disqualifying drugs Tom took so he could not qualify for the Sea Organization – which he supposedly wanted to join. I didn’t say anything in my book about Cruise having to decide between Nicole or the organization. So, I knew that it was an attempt to prevent me from putting out my book as “little ‘ol me” could never possibly stand up to the high-powered lawyer of an A-list celebrity who has millions of dollars at his disposal. But the fact is – it didn’t phase me as truth is truth and I’m willing to stand up for the truth.
WN The book was subsequently published and made publicly available. At this point in time, has there been any follow-up from Tom Cruise, his lawyer, or representatives, to you? How do you feel about your legal standing if Cruise were to escalate the matter beyond the initial legal threat letter?
AS: None, whatsoever and I highly doubt they would follow through with any lawsuit because what I stated in my book is truth. It’s what I did myself. It’s what I witnessed myself. What I reported in my book can be backed up with evidence and several witnesses – easily.
WN The month your book was published, the New York Daily News reported that Scientology organization public representative Tommy Davis characterized your accounts as “fiction”. With regards to assertions you made that David Miscavige and Scientology officials “snooped” in the confessional folders of Scientology members and particularly celebrities, Davis stated, “Nobody in the church has ever violated the priest-penitent privilege. … [Confessional files] are held in the strictest confidence.” How do you respond to these statements by Davis?
AS: Just like I did to the New York Daily News when they asked me about it: If Scientology does not violate the priest-penitent privilege, what is the Scientology spokesperson doing talking to the press about my sex life?
WN Davis further stated to the New York Daily News that (separate from the earlier intimations from the lawyer for Tom Cruise) the Scientology organization was itself “preparing a lawsuit” against you because of the “disgusting allegations” in the book. Have you received any notice from the Scientology organization with regards such a potential lawsuit?
AS: No and I don’t expect to. Everything I’ve stated in my book are things that I personally observed (and where that wasn’t the case, I make it clear). I was careful not to exaggerate, but to be as factual as possible about my experiences. There is so much more I could have said about severe abuse others witnessed and told me about, but I kept it to my story. As there are numerous witnesses now out of Scientology who also saw what I saw while working at the International Headquarters for Scientology, I do not think Miscavige and his attorneys would be very successful trying to prove my “defamation” and their innocence in front of a jury.
WN Davis proceeded to make claims to the New York Daily News about your sexual relationships. Additionally, BBC News reported that after you began to make public criticism of the organization and its leader David Miscavige, Scientology provided “intimate details of her sex life” to the Florida newspaper the St. Petersburg Times. How did you feel when these sexual details were made public by Scientology? How do you feel this behavior by the organization and its officials reflects on its assertions of keeping confidential information secret, and respecting the privacy of priest-penitent privilege?
AS: To me – and MANY other people – it was obvious through their child-like reaction that they have something fairly big to hide. I gave a detailed eye-witness account of the head of the Scientology religion repeatedly beating staff members. That they respond with exaggerated accusations about my sex life is just a red herring. And it also proves that private information you may divulge in confessionals while a member of Scientology could be used against you should you step out of line in the future.
WN In an August 2009 issue of the Scientology publication, Freedom Magazine, the issue referred to you multiple times only as “The Adulteress”. How did this make you feel when you found out about this publication? When you were still a member of the Scientology organization, what was your opinion at that point in time of Freedom Magazine? What is your opinion of the publication – its reputability and reliability, at this point in time?
AS: The “Freedom” magazine is the public mouthpiece for Scientology, often used as a medium to expose what they consider to be the ills of society (psychiatry, pharmaceutical companies and major critics of their religion). I was not surprised that they put out a magazine against those who exposed the illegal actions of the Scientology leader, David Miscavige, with his repeated abuse and assault and battery being committed on his junior Scientology executives. They felt that an attack on Miscavige was an attack on the whole religion and therefore those people involved needed to be exposed as rotten to the core.
In the August 2009 publication of “Freedom”, they slandered both the St. Petersburg Times reporters and the “defectors” (myself, Marty Rathbun, Mike Rinder and Tom DeVocht). Note: they did not use the name “Amy Scobee” in this magazine. Instead, they refer to me as “the Adulteress”. This slanderous character assassination appears in more than 20 places in their publication. It’s painfully obvious that they were referring to me since I was the only female that spoke out in the article they were protesting. I’m not “an adulteress”. As a member of Scientology’s Sea Organization (age 16 to 42), I had sexual intercourse with my first husband, my second husband and my current husband. Regardless, my “sexual purity” has nothing to do with my reporting the fact that I witnessed the head of the Church of Scientology commit repeated assault & battery on specific church executives while I was employed there. It’s just their attempt to “annihilate credibility” for exposing this crime. In my view, the Freedom magazine is used to help carry out Miscavige’s private agenda to try to remain in a position of power in that organization.
WN BBC News reported on September 26, that during an interview for the Panorama special, The Secrets of Scientology, yourself and reporter John Sweeney were photographed, and such photographs of the two of you hugging after completing the interview were sent by Scientology UK lawyers from the firm Carter-Ruck to the BBC. What do you think Scientology was attempting to accomplish by sending these photos to the BBC? Is such behavior by the Scientology organization with regard to monitoring of journalists, critics, or former members such as yourself common? What do you do to cope and/or respond to such behavior from the Scientology organization?
To me, it’s more important to prevent anyone else from being hurt by making Scientology’s human rights violations known
AS: Yes, this type of intimidation is common practice by Scientology. As a witness in an on-going court case against Scientology, I was recently in a deposition with Scientology’s lead counsel. He pulled out the photo that their private investigators took of John Sweeney giving me a hug on the highway outside of the Scientology compound in Hemet after nearly two full days of interviews. He proceeded to ask me how much “alone time” I spent with Mr. Sweeney (which was none) and when I explained that we all gave each other hugs goodbye before we went our separate ways and that my husband was right there with me, the lawyer said, “We’ll see what the jury says about that!” All they are trying to do is intimidate us into silence through constant trails by PI’s, slandering our names with ridiculous accusations, etc., so we’d become cowed, be quiet and let their criminality go on, unchecked. Well, it hasn’t worked to keep me silent. To me, it’s more important to prevent anyone else from being hurt by making Scientology’s human rights violations known than to worry about them tarnishing my personal reputation in retaliation. I believe that the truth must be brought to light, despite consequences.
WN Are there any other points that you would like to elaborate or explain?
AS: I think it’s very important for people to be educated on the subject of cults – including Scientology – so they know what to look out for and avoid. My book: Scientology – Abuse at the Top, gives people a good look at what goes on behind the scenes and how one could get gradually more and more involved until it’s their entire life – to the exclusion of almost anything or any one else. I hope it makes it into many people’s hands and they find it useful.
WN Amy Scobee, thank you for taking the time to participate in this interview with Wikinews.
AS: Thank you.
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by Nafey
Rescue Operations (Using Someone Else’ Code)
What is a Rescue Operation?
Using someone else’s code
Problems with using someone else’s code
How to solve this disaster?
So what is a rescue operation? Is it rescuing someone from mortal danger? Is it rescuing someone from an enemy that kidnapped them? Well yes! That is what a rescue operation is! Operations or organized procedures to bring people or a person out of danger, attack, harm, etc.
BUT! The sort of rescue operation that I’m talking about is different. It’s the sort by which a developer understands and uses someone else’s code to develop something!
Many a time it has happened that we come across a project that requires us to use someone else’s code. When that happens, the lights go out, the cold sweeps in, you can feel shivers run down your spine, your heartbeat races, someone screams, Lord Voldemort Returns, Darth Vader is also the mother of Luke Skywalker! (Yes, I said mother ‘cause it’s absurd!)
ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE!
When using someone else’s code there are a number of things that you need to make sure are provided to you. Make sure that the previous developer has a document, video, or a guide of some sort that would help you with understanding their code in a convenient manner.
In the past, we’ve had to work with numerous clients who would provide us with code that was so long and complicated that Rapunzel would feel insecure about the length of her hair.
Trust me! We’ve had to spend countless hours in just understanding a code that could’ve been written in a very VERY easy way!
And sometimes there have been clients who have provided us with codes that are AH! So simple and easy that our developers wiped a tear or two when they were reviewing the code before working with it! *Wipes a tear*
My apologies… GOD bless the souls of those who provide cleaner codes!
So how do you tackle these issues? How do you work with the code that is not yours and is difficult or easy?
Well, there are a couple of things that you need to keep in mind when working with someone else’s code –
Make sure that you take your time to review the code.
If you know what the purpose of that code is then all you need to do is to skim through the lines and see where the important lines are! For example;
If the purpose of a code is to make the character jump and then land and do some damage to the ground then all you need to do is look for the line that allows the player to jump.
Next search for the line that shows how it allows the player to jump. How it performs that action.
Then you need to figure out how the entire code is organized and if modularity is there or not.
Understand how that person writes their code and how they solve their problems. This would allow you with understanding the code a bit better since you know the coding style of that person.
The code should be skillable, meaning that adding new characters should be a relatively easy task. The code should be skillable so that the developer can add new characters by inheriting the existing characters’ code for the new character. Just copy and paste and add a couple of lines of codes here and there.
The entire body of the code should have consistency, it should be written in an easy to understand way. Like water, it flows continuously and if someone disturbs that flow then the entire flow becomes agitated.
READ, CONCEIVE, CODE, REPEAT!
The main problem that comes with using someone else’s code is understanding that code when it’s not written in an easy and simple way.
See, when a code review isn’t available it gets harder and you spend more time than you would usually do to understand that code.
Sometimes there isn’t a proper guide available that would function as a proper walkthrough that would guide the developer through the code and would provide them with a proper understanding of what purpose every line of code serves.
There isn’t any modularity that would make the code easier to read. What is modularity you ask?
Well, a module is basically a software design technique that organizes your code by separating the functionality of a program into independent, interchangeable modules, in a way that every module contains everything that is necessary to execute only one aspect of the desired functionality.
When modularity isn’t present in code then the code becomes a mess. Nothing is clear, the code doesn’t make sense.
It consumes a lot of effort and time to know where the functions lie and which line of code serves what purpose. Sometimes your last resort is to copy an online solution which is someone else’s code, to make it work.
Whether you provide a proper guide for your code or not, the next developer will have to work with it. They are asked to just do it. So how do you make sure that this doesn’t happen? That your code is easier to understand?
CODE REVIEW! But… what is code review? How can you pass on the torch to another developer? What can you do to make it easier to understand?
By providing a proper thorough walk-through of the code. By adding modularity to your code which would divide your code into functions that would be a real blessing and a gift for the person who’s reviewing your code!
So what makes a code good, okay, bad, and un-usable?
GOOD CODE:
Good code is one that is easy to understand and has a code review available. This means that before passing on your code to someone else, make sure that you have a detailed document, video, or a guide available that would help the person understand your code and use it like it’s their own!
Also, this code has Modularity, proper use of Spacing and Indentation.
OKAY CODE:
Okay code is one that is not as easy to understand as the above-mentioned code. This means that the document, video, or guide that is available to help understand the code, is either rushed or not a lot of attention was paid into composing them.
An okay code takes time, more than usual, to fully understand and work with. One or two things from Modularity, Spacing, and Indentation might not be used in this code
BAD CODE:
Bad code is a code that is just bad. The code is all jumbled. There’s less use of spacing and indentation and modularity. Little to no attention or respect is paid to how the entire code is written!
UN-USABLE CODE:
Un-usable code is just a disaster. It’s straight-up un-usable! It’s like the person who wrote the code hated you and your entire family and wanted to cause as much suffering as they possibly can. The entire thing is a tragedy.
Imagine putting 5 to 6 earphones in your pocket and then taking them all out at once after a couple of hours. Now you gotta separate them! That’s how bad this code is.
There’s no document, video, or guide available that would help someone else to understand. The entire thing was written as an essay with no concept of what modules, spacing, and indentation are.
The thing is I am forbidden to kick names and take ass :/
So what I’m gonna do is tell you what we’ve done without telling you the name of the project and the client. ‘Cause we take our secrets to the grave!
The first project that I’ll talk about was for a Mobile Game.
The code for that game wasn’t what we expected. It was handed to us from two different studios and when it reached us we were blown away by how bad that code was written.
The entire code was a complete train-wreck since two different studios had worked on it.
And so there were two completely different coding styles. They’ve used different methods of implementation! And the Code-base was passed on to us in pieces.
And what’s worse! THEY HADN’T PROVIDED ANY CODE REVIEW!
So our developers had to sit for a week just to understand the entire code and its functionality! They had to work over-time to get the entire thing organized and separated into modules.
After a painstaking week, they finally got it working.
But the next stage in their struggle was to optimize the entire code. They had to resolve the bugs and errors that existed in the code that was passed on to them and also fix their own code accordingly.
It was difficult but they overcame all the obstacles and made then entire thing work!
Our developers were Legends that day!
The second project that I’ll talk about was a turn-based strategy game. We had to port the game.
The problem with this project was that even though they provided us with the Code Review, we had trouble balancing the characters and their powers and skills since we had to do this from scratch.
And we had to make sure that porting the PC controls and adding a Touch Input Manager for Mobile was done perfectly without any errors.
The project required A LOOOOOOT of back and forth communications and tons of iterations.
Which cost the client and us a lot of time.
But once AGAIN we emerged as winners and we did what was asked of us and the client was happy and if the client’s happy then we’re happy ^_^
The third project that I’ll talk about was a 2-D Puzzle Game. This project could’ve gone a lot better! Since the client’s developers and our developers were ‘working together’.
The problem was that wasn’t any proper communication. They forgot to lock the flow before working on a piece of code. We weren’t informed and things got messy, why?
Because WE WERE WORKING ON THE SAME PIECE OF CODE!!
Since we were told what to work on, we thought that we were the only ones working on it… but we were wrong.
We then had to use GitHub to solve the entire problem and then had to solve the issues and errors that were caused by two entirely different codes getting mixed up for the same function.
Then we made sure that our developers and theirs had proper communication before working together. Both parties then informed each other and locked the flow before working on it.
Which then resulted in both the client and us saving a lot of time and headache.
BUT!! Ultimately, despite figuring out the issues, the client’s prospective Publisher passed on the project…. Can’t win them all
The final project that I would like to talk about was an FPS. Oh boy… here it goes.
This project had a lot of ups and downs. The assets and the code were provided to us.
But the issue was that again we were told that we’d be working on this project alone. We had our deliverables and our milestones set. Everything was perfect… but we were wrong.
The client had a developer and he was working on the same thing that we were working on. We wrote the entire code for a certain function and then when we sent it, we were told that the code wasn’t working. Heads were scratched
We didn’t know what was wrong. We tried the code on every PC, and laptop, that we have (and we have a lot of them).
It was working smooth as butter for us but it wasn’t working for the client. What could’ve gone wrong…?
And then we got on another call with the client. We asked them if they had someone else working on it? The reply that we got a collective sigh from all of us.
But we figured out what went wrong. See the problem was that the other developer was merging our code with his code and was trying to make it run, which doesn’t work.
And another issue that arose was that the client wasn’t usually available for communication. So we rarely ever had the chance to get on a call for a Code Review.
OH! And speaking of Code Review! The good thing was that they had provided us with a Code Review before they passed the assets and the existing code to us.
This was very helpful and we are very grateful for it! ^_^
In the end, we got the work done. The game is still in development and the work is being done ever so smoothly. <3
That’s all, Gamers! Until next time, PEACE!!
Do YOU have a similar experience that you would like to share with us? Or would you like to challenge our developing skills? Hit us up!
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Fresno Mindfulness Walks Big Ideas
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Darwinian View of Women
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It has taken thousands of years in which human beings struggled to evolve into the extraordinary beings we are today. Over that time, certain assumptions were widely accepted about the capabilities and values of women, the smaller and physically weaker of the two genders. Women were expected to provide sexual pleasure to men, to bear children and rear them, and to be free domestic and farm labor. Men were able to maintain this system through brute force, and later, religion and law.
The Element of Trust
Publication Date : July 05, 2019
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One of the most important elements in having participatory democracy, as well as flourishing capitalism, is trust. Trust is so embedded in our lives that we scarcely ever think about it.
We use trust every day. We trust that other drivers are obeying the same laws and rules of the road that we are. Of course, driving requires both trust and caution. Some people do not obey the rules, and we must look out for them, although they are comparatively rare.
When we shop f more...
The Abortion Hypocrisy
Publication Date : June 07, 2019
Related Categories: Childrearing, Christianity, Congress, crime, culture, Freedom, gender, government, History, Justice, Op Ed, Politics, Populism, Presidents, Science, Sexuality, Tolerance, United States, Women
No one should force a pregnant woman to have an abortion, a practice in China years ago to address population explosion (the one-child policy). But forcing a pregnant woman to bear an unwanted child is "involuntary servitude." The key concept here is force. If men and women in a modern society are legally equal citizens, how is it that the radical branch of the Republican Party has been relentlessly trying to eliminate the 1973 law that permits women to make decisions about their own bod more...
Science and Conspiracy Theories
Publication Date : May 24, 2019
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Every year, I write a column dedicated to giving "Darwin Awards," awards to people who make such stupid decisions that they should eliminate themselves from the human gene pool. These awards are equal opportunity: some, who should know better, from supposedly educated cultures, and others whose ignorance is culturally based.
We have two examples for this column this year: the believers in the US that the century-old childhood vaccinations against Measles, Mumps, and Rubel more...
Women and "Pollution"
Publication Date : February 08, 2019
Related Categories: Anthropology, Antiquity, Britain, Childrearing, Congress, culture, History, Op Ed, Religion, Science, Women
Women in modern, reason-based societies know that menstruation (monthly bleeding) is a normal process that marks the beginning and end of fertility. When I was a girl, it was often called "the curse," but one does not hear that today.
I would never have given any more thought to this topic if it had not returned in the news: a Nepalese woman and her two small children died when freezing overnight in a "seclusion hut." Around the world, remnants of this primitive custom re more...
Climate Change Consequences
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Iran has a serious water problem. Major lakes, such as Oroumieh, are drying up, as are water systems that have sustained the countryside villages for thousands of years. Some years ago, the shortage of water in Tehran, which, with its surrounding suburbs, may have to water 15 million people, alarmed the leadership. Iran became the first Muslim country to mandate population control.
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The Ongoing War on Science
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In the 19th century, as science was beginning to replace religious explanations for phenomena, the old guard pushed back. This battle raged even within one of the world?s great scientists, Charles Darwin, who was a devout Christian but also a keen observer. His lifelong observations about how species evolve (which he could see with his own eyes) differed from the Biblical explanation that God created all life in one moment and that nothing has changed since.
Darwin was sa more...
Why Conspiracy Theories Flourish
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People "believe" many things, some that they see themselves, some learned from parents and teachers, and some that they accept "on faith" (literal religious beliefs). Before people learn critical thinking, a process of questioning what they hear as to the source, credibility, and consistency, many people automatically distrust information from their leaders. They suspect that all official information is propaganda designed to fool them.
We must give credit to the first anc more...
"Why Can?t a Woman Be More Like a Man?"
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One of the funniest songs in My Fair Lady is when two men, a professor and his best friend deplore the situation that women are not like men. Men are so easy, so uncomplicated, so decent. "Why can?t a woman be more like a man?" they ask.
George Bernard Shaw was making fun of them, of course, because at the end, the misogynistic professor finds that he cannot do without the woman that he considered at first a scientific experiment and learned how very special she was. No, s more...
The Arc of History
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As a historian, I share with former President Obama the idea that there is such a thing as "the arc of history." What is meant by this is that human beings have very gradually changed over the centuries from small clans and tribes who had to fight tooth and claw to survive to a global society, much of which has common (and largely American) values.
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In Fiddler on the Roof, Tevya, the milkman, a poor Jewish villager trying to survive in Tzarist Russia, is faced by societal changes that he resists with all his might. Tradition is his shield and protection from what he sees as chaos.
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The more...
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Religious fanaticism still defies the Secular State.
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ChrisTroskie
Some may frown upon a hunting report - written by an Outfitter - as opposed to a long standing member of this forum with at least a 1,000 posts behind his name to prove his credibility.
But there are hunters who do not belong to or post on AR. Yet, their experiences - even from the perspective of the Outfitter might be worthwhile sharing and so I’m sharing this report of my own…
It begins in late April when I picked up Tom and Janet (Oregon - USA) at George Airport down in the Western Cape. Tom and I met at my booth at the Western Hunting and Conservation Show in Salt Lake City last year and enjoyed spending some time together - talking about what matters most to us i.e. HUNTING! A short while later, Tom, a seasoned hunter who had already hunted all over Africa booked a hunt for Caracal and Vaal Rhebuck with me - coupled with a tour of the Garden Route of South Africa to also keep Janet entertained…
We started our tour by booking into a villa in the little village of Wilderness which would be home for the next few nights and was to be used as base for our daytrips to Mossel Bay, the Cango Caves, Plettenberg Bay and several of the other attractions that makes the Garden Route a unique place to experience.
From Wilderness we travelled up the coast towards Jeffreys Bay before checking into Addo Wildlife next to Addo National Park. This gave our two travelers an opportunity to experience Addo National Park before heading further North-East with us towards Port Alfred for our first attempt at Caracal over hounds.
Regrettably the Caracal weren’t cooperating in this area and after two unsuccessful days of hunting we packed up and headed inland to the town of Steynsburg where we would continue our efforts.
Our first day in Steynsburg started off well and resulted in Tom bagging a beautiful Mountain Reedbuck Ram with a borrowed Howa 6.5 Creedmoor . As I had discovered a couple of years ago when another client of mine used this caliber; the 6.5 Creedmoor is a great cartridge for medium to longer range shooting of African game. I have since grown to like the cartridge so much that I acquired a rifle of my own chambered in this caliber.
That night we attempted to call in Caracal but to no avail and the following morning we headed out to the mountains of Molteno to hunt Vaal Rhebuck.
We found a group of Vaalies early in the hunt but could not get a shot at one and for the rest of the day the Vaalies evaded us. The following morning we were off to Molteno again for another attempt. Whilst we saw quite a few Vaal Rhebuck in the morning, they always kept to their preferred distance of more than 400 yards and again we couldn’t get a shot.
Our luck changed however in the afternoon when Tom got a shot at this ram.
Whilst the ram was missing half of his one horn, he was an old one and the other horn made up for it. It measured 10” - really exceptional for a Vaal Rhebuck!
Our hunt wasn’t over yet and we continued our quest for Caracal at night… Time was beginning to count against us as we were nearing the end of our hunt and it seemed all the Caracal in the whole Eastern Cape were attending the annual caracal conference at a venue not known to us.
So I decided to head further North and have another go at Caracal over hounds in the Free State.
Hunting over hounds can be a rather boring affair… Contrary to popular belief it is not always about following hounds chasing a quarry… More often than not it involves sitting and waiting, sitting and waiting… while the hounds and roundsmen do their work… Only when they pick up a fresh track are you summoned to take part in the hunt…
Well I got a call earlier than expected in the morning, to say that the dogs were on a fresh track and we’d better get there in a hurry.
Halfway towards the designated area I got a text message with a photograph of a treed cat!
I won’t go into further detail save for saying that there were fortunately no speed traps along the way… This likely was one of the the more exciting parts of the hunt…
Arriving at the spot we were told to meet we found the handlers and pack of hounds around a tree. Inside the tree was a cat and that cat was a Caracal… The rest was history…
And so ended a successful hunt for Vaal Rhebuck, Mountain Reedbuck and Caracal.
Chris Troskie
email. chris@ct-safaris.com
Sabrisa Ranch Ellisras RSA
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Cougarz
Very nice report so far, keep it up.
Everyones entitled to their own opinion, because that's all it is.
*we band of 45-70ers*
If its recoil does not bother you, do as Mac did and buy a .300 Weatherby. Ammo might be hard to find in many places, but you should be able to plan ahead and take enough for where you're going. It's certainly enough gun for anything that walks in this world, including an elephant in a pinch if you have solid bullets and you can convince the local game guard that it's a legal caliber.
- Bill Quimby
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We finished with Tom and Janet’s hunt on May 5th in Bloemfontein. On May 7th we were back in Johannesburg where we greeted Kim and (another) Janet from Idaho. From here we headed directly back home towards Sabrisa Ranch.
It was nice arriving home to a welcoming fire and smiling staff after 3 weeks away from home and finding everything in perfect order. Thank you Sammy, Kate, Angel and Glory (my trusted staff members for being there for us)
The following morning we checked rifles and headed out for the day’s hunt.
Later that same morning Kim connected with this very nice Impala which he shot perfectly at about 60 yards.
This Impala was taken on one of my new 15,000 acre concessions and the first of many animals I was to hunt there this year. I acquired hunting rights to four new large properties that haven’t been hunted for more than 6 years and this shows in the quality of animals we’ve hunted there this year.
The next day we hunted another property I’ve been hunting for a ling time and which is known for amongst other great Kudu and Waterbuck. We came across the Waterbuck bull in the picture below and Kim and his .30-06 did the rest of the work. A very nice trophy measuring 29”!
Another animal on Kim’s list was Zebra. Although the uninformed compare hunting Zebra to shooting a horse, those who have hunted them know differently. This stallion was hiding in the thick stuff but finally gave Kim a shot.
Kim had a Blue Wildebeest on his wish list but I had a surprise in store for him…
CT Safaris recently went into partnership with Zambesiaka Stud Game Breeders - owned by Fritz and Salome Hoogendijk. Whilst our two businesses still operate independently, our arrangement puts us in the (somewhat) unique position to offer hunts for color variations in a game ranch environment as opposed to simply shooting them in camps.
Kim was given the option of changing the Blue Wildebeest on his list for a Golden Wildebeest and he took us up on our offer. The result was the Golden Wildebeest in the picture. What this bull lacked in spread, he made up for in character and in the challenging circumstances he was hunted under.
Janet also wanted a Blue Wildebeest - not for the horns but rather for the rug and this we made happen on day 4. when she shot the Wildebeest cow below.
Janet did not only make a perfect shot under difficult circumstances in failing light. She made also made her husband very proud!
It was early May and the Impala were busy rutting. We found two rams fighting in the road and decided to intervene. Today I can unequivocally state that a 168gr bullet from a .30-06 is more dominant than any Impala ram….
Kim got a shot at an Eland bull the next day. At 250 yards the drop was a little more than anticipated and went through the brisket of the Eland. Some amazing tracking work by Sammy - my tracker - helped us kill the bull a couple of hours later.
The next day we hunted for Gemsbok. Whilst females were abound the bulls could initially not be found. Our luck changed in the afternoon when Kim killed this nice bull at 100 yards.
Now it was Janet’s turn and we returned to the same area as where Kim had gotten his Gemsbok the day before.
We spotted a group of Gemsbok with a decent bull amongst them and commenced the stalk. Finally, one hour later Janet got a shot at the bull in the picture and made her shot count.
This was the perfect ending to a perfect hunt and two more clients became two good friends during their 10 day trip with CT Safaris.
End of Part 2
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Gillettehunter
Looks like your having some great success. Your hunters seem to be very happy. Congrats
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My next clients to arrive were Frank and Lola from WA. Frank’s dream was to hunt a Cape Buffalo with his Chapuis double in .470NE and I had every intention of helping him make that dream come true.
We commenced with our Buffalo hunt early in the morning and found fresh tracks fairly quickly. There seemed to be some pretty decent sized tracks - so we got onto it to go have a look…
Now in some circles there seems to be a perception that hunting buffalo on South African ranches is not the “real deal” and that we’re in fact shooting “domesticated cattle” instead of hunting. To each his own - but I’ve hunted a few buffalo in my career - both in high-fenced areas and in free ranging areas. Granted, I have never hunted Buffalo in a 200 acre camp (as reportedly happens from time-to-time in certain places) so I wouldn’t know anything about these types of experiences. But one thing I know for sure is that none of the Buffalo hunts I’ve participated in can be likened to shooting cattle in a pen.
I also know that one of the easiest Buffalo hunts I’ve guided was on 160,000 acres in an open area next to Kruger and one of the hardest hunts I’ve guided was inside a 10,000 acre high-fenced area in Limpopo. Both areas had a high concentration of Buffalo but my experience was that the Buffalo in this particular “open” area were not particularly skittish while those in the high-fenced area seemed to know exactly how to stay away from people…
I’ve also the misfortune of finding myself on the sharp side of Buffalo in both types of areas and I can confidently say that the fence made absolutely no difference when dealing with a pissed-off Buffalo…
But I digress… Let’s get back to Frank’s hunt…
After spending the better part of the day on the tracks we’d been following and spooking the herd several times, resulting in a thunderous crash through the bush as the Buffalo departed in haste, we finally got a chance to look them over when we found them bedded down in the heat of the day. We were a little disappointed as, while there were a couple of big bodied Bulls in the group, none of them were shooters.
The following day we tracked down several different groups of Buffalo - some with good bulls in them and some not but we didn’t get a shooting opportunity.
On day 3 our luck changed and we found two bulls together. The wind was in our favor and constant so we managed to stalk up to about 50 yards from them. Frank’s dream was made true when he made his first kill with his .470 by placing a 500gr Hornady through the Buffalo’s shoulders.
Day 4 was dedicated to Bushbuck hunting and I knew of a place where I’d seen a nice one hanging out. I suggested we take my .30-06 with in case we needed “longer legs” than those of Frank’s .470 - which was just as well… as, when we did find the Bushbuck he turned out to be in an open area about 200 yards out. I handed Frank my .30-06 and he took care of the rest.
This was the end of Frank’s hunt. With three days to spare I drove him and Lola to Pilanesberg where they enjoyed nature and game watching for the last few days.
A few days later my friends - Daryl and Collene accompanied by new friends Dawn and Michelle from Alberta Canada arrived for their adventure with CT Safaris.
And quite the adventure it turned out to be…
Part 4 to follow...
Use Enough Gun
A happy hunter!
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Aspen Hill Adventures
Great reports! Your clients are taking some very nice trophies.
~Ann
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Canadian Harem
I met Daryl and Collene in 2011 on their first visit to Africa. A few days into the trip Collene remarked to Daryl: “We’re coming back here aren’t we?” And at the end of that hunt Daryl declared: “Buddy, I’m coming back and that’s a promise…”
And so Daryl did in 2014 when him and 3 friends hunted with me in Kwa Zulu Natal. We had a blast and I believe 31 quality trophies were on their way back to Canada some months later.
Subsequently Daryl and Collene’s home in Calgary became my “home away from home” when exhibiting at shows in Alberta over the last 3 years… In 2016 Daryl mentioned that he and Collene had two lady friends who were seriously interested in a photographic safari to Kruger. After discussing different options with them and their friends, agreement was reached on a two week photographic / hunting safari for June 2018. Daryl would be the only hunter and his “harem” as the rest of the clan fondly became known over the next months would participate in some of the other attractions we have on offer.
I picked the Sultan and his harem up from Africa Sky Guesthouse on June 4th and we left for Kruger right away. En route we stopped over at some of the attractions along the Panorama Route such as God’s Window and Three Rondavels.
We arrived at our villa on the South-Eastern side of Kruger that afternoon.
We got unpacked,
and everyone were assigned their individual rooms…
That night, after enjoying a South African “braai” under the stars and rekindling some fond memories of past hunts and visits, we went to bed amidst the call of Hyena and the roar of the Lions.
The following morning we were up early and headed out to into Kruger for the first day of our photographic safari.
Some folks seem to think that a visit to Kruger without seeing all of the Big 5 is incomplete. Well, if the Sultan and his “harem” had these expectations, they would not have been disappointed but we also saw much more…
After two days in Kruger we made our way back to our home - Sabrisa Ranch. En route we stopped at a 2,000 year old giant Baobab outside Gravelotte. The Girls were in awe with the size of the tree!
I guess by now the “Harem Owner” was already gritting his teeth as, as much as he loves watching wild animals and big trees, he also enjoys hunting and 5 days had gone past in Africa, only shooting animals through his camera lens.
Having hunted many of the species available for hunting during his first two safaris, Daryl’s list was not an extensive one. He really did want to hunt a Blue Wildebeest and an Eland (which were two animals he didn’t get on his earlier safaris). Apart from that, he didn’t have any major expectations.
So our first day home we went looking for Blue Wildebeest and a nice one we got!
When one of the harem members saw the patterns on Daryl’s Wildebeest, she wanted one too and it so happened that we came across a young split Wildebeest bull the next day that had a broken leg and an abscess in his ear so the lady got her rug courtesy of CT Safaris.
Even though Daryl had shot a good Warthog on his first trip, you can never shoot too many Warthogs and it so happened that we came across another nice one that evening…
My Jack Russel - DT - loves hunting Warthogs and he is quite photogenic too…
The next day we went out Eland hunting. Daryl hadn’t brought his own rifle along on this trip and had been using my .30-06 for all of his hunting so far. He is also a man who keeps track of every different caliber he’d used to kill animals with during his hunting career and as he had never killed anything with a .458 LOTT I offered that he use mine to hunt his Eland with.
After a whole day of cat and mouse and many hours on the tracks of a herd of Eland, we finally found the herd just before dark - about 700 yards down a road. We quickly got off the road into the brush and made our way towards them as quickly and silently as possible with the brush as cover.
By the time we got to within about 100 yards from the herd there was very little daylight left. We carefully crawled back into the road and I set up the sticks. Daryl had the .458 up but the fixed magnification Leopold 2.5 X 20 mounted on my CZ is not designed for such low light conditions and Daryl didn’t feel comfortable to shoot so I handed him the odd six. A wary Eland cow must have seen our excessive movements and the herd started making their way down the road. By the time Daryl had them in the scope again they had moved another 50 yards or so down the road but fortunately they stopped and started milling around right in the middle of the road.
The bull we wanted initially did a great job of keeping the younger bulls and cows between himself and us but finally he stepped out and Daryl sent a 180gr down his way… There was the familiar “thump” as the bullet hit home and the reaction of the bull consistent with that of a good hit. As I have a suppressor on my odd-six, the herd didn’t overreact. Whilst they did take off (fortunately down the road and not into the brush), they stopped again and the bull presented another broadside shot - now at over 200 yards. Daryl’s second shot also hit and and the Eland had disappeared into the brush…
By the time we got down to the spot where the bull was when he received the second 180 grainer, it was seriously dark and we were now down to using flashlights to try and find blood - which we did… Nice frothy lung blood! Our elation was short lived though, because after an hour on the diminishing blood track it was clear we were not going to find that bull the same night.
The next morning we were back on the track at first light. Considering the lung blood we’d found the previous night I was convinced that the bull would’ve bled out during the night and we’d find him dead within an hour but I turned out to have been wrong as this bull was still covering good ground with only speckles of blood here and there along his tracks. To make things worse, Buffalo had moved across the tracks of the wounded bull on quite a few occasions resulting in us first having to figure out where our bull had exited out of the maze of Buffalo tracks before we could continue to track… The Eland also obviously knew that we were behind him and managed to keep a distance between him and us. We simply weren’t catching up with him and it didn’t look like we were going to be doing so anytime soon - that was clear. We reached a large open area where the Eland had crossed a road and it was time for making some new decisions…
I had discussed the possibility of getting a helicopter in to assist us with our tracking endeavors with Daryl the night before and he agreed that, if this was to be the last option left for us, we should do it. Well the time had come for us to make that decision, so we made it and the helicopter was called in.
I placed Daryl in a spot where we had found the last tracks and left my .458 with him with the instruction: “If you see that Eland bull coming out you start shooting and you don’t stop shooting until he is down…”
The pilot and I took off in search of the Eland bull. This is an activity that is often more difficult than what it is thought to be as, if a wounded animal like the one we were after finds itself under a tree at the time you’re flying over it, it is easy to miss it from the air and the area we were in comprise of more than 10,000 acres of bush veldt which in places are very thick.
Well we did locate the wounded bull - probably not more than about 500 yards from where we had left Daryl and with expert flying maneuvers the pilot managed to turn the bull around and herd him back to the opening where Daryl was waiting…
When the bull entered the clearing he was at a full trot and covering ground fast. It also entered the clearing more than 150 yards from Daryl’s position and I was wondering about the wiseness of giving Daryl the .458 instead of something with longer legs such as my .375 or even the 30-06…
I heard a shot and saw the bull stumble. I didn’t hear another shot over the whine of the rotor above me but saw the bull stumble again and heard the pilot say: “that’s it, he’s done for,” as the bull came to a standstill, swayed and slowly collapsed.
It turned out that Daryl had shot at and hit the Eland twice in the run with the .458 at more than 150 yards. More importantly, he didn’t just “hit” the Eland, he did so perfectly on both occasions - hitting it in the engine room twice - which would explain the two “stumbles” I saw from the air and the bull going down shortly thereafter. As expected from the caliber and bullets; both 500 grain Barnes’s solids had blown holes straight through the Eland.
While Daryl was hunting his harem was kept occupied with some of the none-hunting activities we have on offer here at CT Safaris. They spent a day being pampered at the local spa and also went elephant-back riding nearby.
We also had some Impala that needed to be culled - which was a nice way to keep ourselves busy with the last couple of days before Daryl and his harem left back for Canada.
twoseventy
Great reporting, Chris. I enjoyed the hunt, as did Janet. Reading the hunt report has been fun, also. Thank you and Sabina for hosting us and always making a plan for success.
Best, Tom and Janet
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Thank you Tom! It was both a pleasure and honor hosting you!
Horseback Hunting on Sabrisa
Jim from GA developed an interest in horseback hunting by reading books as a young man about Selous and some of the other “Great White” African hunters who hunted on horseback in years gone past so when he decided to book an African hunt for him and wife Jennifer he chose CT Safaris…
CT Safaris has been offering horseback hunting for several years and we’ve had quite a bit of success hunting this way. Our horses roam free night and day and only come in to the stables in the early mornings and late afternoons so they’re used to the wild game on our land and the game is not overly disturbed by them.
Hunting on horseback in these parts has some distinct advantages from the hunter’s perspective in that:
1.) We can ride into and explore areas that are inaccessible by vehicle. This is extremely useful - especially in the mountains surrounding Sabrisa Ranch.
2.) The sound of horses hooves on the ground and rocks is not foreign to wild game so they’re not disturbed by it.
3.) As a general rule; animals see riders on horseback as a unit and don’t perceive them as being dangerous as long as you stay downwind.
Jim is an able horseman who spends much of his free time riding his own horse back home and him and Joco - one of our Boerperd horses got along just fine.
Jim had three animals on his list - a good Kudu, an Impala and a Wildebeest which he only wanted for the skull and rug.
As usual; we started off with a braai in the boma…
The following day we commenced with our hunt and first tackled the mountains of Sabrisa Ranch - looking for Kudu. A good Kudu bull was spotted laying down on a mountain ridge and we made a plan to get closer to it on foot.
After quite a climb and a very careful stalk we made it to within shooting distance and Jim was set up on the sticks. Jim hit the bull but the shot was high and the Kudu took off. We followed the wounded bull’s tracks for the rest of that day and the whole of the following day but unfortunately didn’t get to see it again. We were disappointed but that is how it sometimes go with hunting… Nothing is guaranteed…
Next up was Impala and this time Jim made no mistake…
My next-door neighbor has several split Wildebeest bulls on his property and seeing that Jim was after the experience of hunting on horseback as opposed to collecting trophies and he only wanted a rug and skull from his Wildebeest, I suggested that we target one of these bulls on horseback.
After a few hours in the saddle we found a group of Wildebeest and dismounted for the stalk while Sammy stayed behind with the horses.
The rest was history…
And so, Jim and Jennifer’s horseback hunting safari came to a successful end and after five days in their lovely company they embarked on the next part of their adventure - a two day safari in the Timbavati next to Kruger National Park - also arranged through CT Safaris.
They were both astounded by their experience in Greater Kruger and saw lots!
Meanwhile I picked up my next guests from Maine. Hereafter fondly referred to as “The Maine Invasion”
The Maine Invasion
After dropping off Jim and Jen for their photographic safari in Greater Kruger, my next group arrived…
Bill and Karen hunted with me back in 2012 and as with most all of my guests we had stayed in touch. Bill had a big event coming up in 2018 namely his and Karen’s 30th Wedding Anniversary! On top of that it was also the Birthday of their twin girls - Kate and Stephany.
In 2012 Kate tried for Kudu but the hunting gods weren’t working with us that time so this time a Kudu bull was on top of her list. Bill, on the other hand couldn’t connect with a Blue Wildebeest on his first trip and getting one with his 45-70 with open sights was a priority for him. Being the girls’ first time in Africa and being sponsored by Dad - their list included Impala and Warthog.
This lovely family were accompanied by their friends - Lindsay and Taylor - who were also here on their first trip to Africa. Both had bought package hunts including Blue Wildebeest, Impala and Warthog.
They arrived on the day of Bill and Karen’s wedding anniversary and that evening we had a surprise in store for them…
After dinner, “Pastor Chris” called everyone to order and proceeded in leading a ceremony for the renewal of Bill and Karen’s wedding vows.
As “rings”, two elephant hair bracelets - courtesy of CT Safaris - were exchanged by the couple and a merry time was had afterwards.
The following morning we headed out for the first day’s hunt… Today was the twins’ Birthday and I was hoping to be giving at least one of them a nice Birthday present…
Now there’s this “hotspot” I know of that is very good for Warthog mid to late morning. And this spot is a “vlei” (or marshland) close to my home. So after driving around for most of the morning in pursuit of Wildebeest with a few unsuccessful stalks, Kate and I dismounted from the truck and stalked towards my Warthog hotspot.
My hotspot didn’t disappoint and one shot from Kate’s .308 Lever Action made by Henry Repeating Arms resulted in one very dead Warthog.
A very worthy first African trophy and wonderful Birthday present!
Meanwhile, Lindsay - accompanied by PH Willem - had some success of her own.
That afternoon, as we were about to settle down for some sundowners in our boma, Sammy came rushing in… “Boss Chris, you must come quick! There’s a Kudu on the way to my house!” We piled into (and onto) the Cruiser and followed Sammy’s directions to where he’d seen the Kudu. There was just enough light left by the time we’d stalked up to the Kudu bull for Karen to make a perfect shot and make her dream of hunting a Kudu in Africa come true!
Karen got her Kudu - and that on the first hunting day! A really old bull with hardly a tooth left and worn down tips! What a terrific Wedding Anniversary Gift!
The next day was Stephany’s turn and she was rewarded with an Impala for her efforts.
On the same day Tailor connected with a Blue Wildebeest Bull and Lindsay with an Impala.
Kate shot her Impala at 200 yards early the following morning.
And driving to the skinning shed we saw a female Ostrich… “Oh I’d really like an Ostrich leather handbag” Steph said… And an Ostrich leather handbag she will get…
We continued our quest for a Blue Wildebeest bull for Bill but while we saw quite a few, a decent bull stayed out of reach of his .45-70.
We continued this quest the following morning and finally got to within shooting distance - given the limitations of shooting an open sighted lever gun. The bull was quartering towards us when Bill shot… As it turned out - the shot was a little far back…
Sometimes you’re lucky in the hunting field and sometimes you’re not. Whilst it didn’t appear to have started out that way, today would turn out to be an incredibly lucky day for us!
We had been following the wounded bull’s tracks for hours and it things weren’t looking good. To be honest; we had all but given up and I suggested we get back into the truck and drive around the block the bull’s tracks had disappeared into. Something caught my attention some ways off in the distance to my right. It looked like Blue Wildebeest horns but I wasn’t sure and I was just about to ask the Anton (the landowner - who was driving for me) to stop when Anton stopped on his own.
He had seen tracks of a Wildebeest that had crossed the road in front of us and wanted to investigate. So while him and Sammy were busy doing this, I took a walk in the direction of where I’d seen what I’d thought to be Wildebeest horns.
And the next moment - there it was! He was laying down under a tree - about 100 yards from me - looking at me. I managed to get the attention of Sammy - who was still analyzing the tracks crossing the road and mouthed: “Gun, bring a GUN!” Having worked with Sammy for many years he fortunately correctly interpreted my frantic movements, got hold of Bill and Anton and brought them over to me.
The bull was still laying down looking at us but as he was laying down we couldn’t see any blood on him. Question was… “Was this the right bull?” Well he saw us, the breeze was blowing from us towards him so he must have smelt us and he wasn’t getting up so it had to be him, I decided and I told Bill to get ready. Right at that moment the bull got up and I saw blood. “Shoot!” I said and so Bill did…
Tailor and Lindsay meanwhile had a good day too…
Taylor’s package included a Warthog but we came we came across this Red Hartebeest bull and in a spur of the moment decision Taylor made his shot count.
By day 5 our hunters had gotten everything they came for and then some… But after shooting a one horned injured Gemsbok as a cull animal, Lindsay decided she really needed one for her trophy room too.
We made this happen for her on her last hunting day and she killed this one:
It was the end of the hunt and time to head back to Johannesburg for the group’s return flight back home. Old friendships were rekindled and new friendships were formed and I’ll be looking forward to their return in a couple of years for their Cape Buffalo hunts.
BenKK
Lots of happy adventures there, Chris!
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The Canadian Contingent
After dropping the folks from Maine off it was straight back to Africa Sky to pick up my next group… Nick, Scott and Darin from Alberta Canada.
I first met Nic and his father-in-law - Darin - in when exhibiting at the Calgary Boat and Sportsmen Show in 2017. When seeing and hearing what CT Safaris has on offer, Nic was pretty keen to come and hunt Africa that same year, but at that time his son was still in diapers and his mom-in-law didn’t share Nic’s enthusiasm as she was the one who’d have to assist with babysitting while Nic was away so he postponed until 2018.
We commenced hunting at sunrise and for this day’s hunt I had chosen one of my brand new concessions that has not been hunted for the last 6 years. We found the Hartebeest in the picture below within half an hour after entering the property and Nic’s .300WM worked for the first time in Africa.
Meanwhile, Scott, accompanied by PH Willem, connected with a very nice Impala and Gemsbok bull.
The following morning we headed across the road to another new concession with the hopes of finding a good Sable for Nic and perhaps an Impala for Darin. Whilst there is a high density of game on this property, it is very thick in some parts and it is also more than 15,000 acres in size so I decided to send another vehicle in to cover more ground and see if they could find fresh tracks to work on while my hunters and I started hunting the opposite side of the property.
We were cruising down a track when I saw an Impala Ram disappearing into the bush some ways in front of us so Darin and I dismounted to go have a closer look while Nic stayed behind on the truck. We soon figured out this was a lost cause as the bush was incredibly thick and the Impala wouldn’t give us a shot so we turned around and started making our way back to the truck. I looked up and saw Nic in the road - in front of the truck - frantically waving and motioning for us to get there quick.
When we got back to Nic, I looked down the road in the direction he’d been joining in and saw a nice Impala ram - broadside - 80 yards down the road… I quickly got Darin onto the sticks and he hit the ram beautifully with his 7 Mag. The ram took off to the right and I was just about to gather the sticks and walk up when something incredible happened. A Sable bull came trotting into the road from the same direction the Impala had disappeared into and came to a halt in the middle of the road. He stood there - looking at us inquisitively. It looked like a big bull but it is impossible to judge a Sable’s horns when he looks directly at you so we had to wait… It seemed like hours but was probably only a few seconds before the bull turned his head and I saw it was a good one. Nic’s shot hit the mark and we had a dead Impala and dead Sable in a matter of minutes!
Nic’s Sable measured 43”!
With two animals already ticked off of Nic’s list it was time to give Darin a next chance. Whilst Red Hartebeest was not on Darin’s original wish list, he developed a serious interest in adding one after he saw the one that Nic had shot the previous day so that afternoon we went looking for one.
We spotted a group of Red Hartebeest in the middle of the vlei and had to make a plan to get closer to them - which we managed to do after a lengthy stalk through the bush. The bull we were after was the herd bull and he made quite the effort of keeping the cows and young ones between us and them but after about 45 minutes he stepped out and Darin’s 7mm took care of it.
Another animal on Nic’s wish list was Nyala…
When we had talked about Nxala and the potential size of one here in Limpopo, I had committed to not letting him shoot anything under 27”. Great was the surprise to us all when we connected with the (almost) 31” bull later that evening!
Meanwhile; Willem and Scott hadn’t been resting on their laurels… Scott made perfect shots on a 31” Blue Wildebeest and Warthog while we were busy with our endeavors…
The trophy quality in my areas that hadn’t been hunted for 6 years was really beginning to show!
Nic got this Impala the following morning:
And Gemsbok was another species on his list. We connected with this one that evening:
Another species of interest to Nic was Zebra and a nice Stallion we got the following morning.
That day I left Darin in the care of PH Willem and he connected with this Kudu bull:
Meanwhile, with a Zebra in the salt Nic and I returned to my Warthog hotspot and found this fella:
I took Scott out the next day to see if we could find him a Kudu and we got lucky again.
Scott also got lucky on a 30” Waterbuck bull.
And having experienced the joys of Warthog hunting, Nic asked to return to the vlei to see if there wasn’t another one… It turned out there was…
Nic still needed a Kudu so we hunted for one and got one…
With one day to spare and everyone having gotten what they came for plus some more, Nic decided to add another Zebra.
All and all, not bad for a week’s work…
Tie me a Bushbuck down Sport
For the last several years, I’ve been hunting (amongst others) Reedbuck and Vaal Rhebuck with my good friend - Evan Couzens from Umziki Hunting Safaris down in the Midlands of KZN. Evan has some fantastic areas, is an excellent PH and my clients and I have had good success hunting with him.
This year, I had the opportunity to host Evan and his Australian client - Chris - on safari at Sabrisa Ranch. Chris was after Klipspringer and Limpopo Bushbuck. He had shot a representative Klipspringer on a previous hunt but was hoping to get a good trophy on this hunt. Having successfully hunted Cape Bushbuck and Chobe Bushbuck on earlier hunts, this time the Limpopo variety was in his crosshairs…
Chris’ hunt started off with a bang when this Bushpig made its appearance in broad daylight on the first hunting day.
One of my trail cameras showed evidence of a good Klipspringer ram that frequented a waterhole up in the mountain so after a day or two of mountaineering - looking for a Klipspringer ram on foot, I suggested that the hunters go and stake out this particular waterhole. Their efforts paid off and resulted with this nice 5” Klipspringer ram in the salt:
Sabrisa Ranch has always produced good Bushbuck so we first had a go at a nice ram I’d been seeing on the river side of our property. This ram turned out to be a sneaky fella… We saw him a bunch of times but he was either running or hiding in some seriously thick stuff and would never present us with a shot.
Then; one day our luck changed… While driving, we spotted the ram in the thick stuff and put on a stalk. The next moment a Bushbuck burst out of the bush and the call was made to shoot it. The angle wasn’t great and as it turned out, the hurried shot wasn’t either.
I called in the help of my tracking dog - DT - who took the track immediately and shortly thereafter, we heard him barking ferociously some ways off. Sammy and I broke the 100m hurdles record, running through the thorn bush and found DT fighting the injured Bushbuck yards in front of us. My 30-06 ended the fight and we had Chris’ Bushbuck. Closer inspection revealed that this was not the same Bushbuck we’d spotted from the truck. It was a smaller male that must have been hiding in the same area as the big one so we started making plans to get a bigger one.
This plan came to fruition a couple of days later when we connected with this 17” ram!
So Evan and Chris left for the Taxidermist with a Bushpig, Klippie and two Bushbuck on their truck…
D. Brian Casady
It looks as if many others have enjoyed their hunts with you as much as I did. I remember meeting Daryl and Colleen when I was over there. As soon as I can talk my wife into going, I will be back. Too many things going on right now, including trying to get an appointment for a surgical removal of my gall stones.
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Some nice pigs you've got there Chris !
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Jack DeJohnette – Drumming in Chicago
By Manny Santiago
From ECM Reviews:
As the story goes, when legendary drummer Jack DeJohnette was named a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master and given carte blanche to perform at the Chicago Jazz Festival in 2013, he immediately thought of his old jam buddies from the early 1960s, the founding sessions of which had led to the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), whose most hallowed disciples formed the Art Ensemble of Chicago, resolutely documented on ECM. As Roscoe Mitchell recalls, “Every time I get together with musicians from the AACM it’s like we are just picking up from wherever we left off.” To be sure, the conversation between reedmen Henry Threadgill and Roscoe Mitchell, pianist Muhal Richard Abrams, bassist Larry Gray, and DeJohnette himself feels like it’s been going on forever. Despite the fact that these musicians had never recorded before as a quintet, much less played as one, it feels as if they have been plowing through ether on its way to the cosmos all along, and that we can count ourselves fortunate for catching even a snippet of their time on this planet. As if in service of this analogy, the recording is very present in relation to the musicians, while the crowd cheers like some distant panel of stars whose appreciation arrives light-years after the fact.
Mitchell—who plays alto, soprano, and sopranino saxophones, bass recorder, and Baroque flute—offers two substantial originals to the stage. “Chant” cracks the concert’s outer shell with a sacred tap. From raw, arpeggiated materials it constructs a body from the ground up and, by addition of instruments, imbues it with consciousness. Likewise, every member knows his place in the larger symphony of his setup. DeJohnette pays off his timbral dues with handfuls of Benjamins, especially in his dialoguing with Mitchell, while Threadgill touches off more angular lines of flight. Gray meanwhile appears, stealthily at first but with increasing conviction, to be the psychological impetus behind it all. But it’s Abrams whose torrent of ideas seems most organic. Like a healing energy itself in want of healing, he plays the all-important trickster as Threadgill curls his fist in staunch refusal of suspension. Thus do we return to the center of the spiral, only to find another waiting to be sung. The aptly titled “This” reveals an adjacent facet, fronting Baroque recorder and Threadgill’s bass flute in an excursion of astute reflectivity. Abrams again proves vital to the physical nature of this sound, his pianism attaining downright Beethovenian proportions.
The bandleader’s “Museum Of Time” fuels the Abrams fire. Spanning a gamut from whirlwind to delicacy, its touch provides spatial reference for the reeds and a still larger context for the slippery groove in which DeJohnette and Gray find themselves. Threadgill’s “Leave Don’t Go Away” flips this approach, beginning in interlocking fashion before spawning a lone piano with a mind of its own. Bass and drums jive their way into frame, while sopranino nears bursting from the strength of its inner poetics. And then there is “Jack 5” by Abrams himself. Light cymbals clear the air before late-night sounds ground an alto and all the soulful things it has to say. DeJohnette then takes the reigns and builds his steed one muscle at a time, each part mutually independent of motion.
(Click to hear samples of Made In Chicago)
Henry Threadgill alto saxophone, bass flute
Roscoe Mitchell alto, soprano and sopranino saxophones, bass recorder, Baroque flute
Muhal Richard Abrams piano
Larry Gray double bass, cello
Jack DeJohnette drums
Produced by Dave Love and Jack DeJohnette
Recording engineer: Martin Walters
Assistant engineers: Jeremiah Nave and Daniel Santiago
Recorded live August 29, 2013 at the Pritzker Pavilion Millennium Park Chicago at the 35th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival
Mixed at Avatar Studio, New York by Manfred Eicher, Jack DeJohnette, and James A. Farber (engineer)
Mastered at MSM Studios, München, by Christoph Stickel
Executive producer: Manfred Eicher
Sushi American Style
In Eat Me Drink Me, Japan
Saucy and Deep-fried, that’s how I like my sushi.
Sushi’s expensive, so I look for something filling, like the Colossal Roll.
I don’t like the taste of seaweed, and they don’t have soy wrappers here–I don’t know why–so I get the inside-out caterpillar: lots of avocado!
— Typical statements heard at sushi bars all over the United States.
The fact that sushi is considered by many to be a “health food” makes one think about the current state of health in the U.S. Supposing that rice and fish–buried as they are in deep-fried, oil-soaked batter and spicy mayo–are healthier than hormone-filled CAFO-lot raised beef burgers is not completely crazy, especially if it’s the average American middle class citizen making the assumption. Consumers are seeking new food choices and quality appears to be chief among desires. Yet as the desire for better food makes economic headway in the market, we must also look to biological reasons as to why a cuisine as simple and delicious as Japanese style sushi got Turduckened into Franken-roll Sushi American Style.
Sushi in San Francisco isn’t bad with a fellow traveler
Dragon Roll – Unagi topped with Avocado
Anago Nigiri – Simmered Sea Eel on Sushi Rice with Ginger Shoot
Japanese style sushi is all about the fish. Less about roll-sushi and more about nigiri. Forget the overbearing sauce and taste the subtle flavors of vinegar and fresh raw fish, be they the upfront oily aji to the smooth, buttery sake or the creamy, oleaginous maguro or even the slightly sweet ama-ebi and anago, there are a vast frontier of undiscovered tastes within the world of Japanese sushi, each so exquisitely slight that to oversauce, or in the case of much of the rest of the world–to freeze anything that is harvested from the sea–is to destroy that delicate polish from a discerning palate.
In its own inverse way to the American version, it too is about size. But rather than an 8-piece roll deep-fried and doused in syrupy soy-based sauce, Japanese style sushi, what is called Nigiri-zushi, is really about the process of enjoying life’s small pleasures to the fullest.
Bitchin’ Roll – King Crab, Avocado & Cream Cheese – Deep Fried
Bitchin Roll – Deep Fried Sushi
The western most sushi restaurant in North America, Harbor Sushi combines the best of traditional Japanese sushi & pub food with an American edge. The Bitchin Roll–with fresh Alaskan King Crab, avocado, cream cheese rolled up, tempura fried, and topped with a sweet Unagi sauce–is a great example of that.
But let’s not misunderstand what’s going on. We are taking very delicate fresh seafood ingredients, wrapping them up in flavored rice and seaweed, slathering them in a tempura style batter, and deep frying them in 350 degree vegetable oil for 2.5 minutes until the cream cheese starts to melt. I didn’t actually eat one until I was pretty much black out drunk. By that time it was cold. But I ate three. Three Rolls. COld. Semi-soggy. They were still awesome. I did feel guilty the next day when I managed to remember it all.
To be clear, this style of “sushi” represents a kind of life that, despite my past, I no longer lead, so it is hard to come to grips with the shear sales that deep fried sushi generates. My purer inner self wants to take it off the menu and offer a crispy autumn leaf and barley tea instead with a dry winter twig for teeth cleaning. I cannot fathom the kind of person who goes into a sushi restaurant–sober mind you–and orders something like this willingly, thinking that they are getting anything like a traditional sushi experience. But maybe that’s the secret. It’s nothing like traditional. An even if it were, 1) they wouldn’t know and 2) they probably wouldn’t like it at all…So fuck it, enjoy.
Spicy Tuna – Minced Yellowfin Tuna & Cucumber topped with more minced Yellowfin Tuna, Spicy Mayo & Scallions
Spicy Scallop – Creamy Scallops in house made sauce with Cucumber topped with seared Spicy Scallops & Scallions
Veggie Roll – Carrots, Jalapenos, Avocado & Cucumber topped with House Ume-Shiso Sauce
Hamachi Crunch – Avocado, Cucumber, Tempura Bits, Tempura Prawns topped with layers of more Hamachi and Avocado drenched in Spicy Mayo
Dragon Roll Variation – Unagi & Cucumber topped with Avocado, Spicy Mayo & Black Sesame Seeds
The Classic Rainbow Roll
Colleen Green Wants To Grow Up
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This from her label, Hardly Art:
Growing up.
As a prospect it can be terrifying, sad, and worst of all, inevitable. But on I Want to Grow Up, her second album for Hardly Art, Colleen Green lets us know that we don’t have to go it alone.
This latest collection of songs follows a newly 30-year-old Green as she carefully navigates a minefield of emotion. Her firm belief in true love is challenged by the inner turmoil caused by entering modern adulthood, but that doesn’t mean that her faith is defeated. With a nod to her heroes, sentimental SoCal punks The Descendents, Green too wonders what it will be like when she gets old. Throughout songs such as “Some People,” “Deeper Than Love,” and the illustrative title track, the listener has no choice but to feel the sympathetic growing pains of revelatory maturation and the anxieties that come along with it.
Sonically the album is a major change for the LA-based songwriter, who has come to be known for her homemade recordings and merchandise. Her past offerings have been purely Green; testaments to her self-sufficiency and, perhaps, trepidation. This time, she’s got a little help from her friends: the full band heard here includes JEFF the Brotherhood’s Jake Orrall and Diarrhea Planet’s Casey Weissbuch, who collaborated with Green over ten days at Sputnik Sound in Nashville, TN.
I Want to Grow Up is an experience, not unlike life: questioning, learning, taking risks. And in true CG fashion, a quote from a beloved 90s film seems the perfect summation: “Understanding is reached only after confrontation.”
Seething Clouds on Turnagain Arm
In Environment, Photographic
Clouds are the essence of balance. They are created from the heating of air and the condensing of water vapor in the air as it rises. As air rises it cools, decreasing the water vapor it can hold. As air descends, it warms and evaporates. Up and down go the countless billions tiny water droplets and ice crystals that make up clouds. Forming and deforming. The chemical process of changing moisture from a gas to liquid is a poetry of motion.
Seething Clouds on Turnagain Arm/h2>
Nowhere is this more spectacular than within mountain ranges. Air blowing over a mountain is forced upward and can develop swaths of clouds quickly, especially where air masses collide. Different air swarming in a valley masses can’t coalesce unless they share similarities in temperature and moisture content. Live Science tells us that “if a cold, dry air mass pushes into an air mass that is warm and moist, the warmer air is forced upward, rapidly producing clouds that bubble up, perhaps ultimately leading to lightning, thunder and showery-type rains. If the cold air retreats, warm air pushing over it can bring a much slower process of lowering and thickening clouds and finally light precipitation in the form of light rain, mist or drizzle.”
In the case of Turnagain Arm just southeast of Anchorage we often see air masses of warm, moist winter air off the ocean meeting the Chugach mountains where it cools, and creates some of the fiercest and fastest cloud formations in Alaska. Formations that, due to their microscopic crystalline composition of billions of tiny water droplets, are reflective as glass beads, scattering sunlight, and most often producing a white color. However they often take on the characteristics of the sun as well, making sheaths of clouds appear pink, orange, yellow, blue and so on.
The road to Kenai is a beautiful yet dangerous scenic byway. You never know what you may run into: a moose, a cloud or even a glacier (or all three). Enjoy the ride.
They are created from the heating of air and the condensing of water vapor in the air as it rises.
Clouds are the essence of balance.
Up and down go the countless billions tiny water droplets and ice crystals that make up clouds. Forming and deforming. The chemical process of changing moisture from a gas to liquid is a poetry of motion.
As air rises it cools, decreasing the water vapor it can hold.
As air descends, it warms and evaporates.
In Craft Beer, Eat Me Drink Me
Let’s get something straight. I am a middle-aged Caucasian American male married with small children. I work for a large corporation. I have a car and a house and all the different kinds of obligatory insurances and a smart phone and I play fantasy football and I drink beer and then instagram photos of the beer. I probably seem like a very typical person who is not very interesting to anyone whom I do not financially support, and even then only peripherally. Even I am mostly bored by me. Pragmatic and realistic, I have been tucking in button up shirts for what feels like years now. Compared to how I used to live–doing freelance photography while traveling abroad for years at a time on a shoestring budget, now writing this is as exciting as it gets. I remember when I was a child I used to get excited by so many different things, and what made me happy most was swimming at the beach amid the daily barrage of everything that felt so new. However fresh things may have been, I was always skeptical. I do remember feeling that the whole Santa Claus / Jesus ruse was always bullshit. The closest I ever got to feeling something about the Hand of God was if I went to the bathroom while watching a Dodger game, I swore that I had affected the outcome of the game (if I do #1 versus #2 will Fernando Valenzuela strike out Mike Schmidt? or will he homer?) Having somehow become a typical middle-aged white dude, I had to ask Well, what else is new?
...caramelized red onion relish with jalapeños, nonpareil capers, tomatoes, garlic, apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, and yes, beer, cooked slowly until yummy. Click To Tweet
It’s hard to stay saucy.
The old adage that Time Flies should be prefaced by (The Older One Gets…) Time just flies. This past year(s) has been a whirlwind. It feels as if it has been ages since I actually sat down to write something. All the ideas are still there (I hope…), but actually getting them down on–forget paper–screen, has been something of a challenge. But one of those intangible, foggy challenges one doesn’t realize even exists. You just wake up one day with words spilling out of your head and your fingers itching to get back to the keyboard and well, there you are. What had been (or perhaps it is better to put it, what had not been) happening prior to that could be any number and combination of minute chemical, psychological, or physical factors, which will indubitably go to fill that ever expanding pile of remaining a Mystery For All Time (or my MFAT ratio as I like to say…)
What is worth writing about these days? Wikipedia has cancelled this page, although this page will give you some results. Unique visitors are up but overall visits are down (is that due to actual living visitors perusing and lack of bots or something else…?). Urban dictionary has mixed reviews. There’s all the great music out this year. All the beer and books. But when you really think about what is important, long and lazy Saturday afternoons were born for gastronomic exploration and beer drinking. Experimenting with good food is a great way to please your spouse and avoid watching another goddamned Mickey Mouse video with the kids. Turn on some music, break out the dance moves and teach them how to cook! Cracking a couple of Belgian IPAs and American Saisons along the way not only can’t hurt the experience, but can add flavor to the recipe of life.
* 4 1/2 Cups High Gluten Flour (add some whole wheat for roughage)
* 1 3/4 Tsp High Grade Salt (Sel de Mer or Himalayan, Hawaiian, etc…)
* 1 Tsp Yeast
* 1 3/4 Cup Cold Water Beer
Mix the dry components into the flour to distribute well. Please tell me you have a mixer, but if not you will want to add the beer slowly while kneading the mixture (adding a bit more beer or flour as needed) until coalesced into a great big brown lump of raw love. If you do have a mixer, put in the dough hook and let’er rip for 5 minutes or so. If not, I hope you work out ‘cos your forearms are soon to be burning.
Cut into four, knead into pretty balls, oil’em up like your Swedish Masseuse and throw in the fridge. They’ll last for up to week but are best used within two-three days. You use cold beer to delay the fermentation process, which takes place in the fridge overnight. Longer, slower fermentation means a healthier, tastier pie. Just ask the scientists. There are many other recipes in which I use beer to add flavor. In most cases it is best used at room temperature and flat, much like myself.
The sauce I use is a basic caramelized red onion relish with a combination of jalapeños, nonpareil capers, tomatoes, garlic, apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, and yes, beer, cooked slowly until yummy. Cook ahead of time and let cool to room temp before adding as base sauce to dough. Take the dough balls out at least two hours before using. Once ready to make your pie, press and toss the dough (do not roll) to the desired size, spread on the relish, top with a mixture of cheeses (fresh mozza, meunster, crumbled bleu, brie, et al) and a few flavorful toppings.
So what is worth writing about? Despite not really liking the word itself, happiness, is worth writing about. Or at least writing about what provides that intangible satisfied feeling, when thought passes away and there is just the person and people around you, smiling through faces stuffed with great homemade pizza and homebrewed craft beer. What else is there really, but variations on this theme?
Pizza goes great with beer and even better when you make it with beer.
From Ocean to Table – Wild Alaskan Silver Salmon
In Eat Me Drink Me, Environment
Fish Tacos make me happy. Halibut, Cod, Monkfish, Blowfish, whatever you got. Bring it. But what about Salmon?
Well-known for its high protein, high omega-3 fatty acids, and high vitamin D content, like most seafood salmon is becoming an increasingly popular food, especially in places that don’t traditionally have access to oceans-going fish. In order to service this demand, an increase in farmed salmon has spread across the globe. 99% of all Atlantic salmon commercially available are farmed (while more than 80% of Pacific salmon is harvested from the wild). While harvesting wild salmon (wild anything really) is more beneficial in terms of nutrient content, sustainable fisheries practices are necessary to maintain a healthy and vibrant population. With the advent of damming rivers and mining activities, logging, et al, the situation for wild salmon migrations has turned political. On the one hand there are many native populations that still depend on salmon for a large part of their diet and economic livelihood, not to mention their millennia-old cultural importance. And on the other hand there are large commercial interests jockeying for access to energy sources, logging rights, mineral deposits, and hegemony over the fish farming industry itself. Who knew a large majority of the world’s salmon supply was farmed in Chile? Which begs multiple questions: 1) is there enough wild salmon to go around and 2) is the proliferation of farmed salmon doing more damage than good in harming the environment, the fish, and we, the consumers, who just want a damn taco?
The NOAA fisheries stat sheet states that “Coho salmon on the west coast of the United States have experienced dramatic declines in abundance during the past several decades as a result of human-induced and natural factors. Water storage, withdrawal, conveyance, and diversions for agriculture, flood control, domestic, and hydropower purposes have greatly reduced or eliminated historically accessible habitat. Physical features of dams, such as turbines and sluiceways, have resulted in increased mortality of both adults and juvenile salmonids.”
The key characteristic of salmon is adaptability. What else would you expect from an anadromous fish? Being born in fresh water river beds, migrating to the ocean to feed, then returning, often to the exact place of their own birth to spawn, and then unceremoniously dying in a heap of stinking fish flesh. What an epic life. Yet one that the farmed variety never gets to experience. It does not hunt, as it is fed fish pellets (a ratio of 1.5 – 8 kilograms of wild fish are needed to produce one kilogram of farmed salmon) and never gets to expire in spawning ecstasy yet rather mills about in its open net pens, polluting the ocean floor and proliferating sea lice.
(Map courtesy of NOAA)
While the majority of coho salmon seem to inhabit the waters surrounding Alaska, they range throughout the Pacific from Japan and eastern Russian, and south all the way to Monterey Bay, California. As baby fry, coho feed frantically on aquatic insects and plankton, as well as cannibalizing their own the eggs deposited by adult spawning salmon. They grow peacefully in the pooling river beds, ponds and lakes, eating and defending their turf from their cousin fish, trout and char. But there is simply not enough food present in fresh water for their growth. So they head out to sea to gorge on all sorts of fish and squid. Yet even as technologically savvy as modern fishery sciences are we know little about the ocean migrations of coho salmon. Tagging has shown that maturing Southeast Alaska coho move northward throughout the spring and congregate in the central Gulf of Alaska in June–probably one final feeding frenzy–until at some point setting off toward shore and reaching their stream of origin. Once the return home begins they never eat again, eventually even dissolving their own stomachs to make room for eggs and sperm. Now that is dedication.
After reentering fresh water the dehydrated salmon change appearance and lose their delicious flavor as the salt leeches from their bodies. Weakened by the long journey and fight to spawn they, and their fresh laid patch of roe are easy pickings for bears, the ecosystem engineers of the forest. It is the bears unique fishing ability that allows them to rely on salmon as a major food source. Once caught the bears transport the fish to the forest where the remains become nutrients for the soil, trees, and plants. The salmon leftovers are scavenged by birds and other animals and eventually feed the forest floor and release nitrogen as they decompose, also feeding the trees. And the cycle continues. Unless you’re a Norwegian farmed salmon. Then it is abruptly stopped.
The Audubon Society reports that wetlands that connect lakes and rivers leading from forests to the open sea are crucial to maintaining a healthy salmon population. Over the last 200 years, the continental United States have lost at least half of all its wetlands. NOAA goes on to say that “Washington and Oregon’s wetlands have been estimated to have been diminished by one third, while it is estimated that California has experienced a 91 percent loss of its wetland habitat.” Human action in wild habitats, once a part of the natural cycle of life, has become an intrusive, destructive and catastrophic to the general welfare of the entire ecosystem. So sayonara wild salmon. Hello farmed fish. Hope you’re happy, people in Kansas, yes now you too can eat salmon.
While farming fish may be an exploding market of potential revenue for investors the larger item at stake here is not just one fish but the entire Pacific ocean coastal ecosystem. There must be balance or we will wipe out a keystone species. That will most likely have devastating effects on a wide range of issues we have no idea the depth of. Let the rivers flow and the wetlands return and their will be fish, wild and healthy, enough for us all who live within reach. Those living in landlocked regions can eat what is available, as their ancestors once did. Keep Salmon wild. And properly labeled. And now, please enjoy what I caught, cleaned, cooked and ate with a deliciously home-brewed double IPA last night.
Monkfish is the New Lobster
In Eat Me Drink Me
Seafood is the way to go for any and all tacos if you ask me. BBQ Prawns, Baja-style Cod, Roasted Sea Bream, Halibut ceviche, Tempura Blowfish, it’s all good. So that’s what I’ve been doing, testing the waters. The marinade I use goes well with any of the above, but especially Monkfish.
Or actually, it has been for a while, but you didn’t know about it. Why? Because it’s ugly as sin! Look at that beast!
When it can be had, Monkfish it’s my fish of choice because near invertebrate is perfect for roasting, braising or pan-frying. Monkfish most likely gets its name from it being an ugly sucker, whose body mass collapses out of water and takes on the characteristics of a slug once taken from its pressure friendly ocean climes. It has one long vertebrae running the length of it eel-like body, with thick spinal offshoots branching out transversely along the way, so once cleaned, cut up and cooked there are no pin bones to be hassled with, making for a quick transition from grill to plate to mouth. Although hard to clean, slippery to handle and the innards tend to stink up your place if not immediately disposed of, the meat has a texture akin to lobster and is a dream to cook and especially to eat. If you can get your hands on the liver you can sell it on the Japanese Black Market and finance your kid’s college education. Otherwise, what Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seawatch says about the tasty monster is good news for North Americans:
BBQ’d Monkfish in lime chili sauce
Monkfish was once considered overfished. Thanks to improved management, stocks have increased recently to a more sustainable level. Monkfish is caught with bottom trawls or bottom gill nets. Because both methods create bycatch, monkfish is a “Good Alternative” rather than a “Best Choice.” Monkfish is found from the Canadian Maritimes to Cape Hatteras, but this recommendation is for the U.S. fishery only.
Juice of 5-10 Limes
Garlic Bulb
Jalapeños/Serranos/Habaneros/Pasillas
After roasting garlic (allow to cool and squeeze out into a paste) and jalapeños (remove skin, seeds and stem and dice) combine the above ingredients and blend until smooth. Marinade chunked monkfish for 10-20 minutes (more than this and you might as well eat it as ceviche), throw on a hot griddle and grill for 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and serve immediately on warmed corn tortillas with fresh made salsa picada and cilantro. Add guacamole. Beer. Mix in stomach. Repeat.
Olé Mole
Mole (pronounced Mo-lay, gringo) is generally associated with two places in Mexico: Oaxaca and Puebla. Mole Poblano, the national dish of Mexico from Puebla is often incorrectly associated with Aztec cuisine. But the savory brown, chocolate-laden sauce that is infamous for its apocryphal origin story of being thrown together at the last minute and served over turkey to a surprise guest, is a more modern invention. As my ex-girlfriend Maria (not you Maria, the other Maria…) used to say, “Abraza la morena, gringo…Embrace the brown, whiteboy.” I never knew if she was talking about the food or her, so I did both. To more or less great failure. She may be gone today, but I still have Mole and I finally think I’ve struck upon a recipe that works.
I am a fiend for the spicy, salty, savory, smokey, Picante of Jalapeños, Habaneros, Cascabeles, Serranos, Chilhuacle Negros, Guajillos, and especially the manly yet delicate, earthy yet crisp flavor of the precious Poblano.
So it was with much salivating of chops and rubbing of hands like many a cartoon wolf during that two-hour Amtrak ride from L.A.’s Union Station (a few days in from Hong Kong), that I exited the train station in Oceanside (North County S.D.) to be picked up in my uncle’s 1969 Volkswagon Beetle, blue as the sea at dawn, and told him to stop at the first market we passed. Of course it was some organo-hippy granola-fest mini-market stacked to the ceiling with 22 dollar bottles of Guano Extract Shampoo, Chia-drenched Kombu Hallucinogenics and Non-GMO soybean-based condoms for aisles in all directions.
It was the bright reds and luscious greens of the produce which drew me in first. There after my long journey westward, where I selected 10 poblanos, 15 limes, 20 jalapeños, 4 bunches of cilantro, 2 red onions and a vine of tomatoes, I came to know peace. Shaking now from excitement, I looked down and felt as if I’d been hit by a Vegetable Oil Converted Volvo. Tomatillos! In three years living in the lap of leeks the size of small children, the Okinawan dildo-gone-wrong Goya and the greatest sweet potatoes ever (Praise be to Imo), I’d completely forgotten the little green beauties even existed. Slapping myself, and nearly tumbling over a mountain of melon-sized mangoes, I quickly filled my basket and limped away toward the cheese, tortillas and beer. 20 minutes and one very pissed off uncle later, I emerged in a fugued-out trance of recipe preparation strategies and we cruised the Coast Highway south to Encinitas, where lay the kitchen in which I would hatch my plans of salsa picada and mole poblano, (among other kinds of) world domination.
In your big American oven, roast the peppers, all of them, naked on broil (450°F/230°C), carefully watching and turning them to a insure uniform char. Go ahead and throw in the garlic at the same time, wrapped in foil and well-oiled, along with the dehusked tomatillos, though be wary of the differing cooking times.
After roasting (anywhere from 5-20 minutes) toss your peppers into a bowl, cover with a damp dishtowel for 5- 10 minutes to allow the skin to separate and set aside. Before peeling, destemming and deseeding your chiles, and while you wait for the post-roast steam-a-thon to finish, go get a beer. May I suggest some kind of Saison (a bit more European style), or the HUB Lager?
Though roasting tomatillos is similar to roasting tomatoes, tomatillos are not unripe “little tomatoes” as the name suggests, they are fruits and actually grow in a papery husk which should be peeled before preparation. They are generally of a firmer consistency, have less water and are much more tart than you might expect. This is the prime reason they remain the main ingredient in salsas verdes, salsas crudas and my own roasted picadas as tart mixes very well with heat. Like all my exes and me.
Now finely chop your fatty red onion, a vine-ripened tomato and go ahead and slice a lime up just to have ready. Here’s the fun part: do you want a salsa cruda with its fresh raw feel or a more smooth and traditional salsa verde? The only difference is merely a finely diced former, or a pureed latter. I prefer the crisp and cool texture of the raw cut, the picturesque juxtaposition of your garden’s range of colors, the saltiness of the tortilla chip balanced perfectly with the sour of the tomatillo, the acid of the lime, the heat of the jalapeño, the warmth of the garlic and all of it rounded out nicely by the fortitude of the patriarchal poblano. So for me, it’s la cruda. Pero la verde es muy rico tambien.
I haven’t talked about Cilantro yet. Coriander, Dhania, Ketumbar, Chinese Parsley, Kothamir, Llaksa, however you say it, it’s everywhere. In my 10 or so years preparing Mexican and Asian foods, I’ve found that there are two camps of people: those who love cilantro and those who don’t. Those who don’t are equally as stubborn in their opinions as those who do, though luckily those who do love the fresh citrusy twang of the embattled herb far outnumber any haters. And you haters, would it please you to know that through no fault of your own, but rather due to an enzyme which alters the flavor due to a genetic disposition, you cannot help but hate the plant? Doesn’t that make you feel bad- hating a plant? So, if this is true, it seems your genes just aren’t good enough to like it. You Are Deficient. As a genetically healthy person who should produce cilantro-eating offspring, it remains mandatory for my food, as- in the proper dosage- it is good in almost anything. Just ask Ethiopia!
Cilantro should be shredded or ripped by hand and then ground in a mortar as opposed to using a knife, the steel of which undoubtedly alters its natural flavor. If it were me I wouldn’t even bother making this gorgeous yet manly salsa without cilantro. Like auto-eroticism without the self-flagellation…just not worth it. Now on to the Mole.
1 1/2 teaspoons cumin seeds
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
2 tablespoons ground Pasilla chili powder
1 cup cooked black beans
1 cup Mirepoix
1/4 cup cilantro leaves, loosely packed
2 teaspoons lime juice
1.5 oz. Mexican Chocolate
S & P
In a small skillet, toast the cumin seeds, oregano, sesame seeds, and chili powder, stirring constantly for three minutes (or until golden), and then blend, or crush in a mortar with pestle for a more authentically tiring feel. Add the beans, tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, Mirepoix, honey, cilantro, lime, butter, and salt and pepper to taste. Puree until smooth and liquidy brown. Transfer the mole to a saucepan and slow heat for as long as you can stand it. Make sure to stir regularly so as not to scorch the bottom. Serve any number of ways including (but not limited to): dip, topping on seafood, rice, base sauce for Pizza. That or just stand around with Day of the Dead Craft Beer and lick it off your fingers. We will be making fish tacos. Because even though it may be tradition to serve it over fowl, breaking tradition, if done deliciously, can be a wonderful thing.
Finish making the tacos by warming up your tortilla of choice, a bit of guacamole on the bottom for stability, place your protein (monkfish perhaps?) down next, plenty of mole on top, top with salsa cruda, crema and cilantro.
Verduras from California make some of the best salsas and moles around
Olé Mole – Smoked Chicken Mole Tacos
Pre-roasted Tomatillos sparkle in the sunshine…
Roasted Tomatillos Salsa goes great with anything…
Fresh roasted garlic is tamer than raw and helps bring out the meaty umami in food
The beauty of the tomatillo plant…
Roasted tomatilla salsa verde…too good to resist
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Body-positive blogger is describing the reality behind the “perfect” Instagram picture
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Sarah Puhto, 23, is looking to have fun on social media, is impossible without error, by default, in a series of Instagram photos, which they began to do so as early as 2018.
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On the left side, and her posing is perfect, with a small, sleek and modelesque angle, accentuating its beauty — the stomach sucked in, butt stuck out. On the right-hand side, however, and Puhto, stand up straight, with her head towards the sky as she smiles and leaves to her abdomen, to poke, of course.
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“In the pictures that I have to constantly suck in my stomach, or are trying to hide and keep out of my prey as much as possible. But why is that?,” she captioned the photo.
“We are constantly flooded with pictures of ‘perfection’ on social media sites and see the ads about how to get your body to fit a certain ideal body proportions.”
Rather than striving for perfection, she is encouraged by her 319,000 followers have to learn to accept the skin she’s in.
“We are continually trying to change our bodies, but why don’t we focus on changing the way we look at our bodies,” Puhto about them. “Don’t focus on the negativity and focus on accepting and loving what you dislike about yourself. You can have this body, and enables you to live the life.”
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Puhto’s followers praised her for the exposure of social media and the dangerous beauty of one of the standards, as well as having the courage to be her true self.
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Welcome to Film Inspector!
Coloring Pages of the Classic Batman TV Series
The Dynamic Duo!
Batman! (all photos courtesy Batman/ABC/20th Century Fox/DC Comics).
Everybody loves the Batman!
Batman, also known as the Caped Crusader, fights crime while posing as a rich playboy.
Batman was created by DC Comics and has been a fixture in the comic book universe for many decades.
Unlike recent representations, Batman often has been portrayed in a lighthearted fashion which is perfectly in keeping with the holiday season.
While the story of Batman has become a series of blockbuster films, many fans still remember it best as the 1966-1968 television series that aired on ABC-TV. This page has some Batman TV series coloring pages free and downloadable.
Batman is a fictional character who was created by Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. The Batman character first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in 1939.
The 1960s television series was not the first time that Batman appeared on film. In fact, the character (first called "the Bat-Man") was featured in a 1943 black-and-white serial series that spanned 15 chapters and was shown in theaters.
In fact, the theatrical re-release of the 1943 serial in 1965 is what gave producers the inspiration to bring the character back in a television series.
The star of the television series was Adam West. As Batman and his alter ego Bruce Wayne, he engaged in adventures with his partner, Robin/Dick Grayson, played by Burt Ward.
The distinguishing feature of the television series was a humorous and lighthearted attitude that many viewed as camp. It also was very colorful, as color televisions were just becoming popular and producers wanted to take full advantage of it.
Batman and Robin live in Gotham City. They fight a variety of colorful villains who have descriptive nicknames that reveal their primary criminal traits.
Batman and Robin work closely with the Gotham City police. When they need Batman's help, the police send a Bat-signal that reflects off of clouds.
Even though the television series aired for only parts of three seasons, it often aired more than once a week. This led to the creation of 120 episodes, which now would be enough for four or five weekly seasons.
Batman and Robin rode in their distinctive Batmobile, which was a modified 1950s concept car that never entered production.
The Batman television series used a lot of gimmicks that created a distinctive look that has never been equaled.
These gimmicks included tilting the camera to make certain scenes appear off-kilter and written descriptive words such as "Wham!" and "Pow!" shown in comic book style.
The Batmobile was parked in the Bat Cave underneath Wayne Manor on the outskirts of Gotham City.
The Batmobile would leave the Bat Cave via a hidden tunnel that led out to a road.
The villains in the Batman television series were colorful and hammy.
These villains were led by the Joker, played by Cesar Romero. Many of these villains appeared several times on the series.
Frank Gorshin played the Riddler.
John Astin also played the Riddler in a few episodes.
Batman and Robin were helped by Batgirl, played by Yvonne Craig. She was the daughter of Commissioner Gordon and was an inexperienced but enthusiastic crimefighter.
Batgirl often wound up needing to be saved herself.
Julie Newmar played Catwoman for most of the series. She wore a black skintight catsuit.
Some people forget that two other women also played Catwoman.
One of the other women who played Catwomen was singer Eartha Kitt.
Lee Meriwether played Catwoman in the related Batman film that otherwise featured the same actors and characters as the television series.
Burgess Meredith played the Penguin. He liked to smoke using a long cigaret holder.
Meredith later appeared in the "Rocky" films.
When Adam West passed away in 2017, the Los Angeles police sent a Bat-Signal into the night sky as a tribute.
The only surviving main cast member as of this writing is Burt Ward.
There were many other memorable villains aside from the main ones.
These villains include, among others, Mr. Freeze, Mad Hatter, King Tut, Egghead, Marsha Queen of Diamonds, Shame, Louie the Lilac, and Lord Marmaduke Ffogg.
One of the enduring images of the television series was when Batman and Robin climbed the sides of buildings.
Top stars of the day such as Jerry Lewis and Sammie Davis Jr. would pop out of windows and greet the Dynamic Duo.
The producer was William Dozier. He also narrated the series.
Dozier told viewers at the end of episodes that they should return for future episodes at the "Same bat time, same bat channel."
Batman and Robin were aided in their adventures by their faithful butler, Alfred, played by Alan Napier.
Commissioner James Gordon of the Gotham City Police Department was played by Neil Hamilton. He would summon the Dynamic Duo either using the Bat-Signal or the Batphone.
Many of the characters and plots in the episodes were drawn from the comic book adventures of Batman and Robin.
Because "Batman" was aimed at children, the characters were scrupulously careful to follow safe practices such as fastening seat belts in the Batmobile.
When in real trouble, Batman would use special items in his utility belt to get out of trouble. Sometimes these items were quite large.
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Coloring Pages of Classic "Lost in Space"
Danger, Will Robinson! Danger, Danger!
Merry Christmas from "Lost in Space" (All images courtesy CBS/20th Century Fox).
Science fiction shows on televisions, which you would think would become out of date very quickly, in actuality have some of the longest shelf-lives of any classic television shows.
Some of the television series with the most enduring impact include "Star Trek," "Dr. Who," and our subject here.
"Lost in Space" was a science fiction television series created by Irwin Allen that ran from 1965 to 1968. While there have been various remakes in film and television, this page is about the classic television series that began it all. Here we have Classic Lost in Space coloring pages free and downloadable.
The "Lost in Space" cast members were Angela Cartwright, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen, Bob May (Robot), Jonathan Harris, June Lockhart, Guy Williams, and Billy Mumy.
"Lost in Space" was loosely based on the 1812 novel "Swiss Family Robinson" by Johann David Wyss. That was about a Swiss family shipwrecked in the Pacific Ocean and forced to survive on a deserted island.
"Lost in Space" was set in outer space, not the Pacific Ocean, but otherwise it was fairly similar to its source material. The Robinson family, sent into space to colonize another star system, is prevented from reaching its destination. They must learn to survive in uninhabited places while they try to either get home or to their destination.
The Robinsons are aided by their robot, which does not have a name (or at least is not called by any name during the series other than "Robot").
The Robot's purpose is to help the Robinsons adapt to their environment and to protect them. He is capable of electrical blasts from his two retractable robot arms that discourage attacks.
The Robinsons travel in a spacecraft called the Jupiter 2. This spacecraft is often grounded, but there are times when the Robinsons manage to get it into space and travel to other worlds.
However, the Robinsons are truly lost. Thus, while they can travel through space in the Jupiter 2, they don't know where to go. They wind up wandering aimlessly and landing on new worlds where they once again must adapt to alien conditions.
When exploring their new home, the Robinsons use the Chariot. This is a treaded vehicle that is able to overcome a variety of hostile environments.
The most challenging situation the Chariot faces is when it is caught in a giant ocean whirlpool.
There are lots of futuristic gadgets on "Lost in Space." Some of these were real-life technology at the time. These included the jetpack used by Professor John Robinson, the expedition's leader.
John Robinson used the jetpack to search for lost crewmembers.
One major difference from "Swiss Family Robinson" was the presence of a villain. This was a stowaway, Dr. Zachary Smith.
Dr. Smith was a saboteur who tried to destroy the Jupiter 2 but wound up trapped on board. He fails in his mission and survives to become a constant source of problems for the Robinsons.
Maureen Robinson, John's wife, handles domestic chores aboard the Jupiter 2.
She is largely responsible for Dr. Smith being given full crew privileges aboard the Jupiter 2.
Dr. Smith develops a strong bond with the Robinsons' son, Will Robinson.
Dr. Smith, Will Robinson, and the Robot engage in a lot of adventures together.
The Jupiter 2's pilot is U.S. Space Corps Major Don West. He is the second-in-command and, like Dr. Smith, is not a member of the Robinson family.
Major West romances the Robinsons' older daughter, Judy.
While the Robinsons rarely encounter alien civilizations, they do often get unwelcome visitors.
The Robot helps Professor Robinson and Major West defend the Jupiter 2 in those situations.
Dr. Smith sometimes helps to defend the Jupiter 2, especially in the early episodes.
However, Dr. Smith usually is the source of the Jupiter 2's problems in the first place.
Dr. Smith's origins are murky. He is a member of Alpha Control, the organization that sent the Jupiter 2 into space.
However, while posing as an Alpha Control doctor, Dr. Smith actually is an agent for an unidentified foreign power.
The Robinsons have a younger daughter, Penny.
Penny is in that awkward stage that Britney Spears would call no longer a girl, not yet a woman.
John and Maureen remain a loving couple despite everything that the universe can throw at them.
This includes at least one instance when John tries to kill Maureen. But, he was possessed by aliens, so it doesn't really count, sort of.
Judy get the least airtime of everyone, so let's rectify that a little bit right here.
I can't remember which episode featured Judy wielding a laser pistol, but it was probably the only one.
In one of their earliest adventures, the Robinsons encounter one of their most impressive adversaries.
This is the Cyclops. He's called Cyclops because he has only one eye. That's what creatures with one eye are almost always called.
While there are some great possibilities with the Cyclops, nothing much happens with him. Eventually, he just falls over.
But, he's a great character anyway.
The real action usually takes place with the Robot and Dr. Smith. They are frenemies.
When they aren't trying to kill each other, the Robot and Dr. Smith invariably are encountering aliens who want to kill them.
However, Professor Robinson always comes along to save the day in his colorful outfits.
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Elgin Watch Serial Number Online Database
Enter an Elgin watch serial number here
Elgin Serial Number 4107001
Elgin serial number 4107001 is a grade 74, 18 size, 11 jewels, made about 1891. Open faced movement (this applies to the movement, not the case the watch happens to be in). Full plate design. Pendent wind and set.
For information about Elgin's grade, class and model numbers, click here.
When looking at photos of pocketwatches here and elsewhere online, you may or may not see watches that outwardly appear like yours. This is because the watch movement, inside, and the case do not go together in any way. Elgin never made pocketwatch cases. In those days, the common practice was that a customer would pick out a movement and a case separately at the shop and the watchmaker or jeweler would assemble them together. Also, for early wristwatches, there is no distinction in the movement. A small watch may be cased either way, as a pocketwatch or a wristwatch. So the outside of these watches just reflects the selection of the original buyer, or a case a watch has been moved to over its history. Keep this in mind when comparing your watch to others.
Model: 5
Finish: Gold gilded
Adjusted: Unknown
Barrel: Going Barrel
Named for: None
Rate: 18,000 bph (beats per hour)
Serial Numbers in Grade 74: 159000
Production: 1887 to 1896
Details for grade 74, including serial number ranges, private labels and notes on specific watches
Production history for grade 74
Production history for all size 18 Elgin watches
Production history for stem-set, 18 size Elgin watches
Production history for gold gilded, 18 size Elgin watches
Production history for open-face case, 18 size Elgin watches
Parts for this movement
The listing of Elgin part numbers for your watch is by serial number, not by grade, as there can be variations in the specific parts used in watches within a given grade.
Other 18 size models, 1915 and earlier
Grade 74 at the Elgintime Watch Blog, 1
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Do you need service for an antique Elgin pocketwatch? Click here for complete information!
Grade 74 Elgin Watches Serviced by J. Sexton: 5813928 (1/2015), 3974684 (5/2018)
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Click for a full size version of an image. Note that some of these may be quite large. Also, hand, dial and case styles may vary as these were often a matter of personal preference . Like other American watch companies, for most of its history Elgin did not make watch cases, only bare movements. In those days a customer selected the movement and the case separately at the retailer.
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The National Watch Company, later known as the Elgin National Watch Company, was founded at the end of the Civil War, in 1864, in Elgin, Illinois. The company's first model was a large, 18 size, movement priced at $117, which was a high price for that time. Between 1867 and sometime in the 1960s when domestic manufacturing tappered off, Elgin made 10s of millions of pocket and wrist watches. The Elgin National Watch Company went completely out of business in 1968. Even though it had been, for a time, one of the largest industrial concerns in the world, today many people have no idea that America was once the world leader in quality timepieces.
Using this site you can learn a good deal about your antique Elgin watch. The serial number on the watch works, called the 'movement', can be used to look up production information on watches made by the Elgin National Watch Company. Numbers on any part of the watch case, such as a serial number on the inside of the back cover, is a number that goes with the watch case only, and reveals nothing about the watch movement. Elgin did not make pocketwatch cases. The watches were sold as bare movements only. Customers selected their watch cases separately at the retail shop, so the important number is inside on the mechanical part of the watch. Enter your watch movement's serial number and click 'Search' to lookup the watch.
Elgin watch serial numbers begin with their earliest watch, number 101, a B. W. Raymond model made in 1867, and range up to just over 50,000,000. Some later serial numbers begin with a single letter. If you have one of these, check here for more information. In the later years, Elgin sold imported movements, mostly Swiss. Many of these are not marked with a serial number and so little can be said about those individual pieces. This database contain far less information on later models.
Our knowledge today of the year of manufacture of Elgin movements is quite good, but still should be taken with a grain of salt. There is conflicting information on many details. Also, Elgin frequently made, and numbered, plates which were stocked for later use - sometimes years later. The information presented here is frequently updated with notes on exceptions, anomolies, private labels and details of specific movements.
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For more information about Elgin pocketwatches, visit the Elgintime home page, thanks!
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Simon Wait appointed Head of Editorial for bodyshop magazine
5th September 2019 Ana
Plenham Limited, publisher of three leading magazines for the aftermarket collision repair industry, is delighted to announce the appointment of Simon Wait as Head of Editorial working across its bodyshop, bodyshop Middle East and The Assessor titles.
Simon brings with him more than 20 years of international journalism experience including spells as motoring correspondent and motoring editor for three UK newspapers. He joins bodyshop magazine after an extended period in Hong Kong where he most recently headed up Asiawide Media’s print and digital operations for three years before being appointed Head of Editorial for the firm’s publishing services in London.
With full responsibility for editorial and the development of Plenham’s industry leading publications, Simon will play a key role in meeting the company’s aggressive growth goals as well as building on its outstanding reputation for delivering relevant print and digital content and world-class global conferences through the International Bodyshop Industry Symposium (IBIS).
Jason Moseley, Chief Executive Officer for IBIS Worldwide and bodyshop magazine, said: “Simon’s track record, international experience, and enthusiasm for our industry are second to none and we are thrilled to have him on board. Attracting someone of Simon’s calibre into the business is a great endorsement of our strategy and ambition. He brings with him incredibly strong knowledge and experience which will be vital as we continue our ambitious plans to grow and develop bodyshop magazine and our international IBIS conferences.”
Simon Wait added: “Plenham has a deserved reputation as the leading publisher and international conference organiser in the industry. We have a tremendous opportunity to grow the business further and to deliver relevant content and world-class events for companies operating in the aftermarket crash repair sector. Plenham’s brand, values and proven delivery models are facets I have long respected and I am excited to be on board and part of a great team that will take the company to the next level.”
Email: info@bodyshopmag.com | Tel: 01296 642800
About Plenham Limited:
Founded in 1988, Plenham Limited is the publisher of the aftermarket crash repair industry’s leading magazine, bodyshop, and its sister publications bodyshop Middle East and The Assessor. Through its international conference division IBIS (International Bodyshop Industry Symposium), Plenham delivers world-class conferences and forums around the globe with events staged annually in Europe, USA, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. The Plenham team has more than 200 years combined experience in the crash repair sector and has a deserved reputation as a thought leader in the industry.
About bodyshop magazine:
bodyshop is the aftermarket crash repair industry’s leading monthly independent publication. It is mailed direct to a closely monitored ABC audited circulation of industry leaders and decision makers. Alongside bodyshop sits an ever-increasing portfolio of publications, including bodyshop Middle East; The Assessor; IBIS Global Focus; and the VDA Manual. bodyshop’s digital offerings include bodyshopmag.com, bodyshopmag.ae and ibisworldwide.com.
About IBIS:
Since its inception in 2001, the International Bodyshop Industry Symposium (IBIS) has become the world’s leading collision repair conference provider with an enviable reputation as a source of key information and market analysis; a forum for high-level debate; a melting pot for industry innovation; and incomparable networking opportunities. Through world-class conference content and speakers, IBIS consistently delivers ground-breaking, thought-leading presentations on a wide range of industry issues. Upcoming events include IBIS Turkey (Istanbul, 23 October) and IBIS China (Shanghai, 4 December), while next year IBIS returns to the Middle East in February, Florida, USA in April, Sout Africa in May, with the 2020 Global Summit taking place in Monaco from 8 to 10 June.
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Soi Sauce ft. Rich The Kid – “Poppin” (Video)
Posted By: bigicedog 0 Comment soi sauce
Soi Sauce is a multi-talented Asian rap artist who utilizes her unique brand of trap rap and dance to deliver an infectious track and visual for her latest single “Poppin,” featuring Rich The Kid.
Soi Sauce is the new flavor, and she is ready to drip all over the world with her brand new single and platinum-selling Rich the Kid adds his signature flavor to push the single into chart-topping territory. “Poppin'” is sure to be a summer smash.
About Soi Sauce, the dancer-turned-rapper journey flying almost 10,000 miles from China to pursue her dreams in America should inspire us all. A native of Hainan, China, the beautiful 23-year-old Los Angeles resident blasted onto the Hip Hop scene after winning several national TV dance competitions throughout Asia. Ingeniously, Soi Sauce merged her Asian culture with trap music which has inspired a genre of her own that she refers to as “Trapinese”.
With Soi’s die hard love for rap music, she set her sights on being an international Hip Hop Star. After being in the United States for less than two years and knowing very little English, she enrolled in ESL & music theory classes. Within a few short months, she began to write and record her own music.
After being discovered by stalwart executive producer & talent manager Micah White, who’d previously worked with award-winning music, film and TV company Greyology Inc (AR Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire, Couples Retreat, 127 Hours, X Factor, Leona Lewis, etc.), Soi Sauce signed with Micah’s Level Up Management, and rapidly began to evolve into the star we are seeing now, with drawing inspiration from [and comparisons to] female Hip Hop legends and veterans such as Lil Kim and Nicki Minaj, and drawing comparisons to Hip Hop’s current people’s champ, Cardi B.
The word TRAP has a significant meaning for Soi Sauce as she feels it represents the way she views life and how she hopes the message in her music will inspire people and her fans.
“Trap music resonated with me as an artist more than any other genre,” said Soi. “In my eyes, T.R.A.P. means Truly Realizing Anything’s Possible.”
“Hip Hop is in my blood,” says the exotic rising star. “At the age of 5, I loved Missy Elliot, Tupac, and Lil Kim. Hip Hop has a big influence on Asia, and I fell in love with the vibrant positivity Hip Hop brought to our community, it is very inspiring to the people of my country.”
The dynamic new trap star is also now part of the cast of a new TV Show in production slated to air this fall.
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A dangerously deluded energy policy and why the greens want to hide the truth about your soaring bills
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"Mr Davey suggested that journalists who doubt the wisdom of his policy only do so through ‘sheer blinkered, dogmatic, political bloody-mindedness’ — probably because they are being paid to do so by nameless ‘vested interests’. So angry does this make him that he seemed to suggest that any questioning of his policy cannot be tolerated. In other words, he will brook no opposition — at a time, we should remind ourselves, when free speech in Britain seems under threat as never before. I should say at this point that if this remarkable attack was simply a detached assault on writers like me who are critical of the Government’s green policies, then I might let it pass. But there are bigger issues in play here, for the decisions the Energy Secretary makes are having a direct and damaging effect on the finances of millions of households across the country, who find themselves paying ever-higher bills as a result of green subsidies. .......But the most disturbing part of Mr Davey’s speech came towards the end, where he came up with that only too familiar boast that the European Union is leading the world in the fight against the carbon dioxide that is causing all this global warming, and that Britain is leading the EU with its Climate Change Act, committing us — uniquely in the world — to reducing our ‘carbon emissions’ by 80 per cent in fewer than 40 years.
Mr Davey seems quite oblivious to the fact that the rest of the world is no longer taking any notice of what we are up to, and that China and India between them are now building more than 800 new coal-fired power stations, so that China alone is now generating more carbon dioxide every year via its new power stations than the total emitted by Britain. Even the EU is at last waking up to the fact that ‘decarbonising’ its economy is making electricity so expensive that ever more firms are moving their operations overseas — not least to America, where the shale gas revolution has more than halved the price of gas and electricity in just five years. So poor little Britain is left increasingly alone, with an energy policy deliberately designed to price out of the market those very much cheaper fuels which still provide most of the electricity we need to keep our homes lit and warm, and our economy running."
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Olivia Smith
Dartmouth women’s basketball announces new recruits
October 28, 2018 May 10, 2018 by Rob Browne
The Dartmouth women’s basketball team rebounded from a disappointing ‘16-’17 season (8-19 overall, 3-11 Ivy) to go 15-12 overall and 7-7 in the conference in ‘17-’18, missing the Ivy Tournament by one game. The Big Green lose three important players to graduation, guard Kate Letkiewicz, forward Andi Norman, and center Olivia Smith. Letkiewicz, a second team All-Ivy selection, started all 27 games, averaging 14.0 points, 2.7 three pointers, 6.0 rebounds, and 36.9 minutes per contest. Norman started 25 games with 5.8 points, 1.6 made threes, and 2.9 rebounds in 21.2 minutes per game. Smith, who averaged 7.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and 20.3 minutes per game, started 8 of 21 games before suffering a season-ending knee injury against Princeton on Feb. 10.
On Thursday, Coach Belle Koclanes announced the program’s five new members of the Class of 2022, who will attempt to help the team replenish its losses, build upon last year’s successes and, hopefully, move into the Ivy League’s upper division throughout the next several years.
Read moreDartmouth women’s basketball announces new recruits
Categories Dartmouth, Season Previews 2018 Tags Andi Norman, Asha Taylor, Belle Koclanes, Candela Abejo, dartmouth, Jimena Abejon Fuertes, Kate Letkiewicz, Katie Douglas, Olivia Smith, season preview, Veronica Kelly 1 Comment
Inside Ivy Hoops – Feb. 15, 2018
February 16, 2018 February 16, 2018 by Mike Tony
Brett Franklin and Jill Glessner return as hosts of Inside Ivy Hoops this week to talk with Brown men’s coach Mike Martin and Penn women’s coach Mike McLaughlin and break down a slate of crazy results so far on both the men’s and women’s sides.
Brett and Jill recap an Ivy Friday night to remember on the men’s side, explain why Matt Morgan is more than a gunslinger, and much more:
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Jill and Brett detail why and how Princeton is the deepest team in conference on the women’s side, focus on Cornell’s “shocking” win over Brown, Yale’s first weekend road sweep in five years, the vital presence of Leslie Robinson for the Tigers, looming Ivy League Tournament tiebreakers, two potentially significant injuries on the women’s side and more:
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Mike Martin reflects on Brown’s multiple game-winning shots this Ivy season, what went wrong Friday night versus Cornell, Desmond Cambridge’s progress following an injury sustained Saturday night, the dynamic duo of Matt Morgan and Stone Gettings, keys to besting Harvard at Lavietes Pavilion, his Espresso awakening and much more:
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Mike McLaughlin talks about the Philadelphia Eagles ‘ Super Bowl parade, Penn’s win over Villanova and the void Eleah Parker helped fill while also reflecting on the program’s rise from his two-win first season in 2009-10, what makes Princeton so tough, his time with the Washington Generals and more:
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Ivy women’s basketball week in review
December 31, 2017 December 27, 2017 by Rob Browne
1. Princeton (9-3)
Win – at Wagner, 58-37
Win – vs St. Joe’s, 63-54 (at Gainesville, Gator Classic)
Win – vs UT-Chattanooga, 59-49 (at Gainesville, Gator Classic)
The Tigers opened up a 17 point lead on Wagner by the second quarter, but the Seahawks got the lead down to five 30 seconds into the second half. An 8-1 run over the next three minutes stretched the lead back to double-digits and the Tigers never looked back. Leslie Robinson, Sydney Jordan and Carlie Littlefield each put up 10 points in the low-scoring contest. Defensively, Princeton held Wagner to a season-low 37 points, including 30 percent shooting and only one three-pointer.
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Being vegan is a great thing and many people try it even some of our great celebs that are known worldwide promote and support a fully vegan life.
Vegan life is not that bad and can be good as the good is less fat and less carbs and help you with many other things.
A vegan diet will help lose weight and great diet food.
It will help you maintain a healthy heart.
Vegan diet is richer in certain nutrients
It will help you with your sugar level and people who eat only vegan food have less chance of getting sugar.
Better kidney function vegan people kidney worms perfectly fine and stay healthy than the non-vegan one.
It also known to protect you from certain cancers
It really useful when it comes to arthritis pain as it can reduce it
For many people being vegan is trendy they will try certain challenges on the internet and make sure they stay vegan.
There are many famous celebrities that also stay Vegan let’s take a look at them.
Ellen Page:
This actress is no stranger to being in news and magazines the Canadian actress and producer have won many awards and have worked in different movies and TV shows. This 32 years old actress has appeared in very well known movies and most amazing marvels X-men too. Ellen Page has been vegan for many years and the reason is for social justice. Once she said that why vegans are made fun of when people who eat animals and sell them and kill just for their profit is fine? These are not exact words but yeah Ellen page did say that.
Jessica Chastain:
American Idol, actress, and producer Jessica Chastain has been part of many great movies known for her bold strong will power roles. The actress has won many awards, the 42 years actress has started in one of the best movies interstellar, and recently in IT part 2. The actress has been vegan for like 8 years and vegetarian fly almost 15 years. Quite amazing if you ask me, she is vegan for a great reason she doesn’t want to hurt or torture anything and be part of the cruelty of our world. While her exact words were ‘I’m a vegan. I don’t want to torture anything. I guess it’s about trying to live a life where I don’t give any hand or contribution in our world cruelty.
Ariana Grande:
One of the top singers in the world has been on billboards countless times with many platinum albums in her name. The vocal range of Ariana Grande is something to look forward to when you hear her song amazing and beautiful voice with more beautiful looks. The singer had it all, the 26-year-old singer has been vegan since 2013. She said that I love animals more than most of people, not kidding. But I’m a believer in eating plant-based food diet as it can expand your lifespan and make you an all-around healthier person. If you are Ariana Grande fan you would know what she stands for and how much she loves animals.
Ellen DeGeneres:
Probably the most famous person ever on a TV show, Ellen DeGeneres owns her own show called The Ellen DeGeneres Show where she has been talking and taking interviews of famous celebrities. She’s a great comedian, writer, producer, actress and obviously her favorite part being host on her show. I would say if you want to see if being vegan works or not just take a look at Ellen DeGeneres. Her age is 61 years and she still looks as she’s 40, what else anyone want? She has been an amazing person who helped many people and she has been a vocal animal advocate and use her show for sometimes even tell people and make them aware. She has also changed her association from eating it wearing animal products to not use it forever.
Joaquin Phoenix:
Joaquin Rafael Phoenix is a Puerto Rican American actor, the producer. He has won many awards including the best actor in Grammy’s. The 45 years old actor has been vegan since he was three and the best thing that he did was made the documentary called Earthlings. Which by far the reason why many people including Ellen DeGeneres converted into a vegan. He is an inspiration to many people and have really did move people with his narration in the documentary film the Earthlings.…
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Surfer's Journal 20.6
Surfer's Journal 20.6:
Excellent piece by Kimball Taylor on Simmons on Oahu in 1953, Quigg on Simmons, Kivlin and who did what first in the late forties at Malibu from a 1997 interview, RK piece on planing hull master stylist Tyler. Warren.
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Daniel Thomson: Modern Planing Hull continued...
I've been hanging with Daniel recently, getting a full update on his latest applications of Simmons concepts to ultra-progressive design. Daniel recently won "Best in Show" at the Sacred Craft surfboard exposition/gathering with this particular design, which is the closest to his ideal of performance yet. (It was his second win at Sacred Craft) Yesterday morning we met up at a little reef/sandbar known locally for its junky unpredictabilty. There was one kid in the line-up, he was riding a bellyboard of his own design. He came out of the water and gave a full break down on his concepts. His inspiration? Simmons. I didn't catch his name...so for now he's known as the Prestwick Kid. This beach is where Simmons rode his last wave...its were Butch Van Artsdaalen rode Al Nelson's little 5'6" twin fin in 1957...it's where Nick Mirandon and Chris Prowse blew minds in 1967 on twin-pinned spaceships, and a stone's throw from Big Rock,
where Steve Lis did the same on his Fish. Its where Ekstrom rode his asymmetric in 1965.
Its funny, even in those times the status quo resisted. But the guys with the new stuff? Too stoked to care. Its the same today. Daniel went out yesterday and took what the ocean offered up, and had a blast. His board has carefully applied concepts, heavily inspired by Simmons,
and the more Dan feels it working the more frothing and stoked he gets. As for the Prestwick Kid? Keeping an eye on him for sure.
Gloss & Polish
"The derogatory term "finish fetish" was devised to patronize those artists, who were deemed superficial for their excessive concern with surface. But that in itself was a superficial observation: it was only if the surface was perfect, the counter-argument went, that deeper resonances in a work could be observed.
..."Finish fetish" might have been a movement of it's time but also expressed a more timeless artistic concern: the desire to create a kind of perfection.
But we know, in our relativised age, that there is no such thing. The yearning for flawlessness will always be compromised. 'Gray Column" movingly tells this story. Its otherworldliness is, after all, of the world. Its hypnotic translucence might captivate us but we are not in the presence of 2001's monolith. Its ulterior concerns are human, all too human."
- a Perfect Realization, Peter Aspden, Arts, Financial Times 9/4/11
Photo: Pair of new hand made boards by Carl Ekstrom, who freely admits his obsession with surface and finish.
"Gray Column" is a hefty sculpture made by the Colorado-born artist De Wain Valentine in the mid-1970s. It is shortly to go on display at the Getty Center in Los Angeles and will doubtless evoke some memories, not because anyone has seen it before - it has never been shown in public - but for its striking resemblance to the black monolith in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. If the Getty produces a soundtrack of waltzes to accompany the display, the association will be complete and we will be whisked back to a time that dreamt vividly of a future that has yet to happen.
But there is a more prosaic point to the show than to promote temporal dislocation. The display of"Gray Column" is presented by the Getty's conservation institute and the work will be surrounded by exhibits that narrate the story of its making and maintenance. Valentine's achievement was as much an act of technical bravura as imagination. The 3500lb sculpture, 12 feet high and 8 feet wide, is made entirely out of a single pour of polyester resin, using a new technique devised by the artist and a local manufacturing firm.
The result is a smooth, highly polished work that tapers at the top to become translucent, a hypnotic visual effect. In common with other artists of the time working on the west coast, Valentine was fascinated by the finish that was being achieved in the aerospace and car industries. Even surfboards - what could be more Californian? - attracted artists for the sheen of their surface as much as for their symbolic power, speeding metaphors for the free-flowing lifestyle of LA beach culture.
"Gray Column" is part of Pacific Standard Time, a series of exhibitions opening next month on the birth of the LA art scene. Valentine in many ways was a typical player on the scene: innovative, unafraid of pushing boundaries, exalting in scientific advances of the time..."
- from "A perfect realization" by Peter Aspden published in the Arts section of the Financial Times September 4th 2011.
bottom photo 'Gray Column"
top photo 'Diamond Column"
both polyester resin sculptures by De Wain Valentine
Burch with his 11' plus asym.
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Greyhound for Breakfast
This book can be purchased or ordered from your local independent bookshop or from
Winner of the Cheltenham Prize for Literature, 1987
A collection of 47 short stories which reflect the broad scope of Kelman’s writing since 1972. Ranging from casual tragedy to wild farce, from the concrete to the lyrical, the book demonstrates Kelman’s distinctive way of creating high art from his daily experience and from the people around him.
This excerpt is taken from: pp1-3 Secker & Warburg hardback edition (1987)
An extract from the story entitled ‘Old Francis’
He wiped the bench dry enough to sit down, thrust his hands into his jacket pockets and hunched his shoulders, his chin coming down onto his chest. It was cold now and it hadnt been earlier, unless he just wasnt feeling it earlier. And he started shivering immediately, as if the thought had induced it. This was the worst yet. No question about it. If care wasnt taken things would degenerate even further. If that was possible. But of course it was possible. Anything was possible. Everything was possible. Every last thing in the world. A man in a training suit was approaching at a jog, a fastish sort of jog. The noise of his breathing, audible from a long way off. Frank stared at him, not caring in the slightest when it became obvious the jogger had noticed and was now a wee bit self-conscious in his run, as if his elbows were rotating in an unnatural manner. It was something to smile about. Joggers were always supposed to be so self-absorbed but here it seemed like they were just the same as the rut, the common rut, of whom Frank was definitely one. But then as he passed by the bench the jogger muttered something which ended in an ‘sk’ sound, perhaps ‘brisk’. Could he have said something like ‘brisk’? Brisk this morning. That was a fair probability, in reference to the weather. Autumn. The path by the side of the burn was deep in slimy leaves, decaying leaves, approaching that physical state where they were set to be reclaimed by the earth, unless perhaps along came the midgie men and they shovelled it all up and dumped it into the midgie motor then on to the rubbish dump where they would sprinkle aboard paraffin and so on and so forth till the day of judgement. And where was the jogger! Vanished. Without breaking stride he must have carried straight on and up the slow winding incline towards the bridge, where to vanish was the only outcome, leaving Francis alone with his thoughts.
These thoughts of Francis’s were diabolical.
The sound of laughter. Laughter! Muffled, yes, but still, laughter. Could this be the case!! Truly? Or was it a form of eternal high jinks!!
Hearty stuff as well. Three blokes coming along the path from the same direction the jogger had appeared from. They noticed Francis. O yes, they soon spotted him. They couldnt miss him. It was not possible. If they had wanted to miss him they couldnt have. And they were taking stock of him and how the situation was in toto. They were going to get money off of him, off of. One of them had strolled on a little ahead; he was wearing a coat that must have belonged to somebody else altogether, it was really outlandish. Francis shook his head. The bloke halted at the bench and looked at him:
You got twenty pence there jim, for the busfare home?
Francis was frowning at the bloke’s outfit. Sorry, he said, but that’s some coat you’re wearing!
Francis smiled.
Funny man.
Sorry, I’m no being sarcastic.
A funny man! he called to his two companions. He’s cracking funnies about my coat!
Surely no! said this one who was holding a bottle by its neck.
That’s cheeky! He swigged from the bottle and handed it on to the third man. Then he added: Maybe he likes its style!
The first bloke nodded, he smiled briefly.
And he wants to buy it! Heh, maybe he wants to buy it! Eh, d’you want to buy it?
Frank coughed and cleared his throat, and he stared at the grass by his shoes, sparish clumps of it amid the muddiness, many feet have stood and so on. He raised his head and gazed at the second man; he was dangerous as well, every bit as dangerous. He noticed his pulse slowing now. Definitely, slowing. Therefore it must have been galloping. That’s what Francis’s pulse does, it gallops. Other cunts’s pulses they just fucking stroll along at a safe distance from one’s death’s possibility. What was he on about now! Old Francis here! His death’s possibility! Death: and/or its possibility. Was he about to get a stroke? Perhaps. He shook his head and smiled, then glanced at the first bloke who was gazing at him, and said: I didnt mean you to take it badly.
Your coat. Frank shrugged, his hands still in his pockets. My comment… he shrugged again.
Your comment?
Aye, I didnt mean you to take it badly.
I never took it badly.
Frank nodded.
The second bloke laughed suddenly. Heh by the way, he said, when you come to think about it, the guy’s right, your fucking coat, eh! Fucking comic cuts! Look at it!
And then he turned and sat down heavily, right next to him on the bench; and he stared straight into his eyes. Somebody whose body was saturated with alcohol. He was literally smelling. Literally actually smelling. Just like Francis right enough, he was smelling as well. Birds of a feather flock together. And what do they do when they are together? A word for booze ending in ‘er’. Frank smiled, shaking his head. I’m skint, he said, I’m out the game. No point looking for dough off of me.
Off of. There it had come out again. It was peculiar the way such things happened.
The two blokes were watching him.
© James Kelman 2018
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Smollett And the 'Fakes First' Media
By L. Brent Bozell III
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The left would expect mere mortals to understand that as opposed to them, the left rises above the rumormongering and misinformation of social media. As with so much else regarding the left, that's nonsense. It cuts, pastes and amplifies the unsubstantiated ardor of liberal Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at will — if it advances the narrative. See the case of Jussie Smollett, actor/singer in the Fox hip-hop drama "Empire."
Smollett's "MAGA country" hate-crime hoax is just the latest example. Coming on the heels of the smears of Covington Catholic High School MAGA hat-wearing teens, we must conclude the left is too blind, or too stupid, or maybe just doesn't give a hoot. Nothing says "viral" like a black gay celebrity claiming he was beaten by Trumpster thugs. For two weeks, the left went nuts. Celebrities took to the celebrity talk shows, politicians to the political talk shows and the "news" media to the "news" media to denounce racist conservative Trump World. Now the actor's "modern-day lynching" narrative, as Sen. Cory Booker declared it, has imploded. As we've come to expect, the arrogant defenders of the "high-quality news organizations" are once again refusing to take responsibility for the gasoline they tossed on the fire.
See "Reliable Sources" host Brian Stelter of the so-called "Facts First" network. He claimed, "ultimately, this is not about the media, or about politicians or activists, or any other people that might have been fooled. It's about Jussie."
Translation: It's all about the fooler ... not the fools.
Later, in his email newsletter, Stelter asked: "Was it newsworthy when the police opened an investigation into Smollett's accusation? Yes. Did high-quality news organizations approach the case with caution? Yes."
This is pure nonsense, and Stelter knows it. The national media jumped into the allegations like children jump into a mud puddle. Only ABC, CBS and NBC have devoted 157 morning and evening minutes to the Smollett fraud. Some of these stories call the fraud "alleged." Some didn't even bother.
Compare. Two years ago in that same city, there was another attack. Four black thugs bound and gagged an innocent, defenseless 18-year-old mentally disabled white man. He was beaten, kicked, made to drink from a toilet bowl and bloodied from cuts to his scalp. The suspects laughed at him and shouted, "F—- Trump" and "F—- white people." The entire attack was captured on video — and streamed live on Facebook. They were arrested; he went into the emergency room. "If it bleeds, it leads"? Not on your life, not something like this. The networks gave the story and all its gore a whopping 27 seconds that night.
Smollett's story collapsed shortly after ABC's Robin Roberts gave him an embarrassingly supportive interview. Call the show "Good Fawning America." Roberts did not approach with "caution." She chose not to use the word "alleged." It was true because he said so, and she wanted to believe him because she believes this is what Trump supporters do. She asked, "What do feel people need to hear the most from this story?" Smollett said, "just the truth." Her most ridiculous question was this: "If the attackers are never found, how will you be able to heal?"
Oh, he knew the attackers. Very well.
Kudos to Michelle Malkin, who called out the media early for not asking these obvious questions:
How many racist homophobes wander around an upscale neighborhood of liberal Chicago at 2 a.m. carrying rope and bleach and yelling about "MAGA country"?
How many racist homophobes have heard of "Empire" and could recognize Jussie Smollett from his gay character on the show?
Red flags were visible everywhere, including the fact that the Chicago police told Malkin they initially hadn't heard the "MAGA country" claims. Early claims that Smollett had broken ribs were false.
President Trump, no doubt advised not to mutter "fake news" about the story, called the story "horrible." But in the end, it underlined why so many conservatives feel the "news" business isn't defined by the maxim "Facts First." It's "Fakes First."
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Nicki, Richard
Nikkinen, Janne, Department of Social Research, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Nisbet, Sharen, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, Australia E-mail: <email xlink:href="mailto:nerilee.hing@scu.edu.au">nerilee.hing@scu.edu.au</email>
Nixon, Gary
Nixon, Gary, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. E-mail: <email xlink:href="mailto:gary.nixon@uleth.ca">gary.nixon@uleth.ca</email>
Nong, Zhenzhen, University of Sydney, Faculty of Science, Brain and Mind Centre, School of Psychology, Sydney, NSW, Australia Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhuhai, GD, China
Nora, Rena M., <italic>University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A. E-mail</italic>: <italic><email xlink:href="mailto:renanora@msn.com">renanora@msn.com</email></italic>
Norman, Erika, Faculty of Education, University of Lethbridge, E-mail: <email xlink:href="mailto:noella.piquettetomei@uleth.ca">noella.piquettetomei@uleth.ca</email>
Norris, Joan E, Department of Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Northe, Vicky, Mental & Addiction Health, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Notelaers, Guy
Nowak, Jr, Donald E, Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Medaille College, Buffalo, NY, USA
Nowatzki, Nadine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Nowatzki, Nadine, School of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge
Nuske, Elaine
Ofosu, Albert, Department of Finance, University of Ghana Business School, Legon, Accra, Ghana Ghana
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Ólason, Daníel Thor
Olatunji, Bunmi O., Department of Psychology & Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
Orford, Jim
Örnberg, Jenny Cisneros, Centre for Social Research on Alcohol and Drugs, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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Ouellet, Frédéric, School of Criminology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Paglia-Boak, Angela
Paglia-Boak, Angela, Social and Epidemiological Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON
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Parke, Jonathan
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- “The Didymi” case [1988]. 2 Lloyd's Rep 108 [Didymi Corporation vs. Atlantic Lines and Navigation Inc.]
- "The “Gas Enterprise” case [1993]. B.P. Shipping Ltd. vs. Exmar N.V. [The Gas Enterprise) - Court of Appeal. LMLN 0357]
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 8, 2019
U.S. CONCRETE, INC.
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On November 8, 2019, U.S. Concrete, Inc. issued a press release announcing its third quarter 2019 financial results. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, and the information contained in Exhibit 99.1 is incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Press Release of U.S. Concrete, Inc. dated November 8, 2019
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
/s/ Gibson T. Dawson
Gibson T. Dawson
Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
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Exhibit 99.1 U.S. CONCRETE ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER 2019 RESULTS EULESS, TEXAS – November 8, 2019 – U.S. Concrete, Inc. (NASDAQ: USCR), a leading producer of construction materials in select major markets across the United States, today reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2019. THIRD QUARTER 2019 RESULTS1 • Consolidated revenue increased 1.1% from last year's third quarter to $408.9 million, an all-time quarterly high; • Ready-mixed concrete revenue increased 2.3% from last year's third quarter to $354.1 million, an all-time quarterly high; • Operating income was $33.3 million; Adjusted Gross Profit2 increased 9.9% to $87.7 million compared to last year's third quarter; Adjusted Gross Profit Margin2 increased to 21.4% from 19.7% in last year's third quarter; • Net income was $13.6 million; Total Adjusted EBITDA2 increased 15.6% from last year's third quarter to $62.1 million, an all-time quarterly high; Total Adjusted EBITDA Margin2 increased to 15.2% from 13.3% in last year's third quarter. 1 Certain computations within this press release may reflect rounding adjustments. 2 Adjusted Gross Profit, Total Adjusted EBITDA and related margins are non-GAAP measures. Please refer to the reconciliations and other information at the end of this press release. William J. Sandbrook, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Concrete, Inc. stated, “With the benefit of continued economic expansion and improved weather patterns I am pleased to announce our third quarter 2019 results, which include quarterly records of consolidated revenue, consolidated total adjusted EBITDA, ready- mixed concrete segment revenue and aggregate products segment adjusted EBITDA. Our revenue growth was driven by both higher ready-mixed concrete segment volumes and higher average sales prices in our aggregate products and ready-mixed concrete segments. The increased ready-mixed concrete volumes also enabled us to improve our adjusted EBITDA margin to 15.2% this quarter. These results validate our belief in the strength of each regional market we serve.” Mr. Sandbrook continued, “Our margin improvement was aided by increased ready-mixed concrete volumes and solid operational improvements in our aggregate products segment. We continue to focus on enhancing our margins through cost containment and increased utilization of technology. We are increasing our technology investments with the objective of improving our customers’ experiences while increasing revenue and reducing costs.” 1
Mr. Sandbrook concluded, “We will continue to work strategically and operationally on those areas of our business that will improve shareholder value. Our expectation is to continue with our strategy of building defensible, vertically-integrated positions in major metropolitan markets with an increasing emphasis on aggregate products, which lead to value-enhancing franchises that are virtually impossible to replicate.” OPERATING RESULTS READY-MIXED CONCRETE SEGMENT Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, ($ in millions except selling prices) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Ready-Mixed Concrete Segment: Revenue $ 354.1 $ 346.3 $ 958.5 $ 985.5 Adjusted EBITDA $ 51.5 $ 47.5 $ 124.1 $ 140.3 Ready-Mixed Concrete Data: Average selling price ("ASP") per cubic yard $ 138.54 $ 138.10 $ 138.81 $ 135.94 Sales volume in thousand cubic yards 2,551 2,503 6,892 7,222 Revenue from the ready-mixed concrete segment increased $7.8 million, or 2.3%, compared to the prior year third quarter, primarily resulting from a volume increase of 1.9%. Adjusted EBITDA in this segment was positively impacted by the higher sales volume and increased pricing. AGGREGATE PRODUCTS SEGMENT Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, ($ in millions except selling prices) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Aggregate Products Segment: Sales to external customers $ 37.9 $ 41.1 $ 105.8 $ 100.9 Intersegment sales 15.0 12.4 39.5 35.3 Total aggregate products revenue $ 52.9 $ 53.5 $ 145.3 $ 136.2 Adjusted EBITDA $ 16.3 $ 12.2 $ 38.9 $ 29.1 Aggregate Products Data: Average selling price per ton(1) $ 11.86 $ 11.63 $ 11.93 $ 11.26 Sales volume in thousand tons 3,116 3,211 8,492 8,402 (1) The Company's calculation of the aggregate products segment ASP excludes certain other ancillary revenue and Polaris’s freight revenue. The Company defines revenue for its aggregate products ASP calculation as amounts billed to external and internal customers for coarse and fine aggregate products, excluding delivery charges. The Company's definition and calculation of ASP may differ from other companies in the construction materials industry. 2
Aggregate products revenue declined $0.6 million in the quarter, resulting from a 3.0% decrease in sales volume that was partially offset by the 2.0% increase in average selling price. Sales volume growth was hindered by the delay in certain Polaris Materials's shipments due to one of the transportation carrier's ships being temporarily taken out of service. Aggregate products Adjusted EBITDA of $16.3 million in the 2019 third quarter increased 33.6% from the prior third year quarter, primarily related to improved operating efficiencies. CONSOLIDATED THIRD QUARTER 2019 RESULTS COMPARED TO THIRD QUARTER 2018 Consolidated revenue increased 1.1% compared to the prior year third quarter. During the third quarter of 2019, operating income was $33.3 million compared to $35.0 million in the third quarter of 2018, with an operating income margin of 8.1% compared to 8.7% in the third quarter of 2018. Operating income in 2018 included a $14.6 million gain on the divestiture of our Dallas/Fort Worth area lime operations. Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) as a percentage of revenue was 7.8% in the 2019 third quarter compared to 8.0% in the prior year third quarter. SG&A decreased $0.2 million, or 0.6%, for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, in comparison to the corresponding 2018 quarter, as a result of lower acquisition-related costs being partially offset by an increase in non-cash stock-based compensation expense. On a non-GAAP basis, our Adjusted SG&A, which excludes non-cash stock compensation, acquisition-related costs and officer transition expenses, was 6.3% in the 2019 third quarter compared to 6.6% in the prior year third quarter. Adjusted SG&A as a percentage of revenue is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please refer to the definitions, reconciliations and other information at the end of this press release. BALANCE SHEET AND LIQUIDITY Net cash provided by operating activities in the 2019 third quarter was $51.5 million, compared to $42.3 million in the prior year third quarter. The Company’s Adjusted Free Cash Flow in the 2019 third quarter was $41.5 million, as compared to $45.5 million in the prior year third quarter. Free Cash flow in 2018 included the proceeds from the divestiture of our former Dallas/Fort Worth area lime operations. Adjusted Free Cash Flow is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please refer to the definitions, reconciliations and other information at the end of this press release. At September 30, 2019, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $27.0 million and total debt of $705.7 million, resulting in Net Debt of $678.7 million. Net Debt decreased by $15.4 million from December 31, 2018, due to the pay-down of overall debt balances, despite the impact of $23.2 million of contingent consideration payments made in the 2019 third quarter. The Company had $236.1 million of unused availability under its revolving credit facility at September 30, 2019, resulting in total liquidity of $263.1 million. Net Debt is a non- GAAP financial measure. Please refer to the definitions, reconciliations and other information at the end of this press release. 3
FULL YEAR 2019 GUIDANCE With the completion of nine months of operations, the Company expects to be around the lower end of the range of the following previously provided annual guidance: 2019 Guidance Category Low High Consolidated revenue $ 1.5 billion $1.575 billion Total Adjusted EBITDA (1) $ 195 million $ 210 million (1) Because certain GAAP financial measures on a forward-looking basis are not accessible, and reconciling information is not available without unreasonable effort, we have not provided reconciliations for forward-looking non-GAAP measures. CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST DETAILS U.S. Concrete will host a conference call on Friday, November 8, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. Central Time), to review its third quarter 2019 results. To participate in the call, please dial (877) 312-8806 – Conference ID: 4575837 at least ten minutes before the conference call begins and ask for the U.S. Concrete conference call. A live webcast will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.us- concrete.com. Please visit the website at least 15 minutes before the call begins to register, download and install any necessary audio software. A replay of the conference call and archive of the webcast will be available shortly after the call on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.us-concrete.com. ABOUT U.S. CONCRETE U.S. Concrete, Inc. (NASDAQ: USCR) is a leading supplier of concrete and aggregates for large-scale commercial, residential and infrastructure projects across the country. The Company holds leading market positions in the high-growth metropolitan markets of New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth and Washington, D.C., and its materials have been used in some of the most complex and highly specialized construction projects of the last decade. U.S. Concrete has continued to grow organically and through a series of strategic acquisitions of independent producers in our target markets. For more information on U.S. Concrete, visit www.us-concrete.com. 4
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Certain statements and information provided in this press release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, projections, outlook, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are not statements of historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “intend,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “outlook,” “predict,” “potential” or “continue,” the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us, may include projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth strategies and anticipated trends in our business. These statements are predictions based on our current expectations and projections about future events which we believe are reasonable. Actual events or results may differ materially. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. We believe that these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: general economic and business conditions, which will, among other things, affect demand for new residential and commercial construction; our ability to successfully identify, manage, and integrate acquisitions; the cyclical nature of, and changes in, the real estate and construction markets, including pricing changes by our competitors; governmental requirements and initiatives, including those related to mortgage lending, financing or deductions, funding for public or infrastructure construction, land usage, and environmental, health, and safety matters; disruptions, uncertainties or volatility in the credit markets that may limit our, our suppliers’ and our customers’ access to capital; our ability to successfully implement our operating strategy; weather conditions; our substantial indebtedness and the restrictions imposed on us by the terms of our indebtedness; the effects of currency fluctuations on our results of operations and financial condition; our ability to maintain favorable relationships with third parties who supply us with equipment and essential supplies; our ability to retain key personnel and maintain satisfactory labor relations; and product liability, property damage, results of litigation and other claims and insurance coverage issues. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the forward-looking statements. All written and oral forward-looking statements made in connection with this press release that are attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We are under no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release to conform such statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations, except as required by federal securities laws. There can be no assurance that other factors will not affect the accuracy of these forward-looking statements or that our actual results will not differ materially from the results anticipated in such forward- looking statements. Unpredictable or unknown factors we have not discussed in this press release also could have material effects on actual results or matters that are the subject of our forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to, and do not intend to, update our description of important factors each time a potential important factor arises. Non-GAAP Financial Measures Included in this press release are certain non-GAAP financial measures that we believe are useful for investors. These non- GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures other companies report and are not intended to be used as an alternative to any measure of our performance in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliations and definitions of the non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release are included at the end of this press release. Because certain GAAP financial measures on a forward-looking basis are not accessible, and reconciling information is not available without unreasonable effort, we have not provided reconciliations for forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures. (Tables Follow) 5
U.S. CONCRETE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) (in millions except per share amounts) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Revenue $ 408.9 $ 404.3 $ 1,109.5 $ 1,136.3 Cost of goods sold before depreciation, depletion and amortization 321.2 325.3 886.4 912.7 Selling, general and administrative expenses 32.0 32.2 103.3 96.4 Depreciation, depletion and amortization 22.3 25.5 70.2 68.2 Change in value of contingent consideration 0.3 0.4 1.6 (0.9) Impairment of assets — — — 1.3 Loss (gain) on sale/disposal of assets and business, net (0.2) (14.1) 0.8 (14.6) Operating income 33.3 35.0 47.2 73.2 Interest expense, net 11.6 11.7 34.8 34.6 Other income, net (0.2) (1.1) (7.8) (4.1) Income before income taxes 21.9 24.4 20.2 42.7 Income tax expense 8.3 8.6 8.3 14.5 Net income 13.6 15.8 11.9 28.2 Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest (0.6) (0.2) (0.9) (0.2) Net income attributable to U.S. Concrete $ 13.0 $ 15.6 $ 11.0 $ 28.0 Earnings per share attributable to U.S. Concrete: Basic earnings per share $ 0.79 $ 0.95 $ 0.67 $ 1.70 Diluted earnings per share $ 0.79 $ 0.94 $ 0.67 $ 1.70 Weighted average shares outstanding: Basic 16.5 16.5 16.4 16.5 Diluted 16.5 16.5 16.4 16.5 6
U.S. CONCRETE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (in millions) September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 (Unaudited) ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 27.0 $ 20.0 Trade accounts receivable, net 259.3 226.6 Inventories 53.9 51.2 Other receivables, net 13.3 18.4 Prepaid expenses and other 9.0 7.9 Total current assets 362.5 324.1 Property, plant and equipment, net 676.3 680.2 Operating lease assets(1) 69.3 — Goodwill 239.5 239.3 Intangible assets, net 98.0 116.6 Other assets 10.7 11.1 Total assets $ 1,456.3 $ 1,371.3 LIABILITIES AND EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 135.8 $ 125.8 Accrued liabilities 90.3 96.3 Current maturities of long-term debt 35.6 30.8 Current operating lease liabilities(1) 13.5 — Total current liabilities 275.2 252.9 Long-term debt, net of current maturities 670.1 683.3 Long-term operating lease liabilities(1) 58.6 — Other long-term obligations and deferred credits 44.0 54.8 Deferred income taxes 44.9 43.1 Total liabilities 1,092.8 1,034.1 Commitments and contingencies Equity: Preferred stock — — Common stock — — Additional paid-in capital 346.2 329.6 Retained earnings 27.2 16.2 Treasury stock, at cost (35.6) (33.4) Total shareholders' equity 337.8 312.4 Non-controlling interest 25.7 24.8 Total equity 363.5 337.2 Total liabilities and equity $ 1,456.3 $ 1,371.3 (1) Beginning January 1, 2019, we adopted new lease accounting rules. As allowed, we did not revise amounts of prior periods. See our 2019 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2019 for more information. 7
U.S. CONCRETE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) (in millions) Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 2018 CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income $ 11.9 $ 28.2 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation, depletion and amortization 70.2 68.2 Amortization of debt issuance costs 1.3 1.4 Change in value of contingent consideration 1.6 (0.9) Loss (gain) on sale/disposal of assets and business, net 0.8 (14.6) Gains from eminent domain matter and property insurance claims (6.0) — Impairment of assets — 1.3 Deferred income taxes 2.0 10.1 Provision for doubtful accounts and customer disputes 2.2 3.4 Stock-based compensation 16.4 8.1 Other, net (1.0) (0.8) Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding effects of acquisitions: Accounts receivable (33.9) (44.4) Inventories (2.7) (0.2) Prepaid expenses and other current assets 2.9 (4.8) Other assets and liabilities (1.3) (1.6) Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 27.7 36.8 Net cash provided by operating activities 92.1 90.2 CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Purchases of property, plant and equipment (28.6) (32.2) Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired — (72.3) Proceeds from disposals of businesses and property, plant and equipment 1.2 18.6 Purchases of environmental credits — (2.8) Proceeds from eminent domain matter and property insurance claims 6.0 2.1 Net cash used in investing activities (21.4) (86.6) CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Proceeds from revolver borrowings 273.3 338.2 Repayments of revolver borrowings (277.2) (310.7) Proceeds from stock option exercises 0.2 0.1 Payments of other long-term obligations (33.4) (5.6) Payments for other financing (24.2) (21.5) Treasury share purchases (2.2) (1.9) Other proceeds — 0.5 Net cash used in financing activities (63.5) (0.9) EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (0.2) (0.1) NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 7.0 2.6 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD 20.0 22.6 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD $ 27.0 $ 25.2 8
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (Unaudited) Total Adjusted EBITDA and Total Adjusted EBITDA Margin Total Adjusted EBITDA and Total Adjusted EBITDA Margin are non-GAAP financial measures. We define Total Adjusted EBITDA as our net income (loss), excluding the impact of income tax expense (benefit), depreciation, depletion and amortization, net interest expense and certain other non-cash, non-recurring and/or unusual, non-operating items including, but not limited to: non-cash stock compensation expense, non-cash change in value of contingent consideration, impairment of assets, acquisition-related costs, officer transition expenses, quarry dredge costs for specific event and hurricane-related loss recoveries, net. Acquisition-related costs consist of fees and expenses for accountants, lawyers and other professionals incurred during the negotiation and closing of strategic acquisitions and certain acquired entities' management severance costs. Acquisition-related costs do not include fees or expenses associated with post-closing integration of strategic acquisitions. We define Total Adjusted EBITDA Margin as the amount determined by dividing Total Adjusted EBITDA by total revenue. We have included Total Adjusted EBITDA and Total Adjusted EBITDA Margin herein because they are widely used by investors for valuation and comparing our financial performance with the performance of other building material companies. We also use Total Adjusted EBITDA and Total Adjusted EBITDA Margin to monitor and compare the financial performance of our operations. Total Adjusted EBITDA does not give effect to the cash we must use to service our debt or pay our income taxes and thus does not reflect the funds actually available for capital expenditures. In addition, our presentation of Total Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures other companies report. Total Adjusted EBITDA and Total Adjusted EBITDA Margin are not intended to be used as an alternative to any measure of our performance in accordance with GAAP. The following table reconciles Total Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, which is net income (loss) (in millions). Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Total Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation Net income $ 13.6 $ 15.8 $ 11.9 $ 28.2 Add: Income tax expense 8.3 8.6 8.3 14.5 Income before income taxes 21.9 24.4 20.2 42.7 Add: Depreciation, depletion and amortization 22.3 25.5 70.2 68.2 Add: Interest expense, net 11.6 11.7 34.8 34.6 Add: Non-cash stock compensation expense 5.3 2.9 16.4 8.0 Add/Subtract: Eminent domain matter — 0.6 (5.3) 0.6 Subtract: Hurricane-related loss recoveries, net — — (2.1) (0.2) Add/Subtract: Non-cash change in value of contingent consideration 0.3 0.4 1.6 (0.9) Add: Acquisition-related costs 0.2 1.7 1.0 5.2 Add: Officer transition expenses 0.5 — 1.1 — Add: Loss on mixer truck fire — — 0.7 — Add: Quarry dredge costs for specific event — 0.2 — 0.8 Add: Impairment of assets — — — 1.3 Add: Purchase accounting adjustments for inventory — — — 0.7 Add: Litigation settlement costs — 0.9 — 0.9 Subtract: Gain on sale of business — (14.6) — (14.6) Total Adjusted EBITDA $ 62.1 $ 53.7 $ 138.6 $ 147.3 Net income margin 3.3% 3.9% 1.1% 2.5% Total Adjusted EBITDA Margin 15.2% 13.3% 12.5% 13.0% 9
Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Margin Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Margin are non-GAAP financial measures. We define Adjusted Gross Profit as our operating income, excluding the impact of depreciation, depletion and amortization ("DD&A"), selling, general and administrative expenses, change in value of contingent consideration, quarry dredge costs for specific event, hurricane- related losses in COGS before DD&A, purchase accounting adjustments for inventory and loss (gain) on sale/disposal of assets and business, net. We define Adjusted Gross Margin as the amount determined by dividing Adjusted Gross Profit by total revenue. We have included Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Margin herein because they are widely used by investors for valuing and comparing our financial performance from period to period. We also use Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Margin to monitor and compare the financial performance of our operations. Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Margin are not intended to be used as an alternative to any measure of our performance in accordance with GAAP. The following table reconciles Adjusted Gross Profit to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, which is operating income (in millions). Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Adjusted Gross Profit Reconciliation Operating income $ 33.3 $ 35.0 $ 47.2 $ 73.2 Add: Depreciation, depletion and amortization 22.3 25.5 70.2 68.2 Add: Selling, general and administrative expenses 32.0 32.2 103.3 96.4 Add/Subtract: Change in value of contingent consideration 0.3 0.4 1.6 (0.9) Add: Impairment of assets — — — 1.3 Add: Quarry dredge costs for specific event — 0.2 — 0.8 Add: Eminent domain costs — 0.6 — 0.6 Add: Hurricane-related losses in COGS before DD&A — — — 0.3 Add: Purchase accounting adjustments for inventory — — — 0.7 Add/Subtract: Loss (gain) on sale/disposal of assets and business, net (0.2) (14.1) 0.8 (14.6) Adjusted Gross Profit $ 87.7 $ 79.8 $ 223.1 $ 226.0 Operating income margin 8.1% 8.7% 4.2% 6.4% Adjusted Gross Profit Margin 21.4% 19.7% 20.1% 19.9% 10
Adjusted SG&A and Adjusted SG&A as a Percentage of Revenue Adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) and Adjusted SG&A as a percentage of revenue are non-GAAP financial measures. We define Adjusted SG&A as selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding the impact of non-cash stock compensation expense and acquisition-related costs. We define Adjusted SG&A as a percentage of revenue as Adjusted SG&A divided by total revenue. We have included Adjusted SG&A and Adjusted SG&A as a percentage of revenue herein because they are used by investors to compare our SG&A leverage with the performance of other building materials companies. We use Adjusted SG&A and Adjusted SG&A as a percentage of revenue to monitor and compare the financial performance of our operations. Adjusted SG&A and Adjusted SG&A as a percentage of revenue are not intended to be used as an alternative to any measure of our performance under GAAP. The following table reconciles Adjusted SG&A to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, which is SG&A (in millions). Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Adjusted SG&A Selling, general and administrative expenses $ 32.0 $ 32.2 $ 103.3 $ 96.4 Subtract: Non-cash stock compensation expense (5.3) (2.9) (16.4) (8.0) Subtract: Acquisition-related costs (0.2) (1.7) (1.0) (5.2) Subtract: Litigation settlement costs — (0.9) — (0.9) Subtract: Officer transition expenses (0.5) — (1.1) — Adjusted SG&A $ 26.0 $ 26.7 $ 84.8 $ 82.3 SG&A as a percentage of revenue 7.8% 8.0% 9.3% 8.5% Adjusted SG&A as a percentage of revenue 6.3% 6.6% 7.6% 7.2% 11
Adjusted Net Income Attributable to U.S. Concrete and Adjusted Net Income Attributable to U.S. Concrete per Diluted Share Adjusted Net Income Attributable to U.S. Concrete and Adjusted Net Income Attributable to U.S. Concrete per Diluted Share are non-GAAP financial measures. We define Adjusted Net Income Attributable to U.S. Concrete as net income (loss) attributable to U.S. Concrete, net of taxes, income tax expense (benefit) and certain other non-cash, non-recurring and/or unusual, non-operating items including, but not limited to: non-cash stock compensation expense, non-cash change in value of contingent consideration, impairment of assets, acquisition-related costs, officer transition expenses, quarry dredge costs for specific event and hurricane-related loss recoveries, net. We also adjust Adjusted Net Income Attributable to U.S. Concrete for a normalized effective income tax rate of 27%. We define Adjusted Net Income Attributable to U.S. Concrete per Diluted Share as Adjusted Net Income Attributable to U.S. Concrete on a diluted per share basis. Acquisition-related costs consist of fees and expenses for accountants, lawyers and other professionals incurred during the negotiation and closing of strategic acquisitions and certain acquired entities' management severance costs. Acquisition-related costs do not include fees or expenses associated with post-closing integration of strategic acquisitions. We have included Adjusted Net Income Attributable to U.S. Concrete and Adjusted Net Income Attributable to U.S. Concrete per Diluted Share herein because they are used by investors for valuation and comparing our financial performance with the performance of other building material companies. We use Adjusted Net Income Attributable to U.S. Concrete and Adjusted Net Income Attributable to U.S. Concrete per Diluted Share to monitor and compare the financial performance of our operations. Adjusted Net Income Attributable to U.S. Concrete and Adjusted Net Income Attributable to U.S. Concrete per Diluted Share are not intended to be used as an alternative to any measure of our performance in accordance with GAAP. The following tables reconcile (i) Adjusted Net Income Attributable to U.S. Concrete to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, which is net income (loss) attributable to U.S. Concrete and (ii) Adjusted Net Income Attributable to U.S. Concrete per Diluted Share to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, which is net income (loss) attributable to U.S. Concrete per diluted share (in millions except per share amounts). Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Adjusted Net Income Attributable to U.S. Concrete Reconciliation Net income attributable to U.S. Concrete $ 13.0 $ 15.6 $ 11.0 $ 28.0 Add: Income tax expense 8.3 8.6 8.3 14.5 Adjusted income before income taxes 21.3 24.2 19.3 42.5 Add: Non-cash stock compensation expense 5.3 2.9 16.4 8.0 Add/Subtract: Non-cash change in value of contingent consideration 0.3 0.4 1.6 (0.9) Add: Acquisition-related costs 0.2 1.7 1.0 5.2 Add: Officer transition expenses 0.5 — 1.1 — Add: Loss on mixer truck fire — — 0.7 — Subtract: Eminent domain matter — 0.6 (5.3) 0.6 Add: Quarry dredge costs for specific event — 0.2 — 0.8 Add: Litigation settlement costs — 0.9 — 0.9 Subtract: Hurricane-related loss recoveries, net — — (2.1) (0.2) Add: Impact of impairment of assets — — — 1.3 Add: Purchase accounting adjustments for inventory — — — 0.7 Subtract: Gain on sale of business — (14.6) — (14.6) Adjusted income before income taxes 27.6 16.3 32.7 44.3 Subtract: Normalized income tax expense(1) (7.4) (4.4) (8.8) (12.0) Adjusted Net Income Attributable to U.S. Concrete $ 20.2 $ 11.9 $ 23.9 $ 32.3 (1) Assumes a normalized effective tax rate of 27% in all periods. 12
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Adjusted Net Income Attributable to U.S. Concrete per Diluted Share Reconciliation Net income attributable to U.S. Concrete $ 0.79 $ 0.94 $ 0.67 $ 1.70 Add: Income tax expense 0.50 0.53 0.51 0.89 Adjusted income before income taxes 1.29 1.47 1.18 2.59 Add: Impact of non-cash stock compensation expense 0.32 0.18 1.00 0.49 Add/Subtract: Impact of non-cash change in value of contingent consideration 0.03 0.02 0.10 (0.06) Add: Impact of acquisition-related costs — 0.10 0.06 0.32 Add: Impact of officer transition expenses 0.04 — 0.07 — Add: Impact of loss on mixer truck fire — — 0.04 — Add: Impact of quarry dredge costs for specific event — 0.01 — 0.04 Add/Subtract: Impact of eminent domain matter — 0.03 (0.32) 0.03 Add: Impact of litigation settlement costs — 0.05 — 0.05 Subtract: Impact of hurricane-related loss recoveries, net — — (0.13) (0.01) Add: Impact of impairment of assets — — — 0.08 Add: Impact of purchase accounting adjustments for inventory — — — 0.04 Subtract: Impact of gain on sale of business — (0.88) — (0.88) Adjusted income before income taxes 1.68 0.98 2.00 2.69 Subtract: Normalized income tax expense(1) (0.46) (0.26) (0.54) (0.72) Adjusted Net Income Attributable to U.S. Concrete per Diluted Share $ 1.22 $ 0.72 $ 1.46 $ 1.97 (1) Assumes a normalized effective tax rate of 27% in all periods. 13
Adjusted Free Cash Flow Adjusted Free Cash Flow is a non-GAAP financial measure. We define Adjusted Free Cash Flow as net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of property, plant and equipment plus proceeds from the disposal of businesses and property, plant and equipment, eminent domain matter and property loss claims. We consider Adjusted Free Cash Flow to be an important indicator of our ability to service our debt and generate cash for acquisitions and other strategic investments. However, Adjusted Free Cash Flow is not intended to be used as an alternative to any measure of our liquidity in accordance with GAAP. The following table reconciles Adjusted Free Cash Flow to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, which is net cash provided by operating activities (in millions). Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Adjusted Free Cash Flow Reconciliation Net cash provided by operating activities $ 51.5 $ 42.3 $ 92.1 $ 90.2 Subtract: Purchases of property, plant and equipment (10.5) (11.4) (28.6) (32.2) Subtract: Purchases of environmental credits — (2.8) — (2.8) Add: Proceeds from disposals of businesses and property, plant and equipment 0.5 17.4 1.2 18.6 Add: Proceeds from eminent domain matter and property insurance claims — — 6.0 2.1 Adjusted Free Cash Flow $ 41.5 $ 45.5 $ 70.7 $ 75.9 Net Debt Net Debt is a non-GAAP financial measure. We define Net Debt as total debt, including current maturities and capital lease obligations, less cash and cash equivalents. We believe that Net Debt is useful to investors as a measure of our financial position. We use Net Debt to monitor and compare our financial position from period to period. However, Net Debt is not intended to be used as an alternative to any measure of our financial position in accordance with GAAP. The following table reconciles Net Debt to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, which is total debt, including current maturities and capital lease obligations (in millions). As of As of September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 Net Debt Reconciliation Total debt, including current maturities and finance lease obligations $ 705.7 $ 714.1 Subtract: cash and cash equivalents (27.0) (20.0) Net Debt $ 678.7 $ 694.1 14
Net Debt to Total Adjusted EBITDA Net Debt to Total Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. We define Net Debt to Total Adjusted EBITDA as Net Debt divided by Total Adjusted EBITDA for the applicable last twelve-month period. We define Total Adjusted EBITDA as our net income (loss), excluding the impact of income tax expense (benefit), depreciation, depletion and amortization, net interest expense and certain other non-cash, non-recurring and/or unusual, non-operating items including, but not limited to: non-cash stock compensation expense, non-cash change in value of contingent consideration, impairment of assets, acquisition-related costs, officer transition expenses, quarry dredge costs for specific event and hurricane-related loss recoveries, net. We believe that Net Debt to Total Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors as a measure of our financial position. We use this measure to monitor and compare our financial position from period to period. However, Net Debt to Total Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to be used as an alternative to any measure of our financial position in accordance with GAAP. The following table presents our calculation of Net Debt to Total Adjusted EBITDA and the most directly comparable GAAP ratio, which is total debt to last twelve months ("LTM") net income (in millions). Twelve Months Ended September 30, 2019 Total Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation Net income $ 14.9 Add: Income tax expense 10.6 Income before income taxes 25.5 Add: Depreciation, depletion and amortization 93.8 Add: Interest expense, net 46.6 Add: Non-cash stock compensation expense 18.9 Add: Non-cash change in value of contingent consideration 2.5 Add: Acquisition-related costs 2.0 Add: Loss on mixer truck fire 0.7 Add: Quarry dredge costs for specific event 0.3 Add: Litigation settlement cost 1.2 Add: Officer transition expenses 1.1 Add: Purchase accounting adjustments for inventory 0.1 Subtract: Eminent domain matter (5.2) Subtract: Hurricane-related loss recoveries, net (2.7) Total Adjusted EBITDA 184.8 Net Debt $ 678.7 Total debt to LTM income 47.36x Net Debt to Total Adjusted EBITDA as of September 30, 2019 3.67x Contact: U.S. Concrete, Inc. Investor Relations 844-828-4774 IR@us-concrete.com 15
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Home K-POP Sechs Kies Releasing Full Length Album after 18 years…Reveals Highlight Reel
Sechs Kies Releasing Full Length Album after 18 years…Reveals Highlight Reel
[by Ent Team] Sechs Kies is back!
On September 21st, YG Entertainment stated, “Sechs Kies will be unveiling their 5th full length album ‘Another Light’ after 18 years today(21st).”
YG Entertainment released a track highlight reel of ‘Another Light’ today(21st) on the official blog. The album countdown poster is also raising anticipation.
The highlight reel is filled with samples of the 9 tracks including the double title tracks ‘Special’ and ‘Smile’, and the other tracks ‘I Got the Feeling’, ‘I Need You’, ‘Back Hug’, ‘Let’s Stop Drinking’, ‘Dizzy’, ‘Again’, ‘Long Time No See’.
Also, ‘Another Light’s image with the meaning of ‘a new concept of an album with diversified color and light’ shows a gray tone and motion graphic visuals.
This album is full of music of various genres. Winner’s Song Minho and Lee Seunghoon, Epik High’s Tablo, Future Bounce, etc., of YG Entertainment’s team are involved in order to show a different color and charm of Sech Skies.
Sech Skies conveyed their feelings, “After MBC ‘Infinite Challenge’ it was a temporary project that could end but we’ve come to here. After 20 years we’ve had various events happen but the 5th album feels news. It’s a full length album after 18 years. We worked hard as if we are taking off again.”
Meanwhile, Sechs Kies will be releasing their 5th full length album of 9 tracks today (21st) at 6pm. An hour before the release, they will communicate with fans at 5pm via V Live. On the 23rd they will hold ‘2017 Sechs Kies 20th Anniversary Concert’. (photo by YG Entertainment)
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Shanice Manderville and Brick City Ent. – Making Music Industry Waves
Following our passion is what it’s all about. Here is a woman who pursued her interest in being in the music industry by creating and developing her own independent record label. To venture into the music industry, to stay there and to be able to support yourself in it takes more than talent. It takes guts, determination and skill. Shanice Manderville has all of those things and is making her own waves in the hip hop music industry.
What made you decide to create your own record label?
My love and passion for always wanting to be apart of the music industry weather it was from an artist stand point, or working behind the scenes.
You obtained a music production certificate from Berkley. How did you find out about the program and what made you pursue it?
Well, after I actually start my label, I also wanted to know how to physically do the work myself, that I was hiring others to do such as a recording engineer. So I decided to enroll into an studio production course with Berklee College of Music.
One problem many people have with some rap and some hip hop is that the lyrics and videos are degrading to women. You mentioned that as a female music industry executive, your goal is to have a positive influence on the music that comes out of your label. Please tell us how so and what your plans are.
Basically I feel like hip hop lacks feminine presence. Although there are women in hop hop and behind the scenes, I feel as though we need more females involved in the industry and being hands on in order to get that balance. Because right now, the industry is predominately male, which is why we get a “one sided voice” on what is hot today. Hip hop needs positive females in power within the industry that can stand up and say “hey it’s more to hip hop than this” which will also help lead our youth in the right direction as well. That’s the message that I hope to send today.
You are also a singer. What are your plans for yourself musically? Do you have any, or do you choose at this point to be administrative from now on?
Right now my focus is helping and working with other artists to get their music out. Although, I still keep myself acquainted with writing some lyrics for artists.
What kind of services does the label provide to its signed artists?
Any artist signed on my label, I take them from A to Z with any project we work on. I get the artist in the studio, record the project, get the video done, promote and market their brand. I get them booked for shows and radio interviews, sell albums independently. I’m doing just about everything a major label would do with their artists, just on a smaller scale.
How do you determine whether or not someone will be signed to your label? What do you look for?
Pure Talent. I love talent, if I like your work, you’re signed. Just that simple. I’m not the type to sign an artist because their doing what’s “hot” for the moment. I love versatility in artists and I also don’t have a specific type of genre that I am into. I like whatever sounds good, point blank.
Beyond the services offered to artists, your company also offers other services. What are they?
Yes the same services that I provide to my artists, I also extend to other artists that do not necessarily have to be signed to my company. The services I offer are studio time, cd duplication services, video shooting and editing, and online promotional and marketing services such as e- blast.
How is business going overall? Is there a high demand for your services?
This is my 3rd year in the business, everything is going as expected. Business is consistent, I am looking to take Brick City Entertainment to the next level opening the 1st quarter of 2013.
How is the marketing going for the artists? Are they getting the press and recognition that you want them to have?
The marketing has been a blessing, within the 1st year, I was able to land some of the artists I managed on TV in front of over 200,000,000 viewers world wide. So that was a great accomplishment coming out of the gate. Since then, I consistently have artists in rotation on major terrestrial radio stations and online stations as well. The fan base is gaining on Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking and music websites as well.
What more do you need to do to develop your company and how do you plan to do to it?
I would say to just continue to keep doing what I’m doing. To succeed in this business it takes time, great talent, and consistency.
What is the ultimate goal of Brick City Entertainment?
The ultimate goal for Brick City Entertainment its change the music industry as we know it. The main objective right now is to be 100% independent, but still be able to compete with major labels. B.C.E. came to change the game in a way we ain’t never seen before. You mark my word.
Shanice Manderville
CEO/BrickCityEnt.
http://www.brickcityent.net
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Mahabharata story english pdf. Mahabharata 2019-05-12
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The Mahabharata of Vyasa
A long discussion ensues between the siblings, establishing criteria like proportionality chariots cannot attack cavalry, only other chariots; no attacking people in distress , just means no poisoned or barbed arrows , just cause no attacking out of rage , and fair treatment of captives and the wounded. See the publishers preface to the current Munshiram Manoharlal edition for an explanation. He made his way there anxiously. The redactors of these additions were probably scholars who according to Oberlies 1998 likely retained control over the text until its final redaction. One of the might warriors of the vanaras, Hanuman, becomes Rama's staunch devotee. His teeth shone pale gold like the light of a crescent moon. When Ram saw the army, he hid Sita and Lakshman in a cave and as the demons came nearer, he shot a stream of arrows from his mighty bow.
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What makes this version unique against other one is the type of narration it sports. Lal passed away after completing the first half of Shanti Parva. However, Khara and his army are defeated by Rama and Lakshmana, and only one member of their entire army survives. Title : Mahabharat Author : Shri Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey Language : Sanskrit-Hindi Publisher : Gita Press Buy From : No scriptural compilation or reference can be complete without the one from stable of Gita Press. Can you direct us to her? She was as delicate and graceful as a swan: her raven black hair was threaded with pearls. Each speaks of the event where they have been a central character and narrates the story of Karna being a sutradhar.
The Mahabharata of Krishna
Introduction to the Mahabharata 02. Dhritarashtra marries , a princess from Gandhara, who blindfolds herself so that she may feel the pain that her husband feels. Similarly, the name of publishers may vary in some cases as few old editions were later picked by new publishing houses. When Bharat arrived he greeted his brothers with affection. The storyline though may seem to be generic, but is a breeze to read as it comes from the pen of a literary giant who is one of the most revered faces of Hindi literature.
Mahabharata Story, Summary, Translation, PDF
The story is set around Hastinapur, a city in Uttar Pradesh, India. In this, the sacred book of Hindu religion is embodied with Bhagavad Gita. Clad in skins and rags they retire to the and climb towards heaven in their bodily form. Ambika and Ambalika consent to be married to Vichitravirya. There are about 1,10,000 verses in the entire Mahabharata, which is ten times greater in magnitude than the Greek poet Iliad and Odyssey. The importance of family and clan loyalty is another major theme.
The Wicked Are Never Satisfied 40. The Kuru family elders and relatives negotiate and broker a split of the kingdom, with the Pandavas obtaining and demanding only a wild forest inhabited by Takshaka, the king of snakes and his family. Few assertions made by the author may sound too farfetched for a reader, but then again, it is both the pros and con of the book at the same time! On the way he met Lakshman. The bears and monkeys thanked him for his help and as the bird began to try his newly regained power, they sped off to the shores of the Indian Ocean. The jubilant Kauravas insult the Pandavas in their helpless state and even try to disrobe Draupadi in front of the entire court, but Draupadi's disrobe is prevented by Krishna, who miraculously make her dress endless, therefore it couldn't be removed. The only sign that he was a warrior was the quiver of arrows which hung from his shoulder and his precious bow. Finally, his arrow pierced Ra,·an's hean and knocked him out of his chariot and onto the ground.
Salya Against His Nephews 52. I know that the demon lives on an island city a hundred leagues over the southern ocean. Several of the important ethical and theological themes of the Mahabharata are tied together in this sermon, namely the difference between just and unjust warfare. With all h1s warriors dead, the ten-headed king turned to his son. Soon they entered a terrifying forest which was filled with monsters and wild beasts. His tail stretched out to an enormous distance and he stood on a lofty rock roaring like thunder.
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Historical context Further information: The historicity of the is unclear. He assembled an army of 14,000 demons and set out for Panchavati. Dhritrashtra who was born blind always suffered from inferiority complex and grows up into a malicious and vindictive man. Fortunately, Kaikeyi agreed wholeheartedly that Ram should be king. Seer of the Fifth Veda, Krsna Dvaipayana Vyasa in the Mahabharata, Motilal Banarsidass, New Delhi 1999.
At this time,Krishna reminds him of duty as a to fight for his just cause in the famous section of the epic. It strengthens the soul and drives home, as nothing else does, the vanity of ambition and the evil and futility of anger and hatred. Her forehead was like a half-moon, golden and glittering with the jewelled ornaments she wore. Simply put, Tharoor lets the epic marry Indian political history. These titles remain one of the most famous works of Hindi language, let alone Mahabharata.
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Automotive Lighting Market Facing Tremendous Demands from Emerging Passenger Cars Vertical
The automotive lighting market is flourishing with the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.50% through the forecast period of 2019 to 2025.
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The traffic fatality rate is on an upswing, and a lot of that is endorsed to the rising pedestrian deaths. Innovations in automotive lightings is an imperative factor playing an important role for the safety of driver as well as pedestrians. Investment in the automotive lighting segments are increasing and was observed to reflect its global market size at $23.8 billion as of 2018. As per the IndustryARC market research report, the automotive lighting market is flourishing with the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.50% through the forecast period of 2019 to 2025. This report covers Automotive Lighting Market Market Size by vehicle type and technology, Automotive Lighting market share by top 5 companies and also the market share by start-ups during the forecast period. The report also presents a thorough whereabouts of the competitive landscape, trends, drivers, and challenges. Additionally, the study also incorporates the key market participants with necessary business insights.
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Global Automotive Lighting Market: Leading Segments
Considering the applications, the passenger cars vertical is the fastest growing one in the automotive lighting market. The demands in the passenger vehicles are increasing at a considerate pace owing to the increasing disposable income and changing the lifestyle of the urban populous. The mindset of people has changed from cars-as-a-luxury to cars-as-a-need, this is the most important aspect in the passenger cars growth which observed the application CAGR to be growing at 5.20% through to 2025. Moreover, increasing business opportunities in the car-rentals industry are propelling the uptake of passenger cars vehicles.
By region, North America is leading the pack in the global automotive lighting market. The region is calculated to grab 33.50% of the total automotive lighting market share. This hefty share is accredited to the presence of dominating key players in the region accustomed with premium car segment. Additionally, the ballooning automotive industry accumulated with the emerging electric vehicle segment is accounted for the extensible growth in the global automotive lightings market.
Global Automotive Lighting Market Analysis
Automotive lighting systems including side lighting, rear lighting, interior lighting, and front lighting/headlamps are paramount for passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and two-wheelers. The application of these lights are not limited to night driving only but also they are essential in conditions such as rain, fog, dust or snow. According to the National Safety Council, medically consulted injuries due to automotive incidents totaled 4.6 million in 2017, and the aggregated injury costs were assessed at $433.8 billion in the same year. As per an article from the RAC Motoring Services, 58% of the motorists on the U.K. road think that brightness emitted by new age headlights is not appropriate and is accountable for putting the drivers at risk of collision. Although, the lighting industry is growing in the automotive sector the industry is still looking for efficient, productive, and most importantly much safer lighting solutions in the automotive lighting market.
Global Automotive Lighting Market Trends
Adaptive Lighting:
Many of the mid-range and premium car manufacturers are installing adaptive battery lighting technology. While steering the car in corners and curves, these active lights pivot in the direction of traffic providing a better sight to the driver. These headlights are adjusted on vehicles speed and steering wheel movement to illuminate the road ahead. This increases the illumination of the road for the driver and simultaneously enhances safety due to incoming traffic.
Anti-Glare Lighting:
Glares from oncoming vehicle’s high beam headlights cause distraction, stress, and temporary blindness. This is evidently hazardous and can contribute to hundreds of fatal night crashes. Niche companies are coming up with solutions that disable light rays directed towards the driver that can significantly improve the vehicle’s headlight performance at night.
Laser Light:
Laser light is a commendable innovation in the automotive lighting technology after the introduction of xenon, LED, and halogen lighting system. Laser lights provide a luminous long ranged headlight for the cars taking much less space accompanied with high efficiency. The brightness these lights produce is almost four times than that of an LED. The automotive light market will witness an innovative and uncompromising lighting solution.
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Global Automotive Lighting Market: Competitive Landscape
Some of the key players mentioned in the report that are currently leading the automotive lighting market are Koninklijke Philips N.V., Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. , Hyundai Mobis, Valeo S.A., Osram GmbH., Hella KGaA Hueck & Co., Ichikoh Industries, Ltd., Magneti Marelli, General Electric Company, Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
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Nice article on dropshotting
We've no doubt had a setback with the past week's snow and icy cold weather, but hey, it's warming up some and the bass should be starting to get active. I'll be looking for them with a lipless crank bait, and maybe a football jig, but you should also be testing the water with a drop shot. For the water around here, particular the gravel ponds that warm up first, it's a good technique right on through the spawn. Not real complicated, just requires you to learn to tie a Palomar knot, and exercise a little patience and imagination.
Having said that, you might want to look over this article on the Tackle Warehouse website; they're trying to sell you stuff, but it's a pretty non-commercial discussion of how to go about dropping your worm right where you think they're hiding. Bill http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/guides/dropshot.html
Club conducting tour of area fishing spots
Past President Tom Miller will be leading a tour of Loveland area fishing spots on Friday, March 29.
Tom says the plan will be to visit southern Larimer County ponds and lakes - Pinewood, Carter, Jay Hawk and the Lon Hagler, Simpson and Big Thompson State Wildlife Areas.
The tour will began after Friday morning's breakfast at the Loveland Perkins, 9 a.m. or so. It's intended to acquaint new members with these fishing spots, but all members are welcome. We'll carpool. No need for registration, but if you'd like to talk to Tom about it, contact him at 970-669-3583.
At Pinewood, a Loveland Fishing Club grant and volunteer work helped Larimer County make major improvements to shoreline access to the popular trout-fishing lake. The club installed a belly boat launch at Jay Hawk, and funded and help install fish feeders there in 2011. The club has also pledged financial and volunteer support for proposed improvements at Lon Hagler.
Stream anglers: info on water levels
If you're not using it yet, you may find the Colorado Division of Wildlife's stream flow information useful before you head up and find your river's gone dry. You just go to this Colorado Division of Water Resources website and look for the monitoring site you want, such as this one for the Cache La Poudre at Fort Collins. With a few clicks of the button you can learn current flows and compare it to historic levels. If you do it right now, it's kind of depressing. Bill
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Catch a big one? Be a Master Angler
Exhausted from washing all the dishes? Embarrassed from losing every basketball game with your granddaughter? Well, if you can’t be Master of the House, you can be a Master Angler.
Merle Boden, who earned a Colorado Master Angler patch and certificate from the Colorado Division of Wildlife for an 18 /12 inch largemouth, urges other club members to be aware of and take advantage of the program.
Like the Club’s new Monthly Tournament, the Master Angler program The Master Angler Recognition Program is designed to recognize anglers for success in their sport, as well as to promote the conservation of fishery resources and quality fishing . It also encourages the careful release of trophy-size popular sport species by awarding certificates in two categories: fish caught and released, and fish caught and kept. So you can measure the fish and return it to the water alive if you choose to do so.
Here’s a link to the DOW website with information on qualifying size and how to submit an application. Fish you catch during the tournament can qualify: like the tournament, the DOW requires a witness. You also need to submit a clear photograph – which we’d also like to see to post on this blog. If you have questions, contact Merle, who pulled his Master Angler-winning largemouth from a hole in the top of Lone Tree Reservoir while ice fishing in February. categories: fish caught and released, and fish caught and kept. details.) This allows anglers to measure fish and return them to the water alive if they choose to do so.
Boyd's open for boating
Boyd Lake opened for boating on Sunday, March 17; I (and a couple other optimists) took the boat out for a few hours that afternoon to test the waters, which are still pretty cold, about 38 degrees.
Inspections are still required; current hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
North Sterling State Park has also opened to boating, about a month earlier than scheduled. The Division of Wildlife says they've begun "aggressive stocking" and fishing should pick up as water temperatures rise." That may be a bit optimistic: last summer's water drawdowns for irrigation was expected to lead to a total fish kill. That didn't happen last year, but losses were set at more than 75 percent.
Miller honored for volunteer service by RSVP
Tom Miller, who helped found the Loveland Fishing Club a decade ago and served as its first president, was honored Tuesday, March 12, with the RSVP Senior Corps’ “Lead with Experience” Service Award.
RSVP noted Tom “continues to redefine the way seniors contribute to the quality of outdoor recreation in northern Colorado. “ As noted in his nomination by Club Vice President Bill Prater, Tom’s “in-depth knowledge of public policy and fishing and hunting continue to pay remarkable benefits for seniors, youngsters and other residents of Larimer County. “
Joining in support of Tom’s award were staff of Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Larimer Parks and Open Lands and Chilson Senior Center, along with club members. LFC’s Walt Graul and Jim Roode both praised Tom’s leadership in pushing to save county-owned properties along the Big Thompson River, and involvement with Larimer County Parks Advisory Board.
In creating the Loveland Fishing Club in September, 2003, Tom helped forge a strong relationship with Chilson Senior Center and Loveland Parks and Recreation Foundation, and has since been a consistent leader in initiatives with the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife, Colorado Youth Outdoors fishing programs at Swift Ponds, and Loveland Police, our teammate in the annual Loveland Kids Fishing Derby.
Tom accepts congratulations from other nominees for the TSVP Lead with Leadership Service Award at the Loveland Museum and Gallery.
Area lakes to get early trout stocking
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Review_NONFICTION PUBLISHERS WEEKLY ■ APRIL 21, 2014 66
Essence cofounder Edward Lewis offers an inside look at the magazine (reviewed on p. 71).
Foreign Correspondent: A Memoir
H.D.S. Greenway. Simon & Schuster, $26
(272p) ISBN 978-1-4767-6132-9
In this memoir, Boston Globe columnist Greenway narrates a professional life spent working in the most dangerous regions of the world. From the mid-1960s on, Greenway covered post-colonial states struggling with the consequences of the Cold War: Cambodia, Thailand, Lebanon, Laos, among many others. The Vietnam War in particular colored how he viewed future conflicts and American overreach as he watched history repeat itself in Afghanistan and Iraq. A Boston Brahmin who attended Yale as a legacy, Greenway roots lay in a genteel WASP America that was already vanishing by the time he was shot during the Tet Offensive (his attempt to save a wounded Marine there earned him a Bronze Star). Greenway’s professional and social connections provide him with a wide range of anecdotes that feature such figures as John le Carré and Sean Flynn (Errol’s son), a journalist who mysteriously disappeared in the Cambodian jungle. Greenway’s firsthand experiences add gravitas to his common-sense take on foreign policy. The real strengths of the book, however, are the vivid descriptions of life during wartime. Agent: Ike Williams, Williams & Bloom. (Aug.)
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Story of
Pop Music from Bill Haley to
Bob Stanley. Norton, $35 (640p) ISBN 978-0-
For anyone who’s unfamiliar with the
terrain of pop music, critic Stanley’s sur-
vey offers a solid introduction to many
facets of popular music. While fans of mu-
sicians mentioned will not find much new,
the author nevertheless provides an in-
triguing view of the shifting ground of
pop music. Of the Lindsey Buckingham
and Stevie Nicks incarnation of Fleetwood
Mac, for example, he writes: Bucking-
ham’s guitar “felt like a continuation of
the Macs that had gone before... they still
felt like a walk beside a seashore on a
windy day, collar pulled up against the
spray.” Paul Revere and the Raiders’
“noise was the most commercially success-
ful variant of garage punk.” Stanley covers
every musical style that makes up pop
music, including country and western,
new wave, hip hop, and grunge, and he
devotes individual chapters to groups and
individuals—the Monkees, the Beach
Boys, the Bee Gees, Michael Jackson,
Prince, Madonna—that changed the shape
of pop music. In the end, he observes, that
“pop music doesn’t have the desirability it
once had; it’s not as wantable.” (July)
Don’t Put That in There! And 69
Other Sex Myths Debunked
Aaron E. Carroll, M.D., M.S., and Rachel C.
Vreeman, M. D., M. S. St. Martin’s/Griffin,
$13.99 trade paper (304p) ISBN 978-1-250-
Carroll and Vreeman (Don’t Cross Your
Eyes) continue their medical myth-busting
series with a volume dedicated entirely to
battling common misconceptions about sex
and sexuality. For men, they cover ques-
tions of size, sex duration, and benefits and
disadvantages to circumcision. They ad-
dress the tired stereotypes that women lack
libido or find a man performing housework
sexy, as well as the trope of a vast age differ-
ence in male and female sexual peaks. They
also discuss athletes abstaining from sex be-
fore a competition and probe the mystery of
chocolate as an aphrodisiac. The doctors
painstakingly lay out the risks of sexually
transmitted infections, including the possi-
bility of infection from a toilet seat and the
statistical effectiveness of condoms, but
they also outline the health benefits of sex-
ual activity and argue in favor of HPV vac-
cination for young girls. They present a
range of myths regarding pregnancy, from
Todd Akin’s absurd 2012 “legitimate rape”
comments to the more routine questions of
weight gain from birth control and sexual
position determining a baby’s sex. The au-
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and helpfully presented with a healthy dose
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Preparing the Ghost: An Essay
Concerning the Giant Squid and
Its First Photographer
Matthew Gavin Frank. Norton/Liveright, $22.95 (192p) ISBN 978-0-87140-283-7
In this four-part essay, Frank (Pot Farm) chronicles his research into a 19th-century Newfoundland eccentric who photographed a giant squid, though as a creative work it is less interested in the facts of its subject than in the questions it raises. Readers interested in cryptozoology may be disappointed to find information about the creature spread diffusely throughout the larger narrative, but this is fitting for a subject defined by its elusiveness, a creature of quasi-mythic status and “ exaggerated melodrama.” Frank’s inquiry is concerned primarily with the nature of myth and our tendency to “mythologize the actual,” in this case a beast made marvelous by the “fusion of its size and its rarity.” He sifts through historical interest in the squid to ask questions about the nature of empathy, our means for “sharing our obsessions,” and the role of myth as “expression of our greatest semi-imagined fears.” Woven into these big questions are little stories, personal anecdotes, family history, and profiles of contemporary and historic players in the narrative of the giant squid. In this blending of the large and small, Frank sees human lives that are “delicious, disturbing, and downright huge,” and ex-presses his personal experience with a seldom encountered subject. (July)
Secret Lives of the Tsars: Three Centuries of Autocracy, Debauchery, Betrayal, Murder, and Madness from Romanov Russia Michael Farquhar. Random, $16 trade paper (368p) ISBN 978-0-8129-7905-3
Farquhar (Behind the Palace Doors) brings all the delightful faults and quirks
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Brian "Head" Welch (Korn) Releases New Book
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Thousand Foot Krutch Singer Becomes Father For Second Time
Congratulations to Thousand Foot Krutch lead singer, songwriter and guitarist Trevor McNevan becoming a proud dad of a brand new baby girl just in time for Father’s Day weekend. He and his wife, Erin, announce the birth of Jade Autumn Lynn McNevan, who was born today in Nashville, TN at 4:30 pm CDT, weighing 7 pounds, 14 ounces and measuring 20.5 inches long.
“She has tons of brown hair like her mom and a strong set of lungs like her daddy!” exclaims Trevor McNevan. “Mom’s doing awesome.”
He and his wife already have a three year old son Cohen.
The band is currently supporting their new album Exhale, out now via The Fuel Music.
Thousand Foot KrutchTrevor McNevan
Thousand Foot Krutch Releasing Exhale June 17th
“Axes and Anchors” cruise, six strings on the seven seas
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Confronting Jezebel
Hidden Camera Clips Popped Up On Pornhub—and the Problem Won't Go Away. Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar. by bal-ancing opposing definitions of womanhood and motherhood, each dependent on the other for its existence” (Carby, 1987:25). Jezebel is the namesake of control freaks that most of us have to deal with. If you call out Jezebel you are calling out the functions operating behind a Baal and Astarte spirit. A Jezebel volunteers in order to establish control. April 2, 2018 Dr. As we look further at scripture, we will see that there is a way to deal with Jezebel, but Ahab does not choose this path and does not "deal with" Jezebel. Lindsay Lohan Seems Like a Mess in Reality Show About Her Sobriety. But how does the Jezebel spirit operate? How can you tell if you are being victimized, singled out, targeted and controlled? Let’s look at some common identifiable characteristics of the Jezebel. 3) Ahab blames, and will not take responsibility. "Confronting Jezebel is marvelously written, biblically based and easy to understand. Jezebel, on the other hand, came from Sidon, where her royal parents had unlimited power. The first mention of Jezebel is in 1 Kings. " (Steve Sampson - Confronting Jezebel (2012), p. Perhaps that is why so many of us are drawn to him; we are cut from the same fabric. confronting jezebel Download confronting jezebel or read online here in PDF or EPUB. The Confrontation of Jezebel. Fight through the rest of the hangar and confront the Rust Devil's leader, Ivey. Pris: 179 kr. While we have spoken about this topic many times on this blog, it still remains the most neglected and yet most deep-rooted stronghold in the churchworld. CTFM live streaming will commence at 11. Jezebel is a woman. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Confronting Jezebel : Discerning and Defeating the Spirit of Control by Steve Sampson (2012, Paperback, Revised) at the best online prices at eBay!. He has gone to take possession of Naboth’s vineyard, and is most likely planning how it will look once he has removed the vines and installed his vegetable garden. Jezebel and Ahab Romance made in Hell A 7emca7 study 08/2014 "Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. As we look further at scripture, we will see that there is a way to deal with Jezebel, but Ahab does not choose this path and does not "deal with" Jezebel. They can not see it, but sin is behind all this. Jezebel was a pagan princess of a man from Tyre named Ethbaal, who was a priest of the god Astarte (also called by the name Eastre). Exploring Jezebel's Family Tree: Jezebel and Absalom, Spirit of Jezebel, Spirit of Absalom, treachery, manipulation, intimidation, domination, Joab, King David, Ahab, abdicating authority, refusal to confront, lack of confrontation, creating Absalom, King Saul, insecurity, bad parenting, spiritual wounds, Jezebel's roots, creating Jezebel. She had the man stoned and stole his land. Willing to confront evil, he called for the prophets who ate at Jezebel's table to come forth. In fact, no greater wrath seems to occur than when a controlling person is confronted. They gain power by destroying others. The obsession for some people to control everything, and everyone, is as old as the biblical account of Queen Jezebel. The Jezebel Spirit Will Drive You Into Isolation. "" (Acts 8:24, NIV84). Ahab was the son of king Omri. Steve Sampson. Ashtoreth - the female goddess of fertility, love and war whose altar resembled the female sexual organ. I recommend this book to be part of your library. Title: Spirit of Jezebel - Back. Just because a person exhibits one or more of these characteristics does not automatically make them a "Jezebel". Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, "So may the gods do to me and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by this time tomorrow. Plain and simple, this verse is speaking of a whore, a prostitute, a slut, a woman without morals and having zero respect for herself. But if you confront or challenge him, then look out. I want you to get your eyes on 'spiritual power’ - entering and oppressing a nation. When you come against this spirit, it is important that your heart be pure before the Lord. This spirit hates authority, despises correction, hates being subjected and loves attention. Casting out a Jezebel spirit can be deadly. In addressing this issue of the bully or what we often see as a jezebelic influence, we have to remember the following things: 1. They can not see it, but sin is behind all this. Confronting The Spirit Of Python. Repent for any ways that you have yielded yourself to be used by the spirit of Jezebel. At least that’s how I feel right now. Shortly after our introduction, I found myself resisted on all fronts, yet didn’t completely understand what that resistance was. We were both members of a coercive Christian group of "charismatic" persuasion-- meaning that the group believed in supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit. You find out, that you are not strong enough to stand up against it, and start becoming passive. The Museum features six exhibit areas -- Who and What is Jim Crow, Jim Crow Violence, Jim Crow and Anti-Black Imagery, Battling Jim Crow Imagery, Attacking Jim Crow Segregation, and Beyond Jim Crow. But if you confront or challenge him, then look out. Classic Text on Jezebel Spirit Now Completely Revised and Expanded The obsession for some people to control everything, and ev Confronting Jezebel: Discerning and Defeating the Spirit of Control JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. Jezebel’s body will be like dung on the ground in the plot at Jezreel, so that no one will be able to say, ‘This is Jezebel. confronting jezebel Download confronting jezebel or read online here in PDF or EPUB. I'm a digital creator, speaker and host specializing in women, gender and sexuality. As we look further at scripture, we will see that there is a way to deal with Jezebel, but Ahab does not choose this path and does not "deal with" Jezebel. I recommend this book as part of your library. This produced women wanting to step over the laws of God. "Confronting Jezebel is marvelously written, biblically based and easy to understand. "Confronting Jezebel is marvelously written, biblically based and easy to understand. If you discern Jezebel then you need to call out Baal and Astarte also. Kontein Trinya, Ph. "Confronting Jezebel is marvelously written, biblically based and easy to understand. The Jezebel I write about is a heart condition we all are capable of taking on. Steve Sampson has authored a number of books about the Christian walk, including You Can Hear the Voice of God; Confronting JezebelDiscerning and Defeating the Spirit of Control and Discerning and Defeating the Ahab Spirit: The Key to Breaking Free From Jezebel. Jezebel was a Phoenician princess, daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians. Freedom can come when someone is not afraid to confront the Jezebel spirit. See more ideas about Quote, Words and Bible scriptures. Ahab is enjoying the fruits of Jezebel’s scheme. Tracy Clark-Flory. The Miriam and Ira D. The Jezebel spirit tries to get you to defile yourself on the inside or outside to disqualify you for ministry. One must be careful to use the gift of discernment prayerfully before concluding that a person is controlled by the Jezebel spirit. it is still true that a Jezebel spirit can only operate in the context of conditions that Ahab allows to exist. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so don't worry about it. If you are in the area, please. Lurleen Stackhouse, reporting this statement made to her face by Mrs. Book Review: Confronting Jezebel. 1 By Todd Bentley In the last few weeks in prayer, I have come up against a spirit called Leviathan. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. But if you confront or challenge him, then look out. it is still true that a Jezebel spirit can only operate in the context of conditions that Ahab allows to exist. Simon repented and that is our hope for all who chose manipulation. This will give you instruction on how to deal with person (male or female) under the influence of that spirit, and will give you a clear understanding of how the Jezebel manifests itself through our entire society. If you discern a Jezebel spirit in your midst, confront it quickly. She is confronting her Jehu again. - and one of her big appeals is that she speaks about her own testimony of being sexually abused by her father, and her victory. com) has written numerous books about the Christian walk, including the classic Confronting Jezebel. The Bible does not mention a Jezebel spirit, although it has plenty to say about Jezebel herself. But if you confront or challenge him. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. " Stop Tolerating Jezebel. Start studying Bible Kings of Israel. That Sunday was went everything came to head. " Then he was afraid, and he arose and ran for his life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there. She’s gotta have it. Dear Lifehacker,I have been friends with a person for almost 10 years now. In my recent message, "40 Signs You are Being Destroyed by a Jezebel and a Religious Spirit," I addressed these two major spirits that have been attacking the United States of America, the Church, and the world. Confronting Jezebel, Discerning and Defeating the Spirit of Control is written in a manner which will open the eyes of the reader. It's also called Louisiana Iris, but another name for it is "Painted Whore". MFM also publishes several prayer books including the best-selling Prayer Rain, Prayer Passport and Prayer Bomb. God has sent prophets throughout the land, crying aloud, confronting the Jezebel doctrine of materialism, making it so uncomfortable for Christians to enjoy their playthings and acquisitions. Jezebel Gains Power in Israel. Deadspin I Cannot Play On The Fucking Floor With These Kids One More Second The Root Dear American Airlines, I Hate You With My Whole Heart Splinter Nancy Pelosi Sends House Into Chaos by Violating Worst Rule in Congress Jezebel Confronting the Reality of Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's Alleged Co-Abuser The A. The text has already hinted that Jezebel rather than Ahab is the real power in Israel, and we are now about to find that out for sure. The Jezebel spirit tries to get you to defile yourself on the inside or outside to disqualify you for ministry. The behaviours are so congruent with NPD that the terms ‘Jezebel’ and ‘Narcissist’ have become synonymous. We tolerate the spirit of Jezebel because we don’t want to confront it. If you discern Jezebel then you need to call out Baal and Astarte also. Watching Hannah Gadsby, it is impossible not to think of the many. Confronting Jezebel: Discerning and Defeating the Spirit of Control can be one of your beginning books that are good idea. With clarity and authority, Sampson exposes the signs of a Jezebel spirit, its strategies of destruction and how you can bring it under the control of the Holy Spirit. Get Confronting Jezebel: Discerning and Defeating the Spirit of Control, by Steve Sampson online or find other Paperback products from Mardel. Free Shipping on orders over $35. I am a mixed media artist with a focus on text, texture, paint, and space. But if you confront or challenge him, then look out. See more ideas about Quote, Words and Bible scriptures. Steve Sampson has authored a number of books about the Christian walk, including You Can Hear the Voice of God; Confronting JezebelDiscerning and Defeating the Spirit of Control and Discerning and Defeating the Ahab Spirit: The Key to Breaking Free From Jezebel. This biblical and balanced guide is the definitive resource for anyone needing to confront and battle this insidious demonic entity. Like Jezebel this spirit is anti-Christ and against the anointing on ministries. we confront it? etc. An excerpt from Confronting Jezebel: Discerning and Defeating the Spirit of Control by Steve Sampson, published by Chosen Books The obsession for some people to control everything, and everyone, is as old as the biblical account of Queen Jezebel. Topics NTBC Sermons, Dave Brooks, Jezebel, confrontation, Norton, MA. We were both members of a coercive Christian group of "charismatic" persuasion-- meaning that the group believed in supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit. Jezebel was the wife of King Ahab who ruled the kingdom of Israel. Lurleen Stackhouse, reporting this statement made to her face by Mrs. The Bible talks about choosing life over death - but since the Lord gives us all freewill - it is ultimately up to each of us. In deliverance ministry, this type of man is commonly referred to as an “Ahab. The Jezebel spirit seeks to hide itself, seduce, intimidate, manipulate, murder and trade in human souls. The jezebel spirit is a prophet killer and it mostly operates among the females. NEW YORK—Her heart pounding, her hands balling reflexively into fists, and her eyes furtively darting around the room for potential witnesses to her confrontation with her old nemesis, systems analyst and supposedly former pastry enthusiast Katy. Jezebel championed the priests of Baal, and she found herself confronting the Israelite prophet (or as she would have seen him, political agitator) Elijah. The fall of Adam and Eve is symbolized by the fruit of the tree of knowledge and thus giving them the ability to know good and evil as they fell from a higher reality and thus needed to obtain the proper knowledge in order to ascend back up. All the latest local coverage from The Onion, America's finest news source. What Jezebel didn't know was that one of the king's servants named Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace, was hiding the Lord's prophets in caves to keep them safe. Since a Jezebel is never wrong, if you contradict or confront one, get ready to become his worst enemy. The Jezebel Spirit Will Drive You Into Isolation. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Let’s all spook ourselves silly Victorian-style, shall we? You’re looking at an image produced sometime in the 1860s by the London. Much has been written already about how Fey’s bit was ensconced in white privilege, including this deconstruction from Splinter’s Isha Aran: I’m sure Fey’s heart’s in the right place, but it just goes to prove once again that even liberals can fall into the trap of assigning the violence that white supremacists cause to the people trying to stand against it—the flip side of the. Not gender specific B. Baal - the male diety of power and sexuality, whose idol resembled a male sexual organ. In this biblical, balanced and eye-opening study, Steve Sampson explains that individuals who cooperate with the Jezebel spirit, a demonic spirit of control, sow discord, confusion, rebellion, insubordination and a host of other seeds of Satan's. For plenty of Americans, Apu, the Indian immigrant owner of the Kwik-E-Mart, is just another hilarious and iconic character from The Simpsons. It is like a seeping toxic air that is designed to train our sub consciousness to act and think in patterns of rebellion to God and God’s order of things. Confronting Jezebel: Discerning and Defeating the Spirit of Control, Revised and Expanded (9780800794750) by Steve Sampson Hear about sales, receive special offers & more. Jezebel was a witch, and her spirit of witchcraft is still in operation today in the church, and in the world. The Miriam and Ira D. The fall of Adam and Eve is symbolized by the fruit of the tree of knowledge and thus giving them the ability to know good and evil as they fell from a higher reality and thus needed to obtain the proper knowledge in order to ascend back up. The point of this lesson is to understand who will be out to rid the earth of Yah's True followers. In this eye-opening classic, newly revised and updated, Steve Sampson shows how the Jezebel spirit--a demonic spirit of control--sows discord, confusion, rebellion and even passivity. Trump Considers Labeling Antifa a Terrorist Group, Portland Police Confront 'Civil Disturbance' in Far-Right Far-Left Faceoff. The Jezebel spirit wants to kill you if you love Jesus--and especially if you're prophetic or want to be. Jezebel caused them to forsake the covenant,. This was the "first time that a king of Israel had allied himself by marriage with a heathen princess; and the alliance was in this case of a peculiarly disastrous kind. It is a way of thinking that exists unchecked in most churches. com in several formats for your eReader. Confronting Jezebel: Discerning and Defeating the Spirit of Control has 3 available editions to buy at Alibris. These two demons hide behind Jezebel. – The American Heritage Dictionary Of The English Language. pdf) or read online for free. Ahab was henpecked for sure. There is a narrative gap in Irish poetry that appears to the woman poet, her reviewer, and the poet essayist as ‘absence’, indeed as a type of intellectual privation. "Confronting Jezebel is marvelously written, biblically based and easy to understand. (Steve Sampson - Confronting Jezebel (2012), p. Steve Sampson is the author of Beautiful Viking (2. He let her do his job (I Kings 19:1). Discerning the Jezebel Spirit. Read unlimited* books and audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. Confronting Jezebel: Discerning and Defeating the Spirit of Control has 3 available editions to buy at Alibris. I recommend this book as part of your library. Confronting the spirit of Jezebel- Steve Sampson; God, Help Me Overcome My Circumstances- Dr Michael Yousseff; How to Stop Worrying & Start Living - Dale Carnegie; How Will You Measure Your Life- Clayton Christensen, James Allworth, and Karen Dillon; Love Is A Choice- Doctors Hemfelt, Minirth, and Meier; Mere Christianity- CS Lewis. Lurleen Stackhouse, reporting this statement made to her face by Mrs. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Jezebel caused them to forsake the covenant,. They gain power by destroying others. Zack Handlen. That position belongs to me. Until Jezebel, Elijah never had to confront spiritual evil. Buy the Paperback Book Confronting Jezebel, Rev. You see, Jezebel was yet an unnamed foe in my life. There are three distinguishing marks of the Jezebel doctrine. Hip hop videos and Halle Berry’s in “Monster’s Ball” push this image of black women. Here are some suggested approaches to confronting a Jezebel. Signs of the Jezebel spirit The Jezebel spirit is sociopathic (lack of empathy; disregards the rights of others). Ahab was the son of Omri, who was a wicked ruler of Israel. She could not understand why her husband, the King after all, did not just grab the land outright!. They recently started being a jerk to me. Behaviors you might see (3 or more): 1. April 2, 2018 Dr. The song reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The Jezebel Principality's Origin: The commonly used term Jezebel is actually the name of the wicked Queen Jezebel, wife of King Ahab, whose stories are found in the Old Testament. After his death, Ahab took over the kingdom. The context was so vague that no one was without confusion. Sometimes it is to destroy them. Jezebel, on the other hand, represents that unique principality whose purpose is to hinder the deep work of God in the Church. The "Jezebel Spirit" Teaching: Priming Churches for Spiritual Abuse It's a story my husband Jeff likes to tell from before we were married. That Sunday was went everything came to head. However, passive men that will not confront issues or embrace their responsibility to lead, fit nicely into Jezebel’s plot to overthrow all authorities and take control of churches and families. Jezebel Hates the Prophetic - In the Old Testament, no one rose up to oppose Queen Jezebel except the prophet Elijah. At times he stands as a giant of faith and courage. We are going to confront a stronghold of im-mense pro-por-tions. They have sold out. of Jezebel and is the source of all-demonic divination and witchcraft. Trauma and triumph have always been source material for queer performers. Dec 8, 2017- Explore blanchesweet's board "Confronting Jezebel", followed by 333 people on Pinterest. 29) "Make no mistake, though. See more ideas about Quote, Words and Bible scriptures. Free Shipping on orders over $35. ca, Canada's largest bookstore. The spirit of Elijah in your life will expose and confront her, Jehu finishes the job! These characteristics are hidden in scripture to show us what will throw her down in our lives as individuals. A Jezebel volunteers in order to establish control. Where wounds and hurts are fed, embraced and then the enemy’s lies are adopted as truth. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read Confronting Jezebel: Discerning and Defeating the Spirit of Control. When confronting a Jezebel, the subject may be changed five times in one minute. Missile launcher, two missiles, and a bottlecap mine in the large room where you find Jezebel and Ahab, on the third floor, past the deployable railing, next to the Protectron pods. In Jezebel's world, that label is reserved only for the winners. It will pursue you, seemingly overtake your life, and seek to destroy you, robbing you of the promised peace in Messiah. “Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me so that nothing you have said may happen to me. If so, this would explain why Elijah was overwhelmed and crushed and fled, relinquishing all that he hoped to accomplish. Since a Jezebel is never wrong, if you contradict or confront one, get ready to become his worst enemy. It's high time we defeat the spirit of Jezebel and help set these women (and their male allies) free. Confronting the Jezebel Spirit. By: Francis Frangipane. An excerpt from Confronting Jezebel: Discerning and Defeating the Spirit of Control by Steve Sampson, published by Chosen Books The obsession for some people to control everything, and everyone, is as old as the biblical account of Queen Jezebel. It is like a seeping toxic air that is designed to train our sub consciousness to act and think in patterns of rebellion to God and God’s order of things. Jezebel’s Skinny Legs (De)Constructing the Four Queens of the Apocalypse David L Barr, Wright State University “Jezebel” is a paradigm of the wicked woman, a paradigm that John uses to both mask and unmask the identity of a real woman. The Jezebel spirit A Jezebel spirit is a dangerous controlling spirit. It is interesting to note in the Hebrew and Greek translations of the word Leviathan, we will see clearly as it is and will be established in this article that Leviathan is translated: serpent, crocodile and it is even more clear that the dragon, Satan himself, is. Unmasking the Jezebel Spirit John Paul Jackson (Kingsway, 2002) A Recommendation RT Kendal writes on the cover: This is a book which every leader and every lay person needs to read, and which can even save. If looking for the ebook by Steve Sampson, Mark Chironna Confronting Jezebel: Discerning and Defeating the Spirit of Control in pdf format, then you have come on to loyal site. The keys provided will result in victoriously defeating and overcoming this spirit. these attributes when the Jezebel spirit is in control. I recommend this book as part of your library. with fellow rescuers from Fort Wayne, Indiana to. Dec 8, 2017- Explore blanchesweet's board "Confronting Jezebel", followed by 333 people on Pinterest. We don’t want to confront the Jezebel spirit because of what we’ll get back. The Spirit Of Jezebel Pdf Free eBook Download: The Spirit Of Jezebel Pdf Download or Read Online eBook the spirit of jezebel pdf in PDF Format From The Best User Guide DatabaseThe bestselling author of Confronting Jezebel offers a blueprint for discerning and defeating the passive spirit ofAhab--the counterpart to the toxic Jezebel spirit. She denied it and took 2 steps to walk away from them…. King Ahab was efficient and strong in manipulative and administrative powers. Imagine a future where the United States is experiencing multiple Katrina or Sandy-like storms at the same time—all while wildfires rage in the West. One woman from New Zealand had the Jezebel spirit and her family came to confront her. Identifying and Confronting the Spirit of Fear and Intimidation One of the tactics of the enemy in his war against the saints is to remain as anonymous as possible. There seems to be a Jezebel spirit operating in some of my husbands family members my husband is submissive, with no boundaries when dealing with them, like he fears them. There is a living, breathing human being who is reading this shit. Free Shipping on orders over $35. " After posting the 50 characteristics of Jezebel, I thought posting the 45 characteristics of Ahab would come quite handy!. Plain and simple, this verse is speaking of a whore, a prostitute, a slut, a woman without morals and having zero respect for herself. Jezebel definition is - the Phoenician wife of Ahab who according to the account in I and II Kings pressed the cult of Baal on the Israelite kingdom but was finally killed in accordance with Elijah's prophecy. In fact, no greater wrath seems to occur than when a controlling person is confronted. Bestselling Author of Confronting Jezebel Shows Believers How to Break Free from Passivity Discerning and Defeating the Ahab Spirit by Steve Sampson Grand Rapids, MI—While many believers are familiar with the Jezebel spirit—the spirit of control and dominance—they may be unfamiliar with her age-old partner, the spirit of Ahab. She is confronting her Jehu again. The ending of It is empowering, suggesting that by confronting your past—hopefully with loved ones by your side—maybe you can really put it behind you. The song reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Che Ahn, senior pastor, HROCK Church, Pasadena, CA; president, Harvest International Ministry "Steve Sampson hits the bull's-eye. In JESUS NAME, I bind every negative, unscriptural word spoken against my life. Kontein Trinya, Ph. He was weak and vacillating in the face of his powerful wife, Jezebel. It started with an email confronting him about the lack of emphasis on the Holy Spirit and some concerns I had that any revival would be quenched. It was released in December 2001 as the second single from the album Never Love You Enough. The first mention of Jezebel is in 1 Kings. Hidden Camera Clips Popped Up On Pornhub—and the Problem Won't Go Away. Steve Sampson writes in Confronting Jezebel, "A man who is an Ahab has a distorted concept of his own authority, blames others (mainly his wife), justifies himself, leans on his wife, is a "mama's boy," is irresponsible and relinquishes authority over his house. we confront it? etc. I believed it was what the Holy Spirit showed me. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read Confronting Jezebel: Discerning and Defeating the Spirit of Control. Therefore the corrective Scriptures are ignored or twisted. Jezebel : the ultimate of flesh in control --Jezebel in action --Eyes open --Controllers and insecurity --Characteristics of a Jezebel spirit --The spirit of Jezebel through those in authority --I was always on my mind --Flesh on the throne --You can live higher --Going to the other side. When confronting a Jezebel, the subject may be changed five times in one minute. Confronting in a position of power, publically and or to move in a controlling fashion over a person is the very ground the Jezebel will thrive in. According to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible, Jezebel incited her husband King Ahab to abandon the worship of Yahweh and encourage worship of the deities Baal and Asherah instead. Häftad, 2012. Confronting Jezebel: Discerning and Defeating the Spirit of Control by steve-sampson A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Steve Sampson. This is a way to maintain control and domination. confronting jezebel Download confronting jezebel or read online here in PDF or EPUB. Buy the Confronting Jezebel: Discerning and Defeating the Spirit of Control ebook. Then it counter-attacks with assaults against this "enemy". This book is a profoundly helpful and understandable resource for this particular situation. Sign up today and get $5 off your first purchase. As one of the multi-million job seekers, today we basically find ourselves confronting “Employers Gone Wild”. But this particular woman was operating in the Spirit of Jezebel, and the believers have been putting up with her without confronting the spirit. of Jezebel and is the source of all-demonic divination and witchcraft. In fact, no greater wrath seems to occur than when a controlling person is confronted. Confronting Jezebel: Discerning and Defeating the Spirit of Control by Steve Sampson starting at $2. This biblical and balanced guide is the definitive resource for anyone needing to confront and battle this insidious demonic entity. It is a way of thinking that exists un-checked in most churches. Take Me To The River is vague to a fault, suggesting just enough to get across what may be going on, while remaining open to interpretation. There are first a few steps we must take to confront and get rid of the spirit of Jezebel. At times he stands as a giant of faith and courage. Noteworthy work by director William Wyler and cinematographer Ernest Haller, reluctant but resolute Pres (Henry Fonda) arrives at the ball with rebel fiancee` Julie (Bette Davis) in her outrageous red dress, former boyfriend Buck (George Brent) taking some heat, in Jezebel, 1938. With clarity and authority, Sampson exposes the signs of a Jezebel spirit, its strategies of destruction and how you can bring it under the control of the Holy Spirit. Buy the Paperback Book Confronting Jezebel, Rev. The Jezebel spirit also attacks ministers and spiritual leaders with fear. I believed it was what the Holy Spirit showed me. Jezebel will then need to be picked up, and, should the nearby custom sentry bot, designated Ahab, not have been activated beforehand, it will then activate and attack. He travels extensively, offering encouragement, faith and healing to the body of Christ. Beware when Jezebel is confronted it will react badly and explosively. Time is not on. You find out, that you are not strong enough to stand up against it, and start becoming passive. Yes, Python has a bunch of "uttering" snakes all over the place, too, but the truth is, ALL the minions, from the spirit of jealousy to the spirit of pharmacia to the spirit of Jezebel and witchcraft - they're all working together to deplete the breath of life from believers and the Gospel as a whole!. “Jezebel is a spirit, but it has found access through uncrucified flesh. Christine Darg examines how believers must challenge wickedness and evil unloosed in our world and specifically a controlling spirit named after Jezebel in the Bible. Jehu executes judgment. Jezebel’s Skinny Legs (De)Constructing the Four Queens of the Apocalypse David L Barr, Wright State University “Jezebel” is a paradigm of the wicked woman, a paradigm that John uses to both mask and unmask the identity of a real woman. In this case, when I speak of encountering the spirit of Jezebel, I mean that I encountered the same kind of demonic forces that worked through this wicked queen 3,000 years ago. The Jezebel spirit tries to get you to defile yourself on the inside or outside to disqualify you for ministry. The Jezebel spirit seeks to hide itself, seduce, intimidate, manipulate, murder and trade in human souls. "Then Simon answered, "Pray to the Lord for me so that nothing you have said may happen to me. In the Bible, Jezebel personifies the bully mentality, therefore this bullying process is actually the work of a. Much has been written already about how Fey’s bit was ensconced in white privilege, including this deconstruction from Splinter’s Isha Aran: I’m sure Fey’s heart’s in the right place, but it just goes to prove once again that even liberals can fall into the trap of assigning the violence that white supremacists cause to the people trying to stand against it—the flip side of the. It has been attacking families for a very long time. Confronting Jezebel: Discerning and Defeating the Spirit of Control by steve-sampson A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. It will pursue you, seemingly overtake your life, and seek to destroy you, robbing you of the promised peace in Messiah. April 2, 2018 Dr. STOP TOLERATING JEZEBEL (3) "But I have this against you: that you tolerate that woman Jezebel…" (Rev 2:20) These are some of the signs to identify a Jezebel attack. They gain power by destroying others. These messages from the Word of God will benefit, encourage and strengthen all those who hear them. Assumes authority and position among the people usually through manipulation,…. It started with an email confronting him about the lack of emphasis on the Holy Spirit and some concerns I had that any revival would be quenched. Confronting Jezebel deals with some of the most difficult of all, those who are influenced by a spirit (and by spirit I mean a wicked heavenly creature, not just a personality trait) that takes advantage of willful people who unwittingly invite that spirit into their lives. However, passive men that will not confront issues or embrace their responsibility to lead, fit nicely into Jezebel’s plot to overthrow all authorities and take control of churches and families. Pris: 179 kr. This book is a profoundly helpful and understandable resource for this particular situation. The spirit of Jezebel is still active and the church is called to confront it. An excerpt from Confronting Jezebel: Discerning and Defeating the Spirit of Control by Steve Sampson, published by Chosen Books The obsession for some people to control everything, and everyone, is as old as the biblical account of Queen Jezebel. “quiet” relates to me not confronting the psychopath. Confronting Jezebel. first half of the 9th century BC, as he was a contemporary of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel. Read Confronting Jezebel by Steve Sampson, Mark Chironna for free with a 30 day free trial. Jezebel championed the priests of Baal, and she found herself confronting the Israelite prophet (or as she would have seen him, political agitator) Elijah. Lurleen Stackhouse, reporting this statement made to her face by Mrs. Individuals ruled by the flesh, who cooperate with this spirit, sow discord, presumption, rebellion, insubordination and a host of other marks of Satan's kingdom. In this biblical, balanced, and eye-opening study, Steve Sampson, a gifted prophetic teacher, explains. When you confront the spirit, there will either be repentance or the spirit will ignore the fact that you confronted it. Simon repented and that is our hope for all who chose manipulation. In Billboard’s cover story naming Selena Gomez as the magazine’s woman of the year, the singer-actress-Netflix teen drama producer was asked how she rationalizes working with Woody Allen, who has been accused of sexually abusing his young daughter. And just as Queen Jezebel was demonically empowered to silence the prophets in ancient Israel, these same spiritual forces seek to silence us today. "Confronting Jezebel is marvelously written, biblically based and easy to understand.
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Adding the WOW to Process Improvement
We've all likely heard by now of the WOW principle - championed by the Arbringer Institute ("The Anatomy of Peace"), and with it of our duty (or should I say opportunity?) to WOW everyone with whom we work. At OIT we're in a unique position at BYU to assist people from every corner of campus, to affect their view of our organization, which, in turn, affects their opinion of BYU itself.
With the Process Improvement efforts, we're trying to take efficiency and visibility to a whole new level. It has nothing to do with bowing our heads and submitting to a Process - it's all about WOWing our customers, managers, employees, and co-workers - because with these new Processes we can get a lot more done in less time. That means happier bosses, happier students, happier vendors - happier everyone!
Let's really try to apply these Processes with feeling, not just because our boss expects us to. Let's WOW this University.
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HLT Reading Group 2002/2003
November 6th 2002 James Yao "Good Applications for Crummy Machine Translation Technology"
November 13th 2002 Aoife Cahill "Probabilistic Parsing with Treebank Grammars and Automatic F-Structure Annotation"
November 27th 2002 Mairead McCarthy "Generating a Treebank of LFG structures"
December 11th 2002 Michelle Tooher "Machine Learning of Speaker Characteristic Speech Dynamics and Interactions"
December 18th 2002 Mary Hearne "LFG-DOT: Probabilistic Constraint-Based Translation"
February 12th 2003 Thomas Koller "Web-based ICALL system for Spanish"
February 19th 2003 Monica Ward "The Integration of CL techniques in CALL - can it be done and is it worth the effort?"
March 5th 2003 Ruth O'Donovan "A Study in Multilingual Grammar Development for Technical Texts"
March 26th 2003 Katrina Keogh "CALL project"
April 2nd 2003 Thomas Wagner "Analogical Modeling of Language - Applications and Software"
April 16th 2003 Darragh O'Brien "Sinusoidal speech coding"
April 30rd 2003 Michael Burke "An Irish Language Spellchecker"
Good Applications for Crummy Machine Translation Technology
A brief introduction to the research on natural language technology in Harbin Institute of Technology is given. The focus will be demonstrations of a crummy Machine Translation System, the explanation to the technology in each module (morphological analysis, phrase bracketing, named-entity identification), and some application systems for information extraction, TTS etc.
Probabilistic Parsing with Treebank Grammars and Automatic F-Structure Annotation
Large coverage unification grammars are extremely time-consuming, expensive and difficult to obtain. Recognition with them also tends to run in exponential time when the grammars used are not equivalent to context-free grammars or when all possible parses are generated. We have designed an algorithm to automatically generate a large-scale LFG grammar, and have used very simple polynomial statistical parsing techniques on it. We automatically annotate a large corpus of newspaper text (The Penn II Treebank, Wall St. Journal section) with LFG f-structure equations, from which we can automatically extract a large coverage unification grammar. We have designed two parsing architectures which use this automatic annotation technique to automatically generate f-structures for new text.
Generating a Treebank of LFG structures
In this talk I will present joint work with Josef van Genabith, Andy Way and Aoife Cahill. Large coverage unification grammars are extremely time-consuming, expensive and difficult to obtain. We have designed an algorithm to automatically annotate a large corpus of newspaper text (The Penn II Treebank, Wall St. Journal section) with LFG f-structure equations, from which we can automatically extract a large coverage unification grammar.
In this talk I will give a brief introduction to LFG and an overview of our automatic annotation algorithm.
Machine Learning of Speaker Characteristic Speech Dynamics and Interactions
Speech synthesis and recognition are already widely used in daily life e.g. voice dialling on mobile phones (recognition), synthesis of phone numbers when calling directory enquiries, and applications to aid the visually and physically impaired. However, there is still much room for improvement in both disciplines. A problematic area of speech synthesis is achieving natural sounding speech i.e. does the speech sound like it was produced by a human. If we can learn speaker characteristics then we can use them in our synthesis to produce natural and intelligible synthetic speech as produced by a specific speaker rather than a "generic" speaker. In the area of speech recognition, it has proven difficult to develop a recogniser that is independent of the speaker i.e. that will recognise speech spoken by any speaker. By removing speaker characteristic qualities, can we eliminate some of these problems?
LFG-DOT: Probabilistic Constraint-Based Translation
LFG-DOT is a hybrid architecture for robust MT. This research improves upon the LFG-MT system, a constraint-based approach to translation, as well as DOT, a statistical MT system based on constructing new translations from pairs of source and target tree fragments in the system database.
Work on the topic of LFG-DOT has been well-received by researchers working with both the rule-based and statistical approaches to Machine Translation. However, the work carried out to date has been largely theoretical in nature. 'Proof of concept' of these models has been provided by testing the models on limited datasets but it is essential to determine whether these translation models maintain their viability when scaled up. The development of a large-scale LFG-DOT system will thus facilitate the study of the impact on system requirements given an increased number of fragments, allowing experimentation to determine the optimal system set-up for this type of translation engine. The merits of the LFG-DOT approach will gain further appreciation if it can be shown that this system design remains robust in the face of larger corpora.
Web-based ICALL system for Spanish
In this talk I will present an ICALL system which I developed in my Master's thesis. The system enables the user to learn about syntactical structures of Spanish (using a demonstration module) and to enter own sentences (then analysed by a sophisticated analysis module) at the same time.
The analysis module, which contains a robust parser, analyses any simple Spanish sentence entered by the user. Being able to perform a sophisticated error analysis and feedback, this module is able to give plenty of hints to the user about the committed errors. The module is able to recognize agreement errors, syntactical and semantic errors. The recognition of errors is performed via unification operations, lexical-based phrase-structure templates and the use of mal-rules. Semantic features are used to control semantic adequacy. The data basis for the analysis module is an XML-based lexicon, which contains complex syntactical and semantic information.
Although the demonstration module does not contain NLP techniques, it represents nevertheless an important part of the software. Via this module (which consists of several Flash animations) the user has the possibility to get to know different syntactic structures of Spanish before using the analysis module. This is an important point because the teaching of syntax is often neglected in language teaching. Without any explicit explanation of possible syntactic structures, it could be quite frustrating to get a huge number of error warnings using the analysis module.
The Integration of CL techniques in CALL - can it be done and is it worth the effort?
Many techniques from the field of Computational Linguistics (CL) could potentially be of benefit in Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) applications. However, up till now, there have been very few implementations that have successfully combined CL techniques in CALL. There are several reasons for this. CL specialists are not particularly interested in CALL, preferring to work on other areas of language. CALL specialists are constantly trying to determine what CALL technologies really work in the actually language learning situation and do not have the "luxury" of time to investigate how CL techniques could be of benefit to them. Furthermore, the integration of CL techniques in CALL applications is difficult and may not always lead to pedagogically sound applications.
This talk briefly reviews the topic of CL/CALL integration and addresses the question of "Can it be done?". Some ideas will be put forth on the question of "Is it worth the effort?" but input is welcomed from the floor. There will be plenty of time for discussion so get your thinking caps on.
A Study in Multilingual Grammar Development for Technical Texts
In this talk I will present the details of the project I completed as part of my masters degree. The development of grammatical resources for languages other than English has in recent years become increasingly important. While grammars have been developed in various frameworks for various languages, this is frequently approached in an ad hoc manner where grammars for new languages are written from scratch rather than exploiting previous development efforts. The alternative to this is a systematic or parallel approach, which implies the use of a grammatical framework which facilitates cross-linguistic grammar development and conversion, together with the application of established techniques to the process of multilingual grammar construction. An examination of current and recent work involving the systematic development of grammars for the analysis of multiple languages reveals certain practices and techniques. We combined a number of these practices and applied them as part of a cross-linguistic grammar development study which involved the analysis of English and German noun phrases. LFG was chosen to encode the grammar as its language independent f-structure representation facilitates the production of cross-linguistic parallel functional analyses. After an initial contrastive analysis of the data set, a German grammar was written using annotated c-structure rules, which were then used as the basis for an English one. The resultant grammars were equivalent in terms of coverage and analyses. During the experiment, a number of measurements were recorded, including the time taken for development and the number of rules which had to be added, deleted or changed. Significantly, there was a reduction in the time and effort required for the development of the second grammar which may be attributed mainly to the use of rule sharing.
CALL project
This presentation describes a multi-layered collaborative CALL project involving curriculum development, classroom teaching in a disadvantaged area and development and presentation of related CALL software. The target students, in coming from this background, had many special needs. The courseware was designed to address their specific needs and abilities. It demonstrates the benefits collaboration with various sources can have on the developmental and implementation stages of a CALL application. These sources - target students, their teacher and the school - provided many forms of continuous feedback, all of which were integrated into the ongoing and revised developments in the courseware.
Analogical Modeling of Language - Applications and Software
Since the cognitive revolution in the late 50s and early 60s, human language has often been viewed as a cognitive module equipped with a language specific, abstract, and inherently symbolic rule-system. Rule-based processing, mostly syntactic in nature, was expected to form the cognitive basis of human language behaviour. In recent years, alternative models have been proposed, most of which are associative and analogical in nature, that is, they model language without abstract or symbolic rules. These models are inspired by the idea that language performance is based on the direct reuse (by extrapolation) of previous experience rather than on the use of abstractions extracted from that experience - an approach that mainly draws on work in AI, Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, and statistical pattern recognition (k-nn models). The best known associative models are connectionism and exemplar- or memory-based models, all of which work with generalisations by analogy and similarity. Generally, these approaches contrast with the Chomskian generative view, which conceives of language as a rule-governed device and discredits associations and analogy as a vague metaphor.
In my talk, I will discuss the basic concept behind analogical modeling of language and will briefly introduce one software package (TiMBL, the Tilburg Memory Based Learner), which implements that kind of modeling. Time permitting, I will present some ideas on how to incorporate this kind of modeling into my PhD.
Sinusoidal speech coding
Approaches to speech coding in which the speech signal is modelled as a sum of sine waves have proven to provide a flexible framework for the implementation of high-quality speech synthesis and modification algorithms. In this talk I will outline the original sinusoidal analysis/synthesis model.
An Irish Language Spellchecker
This presentation will describe the development of an Irish language spellchecker. The spellchecker was implemented by representing a large word list as a finite state automaton (FSA). The presentation will focus mainly on the algorithms and data structures developed for the minimisation of a large FSA. The FSA minimisation process occurs offline allowing the minimised structure to be encoded in a compressed data file. From this data file the FSA can be efficiently reproduced online. Other issues that will be covered include the development of the lexicon, the algorithm used for generating spelling corrections and the process of interfacing the tool to Microsoft Office applications.
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Variations on the Notion of Variation
Questioning the Whys of Composing
Dennis Báthory-Kitsz
Copyright ©1987 by Dennis Báthory-Kitsz
During the past few months, I have not been able to provide ready answers in two important areas of questioning.
At one session, it was pointed out that whenever we examine a piece of music, we discover composers are using variation. Why variation? Is that all there is to the longer pieces of music? And if so, what is the point? After little thought, I came to agree that we have developed a rather large vocabulary to describe techniques which are all essentially variation. As for the point of doing it, I was perplexed to find an answer that didn't flail about in seas of "well, because".
In another session, it was asked why we should not simply listen to the music and appreciate it, rather than try to find out why a composer moves this way or that. At the time, I was unable to express satisfactory reasons for searching out the "why" of music's creation.
I offer this essay as a starting point for discussion of what our music is for us and what we seem to want from it.
In his Fundamentals of Musical Composition, Arnold Schoenberg (in summary) states that composers use variation to avoid boredom. But: why not simply make compositions shorter? What is wrong, ultimately, with a song or short tune?
That goes to the heart of the art of music. A song or tune is an idea, a motive, the genesis of a stream of thought. It is like a sketch or a design; like a postulate or hypothesis; like the stretching out of a pair of hands or a dance step; like a brief, simple statement of one's thoughts; like a conversational exchange of greetings.
A motive, sketch, postulate, motion, or statement is elucidated by framing, by contrast, by changes of lighting, by reflection, convolution, or reforming, by fleshing out, by proof. Its value as a kernel concept or seed idea is understood by what it grows (or is made to grow) into. The entire of a plant may be represented by the embryo, the seed. Certainly the imprint of every aspect of that plant is already there; why grow it? Only in its growth--its stages of breaking ground, turning up leaves, budding, providing flower and fruit, and its maturity and death--can all its beauty be revealed. If the flower were enough, then a plastic, photographic or sculptural replica (or, perhaps, even a memory) would suffice. If the seed in its compact completeness were satisfactory, then we would in our possession of myriad jars and envelopes of seeds be fulfilled. But the reality of our fascination is encompassed by all stages of development; it is our humanity--our search, our curiosity, our vision.
Likewise, songs or tunes are miniatures. Their beauty is but one part of the musical art form. Variation, alas, is a poor term to describe the complex growth, development, and flowering of a few kernels of musical idea through time. In fact, musical expression translates very poorly into other languages and is largely understood as some kind of human resonance (emotional, intellectual, sonic, spiritual, etc.) with compositions on their own terms. Like descriptions of wines, the terms often seem weak or silly: a wine's aroma is "complex" or its taste "brackish". A musical passage's orchestration is "transparent" or its harmony "discordant".
When the term variation is used, it signifies a series of practices and techniques which give expression to a set of sonic ideas. In any highly successful artform, reaction is not only on several levels of depth (the "resonance"), but across of span of reaction within each level (enjoyable to difficult, simple to complex, uplifting to discouraging, and so forth). The question of interpretation can only arise from the complexities and ambiguities provided by the artform's author. At times a simple idea is presented so starkly that we almost want to sense fraud (the music of Webern or Cage, the art of Brancusi or Klee, the writing of Cummings or Pinter, the dance of Cunningham). At other times, ideas are so engulfed by waves of complexity that we fear obfuscation (the music of Xenakis or Ligeti, the art of Pollack or Kandinsky, the writing of Joyce or Eliot, the dance of Bausch, the theatre of Ionesco). A sigh of relief greets those artists whose work seems immediately balanced (the music of Messaien or Fauré, the art of Dali or Henry Moore, the writing of Solzhenitsyn or William Carlos Williams, the theatre of Tennessee Williams, the dance of Graham).
Yet each of these sensations is for us, quite reasonably, based on not only personal tastes developed over time, but overall acculturation, depth of experience or knowledge in the artform, aptitude and interest coupled with span of attention, expectations from the artform, and--importantly--a willingness to suspend credibility, that is, to accept an artist's premise. Sometimes the suspension is minimal, as in the days of Mozart, when his music quite directly reflected a social state and temperament and the artistic statement resided in the high level of craft and imagination brought to quite familiar elements. Sometimes the suspension is extreme, as in the chance music of Cage, where the compositions reflect a personal philosophy drawn from Zen Buddhism.
The easiest traps are: confusing art and entertainment, and confusing likeability with artistic validity. This is tricky ground, and the subject of long studies and stressful discussions. Art is by nature entertainment, even if it entertains an audience that includes only the artist. How broadly art entertains reflects, however, on both artist and audience, and it is difficult to assign rightness or wrongness to this. A sampling of artists whose visions have been vindicated, so to speak, (even as they go in and out of "fashion") include Ives, Mahler and Gesualdo; Joyce, Burroughs and Villon; Wright and Gropius; Eisenstein and D. W. Griffith. Other artists, however entertaining, vanish into obscurity.
The second trap, likeability vis-a-vis artistic validity, presents the most difficult dilemma. There is little question of "liking" Mozart, Byron, Michelangelo or even Lully or Salieri, Ogden Nash or Rod McKuen, and the Wyeths; for the images they present are welcoming. On the other hand, the difficult subjects, styles, and presentations make a fiction of "liking" Shakespeare as represented by Hamlet or Lear, the early drug fantasies of Burroughs, the grittiness of much Tennessee Williams, the pain of the Pietà, the confrontational or confusing films of Fellini; for the images these present are forbidding and troublesome. Challenge contains little easy likeability.
Furthermore, when art-ness rose out of artisan-ness, a dilemma was presented and, curiously, an opportunity for elitism was prepared. The history is complex, including notions of ecclesiastical and secular patronage, revised homage to the new economic classes, disturbing questions of democracy and egalitarianism, and so on. But the results, that which we live with today, are many strata (as well as media) of artistic expression, from so-called "popular" forms (largely those presentable with modern mass-marketing techniques) to so-called "high art" (largely those not easily presentable). Marketing is done to different degrees within each stratum; a curious modern example is the classical music industry, where such recordings represent less than five percent of sales in the United States, and are marketed not for their artistic value but largely for their visceral rewards and intellectual credentials. ("Thrill to the joy of great music in your own home.")
Pressured by these concerns, the notion of music's alleged "universality" is called into question. Its written language has become universal, satisfyingly far moreso than Esperanto, but that is not the intent of those who contend music is a universal language. It has universal appeal, perhaps, or communicates a universal message.
But. Does Mozart communicate any part of his era to us, or have we created our own vision of this music? Would Beethoven's compositions (sometimes thought chaotic in his own day) make sense on any level--artistic, entertainment, emotional, spiritual, what have you--to Dufay's contemporaries? Does the music of the Indian raga or the Javanese gamelan move us as it does its constituents, if it moves us at all? How does a West African drummer communicate to a Boston urbanite; a free-form jazz artist to a Soviet bureaucrat; a Tibetan monk to an Iowa farmer; a country & western band to Viennese high society? Or, in less contrast, how does a West African drummer communicate to a country & western band; a free-form jazz artist to Viennese high society?
If these questions can be deemed invalid (or at least aberrational) for the contemporary age, then consider this one: have we moved into a world where homogeneity of artistic expression has made the music of the present or of any previous age and alternate culture a means of universal expression for us, today? And, if so, how has so much contemporary music--not just avant-garde or experimental, but jazz, "mainstream" classical, Latin and Near Eastern, for example--lost its place in this universal frame? Can it not somehow be associated with contemporary goals of "instant gratification"?
All of this may seem digressive to the subject of variation; not so. Variation--the avoidance of boredom--is a musical essential. It not only provides the composer with the self-aggrandizing and rather shallow opportunity of showing off, but also offers a means of challenge and question, a route to larger human fulfillment and deeper gratification. Music is not an endless series of small, aural bonbons. It is a rich and rewarding cuisine.
Where can variation be found? Certainly in the classical form that bears its name, and in all other larger compositional efforts; historically, within medieval compositions and from one to the next (the multiple compositions to the same plainchant form the readiest examples); strongly in jazz, where the concept of improvisation is at its heart a series of variations (melodic, harmonic, rhythmic and textural) on a tune; connecting the popular song form, as a new recorded release of a song is in reality a re-interpretation based on imaginative recreation (i.e., variation) of the original; in ethnic musics, where vocal or instrumental virtuosity is revealed by reworkings of speed and ornamentation. In fact, variation is present at every stage of musical composition and performance ... the only excption being the presentation of the original tune (though variation sometimes even exists within its structure) and any deliberately identical imitations. It is, indeed, the very moments of variation which draw our ear to an artist's compositional, vocal or instrumental artistry.
Thus, music provides arranged and organized sounds for the mind and spirit; it should cause wrinkled brows and scowls, smiles and chuckles, sighs and held breath, raised eyebrows and sly winks, anger and gratitude, amplification and focus, confusion and clarity, questions and answers, and more. How many of these responses it evokes depends on the skill and imagination of the artist and the skill and imagination of the audience.
But why do we want to know any of this? Should we care about the path of music through history, or the path of individual composers? If Beethoven broke the mold of Haydn and Mozart, should it matter why, or merely that it happened? If Brahms, Franck and Mahler were intimidated by the memory of Beethoven, should it concern us when we study the music of these composers? If Stravinsky, having resisted Schoenberg's approach for 40 years, finally opened his arms to it, should we want to know why?
The alternative to asking why is not only acceptance of what is, but rejection of what also is. Art can be divorced from its time and place, from its creation and development. But if we are considering history--and listening to all but very recent music is indeed considering history--then selective rejection of historical information integral to what we are studying might show us to be little better than dictators who would omit history not to their own liking. So if we search for the reason for Beethoven's choice of a certain B-flat, then we can search the composition (certainly our primary source), his sketchbooks (another primary source), and we can also consider (and reject, if we see fit) what we know of Beethoven himself.
It is true that the latter consideration places us in dangerous territory; in fact, the art world is camped securely on both sides of the issue. One camp is certain that every work of art speaks for itself alone; the other camp finds truth only in divining the motives of the artist.
If we are concerned about any given B-flat Beethoven might have chosen, then we are bound to fail in our attempt to journey through the composer's mind. However, if the B-flat occurs at a pivotal moment in a pivotal composition in the gentleman's career, then an evocation of motives and influences is welcome.
The specific question to be addressed is this: why should it be important that Stravinsky embraced Schoenberg's techniques after decidedly rejecting them for a generation? Does this question matter in assessing Stravinsky's music? Schoenberg's? This century's? Western music as a whole? Should the fact that Stravinsky did accede to the validity of Schoenberg's concepts speak for itself? Or should we dismiss the question entirely as irrelevant to the musical compositions at hand?
The question might be simpler if applied to earlier times, where evidence is scanty. But Stravinsky was a prolific writer and lecturer as well as a composer, and his stand in opposition to his colleague was strong, even bitter. Stravinsky's compositions might have taken a different turn earlier if he had not adopted so strong and public a stand. Schoenberg, who died twenty years before Stravinksy, would never know his influence on the Russian master. The debate in musical circles regarding the dodecaphonic system would be reinvigorated by Stravinsky's action, and there would be strong reactions all 'round--not least from Igor Stravinksy himself. And finally, the success of his twelve-tone works would serve to vindicate Schoenberg in an unexpected way.
So should we ignore the volumes of debate and dismiss them as mere polemic, rather referring exclusively to the composer's musical career as self-revelatory? Yes, we can. And we will find, quite simply, that Stravinsky moved from late Russian romanticism (the early symphony and songs), through bitonality (Petrouchka) and primitivism (Le Sacre), through neoclassicism (Symphony of Psalms), eventually embracing the dodecaphonic style late in life. Musically, there is quite a substantial oeuvre for our examination; hearing and understanding the music is satisfying in itself.
Yet is not the curiosity aroused by this surprising change? If we knew nothing of the history of twentieth century music, then we might hear the twelve-tone system in Stravinsky as merely a new musical development. But, in fact, we do know what happened since Schoenberg published his ideas in the 1920's, and we ignore them at our own risk.
Consider all of these: Had Stravinsky's works been influenced by the twelve-tone system all along, and should we therefore hear them differently? Did Stravinsky believe the system would only work in his hands? Was his accession the act of a dried-up composer desperate for ideas? Are the twelve-tone pieces junk? Does his choice, rather than validate dodecaphony, invalidate Stravinsky instead? Should those who reject the twelve-tone system reject these Stravinsky works only, or all of Stravinsky because of his inevitable course toward dodecaphony? And, finally, how different has music been and will music forever be because of Stravinsky's choice?
If these questions matter, then Stravinsky's reasons--the whys of his choice--become issues of more than curiosity, but of dramatic interest. The rest is evident: who, what, when, where, and how. But the last piece of the puzzle of human creativity is only proferred when we ask "why".
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PMID: 28533382 , Related PDB ids: 5UZV, 5V04, 5V05, 5V06, 5V07, 5V08, 5V09, 5V0A, 5V0B, 5V0C, 5V0D, 5V0E
Shi Y, Hellinga HW, Beese LS
Interplay of catalysis, fidelity, threading, and processivity in the exo- and endonucleolytic reactions of human exonuclease I.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 Jun 6;114(23):6010-6015. doi:, 10.1073/pnas.1704845114. Epub 2017 May 22.
Human exonuclease 1 (hExo1) is a member of the RAD2/XPG structure-specific 5'-nuclease superfamily. Its dominant, processive 5'-3' exonuclease and secondary 5'-flap endonuclease activities participate in various DNA repair, recombination, and replication processes. A single active site processes both recessed ends and 5'-flap substrates. By initiating enzyme reactions in crystals, we have trapped hExo1 reaction intermediates that reveal structures of these substrates before and after their exo- and endonucleolytic cleavage, as well as structures of uncleaved, unthreaded, and partially threaded 5' flaps. Their distinctive 5' ends are accommodated by a small, mobile arch in the active site that binds recessed ends at its base and threads 5' flaps through a narrow aperture within its interior. A sequence of successive, interlocking conformational changes guides the two substrate types into a shared reaction mechanism that catalyzes their cleavage by an elaborated variant of the two-metal, in-line hydrolysis mechanism. Coupling of substrate-dependent arch motions to transition-state stabilization suppresses inappropriate or premature cleavage, enhancing processing fidelity. The striking reduction in flap conformational entropy is catalyzed, in part, by arch motions and transient binding interactions between the flap and unprocessed DNA strand. At the end of the observed reaction sequence, hExo1 resets without relinquishing DNA binding, suggesting a structural basis for its processivity.
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Legal advice privilege in the taxation context: disconnected ethical regimes for lawyers and tax advisers in the United States and New Zealand.
Mitchell, Rebecca (2018) Legal advice privilege in the taxation context: disconnected ethical regimes for lawyers and tax advisers in the United States and New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Taxation Law and Policy, 24 (1). pp. 63-82. ISSN 1322-4417
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Legal professional privilege requires confidential communications between lawyer and client to remain confidential unless the privilege is waived by or on behalf of the client. Where communications are privileged, the client may legally refuse to disclose documents containing those communications and may refuse to answer questions regarding them and the lawyer is obliged to refuse to disclose such documents or answer such questions. The rationale for legal professional privilege is that it encourages candour between client and lawyer. This candour allows a lawyer to give the most accurate and relevant advice which promotes the wider public interest of compliance with relevant laws and regulations and the administration of justice.
Legal professional privilege encompasses what is known as legal advice privilege. This form of privilege generally applies only to communications between lawyer and client; however, there are jurisdictions where legal advice privilege has been extended, to an extent, beyond lawyers to tax advisers. For both tax lawyer and tax adviser ethical issues emerge because claims that communications are covered by privilege have an ethical dimension to them. Judgements around whether communications are covered by the relevant privilege regime, the advisers’ duty to the client and any actual or perceived duty to the tax system all play a role. Provisions in relevant professional codes of conduct and the effect of both the regulatory rules and behaviour of tax agencies also play a large part in informing decisions around privilege claims.
This article critically examines these various themes and their potential impact on ethical behaviour through comparative analysis of the differing approaches and regulatory regimes in the United States and New Zealand. Both are common law jurisdictions where legal professional privilege rules have evolved from English common law principles and where a form of privilege for non-lawyer tax advisers has been created. Comparative analysis between lawyers and non-lawyer tax advisors within each jurisdiction and between jurisdictions reveals disconnections in the ethical landscape and an area where reform could improve standards of behaviour. A new approach demonstrating improved clarity and coherence is proposed.
This article has been accepted for publication by Thomson Reuters New Zealand in the New Zealand Journal of Taxation Law and Policy and will be forthcoming in Mitchell, Rebecca ‘Legal advice privilege in the taxation context: disconnected ethical regimes for lawyers and tax advisers in the United States and New Zealand', 2018, NZJTLP.
attorney-client privilege, codes of conduct, legal advice privilege, non-disclosure right, tax practitioner privilege
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President Get-Over-It: John Kasich’s Leadership Strategy Illuminated
By D.C. DeWitt On April 19, 2016 · 3 Comments
Gov. John R. Kasich
Just who exactly is the pleated-khaki, aww shucks, dork dad Republican Presidential candidate going by the name John Kasich on the campaign trail this year? He bears little resemblance to the person we know as governor of Ohio, save perhaps his perpetual awkwardness.
The false-front persona Kasich has been deploying since announcing his bid for the Presidency is nothing more than a political marketing product, and not a very believable one, but occasionally the mask slips.
OK, often the mask slips, and Kasich is returned to his arrogant, prickly, rude, off-putting jerk self. Not that anyone outside of Ohio would notice because, well, as the Republican primary has thus far demonstrated, nobody outside of Ohio gives a damn about John Kasich.
But one particular phrase has repeatedly popped out of Kasich’s mouth in these moments that perfectly encapsulates the Kasich gubernatorial experience: Get Over It.
Hey John, you tried to screw public employees out of their collective bargaining rights.
You cut $1.86 billion from local governments and public schools costing thousands of public workers, police, firefighters and teachers their jobs.
You signed onto cuts to addiction treatment in the middle of a heroin crisis.
You privatized prisons with disastrous results.
You privatized the state department of development and rendered it a shadowy cesspool for insider cronyism.
You’ve given income tax kickbacks to friends at the top of the scale who don’t need it while raising regressive taxes on those with the lowest incomes.
You rolled back Ohio’s renewable energy portfolio and disemboweled the state’s efforts to set itself up for a new green manufacturing boon, costing our state billions of dollars in lost opportunity every year.
You unraveled a constitutional education model that used evidence to prescribe best practices in favor of an incoherent, unconstitutional one that robs the wallets of most school districts while funneling even more cash to those already well-off.
That’s what it’s really like when John Kasich is in charge of the executive branch of government, and no political kabuki theater on his part will alter that reality.
He waltzes around the country pretending he’s some sort of compassionate moderate and I half expect the bullshit to start leaking out of his eyeballs at any moment.
If you watch him closely, he’s promised to continue his “get over it” attitude toward constituent concerns were he to become president.
Back in October, he asked an audience if they’d have a problem with him cutting their social security benefits. When one member of the audience said yes, guess what John said? Yep.
“Well, you’d get over it, and you’re going to have to get over it.”
Most recently, Kasich was asked for his opinion about LGBTQ people who face discrimination due to laws such as that passed in North Carolina and Mississippi that seek to legalize discrimination against the LGBTQ community.
I’m sure you’ll be shocked by his response.
“If you feel as though somebody is doing something wrong against you, can you just for a second get over it because this thing will settle down?”
Leadership for the 21st Century, folks. John Kasich 2016: Get Over It.
In Kasich’s world, this is how it’s supposed to work, you see. He talks out of both sides of his mouth, makes a bunch of empty promises, displays the backbone of a jellyfish and the earnestness of Eddie Haskell, then he does whatever the wealthy radical right puppeteers want and tells the rest of us to get over it.
Sadly we’re stuck with him in Ohio through 2018. I say that because if there’s one thing Republican voters have made very clear in 2016 it’s that they do not want John Kasich to be president.
I’m sorry, John, (not really), but you’re never going to be President. Nevertheless I have a bit of advice for you as you face that stark reality:
David DeWitt is a writer and man of sport and leisure based out of Athens, Ohio. He has also written for Government Executive online, the National Journal’s Hotline, and The New York Observer’s Politicker.com. He can be found on Twitter @DC_DeWitt.
Pot Calling The Kettle Black Is Basic Kasich Kaisch Winner Of GALL Award
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If you are really keen on finding out what the Kina is worth a currency converter for most world currencies can be located at http://www.michie.net/pnginfo/moni.html
Want to find out more about Papua New Guinea? Try searching at http://www.michie.net/pnginfo and http://www.michie.net/png_faqs. The PNG Business and Tourism Directory located at http://www.pngbd.com is also an excellent place to look for PNG information.
For those who are not so familiar with the geography of Papua New Guinea I suggest taking a look http://maps.expedia.com and then click on the find a map option. Go to this link for a quick start to a link to a map of Port Moresby. http://www.michie.net/pnginfo/pom-map.html
Also remember that the accuracy of the information in this newsletter should not be relied upon - it is, after all, a gossip newsletter.
Bill Purcell's Website
Bill, a pilot with many years of experience in PNG, has sections of his web site dealing with Tok Pisin and PNG Aviation in General with special areas on Missionary Aviation Fellowship, PNG Airstrips, Humour and even some airline related humour. This site located at -- http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/billsview/ -- has more than mentioned above so my tip is to visit and take a good look around.
His section on PNG airstrips carries the following disclaimer. PNG Airstrip Data is published only as a guide to pilots in matters helpful to operations, such as GPS settings, wind characteristics, and surface conditions. The PNG AIP-AGA is the legal document governing aviation operations.
Neo Melanesian Links
A bibliography of Melanesian Pidgin English dictionaries, phrase books and study guides -- http://members.tripod.com/~THSlone/MPEB.html
Tok Pisin / Pidgin / English Online Dictionary -- http://www.calibercreations.com/pisin/
Pidgin, Motu, English Dictionary -- http://www.pngbd.com/dictionary.php
Tok Pisin verb conjugation online -- http://www.verbix.com/languages/xml_Tok_Pisin.html
Pidgin/English Dictionary -- http://www.june29.com/HLP/lang/pidgin.html
Tok Pisin by Jeff Siegel of the University of New England, Armidale, NSW in Australia -- http://www.une.edu.au/langnet/tokpisin.htm
Grammatical categories and their realisations in Tok Pisin of Papua New Guinea -- http://www.linguist.de/TokPisin/index.htm
Tok Pisin Manual on Web Publishing -- http://www.pngbuai.com/000general/publishers/papuanewguinea/web-tok-pisin/tok-pisin-eva1.htm
TOK PISIN: a language of Papua New Guinea -- http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=PDG
Radio Australia Tok Pisin service -- http://www.abc.net.au/ra/tokpisin/
International Training Institute
The PNG International Training Institute has a web site located at -- http://www.iti.ac.pg -- I found this web site difficult because I do not run my Internet browser as a full screen. This web site does not really allow you to resize your screen without losing information.
ITI provide local courses in Business and Computing at Certificate and Diploma level. They also provide international courses for such organisations such as University of Southern Queensland and British Computer Society.
Education Web Sites
Computer Training -- http://www.workersmutual.com.pg
International Business Institute -- http://www.ibs.com.pg
International Education Agency -- http://www.iea.ac.pg
Pacific Training Academy -- http://www.pta.com.pg
PNG International Training Institute -- http://www.iti.com.pg
PNG Maritime College -- http://www.pngmc.ac.pg
PNG University of Technology -- http://www.unitech.ac.pg
University of Goroka -- http://www.uog.ac.pg
University of PNG -- http://www.upng.ac.pg
Real Estate Agents Association
The PNG Real Estate Agents Association, a non-profit making organisation operation under the laws of Papua New Guinea has a site located at -- http://www.reaa.org.pg/news.htm
Arthur Strachan (Lae) -- http://www.arthurstrachan.com.pg
Century 21 -- http://www.century21.com.pg/ -- and -- http://www.siule.com.pg/
Kohoy Real Estate -- http://kohoyrealestates.tripod.com/
L.J Hooker -- http://www.ljhooker.com
Ray White Real Estate -- monian@online.net.pg
Strickland RE -- http://www.sre.com.pg/
The Professionals -- http://www.theprofessionals.com.pg
The Association of Superannuation Funds PNG (ASFPNG) has a website located at -- http://www.asfpng.org.pg -- ASFPNG is an industry body established in 2002 by interested industry participants with the common goal to protect superannuants retirement savings within a regulated environment whilst fostering a competitive industry.
Peter O'Connor
Peter O'Connor, a regular reader of and sometime contributor to this newsletter collapsed and died on the 19th of August. All that knew Peter will miss him greatly. He was like a brother, father and close friend to many Moresby residents including his staff at ConXions and associated companies. Tentative funeral arrangements have been made for Monday the 30th of August at St. Johns Anglican Cathedral Church in downtown Port Moresby. A Church where he was a well respected parish councillor.
Medical Symposium
The 2004 Medical Symposium is set to be held in September. A record number of 66 papers on various health care developments will be presented at the symposium. Medical practitioners and experts will present the papers from various disciplines of medicine. The organisers have said that they expect to raise K250,000 towards the event. They have received K190,000 from fundraising activities and expect to raise about 60,000 from participants at the symposium. AusAID has donated K11,900 towards the printing of the PNG medical Journal in PNG after 49 years of having it printed overseas.
New Highlands Highway
A proposed new route for the Highlands Highway that will see the road going through the Ungai range from Goroka to Chimbu has received K300,00 in funding. The new route will bypass the Daulo Pass just outside Goroka that has been prone to natural disasters especially during the wet season. The Eastern highlands provincial government, Ungai Bena MP Benny Allan and Chuave MP David Anggo have each donated K100,000 towards the construction. It is anticipated that the K300,000 will attract K300,000 in counterpart funding.
Enhanced Co-operation Program
Police Commissioner Sam Inguba has assured PNG that he will have total charge of all police personnel under the Enhanced Co-operation Package. The Package will eventually see the deployment of more than 400 police from Australia within the country. The first group are anticipated to arrive at the end of the month or early next month. Some of this group will be deployed in Bougainville and the rest will take up positions in Port Moresby. The aim of the package is to strengthen the capacity of the Royal PNG Constabulary in terms of logistics, equipment and training.
AIDS Alert
The PNG Maritime Workers Industrial Union is worried that after six waterside workers have already died from AIDS this year that more will succumb to the disease before the end of the year. Waterside workers have been urged to do whatever they could to address the problem.
A young girl who has the qualifications as a Mate Class 3 and also has the honour of being the first woman to qualify as an Officer of the Watch cannot find a job in PNG because she has claimed that the ships do not have facilities to accommodate a female crewmember. She has also said that she cannot get a job that recognises her qualifications on international ships because PNG is not a member of the International Transport Federation. Two shipping companies, Consort Shipping and CCS Anville, have now offered to secure a job for her after verifying her qualifications.
Governor General - Citizenship
The Governor General of PNG has been officially recognised as a citizen of PNG. The event coincided with the launching of the childbirth program at the Wardstrip Community School in Port Moresby. The Governor General, Sir Paulias Matane, said he was unable to register at birth because he was born in the jungle and the service was unavailable at the time of his birth. Nearly one in every four people in Port Moresby has taken up the offer to register their birth. He said that the nationality of someone could only be proven by a birth certificate something that many people did not have including him until recently.
Quarantine Alerts
Several Quarantine alerts have been issued recently. Quarantine officers have been put on alert to watch out for signs of a pig disease that has killed thousands of pigs in Indonesia. The disease could wreak havoc on the pig industry in {Ng and Australia. The World Health Organisation has warned PNG to look out for bird influenza after an avian virus was discovered in Malaysia. The disease was thought to be under control but has resurfaced. Malaysian authorities have implemented measures in response to the outbreak.
Moresby Settlements
Wari Vele, a candidate in the forthcoming Moresby North East elections has said that people living in the settlements are being treated as second-class citizens. Mr. Vele said that the settlers are lacking basic services such as water, power, sanitation, roads and streetlights. He also said that the majority of the workers for Port Moresby live in the settlements yet the taxes they pay are not funnelled back into the settlements where they live.
Highlands Fuel
The supply of fuel, into the highlands along the Highlands Highway, past Goroka is still a major problem. The major fuel suppliers refuse to ship fuel any further then Goroka due to the law and order problem and the condition of the Highway. Aircraft operators are suffering because they now have to carry more fuel into the high altitude towns and as a consequence carry less passengers and cargo. This means that their ability to make money out of some of the highlands sectors has decreased below acceptable margins especially with the increase in fuel prices due to the increased price of a barrel of raw oil. Road transport companies are also suffering.
PNG Steel
A PNG firm has been selected to supply steel to a development in Brisbane, Australia. The contract to supply steel is seen as a milestone for a PNG company. The contract, not very big in monetary terms, will hopefully lead to bigger contracts in the future for NGI Steel based in Lae, Morobe province.
The PNG Kickboxing Association is holding its 4th annual national kickboxing championships at the Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium in Lae from the 27th to the 28th of August.
Sogeri National High Sing Sing -- early September at Sogeri??
Tufi Cultural Festival - 17, 18 and 19th of September. -- tufidive@datec.net.pg
Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels
PNG wartime carriers and labourers may receive a medal to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of the war in the Pacific. The issue of a civilian service medal is not a matter of compensation but rather a recognition of the service they provided to the Australian Diggers during the Second World War. The Australian New Guinea administration unit employed approximately 52,000 PNG civilians during the war against Japan. Over 5000 PNG nationals served with the Australian Army during the war.
Hiri Festival
Twenty contestants have started preparations for the Hiri Hanenamo part of the Hiri Moale Festival to be held in Port Moresby in September. The twenty contestants are from Central Province and the National Capital District. The festival will be held over the Independence weekend from the 16th to the 19th of September at the Sir Hubert Murray stadium and Ela Beach. The festival, this year, has attracted attention from other countries including Fiji, South Korea and Australia. Dancers from Fiji will perform y=traditional dances and put on display their arts and craft.
Computer Takeover
It has been rumoured that Daltron, whose owner left the country about four months ago for Brisbane, Australia, is in the process of being sold to competitor Datec. This would give Datec a virtual monopoly in the information technology industry. It is feared that if the Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) approve such a move then many jobs will be lost due to the amalgamation. Dated was a failed bidder for Telikom PNG so probably has plenty of money to spend.
Olympic Stamps
Post PNG has immortalised swimmer Ryan Pini and weight lifter Dika Toua by including them on two stamps Olympic stamps. Both Ryan and Dika qualified on merit for the Olympics. Ryan appears on a 70 toea stamp and Dika is on a K2.65 stamp. Other stamps in the series depict an Olympic pin from the Athens 1896 Olympics and the last stamp depicts an ancient Greek art featuring the Olympic torch.
Olympic Update
Both Ryan Pini and Dika Toua have finished their competition in Athens. Both athletes did very well in their respective sports.
Ryan managed to come 18th in the 100-metre butterfly event and Dika is now considered number one in her class in the Commonwealth. Dika finished a credible 7th in the World in her event - the 53 Kilogram division of weightlifting.
PNG's female 100-metre sprint specialist, Mae Koime, set a new PNG 100 metre record in her event. She had hoped to break the 12 second barrier but still finished agonisingly close at 12 seconds flat a 0.12 second improvement on her previous PNG record.
Mowen Boino, PNG's Olympic 400 metre hurdler has set a new PNG record of 50.97 seconds whilst competing in the Olympic games. He bettered his previous Olympic best set at the 2000 games in Sydney, Australia. This has meant that PNG's four athletes have all broken national records making them the most successful team to compete at the Olympics.
East Sepik Immunisation
Thanks to the World Health Organisation (WHO) more than 120,000 children in the East Sepik province will be immunised over the next three months. It is expected that over two million children will be fully immunised by the end of the year in the whole of PNG under the WHO supplementary immunisation activity implementation program. A mass measles immunisation program is currently at 50 percent but the aim is to cover over 95 percent of the children in PNG. The program has been implemented in Manus, New Ireland, East New Britain and Morobe provinces.
RH Supermarket
Security guards hired to secure the premises robbed the RH supermarket in Port Moresby. It has been alleged that five guards from a local security company broke into the supermarket between 2am and 4am recently and stole electrical goods and a substantial amount of money before carrying it away to their houses using the security company vehicle. Four of the five have been arrested and the fifth is still in hiding.
PNG Aviation
A plane operated by Airlink recently burst a tyre while about to take off from Goroka airport but managed to stop safely 200 metres from the end of the runway blocking it for several hours delaying other flights. It would appear the two pilots on board did a textbook emergency stop. Unfortunately this emergency stop basically grinds the remaining tyres and rims to pieces but what is the price of some rubber and metal compared to the passengers on board?
On a slightly different note it has been rumoured that only Air Niugini and Airlink have Air Craft Operators certificates to operate in PNG. The other airlines only have concessions from Civil Aviation to fly within the country. Air Niugini, based on previous experience and expertise, is attempting to get a concession to land at airports with faulty (inoperative) visual approach guidance systems. Air Niugini has advised that it can demonstrate a consistent, satisfactory level of safety during such outages.
Fare Increases
Once again it would appear that an increase on the existing fuel surcharge is bound to happen in the very near future for people flying Air Niugini. Other airlines around the world and in the region have already increased the amount each passenger has to pay for the ever-increasing cost of a barrel of oil. Air Niugini management have said that they prepared their annual budget using a figure of USD23 per barrel. The actual price of oil is now over double this budgeted figure.
More Jail Escapes
31 prisoners recently escaped from the Lakiemata Jail in West New Britain. Attempts by the media to find out further information was thwarted because no one was willing to comment on the escape. This included the police and the Correctional Services.
The National Online Newspaper-- http://www.thenational.com.pg
TreeHouse Productions -- http://www.treehouse.com.pg/treehouse__productions.htm
PNG Tok Pisin Network-- http://www.tokpisin.net
Pacific View Multimedia http://www.pvm.com.pg
If a friend has given or sent you a copy of this newsletter and you would like to keep receiving free copies then please visit ../news/index.html for instructions on how to join the list.
If you think you have a PNG page worth mentioning then please use the contact form.
To send a message for submission to the PNG Gossip Newsletter queue please use the contact form
For other ways of saying the end please pay a visit to ../emtasol
Some of the ways of saying "that's all" are courtesy of Liz and her friends at the University of Technology in Lae. http://www.unitech.ac.pg
If you can add to this list then please send email to PNG-News@pnggossip.com
Updated 2 May 2005
©2004 - 2011 Gia Mann
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Controllers, Temperature, Other
AutoMate Scientific Inc
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CMT Inc
The Habitat Monitor Digital Hygrometer Can Automatically Control Humidity in Your Cigar Humidor, Guitar Cabinet or Wine Cellar Ideal for Regulating: • Cigar humidifiers • Guitar humidifiers • Wine Cellar humidifiers, heaters and coolers • Reptile Aquarium heaters & humidifiers • Greenhouse humidifiers, heaters & coolers • Piano & other Acoustic Instrument humidifiers, heaters and coolers
Davis Instruments has been one of the world's leading sources of test, measurement, control, and calibration instruments since 1912. You depend on the equipment you order—and the technical expertise that backs it up. Since 1912, Davis Instruments has built a history of supplying customers with innovative test, measurement, control and calibration technologies. But what really gets customers talking is our "Customer First" responsiveness, which is woven into every transaction. From answering your most challenging technical questions to providing alternate configurations, you can count on Davis Instruments' application specialists to help you get the job done.
Dwyer Instruments Inc
Since the company was founded in 1931, customers have come to recognize Dwyer Instruments to stand for quality, reliability, and readily available low cost products. As a leading manufacturer in the controls and instrumentation industry, we continue to grow and serve major markets including, but not limited to HVAC, chemical, food, oil and gas, and pollution control.
Extech Instruments Corp
Extech Instruments is based in Waltham, Massachusetts USA, just west of Boston. Recognized for the breadth and depth of its Test & Measurement offering and strong distribution network, Extech was acquired by FLIR Systems in November 2007. Extech Instruments' high-value, handheld test instruments and FLIR-branded infrared thermal imager are sold through a network of national catalog houses, regional stocking distributors, internet, and international master distributors.
Fine Science Tools (USA) Inc
I began Fine Science Tools in 1977, working out of my garage with a vision for bringing high quality European surgical and microsurgical instruments to the research community. My goal was to establish a level of quality and service that would far exceed industry standards. Through this commitment, Fine Science Tools has become the preferred supplier to researchers around the globe, now shipping worldwide from our three international offices and dealer network.
KNF Corp
KNF Corporation is the world's fastest growing nylon & polyethylene blown film extruder and converter. Our remarkable sales growth is a direct result of four basic business values: Service, Quality, Reliability, and Price.
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Maxtec
Maxtec Inc, has been a leader in oxygen analysis and delivery products for more than 15 years. We provide a full line of replacement oxygen sensors and SpO2 probes compatible with all major applications in the market.
Omega Engineering Inc
Since its inception in 1962, OMEGA has grown from manufacturing a single product line of thermocouples to an established global leader in the technical marketplace, offering more than 100,000 state-of-the-art products for measurement and control of temperature, humidity, pressure, strain, force, flow, level, pH and conductivity. OMEGA also provides customers with a complete line of data acquisition, electric heating and custom engineered products.
Physitemp Instruments Inc
When you must make precise temperature measurements, Physitemp can provide you with a very accurate monitor and thermocouple microprobes. Physitemp monitors have a resolution and accuracy of 0.1°C in the 0-50°C range and are traceable to NIST standards.
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Selco Products Co
Selco Products has served a wide variety of markets on a strong yet simple foundation of personal service. With corporate headquarters in Reno, Nevada, our sales force consists of direct and manufacturer representatives and authorized distributors throughout North America and Mexico.
Sensatronics Environmental Sensing
Simpson Electric Co
Simpson Electric Company, chartered in 1934, is a firm with a distinguished past, it is just as importantly an organization with a dynamic present and a definite future. The famous 260 Volt-Ohm-Milliammeter put Simpson on the map and cemented a reputation for quality that still defines Simpson in the marketplace today.
TECA Corp
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United Electric Controls, and it's divisions, Applied Sensor Technologies and Precision Sensors, is a privately held corporation headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts, USA.
Vitalcor Inc
vitactor,Inc.is a supplier of medical devices used primaliry in cardio-thoracic surgery.since 1975,vitalcor has provided products that take input from teaching and practicing surgeons to make their practice easier.
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Rangers rally to no avail, Devils take Game 5
The New Jersey Devils tied the New York Rangers at two games apiece earlier this week. Game 5, the tiebreaking game of the series, was mostly in the Devils hands in the beginning, regardless of it being played inside Madison Square Garden. Going up 3-0 in the first period, the Devils were able to collect the rebounds in front of the net and burry pucks behind Henrik Lundqvist. Although the Devils only shot 16 shots on net, they were able to get a road win last night, 5-3.
Within the first 4:13 into this Game 5 situation, the Devils went up 2-0 with goals from Stephen Gionta and the veteran, Patrik Elias. As another five minutes flew by, Travis Zajac was able to put one in the back of the net, increasing the Devils lead to 3-0 in the first ten minutes of the game.
Before the first period was over however, the Rangers were able to tack on a goal of their own, scored by Brandon Prust, just under five minutes left in the first frame. Although this was a high scoring affair, the second period only consisted of one goal. Ryan Callahan was able to get a tip-in goal within the first 32 seconds of the second period.
Like Callahan's goal, the Rangers were able to score quickly when the third period started. Marian Gaborik scored off a wrist shot in the first 17 seconds into the final period of play. It took a while for the Devils to realize what had just happened, but to their credit, they dealt with this adversity quite well.
After playing very strong defense after the Rangers tied the game up at 3 apiece, the Devils were able to find another way to score. For his third goal of the playoffs, Ryan Carter was able to tack on the game winning goal with 4:24 left in the third period. Although the Rangers heavily outshot the Devils 28-17, the Devils were able to capitalize on the positioning of the Rangers goaltender, Henrik Lundqvist.
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Lundqvist had a horrible statistical game, only stopping 12 of 16 total shots faced from the Devils for a save percentage of .750. Statistically speaking, this was the worst game thus far in the postseason for Lundqvist. Both goaltenders did not perform outstanding, considering the Devils goaltender, Martin Brodeur did not even stop .900 of the shots faced(25 saves on 28 shots; .893SV%).
The story of the Game 5 had to of been the Rangers mounting a comeback for the majority of the game, answering the Devils first three goals with three goals of their own. Tying the game up at three, the Rangers got the tying goal in the first 17 seconds in the third period. Unfortunately for the Rangers fans, Carter's goal was able to give his team the lead, followed by Zach Parise scoring an empty net goal.
With the series relocating back to New Jersey, the Devils have the chance to eliminate their arch rival in front of a home crowd. The Devils are 5-2 thus far in the postseason when playing at home. The Rangers are 4-4 on the road thus far in the playoffs. If the Devils are able to capitalize on another poor performance by Lundqvist, expect the Devils to win Game 6, and the series.
A betting man would place his money on the Devils to win the series however, the Rangers have enough talent and good defenseman to be able to beat their arch rivals two games in a row. This series might go to a Game 7, but the hometown crowd and winning the last two games will definitely help the Devils in this situation.
By: Stephen London
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Tracktion- Welcome Back, My Friend
ArticlesBlogsBrent's Blog
By brandall Last updated Apr 8, 2013
Anyone who knows me will know that I was a Tracktion fanboy. It was probably the first audio host that I grew a deep appreciation for, and it allowed me to enjoy making music in ways that hadn’t happened before. And this was in the very early days of the software.
I held faithfully to the Tracktion bandwagon, watching it receive almost daily updates, changing the landscape of the host world by refusing to succumb to the traditional interface standards and complicated windows and menu systems that so many other hosts were plagued with. The direct-ness of the software, complete with those silly arrows(if you’ve used Tracktion, you know what I’m talking about!), was unheard of. There was no traditional mixer, no complex interfaces…….it just stayed out of the way.
I then watched, and participated directly, as Mackie took over my beloved Tracktion. Things were going well, and as a beta tester, I was excited. Then it just dropped. Radio silence. Nothing. People were left to wonder exactly what was going on. Even those “in the know”, really didn’t know anything.
Years passed, and it became apparent that Mackie decided it was not worth putting resources into any more. As far as myself or anyone could see, Tracktion was dead. And as a result, the world passed it by. New technologies and operating systems were released, and Tracktion no longer was a staple in my audio production workflow.
Then came Tracktion 4. Out of nowhere, it was announced that the original developer, Julian Storer, along with select members of the former Mackie team and others, were raising Tracktion from the dead, making it more “modern” and moving the vision forward. And I, after all these years, am beaming.
Tracktion 4, which you can find out more about here, is not much of a feature update. Really, it’s designed merely to bring Tracktion into the modern world with 64-bit support, WASAPI support(a VERY underrated technology, equivalent to the OSX Core Audio system), and more. New features are said to be coming once they can get Tracktion to where it needs to be engine-wise.
I’ll be watching, and it’s very likely that I’ll be finding ways to re-introduce Tracktion into my workflow. It’s always great to see an old friend return.
Pro Tools 11- It’s About Time
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FabFilter Releases Pro-R Reverb Plugin
PACE Introduces All Metal 3rd Generation iLok
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Primeur Magazine
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Primeur weekly 2015-01-05
CloudSME to offer Cloud-based simulation platform for European engineering and manufacturing SMEs ...
e-Infrastructure Commons initiative aims to organize efficient e-Infrastructure for international research community at a European level ...
Equinix and IBM accelerate adoption of hybrid Cloud computing initiatives ...
HP takes Big Data platform to the Cloud with HP Haven OnDemand ...
Oracle SaaS, PaaS and IaaS Cloud revenue up 45% to $516 million ...
IBM adds Cloud centres in Europe, Asia and the Americas ...
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A simulation of the universe with realistic galaxies ...
Net Futures 2015 Exhibition: Call for Interest open via the website ...
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Scientist believe bubbles could solve energy problems ...
Computer equal to or better than humans at cataloguing science ...
City College of New York study unveils new half-light half-matter quantum particles ...
A qubit candidate shines brighter ...
NVIDIA launches Tegra X1 mobile super chip ...
Edition: weekly - Issue: 2015-01-05
CloudSME to offer Cloud-based simulation platform for European engineering and manufacturing SMEs
Primeur Magazinehad the opportunity to interview Tamas Kiss from the University of Westminster in London, UK. Tamas Kiss is the coordinator of the CloudSME project that is bringing Cloud HPC technology to SMEs. CloudSME creates a Cloud-based simulation platform for the European engineering and manufacturing SMEs. The platform allows to use simulation solutions in a much more effective way. CloudSME helps the enterprises to access technologies that they are not able to access at the moment. Read further...
e-Infrastructure Commons initiative aims to organize efficient e-Infrastructure for international research community at a European level
Primeur Magazinehad the opportunity to interview Arjen van Rijn, Institute Manager NIKHEF in Amsterdam and Member of the e-Infrastructure Reflection Group, e-IRG, on the topic of a better service for scientific users in Europe by means of the e-Infrastructures Commons. Read further...
Equinix and IBM accelerate adoption of hybrid Cloud computing initiatives
Equinix Inc., a global interconnection and data centre company, together with IBM has signed an agreement to provide enterprises direct access to the full portfolio of Cloud services from SoftLayer, an IBM company, via the Equinix Cloud Exchange in nine markets worldwide spanning the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific. Equinix also announced Cloud Exchange enhancements, including API functionality that makes it easier for service providers to use a single interface to the Cloud Exchange, resulting in scalable, private and secure connections to their Cloud services with near real-time provisioning. Read further...
HP takes Big Data platform to the Cloud with HP Haven OnDemand
HP has unveiled HP Haven OnDemand, an important milestone in its Big Data strategy that gives organisations of all sizes Cloud-based access to key components of HPs world class analytics platform. HP Haven OnDemand, which runs on the HP Helion Cloud, enables customers to analyze all forms of data, including business data, machine data, and unstructured, human information. Developers can also leverage this innovative web service, as well as engage with a robust and growing community to create next-generation applications and services. Read further...
Oracle SaaS, PaaS and IaaS Cloud revenue up 45% to $516 million
Oracle Corporation has announced that fiscal 2015 Q2 Total Revenues were up 3% to $9.6 billion. Software and Cloud Revenues was up 5% to $7.3 billion. Cloud software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) revenue was up 45% to $516 million. Hardware Systems revenues were up 1% to $1.3 billion. GAAP operating income was up 4% to $3.5 billion, and the GAAP operating margin was 37%. Non-GAAP operating income was up 3% to $4.4 billion, and the non-GAAP operating margin was 46%. GAAP net income was down 2% to $2.5 billion while non-GAAP net income was down 1% to $3.1 billion. GAAP earnings per share were $0.56, unchanged from last year, while non-GAAP earnings per share were up 1% at $0.69. GAAP operating cash flow on a trailing twelve-month basis was $15.3 billion. Read further...
IBM adds Cloud centres in Europe, Asia and the Americas
IBM is planning a continued expansion of its global Cloud computing network to 40 Cloud centres with 12 new locations serving a growing roster of enterprise clients looking to move to hybrid Cloud computing. Read further...
A simulation of the universe with realistic galaxies
An international team of astronomers, based at Durham University and Leiden University in the Netherlands, has developed a simulation of the universe in which realistic galaxies are created - their mass, size and age are similar to those of observed galaxies. Read further...
Net Futures 2015 Exhibition: Call for Interest open via the website
Net Futures 2015 taking place between 25-26 March is one of the main events for the future internet community. This year it will also be looking at one of the Digital Single Market objectives, on how to "Strengthen Digital Innovation & Research". Read further...
Scientist believe bubbles could solve energy problems
When you opened a bottle of champagne to celebrate the New Year, you probably didn't think the complicated physical process that launched the cork into the sky. Scientists, however, believe that understanding these principles can lead to more efficient energy production; but it requires a supercomputer. The bubbles that give the sparkling wine its texture and sometimes cause the liquid spray from the bottle are carbon dioxide, which is still in solution when under pressure, but reveals itself by returning to its gas phase after the cork pops. Read further...
Computer equal to or better than humans at cataloguing science
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Gage And Ryan Speaking At Farrakhan/nation Of Islam Conference This Weekend, causing discord among the ranks within AE
Group: Troll
From: NYC
First I am not an agent of anyone or organization. I am, and have always been an independent and free thinker. As such towing the party line at AE911T was not something which fits my character. I won't repeat or go into the details about my work with and expulsion from AE911T. Anyone who is interested in more detail can PM me and I can send them more material to read. I've moved on and have been doing my own research.
I am not alone in my theories and understanding about the destruction of the 3 towers. I am in the PROCESS of understanding and each day I work on the *problems* I come a bit closer and have to revise my understanding.
My research indicates that we CANNOT RULE OUT EXPLOSIVES OR INCENDIARIES INVOLVED IN THE INITIATION of all three collapses.
However it must be noted that in ALL CDs gravity is expected to do MOST OF THE DESTRUCTION. And so it was with these buildings. In a CD the top mass is *freed* from the columns which support it and comes crashing down. If you were to drop a building from 15 feet to solid ground it would do exactly what a CD does... crush itself from the bottom up as it drops to the ground. That's what happened with bldg 7... and it likely originated at the 6th and 7th floors where the transfer trusses and cantilever girders were which SUPPORTED columns (core and north facade) above. Fail to transfer trusses and the cantilever girders and the tops drop.
The twins were different. They had a *CD* type collapse but originated at the plane impact zone. The huge mass of 16 stories in the case of the north tower and 32 stories in the case of south tower were enough to crush and crash through the lower stories in both towers. The only buckled columns were at the impact zones... The rest of the columns broke apart at their connections... fell and were mangled upon hitting terra ferma. Many toppled over with little damage. The collapse of the twins was a FLOOR collapse below the plane impact zone. The core survived to the 50th floor in both towers and then toppled from instability without bracing.
The problem with AE911T's theory, mini nukes and DEWs is that MOST of the steel ie all the steel BELOW THE PLANE STRIKE zones shows only mechanical damage from dropping ... not from explosives, cutting etc. There IS NO EVIDENCE OF STEEL BEING BURNED OR EXPLODED from BELOW the IMPACT ZONES. If there is.. please show some pics. Judy Wood claims the steel was *dustified*... but it was there on the ground... and hauled off and sold for scrap. She's wrong.
Mini nukes? There were MANY core and facade columns standing AFTER the collapse. How could the a mini nuke shatter only the area at the plane impact AND cause bucking of the columns at THAT level unless there was some MECHANISM for over loading the columns?
Buckling at the impact zone was the result of having SOME columns destroyed at the impact zone... and the remaining ones were then overwhelmed (over time as a result of multiple factors)... and they then buckled.
It's the multiple factors which needs to be looked at. They include:
plane damage to the core columns
heat weakening to the core columns
explosives placed at the core columns
incendiaries placed at the core columns
pre weakening (cutting or removal of bolts at column splices)
determination of the Factor of Safety
at the impact zone.
This is what the visual record AND, engineering and physics tells us. Gage is in denial. Or he doesn't understand the buildings. Woods is intellectually dishonest about the steel.
onesliceshort
Group: Global Mod
QUOTE (SanderO)
Or fires..
You need to note that buildings such as WTC 7 would have many things exploding if they were on fire.... and they did have massive storage tanks of diesel fuel and it sat atop a Con Ed Sub station... which likely had transformers exploding. So fires alone could not bring any office tower down.. but office fires plus structural damage plus some extra damage... placed there or from things such as thousands of gallons of diesel burning for hours might weaken the steel in the core and set of a progressive collapse. And of course a few well placed explosive devices. Considering that the building was likely a disaster to salvage... taking it down and lumping it in with the rest of the WTC destruction might have motivated someone to actually place those charges... We don't know but that seems like a possibility as well.
I don't know if I'm the only one who sees the problem with the above quote?
And who here has mentioned "mininukes and DEWs"?
maturin42
Group: Core Member
From: Maryland, USA
Seven observations about SanderO:
Master of the art of wearing you down with verbiage, strategic ignoring of evidence that contradicts his thesis, and use of irrelevant references that seem erudite and apt, except they are not, SanderO appears to be in league with the Frank Legge/Bursill/Woolsey campaigns to litter the 9/11 landscape with red herrings and questions that, while they are not direct challenges to the evidence that is widely accepted by the mainstream Truth community, contribute to the concept advanced by Mr. Sunstein called Cognitive Diversity. That is, stir up enough silt so that it is impossible for a newcomer to the movement to see the evidence clearly.
Being a veteran of several exchanges with SanderO (mostly cordial, some heated) and having witnessed others, all of which seem to follow the same arc as those in which I participated, I can offer the following analysis:
1. SanderO is an awesome, if not always accurate typist, or a copy/paste artist with a vast store of canned scripts. with which he will wear you down.
2. He speaks from the standpoint of being the smartest or most educated guy in the room/venue, and isn’t above speaking insultingly of the educational credentials of those who challenge his assertions. His views and assertions are contrarian. (e.g. no explosions can be seen in the towers; or if there are any they must be transformers cooking off) You are a fool to believe your lying eyes. His current theory on the towers is something called a “core-led collapse”, which sounds to me like saying that the strongest part of the towers, the massive central core, which, if explosives are discounted was undamaged for the vast majority of its length, decided to fall down, pulling the rest of the structure with it. Why and how it would do this is not explained.
3. He carries a torch for Gage and AE911T who are, by his lights, of no value to the Truth movement.
4. A two or three paragraph posting in one of the fora he frequents can draw out a two or three page response that can exhaust you just to read.
5. At some point he will refer you to Free Forums as the rosetta stone of 9/11 research that, like himself, is underappreciated.
6. You are not the first, or I suspect will you be the last, to wonder what the hell he is doing, and why, since I have yet to see evidence that he has convinced anyone else of his position. I think Tony Szamboti might have expressed partial agreement with one of his claims at some time or another.
7. To the extent he can be categorized, he appears to be one of those whose effect, if not aim, is to keep the inconclusive arguing going among the truthers.
QUOTE (maturin42)
His views and assertions are contrarian
Ahem..
So, according to SanderO, any explosives involved were secondary to the "office fires plus structural damage" - the latter being totally random events seeing as the only visible "structural damage" was caused by the falling debris of one of the towers.
The audible evidence of explosions (whatever their source) were "likely transformers".
The visual evidence of explosive destruction inside WTC7 witnessed by Barry Jennings before the collapse of the towers (and before he was obviously pressured into changing his story)...haven't seen an answer to that one yet.
That destruction witnessed by Barry Jennings wasn't caused by "transformers". SanderO linked to two videos of transformers exploding (one made an impressive noise) but no physical damage was done to the immediate area.
Basically, SanderO tried to morph his thesis of what actually caused the collapse of the towers on to WTC7. Fire, structural damage and "a few well placed explosives"
Now I'm a layman on the subject but I can read English. Basically he's saying that "office fires and (random) structural damage" were necessary in conjunction with those "few explosive devices" to bring WTC7 down.
Can anybody see the logic in this stance? Or are the "few explosive devices" an afterthought while the "office fires and structural damage" are subtly pushed as the more likely reason for the collapse?
This post has been edited by onesliceshort: Feb 29 2012, 10:51 PM
I realize some of my posts are long. But I so is the Blueprint for truth *thesis* long. My own thesis is EVOLVING. Here is where I am at now with the twins:
1. The destruction was the result of MULTIPLE factors. Those factors added up to the core being fatally damaged at the plane impact zone.
Plane strikes destroy and damage both facade AND core columns.
The loads supported by the destroyed columns were redistributed to the undamaged columns.
Heat from fuel and building contents burned and raised the temps of the structural steel. That steel grew weaker as it got hotter.
We don't know if fires were able to weaken the steel in the time of the burn. If not ADDITIONAL factors would be required and this could include: pre-placed explosives, pre-placed incendiaries. Note this may not require detonation sequence as the fires from the plane strikes could ignite them. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED.
The Factor of Safety was key to how long the core and facade could remain with lost columns. The FOS or reserve strength is lost as the columns lose strength from heat.
The core columns buckle and the floors above have no axial support and descend. Buckling leads to some lateral displacement as the tops descend (WTC 2 core failure began at the SE corner and propagated NW causing the SE side of the top of the building to tip SE as it fell. The top of WTC tipped about 1 deg and translated to the SE enough for the upper and lower facade columns to by pass each other as the tops came down.
The descending tops in both towers mass (floors, contents, walls etc.) to crash down on the floors they tell upon. This represented tens of thousands of tons of materials. This over whelmed to typical floors which shattered and a progressive top down collapse of all the floors ensued.
The collapsing floor mass forced the 18,000 cubic yards of air from each floor outward it descended upon. The 18,000 cu of air was forced out in about one tenth of a second and reached speeds of over 400 mph destroying everything ON each floor, and carrying it through the windows which could not contain the over pressure. Most of the ejected seen was the result of this over pressure.
The collapsing floors were the bracing for the facade. With the bracing lost as the floors shattered the facade grew increasingly unstable. The facade was like a cage trying to contain the growing floor mass which was exerting an outward pressure (lateral force) along with the air pressure. The facade broke off at its weakest points - the spandrel to spandrel connections and the column to column connections which were only BOLTED (except at the mech floors which were also welded). The facade "peeled* off and *burst* outward.. landing up to 440 feet or so.
The collapse floor mass stripped the core of much of its bracing as well. It survived the floor collapse for a few seconds and its columns too were too tall and thin and unstable (the *spire*) and collapsed as well. Both cores had columns as tall as 50 stories survive the floor collapse with col 501 in wtc 1 standing to floor 78 before buckling. Columns which are too slender will self buckle as described by Euler. All the core columns except those at the impact zone which buckled from heat and mechanic destruction were found in the debris full length with no evidence of explosive damage or heat damage. All columns broke apart at their connections and were damage in the fall from as high as 1,300+ feet.
Parts of the facade stood in both towers at the conclusion reaching as tall as more than 15 stories. Several core columns were still standing poking through the rubble.
The no stone aggregate lightweight concrete and contents were crushed by the enormous weight of the descending mass... which was a mechanical process which produced enormous hear from friction. This heat along with the column of air from the collapse caused the dust and light particles to billow up and away in enormous clouds propagating from the collapses.
The debris was very hot and acted as an immense thermal mass. The hottest areas were at the bottom of the debris pile and insulated by the mass above. It is possible that anaerobic exothermic reaction such as thermite, were started and or continued at the very bottom of the debris piles.
The above does not preclude devices placed to assist the initiation (buckling of the core at the impact zones) or even additional fuel or devices delivered by the planes themselves. WE DON'T KNOW. Therefore more investigation is required.
Building 7 appears to have also had a core core collapse. This likely was associated with the unorthodox structure of the lower part of the tower (7 stories) which had to support many of the core and the perimeter columns on the north side on transfer trusses and cantilever girders because it was build over the Con Ed sub station.
Con Ed reported at it lost 13 VK feeders at the moment of the plane strike to tower 1. This likely caused large transformers in the tower 1 and bldg 7 to over heat / fail release insulating oil which broke down into explosive gas which ignited ans was witness as explosions by Jennings and others. Rodriguez also experienced an explosion at the moment of plane impact but the sound through the air was delayed by 1 second and so he heard the sub basement transformer explosion first (by a second).
Sprinklers in bldg 1 lost water as the main electrical system was lost. Back up gen sets kicked in and began pumping diesel up to the day tanks on mech floors on 5 and 7 where the transfer trusses and cantilever girders were located. It possible that that the transformer gas explosions breached the pipes and ignited the diesel which was being pumped up from the basement. This essentially could have cooked the transfer trusses and cantilever girders all day until they lost their reserve strength and buckled. The core above lost support at the 8th floor and came crashing down on top of the sub station destroying the entire structure below floor 8.
The facade without support then dropped at free fall for 100 feet (8 stories) before meeting the resistance of the ground and decelerated.
WE DON'T KNOW if there were placed devices on floors 5-7 in the mech floors or even in the sub station to kick off the "weakening" of transfer trusses and cantilever girders. THAT HAS TO BE INVESTIGATED and is a distinct possibility.
I realize that Maturin42 and others in the truth movement do not understand the technical aspects of a progressive floor collapse. The engineering community is equally derelict in their understanding. However, there are peer reviewed technical papers in the literature which detail a progressive floor collapse as the mechanism for destroying a high rise.
Bldg 7 was very much like a standard CD in appearance because the failure of the structure was below the 8th floor. The twin towers resembled a standard CD at the level of the plane impacts (collapse of the top sections). The collapsed top section then destroyed the floor system and the structural facade and the core without bracing succumbed.
Both cases... collapses in WTC 1&2 and Bldg 7 were possible because of bizarre structural designs. The falling debris onto bldg 7 and the fires they caused likely had little or nothing to do with the failure of the transfer trusses and cantilever girders which led to the collapse. The sagging trusses in WTC 1&2 has nothing to do with the core collapses at the impact zones which led to the tops dropping and the progressive collapse of all floors below. NIST and FEMA got it wrong.
All the evidence MUST be accounted for including the iron micro spheres. I am not a chemist nor a fire scientist/expert for steel framed building collapses, but I suspect that explanations can be found. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. The red gray chips needs to to be further investigated as well. The work on Harrit et al needs to be repeated or discredited. Their work raises the specter of placed devices.
We know some things about the collapses. But we don't know all things.
Mar 1 2012, 12:49 PM
Group: Extreme Forum Pilot
From: Fort Pierce, FL
I agree, OSS, and try to stay out of the discussions of subjects I'm not schooled in.
I also try to avoid discussing persons, and prefer to stick to discussions of inanimate subjects.
I too have had my share of criticism for some of his posts and apparent positions, but for the most part he seems genuine and sincere.
LevelDsimTech
QUOTE (SanderO @ Feb 27 2012, 02:39 PM)
However it must be noted that in ALL CDs gravity is expected to do MOST OF THE DESTRUCTION. And so it was with these buildings. In a CD the top mass is *freed* from the columns which support it and comes crashing down. If you were to drop a building from 15 feet to solid ground it would do exactly what a CD does... crush itself from the bottom up as it drops to the ground.
I've been following this forum due to my career in avionics, and find many items to be factual, but this is pure BS. I can understand why you were removed from AE911 now.
Have a look at this video and tell me how many of the failed demolitions "crushed" themselves from gravity alone. You should start at the 1:20 mark:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wwDF58Hw9M...feature=related
This post has been edited by LevelDsimTech: Mar 1 2012, 05:03 PM
Con Ed reported at it lost 13 VK feeders at the moment of the plane strike to tower 1. This likely caused large transformers in the tower 1 and bldg 7 to over heat / fail release insulating oil which broke down into explosive gas which ignited ans was witness as explosions by Jennings and others
So Barry Jennings actually witnessed damage caused by "insulating oil which broke down into explosive gas".
Okay, got it. Case closed.
So, let's see if you can answer me once and for all SanderO. The "few explosives"..would they have brought WTC7 down without the "office fires and (random) structural damage"?
Simple yes or no.
QUOTE (onesliceshort @ Mar 1 2012, 05:51 PM)
In both the twins AND bldg 7 there were MULTIPLE factors which led to the core failures. One can say it was a chain events where one failure triggers another until the structure fails (buckles) and what it supports collapses.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Networkfailure.gif
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascading_failure
I'll give you and example of a chain of failures - a hypothetical
You're single handing in your boat sailing along 20 miles offshore going to Montauk to Cap May and a hose from the water tanks leaks. The tanks empty into the bilger and the bilge pump kicks in to pump the water over board. You don't hear any of this because you are in the cockpit on watch. The bilge pump overheats and shorts and the short begins to drain the batteries. The autopilot stop steering as it needs electricity. The wind is strong and the auto pilot was doing fine but one it's lost power the boat begins to round up into the wind. You need to find out what gives with the batts/electricity... the instruments are off too. You start the engine which has its own battery and lock the helm in a down wind course to flatten the boat and then go below to see what's happening. You discover water sloshing over the floor boards as the bilge pump has died. The quartering seas are building along with the wind. The autopilot comes back on as the alternator charges the batteries. The a puff of wind and large sea comes and the boat rounds up into the wind and a huge wave crashes over the bow and runs aft and floods the cabin the engine stalls and stops and will not restart. The AP stops working and you have to hand steer with no navigation lights or electronics. Can't even call May Day. You are in major commercial traffic lanes into NY Harbor.
See a small leak in a hose in the water system has led to a cascading series of failures and the boat in eventually flooded with sea water, you having to hand steer in the night with the possibility of being run down by a super tanker who can see you.
So, the demolition of WTC7 was dependent on "exploding transformers/insulating oil which broke down into gas/(random) structural damage"
Seems like a risky strategy to me
It's not risky if the owner gives the authority to pull the building!
I can't understand why forum moderators allow their message boards to be polluted with trash like SanderO is providing. It reduces credibility of the professionals that actually know what they're talking about. I mean, who provides a hypothetical response about water hoses and boats when the question was regarding a building collapse?
The guy says a building will destroy itself if dropped from one floor (15 feet) to the ground, yet there are several instances in the video where pre-weakend buildings, with placed charges tip over when dropped from several floors.
If it were my decision, I wouldn't let anyone post information without providing their name, and credentials. We shouldn't be giving these fools a method to spread their junk.
Gotta love it when people come in here, with all of two posts on our forum, and tell us how we should run this forum....lol
QUOTE (LevelDsimTech @ Mar 2 2012, 01:18 PM)
If it were my decision, I wouldn't let anyone post information without providing their name, and credentials.
It can be your decision.
Start a forum.
Here are some links to get you started.... free.
However, if you want to start a forum like this one, you'll have to buy a license for the forum software, and of course hosting... domain name... etc. I can recommend a few if you don't want to go the free route. Then of course you'll have to hire a webmaster if you don't feel like learning php, sql/database implementation, software.. etc.
Let us know how you make out.
We shouldn't be giving these fools a method to spread their junk
I'm afraid you'll have to shut down the whole internet to resolve such an issue. Perhaps even jail some individuals so they can''t talk on the street.
I prefer to debate them head on in full view of an audience. Your mileage may vary.
SanderO hasn't broken any of our forum guidelines, and quite frankly, i want to hear what he has to say, and the rebuttals. If you aren't interested, don't read it. It's just that simple.
But please don't condemn a whole community just because we value Free Speech above all.
By the way LevelDSim, did you know that Richard Gage links to and recommends confirmed disinformation with respect to Pentagon analysis? I have tried to talk to Richard about it, but he turns a blind eye (and ear).
Considering the fact they have completely botched their analysis related to 9/11 aviation issues, combined with the latest analysis rebutting their Thermite/Thermate analysis in which they allegedly have expertise, I'm not too sure I would be defending their work.
Back to SanderO's claims on WTC7 on this forum.
SanderO, can you tell me where exactly "a few explosives" are mentioned in these posts at 911forums just 4 weeks ago?
http://the911forum.freeforums.org/wtc-7-ve...ssion-t201.html
I've been thinking about bldg 7 and some of the observations and have been trying to *connect the dots*.. the so called observations and would like to toss out some points for comment / discussion.. in no order of importance or sequence.
Witness Wm Rodriguez reported hearing an explosion in the sub basement of tower 1, just before he heard the plane strike. I would suggest that they were simultaneous events with the time delay related to the the fact the explosion was caused by a voltage spike which exploded some transformers in the sub basement where there was one or two of the 8 sub stations in each tower. He heard the plane 1 second after it hit because it was 1100 feet away.
The Con Ed substation under Bldg 7 was massive and supplied much of lower Manhattan including the WTC with electricity. It's possible that the same voltage spike affected the sub station in Bldg 7 and caused fires and or explosions after gas was generated from the insulating oil ignited.
Witness Jennings who had rushed to the 23 floor NYC Emergency Response Center when the first plane struck, found no one there and took the stairs down and at the 8th floor, just above the Con Ed sub station he experience a massive explosion. This might have been caused by the explosion of the escaped gas from the transformers.
Exploding sub station:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkDCS8xeobg
Transformer explosions
"Transformer and oil-filled high voltage equipment may give rise to very strong explosions. A severe electrical fault inside the transformer may well generate pressure that the transformer casing cannot withstand, such that it ruptures. Due to the high temperature and energy released from the arc, the insulating oil will decompose and highly explosive gas mixtures will result (mainly Hydrogen and Acetylene). Upon transformer rupture, gas and oil mist will be ejected to the surrounding area, mix with air and a secondary explosion may occur. If transformers are located indoors or in subterranean stations the pressure loads can amount to more than a bar overpressure. In subterranean stations pressure waves may propagate through tunnels and corridors without weakening and pressure loads can become substantial in areas located far away from the actual explosion."
Bldg 7 was a rather unique structural design. It was built over top of a 7 story high Con Ed Sub station. See the plans:
http://whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICL ... eport.html
Part of the central core area on the East side... was above the Con Ed sub station and supported by massive transfer trusses 1 and 2. And this was directly below the East Penthouse which descended right through the building.
The entire core above the East side of the sub station was like building a tower on the a bridge span. If the span fails, the tower above plunges down with no resistance... there wasn't any axial load support below the span of the trusses.
The height of the sub station corresponds to the distance of the free fall descent of the facade. If the failure was at the 8th floor decoupling the facade from the structure (spandrels) perhaps destroying or translating horizontally the facade of the first 8 floors.. it would allow the curtain wall facade to drop with no resistance. This however would mean that all connections of the facade to the structure above the 8th floor were no longer functioning.
The inward bowing of the facade as it descends, plus the prior descent of the East penthouse before movement of the curtain wall suggests that by the time the curtain wall began to descend there was no structure at all behind it. The inward bowing also suggests that the core had gone first and the floors and structure may have plunged into it like water into a drain at the center of a sink.
There was not much if anything ejected through the facade as it descends indicating that not much was going on behind it at that point... What had been there was either gone or still connected (not likely) but certainly not being blasted apart as it would shatter the fragile glass of the curtain wall. The curtain wall's descent looks like a structure will little internal stress... as would be expected in free fall motion.
The fires were not fought all day as the water mains had been destroyed when tower one was struck or when it came down. This may have included fire suppression in the Sub station allowing the oil and gas released by the failed transformers to burn and attack trusses 1 and 2 as well as the 8 stories of 5 columns on the north of the core and south of the sub station separating core from sub station.
There were no sounds of explosions during the descent of the facade/curtain wall as this was a result of the transfer trusses and remaining core columns up to floor 8 giving way at the same instant having lost strength.
The above seems to suggest that the bldg 7 came down because of the design which put the mass of the tower over the Con Ed substation which when it failed provided the energy to destroy the transfer trusses and weaken the core up to the 8th floor to where they collapsed in on itself pulling free from the relatively weak bolted connections to the curtain wall.
Isn't it odd that there is so little discussion about what was going in the sub station at the bottom of Bldg 7? ... of about things inside the towers which could explode... not placed explosives?
The massive smoke seen in the video emerging from down below seems like it was coming from the substation...
Why don't we have any diagrams of what was down there?
I may have two posts, but I'm no stranger to message boards. Sorry if I offended you with my suggestion, it's the lack of quality in this thread that has turned me off.
Instead of ignoring it, I chose to provide examples of why he's wrong.
I'm not familiar with Richard Gage linking disinformation, or any sort of rebuttal but feel free to provide sources and I'll take a look.
There is a sense that a little bad blood exists amongst these groups.
Richard Gage recommends the work of Frank Legge (a chemist), and Warren Stutt (a computer tech), when it comes to aviation related issues regarding the Pentagon, published in a "Journal" whose main Editor is Kevin Ryan.
Such a paper is confirmed as disinformation. Click the links I gave you above.
You claim to not be a stranger to these boards, I find it odd that you are unfamiliar with such an argument, if in fact you frequent this board.
Click... read.. learn.
With that said, if you are not satisfied with the arguments made by SanderO, and the rebuttals offered, you have two choices...
Call him out on his claims.... within the guidelines of the board...
Do not tell us how to run this board.
I hope I made myself clear.
QUOTE (rob balsamo @ Mar 2 2012, 07:37 PM)
Had I known you would link the articles within underlined words mid sentence, I would have read them earlier. My apologies, the underlining appeared to be emphasis at first glance.
I said I'm no stranger to message boards (in general). "Aviation forums". "Computer forums", "Electronics Forums", "Science Forums", etc. My join date on this board is not too long ago, so it would follow that my ignorance concerning this information should not be a shock to you. Maybe in a few months, I'll be able to get a hook on some of these topics.
Call him out on his claims....
I did, and now I'm waiting for his response. See my first post above!
My first thread participation and I'm arguing with the head moderator. Awesome.
You said...
I've been following this forum due to my career in avionics, and find many items to be factual, but this is pure BS.
Then you proceeded to inform us how we should run this forum.
I am puzzled though, why did you elect as your first order to participate in a thread outside your area of expertise?
In case you haven't noticed my friend, people will debate on this forum. If forum guidelines are breached, we will crack down on the troll(s).
SanderO has not breached such guidelines. In fact, I know who he is... by name. This does not mean I agree with all that he claims.
If you feel that you "...wouldn't let anyone post information without providing their name, and credentials.", why not start with yours?
I see you are a LevelDSimTech, ... where? Name?
My position on the twins is that the collapse phase can be explained by gravity and was enabled because of the rather flimsy floor system which when it went (progressively) both the facade and the core were unstable and each *failed* in a different mode.
I am just beginning to look at Bldg 7 and try to look for the initiation cause/location based on what I observe.
It appears to me that bldg 7 was from a core failure at or below floor 8. And when one looks at the structure you find these unorthodox transfer trusses and cantilever girders holding up the entire core and north perimeter columns above floor 7. This is the suspect area which needs to be looked at carefully. This is the area where one would place devices to drop the core and drop the building in a CD. Or the place where there was a runaway progressive failure when sh*t happened.
In looking at the CD scenario we would expect it to kick off just before the collapse. This would be evidenced by loud explosives or numerous squib ejections at the columns locations from the region below the 8th floor. If there were some sort of timed *cutter lances* attached to the columns and or transfer truss chords below flr 8 we likely would NOT see or hear evidence of this. Once the cuts were made the transfer trusses fail and the core above drops right through / onto the sub station in FREE FALL. Consider the sub station like a huge column free space about 6 stories tall with huge machines inside. Essentially no resistance or *support* for the columns above (when descending).
In the CD scenario all the failures are at floors 6 & 7 where the transfer trusses and cantilever girders are. When that goes the top drops 8 floors including the facades. Look at the moment of initiation in tower one when the tops begin to drop. Notice the material forced outward at the *crush zone*. The drop caused the facade to mis align and not see resistance (except when meeting a floor slab). In bldg 7 it's likely that the curtain wall facade was ALSO blown out at floors 6,7 & 8 at initiation and this allowed a relatively intact upper 41 story facade to drop at FF for the 8 floors.
Again we don't know what CAUSED the initiation. I am working on the theory that it took place on floors 6 & 7.
In the non CD scenario the extensive damage to the transfer trusses and cantilever girders would have to have a heat weakening cause. I don't think office fires could cause this even burning for 7 hrs and there were no offices on those floors anyway... they were mechanical equipment floors... so no office *contents* to serve as fuel. What there was was the emergency power generation systems and several 275 gallon diesel day tanks for the various gen sets for different floors/companies above. These main gen sets power lift pumps in the basement (I believe) which replenished the day day tanks.
It's possible that the plane strike caused a voltage spike (con ed reported this at 8:46 taking down several 13 KV feeders). This MAY have damaged the transformers (some may have exploded) others breached. The insulating oil when heated breaks down into an explosive and flammable gas (I believe). This MAY have damaged the equipment on floors 6 & 7 cause the supply piping for the diesel from the large tanks in the basement to be pumped up and continually provide a source of fuel. Diesel is hard to ignite, but once it does it burns quite hot. I believe there was little or no fuel recovered from the huge storage tanks. This implies it was burned.
I don't know if a 7 hr burn of 10,000 or more gallons of diesel being pumped up to floors 6 & 7 would generate sufficient heat to weaken and fail the transfer trusses or the cantilever girders. If it can, then it could explain the core drop. If it can't then this could not cause the initiation.
Structural failure is virtually always a rapid onset. Before global failure occurs the structure is coping by load redistribution working within its reserve strength. As strength weaken (loss of reserve strength)... the structure reaches a point of no return and has lost even the minimum strength to carry loads. It then begins a global collapse. *It* being the main structure of the building... the cores and what supports them in the case of bldg 7.
The observations are consistent with a failure at or below floors 6 & 7.
What we don't know is what actually CAUSED those failures but they were likely at the transfer trusses and the cantilever girders.
Why are you talking about CD SanderO? Here we go again..
We all know that you're bent over backwards trying to push gravity collapse.
Barry Jennings and Hess...transformers
Explosions filmed and heard just before the collapse....transformers
Explosions filmed, heard and witnessed before the collapse....transformers
You just said
It appears to me that bldg 7 was from a core failure at or below floor 8. And when one looks at the structure you find these unorthodox transfer trusses and cantilever girders holding up the entire core and north perimeter columns above floor 7. This is the suspect area which needs to be looked at carefully. This is the area where one would place devices to drop the core and drop the building in a CD.
That is, that if this section could be compromised, collapse would occur
And in the very next paragraph
Blah.
If this section were also compromised by explosives, based on what you just said, collapse would occur. End of story.
The fact is that there were explosions filmed, witnessed and heard.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YvrKfWkxdw...be_gdata_player
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUfiLbXMa64...be_gdata_player
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbbZE7c3a8Q...be_gdata_player
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERhoNYj9_fg...be_gdata_player
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biIIqKybSZE...be_gdata_player
You believe every event from Jennings, Rodriguez and Hess through to every explosion caught on tape or described as being caused by transformers. Go prove it.
Me? I prefer to let an already confused, brainwashed and ignorant public make their own minds up and supply all of the evidence of explosions without tagging what can only be described as OCT koolaid that will bring us no nearer to a public outcry to demand answers from those that have them.
Let me see if I've got this straight. If there were no "office fires" or (random) "structural damage", the "few explosives" that you mentioned would have been ineffective and the explosions that were heard and felt were actually "transformers" and that explosives couldn't have caused the collapse even if placed in the same section where you believe a natural collapse occured.
Who do you think you're kiddin man?
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Image copyright AFP Image caption Jenny Curpen accuses Danish society of demonising Peter Madsen A Russian artist living in self-imposed exile in Finland has defended her marriage to the notorious jailed Danish killer Peter Madsen.Jenny Curpen married Madsen on 19 December, according to her Facebook page. She has received many hostile messages, some calling her…
Jenny Curpen accuses Danish society of demonising Peter Madsen
A Russian artist living in self-imposed exile in Finland has defended her marriage to the notorious jailed Danish killer Peter Madsen.
Jenny Curpen married Madsen on 19 December, according to her Facebook page. She has received many hostile messages, some calling her crazy.
Madsen received a life sentence in April 2018 for the sexual assault and murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall.
Her dismembered body was found after she had boarded his submarine.
Madsen is in Herstedvester Prison, just outside Copenhagen, and on Facebook he confirmed his marriage to Ms Curpen.
He wrote on Friday: “I won’t be able to have access to internet, to receive and to react to your messages. If you still have any need to interact, feel free to contact Jenny Curpen via Facebook.”
Ms Curpen lives in the Finnish town of Salo with a fellow Russian political exile, Alexei Devyatkin, and they have two infant sons.
Media captionKim Wall’s death – what we know
The 2017 murder of Kim Wall, a distinguished freelance journalist, was marked by “unusual brutality”, the judges at Madsen’s trial said.
Madsen, now 49, admitted dismembering her body, but claimed she had died in an accident on the submarine he had built. Her headless torso washed up on a beach, then divers found other body parts dumped at sea in weighted plastic bags.
Originally a journalist, Ms Curpen describes herself now as an artist. She told BBC Russian that her marriage to Madsen was genuine, not just part of an “art project” she had announced earlier, which is called: “This is not the Peter we knew”.
She said the phrase had been repeated by the inventor’s former friends, and symbolised the way society had demonised him since the crime. He was famous for his home-made submarine and for designing experimental space rockets.
Peter Madsen pictured with his home-made submarine on 31 May 2017
In a post on Sunday, Ms Curpen wrote: “My husband committed a horrible crime and he is punished for that. However, knowing him for real give me an exclusive right to say that I am lucky to be with the most beautiful, smart, talented, devoted and empathetic person and man ever.
“My husband is the one of two victims of his crime and staying alive was a punishment itself for him.”
Her Facebook page shows a metal tag apparently from a prison visit, and a scrap of paper showing part of the prison’s address.
On Sunday she had complained of “thousands of weird, stupid, absurd or aggressive comments, messages and threats of physical nature from many so-called normal, law-abiding good people”.
Jenny Curpen with Alexei Devyatkin in 2012 before they fled to Finland
She used to work for Grani.ru, a Russian opposition news website banned by the authorities. She and Mr Devyatkin were arrested in 2012 after attending rallies of the far-left opposition National Bolsheviks.
The party, led by Eduard Limonov, is in a grouping called The Other Russia, fiercely opposed to President Vladimir Putin. Limonov has ultra-nationalist views – he supported Serb hardliners in former Yugoslavia – and spent nearly two years in jail on terrorism charges.
Ms Curpen says she fled with Mr Devyatkin first to Ukraine, then to Finland, where they were granted political asylum.
Defending her Madsen art project, she wrote in a manifesto: “Supporting the guilty one, calling him a friend, we smash ‘normality’ into pieces, diversify the symbolic capital of culture, engage in cultural terrorism, essentially the only truly effective form of peaceful resistance.”
She says she launched the project in mid-2018, but soon realised she needed “some form of collaboration with Peter himself, and in autumn [2018] personal communication began”.
After his arrest in 2017, Madsen divorced his wife. A Danish news website, BT, says Madsen began seeking penpals from his prison cell in August 2018.
BT says he had a trio of female admirers who supported him during his court appeal. The nationalist Danish People’s Party wants tighter restrictions on prison visits to Madsen and others jailed for the worst crimes.
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From 1979 to the early 1980’s the Toronto punk scene was in transition. The big break that many groups were probably hoping for never happened. While the U.K. and New York scenes were considered the vanguards of the the punk movement, the Toronto scene was largely ignored by both the local and international media. Perhaps if there had been a hypothetical UK tour with, say, the Viletones, Teenage Head and the Ugly, it might’ve been a different story.
Only the Viletones, Teenage Head and Forgotten Rebels played continuously (more or less) in one form or another into the 1980’s, 1990’s and 2000’s. By the early to mid-1980’s, the first wave bands splintered and ex-members started or joined new groups such as the Jitters (ex-Mods), Wayouts (ex-Tyranna), Australia (ex-Existers) and the Wild Things (ex-Ugly). The Viletones even gave rockabilly a try.
In the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, there was a shift to the New Wave side of the musical spectrum, where hair and fashion took precedence and the bands didn’t take themselves too seriously. But some old school punks resisted and there were some new bands like L’Etranger, the Young Lions and Youth Youth Youth that had a political bent. Charlie Angus and Andrew Cash from L’Etranger were actually elected to parliament in 1994 and 2010, respectively.
As happened in the UK with the Oi! bands and in California and Washington, DC, with the first wave of hardcore bands, many Toronto teens were disenchanted by the current state of punk and started doing their own thing. A change of direction was evident as new bands began playing shorter songs, at faster speeds and with more anger and intensity. At the same time, they were singing more about personal politics, the search for identity, police brutality, racism — although singing about beer, drugs and girls was still important.
The earliest Toronto hardcore bands in 1980 and 1981 included the Young Lions, Youth Youth Youth, A.P.B. , Direct Action, Ugly Models, Quarantine and Zeroption (from Oakville), among others. Several of these bands came from the Scarborough suburbs and, interestingly, Quarantine played nothing but house parties until their first offical live show in 1983. The stop-start American style hardcore was first played in Toronto by Chronic Submission whose members were 13 to 14 years old when they first started playing shows in 1981.
A.P.B., Blank Generation, Chronic Submission, Dead End, Direct Action, Lethal Playthings, Nothing In Particular, Prisoners of War, Quarantine, Sickies, Ugly Models, United State, Unknowns (St. Catharines), Young Lions, Youth Youth Youth, Zeroption (Oakville).
In 1982 Brian Taylor, singer for Youth Youth Youth, played a significant role in Toronto’s hardcore scene. In addition to working at the Record Peddler, then located at Jarvis and Queen streets, which was the source for getting all your punk imports, Brian had his Accusonic recording studio and N.R.K. record label. He was responsible for recording many of the early hardcore bands, releasing their albums on cassette tape (vinyl was too expensive) and selling them at the Record Peddler. He also put together the landmark compilation T.O. Hardcore ’83 which represented the very best of the Toronto hardcore scene.
Today Brian is manager of Rotate This and has started to re-release some of those early recordings on vinyl. A Young Lions compilation was also released in 2011 by Schizophrenic Records out of Hamilton, Ontario.
In 1984 many of the above bands made it into the film Not Dead Yet,
In 1985 Bunchofuckingoofs opened the DMZ which, like the Crash’n’Burn before it, was a punk club run by punks. The first circle pit in Toronto started at the DMZ during a Gang Green show but it was also introduced by touring Montreal bands. Later on the BFGs were known for their Fort Goof hangout/home/boozecan in the heart of Kensington Market. The market was their turf and included the Greeks which later became Planet Kensington in the 1990’s and continued to have hardcore shows there well into the 2000’s. Steve Goof and various versions of the BFGs stuck to their hardcore code of conduct right up to 2012 when they played their last show.
Afhakken, Berlin Wave, Blibber and the Ratcrushers, Bunchofuckingoofs, Creative Zero, Hype, Jolly Tamborine Man, Living Proof, Madhouse, Microedge, No Mind, Problem Children (Dunnsville), Section 8 (Oakville), Sudden Impact, Wet Spots (Hamilton), Wrath.
In the mid 1980’s there was an overlap of hardcore and metal. Specifically, metal bands started playing faster and gave us speed metal which became thrash metal. Hardcore sped up even more and the faster version became known as thrash. Some of that metal influence seeped into hardcore. By the late 1980’s the difference between a thrash hardcore band and an old school 1977 punk band was enormous, resulting in a divide between fans of hardcore and old school punk. Or at least in Toronto, to this day, you don’t see fans of the two genres mixing at each others’ shows too often.
By the end of the decade most of the first wave of Toronto hardcore bands had broken up. From the mid to late 1980’s the Toronto scene was also open to bands from the outlying cities, such as Sons of Ishmael from Meaford, Problem Children from Dunnsville and the garage punk of UIC from Exeter.
FILMS & BOOKS
In 1984 many of the early hardcore bands made it into the film Not Dead Yet, directed by Ruth Taylor and Edward Mowbray. In 2002, Mowbray did a follow up documentary Punk X, focused on members from the Bunchofuckingoofs. In 2012, Jennifer Morton also told the BFGs’ story in her book Dirty, Drunk, and Punk.
A great archive of Toronto punk history is Equalizing X Distort, a University of Toronto radio show on CIUT 89.5 FM that is produced by Stephe Perry who was in the 1990’s hardcore bands One Blood and Countdown to Oblivion.
CLUBS & PROMOTERS
In the 1980’s, a lot of the clubs would book shows themselves. The Garys were still booking great shows, moving to the Edge after the Horseshoe Tavern went back to country and western. John Brower, who at one time co-managed Teenage Head, had the Heatwave Festival in August 1980. In June 1980, Teenage Head played Ontario Place and caused a riot. There was also the Rock Against Radiation festival held at Toronto City Hall in July 1980.
All ages dances with punk bands were booked at church basements, halls and the like under the event name Start Dancing. The first all ages bar shows were put on by Pete Jones from Quarantine in 1983 at the Upper Lip. Jill Heath (Jill Jill), Al Ridley, Don LeBeuf and Tony Meaney booked hardcore shows from early to late 1980’s. In 1988 Elliot Leftko started booking punk shows at the Silver Dollar and later the Apocalypse Club.
The main clubs from the 1980’s were the Beverley, Bridge, Cabana Room, Concert Hall (aka Masonic Temple, Rockpile), DMZ, Edge, El Mocambo, Horseshoe, Ildiko’s, Larry’s Hideaway, Lee’s Palace, Quoc-te, Starwood, Turning Point, Upper Lip, Voodoo Club and RPM for larger shows.
ROOTS ROCK & INDIE SCENES
In the early 1980’s Toronto had a few rockabilly bands like the Bopcats, Sidewinders, Razorbacks and Tennessee Rockets (with Problem Children co-founder Bill Culp). The early 1980’s also brought Toronto it’s first surf band, Mark Malibu and the Wasagas. (Mark was involved in the above mentioned Start Dancing shows.) In 1979-80 there was Crash Kills 5 and it’s members eventually formed Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, one of Canada’s best known instrumental bands, becoming the house band for the 1990’s TV show Kids In The Hall.
In the mid- to late-1980’s Toronto had an emerging roots country scene centred around the Cameron House and Handsome Ned‘s Saturday matinees. Some of these bands were made of former members of the Viletones, Tyranna, Ugly and Battered Wives. At first it might seem odd but, when you think about it, there are common themes running through both genres: women, drugs, drinking and fighting, although country has a higher percentage of songs involving murder while punk songs can be more overtly political. But when it comes right down to it, both punk and country songs are about everyday, common people and there’s a truth and genuine honesty to the best punk and best country song.
Blue Rodeo, Bopcats, Crash Vegas, Cowboy Junkies, Dundrells, Handsome Ned, Leslie Spit Treeo, One-Eyed Jacks, Prairie Oyster, Razorbacks, Screamin’ Sam, Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, Sidewinders, Tennessee Rockets.
Roughly during the same time frame, Toronto developed an interesting indie scene, ranging from punk influenced (Stark Naked & the Fleshtones, A Neon Rome), pop influenced (Rheostatics, Spoons), roots rock influenced (The Lawn, Plastercine Replicas) to experimental new wave (Dave Howard Singers, Jane Siberry). William New from Groovy Religion started his Elvis Monday series in 1983 at the Beverley Tavern which, along with the Cabana Room at the Spadina Hotel, helped nurture Toronto’s indie scene. Elvis Monday moved to the Silver Dollar in 1986, the El Mocambo in the 1990’s and then the Drake Hotel in the 2000’s. It is a Toronto institution.
A Neon Rome, Change Of Heart, Dave Howard Singers, Dik Van Dykes (Hamilton), Fifth Column, Groovie Religion, The Lawn, Living Proof, Look People, Negro Jazz Funeral, Plasterscene Replicas, Rheostatics, Jane Siberry, Vital Sines.
The compilation series It Came From Canada, put out by Og Records from Montreal, regularly included some of these indie and roots country bands.
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Just to let you know the Starwood, Bridge and Ildiko’s were all names for the same venue. It’s now the pool hall in the Annex that is upstairs from Seeker’s bookstore.
The person writing this article was definitely not involved in the Toronto punk scene-they have no clue what bands punks actually supported-teenage head were a great band but never considered a punk band by “real punks” and not knowing that the Starwood-the bridge-ildykos were the same club highlights ignorance
Hey – no mention of the Spazmz?
How about the Demics?
Sons of Ishmael sucked ass fucking university preppy poseurs
Demics were great
Children of Divorce ?
yeah, lets be rude to the guy that wrote this because he made some mistakes in his info or wasn’t there.
so…fix the inaccuracies/mistakes or if the story can only be told by someone that was there then post a link to the story that you wrote so we can read it….trolls punks f*ck off!
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Writer’s Travel Guide: The Jersey Connection
2015/03/01 by Anna M. Thane
Mont Orgueil Castle on the Isle of Jersey (photo by Lady Dorothy)
In this post:
– Working as an agent in the 18th century: Tasks and Methods
– Deadly Dangers
– A Thorn in Napoleon’s Side
Angelique Le Tourneur was a spy. She looked like an ordinary fisherwoman, and her little boat sailing from village to village along the French coast was loaded with fish. But Angelique belonged to a network of spies that was operated from the Isle of Jersey for 18 years.
The network was called “La Correspondance”. The spymaster was Philipp D’Auvergne (1754 – 1816), his headquarters were at Jersey. “La Correspondance” was a section of the British secret service that operated in the western area of France. Its mission was to bring the King of France back to the French throne.
Working as an agent: Tasks and Methods
The members of “La Correspondance” had different tasks. Some of them, like Angelique Le Tourneur, transported messages. Let’s have a closer look at Angelique’s boat: Besides the fish, she often had a secret parcel hidden on board. She delivered them to one Madame de Clinchamp. Madame Clinchamp passed the information on to the next agent.
The wild coast of the Isle of Jersey – the perfect location for smuggling and espionage…. (photo by Lady Dorothy)
Other members of “La Correspondance” ran confidential houses where agents trying to get to Jersey could find a hiding place. A secret and safe hideout was immensely important. Even though about 300 persons worked for or sympathised with D’Auvergne, Brittany was a dangerous place for an agent: The major part of the population was hostile, and French patrols were constantly on guard. Agents waiting at the coast for a boat to ferry them to Jersey were highly exposed to danger. Once, agent Armand de Chateaubriand and his companion were cornered while trying to deliver a report for D’Auvergne. De Chateaubriand swallowed the letter he carried and ran for his life. Read his report about his flight here:
“I (…) jumped over a deep ditch. I preferred death to surrender. They fired a volley, but I was fortunate enough not to be hit. (…) The country round was open; there were no hiding-places but I had a start and I kept it, and at last managed to reach a wood (…). By this time I was utterly exhausted. I had just strength enough left to force my way through the thick undergrowth with my carbine.”(1)
Another method of transporting reports from France to Jersey was to place them in pre-arranged caches in the rocks along the French coast. Boats from Jersey would come by night to pick them up.
Vigilance and Discretion
The members of “La Correspondance” knew each other only by pseudonym, such as Le Vigoreux, Petit Philippe, Fidelis, L‘Anonym, and L’Eremit. Angelique’s pseudonym was Pipette.
The agents were careful to hide their reports from enemies’ eyes, writing with a white fluid on white paper. When this kind of invisible ink was not at hand, the agents used code words taken from botany, cooking, music and tailoring.
Deadly Dangers
Espionage has always been a dangerous business: Pipette and Madame Clinchamp were eventually arrested. Their fate is unknown, but espionage was usually punished with prison or death. Armand de Chateaubriand – the agent who had swallowed his letter – had been lucky to escape. De Chateaubriand reports:
“The soldiers by good luck did not find my hiding-place, only one of the dogs did, but seeing my gun, thought I was engaged in sport, and sniffed at it and went away.” (1)
De Chateaubriand’s companion was less fortunate: He was captured and shot.
Many of D’Auvergne’s agents died or were captured on their missions. D’Auvergne arranged allowances for the injured agents and pensions for the bereaved.
A Thorn in Napoleon’s Side
Napoleon was annoyed by the work of D’Auvergne’s spy network and the eagerness of the population of Jersey to fight France: “France can no longer tolerate this nest of brigands”, he raged in 1804 in an article in ‘Gazette Nationale ou Le Moniteur Universal’, one of the newspapers he controlled. “Jersey is England’s disgrace!”
Make the Isle of Jersey a Setting of Your Regency Novel
The Isle of Jersey is an ideal setting for a historical novel featuring both romance and adventure. A hero might travel to Jersey to play his part in defending England by joining D’Auvergne’s smugglers or agents. As women had been involved in “La Correspondance”, your heroine can be on the lookout for an adventure as well. But instead, she could be a lady coming to the island to visit distant relatives, or even a governess seeking employment in one of the schools D’Auvergne had set up for the French émigrés. About 3000 émigrés had fled to Jersey during the French terror, and D’Auvergne cared for them.
Here are more facts about the secret service activities operated from Jersey:
D’Auvergne provided a group of French Royalists fighting Napoleon with arms, ammunition and medical supplies. Regularly, those supplies were landed on the French coast at night and then smuggled through the patrols.
England tried to weaken Napoleonic France by destabilizing its economy. English paper-mills produced fake French paper money. The money was smuggled to France by Jersey boatmen.
Privateering was another form of economic warfare: The English Crown had licensed Jersey ship-owners to attack French ships and keep the profits from any prize captured. Many merchants took on this sideline job. Thus, many fortunes in Jersey are founded on privateering.
The Royalists in France plotted to kidnap Napoleon, and it is said that D’Auvergne supported them. The plan was to imprison Napoleon at Mont Orgueil Castle on Jersey under the control of D’Auvergne. The plan, however, failed.
“La Correspondance” was most effective in the 1790ies. To reward his agents, D’Auvergne received £15,747 from the British Government in 1796.
The spy network eventually was infiltrated by double agents. As a consequence, many of D’Auvergne spies were captured and the confidential houses in France were detected. In 1808, the network was betrayed by Noel Prigent, a senior member of “La Correspondance”.
(1) Herpin E. / Colquhoun Grant, Mrs.: The hero of Brittany. Armand de Chateaubriand; Mills & Boon’s, 1914.
Ashelford, Jane: In the English Service. The Life of Philippe D’Auvergne”, Jersey Heritage Trust, 2008.
Balleine, George Reginald (Author) / Syvret, M. (Editor) / Stevens, J. (Editor): Balleine’s History of Jersey; Phillimore & Co Ltd. 1981.
Sinsoilliez, Robert: Les espions du roi; Franck Martin: 2006.
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In the past 15 years, the three best defenses
In the past 15 years, the three best defenses to win a Super Bowl were the 2000 Baltimore Ravens, the 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers.
Boasting a fan base as rabid as those that support Dallas and Pittsburgh, the Raiders are expected to bring some ratings heat to each of the five NFL broadcast packages..
Our draft coverage was highlighted in a live post that was updated throughout the proceedings.It wasn great, and we won know just how good until these nine players take the field and we see how they all fit in the grand scheme.
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Jenkins called NFL owners «cowards.». Franchise LinebackersThe franchise value of an NFL linebacker in 2010 is $8.3 million. There seems to be an endless stream of idiotic things professional athletes do. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady had an uncharacteristically miserable night, completing just 16 of 36 passes for 267 yards and zero touchdowns..
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The 58 year old made the cut as a Senior Member this year, receiving the required 80 percent of votes from the Senior Committee that considers only players whose careers ended at least 25 years ago.. To protest, non violent protest, is as American as it gets, so we knelt with them today to let them know that we a unified front.
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Gaines attended the University of Houston where she earned a Bachelor of Science in sport administration.. That seems unsustainable, because the faces of the league quarterbacks nearer to age 40 than they are to their rookie seasons will retire, and eventually it will be players like Blake Bortles and Nathan Peterman, all the way down..
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But informal chats with someone who is somewhat close to Kaepernick but doesn’t speak officially for him Edwards reportedly has advised him over his career, though he told Bell he hasn’t talked with him since early March don’t necessarily rise to the level of serious interest.
He said he heard from the Washington Redskins during the fifth round and was told they pick him if he was still available during the seventh but he was taken during the sixth.. Look for the Bears to be better in 2009, but unless their defense can get healthy again, it won’t be substantially better.
It might seem that way that it was kind of a reaction to the President, but this stuff been going on for a long time.. I’m 75% at the beginning of the year, and my play diminished. The 67 year old ended his 36 year run as a college assistant coach after the 2014 season, but hes in his second year coaching Ypsilanti High, not far from Ann Arbor, and plans to attend all of Joshs games..
Cooper asked Bennett how his views on inequality might have been impacted by a recent encounter he had with Las Vegas police. Unfortunately, this response of rejecting blame and responsibility is expertly modeled in the public arena. Yards TD in last meeting.
Rivers had 41 career sacks at Youngstown, but faces a large leap in level of completion. «I hardly eat red meat,» he says.. Will he get enough touches to make an impact, and will Jonathan Stewart and Cam Newton defer valuable goal line touches?. Penn State’s offensive line now dedicates a member of its strength staff specifically to monitor the linemen’s size and productivity, which gets reported nfl throwback jerseys daily to position coach Matt Limegrover.
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Topic continued to dominate discussion in sports Monday as NFL players reflected, NBA teams met with reporters and Trump doubled down on his position with tweets, saying the issue had nothing to do with race and using the hashtag doesn understand the power that he has for being the leader of this beautiful country, Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James said..
(AP Photo/Elise Amendola). Follow along as we bring you live updates and analysis from the game from kickoff through the final whistle in the comments section below. League can possibly be gaining fans by their inaction, I know they are losing many, including me..
Argument here is that the NFL could later enforce the suspension. We are currently looking for a full time or freelance Senior Motion Graphics Artist to join our rapidly expanding creative team in Dublin 2. A win for him at the end of the day. Buccaneers 26, Bears 16.
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But it would be hard to understate Blizzard’s ambitions for and belief in the Overwatch League. Just not think about it, I guess, Josh said. NFL executive vice president of international,Mark Waller who isthe man in charge ofthe London campaign saidthere was very little chance the NFL’s prioritieswill change any time soon.»I think that you have to be realistic the likelihood of us playing a regular season game in Australia is almost non existent,» Waller told Fairfax Media.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS at KANSAS CITY CHIEFS CHARGERS: OUT: CB Brandon Flowers (knee), WR Dontrelle Inman (neck), WR Stevie Johnson (groin), DT Corey Liuget (foot). That minimum currently $465,000 is certainly a lot of money. The obvious areas the Rams could look to tinker with is the offensive line, which is at eight total after the release of veteran Cody Wichmann and four others..
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Does Williams want to return? Linebacker Nigel Bradham took a step back statistically from 2014 and seems likely to depart as an unrestricted free agent. FBS conferences with at least 12 members have a championship game to determine the conference winner of each football season.
FILE In this Monday, Sept. While there will still be some noteworthy moves made like the Buffalo Bills releasing Cyrus Kouandjio last week rosters for the most part are pretty well set.. «He’s one of the best players in the league,» said Cowboys coach Jason Garrett.
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The schedule and the game in the NFL are very much controlled by TV. But nobody ever want to say that from day one, there was not one inch of evidence on me. «I would like to thank all of them for their efforts and their many contributions to ESPN.»Report: ESPN’s Mike Greenberg to leave ‘Mike and Mike’ for a new TV showThis is the second big roundup of job cuts at ESPN in recent years.
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What I was told by the studio was, protected. The top football conferences, including the Southeastern Conference, pay their officials the highest compensation in the FBS. They will need quarterback Mike Glennon to look smoother than he did at mini camp, wide receiver Kevin White to stay healthy enough to make impact plays and Floyd to flash the same burst from the edge he did as a rookie..
Though NFL kickers have other duties that include placekicking and kicking extra points after field goals, they earn their living in clutch moments. «I would venture to say probably 100 percent of the guys that played my sport in the NFL have been there.»Dr.
Inevitably, given the volatile mix of sports, gossip, and divorce, the Internet trolls and chattering class began guessing. They are listed in the phonebook.’. Instead, Cleveland drafted Kizer in the first round last April and he currently leads the NFL with nine interceptions and seems overmatched by cheap basketball jerseys the speed of the NFL game.
We do some things for money, yes, but we’re not just going to sell our soul and sell everything to slap a corporate logo on it. To no one shock, Donald remains absent from the team as he continues to holdout in a contract dispute. The networks dealt with the same issue last season.
«I the only woman manager in the NFL hell, the only woman, period, in this godforsaken league. Why: First, they couldn win on the road in the division. This team doesnt get better until the talent does.. Each of the owners had a point of view and finally Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys took control, Seth Wickersham and Don Van Natta Jr., write.
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Their home opener was canceled. Have won 8 consecutive division titles, most in NFL history. Before Norm Chow jumped to the http://nlhealthcare.es/p=37499&index=1 NFL in 2005, he coached two Heisman Trophy winners (Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart) as part of national championship teams. Neither has Utah though that might be more about the opponent USC has an injury to deal with against Texas.
I tell everyone I feel just good today as I felt back in 2009. LEWIS: I asked him one day I was like, dude, you remember «The Five Heartbeats?» He was like yeah, yeah, of course. «In order to get to where you want to get to, we’ve got to make sure we’re taking the right steps in between now and then.».
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Spokesman Brian McCarthy said the league had not yet seen the lawsuit and could not comment. It is this systemic racism, this inequality that they are attempting to bring into public view. Some of the offensive guys even said it. I feel that comfort level has allowed me to play better football at this point in my career..
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In light of the Times report, it’s clear why the NFL was so eager to buy its way out of the concussion mess, and why some ex players felt the league got off easy. But perhaps more than that score, the shirt was a reminder of how far Harris, the star of Denver preseason, had to come in order to earn an important role on a reconfigured Broncos defensive line.
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Perhaps if he had stuck to politics and not gone on the attack at a rally in Alabama on Friday night, I would be talking about Tom Brady’s late heroics, upset wins for the Chicago Bears and New York Jets and a dramatic finish in the Atlanta Falcons’ win over the Detroit Lions..
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Think I was around 50 when I started getting bad headaches, I didn want to do anything, he said. Kaepernick protest is indeed affecting their bottom line.. As recently as this year, Payton said he was entirely unaware of the bounties «a claim contradicted by others,» the league said.
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It’s fair to consider his place on this unit as an extension of his auditioning for the Steelers’ practice squad. Even if you don get there, make sure you done everything you can in that direction. Everyone takes a little swag from someplace. Matt Ryan’s stats are testament to that.
Louis Rams defensive end Robert Quinn stood alongside his teammates with a fist in the air. «Gran rabia».. At the same time, 55 percent of Americans disapprove of Trump’s call for firing players who refuse to stand, while 31 percent approve.. Considering all the attention the situation has already caused, it’s only a matter of time until it escalates even more.
Je crois donc qu pourrait avoir les Packers contre les Steelers au Super Bowl.. Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton will edge Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson to win his second straight NFL MVP Award. An Instragram post showed another skirmish in the parking lot at the same game.
23, 2017)Colin Kaepernick’s protest movement rolled on without him Sunday, as his fraternity marched in Detroit and players around the NFL sat or knelt during the national anthem.Kaepernick remains unsigned after opting out of his contract with the 49ers.
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A player asks himself, ‘Why should I be responsible when others are responsible for me?’ We’re talking about equipment managers, trainers, coaches, financial advisers, agents, and wives or girlfriends.»As a player, someone does your laundry, packs and unpacks your bags, handles all your needs I know retired guys who have walked into an airport forgetting they have to buy a ticket first.
In San Diego, California, referees earn approximately $67 per game and may work as many as four games per week. Sometimes the ball just bounces funny. «He’s great,» said Calhoun, noting O’Brien’s extensive high school experience. In this Sept. «Then I began adding all these future Hall of Famers Dwight Freeney, Willie Roaf, Antonio Gates, Terrell Suggs and it was, she must be sleeping with them.
That why Reid was considered one of the NFL best coaches even before going to Kansas City in 2013. Henderson’s inability to navigate through league politics, and follow the evidence, and, most importantly, his (sic) conscience,» attorneys Frank Salzano and Scott Rosenblum said in a statement released after the hearing.Henderson said in his ruling that the NFL complied with its personal conduct policy in punishing Elliott and rejected any claims that Elliott’s attorneys presented new evidence at the appeal..
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Most importantly, Glennon protected the football on every snap, something he failed to do in his first two games and something that the starting quarterback of every run oriented, defense driven team must do. «I don’t really get it. Look forward to the day when everyone in management can unite and truly embrace and articulate what the flag stands for, liberty and justice for all, instead of some of them just talking about standing, Smith said.
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«That hard for guys who find their http://www.newsaboutav.com/ identity being a professional football player,» he says. Joint in Denver’s 27 7 win at Tampa Bay, was expected to get the starting nod against Atlanta, but the Broncos deemed he wasn’t ready and went with rookie Paxton Lynch instead.
On a much bigger scale of course, the player have plenty of leverage but they don’t have money and since team owner are billionaires with a B. Others locked arms. The guy who’s eating the steak is sluggish in the fourth quarter. I can jump. But overall, the number of underclassmen leaving early for the NFL hit an all time high last year with 103.
I think leadership is the big question you have about him. In their league, Scott LoMurray and his best friend Aaron Doverspike have weekly head to head bets where the loser has to do some pretty terrible things, including getting a leg wax and sitting in the back of a pickup truck as it goes through a car wash wearing only a Speedo, a swim cap, and goggles.
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«We go through a lot together. He was heading for his limo. Yet every one of those professional players had a moment where they stepped onto a football field for the first time, with dreams of the NFL so far away. Louis Rams in 2015. Pulled the book from Amazon a few months later and issued an apology on a now private Twitter account..
Katstra is leading the VAF’s «All In For Excellence» drive that aims to raise more than $24 million in 2017, including $18.3 million for scholarships and $4 million toward an endowment that’s already at $70 million. I wouldn say it a requirement for Kane to do that to be labelled a great player.
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Don think that the reason we got to where we got, Taggart says. Their goal is to create higher betting volume and more wins than losses for the sports book.. But we got to come together and talk about these things and grow as a community, as a connected group of individuals in our society, and we going to continue to show love and unity.
The key is to not over think it. «I turned to a lot of alcohol and marijuana when I was there,» Johnson said. He had a point to make, and wanted to do so while trying to remain as respectful as possible during the anthem. Even before I saw a physical change, I felt different.» Now when she hears that voice, Kantor chooses to act against fear, doing whatever it is that pushes her outside her comfort zone.
So right now he’s doing everything that we’re asking him to do,» Chiefs offensive co ordinator Matt Nagy said. One day, Reid will be enshrined into the team Hall of Fame. It’s not uncommon for an ambulance to take hours to arrive at a medical emergency or in most cases, about 45 minutes after the medical emergency has become fatally less urgent.
The 6 foot 5, 324 pound Pankey moved all over the offensive line at West Virginia, starting 36 games over his final three seasons at left tackle in 2014, left guard in 2015 and right guard last year as a senior. If the court grants the NFL’s dismissal, Elliott will be immediately subject to the NFL’s discipline.The motion filed Monday claims that a federal court lacks the jurisdiction to vacate a suspension imposed by the NFL.
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The Titans also could use a tight end to complement Pro Bowler Delanie Walker.. In parts of three seasons with the Vikings he rushed for 2,264 yards and 4.1 yards per carry.. The heaviest NFL players are nose tackles, who have an average BMI of about 40.50.
Only Peters is expected to return Sunday in Kansas City. Lors de sa confrence de presse d’hier, l’entraneur chef des Broncos de Denver a plutt dit qu’il n’avait toujours pas discut avec Brock Osweiler et Peyton Manning, et qu’il voulait s’entretenir avec ce dernier afin de savoir comment il se sentait aprs avoir repris l’entranement la semaine dernire.
Watt (Wisconsin) 31. The Seahawks have made it to at least the divisional round five straight seasons, and won a Super Bowl during that stretch. The volleyball team won a conference match. Not alone in that latter sentiment. «He weight room strong but super strong in games, a lower body with insane amounts of pop,» says Steve Saunders of Power Train Sports, Harrison fitness guru in Pittsburgh.
He doubts the government will get involved and try to regulate football like it does boxing after a recent study showed that more than 100 former NFL players had chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Masculinity ought to be defined in terms of relationships.
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Louis, Missouri who did so much to try to help him. When I got to New Orleans I fell on my knees. Know, and we all know, that people here need to focus on the task at hand. However, we won’t be shy to point out that the Bears receiving corps doesn’t boast the talent that Denver does, so it will be interesting to see how things will play out.
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Jalen Mills is entering his second season after a rocky rookie year. Their bye last week, Atlanta players and coaches had a discussion mediated by a representative from the Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality. In October of 2015, the network laid off 300 behind the scenes producers, programmers and editors.In March, Miller told Deitsch that no one’s job is safe at ESPN outside of the core personalities at the network.Miller mentioned personalities such as Scott Van Pelt, Mike Greenberg, Michael Smith, Jemele Hill and anyone on «Around the Horn», «PTI» or «First Take» as stars that are likely the safest.The Hollywood Reporter says other ESPN personalities will see ‘their roles significantly reduced’ or will not have expiring contracts renewed.ESPN put out a statement via its in house ‘Front Row’ website to provide further context on the company’s strategy going forward.Daniel Roberts of Yahoo reports a source at ESPN told him that an emphasis on versatility will be placed on employees that remain with the company.A source at ESPN frames the cuts this way: «We are focusing on people that can be versatile and appear cross platform.
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He always told me, «You can’t keep doing the same things and expecting different results.» I was fast, but I could be faster. Jones ended up rushing for 266 yds and 3 scores and he also returned a kickoff 98 yards for a TD against the Eagles during that classic 41 37 Monday Night Football contest early in the year.
They have spent much of the summer working to perfect their on air chemistry, to transition Ryan from NFL coach to NFL analyst.. The Jaguars players had Saturday off, but the coaches were expected to be in the office. And for once, the schism between War Eagle and Roll Tide disappeared, and we were all on the same team.
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Both players have injury concerns. The roots of this Chris Hogan are in a 2011 Fordham Pro Day where, with NFL teams on site to scout others, Hogan lit up the workout. I talked to Deion all offseason, Talib said. He built a reputation as a quick learner and one of the team most punishing tacklers.
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Why weren’t the players disciplined for not following NFL rules? Because initially their pocket books and revenues weren’t hurt. Trump responded to the growing kneeling protests a few days ago by railing that any professional athlete who is «disrespecting our Flag Country» is a «son of a bitch» who should be fired..
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But while Dallas dropped to its knees as a team, they all stood up for our National Anthem. And he pushed back against the suggestion that his critique could inflame racial tensions, arguing: never said anything about race. He’s always as tight as you need him to be,» Gase said.
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Switzerland reports increase in Lyme disease
by Robert Herriman
Health officials in Switzerland are reporting an increase in tick bites and tick borne diseases like Lyme disease through August this year.
Erythema migrans/James Gathany
To date, there have been 8,400 cases of acute Lyme disease. This compares with the 5,300 reported in 2015.
In addition, more than 100 cases of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) have been reported. This all comes after the Federal Office of Public Health in Switzerland reported seeing record number tick bites, the most in eight years.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) says Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted to humans by the bite of infected ticks. Ticks become infected when they feed on birds or mammals that carry the bacterium in their blood. The disease can be found mainly in Europe, North America and temperate Asia.
Typical symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migrans. This rash occurs in approximately 60–80% of infected persons and begins at the site of a tick bite after a delay of 3–30 days. A distinctive feature of the rash is that it gradually expands peripherally over a period of several days.
If left untreated, infection can spread to joints, the heart, and the nervous system. Most cases of Borreliosis can be treated successfully with a few weeks of antibiotics.
No vaccine against Borreliosis is currently available, so tick awareness, appropriate clothing in tick-infested areas, and early removal of attached ticks remain the most important prevention measures.
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It’s hardly surprising this is happening
I found there was a problem with Electropollution over 20 years ago.
Industry and government are prepared to break legislation and install new technologies.
Tick like radiation. The bee population is down 3rd in 9 yrs.
Electropollution creates a mis balance in nature.
With so called experts assuming it’s low powered it not low powered.
It’s not read in Hertz.
Wi-Fi is not low powered it’s just off scale its nuclear.
Industries are threatening people if the complain.
If the bees go that’s the end of us. Regardless if your Electrosenstive.
The medical profession don’t know how their machines work.
Then they start telling their patients they are mentally ill
sujana says:
Thanks for this highly informative report.I wonder why the different sort of fatal disease due to bite of ticks and mites are circulating over the world these days. Same here in Nepal scrub typhus caused by (Orientia tsutsugamushi ) the bite of the “chigger mite” is circulating over different places of Nepal at an alarming rate. Many cases are reported as positive only by kit methods however this is the matter of concern for the confirmatory diagnosis of the disease.Due to lack of recent available techniques many of the case remains un-diagnosed and thus causes diffculty in reporting of disease.
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Reenactment a věda
viking flask
The Period Transport of Liquids
The transport and the storage of liquids are one of the biggest problems in the reenactment of any time period. Archaeological finds are only a few and making a keg or flask needs skill. For a person living in 21st century, it is much easier and cheaper to load a barrel of beer and some bottles of water to a car and after that hide everything in a tent. On historical events, there are principles of hiding modern bottles, however we would be lying, if we said that it is a generally valid and strictly followed convention.
If we move from a camp to a march, there is a necessity to have a field bottle, because in our luggage there is a limited space for equipment. In such a case, we are going to plan our way close to the springs and streams. Scandinavian streams (Old Norse lœkr) and mountain rivers have stayed drinkable even up till now, so if the Old Norse people made a good journey plan, they had no thirst. In the corpus of Old Norse dictionary, there is a term rǫst (“mile”), which literally means “distance between two halts”. Literary sources show existence of route with some fixed halts, which were located near the water streams.
Reconstruction of the farmstead Stöng, Iceland.
Even buildings and farmsteads were built near to the water streams. Water is necessary for a household, and people settled there not only because of water, but also because of fish. In some sources, the connection of a farm and a stream more than obvious:
“Next to Ásólf’s hall, there was a river. Winter started and the river was full of fish. Þorgeir claimed that they settled on his fishing grounds, so Ásólf moved and built the second hall on west near to another river.”
(The book of settlement, chap. 21, Hauskbók version)
The same situation was during the settlement of Iceland. Settlers often took up land, surrounded by two water streams. In addition, there was the law that the settler could take more land than she or he could walk around in one day. The farmstead Stöng, which was built in 11th century and covered by volcano ash in 1104, follows the same logic – it was built on a hill approximately one kilometer above the Fossá river. In densely built-up areas, water drained from wells. The most of farms did not need wells, because they had access to water streams (Short 2003: 74).
The containers for a water transportation can be divided to big volume containers and small volume containers. Among the big volume containers belong barrels, buckets and bigger ceramic vessels. Their volume can be between ones and hundreds of litres and they served for crowds, e.g. farm residents, merchants or soldiers on war expeditions. However, the dimension limits mobility, as can be shown by the quote from the Eyrbyggja saga (chap. 39):
“Then too was it the custom of all the shipmen to have their drink in common, and a bucket should stand by the mast with the drink therein, and a locked lid was over it. But some of the drink was in barrels, and was added to the bucket thence as soon as it was drunk out.“
The transport of barrels at the Bayeux tapestry.
The small volume containers were using for needs of individuals and they were parts of personal equipment. We are talking about different kinds of flasks, bags and bottles, which had limited volume – only up to several litres, but it was not difficult to carry them. It is necessary to add, that there are almost no preserved containers from Scandinavian area, so we have to use the written sources or look for the analogic finds from the period Europe.
The barrel from Haithabu.
The biggest container from the Viking period is a barrel (Old Norse: tunni, verpill). The barrels are well preserved in archeological, written and iconographic sources. In the previous written example, we can see the barrels were used for long-term storage of water on ships. Barrels also served for fermentation and storage of beverages in the halls. A big barrel with the volume of approximately 800 litres was found in Haithabu, Germany. Similar finds are known also from the Rome Empire period. Barrels of this kind are also depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, where they are loaded on both carts and shoulders and carried to the ships. The Tapestry comments this depiction with these words: “These men carry arms to the ships and here they drag a cart laden with wine and arms.“
A slightly smaller container is represented by a bucket, a tub and a vat (Old Norse: ker). The main advantage is a handle for the easier transport. It could be the most frequent big volume container of the period. A bucket was not provided with a permanent lid, because the liquid was meant for an immediate consumption. If it was necessary, the bucket could be covered by a removable lid (Old Norse: hlemmr or lok, see the quote from Eyrbyggja saga). The finds of buckets are well preserved in Oseberg and Haithabu. In Haithabu, they found imported big volume ceramics (so called Reliefbandamphoren) as well, which could be used for similar purpose thanks to transportation eyelets.
Opening of a bottle. Made by Jakub Zbránek and Zdeněk Kubík.
We know only a few finds of flasks and bottles (Old Norse: flaska) made of leather, ceramics, wood, metal and glass in Early medieval Europe. Absence of local anorganic bottles in Scandinavia is a sign of the fact that organic materials were mainly used. From the following list, it is evident that ceramic, metal and glass bottles were imported to Scandinavia.
There are only a few written mentions about bottles from Scandinavia and they all are of the late date. It is interesting that some mentions are connected with bynames of people living in the Viking Age. We can find Þorsteinn flǫskuskegg (“bottle beard“) and Þorgeirr flǫskubak (“bottle back“) among the Icelandic settlers.
Leather bottle, made by Petr Ospálek.
Leather bottles – it is the only kind mentioned in Old Norse sources. In Grettis saga (chap. 11), there is a funny story of Þorgeirr flǫskubak who is attacked by an assassin to his back, but he manages to survive, because the axe of the assassin hits a leather flask:
“That morning, Þorgeirr got ready to row out to sea, and two men with him, one called Hámundr, the other Brandr. Þorgeirr went first, and had on his back a leather bottle [leðrflaska] and drink therein. It was very dark, and as he walked down from the boat-stand Þorfinn ran at him, and smote him with an axe betwixt the shoulders, and the axe sank in, and the bottle squeaked, but he let go the axe, for he deemed that there would be little need of binding up, and would save himself as swiftly as might be. […] Now it is to be said of Þorgeirr, that he turned from the blow as the axe smote the bottle, nor had he any wound. […] Thereat folk made much mocking, and called Þorgeirr Bottleback, and that was his by-name ever after.”
This part continues with a stanza with this meaning: “Earlier the famous men cut their swords into enemies’ bodies, but now a coward hit a flask with whey by an axe. Even though it is a nice example of an Old Norse perception of society decline, but we can notice the mention about whey (Old Norse sýra). The whey was mixed with water in a ratio 1:11 and created a popular Icelandic drink, the so-called blanda (for the exactl mixture, see here, page 26). The saga suggests that Þorgeirr has got such a drink in his flask.
The leather flasks are mentioned in Anglo-Saxon sources and are archaeologically documented in Ireland, where were found some decorated pieces from 12th century. They are lightweight and ideal for long hikes. They are resistant against damage too. But sometimes water is running through, whis is a disadvantage. Summary, I recommend to reconstruct of leather variants.
Wooden bottles – this kind is known mainly from the Continent. Wooden flasks were found in a Merovingian grave in Cologne, in many Alemannic graves in Oberflacht or in a Great Moravian grave in Staré Město. They have been used at least till the 15th century, maybe till the modern times in some areas. In Scandinavian area, we have no convicting proof of their usage, but there is a great possibility they could be used as well. They are heavier than leather flasks.
A replica of a wooden bottle, made by CEA.
Ceramics bottles – ceramics bottles were popular for the whole Early medieval period. They were used in the the Roman times (Roman ceramics amphoras for a wine transporting are known from Rhineland), in the Migration period, as well as in the period of 9th to 11th century. One piece was found in Winchester, England (11th century, photos here, here, here), another one in Gnezdovo, Russia (10th century, photo here) and yet another in Great Moravian Staré Město (9th century, photos here and here). In Belgian Ertvelde-Zelzate (9th century, here), a painted flask was found. Analogies of this bottle were found in Dorestad and in Norwegian Kaupang too. The find from Kaupang is represented by nine orange painted shards – the only proof of ceramics flasks in Scandinavia (Skre 2011: 293). The similar shape to Roman amphoras remained popular in the Rhineland, and it devepoled into so-called Reliefbandamphoren that are up to 70 cm high. Some pieces were found in Haithabu as well. Ceramic bottles seem to be popular in Eastern Europe as well.
The pottery industry of Viking Age Scandinavia was not very developed, so we can presume that all the ceramic bottles in Scandinavia were imported. Me and my colleagues were using this type for years and it proved to be very practical. On the other hand, the use is very questionable in Scandinavia.
A model of amphora, made by Jakub Zbránek.
Finished bottles.
Bronze bottle from Aska.
Metal bottles – an unique copper-alloy bottle was found in the woman’s grave in Aska, Sweden. According to works, which I found on the internet (here and here), the grave dated to 10th century and the container is considered a Persian import, because of the inscription. The origin limits the usage in reenactment. A similar bottle was found in Fölhagen, Gotland, and it is dated to the of 10th century (the picture on demand).
Glass bottles – I am aware of two Scandinavian bottle necks made of glass, they are very rare finds. The first one was found in Haithabu and is dated to the 9th century (Schiezel 1998: 62, Taf. 13:1–2). The second one was found in a rich female grave from Trå, Norway, dated to the 10th century. Pictures on demand.
All the mentioned bottles except the glass and metal examples do have the eyelets. So, we can suppose that they had got a strap for a hanging. To my knowledge, stoppers are never preserved, so they probably were made of wood. The experiments showed that oaken lathed or hand-made mushroom or cylinder-shaped stoppers are functional. While a simple wooden stopper works for wooden and leather bottles, in case of other materials, it is useful if the stopper is a bit smaller and wrapped in a textile, so the neck is not destroyed by the harder material of the stopper.
I believe that the article provided a brief summary of Early medieval liquid containers. For reenactment purposes, I recommend to use the barrels and buckets for camp life and the bottles for a march. This can also lead to reconstructing proper banquet tools, like spoons, scoop and ladles, that are present in the sources. If needed, write your feedback into the comments, the problem of a liquid transportation is still opened. Many thanks to Roman Král, Zdeněk Kubík, Jan Zajíc and Jakub Zbránek, who helped me with this article and answered my questions.
The book of settlement – Landnamabók I-III: Hauksbók, Sturlubók, Melabók. Ed. Finnur Jónsson, København 1900.
Grettis saga – Saga o Grettim. Přel. Ladislav Heger, Praha 1957. Originál online.
Eyrbyggja saga – Sága o lidech z Eyru. Přel. Ladislav Heger. In: Staroislandské ságy, Praha 1965: 35–131.
Cleasby, Richard – Vigfússon, Gudbrand (1874). An Icelandic-English dictionary, Toronto.
Schietzel, Kurt (1998). Die Glasfunde von Haithabu, Berichte über die Ausgrabungen in Haithabu 32, Neumünster.
Short, William R. (2010). Icelanders in the Viking Age: The People of the Sagas, Jefferson.
Skre, Dagfinn (ed.) (2011). Things from the Town. Artefacts and Inhabitants in Viking-age Kaupang. Kaupang Excavation Project Publication series, vol. 3., Århus.
For those interested in wooden barrels, buckets and ceramic vessels, I recommend these books:
Hübener, Wolfgang (1959). Die Keramik von Haithabu, Neumünster.
Janssen, Walter (1987). Die Importkeramik von Haithabu, Neumünster.
Wesphal, Florian (2006). Die Holzfunde von Haithabu, Neumünster.
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Tuesday June 29, 2010 14:23
Angelina Jolie to Give Up Acting?
Posted by Randy
Angelina Jolie is thinking of quitting acting for good since she’s much happier in her role as a mother and a humanitarian.
The Hollywood starhas just completed shooting her latest movie, “The Tourist” with Johnny Depp, and still has several projects lined up including a big-screen adaptation of Patricia Cornwell’s popular Kay Scarpetta novels.
However, Jolie, who has six kids with her partner Brad Pitt, admits she’s growing weary of acting and might not “do it much longer”. She tells Vanity Fair magazine, “It’s (acting) not the most important thing in my life. Acting helped me as I was growing up. It helped me learn about myself, helped me travel, helped me understand life, express myself, all those wonderful things.”
“So I’m very, very grateful, it’s a fun job. It’s a luxury… But I don’t think I’ll do it much longer. Because I have a happy home… I got back from work last night, and everybody was playing music and dancing and I suddenly found myself dancing around with a bunch of little fun crazy people.”
In addition to that, she believes she will “grow old” with Brad Pitt, because he’s the only man to make her feel “safe”
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Politicians are Politely Avoiding Tea Party Convention
by Scott Powers (Orlando Sentinel)
The Tea Party opens a long-planned convention tonight in Daytona Beach, expecting 1,200 delegates, dozens of speakers — but almost no big-name politicians.
None of the leading Republican presidential candidates and only two of the five U.S. Senate candidates agreed to speak at the three-day Florida Tea Party Convention at the Volusia County Ocean Center.
And top Republican officeholders who have previously courted Tea Party support — Gov. Rick Scott, Attorney General Pam Bondi, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Allen West of Plantation — also sent their regrets.
Organizers said they still expect two presidential candidates: U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, and former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania. But neither campaign would confirm they’re coming, and their campaign schedules don’t list the convention.
Sid VanLandingham, the convention’s communications director, blamed the busy campaign season, saying a regional event has a tough time competing for attention.
“The [politicians’] schedulers, they’re making last-minute decisions, hopping from place to place, and it’s changing constantly,” he said.
In fact, all of the politicians who responded to Sentinel inquiries cited scheduling conflicts, though the convention dates were set months ago. And their absence leaves many observers puzzled, considering how popular tea-party events have been among most Republican candidates.
Liberals say the depiction of tea partyers as “extremists” — especially on issues such as immigration — is prompting candidates to keep their distance.
“A lot of politicians are worried about being painted by that association, especially as we get into the real meat of the election cycle,” said Mark Ferrulo, executive director of the liberal, Tallahassee-based Progress Florida.
The convention has attracted more than 30 political and social conservatives — many from out of state — as speakers. Among them: John Michael Chambers, founder of the Save America Foundation; Ralph Reed, founder of the Faith & Freedom Coalition; and Mathew Staver, founder of the Liberty Counsel.
VanLandingham, whose home group is the South Lake 912 Tea Party of Clermont, said the big-name politicians might have been a draw, but they are not the point.
“It’s a grass-roots gathering of people from around the state to share what works, what doesn’t work, and to share projects,” he said, citing workshops on how to organize for the 2012 elections.
The only statewide candidates expected to come are Mike McCalister of Plant City and Craig Miller of Winter Park, both underdog candidates for U.S. Senate.
Those who expressly said they are not coming include GOP presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich and Jon Huntsman, and GOP Senate candidates Adam Hasner, George LeMieux and U.S. Rep. Connie Mack.
A whirlwind of controversy in the past two weeks could have played a role, after the convention invited anti-Islam activist Pamela Geller to speak and an American Muslim civil-rights group, the Council of American-Islamic Relations, protested.
“They [CAIR] put pressure, I think, on some of the state officials, and I think some of the state officials, in their judgments, they declined to go,” VanLandingham said. “Their [the officials’] reasons were ‘prior commitments.’ ”
Geller writes an anti-Islam blog called Atlas Shrugs and leads an organization called “Stop Islamization of America.” Last year, she received wide attention — and stoked bitter anger from American Muslim groups — with her harshly worded opposition to a proposed Muslim community center a few blocks from ground zero in New York City.
Last month, CAIR sent letters to Florida politicians urging them not to attend the convention if Geller was on the schedule. And when Rubio and Scott indicated they would not come, CAIR issued a news release thanking them.
Geller said CAIR tries to get her appearances canceled or boycotted wherever she goes. But she said she is certain her appearance in Daytona had nothing to do with all the declined invitations.
“The politicians decided not to participate before this controversy began,” she said in an email.
But CAIR is not so sure.
“In other states, elected officials have pulled out and do not want to be on the same stage as her,” said CAIR media-relations director Ahmed Rehab.
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फिल्म 'याराना' में अभिनेता अमिताभ बच्चन का बोला गया 'कच्चा पापड़, पक्का पापड़' आज भी काफी मशहूर है। हालांकि इसे लगातार बोलना काफी मुश्किल है। लेकिन हमारे शाहिद मियां ने इसे बोला है।
दरअसल ये सारा ड्रामा केन घोष की अगली फिल्म 'चांस पे डांस' का हिस्सा है जिसमें शाहिद निभा रहे हैं एक मेहनती अभिनेता का किरदार।
बेचारे शाहिद एक्टर बनने के लिए उन्हें क्या-क्या नहीं करना पड़ रहा। इस फिल्म में शाहिद कपूर पहली बार जेनेलिया डिसूजा के साथ इश्क फरमाते नजर आएंगे।
गौरतलब है कि फिल्म 'कमीने' की कामयाबी के बाद शाहिद कपूर एक बार फिर एक अलग किरदार में नजर आएंगे अपनी अगली फिल्म 'चांस पे डांस' में। 6 पैक एब्स और बेहतरीन डांस दिखाते शाहिद, केन घोष की इस फिल्म में दर्शकों को रिझाने में कोई कसर नहीं छोड़ रहे .
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My role in 'Paathshala' is just about 30-40 minutes: Shahid Kapoor
Shahid Kapoor's 'Paathshala', which has been ready for the last one year, will finally hit screens next year and the actor says his role is substantial even though it is not long enough.
''Paathshala' is small in comparison to some other films that I am doing. Moreover, I not a quintessential hero in the film. However, it isn't as if I have a special appearance in the film, as has been speculated by some. I have a substantial role that lasts for 30-40 minutes in the film,' Shahid, who had two releases -- 'Kaminey' and 'Dil Bole Hadippa' this year --, told IANS.
'Paathshala' was earlier being co-produced by choreographer-turned-filmmaker Ahmed Khan with Big Pictures. However, as per current developments, Eros International would be presenting the film.
The first look of the film was revealed a year ago with 'Karzzzz'. It was expected that the film would release in January 2009, but it continued to move ahead. Directed by award-winning Marathi film director Milind Ukey, 'Paatshala' is expected to release in the first half of 2010.
'Yes, the film moved from Big Pictures to Eros and they would be making plans to line up the film in a proper manner. However, I am sure they would have the right campaign in place for the film's release. The film has to be protected and released when there is no other film of mine coming up,' said Shahid, who plays a teacher in it.
The film brings together Ayesha Takia with Shahid after 'Dil Maange More' and 'Fool-N-Final'. Incidentally, the two had worked together years ago as child artists in the famous commercial for the health drink Complan.
The film also stars Nana Patekar along with child artists Swini Khara, Ali Haji and Dwij Yadav.
Set against the Indian education system, 'Paathshala' deals with contemporary and socially relevant issues regarding children. It claims to carry a heartfelt message for children, parents and teachers.
'It's a very socially relevant film and talks about the education system in the country. I am really happy to have played a role in it. I have seen the rushes of the film and really cried throughout. I get really emotional when watching a film. Even during 'Taare Zameen Par', I cried throughout and was looking around me if anyone was watching me,' he said.
Unlike 'Taare Zameen Par', which was shot on real locations, 'Paathshala' was filmed on a set. To give it an authentic look, Khan had erected a massive set of a school at Film City -- it consisted of class rooms, dormitories, principal's cabin, staff rooms, half a dozen huge corridors, basket ball court, garden, assembly hall, music room and canteen.
Inosent Hot Shahid Kapoor इनोसेंट हॉट
इनोसेंट हॉट
बॉलीवुड अभिनेता शाहिद कपूर के फैंस यूं तो बड़ी संख्या में हैं लेकिन हालिया समय में इसमें काफी इजाफा देखा जा रहा है। हाल ही पूर्व मिस श्रीलंका जैकलीन फर्नाडीज ने भी उनकी जमकर तारीफ की। गौरतलब है कि वे अमिताभ बच्चन और रितेश देशमुख स्टारर फिल्म "अलादीन" के जरिए बॉलीवुड में डेब्यू करने जा रही हैं। उन्होंने अब शाहिद कपूर के साथ फिल्म करने की ख्वाहिश जाहिर की है। खास बात यह है कि शाहिद की क्वालिटीज के बारे में जैकलीन कहती हैं कि वे इनोसेंट होने के साथ-साथ हॉट भी हैं और यही बात है जो उन्हें बाकी स्टार्स से काफी अलग बनाती है। इतना ही नहीं, जैकलीन ने उनके एक्टिंग टेलेंट को भी खूब सराहा और उनके कमिटमेंट की भी तारीफ की। जैकलीन इससे पहले उनके साथ एक एडवर्टाइजमेंट में काम कर चुकी हैं और तभी से खुद को उनका बड़ा फैन मानती आई हैं। वे कहती हैं कि शाहिद की एक्टिंग स्किल्स में पिछले कुछ समय से लगातार निखार आया है और "कमीने" में उनके अभिनय की जितनी तारीफ की जाए, उतनी ही कम है।
PETA To Remove Cloth of Amrita Rao and Shahid Kapoor
Bollywood’s hot Amrita Rao and Shahid Kapoor are going to be ripped off their cloth by PETA in an upcoming advert campaign! Amrita Rao has always been my personal favorite actress and I think this choice of PETA is really going to rock their upcoming campaign.
However we all know PETA is mad! Their mission is great, e.i to encourage people to stop eating meat and also promote vegetarianism but somehow their campaigns are really crazy at times. Just for a recap, below are some of their campaigns which was featured here previously:
And now PETA have signed a deal with Amrita Rao (She is so….hot) and Shahid Kapoor (which we think must marry with Amrita!) to promote vegetarianism since both actors are vegetarians. In this upcoming adverts, both stars will be wearing the minimum of cloth and will be covered with leaves and vines to show that veggies are better.
Wondering how Amrita will be looking in the upcoming advert? It’s not just you who’s waiting for that hot-next-door-girl new look and this new advert is for sure going to boost the image of Amrita Rao from the cute college girl to a more seductive lady.
Shahid Kapoor flat butt exposed
Shahid Kapoor needs to wear bum bags to make his rear look in shape. Shahid, who has worked on achieving a good physique, was still not very confident about his butt. So, in order to make his hips look nice and round, he wears a bum bag, which is a small pouch like thing secured with a zipper and is worn at the waist.
Shahid has been wearing bum bags since his first film in 2003. While he doesn't wear these at home, he needs to wear them during film shoots because he is afraid his near-flat butt will look bad.
Guess everyone has their own little quirks!
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Shahid Kapoor wants link up with Rani Mukherjee
Friday, September 18, 2009, 11:36
By Raymond Ronamai
What is cooking between Shahid Kapoorand Rani Mukherjee ? Nothing. Shahid has been linked with his co-stars from Amrita Raoto Vidya Balan to Priyanka Chopra , so, he is surprised with the indifferent attitude of the rumourmongers this time . He just can't believe that he has not been linked to Rani, his co-star in Dil Bole Hadippa.
Buzz up!Shahid said that both he and Rani are amused with the fact that the media has not linked them in spite of their on-screen romance. Meanwhile, he had fun workingwith her. He said that it was great to play her hero , considering that he acted with her in an ad years ago when she was already a big star.
Besides Dil Bole Hadippa, produced by Aditya Chopra and directed by Anurag Singh, Shahid has a string of films on hand. Chance De Dance with Genelia D'Souza is scheduled for release in November and then Paathshala will follow. He is currently shooting for another Yash Raj film directed by Parmeet Sethi and then he will take up his father's film.
Watch out for more from Shahid. It's just the beginning!
My role in Paathshala is just about 30 40 minutes ...
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Shahid Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor have a love hate relationship
Shahid Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor have a love-hate relationship
Shahid Kapoor, who will be seen opposite Sonam Kapoor in their upcoming film, Mausam says, they both share friendly-fighty relationship.
"We have a very friendly-fighty relationship. We love and hate each other. And that is how we are," Shahid told reporters here, after unveiling the theatrical promo of their film Mausam last evening.
Mausam, a love story starring Shahid and Sonam in pivotal roles, is directed by Shahid's father Pankaj Kapoor.
"I usually don't interact with heroes. I don't usually interact with my co-stars. It has been a learning experience for me. Everybody had said Shahid is shy person but actually I am extremely shy and reserved person before somebody gets to know me. So he actually had to kind of start talking to me, then we were fighting-talking. Then eventually we became friends. So all is well that ends well," Sonam said.
Ever since the shooting of the film began, there were reports of differences between Sonam and Shahid and then Sonam and Pankaj Kapoor.
Shahid and I did not know each other. I had met him four-five times before. We started the film through a dance sequence. I got to know him and it created a sort of friendship, Sonam said.
Shahid Kapoor Sonam Kapoor unveil Mausam first look
Father Pankaj made Mausam only for his son Shahid Kapoor
Father Pankaj made ''Mausam'' only for his son Shahid
PTI | 04:07 PM,Jul 12,2011
In the film, Shahid essays the role of air force officer and Sonam is his love interest. "Like every father I also want my son to go ahead...excel in life. Shahid has the ability to do things. He has proved himself and has been doing it now. His acting ability, cinematic knowledge will come in front of all in the near future. I wish all success for him," Pankaj said. About casting the actress, Pankaj said, "While writing this film that time I had no girl in my head it was the character that was there in my head. When I had finished the script...that time I was thinking who it could be. Sonam was the very first one to be approached for the role." The film is slated for release on September 16. PTI KKP ABC
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Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor on Bigg Boss 7
Actors Shahid Kapoor and his 'Haider' co-star Shraddha Kapoor will be the first guests to be a part of Salman Khan-hosted celebrity reality show 'Bigg Boss 7.
The two will be seen promoting their upcoming film 'Haider' which will hit theatres on October 2.
This is not the first time Shahid is appearing on the show. The 33-year-old actor has been part of the show during promotions of his previous films 'Phata Poster Nikhla Hero' and 'R... Rajkumar.
Shahid will be seen rooting for 'Bigg Boss' inmate Upen Patel with whom he shared screen in '36 China Town'.
Shraddha will be making her first appearance on the show.
'Bigg Boss 7' airs everyday from 9 pm on Colors.
Labels: Haider, Shahid KApoor, Shraddha Kapoor on Bigg Boss 7
Shahid Kapoor And Shraddha Kapoor Promote Haider
Shahid Kapoor And Shraddha Kapoor Promote Haider With Club Samsung
Shahid Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor were spotted promoting their movie ‘Haider‘ at the launch of Club Samsung. While Shraddha Kapoor chose to wear an orange dress, Shahid Kapoor wore a black attire; black shirt and jeans and a long chain. Shraddha looked hot and Shahid looked cool.
Shraddha Kapoor interacted with the media and said: “It is really cool that this app, this product that has come, is at the palm of your hands and you can stream whatever you like. Club Samsung makes life convenient, so that is awesome.”
Famous singer duo Sajid- Wajid were also seen performing an act with comedian Cyrus Broacha.
Haider releasing alongside ‘Bang Bang‘ on October 2, both are predicted to be a good film.
Haider, directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and co-written by Bharadwaj and Basharat Peer, is a modern-day adaptation of William Shakespeare‘s Hamlet, set in Kashmir. The film stars Shahid Kapoor as Haider, Tabu as his mother and Shraddha Kapoor as Arshia, a journalist by profession and Haider’s love-interest.
News by businessofcinema
Shahid Kapoor on why Indian films don’t win at the Oscars
"We’re a huge industry on our own. We’re the second largest in the world, in terms of making movies. I think we focus on the audience we’re making our films for. Our sensibilities are very different from Hollywood films. That is why there are very few films that work here as well as internationally," says Shahid Kapoor.
The actor adds that people "do a film in India, thinking that it will go to the Oscars. I find it stupid. I have to do a film here for the people in India. I’m not doing my current film because it’s going to get nominated somewhere. I am doing it because I want people in this country to like it," says Shahid.
He says that often, parallel cinema hits the jackpot. "Sometimes you see a lot of films that are not considered mainstream and tend to get picked up [for the Oscars] because those film-makers don’t have worries like, ‘How will I make the people of this country like it?’ They make cheaper, smaller and tighter films, and want to experiment with the kind of audience that might like it," says the actor.
News By hindustantimes
Haider Movie Music Review Rating 4 Star
Film: Haider
Director: Vishal Bhardwaj
Music: Junglee Music
Rating: ****
Bollywood: Director-composer Vishal Bhardwaj has ingeniously infused the flavours of Kashmiri folk songs and instruments while Gulzar has brought in the nuances of Urdu into this film's soundtrack. Vishal Dadlani opens the album with the powerful guitar-driven Aao Na, which has the maker's favourite lyricist, Gulzar's expressions.
He has used a rubab and other instruments native of Kashmir for the bouncy Bismil, where the modes and lyrics are set to a stage play. Sukhwinder Singh succeeds here as the singer, like he did in a similar song situation for Bhardwaj's Kaminey. The dark and brooding Jhelum is set to electric guitar and Gulzar's powerfully visual phrases like Jhelum hua kharaa.
The composer himself goes behind the mike for this semi-classical one, with elan. Gulon Mein Rang Bhare is a Mehdi Hassan song that Arijit Singh has rendered with conviction, doing justice to late poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz's eternal words. The melodious Do Jahan is an old Kashmiri folk song, with additional lyrics by Gulzar. Playback singer Suresh Wadkar sounds tedious.
Shraddha Kapoor's bits are surprisingly refreshing. The stunning Ek Aur Bismil is a reprise of Bismil, with the words and Singh's voice given a makeover that sounds Arabic. Bhardwaj has taken a refrain from Aao Na and turned it into a local worker's song So Jao, with the rustic voices of Bashir Lone, Bashir Bhawani, Muzamil Bhawani. Aaj Ke Naam is another Faiz Ahmad Faiz song brought to life by the composer's music and his wife Rekha Bhardwaj's voice.
News By timesofindia
Labels: Haider Movie, Shahid KApoor, Vishal Bhardwaj
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Meeting every Monday at 5:30 PM at Maya Ubud Resort, Ubud
I like nonsense; it wakes up the brain cells. – Dr. Seuss
Bulletin March 9, 2015
Members Present: Philip, Rucina, Marilyn, Glenn, Bruce, Fred, Karen Lewis, Ros, Sue Bennett, Janet, Danielle, Cat, Probo
Guests: Mandy, Don Bennett, Alisa, Judith and Bill Schneider, Rich Foss, Anne Marie, Phillippa from New Zealand, the speaker Ni Putu Widyastuti and her sister Riri
Probo and Driya
RYLA, The Rotary Youth Leadership Award – March 6 – 8 went very well. Treasurer Driya and Rtn Probo basically moved their house to Rumah Ibu for the 3 days/ 2 nights including their children. Probo described the great achievement of many members working together that made this event such a huge success. Fourteen young people attended from 6 schools attended (of the 20 approved, five could not attend because of exams etc) and they were of very high quality. As a farmer, Probo described them as very fertile soil. Hopefully they will attend a reunion meeting and join Rotaract in future. SAA Bruce, who attended the closing ceremony, described it as very inspiring. Rtn Ros was very proud that our club supported the program. Exec Scty Marilyn told us about the amount of work that was put into the event by Probo, Driya, Pres. Philip and the other committee members. This is the first time in our district that a club sponsored a RYLA event; a precedent for the district.
Rtn Alisa explained that as a founding member of the club she was hurt to be rather abruptly informed that her membership had been withdrawn because her dues had not been paid. The membership expressed sympathy at an apparent misunderstanding. (Note from President Philip: : There is a procedure in place to remind members of their obligation to pay their dues. The Treasurer or Treasurer Elect sends out reminders by mid May each year to members who have not yet paid their dues. This reminder is sent a total of three times. If there is still no response then it is presumed that a member wishes to discontinue membership.)
Philip announced the results of our Board Meeting to the membership.
Our Club will have an email and FB auction for the wall hanging that Anne Marie’s has donated as a fund raiser.
Philip announced that our new President Elect will be PE Allan Starr.
Rtn Judith’s Rotary Minute was about perquisites. Ours is to be allowed to attend Rotary Club meetings around the world, where we can meet a wide variety of interesting people. Philip
Judith sharing a Rotary Minute
tried to visit the Rotary Club in Vientiane but, as it turned out, was unable to find it.
VP Rucina introduced the guest speaker Ni Putu Widyastuti, who has just returned from four months in Tokyo. Her background in journalism, the environment and youth empowerment led to her selection to represent Indonesia by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan in a peace building
Guest Speaker Ni Putu Widyastuti
program. This program included 15 representatives from Asia and Africa and 15 from Japan. The group, which consisted of two thirds women, focused on networking and diplomacy between the countries. They received intensive training from UN professionals using their system on the topic of peace building, conflict analysis and managing crises such as the Ebola outbreak. She has also won a scholarship for the Asian Peace Building training in the Philippines. Judith suggested that she apply for the free Rotary Club Peace and Conflict Resolution studies course offered at seven universities around the world.
The raffle prize was won by guest Phillippa
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restrain themselves
There is no reason for you to try to become like white people and there is no basis whatever for their impertinent assumption that they must accept you. The really terrible thing, old buddy, is that you must accept them. And I mean that very seriously. You must accept them and accept them with love. For these innocent people have no other hope. They are, in effect, still trapped in a history which they do not understand; and until they understand it, they cannot be released from it.
--James Baldwin
(in a letter to his nephew)
Is it fair to say that white people are literally "tight-assed"? Do they have a tendency to hold themselves in, to restrain their bodily selves in ways that other people don't?
If so, why do they do that? As a person who lives inside a "white" body and has also studied the history of whiteness, I will offer here some tentative answers to these questions.
In "White Like Me," a classic skit from the days when Saturday Night Live used to be a good TV show, Eddie Murphy implies that white people are indeed literally tight-assed. At one point, as he transforms himself into "Mr. White" for a satiric journey into the heart of whiteness, Murphy studies videos of white people. He then says to his makeup person, "See? See how they walk? Their butts are real tight when they walk. They keep their butts tight. I've gotta remember to keep my butt real tight when I walk."
Let's pause, if you have a couple minutes, for the rest of "White Like Me" (after a short commercial break, at the unfortunate insistence of NBC):
Murphy's parody on the ways of white folks covers a lot of ground, but I want to focus on a certain tightness in his performance as Mr. White. If this particular satiric point of critique is correct--if white people do have a "tighter," more restrained way of living in their bodies--then where does this tightness come from? Is it something natural, something genetically inherent to who they are? Or is it part of a racial performance, something they've been socially trained into doing?
I prefer the latter explanation, and a brief foray into white history helps to explain why. In his book Iron Cages: Race and Culture in 19th-Century America, Ronald Takaki uses the metaphor of entrapment to guides his analysis of what was then a new, overtly "white" American identity.
Takaki explains how after the American Revolution, religious and racial ideologies combined to produce a conception of an ideal American citizen, one who was an ascetic, individualistic, religious, and hardworking man. Expectations for women, who were not in a legal sense full citizens at the time, were somewhat different, and even more restrained. At the same time, a mind/body split occurred in terms of gender; by being cast as the bodily repository of emotions, women served to bolster the masculine identity as the bearer of heightened mental faculties.*
In this new American identity, the rational “head” was favored over the unclean, sexual, desirous (and thus irrational) “body.” Sexuality, play, and leisure were strongly discouraged, in deference to God’s expectations that people “make something” of themselves, and of the land, animals, and resources around them. Americans projected outward onto "tawny Indians" and black slaves the conception of their own sexuality, laziness, deviltry, “savagery,” and bodily looseness. They also defined themselves in the process as the opposite of those other people--intellectually superior and properly restrained in the "governance" of their bodies.
At a broader level, the newborn America was also self-conscious about how the rest of the world perceived it. Americans wanted their newly independent country to be seen, Takaki writes, as a “City upon a Hill, where men would triumph over the ‘animal’ within themselves and prove to the watching world that they could be self-governing,” that they didn’t need to be dependent on another country, such as England.
Since there were other people around, those native Indians and the imported, enslaved Africans, who were darker than the new Americans, this budding national identity also developed a racial component, as "white." The choice of that particular color (or lack of color) was not random, because whiteness itself had already developed associations with cleanliness, purity, and holiness. And so, if America was to be self-governing, it had to expunge whatever was not pure and holy from itself, and also control whatever it could not or would not expunge. This effort applied to the land itself, and also to people, both individuals and groups.
Benjamin Franklin, for instance, was concerned in such terms about who would populate this new, relatively empty nation. As Takaki explains,
Twenty-five years before the Declaration of Independence, Franklin had already offered his thoughts on the complexion of society in America in his essay "Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind." He noted that the number of "purely white People" in the world was proportionately very small. All Africa was black or tawny, Asia chiefly tawny, and "America (exclusive of the new comers) wholly so." The English were the "priniciple Body of white People," and Franklin wished there were more of them in America. "And while we are . . . Scouring our planet, by clearing America of Woods, and so making this Side of our globe reflect a brighter Light to the Eyes of Inhabitants in Mars or Venus," he declared, "why should we in the Sight of Superior Beings, darken its People? why increase the Sons of Africa, by Planting them in America, where we have so fair an opportunity, by excluding all Blacks and Tawneys, of increasing the lovely White?"
In this new "world without a king," as Takaki puts it, "where men had to govern themselves," self-governance by white people meant controlling those sides of themselves that seemed so uncontrolled in non-white people. By way of explaining this self-governing part of the emerging national white identity, Takaki explores the popularity at the time of ideas promoted by a leading intellectual, Benjamin Rush, who was a physician and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Rush was less of what we would now call a "racist" than Benjamin Franklin was. Ahead of his time, he argued for the abolition of slavery, and the removal of freed slaves to black colonies, where they would be trained into becoming more civilized beings. This training would include learning to restrain their bodies, as white people did. One of his inventions was an actual restraining device (indeed, a retraining device) for those undergoing such treatment. "The Tranquilizer" was a chair "with straps for the patient's hands and feet, a device for holding his head in a fixed position, and a container beneath the seat to receive excreta."
Rush used such a chair for "bloodletting," the draining of significant quantities of blood from especially unrestrained patients, in order to calm them down. For Takaki, such a device aptly symbolizes the "iron cage" of a white, Christian identity that the new Americans imposed on themselves.
In a frequently quoted statement about the ongoing significance of history, American novelist William Faulkner wrote, "The past is never dead. It's not even past." Is it a stretch to see in these elements of early American history the roots of contemporary white ways of living in one's body?
Is this why white people can't jump? Does this history of mental and bodily restraint account for their tight smiles, or how infrequently most of them dance?
One thing's for sure--if it's true that the historical restraints on white thought and behavior still affect people today, then white folks are acting white, just as much as Eddie Murphy did in his disguise as Mr. White.
Roxie May 21, 2008 at 12:50 PM
I'm thinking it has something to do with white puritanical Christianity that came here?
that's crazy.
don't forget that the mind/body binary was also played out in male/female relations. The mind and reason were male, the body and emotions were female.
macon d May 21, 2008 at 1:53 PM
you're right sarah j, and that point could use more acknowledgment. I added a sentence about it to the end of what I think is the post's seventh paragraph. Thanks for the reminder.
By the way, what do you mean by "crazy"? What's crazy?
Daisy Deadhead June 16, 2009 at 11:56 AM
Macon, just one question: have you ever been to the south? Have you ever watched the Country Music network?
(((shakes head, walks away)))
Young, White & Accountable September 11, 2009 at 8:59 AM
Really great post! The quote is particularly moving at the beginning. I'm glad you included some of that history too because I think that's what most white people forgot; either on purpose or practice of omission.
avoid the topic of race, especially whiteness
name foreign places after themselves
refuse to listen to black anger
ask asian americans where they're really from
saturday book rec : killers of the dream
have wonderful weekends
tell black people they don't think of them as blac...
white movie friday : legally blonde
express contempt for rural white ignorance, and gi...
fail to recognize non-white people they know in pu...
overlook barack obama's whiteness
overlook hillary clinton's whiteness
travel on the road to nowhere
white movie friday : the beach
work for the benefit of non-white people
forget the names of non-white people
find it odd to label whiteness "white"
prefer hillary clinton because she's white?
make books into movies
saturday book rec : the bluest eye
white movie friday : watermelon man
teach their children to act white
dance at whites only parties
dismiss the idea of reparations
act all humble and stuff
dance sweetly
saturday book rec : angry black white boy
assume asians are smart
white movie friday : safe
eat cottage cheese
hold black people to higher standards
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Macbeth at Oxford Castle: 'A minimalistic jewel... the very best of open air theatre' - The Oxford Times
By Stan Skarzynski 2019
"Less is more", the utmost credo of minimalism, was often used by Peter Brook, one of Britain’s most influential directors. And it is impossible not to think about that line, when seeing the Tomahawk Theatre’s staging of Macbeth at the Oxford Castle (on till July 27).
With barely any stage set, using stone outside the castle as the stage, at first the play might seem as to be a sort of a happening, something put together by a group of Shakespeare’s fans who had a spare evening, one barrel and one reflector stand, and decided to perform the show just for pleasure of doing so.
In professional theatre this kind of minimalism might be dangerous. When the cast is cut down so severely that actors often play three characters, it is very easy to make the story incomprehensible and the audience disappointed to the point of finding it unworthy of their time to go to productions which are not supported by a significant budget.
But Tomahawk Theatre made up for any lack of resources by transforming obstacles into advantages and squeezing the acting skills of the cast to the very last drop. The effect is the very best of open air theatre.
Less is more, when simple costume design makes every character not only easily distinguishable, but one learns from the leaflet how many different characters were played by one actor.
But less is even more, when the descending sun’s glow slowly abandons the walls of the castle as to resemble the darkening of the play’s plot, or when one is virtually unable to tell, whether bell sounds and bird chirps were played from recording or come by accidentally.
And it is pure magic of the theatre, making the viewer completely immersed in the story, when on warm summer evening king Duncan points the medieval wall with his hand and says: “This castle hath a pleasant seat, the air nimbly and sweetly recommends itself, unto our gentle senses.” And to make the evening even better, the theatre did not avoid making references to the situation of modern Britain. Not to spoil the fun, it is enough to say, that one of Brexit-related quotes appears in the play as a very smart pun.
Tomahawk Theatre's Victorious Macbeth by Maureen O’Neill - Daily Information
Oxford has a strong culture of summer Shakespeare classics being put on in college gardens and available open spaces. There are few better, though, than the recurring productions of Tomahawk Theatre. Under cloudless blue skies, with the Oxford Castle and Prison Courtyard as its backdrop, their rendering of Macbeth blends the traditional swords and crowns with a military formality, timeless in its telling.
The story unfolds with the strength of some excellent performances. Tartan-clad witches and Highland music bring Scotland into focus. Lord Ross, played beautifully by Tobias Forbes, arrives bloodied from battle announcing victory in his reassuring Scottish lilt.
Lady Macbeth (Hannah Nicholas) is a powerful and plotting wife against her more contemplative husband, Macbeth (Ivo Gruev), who offers a more philosophical intonation of his lines. Kieran Chambers’ Banquo offers an initial excitement followed by a ghostly betrayal that advances the play. Macduff (Craig Findlay) is confident in his voice, particularly against Malcolm’s (Billy Morton) youthful navigation of the death of his father and later, the need to confront Macbeth.
Tomahawk Theatre has found a home for the past ten years at the Oxford Castle (with an alternative rainy-day venue at the New Road Baptist Church). Alex Nicholls, one of the founders of Tomahawk and the director of this production, has done a masterful job of taking promising young talent and drawing the best performances which results in an entertaining evening to a nearly full audience. During the interval, I had the opportunity to speak to Nicholls about his search for young talent for the productions. He said: “I go to a number of youth productions and university shows to spot talent. We are always looking for new actors. Many past actors have gone on to train at RADA, LAMDA and perform on West End stages.” A stunning example of this is the versatile Martha Ibbotson, who played one of the witches, a porter and the doctor.
Beth Burns’ choreography of the dances draw the tone of the story together, particularly with a festive dance of celebration resulting in a haunting of Macbeth from Banquo. Tom Bateman’s coaching of the fighting scenes highlighted the final deathly fisticuffs between Macbeth and Macduff, and detailed the advancing tension of Macbeth’s fall from power. The music, arranged and confidently delivered by Dexter Drown, contributed to key scenes, with the gentle court music softening the mood of Macbeth’s coronation, followed later with the ruthless beating of the drums when the final battle begins.
Tomahawk Theatre deserves this enduring summer spotlight. Under Nicholls’ solid direction, Macbeth proved a wonderful platform for this troupe of players. The audience of young and old were gripped. As the sun set and the bagpipes played out Malcolm’s victory, the applause carried on in appreciation of a gift of an evening.
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Daily Information
A cracking cast make this a night to remember!
Tomahawk Theatre have become a recent fixture at the Oxford Castle with their annual open-air production of a Shakespeare play. And this year, they take on possibly the quintessential summertime comedy from the Bard, A Midsummer Night's Dream. It proves a good match for the group, with a talented cast having a fabulous time, bringing the audience with them. For those who have never read, seen or studied A Midsummer Night's Dream, the plot concerns a pair of lovers, Lysander and Hermia, who flee a disapproving father into the forests surrounding Athens. They are followed by Demetrius, Hermia's betrothed, and Helena, who is in love with Demetrius. Also in the forest are a group of Athenian trademen (the Mechanicals) rehearsing a play. These humans unwittingly find themselves in the middle of a quarrelling fairy kingdom, with trouble coming in the form of Puck.
With a play as familiar as A Midsummer Night's Dream, it starts to resemble comfort food for Shakespeare enthusiasts, and I shall confess I found myself thoroughly enjoying this sweetly good-humoured production. It moves on at a terrific pace and benefits from some exemplary ensemble moments, climaxing with a marvellous version of the Mechanicals play, The Tragedy of Pyramus and Thisbe. The set is minimal, but the production benefits from the grand backdrop of the castle, and the costumes (including Bottom's donkey head) are tremendous. This is a production that, for the most part, holds together nicely.
The cast are all great, speaking with a clarity of voice that meant we could hear each of the syllables (sometimes a challenge with open-air theatre). The lovers are all fabulously cast. Billy Morton successfully manages the switch from devoted partner of Hermia to obsessive wooer of Helena, while Ivo Gruev manages to keep Demetrius likeable. Hannah Nicholas is a sympathetic, good-natured Hermia and Victoria Coleman teases out the laughs from Helena's predicament.
As the play progresses and the mischief that befalls the quartet in the Athenian woodlands escalates, the lovers come into their own, with several stand-out moments of slapstick comedy. They spit out their insults with particular venom and it is clear, as it is with the rest of the cast, that they are having a lot of fun here. I was particularly impressed that Morton and Gruev doubled up as Tom Snout and Nick Bottom respectively, and the two became dominating presences in this production. The remainder of the Mechanicals (Colin Burnie, Polly Mountain, Judith Fantozzi, and Chris Walters) play their parts well, and the group has a fabulous chemistry together.
The final component of the ensemble, the fairies, were also strongly presented, led by a rambunctious Craig Finlay as Puck. Kieran Chambers and Eleonora Rossi make for an authoritative Oberon and Titania, while Beth Burns, Adela Herandez and Francisco Vera bring much character to the fairy entourage. It is comforting to see Shakespeare played by a strong cast from the lead characters down.
With the gorgeous weather that Oxford is currently basking in, now would be the perfect time for a trip into the Athenian forest. And with Tomahawk Theatre's A Midsummer Night's Dream you are bound to have a fabulous time, due to a sprightly production and a skilled ensemble.
Russell Bailey (DI Reviewer)
Romeo and Juliet - Daily Information
Sizzling connection through the ages
For the best part of July Tomahawk Theatre's Romeo and Juliet is occupying the courtyard of Oxford Castle, a huge acting space hemmed in on three sides by the grassy motte of 1071, the original wall-tower and the severe stone additions of the 1850s; and how appropriate that the latter was until 1993 used as a prison. For the play shows us a battle between the responsibilities and actions demanded by social institutions – in this case the Prince of Verona's law and order policy and the overwhelming requirement by the city-state's prominent families for their younger generation to toe the line in matters of factional allegiance and marriage - and those demanded by the private desires of the individual. So when our star-crossed lovers met and embraced, the audience could not but note that these massive stone structures were frowning down upon them, seeking to crush their vitality and freedom, reducing them to pawns in the money-and-prestige market.
Director Alex Nicholls has sought to play up the political metaphor of the basic situation by draping a couple of Nazi Party banners on the stone walls and at the white, balustraded dais that forms the entirety of the set, and by kitting out Juliet's suitor Paris (Frazz Jarvis, making the most of a small role) in jackboots and military uniform. Mr Nicholls has also turned the Prince and his spoken exhortations into diktats floating across the evening air in the form of cleverly-distorted and sinister tannoy announcements. A clever idea, although the other fascist references are perhaps not quite pressed home.
Mr Nicholls stages the ball scene with grace, and throughout the actors were encouraged to employ constant movement. covering every square centimetre of the gaping yard, and I thought the transition from the first's half's mix of horseplay and adolescent love to anger and tragedy after the interval was well handled.
Chloe Orrock's Juliet spoke feelingly about her paramour, Remi King's Romeo, who in frock coat and striped trousers, stoked up the fires of true love via his rhythmical delivery of the verse. That Mr King had plenty to give was shown by his activity in the street and ball scenes with his Montague companions or the opposing faction, and in the vehemence of his soliloquies he was eminently credible.
Tybalt in a Henley blazer and bow tie was played by Billy Morton as a generalised hothead, almost a yob. The performance of the night came from Ivo Gruev's Mercutio. This was a man possessed, a coruscating ball of energy and swagger as he roamed the playing area, now joking and declaiming, now wheedling, now threatening. Whether it was by chance or design that seemingly dozens of his young students were in the audience, but there they were, and didn't he just seize the opportunity to amaze them with his quicksilver antics; so while he was on stage the first half atmosphere was electric as the young audience hardly knew whether to laugh or cry. Terrific!
Colin Burnie was excellent in his dual role of Lord Capulet and Friar Laurence. As the former, he went from reasonable parent to a picture of fury as he ranted at his daughter, the focus of his concern switching on a sixpence from her welfare to the much more important matter of his own sense of masculine honour. As the good Friar he was a fount of common sense. In other productions I've seen the Nurse has been a cackling mother hen whereas Polly Mountain's much more interesting reading of her was as a comforting bulwark against the forces of authority.
Our audience of c.165, overwhelmingly of the age group of Romeo and Juliet, sat intent as the sun went down over the motte, the floodlights came on and the shadows lengthened. It was a joy to see so many young people packed in, and Shakespeare here was speaking directly to every one of them over a distance of some 420 years. Tomahawk Theatre with its energy and verve has made this connection sizzle and deserves to play to full houses in the month to come.
Andrew Bell (DI Reviewer)
Tomahawk Theatre returns to the Oxford Castle with another summer sizzler. Shakespeare’s Verona becomes 1930s Italy, with a beautifully constructed set (Ben Downing’s creation) draped in fascist flags. The fight scenes are superbly done, as the youths of the two rival households of Montague and Capulet express their differences physically. Billy Morton’s Tybalt puts his heart and soul into his role, expressing malevolence with every movement. His victim, Mercutio, is played by Ivo Gruev, surely to become well known as an actor, so skilled is his interpretation and fluent is his body. Polly Mountain and Colin Burnie, both veterans of the Oxford stage, give outstanding performances.Romeo (Remi King), suitably youthful and ardent, is well matched with his Juliet, played by Chloe Orrock, who never falters in her portrayal of a young girl’s first, overwhelming love affair, making us truly believe in her infatuation and ultimate devastation at the death of the object of her affection. Both actors were always audible (sometimes this is not easy in an outside venue). The applause at the end reflected the audience's pleasure of the performance.Francisco Vera was responsible for the sound effects and music. He never missed a cue and also showed us his proficiency as a singer and guitar player. Tomahawk Theatre filled the open-air space with the right blend of comedy and tragedy, making a sixteenth-century play relevant to a modern audience. Recommended.
David Kennedy (DI Reviewer)
Much Ado About Nothing - Daily Information
There are times when Oxford excels and this magical evening was one of them. Amid the magnificent setting of Oxford Castle Courtyard, one of Shakespeare's most accessible and life-affirming comedies was played out with flair and gusto by the consistently reliable Tomahawk Theatre Company.
Paul Nicholls' and Helen Taylor's direction was fast and furious, and quickly won over the eclectic audience of all ages. Holding, among others, young children and language school students in thrall for over two hours is a tribute to the directors' skill and deep dramatic understanding. They used every hook imaginable to keep us riveted to our outdoor seats.
The combination of assured and distinctive characterisation, outstanding musical direction – and guitar playing - from Francisco Vera, fancy footwork (Phoebe Knight) and slick slapstick ensured the play zipped along delightfully, raising laughs aplenty.
The wide pillars of generation were confidently established by the natural authority of Leonato (Richard Readshaw) and the mellifluous verse speaking of Don Pedro (Alex Nicholls) who delivered Shakespearean language with a perfect ear for contemporaneity.
While Beatrice (feisty Kate Collier) out-fizzed her cousin Hero (Kay Benson), Ivo Gruev's wonderfully winsome performance as Benedict made his handsome friend Claudio (Billy Morton) seem positively lumpen – but wasn't that the point? While Gruev could contort himself into any shape – like one of those balloon extravaganzas at the Cowley Road Carnival, Morton's denunciation of Hero was a block download, based on a logical conclusion drawn unwittingly from false evidence.
This astonishing pliancy had the audience roaring and rooting one moment at Gruev's slapstick, but in tears at his pity for poor, wronged Hero. Beatrice's compassion for her cousin was our way in past the prickly verbal pyrotechnics, while Margaret's (excellent Alexandra Ackland Snow) bewilderment and realisation that she had been used to discredit Hero added further subtlety to the dark shades.
Chris Walter's Dogberry was a joy. It almost - but not quite - exceeded his own in being called an ass. Dogberry's appearance with his side kick Verges (Mac Macfadden) to the Blues Brothers theme – especially with the roped k-naves in tow – was terrific. Frazz Jarvis' sympathetic, humane Friar Francis was beautifully observed, and I liked Lucy Rayfield's spirited and humorous Ursula.
There was so much to enjoy in Ben Downing's set design: especially the use of trees, pot plants and the wind up gramophone. Rachel James' attractive art work made for great eavesdropping, while Dogberry's flirtatious sexiness might never have been revealed, if he hadn't bashfully raised a trouser leg.
Good to see too that the Ballroom Emporium – much admired from navigating the Plain roundabout – can furnish such elegant costumes, as sourced by Sue North. The crowd of autograph hunters clustered around after the show said it all – catch it while you can.
Alison Boulton (DI Reviewer)
Romeo and Juliet - Oxford Mail
Oxford Castle provided an appropriately eerie aesthetic for Tomahawk Theatre’s triumphant revisit with Shakespeare favourite Romeo and Juliet. It also complemented the Edwardian styled costumes – all pinstripes and white frocks – while offering a suitably impending sense of doom when the lovers first lock eyes.
And with a running time of two-and-a-half hours, the time flew by – even for the large group of pre-teen schoolchildren who remained fully attentive throughout.
If the chemistry between Romeo (Remi King) and Juliet (Jennifer Robinson) never quite achieved the lust-filled teenage romance one expected, the pair were convincing enough to create an atmosphere of bereavement at their tragic end. To put the play’s style more in context, the meeting scene between the two for example, showed the couple necking their drinks in order to pluck up enough courage for their first kiss – making for a fresh, comic slant. And that’s where Tomahawk’s forte lies, in the comic interjections, whether it was bawdy drunken singing or suggestive gestures, all of which elicited laughter. There was also a level of consistent talent, whose energy and enthusiasm carried the whole cast.
Highlights included the bawdy Benvolio (Ivo Gruev), who brought enough crude banter to the role to keep the substantial audience laughing at his every appearance. The nurse (Rachel Wilmshurst) also played the role of Juliet’s confidante with great comic vigour, creating a perfect dynamic between the two. The more serious moments were achieved with a combination of dynamism and sensitivity, successfully achieving the necessary tension of the family feud, as well as a sense of protection towards the fated pair.
Throw in some seamless and uncomplicated scenes – a feat that director Paul Alex Nicholls should be commended for – because despite the stark and unadorned set, the play successfully manages to deliver the consuming urgency required. Judging by the opening night, Tomahawk are off to a fantastic start, creating an evening bound to appeal to both Shakespeare enthusiasts and novices alike.
Tomahawk’s production of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is first a hoot – and then a tear jerker. The predominantly young audience (many from overseas) watching the play within the historic walls of Oxford Castle were riveted by the power of the story. Even if Shakespeare’s language was not perfectly understood, the conflicts and ideals presented were universal.
Alex Nicholls’ production set a cracking pace, which never faltered or lost its way, as the tragedy unfolded. The initial mood of authority, order and control melded humorously into street scenes of ribaldry and drunkenness.
When darkness fell, boy power ruled. The triad of Romeo (Remi King), Mercutio (Adam Potterton) and Benvolio (Ivo Gruev) rocked. Together they crash the Masked Ball given by the Montague’s sworn enemies, the Capulets. While Juliet (Jennifer Robinson) is smitten, fiery Tybalt (Billy Morton) is enraged.
Fight coach James Reilly ensured some terrific spats, in which mortal blows are struck. As events spiral downwards, the power of the acting carried the audience from laughter and slapstick to tears.
Juliet’s freshness of delivery was always intelligent and psychologically spot on. Just watch her talking to herself so artlessly, unaware of our unseen eyes. Romeo too, is believable. His transformation from playboy to tragic hero with blood on his hands was portrayed with eloquence and ease to a modern audience.
Along with musical director Francisco Vera’s wonderful music, unlikely characters tracked the play’s emotional depths. Benvolio’s exuberance and anguish locked the audience’s attention. They were fascinated by his unerring physical clowning - and by the authenticity of his grief.
Lady Capulet’s socialite brittleness was wonderfully captured by Fleur Yerbury Hodgeson – her heartlessness and ambition dismissing Juliet’s plaintive appeal for support against an unwanted (and bigamous marriage) to bumptious Paris (Frazz Jarvis). Lord Montague’s smooth subtleties could be poignard sharp, while Chris Walter’s beautiful, mellifluous speaking voice was used to great effect in another role within the play – the decent, well intentioned Friar Lawrence.
Rachel Wilmhurst’s Nurse was cheerfully uninhibited in the Capulet household, sure of her place – and in the affections of the child she had raised since birth.
Phoebe Knight’s lively choreography, Florence McGlynn’s costumes and Ben Downing’s ingenious set contributed to the visual spectacle.
The pity of youth and hopes squandered brings to mind Phillip Larkin. Yet Shakespeare’s insights into generational conflict, parental ambition and teenage angst held the contemporary audience to the last flamenco chord – and the fluttering of Oxford Castle’s flag in the gathering darkness.
Alison Boulton (DI Reviewer), 16/07/15
I never really thought of Romeo and Juliet as a comedy. You know the one; Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy? The one where our eponymous hero and heroine are both dead, by their own hand, by the end (oh, sorry – SPOILER ALERT!). But tonight’s show at Oxford Castle Courtyard was pretty amusing.
Oxford Castle Courtyard is a striking setting, and as the sun went down it wasn’t too difficult to imagine we were ‘in fair Verona’. Well, apart from the rather chilly wind, and the aeroplanes that sporadically flew over throughout the performance, both of which occasionally drowned out the dialogue. But since this is one of the most famous love stories of all time, it wasn’t too difficult to keep up with the action.
The ensemble cast worked well together, with stand-out performances from Rachel Wilmshurst as the Nurse, and Ivo Gruev as Benvolio providing much of the aforementioned comedic element to the romantic tragedy. The latter opens the show with a great deal of energy, bursting onto the stage and only really losing his cheeky spark when things get serious in the second act.
Our Romeo and Juliet were both played beautifully with Remi King and Jennifer Robinson putting in heartfelt and believable performances, also with a hint of comedy thrown in amongst the declarations of love.
The staging was simple – a stepped platform providing the focal point of the show, with large, but moveable boxes placed around the staging area, which were moved around by cast members at various points in the performance, at one point forming a ‘BAR’ for the masquerade. I loved this scene, the Capulets’ Ball, started by a brief flamenco flourish from Lady Capulet (played rather ‘wicked step motherly’ by Fleur Yerbury Hodgeson) and continued with a lovely choreographed dance by the cast, with music reminiscent of Bowie’s Golden Years , likening it to the famous dance sequence in the film A Knight’s Tale.
Overall, this was a thoroughly enjoyable performance, directed and performed with a quirked eyebrow to the original text, but not so much that there wasn’t a real heart and passion to the tragic central relationship. sophums.
(DI Reviewer), 08/07/15
Romeo and Juliet - Oxford Times
It's hard to upstage the grounds of Oxford Castle even when your subject matter is Romeo and Juliet, but the actors of the irrepressible Tomahawk had a fair whack at it.
Directed by Alex Nicholls, this production flew the flag for the exuberance of youth. Negotiating a bare stage of moveable white blocks, a wide-eyed Remi King and Jennifer Robinson played the eponymous doomed lovers caught up in the escalating conflict of the Montague and Capulet families. If there were ever a prize for the greatest amount of puppy love packed into one performance, Mr King deserves an honourable mention.
From his first appearance struggling under the weight of an enormous portrait of his first love, Rosaline, this fresh, artless incarnation was instantly likeable. At the Capulet family ball, after being showered in beer by a hapless Romeo, Juliet’s squeal of “You kiss by the book!” drew giggles of delight. Out went the star-crossed lovers waxing lyrical, and in came the honest spectacle of two teenagers at a party. That said, this youthful take had its limitations.
After that, there is little that brandishing a pair of women’s frillies like a white flag will absolve. Older cast members, in particular Joseph Adams as Lord Capulet and Chris Walters as Lord Montague, brought an appropriate sense of foreboding and, combined with Jennifer Robinson’s arresting portrayal of an anguished Juliet, made for a triumphant second half. The self-confidence of this production was evident in the lack of frills.
Overall, Tomahawk’s latest is Shakespeare at its boldest and barest, but at times got a little carried away. Then again, so did Romeo and Juliet.
Hannah Somerville - Oxford Times
Midsummer Night’s Dream - Oxford Times
Nicola Lisle enjoys a sparkling summer production of the Shakespeare comedy classic
Rain disrupted play on Tuesday night and Tomahawk Theatre had to hastily decamp from Oxford Castle courtyard to the considerably less romantic setting of the New Baptist Church in Bonn Square.
This necessitated a 20-minute delay to the start of the performance. In a cruel irony, by the time the interval arrived the sun was shining blithely; clearly, the weather was in mischievous mood.
But there was mischief a-plenty going on in the church, too, as Tomahawk’s merry band of thespians threw themselves into this joyous romp with immense energy and enthusiasm, seemingly undeterred by the last-minute change of venue. This is a particularly vibrant and funny production of what is arguably Shakespeare’s greatest comedy, with director Alex Nicholls teasing out the general silliness and mayhem to great effect. Eleonora Aldegheri’s choreography is a joy, and the eerie sounds produced by musicians Francisco Vera and Henry Ruddock add greatly to the ‘otherworldliness’ of the fairy capers.
Dan Abrams gives a stand-out performance as a very acrobatic and impish Puck, and his antics are some of the highlights of the production. Edward Blagrove is equally outstanding as the hapless Bottom, wonderfully gormless with his ass’s head in the fairy bower and comically boisterous in his starring role in ‘Pyramus and Thisbe’. The other mechanicals are well handled, too, with Colin Burnie’s Flute/Thisbe a particular delight.
Joseph Adams strides around with an unmistakeable air of authority in the dual roles of Theseus and Oberon, while Jennifer Riley Smith is a charming Hippolyta and a delightfully flirtatious Titania, and Ruth Blackwell and Katya Adams impress as Peaseblossom and Cobweb. Katherine Rose Comery and Jessica Reilly are suitably passionate as Hermia and Helena, and Alistair Nunn and Jacob Clark are a lively pair as rival suitors Demetrius and Lysander. This is a hugely enjoyable and compelling piece of theatre, which sparkles as brightly as Puck’s fairy dust. Definitely one of the ‘must-see’ productions in Oxford this summer
Midsummer Night’s Dream - Daily Information
This is a slightly different adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by the Tomahawk Theatre: but it kind of works. The great thing about this play is that you can draw out different aspects depending on the strengths of your cast. For Tomahawk this means brilliant physicality, camp comedy and a sort of so-tacky-its brilliant, off-kilter interpretation.
The split between mortals and magical sprites is cleanly portrayed through costumes of floating white and haunting black. Peaseblossom and Cobweb are in dramatic 80s wear, with hair and makeup to match, while their queen Titania is allowed a little gold lame to set off her majesty. Oberon, on the other hand, brings the steampunk with his curling, thin moustache and top hat.
While unsettling at first, this stylisation comes to work rather well as the mystical scenes become unusually sinister and cruel. Certainly this idea is in Shakespeare’s writing but it’s not often brought out with such a demonic twinkle. And special mention has to go to Puck (who owes a hat-tip to A Clockwork Orange in his presentation), who leaps, cartwheels and backflips through his scenes while screeching and squeaking his lines like a true jester.
In the world of the humans, who serve as the fairies' playthings, there is a little more traditional Shakespearean fare. Edwardian costumes give the impression of courtly tradition and respectable young maidens. Lysander is great, really bringing out the cheeky charm and Helena has a knack for Shakespeare’s comedy timing.
Attention must also be paid to Bottom, the unwitting second jester of the play. Again, Tomahawk’s actor played this role with energy and a total willingness to fall into the absurdity and ridiculous pomposity of the character. In fact, the whole cast of the play-within-a-play seemed wonderfully willing to make total fools of themselves in the service of comedy.
The music was a little odd at times, with synth-style guitar indicating moments of magic. It was very metal and although it worked with the tacky, 80s vibe of the forest scenes, sometimes it jarred a little too hard.
Sadly, it was raining the evening I reviewed this, so I saw it in a rather cramped church hall, rather than the much better outdoor setting of the Oxford Castle, but even with those limitations, I definitely enjoyed myself.
The ever-reliable Tomahawk Theatre return for their outdoor summer production, taking to Oxford Castle to perform one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies.This pared down version of the play runs at less than 2½ hours, but manages to pack everything in. The Capulet family is headed by a brutish patriarch (Alistair Nunn) who is keen on marrying daughter Juliet (Chloe Orrock) to the safe bet Paris (Alec Cook). But Juliet then meets idealistic Romeo (Samuel Plumb) at a family party. Only later does she realise he is from the rival Montagues.
Tomahawk present a fast, physical and unfussy version of the play. Scenes are chopped up for dynamism and there is plenty of movement and some dance. There is no clear period setting (music, with hints of Bowie and Pink Floyd, suggests the seventies, while the costumes suggest perhaps the forties - the relative lack of props leaves all this vague).
On Tuesday the 'outdoor' production had to move inside owing to poor weather. It was amazing then, that a production which features, among other things, live musicians, on-stage fighting and a conga line still managed to be so successful in what was essentially a stage the width and length of an average office corridor.
This success can be attributed to the partnership of an excellent cast and some imaginative direction by Alex Nicholls. He gets the best performances out of the younger cast members - especially Plumb's Romeo -probably the liveliest, more gung-ho interpretation of Romeo I've seen. It's all the more astounding, as the character can, on the page, be easily accused of being a little dull. There's barely a dud performance, although Joseph Adams as the Friar and Edward Blagrove's Mercutio (pictured with Romeo) both play it a little too broadly for comfort.
This is a snappy and relatively loose production, which is perfect for older children and teenagers (indeed, the performance I saw was dominated by two very well-behaved school groups). Of course, any adults who also like Shakespeare will be sure to find something to enjoy here too. The use of music and movement really does break up the text in what is another success for Tomahawk - who are fast rivalling Creation as the most interesting company in Oxford.
It's a credit to theatre companies and audiences alike that Oxford persists in offering a range of outdoor Shakespearean drama during this most unwelcoming of British summers. Grey skies have overseen most of the season and the opening night of Tomahawk's Romeo and Juliet was no exception. The courtyard of the Oxford Castle isn't, frankly, the most inviting of places to spend an evening at the moment, which only made it all the more impressive that this production was so enjoyable.
This is a good group of actors. Talented and enthusiastic, there's a consistency that runs through the cast and, with no glaring weaknesses, you're able to savour the standout performances all the more. Edward Blagrove is a wonderfully boisterous and likeable Mercutio. The chilly courtyard seemed a smaller and warmer place as he bounded across the stage, filling the evening air with a vivid personality and irrepressible liveliness. Louise Taney also impressed as the Nurse. She was spot-on in presenting the tireless manner, loquacious tongue and well-meaning nature of Juliet's aid. As for our two star crossed lovers, Chloe Orrock and Samuel Plumb delivered suitably self-absorbed performances that seemed fitting for so youthful a pair, anguishing over trials of the heart. It should be stressed, however, that the acting is strong throughout and provided a substantial audience with a number of laughs amidst long periods of rapt attention.
Director Alex Nicholls should be commended for his use of music as well as his excellent production. A trio of guitarists regularly creep in and out of the action offering an occasional soundtrack that never feels intrusive or out of place. This is a refreshing and welcome touch. That tonight was the first in a run till the 14th of July can only bode well for this group. They really seemed to enjoy an assured, confident performance and the two hours passed quickly for the appreciative onlookers. Those of you out there particularly averse to the possibility of receiving a drenching can also rest easy: if the heavens open, the action is simply moved inside. Keep that in mind when pondering over your next evening out. Whatever the weather decides to do, there's a worthwhile evening of Shakespearean tragedy waiting for you at the Castle.
A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Oxford Castle Courtyard
Tomahawk Theatre Company's outdoor production of A Midsummer Night's Dream invites the obvious criticism that a play so suited to a sylvan setting is instead being performed in a paved courtyard with nary a tree in sight. But let's not carp: if lovelorn Helena (Imogen O'Sullivan) can fashion a heaven from hell in her pursuit of the amorously disinclined Demetrius (Jack Powell), then we can surely conjure an Athenian wood from a backdrop as seemingly antipathetic as the austere walls of a former prison. It's all a matter of stage magic - which Dream, of course, supplies in buckets. Here we can even accept "my gentle Puck" (Joseph Adams) as a tartan-trousered tough nut as likely to dispense a Glasgow kiss as fairy potions, and elves Cobweb (Chloe Orrock) and Peaseblossom (Ella Graham) in Doc Martens. Under the zippy direction of Alex Nicholls, what may be considered the three great comic set pieces of the play are there to delight anew. In the order of their occurrence these are the love scene in the fairy bower between the deluded Titania (Anna Glynn) and the gormless Bottom (the excellent Adam Potterton) in his ass's head, the ructions between Helena and Hermia (Eve Winterbottom) - a ding-dong to rival that of Cecily and Gwendolen in The Importance of Being Earnest - and the closing Pyramus and Thisbe play. The last is especially well managed. Bottom and Chris Gladwin's Flute are super in the title roles, but there are hilarious contributions, too, from Ivo Gruev's deliciously petulant Starveling/Moonshine and David Guthrie's Snug/Lion. Peter Quince, ostensibly in control of proceedings, is here transformed, with great success, into Mrs Quince (Ida Persson). It was unfortunate that one of her key speeches at Monday's opening was lost in unequal combat with a helicopter. Voice projection in a large and rather difficult performance area is on the whole commendable. Kieran Chambers's Lysander and Craig Finlay's Theseus/Oberon supply an especially clear take on the peerless poetry. Music from guitarists Francisco Verae and Sebastian Perez - sometimes in freaky electronic vein - adds greatly to the success of the evening.
Christopher Gray - Oxford Times
Twelfth night at the Oxford Castle - Daily Information
Although brilliant as it is, Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' really isn't as original a play as people may think in terms of content. The idea of twins being separated, confusion following and a happy ending to top it all off is a narrative that he uses multiple times. How right then for Tomahawk Theatre company to aim for a slightly fresh way of telling the well loved classic.
The Oxford Castle's courtyard is a wonderful space and the weather perfect (what a rare thing that is for out-door theatre!). The period setting (which I took to be mid 1900s) was clear but not overstated, and the use of an accessible, jazzy style Feste (James Studds) eased the audience into the world created for us. I must say that the pace of the beginning of the play was slightly slow, however, this is common in Shakespeare's plays as the introduction of characters and situations is crucial, and Tomahawk understood that. But very quickly the mood picked up and the actors delivered an overall wonderful and hilarious performance.
I must commend Chloe Orrock for her performance of Viola. This is a part any young actress would jump at and she delivered a confident, relaxed and warm performance. Also both Alexander Rogers and Alex Nicholls - playing the infamous Malvolio and Toby Belch respectively - made an excellent pairing, the contrast between the characters being highlighted to hilarious effect.
The rest of the cast did extremely well in rising to the large challenge of outdoor theatre. I do think that this is a performance well worth going to see. It is a wonderfully delivered production that I cannot imagine anybody would not enjoy!
Gaslight - Oxford Times
While Patrick Hamilton's excellent novels provide an uncomfortably accurate picture of life as it was led (by rackety characters such as himself at least) in the first half of the last century, his much-better-known stage plays, Rope and Gaslight, possess plots that stretch credibility to breaking point and beyond. They remain first-class entertainment, however, as professional revivals demonstrated to my satisfaction two years ago - Rope at the Watermill Theatre, Gaslight at the Old Vic.
I can pay no more generous compliment to Oxford's Tomahawk Theatre Company for their production last week of Gaslight than to say I found it fully the match of the Old Vic's. The performances were all of high quality, and especially those of Susanne Sheehy, in her role as the much-put-upon Bella Manningham, and Robert Booth as the (entirely misnamed) Sgt Rough, who is able to put an end to her misery.
Though written in the late 1930s (partly in Oxford), the play - essentially a Victorian melodrama - harks back to a period 50 years earlier. Poor Mrs Manningham, as may be recalled, has had the misfortune to marry a grade-one cad - worse, a murdering burglar. The setting is the very house where his crime was committed: Manningham (played in suitably oily style by Alex Nicholls) has returned to continue his hunt for precious rubies he failed to find after battering their owner to death 20 years before. The dimming of the gaslight, a spooky feature of the play, signals his secret searching of the upstairs rooms, his turning on of the lights there having caused a drop in gas pressure throughout the house. As part of a dastardly plan to get his missus out of the way for good, he has meanwhile been hiding things about the place, leading her to believe that she has lost them and is slowly going mad.
All this is gradually brought to her attention by the inspector, who gets a relishably over-the-top performance from Mr Booth in fruity upper-crust tones that fail to disguise (those dropped aitches!) his true social standing. Then Mrs M. shows astonishing self-possession, which makes one marvel at her earlier submissiveness. A feisty woman like her would certainly not be pushed around, as she has been, by a cocky minx of a servant such as Nancy.
Christopher Gray - Arts Editor
I thought that perhaps the lights were about to up and the cast from High School Musical would parade onto the stage in an explosion of glitter. Well, what would you think if you found yourself in a theatre where the ratio of screaming 13 year old girls to adults was roughly 80:20? I decided to force this to the edge of my mind and try to not let the fact we were in the middle of a school trip ruin the evening ahead of me.
Act one, scene one of this production of Shakespeare's The Tempest certainly grasps you by the collar and makes you sit bolt upright - your full attention is on the action as you join the story in the middle of a frightful storm on a ship. High production values made for a great set, atmospheric sound effects and dramatic lighting. The characters clung to each other for dear life and ran back and forth to successfully create the illusion that the stage was indeed the deck of a ship, rolling to and fro with potentially life threatening results.
Then; all is calm. An angelic girl's face appears in the top left of the set and begins to sing a tune softly. You later find out that this girl is Ariel - a powerful spirit who had been trapped by Sycorax the witch on this mysterious island. Ariel was played by Susanne Sheehy, and she quickly became one of my favourite characters in the play. Brilliant acting by an actress who resembled a very beautiful, ballet-dancing Tinkerbell. Another stand-out actor was Dominic Bullock, who played the sorcerer Prospero. His piercing glare and crystal clear voice sent shivers down my spine. Superb. He utilised the two-level set to its full potential. Upstairs, above the main stage, was a second level covered by a sort of muslin cloth stretched tight. This created the perfect representation of Prospero's omniscience over his island, from behind which he could watch the action like a grand, looming figure of doom (wearing a rather excellent magician's cape). Actually, the acting was of an incredibly high standard from everyone.
It was a perfect evening where you either found yourself silent in awe, or laughing at the moments of wonderfully directed comic relief. Sections of dance and singing were weaved into the story masterfully. I did think at one point 'Am I really witnessing this?', when a bare-chested Ferdinand (played by Alfred Enoch) was repeatedly wolf-whistled by members of the High School Musical collective. However, their thunderous applause made up for their terrible behaviour throughout the play - I'm glad they enjoyed such high-brow entertainment. It was a brilliant play. I urge you to go and see it - if only so you'll then understand what John Fowles is going on about in The Magus.
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The Wizard of Oz Website's Halloween Shop Trick or Treat for UNICEF
This page is your home for all kinds of Oz-themed items for Halloween, including costumes, decorations, and Oz books and videos with that extra Halloween touch.
Dorothy children costumes from The Wizard of Oz
Dorothy teen costumes from The Wizard of Oz
Dorothy adult costumes from The Wizard of Oz
Dorothy accessories and props
Toto Costumes
Scarecrow Costumes and Accessories
Tin Woodman costumes and accessories
Cowardly Lion costumes and accessories:
Wizard of Oz Glinda Costumes and Accessories
Wizard of Oz Wicked Witch of the West Costumes and Accessories
The Wicked Witch's Colleagues
The Wizard of Oz Wizard and his guards
Munchkins and Accessories
Auntie Em
The Yellow Brick Road
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Felt Masks
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Oz the Great and Powerful China Girl
Oz the Great and Powerful Finley the Flying Monkey
Oz the Great and Powerful Glinda
Oz the Great and Powerful Theodora/The Wicked Witch of the West
Oz the Great and Powerful Evanora
Oz the Great and Powerful Flying Baboon
Other sources of Oz costumes, patterns, and other information
Your source for Oz costumes of all kinds
The Costume Loft has Oz costumes and supplies for rent or sale.
Simplicity's Oz costume patterns.
Oz costumes for rent from Broadway Costumes.
Oz costumes for rent from Magic Makers.
Marylen's Storybook character costumes. (Guess what one of those books is?)
Oz costumes at All Fancy Dress.com, a British costume shop.
Custom Sparkles has custom-made replica ruby slippers.
Costume patterns:
Wizard of Oz treat bags:
What some Oz Halloween costumes used to look like
Pumpkin Carving Patterns
Want to carve an Oz pumpkin? Here are some links to patterns and directions to help you.
Dorothy and Toto
Cowardly Lion
Movie-based patterns
Movie-based patterns from the Pumpkin Wizard (scroll around, they're scattered all over the page)
The following books and videos are especially appropriate for Ozzy Halloween enjoyment.
Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson, illustrated by John R. Neill. Not only is Jack a perfect Halloween symbol in his own right (hey, his head is a jack o'lantern), in this book he and Peter visit one of the most frightening places in Oz, Scare City!
Illustrated paperback edition, published by Del Rey.
All editions of Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz
Egor's Funhouse Goes to Oz by Chris Dulabone. Egor is a friendly monster who runs a funhouse for the kids, with the help of his moster friends. Then the funhouse gets to Oz, and their lives start to get even more interesting...
A paperback edition, illustrated by the author, originally published by Buckethead Enterprises of Oz.
The Haunted Castle of Oz by Marcus Mébès. A ghost is haunting Ozma's castle! Who is he, and what is he doing there?
A paperback edition, originally published by Buckethead Enterprises of Oz.
The Haunted Hot-Tub of Oz by Chris Dulabone. Brewster Bunny, the great rabbit detective, is called in to deal with home spa systems that give the owners nightmares. Can he prove that the man who made them is innocent?
A paperback edition, illustrated by H. D. McCarthy-Flores.
Masquerade in Oz by Bill Campbell and Irwin Terry. On Halloween, the Ozites have a costume party where they dress like other Ozites! Too bad if an evil spell makes them believe they're really who they are dressed as. And too bad if some enemies of Oz might want to take advantage of the situation...
Paperback edition, illustrated by the authors.
Hardcover edition
Cut and Make Wizard of Oz Masks by Dick Martin. Put these together, put one on, and you might be mistaken for an Ozian celebrity!
All of the parts and instructions needed in one book.
Bloodstained Oz by Christopher Golden and James A. Moore. The citizens of Oz have invaded Kansas during the Dust Bowl years of the Great Depression. The trouble is, they're not quite as nice as they were when Dorothy met them, thanks to the new ruler of Oz... (Not recommended for young or sensitive readers, due to violent and graphic imagery.)
Hardcover edition.
Dorothy: The Darker Side of Oz by Scott Stanford. A modern retelling of The Wizard of Oz.
Paperback edition.
Dorothy Gale: Vampire Hunter: Book 1: Gathering Dark by Brandon Lee Little. As you can imagine, this is not your average Oz book! Dorothy Gale is out to defend her farming commune from the vampires who killed her parents. And she'll travel to the wrong side of the rainbow to do it!
Paperback edition
The Oz Encounter by Marv Wolfman. Doc Phoenix has perfected a way to enter dreams and help people deal with their problems. So when a politician's daughter dreams of Oz, why is Doc called in?
The original paperback edition.
Halloween in Oz: Dorothy Returns by Leo Moser and Carol Nelson. In this sequel to The Wizard of Oz (a retelling of The Marvelous Land of Oz), Dorothy longs to return to Oz, and is finally given the chance to do so on Halloween — because Oz is in danger!
Illustrated paperback edition.
Check out the book's website at http://www.halloweeninoz.com/, and the MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/halloweeninoz. (WARNING: The MySpace page has music.)
Shadows of the Emerald City, edited by J. W. Schnarr. This collection of ninteen short stories, all based on The Wizard of Oz and the writings of L. Frank Baum, show the dark, shadowy underbelly of Oz, with tales of horror and gore. (Not recommended for young or sensitive readers.)
Vampires and Oz by Nikki Kay Richardson. What happens when a good vampire goes to Oz? And evil vampire slayers follow him? Humor and horror in one story.
Paperback editions.
The Terrible Zombie of Oz by L. Scullard. In this spoof, Dorothy is carried off by a Cyclops to the Land of the Feast and frees the Munchbrains from the witch. It goes on from there. Of course, the Scarecrow wants "Braaaaaains..."
Digital file download (in e-pub format, compatible with the Kindle)
The Undead World of Oz: L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Complete with Zombies and Monsters by L. Frank Baum and Ryan C. Thomas. The original Oz book — rewritten with other creatures also appearing. Oh, my!
The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Fun-Filled Frightfest. The third collection of Halloween stories from the pages of The Simpons comic book. Includes "I'm Not in Springfield Anymore," written and drawn by Stan Sakai, which features Lisa getting clonked on the head and dreaming she and the rest of the citizens of Springfield are in you-know-which Movie.
Hardcover book.
Paperback book.
Tales from the Crypt #9: Wickeder. The classic horror anthology comic is back, and in this issue, they take on Oz in a parody of Wicked.
Hardcover graphic novel.
Paperback graphic novel.
No Place Like Home comic. When a freak tornado kills her parents, Dee returns from Los Angeles after many years away. But it turns out there's more going on in Emeraldsville, Kansas, than anyone anticipated. IT looks like a killer from 1959 is back, as a portal to a world of horror opens, a portal paved with yellow bricks... (NOTE: Not recommended for young or sensitive readers because of graphic images, language, and subject matter.)
Volume 1 Collection: Home Again paperback
The Pearl and the Pumpkin by Paul West and W. W. Denslow. Young Joe Miller of the Pringle Pumpkin Farm knows a secret: how to raise the best pumpkins in the world! Joe's expertise leads to a comic adventure among fairies, mermaids, and a crew of hungry pirates who crave pumpkin pie. Co-written by the illustrator of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Paperback edition, with a new introduction by Michael Patrick Hearn
All available editions of The Pearl and the Pumpkin.
Dark Music by Jack Snow. Collection of Snow's short horror stories. (Not recommended for young children.)
Spectral Snow by Jack Snow. Collection of Snow's short horror stories. (Not recommended for young children.)
Paperback edition, illustrated by Eric Shanower.
A Really Weird Summer by Eloise Jarvis McGraw. One summer, a boy is staying at his relatives' home. But who is the other boy he keeps coming across? Could the house be haunted? Winner of an Edgar award for Best Juvenile Mystery.
All available editions of A Really Weird Summer.
The Trouble with Jacob by Eloise Jarvis McGraw. Two children, visiting Oregon over the summer, encounter a 100-year-old boy ghost. What does he want, and what can they do to let him rest?
All available editions of The Trouble with Jacob.
The Oz Kids: The Return of Mombi. Mombi, the Wicked Witch, is back, and she wants revenge. She kidnaps the Oz kids' parents — and even the Nome King! How can the kids rescue their parents and defeat a wicked witch?
VHS (NTSC format) videotape.
Paul Lynde Halloween Special. The late comedian's 1976 television special, with special guests including Donny and Marie Osmond, Tim Conway, and KISS. The Oz connection? Another guest was Margaret Hamilton, playing the Wicked Witch of the West for the only time on prime time television. Lynde and Hamilton interview KISS in one of the more surreal moments of the show. Definitely for completists only.
DVD.
Amazon Instant Video.
Yellow Brick Road. In 1940, the entire population of Friar, New Hampshire, starts hiking up a mysterious trail and disappears. There is one survivor, several bodies, and many of the citizens unaccounted for. Seventy years later, a local teacher and writer forms a team to find out what happened. And it turns out that the local movie theater was playing The Wizard of Oz at the time of the original disappearances. Horror movie.
One DVD (Region 1 Encoding, NTSC format).
One DVD (Region 2 Encoding, PAL format).
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Annie Wilkes “Misery”
by vojin · Published June 26, 2014 · Updated November 11, 2018
Annie Wilkes is a former nurse who lived a in a rather isolated area of Colorado. As an extreme fan of author Paul Sheldon’s romance novels (which feature her favorite character, Misery Chastain), Wilkes is ecstatic to save Sheldon himself from a car wreck that leaves him immobilized with both legs broken.
Annie was born in Bakersfield, California and she graduated from the University of California at the Los Angeles nursing school in 1966. While serving as head maternity nurse at a Boulder, Colorado hospital, several infants in her care died under mysterious circumstances. She was tried for their deaths, but she acquitted for lack of evidence. The character mentions that her favorite activity while growing up in Bakersfield was to go to the movies and watch “chapter plays”. She also says that she was not very popular with other children because of her temper. An article in a local Bakersfield newspaper, found in the patient’s “scrap book”, reveals that on Sunday June 29th, 1963 Carl Wilkes, a local Investment Banker had been found dead by his 11 year old daughter Annie Wilkes after falling off from the stairs of their home. The article announces the incident as a “freak accident”. The relationship between the patient and her parents is unknown; therefore, an accurate speculation regarding the significance of Carl Wilkes death on then 11-year-old Annie Wilkes cannot be made.
Misery (1990).
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Best-selling novelist Paul Sheldon is on his way home from his Colorado hideaway after completing his latest book, when he crashes his car in a freak blizzard. From the brink of death, he is rescued from the snow by Annie Wilkes, who just so happens to be Misery’s self-professed biggest fan. In the beginning, Annie is presented as a capable, caring, and devoted fan who is willing to help Paul get back on his feet and go back to his normal life but very soon it becomes apparent that her motives are not sensible. His gratitude soon starts to turn to concern though, as it becomes increasingly clear that her love of his Misery novels is far from normal. Annie displays a series of obsessive, delusional and dangerous behaviors through the course of several weeks that reveal her unstable troubled mind. Her rage and insistence that he should re-write the book leads him to becoming a prisoner in her home. Paul used to write for a living… now, he must write to save his life!
“The rain. Sometimes it gives me the blues. When you first came here, I only loved the writer part of Paul Sheldon. Now I know I love the rest of him, too. I know you don’t love me, don’t say you do. You’re beautiful, brilliant, a famous man of the world and I’m… not a movie star type. You’ll never know the fear of losing someone like you if you’re someone like me.”
Annie’s personality is characterised by violent mood swings, alternating between sweet and charming and blind with fury. Despite her evil actions, Annie regards herself as a devout Christian and believes that God often speaks to her and instructs her. She lives alone in a remote area outside of town, and does not have any close friends or acquaintances, which reflects “pervasive pattern of social and interpersonal deficits”, seen in this personality disorder. She enjoys the company of a pig rather than people. She has eccentric behaviors and mannerism that seem odd and at times bizarre. She jumps up and down when she gets excited even though she is close to 50 years old. She uses words such as “dirty-birdy” and “cocka-doodie” and her language is over elaborated when she wants to express strong emotions. She is obsessed with the Misery Chastain novels by Paul Sheldon and has difficulty distinguishing between them and reality. During her depressive favours, she binge eats and self-harms. Annie is a control freak with a strong desire for power over others and shows pronounced sinster tendencies, not only torturing Paul for disobeying her but also murdering countless infants during her tenure as a nurse. Annie rationalizes her actions and behaviors by saying that God told her to do what she is doing and that it is her duty.
Forensic psychologist Reid Meloy states that Annie’s personality is a virtual catalogue of personality disorders. She shows signs of Schizoid, Schizotypal, Borderline and Obsessive compulsive personality disorders respectively as well as bipolar and sadomasochistic features.
I thought you were good, Paul. But you’re not good. You’re just an old dirty birdy.
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222 system; it is up to the author/donor to decide if he or she is willing
223 to distribute software through any other system and a licensee cannot
224 impose that choice.
226 This section is intended to make thoroughly clear what is believed to
227 be a consequence of the rest of this License.
229 8. If the distribution and/or use of the Program is restricted in
230 certain countries either by patents or by copyrighted interfaces, the
231 original copyright holder who places the Program under this License
232 may add an explicit geographical distribution limitation excluding
233 those countries, so that distribution is permitted only in or among
234 countries not thus excluded. In such case, this License incorporates
235 the limitation as if written in the body of this License.
237 9. The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new versions
238 of the General Public License from time to time. Such new versions will
239 be similar in spirit to the present version, but may differ in detail to
240 address new problems or concerns.
242 Each version is given a distinguishing version number. If the Program
243 specifies a version number of this License which applies to it and "any
244 later version", you have the option of following the terms and conditions
245 either of that version or of any later version published by the Free
246 Software Foundation. If the Program does not specify a version number of
247 this License, you may choose any version ever published by the Free Software
248 Foundation.
250 10. If you wish to incorporate parts of the Program into other free
251 programs whose distribution conditions are different, write to the author
252 to ask for permission. For software which is copyrighted by the Free
253 Software Foundation, write to the Free Software Foundation; we sometimes
254 make exceptions for this. Our decision will be guided by the two goals
255 of preserving the free status of all derivatives of our free software and
256 of promoting the sharing and reuse of software generally.
258 NO WARRANTY
260 11. BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY
261 FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN
262 OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES
263 PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED
264 OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
265 MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS
266 TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE
267 PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING,
268 REPAIR OR CORRECTION.
270 12. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING
271 WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR
272 REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES,
273 INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING
274 OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
275 TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY
276 YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER
277 PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
278 POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
280 END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
282 How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
284 If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest
285 possible use to the public, the best way to achieve this is to make it
286 free software which everyone can redistribute and change under these terms.
288 To do so, attach the following notices to the program. It is safest
289 to attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively
290 convey the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least
291 the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
293 <one line to give the program's name and a brief idea of what it does.>
294 Copyright (C) <year> <name of author>
296 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
297 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
298 the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
299 (at your option) any later version.
301 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
302 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
303 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
304 GNU General Public License for more details.
306 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
307 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
308 Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
311 Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
313 If the program is interactive, make it output a short notice like this
314 when it starts in an interactive mode:
316 Gnomovision version 69, Copyright (C) year name of author
317 Gnomovision comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `show w'.
318 This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
319 under certain conditions; type `show c' for details.
321 The hypothetical commands `show w' and `show c' should show the appropriate
322 parts of the General Public License. Of course, the commands you use may
323 be called something other than `show w' and `show c'; they could even be
324 mouse-clicks or menu items--whatever suits your program.
326 You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or your
327 school, if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the program, if
328 necessary. Here is a sample; alter the names:
330 Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the program
331 `Gnomovision' (which makes passes at compilers) written by James Hacker.
333 <signature of Ty Coon>, 1 April 1989
334 Ty Coon, President of Vice
336 This General Public License does not permit incorporating your program into
337 proprietary programs. If your program is a subroutine library, you may
338 consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary applications with the
339 library. If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Library General
340 Public License instead of this License.
The ancestor of all expand/explore/exploit/exterminate games.
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