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x86 Disassembly/The Stack
< X86 Disassembly
The latest reviewed version was checked on 30 March 2014. There are template/file changes awaiting review.
1 The Stack
2 Push and Pop
3 ESP In Action
4 Reading Without Popping
5 Data Allocation
The Stack[edit]
Generally speaking, a stack is a data structure that stores data values contiguously in memory. Unlike an array, however, you access (read or write) data only at the "top" of the stack. To read from the stack is said "to pop" and to write to the stack is said "to push". A stack is also known as a LIFO queue (Last In First Out) since values are popped from the stack in the reverse order that they are pushed onto it (think of how you pile up plates on a table). Popped data disappears from the stack.
All x86 architectures use a stack as a temporary storage area in RAM that allows the processor to quickly store and retrieve data in memory. The current top of the stack is pointed to by the esp register. The stack "grows" downward, from high to low memory addresses, so values recently pushed onto the stack are located in memory addresses above the esp pointer. No register specifically points to the bottom of the stack, although most operating systems monitor the stack bounds to detect both "underflow" (popping an empty stack) and "overflow" (pushing too much information on the stack) conditions.
When a value is popped off the stack, the value remains sitting in memory until overwritten. However, you should never rely on the content of memory addresses below esp, because other functions may overwrite these values without your knowledge.
Users of Windows ME, 98, 95, 3.1 (and earlier) may fondly remember the infamous "Blue Screen of Death" -- that was sometimes caused by a stack overflow exception. This occurs when too much data is written to the stack, and the stack "grows" beyond its limits. Modern operating systems use better bounds-checking and error recovery to reduce the occurrence of stack overflows, and to maintain system stability after one has occurred.
Push and Pop[edit]
The following lines of ASM code are basically equivalent:
push eax
sub esp, 4
mov DWORD PTR SS:[esp], eax
pop eax
mov eax, DWORD PTR SS:[esp]
add esp, 4
but the single command actually performs much faster than the alternative. It can be visualized that the stack grows from right to left, and esp decreases as the stack grows in size.
ESP In Action[edit]
This code example uses
MASM Syntax
Let's say we want to quickly discard 3 items we pushed earlier onto the stack, without saving the values (in other words "clean" the stack). The following works:
However there is a faster method. We can simply perform some basic arithmetic on esp to make the pointer go "above" the data items, so they cannot be read anymore, and can be overwritten with the next round of push commands.
add esp, 12 ; 12 is 3 DWORDs (4 bytes * 3)
Likewise, if we want to reserve room on the stack for an item bigger than a DWORD, we can use a subtraction to artificially move esp forward. We can then access our reserved memory directly as a memory pointer, or we can access it indirectly as an offset value from esp itself.
Say we wanted to create an array of byte values on the stack, 100 items long. We want to store the pointer to the base of this array in edi. How do we do it? Here is an example:
sub esp, 100 ; num of bytes in our array
mov edi, esp ; copy address of 100 bytes area to edi
To destroy that array, we simply write the instruction
add esp, 100
Reading Without Popping[edit]
To read values on the stack without popping them off the stack, esp can be used with an offset. For instance, to read the 3 DWORD values from the top of the stack into eax (but without using a pop instruction), we would use the instructions:
mov eax, DWORD PTR SS:[esp + 4]
Remember, since esp moves downward as the stack grows, data on the stack can be accessed with a positive offset. A negative offset should never be used because data "above" the stack cannot be counted on to stay the way you left it. The operation of reading from the stack without popping is often referred to as "peeking", but since this isn't the official term for it this wikibook won't use it.
Data Allocation[edit]
There are two areas in the computer memory where a program can store data. The first, the one that we have been talking about, is the stack. It is a linear LIFO buffer that allows fast allocations and deallocations, but has a limited size. The heap is typically a non-linear data storage area, typically implemented using linked lists, binary trees, or other more exotic methods. Heaps are slightly more difficult to interface with and to maintain than a stack, and allocations/deallocations are performed more slowly. However, heaps can grow as the data grows, and new heaps can be allocated when data quantities become too large.
As we shall see, explicitly declared variables are allocated on the stack. Stack variables are finite in number, and have a definite size. Heap variables can be variable in number and in size. We will discuss these topics in more detail later.
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Lantern Festival in Taipei lights up the night
Taipei, Taiwan — The Taipei City Lantern Festival was off to a bright start on Saturday Night as hundreds of thousands of people crowded onto the Chiang Kai Shek Memorial near downtown Taipei to witness city mayor Hau Lung-bin and other dignitaries ceremoniously flip the switch to light hundreds of colorful lantern scenes in and around the 240,000 square meter memorial park.
The centerpiece of this rock concert-like performance is a 15 meter high rotating pig equipped with a fog machine, laser light show and theme music.
The theme of this years lantern festival revolves around the 12 year Chinese zodiac cycles year of the pig. Its round shape symbolizes wealth and good fortune and is believed to bring good luck.
Started in 1990, the Taipei lantern festival continues a 2000 year old tradition of light related festivals marking the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations. This particular event grows in popularity every year. Last Year over 4 million visitors attended the event and this year the city expects about 6 million visitors according to the event website.
Colorful lantern scenes not only fill the central square but also the surrounding 2 km circumference of the memorial. Each section has a theme. One side of the memorial is scenes made by student groups while other areas represent the counties of Taiwan. There is even a section of lanterns sponsored by foreign countries. The Malaysia Tourism board was quite prominent at the main entrance to the grounds.
As with all new year celebrations in Taiwan, the lantern festival is crowded. People flock to see the lantern scenes and enjoy the festival atmosphere as they carry lanterns, given away by the city and bought from street vendors at the event. The many light toys such a swords, devil ears, and lanterns turn the milling crowd into a unique light show that can be observed by climbing the steps of the 70 meter memorial hall on the grounds.
Local public transportation hubs are often swamped by the event. The station staff at Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall Station do an excellent job of crowd control but lines for the subway can still be hours long and very exhausting. A sudden rain storm on Sunday night (March 4)caused a mass exodus of people to head for the station prompting lines that backed up into the street. The commuting crowds can be avoided however by walking from NTU Hospital Station or Shandao Station. Both of these stops are only about a 20 minute walk from the event and have no crowds at all.
If you really want to avoid the crowds, definitely avoid the weekends. Wait until the fourth or fifth day of the festival when the crowds will have dwindled. I visited the festival on Saturday night, the opening night, and there was a sea of people in the square. I went back the next Tuesday night and there was almost no one there, just a few stray photographers taking advantage of the unimpeded views of the lanterns. The festival runs through March 11 this year.
This article features first-hand journalism by Wikinews members. See the collaboration page for more details.
"Celebration of the Lantern Festival" — Chinese Culture association, March 2007
"2007 Taipei Lantern Festival official website" — Taipei-Festival2007.com, March 2007
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Is Netflix returning to Norfolk next week?
stuart.anderson@archant.co.uk
Ralph Fiennes and Carey Mulligan star in an upcoming Netflix film called The Dig, part of which is being filmed in Cromer. Pictures: PA
A production team is coming to Cromer to film scenes for a movie, leading to car park closures and some disruption.
Jetty Street in Cromer could be a scene in the new production. Picture: Liz Murton
The details have not yet been revealed but it is believed the team may be from the streaming service Netflix.
Although unconfirmed, the production is rumoured to be a period drama called The Dig, which will star Ralph Fiennes and Carey Mulligan.
The filming means Cromer's Meadow Road car park will be closed between 7am on Monday, November 11 and 8am on Wednesday, November 13, and Runton Road car park will be closed from 6pm on Monday to 8am on Wednesday.
There will also be restricted access to the prom. There are road closure orders for Cromer's iconic Jetty Street, Jetty Cliff and New Street from November 10 to 13.
A streaming service, believed to be Netflix, is coming to Cromer for filming. Image: Netflix
A North Norfolk District Council spokesman said the details were confidential, but said the closures were due to filming by a "well-known internet streaming service".
The Dig was originally to feature Nicole Kidman, but her character had been replaced by Carey Mulligan by August. Other actors linked to the production are Lily James, Johnny Flynn, Ben Chaplin, Ken Stott and Monica Dolan.
Production has already been taking place in Suffolk for the film, which is directed by Australian Simon Stone.
The plot, based on a novel by John Preston, revolves around the Sutton Hoo burial ship, the greatest Anglo-Saxon discovery ever in Britain. Mulligan plays a widow, who has a hunch that there is something special buried on land she owns, and Fiennes plays a local archaeologist.
A scene of Netflix's Jingle Jangle being filmed in Elm Hill, Norwich, earlier this year. Credit: James Randle
Tim Adams, town, district and county councillor for Cromer, said such filming projects helped raise the profile of Cromer and north Norfolk and said he hoped the area would benefit from them.
He said: "We're finding filming is happening quite regularly these days."
This would not be the first time Netflix has filmed in Norfolk this year. In June, a production team came to Elm Hill in Norwich to film scenes for a Christmas film, Jingle Jangle, starring Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker.
Access to Cromer's promenade will be restricted during the filming. Photo: Getty Images
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Education Update: December 2013
Essex Heritage Education Coordinator Beth Beringer and National Park Service Education Specialist Maryann Zujewski
Essex Heritage & NPS “Elusive Inclusivity” Presentation at Valley Forge National Historic Site
Essex Heritage Education Coordinator Beth Beringer and National Park Service Education Specialist Maryann Zujewski gave a joint presentation at a recent training for National Park Service employees, community partners and teachers at Valley Forge National Historic Site in Pennsylvania. Their presentation, entitled Elusive Inclusivity, highlighted their work to support teachers in using a place-based service learning framework with a focus on inclusive approaches. Attendees were part of the Park for Every Classroom program, an initiative aimed at encouraging educational partnerships between National Parks, community-based organizations and schools.
The two presenters explained strategies they have used for helping teachers pay particular attention to the rich learning that can occur when students are asked to explore a place from multiple points of view. They gave examples of how potentially marginalized students such as English language learners become engaged in their home communities when project-based curriculum asks them to make relevant connections to their community’s resources. The presenters acknowledged some of the difficulties in communicating and implementing this inclusive framework with teachers, students, National Parks and other community sites. They encouraged training attendees to think collaboratively about ways to improve this process.
National Park Service and Essex Heritage Public History Presentation at UMass Lowell
Education Specialist Maryann Zujewski of Salem Maritime National Historic Site and Education Coordinator Beth Beringer of Essex Heritage met with Professor Chad Montrie’s Historic Methods students at University of Massachusetts Lowell last month to explore the “promise and pitfalls” of public historic interpretation at Salem Maritime National Historic Site. Using the administrative history of Salem Maritime- the first National Historic Site in America- as an historical artifact itself, the presenters helped students examine how this history impacts the interpretation that visitors encounter at the site.
The presenters then highlighted two education-based initiatives, The Caribbean Connection program and the Park for Every Classroom program, as first steps toward alignment with recently-articulated National Park Service goals to fully represent the nation’s ethnically and culturally diverse communities and to exemplify historic inquiry as an on-going process. Students were encouraged to respond to the ideas and concepts presented, and were asked to make connections to their own work in historical inquiry.
Learn more about Essex Heritage's education programming.
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BRM: the core ATPase subunit of SWI/SNF chromatin-remodelling complex—a tumour suppressor or tumour-promoting factor?
Iga Jancewicz1,
Janusz A. Siedlecki1,
Tomasz J. Sarnowski ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-3805-20392 &
Elzbieta Sarnowska1
BRM (BRAHMA) is a core, SWI2/SNF2-type ATPase subunit of SWI/SNF chromatin-remodelling complex (CRC) involved in various important regulatory processes including development. Mutations in SMARCA2, a BRM-encoding gene as well as overexpression or epigenetic silencing were found in various human diseases including cancer. Missense mutations in SMARCA2 gene were recently connected with occurrence of Nicolaides–Baraitser genetics syndrome. By contrast, SMARCA2 duplication rather than mutations is characteristic for Coffin–Siris syndrome. It is believed that BRM usually acts as a tumour suppressor or a tumour susceptibility gene. However, other studies provided evidence that BRM function may differ depending on the cancer type and the disease stage, where BRM may play a role in the disease progression. The existence of alternative splicing forms of SMARCA2 gene, leading to appearance of truncated functional, loss of function or gain-of-function forms of BRM protein suggest a far more complicated mode of BRM-containing SWI/SNF CRCs actions. Therefore, the summary of recent knowledge regarding BRM alteration in various types of cancer and highlighting of differences and commonalities between BRM and BRG1, another SWI2/SNF2 type ATPase, will lead to better understanding of SWI/SNF CRCs function in cancer development/progression. BRM has been recently proposed as an attractive target for various anticancer therapies including the use of small molecule inhibitors, synthetic lethality induction or proteolysis-targeting chimera (PROTAC). However, such attempts have some limitations and may lead to severe side effects given the homology of BRM ATPase domain to other ATPases, as well as due to the tissue-specific appearance of BRM- and BRG1-containing SWI/SNF CRC classes. Thus, a better insight into BRM-containing SWI/SNF CRCs function in human tissues and cancers is clearly required to provide a solid basis for establishment of new safe anticancer therapies.
The genomic DNA in eukaryotic cells nuclei is packaged together with histone proteins into a complex called chromatin, enabling the storage of a relatively large amount of DNA in a very compacted form. However, the structure of chromatin restricts the contact between DNA and various protein (e.g. activators, repressors, modifying enzymes) or non-protein (e.g. enhancers, silencers) regulatory elements. Therefore, chromatin is a target for various modifications including chromatin remodelling, which controls the access to DNA sequences. The process is executed by multiprotein chromatin-remodelling complexes (CRCs), which utilise energy from ATP hydrolysis [1].
BRM ATPase, the SWI2/SNF2-type core subunit of SWI/SNF chromatin-remodelling complexes
One of the best-characterised chromatin-remodelling complexes (CRCs) are SWI/SNF CRCs. Originally, the SWI/SNF CRC was described in baker’s yeast, where it affected mating-type switch (SWI) [2] and sucrose fermentation (SNF—sucrose non-fermenting) [3, 4]. The SWI/SNF complexes were thus named for these phenotypic alterations [5]. Homologues of yeast SWI/SNF CRCs’ subunits were subsequently found in other organisms including humans [6], proving that they are highly evolutionary conserved among all Eukaryotes [1]. The SWI/SNF CRCs are involved in the regulation of various crucial cellular processes such as the cell cycle, cell morphology and adhesion, apoptosis, signal transduction, DNA repair and stress response, which are frequently and significantly altered in cancer [7,8,9,10].
SWI/SNF CRCs are multiprotein complexes, built from 10 to 15 subunits. Depending on the subunit composition, several classes of SWI/SNF CRCs may exist in the cell simultaneously [11]. The SWI/SNF subunit composition and activity is cell/tissue-specific [12].
It was believed that the core complexes of all types of SWI/SNF CRCs consist of four core subunits—one of two ATPase subunits: BRM (encoded by SMARCA2 gene) or BRG1 (encoded by SMARCA4 gene), BAF155 (encoded by SMARCC1 gene), BAF170 (encoded by SMARCC2 gene) and INI1 (SNF5 or BAF47, encoded by SMARCB1 gene) [7, 13]. Together with the core complex, non-core subunits are present in the SWI/SNF CRCs. The number of non-core subunits may differ and their composition influences activity of the whole complex.
Recent studies by several research groups indicated the existence of non-canonical SWI/SNF CRC classes lacking some core (i.e. INI1) and non-core subunits [14, 15]. Furthermore, the presence of non-canonical SWI/SNF complexes was also shown using mouse models [16].
The SWI/SNF CRCs utilise energy from ATP hydrolysis to disrupt contact between the DNA and histones, leading to nucleosome disassembly [17, 18]. They control gene expression by moving or removing nucleosomes covering binding sites for transcription factors [19] or stabilising nucleosome positions. The activity of SWI/SNF CRCs requires recruitment to the DNA by transcription regulators and other factors [20]. The action of SWI/SNF CRCs alters upon interactions with various proteins such as hormone receptors [21], acetylases/deacetylases, etc. and depends on the modification of its subunits by, e.g. acetylation, as has been observed for the BRM ATPase subunit. A comprehensive summary of SWI/SNF CRCs’ action was provided by Sarnowska et al. [19].
BRM and BRG1 ATPase subunits are critical for the SWI/SNF activity. Both of them belong to the SWI2/SNF2 family, share about 75% structural homology and share similar ATPase and helicase activities [6], although their function is not identical. In humans, BRG1 ATPase may be present in both SWI/SNF CRC classes—BAF (BRM or BRG1-associated factors) and PBAF (polybromo BRG1-associated factors), while BRM has been found in BAF class of SWI/SNF complexes only and is the so-called signature subunit of this complex class. BRM has lower ATPase activity than BRG1 [22, 23], therefore, its less important role was postulated.
This hypothesis has been supported by mouse models where Brm-knockout (Brm−/−) mice lived until adulthood and developed tumours while Brg1−/− null mutants caused embryonic lethality [24]. It has also been shown that Brm controls cellular proliferation by regulation of the cell cycle [25]. The mouse model study revealed that both homozygous and heterozygous loss of Brm resulted in an increased risk of tumour development, when exposed to carcinogens [22]. Therefore, it is proposed that Brm rather acts as a cancer susceptibility than a tumour suppressor gene [26]. The importance of Brm in mice has been shown by several additional studies, i.e. using conditional knockout of both genes encoding BRM and BRG1 ATPases in heart. In this case, the concomitant depletion of Brm and Brg1 resulted in severe cardiac dysfunction associated with glycogen accumulation and mitochondrial defects, eventually leading to death [27]. Moreover, functional Brm protein is crucial for the initiation of regeneration phase after liver injury and dominates during the late injury phase on Brg1 function [28].
The double-knockout mice Brm−/−/Brg1−/− exhibited an unexpected ability to overcome loss of both ATPases. In fact, Brm−/−/Brg1−/− mice restored Brm expression via an alternative splicing strategy which resulted in production of truncated but functional Brm protein [29]. This study, together with the existence of alternative splicing variants of SMARCA2 gene [30], indicate that the role of BRM may be more complicated than so far reported. It may be due to the fact that several different forms of BRM protein may exist in the cell.
The loss of human BRM or BRG1 consequently leads to the modified expression of genes that are significant for tumour development, e.g. genes encoding tumour suppressors. Many of them control cellular processes such as metabolism (including drug metabolism), DNA repair, differentiation, adhesion and apoptosis, and are involved in angiogenesis, progression or metastasis of cancer [31]. Recent studies on ovarian cancer revealed that BRG1 and BRM ATPases are mutually exclusive as their parallel inactivation leads to synthetic lethality [32], although other reports indicated the survival of cells with depletion of both ATPases [31]. One possible explanation of this apparent discrepancy may be the existence of shorter, truncated but functional versions of BRM protein which are simply not recognised by the anti-BRM antibody.
In human heterozygous missense, mutations in BRM-encoding SMARCA2 gene were identified in patients with Coffin–Siris (CSS) and Nicolaides–Baraitser (NCBRS) syndromes [33]. Although the last study performed on a large cohort of CSS patients proved that they carry the missense mutation in SMARCA4 (BRG1 encoding gene) gene but not in BRM-encoding SMARCA2 gene. In some CSS patients, duplication of the SMARCA2 gene was detected [34]. On the other hand, missense mutations in SMARCA2 were detected in NCBRS patients [35]. Moreover, one individual with SMARCA2 mutation was previously diagnosed with CSS and after was reclassified for NCBRS [36, 37]. This collectively suggests that missense mutations in SMARCA4 and SMARCA2 may cause different developmental disabilities, although both CSS and NCBRS syndromes share some similar developmental dysfunctions and their distinction is based mostly on foot and hand features [35] (Fig. 1).
The phenotypic differences and commonalities between NCBRS and CSS. The red lines correspond to mutation sites in SMARCA2 and SMARCA4 genes according to [136]
The occurrence of developmental alterations in CSS and NCBRS could be in contradiction with mouse models, where heterozygous loss in the Brm-encoding gene has no developmental effects. Although, in CSS the duplication of SMARCA2 gene may lead to overexpression of BRM protein and as a consequence altered SWI/SNF stoichiometry caused by the pathological competition of BRM with BRG1 ATPase. In NCBRS, the missense mutations in SMARCA2 may result in BRM gain-of-function or loss of function, i.e. by fast protein degradation. The exact role of SMARCA2 missense mutations or duplication during development is still unclear; however, the SMARCA2 polymorphisms may lead to higher cancer risk, suggesting the role of human BRM as a cancer susceptibility gene, similarly to mice [38].
It is also important to note that the classes of human SWI/SNF CRCs containing BRG1 or BRM subunits may regulate different promoters and sometimes they even differentially regulate transcription of the same genes [19]. This could be based on the differences in transcription factor recruitment, subunit composition and the occurrence of differential modifications of SWI/SNF subunits [23]. The picture of BRM/BRG1 interdependence is broadened by the in-depth, high throughput study based on ChIPseq and RNAseq analysis of BRM or BRG1-depleted HepG2 cell line. This study revealed that depletion of one ATPase subunit frequently leads to decreased abundance of the remaining subunit. Additionally, on numerous genes, the remaining subunit is either retained or gained [39]. All the above data suggest that in cancer, both ATPases have similar functions and could be partially redundant.
BRM-containing SWI/SNF CRCs regulate expression of a large number of genes involved in carcinogenesis including (i) epithelial–mesenchymal transition genes, e.g. CDH2 (N-cadherin) and SNAI1; (ii) cell cycle genes, e.g. CCND1 (cyclin D1), CCNE2 (cyclin E2), CDK4 and CDK6 (cyclin kinases), (iii) metabolic genes, e.g. GAPDH, ALDOA and LDHA; (iv) cancer suppressor genes and oncogenes, e.g. BRCA1, PTEN, AKT1, HRAS and KRAS. Importantly, BRM also regulates expression of self-encoding SMARCA2 gene and other SWI/SNF subunits [40].
BRM directly interacts with the retinoblastoma protein (Rb) and its family members [7, 41, 42]. Through this interaction, BRM influences cell cycle, causing repression of E2 promoter binding factor (E2F) family transcription factors [43]. Cells lacking BRM cannot enter the G1/S phase resulting in growth arrest [44] (Fig. 2). BRM function in the cell cycle is probably dependent on the phosphorylation of BRM by cyclin E/CDK2 complex causing dissociation of Rb from ATPase [45], and leading to cell cycle progression [46]. However, some data suggest that BRG1 has a more significant role in cell cycle control than BRM and, therefore, the specific role of BRM in Rb-mediated cell cycle inhibition remains elusive [47].
BRM-involving cellular processes. BRM protein is involved in a variety of cellular processes both in healthy/normal and cancerous cells; for example, gene expression control, alternative splicing, cell cycle control, participating in hormonal response and miRNA transcription and signalling. In pathological situations, in cancer cells, BRM can leave the cell nuclei and migrate to cytoplasm or cell membrane, although specific effects of BRM in these locations are unknown
The link between SWI/SNF CRCs and TP53, a commonly mutated oncogene, is also known [48]; however, the particular role of BRM ATPase in this dependency is still unclear. Xu and colleagues demonstrated that BRM and BRG1 affect TP53-dependent p21 transcription differently. BRG1 knock-down handicaps TP53 binding to p21 promoter although BRM has ability to replace BRG1 in TP53 regulation [49].
Interestingly, mice lacking Brm did not present pathological Tp53 mutations in tumours, although such mutations were accumulated in Brm-positive tumours, suggesting that loss of Brm would restrain selection of Tp53-mutated variant in tumour evolution. Collectively, this observation strongly suggests the existence of various ways of tumour evolution and development [47].
Some data indicate SWI/SNF participation in DNA damage response. BRM is involved in non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) DNA repair, although its activity in this process depends on SWI/SNF complex composition [50]. BRM recruitment to double-strand breaks depends on, i.e. histone 2B phosphorylation on Ser36 which promotes BRM involvement in this process. Ribeiro-Silva and colleagues [51] observed that BRM is required for correct recruitment of the transcription factor II H (TFIIH) to the DNA damage site and facilitates DNA nucleotide excision repair pathway. Moreover, the SWI/SNF CRC also participates in DNA damage repair by interactions with BRCA1, indicating its important role in homologous recombination [52] (Fig. 2).
BRM also plays an important role in regulation of alternative splicing via interaction with spliceosome components. BRM overexpression favours inclusion of alternative exons [53], which is consistent with the observation that BRM is present not only on promoter regions, but also in the gene body [39] (Fig. 2).
Sakurai et al. [54] and Kobayashi et al. [55] demonstrated that BRM participates in the miRNA containing axis, particularly miR-199 and transcriptionally regulates the miR-302a-3p expression [56]. BRM is also involved in JAK2/STAT3 pathway, causing its activation [57]. The SWI/SNF BRM-containing CRC acts in the control of hormonal signalling pathways and participates in hormonal crosstalk [19]. In particular, BRM is required for proliferation of androgen-dependent prostate cancer [58] and regulates androgen receptor (AR) target genes expression [59]. Additionally, in cooperation with prohibitin, BRG1 or BRM ATPases are crucial for oestrogen antagonist-mediated breast cancer growth suppression [60]. The known BRM interactors and processes involving BRM are summarised in Table 1. The large interaction network of BRM suggests a strong potential impact of any BRM impairment on numerous regulatory processes.
Table 1 The known BRM interactors and processes involving BRM
BRM aberrations in human cancer
The importance of an altered level and/or aberrant function of BRM in various cancers is not fully understood, although there is abundant evidence indicating the crucial BRM role in carcinogenesis. About 15% of all cancers display numerous aberrations in BRM abundance or impairment, that may lead to cancer development or progression (Fig. 3).
Schematic summary of BRM role in cancer development. ↑—upregulation; ↓—downregulation; TNBC triple-negative breast cancer, HCC hepatocellular carcinoma, UATC upper aerodigestive tract, SCCOHT small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcaemic type, OCCC ovarian clear cell carcinoma; OCC ovarian cell carcinoma, HNSCC head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, ACC adenoid cystic carcinoma; NSCLC non-small cell lung cancer; AD adenocarcinoma od the lung, LC large cell carcinoma of the lung; PL pleomorphic carcinoma of the lung; ccRCC clear cell renal cell carcinoma, NMSC non-melanoma skin cancer
Rhabdoid tumours
Malignant rhabdoid tumour (MRT) is an extremely aggressive type of cancer that affects mostly children. The mutations in SMARCB1 an INI1/SNF5/BAF47-encoding gene were found in this type of cancer, suggesting the mutation in a gene encoding core SNF5-type subunit of SWI/SNF CRCs as a driving mutation for this cancer type [61, 62]. This INI1 alteration was accompanied by BRM epigenetic silencing in about 70% of MRT cases. BRM was silenced by the HDAC-driven mechanism or by SMARCA2 promoter polymorphisms [53]. Interestingly, BRM expression was induced by INI1 re-expression and synthetic flavonoid treatment. BRM re-expression was necessary for flavonoid or INI1 re-expression induced growth inhibition of rhabdoid cell line [63].
The downregulation of BRM is most frequently reported in lung cancer (LC) especially in non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). In case of the adenocarcinoma (AD), the amount of cases with BRM depletion is 6–17% [64, 65], although in the group of poorly differentiated ADs the fraction of cases with BRM depletion reaches 92% [64,65,66]. The highest downregulation of BRM protein was observed in the pleomorphic carcinoma of the lung (PL)—over 40% cases [66], and in the large cell carcinoma of the lung (LCCL)—33–50% cases [64, 66]. BRM staining is positive in lepidic growth components in LC and becomes significantly lower or negative in invasive parts [65, 66].
The BRM level in the primary NSCLC is associated with the survival rate. The overall survival for the group of patients with loss of nuclear BRM was significantly lower comparing to patients with high BRM level. Additionally, a membrane form of BRM was observed in immunohistochemistry in some samples. In the case of AD, 5-year survival of patients with positive staining for the membrane BRM was significantly lower than in case of patients without the membrane BRM, suggesting that the presence of the membrane BRM form may be a good prognostic marker [67]. However, the function of the membrane form of BRM remains unknown and there are no data regarding such localisation of other subunits of SWI/SNF CRCs. Intriguingly, loss of BRM and BRG1 in this type of cancer is correlated with loss of tumour cells’ ability to differentiate [31, 65]. A correlation between loss of BRG1 and BRM and epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) in lung cancer was reported, especially in poorly differentiated ADs. Loss of BRM protein was more frequent in heavy smokers, supporting the hypothesis that BRM depletion enhances susceptibility to cancer induced by the carcinogen exposure [65, 68]. On the other hand, targeting BRM in the BRG1-deficient lung cancer (NSCLC) sensitised cancer cells (cell lines) to radiotherapy [69].
SWI/SNF CRCs are aberrant in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), the most common type of renal cancer [70, 71]. The 3% of all ccRCC cases were BRM-negative. All BRM-negative cases were classified as poorly differentiated grade 4 tumours [72]. It is also significant that loss of BRM was observed only in ccRCC, and not in other types of renal cancers like fumarate hydratase-deficient RCC [73].
Interestingly, in the case of RCC, the same pattern as in lung cancer was observed—poorly differentiated tumours or poorly differentiated parts of tumours were lacking a BRM subunit, while more differentiated areas showed BRM expression [72, 74] suggesting that alterations of SMARCA2 gene occur during de-differentiation of ccRCC. Thus, BRM loss may be specifically linked to the tumour aggressiveness. In BRM-deficient ccRCC tumours almost 90% cases displayed genetic alterations in the SMARCA2 gene, such as mutations, promoter methylation or chromosomal aberrations. Interestingly, the alterations were very rare in low-grade part of analysed tumours and in non-neoplastic tissue [74]. These observations strongly suggest that loss of BRM occurred during cancer progression.
Cancers of gastrointestinal tract
Loss of SWI/SNF subunits correlates with undifferentiated tumour phenotypes in gastrointestinal tract (GI) cancers. Interestingly, in rare GI cancers, with rhabdoid features no concurrent loss of BRM and BRG1 ATPases was observed. On the other hand, concomitant inactivation of BRM and INI1/SNF5/BAF47 frequently lost in rhabdoid carcinomas was reported [75].
Inactivation of the BRM-encoding SMARCA2 gene by the presence of promoter indel polymorphisms correlates with higher risk of colorectal cancer [76]. These promoter indels increase risk of upper aerodigestive tract cancers (UATC) more than twofold suggesting that BRM downregulation may be significant for development and progression of GI cancers [77].
The reduction of BRM expression was observed in gastric cancers, while in such cases, BRG1 level was unaffected [78]. Importantly, this effect was characteristic only for cancer cells, but was not seen in premalignant lesions suggesting the importance of BRM loss at later stages of the stomach cancer development [79]. In about 10% of gastric cancers, methylation of SMARCA2 promoter region was identified [79].
Altered levels of BRM expression are also observed during pancreatic cancer development, although the mechanism is not yet fully understood. High levels of BRM are associated with patients’ poor survival, linked to larger tumour size, metastasis to other organs, lymphatic invasion and stage IV disease [80]. On the other hand, the downregulation of BRM may be a significant marker in the pancreatic cancer [57], indicating that BRM levels undergo dynamic changes in different stages of the disease. BRM silencing in pancreatic cancer cell line correlates with lower cell viability, proliferation rate and growth both in vitro and in vivo. This fact may be contrasted with the observation that downregulation of BRM is vital for pancreatic cancer progression [57] indicating that BRM is actually essential for this process. Intriguingly, in data presented by Shain et al., no pancreatic cancer cell lines with decreased BRM expression were observed [81]. A recent study indicated that BRM promotes pancreatic cancer growth and chemoresistance via activation JAK2/STAT3 pathway [57]. It also transcriptionally regulates the miR-302a-3p and promotes pancreatic cancer metastasis by epigenetic modulation of SOCS5/STAT3 signalling axis [56]. However, to the large extent, the role of BRM in pancreatic cancer remains elusive.
Hepatocellular cancer
According to current knowledge, normal human hepatocytes display negative staining for BRG1 and positive for BRM protein [82]. The lack of BRG1 protein in normal human hepatocytes is, however, counterintuitive to expectations, especially given that in mouse models Brg1 is more important than Brm for liver regeneration after injury [28]. By contrast, a majority of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is characterised by the positive BRG1 staining. In 22.5% of HCC cases, the loss of BRM protein was found while in 15% of analysed cases both BRM and BRG1 were lost. The depletion of BRM in HCC significantly corresponded to poor overall survival [82]. Pasic et al. correlated this phenomenon with the occurrence of BRM promoter polymorphisms that were also found in other cancers, leading to poorer patient survival [83].
Interestingly, in HCC tumour cells, additional cytoplasmic localisation of BRM was found, while no such cases were observed in healthy hepatocytes. This indicates that changes in BRM localisation may also contribute to carcinogenesis, although the mechanism of this phenomenon remains unknown [82].
Head and neck cancers
The head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is one of the most common head and neck cancers, accounting for up to 90% of cases. In 16% of patient samples, the total loss of BRM was demonstrated, 11% featured weak staining and 16% were mosaic. Occurrence of SMARCA2 promoter region polymorphisms correlates with HNSCC risk, especially in HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer [84].
In 5% of cases of salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC), the SMARCA2 mutation was found [85]. Additionally, both mRNA and protein level of BRM were significantly elevated in ACC cells, comparing to the healthy tissue. Interestingly, the BRM overexpression was observed in every sample in all tumour areas, although ACC is the most heterogeneous cancer type. This strongly suggests that salivary gland ACC is characterised by BRM overexpression [86] although the specific mechanism of BRM action in the ACC cells needs further elucidation.
Cohet et al. described that the presence of both SWI/SNF ATPases is crucial for optimal cell cycle progression in non-malignant mammary epithelial cells and knock-down of either BRM or BRG1 affects cell cycle, while the double knock-down of BRM and BRG1 results in cell death [87].
The analyses of a set of different breast cancers with various subtypes and stages revealed the increase of BRM levels in a significant majority of analysed cases [88]. However, the authors did not mention whether nuclear, cytoplasmic or other BRM staining was taken into consideration. Additionally, it was observed that both BRG1 and BRM are required for the triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) proliferation and that double SMARCA2 and SMARCA4 knock-down results in slowed tumour growth in xenografts [88]. By contrast, a statistically significant downregulation of SMARCA2 transcript was observed in all breast cancer types comparing to healthy tissue. Based on this observation, it was postulated that expression of SMARCA2 and SMARCA4 has prognostic value [89], although another study shows that the BRM protein level varies among various breast cancer types. Namely, decreased level of BRM was observed in MDA-MB-231 (TNBC cancer cell line) comparing to the less malignant MCF-7 (ER positive) cells. Furthermore, BRM regulates tight junction protein expression via targeting their promoters, thus takes part in the breast cancer metastasis [90].
Gynaecological cancers
Although in gynaecological cancers many alterations of SWI/SNF subunits were observed [91,92,93,94], differences in BRM expression were found only in small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcaemic type (SCCOHT), ovarian cell carcinoma (OCC) and in the endometrial cancer.
SCCOHT is a rare subtype of the ovarian cancer that affects mainly young women. At first, loss of BRG1 protein caused by somatic and germline mutations in SMARCA4 gene (coding for BRG1 protein) in SCCOHT was identified by a few groups [95,96,97,98,99]. Recently, loss of BRM protein was found in this type of cancer [100, 101]. Importantly, no mutations in SMARCA2 gene were found, suggesting epigenetic control of SMARCA2 gene expression.
Noteworthy, for SCCOHT analysis, the ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC), a different type of ovarian cancer, was used as a basis for comparison. Interestingly, in OCCC tumours, the lack of BRM or BRG1 was found but never loss of both ATPases. The mutations in the SMARCA2 gene, in about 2% of OCCC samples, were described [102]. Although, in epithelial ovarian cancer (the most common type of ovarian cancer) BRM overexpression strongly correlates with resistance to cisplatin, probably due to the reduction of apoptosis and influence of metabolism and cancer-associated signalling pathways [103]. These findings confirmed earlier discoveries that the downregulation of BRM increases cisplatin sensitivity [104].
The lack of both ATPases also was found in endometrial cancer [105], although no information about clinical significance of such loss has been so far described.
Analysis of prostate cancer samples revealed that level of BRM was significantly downregulated in primary prostate tumours and metastases, although BRG1 level increased with the disease progression [106, 107]. The slightly lower signal for BRM was found in malignant sites comparing to the non-invasive parts of cancer [107]. BRM has been found to be required for the proliferation of AR-dependent prostatic adenocarcinoma cells [58].
Alterations in BRM expression seem to be important for the non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) development, and in this case, the role of SMARCA2 as a susceptibility gene is strongly pronouncing. Analyses of NMSC patient samples, specifically squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and basal cell carcinoma (BCC) with comparison to benign precancerous lesions—actinic keratosis (AK), which is claimed to be a progenitor for SCC and BCC development, and normal skin showed that the transcript level of SMARCA2 gene decreased in SCC cells. By contrast, no differences were observed for SMARCA4 gene [108]. Surprisingly, at the protein level, both BRM and BRG1 were downregulated about tenfold in both SCC and BCC comparing to AK and normal skin, indicating altered regulation of their expression through some other mechanism. The authors suggested that loss of ATPases happens after the development of benign skin lesions, where no downregulation of BRM was observed [108]. Additionally, a mutation in SMARCA2 gene was identified in 17% of NMSC. Since this mutation was observed only in SCCs and BCCs and not in precancerous lesions or normal skin, this observation suggested that the mutation was preferentially selected in the process of cancer development [109]. Subsequently, a possible mechanism underlying BRM loss in NMSC was discovered based on a mouse model. It was found that mouse keratinocytes with deleted Brm (Brm−/−) grew faster than normal (Brm+/+) after UV-irradiation. This suggests the ability of Brm null mutant keratinocytes to escape UV-induced cell cycle arrest faster than in normal cells. Moreover, although Brm−/− keratinocytes accumulate more DNA damage, they do not compensate for this with more intense DNA repair [110]. All these effects result in the ability of Brm null mutant keratinocytes to undergo selective pressure that can cause overgrowth of cells with accumulated mutations over normal cells and hence lead to cancer development [110].
SWI/SNF ATPases are also claimed to be important components in regulation of microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) expression. MITF is a key factor linked to development of melanoma. BRG1 was described as a main epigenetic regulator of MITF expression. However, in case of cancers with inactivated BRG1, BRM replaces siblings ATPase and performs their function. In such cases, pharmacological exclusion of BRM could lead to the reduction of melanoma growth or even cancer cell death [111].
Other neoplasms
In case of leukaemia, evidence of the importance of BRM protein is rather weak. In this cancer type, SWI/SNF complexes are mainly built around the BRG1 ATPase that is essential for survival and growth of this neoplasm [112]. BRM is the main ATPase expressed in quiescent hematopoietic stem cells suggesting that loss of BRM significance takes place at the time of leukaemia development. This hypothesis is supported by discovery of Doménech et al. [113] who identified mutations in SMARCA2 gene in leukemic cells. In acute myeloid leukaemia with monosomy, 7 (about 13% of cases) novel mutations of SMARCA2 gene were identified, although these are not thought to be driving mutations because the samples were collected at more advanced stages of carcinogenesis [114]. In proximal-type epithelioid sarcoma with pure rhabdoid tumour features, additional loss of BRM was found [115]. Additionally, the occurrence of SNPs in the SMARCA2 gene seems to correlate with risk for oligodendroglioma development [116].
Collectively, in various types of cancer, loss or strong decrease of BRG1 or BRM and sometimes both ATPases, was observed (Table 2). BRG1 and BRM seem to have similar/redundant function in cancer cells, although, they play different roles during human development. This hypothesis supports the observation that mutation in BRG1 encoding gene is frequently associated with CSS while the mutation in BRM-encoding gene is more typical for NCBRS. These two different genetic disorders carry some similar phenotypic aberration but also differ from each other (see Fig. 1). The exact role of BRM and BRG1 in somatic cells and how the imbalance in their abundance trigger to disorders or cancer development still remains unknown. Therefore, investigation of BRM and BRG1 differential function in various cancer types and in somatic cells seems to be one of the most exciting and important directions for further research.
Table 2 The alterations of BRM and BRG1 in various cancers
Mechanism of BRM alteration in cancer
Alterations of BRM were reported in various cancer types, but only in some of them, SMARCA2 mutations were found. Therefore, it is highly probable that various mechanisms of BRM control exist including mutation-independent regulation of SMARCA2 gene expression.
In the majority of cancers lacking BRM, no mutations of the SMARCA2 gene were found suggesting that epigenetic regulation plays more crucial role in the BRM inactivation [82, 117, 118]. However, SMARCA2 mutations were found in 78.2% of BRM-deficient ccRCC cases, although about half of them were silent [74]. All detected mutations were specific for cancerous tissue, especially low differentiated, and none or very low-level mutations were found in BRM-positive tissues as well as adjacent non-malignant tissues [74]. SMARCA2 gene mutations were also identified in about 10% of gastric cancers [79]. In NMSC, a mutation resulting in substitution of glutamine by lysine was discovered. Interestingly, this mutation type—G:C to T:A substitution is observed after UV-irradiation, what is a usual cause of skin cancer [109]. SMARCA2 mutations of unknown effect were also found in leukaemia [113].
Epigenetic modifications
Methylation of CpG sites on SMARCA2 promoter region is the key mechanism of BRM alterations [74]. It was recently found that Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) causes epigenetic suppression of SMARCA2, by inducing H3K27me3 silencing pattern on its promoter region [119].
In BRM, deficient ccRCC methylation refers to over 40% of cases and was found only in low-differentiated tumour areas [74]. A similarly observation was made in the AD of the lung, where SMARCA2 promoter methylation correlated with poor prognosis [40]. Nonetheless, in some cancers with lack/low BRM level, no mutations and no hypermethylation were found in the SMARCA2 locus [108] suggesting the existence of other mechanisms involved in the control of BRM expression or protein stability.
Additionally, the activity of BRM is modulated by posttranslational modifications, for example acetylation can lead to BRM inactivation [120]. Three acetylation sites were identified in the BRM protein, although their specific functions remain elusive, and whether acetylation of only one or all sites is required for BRM inactivation is unknown [121].
Promoter insertion polymorphisms
Insertions in the promoter sequence of SMARCA2 gene (at positions −741 and −1321) was specified as silencing-type polymorphism, leading to development of many types of cancer [122]. Interestingly, the promoter insertions cause HDACs recruitment and result in SMARCA2 gene silencing [68]. Such insertions were associated with higher risk of lung cancer [68], colorectal cancer [76], and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma [84]. Increased risk of developing upper aerodigestive tract cancers appears only in case of double homozygous variants of such polymorphisms [77]. In the case of pancreatic cancer, the presence of SMARCA2 promoter polymorphisms is associated with poor prognosis for patients with diagnosed cancer rather than specific cancer risk [123].
Chromosomal aberrations
The loss of chromosome 9p, the SMARCA2 gene location, results in BRM loss and enhanced cancer aggressiveness. In ccRCC aberrations of chromosome, 9p (monosomy or deletion) was found in over 40% of analysed BRM-deficient tumours [74]. Currently, the loss of 9p chromosome is used as a prognostic marker for ccRCC [124].
Moreover, loss of the BRM subunit may occur in cells with multiplication of chromosome 9. Multiple abnormalities also may lead to simultaneous silencing of all copies of the gene, e.g. by mutation and CpG methylation that occur in the same cancer cell [74].
BRM overexpression
Although a few malignancies with the upregulation of BRM were identified, a specific mechanism leading to BRM overexpression in neoplasms was not identified. In ACC samples, BRM was elevated on both protein and transcript level [86]. Overexpression of BRM correlated with poor survival and chemoresistance in pancreatic cancer. Similarly, in ovarian cancer, high level of BRM promoted resistance to cisplatin [80, 103].
New treatment strategies in BRM-altered cancers
Only some malignancies with overexpression of BRM protein were identified, whilst in most of the neoplasms, the BRM is strongly downregulated or lost. The restoration of BRM protein in BRM-deficient cancers leads to impeded cancer cell growth [63]. This effect may be obtained with chemical compounds. Thus, the search of such compounds is encouraged [118, 125].
The first study considering direct BRM targeting was development of selective SMARCA2/4 bromodomain inhibitor (PFI-3), although PFI-3 did not reveal antiproliferative effect in cancer cells. This observation indicated that bromodomain is not a proper therapeutic target, and research focused on targeting helicase/ATPase domain in BRM for synthetic-lethality therapy [126]. Recently, small molecules for inhibition of BRM and BRG1 ATPase activity were discovered. In a BRG1-deficient lung cancer xenograft model, these inhibitors downregulated BRM-dependent gene expression and exhibited antiproliferative effect upon oral administration [127]. Another approach based on proteolysis-targeting chimera (PROTAC) has been designed to target BRM/BRG1 subunits of SWI/SNF CRCs employing a bromodomain ligand to recruit the VHL, the E3 ubiquitin ligase facilitating protein degradation [128].
Polymorphisms in SMARCA2 gene in position −747 and −1321 are suggested to be responsible for HDAC recruitment, and HDAC inhibitors (HDACi) cause upregulation of both BRM transcript and protein levels in cell lines [26, 100, 120, 129, 130]. Application of HDACi in patient groups seems to be a promising therapy, especially now as HDACi are approved by Food and Drug Administration and European Medicines Agency, and are becoming a more popular choice of treatment in various types of human cancer [131]. A similar effect on BRM expression was obtained during flavopiridol (synthetic flavonoid) treatment of rhabdoid cell lines [63]. Importantly, some studies demonstrated that whilst utilisation of HDACi effectively induces BRM, it also leads to an increase of BRM acetylation which impairs its function, giving no therapeutic effect overall [120].
In tumours with SMARCA2 depletion caused by PRC2-driven methylation, usage of EZH2 inhibitors seems to be a promising therapy. Effectiveness of this kind of drug was demonstrated for ovarian cancer (SCCOHT) in in vitro models [132]. Interestingly, in SCCOHT, a synergistic effect was observed, when EZH2 inhibitors were used together with HDACi [133]. Unfortunately, such an approach appeared to be not suitable for every type of cancer with BRM depletion: for instance, in lung cancer cell lines and pancreatic cancer cell lines, no therapeutic effect was observed.
BRM appeared as an attractive therapeutic target and induction of its activity may be helpful in cancer treatment. Therefore, a special reporter system was designed to identify novel compounds that restore not only BRM protein level, but also its function, giving hope for effective epigenetically focused treatment [125].
BRM and BRG1 are mutually exclusive ATPase subunits of SWI/SNF CRCs. Therefore, BRM targeting in BRG1-deficient cancer is expected to cause synthetic lethality [134]. So far, this phenomenon has been described for lung and ovarian cancers [126, 127, 135].
Possibilities for incorporation of BRM/SMARCA2-related targeted therapy into the clinic are still developing and new strategies seems to be very promising and effective (Fig. 4).
Cancer treatment related to BRM protein. Ideas for utilising BRM in anticancer therapy are emerging. Such therapies, taken currently into consideration, are based on BRM level restoration by, e.g. HDAC inhibitors and E2F inhibitors. A very promising but demanding idea is based on a synthetic lethality approach, targeted against BRM ATPase domain or bromodomain
BRM deficiency or downregulation was found in various types of cancer, although its function in cancer development and progression remains elusive. Interestingly, the mutation rate in SMARCA2 gene is quite rare compared to mutations in SMARCA4, suggesting a less important role of BRM ATPase containing SWI/SNF CRCs in carcinogenesis. Some data indicated SMARCA2/BRM as a tumour suppressor or tumour susceptibility gene, whereas overexpression of BRM caused cancer resistance for chemotherapy leading to cancer progression indicating its promoting role. All available data concerning BRM in cancer suggest that BRM function differs depending on cancer type. Thus, BRM acts in some cases as a tumour suppressor and in other cancer types or stages as a tumour or disease-promoting factor. Moreover, in some tumour types, loss or downregulation of BRM occurs during cancer development in late stage or in poorly differentiated/undifferentiated cancer cells suggesting clonal selection of BRM-deficient cancer cells. Additionally, some SMARCA2 missense mutations result not only in BRM loss of function but also may lead to production of gain-of-function BRM protein, likely influencing the whole BRM containing SWI/SNF CRC’s activity.
Based on ample recently published data, BRM seems to be a perfect target for various anticancer therapies including ATPase activity inhibition, synthetic lethality induction, etc. However, in view of current knowledge, i.e. given the high similarity of the ATPase domain among various proteins involved in the control of numerous regulatory processes, such optimism should be moderated by the risk of severe side effects of such therapies through off-target effects. During designing of the BRM-based anticancer therapy, another important fact needs to be urgently taken into consideration, namely, the observation that normal hepatocytes are negative for BRG1 ATPase. In such case, any BRM-targeting small molecule drugs can cause severe and unexpected negative effects on liver activity which may be impossible to detect during initial tests on cancer lines or in mice, as in this model, Brm seems to have a diverse function than in human liver. The damaging effect of BRM-targeting compounds likely may be observed in any tissue characterised by the lack of BRG1 protein. Therefore, additional study on BRM function in normal tissues and cancers is clearly required for better understanding of the interdependence between both ATPases, to precisely and safely treat cancer patients with new anti-BRM compounds or compound-based therapies.
Another important issue in the study of BRM function in development and carcinogenesis is the alternative splicing of SMARCA2 gene, which is relatively unexplored. According to the NCBI database, there are seven alternative transcripts of SMARCA2 gene. A similar situation is observed in mice, where six alternative transcripts exist. There are no data about the tissue or developmental stage-specific expression of these splicing variants either in mice or in humans. The relevance of BRM alternative splice variants in cancer is overlooked, although such a multiplicity of alternative BRM splicing variants suggests far more potential regulatory or pathological functions of the BRM protein which may be specific for certain cancer types or developmental stages. Knowledge about the existence of truncated BRM forms in cancer is very limited, although it is very likely that such incomplete but still partially functional proteins are produced due to unusual splicing events frequently occurring in various cancers. Such truncated BRM forms may have a very strong negative or gain-of-function effect on the functionality of the whole SWI/SNF complex, and thus may lead to the de-regulation of numerous important regulatory cellular processes fine-tuned by SWI/SNF complexes.
ACC:
ATP:
adenosine tri-phosphate
CRC:
chromatin-remodelling complex
ccRCC:
clear cell renal cell carcinoma
Coffin–Siris syndrome
E2F:
E2 promoter binding factor
EMT:
epithelial–mesenchymal transition
GI:
HCC:
HDAC:
histone deacetylase
HDACi:
HNSCC:
head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
IHC:
LCCL:
large cell carcinoma of the lung
MITF:
microphthalmia-associated transcription factor
NCBRS:
Nicolaides–Baraitser syndrome
NMSC:
non-melanoma skin cancer
NSCLC:
OCC:
ovarian cell carcinoma
OCCC:
ovarian clear cell carcinoma
pleomorphic carcinoma of the lung
PRC2:
polycomb repressive complex 2
Rb:
retinoblastoma protein
RCC:
SCC:
SCCOHT:
small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcaemic type
SNP:
single-nucleotide polymorphism
SWI/SNF:
switch/sucrose non-fermenting
UATC:
upper aerodigestive tract cancers
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We thank Richard Bayliss and Sharon Yeoh for critical comments to the manuscript and correction of English language.
This work was supported by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, under Diamond Grant no. 0229/DIA/2015/44 (IJ) any by the National Science Center Grant no. UMO-2016/23/N/NZ1/01138 (IJ) and Polpharma Scientific Foundation 5/XVII/18 (TJS).
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Attractions and Recreation Various points of interest from around the state including an Alligator Farm, the Coral Castle, Florida State Fair, Ringling Museum, Sulphur Springs and more. (19 movies)
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A group of residents said to be spearheading land invasions in the south of the city was summoned to appear in court on Tuesday.
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1. Speech by Mr. Guillermo Gutierrez Vea Murguia, Head of the Bolivian Delegation, before the Final Plenary Session
Speech by Mr. Guillermo Gutierrez Vea Murguia, Head of the Bolivian Delegation, before the Final Plenary Session.
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United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment, March 22, 1948
Press Release ITO/205 and ITO/195-228
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2. Speech by the Head of the Delagation of Venezuela before the final Plenery Session
Speech by the Head of the Delagation of Venezuela before the final Plenery Session.
3. Speech by the Head of the Delegation the Dominican Republic before the Final Plenary Session
Speech by the Head of the Delegation the Dominican Republic before the Final Plenary Session.
4. Speech delivered at the Seventeenth Plenary Meeting on behalf of the Delegation of Colombia by H. E. Dr. Fulgencio Lequerica Veles Minister of Colombia in Cuba, Delegate to the Conference ambassador extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentlary
Speech delivered at the Seventeenth Plenary Meeting on behalf of the Delegation of Colombia by H. E. Dr. Fulgencio Lequerica Veles Minister of Colombia in Cuba, Delegate to the Conference ambassador extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentlary.
Press Release ITO/187 and ITO/73-194/CORR. 1
5. Speech delivered by Mr. Gustavo Gutierrez, Acting Head of the Delegation of Cuba at the Plenary Session on 23 March 1948
Speech delivered by Mr. Gustavo Gutierrez, Acting Head of the Delegation of Cuba at the Plenary Session on 23 March 1948.
6. Speech delivered by Mr. J. Woulbrown, Delegate of Luxembourg, at the Final Plenary Session
Speech delivered by Mr. J. Woulbrown, Delegate of Luxembourg, at the Final Plenary Session.
7. Speech Delivered by Mr. P. Grousset, Minister of France, Head of the French Deligation at the Final Plenary Session
Speech Delivered by Mr. P. Grousset, Minister of France, Head of the French Deligation at the Final Plenary Session.
8. Speech Delivered by the Head of the Delecation of Ecuador, Mr. Frnesto Chiriboca, before the Plenary Session Held on 23 March 1948
Speech Delivered by the Head of the Delecation of Ecuador, Mr. Frnesto Chiriboca, before the Plenary Session Held on 23 March 1948.
9. Speech delivered by the Head of the Delegation of El Salvador
Speech delivered by the Head of the Delegation of El Salvador.
10. Speech made by Mr. Angelo Arturo Rivera, Minister Plenipotentiary and head of the Delegation of Guatemala, at the final Plenary Session
Speech made by Mr. Angelo Arturo Rivera, Minister Plenipotentiary and head of the Delegation of Guatemala, at the final Plenary Session.
Prees Release ITO/203 and ITO/195-228
11. Speech of the Cuban Minister of State Dr. Rafael P. Gonzalez Munoz
Speech of the Cuban Minister of State Dr. Rafael P. Gonzalez Munoz.
12. Speech to be Delivered by Mr. Ariosto D. Gonzalez at the Final Plenary Session, on behalf of the Uruguayan Delegation to the Conference on Trade and Employment at Havana
Speech to be Delivered by Mr. Ariosto D. Gonzalez at the Final Plenary Session, on behalf of the Uruguayan Delegation to the Conference on Trade and Employment at Havana.
13. Speech to be Delivered by Mr. Walter Muller, President of the Delecation of Chlle to the Conference on Trade and Employment, Havana, Cuba
Speech to be Delivered by Mr. Walter Muller, President of the Delecation of Chlle to the Conference on Trade and Employment, Havana, Cuba.
14. Statement by the Honorable William L. Clayton, Chairman Delegation of the United States of America
Statement by the Honorable William L. Clayton, Chairman Delegation of the United States of America.
Press Release ITO-194 and ITO/73-194/CORR. 1
15. Text of Address by Mr. Morrisseau Leroy, Head of the Delegation of Haiti, in Plenary Meeting
Text of Address by Mr. Morrisseau Leroy, Head of the Delegation of Haiti, in Plenary Meeting.
16. Text of speech to be delivered by the Delegate of Brazil at the Closing Session
Text of speech to be delivered by the Delegate of Brazil at the Closing Session.
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Rose Bundy is the daughter of serial killer Ted Bundy; this is all we know about her from conception up to her whereabouts now.
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Rose Bundy Biography/ Who is Rose Bundy- Ted Bundy’s Daughter
Rosa Bundy is the daughter of serial killer Ted Bundy, who was executed at Florida State Prison in 1989, and his wife Carole Ann Boone. Rosa was born on 24th October 1982, 7 years prior to his father’s execution. It is believed that Ted and Carole conceived Rosa behind a vending machine in the visiting room as a bribed prison guard turned a blind eye as Raiford Prison did not allow conjugal visits at the time.
Rose Bundy Age
Rose Bundy is 36 years; she was born on 24th October 1982.
Rose Bundy Conception
Carole pregnancy was filled with a lot of rumours; according to Serial Killer Shop, Carole had smuggled a condom to Ted who then filled it with necessary genetic material and passed it back to her.
When Carole was asked about the conception by the press she reportedly said it was none of their business. Carole and her daughter visited Ted until 1986. The visits reportedly put a great deal of stress on the family as Ted was on’death watch’. During this time Ted had confessed to more than 30 gruesome murders, however, it is believed he committed many more.
When Rosa was about four or five years Carole decided to cut ties with Ted completely. According to Ann Rule novel ‘The Stranger Beside Me’- one of Bundy’s colleagues at the suicide-prevention hotline, it details that Boone had divorced Bundy prior to his 1989 execution.
Rosa Bundy Now/ Rosa Bundy Today/ What Happened to Rosa Bundy
Following the death of Ted, Carole and her daughter reportedly changed their names in search of privacy. Speculations surrounding Rose Bundy has never faltered. According to a forum on Life on the Row, it suggests that Abigail Griffin, a mother who lives in Oklahoma is Rose Bundy.
Ann Rule who wrote “The Stranger Beside Me”, the book about Ted Bundy, pointed about in the book that uinvasion of privacy was a main issue while writing about Carole (Ted’s ex-wife) and Rosa (Ted’s daughter). In a 2008 reprint of the book she wrote: “I have heard that Ted’s daughter is a kind and intelligent young woman but I have no idea where she and her mother may live. They have been through enough pain.”
On her official website she wrote: “I have deliberately avoided knowing anything about Ted’s ex-wife and daughter’s whereabouts because they deserve privacy. I don’t want to know where they are; I never want to be caught off guard by some reporter’s question about them. All I know is that Ted’s daughter has grown up to be a fine young woman.”
In 2016 a user on Life on the Row wrote: “I won’t say much to protect their privacy, but Bundy’s daughter DOES use Facebook. Jamey Boone (Carole’s oldest son) has a FB page, which is linked to Carole’s FB page, which you can find her daughter through (her daughter and Jamey aren’t friends on FB). Her name isn’t Sadie or Rosa/Rose and she doesn’t live in Washington. Carole remarried after Ted, and her daughter took her stepfather’s name. She has grown into a loving and intelligent human being who works in special needs and is a mum to an adorable daughter. Just goes to show that at the end of the day, genetics aren’t worth a penny.”
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Rose Bundy Mother (Carole Ann Bone)/ Ted Bundy Wife
Ted Bundy allegedly proposed to and legally wed Carole in court amid his 1980 trial for the abduction and murder of 12-year-old Kimberly Leach. It is alleged that Carole, just like many of Ted’s victims, was drawn to Bundy’s quiet intellect and good looks when they met while working at the Washington State Department of Emergency Services in the early 70s.
Carole was once married and had a teenage son, Jamey. According to “The Only Living Witness: The True Story of Serial Sex Killer Ted Bundy,” Carole said of the interaction:
“I liked Ted immediately. We hit it off well. He struck me as being a rather shy person with a lot more going on under the surface than what was on the surface. He certainly was more dignified and restrained than the more certifiable types around the office. He would participate in the silliness partway.”
While Carole and Ted were colleagues they merely engaged in a friendship. Ted and Carole began talking to each other in earnest during Ted’s 1977 trial in Florida. He began writing letters to Carole which were full of promises and professions of love, as well as pleads of innocence.
Carole testified as a character witness on Bundy’s behalf on more than one occasion, and allegedly went on to assist Bundy’s 1977 escape from prison by smuggling cash into prison during her visits according to Rolling Stone.
Ted proposed to Carole during the proceeding of his trial for Kimberly Leach’s murder and kidnapping. Carole accepted the proposal and Ted declared Carole and himself were officially married. Ted as a la student knew that an old Florida statue would allow him to declare marriage in front of a judge, and it would have to be recognized.
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A Russian Antonov military cargo plane, carrying S-400 missile defense system from Russia, is unloaded after landing at the Murted military airbase in Ankara on July 12, 2019. Photo: STRINGER / AFP ©AFP ⁃ STRINGER
After years of worsening relations between Turkey and the United States, the arrival of the Russian-made S-400 anti-aircraft missile system in Turkey marks perhaps the culmination of these tensions.
The prospect of Turkey buying $2.5 billion dollars‘ worth of Russian missile systems was first announced in August 2016, as relations between Turkey and the US were strained by years of Turkish autocratic slide and the immediate purges following the failed coup on July 15, 2016. Following the Obama administration’s tack, since 2016, the US has taken a bullish approach towards President Erdogan. While President Trump has had some kinder words than his predecessor, US courts have still prosecuted an intensely embarrassing case against Turkish bankers for sanctions evasion, as well as criticised Ankara for its growing authoritarianism. Amid these events, the saga of the sale of the S-400 to Turkey has only worsened the malaise of US-Turkey relations.
A diplomatic game of ‘chicken’
From the outset, Washington has taken a no-nonsense line to what it saw as a Turkish bluff to counteract American diplomatic and economic pressure. Turkey is a long-standing NATO member and has been a key US ally for much of its historic engagement with the Middle East. This status enabled Turkey to join the exclusive list of nations able to buy the US-made F-35 aircraft series, widely considered the most advanced jet of its generation. There has so far been no other multi-role jet with similar surveillance and stealth abilities. The US has made the F-35 the key leverage to block the Turkey-Russia deal. While training of future Turkish F-35 pilots has continued in the US as negotiations ensued, the delivery of the Russian missiles has condemned talks and Turkey has been pulled from the F-35 programme. The fact that President Erdogan’s renewed promises to see the Russian deal through seem to have little effect on US policy on the programme speaks to how much of today’s geopolitics appears to be taken as theatrical flourishes. The reality of the negotiating positions was kept behind closed doors and even high-profile visits by US officials wasn’t sufficient to change Turkey’s course.
While the US was obviously keen to stop a key ally from buying up military stock from one of its main opponents (especially when Turkey could have bought the more expensive, US-made Patriot missile system), Washington has offered a useful, and apolitical, excuse for blocking the F-35s’ sale. The S-400 missile system is probably considered the best of its type in the world: it is able to deal with a variety of threats at long-distance. However, once part of Turkish air defences, the system would have had ample opportunity to surveil the capabilities of the US-made F-35, the missile system’s most vaunted opponent. The exact specifications of jets like the F-35 are jealously guarded secrets and US authorities were unable to rule out the possibility of the Russian system spying on this prized US asset, which was soon to be in Turkish hands. Interestingly, it appears that Israeli officials have lobbied Washington to block the Turkish acquisition of the F-35 wit the goal to maintain their regional air advantage.
With neither side willing to blink first in this diplomatic ‘game of chicken’, the consequences of the ratcheted US-Turkey tensions were allowed to grow until President Erdogan followed through on his threat by accepting delivery of the missile system, at which point the die was cast. Now President Trump is faced with the option of enforcing Congress-backed sanctions on Turkey (designed to stymie foreign purchases of Russian military equipment) or risk losing any deterrent for other nations following Turkey’s path. Making their voice heard, US Congress members were quick to condemn Turkey following receipt of the missiles.
Warming ties
The common analysis has been that the missile deal has long been considered a Turkish move to tread a more independent path from NATO and especially US partnership. It was no doubt fuelled by Erdogan’s grandiose neo-Ottoman-style ambitions for Turkey: much has been made in the past decade of Ankara’s move away from the West to grow relations with non-traditional partners. Russia has been a key figure in this move, with its close tourism, trade, and energy links with Turkey.
While Turkey and Russia’s goals in Syria may be broadly different, they have also found common ground in their similar heft in deciding the outcome of regional geopolitics. Both have sought more active role in regional affairs in recent years, at times coming to blows, such as the downing of a Russian jet by the Turkish army in the Syria-Turkey border in June 2016. However, the status quo seems to be one of pragmatic cooperation when it suits, with the aim of generally staying out of each other’s way.
This renewed closeness is also being shown in other areas. Three opposition journalists who interviewed ex-PM Ahmet Davutoglu (now an Erdogan critic) in a YouTube programme in July later found that their shows with the Turkish-language arm of the Russian state-owned network Sputnik had been terminated — a sign of the growing warmth between Ankara and Moscow after Turkey’s purchase of a Russian S-400 air defence system.
Repaying a debt
Since the missile delivery, it has come to light that the purchase was actually part of a tribute to Russia to appease Russian hawks following the downing of a Russian jet by Turkish forces in 2015 and the deterioration of relations. Like Turkey, Russia has suffered economically from US economic sanctions and this military hardware purchase offers an important injection of foreign currency.
By choosing non-Western military hardware, Turkey can pursue a more pragmatic geopolitical position akin to India, which has ties to both East and West but no ideological attachment to either. This enables the Turks to make military purchases that make both political and economic sense.
Some analysts have also suggested that, while the deal served Turkish-Russian relations and broader Turkish interests, President Erdogan also saw a different value in the purchase. Since the attempted coup in 2016, in which his jet was tailed by rebel fighters and he narrowly avoided a kill team sent to his holiday hotel, he seemingly remains paranoid of a future coup, despite the society-wide purges. During the coup attempt, rogue pilots also bombed the parliament and threatened sites in Istanbul. A new anti-aircraft system with a large range, controlled by forces loyal to him, would ensure that President Erdogan could remain safe from any future threat from the air.
Whatever the motivation behind the S-400 purchase, Turkey has made its pursuit of a new path very clear: away from past Western allies and into an unknown territory, unburdened by past alliances. What is certain is that US officials misjudged Turkey’s moves throughout this affair as a mere bluff when it appears the country was, from its early days, genuinely committed to the purchase. The result is perhaps the final nail in the coffin of good US-Turkey relations. Although other US military deals with Turkey have continued, Turkey has been cut out of one of the flagship markers of the US’ closest allies. It has been isolated, but not completely cut out of the fold.
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Guest Blog and Giveaway with Felicity Heaton
It’s wonderful to be back here at Fang-tastic Books! Today I’m here as part of the final leg of my Paranormal Pandemonium 2011 Blog Tour which is all about my amazing Winter Warmers book deals and will feature the books in the offer.
My Winter Warmers deals run until January 15th 2012 and there are plenty of fantastic reads to choose from, all priced between $0.99 and $2.99 and in a range of lengths between novella and long novels, and a variety of paranormal romance sub-genres including sinful angels, sexy vampires, seductive werewolves, and even a super-hot demon and sassy witch pairing. What better way to pass a chilly winter or relax in the sunshine if you're down under, than curled up in the arms of some paranormal heroes, letting yourself be swept along in their romance and adventures?
The book I’m going to be sharing an excerpt from today is Her Dark Angel but I’d like to talk a little about the Her Angel series as a whole. Her Dark Angel is the first book in my best selling Her Angel romance series. The other books in order are Her Fallen Angel, Her Warrior Angel and Her Guardian Angel.
The Her Angel series is about a world of angels and demons where the angels are still in the service of a higher power. They’re not fallen like you get in a lot of angel romance novels and series, and there is no clear black and white, evil and good in the world that I have created in the books. Each of the stories is sexy and passionate, and packed with action and plenty of emotion too, and some scenes that will have you reaching for the tissues. I love to world build and I haven’t held back in this series, and with each book the world is expanding and growing, and we’re discovering more about the forces of Heaven and Hell.
Her Dark Angel is a story about a wronged woman, Serenity, who is also a witch, and a rather gorgeous but dark angel, Apollyon, who hears her pain and answers her call, escaping a long spell of guarding the Devil in Hell. Apollyon wants to exact his own personal brand of revenge upon Serenity’s ex for the hurt he’s caused her. Since he’s one of the angels of the Apocalypse and is due to rain destruction down on Earth, he’s a pretty wicked man and obliterating the guy seems like a reasonable punishment to him. Serenity convinces him to back down to something a little less end-of-the-world and can’t resist the idea of masquerading as lovers to make her ex jealous. Working with Apollyon to gain her revenge, Serenity finds herself falling for the dark angel, and finds an escape from the pain in her heart, but she has her doubts about loving an angel and feels she’s about to get her heart broken again. She isn’t the only one falling in love though, and Apollyon does his best to convince her that he really is the man for her, that he would never hurt her, and that they can be together.
The next two books in the series are novellas too. Her Fallen Angel is the story of Lukas, following him as he tries to prove his innocence in order to regain his wings and find the person responsible for the hundreds of human deaths that were pinned on him, and convince Annelie, a mortal, that the love he feels for her is very real and he needs her more than anything.
Her Warrior Angel follows Einar, an angel of the division of hunters and one of the best in Heaven, as he tracks down demons on Earth and finds himself working with a beautiful half-demon half-human woman, Taylor, and falling for her regardless of the fact that love between their species is forbidden.
Her Guardian Angel is the first novel in the series and it not only introduces a new angel hero, Marcus, and a new heroine, Amelia, but brings back all of the heroes and heroines from the first three books in the series, introduces the next hero, and reveals a lot more about the world of the series. Marcus is a guardian angel and the most loyal of all the heroes so far. He thinks only of obeying his orders and fulfilling his mission to protect the mortal female Amelia, regardless of the way he feels about mortals. Amelia is a young thirty-something, going from one bad relationship to the next, and when Marcus moves in next door to her and protects her from a rowdy ex-lover in the dead of night, she starts to fall for him, but is convinced that no matter how good Marcus looks, he might be another black knight in disguise. In Her Guardian Angel, we learn more about the previous heroes and heroines in the series, and how their relationships are progressing, and more about Heaven and Hell.
Since today is all about Her Dark Angel, I’ve chosen one of my favourite scenes to share with you all...
Apollyon led her down into the dark interior of the basement club and then she moved in front of him when they reached the crowded space at the foot of the stairs. Blue neon lit the black bar, white spotlights casting pale light over the bartenders and the patrons gathered there.
Serenity walked further into the club and Apollyon put his surroundings to memory. The dance floor was small and busy with mortals performing what he could only interpret as clothed sex. Blue strobes and lasers made their movements stuttered and broken. Clusters of tall round black tables surrounded by stools lined the edges of the room. Most of them were full. The music was too loud, a fast and hard beat that made him miss the relative peace of Hell.
Serenity stopped again and he bumped into the back of her. The feel of her warm body against his stirred him as badly as the coffee had done and he backed off a step so she wouldn’t notice. She looked over her shoulder at him and motioned with her eyes towards the dance floor.
If she expected him to be able to pick out Edward from a crowd, she was overestimating his abilities.
She took hold of his arm and he felt her fingers against his skin rather than the jacket of his suit. She could reach through his glamour too. He burned where she touched, growing hungry for more, for her to touch other parts of him.
He was starting to see why his fellow warriors had pledged themselves to mortal women.
She tiptoed, her breasts pressing against his arm and his chest, and he lowered his ear to her mouth when he finally clawed back enough sense to realise that she wanted to say something to him.
“The mousy haired man, white shirt, exposing far too much chest,” she shouted into his ear and he grimaced. He should have told her that he had sensitive hearing.
He looked for his target, gaze scanning the dancers, and zeroed in when he spotted him. He was showing far too much chest, his white shirt had at least the top three buttons undone, and he was dancing with a slender dark-haired woman in a revealing tight pale dress.
“Is that the female he betrayed you with?” He frowned. The woman was nothing compared with Serenity. His gaze shifted to her and she shook her head.
What sort of womaniser had Serenity been involved with? The thought of her with such a man made him desire to change plans and send the man to Hell after all.
“Do you want a drink?” she shouted over the noise of the music.
Apollyon shook his head. “I do not think alcohol would be wise. I have not tasted it before and I am not sure whether it is still forbidden.”
Serenity looked past him to the bar. “Well, I need a drink.”
“Then a drink you will have.” He released her hand. “I will be just a moment.”
He heard her gasp when he disappeared. A woman looked right at him when he appeared in a space next to her, accidently knocking against her, and he smiled his apology. The anger that had been in her dark eyes disappeared in an instant.
“Can I buy you a drink, Handsome?” She fluttered her long lashes at him and smiled.
He had never been in the game but he knew when a woman was flirting. He looked over towards Serenity where she stood by the dance floor, staring over the heads of the crowd at him, the shock still on her face.
“I am here with someone.” He sensed the woman’s gaze leave him.
She snorted. “Really, you ought to trade up.”
Was she insinuating that Serenity wasn’t good enough for him and that perhaps she was?
He laughed. He had never heard something so ridiculous. Why would he want to leave Serenity for the woman before him? Serenity was kind, warm, he looked back at her and his smile slowly fell as it began to dawn on him, and beautiful.
She really was beautiful.
And he wanted her.
He hid never wanted a mortal woman before.
But he wanted her.
He flagged down the bartender and compelled him to make the same brightly coloured drink as the flirtatious woman had in front of her. The man made it and slid it across the bar to him. Apollyon took it and left, disappearing and reappearing beside Serenity.
She gasped again and then smiled when he held the drink out to her.
“I am not sure what it is.”
“Did your new friend recommend it?” She was still smiling but there was something different about her.
Something darker that came with a strong sense of power.
“She recommended something else and I refused.” He offered the drink again and Serenity took it this time, moved the small black straws around and then sucked on them.
Apollyon stared at her mouth, mesmerised as she removed the straws and licked her lips.
“Good?” he said and she nodded.
The power that had radiated from her disappeared and she smiled. He had never dealt with a witch before. Could she curse him? He wasn’t sure if his own powers would stand against hers and he didn’t want to find out.
The table nearest them became free and he placed his hand against her elbow, guiding her over to it. She slid into the tall black stool and placed her drink down on the round black table. Apollyon sat opposite her, watching her sip her drink and waiting.
The music continued to pound but soon changed to a new song. Some of the dancers left the floor and walked past them towards the bar. Apollyon reached across the table and placed his hand over Serenity’s when Edward walked past.
He smiled at Serenity when he felt Edward’s gaze light on them and then he moved on. Her eyes widened and then she looked at Apollyon.
“Did he see?” She leaned towards him, affording him a glorious view down her black dress to her breasts.
Was she trying to tempt him?
“He saw.” Apollyon looked over his shoulder, tracking Edward’s progress across the room.
Edward was shorter than him, and his build was slighter. He seemed plain in the face but it was difficult to tell in such poor light. He must have some good qualities to draw Serenity to him and make her care for him. Right now though, Apollyon couldn’t see anything good in him. He saw only a sinner, a man to be punished and made to suffer, just as his mistress desired.
Edward reached the bar and looked back at him.
No, at them. He was looking at them. He would have seen that Serenity was with him and that they were more than just friends.
Serenity sipped her drink again and Apollyon grazed his thumb lightly over the back of her hand, staring at them. She didn’t seem to mind him touching her, or was it all part of the act? His blue gaze rose to her face, studying her as she sucked on the two small black straws. Her blonde hair shone blue in the lights. The colour of them washed out her skin and made her make-up even darker.
She looked up from her drink and released the straws. Her smile teased him, curving her dark lips and tempting him to take this charade further just to see how she would react.
“What sort of spells can you cast?” he said over the noise of the music.
She slowly stirred her drink with the straws, staring into his eyes the whole time. Did she have to think that hard about it? Could she cast spells on men that made them her willing slave? If she could, he would swear that she had cast one on him.
“My mother told me only to do magic that benefitted others, and I had until today.” She lifted the glass to her lips, pushed the straws aside, and took a long gulp of the drink. She set the empty glass down. “I’ve done minor curses for people, spells to aid maternity and conception, and love spells of course.”
Love spells.
Perhaps she had cast that spell on him.
She had never used magic to benefit herself before today.
He had seen enough of the world to know that she was unusual in that respect. Her warmth, her selflessness and kindness, spoke to his heart, making her more beautiful. She thought only of helping others when most who possessed her powers would use them to profit from other humans. Power was a drug to mortals. He had seen the effect it had on them. Another person with her abilities would have used it to make them rich, important and popular, lured in by the promises of false happiness it gave, addicted to it.
Serenity seemed immune to it, and when she had finally succumbed to using it for herself, it had been to heal the pain in her heart and have vengeance. The hurt her ex-lover had caused her had driven her to use her power.
And Apollyon had heard her call and responded.
Perhaps he was the result of her spell after all. Her magic could have amplified her voice and he could have heard it because his focus had been on her at the time.
“You are never tempted to use them?”
She shook her head and then glanced away. “Perhaps sometimes.”
Her gaze snuck back to him, meeting his, and her cheeks darkened. It would have been impossible to see it if he hadn’t been watching for it. She had considered a spell. On who? On Edward or on him? Revenge or love?
Serenity’s other hand settled over their joined ones. It was cold from holding the glass but soon warmed on contact with his skin. She turned the hand beneath his, trapping his between hers.
“Do you think we should dance?” There was a nervous edge to her expression and her gaze flickered past him, over his shoulder.
“Is he still watching?” Apollyon could already feel the man’s gaze on his back.
“Then we should definitely dance.”
She hesitated. “Is it okay to dance... to do any of this?”
How many times was she going to ask him the same question? His answer wasn’t going to change. Whatever she wanted, he would do it.
Apollyon took hold of her hand, stood and walked around the table to her. His smile seemed to give her the answer that she was looking for, bringing another dark blush to her cheeks, and she slipped from her stool and followed his lead towards the dance floor.
The music was heavier now, harder, and slower. The people on the dance floor were bordering on clothed sex again and, for a moment, he wondered if it really was a good idea. He wasn’t sure where a dance would lead, but the look in Serenity’s eyes said that wherever it took them, it wasn’t pretend.
He pulled her into his arms, so her hands were against his chest, and stood there with her, looking down into her wide eyes. Her pupils dilated, darkening her irises, full of passion and hunger that he could feel beating in her heart.
Whenever she let go of her nerves and of the fact that he was an angel, she was more confident, sensual in her movements and almost flirtatious in her air around him. He wanted her like that now, and not because it would make Edward jealous to see it.
Apollyon slid his hands down to her waist from her ribs, and over her hips. She felt too good beneath his touch. Her eyelids slipped to half-mast and her palms pressed against his chest, not on his suit but on his armour. Did she like the feel of his hands on her?
He tightened his grip on her hips and drew her against him, starting to move slowly to the heavy beat. Her hands slid up over his breastplate and then over his collarbones towards his neck. He shivered when she lightly swept her fingers across his shoulders, and stepped into him, her body moving against his. Each time they brushed, each step that had them rubbing against each other, drove him a little farther towards the edge of control.
Serenity slipped her hands around the back of his head, twirled the dark hair of his ponytail around her slender fingers, and then settled them against the nape of his neck. He shifted his hands, easing them around her back, until they met in the small of it, feeling the way her hips moved as she danced with him. Her leg slid between his and his between hers, and her eyes half-closed again when he brushed the apex of her thighs. He groaned and moved closer to her, eager to feel the whole of her body against his, his thoughts diving down routes they hadn’t traversed in a long time. How good would she look naked? He wanted to explore every supple inch of her with his mouth and hands, wanted to worship her body until she cried his name and collapsed into his arms.
Apollyon stepped back a little, unable to bear the torture and needing a moment to breathe. He was too close to letting go.
Serenity stared into his eyes, hers full of invite, asking him to give in to her. He would do so willingly if he could be sure that this wasn’t an act. It was a charade, nothing more than pretend so they would make Edward jealous. That was all it was.
So why did it feel so good to have her in his arms?
She ran her hands down over his biceps, slowly, her gaze following her right hand as it traced the curves of his muscles, and her heart beating faster, as though exploring his body excited her. Her eyes darkened and he could feel the hunger in her, could sense the growing need.
Why did his body burn wherever she touched?
His gaze flickered to her mouth.
And why couldn’t he keep his eyes off her cherry red lips and his mind off how good it would feel to dip his head and kiss her?
It had been a long time since he had desired a woman, but he knew it had never felt like this—so strong and irresistible. He loved how she moved against him, her body brushing his, teasing him into submission, sending shiver after shiver over his skin and sending his temperature soaring. He loved the way she looked into his eyes and smiled at him, so full of honest emotions and desire. It didn’t feel like an act.
It felt so real and he was sure that she would welcome a kiss from him.
It couldn’t be the glamour because it didn’t work on her. She had to be attracted to him.
She smiled up at him, her hands resting lightly by his elbows, burning him with her touch. He wanted to feel her hands on his chest but this time without his armour in the way. He needed her to touch him, to feel what she did to him and how hard she made his heart beat.
He moved against her, satisfying himself as much as he could in public and without overstepping the mark. She didn’t seem to care. Her eyes slipped shut again when he ran his hands down to her backside and he groaned under his breath at the way the twin peachy globes moved beneath his fingers. He slid his hands lower, until he cupped her bottom, and drew her against him, so her hips were close to his.
He wanted her.
Her wide eyes met his, pupils swallowing her irises, and her lips parted.
He wanted to kiss her.
It couldn’t be pretend.
He wanted to wrap her in his arms and his wings and never let her go.
What had she done to him?
What spell had she cast to make him like this?
Her fingertips caressed his arms, working back up to his shoulders, and she traced the line of the leather straps that held his armour in place. She toyed with the buckles, making his body tremble with the thought that he might get his wish and she might remove his breastplate and touch his bare chest.
He wanted that so much.
Her chest rose and fell with her hard breathing, luring his eyes there. Deep hunger bolted through him at the sight of her breasts pressing against her small black dress. He lost track of what they were doing, until they were only holding each other, staring into each other’s eyes, both of their hearts racing.
His gaze drifted back to her mouth and he couldn’t fight the temptation.
Apollyon lowered his head towards hers, wrapped her in his arms, and tilted his head to kiss her.
He pulled back, frowning. She laughed then and wriggled against him. He groaned when her hip pressed against his aching erection.
She was beautiful when she laughed though. She brushed her shoulder and then down her arm, and he realised that it was his wings. He lifted one and swept the black feathers over her shoulder. She laughed in his arms, genuine and full of happiness.
She seemed to have forgotten her heartache.
They both seemed to have forgotten this was make believe.
I hope you’ve all enjoyed this introduction to Her Dark Angel, and the Her Angel series. If you’d like to learn more about the book, the series, the offers I have on this holiday season, or myself, then read on...
Her Dark Angel
An angel without a mission, Apollyon lives trapped in Hell guarding the bottomless pit. Surrounded by endless darkness, he longs to fly free on Earth once more but his master hasn’t called him in centuries. When the call finally comes, it’s to serve a new master, a beautiful woman he has often watched over, a woman who has always captivated him.
Serenity is shocked when a gorgeous black-winged angel shows up in her city of Paris claiming that she called him when she was only casting a simple vengeance spell. He’s no other than the angel of death! When Apollyon offers to obey her and help her have revenge on her cheating ex-boyfriend, she can’t resist the temptation, but can she resist him? Can an angel as dark as Apollyon ever fall for a mortal woman like her?
Dark, passionate and erotic, Her Dark Angel is a tale of intense desire and deepest forbidden love guaranteed to get your heart racing.
ALL OF THE STORIES IN THE HER ANGEL SERIES STAND ALONE, JOINED BY CHARACTER AND WORLD ONLY, AND DO NOT NEED TO BE READ IN ORDER.
LIMITED TIME SPECIAL OFFER: Only $0.99 (normally $2.99) as part of my Winter Warmers deal - offer ends 15th January 2012. Find out more about the offer and where it is available.
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What a fantastic and captivating series. I can't wait to read them all. And the giveaway looks great too such amazing prizes. I hope I can claim it :) Keep sending us golden books such as these. So excited to read them.
I love a deal. I am going to look into the deal. Thanks for letting us know.
Felicity Heaton said...
Thanks for having me hear at Fang-tastic Books to chat about my deals and the Her Angel series! Looking forward to working with you in 2012, and reading through the comments.
Omg!! that is a awesome deal!!! The books look so hot and I love the covers!!! Thanks for the giveaway!!!
Have got to get the books. Thanks for the giveaway.
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Woahh, it looks and sound awesome! Would love to win those!:D
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Thank you for the awesome giveaway! edysicecreamlover18@gmailDOTcom GFC Krystal Larson I can't wait to read these books, definitely going in my to-read pile.
This series has been added to my TBR wishlist. I'll have to check out your deals. Thanks for the chance to wins Swag.
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Omg, I want this book! Thanks for the givaway, btw :)
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Cant wait to read this series .Happy Holidays .Hope santa brings you everything you are wishing for .
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Love anything having to do with angels!!!!
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I'm totally wanting the angel series.
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Tax Assessors are not working overtime without pay
Community, News April 15, 2019 , by Natalie Kissel
Blue Ridge, Ga. – Comments made at a recent Fannin County Board of Assessors meeting led to misinformation being spread throughout the public about county employees having to work overtime without pay.
Fannin County Chief Appraiser Dawn Cochran clarifies that none of her employees are working this overtime without pay and that her comments were misunderstood.
“No,” Cochran gave a simple answer when asked directly if the rumors were true and went on to explain where the misunderstanding of words had taken place.
Until recently, some employees of the office would arrive to work early and clock-in, but would focus on personal ventures rather than work related to the department.
These employees had never been paid for this time, according to Cochran, but it made for confusion in looking at time sheets.
“We made some changes. Lynn Doss gave us advisement and said what we would like for you to do is not let anybody clock in until 8 o’clock and don’t let anybody clock out until 5 o’clock” Cochran said of steps that have been taken to alleviate the confusion.
Cochran added, “If you’re here and you’re having your coffee, or your making your toast back there, do not clock in because it could be misconstrued.”
The Tax Assessor’s office has been able to move forward despite the reorganization of the department. The work of the department from Jan. 1 of this year to present has accounted for almost quarter of all site visits since 2018.
From 2018 to current the department has made 8,289 site visits, with 2,193 of these visits being completed in 2019.
The department has also handled 233 Conservation applications or inquiries and have processed 241 Homesteads.
Cochran updated the board on the changes made to job descriptions of each of the employees and the responsibilities that have been shuffled throughout the department, stating that there has been “a lot of give and take” and adding “everyone is working very good together”.
The department is on track to continue its appraisal process through a three year cycle, and Cochran noted that because of the hard work of her employees the process of building schedules is becoming easier.
“I’m very impressed with the staff and how they are doing under a stressful environment. They are doing fabulous,” Cochran said after informing the board that when she took over some schedule ratings were as low as 18 and through the work of her staff the ratings are now starting at 37.
Cochran updated that the transition in mapping has had some bumps in the road, with Georgia Mass Appraisal Solutions & Services (GMASS) now handling mapping and rural land schedules, but her department working with the company to smooth out the process.
While there is still concern over workload within the department, Cochran stated of her concerns and her staff, “Every time I say that, they make it work. They pull it off.”
The Tax Assessor’s Office is expected to mail notices on June 14 and will continue to update on work status at the regularly scheduled monthly meetings.
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Compromise reached on Tax Assessors budget
Community, News January 11, 2019 , by Natalie Kissel
Blue Ridge, Ga. – Talks surrounding the 2019 Tax Assessor budget continued at Tuesday evening’s Board of Commissioner (BOC) meeting, and for the time being a compromise was met between the BOC and the Board of Assessors (BOA).
The Board of Commissioners look over numbers for the proposed Tax Assessor budget.
A tentative budget of $633,493 was passed for the Tax Assessors department in Dec. of 2018. This budget included $223,000 for a contract with Georgia Mass Appraisal Solutions & Services (GMASS) to help conduct appraisals in Fannin County and to remain in compliance with the state of Georgia.
After budget cuts within the department, Chief Appraiser Dawn Cochran presented a counter-proposal to the BOC in the amount of $683,209.22, roughly a $50,000 difference from the already approved budget.
The newly requested budget from Cochran only set aside $28,800 for services provided by GMASS. This amount includes two contracts in which the BOA would like to enter with GMASS.
The first of these contracts would be for rural land revaluation. “The total for that is approximately $18,300,” Cochran said explaining the breakdown of the two contracts, “and the reason that we have to have an approximate is the timber land reviews is based off of sales.”
The second contract in the amount of $10,500 would be for mapping. Recently, the BOA voted to restructure the GIS (Geographic Information System) department, in an attempt to decrease the overall budget. This move resulted in the loss of an employee.
All three county commissioners voted in favor of entering into these two contracts with GMASS.
Fannin County Chairman Stan Helton who previously stated, “I was elected to look after the taxpayers dollars and I’m not going to back off of challenging any department if I feel like we’ve got ways to improve and bring greater value to the tax paying citizens of the county. They deserve that and that’s what they’re going to get,” held true to his word.
Helton noted that the difference between the initial monies set aside for GMASS assistance and the monies needed for the two contracts would be approximately $194,200. He recommended moving that difference to the departments salaries and benefits without increasing the budget.
“We could cut the budget further,” Helton spoke of voting to amend certain line items, “or we could reapply that to other line items, which I would make the assumption that you would want to apply that back to employee benefits, salaries and social security.”
Cochran and newly appointed BOA chairman Troy Junnier argued that this amount would not be enough to cover all salaries and that further employees would have to be cut.
“We’re down from 15 to 11,” Cochran stated of the current number of employees, and went further to say that without the extra $50,000 requested two to three employees could lose employment.
“What we see here is a trend that it is improving,” speaking of the Tax Assessor’s proposed budget, Post 2 Commissioner Glenn Patterson added, “Budget cuts are always difficult and we can see there that they are trying.You can look at Ms. Cochran’s budget and she’s not spent all of her budget.”
Chief Appraiser Dawn Cochran goes over GMASS contracts approved by the BOA.
Patterson, showing favor of the amendment, spoke to his fellow commissioners and members of the BOA: “I would like for us to have a better partnership and to have a good working relationship. I feel like in supporting this amendment that it would boost the spirits and morale showing them some support.”
“I’m glad to see some of these numbers coming down,” Post 1 Commissioner Earl Johnson addressed Cochran and Junnier, “By all of us having a dialogue for the first time in my six years of being here, people on different sides of the coin, at this point, the Tax Assessors Board and the Board of Commissioners, at this point, have somehow or another come up with $200,000 worth of savings in a two month period.”
“I feel like we can get the job done,” Cochran made one last case for the requested amendment, “The $50,000 lies within salaries, so you have employees right now that have been up in the air on whether or not they are going to have their jobs from November to December to January, and it’s really hard to hold a group and keep a team pushing forward under the circumstances.”
After brief discussion Helton reiterated his stance, “Anyway you look at it, it’s (Tax Assessor budget) absolutely the highest than any of the other counties, and I feel very strongly that we’ve got to get that back and I’m prepared to do that.”
Patterson made a motion to approve the amended budget giving the Tax Assessors office the requested $683,209.22. This motion, however, failed due to a lack of a second.
To this, Johnson presented a compromise of approving an extra $25,000 for the budget to meet halfway: “My motion would be that, much to my disagreement with it, I would meet halfway in between, and with that we would relook at it in six months at least.”
“You’re not getting exactly what you want and I’m not getting exactly what I want, but we are meeting in the middle,” Johnson spoke of the compromise. “We’re doing our jobs.”
Johnson’s motion to meet halfway with a total budget of $658,493 was seconded by Patterson, and passed with a two to one vote, with Helton against the increase.
The Board of Assessors have called a meeting to be held Friday, Jan. 11 at 2 p.m.
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GMASS meets with Board of Assessors to discuss future plans
Community, News December 12, 2018 , by Natalie Kissel
Blue Ridge, Ga. – The Board of Assessors (BOA) called a one-on-one meeting with Georgia Mass Appraisal Solutions & Services (GMASS) to discuss the Tax Assessor’s office and the role that GMASS would potentially play in the future.
GMASS Chief Financial Officer Kristi Reese broke the ice by stating, “I feel like maybe there is some hostility between us because we don’t really know how all of this came about. We did not come into Fannin County with the intent of firing anybody or having anything of that nature done.”
Reese explained that GMASS is simply a company that can assist counties with appraisal work and in no way advocates or is responsible for the removal local office staff: “I do not want our name associated with any of that.”
Members of the BOA acknowledged that what Reese was saying was true and that they value the ongoing working relationship between GMASS and the Fannin County Tax Assessors.
“I think that the commissioners are trying to force something that they don’t truly understand every part, ” BOA board member Troy Junnier replied to Reese, “I think they are looking at just the money. They are not looking at everything that goes into that.”
The Board of Assessors sits down with representatives from GMASS to work out future plans for the Tax Assessor’s office.
Fannin County Chief Appraiser Dawn Cochran added, “I personally know what it takes to run this office. The commissioners do not know what it takes to run this office. GMASS knows what it takes to do their part but does not know what it takes to do our county with our circumstances.”
The Board of Commissioners did make initial contact with GMASS requesting a bid for appraisal and maintenance services. This contact came about due to an inability for an agreement to be made regarding the budget of the Tax Assessor’s office.
Cochran stated bluntly of the move to hire GMASS, “In order for you all to come in and do your work, people would have to lose their jobs.”
Cochran explained that when Fannin County came under consent from the state of Georgia for not complying with regulations that the county opted then to fully staff the department instead of using GMASS at that time.
Now that the county is out from under the consent order Cochran added, “The timing of this is kind of a gut punch.”
Cochran acknowledged that the department has fallen a bit behind: “The Board of Assessors choose quality over quantity. So it has taken a little longer than expected.” She reasoned that the blame fell on the amount of work it took to come into compliance and the set back of her department not having enough vehicles to do this work.
“I feel like the commissioners are going to go forward with their budget cuts regardless of what we do here,” Reece stated of the direction of the BOA’s conversation. “I understand your concerns, but we don’t have control over anything at this point. We are just here to meet with you and calm some of your fears.”
Eventually the discussion veered toward what GMASS is able to provide the county. Cochran questioned GMASS of several areas including insurance, workload, and customer service.
Through this series of questions GMASS answered that they would be responsible for field appraisals and would complete one third of the county’s parcels each year keeping in compliance with state law.
Reece answered all questions leaving little doubt that GMASS is fully capable of completing their obligation as well as working side by side with the Tax Assessor’s office.
GMASS would essentially streamline the appraisal process, and Reece explained that this is because GMASS has staff to focus in specific areas. This is in contrast to the current staffing in most counties where appraisers must multitask in several areas.
Concern was expressed about customer service being provided, to which Reece replied that a GMASS representative would be happy to meet in person or discuss via phone with any taxpayer who has a question about their appraisal.
No action was taken at this meeting by the BOA regarding staffing of the office. Discussions are expected to continue at the next meeting to be held on Thursday, Dec. 13. The BOA and Board of Commissioners previously agreed to come to terms with a budget for 2019 by the end of this year.
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GMASS will not take over the tax assessors office
Community, News November 21, 2018 , by Natalie Kissel
Blue Ridge, Ga. – The question was directly asked and was in turn directly answered. Will Georgia Mass Appraisal Solutions & Services (GMASS) take over the Fannin County Tax Assessors Office and the answer is no.
The budget of the tax assessors office made a large increase when it was found that Fannin County was not in compliance with state law. Being under a consent order from the state of Georgia, the county raised this budget as well as the number of employees to bring the department back into compliance.
Now that Fannin County is officially out from under the order of consent, the budget of the department has been an issue for both the Board of Assessors (BOA) and the Fannin County Board of Commissioners (BOC).
GMASS has currently worked with over 80 counties in the state of Georgia.
What has been a back and forth match between the BOA and the BOC came to head with a special called meeting held on Monday, Nov. 19. This public meeting was an opportunity for the two boards to sit down with each and with representatives from GMASS to discuss and move forward with a solution.
The possibility of GMASS working with the county was initially proposed in June of this year, and while it does have the potential to save Fannin County taxpayers several hundred thousands of dollars, it was met with opposition as this would mean a downsize of the tax assessors office.
Tensions were high in the room due to the nature of the meeting as well as false rumors being spread via social media about the proposition ‘being pushed through and voted on that night’.
Fannin County Chairman Stan Helton presented the room with a presentation of the direct comparison of Fannin County to nine surrounding counties in regards to the budget of this department.
It was found that Fannin County’s budget in this area was $968,265 in comparison to the average of the surrounding counties at $575,726.44.
“The point I am trying to make here, take the emotion out of this. I understand what we are talking about here, this is a difficult thing to address,” Helton said of his desire to bring the budget more in line with surrounding counties. “My whole career has been in running business and that’s what Fannin County is. It is a business. It’s a $27.5 million per year business. I am not remiss at all in asking every department to step up to the challenge and produce the best value products.”
Representatives from GMASS were also present to tell about their business, explain the role they would play in Fannin County and answer any questions from the BOA and BOC.
Shortly after the GMASS presentation, in which they demonstrated their ability and capability to streamline the appraisal process, questions from the BOA began with board member Troy Junnier being most vocal.
Junnier expressed his concerns over staffing and finally asked the question that was on many minds, will GMASS replace the tax assessors office in Fannin County.
Tension was high as the three parties worked towards a solution.
“The purpose of the proposal that we have given the county is not to take over the tax assessors office. That’s not our intent. That’s not what we’re trying to do. We’re trying to lend a hand to the tax assessors office and try cutting the budget at the same time,” Kristi Reese Chief Financial Officer for Gmass replied to Junier, adding, “We would work side by side with the tax assessors office. Not a come in and take over type of deal at all.”
Fannin County Chief Appraiser Dawn Cochran questioned GMASS on where responsibilities would lie between the two groups.
“All that we are replacing is appraisers out in the field,” Reece replied, “We’re catching you up on your field work and maintaining your schedules.”
Cochran expressed concern that taking the office down to a staff of five which is required by law would create an inability for her staff to provide GMASS with all of the information they would need, and cited her long standing argument that Fannin County is currently experiencing a tremendous amount of growth in comparison to the other surrounding counties.
Fannin County Post 1 Commissioner Earl Johnson spoke up on this matter and pointed to that fact that the Chief Land Development Officer Marie Woody had spoken at a recent BOC meeting and had confirmed that new development had actually slowed and numbers were down from last year.
Johnson spoke on this issue at hand: “It’s a personal issue to many people. I was elected to handle every dollar of every tax payer frugally. I want to find a way to get back to where we were.”
“We have to take our personalities out of this because this is not our money,” Johnson said of the delicate issue.
Kristi Reece from GMASS added to this, “We don’t go in to alienate. We don’t go in to point fingers. We go in to help the county.”
Dialogue remained heated as Johnson finally stated, “If you all (BOA) can come up with a good reason why you don’t want to save the taxpayers $300,000, I want to hear it right now.”
After a short recess was taken, all parties entered the room willing to take steps to see what could be done to resolve the budget.
Cochran had taken opportunity during recess to approach GMASS about setting up a meeting with just the BOA to further discuss ways in which to incorporate the company. GMASS agreed to this meeting.
Board of Assessors board member Anthony Holloway questioned the BOC: “How much time do we have to make this educated, if we can call it that, decision?”
Commissioners agreed to pass a budget during the timeline required by law (early Dec.) and would later amend the tax assessors portion of the budget once an agreement is made. This would allow the department more time to research what would need to take place between themselves and GMASS.
It was left unclear whether the BOC would adopt the budget requested by the department or adopt a budget based on a five person staff leaving it up to the BOA to come up from the bottom dollar number.
“This is real indicative of how difficult it is to cut government,” Helton said of the tense meeting. “We need to get this resolved before the end of this year.”
Fannin County Post 2 Commissioner Larry Joe Sosebee finally spoke up of his feelings after remaining silent through the duration of the meeting: “I’m all for saving money as well, but I’m not for getting rid of a bunch of employees. It’s kind of hard to do both.”
Helton concluded the meeting by asking the BOA directly, “Are you interested in working with us to save the taxpayer money and get this budget back to where it should be?”
To which all board members, less Junnier who had left after the recess break, agreed that they were willing to work on the matter.
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Citizens defend Tax Assessors
Community, News July 2, 2018 , by Natalie Kissel
Blue Ridge, Ga. – There was no shortage of comments as citizens filled the public commentary portion at the Board of Commissioners (BOC) meeting to express their outrage over the recent handling of Chief Tax assessor Dawn Cochran.
After reading about the exchange between county commissioners and Cochran in local media, citizens of Fannin County spoke in defense of the Tax Assessors department.
Frank Moore of the Aska Road area was first to speak. Moore, an attorney, works on property tax appeals and has firsthand experience dealing with the Tax Assessors department and Cochran herself: “That is a very professional office.”
Appalled by the questioning of Cochran’s education by Fannin County Chairman Stan Helton, Moore expressed his opinion, “Whoever was asking that question makes me wonder where’s your MBA? Where’s their high degree of education that qualifies them to do anything?”
Fannin County citizen Frank Moore spoke of his outrage over the recent handling of Chief Appraiser Dawn Cochran.
Moore also expressed concerns over recent Board of Assessors (BOA) appointment Angelina Powell.
“And who’s the person that would actually put Angelina Powell on the Board of Assessors instead of that man right there?” Moore asked motioning to former BOA Chairman Lane Bishop.
At this point Helton put a stop to Moore’s questioning stating that Moore’s actions were boarding a personal attack, “We’re not here to criticize citizens like that. That’s out of line, so let’s move forward. Criticize me if you wish.”
“If anything I’m attacking the board for making that decision,” Moore replied to Helton, “I don’t know who made that decision, but it was a foolish decision.”
Others who spoke were just as angered as Moore over the questioning of Cochran’s education.
A former board member of the BOA, Sonia Smith, asked, “It’s not that you need an education to ask a question is it?” adding, “I believe her questions were educated. She wanted an answer to her question.”
Smith also stated that the commissioners’ behavior toward an employee could be very discouraging for other personnel who might now be intimidated to ask a question.
Sandra Daugherty of Sugarcreek agreed with Smith’s perceptions of the BOC possibly making it difficult for county employees to come to them with questions.
“To be clear everyone, I’m addressing you, Mr. Helton, and you, Mr. Johnson (Post 1 Commissioner), both as a human being and as a public official, you should both be ashamed of yourselves. Not only do you owe Dawn Cochran an apology, but you owe everyone sitting here that night an apology.”
Former BOA Chairman Lane Bishop was present to defend Cochran having worked with her for several years: “Dawn Cochran doesn’t have a formal degree as you so crudely pointed out, but she does have a PhD. It’s in honesty.”
Bishop accused the BOC of having a vendetta against the Tax Assessors department. Speaking directly to Chairman Helton, Lane stated, “You’re real vendetta against the Tax Assessors office is because you can’t control it.”
Lane elaborated further, “Also the fact, the new board three years ago fired Steve Stanley, your’s (Helton) and Larry Joe Sosebee’s friend. The good ol’ boy syndrome lives in Fannin County.”
“Maybe it’s time for the voters of Fannin County to consider a recall petition on you,” Bishop concluded his time, “a class action lawsuit and call the department of revenue on all three of our commissioners.”
Blue Ridge resident Ralph Garner reasoned, “Why tarnish the legacy of good that you (BOC) are doing with ugly behavior like that? A prolonged repetitious rant is out of order most any time.”
Marcella O’Steen of Epworth approached the matter on a more personal level stating that Dawn is someone’s mother, daughter and wife. O’Steen was unable to hold back anger as she stated of the situation: “If I were her (Cochran) husband, I would kick your a**!”
Former BOA Chairman Lane Bishop accused commissioners of still using the “good ol’ boy” system.
After agreeing to discontinue the profanity, O’Steen was allowed to continue speaking. Unlike many of the other speakers who were focused solely on Helton and Fannin County Post 1 Commissioner Earl Johnson, O’Steen also accused Fannin County Post 2 Commissioner Larry Joe Sosebee of negative behavior in the meeting.
Sosebee who had previously complimented the Tax Assessors department during the June 12 meeting failed to take action making him just as guilty according to O’Steen: “Out of three men up here not one of you came to her defense.”
While people certainly expressed their outrage over the perceived treatment of Cochran, many were also displeased with the option that was presented of outsourcing some of the of the workload of the Tax Assessors office.
It was proposed at the June 12 BOC meeting to look into a contract with Georgia Mass Appraisal Solutions & Services (GMASS). In this contract, GMASS offers to appraise a third of the counties parcels each year for three years. This would keep the county in compliance with Georgia state standards.
The GMASS contract would cost taxpayers a total of $784,000 for three years of service. Chairman Helton pointed out that Fannin County’s total yearly budget for the Tax Assessors department is far more than surrounding counties, and this contract could be a way to alleviate some of the financial burden on the taxpayers of the county.
Helton clarified that he was not advocating to completely replace the tax assessors department: “You always need to have some local involvement and people there.”
“What they’re (tax assessors) not telling everyone, is they already are using this company(GMASS),” Johnson said of the proposed contract.
Chief Assessor Dawn Cochran did confirm that she had planned on asking for help in 2019 with approximately 13,000 parcels.
“No one voted to do it,” Johnson said explaining the proposed contract,”I’m all about saving the taxpayers money, but we’ve got a lot of research to do.”
“I have not had to raise the mileage. I didn’t get elected to look at the tax assessors. I got elected to save taxpayers money,” Johnson concluded his feeling about the public commentary.
Helton expressed a similar view to Johnson: “Fannin County taxpayers are contributing almost $1 million a year to fund our Tax assessors office. This is the highest budget in 10 Northeast Georgia counties, including Cherokee, NC. I think the citizens have a right to expect their Chairman to ask tough questions instead of worrying about my bedside manner.”
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Tax Assessors question county accounting practices
Community, News June 20, 2018 , by Natalie Kissel
Blue Ridge, Ga. – A misunderstanding of county accounting practices and a misuse of terminology had the Board of Commissioners (BOC) questioning whether the Board of Assessors were keeping two sets of books.
Chief Appraiser Dawn Cochran spoke at the June 12 Board of Commissioners meeting about a line item in the Tax Assessors budget that she felt was an error.
Chief Appraiser Dawn Cochran questions to the BOC on why her numbers do not match the county’s official accounting records.
The line item in question concerns the purchase of new aerial maps for Fannin County. According to an agreement made last year, the Tax Assessors Department would pay for the mapping upfront, but other departments who would benefit from use of the maps would reimburse the county for their portion of the overall price.
“We started at $24,000,” Cochran said explaining the line item, “We paid $8,000 out to QPublic. We paid $22,000 to EagleView which is for the maps. We paid $1,000 for LiDAR (Light Detection and Radar) and that put us a balance of negative $7,000.”
Cochran stated that the revenue to date for her department was $7,508.13 and that invoices had been sent out to other departments for their share in the mapping costs for a total of $12,513.35.
“The current balance that should be in the line item for maps and aerials is $13,021.68,” Cochran concluded.
Cochran approached the BOC because the department still has expenditures for the year that would need to come from that line item and worried that already showing a negative balance would reflect badly on continued spending.
Fannin County Chairman Stan Helton explained that crediting back revenue to a department is not how the county’s accounting practices work. Helton stated that the way the county keeps records of its expenditures and revenues is set by the county’s auditors, Rushton and Associates.
According to Helton, revenues from any department are put back into the county’s general fund. He cited the Tax Commissioners office as an example of why this is the practice. Helton stated that if revenues were credited back to a department, such as the Tax Commissioners, it would in a sense give the department unlimited spending abilities.
“They tell us that you don’t offset expenses with revenue,” Helton said explaining the auditors recommendations. “You just don’t do that.”
Helton went further to ask if Cochran had ever invited Fannin County’s Chief Financial Officer Robin Gazaway to a Board of Assessor’s meeting to explain this practice. Cochran replied that she had not, but that she had been in contact with Gazaway via email and that all board members were copied to the exchange.
Cochran did not back down from her claim saying that it is important to keep accurate numbers from the top down, adding “Our number’s don’t match up with Ms. Gazaway’s numbers.”
Helton questioned Cochran’s accounting background and why she felt that her knowledge was correct over the county’s hired CFO.
Cochran stated that her board was upset over this “false negative” and stated, “It’s really hard to try to keep two sets of books.”
This statement immediately caught the attention of the commissioners with Helton asking Cochran to clarify and if she had made both sets of books available to the county’s CFO Gazaway.
Post 1 Commissioner Earl Johnson would like to see clearer lines of communication be established between departments and the Board of Commissioners.
Cochran replied that she does keep two sets of books and had made them available. Gazaway, however, stated that she had never seen the second set of books.
Post 1 Commissioner Earl Johnson questioned, “Your board is upset. Which set of books are they upset over?”
Later, Board of Assessors board member Troy Junnier would clarify Cochran’s statements, “Dawn brings up a spreadsheet. It’s not a separate set of books or anything like that.”
Junnier also stood behind Cochran’s questioning, “It looks bad on our department because we’re showing a negative line item when we’re really not.”
Helton explained that the negative line item would be amended at the end of the year budget review and that all of this could have been explained by Gazaway at one of the Board of Assessors meetings had she been invited to a meeting to discuss.
Post 2 Commissioner Larry Joe Sosebee pointed out that the BOC is more concerned with a department’s overall budget, “You’re concerned over a line item and your overall budget is right where it should be.”
“I understand why,” Johnson expanded on government accounting,”and if we all three (commissioners) understand why, you don’t have a problem because at the end of the year, as was said earlier, we’re going to vote to amend the budget, if you are over budget.”
Johnson added that there needs to more face to face interaction with the BOC and the departments when issues arise. Johnson’s reasoning is that interacting face to face and in public meetings would help to eliminate miscommunication and misinformation being spread through media outlets.
“Stop the emailing. If there is a problem come to a meeting. If there is a problem, handle it at your meetings,” Johnson said to Cochran expressing his frustration with the current lines of communication. “I for one am sick of friction between the Board of Assessors and the Board of Commissioners. I’m tired of reading stuff in the papers before you even come here.”
“Before your accuse the county and the Board of Commissioners of essentially not knowing what they’re doing, you might ought to come here first,” Johnson added.
Cochran replied to Johnson saying, “I can’t help how the media takes things and what they do with it.”
“It seems like there is an effort to discredit this board and our CFO,” Helton expressed his feelings on the matter. “It needs to stop. We are doing things accurately.”
Junnier replied to the BOC, “We didn’t come to try to make it seem like we were trying to discredit anybody.”
“I was concerned that it (negative line item) would come back not only just the department head or the department itself, but also on the assessors board,” Junnier added.
In the end Junnier thanked the BOC for fully explaining the accounting practices of the county, and for addressing the negative line item in the Board of Assessor’s budget.
After Junnier and Cochran took their seats, Chairman Helton spoke with the commissioners about a possible way to lower the budget of the Tax Assessors department.
“You know I’ve expressed a concern for sometime about our budget in our Tax Assessors department,” Helton said proposing an alternative way to structure the department, “and I’ve spent quite a bit of time looking at the other counties. There’s some counties out there and their budget is just a fraction of ours.”
Helton presented the board with a 3 year contract proposed by independent appraisal company Georgia Mass Appraisal Solutions & Services (GMASS). In this contract, GMASS offers to appraise a third of the counties parcels each year for three years.
The cost of this outsourcing would be approximately $223,000 for the first two years and $338,000 for the final year. The total of this proposal would be $784,000 over three years.
Johnson pointed out that the total in the proposal for three years of service is less than the current budget of the Tax Assessors department for a single year.
“I’m for anything that saves money,” Johnson said addressing the current money being spent by the county in this area. ” I know I asked two or three years ago if our money would ever come back down and I was told no. After we came back into compliance, that it would never go back down.”
Chief Appraiser Dawn Cochran did confirm that her department already outsources rural parcels and had planned on asking for help with approximately 13,000 parcels, a little under half the county’s total parcels, in 2019.
The BOC agreed to look over the possibility of outsourcing appraisals and would address their findings and concerns at a later date.
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Angie Arp appointed to Fannin County Water Authority
Business, News February 27, 2018 , by Natalie Kissel
BLUE RIDGE, Ga. – The Fannin County Water Authority will see a new board member in March while other departments saw reappointments to boards during the Feb. 13 Fannin County Board of Commissioners (BOC) meeting.
Post 2 Commissioner Larry Joe Sosebee made recommendations for both the board of the Fannin County Water Authority and the board of the Fannin County Tax Assessors. Sosebee’s recommendations were met with approval of fellow BOC members.
Janie Bearden, a current member on the Board of Tax Assessors, saw reappointment to this board for another term.
Another reappointment came to the Fannin County Water Authority as Larry Chapman was unanimously approved to serve another term.
Board of Commissioners get straight to business at February’s first meeting.
Angie Arp was also recommended by Sosebee for the Fannin County Water Authority board and was unanimously voted into this position. This three-year term will begin on March 1.
The BOC’s first monthly meeting opened with public commentary that brought about discussion from the board as well as from Fannin County Sheriff Dane Kirby.
Epworth resident Richard Sims discussed the ongoing littering problem throughout Fannin County: “The trash that’s littering the highways, I believe a large part of that is due to the home pick up services. These individuals are not securing garbage that they are picking up from homes and allowing it to literally blow off their trucks.”
Sims suggested possible solutions such as requiring these haulers to have hard top covers or begin strictly enforcing the county fines and issuing tickets for the maximum amount of $1,000.
Fannin County Commission Chairman Stan Helton took personal interest in this commentary, “I feel the board has been very assertive since day one on trying to attack this trash issue. That is something I don’t like to see myself.”
Helton believes that current county ordinances address this issue, and it is just a matter of finding an effective way to enforce the laws. Chief Land Development Officer Marie Woody is tasked with imposing these ordinances.
Unfortunately, Woody is only able to ticket these offenders if caught at current waste disposal facilities, and as Sheriff Dane Kirby pointed out, officers are unable to ticket offenders unless they personally witness the act.
“It’s a state law, in the state statute, that you can’t make traffic offenses based on what somebody else tells you,” Kirby explained.
Commissioners along with Kirby agreed to be more vigilant about this issue and pursue current county ordinances and fines in dealing with offenders.
Kirby, while not on the agenda, had an emergency expenditure arise that needed the board’s immediate approval. The dishwasher in the county jail recently quit operating, and upon inspection, it was recommended that the stove in the jail also be replaced.
Both appliances have been in use since the current jail opened several years ago.
“We don’t put items like that in our budget,” Kirby explained of the department’s predicament to the board. “We just don’t plan for things like that happening.”
Ed Hawkins, with the Fannin County Maintenance Department, researched replacement appliances for Kirby, and Kirby deferred to Hawkins’ recommendations.
The industrial dishwasher found would cost the county approximately $20,000 and the new stove would run around $2,500.
Kirby described the two quotes that were obtained for the replacement dishwasher: “One of them was a $20,000 dishwasher and they installed it for free, and the other one was a $15,000 dishwasher and they charge you $5,000 to put it in.”
Helton motioned that the county replace both appliances for the jail, Post 1 Commissioner Earl Johnson seconded the motion, and all three commissioners voted in favor of the new appliances.
Commissioners re-entered into a contract with the Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS) regarding funding from the county.
No representatives from DFCS were present to discuss this funding.
Helton explained that this is an annual agreement that Fannin County has been involved in for years: “This is basically the budget we approve for 2018 – $50,558 – and we’re required each year to sign this showing that we are in fact going to fund them the amount that we say we will.”
Sherry Morris, director of Fannin County Family Connection, Inc., was present to ask the BOC that Fannin County continue to serve as Family Connection’s fiscal agent.
Post 2 Commissioner Larry Joe Sosebee inspects the Tax Assessors new vehicles at the Fannin County Public Works Department.
Morris updated the board on services provided through Family Connection during 2017. According to Morris, 105 people were served through the pantry. This number is actually down about 9 percent from 2016.
Morris also personally thanked the BOC for entering into opioid litigation: “Thank you so much for working on that opioid (litigation), because as you (Helton) know from being a volunteer at Family Connection, we see first hand, day to day, what happens with families who are in the opioid crisis and the poverty that results from that.”
Chief Appraiser Dawn Cochran from the Fannin County Tax Assessor’s Department presented the BOC with a number of bids for two new vehicles for her department.
Two used vehicles will be purchased from North Georgia Ford. The 2016 Ford Escapes will come with a price tag of $20,000 each.
Through negotiation, Cochran was able to receive a seven-year, 125,000-mile warranty on one of the vehicles, and an extended warranty on the other. The extended warranty will cover an additional 90,000 miles.
After a long debate on the need for these new vehicles the board unanimously approved the purchase of the two used Ford Escapes.
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Departments update the Board of Commissioners
Community, News February 4, 2018 , by Natalie Kissel
BLUE RIDGE, Ga. – The Fannin County Board of Commissioners (BOC) received updates from several departments at the second monthly meeting held on Jan. 23.
Board of Commissioners receive updates from several county departments.
The first to speak to the board was Public Works Director Zack Ratcliff. Ratcliff spoke of the recent severe weather experienced throughout the county and the impact on the county’s resources reserved for such scenarios.
“With temperatures being in the low teens, it made it pretty difficult to clear the roads,” Ratcliff spoke of the recent snow storm that closed county offices and Fannin County schools for several days.
Due to the recent freezing weather, Ratcliff reported that his department had used 300 tons of salt and 150 tons of the 89 gravel that the county had set aside, and that supplies of these would need to be replenished.
Ratcliff also reported that two vehicles in the Public Works department, a chipper and a Ford flatbed, were in need of repairs and would possibly have to be replaced in the near future.
“Our sign department made and replaced over 400 signs, street signs, this year.” Ratcliff updated.
Post 2 Commissioner Larry Joe Sosebee questioned the cost of replacing signs, and Ratcliff replied that it varied but the approximate cost was around $35.00 per sign. Ratcliff also stated the department was increasing the height of many signs posted and this action had reduced the number of signs being stolen.
Ratcliff spoke of cuts made to the department and highlighted that salaries had been brought down by $500,000 from the previous fiscal year of 2016. Ratcliff added, “We’re still getting the same amount of work done.”
Board of Commissioners Chairman Stan Helton addressed Ratcliff, “Just to reiterate what you’ve done here, if you go back a year ago, personnel wise and wages, you cut that in excess of 25 percent, and you’ve done it the right way.
Parks and Recreation Director Eddie O’Neal talks about Christmas Clash basketball tournament.
“What I see is more efficiency out there,” Helton added. “The folks that say you can’t shrink government, well you prove that you can.”
Eddie O’Neal, director of Fannin County Parks and Recreation, was second to update the BOC. O’Neal reported that 1,600 visitors had signed in and made use of the recreation facilities in the month of December.
“We also hosted our third annual Christmas Clash basketball tournament where we had 52 teams compete,” O’Neal spoke of the growth of this event.
Teams came from several counties within Georgia for this four-day event. O’Neal informed the board that the success of this event had generated nearly $15,000 in revenue.
O’Neal also spoke of the Summer Day Camp program, which continues to grow, and of additional services that might be offered this year. Parents who utilize the program have inquired of a later pick-up time.
Currently, children in the program would need to be picked up by 3 p.m. O’Neal suggested an extra charge to cover costs of keeping the facility open later so parents could pick up at 4 or 5 p.m.
The cost for two weeks of the Summer Day Camp program is $30.00, and an extra charge of $20.00 is being proposed for parents who wish to have a later pick up.
Post 1 Commissioner Earl Johnson was pleased with the transparency of revenues and purchases that is now being shown in frequent reports from the Parks and Recreation department, and Stan Helton added that he had received numerous calls from citizens that expressed their enthusiasm for the programs that the department has been adding.
“We’ve been approached by Faith Presbyterian Church. Those guys have always done what’s called a Seamless Summer food program,” O’Neal added to his update.
The Seamless Summer program provides food for children in need over the summer. Union County High School would prep meals for this program in the past, but will not be able to in 2018 due to renovations taking place over the summer break.
The department of Parks and Recreation has been approached to see if they could prep these meals while prepping their own meals for the Summer Day Camp program.
“We would like to help these guys out,” O’Neal went on. The program feeds a little over 200 kids during the summer and is funded via reimbursement from Bright from the Start, a Georgia state Department of Early Care and Learning.
No decision was made by the BOC regarding this proposal.
Chief Land Development Officer Marie Woody notified the BOC that the Scrap Tire Removal Program has been a success and that the future dates scheduled for tire drop off have been cancelled.
Board of Assessors member Troy Junnier speaks on behalf of the tax assessors in hopes of getting new vehicles.
“We took over 6,000 tires in,” Woody spoke of the success of the program and adding, “We’ve expended our funds.”
Board of Assessors board member Troy Junnier spoke on behalf of the Tax Assessors Office asking for two replacement vehicles for the department.
“If you don’t allow us to get two more (vehicles), then it is going to cause us a big issue countywide,” Junnier stated, presenting his case to the board. “It’s going to cost all the county residents in the future higher taxes anyway.”
Discussions became heated as Post 1 Commissioner Earl Johnson expressed that the department does not need new vehicles and should look into buying used.
Ultimately the board agreed to consider purchasing two used vehicles for the department with a spending limit of $20,000 per vehicle.
Johnson ended the exchange, “When I get done with these vehicles, I don’t want to hear anything from the tax assessors (about vehicles) ever again for my remaining three years.”
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Iran: We will turn Shahrokh Zamani’s death into the banner of workers’ solidarity and unity
translation from: revolutionary-socialism.com, revised by Daphne Lawless
Shahrokh Zamani, a brave and tireless fighter for the Iranian workers’ movement, has died in Gohar Dasht prison. The news was received with total disbelief and utter shock by all. In our view, whatever reasons the authorities may offer, the responsibility for his death lies completely with those who have imposed conditions of slavery on the workers of Iran and have taken away their rights to organise and struggle for a better life; and with those who throw honourable and valiant human beings such as Shahrokh Zamani into dungeons.
The shocking news of his death in jail, without any prior history of illness, is not the first news of such a loss of life of a prisoner, and given the current conditions in the country’s jails, will not be the last. This untimely death will naturally appear suspicious to any unbiased person. But even without any such suspicions, the conditions in prisons, especially for worker activists and political prisoners, are already murderous enough for a thousand and one reasons – from microwave torture to unsuitable food, from inadequate sanitation to absence of medical care, from unhealthy living quarters to every kind of mental and psychological pressure.
Shahrokh Zamani had committed no crime other than defending the rights of his fellow workers. He had no official position, he had not defrauded any one, he had not harmed anybody and he was not a partner to any thieves or highway robbers. He was a building worker and a member of the Committee for the Establishment of Independent Trade Unions, a member of the co-ordinating committee for re-starting the Paint Workers’ Syndicate and an honorary member of the Paint Workers’ Syndicate of Alborz and the Central Province, and its founding mentor.
He was thrown into jail in 2011 for defending workers rights, but for a brave fighter such as Shahrokh, prison did not mean an end to struggle. In his almost 5 years of imprisonment, from his two-man cell at Gohardasht prison, he never stopped struggling and fighting for just causes until his last breath. Jails, courts, repression, and pressure from the security forces and jailers could not silence Shahrokh. With his unrivalled braveness and steadfastness, and without an iota of self promotion, he was the real symbol of Iranian workers’ resistance and struggle for liberation from oppression and exploitation.
The death of Shahrokh is an irreplaceable loss for his family and friends and for the workers’ movement as a whole. We are sincerely sorry for this great loss and declare our sympathies with his family, friends, his fellow prisoners and workers all over the country. But despite this unbearable pain, we will not retreat into our sorrow and we will turn his death into the banner of workers’ solidarity and unity.
Long live workers’ unity and solidarity!
We salute you, Shahrokh Zamani!
The list of signatories in alphabetic order:
Haft Tappeh Sugar Cane Workers’ Syndicate;
Paint Workers’ syndicate of Alborz Province;
The Centre for the Defence of Workers Rights;
The Committee for the Establishment of Independent Trade Unions;
The Co-ordinating Committee for Establishing Independent Workers Organisations;
The Co-ordinating Committee for Restarting Tehran Paint Workers Syndicate;
The Free Trade Union of Workers in Iran.
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Delta to buy big Virgin Atlantic stake
Delta Air Lines Inc is buying almost half of British airline Virgin Atlantic for $360 million as it aims to boost its share of the lucrative New York-to-London market.
Delta says it will form a joint venture with Virgin Atlantic where the two airlines would share money from the flights operated under the partnership.
Sir Richard Branson will still own more than half of Virgin Atlantic, which will continue to fly as a separate airline under its own name.
Landing rights at London's Heathrow Airport are limited. So buying part of Virgin Atlantic will help Delta get a bigger piece of the travel market there.
The joint venture needs approval from US and European regulators. Delta is aiming to have the joint operation running by the end of 2013.
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Did Hedge Funds Drop The Ball On Prothena Corporation plc (PRTA) ?
Reymerlyn Martin
Insider Monkey December 11, 2019
Hedge funds are known to underperform the bull markets but that's not because they are bad at investing. Truth be told, most hedge fund managers and other smaller players within this industry are very smart and skilled investors. Of course, they may also make wrong bets in some instances, but no one knows what the future holds and how market participants will react to the bountiful news that floods in each day. Hedge funds underperform because they are hedged. The Standard and Poor’s 500 Total Return Index ETFs returned 27.5% through the end of November. Conversely, hedge funds’ top 20 large-cap stock picks generated a return of 37.4% during the same period. An average long/short hedge fund returned only a fraction of this due to the hedges they implement and the large fees they charge. Our research covering the last 18 years indicates that investors can outperform the market by imitating hedge funds' consensus stock picks rather than directly investing in hedge funds. That's why we believe it isn't a waste of time to check out hedge fund sentiment before you invest in a stock like Prothena Corporation plc (NASDAQ:PRTA).
Prothena Corporation plc (NASDAQ:PRTA) was in 17 hedge funds' portfolios at the end of the third quarter of 2019. PRTA investors should pay attention to a decrease in hedge fund sentiment in recent months. There were 18 hedge funds in our database with PRTA holdings at the end of the previous quarter. Our calculations also showed that PRTA isn't among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds (click for Q3 rankings and see the video below for Q2 rankings). Video: Click the image to watch our video about the top 5 most popular hedge fund stocks.
5 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds
Why do we pay any attention at all to hedge fund sentiment? Our research has shown that hedge funds' large-cap stock picks indeed failed to beat the market between 1999 and 2016. However, we were able to identify in advance a select group of hedge fund holdings that outperformed the Russell 2000 ETFs by 40 percentage points since May 2014 (see the details here). We were also able to identify in advance a select group of hedge fund holdings that'll significantly underperform the market. We have been tracking and sharing the list of these stocks since February 2017 and they lost 27.8% through November 21, 2019. That's why we believe hedge fund sentiment is an extremely useful indicator that investors should pay attention to.
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We leave no stone unturned when looking for the next great investment idea. For example Europe is set to become the world's largest cannabis market, so we check out this European marijuana stock pitch. One of the most bullish analysts in America just put his money where his mouth is. He says, "I'm investing more today than I did back in early 2009." So we check out his pitch. We read hedge fund investor letters and listen to stock pitches at hedge fund conferences. We also rely on the best performing hedge funds' buy/sell signals. Let's take a look at the key hedge fund action surrounding Prothena Corporation plc (NASDAQ:PRTA).
What have hedge funds been doing with Prothena Corporation plc (NASDAQ:PRTA)?
At Q3's end, a total of 17 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey held long positions in this stock, a change of -6% from one quarter earlier. Below, you can check out the change in hedge fund sentiment towards PRTA over the last 17 quarters. With the smart money's positions undergoing their usual ebb and flow, there exists an "upper tier" of notable hedge fund managers who were boosting their stakes considerably (or already accumulated large positions).
The largest stake in Prothena Corporation plc (NASDAQ:PRTA) was held by EcoR1 Capital, which reported holding $73.9 million worth of stock at the end of September. It was followed by OrbiMed Advisors with a $23.7 million position. Other investors bullish on the company included Great Point Partners, Citadel Investment Group, and Millennium Management. In terms of the portfolio weights assigned to each position EcoR1 Capital allocated the biggest weight to Prothena Corporation plc (NASDAQ:PRTA), around 9.33% of its 13F portfolio. Great Point Partners is also relatively very bullish on the stock, earmarking 1.49 percent of its 13F equity portfolio to PRTA.
Due to the fact that Prothena Corporation plc (NASDAQ:PRTA) has experienced bearish sentiment from the entirety of the hedge funds we track, we can see that there lies a certain "tier" of fund managers who were dropping their positions entirely heading into Q4. Interestingly, Neil Woodford's Woodford Investment Management dropped the biggest stake of the 750 funds monitored by Insider Monkey, comprising an estimated $92.7 million in stock, and Paul Marshall and Ian Wace's Marshall Wace was right behind this move, as the fund dropped about $1.8 million worth. These moves are important to note, as aggregate hedge fund interest fell by 1 funds heading into Q4.
Let's now take a look at hedge fund activity in other stocks - not necessarily in the same industry as Prothena Corporation plc (NASDAQ:PRTA) but similarly valued. These stocks are Golden Star Resources Ltd. (NYSEAMEX:GSS), Natural Resource Partners LP (NYSE:NRP), CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSEAMEX:CVM), and Source Capital, Inc. (NYSE:SOR). All of these stocks' market caps match PRTA's market cap.
[table] Ticker, No of HFs with positions, Total Value of HF Positions (x1000), Change in HF Position GSS,3,6932,-3 NRP,5,16842,-1 CVM,5,1807,3 SOR,2,8353,0 Average,3.75,8484,-0.25 [/table]
As you can see these stocks had an average of 3.75 hedge funds with bullish positions and the average amount invested in these stocks was $8 million. That figure was $157 million in PRTA's case. Natural Resource Partners LP (NYSE:NRP) is the most popular stock in this table. On the other hand Source Capital, Inc. (NYSE:SOR) is the least popular one with only 2 bullish hedge fund positions. Compared to these stocks Prothena Corporation plc (NASDAQ:PRTA) is more popular among hedge funds. Our calculations showed that top 20 most popular stocks among hedge funds returned 37.4% in 2019 through the end of November and outperformed the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) by 9.9 percentage points. Hedge funds were also right about betting on PRTA as the stock returned 63.5% during the first two months of Q4 and outperformed the market by an even larger margin. Hedge funds were clearly right about piling into this stock relative to other stocks with similar market capitalizations.
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Majority Of Transgender Persons In Sri Lanka Do Not Have National Identity Cards To Prove Their Gender-A Survey Result
There are around 8000 Transgender (Males converted to females/Females converted to Males) persons in Sri Lanka at the moment according to a latest survey result.The majority of these Transgender Persons do not have Identity Cards to show their gender and are facing numerous difficulties when they are going to common places like banks for their work according to the Director of HIV And Advocacy Unit Of Sri Lanka Family Planning Association Ms.Madusha Disanayake.
Addressing a Media Seminar held today at the Sri Lanka Family Planning Association Headquarters in Colombo this morning On HIV And Sexual Orientation ,Ms.Disanayake has said that due to the discrimination these transgender persons are going through some of them are turned to Prostitutes as they have no chance of working in their working places freely.
The rights of these Transgender Persons should be ensured and they should be allowed to live in the society as other human beings she has stressed.As countries like India and Pakistan have issued Identity Cards for Transgender Persons in their countries under the third gender category Sri Lanka too should taken steps to issue Identity Cards for these persons she has said.
These Transgender Persons who lives in Sri Lanka are vulnerable to getting HIV/AIDS due to their involvement in the Sex Trade Ms.Dissanayake has revealed.
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Former LTTE Womens Sea Tiger Wing Leader Jeyaganesh Murugesu Pakeerathy Was Released On Bail
The Former leader of the the Sea Tiger Wing of the LTTE Jeyaganesh Murugesu Pakeerathy who was arrested by the Terrorism Investigations Division at the Katunayake Air Port while trying to leave the Country for France has been released today(13) by the Colombo Additional Magistrate.As the Terrorism Investigations Division is planning to file indictments against the former LTTE Women's Sea Tiger Wing Leader the Attorney General has instructed the authorities to release her on bail until then.
Jeyaganesh Murugesu was released on Rs.200,000 personal bail by the Colombo Additional Magistrate today and was ordered to handover her passport to the court.She was also ordered to appear before a Police Station once a week.
The Former Women's Sea Wing Leader has arrived Sri Lanka on 09tth of February and reported as stayed at a house in Dharmapuram in Paranthan Area.
Indian Prime Minister Has Promised On Arrival Tourist Visas For Sri Lankans Visiting India
The visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured today (13) that with effect from Sinhalese And Hindu New Year falls on 14th of April this year India will offer Tourist Visas on arrival to Sri Lankans.During the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Managala Samaraweera's visit to India recently the Indian Government has announced the plan to offer on arrival tourist visas to Sri Lankans for the first time.
Initially Sri Lankan government officers will receive this facility and others will follow according to the sources.
The Indian Premier arrived Sri Lanka early this morning from Mauritius and at the Air Port he was welcomed by the Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wikaramasinha.Later he met the Sri Lankan President Maithrpala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat and hold discussions.
Indian Prime Minister had visited Sri Lankan Parliament this evening and made a speech there,This is the first time in 27 years that an Indian Prime Minister has visited Sri Lanka.
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» World Revolution - 2005
» World Revolution no.285, June 2005
Only the communist revolution can make poverty history!
Submitted by World Revolution on 7 June, 2005 - 17:51
The forthcoming British presidency of the G8 - and the accompanying summit in Scotland in July - has been the focus of a campaign to ‘Make Poverty History’: a coalition of ‘the great and the good’. Churches, charities, trade unions, and a galaxy of celebrities are calling for fair trade, debt-relief and improved aid. Huge parades and rock concerts are being planned, their stated aim being ‘to make the politicians care’. And the politicians are already falling over each other to show how caring they really are, with Gordon Brown leading the way by announcing increased aid for the ‘developing’ world.
Trade under capitalism is inherently unjust
The first plank of the Make Poverty History campaign is ‘unjust trade’: “the rules are rigged - loaded in favour of the wealthiest countries and their business interests. So no matter how hard people work in the developing world, or how much their countries produce, trade relationships benefit the rich world most.” Yes, trade is unjust, but there can never be ‘fair trade’ under capitalism, a system where a wealthy minority - the ruling class - own and control the means of production used to exploit the working class, who have nothing to sell but their labour power. However hard workers toil, in the ‘rich countries’ as well as the ‘poor’, the relations of wage-labourer to capitalist can only benefit the latter!
Yes, the rules of international trade are rigged in favour of the more developed countries. But why is this? Basically, because the laws of capital dictate that wealth will always concentrate around the most competitive and technically advanced poles of accumulation. And these laws function even more ruthlessly in periods of economic crisis. When the period of reconstruction after World War II closed at the end of the 1960s, capitalism was once again plunged into a deep economic crisis, with rising unemployment, stagnant growth rates and spiralling levels of debt. The largest economic powers have systematically used the international institutions (G8, IMF, World Bank) to deflect the worst effects of the crisis onto the weaker economies on the peripheries of capitalism. To expect these institutions to operate in any other way is like trying to persuade a shark to convert to vegetarianism when it’s about to bite your leg off.
What’s more, the deepening of the economic crisis works to sharpen the economic and imperialist rivalries between all nation states, and any initiative by one capitalist power to ‘re-write’ the rules of international trade is aimed at weakening the position of its rivals. This is precisely the goal of the British bourgeoisie faced with the economic and military might of the US. Finally, just a brief glimpse of the history of Africa shows how the great powers have led the destruction of the continent through endless imperialist conflicts that have done so much to contribute to the suffering of the poor.
However, while the poorest countries have suffered the worst, this does not mean that those who work and live in the ‘rich world’ are having a fine time of things! Throughout the ‘rich countries’ unemployment is rising, pensions and the social wage are under attack and extremes of poverty and wealth continue to increase. No capitalist state can overcome the inherent contradictions in the economy any more than a man can jump over his own shadow. Capitalism - a bankrupt, decadent system - is completely responsible for the levels of poverty throughout the planet and is utterly incapable of reform. Calls to re-write the trade rules do nothing more than foster the illusion that the capitalist system could function without ruthless cutthroat competition.
Debt-relief and aid are instruments of imperialism
The second plank of the Make Poverty History campaign is the call to ‘Drop the Debt’. According to the MPH campaign, “The United Kingdom has shown welcome political leadership in unilaterally cancelling 100% of the debt owed directly to it by many of the world’s poorest countries... It must now push other countries to follow its lead, and use its influence to ensure that the debts of the poorest countries are cancelled in full.” This quote expresses very clearly how the question of debt-relief is closely tied up with the ‘use of influence’: flexing imperialist muscles to get rival nations to follow the strategic and economic interests of the power concerned. This is what Britain’s “political leadership” really boils down to – seeking new ways of gaining power and influence. With such ‘generous’ gestures, debts are often just restructured, not cancelled, and many countries have refused to accept the poisoned chalice, having seen the restructuring policies they have to implement.
The situation is even clearer when we consider the third plank of the MPH campaign: the need to “deliver more and better aid”. To begin with, the Asian Tsunami crisis demonstrated that offers of aid are more often than not empty promises – with donors failing to give the full amounts pledged. And when the money is provided, it normally comes with numerous strings attached: demands to ‘reform’ economic and political structures in ways designed to benefit the countries providing the aid. Recognising this reality, the MPH campaign demands that “Aid needs to focus better on poor people’s needs. It should no longer be conditional on recipients promising economic change… Aid should support poor countries’ and communities’ own plans and paths out of poverty.” But once again: why should the capitalist providers of aid be concerned about the needs of the poor? Their motive for providing aid is not the elimination of poverty but the defence of their economic profits and imperialist influence. This whole do-gooding ideology serves to spread the dangerous illusion that this brutal system of exploitation can ever function for different motives.
False anti-capitalism and the communist alternative
There is no doubt that many will go to the anti-G8 protests because they are genuinely angry and disillusioned about the state of the planet and the direction in which capitalism is taking it. However, far from being ‘anti-capitalist’, the role of the official campaigns is to divert any questioning away from a radical critique and reflection on the root causes of these ills. The history of the last hundred years has made it perfectly clear that the present social system is dragging mankind towards economic, ecological, and military disaster. Not only can capitalism not exist without poverty, looting the environment and war - these scourges are getting worse and worse. There is no basis whatever for hoping that those who run the system will or can change it for the better.
But this is no reason for despair. Capitalism, for all its horrors, has created the possibility of mankind uniting into a world community, of using the vast technical knowledge developed under this system to eliminate poverty and useless toil all over the planet. But:
this can only be done if mankind’s productive forces are freed from the economic laws of capital. Which means not the achievement of an impossible ‘fair trade’ between nations, but the abolition of trade and of nation states, the elimination of wage labour, money, and production for profit,
such a huge social transformation can only be the result of a world wide revolution. The world’s wealth is held ransom by the capitalist class and they will not give it up without a fight,
the only path that leads to revolution is the class struggle of the exploited, who have the same interests in all countries, and who have no interests in common with their exploiters.
International Communist Current, June 2005
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Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)
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Postby KJo » 26 Dec 2014 04:03
Chandragupta wrote:
KJo wrote: Don't think Salman Khan is one of them Jihadi Khans in Bollywood. He is open about his Dharmic-ness even when Mullahs threatened him. How many Muslims will dare to do this?
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If I'm not wrong, Salman is half Hindu. Salma Khan was Hindu before marriage iirc.
Yes, that is correct. But so was Jihadi Zulfiqar Bhutto. Those types always seem to find their inner Pakistaniyat.
Postby arun » 26 Dec 2014 16:22
Father gives up daughter to Mohammadden Terrorist Group Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'Awati Wal-Jihad aka Boko Haram who in turn force the 13 year old girl to strap on a suicide bomb vest in order to commit a suicide bombing at Kano in Nigeria, which she mercifully did not go through with.
Why does an organisation with the Mohammadden religion based term “Jihad” in its name which according to Bollywood Actor Salman Khan means the wholly non violent “Struggle to be Good” (For Reference : Click Here) indulge in violent activity of coercing 13 year old little Girls to kill others by blowing themselves up ?:
Girl says father gave her to Boko Haram : 13-year-old is now in police custody and says she was forced to strap on suicide vest for attack on Nigerian city
Sundry depredations of Mohammadden Terrorists from around the world.
From Libya, Mohammadden Terrorists kidnap and kill 13 year old girl who was an adherent of Christistm:
Egyptian Coptic teen seized in Libya found dead
From Cameroon in Africa:
Boko Haram blamed in 23 Cameroon deaths
From the Islamic Republic of Pakistan:
In broad daylight: Ahmadi leader gunned down in Gujranwala
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Postby Anantha » 01 Jan 2015 07:17
Both sisters of Salman (one adopted) are married to Hindus, he is not out of the closet as a jihadi like the other 2 (or 3 if you add Saif).There was a news report on the Blackbuck case. Once the tribals charged SK for killing the blackbucks, his two brothers took out a open truck procession with loudspeakers calling for the faithfools to join them,happened somewhere in Rajastan.
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Postby Hari Seldon » 01 Jan 2015 08:10
The clarity. The brevity. The directness. The courage.
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Postby member_22733 » 01 Jan 2015 08:16
^^ Completely true and I had realized that after I started reading this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Islamic-Jihad-Con ... 1440118469
People look at Quran as if its a holy book. It is nothing but a book of war. Everything is centered around, war, murder, booty, rape , women and not to mention deception (Taqiya). There are a few statements here and there about heaven, and salvation and that is what Islamics quote when they tell us about the peaceful nature of Islam.
Truth is much of Quran reads like Muhammads war manual. In war time society goes to dire straits, resources become scarce and cost on the society for one of its members stealing stuff or committing treason (apostasy) becomes exponentially large. So any society in dire straits has extreme punishments for these things. Islam has extreme punishment for it by default, even in an Islamic society where everyone is of the same color of green (like in Iran). Initially when I came across how "earthy" and "literal" Quran was, it did not make any sense to me. But it makes total sense when it is looked at as a "society in perpetual war against humanity".
Quran was written after the death of Muhammad (he was not literate to write it by himself and nor was he interested in writing it). Muhammads sole agenda was to conquer the prominent Arabian trading post extract tax from there. He designed his society to be an army to achieve just that. At the time of Muhammad's death his "society" was nothing but a large cult. Unfortunately for the rest of the world, right after his death, instead of dissolving away the cult leaders (who were very much invested in the bloody war for Arabia at that time) decide to propagate Muhammad's war. Quran was a result of it.
One can see that it was a cult by the immediate and extremely violent wars that followed soon after his death. Surprisingly it is a theme that repeats with the death of any powerful Islamic leader. From Muhammad, to Djinnah.
Postby arun » 01 Jan 2015 10:00
Green on Green Intra-Mohammadden violence suspected to be caused by religion based sectarian difference on birth anniversary of founder of Mohammaddenism in Yemen. Suicide bomber suspected to belong to Sunni sect of Mohammaddenism targets group of co-religionists of Shia sect celebrating birthday of founder of Mohammaddenism.
Suicide bombing co-religionists celebrating a religious festival for religion based sectarian reasons does nothing to demonstrate to Non-Mohammaddens that the Mohammadden religion is the religion of peace that followers of that religion claim. It instead does more to foster the unfortunate notion that the Mohammaddenism is tolerant of gross acts of violence if such a violent acts are given a veneer of being committed for some nebulous Mohammadden religion based reason:
At least 26 killed in Yemen suicide bombing: security official
SANAA Wed Dec 31, 2014 6:06pm EST
(Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least 26 people in central Yemen on Wednesday when he blew himself up at a cultural center where students were celebrating the Prophet Mohammad's birthday, a security official said.
At least 48 people were also wounded, including many women and children, the official said, according to state news agency Saba. The celebration, in the city of Ibb, was organized by the Houthis, the Shi'ite Muslim group that controls most of Yemen.
No one claimed responsibility for attack, but similar bombings have been carried out by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), which operates in Yemen and regards Shi'ites as heretics. …………………………………
Gujarat police make 'terrorists' wear skull caps in mock anti-terror drill
Looking back at terrorism in Gujarat State over the past decade, I fail to understand the Congress Party working itself into a paroxysm of righteous indignation. The bulk of terrorism that has afflicted Gujarat State over the past decade has clearly not been Extreme left Naxal Terrorism, Buddhist Terrorism, Christist Terrorism, Hindu Terrorism, Sikh Terrorism, Bodo Terrorism or for that matter Naga Terrorism; the clear leader over the past decade has been Mohammadden Terrorism.
Err ……… Umm, or maybe I have got it all wrong . The “Skull Cap” was actually a “Yarmulke” and the Congress Party was getting worked up about the Gujarat Police alluding to Jewish Terrorism .
Postby Peregrine » 02 Jan 2015 04:31
One in 8 Germans would join anti-Muslim marches
BERLIN: One German in eight would join an anti-Muslim march if a rapidly-growing protest movement organized one in their home towns, according to an opinion poll published on Thursday. The survey highlighted growing support in Germany, as in other European Union countries including Britain and Sweden, for parties and movements tapping into voter fears that mainstream politicians are too soft on immigration. Some members of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc worry that they risk losing support to the euro-sceptic Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which has shifted its focus to immigration, and many of whose members back the PEGIDA protest movement — Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West. PEGIDA is holding weekly rallies in the eastern city of Dresden, and attracted more than 17,000 people to a Dec. 22 rally. A few small marches have taken place in other towns, and it plans to stage further rallies in other German cities.
In her New Year address, Merkel urged Germans to turn their backs on PEGIDA’s leaders, calling them racists full of hatred, and said Europe’s biggest economy must welcome people fleeing conflict and war.
The latest poll of 1,006 people by Forsa for Germany’s Stern magazine found 13 percent would attend an anti-Muslim march nearby. It also found 29 percent of people believed that Islam was having such an influence on life in Germany that the marches were justified. While two thirds of those polled believed the idea of an ‘Islamisation’ of Germany was exaggerated, many Germans are concerned about the numbers of asylum seekers, many from Syria, pouring into the country. Partly in response to its Nazi past, German asylum rules are among the most liberal in the world. The number of asylum-seekers arriving in Germany surged to about 200,000 in 2014, four times the numbers in 2012. Net immigration has hit a two-decade high.
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Postby harbans » 02 Jan 2015 15:07
Arun, this is a complete non issue. The Government openly fights Jihadis, says so in press releases. Even the most lib MSM reports Jihadi's killed happily and splashes photographs of them with skull caps. So basically you can fight JIhadis, Kill them, report them killed but can't train to do a realistic mock fight against Jihadi's?
A sorry tale of how self-styled “secular” political parties that pander to minority religion communal vote-bank politics by admitting members having links to terrorist organisations.
Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament representing West Bengal and belonging to the Trinamool Congress Party (TMC), Ahmed Hassan Imran, is reported by Hindustan Times as being linked to Bangladesh based Mohammadden Terrorist groups Jamaat-e-Islami--previously known as Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh (JMB). HT also reports that the Trinamool Congress Party MP was one of the founder members of banned Islamic students' organisation SIMI:
Trinamool MP Imran accused of links with Bangladesh terror groups
Two brothers, Sheheryar Alam Qazi, and Raees Alam Qazi , originating in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and charged by the FBI with conspiring to explode a weapon of mass destruction in the United States, go to trial in Florida in the US for indulging in the Islamic Republic’s national past time:
Accused Oakland Park Terrorist's Phone Conversations Can Be Used as Evidence, Feds Say
Horrifying Mohammadden religious guidance on the treatment of Non-Mohammadden female slaves provided to Mohammadden terrorist group ISIS and translated by Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). Simply barbaric that the Mohammadden religion sanctions sexual slavery, even that of prepubescent females.:
Islamic State (ISIS) Releases Pamphlet On Female Slaves
The Research and Fatwa Department of the Islamic State (ISIS) has released a pamphlet on the topic of female captives and slaves. The pamphlet, which is dated Muharram 1436 (October/November 2014) and was printed by ISIS's publishing house, Al-Himma Library, is titled Su'al wa-Jawab fi al-Sabi wa-Riqab ("Questions and Answers on Taking Captives and Slaves"). It was presumably released in response to the uproar caused by the many reports this summer that ISIS had taken Yazidi girls and women as sex slaves. Written in the form of questions and answers, it clarifies the position of Islamic law (as ISIS interprets it) on various relevant issues, and states, among other things, that it is permissible to have sexual intercourse with non-Muslim slaves, including young girls, and that it is also permitted to beat them and trade in them.
The following report is a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here.
The following are excerpts from the pamphlet, which was posted on a pro-ISIS Twitter account.[1]
"Question 1: What is al-sabi?
"Al-Sabi is a woman from among ahl al-harb [the people of war] who has been captured by Muslims.
"Question 2: What makes al-sabi permissible?
"What makes al-sabi permissible [i.e., what makes it permissible to take such a woman captive] is [her] unbelief. Unbelieving [women] who were captured and brought into the abode of Islam are permissible to us, after the imam distributes them [among us]."
"Question 3: Can all unbelieving women be taken captive?
"There is no dispute among the scholars that it is permissible to capture unbelieving women [who are characterized by] original unbelief [kufr asli], such as the kitabiyat [women from among the People of the Book, i.e. Jews and Christians] and polytheists. However, [the scholars] are disputed over [the issue of] capturing apostate women. The consensus leans towards forbidding it, though some people of knowledge think it permissible. We [ISIS] lean towards accepting the consensus…"
"Question 4: Is it permissible to have intercourse with a female captive?
"It is permissible to have sexual intercourse with the female captive. Allah the almighty said: '[Successful are the believers] who guard their chastity, except from their wives or (the captives and slaves) that their right hands possess, for then they are free from blame [Koran 23:5-6]'..."
"Question 5: Is it permissible to have intercourse with a female captive immediately after taking possession [of her]?
"If she is a virgin, he [her master] can have intercourse with her immediately after taking possession of her. However, is she isn't, her uterus must be purified [first]…"
"Question 6: Is it permissible to sell a female captive?
"It is permissible to buy, sell, or give as a gift female captives and slaves, for they are merely property, which can be disposed of [as long as that doesn't cause [the Muslim ummah] any harm or damage."
"Question 7: Is it permissible to separate a mother from her children through [the act of] buying and selling?
"It is not permissible to separate a mother from her prepubescent children through buying, selling or giving away [a captive or slave]. [But] it is permissible to separate them if the children are grown and mature."
"Question 8: If two or more [men] buy a female captive together, does she then become [sexually] permissible to each of them?
"It is forbidden to have intercourse with a female captive if [the master] does not own her exclusively. One who owns [a captive] in partnership [with others] may not have sexual intercourse with her until the other [owners] sell or give him [their share]."
"Question 9: If the female captive was impregnated by her owner, can he then sell her?
"He can't sell her if she becomes the mother of a child..."
"Question 10: If a man dies, what is the law regarding the female captive he owned?
"Female captives are distributed as part of his estate, just as all [other parts] of his estate [are distributed]. However, they may only provide services, not intercourse, if a father or [one of the] sons has already had intercourse with them, or if several [people] inherit them in partnership."
"Question 11: May a man have intercourse with the female slave of his wife?
"A man may not have intercourse with the female slave of his wife, because [the slave] is owned by someone else."
"Question 12: May a man kiss the female slave of another, with the owner's permission?
"A man may not kiss the female slave of another, for kissing [involves] pleasure, and pleasure is prohibited unless [the man] owns [the slave] exclusively."
"Question 13: Is it permissible to have intercourse with a female slave who has not reached puberty?
"It is permissible to have intercourse with the female slave who hasn't reached puberty if she is fit for intercourse; however if she is not fit for intercourse, then it is enough to enjoy her without intercourse."
"Question 14: What private parts of the female slave's body must be concealed during prayer?
"Her private body parts [that must be concealed] during prayer are the same as those [that must be concealed] outside [prayer], and they [include] everything besides the head, neck, hands and feet."
"Question 15: May a female slave meet foreign men without wearing a hijab?
"A female slave is allowed to expose her head, neck, hands, and feet in front of foreign men if fitna [enticement] can be avoided. However, if fitna is present, or of there is fear that it will occur, then it [i.e. exposing these body parts becomes] forbidden."
"Question 16: Can two sisters be taken together while taking slaves?
"It is permissible to have two sisters, a female slave and her aunt [her father's sister], or a female slave and her aunt [from her mother's side]. But they cannot be together during intercourse, [and] whoever has intercourse with one of them cannot have intercourse with the other, due to the general [consensus] over the prohibition of this."
"Question 17: What is al-'azl?
"Al-'azl is refraining from ejaculating on a woman's pudendum [i.e. coitus interruptus]."
"Question 18: May a man use the al-'azl [technique] with his female slave?
"A man is allowed [to use] al-'azl during intercourse with his female slave with or without her consent."
"Question 19: Is it permissible to beat a female slave?
"It is permissible to beat the female slave as a [form of] darb ta'deeb [disciplinary beating], [but] it is forbidden to [use] darb al-takseer [literally, breaking beating], [darb] al-tashaffi [beating for the purpose of achieving gratification], or [darb] al-ta'dheeb [torture beating]. Further, it is forbidden to hit the face."
Question 20: What is the ruling regarding a female slave who runs away from her master?
"A male or female slave's running away [from their master] is among the gravest of sins…"
"Question 21: What is the earthly punishment of a female slave who runs away from her master?
"She [i.e. the female slave who runs away from her master] has no punishment according to the shari'a of Allah; however, she is [to be] reprimanded [in such a way that] deters others like her from escaping."
"Question 22: Is it permissible to marry a Muslim [slave] or a kitabiyya [i.e. Jewish or Christian] female slave?
"It is impermissible for a free [man] to marry Muslim or kitabiyat female slaves, except for those [men] who feared to [commit] a sin, that is, the sin of fornication…"
"Question 24: If a man marries a female slave who is owned by someone else, who is allowed to have intercourse with her?
"A master is prohibited from having intercourse with his female slave who is married to someone else; instead, the master receives her service, [while] the husband [gets to] enjoy her [sexually]."
"Question 25: Are the huddoud [Koranic punishments] applied to female slaves?
"If a female slave committed what necessitated the enforcement of a hadd [on her], a hadd [is then] enforced on her – however, the hadd is reduced by half within the hudud that accepts reduction by half…"
"Question 27: What is the reward for freeing a slave girl?
"Allah the exalted said [in the Koran]: 'And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass [hell]? It is the freeing of a slave.' And [the prophet Muhammad] said: 'Whoever frees a believer Allah frees every organ of his body from hellfire.'"
[1] Twitter.com/U112842, December 3, 2014.
Islamic State (ISIS)Releases Pamphlet On Female Slaves
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Postby Neela » 03 Jan 2015 15:04
The Horrific Muslim Infiltration Of Britain - Luton 2012
^^towards the end of the vid
man: you will go to hell because you are a non-believer
woman: but you don't even know me, how can you say i will go to hell?
man: you said you are not a muslim, so knowing that you are a non-believer i know you will go to hell
man: but you have an opportunity to change that by becoming muslim
woman: i find it sad that anyone would preach such a damning message
isn't that exactly what christians preach or am i wrong?
Christians preach that you and I will burn in hell. Islam maybe better in that respect, they only make efforts to get us there.
When Mohammadden religion driven practises cloister away women in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, it is inevitable that deviant paedophilic homosexual rape crops up with neither the fact that crime was committed on the Mohammadden Sabbath of Friday nor that crime was committed in a Mohammadden place of worship, preventing this dastardly crime. In this case Lahore Police are proceeding under the assumption that rapist were members of the Mosque administration:
Lahore: 6-year-old boy killed after rape
This deviant behaviour is no one off event in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Similar incidents of paedophilic homosexual rape have been reported over the past year or so. Indeed I suspect that the incidents of this nature, by standards of prevalence of deviant behaviour, are quite widespread in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan:
Sexual assault: Boy allegedly raped by three men
Crime against children: Five-year-old boy raped
Girl, boy gang raped in Hafizabad
Gruesome crime: Kindergarten boy ‘gang-raped’ by principal, others
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Postby Chandragupta » 03 Jan 2015 18:01
Europe seems to be on its way to becoming Muslim
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJS6IypEVR8
arun wrote: Sundry depredations of Mohammadden Terrorists from around the world.
..................... {Rest Snipped} .......................
Intra-Abrahamic religious difference sees followers of Mohammaddenism kidnap fellow Abrahamic followers of Christism in Sirte, Libya. Going by the previous case of the kidnapping of a teenage school girl, also in Sirte, outcome of this kidnapping will result in fatalities being inflicted on the adherents of Christism by fellow Abrahamic Mohammadden kidnappers:
Masked suspected Islamic militants abduct 13 Coptic Christians from Libya
Postby Nandu » 05 Jan 2015 00:25
SSharma wrote:
Depends on the christian. The catholic church, which is the biggest denomination, no longer preaches this. In the US, only a few fundamentalist denominations preach this.
Agnimitra
Postby Agnimitra » 05 Jan 2015 06:23
X-post from Understanding Islamic Society thread:
Khan Abdul Ghafar Khan (Bacha Khan) on the Palestine issue, and similar trends among Pashtuns:
In 1926 after performing the Hajj, I went to Palestine. Seeing the situation of Arab Muslims there, I found that just like Pashtuns, the maulvis have made them sit in anticipation of the Mahdi, waiting for him to come and fix everything. I would roam around in Jerusalem, taking stock of the situation, and have conversations in the hotels and cafes with Arabs and Palestinians, discussions on the future of Arabs and Palestinians. One day I was discussing with a few Palestinians. I told them, 'Look, you folks are making a big mistake by selling your lands to the Jews. And the Jews settle on these lands (that they buy from you). Why can't you yourselves do the same? Wherever I have seen land here that is beautifully settled, with a bungalow, garden and water management, I have found that land is settled by Jews; and the land that remains barren belongs to Muslims. The Jews have set up small, small beautiful villages; but you Arabs are deep in the sleep of ignorance.' One Arab among them replied that this 14th century (Hijri - by Islamic calendar) is the last century. We are selling our lands to the Jews because at the end of this century the Imam Mahdi will arrive and these lands will once again belong to the Muslims. That's when I realized that the maulvi has made the Palestinians sit down in expectation of the Mahdi, just like the Pashtuns. These people were so ignorant that, forget about the Mahdi, when nations did not abide by prophets they failed to accomplish their goals.
Now sometimes I think that I should go back to those Arabs and ask them that the 14th century has now completed (it was completed in 21 November 1979 C.E.); whose are those lands now? Jews' or Muslims'? The nation that does not protect its interests and lands, there the rule of darkness/oppression will prevail."
Looks like Baluchistan, Pashtun Afghanistan, etc were all being primed for the end-of-times advent of the Mahdi from Khorasan for at least 120 years. It was supposed to happen by the end of 14 centuries of the Islamic calendar, but the date has passed.
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Postby gandharva » 07 Jan 2015 18:17
Terrorists shoot officer in Paris during terrorist attack at Charlie Hebdo
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bc6_1420632668
Postby A_Gupta » 07 Jan 2015 18:22
http://abcnews.go.com/International/dea ... d=28050771
12 Dead in 'Terrorist Operation' on French Satirical Magazine
The tragedy marks France's deadliest terror attack in decades. France raised its alert to the highest level, and reinforced security at houses of worship, stores, media offices and transportation.
The magazine's office was firebombed in 2011 and its website was hacked after its cover featured the prophet Muhammad. Nearly a year later, the publication again published crude Muhammad caricatures, drawing denunciations around the Muslim world.
The cover of this week’s issue of the magazine focuses on a new book by Michel Houellebecq, “Submission,” which depicts France led by an Islamic party that bans women from the workplace.
The Indian pimtellectual community, world renowned for their raw courage and the quality of their intellect has deigned to comment on the latest paris attacks:
Postby KJo » 07 Jan 2015 18:45
Looks like a used car dealer wrote this crap.
Seems there's no honor among thieves, err gora biraderhood of the west.... the NYT uses 'gunmen' to describe the Paris terrorshits... I thought onlee us sdre yindoos were the targets of such BS.
Hari Seldon wrote: Seems there's no honor among thieves, err gora biraderhood of the west.... the NYT uses 'gunmen' to describe the Paris terrorshits... I thought onlee us sdre yindoos were the targets of such BS.
one level better. BBC called Kasab with a picture of him carrying a gun as "alleged gunman"
These westerners would still be thinking of how to use this or that group against somebody else. Is not ISIS the greener than green variety that had come for killing Syrians?
Yemen too. 30 or so dead.
Spainish newspaper group also threatened.
Mumbai airport also had ISIS graffiti being reported and now being investigated.
Y. Kanan
Postby Y. Kanan » 07 Jan 2015 22:25
This latest terror attack on France is just an escalation of previous murders carried out against media figures in Belgium, the Netherlands and other places. Don't think for a moment the Europeans are going to see the light and rally against Islam. It won't happen; they're even more inflicted with politically correct self-loathing than we Hindus are.
Even before this attack, most western journalists, authors, entertainers and other public figures were already practicing self-censorship, being very careful to avoid incurring muslim wrath. Now you can bet that most of the few remaining free-thinker types will be changing their tune from now on.
Already French media is tripping over themselves telling the public over and over ("this attack does not in any way represent Islam, Islam is a religion of peace, etc").
It's clear muslims need only comprise 10 or 20% of the population in any European country in order to achieve political control.
shravan
Postby shravan » 07 Jan 2015 22:27
German Anti-Islam Rally Hits Record Number
http://news.sky.com/story/1402805/germa ... ord-number
Postby shravanp » 07 Jan 2015 23:51
Interesting find on historical anecdotes on Yazeed. (Green on Green)
http://www.al-islam.org/uprising-ashura ... cre-people
Had no idea so much bloodshed has been done in Arabia, among Muslims themselves, right after Muhammed
schinnas
Postby schinnas » 08 Jan 2015 01:02
Offended by Islam:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxlO7DLC6p8
There is an excellent definition of islamophobia in the video.
The French are still not shaken out of their PCness. I see on Facebook some very afraid French people, some blaming Charlie Hebdo for bringing this upon themselves, others are saying Islam is a religion of peace. The Muslims are saying this is Israeli or French action (just like 9/11 was done by the CIA/Mossad) because French were to vote for recognition of Palestine. They also say the usual 'No Muslim can do this', 'Muslims do not have access to such training', 'this is to paint Muslims badly' and blah blah.
Postby Aditya_V » 08 Jan 2015 09:30
skekatpuray wrote: Interesting find on historical anecdotes on Yazeed. (Green on Green)
Why do you think Population has been low in almost all Arab and Muslim lands, it is not only the Desert, surely they have a population density of Rajastan. It is the constant state of war.
Reactions of indian muslims regarding Paris terrorist attack
https://m.facebook.com/IndianMuslimEkta ... 6&refid=17
Newspaper reports that terrorists who carried out slaughter at offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo were shouting the Mohammadden religious slogan of “ Allahu Akbar”making this an act of Intra Abrahamic violence with adherents of Mohamaddenism slaughtering adherents of Christism for a slight.
Christist majority France’s recent act of appeasing Mohammaddens, in particular Mohammadden Arabs at the expense of the Jewish majority fellow Abrahamic Israel by granting recognition to overwhelming Mohammadden majority Palestine, has clearly failed to placate Mohammaddens. It would be prudent of Christist majority USA to realize that appeasing Mohammaddens in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan by generous donations of arms that would be used to harm India, is not going to buy them immunity from Mohammadden wrath as the French have found out:
“Allahu Akbar” Shouting Islamic Terrorists Kill Journalists, Cops in Paris Attack
The New Yorker, in an article titled "The Blame for the Charlie Hebdo Murders" written by staff writer George Packer calls a spade a spade by squarely tying the attacks to the Mohammadden religion though some of the effect is lost by throwing in a soupçon of political correctness by his writing “Others want to lay the blame entirely on the theological content of Islam, as if other religions are more inherently peaceful—a notion belied by history as well as scripture.” :
The Blame for the Charlie Hebdo Murders
The murders today in Paris are not a result of France’s failure to assimilate two generations of Muslim immigrants from its former colonies. They’re not about French military action against the Islamic State in the Middle East, or the American invasion of Iraq before that. They’re not part of some general wave of nihilistic violence in the economically depressed, socially atomized, morally hollow West—the Paris version of Newtown or Oslo. Least of all should they be “understood” as reactions to disrespect for religion on the part of irresponsible cartoonists.
They are only the latest blows delivered by an ideology that has sought to achieve power through terror for decades. ……………………………….
Because the ideology is the product of a major world religion, a lot of painstaking pretzel logic goes into trying to explain what the violence does, or doesn’t, have to do with Islam. Some well-meaning people tiptoe around the Islamic connection, claiming that the carnage has nothing to do with faith, or that Islam is a religion of peace, or that, at most, the violence represents a “distortion” of a great religion. (After suicide bombings in Baghdad, I grew used to hearing Iraqis say, “No Muslim would do this.). Others want to lay the blame entirely on the theological content of Islam, as if other religions are more inherently peaceful—a notion belied by history as well as scripture. …………………….
Meanwhile the New York Times under the authorship of Nicholas Kristof publishes an article titled “Is Islam to Blame for the Shooting at Charlie Hebdo in Paris?” that provides not a burka-full but maybe a burkini-full camouflage for the elephant in the room that is motivating these and other attacks initiated by Mohamaddens on Non-Mohammaddens around the world, namely Mohammaddenism itself:
Is Islam to Blame for the Shooting at Charlie Hebdo in Paris?
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Postby sum » 08 Jan 2015 10:53
shravan wrote: Reactions of indian muslims regarding Paris terrorist attack
Honestly never understood what is this creature called Indian muslim which BRF talks about.
99.5% of all IMs i have interacted with have views on certain items no different, from , say a TSPian
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Re: WWE 2K18
by koberulz on Tue Aug 07, 2018 12:13 am
Looking and sounding more like I want, but I still suck at it.
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by koberulz on Wed Aug 08, 2018 8:39 am
Does that video play for anyone else? When I click the play button it loads for a bit then just pops up the "more videos" thing along the bottom. Clicking 'play' then does absolutely nothing.
by Andrew on Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:32 pm
Seems to be working fine for me.
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by bigh0rt on Wed Aug 08, 2018 2:35 pm
Works for me too.
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by koberulz on Wed Aug 08, 2018 3:48 pm
Strange. I looked through the classic NBA videos thread and all the YT embeds there seemed to work, so it's not an issue with my browser and YouTube.
by koberulz on Fri Aug 10, 2018 8:12 pm
Somehow for PC there's an Eddie Edwards CAW but no Davey Richards.
Re: WWE 2K
by Andrew on Wed Aug 15, 2018 2:14 pm
Since we've been using the NBA 2K18 topic to talk about a few games in the series, and WWE 2K19 is coming up, I thought I'd go ahead and combine some of our old topics with the latest one so that we could continue on with one central WWE 2K topic. Obviously a few of us are interested in it, but as it's not the main focus of the NLSC Forum, there's no real need to have new topics every year.
Anyway, it seems 2K Showcase is returning in WWE 2K19, with a focus on Daniel Bryan's career. It's nice to have a story mode back (though I do miss Road to Wrestlemania and the like), however I have recently given MyCAREER a look in WWE 2K18, and it's not bad. WWE Universe feels like a mode I should enjoy more, being a franchise/fantasy/sandbox mode of sorts, but sometimes it feels like too much to handle. I like that it's in the game as it definitely should be a feature, but I personally haven't been able to get into it as much as I thought I would.
by Lean on Wed Aug 15, 2018 5:53 pm
I thought Road to Wrestlemania from the previous games were well-produced with the cutscenes, original storylines, and even voice-over from in-ring talent. They should bring that back, too.
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Some of the stories weren't the best, but it was still fun to play through them and discover the twists and turns, especially if there were choices you could make that branched the story.
by deihatein on Sat Aug 25, 2018 2:55 pm
koberulz wrote: No tutorial level in MyPlayer? I have no idea how to play this game...I lost my first match by countout because I couldn't get back into the ring.
I borrowed this game from a friend and I agree. Not having a tutorial for this game sucks.
shadowgrin wrote: Quick question: who is better in basketball, a black dude or a pinoy dude. If you thought or considered for a moment that it's the black dude then you're also a little bit racist.
End of any racist discussion.
Pinoy > Dallas Mavericks
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by Andrew on Tue Sep 18, 2018 9:34 pm
Shocking: https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1041778892942532610
by Lean on Wed Sep 19, 2018 2:10 am
Heh, looks like I'll be skipping out of these games until they change the engine or something.
Also, they already had a perfect Undertaker model last year. No need to change his hair or something. In that photo, he looks like his hair has been cut off again.
EDIT: Must have something to do with the trench coat's collar. Why is like that? I don't recall seeing him wearing a trench coat with that collar.
Andrew wrote: Shocking
But Roman Reigns' rating is higher than both of them AND of the cover star AJ Styles.
by Andrew on Wed Sep 19, 2018 2:27 am
Subtle, isn't it?
by Lean on Fri Sep 21, 2018 2:26 pm
I think part of the game's promotion now is to have YouTubers release footage from the game way earlier than release. Here's a video of all of the women's entrances:
Some stuff I noticed:
• Somehow JoJo still says "...making his way to the ring."
• I like how authentic the commentary sounds during the entrances BUT I wonder how many variations of this did they record so it won't get stale quickly.
• Championship title side plates!
• They finally updated Sasha's entrance to closely resemble her actual entrance.
• Dana's biceps bulge when she flexes.
• I still hate how bouncy they are with the walking animations, see Mandy Rose's entrance.
• Paige finally getting a proper headscan for a better-looking in-game model.
• Some of the legends still have the same attire they had from the previous games.
• Kairi Sane's model looks so spot-on.
• EDIT: Becky's got a new entrance animation here as well.
• EDIT: Looks like Alexa Bliss got a new headscan, too.
by Andrew on Fri Sep 21, 2018 2:50 pm
Most developers are doing that these days, working with YouTubers and allowing early release of footage for promotion.
by JaoSming on Sat Sep 22, 2018 2:13 am
In Universe, 8 titles/briefcases per show, and you can customize the default matches for the show. WTF I'm done. I had tried to do a Knockout-only/MMA Universe last year but got sick of customizing every match.
https://youtu.be/x2GST9Ai3Zw?t=780
That plus 5-man and 2v2v2 and 2v2v2v2 matches, 3v2's, the new HIAC features
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeVwBKaq8OI
Random superstar button for jobbers in CAW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcDfmmzrfhc
nvm MyCAREER/Towers/Big Head fun (LOOK at Bianca's hair lol)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdm7tov ... be&t=8m54s
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by Lean on Sat Sep 22, 2018 4:10 am
Big Head Ronda just planted onto the table! Also props to that Bianca Belair hair physics. I hope her hair is usable in-game.
Dang it, I actually don't plan to get this game but it seems that there are big improvement on gameplay from last year.
by Andrew on Sat Sep 22, 2018 5:49 am
Fingers crossed. Getting it for my birthday, hopefully the gameplay feels fresher and more improved than the last few releases.
As I said before, I just haven't been able to get into Universe mode like I thought I would. As such, I might start out with the Daniel Bryan Showcase, and go from there.
by JaoSming on Sat Sep 22, 2018 2:17 pm
I've ran into the same issue with Universe that I did with MyLEAGUEs....at some point I just need to accept it and "do it wrong" so I actually play it rather than continually tweaking.
That said....here is my irrational plans for Universe...
One "Brawl 4 All" Universe
All matches in Cages, and if possible, First Blood/KO/Submission only to end matches.
All rostered superstars on the same show. Only 2 titles, male/female.
"Won't have enough freetime" Universe.... hopefully I can actually play this through the year.
6 shows a week.... all with 3 matches each (or whatever the minimum is)
"WWE" with the definitive current and historic wrestlers. WWE, Universal, UK, North America, US, and European titles.
"MYC" with all the female wrestlers. Raw, Smackdown, Divas, and a Custom Tag Title.
"ECW" with the 'indie-darlings'. And since we can customize match rules, the No DQ rulesets. Million $ Championship, Intercontinental, Hardcore, and ECW TV titles.
"Main Event" 100% tag teams. If possible, only tag team titles & tag team matches. WWF, WWE, WCW, ECW, & NXT titles.
"WCW" for Super-Heavies and Cruiserweights. Only two titles, Big Gold and Cruiserweight titles.
"Indies" Gotta use that parking lot "arena" for something. Just going to make 20 randomized CAWs like the above video and let them go nuts. If you can, maybe do 1 title with 7 MITB briefcases for it.
Universe mode did well for me last year with coming up with random matchups for me to play through with some kind of cohesive story-arc for everything, without me tracking rivarlies or champions. Hopefully the titles can be that customizeable for these shows and I can really get into it.
TBH, Showcase mode was never my cup of tea, but I'll play through it. Same with MyCAREER, but the story looks too damn interesting for me to not go through.
by Andrew on Sat Sep 22, 2018 4:13 pm
I should just give that a try: play through Universe and only intervene if I have a fun idea or I otherwise feel like intervening. As I said though, I do miss the story modes...which is funny, because I used to cringe at some of the stories. The grass is always greener, as they say.
by Andrew on Mon Oct 15, 2018 9:34 pm
Got the game as an early birthday present. For better or worse, it's very similar to last year. There's still some frustrating cheapness on the part of the AI where you have to really beat it down and hit multiple finishers and signature moves to get the pinfall or submission, but in the midst of doing that it can launch a quick comeback that changes the momentum on a dime and allows it to pick up an unlikely victory. It makes the difficulty feel very artificial, even on the normal setting. It feels quite unbalanced.
I do like that they've brought back the 2K Showcase, and the 2K Towers are a good idea as well. Kind of silly that the current Undertaker is an unlockable out of the box though, and the VC earnings are really grindy. There aren't any microtransactions to push you towards, but it does leave you eyeing the Accelerator and other Season Pass content just to be able to play with certain wrestlers before you get bored of the game, so there's the added financial incentive to that design choice.
It's alright, but they've failed to significantly improve the gameplay for several years now. People talk about basketball video games feeling like little more than a roster update, but both NBA Live and NBA 2K have put in far more of an effort to get better over the years when it comes to gameplay and game modes. The WWE games have really stagnated under the 2K banner. Right now, I'd only recommend if it you're a bit of a completionist or really have enjoyed the game in recent years, at least until it goes on sale. I've had some fun with it so far, but the lack of significant improvement to the gameplay experience is bewildering and frustrating.
by Lean on Wed Oct 17, 2018 7:14 pm
I mainly play 2K games for the MyCareer modes, and I think skipping this year is a good idea. I'm just watching somebody else's playthrough of this year's MyCareer mode. Can't wait 'til you get to the point where you encounter Cena in that mode.
by Andrew on Wed Oct 17, 2018 7:56 pm
I've seen a video of that. I understand Cena's been spending a lot of time shooting in China this year, but you're telling me they couldn't get him to record some lines remotely? Or perhaps not have him featured as a voiced character if they couldn't record with him? On the other hand, like leaving in Jerry Lawler's gaffes on commentary, it is pretty funny.
by Lean on Wed Oct 17, 2018 10:24 pm
I'd say they could've gone with the latter and not have Cena featured in the game. It's really funny because the guy they hired to voice Cena doesn't even sound like him that it's so cringeworthy and funny at the same time.
by Andrew on Fri Nov 02, 2018 1:58 am
Playing through the Daniel Bryan Showcase has reminded me of just how much they had Michael Cole try to bury him back in the day. Honestly one of the stupidest things WWE has done in the past decade.
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Zotero 5.0 Beta
Zotero 5.0 is designed to sync with 4.0 clients, though there's always the chance of unforeseen problems with a change this large. But we have various tests to ensure compatibility, and there are almost certainly beta users in libraries with 4.0 users.
Note that we will be shutting off 4.0 syncing a few months after 5.0 is released, at least for libraries with 5.0 users, because that's the only way we can make long-awaited changes to the Zotero data model. The exact timeframe will depend on how quickly people upgrade to 5.0 and the stability of cross-version syncing.
I would like to encourage you to take your time with the Zotero 5.0 release
Oh, I think we've pretty well accomplished that…
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Indeed! Could you tell us if there are still some blockers which prevent you to release Zotero 5.0? Is it related to this list? Are there other reasons? I have no doubt that it's wise and reasonable to wait (if it's not to fix those issues), but would be happy to know!
We've made a major change in the latest beta in response to feedback on My Publications. My Publications is no longer a separate library and is now integrated into My Library, which means you can drag items into it like you would to any other collection, and changes you make to item metadata anywhere in your library affect My Publications too. Previously, you either ended up with the same items in both libraries or had to delete your publications from My Library after dragging.
It's also now much easier to adjust the public visibility of child items in My Publications. You can still choose whether to include files and notes when dragging the parent item, but since you're now simply adding the original item, all child items will show up in the My Publications view, with those that aren't shown publicly in gray. You can change an item's visibility by clicking a new button in the right-hand pane. New child items you add are not shown in My Publications by default, so you don't have to worry about accidentally exposing something.
If you've already added items to My Publications, those items will be automatically migrated to My Library. Unfortunately we don't have a good way of automatically merging those, so if you didn't delete the original items in My Library you'll end up with duplicates and will need to merge those. You may also get a sync error until you upgrade, though other libraries should continue to sync. Sorry for the inconvenience on both counts.
Thanks for the feedback on this feature, and let me know if you have any questions on this change.
Could you tell us if there are still some blockers which prevent you to release Zotero 5.0?
@Gracile: This My Publications update was one of the last big changes we wanted to make before 5.0 Final. Stay tuned!
Gurdas_Sandhu
@dstillman Thanks, this is much better. I deleted everything in "My Publications" and then installed the latest Beta and re-added to "My Publications". I noticed an issue: I have 7 journal articles in my local "My Publications" but the online version shows only 5 of them: https://www.zotero.org/gurdas
I am not sure if this is a new thing or just that my previous page has not updated.
@gurdas: If you think something isn't syncing to My Publications correctly, can you create a new thread with more info?
@dstillman Done. https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/65299/
WhitePJ
Sorry for the paranoia. This may be covered in a FAQ (I haven't searched), so again apologies if this is covered elsewhere...
I use Zotero within a corporate environment. I do not have any administrative privileges, and therefore use Portable Firefox with the Zotero plugin, as we cannot install any additional software onto these machines.
Are the planned changes going to break this? If so, is there any way I can freeze my system configuration and versions in order to prevent any updates from occurring?
Since 5.0 only exists as a Standalone program (with browser connectors), it will definitely not work the way you're currently using it.
I'm not sure if there is a way to run Standalone from USB (this is on Windows?).
Zotero will not auto-update to version 5.0, but eventually version 4 will be cut off from syncing and in the longer run you'll start to miss out on other crucial fixes and updates (in addition to not being able to upgrade portable Firefox), so while this will buy you another 9-12 month, maybe, it won't be a viable solution for the long run, sorry.
Thank you for the update. It is as I feared.
I suspect that for many, this will be significant problem. There is no way my organisation will permit the installation of 'Zotero Standalone'. Therefore, this will need to be packaged as a Portable App before I (and others) can use it. (This is in the NHS, where I work).
Staying with Firefox Portable will also prevent me from using 'Standalone' at home - since eventually I can see that the database structures will diverge enough to become incompatible with each other - so I will have to downgrade at home.
(FWIW, this is due to Firefox changes; Zotero would probably have preferred keeping a Firefox add-on version. It's just not going to be possible technically).
I would strongly advise against keeping an outdated version of Firefox on your home computer. If you do, you should assume that everything you do on that browser -- including anything on a supposedly "secure" connection like online banking -- is public information.
Hence the value of designing 'Zotero Standalone' to be packaged and/or installed on any system without requiring System Administrator privileges.
Mjules
FWIW, I installed zotero 5.0 beta 2 days ago on a computer without administrative privilege (windows 7). The installer propose by default an installation in the profile directory.
juergenfenn
Firefox 52 ESR which will be replaced quite a long while after the release of Zotero 5.0. I understand that Zotero 4 will be replaced by v5.0 with the usual update mechanism in Firefox.
We will be running FF 52 ESR as long as possible and we won't switch to standard Firefox.
So, I wonder whether Firefox 52 ESR will work with Zotero 5.0 standalone or will I have to use a different webbrowser with standalone?
Yes, the Firefox connector for Zotero -- distinct from the full add-on for Firefox -- works in FF52 (both with Standalone 4 and 5, btw.).
Also, at least initially, the Zotero 4-->5 update is _not_ automatic but will only happen if/when a user agrees on a prompt.
I understand that Zotero 4 will be replaced by v5.0 with the usual update mechanism in Firefox.
To clarify, Zotero 4.0 for Firefox will be replaced with the new Zotero Connector for Firefox — and that will happen automatically, but you can use that with Zotero Standalone 4.0 if you're not ready for 5.0. If you're using Zotero Standalone 4.0, you'll be prompted for when to upgrade to 5.0.
Okay—thanks again for your quick reply! So I don't have to worry about the transition process. — I'm looking forward to version 5! :)
As WhitePJ and Mjules discussed, in some professional settings the user doesn't have administrative privileges (which is no problem with the Firefox Add-in).
Would it be possible to additionally provide a self-contained version of Zotero 5.0 which runs without administrative privilege (and still connects to the Firefox/Chrome Zotero Connector)?
Mjules mentioned that he/she could install zotero 5.0 beta 2 without administrative privilege (windows 7) in the profile directory......
I think this would resolve headaches of (many) Zotero users in professional environments.
As someone who has to go to IT every time I need to install software, I'll echo the hope for a version that doesn't require administrator privileges. I'm currently using 4.0.29 and haven't been able to get that updated. And I'm always behind because by the time I can get IT to update the software, a new version comes out soon thereafter. I used to solve this by using the Firefox add-on version with Portable Firefox, but that's no longer a viable solution.
umitgunes
When I sync (upload a file or download), there was a progress bar that shows the progress and the remaining ration near the yellow turning circle. At Zotero 5 Beta, there is not this progress bar and it is not good :/ Could you add it again.
Thank you very much for adding to Zotero which Library is updated feature. It is a great help. But I think you should add one more feature for it. That is when we chose which library will be updated, we should also choose all the attachments will be synced at any time or as needed. Now this feature is missing and I think it will be very helpful for us.
reesbaal
Just to echo what some others have said, I'd also usually need to contact IT to install software at the uni I work at. However, I could install Zotero 5 beta without administrator privileges - I'd be very grateful if this was not changed, as otherwise it will be very difficult for me to create group folders to share resources and references with colleagues and students (this is because Zotero is not installed on computers here by default).
Thanks very much for the continued hard work in making Zotero 5, too; I'll look forward to the 5.0 release!
However, I could install Zotero 5 beta without administrator privileges - I'd be very grateful if this was not changed
Yeah, this of course wouldn't be changed if it works now. I'm not sure what the talk is above about needing administrator privileges, given that @Mjules said they were able to install it without administrator privileges.
I don't know about installing version 4 without admin privileges, because I had IT do it. But every time I open Zotero now I get a pop-up dialog that says, "A recommended update is available, but you do not have permission to install it. To update automatically, modify the Zotero program directory to be writeable by your user account." I have tried to upgrade both to the latest 4.x version and the latest 5.x beta, and neither works. Perhaps initial installation works but upgrading doesn't?
HThole
@ amc: It sounds like your IT installed Version 4 with administrator privileges, and the Plug-In tries to get privileges again to get installed...
I think you can't solve this without your IT.
Forgot to mention that this is on standalone. I abandoned the full plugin a while back, knowing its days were numbered.
It's always going to be possible to use an admin account to install software in a way that it can't be updated by regular users, so there's really nothing Zotero can do about that part as HThole says.
I can confirm that just installing 5.0 beta on a fairly locked down Windows environment does work. It prompts for admin login and then installs locally if you don't provide it. You could just try what happens if you do that. Make sure you have a back-up of your database, but I can't really see much going wrong.
pjweiss
Any update on a release date for 5.0?
leonardof
@adamsmith , I'm glad to know users without administrative priviledges will be able to install Zotero Standalone 5.0. Once there as a portable app (https://portableapps.com/node/36565), but it hasn't seen an update in ages.
jeretiens
Hello, I was wondering if a release date for new version could be told ?
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Get ’em young
I got to meet someone in Seattle who is working on an evolution book for four year olds — this is a great idea, because I remember shopping for kids’ books and their usual idea for introducing zoology was something about Noah’s Ark. But the real story is so much more interesting!
Rough sketches of the book, Grandmother Fish, are available online; those aren’t the final drawings, and the work will be done by KE Lewis, once funding is obtained. You can see the challenges of getting a sophisticated scientific concept across to very young children, but I think the current story does the job very well.
There will be a kickstarter later this week to get the project off the ground.
Books, Education, Science
Dick the Damned says
9 June 2014 at 6:22 am
This is very good, as it stands. I’ll try it out on my six-year old grandson.
How much opposition will it get from the god-botherers? Should we give copies to Ken Ham (& his ilk)? Could he understand it? When it comes to his inevitable question, “was the author there?”, i think the answer is that this author is closer than the authors of the bible, thanks to his access to modern science.
Let’s back this book.
Hakan Koseoglu says
This sounds interesting. These things do have an impression. When I was a young lad, I had a book which started from an anthropomorphic solar system and ended up in humans evolving from an ape ancestor, going through all of the stages of the evolution (albeit in a linear manner, from fish to dinosaurs to mamals. It had fun drawings and an easy going style and that was that, I wouldn’t believe any religious text after reading this book, it just made much more sense. No wonder by the time I was 10, I was already telling my school teachers there was no god and getting a hard time about it. That was early 80s, I’m sure the book had originated earlier, if only I could remember the name & the writer.
David Marjanović says
Nooooo, not yet another ripoff of the same old Labidosaurus sketch used as the first amniote! Labidosaurus isn’t anyone’s grandmother, it’s a captorhinid, and the captorhinids are all extinct; also, it’s easily 50 million years younger than the first amniote.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labidosaurus
http://palaeos.com/vertebrates/eureptilia/captorhinidae3.html
Other than that it’s awesome! :-)
Could [Ken Ham] understand it?
Scr... Archivist says
It isn’t clear from the sketches if Grandmother Human looks African. Shouldn’t she?
mikeyb says
During a family event I got into a discussion with a spouse of a distant relative. We started to have an interesting conversation about science, till he revealed to me he was an ID creationist and was fond of Behe’s Darwin’s Black Box and that he was a devout Catholic. I was taken a back and I briefly explained to him that the book was utter bunk and a few reasons why and suggested he read more in the little time I had. It occurred to me again that we live in a sea of vast ignorance of science that we are not fully aware of the extent of as when we encounter it in other people in conversations. I was stunned that people can go through life not just being utterly misinformed about evolution but basic biology itself. So every and all forms of education especially for children are a plus.
chimera (previously Bicarbonate) says
PZ,
This looks great. Could you provide a link later in the week when the Kickstarter funding starts? I’d like to contribute but know that I’m going to forget all about this within the next 5 minutes. So, a reminder would be nice.
Jonathan Tweet says
9 June 2014 at 10:25 am
Hi PZ,
It was a pleasure meeting you last Thursday, and thanks for the plug! The idea of evolution for preschoolers seems to be striking a chord. And thanks for fielding so many questions after your talk. Very interesting.
-Jonathan Tweet
Twitter: @Grandmotherfish
Happy to see comments about my book!
Dick, I hope we get a ton of opposition from Ken Ham.
Hakan, do you happen to remember the name of that book? I’ve taken up a keen interest in evolution books for children.
David, my artist hasn’t used Labidosaurus for the a reference, so any resemblance is coincidental. Cute critter, though.
Scr, Grandmother Human is going to look African. It’s touchy because we don’t want to give the impression that Africans are more primitive than non-Africans, but it would be irresponsible to whitewash her. Adam and Eve can be white, but not Grandmother Human.
Mikeyb, I’d love for evolution to be just one more thing that kids learn about their world as they grow up. I’d especially love to help make that happen.
chimera, if you follow Grandmother Fish on Twitter (@Grandmotherfish), Facebook, or Google+, you’ll get reminders and more. The Kickstarter starts June 16th. Is the country ready for a preschoolers’ book on evolution? I’m banking on it, but it’s all up to the backers.
jrobie says
Jonthan @7 – I have a baby, and think I’ll need one of these soon. Looking forward to your kickstarter. Basically: please take my money any make it happen.
octopod says
Oh goodness please take my money
ledasmom says
It almost makes me wish I still had a four-year-old. Not quite, but almost.
I rather like the look of the rough sketches. Look at the baby mammal on the left, with its cute little open mouth!
Crip Dyke, Right Reverend Feminist FuckToy of Death & Her Handmaiden says
@Jonathan:
I like the book. However, as hopefully constructive criticism, I noticed that one of the myths you are trying to counter is the OneSpecialAncestor™ myth.
Does that not imply that you should have an illustration of a number of grandmothers of each ancestor species selected? “Fish” is already plural, so the name of the book wouldn’t need to change. Maybe a few pages at the beginning like:
your grandmother had 2 grandmothers, and her grandmothers each had two grandmothers of their own. Over a long, long time, one child can have LOTS of grandmothers.
This also allows the concept of generations to creep in: the child has lots of grandmothers of any given generation, but even more grandmothers across multiple generations. It also sets up grand mother fish living longx5 ago with the longx2 in the previous page set. Framing it in terms of grandmothers keeps the theme of the book and also (for now) sidesteps the issue of assisted fertility in queer families.
Then in the illustrations for the jawed fish, there can be an illustration of multiple jawed fish.
It also makes room for a racially diverse set of grandmothers when we get to humans.
In general, I love the book and the tools it uses to get across the basics of taxonomy and evolution. I hope that comes across.
Blobulon says
This is fantastic! I’ve got the evolution timeline poster, and the book ‘Evolution, how we and all living things came to be’, and the book ‘Our family tree’, but this one is perfect for the very young. Simple, straightforward, and cute.
Why does my computer not have a spot I can cram money into?
@Jonathan Tweet:
Phew! I don’t know why I didn’t read this comment before making mine – I think I got distracted by kids’ needs then thought I was done or something – but that takes away my concern around human racial diversity. I would rather diversity than whitewashing, but I’d much rather honest accuracy in the portrayal.
Still, I think the multiple grandmothers thing is worth a look.
Mike Lumish says
Ironic that you have hit upon the only strategy for the long term survival of Fundamentalist Atheism: fill the minds of young children before they have matured enough to defend themselves against your nonsense. Fortunately the decent people of the world are on to your lies, and the General Secretary of NAMBLA will be elected dog catcher long before one of you lot will be selected.
[Bye, Mike. –pzm]
Tony! The Fucking Queer Shoop! says
Are you in love with your own ignorance?
You need to learn what “fundamentalist” and “atheism” means. Perhaps then you’ll understand how mindnumbingly insipid your {hit n run without engaging} comments are.
fill the minds of young children before they have matured enough to defend themselves against your nonsense.
What nonsense?
Many of us would like children not to be indoctrinated into any religion. Let *them* decided for themselves when they’re adults which-if any-religion they want to follow. Until they’re adults, lets teach them about the world around us which we’ve come to understand through science.
I despise the idea of scaring children with threats of hell.
I despise the idea of children being taught that their gender or sexuality is going to send them to hell.
I dislike the idea of teaching children-from a very young age-that a supposedly all powerful entity exists, when there’s no evidence whatsoever that such a being exists.
I dislike the idea of teaching kids to take claims about the nature of reality on “faith”. Faith is not a virtue. Faith is nothing more than believing in things without evidence. That’s not virtuous. That doesn’t better humanity in any way. It’s a hindrance.
I dislike the idea of children being taught that “sin” exists, or that jesus was tortured and killed in an act of “compassion” to save all of humanity.
I’ve no use for religious belief of any kind. As Hitchens said, “religion poisons everything”, and that is borne out time and time again.
@Tony!, #16:
Oh, it’s worse than that. Mike Lumish learned the definition of ironic from Alanis Morissette herself!
Al Dente says
Mike Lumish @15
The only people who talk about NAMBLA are fundamentalist Christians.
chigau (your display name can be anything you want) says
I don’t get god-botherers like #15 Mike Lumish.
I mean God killed Himself for their sins and they won’t do more than drop a drive-by turd for God.
zenlike says
Strange. Brainwashing kids with religious nonsense and misinformation is probably aok by apologists like Mike above, yet when atheists do the same, but with actual facts and knowledge about reality, then we are suddenly fundamentalists.
But zenlike! You **fundamentally** reject self-contradictory, frequently nonsensical, biblical mythologies as a basis for sound long-term prioritization of activities and expenditures, not to mention as a factual description of the world. Why *shouldn’t* you be called a fundamentalist?
Nemo says
Two books I vividly remember from my childhood — though not, alas, to the extent of remembering their titles, and I hadn’t yet learned to care about authors at that age — one about ants and bees, and the other on the evolution of horses. They were children’s books, but they were real science books. I’d love to find them again, to show to my nephew.
I was fortunate to learn the Noah story only as a myth, even though I was raised Catholic.
OptimalCynic says
Speaking of babies squeaking, here’s something not everyone will have heard – the sound of a litter of one day old rats as their mum feeds them.
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Nemo:
I wasn’t raised in a religious household, so I don’t know how kids in catholic homes are raised. I’m surprised to know you weren’t taught the story of Noah as fact.
Nerd of Redhead, Dances OM Trolls says
I’m surprised to know you weren’t taught the story of Noah as fact.
Unlike the Protestant fundies, the Catholics and liberal Protestant groups look on tales like the flud as allegorical. Since there is no evidence for those tales being true. Some learned their lesson when the geocentric universe was demolished by science.
Tony! The Fucking Queer Shoop! @24
Very few Catholics are Biblical literalists. When I was going to Catholic schools I was taught that Genesis was myth, none of those stories were true, and various morals were to be taken from the stories. My high school biology teacher taught us evolution and, when someone queried it, said that evolution was the basis for biology.
I was raised Catholic and was never taught Biblical Literalism.
Especially about the Old Testament.
And no one ever said that Jesus’s parables were narrations of actual events.
Mirri Maaz Durr says
(first time poster, long time lurker – procrastinating on a deadline so I’m writing this instead!)
Another ex-Catholic chiming in – Catholics are certainly not bible literalists. Even though I’m atheist I still get bugged sometimes when Catholics get lumped in with anti-science fundies. We were specifically taught Genesis in particular and lots of other parts of the Old Testament were allegorical. We did a whole unit learning about archaeology and about how people are looking for clues to explain where some stories come from – IE an ancient flood in Mesopotamia giving way to the flood in both the OT and the Epic of Gilgamesh.
We learned that possible explanations for the flight out of Egypt stories were that a disease in cattle possibly killed a large number of the most vulnerable Egyptians – children. Slaves didn’t eat meat so they didn’t get sick or die. And the Red Sea was possibly a mistranslation from a word for a swamp, which the slaves could get through on foot, but in which Egyptian chariots got stuck.
We weren’t taught that those alternatives were actually what happened, just that there’s probably scientific explanations for where these stories came from, rather than them happening exactly as what’s in the bible now. The details were kind of immaterial when it comes down to your faith.
One story that still resonates with me as an atheist is the “miracle” of the loaves and fishes. At least the way my mother explained it – Jesus didn’t magically duplicate the loaves and fishes. By asking that everybody share, he prompted the people to reach into their pockets and share what they had brought for themselves – and people realized that as long as they weren’t greedy, there was another to go around. Like a Stone Soup situation. Jesus’ power wasn’t in magically making more loaves of bread, it was in getting people to realize it was nicer to share what they had instead of hoarding it for themselves.
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We learned that possible explanations for the flight out of Egypt stories
they didn’t tell you that the actual data supports that the Exodus never happened though, did they.
well, at least they gave you the idea that it’s worth questioning things. That’s really more than most Catholic schools do.
The details were kind of immaterial when it comes down to your faith.
just so. Which of course, is why “faith” is utterly useless as anything other than an ingroup buzzword.
At least the way my mother explained it
I like the way your mom explained it. Not supported by any text, but still a good rationalization for a fictional event, and a much better lesson.
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Oooooh wonderful book!
I love the idea to help the parents with the explaination of the concepts of evolution at the end of the book. It’s not easy to find the right simple words without getting it wrong.
Grandmother Human could be more a mixture of african, caucasian, asian features, she’s everyones granny after all.
Crip Dyke, it sure is a challenge to simplify the story of evolution enough that it appeals to a child. You’ve given me something to think about, so thanks. I’d love to get your comments on the science material in the back of the book, too.
Mike the creationist, look like PZ has blocked you, but at least I’m heartened to know that my book threatens creationists. I hope a lot more creationists find out about it and kick up a fuss.
Optimal Cynic, thanks for the clip! That page used to be about Grandmother Mammal squeaking when she was scared, but children didn’t like that. The new page is much better.
Re: Catholicism. I used to think that Catholics were hidebound, until I did some actual research. They want to be everybody’s church, so they have to be as broad-minded as they can manage.
Thanks again for the plug, PZ. We launched on Monday and, with your help and the help of a couple other big names, we funded on Wednesday, and we’re still climbing. And it was a pleasure meeting you in Seattle.
And thanks to the rest of you for your interest. I said I would remind people when the Kickstarter started, but it’s been hectic. The book has been updated with some new color art. The Kickstarter page is here. Please check it out and consider supporting us: http://bit.ly/gf-ks
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‘Adoor subjects are always contemporary’
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Interview with Parthajit Baruah, the author of “Face-to-Face: The Cinema of Adoor Gopalakrishnan”.
HIS name may not be familiar to film-loving audiences. He is based in Assam where he teaches English and cinema at the Renaissance Junior College in Nagaon. Not quite the qualifications that would draw a steady stream of readers to a book penned by him. Yet Parthajit Baruah is experiencing just that kind of reaction, courtesy his book Face-to-Face: The Cinema of Adoor Gopalakrishnan.
The ace film-maker himself has not been short of words of commendation for Baruah. Excerpts from a chat with Baruah, who travelled all the way to Kerala to spend some time with the maestro before deciding to share his story with readers:
In an industry where a new deity is made every Friday, what explains the success of Adoor Gopalakrishnan, a man who makes roughly one film in half a decade?
In our industry, a new deity is created and recreated every Friday, and interestingly, the next Friday he vanishes like a bubble in the air. Popularity fades away with time, but great works like Adoor’s are enduring. An Adoor cannot be created but is born. He thinks and rethinks and meditates on a subject that will have a perennial impact on us. The subjects of his films are always contemporary and deeply rooted in the sociocultural milieu of Kerala. Adoor’s success accelerates at a slow pace but in an enduring way.
Considering Adoor Gopalakrishnan is considerably self-effacing, how difficult was it to get all the information from him? Was he very driven by the idea?
Adoor Gopalakrishnan is a man with a saint-like personality and he hardly opens up. It is natural for a legendary persona like Adoor to have such reservations. One has to wait for the moment once he starts speaking. You have to gain his trust. And every word Adoor selects to speak on any subject is replete with accuracy and loaded with the deepest significance.
How far is it correct to say that Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s films are essentially an artist’s vision not easily comprehensible to the man on the street?
Adoor makes his films for people and does not make films keeping in mind a specific audience. His films have a multilayered narrative and so the man on the street can easily comprehend his films, while others can peel off the layers.
The ace film-maker says in the book that he happened to get into films by chance. He, however, stops short of sharing the details beyond the fact that he was into theatre. Can you please fill in the gap?
Adoor’s aesthetic frame was largely shaped by Kerala’s cultural heritage and his special fascination for theatre. Adoor used to write plays from his schooldays and acted as well. He grew up watching Kathakali performances. He was a voracious reader, and when he came to the Gandhigram Rural Institute, he met G. Sankara Pillai. He encouraged Adoor to work on theatre, and consequently, while Adoor was still a student at Gandhigram, he wrote some plays. He was in Gandhigram from 1957 to 59, and later joined the Pune Film Institute in 1961, and was thus exposed to world cinema.
Could you speak about the challenges of doing a book on the film-maker who has never given in to the constraints of the market?
I was lucky enough to have HarperCollins and Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri, the managing editor, as my publisher. They understood the stature of Adoor Gopalakrishnan as one of the finest and most revered film-makers in world cinema. His films transcend all linguistic, cultural and geographical barriers and are well appreciated all over the world.
So, I was sure that once the book came out, it would be a hit like Adoor’s films. During the course of my writing, which took almost six years, I too was influenced by Adoor’s philosophy and principles.
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December 19, 2014 cary 8 Comments
I have a pretty high tolerance for Christmas music. Every December, I regularly cycle through my few Christmas playlists, and if you happen to catch me knitting, baking, or doing something homey, I’m probably listening to or humming a holiday tune. I find the vast majority of holiday hits very likeable, from religious hymns to novelty songs. So as my head has been filled with mostly holiday tunes of late, I thought about covering a few here for #Lismas2014. But rather than go the simple “most favorite” or “least favorite” routes, I’m taking a more circuitous path. It’s true that plenty of unpleasant holiday music has been released over the airwaves since Christmas music became a thing to sell to the masses, but there are levels to the unpleasantness. While my ears will welcome almost any Christmas song, I’m averse to certain versions of some songs. The songs on the list don’t constitute my favorites, if I must listen to them, their versions mean the difference between reluctant acceptance and nails on a chalkboard.
If I have to listen to Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, it has to be this version:
Because Nat King Cole could make any song sound better.
Not this verson:
Because Santa Claus never needed a gritty, tour-de-force rock makeover.
If I have to listen to Baby, it’s Cold Outside, it has to be this version:
It has a certain mid-century charm that I can roll with.
Not this version:
No offense to Ms. Zoey or Mr. Leon, but this moves at the pace of a funeral dirge.
If I have to listen to All I Want For Christmas is You, it has to be this version:
I am only human and am therefore not immune to raucous pop.
I can’t deal with the reduction of silly pop to a slow jam, no matter the silky voice.
If I have to listen to Silver Bells, it has to be this version:
Eh…sweet, bright, airy.
Ugh…slow, twangy, heavy.
If I have to listen to I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas is has to be this version:
**crickets**
Not this version, or any other version ever created.
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, WHY??
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simpleek says:
I feel the same way about Last Christmas by WHAM. I have to listen to that version and not the atrocious version Taylor Swift sang of the same song. Ick.
I just heard (one of? The only one?) Taylor Swift’s Christmas album for the first time earlier this month. Nothing against TS, but it was not a great listen. Too poppy and sweet for its own good. And her rendition of Last Christmas certainly was, as you said, the worst of the bunch.
C. T. Murphy says:
I don’t do a ton of Christmas, but my store has played a lot of “We need a little Christmas”, a tune I have otherwise been unfamiliar with. I really like it!
I believe it is a version from Glee, which doesn’t mean anything to me.
I wholeheartedly agree. For some reason, I always liked the old version. Think Johny Mathis.
We Need a Little Christmas is a great song! I’m not familiar with many versions outside of ones by Johnny Mathis (good, agreed) and Angela Lansbury (my fav). It’s bright, upbeat, and captures well the holidaytimes. 😄 I imagine (or hope) it helps keeps the retail world from becoming too unbearable.
waterproof blue says:
Not too fond of U2’s version of “Baby (Come home for Christmas)” not that I particularly like the Motown version either, cf U2’s version of “I Believe in Father Christmas,” which I can’t get enough of, or the original for that matter. Written as a protest against the commercialization of Christmas.
I *like* the Springsteen Santa Claus (the long version where he gets stuck carrying the amps again….) that makes it charming, take that out, and you’re right, it’s just an unnecessary rock makeover.
*Any* pop version of “Carol of the Bells,” except for the TSO. (Otherwise any decent choral version will do.) Actually, I can’t stand just about any *pop* version of a classic hymn.
In with you on “Carol of the Bells.” And you’re right about pop reduxes of choral songs — most are earsplitting at best.
I’m not familiar with “I Believe in Father Christmas,” (or the title alone doesn’t ring any bells) so I’ll have to check it out. Meanwhile I had completely forgotten about “Baby (Come Home for Christmas)…not one of my favorites either.
My liking of Christmas “rock” only goes as far as “Jingle Bell Rock,” which isn’t very far. However, I do very much enjoy The Kinks’ “Father Christmas,” though a “Christmas” song it is not. Not really, anyway.
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For the elbow or distal humerus, the following various solutions have been offered to date cf. These plates were produced for arbitrary anatomical circumstances and may therefore also fit on the distal humerus.
These bone plates must be shaped during the operation in order to be adapted to the anatomy of their final anatomical destination, in this case to the shape of the distal humerus; 2 Systems of two osteosynthesis plates cooperating on one bone, one of the plates, the medial or the lateral one, having been anatomically pre-shaped in order to fit the medial or the lateral column of the distal humerus.
The other plate is of a type which is not anatomically specific and has to be shaped during the operation in order to fit in its position in the distal humerus; 3 Two-plate systems, one of the plates being pre-shaped in order to fit the anatomy of the lateral arch of the distal humerus, and the other plate being pre-shaped in order to fit the medial ridge of the distal humerus, in positions virtually parallel to one another.
These plates require no deformations or only a few deformation during the operation. Bone screws which are introduced through one of the plates come into contact at an obtuse angle with the bone screws which were introduced through the other plate, which is referred to as so-called distal locking of the screws; 4 Two-bone plate systems, one of the bone plates being pre-shaped in order to fit the anatomy of the dorsal aspect of the lateral part, and the other bone plate being pre-shaped in order to fit the medial ridge of the distal humerus and the two plates being fixed on the humerus in positions almost perpendicular to one another.
These plates require no deformation or limited deformations during the operation. Bone screws which are introduced through one of the plates come into contact at an acute angle with the bone screws which were introduced through the other plate; and 5 Two-bone plate systems as under 4 above, but, in addition, the plate extends not only distally but also laterally in the most remote distal region of the lateral osteosynthesis plate, said plate having a hole there.
Through this hole, a bone screw will come into contact with the bone screws which arrive from the medial plate, at an obtuse angle. In contrast to other methods, such as simply encasing in plaster, screwing with bone screws or bandaging with wires, osteosynthesis plates have the advantage of fixing a plurality of bone fragments and attaching them in a stable manner to the healthy tissue.
In principle, all considerations in the production of osteosynthesis plates were based on the object of forming the shape of these osteosynthesis plates for the implantation on the bone so that anatomically correct positioning and fixing of the osteosynthesis plate without the necessity of changes on the bone and with substantial protection of soft tissue are achieved.
The osteosynthesis plates therefore should not be bulky and should have various possibilities for fixing a plurality of drilled holes. With the systems obtainable on the market, there are the following disadvantages: Complicated adaptation of the plates is moreover time-consuming.
Since the plates are not optimized for the distal humerus, lack of bone support and fixing points for the bone screws may result; 2 For stability reasons, a two-plate system was and is preferred for the distal humerus. With a plate which is shaped to fit a specific anatomical point, and a plate which requires adaptation to its position, the advantage of a system comprising two specially pre-shaped plates is, however, not achieved.
If, however, bone fragments lie slightly outside this relatively narrow, planar space, they cannot be contacted by the known osteosynthesis plates or by the bone screws in the known osteosynthesis plates and held with reduction.
Moreover, the inventors observed that the one-row osteosynthesis plate may have only very little stability to tilting out of the connecting axial plane of the holes. Accordingly, the possibility of loading the bone provided with the plate may therefore be greatly limited. For very distally located fractures and for fractures in osteoporotic bone, the lack of the meeting of the screw directions at an obtuse angle, the so-called lack of amalgamation via the distal block, will reduce the retention of the bone plates in the bone and hence the stability of the osteosynthesis.
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SF State alumnus Danny Glover speaks at the SF State Student Strike 50th anniversary event, held in the Conference Towers on campus in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. (Evan Moses/ Golden Gate Xpress)
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When SF State alumnus and Hollywood actor Danny Glover gazed out to a crowd of students from his stage at the SF State Towers Conference Center on Saturday, Nov. 10, he was transported to half a century ago when he and thousands of other students took over the campus to demand change.
“When I look at you today, I see an audience full of young people beleaguered by the same oppressions we faced 50 years ago,” Glover said.
The College of Ethnic Studies held a two-day commemoration of the 50th anniversary on Friday and Saturday.
Glover, 71, was a lead organizer of the longest student strike in the nation’s history in 1968 that resulted in the first ever Ethnic Studies program in the country.
Charming, poised and fresh off a movie set, the actor gave an hour-long speech reflecting on the modern day race relations in this country.
He compared the radicalized oppression experienced by students from the 1968 strike to the systemic violence today’s vulnerable students continue to experience, especially black students.
“We’re still fighting for radical inclusiveness as a bold new frontier for reorganizing society,” Glover said. “Now we have a whole host of emerging problems that originated half a century ago… the oppression and destruction we face is to build on the legacy that came before.”
Glover offered no solutions to problems, but he offered advice that forming coalitions could result in “sustainable activism.”
Dr. Ramona Tascoe, one of the first original strikers to get arrested in 1968, questioned Glover’s notion of sustainable activism when fighting against oppressive structures of power.
“How do we come up against this notion that some institutions are sacrosanct, they shouldn’t be changed?” she said.
Glover advised students to stay unified during times of great tension with administration by using coalitions and inclusive activism.
During the 1968 strike, coalitions among the multiple organizations representing minority students on campus in enabled the successful demand of a department that advocates for racial minorities and offers a more diverse education than solely European-centered.
“We looked at things and connected, and we saw people around the world as our allies,” said Ellen Murray, a striker at the 1968 protest.
Three members of the Black Student Union react in laughter after former striker, actor and political activist Danny Glover reveals that former striker Dr. Ramona used to be his girlfriend at a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 1968 student strike at SF State in San Francisco, Calif. on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. In 1968, The Black Student Union led organizing efforts among communities of color to create the Third World Liberation Front, which pushed for education about black and brown people and for the hiring of faculty of color. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/Golden Gate Xpress)
The strike ended after several months with the birth of Ethnic Studies, the hiring of more ethnic faculty, and a promise to integrate more minorities’ narratives into the university’s curriculum.
“Ethnic Studies is exactly what all of us need, and we need to get involved,” said Malyah Moore, an educator visiting from Baltimore for the conference. “Old, young, first year, fourth year. Connect with each other, because what we’re doing is the same thing. Supporting our own communities and supporting a bigger community.”
Last week, SF State students did just that. On Thursday, Nov. 8, at least 100 students held a walkout led by BSU leaders, rushing the administration building with bullhorns, picket signs and a list of demands, and cramming into the narrow halls in front of university President Dr. Leslie Wong.
At the top of the list of demands was free housing, as the Bay Area housing crisis gets worse and students are being increasingly forced to find alternative living accommodations just to attend the university.
Wong was not at his office during the protest, but in an interview with the Xpress following the panel discussion, he said he recognizes the importance of a unified campus.
He said he believes that a better university could be created for everyone if the administration students formed alliances and organized together.
“We’re trying to [form alliances] through the different centers that we’ve created in Student Affairs,” Wong told the Xpress. “We try our best to overcome this notion that clubs are independent and autonomous and they do their own thing. I think we could do better in helping them form alliances with other student clubs.”
Black Student Union organizers asked Glover to meet with them in the near future to help strategize change for black students on campus. Glover agreed.
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Finally, your prayers to the ancient Jedi have been answered: The first Baby Yoda action figures and plush toys from The Mandalorian from Hasbro are now available for pre-order at many major retailers, including Amazon, Walmart, Target, GameStop, Best Buy, and the Disney Store.
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Amherst Rape Scandal: What We Get Wrong About Sexual Assault on Campus
Most college sexual assault allegations don't meet the standard of criminal prosecution. But that doesn't mean they're any less serious
By Erika Christakis @erikachristakisOct. 31, 2012
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A front-page story featuring reaction to a student's account of rape appears on Amherst College's campus newspaper on Oct. 25, 2012
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The recent media swarm around an anguished report of rape at Amherst College, in Massachusetts, is understandable, especially when every day seems to bring another grotesque proclamation from a political figure appearing to minimize, or even justify, rape. But the gravity of sexual assault shouldn’t be an excuse to draw black-and-white conclusions about the problem of rape on college campuses.
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Most rapes are hard to prosecute, in part because they rarely have witnesses, but college rapes on college campuses are an even bigger challenge because at least 90% of alleged rapes are between people who know each other (often boyfriends, ex-boyfriends, or current friends and acquaintances). College rapes also typically involve less physical evidence (like signs of physical struggle), and one or both parties are more likely to be intoxicated by alcohol, often making it hard for the alleged victim and assailant to recall or report a clear story. College-rape survivors sometimes delay reporting rape, as the Amherst survivor did, until they have concluded that they were in fact raped — an ambiguity that is much less common in the general population.
As an educator and college administrator who has worked firsthand with students involved in sexual-assault cases, I applaud Amherst’s call to respond more sensitively to rape victims. Nonetheless, universities must ensure due process to protect the rights of all students, including those who are accused of rape. Those who fault Amherst administrators for not doing enough in response to Angie Epifano’s allegations are missing a key fact: most college sexual-assault allegations would never meet the standard for criminal prosecution and, indeed, do not wind up in the criminal-justice system. With their judicial boards and other disciplinary infrastructure, universities generally take rape allegations more seriously, not less seriously, than in the world beyond their ivy walls.
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Moreover, college students are adults with their own legal and moral agency; college officials are not compelled by law to report assaults to the police, as school administrators are for suspected cases of sexual abuse with minors. Campus sexual assaults are thus adjudicated in an often deeply unsatisfying he-said-she-said administrative process that can’t always establish truth, much less actual justice. As former Harvard College dean Harry Lewis noted in Excellence Without a Soul: How a Great University Forgot Education, “In rape cases there is often no middle ground … When one student is accused of raping another, the college cannot make everyone happy.”
Here is another problem: the one-note media reaction to the Amherst story paradoxically lets universities off the hook in addressing the social norms that so often enable sexual misconduct. Yes, we should expect that victims will receive appropriate care and that all students (victims and alleged assailants, both) will receive due process, but universities could do even more to tackle the factors that increase the risks by challenging predatory student behavior and the decades-long prominence of all-male clubs and fraternities; improving our understanding of risk factors like the dysfunctional use of alcohol; collecting and communicating campus-health, sexual-assault and drinking statistics more openly; and, equally important, promoting higher standards of personal responsibility for men and women alike.
MORE: Peter Smith: When Will Men Say Something About Rape?
Erika Christakis @erikachristakis
Christakis, M.P.H., M.Ed., is an early childhood educator at the Yale Child Study Center who blogs at ErikaChristakis.com. The views expressed are solely her own.
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NBA Playoffs 2019: Raptors' NBA Finals berth erases years of heartbreak for Toronto fans
The Toronto Raptors are heading to their first NBA Finals in franchise history, a moment 24 years in the making.
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It doesn't feel real. No matter how many times I replay the final seconds of the series-clinching win or how many times I check the boxscore, it doesn't feel real.
The Toronto Raptors are Eastern Conference Champions - and they're on their way to the NBA Finals.
I'm 33-years-old, so I've been alive for the entire existence of the franchise. I remember where I was when the Raptor came busting out of the egg. I remember how excited I was that there would be an NBA franchise in our country. I remember where I was watching the Naismith Cup game between the Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies in their inaugural season.
To be here now 24 years later feels so surreal.
No matter how big or casual of a Raptor fan I ran into through the years, we shared one common bond - we loved the Raptors because they were ours, they were Canada's team.
Through the ups and downs, the rebuilds and promises of competing. Through heartbreaks and feelings of inadequacy as a franchise, they were still our team, they were still Canada's team.
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Every Raptor fan has a story of heartbreak that they haven't been able to shake through the years. For some, it's Damon Stoudamire fed up with losing and asking for a trade. Others are still hurt by the way Vince Carter left. Chris Bosh's exit didn't feel as bad as Vince's, but at the time it felt like the franchise would never be able to keep their stars.
While losing star players sucks in any circumstances, it's the failed playoff runs that most Raptor fans grumble over. Carter's missed fadeaway against the 76ers in the Conference Semifinals was sandwiched between two first-round exits that very few grieve over. Most Raptor fans were just happy to be there and at the time, it felt like we were just getting started with the Carter-era.
Bosh's run as the go-to guy gave the franchise their first division title, but it never truly felt like the Bosh-Jose Calerdon led Raptors would ever compete for a championship.
The last five playoff runs have probably taken years off of our collective lives. The old savvy Nets taught the Raptors a lesson in how to win a playoff series - or at least we hoped. The next season a clean sweep at the hands of the Wizards left the fan base filled with anger and disappointment.
How could we have such regular season success and be embarrassed in the postseason that way? The 2016 playoff run finally brought some hope and light. After battling through two grueling seven-game series, we finally made it to the Conference Finals. LeBron James was there standing in our way and even though most predicted a sweep, the Raps found a way to win two games.
We had arrived - or so we thought.
The next two runs ended the same way. Great regular seasons, filled with so much promise. The team saying all the right things heading into a battle with LeBron and the Cavs, only to be swept and left wondering if it would ever happen. Would we ever break through?
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Last summer may have been the most confusing as a Raptors supporter. Dwane Casey was no longer the team's coach - and no matter where you stood on the decision, we can all agree there hasn't been a better coach in the franchise's history. Then the face of the franchise, the guy who wanted to be here, the only one who stayed when he could've left, was traded away.
It was the first time the Raptors franchise had given up their best player when he wanted to stay in the city. Very few things can be compared to the connection between the city and franchise player. This was different, it wasn't just a city that loved DeMar DeRozan, it was an entire nation. We loved DeMar and he loved us back, so to see him leave and the way he did was tough.
But in return, Toronto got back one of the league's best players. Kawhi Leonard's mere presence on the roster - without even playing a single game - made him pound for pound the best player the franchise had ever had. But it didn't take long for the Toronto thing to happen. You know that fear that the wrong decision was made? That fear that Kawhi had one foot in, one foot out? Reports came out seemingly seconds after the trade was announced saying he had no desire to play for the team - and we believed them.
82 games went by and you were either on one side or the other - Kawhi is a Raptor and let's enjoy the moment or he's going to leave. There was no in-between.
What we've witnessed as fans this season is the most dominant season in Toronto sports history. More dominant than Josh Donaldson's MVP year in 2015 or Roger Clemens' CY Young season. More dominant than any season from Toronto FC's Sebastian Giovinco. Neither Doug Gilmore nor Mats Sundin has had a run quite like this.
Kawhi's regular season output gets taken for granted because of the load management storyline, but his numbers were MVP-calibre. His run so far in the playoffs is amongst the best in NBA history - yes, history!
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Kawhi may very well be the best player in the league today, bar none. He's up there with Steph, KD, Giannis, Harden, you name it. Having him on this run has been the biggest blessing Toronto sports has ever had. Period.
It feels like Toronto has already won. The celebration after the final horn felt that way. I'm sure I'm not the only one who got teary-eyed knowing the Raptors made the finals. I thought about all the down years, the heartbreak, the false hope and the fact that through it all as a fanbase, we were right there. No matter how disappointed we were, we kept coming back.
That's what it meant to be a Raptor fan.
I also think about the many fans across Canada. Some who traveled from every single part of this great nation to see one game a year. Some who pay regular season ticket prices to watch a preseason game.
The many kids who picked up a basketball wanting to one day play in the NBA. The many fellow journalists who cover this game so well in this country who will finally get to cover an NBA Finals sleeping in their own beds.
We've come a long way as a basketball nation. Thursday night the spotlight of the basketball world won't just be on Toronto, Ontario, it will be on the entire country.
When our national anthem hits before Game 1 of the NBA Finals, it will be for the first time. If you're anything like me you'll probably shed a few tears.
We may never have thought we would make it, but here we are.
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Nietzsche’s natzschuralism
Posted on March 11, 2009 by Huenemann
Looking for comments. I will be presenting it at U South Carolina next week. [UPDATED: it has an end now.]
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16 Responses to Nietzsche’s natzschuralism
Looking forward to reading it soon, when I have an opportunity to print it out. I see, though, within the first several pages, that you’ve quoted from two (BGE 14 and 21) of the several passages which caused me to rank BGE beneath GM and TSZ at Leiter’s blog, and which I’m uneasy about pinning to Nietzsche’s fully, most charitably construed, mature, published thought. He doesn’t seem to have fully worked out a tenable neo-Kantianism found, I think, in GM (my gold standard for mature Nietzsche — where his explanatory practice is not, as I think it is in BGE, at odds with epistemological meta-stuff)… Anyhow, hope to have something useful to say when I’ve actually read your paper!
ganselmi says:
I enjoyed reading the paper. One thought…
Nietzsche’s relationship with science: if Nietzsche was a “naturalist,” then he was a very peculiar one indeed! As you point out, Nietzsche seems to embrace science as a source of demystification (“physics!”) — and yet he’s also a critic of — if you’ll permit me to use philosophical shorthand — “scientism.”
It seems like for Nietzsche, there is both profound science which evokes what is most meaningful (if also dangerous) in human experience as well as its opposite: a science distorted by the same human all too human biases that taint traditional morality (by crudely imposing causality, etc.). I think you’ve accurately captured the tension at play between these two.
Psychology (at least as Nietzsche conceived it) seems to stand out as the mode of scientific inquiry that manages to traverse an acceptable path between Nietzsche’s demands from “good science”: it’s simultaneously objective (i.e. seeks to point out the bias in every possible perspective) and yet affirms the subjective depth that bourgeois scientism misses.
Throughout the paper, you’ve described Nietzsche’s unique psychology as the “psychoanalysis of culture,” whereby he works to uncover the will to power at work in the discursive expressions of various cultures, archetypes, even entire generations. I would only suggest that “psychoanalysis” needs to be fleshed out here, especially since psychoanalysis proper was the source of psychological insight for the 19th century. It would be worthwhile to flesh out, in other words, how Nietzsche’s psychoanalysis of culture differs from Freudian psychoanalysis. Not that there aren’t similarities as well…
Michael Drake says:
I think it’s actually Natzschüralism. Anyway, look forward to reading the paper, notwithstanding this deplorable orthographic misstep.
Huenemann says:
No, Michael, you’re thinking of the rock band.
Stan Verdult says:
Your speech is anounced as:
Nietzsche’s Natzschuralism: The Role of Critical Psychology in Philosophy
The top of your paper and the link has: NIETZSCHE’S NATSZCHURALISM
S and Z exchanged
Thanks! Fixed now. That’s the second time I’ve misspelled that nonword!
robsica says:
I’ve little time and a crappy computer right now, so this will be sloppy and rushed…
The main criticism I have is that you’ve saddled Nietzsche with the Lange-inspired neo-Kantianism about science and causation that indeed infects BGE, but which I think he abandoned during what is for me the most interesting period of his intellectual trajectory: namely, the period between the completion of BGE and the start of GM, during which I think he abandoned the bad epistemology, took stock of his trajectory with the new prefaces, and organized and refined his grasp of “the human moral past” (GM P.7). (I also follow Clark/Dudrick’s reading of the GS Book 5 passages, which I think shows an advance over the Langian stuff in the first two BGE chapters.) Hence, why, among all the translated volumes of the Complete Works I’m most dying to read, are the unpublished materials from this period; and why I was so disappointed with how unenlightening Brobjer’s book is on this score: no mention, for instance, of the Post or Kohler material drawn upon in GM 2.
Basically, I think if you saddle Nietzsche with the Langian stuff, then his ‘social criticism of scientific knowledge, instead of being a call for consciousness-raising about how scientific knowledge is pursued, winds up sounding like a proto-pomo, constructivist Feyerabend/Foucault/Rortyian-type susceptible to the kind of criticisms made by, say, Nagel (in ‘The Last Word’) and Boghossian (in ‘Fear of Knowledge’). So, I think there are both textual and interpretive-charity grounds on which to ditch invoking the BGE and pre-book-5-GS material (though 335 seems okay).
On the other hand, I think the critique of “immediate certainties” in BGE chapters 1 and 2, and his preoccupation during this time (in the nachlass stuff I’ve read) with the “feeling, thinking, willing” trinity is interesting (and connected, somehow, with that beguiling section 36) and should be salvaged from the Langian stuff.
Apropos BGE 21: I would love to see the nachlass material from which this was drawn. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a preliminary draft devoid of the section you quote on pages 4-5; and I think the section would be better without that stuff. (I think I recall Leiter devoting a footnote to this in his paper on N’s theory of the will.)
[page 5] >> This certainly sounds as if Nietzsche is a “fictionalist” with regard to any science of causality – which hardly makes him a happy companion of philosophical naturalism. And in the very same work in which we found Nietzsche’s praise of physics, we find this haughty dismissal of any quantitative, mechanistic science…<<
But is there support for the ‘fictionalist’ attribution in GM? Or in TI, in which Nietzsche critiques and explains “false” causation and “the error of confusing cause and effect”, or imaginary causes? How else can this make sense except against the background of accepting that there’s true, non-confused, and real causation? Same, I would think, with claims about epiphenomenalism of the will or consciousness, however difficult or variable we should take the their scope, it’s still against a background of assuming an alternative and true causation at work, no? Similar things might be adduced from EH and AC, about how he is offering explanations of false causal attributions that must rely on assuming true alternative causal explanation.
[page 6] >> but he also criticized science as merely an interpretation, which wrongly
reifies its objects, and is incapable of understanding the most meaningful portions of
human experience. <> Leiter’s taxonomy is not perfectly crisp. In particular, it is unclear how to
separate substantive naturalism from a methodological naturalism which aims at results
continuity<> we can simplify matters a bit and see naturalism as a single spectrum
ranging from “frame your theory so that it and science are working in the same general
direction” at one end to “do not only that, but also build the actual empirical findings into
your theory” at the other end, with most naturalists falling somewhere in the middle. <<
I think the research agenda called for in the ‘Note’ appended to GM 1cries out for attention in your paper.
No sure it bears on your point in the paper, but I think you cut the quotation (of GM 2.21) at the bottom of page 10 at the point precisely before the first great detonation of the essay: namely, the turning of the concepts “guilt” and “duty” against the creditor, which I take to be the fundamental perversity of Christianity, its having morphed the creditor-debtor relation – which it was the basic labor of the essay up to that point to show is the bedrock humanity, structuring our most basic means of social co-existence, punition, our internalization of aggression, the birth of the soul, beauty, the development from ancestor worship to polytheism to monotheism, and all the rest.
[page 12] >>Now the results of Nietzsche’s peculiar psychoanalysis of cultures certainly can be made continuous with empirical inquiry. That is to say, cultural anthropology, history, and evolutionary psychology may uncover surprising origins of our moral sentiments, and these origins may well resemble the ones Nietzsche describes.5 But even as they do so, the approach taken by these fields will depart significantly from Nietzsche’s own approach. Their work will be tentative, carefully documented, and (in some cases) based upon clinical experiment. It will lack the daring goals, revolutionary temperament, and scorching rhetoric Nietzsche commanded. To what extent, then, will they really be continuous with the project he had in mind?<> But we still need to see how Nietzsche’s psychological naturalism, fueled as it is by a dramatic philosophical agenda, squares with his various claims that certainly sound critical of the validity of physics, atomism, materialism, and even logic. What sort of naturalist trusts his psychology but not necessarily logic and physics? <<
Again, I think this proto-pomo-resembling problem – of being critical of the validity — fades away if you abandon the Langian stuff in BGE (and GS) which creates it as a part of his mature postion.
[page 15] >> Even Mathematics, Natural Philosophy, and Natural
Religion, are in some measure dependent on the science of MAN; since they lie
under the cognizance of men, and are judged of by their powers and faculties. […] We in effect propose a compleat system of the sciences, built on a foundation almost entirely new, and the only one upon which they can stand with any security. <>Anyone proposing a theory or a claim to knowledge
which is inaccessible to human beings, given their psychology, is producing only a wind
egg – whether that person is a theologian, a dogmatic metaphysician, or Isaac Newton
himself.<>“bridge-builders”<> his approach gave a privileged place to psychology, which he used as a platform for criticism of the other “harder” sciences <<
If you mean by this ‘criticism of the effects of nonrational pressures’ on the practice of science, or at its more speculative outer reaches (e.g. “doctrine of life”, later part of GM 2.12) on particular tentative results or methodology, then I think this stands; but if you mean ‘criticism of the validity of the other “harder” sciences’, then I think you’re relying unjustifiably on the Langian stuff from BGE and GS (if not earlier, too).
Anyhow, hope something in this mess will be of use.
Wow! Rob, you’ve outdone yourself. Thanks for all the time you put into this. Your comments are very helpful. I will need to chew them for a couple of days, at least, but here are some initial reactions.
Let me first respond to the big general point, about the proto-pomo reading of Nz. I’m not sure I understand the reading, but I think at its conclusion it has Nz saying, “So forget about truth, and understanding; there is only playing among perspectives.” I take that as a reductio, since no one can say it and at the same time mean it. I see Nz as saying, instead: “There is a truth, and it can be understood (maybe, probably; let’s not prejudice the matter), but to gain any real understanding you have to be self-reflective as hell, because your mind is constantly playing tricks on you.” An understanding of human psychology must precede signing on to anything delivered by any other science. He’s a naturalist on the whole, but he’s unusual in setting psychology in such a prominent place.
Now on to particulars, in no particular order. I’m still not sure that (what you call) his “Langian” attitude toward causality is only a phase. Check out WP 551 (1888). Now perhaps causality is not rejected entirely; it’s just that Nz thinks any judgment about it is bound to be infected with a lot of subjective biases, and so (perhaps) most of our actual causal judgments are “mythological,” but possibly others would be ok. If that’s so, the four great errors in TI is still ok with my reading, to the extent that Nz thinks he is diagnosing what often goes wrong when we assign causes. (I resist calling his view “Langian,” as I think early on he saw the essential incoherence of Lange’s view, which was also Schopenhauer’s: you can’t make causality merely phenomenal on the basis of a study of physiology!) In fact, I’m not sure what Nz wants to do with “the phenomena we are prone to regard as causal”. I lean toward thinking his view is “reductive eliminativist” — meaning, he wants to dispense with the notion of “cause” as being too infected by previous associations and try to supplant causal talk with a radically different sort of approach and ontology.
On interpretive charity: I’ve been meaning to blog more at length about this, where I would say that there’s a lot of horseradish in modern applications of interpretive charity. “If Old Dead Man means X, then he’s open to objections from Kripke and Lewis; therefore, let’s assume ODM didn’t mean X” is anachronistic at best and stupid at worst. ODM probably didn’t envision such objections, and probably would need ten years of grad school even to understand them. (ooh! I’m dissing an ODM!) That’s the gist of my general harrumph. I’m not accusing you of it here, since perhaps the objections raised by Nagel and Boghossian were within Nz’s cognitive reach (I will go check them out). But there is too much of this bad thing going around.
On the research agenda at end of GM: I should probably discuss that in the paper as well — you are right that it is very relevant to the view I’m trying to promote. (I’ve left out several discussions in the paper for now, with a view toward how long my talk is supposed to go!)
On the validity of science: it’s not just the effect of nonrational pressures on the practice of science. The underlying theories themselves can get skewed by social/psych forces. I didn’t (but probably should) discuss Nz’s take on atomism: basically, atomism results from reifying the subj/pred structure of language. That’s an attack on theory if there ever was one.
OK, I’ve now had the chance to at least look into Nagel’s and Boghossian’s arguments, and Rob is certainly right to raise them. The basic problem is for Nz to keep his perspectivism and his psychologism from undermining themselves. So far as my paper goes, the specific objection might be, “Why should we think that Nz has found some way to escape the distortions of his own psychology, if he’s right that human thought is so typically distorted in this way?”
I think this is what BGE 22 is about. He tells the physicists that their belief that nature follows inviolate laws is only an interpretation of nature, stemming from their own liberal inclinations; they love the idea of the law-governed state, and so project that template onto nature. He suggests that another equally-good template would be to see nature as a tyrannical flux of powerful forces. He imagines the physicists [interruption — I was just visited by the FBI!] — anyway, he imagines the physicists accusing him of providing just another interpretation and he says, “Well, so much the better.” A cryptic response, but I think he is saying, “Good, you accept my main point.” It seems to me Nz would very much like for someone to step forward and skewer him with his own psychology, in the same way he tries to skewer everyone else.
I think there’s a deeper discussion to be had here about naturalism, perspectivism, and pluralism. I’ll try to post something about this soon.
Nietzsche, it seems to me, is saying in BGE 22 something perhaps akin to what he’s getting at in GM 2.12: that the vocabularies through which the causal/predictive accounts of science (or at least in the domains of science with which he’s concerned) are articulated are under-determined, such that ambient political/philosophical prejudices find expression in them. In BGE 22, Nietzsche seems to be inviting the idea that there’s no truth of the matter to which what distinguishes these vocabularies corresponds, though they both serve the scientific function of depicting the world as necessary and calculable.
But it’s that ‘deeper discussion’ that really concerns me. As Nagel puts it (on page 20 of ‘Word’), “one can’t criticize the more fundamental with the less fundamental”, and one finds Nietzsche doing precisely this a lot in the Nachlass material (even, disturbingly to me, in stuff from his last sane year). It’s as if he had a constant struggle with the “temptation” Nagel repeatedly refers to of wanting to make global challenges to reasoning, to give naturalism the last word. I think BGE books 1 and 2 reveal he hadn’t yet mastered it enough to keep it in the notebooks (though I’m impressed by how much he suppressed there, especially when perusing the first 125 pages or so of ‘Writings from the Late Notebooks’; see, for instance, 6[23], pp 126-7).
What’s great for me about GM is how little it appears to be infected with these problems. He’s engaged in a multi-faceted speculative explanatory project (in the service, of course, of a polemical end that itself doesn’t follow by necessity from that project) which relies on anthropology, psychology, history, philology, etc. That is, it’s a speculative extrapolation of what are assumed to be truths or approximations to the truth.
Back again… In BGE 22, I think you’re right that Nietzsche “would very much like for someone to step forward and skewer him with his own psychology, in the same way he tries to skewer everyone else”, — but because it would be confirmatory of his (Nietzsche’s) drive-oriented, power-willing psychology articulated up to that point and throughout the book (and, of course, before and after it). But BGE 22, it seems to me, is consistent with the view that science is explanation, and not merely interpretation, as he likes to put it in those (to my mind) not-fully-matured neo-Kantianism passages.
It reminds me a bit of his shrewd preface, in section 231, to his extended treatment of women with which book 8 concludes, where he’s basically saying, I think, ‘I leave it to you, reader, to determine what of all this stuff on women I’m asserting can be dismissed as parochial rubbish I’ve absorbed from the zeitgiest, and what of it might have some value as truth; I obviously wish a lot more of it were true, and not a mere expression of culturally and personally contingent prejudices; but there you have it, I’m rich enough and honest enough to reveal myself in these matters — especially since that what we’re largely condemned to do; but I exult in being strong enough to admit it.’ And then the final section of BGE, too.
Oh, and I meant to ask, first thing, if you’re permitted and inclined: what was the FBI visit for?
Nothing. They’ll never have enough to prosecute.
Just kidding. Every so often, an agent shows up to do a background check on some former student who wants to join the Bureau. In this case, it was a student who did very well in two of my classes, but I could not remember a single thing about him. I suppose that might get him in to the FBI for sure.
I hope you’ll consider sharing any interesting responses your paper produced in SC.
Nice flier:
http://www.cas.sc.edu/phil/flyers/090320Huenemann.pdf
Damn, I totally forgot to apprise Jim Edwards of your talk. When I was a student/drop-out in Greenville, I’d make sorts to area schools, like Clemson (Dennett), Davidson (Rorty), and USC (can’t remember for whom). Even visited nearby Bob Jones once for its religious art museum.
FYI: There are three worthwhile papers in the latest JNS by Kail, Robertson, and Welshon… Kail provides a lucid articulation of what I was trying to get at (in my bumbling manner above) with the distinction between Nietzsche’s causal explanatory practice and his meta-views on causation which underwent maturation. Interestingly, in an endnote, Kail mentions that at a recent talk Clark has “moved away” from her reading of the problematic Lange-inspired neo-Kantian passages in BGE 21. I guess we’ll find out where in her upcoming book on BGE.
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Power And Politicians
Anybody want to review the bidding on the presidential race?
All right, then, let’s see. Hillary leads Barack in the polls, though he’s been raising all this cash online, and John Edwards wants to raise taxes. As for the Republicans, McCain is fading, and people are debating whether America is ready for a Mormon president, while Fred Thompson looks like the great conservative hope, though Giuliani is gaining some traction with the right, and, hey, how about that YouTube debate, and … and… Operator, might I please have a 5 a.m. wakeup call, somewhere around Labor Day 2008, meanwhile zzzzzzzzzzzz, awk, zzzzzzz.
I try, I really do, to stay awake and look excited. The 2008 presidential contest — which could be one of the most important in the past 50 years, given the stakes for American foreign policy and homeland security — has lasted longer than the wait for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." "Deathly," in fact, describes the race with some acuity.
Campaigns go on too long these days. That’s the nub of the matter. We’re never not wondering who’s pulling ahead of whom in the polls, and what it means for Our Future as a People. Not for more than three months will it be one full year until the voting! Yet the candidates lunge and parry, and the media scribble down all they see for our delectation and edification.
Edification, my hind foot! I make bold to suggest that the phenomenon of the endless presidential campaign is one of the unhealthier developments in our polity. We shouldn’t have to think about politics and politicians this much. The politicians shouldn’t oblige us to do so.
Money is (of course!) near the heart of the problem, but even nearer that vital organ is ego — the quest for personal fulfillment through the dramatic rescue of an imperiled nation. Supposedly.
Look at some of these people. What does Hillary Clinton bring as it were to the table save a passion — one her husband indulges with comparable gusto — for submitting her underside to be tickled and her ears rubbed by the voters? What’s the Hillary program for rescuing America? Durned if one can tell, apart from the static enumeration of bills she’d enjoy signing if they were passed. What’s she doing this for? Why?
Concerning the lesser candidates you could ask the same question in spades. I cannot see that the nation hungers for the presidential services of New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson or of Mike Huckabee of Arkansas. Each has appealing characteristics. Each faces insurmountable hurdles given the vast cost of running for office — the daily need to be dialing for dollars and picking pockets.
It’s the money that makes candidates jump in early, with palms outstretched, but nobody forces them to make such a commitment. Why?
Because of the sheer, crushing lower that comes with the office? There was always that, even in Madison’s day. What’s different, and worse, is that the power has in our own time become incalculably vast — a sign of our reliance on government for the good things of life. Not just for safety and protection and security of contracts, as in the old, old days, but for Medicare and Social Security and education funding and highways and management of the environment and the encouragement or discouragement (through tax policy) of nearly every human endeavor.
You bet people want that kind of power over other people, and that, to get it, they’ll move those proverbial mountains. Our early presidential campaign reflects the accretions of government power over the decades and, correspondingly, the erosion of that space in which humans act out their personal dreams and aspirations.
The campaign is too long because government is too big, and because too many people perforce want to work its levers — substituting their own dreams (if any) for ours. That’s what we ought to notice about the campaign.
Ten to one we don’t. The candidates wouldn’t like it. How much sexier it is, talking of how to use all that power rather than how to dissolve it.
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Little Johnny Injects Himself into the Fray
Written By William Murchison
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August 9, 2017 — StevenPony
Amanda and the Sorority – Part 1
Amanda could feel her own body bend a little further by the minute: the exhausted muscles of her back were giving in, allowing the weight of her tormentor to painfully push directly against the center of her spine. She wondered: how have I ended up in this nightmare, serving a sadistic girl who is so much younger and heavier than myself? She kept staring at her own elbows, making sure they stayed locked as she kept her position on all fours: the muscles of her arms were so tired, but she was terrified of what her Queen would do if she dropped her.
Janice was entitled and arrogant. She believed the world belonged to people ruthless enough to take everything they wanted. Her leadership role, as President of the most exclusive sorority on campus, was simply a tool to gain even more popularity and power at Princeton. Some people – especially the fellow sorority girls whom she ruled with an iron fist – wondered why Janice was so ambitious and driven: she was born rich, after all. Nobody knew that the financial empire accumulated by her family was on the brink of collapse. But Janice was not going to let anyone or anything get in her way. She was going to have a life of comfort and power, no matter what.
These thoughts were distracting Janice from her study. At the same time, she felt her own bubbly ass sink even further into the arch of her new human chair. “Oh yes, suffer for me!” she whispered with a long sigh, unsure whether Amanda could even hear those words from her position under the desk.
“Rock me, back and forth, slowly and steadily” she said with a louder voice and a commanding tone. Amanda immediately obeyed. She couldn’t help but moan as the constant shift of Janice’s weight tortured her sore spine.
Janice was not only indifferent to the woman’s pain. She loved it. First, she pushed herself up on the stirrups for a second, only to immediately land heavily with her butt in the middle of Amanda’s back. The woman’s cry of pain was met with an evil laugh. Then she grabbed Amanda’s hair with one hand, pulling it toward herself to deepen the arch of her back even further, and she started spanking her rhythmically while yelling: “Faster, slave! Rock me and suffer. Suffer for me! Suffer! Yeah, I love it…”
She forced her exhausted human chair to continue for a few minutes, until she reached an amazing climax. “Good girl. Oh, that felt great. I came without even removing my shorts” she gasped. Then she took her bare feet off the stirrups, placed them on the back of Amanda’s head, and said: “You may now collapse on the floor.” The slave promptly obeyed, hitting the carpeted floor pretty hard with her face and breasts.
Janice’s full weight was still on her. Then the girl stood up for a few seconds, ordered Amanda to turn around, and she sat on her belly. Amanda knew what to do: her bent legs became a backrest, while her mouth started kissing the bottom of the feet that were promptly placed on her face.
“You should consider yourself lucky, slave. It’s not for everyone to serve someone so classy and superior. The whole world should kneel in front of me, and I will make sure that happens one day… figuratively if not literally!” Janice was clearly relaxing now, and she loved the sound of her own voice. She removed her feet from Amanda’s face. “Tell me, what do you think about me?”
“I believe you are superior, and you are supposed to be served and obeyed.” Amanda whispered.
“That’s right. Do you enjoy suffering for me, slave?”
“I am always ready for anything you wish, my Queen.”
“That doesn’t answer my question!” Janice replied pointedly, while kicking the woman’s face.
“I am sorry, my Queen. Yes, I enjoy suffering for you. It’s an honor.”
“Very well. I believe it’s time for you to start a shift as elevator, so I will let you go in a minute. But first, you know that I always need to pee after an orgasm. Where should I do that?” Janice had quickly learned that she could push Amanda much further than any of her young maids.
“Wherever you desire, my Queen.” The fear in Amanda’s voice was easy to detect.
“Wrong answer!” Another kick hit the woman’s face. “I want you to beg” Janice added, with her most evil smile.
“Please, my Queen. I beg you. Please, use my inferior mouth. I beg for the privilege of serving as your toilet…”
When Megan reached the mansion that hosted the sorority, the carrier underneath her gave a sigh of relief. Although exhausted, she lowered her rider slowly as she had been taught, so Megan could step on the ground softly and stand up off her shoulders with minimum effort.
The two freshmen were wearing the same cheerleading uniform, but the similarities ended there. Megan was a petite redhead and clearly a flyer, while Tiffany – one of the new bases in the team – was a tall and athletic black girl. And of course it was clear who was in charge, and who at service.
“Go get a shower, then meet me in my room” Megan said with a tone of superiority. “You are a strong base, and those broad shoulders are very comfortable. But you sweat so much under me! I don’t know what I would do without that little towel on your neck.”
” As you command, my Princess” the girl immediately responded, looking down humbly while facing the much shorter girl.
Megan entered the hall, walked the few steps that separated her from the majestic staircase, then stopped by the first step and pressed a buzzer on the wall with an annoyed and impatient expression.
“Rush time, eh?” a pretty Asian girl said with a smile, coming in right after Megan.
“Hey Emily, good to see you! Yes, I wish I could find an elevator ready for me, just for a change.”
Emily was a senior, and among the last cheerleaders left from the team that had won the national championship three years earlier. A photo of her in action was framed proudly in the living room of the sorority. Megan looked up to her, and she wanted to bond with the older girl as much as a freshman could hope for. So when an elevator became available – rushing down the steps of the huge staircase – she said: “You go first, Emily. I’ll wait for the next one.”
“Oh, thanks sweetie. I appreciate that.”
Emily’s elevator was a tall brunette. Megan believed she was a sophomore: she had seen her around, although she had had no chance to use her yet. The brunette reached the bottom of the staircase and – without making eye contact with either of the girls – she dropped on her hands and knees and waited. She was among the most beautiful girls in the sorority, with a sexy body dressed only in shorts and a sports bra. A thin leather saddle was placed in the middle of her back and tightly fastened round her chest. Emily barely looked at her as she placed a sneaker in one of the stirrups, swung her other leg across, and sat gracefully yet firmly on the saddle. “See you around. What’s your name again?”
Clearly disappointed, the other girl said: “I’m Megan. It was nice to see you Emily. I hope we can hang out soon!”
“Yeah, I’m sure we’ll have a chance. Bye!” Emily responded. Then she resolutely kicked the thighs of the girl beneath her: “Let’s go!” The brunette stood up on her long legs, while keeping her back parallel to the ground for her rider’s comfort, and she started climbing the steps at a good pace. Once she reached the top, she gently dropped back down on all fours, and started crawling towards Emily’s room.
While observing that scene, Megan finally saw another elevator heading down the steps. She immediately recognized her former slave. Amanda’s eyes became watery as soon as she recognized her. The woman reached the hall, dropped on all fours, and started desperately kissing Megan’s feet and legs.
“Oh, it looks like you missed me!” Megan said with a giggle. “I haven’t seen you in over a week. How’s Janice treating you?” she asked, without actually expecting an answer. She hopped on the woman’s back as heavily as her small figure allowed, and simply said “Go.” Amanda climbed a few steps, then she moaned in pain as Megan pulled her hair and said: “Wait, go back.”
Megan had just noticed that Kayla – a fellow freshman and cheerleader who was just as petite as herself – was now waiting in the hall together with two more girls. “Let’s give Kayla a ride, so the other girls won’t have to wait too long. Come on, slave, go backwards!”
As Amanda obeyed, Kayla laughed out loud. “Are you serious? She must be 5’2″ or 5’3″. I don’t even know if there is enough space for both of us on her back, let alone if she can carry our combined weight…”
“Oh, don’t worry. I know this one very well. She’s stronger than she looks. I’ll let you use the stirrups.” As Amanda reached the hall and got down on her hands and knees, Megan removed her feet from the stirrups and slid forward, sitting on the woman’s scapulas, with her own legs dangling next to her head.
“All right, if you insist. I just hope we don’t end up rolling down the stairs!” Kayla said, sitting on Amanda’s back and then placing her feet in the stirrups. As Megan commanded her to move, Amanda cleverly crawled forward until her hands touched the first step, then the second, and she extended her legs only when that was possible without losing contact with her hands. She managed to climb the entire staircase like that, crying in pain while her two riders and the girls in the hall kept laughing at her.
Up on the second floor, Megan first directed Amanda to Kayla’s room to drop her off, then to her own room. “I’ve been missing my little slave. At what time does your shift end? You may respond” she said while dismounting.
“I will be done in 20 minutes, Princess. Then I will be working in the kitchen until 9 pm, when Queen Janice will be expecting me in her room.”
“Ok. Drop by my room in 20 minutes, before you head to the kitchen. I want to talk to you.”
“As you wish, Princess.”
Twenty minutes later, after a relaxing shower, Megan was reading a magazine on her bed while Tiffany was on her knees by the bedside, painting her toenails.
Life was so good! She would have done anything to belong to such an exclusive sorority, but she had ended up with a much better deal than she could have hoped for. “I guess I should thank my Dad for dating Amanda!” she thought with a smile.
Kappa Alpha Gamma was the most prominent sorority at Princeton. To any outsider, it looked like half of its members were very rich, and the other half was made of girls particularly gifted in intelligence, athleticism and beauty. All girls from the sorority ended up performing brilliantly at Princeton and beyond, invariably ending up in the leadership ranks of society. So the competition to be accepted was fierce. When Megan applied a few months earlier, she was informed that Kappa Alpha Gamma had two categories of members: the girls whose family could afford an exorbitant annual fee were admitted as Princesses, whereas the others were accepted on the condition that they served as their maids. Every Princess had one maid at her service, with duties that kept growing over the decades as the sorority gained increasing prestige. Depending on the personality of each Princess, the life of a maid could range from being a slightly submissive friend all the way to becoming her slave. But all maids were allowed enough time to study and to keep excelling at the University.
Megan was over the moon when she received a provisional admission to Kappa Alpha Gamma. Her achievements at the high school’s cheerleading squad had clearly gone a long way! She was invited to a private meeting with the board of directors, and her heart was pounding as she walked into the sorority mansion for the first time. Then – as soon as she entered the meeting room – her jaw dropped. The room was large, completely empty, with padded floors and mirrored walls. Three expensively dressed women were sitting right in the middle of the room. Each one of them had two young girls underneath: one serving as a chair on all-fours, and one laying beneath their feet as a footstool.
The pretty athletic girl that had led Megan to the center of the room said: “Please, have a seat. The committee has some questions for you.” Then she smiled at Megan, and dropped down on her hands and knees. Although used to being served by Amanda, Megan was so surprised that she hesitated for a second. Then she sat in the middle of the girl’s back, crossed her legs and said: “Good afternoon, Ladies.”
She studied the three women in front of her. Two were middle-aged women: they must have been former members, or the parents of current members. Megan couldn’t believe how naturally they were using for their comfort the bodies of young girls who could have been (or perhaps were) their daughters. The third was a young woman in her early twenties, attractive but quite fleshy, who did much of the talking while the other two mostly took notes: “Hello Megan. My name is Janice, but here I’m better known as the Queen. The council of Princesses has elected me as their leader for the past two years.”
Janice went on to explain the structure of the sorority, the difference between Princesses and maids, and the absolute secrecy of everything happening within those walls. Then she informed Megan that they had accepted her as a maid.
Megan had expected this: she had no money to contribute, and she could only attend such a prestigious University thanks to a scholarship. But she had a plan: “I am honored, my Queen. Thank you for admitting me. However, I believe I would serve the sorority much better as a Princess, because of my leadership skills and dominant personality. In fact, I own my former stepmother as a 24/7 slave. I would be happy to offer her to the sorority as a full-time servant for the duration of my stay, in exchange for being made a Princess.”
That was unprecedented, but Janice was intrigued by the idea of having an older woman at her service. Besides, as the Queen she could already own as many maids as she wanted, but all maids had to be allowed time to study, practice sports and be successful at Princeton. This woman could be a 24/7 slave, making sure Janice was served and pampered at all times. They arranged for a second meeting, in which Megan brought Amanda and let Janice mercilessly test her. Amanda looked like an overburdened donkey beneath the heavy and cruel Queen, and her eyes implored Megan not to give her away. Megan didn’t even know if her petite former stepmother could survive at Janice’s service, but her selfish nature prevailed and she made a deal with Janice.
Under the terms of their deal, Amanda was to be a public servant always available to every member of the sorority. Of course that implied that the Queen’s requests to use her were always prioritized over any other Princess. Megan was going to be accepted in the sorority as a Princess, but – as a secret condition just between the two of them – she would privately serve Janice one night a week, from 7 pm to 7 am. That last part was a little scary, but Megan knew that – all considered – she had basically just won the lottery!
Somebody knocked. “Go open the door” Megan told Tiffany, who put the nail polish aside and promptly obeyed, letting Amanda in.
“Tiffany, leave us alone. And you, pick up where she left” she told Amanda, moving her toes for clarity.
Amanda knelt down, took Megan’s feet in her hands, and started crying her eyes out.
To be continued. To read the prequel to this story, click here.
johnnyhavoc55
Incredibly happy to see this one continuing! Love your writing! Especially the F/f stories.
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Thanks Johnny! Definitely plenty of F/f in this one.
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It is really a joy when you start a new story. I knew that you were going to start a new chapter of “Amanda” story as you stated earlier. And now it is here. The first chapter is really enjoyable. A new scenario of cruel cheerleaders and their secret community where mistresses use their low life slaves with an iron hand. Poor Amanda had suffered enough under her stepdaughter as her 24/7 slave and now Megan is lending her to others just to have a good position in her sorority.
The theme is really new. I am waiting for the next chapters with great anticipation. I know that you have great imagination and this is going to be a really nice story. Wishing you all the best. Keep posting…..
Thanks Subhash, I’m glad you liked the first chapter! Stay tuned for more soon!
I’m so glad the Amanda saga is continuing. Don’t stop writing, you have an amazingly creative mind.
Thank you so much! I will definitely continue this story soon.
What a wonderful continuation of “Amanda – the family slave”. I can’t wait to read more.
Thanks Laura! I’m glad you like it, since I kept you waiting for longer than anticipated… 🙂
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Home Analysis India, Pak agree to visa-free travel of Indian pilgrims for Kartarpur Sahib...
India, Pak agree to visa-free travel of Indian pilgrims for Kartarpur Sahib Corridor
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India and Pakistan today agreed to visa-free travel of Indian pilgrims, without any restrictions based on their faith for the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor. The understanding was reached during the third round of talks on the modalities for operationalization of the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor held today at Attari.
The Indian delegation led by Joint Secretary of Ministry of Home Affairs held detailed discussions with the Pakistan delegation led by Director General, South Asia and SAARC in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They also agreed that Persons of Indian origin holding OCI card too can visit Holy Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib using the Corridor.
Five thousand pilgrims can visit Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib using the Corridor every day. Additional pilgrims, over and above the figure of five thousand, can visit on special occasions but that will be subject to capacity expansion by Pakistan side. Pakistan has conveyed its solemn commitment to increase this number to the maximum possible. Sources said, the Corridor will be operational throughout the year and seven days a week. Pilgrims will have a choice to visit as individuals or in groups, and on foot.
Both the sides agreed to build the bridge at Budhi Ravi Channel. Pending the construction of the bridge on the Pakistan side, both sides agreed to the crossing point coordinates of the temporary service road being built. They also agreed upon emergency evacuation procedures, especially medical emergencies. A direct line of communication between Border Security Force and Pakistan Rangers will be used for the same.
The decision arrived at the technical level meeting on 30 August 2019 regarding sharing of details of pilgrims using the Corridor has been endorsed by both the sides. The two countries agreed upon ensuring safe and secure environment for the movement of pilgrims. Pakistan has been requested, once again, to allow protocol officers from India to accompany pilgrims every day for facilitating their visit. The Pakistan side has agreed to make sufficient provision for preparation and distribution of Langar and Prasad for the pilgrims.
Owing to certain differences on a few key issues, the agreement could not be finalized. Pakistan has insisted on charging a service fee for allowing Pilgrims to visit Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib, which is not agreeable in the spirit smooth and easy access through the Corridor. Pakistan has also shown its unwillingness to allow the presence of Indian Consular or Protocol officials at the Gurdwara premises. Pakistan side was urged to reconsider its position.
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Report ignored incinerator when assessing school air quality
Posted on September 2, 2018 by insidecroydon
Our environment correspondent, PAUL LUSHION, on this week’s opening of the Viridor Incinerator Academy, a primary for four- to 11-year-olds, that could literally take their breath away
Might this be a scene from a local school playground sometime soon?
Reports this week from China have offered scientific evidence that air pollution causes a “huge” reduction in intelligence for people of all ages.
This, coupled with the news that a south London anti-pollution campaigner is closer to securing a second inquest into the death of her asthmatic nine-year-old daughter, ought to cause reasonable concerns among local parents preparing to pack their youngsters off to school next week.
The mounting evidence of the health dangers from air pollution on young, developing lungs may yet become a real worry to parents of children attending Sutton’s Hackbridge Primary.
Or the Viridor Incinerator Academy, as it might be better known.
The school is little more than half a mile from the incinerator’s particulate-spewing chimneys.
Sutton’s Liberal Democrat-run council has managed to push through the expansion of the near-600-pupil school and nursery on Hackbridge Road in Wallington, using Metropolitan Open Land – the equivalent of Green Belt.
Perhaps the trees are to mask the incinerator chimneys?
The incinerator, operated by Viridor, is due to fire-up into full operation on October 16, the start of at least 25 years of burning millions of tons of rubbish from four London borough, including Croydon, much of it trucked in from across south-east England.
Parents of the four- to 11-year-olds attending Hackbridge Primary, which begins its new school year on Tuesday, will doubtless be thrilled to learn that the passifhaus build of the school extension includes triple-glazed windows.
That might help to keep out some of the air pollution.
But unlike the Croydon primary school built next to the busy four-lane Purley Way (where council officials claimed in an official planning report that there was no issue at the site with air pollution), Hackbridge Primary will not be equipped with any special, and expensive, air filter system to keep the noxious particulate pollution out of its classrooms.
According to Sutton Council’s own figures, the Viridor incinerator at Beddington will generate 440 tonnes per year of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and 3,300 tonnes of nitrous oxide emissions.
The council reckons that, “Measured from the eastern most point of the school building to the centre of the stacks the distance is 890 metres.” Checks using independent GPS tools online suggest that even this distance may be an over-estimate.
The view of the Viridor incinerator from the Hackbridge school site. How did the report’s authors miss it?
The Hackbridge School expansion was granted planning permission based on an air quality assessment which was conducted before the Viridor incinerator was operational.
The air quality assessment took no account of the hundreds of diesel-fuelled HGV truck journeys expected to take place, 24/7, on the roads near the school, to bring rubbish to the incinerator for burning or to carry away the ash waste materials.
And like a 500-pound gorilla in the room, the incinerator was entirely unmentioned by the independent experts commissioned by Sutton Council.
But as far as Sutton Council is concerned, a new air quality assessment for the school “is not required”.
In a recent response to a Freedom of Information request, the council stated, “An Air Quality Assessment was prepared by consultants and submitted as part of the planning application process. All planning applications are open to public consultation and comments are invited, with copies of relevant applications also shared with regulatory bodies for consideration.
“The Air Quality Assessment for the new Hackbridge School took into account the impacts on future occupants from both existing sources and, where relevant, committed developments within the vicinity of the proposed development.”
“Where relevant”. This appears to be an admission by Sutton Council, as the planning authority, that it did not consider that a waste incinerator to be built less than a mile from the site of the school was “relevant”.
In a reply to another FoI request, the council explained, “In line with normal council policies a full suite of surveys was commissioned prior to the school being submitted for planning approval. These surveys included a detailed Transport Assessment and an Air Quality Assessment, including current levels and projected levels of air quality. The resultant proposals for traffic management include for a new crossing table at the south end of the school, on London Road, and traffic calming zig zags for the whole length of the school, along the London Road.”
That air quality assessment report for Sutton Council was written in 2015 by Bristol-based Air Quality Consultants. Most of the 74-page report concerns itself with the environmental impact likely to be made by the school, in the construction of the building and through the additional traffic the school may generate once the gates open.
AQC’s report failed to mention or consider the impact of the incinerator
AQC’s report hardly touches on the issue of air pollution’s potential impact on the children and staff at the school.
It is as if the consultants were trying to ignore the incinerator.
Or that they had been told to do so.
In a section headlined “Site description and baseline conditions”, the consultants describe the building’s site and its proximity to the railway line 200 metres away. This was dismissed (the track is used mainly by electric-powered trains, not polluting diesel engines).
The report also looked at industrial land uses in the vicinity, identifying the two landfill sites and the sewage treatment works near to the school.
In the case of the Beddington Farmlands landfill site, 415 metres east of the school, which was “currently operational” in 2015, the report states that, “It is considered that dust and odours arising from this landfill site have the potential to impact on the proposed development.”
Hackbridge residents know only too well about “the potential” for impact…
The report adds that, “Odours arising from the STW…” meaning the sewage treatment works, 1.2kilometres to the east of the school, “also have the potential to impact upon the proposed development.”
The report states: “It is important to consider the proposed school location in terms of the proximity to dust and odour sources from the Beddington Farmlands landfill and Thames Water STW, and the prevailing wind direction for the area.”
The report’s authors then helpfully include a wind rose, a graph demonstrating the incidence and strength of wind, as measured at London City Airport, about 12 miles away (saving themselves the cash of having to monitor the wind flow for the area they were actually commissioned to report on).
The new buildings for the Hackbridge Primary, close to the Viridor incinerator
Using this as evidence of the wind flows around the Hackbridge school, the report states, “Since the proposed school will be upwind most of the time and located over 400 metres away from these dust and odours sources, it is considered unlikely the proposed development will be affected by dust or odour arising from these sources.
“The impact of these sources on air quality at the proposed development is thus judged to be negligible and not considered further in this assessment.”
Job’s a good ‘un.
Sutton Council had granted planning permission for Viridor’s incinerator in May 2013 – two whole years before the report on air quality at Hackbridge Primary School was drafted.
Parents and staff at Hackbridge Primary will soon have a chance to monitor the impact of having a school less than 850 metres from an industrial incinerator.
Enough to take your breath away: the Viridor incinerator and the new primary school at Hackbridge. According to Google maps, just 835 metres apart
The air quality research published in China this week found that high pollution levels led to significant drops in test scores in language and arithmetic, with the average impact equivalent to having lost a year of the person’s education.
“Polluted air can cause everyone to reduce their level of education by one year, which is huge,” said Xi Chen at Yale School of Public Health in the United States, a member of the research team.
Concerned parents at Hackbridge may wish to consider getting Sutton Council to pay for proper monitoring of pollution levels at the school, after the death of a south London child living close to a road with illegally high levels of pollution has been linked to poor air quality.
Rosamund Kissi-Debrah, who lives not far from the South Circular in Lewisham, has delivered a 100,000-signature petition to the Attorney General calling for a new inquest into the death, in 2013, of her primary school-aged daughter Ella.
Ella had endured three years of seizures before her death. The inquest concluded her death was caused by acute respiratory failure and severe asthma.
However, a recent report by one of the country’s leading experts on asthma and air pollution, Professor Stephen Holgate, said there was a “striking association” between Ella’s emergency hospital admissions and recorded spikes in nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate matter, PM10s, the most noxious pollutants.
Both NO2 and PM10 are known to be by-products of waste incineration, but were never considered when Sutton Council commissioned the air quality experts’ report into the Viridor Incinerator Academy.
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2 Responses to Report ignored incinerator when assessing school air quality
Lewis White says:
This whole question of air pollution, children’s health and schools clearly needs a high-level debate by politicians, public and experts. There needs to be some national overview, and standards about schools and air quality.
A further thought or two. The BBC and national newspapers totally FAILED the Publc, and totally FAILED to do what journalists should do, years back, when the anti-incinerator campaigners were setting out exactly why the incinerator is a public health timebomb. How? the national media sat on their hands, and even when offered a clear “scoop” , entirely FAILED to investigate the facts about incinerators. At the time I phoned up the BBC and a national paper and pleaded with them to send a reporter down to Beddington to look into the story. Interest ? Zilch.
Secondly, it seems that successive governments of all colours over the last 25 years have decided that it would be dangerous to look too deeply at what nasties go up the chimney, in case the findings are going to cost Government money or votes.
All I say to those who care little about public health and air pollution is “take a drive along the M 20 motorway past Maidstone, and breathe in the exhaust smoke that comes out of the tall chimney of the incinerator located a few hundred metres South of the motorway. The smoke, under various wind conditions, goes up intially, then comes back down. The smoke is noxious, smelling of burning plastic ( bin liners)”, and is choking. .
I pity the people who live around the Maidstone incinerator as their lives must be ruined by the stench.
I hope that the people of Beddington and Hackbridge, and areas of nearby Croydon, do not experience the same . Only time will tell, and even then, until Government accepts that there is a public health problem, nothing will be done.
I salute those brave people who have tried to stop the Beddington Incinerator, and those people who are trying to shame Government, local and national, to discharge their Duty of Care to the public.
Oh dear, Is there a lawyer who can shed light on this— do Governments actually owe a duty of care to the population to look after their health?
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The top comment at one point this morning on Fiat's Facebook page: "I've had my Fiat for about 5 months now, and after seeing the J.Lo commercial I'd like to return it." So far, comments are running about 2-1 against the spot and its big placement on Monday Night Football. At least when Chrysler lured Celine Dion into pitching its vehicles, they got her to sing about them, too.
Also, not to get too far into Jezebel turf: What's up with the pleated shorts?
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WATCH The Explosive Video That's Shocked People Following The Scott Watson Case: He's Guilty!
Doubt? The Scott Watson Case Evidence from Ian Wishart on Vimeo.
"My mate Peter was leading Watson back down to the cells when he said something to him, Pete didn't catch what he said so lent towards Watson, that's when Watson head butted Pete, smashing his nose, then hissed in his ear, 'You will never find the f----king bodies'."
Part One of "Doubt?" above
Click button at right for Part Two
As an average Kiwi, I am interested in cases like this, and have always been confused by the seemingly conflicting evidence around the Watson trial. I saw the TV documentary recently and was then fairly convinced that he was innocent, or at least could be. I couldn't see the webinar last night but started listening this morning. I've only seen/heard 41 minutes, and will see the rest this evening, presumably as captivating as what I have heard already. Bloody hell, I've already changed my mind 100%, the bugger is guilty. Well done Ian, this is an amazing piece of very clear and specific journalism. I'm in awe of your ability.
It needs a much wider audience as a 'counter-spin' if you will 😉. why don't you get a million from NZ On Air to turn your analysis into another TV show.?
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I have found some compelling arguments online about his guilt
That Mystery Man and Scott Watson looked identical according to original witness statements
That TV show's portrayal of Watson with extremely short hair was dishonest
That Watson is on record saying he caught water taxi back to Blade...and Guy Wallace is only one who could have taken him
That two of the three water taxi witnesses NEVER saw a ketch
That the third water taxi witness Guy Wallace wasn't even certain he'd seen a ketch
That two of the three water taxi witnesses NEVER saw portholes
That the mystery man was described with a 'receding' hairline
That Guy Wallace's first ketch sketch - stripped of its second mast and portholes - is an exact match for Blade
That the eyewitness descriptions of the mystery boat are an exact match for Blade
That photographs on the night prove Watson matched the mystery man
That Watson lied about who he was with, what he did and where he went after Ben and Olivia disappeared
That the specific shirt, T-shirt, dark jeans and new boots Scott Watson wore that night have never been found
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Shock poll shows Scott Watson supporters deserting his "innocence" campaign after watching movie length Ian Wishart video on case
A new poll shows this week's TV documentary "Doubt: the Scott Watson Case" has taken a shock credibility hit from a movie length video by Ian Wishart responding to it, with a massive slide in belief in Watson's innocence after viewers had watched both videos.
Six hundred people registered to watch Wishart present evidence that wasn't covered in the TV docudrama "Doubt". The poll shows 80.4% of those who attended had watched the docudrama, and of those 29.7% came away from "Doubt" last Sunday thinking Watson was innocent compared with 27% who felt he was guilty and a massive 37.8% who said they still were not sure one way or the other.
Wishart, who criticised "Doubt" as unbalanced "smoke and mirrors TV" that had failed to address the evidence of Watson's guilt, offered up his own 102 minute video presentation in response to the taxpayer-funded million dollar TV1 show.
The poll results are damning, he says:
"Of the Doubt viewers who came into my webinar video all thinking Watson was innocent...an hour and a half later nearly 82% of them were now satisfied he was guilty. That tells me that when flash goes head to head with substance, substance wins."
Compared with their beliefs after watching the TV show, a participant survey taken after the screening of Wishart's webinar "Doubt?" with a questionmark shows the TV viewers now overwhelmingly believe Watson is guilty, with 83.8% of Doubt viewers choosing "guilty" compared with only 27% before they watched the webinar. The massive "not sure" vote slumped from 37.8% to 16.2%, and - most incredibly of all - the 29.7% belief in Watson's innocence disappeared totally, to zero.
"82% of Doubt viewers proclaiming Watson's innocence switched their verdict to guilty as a result of watching the webinar, and none of those surveyed were now prepared to say he was innocent," Wishart said. "That's what happens when you give people real evidence to chew on."
The outspoken investigative journalist has written three of the six books published on the case, and created national headlines earlier this year when his book "Elementary" revealed he'd abandoned his own belief in Watson's innocence after obtaining the actual police witness statements about the movements of Watson and the so-called mystery man.
"Watson and the mystery man are one and the same, the "Doubt?" webinar has the photos and statements that prove it, and you could literally feel the audience's jaws drop when the evidence was presented on screen.
"That's why I was so disappointed in the TV docudrama. Scott Watson's actor looked nothing like Watson did on the night, and the mystery man they portrayed looked nothing like the actual eyewitness accounts, so Chris Gallavin's show was dishonest in my view."
Wishart is making the video recording of his webinar free to watch online.
"People who think Watson is innocent because of the TV programme should watch the other side of the story and then they'll be in a better position to judge," he said.
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Wild Irish Women: Dr. James Barry
Photograph of Dr. James Barry in approximately the late 1840s.
By Rosemary Rogers, Columnist
The famous British Army surgeon was actually an Irish woman.
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Dr. James Barry was born in County Cork as Margaret Anne Bulkley, the daughter of Jeremiah and Mary-Ann (neé Barry). Accounts vary on the year of her birth but whether it was 1789 or 1795, women were denied a formal education. Her father was a feckless grocer who lost his business, landed in debtors’ prison and last seen on a convict ship to Australia. Alone and penniless, Margaret and her mother emigrated to London where they lived with her uncle, James Barry, a successful painter, progressive thinker and major eccentric.
Uncle James had a coterie of rich, radical patrons including General Francisco de Miranda and David Stuart Erskine who became impressed and obsessed by Margaret’s intelligence. Devout feminists all, these de facto godfathers vowed to get her a medical degree especially since Miranda’s soldiers back in Venezuela needed a doctor. Together they devised a plan, a trope that dates back to Greek Literature – Margaret Anne would dress as a man. Taking the names of her uncle and godfathers, Margaret Anne Bulkley became James Miranda Stuart Barry. Now she was a he.
With taped breasts and a heavy overcoat lined with fluff, the newly christened James Barry enrolled in the University of Edinburgh. He impressed everyone with his brilliant mind but became something of a curiosity. There was the baby face (absent an Adam’s Apple), height (barely five feet), squeaky voice and bursts of violent temper. Rumors spread, not that he was female, but a pre-pubescent boy. He received his MD at the tender age of 22, noting in his final thesis, he was a “man of understanding,” something he remained for the next 56 years.
Sketch of Dr. James Barry.
Even when he was Margaret Anne Bulkley, James Barry would announce to anyone in earshot, “Were I not a girl, I would be a soldier!” By the time he graduated, General Miranda was dead and so was Barry’s Venezuela plans. After receiving his Royal College of Surgeons diploma, he entered the British military, passing what must have been a cursory army physical. It was 1812 and Dr. James Barry, army surgeon, was appointed Medical Inspector for Cape Town South Africa.
Something of a health nut, Dr. Barry was a teetotaler and vegetarian who kept a pet goat for its milk. Always at odds with his superiors, he raged at them about unsanitary hospital conditions and kept raging until he singlehandedly revolutionized healthcare in Cape Town. Revolutionary too was his open-mindedness – he treated everybody, not just wealthy whites but colonials, slaves, the poor, mentally ill and prisoners. Throughout his career, he had an odd affinity for lepers, treating them with almost saintly compassion.
His patients adored him but not so much his co-workers and administrators who found him foul-mouthed, short-tempered and, considering his looks, full of an absurd vanity. His short fuse had much to do with the effort he undertook to look and behave as a man. Barry had by his side for 50 years, a West Indian manservant, John Danson, who supervised the makeover. John – who, it should be noted, never saw Barry naked – would obscure curves, strategically place padding and add height, courtesy of 3-inch shoe lifts. The manservant set aside extra primping time since the doctor was, ironically, a ladies’ man, thanks to his light-footedness on the dance floor.
Barry, left, with John, his servant, and Barry’s dog Psyche, circa 1862, Jamaica.
His toilette over, Dr. Barry emerged in a scarlet jacket, a plumed hat covering the wig that covered his frizzy red hair and a saber draping his tiny physique. The saber was essential since Barry, quick to take offense, would challenge anyone to a duel or threaten to cut off the villain’s ears if he heard a slight against his low stature or high voice. He and John always traveled with Barry’s beloved poodle, Psyche, and a menagerie of small animals.
Dr. Barry proved unstoppable. He developed a plant-based treatment for syphilis and gonorrhea, promoted the novel concept of clean water and a healthy diet, introduced the smallpox vaccination to the colony, twenty years before it was introduced in England. At a time when doctors avoided lady parts and delivering babies, Dr. Barry was, not surprisingly, a most popular OB-GYN. He performed the first successful Caesarean section, meaning both mother and baby lived, in the British Empire.
And there was a scandal. Cape Town gossip had it that he was having an “unnatural” affair with the colony’s governor, Lord Charles Somerset, a man Barry once called “my almost only friend.” Vulgar posters announcing the governor was “buggering Dr. Barry” or referring to the doctor as his “little wife” were everywhere. Rumors intensified when Barry moved into Somerset’s estate especially as Somerset had politically and monetarily backed the doctor’s reforms. As homosexuality was a serious crime, the Crown set up an investigation; both men were exonerated but soon afterwards, the doctor, likely heartbroken, left Cape Town. It was the only time Dr. James Barry found romance and if the relationship was sexual it would have been…curious.
Portrait of James Barry, painted circa 1813–1816.
After Cape Town, Barry served as Medical Inspector in posts throughout the Empire from Jamaica to Malta to Canada. Wherever it was necessary, the cross-dressing, globe-trotting surgeon established a leper colony. Wherever he was posted, he fought for sanitation and universal healthcare while remaining insubordinate to his superiors. He went AWOL in Jamaica saying he needed a “proper haircut.” In St. Helena, he bypassed top officers to petition the Home Office for medical supplies and was summarily court-martialed for “Conduct unbecoming an Officer and a Gentleman.”
His career trajectory zigged and zagged. Stationed in Malta, Dr. Barry again found himself in good favor when the Duke of Wellington commended him for instituting public sanitation and preventing a typhus epidemic. He was promoted to the highest rank an army doctor could reach, Inspector-General of British Hospitals, the equivalent of Brigadier-General. Lord Raglan, commander of the British Forces during the Crimean War, asked the now-eminent doctor to pay a “social visit” to the battlefield.
Even though he was on leave, Dr. Barry went to Scutari, the site of an infamous hospital where more soldiers died of infection than battle wounds. It was also the site of his infamous fight with Florence Nightingale, pet of Queen Victoria. In his salty style he upbraided Nightingale about her hat or lack of, she called him a “brute” and so began a mutual and a lifelong hatred. Nightingale did improve sanitation conditions at Scutari but her achievements paled next to Barry’s, some 30 years earlier, in Cape Town. The Empire ignored his feat but continued to glorify its beloved “Lady with the Lamp”– this realization may have inspired Barry’s snit but the spat forever diminished his reputation. He was denied the knighthood his career merited, his army transgressions were revisited and Nightingale assured his omission from her Royal Commission on Army Doctors. Her legacy was as a National Treasure, his legacy was as a “footnote in Imperial Oddities.”
Florence Nightingale called Barry “a brute.”
In his play “Whistling Psyche,” Sebastian Barry imagines the two combatants sharing a room in the afterlife. The doctor despairs of a life lived in ambiguity, “I am that other sort of creature, neither white nor black, nor brown nor even green, but the strange original that is an Irish person.” Florence has her say too, describing Barry as “a dwarf… shriveled and shrunken in his rather gorgeous uniform.” Even Psyche the poodle isn’t spared, “a little black dog with hair seemingly growing out of its very eyeballs…”
In a pointed and final gesture, the army posted Barry in Canada, a cruel destination for one of advanced age who had spent years in the tropics; he became ill and was forced him into retirement. Barry returned to London where he died in 1865 of dysentery, a disease he spent his career fighting in the colonies. He left strict orders that he be buried in the clothes he was wearing, a dictate that was ignored. When the nurse undressed him, the secret was out: Dr. James Barry “had the body of a woman, a perfect female” including stretch marks from childbirth.
Speculation on the stretch marks still continues. Was the pregnancy the result of a rape Margaret Anne endured as a girl? Or was the baby the love child of Barry and Somerset? His deathbed sex secret scandalized the Victorian establishment, Nightingale gloated, Dickens had an opinion, the army put only a sandstone marker on his grave and closed off access to his papers for 100 years.
Photograph of Dr. James Barry taken approximately in the late 1840s.
Today, feminists see Dr. James Barry as an icon for women while the LGBTQ communities believe the doctor is a true trans hero. If you take the “he’s a she” argument, Barry would be the first woman doctor in Britain (50 years before the other “first women doctor,” Elizabeth Garrett), first woman to rise to the rank of general in the British Army and the first woman to perform a successful Caesarean section. Those who take the opposite side, “she’s a he,” reject gender binaries. They assert that for 56 years, Barry presented as a man, identified as a man and only used masculine pronouns when writing or talking about himself. After he transformed or transitioned at age 14, he never wanted his secret revealed – only Psyche saw him in the nude.
It’s a gender bender but really, what difference does it make? James Barry was fearless, a brilliant doctor and public health reformer sympathetic to patients on the margins of society. When Major McKibben, the doctor who signed the death certificate, was pressed to identify the sex of Dr. James Barry, he snapped, “None of your business!” ♦
Rosemary Rogers co-authored, with Sean Kelly, the best-selling humor / reference book Saints Preserve Us! Everything You Need to Know About Every Saint You’ll Ever Need (Random House, 1993), currently in its 18th international printing. The duo collaborated on four other books for Random House and calendars for Barnes & Noble. Rogers co-wrote two info / entertainment books for St. Martin’s Press. She is currently co- writing a book on empires for City Light Publishing.
2 Responses to “Wild Irish Women: Dr. James Barry”
Marty Holleran says:
As the author of the book “Well Lived” I really enjoyed this article about Dr Barry. She did what she thought was right in spite of all the obstacles put in her way . Thank you again for sharing. Best Marty Holleran
Siobhán says:
Hi! When I first saw this article, I was upset that you categorized Dr. Barry as a woman, but reading into the article further, I wanted to say that I appreciate that you respected his pronouns.
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Home Neck of the Woods Avondale A few days left to make nominations for IGNITE Volunteer Awards
A few days left to make nominations for IGNITE Volunteer Awards
by JESSE CHAMBERS
Photo courtesy Hands on Birmingham
IGNITE Awards 2018
Attendees at the IGNITE Volunteer Awards ceremony held at The Club in Birmingham in April 2018. The third annual IGNITE Awards will held be at The Club on April 10, 2019.
The nonprofit organization Hands On Birmingham is accepting nominations for a few more days for its third annual IGNITE Volunteer Awards.
The deadline is this Friday, Jan. 18.
Created by Hands On Birmingham in conjunction with United Way of Central Alabama, the awards recognize outstanding volunteers and service leaders in Jefferson, St. Clair, Walker, Shelby and Blount counties.
The mission of Hands On Birmingham is to help connect volunteers with nearly 200 schools and nonprofits in that five-county area.
Nominations are being accepted in the following categories: Hands on Birmingham Volunteer of the Year, Corporate/Company Volunteer of the Year, Community Volunteer of the Year, Government Volunteer of the Year, Nonprofit Volunteer of the Year, Student Volunteer of the Year, Small Business Volunteer of the Year and Faith-Based Volunteer of the Year.
The IGNITE awards are a way to honor the many unsung, dedicated citizens who do valuable work in the community and to attract more people to become volunteers, according to organizers.
"We created IGNITE to be a platform to not only recognize the folks who make a difference, but to educate the public on the importance of volunteerism and how it affects the well-being of everyday life," said Hands On Birmingham Director Benga Harrison in a news release.
IGNITE has recognized over 100 of these volunteers over the first two years of the awards, and more than 600 people have attended the award ceremonies, according to the news release.
Volunteering is a way for people to fill an important personal need, according to Harrison.
“I think people are thirsty for connection, a sense of community and a sense of purpose greater than just doing a job,” Harrison told Iron City Ink in 2018.
Nominations have been open since Oct. 1.
The IGNITE Volunteer Awards Ceremony is to be held at The Club in Birmingham on April 10.
For registration and nomination forms, visit uwca.org/ignite.
Benga Harrison Hands On Birmingham IGNITE Awards Ceremony
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El Sonido on KEXP's SXSW Showcase 3/13 in Austin, Texas
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1958–1960, Indonesia, Volume XVII
ACS, Army Chief of Staff
AEC, Atomic Energy Commission
AF, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State
AFCIN, Air Force Chief of Intelligence
ALFA, Air-Land Forces Agency
ALRI, Indonesian Navy
ALUSNA, American Legation, U.S. Naval Attaché
ANZAM, Australia, New Zealand, Malaya
ANZUS, Australia, New Zealand, United States
ARMA, US. Army Attaché
ASCI, Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Department of the Army
ASTARMA, Assistant U.S. Army Attaché
AURI, Angkatan Udara Republic Indonesia (Indonesian Air Force)
BNA, Office of British and North European Affairs, Department of State
CALTEX, California Texas Oil Company
ChiCom, Chinese Communist
ChiNat, Chinese Nationalist
CHMILTAG, Chief, Military Technical Advisory Group
CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
CINCPAC, Commander in Chief of the Pacific
CINCPACFLT, CINCPAC Fleet
CNO, Chief of Naval Operations
Codel, Congressional delegation
COMNAPHIL, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces in the Philippines
CP, Communist Party
CPR, Chinese People’s Republic
CX, telegraphic indicator for ARMAs
DCM, Deputy Chief of Mission
DDE, antisubmarine destroyer
DEPTAR, Department of the Army
DI, Darul Islam (House of Islam),Indonesian political movement
DLF, Development Loan Fund
DNI, Director, Naval Intelligence
DWI, Dutch West Indies
EUR, Bureau of European and Canadian Affairs, Department of State
EXIM, Export-Import Bank
FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation
FE, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State
FO, Foreign Office
fon, foreign
FY, fiscal year
G, Bureau of Management, Department of State
Garuda, Indonesian government-owned flagship airline
GRC, Government of the Republic of China
IAC, Intelligence Advisory Committee
IBU, Ikatan Buruh Umum (General Workers’ Union, Indonesia)
ICA, International Cooperation Administration
ICATO, series indicator for telegrams going to the ICA
IMG, Information Media Guarantee Agreement
INR, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
IPKI, Ikatan Pendulung Kemerdekaan Indonesia (Association of Defenders of Indonesian Independence)
JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
KLM, airline company of the Netherlands
KMT, Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party)
L, Office of the Legal Advisor, Department of State
LCVP, landing craft vehicle/personnel
LST, landing ship transport
MAAG, Military Advisory Assistance Group
MAP, Military Assistance Program
Masjumi, Madjelis Sjuro Muslimin Indonesia (Council of the Indonesian Moslem Association)
MC, memorandum of conversation
MiG, Soviet military fighter aircraft
MILREP, military representative
MILTAG, military technical advisory group
MSA, mutual security assistance
MSP, Mutual Security Program
MTB, motor torpedo boat
MTTS, marine terminal tankage system
NAC, North Atlantic Council; National Advisory Council on Monetary and Financial Problems
NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NIE, National Intelligence Estimate
NSC, National Security Council
NU, Nahdatul Ulama (Association of Orthodox Muslims), Indonesia
OASD, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
OCB, Operations Control Board
PKI, Indonesian Communist Party
PL, public law
PNI, Partai Nasionalis Indonesia (Indonesian Nationalist Party)
POLAD, political advisor
Polto, series indicator for telegrams from the U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO
PRRI, Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia
PSI, Partai Sosialis Indonesia (Indonesian Socialist Party)
RA, Office of Regional Affairs, Bureau of European and Canadian Affairs, Department of State
SEA, Office of Southeast Asian Affairs, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State
SEATO, Southeast Asian Treaty Organization
Sec, Secretary
SNIE, Special National Security Estimate
SOBSI, Sentral Organiasi Buruh Seluruh Indonesia (Central Organization of All Indonesian Labor)
SPA, Office of Southwest Pacific Affairs, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State
S/S, Executive Secretariat of the Department of State
STANVAC, Standard Vacuum Oil Company
TOICA, series indicator for telegrams going to the ICA
UK, United Kingdom
U/MSC, Office of the Deputy Coordinator of Mutual Security for the Under Secretary of State
UN, United Nations
UNP, Office of United Nations Political and Security Affairs, Bureau of International Organizations Affairs, Department of State
UP, United Press International
US, United States
USA, United States Army
USAF, United States Air Force
USIA, United States Information Agency
USIS, United States Information Service
USN, United States Navy
USRO, United States Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations
USS, United States ship
UST, United States treaty
WE, Office of West European Affairs, Department of State
W/MSC, Office of the Special Assistant for Mutual Security Coordination, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
WNG, West New Guinea
List of Sources
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Tag Archives: 戴安克魯格
Mr. Nobody by Jaco Van Dormael
Life is full of choices. Every choice you make leads you onto a different set of choices. You never can possibly know what the best version of your life can be. That’s scary, after all, how do you make your life a worthy one?
A family is broken. A father and mother bring their son Nemo to a train station. Nemo is presented with a choice: should he board the train with his mother or stay with his father? Nemo ponders on this. The film proceeds to play out all the possibilities, showing twelve different lives of Nemo’s life spawning from this one choice.
The film functions on dream logic. We move from the physical into the imaginary, the metaphysical and dream states. It sounds confusing, doesn’t it? Yet the most noteworthy accomplishment is that each transition is completely intelligible. Director Jaco Van Dormael constructs an inner logic for the audience. As the story progresses and branches out into new stories, we completely know where we are at and it all makes perfect sense. This all makes me realize one thing. This story could not have been told in another medium other than film. It incorporates every bit of film language possible: crosscutting, time transitions, spatial transitions, camera focal length etc.. Even a goddamn crane shot had a legitimate narrative reason for being there. And damn, that impresses me.
It’s not overly cerebral either. Nemo’s potential paths are centered around three women: Anna (played by Diane Kruger), Nemo’s potential one true love, Elise (played by Sarah Polley), a woman that Nemo loves but does not reciprocate and Jean (played by Linh Dan Pham), as a woman who loves him but Nemo does not care for (this one really broke my heart). Much of the film is an examination of love and happiness. There’s a scene where the teenage Nemo rejects Anna’s invitation to swim with her on the beach. Anna leaves and we see them later as adults bumping into each other in a train station awkwardly years later. Nemo then ponders why he rejected her that day. And the film proceeds to play the alternate scenario, where he tells Anna the truth: Nemo does not know how to swim and did not know what to tell her.
I am a Jared Leto fan (I like his band 30 Seconds to Mars as well). Sometimes it’s possible to like an actor for his choices and he is certainly that case. It’s admirable that he takes smaller roles in art film projects that he respects rather than milk his looks to be famous (which he can totally do). He was great in Requiem For A Dream and Chapter 27 and also the most heartfelt part in Alexander and Lord of War. This is a challenging role and he takes it head on. He plays a convincing 117 year old man and it is fun to watch him play Nemo in the various versions.
Other noteworthy performances are Sarah Polley, who in one version is suffering chronic depression from an unhappy marriage, which she played very dimensionally. Watching her made me think how easily one-note the role could have been. Also Toby Regbo and Juno Temple as the teenage versions of Nemo and Anna falling in love was very endearing and they really sell the innocent sweetness of first love.
One bit I take issue with was the use of “Where is my Mind?” by The Pixies, which is eternally attributed to Fight Club, a film in which Jared Leto is in. There could been other songs to put in that scene. However that’s a minor complaint at best.
This film was released in 2010 and I saw it at the Hong Kong International Film Festival. Though in my opinion, this film is not talked about enough and definitely needs to be seen by more people. Mr. Nobody took me away. It broke my heart, touched me and made me ponder about life’s ironies. By the end I left the theater reflecting on my life and how I should live it.
I recommend everybody see it.
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Kadri Keeping Hold Status
January 22, 2020 | 2019-20 Fantasy Hockey, Fantasy Hockey Daily Notes | 1 Comment
I was expecting a big bounce back from Nazem Kadri this season in Colorado after being stuck on the third line in Toronto last season. It hasn't been spectacular, but Kadri has been a hold all season. He was going through a rough patch with only one point in seven games before Monday, but he broke out in a big way. Kadri scored two goals on four shots and added an assist in the Colorado victory over Detroit. Sure, it's Detroit, but three points is three points. Kadri has already surpassed last season's goal total in 27 less games and the penalty minutes are through the roof. His spot on the top power play unit appears locked in, therefore making him a hold for the foreseeable future. The big offseason trade has been a huge win for the Avalanche, no doubt about it. Let's take a look at what else happened over the last two nights:
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January 5, 2020 | 2019-20 Fantasy Hockey, Fantasy Hockey Daily Notes | 6 Comments
It was only a matter of time until Mikko Rantanen had a big game. The Finn had his second career hat trick on Saturday, scoring on all three of his shots against the Devils. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Bob Bouncing Back
December 9, 2019 | 2019-20 Fantasy Hockey, Fantasy Hockey Daily Notes | 14 Comments
Joel Quenneville saw that Sergei Bobrovsky was rounding into form on Saturday after a strong performance against his old team. He rewarded him by starting him on Sunday despite being the second game in as many days. Bob delivered once again. After making 33 saves in the 4-1 win over Columbus, Bobrovsky stopped 30 of 31 shots in the 5-1 win over the Sharks. Yes, the season has been worst case scenario to this point for Bob. However, there's still plenty of time to turn it around and I think we see it. Sure, maybe he won't be the top 5 goalie he's been in the past, I can almost guarantee that. However, he could end up being a #1 again and for that reason alone, he's a great trade target. Over the rest of this month, he plays Tampa twice and Boston, with some decent offenses and poor ones mixed in. However, look at this January schedule: OTT, BUF, PIT, ARZ, VAN, DET, MIN, CHI. Not exactly a murderer's row. In fact, they don't even play Tampa again after this month. If I owned Bob, which I do, I'm being patient because I think it's going to turn around. Let's take a look at what else happened over the weekend:
Neal The Real Deal Again?
October 9, 2019 | 2019-20 Fantasy Hockey, Fantasy Hockey Daily Notes | 39 Comments
On Monday, I wrote the following about James Neal: "As long as he’s on the first power play unit, Neal has a real chance to bounce back. I wouldn’t hold him yet, but he’s a solid streaming option." And that's me quoting me copying what Grey does! Well, I hope that you streamed him on Tuesday. Neal stayed on the first power play unit, and the time to hold him is now. Neal scored four goals on eight shots on Tuesday, playing almost 21 minutes, in the 5-2 win over the Islanders. Two of those goals came on the power play where it's clear Edmonton is using him as one of their primary shooters. Am I saying Neal is going to score 40 goals again? Definitely not. However, the upside is too high to leave him on the waiver wire. He's always had a quality shot rate and there's a chance of good penalty minutes on top of the goals. Let's take a look at what else happened over the last two nights:
31 in 31 – Panthers, or Bob’s Cats?
September 23, 2019 | 2019-20 Fantasy Hockey, Team Previews |
Hey guys! Over the next month, I will be taking a look at each team’s players to watch out for going into the 2019-20 fantasy hockey season. This analysis features everything from surefire studs, to sleepers, to streamers, deeper league holds, even to rookie-eligible prospects that may make an appearance at some point this season. Please let me know if you guys enjoy this type of material! Reminder that the stat totals are from last season. Last year my previews went alphabetically, but this year we’re going to go division-by-division, starting with the top team. On our 20th stop on the 31 in 31 tour, we’re making our second stop in Florida – it’s Panther time baby! The Panthers entered last season with one of the best top-six forward groups on paper, but bad injury luck and terrible defending left them on the outside looking in. With a new coach, new goalie and some new-found depth, how to the Cats look this season? Let’s take a look!
September 4, 2019 | 2019-20 Fantasy Hockey, 2019-20 Fantasy Hockey Rankings | 4 Comments
We're pushing through the halfway point today in terms of forwards as I get through the top 60. To see my posts for the top 40 forwards, you can check that out here. Let's get to it! 41) Jake Guentzel - Guentzel had his big regular season breakout with 40 goals and 36 assists last season. At first, I was a little hesitant to rank Guentzel this high, but now I feel really good about. One, he was stapled onto Crosby's wing all season. I don't expect that to change. Two, the shot rate took a huge jump forward in year three. I wouldn't be surprised if he gets to 3+ per game this year. Three, and the biggest thing, is that there's a spot for him on the first power play unit with Kessel's departure. Guentzel had only 6 PPG and 5 PPA last season. He could easily get to 20 PPP if he earns that spot in the preseason (his competition is Galchenyuk I guess?). Sure, we can't expect 17.6% shooting again, but I don't expect much regression getting to play with Crosby. I think Guentzel is a solid bet to get back to 40 goals again and boosts his assists to get up to a point per game. He should be a solid value at this point, especially if he falls between last season's 26 PIM and his 42 in 2017-18.
Tavares For Four
From an individual standpoint, this season couldn't be going any better for John Tavares. That continued on Monday night as Tavares scored 4 goals in the 7-5 win over Florida. That brings Tavares to 45 goals and 86 points, both career highs. Obviously we know to roll Tavares every time out, but where does he rank going into next season? He's bumped his shot rate back up to an elite level and his plus-minus is by far a career best. Is that sustainable? It might be given how good Toronto is. This, of course, assumes that Marner returns next season. I don't think he'll make my top 10, but it will be very close. At the least, Tavares will be in consideration for the wheel in a 12 team draft come September. Let's take a look at what else happened over the last two nights:
Bishop Plays Like A King
March 6, 2019 | 2018-19 Fantasy Hockey, Fantasy Hockey Daily Notes | 4 Comments
Three years ago, Ben Bishop was the #1 player in fantasy hockey. The following year, he struggled in Tampa, then they moved him to Dallas. Last season, Bishop was solid, but he's been at his best this season. Bishop posted a shutout on Tuesday, stopping all 28 shots he faced in the 1-0 win over the Rangers. Injuries have hurt his volume, but Bishop is approaching a 2.20/.930 stat line. That is pushing towards being the #1 goalie in the league again. He won't end up there because of the lack of starts, but with the Stars battling for the playoffs, Bishop has the ability to win people fantasy titles this season. The Stars play 14 games in the fantasy playoffs (more details on their schedule here) which is the most of anyone in the league. Look for Bishop to be a massive difference maker down the stretch. Let's take a look at what else happened over the last two nights:
Four Goals From… Brad Richardson!!??
February 28, 2019 | 2018-19 Fantasy Hockey, Fantasy Hockey Daily Notes | 4 Comments
Well if I had to guess who would have the second four goal game of the season, I'm not sure Brad Richardson would have been in the first 500 guesses. Richardson single-handedly carried the Coyotes to victory on Thursday with those four goals on six shots, adding two PIM with a +4 rating. Richardson has 16 goals in 48 games now, a career high in his 14th season. For those of you in deep leagues, I would grab Richardson for the faceoff boost too. In standard leagues, I'm probably passing still despite playing at a 27 goal pace. Everything about it screams unsustainable, but we have to give props to him burying four in one game. Let's take a look at what else happened over the last two nights:
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News News Topic: Physics
Probing dark matter using antimatter
The BASE collaboration reports the first laboratory search for an interaction between antimatter and a candidate particle for dark matter
BASE spokesperson Stefan Ulmer working on the experiment (Image: CERN)
Dark matter and the imbalance between matter and antimatter are two of the biggest mysteries of the universe. Astronomical observations tell us that dark matter makes up most of the matter in the cosmos but we do not know what it is made of. On the other hand, theories of the early universe predict that both antimatter and matter should have been produced in equal amounts, yet for some reason matter prevailed. Could there be a relation between this matter–antimatter asymmetry and dark matter?
In a paper published today in the journal Nature, the BASE collaboration reports the first laboratory search for an interaction between antimatter and a dark-matter candidate, the hypothetical axion. A possible interaction would not only establish the origin of dark matter, but would also revolutionise long-established certainties about the symmetry properties of nature. Working at CERN’s antimatter factory, the BASE team obtained the first laboratory-based limits on the existence of dark-matter axions, assuming that they prefer to interact with antimatter rather than with matter.
Axions were originally introduced to explain the symmetry properties of the strong force, which binds quarks into protons and neutrons, and protons and neutrons into nuclei. Their existence is also predicted by many theories beyond the Standard Model, notably superstring theories. They would be light and interact very weakly with other particles. Being stable, axions produced during the Big Bang would still be present throughout the universe, possibly accounting for observed dark matter. The so-called wave–particle duality of quantum mechanics would cause the dark-matter axion’s field to oscillate, at a frequency proportional to the axion’s mass. This oscillation would vary the intensity of this field’s interactions with matter and antimatter in the laboratory, inducing periodic variations in their properties.
Laboratory experiments made with ordinary matter have so far shown no evidence of these oscillations, setting stringent limits on the existence of cosmic axions. The established laws of physics predict that axions interact in the same way with protons and antiprotons (the antiparticles of protons), but it is the role of experiments to challenge such wisdom, in this particular case by directly probing the existence of dark-matter axions using antiprotons.
In their study, the BASE researchers searched for the oscillations in the rotational motion of the antiproton’s magnetic moment or “spin” – think of the wobbling motion of a spinning top just before it stops spinning; it spins around its rotational axis and “precesses” around a vertical axis. An unexpectedly large axion–antiproton interaction strength would lead to variations in the frequency of this precession.
To look for the oscillations, the researchers first took antiprotons from CERN’s antimatter factory, the only place in the world where antiprotons are created on a daily basis. They then confined them in a device called a Penning trap to avoid their coming into contact with ordinary matter and annihilating. Next, they fed a single antiproton into a high-precision multi-Penning trap to measure and flip its spin state. By performing these measurements almost a thousand times over the course of about three months, they were able to determine a time-averaged frequency of the antiproton’s precession of around 80 megahertz with an uncertainty of 120 millihertz. By looking for regular time variations of the individual measurements over their three-month-long experimental campaign, they were able to probe any possible axion–antiproton interaction for many values of the axion mass.
The BASE researchers were not able to detect any such variations in their measurements that would reveal a possible axion–antiproton interaction. However, the lack of this signal allowed them to put lower limits on the axion–antiproton interaction strength for a range of possible axion masses. These laboratory-based limits range from 0.1 GeV to 0.6 GeV depending on the assumed axion mass. For comparison, the most precise matter-based experiments achieve much more stringent limits, between about 10 000 and 1 000 000 GeV. This shows that today’s experimental sensitivity would require a major violation of established symmetry properties in order to reveal a possible signal.
If axions were not a dominant component of dark matter, they could nevertheless be directly produced during the collapse and explosion of stars as supernovae, and limits on their interaction strength with protons or antiprotons could be extracted by examining the evolution of such stellar explosions. The observation of the explosion of the famous supernova SN1987A, however, set constraints on the axion–antiproton interaction strength that are about 100 000 times weaker than those obtained by BASE.
The new measurements by the BASE collaboration, which teamed up with researchers from the Helmholtz Institute Mainz for this study, provide a novel way to probe dark matter and its possible interaction with antimatter. While relying on specific assumptions about the nature of dark matter and on the pattern of the matter–antimatter asymmetry, the experiment’s results are a unique probe of unexpected new phenomena, which could unveil extraordinary modifications to our established understanding of how the universe works.
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Odom again puts self-interest ahead of Louisiana's
We’ve known for a long time that Agriculture Secretary Bob Odom, when making policy, does so on the basis of what’s best for Odom’s political fortunes, not what’s best for Louisiana. This week carried more disheartening confirmation of that.
A couple of days ago, Odom got approval from the Louisiana Agricultural Finance Authority to guarantee even more state money to a group that is supposed to lease the Lacassine sugar mill, built mostly by state employees whose job descriptions don’t include anything about construction work with $45 million of taxpayers’ money backed by money that is supposed to go to treat boll weevil infestations. This is on top of another $7 million loan guaranteed by another state agency.
Odom sometimes claims he’s actually got a sale pending on it all for $60 million, which could be to the cooperative that intends to lease, or maybe to a billionaire of Willie Nelson which then the lease agreement would have to go with. He can’t say for sure, but he does know that “This thing here is fixing to pop open so much.” Even better, there’s supposed to be an ethanol plant built next to it encouraged by the new state law that will force consumers to subsidize producers if the price is competitive (whether that condition actually holds true is another matter) – even though the original investor backed out inviting a state lawsuit.
Why doesn't Blanco push tax cuts like other governors?
Upon reading about the tremendous tax cuts other Democrat governors have delivered to the citizens of their states, you have to ask, why not in Louisiana?
If Oklahoma’s Gov. Brad Henry could give cuts in the area of $777 million in the past two years, why can’t fellow Democrat Louisiana’s Gov. Kathleen Blanco do the same? (And what about cutting by other Democrat governors including New Mexico’s Bill Richardson – a former Clinton appointee!) After all, in the special sessions after the 2005 hurricane disasters the state cut about that much from its budget – and then Blanco stumped to restore almost all of those cuts in the 2006 regular session. Why could not the cuts have been translated into tax cuts?
The states have the same basic potential. Both have a heritage as oil-producing states nad those prices are going through the ceiling now. In fact, Louisiana has more slack because (for the latest year available, 2003) it ranked 23rd in per capita revenues coming into state government, while Oklahoma was only 42nd, yet they are almost even in terms of expenditures per capita (for the latest year available, 2003) with Oklahoma being a little higher. (Teachers there even got a raise this year – and still they make less than the typical Louisiana teacher.)
This creates a situation very hard to understand. Louisiana takes in, per capita, $435 more than it spends, while Oklahoma actually spends $115 per capita more than it takes in (in 2003). Yet Oklahoma is the one cutting taxes and Louisiana isn’t?
The question is worth restating: if a state like Oklahoma, whose government draws in fewer per capita resources than Louisiana’s and is a state not much “wealthier” than Louisiana (Oklahoma’s median annual household income being less than a $1,000 higher than Louisiana’s for the latest available year, 2003) can give tax cuts equal to five percent of its revenues, why has Blanco spent her time trying to raise taxes instead of generally cutting taxes?
Yesterday, Henry got renominated to run for reelection later this year. Next year, Blanco seeks reelection. Maybe it’s time Blanco got with the program.
Louisiana insurance tussle has national implications
Apparently, the attempt by Allstate Insurance to drop wind and hail coverage on roughly 30,000 homes in the Louisiana coastal parishes has ramifications that far exceed the state’s boundaries.
RS 22:635.3, Allstate claims, allows it to withdraw certain kinds of coverage even if the stipulation of two catastrophic storms in three years has yet to be met (in the same place; Katrina and Rita were not). Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says the law (only Louisiana has such an interventionist law) cannot be interpreted the way Allstate argues, which is that there is a difference between cancelling and nonrenewal and with changing a policy endorsement.
The semantics seem destined to head to court if Allstate carries out its plan at the beginning of next year. And, a reading of the statute indicates that Allstate may be able to claim there has been a “material change in the risk being insured,” especially given that hurricane forecasters universally recognize that a more-active phase of hurricane activity in the cycle has been reached and that improved prediction methods may indicate that past risk was understated.
But by backing off its claim that the second-largest insurer would leave the state unless it could follow through on this, Allstate indicates that its basic homeowner insurance line is too profitable to pass up. Then why push the issue and get Donelon all ginned up about it during an election year, if it’s just throwing the dice hoping to get a better outcome?
This is because Allstate’s move appears to be part of a larger campaign to spread risk out to the Louisiana or American taxpayer. Speakers on its behalf hint that the real solution to it would be to create a state or, better for them, a national risk pool for high-risk homeowner insurance. In short, rather than have the companies and their policyholders responsible for their decisions, make those who have no connection at all to the company, who perhaps decided so exactly on the basis of risk avoidance, bear some of the risk.
To allow this would be a travesty. There’s no good reason why somebody in Alaska, or Hawai’i, or North Dakota, or north Louisiana ought to subsidize somebody who wants to own and insure a house in certain high-risk places in Louisiana – or that a Louisianan would subsidize risky residences in those other states. If you want to take the risk, it’s your responsibility to pay for it, not that of others entirely unrelated to the process.
One hopes Donelon, Gov. Kathleen Blanco who also has rapped the company, and a number of other Louisiana policy-makers don’t get sucked into this pipe dream of spreading the risk to unrelated parties. Not only does it abrogate the idea of self-responsibility, but it’s just not going to happen: you can bet that in the majority of congressional districts, and maybe even in the majority of states, there will be net losers in the subsidization game and this will go nowhere in Congress. So they need to do what’s possible and not waste their time and efforts.
(Of course, subsidization already is being practiced in Louisiana. Ratepayers currently, and perhaps in the future taxpayers, are being forced to make up losses by the state’s entity, Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance, which insures where nobody else will, even if they live in low-risk areas and bought policies through companies with low exposure to the ravaged regions of the state.)
The best solution would be for the state to steer insurance with as light of a hand as possible, giving the free market maximal latitude to determine rates without provider collusion. One very good first step would be getting rid of RS 22:653.3 at the first opportunity and thus maybe save the state some dollars in defending it in court.
Donelon campaigning aggravates insurance problem
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has got himself put between a rock and a hard place courtesy of a silly state law, but that’s not stopping him from using the situation to try to boost his campaign fortunes.
Last week, the unelected official who ascended to his place when his predecessor resigned, received unpleasant news from Allstate Insurance, representing one-fifth of home insurance policies in the state. It wanted to drop hail and wind coverage from a little over seven percent of its homeowner policies, presumably in the high risk area on the coast. The trouble was, a law unique to Louisiana prevents any company from doing this unless there have been two catastrophic events within a three-year period. If it could not follow through, the firm said it would exit the market.
Simply, even if the company is reporting decent profits, it fears that another hurricane striking the coast, which would then qualify it stop writing such policies, this or next year could wipe out those profits and eat into reserves. Thus, it would rather leave the market. If that happened, this potentially could foist huge costs on Louisiana taxpayers because, since no new underwriting by major firms is occurring for those kinds of policies, those homeowners might be forced into having policies written by Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance. These are more expensive, by law, and if a disaster does occur and it must pay out, other ratepayers or even taxpayers would be on the hook to subsidize payouts.
This scenario doesn’t necessarily have to happen. If smaller insurers are willing to step up, they might get some chunk of this business. However, they probably would come in at a substantially higher rate. And, since the conflict is likely to drag out past hurricane season, it may become moot since Allstate talks of doing this for next year’s policies. That outcome would entice major insurers possibly to write new policies. Perhaps most frustrating to Donelon, there’s nothing he can do about this because only the Legislature could amend this law; he has no power to make exceptions to it.
Yet, he has rattled sabers about the situation, declaring the state intention to leave is “blackmail” and trying to introduce class warfare into it by noting the profits of the company. It’s grandstanding that is unneeded and likely prompted by the election he will contest Sep. 30. Not having been elected to the office and thus possessing little legitimacy, by talking tough Donelon may think he’ll come out looking like a champion for insurance customers, many who will vote.
Perhaps, but it also shows that he’d just as soon ratchet up the crisis through a war of words than to quietly work behind the scenes. Blasting the company only aggravates a conflict which could lead to a major loss of choice for Louisiana consumers. (Separately, it shows how counterproductive this law is and reminds everybody that public policy choices must be made; is it the responsibility of homeowners’ own resources or taxpayers’ subsidies to permit those homeowners to choose to live in certain parts of the state?)
Donelon chose poorly in putting his campaign ahead of his job.
If Malone stays out, GOP has better shot in Shreveport
The all-but announced entry of Liz Swaine into the Shreveport mayoral derby probably sets the major-candidate field for the 2006 contest. While state Sen. Max Malone has said he will let everybody know by qualifying (Aug. 9-11) whether he will be a candidate, it seems unlikely, for two reasons.
First, for a Sep. 30 primary launching officially a race for mayor leaves it a bit late; Malone really needs to start media buys prior to then and there’s no evidence of that. Also, with Swaine’s entry the field has become more fragmented, and the reality of electoral politics for this contest is that a late entry of a quality candidate such as Malone not only would not leave him with much of a chance against other quality candidates, but it would decrease the chances of white candidates as well.
Until the primary, the Shreveport electorate needs to be conceived as participating in two distinct contests. There will be little crossover voting in the primary, especially with so many candidates appealing to identifiable segments of the electorate. Thus, state Rep. Cedric Glover and television executive Ed Bradley will almost exclusively divvy up the black vote (newcomer Madjun Ali will receive little of this vote), while Democrat Swaine and Republicans former city official Jerry Jones, current city official Arlena Acree, and retiree Vernon Adams will divide the white vote, roughly in that order.
The two black candidates must share about half of the electorate, while four white candidates must share the roughly other half. As the number of white candidates increases, the odds lengthen that any one of them would exceed the primary vote of both black candidates separately. So, a Malone entrance would make matters worse for all white candidates, most of all for Jones who has picked up support from most Republican Party regulars and most conservative activists.
Swaine’s entrance hurts Acree and Glover the most. White Democrat loyalists without a standard-bearer would have been most likely to gravitate in those directions, but now have Swaine to support. The domino effect it produces also assists Bradley and Jones, by pulling away relatively more support from Glover and Acree.
However, Swaine probably does not have enough upside to make it into the general election runoff. While she likely will head up the list of choices of the dying breed of moderate white Democrats, liberals probably would move to Glover and conservatives to Jones (and almost all blacks going for Glover or Bradley), leaving her too few votes. Her best strategy will be of mobilization; no candidate will do better among occasional voters whose decisions on candidates rest mainly on name recognition and positive affect towards a candidate, not from any study of issues.
Bradley’s chameleon campaign might have been adversely impacted by Swaine’s entrance, but apparently a decision was made there long ago to build as his coalition’s chief base blacks attracted by the playing of the race card, evidenced by his initial refusal, then reluctant disavowal of racist propaganda belittling black politicians who chose to build coalitions with whites. Whether this “blame whitey” chunk of the electorate is enough of a core on which to make a runoff, however, is questionable.
Nevertheless, Swaine’s entry has made Bradley’s prospects noticeably brighter, although Glover still has the edge as the “black” frontrunner. Jones has solidified his status as the “white” frontrunner by her entry by virtue of activist support and resources on hand that will get his message out. Malone’s throwing his hat into the ring, however, not only would divide the Jones vote, but probably would create a situation with two blacks in the runoff in a city where blacks make up less than half the electorate.
The proportion of the electorate comprised by the different races that vote will be the key to the eventual winner. At this point, a Glover-Jones runoff seems the most likely. In any black Democrat/white Republican scenario, crucial would be registration in the city at the end of August and relative turnout. Statistics suggest that white registrations will lag non-whites by about 2,000 by then, but keeping in mind that white turnout exceeded non-white turnout in the 2002 primary by 2.5 percent, this indicates such a runoff would be very close indeed. In this scenario, the quality of campaign organizations becomes most critical and every vote will count.
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Home ▶ Vol 3, No 1 (2019) ▶ Rufai
Evaluation of heavy metals in some selected medicinal plants growing within the University of Ibadan Campus
Samsideen O. Rufai, Musbau B. Olaniyi, Ibraheem O. Lawal
Journal of Medicinal Plants for Economic Development | Vol 3, No 1 | a63 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/jomped.v3i1.63 | © 2019 Samsideen O. Rufai, Musbau B. Olaniyi, Ibraheem O. Lawal | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 26 August 2018 | Published: 28 February 2019
Samsideen O. Rufai, Biomedicinal Research Centre, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan, Nigeria
Musbau B. Olaniyi, Biomedicinal Research Centre, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan, Nigeria
Ibraheem O. Lawal, Biomedicinal Research Centre, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan, Nigeria
Background: Medicinal plants are a potent source of therapeutic molecules that heal various diseases in the world.
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate heavy metal concentrations in the leaves of some selected medicinal plants in selected locations.
Setting: The leaves of Azadirachta indica, Magnifera indica and Newbouldia laevis were collected from the botanical garden, roadside and residential area in the University of Ibadan and were authenticated at the Forest Herbarium Ibadan. The samples were thoroughly washed with deionised water and air-dried at room temperature for about three weeks, then ground into powder with a mechanical grinder. The samples were subsequently stored in air-tight bottles for further work.
Methods: The milled samples were subjected to wet digestion, and then lead (Pb), chromium (Cr), cadmium (Cd) and nickel (Ni) were analysed using standard methods.
Results: The results obtained show that the highest concentrations of Pb, Cr and Cd in the medicinal plants studied were found in N. laevis (23.93 ppm; road side), N. laevis (4.79 ppm; road side) and M. indica (0.36 ppm; road side), respectively, while the lowest concentrations of Pb, Cr and Cd were found in A. indica (7.10 ppm; botanical garden), N. laevis (0.73 ppm; residential) and N. laevis (0.05 ppm; residential), respectively. Ni was totally undetected in all three medicinal plants studied in all the locations.
Conclusion: The concentrations of heavy metals at the roadside and residential area were higher than permissible limits set for medicinal plants, but the botanical garden was the lowest and safest in terms of heavy metals accumulation in the medicinal plants studied in the three locations.
Medicinal plants; heavy metals; consumption; accumulation; contamination; permissible limit
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Choking Warning; Hot Dogs or Sausage for Children Under 4
David Mittleman Jun 22, 2017
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As we approach the 4th of July and being firing up our grills to make America’s favorite summer food – the hot dog – please remember that hot dogs (like grapes, raw carrots, and gel candies) can get stuck “like a cork” in your throat and cause complete airway obstruction. For children under 4 years old, it is very important to cut their hot dogs or sausage lengthwise twice – then chop into small pieces. Even apples should be cut into pea-sized pieces for small children to reduce the chances of choking. When uncut hot dogs are served to older children, stress the importance of sitting down and chewing properly (without talking), before each swallow. We all are at risk, although the majority of fatal choking occurs in the very young and the very old.
Immediate treatment is needed for complete obstruction, the Heimlich maneuver can be a life-saver. The most important thing to know about the Heimlich maneuver is when to perform it. Most choking cases do not cause complete airway obstruction and do not require the Heimlich maneuver. Most importantly with a complete airway obstruction, you must immediately call 911. The Heimlich maneuver is only to be initiated if there is a complete airway obstruction and the victim is unable to cough, talk, or breathe and is turning purple or blue.
Chevalier Quixote Jackson, M.D., lived in Pennsylvania from 1865 to 1958. Through his mechanical ingenuity, team work, in patient care, and treating skills, he reduced the mortality rate of children presenting to the hospital with complete airway obstruction from 98% to 2%. In 2011, a US National Safety Council report state that choking caused 4,500 deaths (all ages) in the United States in 2009. The majority of deaths from choking and suffocation occur in the first year of life.
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recently named in the 2009 edition of Best Lawyer's In America, David Mittleman has been representing seriously injured people since 1985. A partner with Church Wyble PC—a division of Grewal Law PLLC—Mr. Mittleman and his partners focus on medical malpractice, wrongful death, car accidents, slip and falls, nursing home injury, pharmacy/pharmacist negligence and disability claims.
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Narrated by Jeremy Davidson / 5 hours 57 minutes
Jason Bourne needs to regain his life as David Webb so he accepts an invitation from his beloved mentor, Dominic Specter, to join the linguistics department at Georgetown. It's a relief to leave the Bourne identity behind, but Jason soon finds himself in a life-or-death confrontation where every move might be his last.
Specter tells him that a former student and son of his old friend was killed by Muslim extremists known as the Eastern Brotherhood. Their leader is a man named Semian Icoupov, and he must be stopped because his next terrorist target is believed to be right here in America.
While Jason is busy pursuing Icoupov in Russia, he's become a target himself. Inside CI, a battle is brewing for control over the agency. In order to show the incompetence of its current director, two Pentagon operatives plan to accomplish what CI never could--hunt Bourne down and destroy him.
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Narrated by: Jeremy Davidson
Length: 17 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
Two months after Jason Bourne's second wife has dies, he learns that Martin Lindros, his only friend in the CIA, went missing in Africa where he was tracking shipments of yellowcake uranium. After Bourne finds him, Martin returns to the U.S., but only after he persuades Bourne to go to Odessa to penetrate the clandestine world of terrorist money... Read More »
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ROBERT LUDLUM was the author of twenty-one novels, each one a New York Times bestseller. There are more than 210 million of his books in print, and they have been translated into thirty-two languages. He is the author of The Scarlatti Inheritance, The Chancellor Manuscript, and the Jason Bourne series--The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy,... Read More »
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The Challenges of Writing A Sequel, A Guest Post by Anne Coates, Author of Death’s Silent Judgement
May 11, 2017 lindasbookbag
I’m delighted to welcome Anne Coates back to Linda’s Book Bag to celebrate her latest novel Death’s Silent Judgement. I’ve met Anne on a number of occasions and she’s utterly lovely. Previously, Anne kindly wrote a super post for me on the influence of reading on writing that you can find here.
Death’s Silent Judgement is book two in the Hannah Weybridge thriller series and is the sequel to Dancers in the Wind. Published by Urbane Publications, today, 11th May 2017, Death’s Silent Judgement is available for purchase in e-book and paperback here or via the publisher here.
Death’s Silent Judgement
Death’s Silent Judgement is the thrilling sequel to Dancers in the Wind, and continues the gripping series starring London-based investigative journalist Hannah Weybridge.
Following the deadly events of Dancers in the Wind, freelance journalist and single mother Hannah Weybridge is thrown into the heart of a horrific murder investigation when a friend, Liz Rayman, is found with her throat slashed at her dental practice.
With few clues to the apparently motiveless crime Hannah throws herself into discovering the reason for her friend’s brutal murder, and is determined to unmask the killer. But before long Hannah’s investigations place her in mortal danger, her hunt for the truth placing her in the path of a remorseless killer…
The series is very much in the best traditions of British women crime writers such as Lynda La Plante and Martina Cole.
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About Writing A Sequel
A Guest Post by Anne Coates
Only three? I thought when Linda gave me this brief. Sometimes just getting words on to the page was challenging enough! However I did find that, after a very skeletal first draft, the narrative created its own momentum and the characters led me by the nose or kicked me in the rear.
When I started writing Death’s Silent Judgement, I had no idea where it was going. For me – and Hannah – it was a journey into the unknown. I’m definitely not someone who plans each chapter and knows how the novel ends. So in one way I felt free to explore characters and themes with few restrictions – except that some of the characters, apart from Hannah, had appeared in the first book and so they had their own history to be accommodated.
One of the challenges I had was making sure the timeline worked as Hannah’s life continued. In Dancers in the Wind, Liz Rayman is mentioned as working for a charity abroad and being away for the birth of Hannah’s daughter. In the first book I had used the name of a well-known medical charity but at proof stage I was able to change this to a fictitious name as, by then, I knew there were serious problems at the outpost where Liz had been working. In fact the finished manuscript of Death’s Silent Judgement was sent to Urbane Publications two weeks before Dancers in the Wind was published in October last year so there was little room for manoeuvre.
Initially, Death’s Silent Judgement, began further into the future but then I decided that wasn’t working as too much would have to be explained about what had happened in the interim. I moved the setting back in time but then I also had to change what characters were wearing as we were in a different season. This also affected which characters could be where – I’d had Linda going to be with Hannah after she discovered Liz’s murder but moving the timeline back meant she had just had a baby and wouldn’t be available!
I also had to ensure that any references to what had happened in book one would be understood by readers who may be starting at book two. I was blessed with two readers who checked this for me. One who’d been a reader for Dancers in the Wind and one who was coming new to the series. Fortunately they both thought that Death’s Silent Judgement worked well as a sequel and as a stand-alone.
Parts of the back-story could be explained quite naturally in dialogue and certain things that jogged someone’s memory in the narrative. Some of this was achieved with flashbacks to conversations between Hannah and Liz, as I very much wanted Liz to be a presence in the book, not just a body at the beginning.
My hope is that with Death’s Silent Judgement, I will surprise readers with how characters from book one are more involved in book two. My daughter (who hasn’t read book two yet) was surprised at the death of one of the characters in Dancers in the Wind who, she’d assumed, would be part of the team solving the crime in the next book. Glad that wasn’t predictable!
Challenges apart, writing Death’s Silent Judgement has been a great adventure for me, one I hope will satisfy readers as well.
Currently I am writing the third book with a different set of characters plus some of my favourites from the previous two. Time has moved on a couple of months and the murders are getting nearer to home… Still struggling with the first draft but this time I have some great reviews of Dancers in the Wind to keep me focused and to spur me on during darker moments.
(All the best with juggling that Anne!)
About Anne Coates
Anne Coates is a freelance editor and author. While editing and abridging other peoples’ novels and non-fiction, she has contributed short stories to magazines like Bella and Candis and wrote two novels that never saw publication. One afternoon she re-read the second one, saw its potential and rewrote it, restructuring the narrative and adding and subtracting scenes. This work became Dancers in the Wind to be published by Urbane Publications on 13 October, 2016.
Some of her short stories appear in two collections: A Tale of Two Sisters and Cheque-Mate and Other Tales of the Unexpected both published as e-books by Endeavour Press. Anne has also written seven non-fiction books ranging from a history of Women in Sport (Wayland) to Applying to University (Need To Know) and Living With Teenagers (Endeavour Press).
Anne lives in London with three cats who are all rather disdainful of her writing as they have yet to appear in her fiction although a dog has!
You can follow Anne on Twitter and visit her website. You’ll also find Anne on Facebook.
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10 thoughts on “The Challenges of Writing A Sequel, A Guest Post by Anne Coates, Author of Death’s Silent Judgement”
I sympathise with Anne as I’m also writing a sequEl at the moment. It’s a bit of a continuity minefield.
Her books sound good and I do love crime fiction…
Abbie at Bloomin' Brilliant Books says:
Great guest post. Enjoyed reading this.
Oh! Good luck with that one Anne!
Thanks for calling by Abbie x
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Robert Crouch says:
Yes, writing sequels means a lot of cross checking and referring back, but that’s part of the fun. Death’s Silent Judgement sounds like a good read.
Doesn’t it just! Thanks for calling by Rob and happy writing!
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Staying in with Kathleen Jones
June 25, 2018 lindasbookbag
Once again I’m finding whole new books and authors here on Linda’s Book Bag. This time it’s Kathleen Jones who joins me to stay in and tell me about one of her books.
Welcome to Linda’s Book Bag Kathleen. Thank you for staying in with me.
Tell me, which of your books have you brought along to share this evening and why have you chosen it?
I’ve brought along my new novel, Love Is the Punch Line, which was published by Moonshine Cove in April. It’s a quirky, lighthearted romance set in the world of stand-up comedy. I brought it along to show “women of a certain age” that romance should not stop after age 40.
(Too right! As someone fast approaching 60 I can quite agree with that premise for a book!)
What can we expect from an evening in with Love Is the Punch Line?
You can expect an evening of hilarious comedy from a real legend, Josh Steinberg, the “Jewish Comedy King.” Even though he’s over 50, plump, balding, and washed up, Josh is still revered by die-hard comedy fans, who appreciate his edgy sense of humour.
You’ll also meet Josh’s woman, Holly Brannigan, a slim, attractive, and bright 50-year-old businesswoman. Unlike the other women in Josh’s past who haven’t treated him well, the smart and sensitive Holly is crazy about Josh and even finds his unconventional looks wildly sexy. No wonder Josh calls her “Holly the Brain.”
(I’m smiling already. I love the sound of Josh and Holly.)
By meeting Josh, I hope that people will learn that no matter what a person looks like on the outside, he or she deserves a chance to spend their life with someone who truly loves and cares about them. And I hope that men who meet Holly will learn to value a woman’s brains, as well as her looks. After all, the brain is the biggest sex organ!
(Very true! My husband has a Ph.D!)
Finally, I hope that older people who haven’t found that special person will give romance another chance. You just never know!
(What a wonderful sentiment, Kathleen.)
What else have you brought along and why?
I brought along the script that Josh wrote for his comeback movie, It Only Hurts When I Laugh. Holly talked him into writing it, telling him that he had the talent to write a script about real life and real people; in the past, Josh had written mediocre movie scripts that were only collections of silly gags. Buoyed by her belief in him, Josh ended up writing a romantic script about two characters who resembled himself and Holly!
Thanks so much for staying in with me to tell me all about Love is the Punchline Kathleen. I’ve enjoyed hearing about Josh and Holly.
Love is the Punch Line
He courted her with punchlines.
Middle-aged stand-up comedian Josh Steinberg, formerly the star of his own popular TV series, finds himself struggling to keep his career alive, playing seedier and seedier clubs. Plump, balding, and plain-looking, he has never had much luck with women. That is, until Josh meets Holly Brannigan while performing his stand-up act in a comedy club. Holly, an attractive, intelligent, and divorced 50-year-old businesswoman, becomes instantly smitten with Josh and even finds his unconventional looks wildly sexy.
Love is the Punchline is available for purchase from Amazon and Indigo Books.
About Kathleen Jones
Kathleen Jones is a former book editor and technical writer. She graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in English literature and completed Ryerson University’s Certificate in Publishing program. Kathleen writes for a number of popular book blogs, including Romance Junkies and the blogs of Jane Friedman and British novelist Tony Riches. She also contributes monthly book reviews to Goodreads. Kathleen lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
You can find out more about Kathleen on her website and by finding her on Facebook or following her on Twitter @joneslepidas.
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elizabethcrocket says:
What a fun premise for a novel. Well done, Kathleen!
Thanks for commenting Liz!
kath1960 says:
Thanks, Liz.
John Knoll says:
Glad to see Kathleen’s novel is getting such notices!
Thanks for calling by and commenting John.
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Thanks for sharing Kathleen.
You’re welcome, Linda.
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Management of Deep Retinal Capillary Ischemia by Electromagnetic Stimulation and Platelet-Rich Plasma: Preliminary Clinical Results
Emin Özmert1 &
Umut Arslan2
Advances in Therapy volume 36, pages2273–2286(2019)Cite this article
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To investigate the efficacy of retinal electromagnetic stimulation and sub-tenon autologous platelet-rich plasma in the treatment of deep retinal capillary ischemia.
The study included 28 eyes of 17 patients aged 15–76 years (mean 37.9 years) who had deep retinal capillary ischemia. Patients who had acute-onset paracentral scotoma in the last 1 month were included in the study between January 2018 and January 2019. The diagnosis of deep retinal capillary ischemia was based on clinical history and typical findings of optical coherence tomography angiography. The eyes were divided into three groups: group 1 (n = 7 eyes) received electromagnetic stimulation alone; group 2 (n = 7 eyes) received electromagnetic stimulation and sub-tenon autologous platelet-rich plasma injection; group 3 had no intervention and served as a control group (n = 14 eyes). The patients underwent ten sessions of electromagnetic stimulation in groups 1 and 2. Sub-tenon autologous platelet-rich plasma injection was performed immediately after the first, fifth, and tenth sessions of electromagnetic stimulation in group 2. The deep retinal capillary density and best corrected visual acuity changes were investigated before and after treatment at the first month.
The mean deep retinal capillary density was 52.0% before electromagnetic stimulation and 56.1% after ten sessions of application in group 1; this improvement was statistically significant (p = 0.01). In the combined treatment group (group 2), the mean deep retinal capillary density was 46.9% before the treatment and 56.5% after the treatment; this increase was also statistically significant (p = 0.01). Statistically significant best corrected visual acuity improvement (p = 0.01) could be achieved only in group 2. The combined treatment was significantly superior (p < 0.01) to treatment with only electromagnetic stimulation regarding best corrected visual acuity and deep retinal capillary density. In the control group (group 3), there was no statistically significant change (p = 0.09) in the mean deep retinal capillary density and best corrected visual acuity.
Treatment of the underlying cause is a priority in the treatment of deep retinal capillary ischemia. However, in the acute period, local ischemia treatment is necessary to prevent permanent retinal damage and scotomas. In mild cases, only electromagnetic stimulation, which is non-invasive and easy to use, might have a beneficial effect on deep retinal capillary density. In more severe cases, sub-tenon fresh autologous platelet-rich plasma injection together with electromagnetic stimulation may be more effective in the treatment of local ischemia of the retina in order to augment the response.
The Rapid Service Fees were funded by the Ankara University Tecnopolis Institute.
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We thank the participants of the study.
No funding or sponsorship was received for this study and the Rapid Service Fees were funded by the Ankara University Tecnopolis Institute. All authors had full access to all of the data in this study and take complete responsibility for the integrity of the data and accuracy of the data analysis.
All named authors meet the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) criteria for authorship for this article, take responsibility for the integrity of the work as a whole, and have given their approval for this version to be published.
Medical Writing Assistance
Medical writing and editorial assistance was provided by Ali Hariri from the American Manuscript Editors Company, which was funded by the authors.
Compliance with Ethics Guidelines
Ethics committee approval for the transcranial electromagnetic stimulation study was obtained from the Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Clinical Research Ethics Committee (17-1177-18) as well as and Review Board of the Drug and Medical Device Department within the Turkish Ministry of Health (2018-136). These committees had already approved the aPRP work (12-595-16 and 16-AKD-30). The study was performed in accordance with the tenets of the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from the patients prior to enrollment.
Emin Özmert and Umut Arslan have nothing to declare.
The datasets generated during and/or analysed during the study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
Emin Özmert
Ankara University Technopolis, Ankara, Turkey
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Hogwarts (Movie Scrapbook)
Every year, students clamber aboard the Hogwarts Express at platform nine and three-quarters and make their way to Hogwarts for the start of another school year.
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This magical scrapbook takes young readers behind the scenes at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, covering everything from how students arrive at the school and are sorted into houses to the many magical subjects they study while there. From Transfiguration to Divination, and from Herbology to Charms and Quidditch, we are transported into the world of Harry and his friends with detailed profiles of each subject and information about the professors, classrooms and key lessons seen in the films.
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LJ Sellers: Author of provocative mysteries & thrillers
DET. JACKSON
THE SEX CLUB
SECRETS TO DIE FOR
THRILLED TO DEATH
PASSIONS OF THE DEAD
DYING FOR JUSTICE
LIARS, CHEATERS & THIEVES
RULES OF CRIME
CRIMES OF MEMORY
DEADLY BONDS
DEATH DESERVED
A BITTER DYING
A LIAR’S DEATH
A CRIME OF HATE
THE EXTRACTOR
GUILT GAME
BROKEN BOYS
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Putting Sex Back in the Series
On August 15, 2012 / Amazon, marketing, police proceduals, promotion, The Sex Club
After all the trouble of taking Sex out of the Jackson series, I’m about to put it back. Some of you may be thinking, It’s about time. But those of you who know the series, know that I was talking about The Sex Club, the first book to feature Detective Wade Jackson.
Late last year, I pulled it as the lead Jackson story and moved it into my standalone thriller category, mostly for political reasons (see blog). The book features a Planned Parenthood nurse and crazy anti-abortionist (protagonist and antagonist, respectively), and I made the change so the first book in the series would be more palatable to all readers.
I worried that some readers would simply be turned off by the title. Many other readers bought the book for the title. Either way, at this point Amazon Publishing/Thomas & Mercer owns the rights, and they plan to market it as part of the series. By the time their version comes out in January with all the other Jackson books—including the new one, Rules of Crime—I’ll have modified my website, bio, and book listings to match up with Amazon’s marketing.
Once again, The Sex Club will be the first title many readers see when they visit my website or see a list of my books. I have mixed feelings about this. I love the story, and I’m proud to be its author. But it’s the only title I have that doesn’t really reflect the crime-fiction genre that I write in. Hopefully readers will look beyond that book and see that I’m really about crime, violence, and death. 🙂
When my kids were growing up, I used to say I’d rather they watched sex scenes in movies than violence, but that’s another subject.
For the record, I could have objected to the strategy to market The Sex Club as a Jackson story. Amazon is very concerned with my input and involves me in all decisions. But I trust them to know what they’re doing. And I’ve felt guilty about moving the book since I made the change.
The Sex Club is different from the others. I wrote it as a standalone with two main characters, one a nurse and the other a homicide detective. So it’s little different from my other police procedurals. But I knew I might bring Jackson back. And for readers who like to start at the beginning of a character’s development, it’s only fair they know about the first book. (Which I’ve tried to do anyway by including phrases like “featuring Detective Jackson” in my marketing text.)
So Sex is back. And it’s a good thing. 🙂
Strange Email From Amazon
On December 24, 2011 / Amazon, edits, The Sex Club, the writer's life
Sorry, but I need to vent a little. An recent email from Amazon had this to say:
During a quality assurance review of your title, we have found the following issue(s): Typos have been found in your book. For example:
“blond hair off” should be “blonde hair off”
“teen-agers thought” should be “teenagers thought”
Please look for the same kind of errors throughout and make the necessary corrections to the title before republishing it.
Seriously? Of all the millions of books out there—many of which have never been edited—they find fault with blond instead of blonde? And teen-agers instead of teenagers?
First, editing styles and word-use changes over time. Second, who gives a crap? These are not errors, not compared to some of the stuff I’ve found in my other books. And when I think about some of the manuscripts I evaluated for iUniverse that are now selling on Amazon through KDP, I shudder at the bad grammar, incoherent sentence structure, and lack of punctuation.
So I have to wonder: Why The Sex Club? A book written by a seasoned journalist and edited by a professional? Did some readers complain because they didn’t like the title and content? And did that complaint trigger a “quality assurance review”? Is Amazon just going through the motions to make the complainers happy? For those of you not familiar with my work, the book is a PG mystery.
The upside is that Amazon didn’t necessarily require me to do anything. The email says “before republishing it.” Since I don’t plan to republish it, I think I’m okay to let it go.
But it’s kind of annoying, and it makes me wonder what the heck is going on. I think Amazon is right to conduct quality reviews, and I think it should refuse to publish some of the crap that it does. But its email to me makes no sense at all.
Anyone else had this experience?
Re-Brand Without the Sex
On November 4, 2011 / Secrets to Die For, The Sex Club
In this rapidly changing industry, writers must adapt on a near-daily basis and continuously search for new ways to reach new readers. In that mode, I’ve decided to re-brand my Detective Jackson series by listing Secrets to Die For as the first book and creating a new cover for it. The old cover was never meant to be the final product, but that’s another subject. Read more →
New Level, New Possibilities
On August 10, 2010 / conference, The Sex Club, the writing life, writing life
I taught my first workshop on Sunday at the Willamette Writers Conference in Portland. And actually got paid. My first paid gig as a speaker! It’s a small thing, yet I feel like I’ve hit a new level as a writer. How it will translate into future success remains to be seen. I got terrific feedback on the workshop, titled Your First Draft Doesn’t Have to Suck and based on blogs I’ve posted Read more →
A Publisher, an Agent, and a New Novel
On April 22, 2009 / agents, Berkley, L.J. Sellers, major publishers, Secrets to Die For, The Sex Club, the writing life
I recently completed my third Jackson story—working title, Thrilled to Death. Most of my early readers think it’s the best Jackson story yet. We’ll see. The first person I sent it to was an editor at Berkley who asked to see in January while I was still writing it. She read the first two stories, The Sex Club and Secrets to Die For, and loved both. But she didn’t think she could sell the edgy, controversial themes to her sales reps. So she reluctantly passed, but said, “Please send me the next Jackson story and anything else you write.”
It feels pretty amazing and exciting to have this direct connection to a publisher. But I keep hearing that I still need an agent. The more I think about it, the more sense it makes. I need someone to read, understand, and represent my entire body of work, including my standalone thriller, The Baby Thief, which features Jackson as a minor character. I also would love to sell my work in other countries. (Wouldn’t we all?)
So I wrote a query and e-mailed it to an agent in the Trident Media Group. She responded the next day, asking to see all three Jackson manuscripts. I like her already, because she’s interested in the series from the beginning and wants to see the body of work. She also has extensive foreign rights experience. This could be great.
But I’m not holding my breath. I’ve signed with great agents and had one call me and say, “I’ll have an offer for you next week,” then have it fall though. I’m not counting on Berkley either. She’s turned me down twice. So the queries will keep going out.
I feel like I have a new momentum though that’s different this time. Once the next book comes out in September, I’ll feel like I actually have a little street cred too. I can’t wait for that. Come on Echelon Press!
So now I’m working on a fourth Jackson story, Passions of the Dead: The outline is complete, and I have a thousand words on the page. I’m trying a slightly new structure, and I’m excited to write this story.
Here’s the first paragraph:
Jolie’s first hint that today would be worse than most was missing the homeless vet on the corner of 7th and Washington. She always handed a dollar out the window to the old guy with no teeth as she approached the intersection on her way to work. Sometimes when the light was green, it was tricky, because the person behind her got impatient and honked. But Jolie didn’t care. Giving away the dollar had become a talisman that she hoped would keep more shitty things from happening to her.
Does it make you want to keep reading?
On February 9, 2009 / Amazon Breakthrough Novel contest, Echelon Press, Register Guard, status update, The Sex Club
I started a job last week at the Register Guard, our local paper. I’m writing features for the special sections (supplements to the paper with titles like Home & Garden and Tastings). It’s 19 hours a week with no benefits, but I am truly grateful to have a steady source of income. And so far, I like it a lot.
I hit 52,000 words on my third Detective Jackson story today and am on track to finish the first draft by mid-March as planned. I’m excited about how this story is turning out; it’s richer and more complex than I first imagined it to be.
The Sex Club will soon be available as an e-book from Echelon Press. I’m excited to make this story available to a much broader range of readers.
I entered one of my novels, The Baby Thief, into the Amazon Breakthrough Novel contest. I rarely enter contests, but decided there wasn’t any reason not to. There’s no fee, and it’s an upload submission so there’s no mailing costs either. What the heck?
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Podcasting with NetDrag
On November 29, 2008 / detectives, Ken Lewis, Little Blue Whales, mysteries, Netdrag, Oregon writers, podcast, podcasting, The Sex Club
My podcasting venture has begun. I had a conversation last weekend with Ken Lewis, who is the police chief of Rogue River, Oregon; the author of the mystery/suspense novel, Little Blue Whales; and the host of NetDrag, a podcast featuring crime writers. It was a great conversation (although I sound like I have a little marble under my tongue) and those who have listened said they loved it.
We talked about mystery conferences, Oregon writers, THE SEX CLUB, and the difficulties of finding a publisher if your story has young victims or deals with controversial issues. Ken gave my detective an 8 (out of 10) for believability, and that’s high praise coming from a police officer. He also said my story/mystery stumped him and that he felt Detective Jackson’s bafflement and anguish every step of the way.
Check it out here: NetDrag
I was a little nervous about being recorded, but the conversation was so relaxed and enjoyable, I soon forgot about that. For the mechanics of it, we both called in to a service that he’s subscribed to that records the conversations and allows him to make minor edits.
My next step is to do my own podcasting by recording the first chapter of THE SEX CLUB and making it available. I have everything in place but the time.
New Day, New Goals
On November 1, 2008 / e-book, Echelon Press, meeting goals, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, podcasting, podiobook, setting goals, The Sex Club
Last January, I set two main goals for the year: 1) establish a freelance fiction editing business and 2) write and sell a second Detective Jackson novel. With the help of a layoff from my job, I sort of accomplished the first. And yesterday, I signed with Echelon Press to publish Secrets to Die For next September, so I can happily check off the second goal.
And I did it with two months to spare, so now I can write like crazy on the third Jackson story during November, also known as National Novel Writing Month. I don’t expect to finish the novel in 30 days, but if I have 30,000 words down by December, I’ll be very happy. (And yes, technically it’s a new goal.)
I’ve also come to accept the idea that the publishing industry is moving—slowly—away from paper products. In fact, I bought a Kindle the other day (I still have a credit card!), something I never thought I would do. (It hasn’t arrived, so I can’t report on it yet, but I will eventually.) So now I’m thinking seriously about nonpaper media, with ideas such as 1) creating an audio version (podiobook) of The Sex Club, 2) creating a downloadable e-book of a story I wrote years ago and never tried to sell, and 3) podcasting the first chapter of several of my stories. All viable projects—all time consuming. But I have two months to spare this year, so why not branch out?
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About The Sex Club
On July 21, 2008 / book club discussion, mysteries, mytery book club, The Sex Club
This morning I participated in my first discussion with a mystery book club, the Rocky Mountain Readers of Colorado Springs. It was great fun, and would only have been better if I could have met these delightful women in person. I’ll recap our discussion of THE SEX CLUB here:
How did you come to write this story?
My stories always reflect issues, events, or cultural changes that are currently on my mind. In this case, there were several. First, years ago there was the news of a large group of middle school students spreading syphilis among themselves and engaging in orgies. This rather shocked me, and I’m not easily shocked. Then our own government starting spending taxpayers’ money to teach abstinence-only sex education. Which seemed like such a bad idea. Then there’s my own personal belief that trying to suppress sex among teenagers (or any group) will almost always backfire. And, in general, I had noticed a rise in violence among teenage girls. I kept thinking about these events/issues and wondering if they were connected or how I could connect them to create a compelling story.
Why did you pick THE SEX CLUB as a title?
This subject has generated more discussion than anything else about the book. As I was writing the story, which I had yet to name, Kera at one point referred to the group of sexually active girls as “the sex club.” And I had one of those moments and thought “That’s it. That the right name.” My husband had doubts, but I didn’t listen to him. (Rarely do.) I admit, the marketer in me thought the name would grab readers’ attention. But as it turns out, some mystery readers are not crazy about the name, and the women in this group said they were embarrassed about asking for the book in the library and bookstore. But they all loved it, anyway.
Who did the orange panties belong to?
I love it when readers pay attention to all the little details and want to know how every piece of the evidence plays into the story. So I’m careful not to leave loose ends. But in reality, that sometimes happens in police work, and some questions are never answered. But I won’t provide an explanation here, because some of you (actually, millions of you) haven’t read the book yet.
Was the mayor telling the truth?
This would be a major spoiler for the uninitiated, and I purposely left this ambiguous in the story so readers could decide for themselves. Cleary, it made no difference in terms of his punitive consequences, and this is often how our judicial system works.
In the next story, do Kera and Jackson get to have sex?
You will simply have to read the next Detective Jackson story, SECRETS TO DIE FOR, to find out. (But keep in mind the name of my last novel.)
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Interview with Matthew Wasserlauf, CEO and Founder, Torrential
Sudipto Ghosh September 17, 2018, 5:27 pm September 28, 2018
“While TV advertising will remain an important medium in the greater mix, it’s importance will diminish as millennials access video across devices.”
Tell us about your role and journey into technology. What inspired you to find Torrential?
My role in the tech industry was born out of an epiphany I had in 1998 at the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, CA. Jeff Weiner (now CEO of LinkedIn) was walking us through CityWeb; a digital product merging the worlds of Warner Bros. with Time Inc. in a never-seen-before, internet destination that absolutely blew me away. “You mean I can click on a video of Jennifer Anniston in Friends and buy her sweater?”
I was sold.
I told myself at that moment that I need to figure out this world of web video.
Six years later, I would start BBE and go about building the foundation of the Online Video industry. My role and journey in technology then solidified.
After selling BBE in 2010, the next logical place to go was figuring out the world of “mobile video.” To do that, I partnered with Doug McCurdy and Tarun Yadav, both instrumental in my building BBE, to found Torrential. Five years later we sold Torrential to ITN, an unwired broadcast network.
It’s been an amazing ride.
What is Torrential and how does it fit into a modern CMO’s tech stack?
Torrential is and was a mobile video platform that opened the doors for major marketers to the world of premium video. From the onset, Torrential has been serving video ads into the apps that provide the mobile devices their full episode player (“FEP”) video programming. What that led to is the fast scaling world of OTT (“Over the Top”). OTT is the inventory of premium video that CMOs most covet in media today. CMOs pay a premium rate for this inventory as it represents today’s best programming with high viewability, accessed increasingly by the 18-34 millennial demographic.
What are the core tenets of your business model for mobile advertising ecosystem?
The core tenets of Torrential’s business model is a CPM to advertisers for 100% viewable media aligned with the mobile video’s highest demand programming. Torrential, today ITN Digital, represents all of the FEP’s premium network programming and provides a one-stop solution for advertisers seeking to leverage the best mobile video has to offer.
What are the challenges to modern-day video advertising? Why should brands reconsider their mobile ad-tech budgets?
Mobile Video has created its own obstacles that advertisers are now having to plan for and guard against. Some of the earliest mobile videos were “gaming” where advertisers were presented the most scale to buy an audience. While gaming was certainly fine programming and highly engaging for the audience, it wasn’t the best presentation for marketers and forced the ad messaging to an audience that was less than receptive.
Additionally, other providers presented content that was sketchy in nature (terrorist video, profanity, etc) with YouTube headlining this roster. Marketers including P&G and AT&T had to step in and lead the industry’s efforts to clean up the mess. Even other publishers drove “fraudulent” traffic across mobile video further upsetting the ecosystem. Marketers over the past few years have had to really re-assess their efforts in mobile video and the result has been a resetting in the space that has put a great many actors on notice.
How does AI fit into your advertising and video technology offerings? What are your major differentiators in this tech-heavy landscape?
AI has been held up as something of a panacea for advertisers that has yet to really be fleshed out. AI, which stands for Artificial Intelligence, is fast evolving and could present an automated solution to root out the bad versus good inventory that exists not only across mobile video but also OTT in general.
Tell us about your predictions on TV advertising versus the web and social media advertising technologies? How do you see them converging in the future?
TV advertising remains the go-to for most major advertisers and has been provided a longer sunset as mobile video endures its growing pains that I mentioned above. While TV advertising will remain an important medium in the greater mix, its importance will diminish as millennials access video across devices. Certainly, social media is driving this phenomenon.
The earliest form of convergence of TV advertising and mobile video can be seen in the emergence of OTT. Examples of providers in OTT such as my company ITN Digital and Gannett’s Premio are good examples of this. Major media companies from Comcast to Hulu are also becoming major players that are driving OTT. This convergence will only grow as the audience shifts from traditional linear TV toward device driven media consumption.
How do you prepare for an AI-centric world as a CEO?
AI, as mentioned earlier, is the technology that’s automated processing and can help provide solutions to the myriad problems that exist in the digital ad ecosystem today. One good example is in the simple instance of data-targeting. A publisher, let’s say Amazon, will sell a new Mom a baby’s crib. Deploying AI or “artificial intelligence” tools, Amazon can use this sales data to now advertise, promote and sell this new Mom baby clothes, toys and any other such things as the baby grows up. All of this data targeting will become more widely deployed in the coming years and as a CEO, I am preparing my companies for that future by opening up my platforms to these new capabilities.
For advertisers, data-targeting in particular and AI, in general, will be a pre-requisite to doing business going forward and as a CEO, it’s imperative to leverage these new tools to build your company in advertising.
Which marketing and sales automation tools and technologies do you currently use?
The Sales and Marketing Automation Tools we use today are growing. A couple of examples of these tools include ad-serving and tracking and data tools. Programmatic buying and selling is another example that is emerging in advertising and AI is another. The digital advertising industry is inundated with these automation tools and some consolidation would be healthy. Still, automation is a trend that will only grow in importance as the industry scales.
What are your predictions on the most impactful disruptions in marketing operations for 2018-2020?
Marketing disruptions that I predict will impact the Ad Operations space over the next three years are Original Content platforms and blockchain. Original Content, headlined by Jeffrey Katzenberg’s NewTV, will emerge as a prominent marketing channel and the ad tech necessary to distribute, track and measure will emerge over the next few years. NewTV will have to contend with a myriad of smaller players in addition to the major tech companies such as Apple, Facebook and YouTube. Amazon is also planting its flag in the ground here, and like everything else they do, they must be taken seriously.
Blockchain will also emerge over the next three years but its impact is harder to predict. With a lot of trust lost across the digital video industry, Blockchain can go a long way toward fixing this. Expect a lot of new companies and start-ups to pop up in this exciting new sector over the next three years.
There are a number of start-ups I’m keeping a close eye on. For starters, I advise a marketing Influencer company called #paid. The company is based in Toronto Canada and is moving quickly now in the States. They market a great many new YouTube stars with an exciting platform. A second start-up I’m watching is Jeffrey Katzenberg’s NewTV. NewTV raised a billion dollars. Yes, billion with a B, and is seeking to produce the next generation of mobile video content. Very ambitious and very exciting. Finally, I’m intrigued by Fresno, a start-up founded by Rob Goldberg which is bringing the video marketplace great new content distributed across Facebook and all the new social nets. There’s a ton of exciting companies out there.
To inspire my people to work with technology, I compel my engineers to create as simple and easy a product as possible and work at building relationships between my tech people and everyone else. My companies always adopted the attitude that if our company didn’t use our technology, no one else would. With that as a mantra, we’ve always set out to ease our customers into adopting our technology and wherever possible, customizing that tech, to meet their needs specifically. Mastering the relationship side of technology has always been the winning formula for our companies.
One word that best describes how you work.
There are a few apps, I absolutely cannot live without. The first is MyFitnessPal. After selling Torrential in 2016, I lost 40 lbs. by focusing on my health and wellness using MyFitnessPal. I track everything I eat and document all my exercise via this App. 40 lbs. later, I’m healthy and feel great. I simply cannot live without MyFitnessPal. The second App I can’t live without is “Notes.” I document EVERYTHING. I have hundreds of notes which outline most everything in my life from my goals to the byline I’m writing right here. It’s all in my notes on my mobile phone. Can’t live without it! Lastly, I can’t live without my social networks: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc. They are the future of distribution and media and I’m a media and distribution guy. I remember presenting to Facebook in 2006 when their head of sales walked me to the elevator. He asked me if I was on Facebook and I told him I wasn’t. He explained to me that if it was Facebook that I wished to sell partnership with, it was probably a good idea to get on Facebook. As soon as I got back to my office, I got on Facebook and haven’t looked back since.
What’s your smartest work related shortcut or productivity hack?
My biggest shortcut or productivity hack is my mobile phone. I simply do everything on my phone. I remember in 2004 when I started BBE, I bought a mobile phone at the Sprint store in the Flatiron district and told myself that I wouldn’t need an assistant or anyone else for that matter because I’d organize myself with my mobile phone.
15 years later, it’s proven to be my best hack!
What are you currently reading? (What do you read, and how do you consume information?)
Just finished Grant by Ron Chernow and the Book really changed my life. You cannot understand this great nation, The United States, without a firm understanding of the Civil War and the great General that brought the War to its close. I strongly recommend Ron Chernow’s Grant.
In addition to Grant, I read anything I can get my hands on about Blockchain. As I mentioned earlier, I believe Blockchain will have a profound impact on the digital advertising industry and I’m fascinated by those prospects.
The best advice I ever received came from Jim DePalma, my mentor and boss from my days at CBS.com in the late-90’s. When I started BBE in 2004, I asked Jim, who is a financial guy, by training, how I should go about raising the necessary capital to start the company.
He asked me if I could sell.
“Of course I can sell!”
“Then you don’t need to raise any money,” Jim explained. Just sell and you’ll have the revenues as your capital.
It was exactly what I did at BBE and it was without question the greatest advice I ever received.
Something you do better than others – the secret of your success?
Emotional Intelligence. That’s my secret sauce. I have worked very hard over many years to build strong relationships with good people. I’ve made it my business to stay close and work in partnership with those good people and it’s manifest into two successful companies that have laid a foundation for the multi-billion dollar online video industry.
Tag the one person (or more) in the industry whose answers to these questions you would love to read:
Jeff Bezos— would love to learn his story and answers to these questions
Thank you, Matthew! That was fun and hope to see you back on MarTech Series soon.
About Torrential
Matthew Wasserlauf is known as the visionary who revolutionized advertising by enticing television advertisers to invest their marketing dollars online. In short, he is the OG of OTT. He founded Broadband Enterprises (BBE), the industry’s first online video company and co-founded the mobile video platform Torrential. He currently works with television production company ITN, the leading unwired broadcast network. Matt is often used as an expert resource and byline contributor in the exciting world of OTT.
Torrential is tomorrow’s broadcast television for a mobile-first, multi-screen world. Our innovative, mobile-first Open Syndication System (OS2) video technology platform connects agencies and Fortune 500 brand advertisers with millions of “always-on” consumers through premium media, original programming and big data across smartphones, tablets, CTV, online, and television.
Torrential provides its diversified client base of agencies, brand advertisers, content creators and media companies with transparency and measurable results, while enhancing the overall digital experience for people.
Founded in 2013 by proven entrepreneurs and former BBE executives Matt Wasserlauf, Doug McCurdy and Tarun Yadav, Torrential is headquartered in New York City.
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Discussion in 'Movies and Television' started by Travess, Aug 4, 2017.
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I binge-watched it all in 2 days - absolutely loved it!
Aegis, May 7, 2018
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Mitlov Shiny
Finished it. Loved it. I was not expecting such well developed characters and such a complex message from a show like this.
In terms of the action, I loved Zabka (Johnny Lawrence) every time he fought, and Miguel did a great job too. But Macchio continually disappointed. The high, tense shoulders and complete dislocation between his limbs and trunk made me cringe every time he did anything.
Mitlov, May 10, 2018
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I haven't seen all season 1 yet, and I just read that season 2 has been approved for next year!
axelb, May 10, 2018
I'm excited for Season 2. My spoiler-free comment is that they do a very good job of making Season 1 tell a discrete story start-to-finish, while still leaving an obvious path forward for Season 2. It's not one of those shows where you say "where can they go from here?" and they have to come up with something contrived or random to keep the story going for another season.
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So, yesterday I was a a friends house (well, I think we're sort of friends, as mentioned before) and the first thing he said, was: It's the best that was filmed during the last 40 years.
He couldn't wait until yesterday and already watched it. I was only surprised, that he wouldn't talk the entire dialogue
I really, enjoyed the show!
It was so much fun and managed to address modern day problems kids face at school in a way, where not just everyone gets pitied and that's that.
To see Johnny Lawrence in "this role" (as in the series versus the movies) was just awesome and I think he did a great job.
What lesson does this show give?
Never get kids
Too much trouble for everyone
Latikos, May 11, 2018
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Binged #3-10 last night. Absolutely loved it right down to the closing 60 seconds or so of the last episode. (What's up with that ending?!)
I particularly liked when Danny and Johnny spent the better part of a day together talking. I'd like to see more of that in season 2.
aikiMac, May 11, 2018
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Seriously, who could have guessed that Johnny Lawrence could be that nuanced and complex of a character? Especially without it feeling overdone or forced. That's part of what blew me away. The character development was better than in many serious dramas.
Mitlov said: ↑
That sounds like an exaggeration but, wow, it's not an exaggeration. I totally agree. I was not expecting that at all from a YouTube show!
I don't know what the YouTube equivalent of an Emmy/Oscar is, but that actor (Zabka) deserves to be nominated.
And it's not just Johnny's character, but the development arc of Miguel, too! He doesn't quite have the depth of Johnny, but compare him in episodes 1 and 2 against episodes 9 and 10! That character changed!
I have only 3 complaints:
The training of Robbie. How'd he get to be so good in such a short time? That should have been developed a little more.
And, what happened to his gang friends? They know where he lives, so you'd think they would harass him at his apartment, or on the way to/from work, or somewhere. I can't believe they simply walked away.
And Kreese coming back in the closing minute of the last episode? No, no, and no. It just didn't feel right for the show.
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His version of what has happened at school alone, was nicely done.
I was considering for a brief moment, if he was trying to manipulate Miguel, but I think it was really how he experienced is.
So, to you knowledgable karate guys -- is there enough real karate in Cobra Kai to say it's any particular karate style? I've read in several places that Mr. Miyagi taught Daniel Goju-ryu (and what do I know? I have to trust them), but I haven't read anything that sounds official that says Cobra Kai is based on any particular form of karate.
Yes, Miyagi's karate was modeled (both in body mechanics and training philosophy) on Okinawan karate. I didn't know exactly which flavor, but I could easily see Goju-Ryu.
According to the cast-members, the actors playing Cobra Kai trained in preparation for their roles in "Korean karate," which typically refers to Tang Soo Do or ITF Taekwondo. And I can totally see it, especially in Johnny Lawrence's fight outside of the convenience store against in episode 1. As someone who currently trains in an American offshoot of Tang Soo Do (Chuck Norris' Chun Kuk Do), I could very easily see Cobra Kai as an American offshoot of Tang Soo Do. I'm not saying I dress up as a skeleton on Halloween and bully people, but in terms of the fighting style itself, I could see it.
Tang Soo Do ...Johnny Lawrence...
I did a quick google search a few days ago, and even though Wikipediea isn't the best source for everything, according to the page about William Zabka, he trained Tang Soo Do after the show and has a BB there.
So I guess, that would make sense then, right?
Travess The Welsh MAPper Supporter
Still plodding thru the series at a steady (snails!) pace, so I am still way behind most of you, but having just watched episode 5, I couldn't help but post an update...
...wow, just W O W!!!
Spoiler: Best bits
The Iconic Music, Gi patch, Headband and Miyagi family Kata (from KK3) not to mention the tribute to Pat Morita, which absolutely blew me away, even becoming a little emotionally overwhelming if I am honest!
I am in total aww of just how right the creators have managed to get it!!!
Travess
Travess, May 16, 2018
By the way: Was I the only thinking, that the name of service car, or more precisely the business, that towed away Johnny car, wasn't coincidence?
Jaydub Valued Member
I just discovered today that I can actually watch this. All ten episodes are on open-source Youtube.
I assumed that I needed a Youtube Red account, which is apparently unavailable in Canada.
I'm not sure if I'm going to start tonight or this weekend. I'll probably watch the original Karate Kid movies before starting Cobra Kai.
Jaydub, May 16, 2018
Travess likes this.
Jaydub said: ↑
Actually, that's great!
I wonder if that holds true in the USA, also. I signed up for the free 30-day trial of Red so that I could watch it, so, ya, I got it free, too, that way, but -- better if it's on the open YouTube!
Morik Well-Known Member Supporter MAP 2017 Gold Award
I should watch this... the other day at Muay Thai during the jump-rope warmup the Kru was near me and started talking to me & another student about Cobra Kai. He also put on the "You're the best" soundtrack for the warm-up. He really liked the show.
Morik, May 16, 2018
Morik said: ↑
I should watch this...
You really should indeed.
Latikos said: ↑
It should be mandatory watching for all martial artists before they're allowed to attend any more training sessions!
Aegis, May 16, 2018
Travess and Latikos like this.
Aegis said: ↑
So much +1
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Viral videos of the week – May 12, 2014
Dashcam footage Deep Creek Rd
Fears shortcut could lead to the worst
by Bill North
13th Jun 2019 1:00 AM
RESIDENTS are collecting data via dashcam and compiling a petition to demand authorities take action on a rural road before tragedy strikes.
Hundreds of jail and highway workers commute daily along Deep Creek Road, which was never designed to handle a high volume of through traffic.
Two occupants were 'lucky to be alive' when a railing speared through the front windshield when their car ran off the road at about 5.45am on Tuesday in the latest in a string of incidents in the area.
"They are so lucky to be alive," one nearby resident said.
Several crashes have been reported along Deep Creek Rd and Avenue Rd near Ulmarra since the roads have been used as a shortcut for workers at the Clarence Correctional Centre site. Contributed
"It would've been between 5.30am and 5.45am. He didn't take the corner, he went straight ahead and into the yard.
"Hundreds of cars go along this road every day. It's utterly ridiculous. The fog, you can't see anything, and they still speed. It's awful
"We're getting a petition together. We want them off our road. It's not a highway, it's a little back road."
Another resident said she put a dashcam in her car to monitor the increased traffic movements.
One morning on her way to work she passed 75 cars along the stretch from her place to Ulmarra, which is normally an eight-minute drive.
A car crashed into a ditch near where children wait for a school bus on Deep Creek Rd near Ulmarra.
"I drive to work between 6am and 6.30am and there's usually 50 to 75 cars.
"In the morning they start from about five o'clock and go til about 7.30am. In the afternoon it's anywhere from two o'clock to six o'clock. I think they go faster in the afternoon because there's no fog or anything."
She also said the deterioration of the road surface resulted in ongoing damage to cars who use the road.
"I got a second hand car almost 12 months ago because my car was getting stone chips and broken windsceens," she said.
Deep Creek Rd is only four metres wide and cars must move off the road in order to pass. The road surface has deteriorated without any recent repairs.
Clarence Valley Council civil services manager Tim Jenkins said council was well aware of the increased traffic on Deep Creek Road as a result of the highway and jail construction works.
"This traffic is putting pressure on the road and on road users, particularly the local community,"Mr Jenkins said.
"It is a narrow, local road and was never intended to carry the traffic it is getting now, which includes construction traffic. These are damaging the road shoulders and pavement.
"We've got traffic counters out there now and are collecting data on usage, and we're hoping to use that data in negotiations with the jail and highway developers for repairs to be done."
Raymond Clarke lives adjacent to the jail on Avenue Rd, which also forms part of the shortcut workers travelling from the north take to drive to the Clarence Correctional Centre site.
He said he was surprised there had not been a head-on collision.
"You can't really blame the guys trying to drive to the work site," Mr Clarke said.
"But it needs road signs for sure. There's a nice painted line and an 80kph sign, but once you get to the end it's a free for all. There are two crests and I'm surprised that somebody hasn't had a head on."
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Shooting at the YouTube headquarters in San Bruno: The police are responding to the attack
Police sources and YouTube employees themselves confirm an attack at their offices in California which is taking place at this very moment. According to us on Twitter there is an armed shooter sowing panic at the company’s headquarters, which is located in San Bruno. YouTube facilities are separate from the Google campus located on Charleston Road, Mountain View, and employees are now trying to protect themselves from an armed individual whose identity is unknown: Active shooter at YouTube HQ. Heard shots and saw people running while at my desk. Now barricaded inside a room with coworkers. – Vadim Lavrusik (@Lavrusik) April 3, 2018 After existing the room we still did not know what was going on but more people were running. Seemed serious and not like a drill. – Todd Sherman (@tdd) April 3, 2018 At that point every new person I saw was a potential shooter. Someone said that the person shot the back doors and then shot themselves. – Todd Sherman (@tdd) April 3, 2018 As we have known later, some of the approximately 1,100 employees of the company they have been evacuated and are completely safe , although they have not transcended details on the state of the evacuation or on possible victims or injured: Safe Got evacuated it. Outside now. – Vadim Lavrusik (@Lavrusik) April 3, 2018 On the other hand, San Bruno police report “an active shooting scene” and an immediate response for its part. It has transpired, in fact, that there are already police…
Police sources and YouTube employees themselves confirm an attack at their offices in California which is taking place at this very moment. According to us on Twitter there is an armed shooter sowing panic at the company’s headquarters, which is located in San Bruno.
YouTube facilities are separate from the Google campus located on Charleston Road, Mountain View, and employees are now trying to protect themselves from an armed individual whose identity is unknown:
Active shooter at YouTube HQ. Heard shots and saw people running while at my desk. Now barricaded inside a room with coworkers.
– Vadim Lavrusik (@Lavrusik) April 3, 2018
After existing the room we still did not know what was going on but more people were running. Seemed serious and not like a drill.
– Todd Sherman (@tdd) April 3, 2018
At that point every new person I saw was a potential shooter. Someone said that the person shot the back doors and then shot themselves.
As we have known later, some of the approximately 1,100 employees of the company they have been evacuated and are completely safe , although they have not transcended details on the state of the evacuation or on possible victims or injured:
Safe Got evacuated it. Outside now.
On the other hand, San Bruno police report “an active shooting scene” and an immediate response for its part. It has transpired, in fact, that there are already police helicopters flying over the area, as well as SWAT units already deployed around the scene.
We are responding to an active shooter. Please stay away from Cherry Ave & Bay Hill Drive.
– San Bruno Police (@SanBrunoPolice) April 3, 2018
Google warns that they are informed at all times and coordinating with the authorities , and that will inform in due time as soon as they have all the data.
Re: YouTube situation, we are coordinating with authorities and will provide official information from Google and YouTube as it becomes available.
– Google Communications (@Google_Comms) April 3, 2018
A building at street level in one of the busiest areas of San Bruno
As we have commented, the YouTube offices are separated from the Google campus, in a less university environment and in one of the busiest areas of San Bruno , in California. It should be remembered that YouTube is just one more unit within the search engine giant, which in turn is part of Alphabet Inc.
The YouTube building has its entrance at street level and although it has security, the entrance to the lobby is relatively more accessible that in the Googleplex complex or in facilities of other large technology companies, and even receives hundreds of daily visitors They want to visit where the magic is done with YouTube.
Some users are showing photographs taken in the vicinity of the YouTube headquarters , informing of a massive evacuation and a strong police presence:
go look at the snap map of San Bruno YouTube campus. Police everywhere pic.twitter.com/6dTBb5bdLb
– ಠ_ಠ (@MikeIsaac) April 3, 2018
At the moment it is all we can tell you, since the information is confusing and it is not the best to speculate, although we will continue reporting at the minute of everything that goes beyond this lamentable event.
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For years, piano icon George Winston refused to allow his music to appear in sheet music form, claiming that the music was too personal, so I was surprised when this collection of Winston’s music was made available. Apparently, Tom Bockhold did the transcriptions, and then Winston went through them with the recordings, fine-tuning them to his exacting standards. The transcriptions are clean and spacious, and include the chord charts. Most of the twenty pieces are quite easy to play, although some contain stretches of a tenth. My disappointment with the book is in the selection of songs. With all of the albums of primarily original music that Winston has released over the years, eleven of the twenty selections are his arrangements of other composers’ music rather than his own compositions. I was happy, however, that Winston included his arrangement of “Walking In the Air” from The Snowman. “Thanksgiving” has always been a favorite, and it’s interesting to see Winston’s versions of “Carol of the Bells” and “Variations On the Kanon By Pachelbel” in print even if I was dumbfounded that he put the Kanon into the key of C! George Winston’s many piano-playing fans will more than likely thoroughly enjoy this collection as long as they aren’t expecting the entire book to be Winston’s original compositions. This book is widely available wherever sheet music collections are sold.
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Do Modern Men Like Professional Wrestling?
Some of us do. Sure! Two Modern Men follow along with the antics of the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) – Steve and myself! But why?
We get asked that question a lot, especially by our bewildered wives. It is a good question. With TV in its prime, professional sports on every other channel and the ability to binge watch The West Wing whenever we want – why do we watch wrestling?
Watching wrestling, back in the day, was just what everyone did.
We sat down to talk it out.
K: OK Steve. We’re both pretty intelligent guys. We’re somewhat sophisticated. We have an education. We read. But we get a kick out of professional wrestling. What’s the deal with that?
S: Honestly, for me, it is something I grew up with. My dad used to watch it when I was a kid. The wrestling of that time period still had the veneer of some kind of athletic competition. Sure, deep in our hearts we knew the whole thing was fake, but there was still a question at that time (at least for a little kid like me.)
As kids we LOVED everything about wrestling.
K: I think you’re dead on. It’s a nostalgia factor. And WWE plays in to that. Constantly trying to include guys from our “era” on current programming. I often tell people it’s like a soap opera on steroids.
S: The older I get the more the mechanics of the whole thing interest me. I am less interested in the soap opera stuff and more drawn to the mechanics of the whole thing – which wrestlers get a push, what kind of storytelling traditions are they mining, which wrestlers have the personality to carry a match and a storyline. My compatriots in the theatre world might hate to hear me say it, but there is no question wrestling is doing something very akin to theatre.
K: I agree. It’s very theatrical. The most emphasis is on a signature for each “character”. The right song. The right entrance video. The right clothes. The right finishing move. Heck – even the right way to walk to the ring. Look at The Rock or the Undertaker. Takes them 10 minutes to get to the ring. But it’s a show the whole time.
The Undertaker chews up a 15 minute segment, just to get to the ring.
S: I actually find the theatricality – the poses and the catchphrases oppressive. I want to see them talk and just do their thing. Like Stone Cold Steve Austin or Paul Heyman or McMahon himself – I want to see them to improvise and react to the crowd and real life, not run through a bunch of lines (looking at you Enzo Amore).
K: I agree about the catchphrases and such getting to be too much. I tend to like the entrances. But the lines for the crowd to cheer, etc – ehhh. To me it’s like the hokey baseball announcers who try to make every line become a ‘thing’. There are only so many ways to say it’s a homerun, not every single announcer needs a WWE inspired catch phrase to let us know.
S: I like the entrances when there is some excitement – I don’t like it when the narrative stops so a guy can spend 20 minutes preening towards the ring. By the way, you’re right – the WWE totally inspires stuff in the sports world all the time. Every batter has a walk up song? That’s Vince McMahon all the way.
K: I enjoy when the music hits and you instantly know who is coming. Especially if it’s a surprise. The Royal Rumble is coming up soon. That is always my favorite match of the year – because it always has some surprises. Those two go hand in hand for me – the 30 guys running in – you don’t know who it’s going to be until you hear those first few notes of the song. When it’s a great throwback surprise – I get a little giddy.
S: The Royal Rumble might be the single more interesting event in the WWE calendar, even more so than Wrestlemania. Wrestlemania has to resolve plotlines. The Royal Rumble does all the things you say – I love the vintage run ins as well – but also introduces new guys getting a push too.
LOVE the Royal Rumble matches
K: Any stories from seeing a WWE Live Event?
S: I think I’ve gone to a live event twice (didn’t we go once together?). The first time I went was during the Attitude Era. I got my dad and I a couple of tickets in Hartford – we chose not to go in New Haven because we thought he might run into his students. All I remember is that some drunk guy threw a beer straight up in the air next to me. The dude behind me then threw a haymaker at him and a melee ensued. The Scarpa boys hit their knees and crawled down the aisle to safety. You never saw me and my dad move that fast.
K: HA! I did go as a kid with the Scouts. Saw Hogan in all his glory. I went a few years ago to a Monday Night RAW taping – that was with you. We saw Edge retire due to injury. That was pretty cool.
Edge says goodbye.
S: I totally forgot about that. They did a big tribute to him, didn’t they?
K: He came out and gave up the belt and gave an impassioned farewell.
S: That’s right – in a lot of ways, wrestling does a really good job in sending their stars off into the sunset. The fans truly appreciate them in a lot of ways.
K: Going back to WHY we like it – what do think exists in the current era that brings you back to watching as a kid?
S: Hm. Good question. I’m not sure anything does, really, strangely enough, given what a nostalgic guy I can be. I think it is just the fact that it exists, that every Monday night I just watch this completely strange amalgamation of athletic event, stunt show, soap opera, comedy, and carnival. I’ve done so since I was a kid and that’s enough. By the way, I wish they had more squash matches. That would be amazing. What is your favorite aspect of the show these days?
K: So, the nostalgia is just – it’s something you’ve always done. That’s nice. To me, my favorites were always The Rock and Mick Foley on the mic. As far as the new stuff – I find, as I get older, that many aspects of the product bores me. I could do without the aforementioned Enzo or whatever the hell Breezango is, but there are still some really great guys on the mic. As you said – Heyman. I like what Bray Wyatt is doing – that almost feels like a 1980s style character with the lantern and such. I like to watch Randy Orton in the ring. What about the new guys – anyone you’re enjoying watching perform these days?
Bray Wyatt feels like a throwback to WWE of our youth.
S: You know, I like Bray Wyatt for the reasons you stated. He feels like a throwback to a great over the top 1980s villain, but I have a sneaking suspicion he can actually act a little bit. The Miz makes a great cowardly heel. Heyman is a genius on the mic, the single best talker in recent WWE history, perhaps even better than McMahon who is a great talker. Dean Ambrose is doing a low rent Piper, but he’s good at it. I think Cesaro puts on a helluva good match, but he’s not much on the mic. Reigns is … eh. Cena, for all the crap he takes, is a really good performer all around.
K: Piper was SO good. Yeah, I don’t get the hate on Cena. Why do the “real fans” hate him so much?
S: I read somewhere that they feel he’s being jammed down their throats. That he lacks an edge and that he’s not ever going to make a heel turn. I think they think he’s a kids choice. Who the hell knows? It’s weird fanboy nonsense.
Why do the fans hate on John Cena?
K: Those die-hard fan boys scare me – to be honest.
S: Why is that?
K: Some of them get very into it. They don’t think it’s real – but they are SO invested into the product that any variance from what they feel is ‘right’ – they lose their minds. There are news/rumor sites ALL over the place for wrestling. They all think they know exactly how a match or show or PPV will go. Then, when it doesn’t, they get pissed! To me – it was like some Star Wars fans who hated The Last Jedi because it didn’t live up to the rumor and spoilers they all took to be true.
S: I think the biggest problem with fanboys is that fundamentally they don’t understand storytelling. The Last Jedi, which I loved, is a great example. The characters have to evolve and change or go away. They can’t do analogous things to what they did from a movie you loved when you were 9. That’s not a good way to go. Wrestling fandom is a bit different, but not much.
K: Right, they have to keep changing. No bigger evidence of that than the women’s division. It used to be supermodels who would push each other around in their underwear – but the women in the WWE are legit wrestlers now. They are no longer the ‘throw away’ matches in a show/PPV.
The current WWE Womens’ Division is legit!
S: That’s absolutely the case. Some of the best workers are in the women’s division. We are a long way from Stacy Keibler.
K: They’re doing their own Royal Rumble at the event coming up. I’m really curious to watch it. A real showcase for these amazing performers. I hope we see Lita or Trish or someone from the ‘older days’ run in. I’m also glad Mae Young can’t run it cause you know they’d do it.
Bring back Trish and Lita!
S: That always made me feel creepy. An old lady in the middle of all that. Very much of the Attitude Era.
K: So true. So, Monday night will be 25 years of RAW – will you be watching?
S: At least for 30 minutes. That’s how much my wife can stand before we have to change it. Actually, to be honest, that’s just enough time. No need for more. Three hours is too much.
-KP & Steve
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A Journey Through Jewish Baghdad
October 19, 2009 by Tony
‘The eternal daughter of Baghdad’
http://www.kitabat.com/i57185.htm
Baghdad: Oranges, Lemons, Almonds and an Apple Poisoned by Oil
By Hussein Abdul Zahra Majeed*
Iraqi Violette Shamash shows us in her marvellous book ‘Memories of Eden’ how people and their lives disappear like traces of chalk wiped off a blackboard.
Life in a rich secure country like Iraq does not allow us to feel the way history disappears in another country. Violette here speaks of her family, Iraq’s Jews and of the way in which they lived in the 40’s during the last century.
But past and future are present everywhere on this earth, wherever people eat, drink and sleep and demand freedom! That is the calamity to which history has no solution. Wherever we go, climbing mountains, passing through valleys or deserts, there is bound to be a trace that says: yesterday they were here, but today nothing but the wind. Here, we require a live eyewitness who says I lived and saw. The witness here is Mrs Violette Shamash who wrote this marvellous book before passing away three years ago.
Her daughter Mira says that in her last days, under the influence of anaesthetic, she repeated the name of Baghdad on her death bed, and referred to the house there in Karrada: the Castle! the Castle! A castle in the Karrada and the Sind, of which nothing remains now but the gates of the concrete Green Zone. The daughter adds that immediately after the fall [of Baghdad] in 2003, her mother told her that it was time to go there, to Baghdad, home! She wanted to go to Baghdad despite being an old lady of 94, to return to tell her daughter about the traces of what she found there, of what remains of the good people of Agd Al Nasarah who are now in a state of poverty.
In 1998, the Americans wanted to give us some manners in their Hollywood style, so they poured tons of bombs on Baghdad. We all witnessed this spectacle. But we were surprised by Mr Nasir Shama on the air dedicating his musical composition to the children of Palestine. The false myth of Arab glory.
Man is amazing, a creature unknown before today. While Mrs Shamash watches Saddam Hussain’s statue collapsing in Ferdows Square initially, all she says to her daughter is that she was born 25 years before him, before the Iraqi state was created, before the arrival of the first king Ghazi, the British army with its victorious parade in what was then the main square, Agd Al Yahood, then referred to as Piccadilly, and that in the name of democracy as well. History repeats itself. As for people, Baghdad’s roofs, sunrise discourse, all that is lost, and will not be resurrected for us other than through the pen of the late Violette Shamash, that is what has happened.
Let names live, let us call you the Mother of Baghdad, of castles, of sunrises, of crowns and witnesses. The eternal daughter of Baghdad.
In 1941, the population of Baghdad was one million, of which 300, 000 were jews, 40% of the population. It is the year of the Farhud, the year in which the English Sir Kinahan Cornwallis refused to intervene to bring order to the stricken city, and allowed people to be murdered in the street. Shamash heard the wailing of the widows at night, while her house was guarded by a group of Baghdad’s principled and upright young men.
After exactly half a century, in 1991, the American General Schwartzcoff refuses to intervene to bring security to wounded Iraq. It is no more than 12 years before he enters again in the name of democracy.
Thank you for the marvellous book.
*Professor, College of Arts, University of Basra, Iraq.
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MCC’s ESL Program: 63 Countries Represented
Huan Vo
To cater to an estimated number of 300 English as a Second Language (ESL) students representing 63 countries, MCC boasts a strong ESL program with new courses coming next semester that underline the use of idioms in everyday life.
Kathryn Sheffield has been working at MCC since 2002, and as an ESL coordinator, she knows the ins and outs of what the program has to offer.
“We’re looking at opening up a set of four one-credit courses, one for each level of the ESL program, called idiomatic English to help students with the idioms that they find everyday … We’re going to focus on the oral use of the idioms to also address the idea of pronunciation,” Sheffield said.
The reason for the courses being one-credit can be traced back to the tuition hike which the Governing Board deemed necessary in March. As a valuable skill to learn, being one-credit makes the idiomatic English courses affordable to ESL students, according to Sheffield.
Besides the new courses, the ESL program has a lineup of events that aim to improve the college experience and open up opportunities, one of which is the ESL Student Success Conference. The focal point of the conference is to communicate everything that MCC has in store, from scholarships and honor society to clubs and service learning, to ESL students.
Being held in the ninth week of class every semester for the last four years, the conference also presents something unique where conversations and experience pave the way for learning, as students and faculty share stories about themselves.
Next up on the list is Conversation Café, which ESL students can partake in every Tuesday and Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the International Education Office. It’s a place where exchanging tidbits and customs of one’s culture takes the spotlight. It offers ESL students a whole new set of knowledge and information that they can’t find in the classrooms.
Moreover, the International Education Office sponsors the International Student Association, which is a club open to international and ESL students, providing an opportunity to learn from and make friends with students from different countries.
On top of that, there is a potluck at the end of every semester.
“We usually have it outdoor by the Kirk Center … You have food from all over the world. Everybody tries everything, so we look forward to that every semester,” Sheffield said. “The ESL faculty thinks that we have a really good program. We love our students and we love what we do, and we just hope it keeps growing.”
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Jill Barker on fitness: Runner's story launches demand to #FixGirlsSports
Prof. Catherine Sabiston says a key message in Mary Cain's story 'is that constantly thinking about weight and appearance in itself is detrimental to performance.'
Jill Barker, Special to Montreal Gazette
Since runner Mary Cain’s story about body-shaming became public, other athletes have come forward with similar stories, using the hashtag #FixGirlsSports. JOHANNES EISELE / AFP via Getty Images
When 23-year-old Mary Cain talked to the New York Times about her experiences as part of the Nike’s Oregon Project, an elite professional U.S. running club, she said her weight was continually a topic of discussion.
A rising star in the running world, Cain was 17 years old in 2013, when she was recruited to join the Oregon Project, which was coached up until a few months ago by Alberto Salazar. But she never lived up to her potential. Her performance deteriorated despite training with some of the best distance runners in the nation, which Cain claims is due to continued pressure by Salazar to lose weight. Not only was her weight a constant theme during one-on-one discussions, he publicly body-shamed her in front of her teammates. Her weight dropped to 114 pounds, she went three years without having her period and suffered five broken bones due to poor bone health.
Since Cain’s story became public earlier this month, several other athletes have come forward with similar stories, and not just from endurance running communities. The hashtag #FixGirlsSports has been championed with girls’ sports advocates welcoming the chance to discuss a culture that too often equates body weight to athletic performance — despite a shortage of science supporting the idea that certain sports or positions require a specific body type.
One of those advocates is Catherine Sabiston, a professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the University of Toronto and a Canada Research Chair in Physical Activity and Mental Health. She’s conducted research surrounding the prevalence of body talk in sport and listened to Cain’s story with interest.
“The research we do in our lab came to life in that video,” said Sabiston.
Cain attributes her struggles with body image to comments made by her coach, but Sabiston says remarks about body shape and weight can also come from parents, teammates and spectators.
“For girls in particular, the sport environment is prone to high levels of teasing as well as negative weight and body shape commentary,” she said.
There’s no doubt that female athletes receive mixed messages when it comes to their bodies. Not only are they expected to be strong and fit enough to excel athletically, they also feel pressure to conform to society’s notion of what a female form is supposed to look like. This dichotomy alone can cause female athletes to be self-conscious about their bodies. But when the coach, who arguably has the greatest influence on an athlete’s confidence and performance, initiates that body talk, those negative emotions surrounding body image continue to escalate.
Sabiston says there’s surprisingly little education designed for coaches when it comes to discussing weight and body image with their athletes. Nor is there much understanding regarding how coaches perceive issues related to weight, body shape and its effect on performance. To find out more about the culture of body talk within sport, Sabiston and her research team collected three years of survey data from athletes and conducted nearly 100 interviews with female athletes, coaches, parents, spectators and referees.
“Our data are showing that the sport environment may foster negative body image emotions such as shame, guilt, envy and embarrassment, and these emotions relate to a poor quality sport experience and girls drop out,” said Sabiston.
The prevalence of weight commentary and body talk is a large reason why teenage girls are up to six-times more likely to drop out of sport than boys. Coaches who, according to the interviews conducted by Sabiston, demonstrated “explicit and implicit biases that higher weight bodies are less suitable for sport”, initiate much of that talk.
Keep in mind that the athletes and coaches interviewed by Sabiston and her team were adolescent females participating in community-based sport, which means it’s not just elite athletes like Cain who are subjected to negative body talk. And given that the bodies of adolescent girls are changing, which in itself increases self-consciousness, any additional comments regarding body shape or size can add to an already precarious sense of self.
Cain’s body image issues worsened to such a degree that she resorted to self-harm and had suicidal thoughts. And while not every female athlete with anxiety related to their body shape or size has that level of distress, they often feel discriminated due to their physical appearance.
“A key message in Cain’s dialogue is that constantly thinking about weight and appearance in itself is detrimental to performance,” says Sabiston. “It takes away an ability to focus on the sport.”
Sabiston says there’s a lack of support for athletes struggling to overcome a negative body image. Most of the available resources focus on eating disorders, not on the larger issue of learning to accept and love your body’s shape, size and athleticism. It’s also her recommendation that coaches receive training on body commentary and weight concerns, and ultimately how to talk about body image with all athletes.
“Equipping coaches with information delivered through sport organizations and policies that discourage body talk in girls sport more generally may reduce the prevalence of body image concerns in athletes,” said Sabiston. “This education would also enhance the coach’s capacity to be a positive role model, which has been identified as a key strategy to keep more girls in sport and liking it.”
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The Search for Life on Mars...and Earth
Isn't it amazing that we'll soon know more about Mars and whether there is life on the Red Planet....
Than we do about these humans in the heart of the Amazon Jungle ?
Who look like they want to meet us about as much as the Martians do.
And who can blame them? I figure the witchdoctor is having a hard time explaining that Big Buzzard in the sky.
I wonder whether he's telling them it's a good omen. Or warning them it's the beginning of The End.
Unless they bring him a whole pile of monkey meat.....AND six luscious virgins.
Isn't religion ALWAYS like that?
Or are they just scared and confused?
Like the rest of us on Planet Earth.....
I don't know. But after what we've done to THEIR jungle.
I think we'd better leave them alone.
And take our chances with the Martians....
Have a great weekend everyone !
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Can God Help Me Quit Smoking?
Well Spring is finally here...and it's time for my annual ritual. Time to try to give up smoking before I end up like this guy.
I'm just not sure how I'm going to do it.
My mum says chewing gum turns a gentleman into a gangster. And the last thing I need is to have Julie Couillard come after me.
And I'm afraid of the patch. No...not the biker patches....the nicotine kind.
Last year Sébastien slapped one on my bum while I was sleeping. And when I woke up...and had my usual triple expresso and a cigarette...for a moment I thought I could fly. And then I practically DIED.
I suppose that leaves willpower. *sigh*
But not really. As my cousin Simple Simon said to the pieman: Alas I have not ANY.
So I don't know what I'm going to do. But you can be sure of one thing....
I WON'T be quitting this way...
Yikes. That WAS pretty shocking.
And how about that FREE Miracle Spring Water ? That can get you a job.
Oh boy. Religion as the opium of the ignorant.
Anyone got a LIGHT ?
P.S. I take back what I said about the FREE Miracle Spring water and getting a job.
I hate to admit it. But in Stephen Harper's Con Canada that could come in handy.
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Labels: my stoopid life, religious nonsense, wingnuts
When Gay Victims Become Nazis
The other day I wrote a post about a memorial to the gay victims of the Holocaust. So you can imagine how horrified I was to see this.
A leading Holocaust scholar has criticized a monument in Berlin to homosexual victims of Nazi Germany unveiled this week, saying the location was poorly chosen.
"The location was particularly poorly chosen for this monument. If visitors have the impression that there was not a great difference between the suffering of Jews and those of homosexuals, it's a scandal," Gutman said, according to AFP. "A sense of proportion must be maintained."
And a sense of proportion isn't maintained? A scandal? Over a small concrete cube like this one?
From a scholar and a Holocaust survivor associated with the Yad Vashem Institute?
Words fail me.
So I think I'll let Dr Dawg speak to it instead.
All I would add to that is that Gutman's words sadden and disappoint me. Because although it's right to acknowledge the scale and genocidal intention of the Jewish Holocaust. Not to recognize the suffering of others murdered by the Nazis for who they were is simply unforgivable.
But what do you expect from a man who would say this?
Gutman, himself a Holocaust survivor, said the Nazis persecuted "exclusively German" homosexuals, many of them Nazis. They were "victims of internal political battles within the NSDAP," the Nazi party of Adolf Hitler, he said.
The gay victims of the Holocaust as Nazis?
Even though they were cruelly abused by both guards and inmates. Used for medical experiments. Sixty per cent didn't survive. And none are alive now to defend themselves.
How truly evil is that?
I honour ALL the victims of the Holocaust. I believe that they would want me to work for a better world where genocide isn't allowed to happen. Never again.
That wretched old bigot dishonours the memory of all who died.
He should hang his head in shame.
And how should gay people deal with this latest outrage?
The same old. Keep on fighting the hate that leads to genocide.
Remember the dead, and all those who are still being assaulted, tortured, or murdered all over the world.
And of course keep the kiss alive....
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Labels: gay, gay history, homophobia, human rights, The Holocaust
Stephen Harper's Nasty Obama Problem
As Great Shrunken Leader continues his farcical visit to Europe.
"The speech was really just a once-over-lightly about how beautiful Canada is," Boag said. "How many lakes and rivers and streams and mountains and forests and fields and so on [the country] has."
Where everyone thinks he's a boring Kyoto killing, death penalty supporting, pathetic Yankee stooge.
And Julie Couillard gets more press than he does.
According to Montreal-based media watchdog Influence Communication stories about Bernier and Couillard ran in 575 media outlets in 44 countries around the world during the first 48 hours.
It must be a really humiliating experience. But not as humiliating as it's going to be when Obama becomes President.
Because it looks as if someone in the PMO tried to sabotage Obama's campaign.
Multiple sources say the Canadian note questioning the Democrat frontrunner's public promise to reopen NAFTA was leaked from the Prime Minister's Office to a Republican contact before it made American headline news.
"This was a very deliberate piece of business for political purpose," one of the sources said. "It puts political ideology ahead of what's good for the country."
Playing with the truth to fool the Europeans....or protect an incompetent Minister caught with his briefs missing... just makes you a low life Con liar. Which is par for the course.
Fucking with the internal democratic business of a neighbour and biggest trading partner is playing with fire.
And we could ALL get burned.
But then Canadians shouldn't be surprised. This isn't the old Conservative Party. This is a hardline group of right-wing ideologues and fanatics. They come from places like the sinister Calgary School.
They belong to the same wacky right-wing societies.
They are Canada's Republicans and they hate the Democrats as much as they hate the Liberals. Just like they despise our liberal Canadian values, and would turn us into a capitalist jungle.
If they aren't stopped ....and soon .....Canada will be destroyed. If the Cons don't get us, President Obama will.
Oh yeah...just in case Harper and his gang of fanatics and neocon thugs are still clinging to the hope that the Republicans will win the next election....and make them all honorary Amerikans. For stabbing Obama in the back.
They should forget it.
The vultures are circling over the rotting carcass of this Con government.
And The Parrot has spoken...
Prrrrrrrrr... Pretty Polly.. Obama yes we CAN.
If I was Stephen Harper and his Republican Cons I'd be very very afraid......
Labels: American politics, canadian politics, Stephen Harper, wingnuts
Blogging, Boobs, and the Man Who Didn't Fall to Earth
Sometimes being a mime can be a lonely job. Just like being a blogger. Especially if you're a gay one in Canada.. So I thought I should take a timeout. And give myself a well deserved pat on the back.
First of all for nailing this story.
From its tawdry beginning......to its sensational climax.
So I didn't have to backtrack furiously like so many other bloggers who had casually shrugged off the story. Chuff Chuff Chuff. Full steam REVERSE !!!!! I know what I'm talking about .......REALLY!!!!
All I had to say was I told you so.
Oh yes....and also that for me the story had NOTHING to do with what Julie Couillard looks like ....or the size of her boobs....as some bloggers seem to suggest.
You can trust me with that one. I didn't even notice them. Are they REALLY that large?
For me it was all about some really bad choices, during a motorcycle gang war that terrorised the city I lived in, bombs, piles of corpses, the death of a poor kid named Daniel Desrochers, some rotten judgement by a powerful but incompetent Con Minister, and of course a question of national security.
But never mind. Because I also want to claim credit for nailing another story.... or foreshadowing it. The story of the man who DIDN'T fall to earth over Saskatchewan.
Or as I feared....hit a wingnut....or dig a nasty big hole in a wheat field.
But seriously... how come I appear to be the ONLY person to suggest that the Big Jump seemed a little reckless and ..... um.....amateurish.
Apart from his rival.
"I think if he had launched he would have seriously injured himself or gotten killed,"It's a nightmare to launch a balloon of that size.....I just look at it and think, 'This guy hasn't really thought this out.' "
Talk about being saved by the balloon. Eh?
Or for that matter how come I was the ONLY hoser to wonder why if French authorities deemed the stunt too dangerous to allow him to jump over France....why was it safe for him to jump over Saskatchewan?
Wait. Don't tell me. I think I can guess.
Either I'm really brilliant.
Or a lot of people are really DUM....
P.S. Did any of those geniuses who thought that the Max and Julie scandal wasn't a story....check out Stephen Harper's pale shrunken face yesterday ?
Because THIS is what it's all about....
Posted by Simon at 10:50 AM 2 comments: Links to this post
Labels: aviation, Canadian Bloggers, canadian politics, Stephen Harper
Gay Holocaust Victims Get a Memorial
It's a simple little memorial. A small concrete cube with no decorations on its sides.... so vandals can't deface them. But it sends out a powerful message.
Recognizing the suffering of the forgotten gay victims of the Holocaust.
Germany unveiled a memorial Tuesday to the long-ignored gay victims of the Nazi regime, a monument that also aims to address discrimination today by confronting visitors with an image of a same-sex couple kissing.
And reminding us that the battle continues.
"This memorial is important from two points of view - to commemorate the victims, but also to make clear that even today, after we have achieved so much in terms of equal treatment, discrimination still exists daily..."
I was sad no survivors lived to see this day. Survivors who endured bestial torture and medical experiments, but were kept in jail and denied compensation by their so-called liberators.
Survivors like Pierre Seel.
I really wanted him to be there. Because what they did to him and his lover Jo will haunt me forever......
The loudspeakers played noisy military music as the SS men stripped him naked, and violently jammed a metal bucket over his head. They unleashed on Jo the camp's ferocious guard-dogs, German Shepherds, who began to rip at his flesh -- first his genitals, and his thighs, and then they devoured Jo before our eyes. His screams of pain were amplified and distorted by the bucket over his head. Frozen in place and trembling, wide-eyed at seeing so much horror, I had tears running down my cheeks. I prayed that he would rapidly lose consciousness...."
Shortly before he died Pierre Seel wrote this:
"When I have finish wandering, I go home. Then I light the candle that burns permanently in my kitchen when I am alone. That frail flame is my memory of Jo."
One candle for Jo. One for all the other gay victims of the holocaust that never ends.
You know... with the way some straight bigots react to the sight of two men kissing.... no wonder they buried the television screen in a bunker.
Never mind the vandals. They'll probably have to post guards to prevent the whole memorial from being destroyed.
Hey Jo we hear you.
That's why we fight.
Labels: gay, gay history, human rights, The Holocaust
Maxime Bernier's Day of Reckoning
Oh no. Poor Julie Couillard. She has sooooo much bad luck with her boyfriends.
First there was the big shot Hell's Angel who ended up in a ditch with a fatal case of lead poisoning. Her next biker love, from the Hells Angel puppet club The Rockers, became a police informer. Another convicted criminal boyfriend who apparently owed money to the Hells committed suicide. Now her latest sweet heart has been cruelly busted.
So much for the judgement of Stephen Harper.
On Monday, Harper refused to answer whether authorities had run a security check on Couillard. "I have no intention to comment on a minister's former girlfriend," he said. "I don't take this subject seriously."
Muahahaha. I bet he does now.
So much for this pompous blogging ass.
The Prime Minister does not always have his finger on the pulse of public sentiment. But I suspect his response today - “Mr. Dion and Mr. Duceppe are quite a group of gossipy old busy-bodies,” in particular - had more than a few Canadians nodding in agreement.
You mean like IDIOTS?
Look I'm from Quebec so I don't really care who fucks who. And love is sometimes blind. But as I pointed out here and here this story was a disaster in the making.
And a Prime Minister who didn't see it coming ....or lied about what he knew...should simply resign. And take his dirty, corrupt, and incompetent Con government with him.
But not before some critical questions are answered:
What did Max and Julie discuss over dinner with Public Security Minister Stockwell Day...at Hy's on March 31st?
What was in the documents Julie took home? And who bugged her bedroom? Or her mattress?
Has our national security been breached? Has this whole government been COMPROMISED?
I'm so sorry this soap opera had to end so sadly....and so suddenly.
But with a full police investigation AND an extensive public inquiry....
The Epilogue should be even BETTER...
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The Man Who Would Fall to Earth in Saskatchewan
I see the former French paratrooper who plans to jump from a balloon forty kilometres over Saskatchewan has postponed his first attempt.
And I'm not sure whether to be disappointed ..... or RELIEVED. Because something about this story bothers me.
I admire the old guy for his guts and for sacrificing everything for a 20-year dream.
And I know how great the feeling of free falling through the air can be...even if Sébastien has to kick me in the butt to get me to jump.
But Michel Fournier is sixty-four, has had a triple bypass, is planning to jump from a height three times higher than he ever has before, and reach a speed almost twice as fast as the great Joe Kittinger.
A speed where you could burn, as well as freeze, or have your blood boil.
And if French authorities decided the project was too dangerous to allow him to jump over France...who decided it was safe enough for him to jump over Saskatchewan?
Oh well. I hope the old guy makes it.
That his dream comes true at last. And that his watch doesn't stop.
So he gets to see our world rushing towards him like the great Joe Kittinger did.
Whose bravery has always thrilled me.
And who said this week:
It was nice to be headed back to earth, because it’s an environment that we can live in...
And it’s a beautiful planet, really....”
Really...
Oh well....at least he won't need a surfboard in Saskatchewan.
Bonne chance Michel !!
Labels: aviation, outer space, science
Bouchard-Taylor, Quebec Love, and Elvis Gratton
I see the the Bouchard-Taylor Commission has finally released its report. And although the Commission has been a debacle right from the start, I think the final product is pretty good.
Which is a relief. Because I was really worried when I saw a leaked version of the report, and it seemed to suggest that the solution to the nonexistent problem...was that the first white people to live in Quebec should call themselves Québécois of French Canadian origin instead of just Québécois.
And I knew that some in the province were already comparing that to the moronic sayings of The King of Kings..... Elvis Gratton.
He's a wellknown movie and television character in Quebec. A comic caricature of a vulgar, ignorant, federalist French Canadian who dreams of being a big shot Elvis impersonator.
In short.... the kind of Québécois who makes the rest of the old stock Frenchies shudder.
Especially when in a famous scene he is on a plane with his wife. And a Frenchman from France asks them if they are Canadian.
Here's the scene with my translation underneath...
PASSENGER: Are you Canadians ? You have the accent...
ELVIS: Me I'm a Canadian Québécois.... a French French Canadian....an American of the French North...a francophone Québécois Canadian....a Québécois of French Canadian French expression. We are the Canadian American francophones of North America...the Franco Québécois....
WIFE: We are the Franco Canadians of Quebec, the Québécois Canadians. That's it....
You see what I mean? Throw Elvis into this identity question and it could be DEVASTATING.
But now I'm not worried anymore. As one of my separatist friends said today: "I'd much rather be a Québécois of French Canadian background, than an old stock Québécois." And he wasn't the only one.
Many English Canadians believe that Quebecers are racists.
But I should have known better. How lucky I am to belong to the great French Nation in Canada. Still the most progressive province in the country.
How proud I am to be a Québécois of half Scottish from Scotland....half English from England origin ...of anglophone AND francophone expression... AND a proud Canadian.
Only in Canada eh? Or Belgium...
Oh yeah. Quebec is moving on.
And Elvis has left the building...
P.S. Guess where I'm going this weekend?
I leave you with this great old song by Robert Charlebois... to help explain how far we've come.
And why I love the place and the habitants so much...
Oh sure. Endings are sometimes rough.
But new beginnings are WONDERFUL.
Have a great weekend everyone !!
Labels: Canada, canadian politics, quebec, the two solitudes
The Sailing Life and the Herndon Climb
I was out sailing in the bay the other day....crewing for a friend.....for only the first time this season.
It's just been so bloody cold.
But now that the warm sun is back, and I can take off my shirt.
And let the lake breeze stimulate my tits ...instead of causing them to fall off.
I don't know why... but I suddenly remembered these other sailors...
And remembered that the legendary Herndon Climb had not been cancelled after all.
And to make things even MORE inspiring.
This year there's a video...
Oh boy. Anchors away or Hail to the Chief !!!!
A part of me feels like saluting.
The boys are hurting. But The Republic is safe.
The mighty Greased Phallus.....I mean OBELISK of Power.
Has been successfully MOUNTED again....
P.S. Yikes. What am I saying?
Is it just me... or the breeze on my tits?
Or could it REALLY be Spring?
Labels: gay, my stoopid life
Vic Toews: Hypocrisy as a Con Value
Of all the nasty homophobes in Stephen Harper's sinister SoCon government, Vic Toews has to be one of the worst.
He opposed protecting gay people from hate crimes. He compared gay marriage to a Black Mass. And over and over again he foamed into his fascist sheriff's mustache ....claiming it would lead to polygamy.
Well wouldn't you know it ? It turns out this champion of so-called family values has a little poly problem of his own.
The 55-year-old Toews' public face of self-righteous morality is now clashing with his troubled private life. An MP dubbed the "minister of family values" by Liberals is embroiled in a messy divorce after fathering a child last fall with a much younger woman.
Can you believe that? The Minister of Family Values impaled on his own quivering petard. Viva Viagra !!!
Of course, I always knew that this wretched bigot was a hypocrite.
He posed as a crime fighter. But was CON-VIC-TED of exceeding his personal campaign expense limits in the 1999 Manitoba provincial election.
But this sordid affair really is the last straw. I mean aren't these religious fanatics supposed to at least get MARRIED..... before they breed with much younger women?
Talk about hypocrisy. So much for the sanctity of marriage. So much for his fake family values.
Lordy. Jebesus save us. First we had Maxime and his biker chick. Now we've got Vicky, his mistress, and his love child. It's like the Fall of Rome on the Rideau. Or Gomorrah in Manitoba.
Look I know I'm a prude. But I really think it's time to put some real family values back on the national agenda. Before these shameless Cons turn our Parliament into a Swinger's Club.
As for the vile homophobe and hypocrite Vic Toews .... I found out he was born in Paraguay.
So when these right-wing fanatics go down in flames. As they will.
The sherriff can jump on his burro.
And lead them to the Promised Land...
Labels: canadian politics, Con Canada, religious homophobia, wingnuts
The Quack of Gambia Strikes Again
Just what poor suffering Africa needs. Another crazy dictator who thinks he's a Voodoo God. Another raving homophobe.
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh says he will “cut off the head” of any homosexual caught in his country.
Jammeh also ordered any hotel or motel housing homosexuals to close down, adding that owners of such facilities would also be in trouble.
I would say I'm surprised and shocked. But this is Africa after all...where homophobia is a colonial value suppurating in a stew of dirty religion.
And this genocidal goon has already got quite a reputation as the Quack of Gambia.
A few weeks ago, Jammeh summoned his followers and a few ambassadors, dignitaries and TV reporters to announce in a garbled address that, having made some fantastic discoveries, he is now capable of curing AIDS (as well as asthma). The president admitted to his astonished audience that the therapies still had a few limitations -- he could only cure AIDS on Thursdays. Asthma, on the other hand, could be treated only on Fridays and Saturdays.
Dressed in white from head to toe, the head of state stands before his patients, mumbling prayers and waving the Koran. Then Jammeh rubs green glop on their skin, sprinkles them with gray liquid from an old Evian bottle and gives them something yellow to drink. Bananas -- administered orally -- round off the treatment. After repeating the procedure for several weeks, he proclaims the patients healed. All of them. Without exception.
Some members of Gambia's parliament are cautiously voicing concern that the president may be insane. Doing all he can to confirm this impression, the self-styled AIDS healer is now claiming to have discovered his fortune-telling skills. He claims to be able to predict a person's moment of death, after a single look in their eyes.
Oh well...at least the bananas were administered orally. And we don't have wonder anymore whether this brutish witchdoctor is crazy or not.
Just try to decide whether he should be locked up in a mental hospital...or in a cage at the zoo.
But that still leave me with two questions.
One...are all homophobes and religious hatemongers sickos .... or just most of them?
And two....when is somebody going to come up with a vaccine against religion? Or a cure for homophobia?
Because the world needs them desperately...
Labels: Africa, AIDS, gay, homophobia, human rights
Hillary Clinton on Sunset Boulevard
I see Hillary Clinton is still refusing to accept that she has lost. And now she's blaming the media.
Just because SHE can't count.
"And you know all those people on TV who keep telling you and everybody else that this race is over and I should just be graceful and say ‘Oh, it's over,’ even though I’ve won more votes..."
Look, at this stage of the game, a little delusion can be a merciful thing. And I'm glad she's made "I Won’t Back Down" by Tom Petty her new campaign song. So Tom can remind everyone that there is no easy way out....when you're stood up at the Gates of Hell. Or the White House.
And people can feel sorry for her. Like I do.
But I wish she'd get the name of her movie right.
"You see all those folks on TV, they keep telling me to quit," she said. "Well, I don’t know, maybe I was just raised with the kind of values you were raised -– you don’t quit on people and you don’t quit until you finish what you started and you don't quit on America.
Because this isn't Brokeback Mountain...or the Duck Hunter.
It's looking more and more like Sunset Boulevard....
The only thing that remains to be determined is who will be found floating face down in the swimming pool.
Bill Clinton, James Carville.....or Barack Obama.
I was sorry when Sunset Boulevard ended. It's one of my favourite movies. William Holden was so hot. Norma Desmond was so crazy tragic. The script was so brilliant. It could have gone on forever.
But as for this ugly race-baiting, gender bashing, hope snuffing, cheap little horror flick.
The sooner it's over the better...
P.S. In case....like me... you've never heard of that Tom Petty song ....
Oh no. How sad. Great song.
Bad video.
Wrong movie...
Labels: American politics
A Day to Join the Fight Against Homophobia
Today was International Day Against Homophobia ... a day to join the struggle against the hate that kills...and one that I'm proud to say was started right here in Quebec.
The theme this year is "Homosexuality is NOT a sickness." Unlike the disease ....or raging epidemic ..... called homophobia.
So how ironic that today should also be the day I decided to suspend my long campaign against one of the most homophobic places on earth....the zombie island of Jamaica.
After reading this dispatch.
And discovering that gay activists in Jamaica are against a tourist boycott.
"I personally understand where they're coming from," he says. "But [Egale and SMMC] are in a position where they can't see what's happening day-to-day. They are not facing the realities. If JFLAG had one case [of violence against gay people] a week, since the boycott we have three. They're not seeing the reality. It is essentially bringing more violence on the community."
I hate the idea of not making Blood Island pay for its crimes against humanity. And I'm really going to miss those zombies.
But you can't argue with this horror.
"I went to Portmore to look at a house....I passed two guys on my way in and on my way back out. One of them came up to me and said, 'Oh, you're one of dem batty boys of dem faggots in Canada want to get freedom in Jamaica.' They proceeded to cut me in the face and on the arm.
"Anthony says he needed seven stitches in his face and nine in his forearm. He says he was house-hunting because he was burned out of his previous home in Ocho Rios.
So so more boycott. Although of course I am going to continue to warn Canadians about Jamaica's scary crime problem.
What is for sure is that Jamaica is a violent place and it's getting worse. Incidents of burglary, kidnapping and rape are above the world average and rising.
According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, Jamaica's murder rate was 59.2 per 100,000 in 2007. It hasn't dipped below 35 per 100,000 for the past 10 years, making it a world leader in homicides. It even outpaces Colombia, a country in the grips of a brutal 40-year civil war.
Nor will I hesitate to suggest that if Canadians want to have a much safer and friendlier vacation... in the most beautiful place in the Caribbean.
They should forget about Jamaica. And go to Cuba.
Mariela Castro joined government leaders and hundreds of activists at the one-day conference for the International Day Against Homophobia that featured shows, lectures, panel discussions and book presentations.
In the meantime.... the other bit of good news is that I won't have to hand out these homemade pamphlets anymore.
All I've got to do is show that beach pic and play this song....
Oh yeah. Homophobia is a disease.
Gay is beautiful.
Life is a beach...
P.S. To the people at Fondation Émergence who came up with the idea of this day. Merci beaucoup.
Labels: gay, homophobia, human rights, Jamaica
The Minister and the Biker Chick: Part Two
Uh oh....it looks as if the story of the Minister and the (former) Biker Chick has just taken another bizarre turn.
As if Julie Couillard's soft spot for criminals wasn't bad enough.
Now Quebec's most powerful media chain is threatening to sue a reporter from La Presse, for allegedly suggesting that their trashy tabloids fuzzed out her picture to please their boss.
Who just happens to be a good friend of Max Bernier.
The Deux Maudit Anglais have the story and the hoggy irony.
In blurring Mme. Couillard’s face, the province’s reigning crime, bikers and boobies tabloid self-censored itself on a story about crime, bikers and boobies. The irony is so fat and sweaty it could ride around on a Harley.
Elizabeth Thompson adds some details. And reminds us that Max has some powerful friends.
Like these.
Hmmm.... I wonder if that's why Stephen Harper is afraid to fire him?
Weak, weak, NOT a leader. Just another WIMP.
Or another busy-body.
The bottom line: with her access to government and her background Julie Couillard SHOULD have been checked out.
The Hells Angels are a sophisticated criminal organization that is always looking for information to use against their enemies. Money is money, but information is gold. In some small Quebec towns they send anonymous letters to cops, with pictures of the officer's children, their nicknames and birth dates.
Imagine what they could do with an MP ..... or a Minister.....or a government?
BTW call me stoopid but I STILL can't figure out why a swinging couple would have dinner at Hy's in late March with of all people Stockwell Day. Doris may be the Public Security Minister but he's sooooooo boring. What on earth did they talk about ? How Jebesus rode a dinosaur instead of a Harley?
Look I'm sure Julie is on the level. Just likes a little rough trade now and then. But then who doesn't ? And I have to admit the way she ran the Department of Foreign Affairs was simply awesome.
But I'm worried about Max. Just a few weeks ago he apparently had four or five framed pictures of the (former) biker babe in his office.
And now it's OVER?
Really? Isn't life cruel?
And now this high profile suit threatens to make it an even BIGGER story in Quebec...where it can hurt the Cons the most.
Isn't that AWFUL?
Hit me with a tattoo. Or just pass the popcorn. Vroom...Vroom.
I can't WAIT for the next episode !!!!!
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Labels: canadian politics
California's Great Gay Marriage Victory
The California Supreme Court's decision to allow gay marriage.
As experienced by two women in love....
Wow. Wasn't that special?
Naturally the foul anti-gay bigots are howling like banshees. And vowing to turn back the clock in November....again.
But when they are up against our LOVE what chance does their HATE have?
They try so hard to destroy our lives, but those creepy ju ju monkeys are only destroying themselves....like kamikaze klowns. Or the poopy Pope.
To all my brothers and sisters in the Golden State.... the sound of gay freedom never sounded so wonderful and ......um...... so LOUD.
From Simon and Sébastien..... in love...... in Canada.
Congratulations ...way to go California!!
You made us all proud...
P.S. I'm warning my friends to FORGET about using this great victory to try to pressure me into getting hitched. As they just love to do.
My almost unshakeable position is that I'm not getting married until everyone can.
And that might take a while....
Labels: gay, gay love, gay marriage, human rights
George Bush: The Oliver Stone Movie
I'm not a big fan of Oliver Stone's historical dramas .... ever since his movie JFK made it look like Kennedy was shot by a bunch of gay rightwingers... hidden in the grassy knoll.
But I'm sure not going to miss his new movie about Chimp Bush.
Now that I've seen parts of the top secret script. And I know it's a comedy.
My favourite scenes:
Page 10 on Bill Clinton: "My mother waddles faster than that larda - -." Page 11: "We'll move these terr'ists to Guantanemera." Cheney: "Guantanamo." Bush: "Right." Then Bush to Cheney: "Vice, when we're in meetings I want you to keep a lid on it. Keep your ego in check. Remember, I'm the president..
Page 42. Checking a map, being told it passed "Humint," whereupon the President of the United States asks, "What's 'Humint' again?" and being told "It's Human Intelligence." A scene in which, auditing an Iraqi intercept, W. asks, "Wolfowitz, got any Maalox on you? . . . and while you're at it, trim your ear hairs." And Cheney checking his heart pills.
And my favourite quotes? Dubya telling General Tommy Franks to be careful:
"I don't want to fire no $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the a - -."
Or speaking to a group of educators:
"Rarely is the question asked, 'Is our children learning?' "
Which reminds me....I hope this kid got to play young Bush...
Of course as a Canadian it's easy to laugh at all this. And believe me I will.
Call it therapy for having to watch this horror show for eight long years.
But as for my poor American friends they're left with one horrible question.
How did a guy as dumb as Dubya ever become a two-term President?
I don't envy them. The nightmare isn't over.
And the question is a hard one....
Labels: American politics, Chimp Bush
Gay Kids and Canada's Bully Problem
I've written so many posts about the problem of bullying in our schools, and in particular the abuse and violence aimed at gay kids.
I knew Canada had a shameful bully problem.
But this survey still shocked me.
More than two-thirds of Canadian high school students who identify themselves as homosexual, bisexual or transgendered said they felt unsafe at school, according to survey results published Monday.
One-quarter of LGBTQ respondents reported physical threats because of their sexual orientation, while over half said they'd been verbally harassed.
More than one-third of LGBTQ respondents have skipped school because they felt unsafe at the building or on their way there, compared to one-eighth of straight participants.
Forty-one per cent of LGBTQ participants reported sexual harassment, compared to 19 per cent of straight students
I suppose I shouldn't really be surprised.
So few Canadians seem to care about the problem.
And as Mark points out religious prejudice is being used to make life even harder for gay kids. By killing diversity programs.
But still I'm stunned. For once I don't know what to say.
Except that a country where so many children don't feel safe in school...and almost nobody cares...isn't the beautiful Canada I want it to be.
And of course, that this humble blog is and will always be a no-bully zone.
And I'll continue to fight the bullies and the hatemongers.
Until the whole country is one.
That's all. The rest is just hard feelings.
Or a sad song....
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Labels: bullying, gay, gay kids, homophobia, human rights
Omar Khadr: When the Truth Hurts
I can't believe it. It seems too good to be true. But someone in this smug and self satisfied country has actually criticized Canada's shameful treatment of Omar Khadr. And called a spade a spade. Or a waterboard a waterboard.
Canada has sunk to the moral equivalent of al-Qaeda by failing to treat Canadian Omar Khadr the same way it treats other child soldiers, Liberal Senator Roméo Dallaire said Tuesday.
"The minute you start playing with human rights, with conventions, with civil liberties in order to say you are doing it to protect yourself … you are no better than the guy who doesn't believe in them at all...."
Good for Roméo Dallaire. And don't you just LOVE the exchange between him and the wretched SoCon homophobe Jason Kenney?
"Is it your testimony that al-Qaeda strapping up a 14-year-old girl with Down Syndrome and sending her into a pet market to be remotely detonated is the moral equivalent to Canada's not making extraordinary political efforts for a transfer of Omar Khadr to this country?" asked Kenney.
"If you want a black and white [response] … I am only too prepared to give it to you: absolutely," said Dallaire. "You are either with the law or you are against the law. You're either a child soldier or you're not. You're either guilty or you're not."
Exactly. Omar Khadr WAS a child soldier. The kangaroo courts of Guantanamo are an affront to justice. And while Khadr hasn't been found guilty of ANYTHING two governments..... Liberal and Conservative.....are guilty of letting the Pentagon waterboarders torture a badly wounded Canadian kid.
You can't get any lower than that ......and still call yourself a Canadian.
And the idiot media in this country should also hang its head in shame for letting this case drag on. By giving more coverage, for example, to the ridiculous case of Brenda Martin ....and her blubbering brush with Mexican justice.... than they ever have to the Khadr case.
Since the day Omar was shot.
And then tortured.
Held in the worst prison on earth surrounded by torturers and dangerous extremists. When according to his lawyer all he wants to do is live a normal life in Canada....watch the Lord of the Rings, and draw comics.
Look as a gay guy I loathe Al Qaeda and other religious extremists more than most. But as a Canadian I know that we have to do the RIGHT thing...and be better than our enemies. Because if we aren't what are we fighting for? Why are we blabbing about human rights? When we are nothing more than weak and smarmy hypocrites.
And of course because I also know that a country that doesn't stand up for its citizens .... not even when the citizen is a child and is being tortured....isn't a real country by ANY stretch of the imagination. It's a vile and ugly place. And I want my Canada to be noble and beautiful.
Roméo Dallaire said what had to be said today ..... even if the truth hurts.
Omar Khadr's kangaroo trial is now a farce.
It's time to end this disgusting shameful torture story.
And bring Omar Khadr home ...
P.S. For what it's worth ..... when Jason Kenney talks about that pet market bombing....and the bomber with Downs Syndrome....he doesn't know what he is blabbing about.
A porker homophobe....a Pentagon stooge.... AND an ignorant Con Klown.
And then there is this:
Liberal Leader Stephane Dion said he disagreed with Dallaire's choice of words, and hinted the senator could be disciplined.
"This is a matter to deal with the (party) whip, and we'll deal with that," Dion told reporters.
How low can we go....and STILL call it Canada?
ADDENDUM: Now that Brenda Martin is back home and cooking for her Mommy...
Do you think she'll settle down, stop blubbering, open a Mexican Restaurant called La Chucha or El Chupete, and NEVER be heard from again?
I'm keeping my fingers crossed...
Labels: Great War on Terror, human rights, Omar Khadr
Grey's Anatomy and the Real Gay Kiss
Last month I wrote a post about the awesome power of a gay kiss. And it's amazing ability to turn reasonable people into absurd homophobes, and religious wingnuts into rabid dogs.
Now another major development in the Kissing War.
Grey's Anatomy just featured a story about two gay soldiers trying to kiss and not tell.
As one of them prepares for brain surgery....
Well at least it was a REAL kiss. Because it's all down hill after that.
As the soldier is wheeled to the operating room he passes his lover waiting in the corridor.
But because the evil dad and an officer are nearby, and they both love being soldiers so much, all the two lovers can do is look into each others eyes.
Which is sad because of course after that steamy kiss one of the gay guys HAS to die. And does.... on the operating table.
But at least his lover gets to kiss him again....this time in the morgue. On his cold dead lips. Yikes. Fade to black. Chalk up another victory in the kissing wars. Does it count as TWO.... or just one and a half?
Of course I'm sure the morality tale death didn't stop the rabid wingnuts from howling in disgust. Writing kooky letters to show sponsors and studio executives....and beating their chests with their hairy paws.
But who cares because we're on a roll. Call it a spring offensive.
Spring means romance, also for gay characters on TV; First Luke kissed Noah on As The World Turns, then two gay soldiers lip locked on Grey's Anatomy, and soon there will be an interracial gay kiss on ABC Family's college drama Greek.
Isn't that great ? But isn't it sad that we have to make a big deal out of something so beautiful ..... that should be so ordinary ? Isn't it humiliating? Doesn't it make you CRAZY ?
Gay in the 21st Century.
Reclaiming our humanity.
One kiss at a time...
P.S. If you want to watch the whole sad saga...you can sob along here.
Labels: gay, gay love, wingnuts
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In the final installment of the Top 40 Americans in the ABL series, we now feature the very best import players (#1-10) hailing from the U.S.A. It has been a rewarding experience interacting with players, coaches, scouts, front office staff, media representatives and baseball fans to put together this rather ambitious undertaking. Congratulations to 2013 ABL Champ Canberra Cavalry!
After trailing 7-1 v @sydneybluesox last night @canberracavalry got to 7-7, then this happened youtube.com/watch?v=VONTuU… #CHARGE #ABCStrike
— Chris Coleman (@CJ_Coleman) January 18, 2013
By clicking above, witness the resilience of Top 40 American in the ABL Honorable Mention Antonio Callaway and the thrilling comeback of 2013 ABL Champion Canberra Cavalry in the regular season against former MLB reliever Dae-Sung Koo of the Sydney Blue Sox. Special thanks to Canberra’s CHARGE TV for streaming live coverage all season long with
the excellent play-by-play commentary of ABC Grandstand’s “Strike Zone” host Chris Coleman and his team of supporters including Top American GM in the ABL Thom Carter.
We did it!!! @canberracavalry are @ableague Champions!! #CHARGE twitter.com/thomcarter/sta…
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Congratulations to our player of the game Brian Grening going 7.2 innings and recording 6 strike outs #CHARGE
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#10 Brian Grening of the Canberra Cavalry was interviewed by Fox Sports after being named Player of the Game in ABL Championship Series Game 1. (Ben Southall / SMP Images / ABL)
#10 Brian Grening of the Canberra Cavalry (Photo by Adam East/ozcards.blogspot.com)
#10 Brian Grening of the Canberra Cavalry has always kept MLB caliber talent close by his side. The former 2008 Cleveland Indians draft pick was teammates with ABL Triple Crown winner and recently signed San Diego Padres prospect Adam Buschini as well as St. Louis Cardinals prospect and Top 40 American in the ABL Adam Melker (#23) in 2007-08 at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. More recently the 27-year-old Newport Beach, California native was teammates with fellow Cavalry pitchers and Top 40 Americans in the ABL Sean Toler (#32) and Dustin Loggins (#40) along with one-time Atlanta Braves/Kansas City Royals prospect Steve Kent while playing independent ball for the 2012 Kansas City T-Bones. As a starter in the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball last year, he registered a career-high 113 strike outs–while picking up ten wins with a 3.69 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP. He was equally as impressive in the ABL last season, making 23 relief appearances and striking out 43 batters in 43.2 innings of work.
Flipped on @mlbnetwork and saw my old teammate Brian Grening dealing on the mound for the Canberra Calvary in the Australian Baseball League
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#10 Brian Grening pitching for Team World against Team Australia in the 2012 ABL All-Star Game at Melbourne’s Altona Stadium. (Scott Powick/SMP Images/ABL)
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best fans in the ABL…”
Special thanks to the @sydneybluesox for the opportunity! And to all the fans that supported us the whole season! #WhoRocks #BlueSox
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#9 James Robbins of the Sydney Blue Sox (Photo courtesy of Steve Bell / SMP Images / ABL)
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Upon the recommendation of Sydney Blue Sox recruiter and ex-Minnesota Twins third baseman Glenn Williams–who was was inducted in the Baseball Australia’s Hall of Fame and won a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens–#9 James Robbins from
the Detroit Tigers Single-A Advanced affiliate Lakeland Flying Tigers was summoned to play in New South Wale’s capital city. He was the most prized and highly-touted player of Sydney’s five American imports, including Top 40 Americans in the ABL J.D Williams (#29) and Tyler Herr (#23) as well as Zach Penprase (#20) and Geoff Klein (#13).
Thank you to everyone in Australia! You guys were awesome! So much support! We all loved our time here! Thank you for the hospitality!
Robbins, alongside former Sydney Blue Sox and 2012 Top 20 American in the ABL Tyler Collins (#9), led Lakeland to a Florida State League Championship after appearing in 124 games last year. The left-handed hitting DH and first baseman made his pro debut at 18 when he played for the Rookie Gulf Coast League Tigers and was ranked the 29th best prospect in the Tigers organization by Baseball America. A 30th round pick by Detroit in the 2009 draft out of Shorecrest High School in Shoreline, Washington, the 22-year-old was third for Sydney in batting average (.298), slugging (.461) and RBI (26).
Rocking retro stache #BlueJays catch prospect Jack Murphy (see @jackmurphy219) is spitting image of Bill #Buckner. No relation to #MLB bpark
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#8 Jack Murphy @jackmurphy219 twitter profile photo with his loyal Aussie fan club
I would like to thank all the people of Canberra… It has been a great experience… Can’t thank you all enough
#8 Jack Murphy of the Canberra Cavalry (Photo by Adam East/ozcards.blogspot.com)
#8 Jack Murphy of the Canberra Cavalry was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 31st round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. Excellent behind the plate, the 24-year-old Sarasota, Florida-born catcher possesses a .993 fielding percentage (better than any catcher in the MLB Hall of Fame). Throwing out 29 of 76 baserunners (38%) while finding his power stroke and hitting 10 home runs in 2012 at Single-A Advanced Dunedin, Murphy had a breakout season prior to joining the Canberra Cavalry. He caught fire against the Melbourne Aces in ABL Round Four action–during which he went 9-for-17 with a home run, a double and five RBI–and was subsequently chosen to represent Team World in the 2012 ABL All-Star Game. Third on the 2012-13 Cavalry staff in doubles (11), home runs (5) and RBI (24), the Toronto Blue Jays prospect posted a respectable .304 batting average and a .480 slugging percentage.
“@spektrall: GOTCHA!! @jackmurphy219 and Kody Hightower notice Josh McGee’s big lead youtu.be/mmVaaUm8qa4 #CHARGE #ablworldseries #gotheeeem
First plane ride on the way down under! Pretty excited #Australia #whatoffseason #goodbyeFL
— mlohlman (@mlohlman) November 2, 2012
#7 Michael Ohlman shares a laugh with Geoff Klein. (Joe Vella/SMP Images/ABL)
#7 Michael Ohlman of the Perth Heat received a $995,000 signing bonus after being chosen by the Baltimore Orioles in the 11th round of the 2009 draft out Florida’s Lakewood Ranch High School. Ohlman finished the 2012 season with the Single-A Delmarva on a roll. He batted .304 with 16 doubles, two home runs and 28 RBI in 51 games. He reached base in 47 of his 50 starts and led the team with a .411 on-base percentage. The MLB prospect will likely start 2013 at Single-A Advanced Frederick, where Perth teammates–Top American in the ABL Brenden Webb (#18) and Aussie Alan de San Miguel–played last year. Hoping to lead Perth to its third-straight ABL Championship title, the
22-year-old Ohlman and San Miguel split time between first base and catcher with the Heat. Having the best overall ABL campaign of the three Baltimore farmhands, Ohlman hit .317 with six home runs and 27 RBI in 43 regular season games and hit .467 in the postseason.
Wanted to thank the @perthheat family for welcoming me with open arms this year. I had the time of my life and hope to see everyone soon!
— mlohlman (@mlohlman) February 11, 2013
#7 Michael Ohlman of the Perth Heat (Photo courtesy of Ryan Schembri/SMP Images/ABL)
First flight of the day!! Australia bound!!! #shrimponthebarbie #downunder #kangaroojack #aussie
— Ryan Stovall (@RyanStovall9) October 16, 2012
@amberroy23 I’m going over there to play winter ball. So not to rub it in, but it’s kind of the best vacation ever!!
@ryanstovall9 good luck in Australia. Or should I say Australia girls good luck cuz Stovall is coming lol
— Jonathan Gaston (@JGastonAFL) October 17, 2012
@ryanstovall9 you’re going to Australia to play baseball… That’s all pleasure lol
If this place had American music it would be close to perfect!
#6 Ryan Stovall at bat for Team World in the 2012 ABL All-Star Game. (Scott Powick/SMP Images)
#6 Ryan Stovall of the Canberra Cavalry signed on with ACT Baseball club Tuggeranong Vikings after a try-out with the Arizona Diamondbacks aspiring to make it in the ABL and eventually to MLB. Cavalry manager Michael Collins learned of the 25-year-old Florida native in no time and officially added him to the Canberra roster after making an impression in the New Zealand national team exhibition series. It was the second time an import playing for a local club has made an instant impact for the Cavalry as fellow Top 40 American in the ABL Kody Hightower had been recruited by Canberra from the Ainslie-Gungahlin Bears in 2011. Originally selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 19th round of the 2009 draft out of Georgia’s Thomas University, he played for Single-A Advanced Wilmington Blue Rocks in two of his three seasons in the Royals organization before being delisted in 2011. Appearing in 80 games for the American Association of Independent Baseball 2012 Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, Stovall was a very well-seasoned utility player who saw time at first, second, and third as well as all three outfield positions.
#6 Ryan Stovall of the Canberra Cavalry (Photo courtesy of Joe Vella / SMP Images / ABL)
#TwitNewsNow Diamondbacks Purchase Contract of Ryan Stovall dlvr.it/2XmmKP
— DBacksFanZone (@DBacksFanZone) November 26, 2012
Former Royals minor leaguer Ryan Stovall also is having a nice winter in Australia web.theabl.com.au/stats/stats.js… not a bad place to spend winter
— greg schaum (@Greg_Schaum) January 25, 2013
Ryan Stovall of the Cavalry is now an Arizona Diamondbacks prospect. (Ben Southall / SMP Images / ABL)
The Team World ABL All-Star was signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks after a few weeks of ABL action. He was also named ABL Player of the Week for Round Nine during which time he led the league with the best batting average. While playing away against the Perth Heat, Stovall went 9-for-20 (.450) with two home runs, two doubles, a triple, and seven RBI. His off-the-charts performance spurred a big momentum swing for the Cavalry as they took three of four games from the league’s 2011 and 2012 Claxton Shield champions to move into clear sole possession of first place. While sporting a .320 batting average in the ABL, Stovall
was the leader in triples (4), runner-up in slugging percentage (.582), and third in runs (32). He was rewarded for his hard work in Australia and in indy ball by getting his contract purchased by a Major League Baseball franchise. “Ryan does a lot of good things on the baseball field,” said RedHawks manager Doug Simunic. “He can play all over the field, swings the bat well and is a plus runner. Hopefully he can go to Arizona and work his way up in their organization.”
Just turned on mlb network and first person I see on the Australian League championship @ryanstovall9
— Cameron J. Gallagher (@camgally3545) February 8, 2013
Changed the channel to #MLBNetwork just in time to see @ryanstovall9 hit a bomb to right field.
— Lane Adams (@LAdamsKC) February 8, 2013
#6 Ryan Stovall of the Canberra Cavalry being congratulated by teammates after hitting a
home run in ABL Championship Game 1 against the Perth Heat. (Ben Southall / SMP Images)
Kody Hightower went 5-5 with 3 doubles, 6 RBI, and 2 HR in the 9-1 win (SMP Images) #CHARGE instagr.am/p/TLSJakkPnN/
— Canberra Cavalry (@CanberraCavalry) December 13, 2012
Congratulations to Kody Hightower on winning the our ABL Fan Choice Award.He won by 7 votes over Jack Murphy.
— Canberra Cavalry (@CanberraCavalry) January 27, 2013
Kody Hightower of the Canberra Cavalry (Photo by Adam East/ozcards.blogspot.com)
#5 Kody Hightower of the Canberra Cavalry is an unsung American hero, who after being disregarded by U.S. professional baseball retreated to the European leagues and has since been a fixture as one of the continent’s most adored and cherished elite superstar players. Here’s the lowdown on MLB’s MIA Kody Hightower. After being selected as a
NAIA All-America Honorable Mention at Brevard College in North Carolina, he was named to the 2008 Southern States Athletic All-Conference team, NAIA Region 13 team, and the NCCAA All-South team in addition to being an All-American and the NCCAA South Region Player of the Year in his final two seasons at Southern Wesleyan University in South Carolina. He posted a .427 batting average with six home runs, seven triples,
16 doubles, 61 runs scored and 64 RBI in 58 games during his 2008 collegiate campaign. Despite his stellar year, he was completely ignored in the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft.
The leadoff home run from Kody Hightower in the 1st inning of the ABL championship game clocked in at a brisk 20.62 secs. @ableague
— Tater Trot Tracker (@TaterTrotTrkr) February 9, 2013
Witness the speed of #5 Kody Hightower when he legs out this inside-the-park home run off #14 Anthony Claggett (of Top 40 Americans in the ABL fame) in 2013 ABL Championship Game 1 by clicking HERE and when he sprints around the bases after launching a leadoff homer off Detroit Tigers prospect Warwick Saupold in ABLCS Game 2 by clicking HERE.
Kody Hightower celebrates the Canberra Cavalry receiving the Claxton Shield after winning the 2013 ABL Championship Series. (Photo courtesy of Ben Southall / SMP Images / ABL)
#5 Kody Hightower of the Canberra Cavalry was the Team World shortstop and leadoff
hitter in the 2012 ABL All-Star Game. (Photo courtesy of Scott Powick/SMP Images/ABL)
#5 Kody Hightower of the Canberra Cavalry
(Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Chang/Canberra Times)
Winner of the Cavalry ABL Fan Choice Award two years straight, Hightower ended the 2011-12 season with a .361 batting average (third in the ABL) and was equally as impressive this past season with a .325 batting average (fourth in the ABL). At the time he was named ABL Player of the Week for Round Seven, Canberra’s 27-year-old spark plug was leading
the Cavalry and the ABL with a .406 batting average. Igniting the league’s best offense–which finished nearly thirty points higher (.295 batting average) than second place Perth (.267 batting average), the Cavalry shortstop went 11-for-17 (.647) with two doubles, two home runs, three runs scored and six RBI in four games against the Melbourne Aces during ABL Round Seven competition.
Isn’t Virgil Vasquez great?! He’s thrown 3 straight scoreless innings. Bonomi coming up in the bottom of the 3rd #ZenMaster #ABLHeatCavalry
— Perth Heat (@PerthHeat) December 28, 2012
#4 Virgil Vasquez, ace of the Perth Heat
(Photo by Adam East/ozcards.blogspot.com)
#4 Virgil Vasquez of the Perth Heat credits qigong–an ancient Chinese regimen of body, breath, and mental training exercises–for transforming his career and the reason for his second chance in the Bigs. “It’s an opening to find out more of who I am. With the qigong and the meditation, I’m just living life with a different attitude–without fear and trying to enjoy every moment,” said the Heat pitcher and recently signed Minnesota Twins minor leaguer. “It’s made me realize you never really know how you’re going to end up with the dream you hold in your mind. Just allow the path that you’re on to keep going and know that you’re going to end up where you’re supposed to be.” His path led him to Minnesota via Melbourne, where his zen-like pitching sent a renowned Twins scout into nirvana. Vasquez said, “The story is I was pitching in Melbourne. There’s a guy called Howie Norsetter over there who signed Luke Hughes and a few other Perth boys. He watched me pitch and liked what he saw. He turned my name in,
and it happened just a few days later.”
The Minnesota Twins sign Virgil Vasquez (FEATURED TWINS ARTICLE) bit.ly/XX4vfI #twins
— Twins Dugout (@twinsdugout) December 13, 2012
Pitcher Virgil Vasquez made his MLB pitching
debut for the Detroit Tigers on May 13, 2007.
Starting for the Perth Heat in nine games, the ABL Team World All-Star hurler recorded four victories and 55 stikeouts in 61.2 innings of work with
a 2.77 ERA. Picked by the Detroit Tigers in the 7th round of the 2003 MLB draft out of the University of California, Santa Barbara, the Southern Californian spent three years in the minor leagues before making his MLB debut in 2007. After signing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2009 and making seven starts, Vasquez was dealt to the Tampa Bay Rays in 2010. At Triple-A Durham, he went 6-2 with a 4.88 ERA in 12 starts. Signed by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim during the winter of 2010, Vasquez was subsequently released at 2011 Angels Spring Training. He pitched for the indy Southern Maryland Blue Crabs in 2012 before heading to Perth. Now in his 11th pro baseball season, the 30-year-old veteran hopes to start at Triple-A Rochester before gravitating toward his imminent return to MLB in Minnesota.
Hearing #Pirates in minor — very minor — trade talks with #Rays. Possibly Virgil Vasquez.
— Dejan Kovacevic (@Dejan_Kovacevic) April 2, 2010
Santa Barbara baseball legends Virgil Vasquez/Ryan Spilborghs in 2010 (Photo by Paul Wllman/
Santa Barbara Independent)
“You always hear there are scouts and
affiliated coaches in Australia. There’s
always people watching you, and that’s
what I’ve always known and told people.
No matter where you play, just go and play
and enjoy yourself and love the game. There’s
always someone watching you, so if you play
with Heat and play with passion, if it’s meant
to be, it’s meant to be. I’m very excited, it’s
been a long fun road and I’ve enjoyed every moment. I’ve just got to thank the Heat, the organization and especially my teammates.
They’ve been behind me all the way and
without them I can’t get any outs as they
make all the plays. Fish, Lloydy and all of
the guys, even my family back home as
well–it’s been a real privilege to be here.”
Virgil Vasquez worked with Perth Heat pitching coach and former World Series Champion
reliever Graeme Lloyd to recapture his MLB form. (Photo courtesy of Theo Fakos/Perth Now)
@phoulballz @abuschini @canberracavalry thanks Jay!! Was an amazing experience!
— Jeremy Barnes (@JeremydBarnes) February 10, 2013
Cleanup hitter Jeremy Barnes represented Team World in the 2012 ABL All-Star Game. (Photo by Adam East/ozcards.blogspot.com)
#3 Jeremy Barnes of the Canberra Cavalry was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 11th round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. The infielder spent four years in the minor leagues and reached as high as Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Former Cavalry manager Steve Schrenk, a pitching coach in the Phillies organization, recruited Barnes to play in the ABL and become Canberra’s third baseman after the Phillies released Barnes at the conclusion of the 2012 season. The Texas-born slugger’s stats were among the best in the ABL: 16 doubles (1st); 32 RBI, .423 on-base percentage and .989 on-base plus slugging (2nd); 57 hits, seven home runs, .343 batting average and .566 slugging (3rd). Barnes has focused on producing rather than worrying about being picked up by another MLB team. “I can hit .350, but if there’s no spots or no interest, I can’t control that,”
he said. “All I can do is put up numbers, and hopefully it happens. It can drive you crazy, but it’s all part of the business.”
#3 Jeremy Barnes of the Canberra Cavalry (Photo courtesy of Ben Southall/SMP Images/ABL)
Experience firsthand the power of ABL All-Star Jeremy Barnes‘ bat by clicking HERE.
Top 40 American in the ABL @melbourneaces @k_reese28 mlbforlife.com/2012/12/14/aus… eclipsed by @brisbanebandits US import @c_smitty5 15K shutout #WOW
— Roberto Angotti (@ABLblogger) December 28, 2012
Tonights game was one for the record books! @c_smitty5 set a new ABL Record tonight in Strikeouts on the way to another @brisbanebandits win
— CJ BEATTY (@cjbeatty44) December 28, 2012
I am officially signing to pitch in the New York @yankees organization. I look forward to making the journey to the big leagues!
— Christopher Smith (@c_smitty5) January 23, 2013
#Yankees also added RHP Chris Smith for their system. He was 9-6, 2.92 with Washington (Pa.) of the indy Frontier League in 2012.
— Jed Weisberger (@jedleyq) February 16, 2013
Newly signed New York Yankees pitching prospect Chris Smith (Steve Bell/SMP Images/ABL)
Named ABL Pitcher of the Week for Rounds Seven and Nine, #2 Chris Smith of the Brisbane Bandits crushed hitters in Australia. The Kentucky native threw seven innings of one-hit ball with 11 strikeouts on December 14th against the Adelaide Bite, and returned just two weeks later for a memorable encore performance by pitching a complete shutout with a new ABL record 15 strikeouts versus the Melbourne Aces. In his nine starts for the Brisbane Bandits, the 24-year-old right-hander had the ABL’s lowest WHIP (.85)–while posting a 3-3 record with a 2.31 ER and a 65:7 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 50.2 innings. The former Kentucky Wesleyan College outfielder and closer set a Panther season record with eight saves during his senior year. Ranking in KWC’s all-time Top 10 in six pitching and hitting categories, Smith broke college records for most games played and starts (187). As a 2012 indy Frontier League Washington Wild Things starting pitcher, the Yankees prospect led the team in starts (19), wins (nine), innings pitched (129) and strikeouts (116).
Miss Australia but it feels good to be home!
— Christopher Smith (@c_smitty5) February 7, 2013
#2 Chris Smith of the Brisbane Bandits (Scott Powick/SMP Images)
What MLB team is going to sign Adam Buschini? Needs to happen. bit.ly/UFeu50
— Kyle Bonagura (@KyleBonagura) January 8, 2013
@c_smitty5 thanks mate! Goodluck with the Yankees. Glad I won’t be facing you in spring.
— Adam J Buschini (@abuschini) February 5, 2013
#1 Adam Buschini of the Canberra Cavalry (Photo by Adam East/ozcards.blogspot.com)
Ironically, our top American in the ABL–
#1 Adam Buschini of the Canberra Cavalry–was not named to Team World in the 2012 ABL All-Star Game. Yet, Buschini was awarded the first-ever ABL Triple Crown for his heroic 2012-13 ABL regular season. The Triple Crown–awarded to a player who has the highest batting average, the most home runs and driven in the most runs in a season–is one of the game’s rarities. The Triple Crown has only been achieved 16 times in over 130 years of MLB history. The 25-year-old Northern California-based slugger claimed the ABL Triple Crown with a .363 batting average, a league record-tying 15 homers, and an ABL record-breaking 50 RBI in just 45 games. He was named ABL Player of the Week twice. In ABL Round 10 action, Buschini went 8-for-17 (.471) with a double, three home runs and 9 RBI. As if that was not impressive enough, he exploded in ABL Round 13 when he went 9-for-15 (.600) with four homers and 9 RBI to help the Cavalry claim the top playoff spot.
Congratulations to Adam Buschini @abuschini who won the #ABL Triple Crown (.363 AVG, 15 HR, 50 RBI)! @canberracavalry
— The ABL (@ABLeague) January 27, 2013
See ABL Triple Crown Winner and #1 Adam Buschini in action by clicking HERE and HERE.
#1 Adam Buschini was overlooked in voting for the 2012 ABL All-Star Game. (Ben Southall / SMP Images)
Buschini was selected in the fourth round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft by the Phillies out of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. In his final season for the Mustangs, Buschini hit .422–which is the school’s Division I record. He was a career .336 hitter in college from 2006-09 despite missing the 2008 season due to Tommy John surgery on his right elbow. Canberra general manager Thom Carter said, “Here’s a kid who was drafted high in the fourth round by the Phillies, had some injury problems and got cut. He played two years of excellent independent ball, came out here hoping to get seen and was seen.” Recommended to the Padres by Canberra manager Michael Collins–a former Padres minor league catcher who manages the organization’s Dominican League and Arizona League teams–San Diego picked up the remaining three years of the contract Buschini originally signed with the Phillies in 2009. San Diego vice president of player development and international scouting Randy Smith said, “Quite frankly, he tore it up. He had very good numbers, runs well, is a good athlete. So we gave him a Spring Training invite. We’ll see what he can do.”
#1 Adam Buschini of the Canberra Cavalry and the San Diego Padres organization is congratulated by Americans Jeremy Barnes and Ryan Stovall after the first of his two
homers against the Adelaide Bite on January 26, 2013. (Ryan Schembri/SMP Images/ABL)
Thank you to all my teammates, coaches, and FANS from @canberracavalry. Had an amazing experience and loved my time down under. #CHARGE
— Adam J Buschini (@abuschini) February 10, 2013
#1 American in the ABL/Triple Crown Winner Adam Buschini holds the Claxton Shield with his mother after winning the 2013 ABL Championship Series at the Fort at Narrabundah Ballpark in Canberra on February 9, 2012. (Ben Southall/SMP Images/ABL)
Congrats to my boy @abuschini for getting picked up by the #Padres. #keepgrindin #hardworkpayingoff
— Bud Norris (@BudNorris20) February 5, 2013
@abuschini ready for you mate twitter.com/yepimhayden/st…
— Hayden Beard (@yepimhayden) February 19, 2013
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Former NYY World Series reliever Graeme Lloyd coaches Australian Baseball League’s Best: HEAT
November 26, 2011 November 26, 2011 Roberto Angotti2 Comments
Working with Perth Heat pitchers and mentoring young players to develop their full potential, Australian-born Graeme Lloyd is more than qualified to teach some of baseball’s up-and-coming prospects about competing successfully with the game’s elite. Possessing two World Series rings for his role as a clutch reliever for the MLB Champion New York Yankees in 1996 and 1998 as well as a Silver Medal with the Aussie national team in the 2004 Olympics, Graeme Lloyd is a national hero. After a 1-0 shutout of heavily favored Japan in the semifinal round in the Athens games, Australia manager David Nilsson–who was a catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers from 1992 to 1999–described the win as “the best moment in Australian baseball,” according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
In his illustrious MLB career which spanned ten years as a pitcher for various clubs including the Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Kansas City Royals, Montreal Expos, Florida Marlins and New York Mets, the fourth native Australian to make it to the Bigs was used primarily as a matchup lefty– sometimes referred to as LOOGY (lefty one out only guy)–reliever. Strategically inserted late in a very close contested game against opponent’s star left-handed hitter(s), Lloyd thrived in his specialist role for the 1998 New York Yankees with a career-best 1.67 ERA. Facing Lloyd’s three-quarter delivery and sweeping breaking ball, slugger Ken Griffey Jr. had just one hit in nine career at-bats. In his prime years as one of MLB’s most reliable relievers, the six-foot-eight stopper’s repertoire of wicked sinking 90 MPH fastballs, signature sliders and palmballs absolutely stymied and demoralized batters.
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Perth Heat pitching coach Graeme Lloyd’s first successful transformation is Warwick Saupold. Coming back from last year’s 3-2 record and 5.52 ERA in the Australia Baseball League (ABL), the 21-year-old Perth native and offseason concrete pourer has dished out the 2011-12 league’s lowest ERA (0.45) in three starts and 20 innings pitched. Among all starting pitchers for the Heat, Saupold leads the team with 11 strikeouts. Recently voted ABL Player of the Week Round 3 pitching award runner-up alongside Heat teammate Daniel Schmidt, Saupold is on the rebound to leave the trowel in the cement and add another historical moment in Australian baseball history under Graeme Lloyd’s watchful eye.
Daniel Schmidt (SMP IMAGES/ABL)
Daniel Schmidt was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies a few years ago but had three surgeries which prohibited him from ever pitching for the world-class Major League Baseball organization. As last season’s number one pitcher for Perth, the 23-year-old lefty posted a commanding 6-3 record with a 2.97 ERA to lead the Heat to a championship title and secure a third place finish behind Blue Sox David Welch and Chris Oxspring for 2010-11 ABL Pitcher of the Year. Currently 2-0 with a 3.63 ERA and 10 strike outs in 17+ innings of work, Schmidt is on par for an equally sensational 2011-12 season. With Major League Baseball veteran pitcher Graeme Lloyd providing invaluable coaching and direction for Daniel Schmidt’s re-emergence into the international limelight, it won’t be long before this Aussie finds himself signed by another MLB franchise. The future is looking bright for the defending champion Perth Heat and their slew of scorching prospects.
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Watch this electric flying car take us a step closer to our dreams
Written By Mister Mobility. Last updated: March 31st, 2019. Originally published on April 24th, 2017.
Flying cars have been the objects of fantasy for as long as I can remember. I grew up reading magazines with images of concept flying cars. Everyone was sure that cars would fly in the future. I have kept on looking forward to the day too. And now, with the successful first flight of an electric flying car, the world is much closer to this dream of commuting by air.
This electric flying car is a vertical take-off craft, meaning it can take off and land like a helicopter, yet fly like a plane. Of course, it can also be driven around on the ground like a car. And because it is powered by electricity, it is much more silent than modern automobiles. Plus, there are no emissions. This is as green as it gets.
Before now, we had seen VTOL (vertical take off and landing) aircraft deployed mostly in military circles. Not that they ever became mainstream. The Royal Armed Forces’ Hawker Siddeley Harrier is my fondest memories of VTOL aircraft. The jet was developed in the 1960s and finally retired some years ago.
But inventors have come up with various concepts for VTOL aircraft, including the autogyro and quadcopter, among others. Till date, the most mainstream VTOL aircraft in the history of man has been the helicopter, something that everyone is familiar with. That may just change as soon as cars fashioned after Lilium’s model go mainstream.
Lilium says this car can fly from London to Paris on a full charge and can reach a maximum speed of 300 kilometre per hour. That is as fast as a Formula One race car.
Watch This Video of the maiden flight of the electric flying car
The prototype that successfully flew is a two-seater craft. Lilium say they are working to build a 5-seater model next designed for on-demand air taxi and ride-sharing services. Air taxis, here we come. And if you are rich enough, you can own and use one privately.
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Mark Kozelek Sings Favorites Mark Kozelek
Send in the Clowns
Get Along Home Cindy
Something Stupid
℗ 2016 Caldo Verde Records
Hifidesert , 06/11/2016
Not a must have
I have tried to stay with Mark, I really have. Even when his material profoundly departed from what he did with Red House Painters & the first Sun Kil Moon, I wanted to see him grow, not just recapture his past. Most of the time it produced amazing results (Admiral Fell Promises and Benji), other times pedestrian (Universal Themes).
With this album, he's almost lost me entirely. While I love his covers, it's usually because he rearranges them so drastically they become unique; on "Mark Kozelek Sings" there is little to no attempt to rearrange the original songs. Most of the time, they sound like something you'd hear walking into any bar on a Saturday afternoon. Lastly, being the same age, I have always felt a certain kinship with Mark through his choice of covers: "Send in the Clowns", "Carpet Crawlers", "Onward." Some of the selections on here seem to carry that mantle ("Another Day" and "I'm Not in Love") but are mostly faithful copies of the originals.
It's as if Mark is learning to play piano, and wanted to showcase how far he has come in mastering it.
Smootmania , 12/04/2016
Haunting, simplistic beauty...
Can't say I agree with some of the reviews here. I'm a long-time Red House Painters/Sun Kil Moon/Kozelek fan, and I absolutely love this album. While it's certainly true that some of Kozelek's more recent albums feel a bit lazy in terms of the lyrics (with his relatively new strain-of-conciousness songwriting lacking some of the poetic beauty and depth of bygone years), with this album you get the rich aching gravity of Kozelek's matchless voice combined with well-known classics. It's simplistic, yet heart-wrenching and velvety all at the same time. The outcome is trance-like. And it certainly helps that the haunting backup vocals of Mimi Parker of Low are found throughout the album (along with vocals from similarly talented Will Oldham and Rachel Goswell). Certainly would love to hear a full Mark Kozelek/Mimi Parker collaboration album in the future--two of the most haunting voices around. Top favorites from this album: Another Day, Main Street, Get Along Home Cindy, Amanda, O Holy Night & Float On.
sontupelo , 05/30/2016
Mark does an admirable job on these covers. Some have criticized his voice of late but he sounds good here and I like the piano driven change of pace.
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Perils from the Sea
Lost Verses Live
Rock 'N' Roll Singer - EP
What's Next to the Moon
Mark Kozelek & Desertshore
Sings Christmas Carols
Ghosts of the Great Highway
Jesu / Sun Kil Moon
Jesu & Sun Kil Moon
Old Ramon
Red House Painters
Sunshine on My Back - Single
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Handy guide for recognizing trolls in the Richard Armitage fandom
[This was my original planned topic for today, but I’ve modified it somewhat to deal with today’s events.]
The Beta XII-A entity from ST: TOS: The Day of the Dove. You can read the story here if you don’t know it already.
We had another incident of fan-directed trolling in our fandom on Friday evening. Trolling usually escalates in frequency when Richard Armitage is doing something fans are excited about, because a troll loves nothing more than sucking up our energy. (For Star Trek fans, think of the energy creature who splits the Klingons and the Enterprise crew in ST:TOS The Day of the Dove). Since I personally find reading the drama around trolling exhausting, I thought I’d drop a few suggestions about the topic here. Your mileage may vary, and of course, you may have good reasons for responding to a troll. I have done so from time to time myself. However, one must always keep in mind that doing so means giving a malicious total stranger who is laughing at you a chunk of your positive energy for free.
In my opinion, there are two key principles in understanding how to respond to problematic fandom content on the Internet.
First, ask (a) to whom am I speaking? and (b) is that a person I really want to speak to? and (c) are they listening?
Second, ask (a) what am I accomplishing by speaking here? What is at stake? and (b) what really needs defending?
I’m not telling anyone not to respond to a troll, even though I wish we wouldn’t, but here are some things I try to keep in mind when I’m debating a response.
What a troll is (and isn’t) and how to recognize one
A troll prepares to cook Bombur in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Screencap.
[I’m using “they” as a neutral pronoun in this post, incidentally, even though it bugs me grammatically.]
Here’s a definition. Paraphrasing that article, a troll is someone who intentionally puts something down in a discussion stream that they know will be highly controversial or inflammatory, solely for the purpose of provoking an emotional response from the normal audience for that topic in that medium. A troll in Armitageworld is usually either an outsider to the superfan community, or if not, uses a sockpuppet. These features are important because there’s a difference between trolling and controversy in discussion between known entities (intense controversy in fan discussion can causing flaming, but flaming usually has an object of contention — it doesn’t happen solely for the purpose of upsetting people), and a fan who says something controversial with their normal pseudonym is typically not a troll. Although some of us enjoy drama, there’s a different pattern to that behavior than that of a troll. (The lady in your church who is always the first to cry wolf about bomb threats is different from the person who calls your church phone anonymously with a bomb threat.) Similarly, and I can’t emphasize this enough, a fellow fan who disagrees with you about something or says something you find troubling and does not change their position even after you raise the issue with them about it is not a troll (or, as I read all too often these days, a bully). Reasoned disagreement, even if it doesn’t result in agreement, is a normal and acceptable part of fan discourse.
In contrast to controversial discussion, trolling is a specific behavior conducted for the purpose of the uproar it generates, which the troll enjoys. Its only goal is the fostering of bad feeling. The troll doesn’t care about the topic they are trolling about — they count on the fan to do that. Indeed, trolling only works because the fan cares about whatever the issue is more than the troll does. This frees the troll to say whatever they like, in order to see the fan squirm in response. The point of trolling is to make fans look silly, crazy, prejudiced, or worse. The troll enjoys seeing this reaction and knows that fans are regularly ready to provide it, which reinforces the troll’s feeling that fans are silly, crazy, prejudiced or worse.
Today we saw the manifestation of something which is not technically trolling, but many tweeps find disturbing — the penetration of non-fans into the stream of responses to Armitage’s tweets because he used the hashtag #Orlando. Some of this disagreement is legitimate. However, some of it is also conducted for the purpose of creating bad feeling. Such tweeps concentrate on specific issues and assemble to discipline people who are tweeting things they don’t like. While some fans were disagreeing with Armitage, non-fan accounts are generally recognizable as such. Whenever we’re talking about a political opinion (guns, immigration, whatever) there are people organized on Twitter to jump on tweets they disagree with and challenge the tweeter. Nothing can be done about this other than making one’s own tweets private, or blocking the people in question when they appear. If their words are particularly abusive, they can and should be reported to Twitter.
Trolls discuss their dinner in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Screencap.
But back to the fandom. While every principle about recognizing a troll is a generalization to which there will be exceptions, most casual trolls on Twitter are not very well constructed. A little clicking around makes it easy to identify a likely troll simply by their Internet trail.
For instance, a frequent feature of a troll account is that it is often not very old. In the troll incident we experienced this weekend, the account was created in June 2016. I noticed its appearance on June 2. Additionally, a troll account is usually not well-integrated in the fandom. Most Armitage tweeps follow one or more friends who are also fans, or they follow a fan-related account. They like or retweet pictures or tweets about Armitage. In contrast, a troll is typically not following many other fans or fan-related accounts, if at all, and they are not followed by other fans. They may follow Armitage, but they don’t have a trail of content related to him among their tweets. So it’s always important to check the tweets a troll has made, as well as the following and followed — including not only how many followers, but who they are, because it’s easy to follow fake accounts on Twitter and make oneself look larger than one is. Another way you can check on a troll is to google the handle or pseudonym they are using. Although it’s not a hard-and-fast rule, most fans use variations on their pseuds all over the place on different platforms and social media (I use “Servetus,” “Michaela Servetus,” “@ServetusRA,” “Servetus_Armitage,” and so on. A troll, in contrast, doesn’t want to reveal their real identity or put such poisonous comments on well-established social media accounts, so they tend to use either a very nondescript pseudonym (increases anonymity) or one that appears practically nowhere else.
Another good way to recognize a troll is by the shape of their comments, which often seek to triangulate. Loosely understood. Triangulation is the attempt to bring other people into conflict who are not central to it for the purpose of redirecting emotion in ways that suit the triangulator. (Example: I ask my mom for ice cream. She says “no.” So I ask my dad, who says “yes.” If my mom sees me eating, I tell her “dad said yes,” ensuring that I get what I want, appear innocent, and deflecting her negative response to my father and away from me.) The effectiveness of triangulation relies on a very exact knowledge of the matter that is likely to disturb the person who is being targeted to provide the emotional response. This is not difficult with celebrity fans, who tend to get exercised about a series of not-very-well-hidden matters, no matter the celebrity. In the case of the troll, triangulation allows trolls themselves to magnify the conflict, without ever feeling the brunt of the negative emotion they generate and enjoy.
The triangular role can be played by other fans. So, for example, a troll might say something about a controversial issue in the fandom that will making differing segments of fans fight with each other in order to enjoy the spectacle. The conflict is between the fan and the troll, but other groups of fans are drawn into the fray as rescuers. A typical axis for this is any issue that relates to Armitage’s personal life. One group of fans will disagree with the content of the troll’s statement; a second will disagree that the matter should be discussed at all; soon the fans are fighting with each other as the troll — the actual source of the conflict — watches with pleasure. This effect relies on the fact that fans almost always identify more with their individual pictures of Richard Armitage than we do with each other.
Most often, though, the triangular role in our fandom is played by the notional Richard Armitage. The troll says something I don’t like about Armitage — not to me directly. These comments are often phrased in a way that makes the need to respond appear necessary in order to defend myself against the allegation that I am bigoted or that Armitage is not worthy of fan admiration. As a result, I confront the troll on behalf of Armitage but also on behalf of my own good name, rescuing both him and myself (victims). We saw this this morning when fans began defending Armitage for the way he treats his fans. Or, a classic case of this occurred in the summer of 2014, when a well organized group of three twitter accounts started tweeting that they wanted refunds on their Crucible tickets because they claimed to have learned something they didn’t like about him. (I say well organized, because although the attack was clearly coordinated by a troll or trolls, they had taken care to organize it far enough ahead of time that it took more digging than usual to discover the evidence.) Naturally, fans jumped in to defend Armitage. This defense had the effect of amplifying the matter that the fans didn’t want to discuss. The triangulation here provokes the response from the non-involved party, i.e., the troll attacks Armitage, and that is where the conflict should lie, between persecutor and victim. However, the technically non-involved fan defender of Armitage is drawn in as the rescuer and provides the predictable emotional thrill for the troll. This strategy is most effective if the issue gets lots of play and lots of fans pile on for the defense, which proves to the troll that they are crazy defenders of their crush. If the first effect above also occurs (fans fight with each other), that is an added bonus.
What to do about this? The only one I can change is me
Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) prepares to engage with a troll, in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Screencap.
I said above that I think there are two key issues in contemplating a response to a troll. The first — who am I speaking to? — is important for behavior; the second — what is at stake / what needs defending? — is important for one’s state of mind.
First, the question of who is speaking to one, and to whom one is speaking. To me, this is one of the most pernicious problems of social media and it’s taken me years of facebooking to understand it. My college bestie posts an article on Facebook, and I respond. I don’t have to — she’s just throwing it out there and not directly asking for my comment. A total stranger who is friends with her in some other context foreign to me responds to me charging me with being a homophobe. The first question is: am I actually being spoken to? Maybe or maybe not. Then: who is this person to me? No one. So why do I care what she thinks about me? The second is: am I a homophobe? I would say on the whole, no, although no doubt I have prejudices that might be examined, my life shows that I am not. She has no way of knowing this because she has no information about me beyond her interpretation of a single comment. The correct response is clearly not to get into it with her, because why do I care at all about what an uninformed stranger thinks of me?
Applying this to trolls, a troll is a total stranger who knows only one thing about me — that I’m crushed on Richard Armitage and likely to react negatively on certain issues related to him. That’s enough to provoke me, certainly. A total stranger says something to me about something I’ve said something about that could be a vulnerable point. I check them out and they are not identifiable as a fellow fan and I don’t know them from any other context. Why would they be speaking to me if not to provoke? This is someone I need not to respond to. Block or mute if necessary. I would argue this also goes for people who join on a discussion on the basis of a popular tag. No one is required to speak to total strangers who say mean things. Why would I? This essentially constitutes a refusal to respond to manipulated attempts to triangulate.
Bilbo (Martin Freeman) decides to intervene to defend Thorin against the wargs, in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Screencap.
Which gets me to the second issue: the defense of Armitage.
This has been an issue in the fandom as long as I’ve been a fan and probably longer — the need we feel to defend Richard Armitage. In fact, I read an hour or so ago that Armitage’s reason for deleting his tweets was to keep fans who were defending him from being bullied by trolls. I don’t see everything, so I didn’t see any evidence of this, and I find that explanation implausible, but if it’s true, it would be a bit disturbing. Years ago we coined the term Armitage Protection Mode (APM) to delineate a behavior that all of us fall into from time to time. Because the thing is — the man has been living independently for three decades and he doesn’t need us to defend his words, his career, his actions, his role choices, his relationships, or anything about his life. He makes his own decisions about deleting tweets and they should not be about us. If Richard Armitage needs me to defend anything about him, he’s really in much worse shape than I think. And the odds that he has time to defend me rhetorically against against Internet trolls are really low. In short, he’s a grown up guy with a life in which his fandom is not central and he doesn’t have time any longer to be concerned with individual fans. He has a mum and doesn’t need thousands of mothers; he has an agent and a successful career and friends who actually know what is happening in his life (as opposed to us; we’re just guessing), and I don’t know how many professionals watching out for his interests. In that light, this is one of my all-time favorite blog posts in the fandom, ever, one that has grown more valuable in retrospect. So I’d ask myself, before deciding to respond to a troll — if I think I have to respond to a total stranger who is provoking me on purpose in order defend Richard Armitage, why do I think that?
There was a classic case of this last summer when someone who felt spurned for an autograph in the Vancouver airport began a malicious twitter campaign and, although the actual conflict was between the tweep and Armitage, successfully triangulated fans rose to the bait. My position on that: Richard Armitage knew what he was doing, he was in enough contact with the person to be able to speak to her, if he had wanted to say anything more than he did publicly, he certainly could have. If he didn’t think he needed to justify himself — so why did we? Instead, and predictably, fans jumped up to defend him and gave that troll all the attention and emotion she needed to feed off for weeks. I think the answer to that was not that we needed to prove that Richard Armitage is a good person to someone who claimed to have had an unsatisfactory experience (he is who he is, however that is, and my argumentation won’t change that), but rather we needed to bolster our own beliefs that Richard Armitage is a good person.
And if it’s down to that — if my defense of Armitage is down to having to state what I need to believe about him and thus providing the outrage that makes a total stranger happy — then I can go back to point one. Why do I need to justify my attitude to a complete stranger who knows nothing about me? Especially if the point of their attack is to get me to respond for their pleasure?
Please feel free to share your own experiences with dealing with Internet trolls.
~ by Servetus on June 13, 2016.
Posted in Richard Armitage
Tags: fandom, Richard Armitage, trolls, Twitter
58 Responses to “Handy guide for recognizing trolls in the Richard Armitage fandom”
In German we use the phrase “troll dich” which means “shove off”. Nothing more to say.
CraMERRY said this on June 13, 2016 at 6:04 am | Reply
Interesting — some more German slang to add to my vocabulary!
Servetus said this on June 13, 2016 at 3:51 pm | Reply
Awesome essay. Clearly well thought through and brilliantly executed. I am sorry for whoever was on the end of any vitriol or mischief making. I realise I am naive and am always hopeful for a world where we can all just get on, despite our differences. I would hate to think I had upset anyone so to do it for kicks is just very sad and something I really struggle to understand. Thanks for speaking out and giving some tips. I’m just so sorry that you had to.
Evie Arl said this on June 13, 2016 at 6:56 am | Reply
I think this is what is insidious about a lot of trolling — the person who is being attacked is implied and that drives troll targets crazy.
I wasn’t hassled this time — and the level of direct hassle to me has dropped quite a bit recently. I think trolls think the tweeps are a better target.
Thank you for this. I have always been somewhat in the dark about trolls, because my presence on social media is very minuscule to say the least.
As a novice – still – to twitter, I have come across something odd very recently; not only yesterday when it apparently peaked, although I wasn’t aware at the time, but in the past week or so.
I have a twitter account which I opened some five years ago, but never really began using until a certain gentleman began tweeting.
My twitter account is a compilation of many things that interest me, a sort of archive if you like, and it isn’t apparent that I follow RA. I have tweeted him directly only a few times (twice), when something was entertaining, and that’s it.
My twitter account hasn’t got many followers; I don’t seek to have many followers, but I follow quite a number of accounts, primarily news, food and travel related. In the course of the years, a few RA-fans have followed me, and I’ve followed them back.
The past week – the time span eludes me, but it’s not longer than that – I have gained seven(7) followers. Actually, it’s more than seven, because I’ve already blocked about five accounts, all of a sexual nature (then I changed my profile picture ;-)) One account is clearly related to an illness that I’m interested in. Another account is seemingly interested in photography. The last four ‘arrived’ on the same day or night, somewhere in between Saturday and yesterday, Sunday. I find this odd, highly unusual, and apparently their accounts show no signs of being interested in RA or anything I’m interested in. Their accounts hold real names and pictures, but that could just fake. Could they be trolls? Are they on my account for a certain purpose? Can trolls hide behind others’ accounts? Perhaps I should block them, just to be on the safe side.
I know I shouldn’t conjure up conspiratorial theories, but is some ‘attack’ under way? You can’t possible know the answer to this. Needless to say, I’m highly suspicious at this point.
Mermaid said this on June 13, 2016 at 7:17 am | Reply
Hello Mermaid, don’t worry. Twitter suggests who you should follow. Those suggestions often don’t make sense but people who are just interested in collecting new followers often act on those suggestions. I also think there is software out there which “collects and suggests”twitter accounts for others to follow automatically.
If you feel uncomfortable with an account: block and immediately unblock. This makes the account disappear. Trust your instincts 😊
suse3 said this on June 13, 2016 at 8:16 am | Reply
I am sorry to hear that you have been harassed by some losers.
I don’t follow or have too many followers, too. Nor, do I care. I like to just creep on people and see what they are up to. Sometimes I’ll engage, but most of the time I just read and have a chuckle at what might be happening on Twitter.
When it comes to trolls, I like to have a little fun with them until they end up blocking me. In the past, I noticed some annoyingly mean tweets to me and some people I followed. Instead of blocking them, I just started tweeting back at them about what I thought of them. lol I guess that makes me a troll.
I personally don’t believe in blocking people, because it make them win in my book. It’s only words and they can’t really hurt me. Besides, I like seeing if they’ll block me after what I say and do to them.😈
The last psychological pain I had to endure was going to concert with my horrible sister to listen to Mahler’s Symphony No. 6 ( “Tragic” ). Unfortunately, the only thing tragic about it was that I had endure the emotional torture of being told how underdressed I was and how uncouth I was. I could even crack a joke after the concert because she was my only ride home.
Duke said this on June 13, 2016 at 8:25 am | Reply
Don’t worry about that, Mermaid. Those are bots that automatically follow accounts in the hope that you will follow them back. It’s related to marketing rather than trolling. If they annoy you, block and mute. But I don’t think you will receive any hassle from them. They do not engage.
Guylty said this on June 13, 2016 at 8:36 am | Reply
Thanks for your advice, Guylty, Duke, suse3. I have blocked the four of them (their profiles were very similar). Hopefully, that’s the end to that.
Mermaid said this on June 13, 2016 at 12:33 pm | Reply
There are also accounts that “sell follows” that might follow you. These can be blocked as well.
hm , interesting i might need to look into the followers since i don’t really notice the ones who never talk to me… do they have to be blocked or do they drop off when you don’t interact? Or do they gather information by following and it is safer to block? (sheesh… as if cleaning the flat was not enough of a pain now i better worry about who follows borin’ ol’ me on twitter and what they want if they never say a thing)
Hariclea said this on June 14, 2016 at 2:30 am | Reply
As long as you don’t follow them back, you’re pretty safe. If you follow them back they can DM you which may set you up to be at risk of phishing, viruses, etc. Usually they are trying to get you to follow to generate a statistic that can be sold (here’s an account with so and so many followers, etc.) rather than gathering information.
Servetus said this on June 14, 2016 at 4:43 am | Reply
thanks v much that’s very helpful, will have a look at the lot and do a bit of long overdue clean up
Hariclea said this on June 14, 2016 at 10:42 am | Reply
Thanks to everyone who explained this feature of Twitter.
Did you ever have anon memes in Richard Armitage fandom?
Trolling experience – not too long ago in the Richlee fandom there was an incident where a well known Richlee blogger kinda went haywire. First, passively aggressively saying they no longer will ship Richlee because they their heart broke with the whole Robsten debacle but that will keep their tumblr up for their Richlee posts. Of course, everybody asked why. Then apparently they went off on Twitter against Lee. Then they deleted their tumblr. But throughout all this you could feel a palpable sense of sadness going through the fandom. I felt it too. There were posts actually defending Lee against these accusations as if Lee somehow owed an explanation to some kid in China (where apparently these rumours originated). While recognizing the absurdity of the situation, it actually felt good to see the posts because they did reinforce my ship, and all the reasons I shipped it. Yes, it fed into the troll but it also felt that those posts needed to be made to address the larger feeling of uncertainty within that fandom. Sightings of the two together had been rare. No obvious clothes sharing incidents. Really somestimes it had come down to looking at the timing of their tweets to justify a reason to keep shipping them beyond the obvious reason of them being hot together.
In my experience, trolling always picks up on some undercurrent in fandom. The good trolls (yes, I do believe some trolling is good) take the piss out of the issue. The bad trolls sow discord for the sake of discord but they are picking up on a larger issue.
Maybe the troll did enjoy feeding off the responses for a couple of days, but after a while it ceased to be about them, but more a meditation of the ship which in some ways backfired on the troll.
mimreckoner said this on June 13, 2016 at 7:38 am | Reply
I still ship them together.
It was funny that they tweeted about #Orlando around the same time as Servetus had mention in an earlier blog. This just makes one wonder more about those two.😉
anon memes: not yet; everything hits us eventually, just later and in smaller proportion.
RichLee rumors are older than Pace’s visit to China.
I do think combatting a troll does enhance certain kinds of group solidarity because there is a common enemy.
I don’t think there are good trolls. I am not centrally involved with the RichLee shippers but my observation of the phenomenon of trolling them suggests that they have malicious motivation, they say mean things, and then enjoy the blowups afterward. I have frequently been exposed to the argument that it is good for these fandoms to be trolled because it supposedly corrects the craziness, but I am skeptical of that argument.
that is a strange argument indeed, especially since it starts with the prejudice that something is ‘wrong’/’off’ in being a fan and then justifies negative/aggressive action against fans on that basis.
As a fan i find it infinitely more satisfying to join with others in talking about the work, forever puzzling (up/down/up/down) about the person/personality of the person than fighting some nasty external commentator.
Probably not the best place for this discussion but I do not like it when people refer to Richard and Lee together as “shipping” or a “ship”. I feel like it’s dehumanizing somehow. They are real people, not fictional characters. I think the world “ship” belonges to fiction. At this point the majority of us knows (or strongly suspects) that Armitage and Pace are an actual, real life couple. (Or were. I have no idea if they are still together.)
Alice said this on June 13, 2016 at 5:50 pm | Reply
I think the word is used in a lot of senses. I have trouble with the insistence that the word not be used to apply to talking about whatever their real life relationship is, because all fans involved in this particular discussion are speculating based on how we apply our fantasies to any evidence that appears. As far as I know, none of us has decisive evidence. The fantasy about real life persons is also a fantasy.
I agree to some extent, Alice. But I like fictional Richlee, too. Sometimes I almost like them better than their RL counterparts! One of my favourite Lee’s is tattoo artist Lee. Fictional Richard tends still to be an actor or high powered business man. But somehow people feel more free reimagining Lee – which I love.
I think you can like the fictional version of each man while still respecting the RL Richard and Lee, together and also separate.
There’s some RichLee fanfic that I have just adored.
“In short, he’s a grown up guy with a life in which his fandom is not central and he doesn’t have time any longer to be concerned with individual fans. He has a mum and doesn’t need thousands of mothers; he has an agent and a successful career and friends who actually know what is happening in his life (as opposed to us; we’re just guessing), and I don’t know how many professionals watching out for his interests.”
Thanks Servetus for explaining things the way you did. I could not have said it any better. It is kind of annoying seeing people fawn all over him like a baby or small child, which he is not.
Yes, I am an admirer of the man’s work, but it doesn’t mean I think he’s a god or ethereal being that some people in his fandom think. He is fallible like any other human being.
On aside note, I think it’s stupid when some fans decide to jump the gun at getting tickets for a play he may or may not actually be doing and booking plane tickets before RA has actually confirmed it. This scenario reminds me of the story of Henny Penny or Chicken Little. Could you imagine how many people with egg on their faces if RA is not in this play?
Please be aware of the comments policy regarding remarks about fans who are not present here / policing. Your comment is on the line, although I will let it stay.
Duke said this on June 13, 2016 at 4:47 pm | Reply
I have not attracted trolls because I am not a force to be reckoned with. Not a blip on a troll’s radar. However, when I think of trolling, I think of trailing a lure behind a boat to catch a big fish. In a way, Serv, you should be flattered that your lure (blog) has attracted some mighty big mouthed fish from time to time. Sometimes they provide a good fish dinner. And they never sink the boat.
Kathy Jones said this on June 13, 2016 at 8:47 am | Reply
Yeah, I actually assumed that was the origin of the word when I started being a fan. Too much time spent around fishermen? The word origin is apparently disputed.
This is a brilliant and really helpful post – thank you for explaining so well some of the weird things going on. It leaves me quite bewildered as to what motivates trolls, though. I guess they genuinely have nothing better to do, which must mean they are very sad and inadequate people.
Love the commentary on RA (as quoted above by Duke), too. Spot on.
Helen said this on June 13, 2016 at 9:01 am | Reply
There are emotional constellations in real life that create this need to suck up other people’s negative emotions or simply to live on other people’s feelings. I can’t venture to say what they might be in individual cases. I tend to experience a metaphorical allergy to passive aggression myself — this is a known bug of being an ACOA. I try to tamp down on it but am rarely successful.
Very interesting article with some wonderful explanations of what goes around and around, and the only thing I can think of is so many need to get a life, thank goodness the only trolls I have to worry about are the ones that live under the bridge near my house 🙂
Irish Witch said this on June 13, 2016 at 9:54 am | Reply
Yes, watch out for the ones closest to you. It’s a good policy 🙂
I’ve had a few nasty anon asks, but none I’ve given the time of day to. I think being in the RA and RichLee fandoms has thickened my skin considerably. I used to be so bothered (and I do still get riled up now and then), but my tolerance for BS has had a massive overhaul in the past few years. Really different experience from all my past other fandoms, which I find pretty interesting.
Fruity said this on June 13, 2016 at 12:09 pm | Reply
This brings up a great issue (that is not typically a situation one encounters on WP because it doesn’t have the anon ask feature). I feel like if one is very vulnerable to this problem, one should turn off anon asks. I regularly read people saying that their anon asks are so upsetting and my response is usually, well, then turn them off. It will cut way down on the number of people who are poking you to see if they can get a response.
This is still my only fandom but my response to certain behaviors has also changed. I feel like it’s a consequence of mid-life. I have much less time for nonsense.
Terrific article, Serv. It really is a good guide for recognizing trolls and determining what one’s response should be, if any.
Experiences with Internet trolls … ahhhh, memories! (Please note the heavy sarcasm.) In a fandom far, far away, a million years ago (at least in Internet terms), I used to moderate an email list dedicated to news and discussion about a certain musician. Let’s call him George. The name of the list was The George List. It had about 200 subscribers who were a bit of a crossover — most started out as fans of one artist (we’ll call him Zeb) who was actually quite famous. These folks became fans of George because the two of them had performed together quite often back then. I was one of them. I should state here that a few of the subscribers were hard-core Zeb fans. (I was not.) In fact, George was a subscriber and loved to join the discussions with us. There were only two rules I asked folks to follow, both stated in the welcome letter: 1) no flaming and 2) limit discussion about Zeb to stuff that George and Zeb did together.
On this one occasion, George had told the group the previous day that he was headed out on a brief road trip doing a few solo gigs and he’d be back on a certain date. The next morning, a new “fan” subscribed, someone none of us recognized from previous fandom interactions,and their very first post was, “Zeb is going to be performing blah blah blah.” Being ListMom, I privately emailed this person, off list, welcoming them and asking them politely to follow the rules stated in their welcome letter. Instead of responding to me privately, they took it to the list, saying things like how I had told them they weren’t allowed to talk about Zeb and asking if they all agreed with that and calling me names I won’t repeat here.
Several of the long-time subscribers tried to explain the intent of the list to the new person, which fell on deaf ears. They continued spouting off about how they should be able to post whatever and whenever they wanted about Zeb. And calling me more names (some of which I had to look up). The first person to agree with this troll (and sock puppet, as I later found out) was the fiercest hard-core Zeb fan on list. She started in and rallied the other hard-core Zebophiles … and voila, flame war.
Over the next 8 hours or so, each time a solution to end the fighting was suggested, the troll/sock puppet would fire back with more vitriol. Enough was enough, and I decided to desubscribe and ban this entity. As I was doing so, they unsubscribed. Oh, and so did Fierce Hard-Core Fan.
While I had gone into mediator/firefighter mode, a few of my assistant mods and friends went into investigator mode. They found out that the email account had been set up that morning. And the account was deactivated immediately after the address had unsubscribed from the list. It seemed as though it had been set up for the sole purpose starting the flame war. But why?
The list quieted down and went about its course. We did lose a few other subscribers over the following week or so. But we added far more in the coming months. George came back and was appalled at what had transpired. He wrote a glorious piece about respect and caring directed at the troll, even though they were long gone. There didn’t seem to be any other huge fights after that, just the usual family squabbles. The list continued in full swing for another 10 good years.
About that why? Good things come to those who wait. That Fierce Hard-Core Fan? She outed herself as the troll/sock puppet when she tried to start another attack against me on another media, where I wasn’t even subscribed, but one of my friends was. Friend sent me the exchange. It was gratifying to see the troll put in her place by the other posters. Karma …
zan said this on June 13, 2016 at 2:21 pm | Reply
Great story, Zan! (or at least it ended well). Glad you survived this!
i started to write about sockpuppets here (because we have had as many of them over the years as trolls) but decided it would complicate the issue too much. I think it’s a really interesting phenomenon, but in my experience it frequently falls apart because (as you say) either is a tell somewhere or the fan / sockpuppet feels a need to be recognized on some level. The only really successful sockpuppets are those who rigorously control clues about their identity and it’s very hard to do that.
it took me awhile to realize that when I defend Richard it’s not really about Richard, it’s about me. in defending his character, I’m also defending my own character, justifying my judgment for choosing him. I identify with Richard in various ways, so when I’m defending him, I’m also defending myself in the process. he doesn’t need me to defend him, I need to defend me. it’s still hard to differentiate that sometimes but it makes it much easier for me to not take things that are said about him so personally.
as for trolls, I think the biggest problem fans have is that they feel they must correct the inaccuracies for others who may be following along, they don’t want misinformation to influence newbies or non-fans and give them the wrong impression about Richard. but that is what the trolls are counting on, they give us a good length of rope and just sit back and watch us hang ourselves. we’re so passionate about the way we feel, what a good actor/person we think Richard is and how that makes us want to shout it from the rooftops, which makes it so easy for them to tap into that passion and then make fun of it, our fanaticism. so for me, I’ve put aside the need to be right. if someone who is just passing through is going to believe the petty lies the trolls spread about Richard, so be it, they’re not the type of fan that would have stuck around that long anyway. I feel that when it comes to crushes, you either get struck by lightening or it comes to you softly. if it’s the first, nothing anyone says is going to influence you into seeing your new crush in a negative way, nothing. if it’s the second, then you’ll scope out the lay of the land, investigate the claims and the character of the crush thoroughly, which will eventually bring you back. but the real question I had to ask myself was, why did I care? what’s it to me if Richard loses fans or gains them? why did it matter what fans said about him on public message boards/blogs? was I afraid he was going to see it and it would influence the way he felt about fans, about me? and that question slapped me in the face. this whole thing was supposed to be one-sided, it was supposed to be about me watching Richard, not Richard watching me. I don’t mean that I shouldn’t take responsibility for the way I act, but rather I shouldn’t be modifying my actions to suit Richard. it’s something I’m still digesting.
KellyDS said this on June 13, 2016 at 2:52 pm | Reply
Well said. I am glad you realized that.
He is an actor and not a personal acquaintance nor boyfriend to any of his fans. It’s simple to get easily to swept up in the fandom with accessibility his fans have of him through social media. Plus, stories of fan meetings of him after The Crucible at Stage Door where he took the time to sign autographs and take pictures don’t help.
With the speculation of RA being in a new play, some fans who have booked tickets. They will be shocked and have the same reaction you have experienced if this play doesn’t actual happen or if this play actual happens and there are no Stage Door meetings to be had.
I think people have to step away from their perfect imagine RA and realize that version of him does not exist. He is human, you know. I think being an admirer of his work is enough for me.
Duke, I’m not sure why you are so focused on this issue of fans buying tickets, but I think you should consider, since their activities have no bearing on you, why you feel the need to raise the issue. In any case it’s not the topic here and I have just warned you about policing fans. This is the last warning.
That’s an excellent point (fans needing to correct inaccuracies) and it was something that I did a fair amount of when I was a a new fan, although not with trolls. There probably should have been a paragraph about that in the original post. In my case, as my knowledge of the actor, his career, and his fandom has grown, I’ve felt the need to correct mistakes when others make them less and less (although I will still write about them here).
The second point is a really great question — why do I need Armitage to have fans, why do I care about the numbers beyond the certain good will that one has for someone one wants to do well? and the whole question of me seeing him vs him seeing me is one that has really bedeviled this fandom over the years. Everyone’s switch on that issue is set differently and it causes a lot of conflict.
I’ve been on Twitter a long time. I used it rarely – it was my mean girl place. (Mean, nasty, gun-loving Conservative that I am) however that seems to have become a bit more diversified since He began to post. Don’t ask me why. I still don’t use it very often.
Over the 15 years I’ve been involved in online fandom, I’ve seen so much drama and while most times I’m willing to sit on the side, eat cheetos and drink cokes and just watch, (and yes, point and snicker at) on occasion, I’ve been sucked into it – whether it be my writing being flamed or mocked (why do people hate hetters so much?) or me not writing what someone thought I should write (go write your own stuff!) or the fact I speak my mind and some people don’t like that. If you don’t want my opinion, don’t ask me, k? I especially hate when tragedy occurs and people use it to push their political agenda. There is a time and place and taking it to someone else’s abode or garden ain’t it. If you’re on your soapbox in your own arena, that’s fine. If you bring your hateful plants and ugly weeds into my garden, you best believe, I’m going to soak you with weed b gone.
Trolls are attention seeking and the internet makes it easier for people to hide. Richard is welcome to his opinion, even if it’s different from mine. I’ve not walked in his shoes and he’s not walked in mine.
What was the question? I think I’ve wandered…
zeesmuse said this on June 13, 2016 at 5:12 pm | Reply
I disagree strongly that moments of tragedy are not opportunities for talking about political issues. In the US in particular, we are told that we can’t talk about these things when the issues are acute, but no one cares about them when they aren’t. In my opinion, saying “don’t use this moment to talk about the actual issue” is a way of suppressing discourse and insuring that nothing will ever change. That means, of course, that we have to tolerate opinions we don’t like, but that is pretty standard.
I respect that. There is a time and a place for everything, and i’m such a passionate (hot-head) that for me, it’s best to step back. (hence why I decided to address something elsewhere a day late)
The issue here is already a hot topic. It’s really a push-button topic and is currently being beat to death in our political arena. The weapon wasn’t the cause, in my minuscule, personal opinion. We’ve suffered a tragedy and it’s easy to say things and insinuate things and blame things and issues in the heat of the moment. I recall vividly 9/11 when it FIRST happened and 2 radio personalities were angrily blaming someone whose fault it wasn’t. And when it came down they were wrong…
But now I’m so far off topic. Sigh.
Trolls are still attention seekers. Most times I think it’s someone simply creating and manufacturing imaginary support and friendships they lack in real life. It gives them a sense of importance, I guess.
It’s not much of a hot topic, if this keeps happening and we continue not to act, I’m afraid. I think it’s pretty much business as usual and our leadership showed us that this weekend.
re: trolls — I think the trolls I’m talking about don’t use the troll identity for friendships (although they may make friendships in other ways). I think it’s different with tumblr and anon asks — anon asks allow anyone to become a troll instantly. The other thing is that I am starting to see that function used for a different kind of trolling, e.g., to express sympathy with the blogger in order to see what kind of potentially ridiculous thing they will say.
To Morgana: thanks for your kind words about the blog and thank you for reading it for so long. I am declining to publish your comment because everything except the first sentence violates the comments policy. You are welcome to leave a comment that falls within the rules. Thanks.
Servetus said this on June 14, 2016 at 12:10 am | Reply
I think these are very good questions to ask and not only before interacting with a suspected troll, but generally. It would probably often to good to the discussion in general to think about who we are talking to and what we are talking about and what point we really want to make and why? I find it is a constant exercise in patience to count to 10 before i jump 😉 It’s easiest when i am least in APM mode 😉 Sometimes i actually find it harder to resist the case of ‘defense of another fan’ than APM. Because he is sort of remote and can remove himself easier from the debate or isn’t there to begin with whereas the fans are more exposed in certain ways.
I still often doubt if it was a good idea to say what i said but i do try to ponder a bit before i jump. I think in time and through repeated ‘fires’ one learns what one’s triggers are. Sometimes maybe we absolutely feel we must say something, for our own sanity and then we just stop there.
I know i’ve jumped in total fan reaction at times but i just had to say it and i don’t have to engage further. But that’s probably true more for press or public figure statements about fans in derogatory terms than trolls. The ones you clearly categorized above are easier to ignore i find. Media and public figure derogatory statements about fans are my downfall, so far even against my better judgment i’ve not been able to keep stumm to that:-)
The one thing that i am conflicted about is the tone of responses to non-fans… do i try to keep a cool head to make a better argument? Do i try to disprove their argument about the ‘crazy’ fan by appearing/being rational? is a passionate response necessarily a bad thing or am i embarrassed about being so passionate? I always wonder where the truth lies, i’d like to think i can combine passion and reason, but i’m sure it is all those answers at the same time although i wish it were not.
I am totally with you on the trigger regarding celebrities criticizing their fans. Obviously it’s not an either / or situation, but Cumberbatch’s statements about fans in the fall two years ago were a serious turnoff for me. One of the things that I’ve appreciated about Armitage is that until relatively recently (November/December 2014) he never said anything at all negative about fans.
re: tone of response — I try to stay cool / superior / detached. But that’s me.
You always get to the point! Thanks. I wish I could follow you more often and read all the comments here, but my eyes and lack of time don’t allow that frequently! I know too a lot about trolls and I think you painted the whole frightful scene perfectly! I had years of experience but in other places and for other issues. And I must say that they actually existed in real life, too, they were not born on social media — whenever I was in a public place speaking about things I was campaigning for, there was always someone in the audience or stopping by wherever my group and I were speaking who would just throw a word and try to inflame the audience or us. They were less, they had probably less chances to remain anonymous, but they did exist. I fought a lot against them even on social media, but for the same issues as in RL. This is probably the reason why I try to stay away from all this concerning Richard Armitage. I’ll openly confess: he’s my safe place in the world. When RL is really bad, RA is my healthy thought, my nice escape. So, I voluntarily stay away from any debate and don’t read responses to his tweets – except from those I already follow or know personally – and only write in some selected forums. Of course, sometimes it is impossible not to get wind of the fact that something is going on among the fans and that some issue is inflaming people or that trolls are doing their job as usual. But I try to just skip quickly and go on. As you perfectly say in your article: the real Mr. Armitage needs no defending and I certainly don’t need to defend myself, either. Thanks Servetus, though, because this article is important beyond RA’s question and has a lot to do with how we human beings use that feral weapon which is communication!
P.S.: it’s nice to see that my profile is fully int he “no-troll” zone 😀 My nick name has always been Lookaround or Lookie ever since I got in the first forum about RA and still is in anything RA-related 😀
Sara Lookaround said this on June 14, 2016 at 8:13 am | Reply
I think a lot of people feel that way (avoid controversy to enhance sanity) and I have nothing but respect for it. For whatever reason, it hasn’t worked out that way for me — although one of my most serious priorities in fandom has been to avoid most political discussion, because I have a lot of it in other settings.
Weighing in a little late on this one – I searched late Sunday pm on his @ tag for bullying tweets toward fans who had commented, and only found 1 that could even be considered borderline. And that one actually had a short convo which appeared basically cordial.
Has anyone found or experienced any that were “off-tag” bullying on twitter?
I think possible chivalry on his part to “defend” us as fans creates a nice warm feeling for a lot of us, but 1) I’d like to see actual evidence of bullying tweets toward fans (not just him, I saw the one that called him an idiot but did not see that person bully those who defended him) and 2) I’m actually a little concerned about him if he’s going to delete in order to defend his followers. That seems unsustainable and over-responsible to me. Lots of heart, but unsustainable. His active tweeps should know his statements about not feeding trolls unless you’re prepared for the risk. And I think those active tweeps also know to block/report as needed. So I’m skeptical without further evidence of need for it- anyone got? DM to me on twitter if you’d prefer.
SHeRA said this on June 14, 2016 at 3:58 pm | Reply
Yeah, I watch that tag fairly closely and I didn’t see any, which is why I find that article implausible. I always feel like it’s a game of percentages anyway. I hear someone say “Richard Armitage got bullied after such and such a post” and I see that there are 90 positive comments, 8 critical ones and 2 cranks. To me, that is a pretty good result. You won’t get that response in a classroom, that’s for sure 🙂
Absolutely! I find it surprising that anyone would expect to never see a negative response directed toward him, that’s part of public life, really! Or to your point, anything where you receive formal evaluation.
SHeRA said this on June 19, 2016 at 1:58 am | Reply
I’m coming out of lurker-mode again to say “Thank you, Servetus.” I really appreciate the way you explain complex matters with such clarity and patience and without ever condescending to your readers. I’ve learned so much about modern communication and the online world by reading your blog these past few years. You even deepened my understanding of myself!
Shalini said this on June 16, 2016 at 8:16 pm | Reply
Wow, thanks for the very kind words! I’m learning too as this goes along, just trying to distill the results.
Thanks for this, Serv! Excellently explained!
Methinks Cybersmile could use you as an ambassador, you have more insights and experience than some people on Twitter we know… 😉
Esther said this on June 16, 2016 at 9:35 pm | Reply
ah, but I don’t look so sexy in a leather jacket as some people, either 🙂
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Homophobia in the Richard Armitage fandom, or: what I’d like to say on #SCD2016 | Me + Richard Armitage said this on June 17, 2016 at 5:59 pm | Reply
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Of the 25 reporters who received the most replies from male political reporters, zero were women, report Vox.
The study also identified the 25 political reporters who male political reporters retweet the most. Of the 25, just three are women.
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Chris Oliviero
After a career with CBS radio dating back to 1996, Entercom EVP/Programming Chris Oliviero has announced his intention to exit.
He is reportedly leaving to 'pursue new opportunities. “From my very first day as an intern and over the past 22 years, my experience at CBS RADIO has been nothing short of spectacular. Now that our merger with Entercom is fully integrated, I feel this is the right moment to begin turning my focus to new opportunities. David Field has been fully supportive and understanding of my departure and I thank him for my smooth transition. It has been my true honor and joy to have had a chance to partner with and learn from the best and brightest programmers in the industry. Though our days as colleagues might be winding down, the friendships will continue. So, to all my old friends at CBS RADIO along with my new ones at Entercom, I wish you all the best.”
A message from Entercom CEO David Field to his management team states, “I am writing to let you know that Chris Oliviero will be leaving Entercom on July 6 to pursue other opportunities. He will remain in an advisory role through year end. Chris has been a key leader over many years at CBS RADIO and, more recently, at Entercom. He has made a great impact on the organization.
"We are saddened that Chris is leaving the company, but we wish him all the best in his future endeavors. Our programming organization will remain the best in the industry. We are blessed to have a terrific group of program directors across the country and an outstanding leadership team led by our president of programming Pat Paxton and SVP radio and Radio.com programming Jeff Sottolano.”
Oliviero was named Senior Vice President of Programming for CBS Radio in 2009, while taking on a supervisory role for CBS Sports Radio in 2012. He provided creative oversight of the division’s search for both established and up-and-coming talent, and has been instrumental in CBS Radio’s expansion of sports radio on FM, including launches in New York, Dallas, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Tampa, Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Cleveland.
He began his career with CBS Radio in 1996 as an intern for Howard S. Upon his graduation from New York University in 1998, Oliviero joined Sportsradio 660AM WFAN as producer. In 2000, he was named Executive Producer for WNEW 102.7FM. Oliviero became part of CBS Radio's corporate staff as program coordinator in January 2004, and from July 2004 until July 2005 served as Director, Original Programming before being named Vice President of Programming.
Orlando Radio: CMG Adds Programmers For K92, Power95.3
Steve Stewart
Cox Media Group/Orlando has announced that programming veteran Steve Stewart as Director/Programming Operations its music stationsr.
The music cluster includes Country WWKA K92.3 FM, CHR WPYO 95.3 FM, Urban WCFB Star94.5 FM, Classic Hits WMMO 98.9 FM and WCFB-HD2 107.3 FM Solo Exitos.
Stewart will also oversee day to day programming duties on K92.3.
"I'm incredibly excited to work with the CMG Orlando team and everyone at Cox Media Group," said Stewart. “The energy and talent in this group have us poised for success.”
Will Calder
“Steve Stewart impressed us from the very start,” said VP/Radio Programming Steve Smith. “He possesses the leadership skills to light up Orlando with our amazing cluster of great radio brands.”
In addition, CMG has named Will Calder as Director/Branding and Programming for WPYO Power95.3.
“I have always been very impressed by the teams at Cox Media Group, especially after going up against them for the past several years in Miami,” said CALDER. “Now, I am absolutely honored to be joining them in Orlando and can’t wait to start making some major noise with the Power95.3 crew on-air, on the streets, on social media and with partners and clients.”
WWKA 92.3 FM (100 Kw) Red=Local Coverage Area
“Will Calder’s a warrior, the perfect addition to our CMG programming arsenal of winners,” Smith added.
Smart Speakers Getting Radio Back Into Homes
With smart speaker adoption quickly increasing in American homes, radio is on the verge of capitalizing on an vital listening location.
That's was the main message from Thursday's webinar on smart speakers from Jacob's Media and gM Paul Jacobs. “In-home radio listening is still really important and if there aren’t radios in the home, how are they going to listen,” was the question posed by Jacobs.
The webainer cited stats from TechSurvey 2018, an online survey of 64,000 radio station database members, that showed that 83% of respondents have a regular radio in working condition where they live that they use, down from 88% in 2017 and 89% in 2016. Just two thirds of Millennials have a working radio at home.
Among formats, sports radio listeners lead the way with 29% owning a smart speaker, followed by CHR (25%) and a three-way tie for third among hot AC, country and adult alternative (each at 24%). Formats that under-perform the 21% average in smart speaker ownership are the same ones more apt to have a working radio in the home: urban AC (15%), classic hits (17%) and variety hits (18%).
On a parallel track, Americans are relying more on voice commands for a variety of tasks – one in five said they use voice command features frequently in 2018 and another 25% said they occasionally do. “Americans’ habits are changing. We are clearly being trained by things like Siri and Ford Sync,” Jacobs said. That’s especially true among smart speaker owners with four in ten frequently using voice command features.
States Urging Sinclair-Tribune Rejection
The attorneys general of Illinois, Iowa and Rhode Island urged the Federal Communications Commission to reject Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc’s proposed $3.9 billion acquisition of Tribune Media Co, citing “excessive consolidation” in the television market
According to Reuters, Sinclair, the largest U.S. television broadcast group with 192 stations, announced plans in May 2017 to acquire Chicago-based Tribune’s 42 TV stations in 33 markets.
In April, Sinclair said it would sell 23 television stations to obtain the necessary regulatory approvals of the Tribune transaction. Sinclair, based in Hunt Valley, Maryland, said that if the deal was approved it would reach nearly 59 percent of the nation’s television households.
The three attorneys general, all Democrats, said in a filing with the FCC made public on Thursday that the deal “creates excessive consolidation, unreasonably reducing the number of voices in the broadcast television marketplace” and is “not in the public interest.”
The filing noted that Illinois and Iowa are among broadcast markets in 36 states that will be affected by the deal and said that “stations serving audiences in Illinois and Iowa are the subject of divestiture plans.”
The American Civil Liberties Union also objected to the deal in a separate filing, saying that it “consolidates an unprecedented amount of market power into one corporate entity” and would allow Sinclair to continue to operate some of the stations it is selling.
A Sinclair spokeswoman declined to comment on the filings.
Conservative news outlet Newsmax Media, satellite TV operator Dish Network Corp and trade group NCTA – the Internet & Television Association are among those voicing objections to the merger.
Major Advertiser Drops Fox News’ Ingraham
At least one major advertiser has dropped Laura Ingraham’s Fox News show in the wake of her comments on Monday about immigrant children separated from their parents, according to Politico.
With advertising time on the conservative daily talk show down since Monday night, it’s possible that other companies have also bailed on “The Ingraham Angle.”
The media and internet company IAC will no longer be running ads for HomeAdvisor or Angie’s List on the show, an IAC spokesperson confirmed on Thursday.
During her show on Monday night, Ingraham described the detention centers for immigrant children separated from their parents on the Mexican border as “essentially like summer camps,” further comparing them to “boarding schools.”
Between June 4 and 15, IAC was Ingraham’s second-biggest advertiser, according to Kantar Media, running 13 ads for HomeAdvisor. The company had already stopped airing ads for Match.com after Hogg’s previous boycott campaign.
A Fox News spokesperson said the network was unaffected by any loss in advertising resulting from Ingraham’s latest comments.
“There’s been no impact on our business, and new advertisers continue to opt in for our powerful prime-time lineup,” the spokesperson said.
Las Vegas Radio: N/T KDWN 720 AM To Add FM Simulcast
Beasley Media Group announces the debut of The New 101.5FM/720AM The Talk of Las Vegas. The change will officially take place on June 21, 2018.
101.5 KDWN-FM’s simulcast of KDWN-AM will originate on Beasley’s translator K268CS at 101.5FM, located atop the Stratosphere in Las Vegas.
The decision to create a simulcast broadcast stems from the company’s market research and a desire to offer Las Vegas residents an alternate way to hear KDWN’s locally originated programming, along with a venerable line-up of personalities that will include Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity and Mark Levin.
In addition, as the official broadcast partner of the Oakland Raiders, fans of the team will have yet another FM option to hear the games this fall. The live broadcasts will also be carried on Beasley’s KCYE-FM.
K268CS 101.5 FM (250 watts)
“We’re truly excited about this new opportunity to expand KDWN’s presence in the Las Vegas market,” said Beasley Media Group Vice President and Market Manager Dennis Gwiazdon. “Not only does this provide our listeners with an additional choice to enjoy KDWN’s programming but an FM simulcast immediately adds value to our advertising customers.”
Colorado Springs Radio: KKFM Adds Jonathan Peletis To PM Drive
Cumulus Media announces that it has appointed Jonathan “J.P.” Peletis as PM Drive On-Air Talent and Promotions Director for Classic Rock KKFM 98.1 FM in Colorado Springs, CO.
Peletis served most recently as PM Drive On-Air Talent/Promotions Director at 103.9 The Fox in Crystal Lake, IL. He was previously Producer at Chicago’s JBTV Music Television, and was On-Air Talent and Video Producer at Star 105.5 and 95.9 The River in suburban Chicago. Peletis also brings to Cumulus experience as Digital Marketing Manager for several Chicago area ad agencies.
Bobby Irwin, Operations Manager, Cumulus Media-Colorado Springs, said: “J.P. brings to KKFM and our station cluster an awesome mix of radio rock show, digital marketing and promotions experience, with passion for the Colorado lifestyle.”
KKFM 98.1 FM (71 Kw) Red=Local Coverage Area
Peletis said: “I am beyond excited to start the next chapter of my career here at KKFM. Cumulus understands the power of live and local entertainment, while engaging listeners on-air, on-site, and online.”
Orlando Radio: Lisa Kitchener Named GSM For JVC Cluster
Lisa Kitchener
JVC Media of Florida announces the addition of Sales veteran Lisa Kitchener for General Sales Manager duties at JVC Media’s Orlando cluster including Country WOTW 103.1 FM and Mainstream rock Bud 94.1 WOTW-HD2/W231CT.
Kitchener, with 25 years of Sales Management under her belt including successful ventures at iHeartMedia Orlando and Triton Digital, brings a wealth of knowledge and strong community business ties to JVC Orlando.
Kitchener says “I am beyond excited to join the talented team at 103.1 The Wolf and Bud 94.1. I’m ready to pound the pavement with our great sellers and show our community and business leaders that JVC’s brand of LOCAL and FUN radio is the single greatest medium to reach the largest portion of consumers.” She continues, “Thanks to John Caracciolo, Shane Reeve, and Chris Ganoudis for giving me the chance to join this great company.”
JVC Orlando General Manager Chris Ganoudis adds, “Lisa is a huge addition to our stellar staff in Orlando. 103.1 The Wolf was voted 2017’s Best Local Radio Station by Orlando Business Journal readers, and with the recent addition of Bud 94.1, Lisa will have two very popular radio stations with strong programming, promotions, and events to showcase to Metro Orlando’s business leaders.”
Ganoudis finishes, “Lisa’s enthusiasm, relationships, ideas, and leadership will propel JVC Orlando to the greatest heights.”
JVC’s Executive Vice President Shane Reeve says, “I am extremely proud of the success we have seen at JVC Orlando over the past three years. With the addition of Lisa Kitchener, JVC is better equipped to do what we do best… super-serve our clients, listeners, and communities with great promotions, events, music, and FUN!
AT&T Gets Skinny
AT&T, fresh off sealing its $85 billion deal to buy Time Warner, isn't wasting time showing that video will be a core part of its service.
According to C-Net, the company on Thursday unveiled two unlimited data plans, dubbed AT&T Unlimited &More and AT&T Unlimited &More Premium, bundled with WatchTV, a new "skinny bundle" of more than 30 live channels. The plans replace the existing options, with a starting price that's $5 more expensive for a single line. Also gone is the default "HBO for life" promotion. WatchTV is available to non-AT&T customers for $15 a month. The new plans and WatchTV launch next week.
The announcement makes good on a plan that AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson teased last week in an interview with CNBC. The standalone price puts in competition with Philo, which strips out sports and news channels for a $16-a-month bundle of entertainment networks. It's the latest in a growing crop of online options for live television, which include players like Sony, YouTube and SlingTV.
"We're A Modern Media Company" Says AT&T CEO
Randall Stephenson, chairman and CEO of AT&T, on Thursday said a lot happened during the 600 days it took to acquire HBO and CNN-owner Time Warner for $85 billion, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Randall Stephenson
"Between the two of us, we added three grandchildren to our family," Stephenson, with AT&T CFO John Stephens at his side, told the Wells Fargo Telecom Conference during a keynote address that was webcast. The deal, nearly two years in the making, was also in the works during the election of U.S. president Donald Trump, Stephenson recalled, which was followed by "sweeping" U.S. tax reform and the repeal of Title II regulation on his core wireless and broadband businesses.
He told investors that "600 days is too long. But while all that transpired, some really positive developments transpired that actually caused us more enthusiasm, and not less." The Time Warner deal has seen AT&T swallow a host of film and TV assets to make the phone giant a major media power player after its earlier acquisition of DirecTV.
Stephenson said the takeover of CNN, HBO and the Warner Bros. studio has made AT&T a "modern media company," as it acquires new premium content and direct-to-consumer relationships and ramps up its TV advertising and analytics business to be run by ex-WPP exec Brian Lesser.
He argued that creating premium content and driving it as a wholesaler through cable and satellite TV distributors was no longer a sustainable business model. "You better have extensive relationships directly with the consumer," Stephenson said, as he pointed to 170 million pay TV, broadband and mobile customers and their screens that AT&T can drive entertainment content through going forward.
Internet Sales To Become More Taxing
A new Supreme Court ruling Thursday could upend a major advantage e-commerce companies like Amazon have had over brick-and-mortar retail stores.
In a 5-4 ruling, the court overturned a 1992 court precedent barring states from requiring businesses that have no physical presence in the state to collect their sales taxes, reports The Hill.
Justice Anthony Kennedy, who delivered the decision Thursday, said that the exemption didn't make sense in light of the rise of digital firms.
"Between targeted advertising and instant access to most consumers via any internet-enabled device, 'a business may be present in a state in a meaningful way without' that presence 'being physical in the traditional sense of the term," Kennedy said.
"A virtual showroom can show far more inventory, in far more detail, and with greater opportunities for consumer and seller interaction than might be possible for local stores."
The court's decision upholds a 2016 South Dakota law that requires online retailers to collect sales tax if they make at least $100,000 annually in sales in the state or conduct at least 200 transactions a year with its residents.
Companies like Wayfair, Overstock and Newegg challenged the law, arguing that eliminating the 1992 precedent could create chaos for online retailers who would have to navigate a myriad of tax codes across the country.
Trump's reaction: President Trump who has repeatedly lashed out at the biggest online retailer of them all, Amazon, hailed the decision.
Big Supreme Court win on internet sales tax - about time! Big victory for fairness and for our country. Great victory for consumers and retailers.
Benztown Grows Again With Addition of Four Pros
Benztown, a global leader in radio imaging, voiceover services, production libraries, programming and jingles, announces that it has added four experienced professionals to the company’s operations team with the hiring of:
Susan Aksu, Marketing Coordinator
Matt Anderson, Imaging Producer
Laura Keeney, Office Manager/Executive Assistant
Teddy Shrader, Commercial Production Creative Director.
The new team members will be based in Glendale, CA, at Benztown’s North American Headquarters.
Susan Aksu, Marketing Coordinator, is a digital marketing and content development specialist who was previously Senior Marketing Coordinator for Goldman Marketing Group in Burbank, CA, and public affairs writer for KPFK-FM. She holds B.S. degrees in Broadcast Journalism and Sociology from Humboldt State University and is the creator of the adventure travel website: adriftanywhere.com.
Matt Anderson, Imaging Producer, joins the company from iHeartMedia, where he was Creative Services Director for KISS 108 in Boston, MA, Prior to that, he was Programming/Production Assistant for iHeartMedia-Providence stations Coast 93.3 and 94 HJY. An audio production specialist and DJ, Anderson holds a B.S. Degree in Communications and Sports Journalism from Springfield College.
Laura Keeney, Office Manager/Executive Assistant, was formerly an associate with Starbucks in Los Angeles. She has also held positions as Development and Acquisitions Coordinator for VMI Worldwide in Los Angeles, and as Social Media Coordinator for Quiver Events in Los Angeles. Keeney holds a Bachelor’s degree in Recording Arts from Loyola Marymount University.
Teddy Shrader, Commercial Production Creative Director, joins Benztown from Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, where he was Curriculum Consultant, Writer and On-Screen Instructor in the Los Angeles area. Prior to that, he was Senior Production Manager for DMI Music & Media Solutions in Pasadena, CA, for more than 10 years. He was also a Voiceover Artist for DMI Music & Media Solutions. An accomplished guitarist, Shrader is Owner of Shrader Guitar Lessons and has taught guitar lessons in the Los Angeles area for over 17 years.
Dave “Chachi” Denes, Benztown President, said: “We are very pleased to grow our operations team with the addition of these four outstanding professionals. Each brings years of experience in their respective areas to Benztown, bolstering our bench strength and giving us even more resources to serve our customers with the quality, creativity and dependability for which we have become known.”
'Roseanne' Spin-off To Be Titled 'The Connors'
ABC said on Thursday it has ordered a 10-episode spinoff of comedy “Roseanne” that will air without any involvement of its creator Roseanne Barr, who sparked widespread outrage by tweeting a racial slur.
According to Reuters, other original cast members including John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf and Sara Gilbert will appear in the show, which has a working title of “The Conners,” ABC said in a statement.
ABC, owned by Walt Disney Co, canceled “Roseanne” in May after Barr sparked widespread anger with a tweet comparing black former Obama administration adviser Valerie Jarrett to an ape. Barr wrote in a now-deleted message that if the Islamist political movement “muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby = vj.” Barr later apologized for making a bad joke.
John Goodman, Sara Gilbert
ABC said Barr will have no financial or creative involvement in the spinoff.
The new series will air this autumn, ABC said, and will feature characters Dan, Jackie, Darlene, Becky and D.J.
The network did not explain what will happen to Barr’s character.
“After a sudden turn of events, the Conners are forced to face the daily struggles of life in Lanford in a way they never have before,” the ABC statement said, referring to the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois.
The family will grapple with “parenthood, dating, an unexpected pregnancy, financial pressures, aging and in-laws in working-class America,” the statement added.
In a separate statement, Barr said she agreed to be removed from the show to save 200 cast and crew jobs.
“I regret the circumstances that have caused me to be removed from Roseanne,” Barr said. “I wish the best for everyone involved.”
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Liability follows the party who is negligent or considered 'at fault' for the accident.If you are deemed to be 'at fault' for an accident you will be liable to pay property damage to anyone whose vehicle or personal property you damaged and personal injury compensation to anyone injured by your a...
Who is liable if you have an accident while driving a disabled woman in her own vehicle?
It depends on whos fault the accident was, yours or the other driver.
Can you be personally liable in a car accident?
To put it simply, yes.As strange as it may sound, you can be held liable for a car accident that involves your vehicle—even if you weren't present at the time.In most motor vehicle accidents, the negligent driver is the one held liable for any injuries or harm caused.
Is employer liable for employee car accident?
Doctrine of "Respondeat Superior" This means that if an employee is driving a company car, and is negligent in its operation thereby causing an accident, the employer is considered equally liable, and can be sued to seek compensation for injuries sustained in the car accident.
If the driver of a car is liable for an accident who is liable the owner of the car or the driver's insurance company?
The owner of the car is liable for the accident itself and the damage. However, the insurance company might have to pay for it, depending on the owners insurance cover.
You crashed into the car in front who is liable?
Typically the person that rear-ends the car is the driver sited for the accident. Usually, for following too closely. It is very rare that the front driver is sited and/or held liable for the accident.
Is there a law in Illinois concerning left hand turns in accidents stating that the car turning left is liable?
No. If the car turning left is in his proper lane and has the proper signal he is not liable.
Who is liable if something blows out of your truck and hits another car?
You are. It was in your truck and not properly tied down or restrained. Essentially, you 'littered' and caused damage to someone else.
Who is liable for a expired inspection ticket?
you are since it is on your vehicle
Who is liable for hitting a stationary vehicle?
How can the person not moving be at fault? If we hit a pole or a snowbank we are deemed at fault, regardless of the circumstances, because they were not moving. Care and control of your own vehicle comes into play in this situation.
Is the registered owner of a car liable for an accident?
In most motor vehicle accidents, the negligent driver is the one held liable for any injuries or harm caused.However, in certain situations, the law can attribute fault to the owner of the car instead.Some common legal principles that apply in these cases are as follows: Has a history of reckles...
Are parents liable for a child that has a car accident and the car is in the parents name?
Cars, College Kids and Parents' Liability A parent generally is not liable for a child's negligent operation of an automobile.Essentially, this means that as the owner of a car, you are legally responsible for the acts of the driver of any car you own, regardless of whether you are actually driv...
Who is at fault in a multi vehicle accident?
If more than one party is at fault in a multiple car accident, then the amount of damages may be reduced by that percentage of fault.Anyone whose fault in an accident is less than 50% is eligible to receive compensation under the modified comparative fault rule.
Who is at fault in a side collision accident?
Side impact collisions -- more commonly called "t-bone" traffic accidents -- can occur in a number of different traffic situations.And, depending on the circumstances, either driver might be deemed at fault for the accident -- the driver who was broadsided or the driver who did the broadsiding.
Who pays in a 50/50 Accident?
A 50/50 split liability agreement should not be confused with a 'knock for knock' agreement.If liability is agreed on a 50/50 basis, both parties are accepting 50% blame for the cause of the accident, and you will receive 50% of the overall value of your claim from the other side's insurance comp...
Who determines who is at fault in an accident?
The police are the people responsible for determining fault in most car accidents, but there are always exceptions to the rule.When police are called to the scene of an accident, they're required to file an accident report.
Who is at fault in a car accident turning right?
Car accidents involving rear-end collisions and left turns Because they have little ability to escape from the collision, liability is heaped almost entirely upon the defendant.In rear-end collisions, the law supports the driver in front.
Who is at fault in a multi car accident?
A “chain reaction” car crash is an accident where three or more vehicles are involved in a series of collisions, primarily caused by a first single collision.In a multi-vehicle accident like this, it can be very challenging to determine who is at fault, and in some cases, more than one person may...
Who is at fault in a side swipe accident?
In most cases, the driver that crashed into the side of the other car is clearly at fault in a T-bone accident.However, sideswipe accidents are much more complex.In these situations, one car hits or “swipes” another car at an angle.These types of accidents most often result from unsafe lane changes.
Who is at fault in a 3 car accident?
In that scenario, the rear car is typically liable for the entire accident.However, if a car strikes the rear of another vehicle, and then a third car comes along and hits the first two, the third driver may carry a portion of the fault as well.
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Is the owner of the car or the driver liable for an accident?
If you are the owner of the car, your insurance company is likely the primary liability coverage after a crash.Under some conditions, people who suffer damages in a car accident can file a lawsuit against both the driver of a borrowed car and the owner of that car.
Who is liable on a financed car for the interest after a total loss.?
After a total loss if the loan is not completely paid off by the settlement then the one who has been responsible for the payments will be responsible for any remaining balance with interest. There are so many different insurance and finance companies and they all have different rules you should ...
Does one need to use a truck accident attorney if they have an accident in a small truck?
No, you do not need a truck accident attorney if you're in a small truck accident. There are no attorney's specifically for truck accidents, but there are some for all automobile accidents.
What is a liable?
Something or someone responsible by law.
Who makes the claim in a car accident?
How do I get the person who caused an accident to pay for the damage to my car? If you were involved in a car accident and you think the other person was at fault, you may be able to claim your damages and losses from the other person.If the other party is insured they can make a claim on their i...
Who's at fault in an accident?
In general, insurance companies determine fault based on the legal definition of negligence in the state where the accident occurred.A person is negligent when he or she fails to exercise the amount of caution a reasonable person would under the same circumstances.
Who was the first person killed in a car accident?
The first person killed by an automobile was Bridget Driscoll (UK), who received fatal injuries when she walked into the path of a car moving at 4 mph (6.4 km/h), as it was giving demonstration rides in the grounds of Crystal Palace, London, UK on 17 August 1896.
Who determines fault in an accident?
In general, the driver responsible for the accident has to pay for all damages.However, many states have complicated systems of determining fault, whereby a percentage of the blame can be assigned to each driver, resulting in different monetary obligations for each party.
Who was she in a car accident with?
Bruce......Bruce BEAHS!
If a driver that is buying your car gets in an accident and doesn't have insurance am i liable for it?
you need to get down to your dmv and fill out a release of liability form.
How many truck accidents happen a year in Canada?
The same report cites Canadian Transportation Safety Board estimates that there are 160,000 car accidents occurring each year in Canada — and that 2,800 to 2,900 result in deaths.
Is a passenger in the offending car liable?
If you're meaning liable for damage in a collision, he would only be liable only if he took control of the car and caused the collision.In vehicle theft, they can be charged with 'aiding and abetting' the driver, being knowingly driven in a stolen car. All depending on local state or country laws.
Who is at fault in a car accident involving a dog?
It's never the dog's fault.
Who dies in the neighbors car accident in July 2009?
Bridget.... http://neighbours.com.au/4332.htm
My son had permission to operate a friends vehichle and the car was in an accident and totaled. is he liable for payment?
if there is insurance it should pay for the loss
Who is most likely to get into a car accident?
16 to 24 year old male drivers.Crash reports show males in collisions far more often than females.A person who is distracted by doing anything other then just driving the car.
In a two car accident who is responsible for the deductible?
If you are going through your own insurance, you are responsible for your collision deductible. If the other person is at fault, you can go through their insurance under their liability coverage so you do not have to pay a deductible.
Who is at fault in a multi car rear end accident?
In circumstances where there is a pile-up of three or more vehicles, a car will still be at fault for rear-ending another vehicle unless it was pushed by the car behind.Vehicles that are pushed into the vehicle in front by the car behind and who have no control over the collision will not be at f...
Who is most likely to be involved in a road accident?
people whom are over the drink and drive limit
Who is at fault in accident which occur on a freeway on ramp?
the cars fault-obviously
Who is responsible for parking lot accidents?
In a parking lot, drivers in the traffic lane have the right of way, so the driver who pulled out of the space is likely the majority at fault in the accident.A driver backs out of a space, into an oncoming car – Because both vehicles are moving, each driver may hold some responsibility.
How do you know who is at fault in a car accident?
If the accident occurred while one car was making a left turn, check to see whether the lights were in one driver's favor.If so, the driver that did not take the signal into consideration may be at fault for the accident.Similarly, a driver that was speeding is more likely to be found at fault fo...
How many trucking accidents happen a year?
In fact, around 500,000 trucking accidents occur each year in the United States, with about 5,000 per year resulting in death.
Who is a good used truck dealer in Cheyenne WY?
One of the top used vehicle dealers in Cheyenne, WY that I found would be Halladay Motors. They have many used vehicles to choose from listed for lower than $15,000.00.
Who's at fault in backing accident out of driveway?
I would say probably the person backing out, as they should of looked for any oncoming cars before backing out. ---- The person backing out of the driveway who did not yield to oncoming traffic.
Who long is a truck?
Depends, 19 feet plus or minus
Who was the first pedestrian killed in an auto accident?
Bridget Driscoll (1851 - 17 August 1896) was the first pedestrian victim of an automobile collision in the United States.
Who is liable if your car is hit by another car in the intersection after you stop at a stop sign?
Entirely situation dependent. We'd need to know the circumstances of the accident in order to give a correct and informed answer.
Who is liable if Car A cut off car B and car B forces car C off the road. Car A then takes off leaving Car B at the accident scene?
You would need to provide a little bit more information, but if car A cuts off car B, but there was no contact and no objective witness who saw it, then car A would most likely not be taken into consideration. Therefore, you have car B forcing car C off the road. The same general rule applies tho...
How many lift truck accidents per year in Canada?
there are roughly 85 forklift fatalities and 34,900 serious injuries each year, with 42 percent of the forklift fatalities from the operator's being crushed by a tipping vehicle.
Who is liable when you fail to stop at a stop sign but the other driver was speeding?
Well let's look at this from a logical standpoint. Did you cause the accident by running a stop sign or did the other party cause it because they were speeding? If you had not run the stop sign would the accident have happened in the first place? The answer is obvious. You caused the accident by ...
If a rock falls off my truck and breaks windshield of following car am I liable?
Yes, most definitely. In fact its best to settle up, rather than deal with police reports and potential DOT penalties.
Who is a Swedish manufacturer of trucks?
Volvo A.B. (who are also the parent company of Renault and Mack Trucks) and Scania are the two big ones.
What coverage protects a person who is at fault in an accident against lawsuits when someone is injured?
Liability and medical insurance.
Is a dentist liable for a failed root canal?
In a normal root canal, the dentist does not do anything wrong.However, injury alone does not win a dental malpractice case.Dental malpractice, like other malpractice cases, must involve negligence on the part of the dentist.
Why do truck accidents happen?
Speeding and Reckless Driving.A commercial truck that speeds or fails to adhere to traffic laws puts other drivers on the road in danger.Many truck accidents are caused by excessive speed combined with unsafe lane changes and trucks following other vehicles too closely.
Has there been anyone famous who lost their life in a train accident?
There haven't been any reported celebrities who have been involved in train accidents. Plane crashes and car wrecks seem to be more common for famous people.
What causes most truck accidents?
Instead, drug use was the most common cause of accident.Speeding was also a common cause of large truck crashes, found in 23% of accidents.The force of impact from an 80,000-pound truck is made more deadly with each mile of increased speed.Many truck drivers are unfamiliar with the areas they tra...
Who record does a permit driver accident dmv goes under?
the person who owns the car
Who pays the claim when you are hurt in a car accident?
It depends upon situation If it's non fault accident claim, insured individual does not have to incur any loss and additional advantage is that the policy holder gets reimbursed by the company.
Is family liable for payment on a repossessed car?
Whoever's name is signed on the loan paperwork is the one liable.
What happens to a person who is involved in an accident and did not stop to help the injured person?
If you turn yourself in now, They will probably go easy on you. And you will sleep better at night.
What is the number one type of lift truck accident?
Lift truck runs off loading dock
What can I do if I have been involved in a semi truck accident?
If you have been involved in an accident with a Semi Truck, the first thing you should do is get medical help, even if you feel fine, you could have injuries. Afterwards, call the police. Exchange information with the other drivers involved in the accident. Get their license numbers and insurance...
Who gets into more car accidents?
That means men drive about 30 percent more miles than women.Yet, they're implicated in slightly less than 30 percent of car accidents.Men do cause more accidents, but they are actually less at-risk than women, by a small margin.
Who discovered a truck?
The first motor truck was built in 1896 by the German automotive pioneer Gottlieb Daimler. Daimler's truck had a four-horsepower engine and a belt drive with two forward speeds and one reverse. It was the first pickup truck. Daimler also produced the world's first motorcycle in 1885 and the first...
Is a mechanic liable for damages from repairs?
When you leave your vehicle with a mechanic for repairs, you are entering into a contractual relationship between you and the mechanic.If the mechanic violates the terms of your agreement, they are then liable for any damages.Additionally, most states have consumer protection laws.
Where can one find truck accident lawyers?
It is easy to find truck accident lawyers. There is an official website for these types of cases and lawyers which is the "Truck Accident Attorneys Round Table" website.
Do truck drivers get fired for accidents?
Nothing gets a truck driver fired faster than being caught stealing either from the customer or company.Most employers won't even negotiate if they find you liable.In fact, getting fired could be the least of your problems if the customer or company decides to report to the authorities.
How can truck accidents be prevented?
To help prevent truck accidents, follow these seven tips: Avoid Blind Spots. Commercial trucks have many more blind spots than other motorists. Use Caution When Passing. Give Clear Signals. Give the Truck Plenty of Space. Lower Your Brights. Merge Carefully. Avoid Distractions.
What should someone do if they were in a truck accident?
The best thing to do after a truck accident is to take it easy and recover and consult a liability attorney if it wasn't your fault.
Who is the top ram truck dealer in the us?
Dave Smith Motors in Idaho claims to be the largest Chrysler/Dodge/Ram dealer in the world.
Who is the truck driver in the fiber one commercial?
His name isBob Stephenson
Both parties in accident have geico ins. who pays for deductible?
If you are at fault, your policy will pay for the other person's damage under your property damage coverage. If you have collision coverage, you will have to pay your deductible if you are at fault.
Is a parking valet liable for damage to your car?
yes, they could be, hopefully they are a company that has it's own insurance coverage.
Are you liable after selling a car?
In most states, used car sales are understood to be "as is." This means the buyer understands that if something goes wrong after the car is driven away, it's entirely his or her responsibility.That means that, as a seller, you're not responsible for the car after it's sold.
Who played the truck driver in Brubaker?
Tom Luster local big shot where the movie was filmed Junction city OH
Who is responsible for an uninsured car parked in front of the owner's house when it is damaged in an accident caused by a neighbor?
In agreement with the previous post, I must say that anytime someone runs into a parked (non-mobile) vehicle or object, the moving vehicle is obviously at fault. This is what steering wheels are made for. Keep in mind that, as the previous post mentioned that while it is illegal in most states to...
Where can one find an attorney specializing in truck accidents in the Atlanta Georgia area?
There are several attorneys in the Atlanta area that specialize in truck accidents. They include Shelly Hawkins, Montlick & Associates, Morgan & Morgan, Slater & Wilensky and Ken Nugent. You can also contact the Georgia law center for a list of those who specialize in this type of lit...
Who is at fault in a rear-ending accident if someone slams on their brakes after accelerating in a free flow lane?
Because rear end accidents can almost always be avoided by allowing proper stopping distance between you and the car ahead, it is almost universally the fault of the car in the rear. Nothing the car in front can do matters much if the car in the rear is allowing enough distance between them.
Is an accident in a parking lot 50 50?
Some parking lot accidents may in fact be determined to be shared 50% fault in situations where both vehicles are moving (such as both cars backing out at the same time), but these situations are less common.Hitting a parked car will almost always be deemed 100% the fault of the driver that hits ...
What is the typical annual salary for a truck accident lawyer?
The salary for a truck accident lawyer will vary depending on the person's location, education, and experience. According to research, the average annual salary was about $35,000 in 2012.
Who makes a hybrid truck?
Hybrid Trucks.The two trucks that make the list are cousins, both manufactured by General Motors and both sharing the same features and overall performance.One is a GMC and the other a Chevrolet.Both have shown improvements over the years since their debut.
Are you liable for the damage to a car in the no parking zone?
Yes. Sure, the car shouldn't have been there and perhaps was there illegally but that does not let anyone off the liability hook for causing property damage or injury while driving a vehicle. It would be a different story if you were driving in your own lane and the other driver, illegally parked...
What benefits are there to retaining a lawyer who specializes in car accidents over a general attorney?
It is always preferential to retain a lawyer specializing in car accidents in lieu of a general attorney. Attorneys specializing in car accidents have a greater knowledge base of the physics of car accidents as well as the contacts over a general attorney.
How often do people who are in car crashes get cited for the accident?
It depends, most of the time it is just a 50-50 chance that the person who caused the crash gets cited for the car accident, it is not rare, but not common either.
Who are the best car accident lawyers in the city of Fresno California?
Based on various reviews, the best option is the Berg Injury Lawyers firm in north Fresno. Additionally, solid reviews were given to Nadrich & Cohen, LLP as well as the Pacific Attorney Group.
What percent is speeding a factor in all fatal accidents?
NHTSA estimates that the annual economic cost to society of speeding-related crashes is $40.4 billion.In 2012, speeding was a contributing factor in 30 percent of all fatal crashes, and 10,219 lives were lost in speeding- related crashes.
How likely is it to die in a car accident?
The probability of dying from an opioid overdose, according to the report, is one in 96.The chances of dying in a vehicle crash? One in 103.Most Americans are still most likely to die of natural causes, chiefly heart disease (a one in six chance) or cancer (one in seven).
What is the most common injury in a car accident?
Probably the most well known car accident injury is whiplash.Sudden movement of the head and neck (such as from a rear-end collision) can cause serious neck muscle and ligament damage.Whiplash injuries can differ from person to person, depending on the accident and the health of the person involv...
Are all rear end accident Who's at fault?
The tailing driver is usually -- but not always -- at fault for a rear-end accident.A common type of collision is when one car rear-ends another.There is a pretty well-known presumption that rear-end car accidents are always the fault of the driver who rear ended the car in front.
Who has more car accidents male or female?
How is pain and suffering calculated in a car accident?
In calculating pain and suffering, insurance companies look at the severity and permanency of your bodily injuries.Insurance companies typically multiply the amount of medical bills by a number between one and five to calculate “pain and suffering.” The more severe and permanent the injury, the h...
How is fault determined in a car accident?
In most cases, a driver who hits another car from behind is at fault.Likewise, in a left turn accident, if there is damage on the front-end of one car and on the front-right side of the other, the car making the left turn is typically regarded at fault.
Who is liable if a resident of an apartment complex car was damaged by the apartments pool furniture during a storm?
You are. That's why you have car insurance.
Is it a federal offense to hit a mailbox with a company truck and leave the accident?
yes leaving a car reck is very bad. You could go to jail.
Who is liable for the damages if I drove a friends car and parked it and it slipped out of gear and wrecked?
i think it might be the owner of the vehicle, legally, because you weren't in the vehicle at the time of the accident, but i would ask a lawyer to be sure
Average settlement in a front end accident?
Amount of settlement is dependent on how much damage has occurred, and who was listed at fault on the police report.
Do you have to pay for a car when in an accident who does not have insurance?
Pretty much yes, If your liable for the damage then you have to pay for those damages. If you'd have had your car insurance in place at the time, it would have paid the bill for you though.Good luck..
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Bret Stephens: An attack on 'real America,' right outside my window
We heard the crash, what sounded like shots, and the sirens. But New York is loud. We ignored it. Then my son came in. He'd seen the blood.
Bicycles and debris lie on a bike path after a motorist drove onto the path in a terrorist attack near the World Trade Center memorial, striking and killing several people Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, in New York.AP Photo/Craig Ruttle
We heard what sounded like a crash and what might have been a gunshot, but it didn’t register at first. Lower Manhattan is loud at every hour with traffic and construction, and my wife and I have grown used to ignoring the ambient noise. Even when one police siren follows another. Even when it is followed by dozens more.
Two of our three children had been out shopping for Halloween. Then our 12-year-old son came home. He told us he had seen a truck smashed on our corner; that there had been a shooting; that he’d seen what looked like blood on the windshield. He said the police were swarming the neighbourhood and helicopters were flying overhead and our building was locked down. He was composed as he told us all of this. He must have missed the attack by a few minutes at most.
Where was our teenager? We experienced a moment of parental panic until she answered her phone and came home. I checked the news and saw something about bodies strewn along the bike path along the Hudson. I must have said “terrorism.” Our eight-year-old started to cry. “We’re safe up here,” my wife assured her. “No, we’re not,” she replied, not unreasonably.
We experienced a moment of parental panic
We experienced a moment of parental panicI went downstairs to try to see things for myself, just as I had when I lived in Jerusalem during the second intifada and similar events were an almost weekly occurrence. The day was clear and crisp. There were fire trucks and gurneys outside Stuyvesant High School, the elite public school that anchors the northern end of our neighbourhood. I tried to get to the bike path, but stern-looking police officers waved me off at every corner. A woman pushing an infant in a stroller was sobbing; I heard her say that she had been outside when the crash took place. I stopped a paramedic to ask what he knew about the number of casualties. “A lot,” he said.
It was clear that terrorism had returned to Manhattan, barely
a year after a bomb went off on 23rd Street and injured more than 30 people. Within an hour it became clear that it was the act of another jihadist, most likely a self-starter inspired by what he had seen on TV of similar attacks in Barcelona and Nice. Ted Cruz and other right-wing populists sometimes deride Manhattan as a liberal La-La Land of privileged people living far from the real world. But on Tuesday there was only the stark reality of multiple homicides outside our home and grim-faced emergency medical workers racing to the scene.
Disasters that strike close to home inevitably affect us differently from those we observe at a distance. I cross the bike path near the spot where the terrorist crashed his truck every day. My kids learned to ride their bikes on the same path that became Tuesday’s scene of carnage. We celebrated our older daughter’s bat mitzvah at a restaurant just off that path. My son went to soccer camp at Pier 40, where the rampage began. “There but for the grace of God go I” may be the world’s most shopworn phrase, but it’s one you feel keenly after an event like this.
Disasters that strike close to home inevitably affect us differently from those we observe at a distance
Disasters at close range also have a way of making ideological pronouncements seem remote, feckless and wretched. Donald Trump promised in a tweet to “step up our already Extreme Vetting Program.” Then he blasted Chuck Schumer, New York’s Democratic senior senator, for the diversity visa lottery under which the suspect, Sayfullo Saipov, supposedly arrived in the United States from Uzbekistan.
Yet the notable fact is that even if the administration’s signature multination travel ban had been in place for decades, it would not have kept Saipov from entering the country legally and obtaining a green card before going on his killing spree. And getting a visa through a “diversity program” does not mean that he wasn’t vetted by the United States before his arrival or that he couldn’t have been denied entry on security grounds.
Determined fanatics will usually outwit the Department of Homeland Security’s games of whack-a-mole. A heavy-handed immigration policy will never be an effective counterterrorism strategy.
This is real America. We feel intense pride in our city and country
In the meantime, the responses that are meaningful, and for which one feels actual gratitude, are all local: Ryan Nash, the officer who shot the suspect as he waved what seemed to be two guns (toys, as it turned out) in the middle of West Street; the parents and teachers at P.S. 89 for sheltering the kids just as they were being let out for the day; the police and fire departments and emergency medical services for turning the world’s most vulnerable city into one of the safest and most welcoming.
This is real America. Most of the people who live or work nearby, from the Goldman bankers to the Stuyvesant whiz kids, are strivers who came from other places and started with a lot less. We feel intense pride in our city and country, though we don’t feel the compulsion constantly to profess that pride as proof of our patriotism or as an expression of a cultural resentment.
Few of us may go to church or own a gun, and hardly any of us voted for the president. But we are good friends to our neighbours, look out for their children and feel nothing but gratitude for the people who protect us. And we choose to live in a place that we know is a target for fanatics because fanatics will always target the things we prize most: openness, diversity, sky-high ambition and the belief that we are more than simply our racial or religious identities.
Something unreal, as people say, happened in my neighbourhood on Tuesday. But we stayed real, and trick-or-treating proceeded on schedule.
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Newsflash. 20/07/2015: City And Colour, Foals, Bon Iver, Martin L. Gore, Empress Of
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Featuring Bon Iver, City And Colour, Martin L. Gore, Empress Of, Foals.
Foals share new single ‘Mountain At My Gates’
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British indie/math rock band FOALS presents Mountain At My Gates, the second single off their forthcoming fourth studio album What Went Down. The track is way less heavier than the album’s first single and perfect for all fans of the classical FOALS material. The follow-up to 2013’s Holy Fire is set for a release on August 28. Check out the new song right here.
City And Colour announce new LP ‘If I Should Go Before You’, share ‘Woman’
Acclaimed songwriter Dallas Green and his alter ego CITY AND COLOUR are back with a new album. The follow-up to 2013’s The Hurry and the Harm goes by the name If I Should Go Before You and is set for a release on October 9 via Dine Alone Records. Green recorded the record together with his touring band which really shaped the sound of the album.
He explains: ‘They inspired me to want to create new music, just to create it with them – I don’t think I wrote these songs for the band, per se, but I certainly wrote them because of the band.’ The CITY AND COLOUR mastermind furthermore adds: ‘Anybody who has seen us play will understand that this is the best representation of what we do live that we have ever recorded. I was so excited about being able to make and record an album with these guys that it just flowed. I felt so confident about their abilities to make all of my ideas come true.’
A first track off the album called Woman is already up for stream below. Don’t forget to read our enjoyable interview with Green back from 2013.
Empress Of announces debut LP ‘Me’, shares new song ‘Kitty Kat’
Hyped pop newcomer Lorely Rodriguez aka EMPRESS OF has detailed her anticipaed debut longplayer. Me is the name of her first full-length release which will be released on September 11 via label Terrible. Rodriguez also shared the tracklist for her self-produced debut as well as a new song called Kitty Kat. Find them both below.
01. Everything Is You
02. Water Water
03. Standard
04. How Do You Do It
05. To Get By
06. Kitty Kat
07. Need Myself
08. Make Up
09. Threat
10. Icon
Martin Gore announces ‘MG Remixes’ EP
DEPECHE MODE mastermind MARTIN L. GORE announced a remix EP for his latest instrumental solo album MG. MG Remixes will feature three reworks of songs from the longplayer as well as two previously unreleased songs. GORE previously already shared the gloomy Europa Hymn remix by Manchester-based producer ANDY STOTT which will also be part of the EP. You can also create your own remix for the album’s song Featherlight. Just download the files via BitTorrent right here and upload them on this special Soundcloud account until August 21.
Bon Iver performed two new tracks at Eaux Claires Music Festival
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It looks like you can’t trust songwriter Justin Vernon and his recent statements about the comeback of his project BON IVER. First, he announced last weekend’s Eaux Claires Music Festival performance as the start of a new cycle for his band, then he later stated that he’s not really sure if they will actually put out new music in the near future and now comes actually new music.
The performance last weekend marked the first live appearance by BON IVER in three years. And during their set the band actually played two new tracks in the encore, raising up the hope for a potential follow-up to 2011’s Bon Iver, Bon Iver album. As always in such cases, various mobile phones captured the world premiere of these songs. Witness it right here.
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. Yup, the original. I bought one of the re-release NES systems and a Metroid catridge about six years ago. It cost around $35, all told, which is a reasonable price for a game. Metroid is still fun after all these years! A landmark in video game history.
(And I died in front of the mother brain, dammit. First death.)", "url": "https://nicodemusrat.livejournal.com/44737.html", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://l-stat.livejournal.net/img/sign.png" }, "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nicodemus", "image": "https://l-userpic.livejournal.com/8167754/807977" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Journal nicodemusrat", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://nicodemusrat.livejournal.com", "contentUrl": "https://l-userpic.livejournal.com/3259928/807977" } } }
Mood: coughing
Music: AmIEvil - Four Little Metroids
Con Crud
I do, indeed, have a case of ConCrud(tm). Did anyone lose a case of it at MFF? I'd be happy to give it back.
Bleah. Lots of tea and coughdrops.
I also did something that I sometimes do when a cold gets on top of me... I played Metroid. Yup, the original. I bought one of the re-release NES systems and a Metroid catridge about six years ago. It cost around $35, all told, which is a reasonable price for a game. Metroid is still fun after all these years! A landmark in video game history.
(And I died in front of the mother brain, dammit. First death.)
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Welcome – to our centre
Our principal investigators – Professors Rita Horvath and Volker Straub lead the John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre and hold joint appointments between Newcastle University and the NHS. Along with Emeritus Professor Kate Bushby, they have over 160 publications in the last three years. Professors Horvath and Straub split their time between research and clinical commitments, with a focus on neuromuscular disease, and they provide leadership across the five strands of the centre.
Volker Straub
Harold Macmillan Professor of Medicine Consultant in Neuromuscular Genetics and Paediatrics
Strand representatives – The following colleagues represent each of the strands of activity in the centre
Supporting activities coordinators – Information about the coordinators of important supporting activities can be found here
About the Team – One of the great strengths of the centre is its collaborative and multidisciplinary approach, both within the team at Newcastle and with other leading experts around the world. Genetic neuromuscular disease includes some very rare conditions and it is through establishing these partnerships that the biggest strides towards improving diagnosis, care and treatment for patients can be made.
Job vacancies – Opportunities to join our team will be posted here
Alumni – Some of the people who have previously worked here in our centre
About launch day
Research centre launch day – We were delighted with the number of people who were able to join us for the celebratory launch day which represents the culmination of 50 years of excellence in muscular dystrophy research and care in Newcastle under a new identity.
John Walton – Lord Walton’s contribution to the field of muscle disease research and patient care is enormous. He has been a leading figure in the field for over 50 years and trained many of the current leaders in the neuromuscular field.
Launch day programme
Download launch day booklet
Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases – launch special – This special issue documents the scientific contributions presented at the inauguration of the John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre on 24 November 2014
Images from the day
Our publications – The John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre has an excellent publication record. Our most recent publications can be found below.
RD-Connect, NeurOmics and EURenOmics: collaborative European initiative for rare diseases
Hanns Lochmüller – March 2018
Impaired Presynaptic High-Affinity Choline Transporter Causes a Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome with Episodic Apnea
Bauché S et al – September 2016
Mutations in GMPPB cause congenital myasthenic syndrome and bridge myasthenic disorders with dystroglycanopathies
Belaya K et al – July 2015
Mutational spectrum and phenotypic variability of VCP-related neurological disease in the UK
Figuero-Bonaparte S et al – June 2015
Genotype/phenotype correlations in AARS-related neuropathy in a cohort of patients from the United Kingdom and Ireland
Bansagi B et al – June 2015
Publications page
Prof Kate Bushby announces retirement
After 29 years at Newcastle University, Professor Katie Bushby MD FRCP has announced her retirement as Professor of Neuromuscular Genetics from the end of May. Along with Volker Straub, Katie was one of the founding …
Article published on 24 May 2018
Celebrating Research – 10th Clinical Trials Open Day
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Clinical Trails Open Day and so the organisers are ‘going all out’ to make it a spectacular event. The open day gives colleagues based here at the Joh …
Article published on 30 April 2018
Recruitment Opportunity for Professorial Chair/Senior Lecturer in UK
The John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre (JWMDRC) at Newcastle University and the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a Clinical Academic to join the centre focusing on genetic neuromuscular diseases. This …
Article published on 28 March 2018
Go to our news articles page for more news
Our brochure – Download a PDF version of our current brochure
Clinical care – for patients
Clinical Care – The John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre runs multidisciplinary paediatric and adult clinics for over 2500 NHS patients per year with a range of neuromuscular diseases throughout the North of England.
Patient pathway
Specialist care advisors
Consultants and doctors
Results discussion
Return visits
Attending one of our clinics
Clinic contact information
Diagnostic – service
Diagnostics – The John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre leads the National Specialised Commissioning Team (NSCT) service for rare neuromuscular disorders, and is specifically responsible, through the NHS Northern Genetics Service, for the National Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Diagnostic and Advisory Service.
Diagnostic and Advisory Service for Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophies
Basic research – in our labs
Basic research – The research team conducts basic research into the nature and molecular pathology of neuromuscular diseases using cutting edge genetic techniques.
Antisense Oligonucleotide Therapies for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy – Almost 25 years after the discovery of the dystrophin gene, the first generation of antisense oligonucleotides (AON) has entered clinical trials to target post-transcriptional control mechanisms and improve dystrophin expression and function.
Molecular Genetics of Neuromuscular Diseases – One major focus of the research team is to identify the causative DNA changes underlying the NMD in patients both from the North of England, but also worldwide.
Understanding the Function of NMD Genes – There are over 20,000 genes in the human genome. Whilst the function of many has been worked out in some detail, many others remain of unknown purpose.
Clinical research – for new therapies
Clinical research – The John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre plays an active role in clinical research and runs a range of studies with the Clinical Research Facility (CRF) that involve both children and adults with muscular dystrophies. The CRF is a collaboration between Newcastle University and Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Networking – & collaborations
Networks & collaborations
Industry collaboration – We have a proven track record of success in collaboration with commercial organisations around the world
Rare Disease Expertise
Public engagement – Involving patients and the public in our work and keeping them informed about what we do is an important goal of the John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre.
Patient registries
Patient registries – The team in Newcastle are experienced in the set-up and coordination of neuromuscular registries. A number of national and international registries are run from the John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre, collecting data on over 1,500 neuromuscular patients.
Registries coordinated from Newcastle
UK SMA Registry
UK SMA Registry – The UK SMA Patient registry is a database of genetic and clinical information (or data) about people affected by spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a rare inherited neuromuscular condition, which may affect crawling and walking ability, arm, hand, head and neck movement, breathing and swallowing. SMA is caused by a fault in the gene called Survival Motor Neuron 1 (SMN1).
UK FSHD Patient Registry
UK Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy Registry – The UK FSHD Patient registry is a database of genetic and clinical information about people affected by FSHD1 and FSHD2 and was established in 2013. This online patient driven registry combines patient reported outcomes with professionally verified genetic information through a secure online portal. The primary aim of the registry is to facilitate and accelerate recruitment into clinical trials and research. The registry is governed by a Steering Committee of clinicians, researchers and patient organisation representatives and receives funding and support from Muscular Dystrophy UK.
UK Myotonic Dystrophy Registry
UK Myotonic Dystrophy Registry – The UK Myotonic Dystrophy Patient registry is a database of genetic and clinical information about people affected by myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) and type 2 (DM2) and was established in 2012. This online patient driven registry combines patient reported outcomes with professionally entered clinical and genetic information through a secure online portal. The primary aim of the registry is to facilitate and accelerate recruitment into clinical trials and research. The registry is governed by a Steering Committee of clinicians, researchers and patient organisation representatives and receives funding and support from the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign and Myotonic Dystrophy Support Group.
Global FKRP Registry – The Global FKRP Registry is an international registry that collects genetic and clinical data about persons affected by conditions caused by mutations in the FKRP (Fukutin Related Protein) gene, namely Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy type 2I (LGMD2I), and the rarer conditions Congenital Muscular Dystrophy (MDC1C), Muscle Eye Brain Disease (MEB) and Walker-Warburg Syndrome (WWS).
GNE Myopathy Disease Monitoring Program
GNE Myopathy Disease Monitoring Program – GNE myopathy is also known as Hereditary Inclusion Body Myopathy (HIBM), Quadriceps-Sparing Myopathy (QSM), Distal Myopathy with Rimmed Vacuoles (DMRV), Nonaka Myopathy or IBM Type 2. It is an ultra-rare autosomal recessive distal myopathy due to mutations in the GNE gene.
GNE Registry – The GNE registry is a part of GNE Myopathy Disease Monitoring Program (GNEM-DMP) and is an international patient self-reported registry. We welcome all GNE patients over 18 years old worldwide.
Global registries
Global registries – Within the John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre is based the TREAT-NMD Alliance Secretariat whose one of the roles is to coordinate the Global Registries for DMD and SMA. Those registries bring together all of the relevant disease specific national registries, accounting for over 12,000 genetically confirmed patients.
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5th International TREAT-NMD Conference
Imaging in Neuromuscular Disease 2017
Growing the drug pipeline for neuromuscular diseases
Bringing down the barriers
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Meet the healthcare pioneers putting the North East’s rare diseases expertise on the world stage
European Reference Networks (ERNs) offer the potential to give patients and doctors across the EU access to the best expertise and timely exchange of life-saving knowledge, without having to travel to another country. We are …
Article published on 28 February 2018
Position statement from the European Reference Network Coordinators
28 February RARE DISEASE DAY! As Coordinators of the 24 European Reference Networks (ERNs), we stand together and united with our 900 strong members (healthcare providers) and the patient community, in the fight against rare …
Rare Disease Day 2018 at the John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre
The last day of the February is Rare Disease Day This is the day of the year above all others that as a community we try to raise awareness amongst the general public, policy makers, …
Newcastle to coordinate Neuromuscular European Reference Network
We are delighted to announce that the Neuromuscular European Reference Network (EURO-NMD) has passed the final step of the evaluation process and was approved by the Board of Member States. European Reference Networks (ERN) create …
Outcome of the British EU referendum
The outcome of the British EU referendum makes this a sad day for the John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre, for research and education in the UK and for British patients with rare diseases. A …
Article published on 27 July 2016
Drug development project receives £4.6m to help boys with rare illness
Millions of pounds have been invested in a drug development programme to help boys with a rare life-limiting disease The John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre at Newcastle University has received £4.6 million from the …
Princess Eugenie visits centre
Princess Eugenie of York returned to the University, where she herself studied, to find out about the pioneering research undertaken at the John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre. Her Royal Highness met with Newcastle University’s …
Article published on 16 October 2015
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Arizona Diamondbacks Extend Winning Streak to 13 Games
Bryan Zarpentine
Posted on September 7, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine
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For much of the season, the Los Angeles Dodgers have received most of the headlines in the NL West, and rightfully so. But with less than a month left in the regular season, an extended winning streak has given the Arizona Diamondbacks some deserved attention. With a win over the Dodgers Wednesday night, the Diamondbacks extended their winning streak to a franchise record 13 games. The streak leaves little doubt that the Diamondbacks will reach the postseason this year for the first time since 2011.
“We’re very proud of that,” Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said of the winning streak. “We have hit our stride at the right time, and we are doing things at a very impressive level. It’s been contagious, and you can see the energy in the dugout, you can feel it.”
The most impressive thing about Arizona’s win streak is that it has included six wins against the previously invincible Dodgers. The Diamondbacks have swept both home and away series with the Dodgers, coinciding with Los Angeles losing 11 of its last 12 games. The Dodgers still have a virtually insurmountable 10.5-game lead over the Diamondbacks in the NL West. But the Diamondbacks are now 7.5 games ahead of the Rockies for the top wild-card spot, all but ensuring a playoff spot for Arizona.
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Of course, the Diamondbacks will still have to win the wild-card game. But now they are all but assured of hosting that game. In the event they win that game, the Diamondbacks are likely on a collision course to face the Dodgers in the division series. A few weeks ago, that may have been a daunting task for any team, including the Diamondbacks. However, after Arizona’s six wins over the Dodgers in the past two weeks, the Diamondbacks are confident that they can beat any team once they reach the postseason.
The second most impressive part of Arizona’s winning streak is how the Diamondbacks have continued winning with key players missing. Paul Goldschmidt hasn’t played since Saturday because of a mysterious elbow ailment. The Diamondbacks are also dealing with multiple injuries at shortstop, with both Nick Ahmed and Chris Owings unlikely to return before the end of the season. Power hitting Yasmany Tomas has also been absent since early June.
However, the Diamondbacks have shown great depth in their lineup with the likes of Jake Lamb, David Peralta, and surprising productivity from catcher Chris Iannetta. The addition of J.D. Martinez from the Tigers has also helped the Diamondbacks keep rolling, even with Goldschmidt now missing time. However, some Diamondbacks players say that the team’s recent success is all about attitude.
“We’re not in here goofing around,” Arizona reliever Archie Bradley said earlier this week. “Guys get what we’re doing and everyone wants to be a part of it. I think that’s what you’ve seen where every night it’s a different guy, whether it’s a walk, a hit, a strikeout, whatever it is. No one cares who it is. We just want to win.”
That desire and commitment to winning could extend Arizona’s winning streak even further. After an off day on Thursday, the Diamondbacks return home for a three-game series against the lowly Padres. Arizona has six games left on its schedule against both the Padres and Giants. That schedule sets up nicely for the Diamondbacks to keep on winning. There may not be enough time left to catch the Dodgers. But the Diamondbacks figure to enter the postseason as one of the hottest and most dangerous teams in baseball.
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Security Council fails to adopt resolution on Israeli barrier
The United States has vetoed a draft resolution before the Security Council that would have declared Israel’s building of a barrier, said to have taken in some Palestinian territory in the West Bank, illegal.
In a late night session Tuesday, 10 Council members voted in favour of the draft resolution, the United States voted against and four members – Bulgaria, Cameroon, Germany and United Kingdom – abstained. The draft resolution was sponsored by Guinea, Malaysia, Pakistan and Syria.
The resolution’s main operative paragraph would have the Council decide “that the construction by Israel, the occupying power, of a wall in the Occupied Territories departing from the armistice line of 1949 is illegal under relevant provisions of international law and must be ceased and reversed.”
Explaining his veto after the vote, Security Council President John Negroponte, speaking in his national capacity as the United States representative, said the resolution was unbalanced and failed to address terrorism and the security problems that Israel had faced for years.
All resolutions on the Middle East should include that kind of balance, he said.
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The Power of Pets
Health Benefits of Human-Animal Interactions
Nothing compares to the joy of coming home to a loyal companion. The unconditional love of a pet can do more than keep you company. Pets may also decrease stress, improve heart health, and even help children with their emotional and social skills.
An estimated 68% of U.S. households have a pet. But who benefits from an animal? And which type of pet brings health benefits?
Over the past 10 years, NIH has partnered with the Mars Corporation’s WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition to answer questions like these by funding research studies.
Scientists are looking at what the potential physical and mental health benefits are for different animals—from fish to guinea pigs to dogs and cats.
Possible Health Effects
Research on human-animal interactions is still relatively new. Some studies have shown positive health effects, but the results have been mixed.
Interacting with animals has been shown to decrease levels of cortisol (a stress-related hormone) and lower blood pressure. Other studies have found that animals can reduce loneliness, increase feelings of social support, and boost your mood.
The NIH/Mars Partnership is funding a range of studies focused on the relationships we have with animals. For example, researchers are looking into how animals might influence child development. They’re studying animal interactions with kids who have autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and other conditions.
“There’s not one answer about how a pet can help somebody with a specific condition,” explains Dr. Layla Esposito, who oversees NIH’s Human Animal-Interaction Research Program. “Is your goal to increase physical activity? Then you might benefit from owning a dog. You have to walk a dog several times a day and you’re going to increase physical activity. If your goal is reducing stress, sometimes watching fish swim can result in a feeling of calmness. So there’s no one type fits all.”
NIH is funding large-scale surveys to find out the range of pets people live with and how their relationships with their pets relate to health.
“We’re trying to tap into the subjective quality of the relationship with the animal—that part of the bond that people feel with animals—and how that translates into some of the health benefits,” explains Dr. James Griffin, a child development expert at NIH.
Animals Helping People
Animals can serve as a source of comfort and support. Therapy dogs are especially good at this. They’re sometimes brought into hospitals or nursing homes to help reduce patients’ stress and anxiety.
“Dogs are very present. If someone is struggling with something, they know how to sit there and be loving,” says Dr. Ann Berger, a physician and researcher at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. “Their attention is focused on the person all the time.”
Berger works with people who have cancer and terminal illnesses. She teaches them about mindfulness to help decrease stress and manage pain.
“The foundations of mindfulness include attention, intention, compassion, and awareness,” Berger says. “All of those things are things that animals bring to the table. People kind of have to learn it. Animals do this innately.”
Researchers are studying the safety of bringing animals into hospital settings because animals may expose people to more germs. A current study is looking at the safety of bringing dogs to visit children with cancer, Esposito says. Scientists will be testing the children’s hands to see if there are dangerous levels of germs transferred from the dog after the visit.
Dogs may also aid in the classroom. One study found that dogs can help children with ADHD focus their attention. Researchers enrolled two groups of children diagnosed with ADHD into 12-week group therapy sessions. The first group of kids read to a therapy dog once a week for 30 minutes. The second group read to puppets that looked like dogs.
Kids who read to the real animals showed better social skills and more sharing, cooperation, and volunteering. They also had fewer behavioral problems.
Another study found that children with autism spectrum disorder were calmer while playing with guinea pigs in the classroom. When the children spent 10 minutes in a supervised group playtime with guinea pigs, their anxiety levels dropped. The children also had better social interactions and were more engaged with their peers. The researchers suggest that the animals offered unconditional acceptance, making them a calm comfort to the children.
“Animals can become a way of building a bridge for those social interactions,” Griffin says. He adds that researchers are trying to better understand these effects and who they might help.
Animals may help you in other unexpected ways. A recent study showed that caring for fish helped teens with diabetes better manage their disease. Researchers had a group of teens with type 1 diabetes care for a pet fish twice a day by feeding and checking water levels. The caretaking routine also included changing the tank water each week. This was paired with the children reviewing their blood glucose (blood sugar) logs with parents.
Researchers tracked how consistently these teens checked their blood glucose. Compared with teens who weren’t given a fish to care for, fish-keeping teens were more disciplined about checking their own blood glucose levels, which is essential for maintaining their health.
While pets may bring a wide range of health benefits, an animal may not work for everyone. Recent studies suggest that early exposure to pets may help protect young children from developing allergies and asthma. But for people who are allergic to certain animals, having pets in the home can do more harm than good.
Pets also bring new responsibilities. Knowing how to care for and feed an animal is part of owning a pet. NIH/Mars funds studies looking into the effects of human-animal interactions for both the pet and the person.
Remember that animals can feel stressed and fatigued, too. It’s important for kids to be able to recognize signs of stress in their pet and know when not to approach. Animal bites can cause serious harm.
“Dog bite prevention is certainly an issue parents need to consider, especially for young children who don’t always know the boundaries of what’s appropriate to do with a dog,” Esposito explains.
Researchers will continue to explore the many health effects of having a pet. “We’re trying to find out what’s working, what’s not working, and what’s safe—for both the humans and the animals,” Esposito says.
Health Risks from Your Pet
Kids, pregnant women, and people with weakened immune systems are at greater risk for getting sick from animals. Take these steps to reduce your risk:
Wash your hands thoroughly after contact with animals.
Keep your pet clean and healthy, and keep vaccinations up to date.
Supervise children when they’re interacting with animals.
Prevent kids from kissing their pets or putting their hands or other objects in their mouths after touching animals.
Avoid changing litter boxes during pregnancy. Problems with pregnancy may occur from exposure to toxoplasmosis, a parasitic disease spread through the feces of infected cats.
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Reducing Children’s Chances of Asthma
Human-Animal Interactions: Therapeutic and Surprising
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Processes in Social and Affective Development: Human-Animal Interaction (HAI) Research
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WEC: Debut for Le Mans package in Spa
Debut for Le Mans package
A Porsche has set the fastest lap time on the first day of practice for round two of the FIA WEC in Spa-Francorchamps. For the first time the two 919 Hybrids have run with the aerodynamic package which is designed for the Le Mans 24 Hours.
In bright sunshine, the reigning world champions with the number 1 car, Timo Bernhard (DE), Brendon Hartley (NZ) and Mark Webber (AU), set the best time of the day in 1:58.012 minutes during the first of two 90 minute sessions. The number 2 sister car, shared by Romain Dumas (FR), Neel Jani (CH) and Marc Lieb (DE), set the third fastest lap of the day (1:58.577 min) on the 7.004 kilometre long circuit.
New headlights for the 919 Hybrid
Part of the Porsche 919 Hybrid’s Le Mans specification is a new headlight system, which gives the car a fresh look. The typical Porsche four-spot light design is still visible in daylight mode. Jens Maurer, Head of Systems at the Porsche Team, names the key factors: “We have managed to improve the performance regarding the range of lighting to the side as well as the reach to the front. We have saved almost 30 per cent of weight, made the fitting easier and optimised the cooling.”
The system is equipped with the latest and handpicked LEDs from Osram and features three different modes of operation: pencil beam (ultra long distance light), main beam and side beam. Twelve pairs of LEDs and reflectors per headlight unit are split into seven individually controlled strings for long distance and cornering light. The control unit is integrated into the headlights. At an angle of 45 degrees, the side light performance matches the quality of a good dipped-beam headlamp of a road going car. The flashing light is operated as a switchover between maximum and reduced operation mode of the LEDs.
The number 1 Porsche 919 Hybrid is illuminated in magenta
In addition, each headlight has 20 of so called RGB-LEDs (RGB stands for the red-green-blue colour space) to make the two cars identifiable. The number 1 Porsche 919 Hybrid is illuminated in magenta, the number 2 car can be recognised by its blue light.
Compared to 2015, the number of LEDs has been doubled while the weight of each headlight unit was reduced by 1.1 kilograms. The new headlight is fitted as a single component now. The pre-adjustment of the reflectors inside the headlight saves the fine-tuning procedure after fitting. The cooling is from air that is channelled in from outside.
Drivers love her corners, fans enjoy the atmosphere, engineers become desperate about the layout: the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. The six-hour race on the breath-taking track in the Ardennes mountains counts as the dress rehearsal for the Le Mans 24 Hours (June 18/19). This is due to the Belgian circuit’s long full throttle sections, which are approached with low downforce. The aerodynamic configuration is key and will be a mixture between the Silverstone (high downforce) and the Le Mans specifications (minimum drag).
Brief review: At the season’s opening round in Silverstone it became clear that the class 1 Le Mans prototypes, of which the Porsche 919 Hybrid is one of them, hadn’t become any slower despite having eight per cent less fuel available per lap. The fastest race lap (Neel Jani, 1:40.303 minutes) was over half a second quicker than last year’s bench mark in the race (Audi, 1:40.836 minutes), and even nearly two seconds better than last year’s fastest race lap set by a Porsche (1:42.245 minutes).
The Porsche trio of Romain Dumas (FR), Neel Jani (CH) and Marc Lieb (DE) is currently leading the drivers’ championship and wants to defend this position, or preferably extend it. The sister car’s crew with the reigning World Champions Timo Bernhard (DE), Brendon Hartley (NZ) and Mark Webber (AU) had a solid lead of 45 seconds in Silverstone, but retired after an accident when lapping a GT car and desperately wants to catch up now.
Pre-race quote
Team principal Andreas Seidl: “It is the first race weekend during which we have our low downforce aero package on the car. It worked as expected, but we still have some set-up work ahead of us, because we are not happy with the overall balance of the cars. Our number 1 car had two smooth sessions. For the number 2 car, today was rather challenging. We had problems several times with the FIA telemetry, and had a warning from the hybrid system at the end of the first session. This is why we made a precautionary change of the high voltage battery. Generally speaking, apparently we’ve got the speed to be competitive here and also had an encouraging long run.”
LMP1 qualifying will be held on Friday from 16:40-17:05 hrs local time, the six-hour race starts on Saturday at 14:30 hrs CEST.
TV channel Eurosport will broadcast live on race day from 19:00-20:45 CEST.
The live feed over the entire six hours, including live timing and further information, is available on the FIA WEC App.
One lap at the challenging Spa-Francorchamps circuit (nicknamed the “Ardennes roller coaster”) is 7.004 kilometres long and has significant long high-speed sections. Long uphill drives require the utmost from the hybrid powertrains. The Eau Rouge corner, sitting in its depression, is awesome in the eyes of every race driver. Because of the track length in Spa, it can be that it is dry in some parts of the lap but wet in others – just like in Le Mans.
Back in 2015, the WEC had a dry qualifying and race. The winners’ distance was 176 laps.
In the WEC the average of the respective best laps of two drivers counts for the grid position. In 2015 three Porsche 919 Hybrids qualified 1-2-3. Bernhard/Hartley took pole position with an average lap time of 1:54.767 minutes.
In the 2015 race, Dumas/Jani/Lieb finished second. Bernhard/Hartley/Webber dropped back due to a penalty and a technical problem, and they came third. The fastest race lap went to Brendon Hartley (1:57.972 minutes).
After one out of nine rounds, Dumas/Jani/Lieb lead the drivers’ championship standings with 25 points. Bernhard/Hartley/Webber haven’t scored yet. Having 25 points in total, Porsche ranks second in the manufacturers’ championship behind Toyota, the only manufacturer in the LMP1 category to finish the British race with two cars.
For the 7.004 km long lap in Spa the Porsche 919 Hybrid uses 6.37 megajoule from energy recovery systems and 71.2 megajoule from fuel – this translates into 1.79 kilograms or 2.47 litres of petrol.
Refuelling and changing tyres may only be made sequentially, not at the same time. Only two mechanics may work simultaneously when changing tyres. That takes a lot longer than in Formula One, for example.
The drivers are normally only changed when new tyres are needed.
The Porsche 919 Hybrid has a power system that produces over 900 hp. Almost 500 hp comes from the two-litre V4 turbo petrol engine, while the e-machine, fed by the two recovery systems, delivers more than 400 hp.
The Sports Car World Championship WEC
Sports prototypes and GT vehicles contest the Sports Car World Endurance Cham- pionship (WEC) in four classes: LMP1 (eg. Porsche 919 Hybrid), LMP2, LMGTE-Pro (eg. 911 RSR) and LMGTE-Am (eg. 911 RSR). They all compete together in one race but are classified separately.
The WEC season 2016
17 April Silverstone/Great Britain
07 May Spa-Francorchamps/Belgium
18/19 June Le Mans 24 Hours/France
24 July Nürburgring/Germany
03 September Mexico City/Mexico
17 September Austin/USA
16 October Fuji/Japan
06 November Shanghai/China
19 November Sakhir/Bahrain
Practice in Spa with new headlights
WEC in Silverstone 2016
Le Mans package at Spa
Debut for Le Mans package in Spa – Porsche 919 Hybrid with new headlights, Press release, 05/05/2016, Porsche AG
Excitement before the Le Mans dress rehearsal in the Ardennes mountains, Press release, 05/02/2016, Porsche AG
Homepage Porsche Motorsport
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The 24 Minutes of Le Mans: Very special vinyl plates
Porsche is setting another monument to the 919 Hybrid - with vinyl plates made from the tyres of the race car.
To the Limit: The 919 Hybrid meets the legendary 917
A meeting of the two ultimate driving machines—which, despite their age difference, have a lot in common.
Porsche 919 Hybrid on public roads in Germany
The three times Le Mans winning car entered the Porsche Museum with the utmost class.
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Batteries fully charged
The six-hour racein São Paulo marks the end of the 2015 WEC season.
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Evaluating Safe Working Conditions
Axia College Material Appendix E Evaluating Safe Working Conditions Directions: Read each scenario and answer the following questions. 1. Workplace Violence Sam is a security officer for ABC Corporation in the Phoenix area. He is always stationed at the security desk in the main lobby to greet employees and visitors. One day he observed an employee from the finance department muttering something under his breath and acting strangely as he walked by the security desk. He noticed this same behavior the following day.
On the third day, there was a shooting in the finance department. The director of finance and her administrative assistant were shot and killed by the employee exhibiting strange behavior; the employee committed suicide prior to the arrival of the police. What should Sam have done prior to the incident? Should the security officer have notified anyone about the employee’s strange behavior? What company policies do you think should be in place regarding situations similar to this? Explain your answer.
In this scenario its tough for Sam to sort out although the man was acting strangely its hard to say whether he would become violent because of his strange behavior. And had he approached the man in mind would have angered him or offended him. But in any case you have to realize to protect others you have to investigate that means approaching individuals who may be offended to seek out the truth. When Sam first saw the man acting strangely should notify both his supervisor and the man’s supervisor.
By doing this Sam would have set things in motion for management to keep a close eye on the individual who was acting strangely. Sam also could have searched the man every time he entered the building. A policy that would be good for the company would be to add metal detectors in a search of all bags when entering the building. 2. Sexual Harassment Harriet is a new security officer working in the Foxwoods Mall. She has been working in this capacity for the past three months. She patrols the mall on the 3 – 11 p. m. shift and watches out for the safety of the patrons.
Ralph, a 40-year-old divorced male, is her supervisor. Ralph has been working mall security for five years and expects a promotion in a few months. Ralph has approached Harriet on several occasions in the security break room. At one point, he complimented her figure. On another occasion, he asked her what she was doing after work. Harriet feels this is unwanted contact between the supervisor and herself. What should Harriet do? Do you think these contacts constitute sexual harassment? What policies and procedures should this company have in place regarding this type of situation? Explain your answer.
Harriet informed her supervisor of the feelings explain to him that she is uncomfortable with the way he talks to her, and then she would like to keep their relationship on a business level. If after talking to the supervisor and there’s no resolution and she continues to feel uncomfortable then she should notify his superior and report how uncomfortable she feels when he her supervisor speaks to her. Sexual harassment is a serious offense and 90% of it in the workplace are cause by individuals who have not been educated how to conduct themselves in a professional setting on a personal level.
I believe if Ralf had continued to talk to Harriet in a manner that made her uncomfortable and could have led to worse things as a woman that constitutes sexual-harassment. I believe a policy stating no fraternizing among employees and their relationships between each other must be strictly business. Also it has a report of anyone speaking in an unprofessional manner it should be addressed with zero tolerance after investigating if it’s found to be true that individual should be released from duty. 3. Drug Use and Abuse
James is a five year supervisory security officer with World Wide Security Network, which provides contract security for a large automotive plant in the metropolitan area. Their motto is “Safety is our business. ” Due to his experience, James believes a subordinate but seasoned security officer is exhibiting signs of drug use. The security officer has increased absenteeism, often seems tired and unfocused, and his work does not meet minimum security standards for the company. James has spoken to his subordinate on several occasions but his performance has not improved.
World Wide Security Network does not currently test its employees for drug use. James believes his security officer is abusing drugs. Do you think his suspicions are reasonable under the circumstances? What should James do? Do you think drug testing, especially of security personnel, should be required? Explain your answer. I don’t believe that the officer is exhibiting drug abuse symptoms. He could be dealing with some personal problems which is affecting his physical and mental ability to perform his duties.
But never the less I think a random drug test should be administered before allegations of drugs uses is brought to light. That way the security officer would not feel like he’s being singled out or made to feel like he’s abusing drugs. I definitely agree with drug testing for security personnel random drug testing for security personnel at is a good way to detect drug abuse among personnel. Because these jobs are so important that it is mandatory. Because of the sensitive nature of personality and material it would be catastrophic to have a breach of security due to an officer being high.
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Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal makes UK ballot for December election
By Eileen AJ Connelly
1 Video shows ex-NBA star beaten, prompting worry among basketball peers 2 'Target Tori' receives over $30K in donations after angry customer's tweet 3 Mutant goat born with 'human' face stuns villagers 4 Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's first post-Megxit plans revealed 5 Bagging it: Iconic Fairway Market closing all locations
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UK lawmakers approve Boris Johnson’s Brexit bill
It’s now deal, not no deal for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
The Conservative Party leader rejected a pact ahead of next month’s general election to tie his party with the Brexit Party, which would have forced Johnson to accept the concept of leaving the European Union without a deal.
When he became prime minister in July, Johnson said he would pull Britain out of the EU with or without a deal on Oct. 31. But last week, lawmakers forced him to ask for another extension before the separation takes place, and tabled the deal he negotiated with the EU. The 28-nation bloc granted a three-month extension last week.
Johnson’s deal would have the UK keep many of the same trade and labor rules that are in place in the EU. But it would not guarantee an open border between Ireland and Northern Ireland, a key point that kept Northern Irish members of Parliament from supporting the plan.
Now, Johnson wants the voters to signal that they accept the agreement he negotiated with Brussels by returning his Conservative Party to power.
The Brexit Party, led by Nigel Farage, who played a major role in campaigning for the breakup in 2016, wants Britain to break away whether or not there’s an agreement. Since Johnson rejected teaming up, Farage said it will now run against the Conservatives in the Dec. 12 election, The Associated Press reported.
President Trump, a Brexit supporter, urged Johnson and Farage to team up on Thursday.
Friday, Farage said Johnson’s deal “is not Brexit” because it would mean continuing to follow some EU rules and holding years of negotiations on future relations, the same criticism pro-Brexiters had of former Prime Minister Theresa May’s deals. Economists say a “no-deal” Brexit would hurt the UK’s economy, along with EU nations, even more than one with a deal.
All 650 seats in the House of Commons are up for grabs in the election that is coming more than two years early, with winners to be chosen by Britain’s 46 million voters. The Brexit Party doesn’t hold any seats in the current Parliament but has won some in the European Parliament.
Filed under boris johnson , Brexit , elections , european union , nigel farage
Volcano erupts on Satsumaio Island in Japan
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News in December 2015
Changes to SH2 north of Tauranga on the way
23 December 2015 2:31 pm | NZ Transport Agency: Waikato & Bay of Plenty
With the holidays just around the corner the NZ Transport Agency is urging Bay of Plenty drivers to make the right choices to keep safe on high risk roads, such as State Highway 2 north of Tauranga.
Overnight motorway closures 27 December 2015 – 16 January 2016
23 December 2015 1:00 pm | NZ Transport Agency
The NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Closures start at 9pm and finish at 5am, unless otherwise stated. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday, 15 January 2016. Please note this Traffic Bulletin is updated every Friday.
NZ Transport Agency holiday media contacts
23 December 2015 10:48 am | NZ Transport Agency: National Office
The holidays are here, but we know that many of our hardworking friends in the newsgathering business will be at work while the rest of us are at the beach, so the NZ Transport Agency’s media team will be on call to help during the 2015/16 Christmas/New Year break.
Freight detours required during Matamata roadworks January-February 2016
23 December 2015 10:04 am | NZ Transport Agency: Waikato & Bay of Plenty
Heavy vehicles are to be detoured off Matamata’s main street during roadworks on SH24 Broadway in January and February.
Work on $4.5M roundabout designed to improve safety around Hamilton Airport starts in January
23 December 2015 9:57 am | NZ Transport Agency: Waikato & Bay of Plenty
Work on a $4.5 million roundabout designed to improve safety and support future industrial growth around the Hamilton Airport will start in the New Year, the NZ Transport Agency says.
Make the right choices to stay safe on the road and avoid delays this summer
23 December 2015 9:35 am | NZ Transport Agency
With the holidays just around the corner the New Zealand Transport Agency is urging drivers to make the right choices to keep safe on the road and avoid delays.
Pre-Xmas travel advice for Wellington holidaymakers
22 December 2015 3:40 pm | NZ Transport Agency: Central region
With the holidays just around the corner and New Zealand already well into the season of Christmas parties, barbecues and other well-earned celebrations, the NZ Transport Agency is urging Wellington drivers to make the right choices to keep safe on the road.
Next steps for Southern Link
The NZ Transport Agency says 2016 will usher in an opportunity for the public to get involved in a major transport study to keep Nelson moving.
Plan ahead to avoid delays this holiday season
22 December 2015 9:17 am | NZ Transport Agency: Auckland and Northland
Traffic will be heavy on highways throughout Auckland and Northland during the Christmas and New Year holiday period, and the NZ Transport Agency is urging drivers to plan ahead to avoid delays and get to their destination safely.
Enjoy the journey and arrive safely
21 December 2015 4:30 pm | NZ Transport Agency: Southern Region
With the holidays just around the corner and New Zealand already well into the season of Christmas parties, barbecues and other well-earned celebrations, the NZ Transport Agency is urging drivers to make the right choices to keep safe on the road.
Will you be caught drink-driving this summer? It’s up to you
21 December 2015 12:45 pm | NZ Transport Agency: National Office
The holidays are just around the corner, and New Zealand is well and truly into the season of Christmas parties, barbecues and other well-earned celebrations. Those celebrations are often marked with a few drinks, so this is also a time of year when drink-driving becomes a hot topic of conversation.
Allow extra time when travelling on SH30 near Lake Rotoiti today
The NZ Transport Agency says stop/go traffic management and a 30km/h speed restriction will be in place on three sections of State Highway 30 (SH30) near Lake Rotoiti today.
Get off autopilot at level crossings
A new campaign targeted at improving driver awareness at rail level crossings has been installed at Lindsay Road, Waipukurau. The ‘Expect a train’ campaign aims to get local drivers off “autopilot’” when crossing rural rail tracks.
New drone footage road construction between Johns Road and the Christchurch Northern Motorway – Western Belfast Bypass
The NZ Transport Agency is making good progress with the $122 million Western Belfast Bypass, started earlier this year.
Another step forward on East West Connections project
The NZ Transport Agency and Auckland Transport have taken another step towards construction of the East West Connections project, confirming that the preferred option will go ahead to the next stage.
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Friday: Development Moves South, But Not N.J.
A wrap-around loggia porch makes for outdoor living and memorable parties. (The New York Times)
The dumbest moments in real estate, including New York developers paying $37 million for air rights. (CNN)
Mayor Bloomberg wants to speed this business of redevelopment downtown. But, the Port Authority moves at its own pace. (Crain’s)
The Outsider Fair comes to New York. (Sanford Smith)
Why hasn’t Newark experienced an economic boom, like Philadelphia or Detroit? (The Village Voice)
New York Community Bank gives mortgages to the city’s worst landlords. (New York Post) And, the group Housing Here and Now is asking that the bank’s planned acquisition of Atlantic Bank of New York be stalled until it “compels its clients to maintain their buildings, which the group said the bank has the power to do under a so-called good repair clause in its mortgage agreements.” (The New York Times)
They serve good meat in Williamsburg. (The L Magazine)
Hermes may join the great retailers’ move to Lower Manhattan, beside the likes of Sears and Home Depot. (The New York Sun)
A picture of the Long Island City development taking over the Pennsylvania Railroad Power House building, erected in 1909. (Curbed)
Your Blackberry, one of approximately 4 million used in the U.S., may be shut down. It’s must be Vogue editor Andre Leon Talley’s scheme. (Inman News)
It’s all in the details, and fabrics, when creating comfort in your home. (Inman News)
There are actually some 350 American members in the International Feng Shui Guild. (Forbes)
There are more visitors to New York than ever. Here, the most expensive rentals in the U.S. (Forbes)
That excitement, gratefulness for warmer city weather, can become a global weather problem. (National Geographic)
The Underground Marijuana Railroad: 60 feet below ground, the trafficking tunnel began near the Tijuana, Mexico airport and continued for 2,400 feet to San Diego. (SF Gate)
Central Park is the only park in New York City for which crime statistics are available. Unfortunately, it isn’t the only park where crime is committed, but a new law may make the difference. (Gotham Gazette)
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Hevesi, Mulrow and Wolfson
Although former comptroller candidate Bill Mulrow has been mentioned as a possible replacement for Alan Hevesi, he’s not ready to talk about it just yet — at least not without the help of an expert.
Mulrow had a reputation for being refreshingly accessible to reporters when he last ran for office. But when I called his office at Coastal Development to find out what he thought of the latest news of the Albany DA’s expanding investigation into the expenditures by Hevesi and his staff, I was referred to Howard Wolfson.
“He’s not going to have a comment on that,” Wolfson told me, also noting that Mulrow hasn’t done anything to fan the speculation about succeeding Hevesi.
Wolfson said that he is a spokesman for the company and is friends with Mulrow.
— Azi Paybarah
Filed Under: Home, Politics, Politics Daily, Alan Hevesi, Howard Wolfson
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MEPs suspicious as Commission fails to respond to TTIP questions
May 23, 2014 Category: Guest blog, Stop TTIP, CETABlockers, TISA No Comments
MEPs suspicious as Commission fails to respond to TTIP questions.
Parliamentary questions left unanswered as European Elections get underway across Europe. Crossposted from Beware What Lies Beneath
Critical questions relating to the controversial TTIP negotiations posed by Green MEPs to the Commission have been left unanswered in recent months, despite it being a procedural requirement that urgent parliamentary questions must be answered within a 3 week period. The delays have prompted some MEPs to suggest that the Commission is purposefully delaying their replies in order to prevent TTIP becoming an issue during the European Elections.
MEPs Ska Keller and Bart Staes, who both submitted questions in March and April, have received no responses to key questions relating to the US-EU trade deal, some of which are now weeks overdue. Although TTIP is likely to be one of the most important items on the political agenda of the next Parliament, last week Trade Commissioner De Gucht openly criticised the Greens for making TTIP an election issue. Today, Bart Staes was not surprised by the lack of response from the Commissioner’s office:
“Knowing De Gucht, we expected that we would only get an answer after the election. We know he does not like democratic debate on TTIP that much. Only last week he was quoted as saying “I will not be dictated by social media”, underlining the attitude he has towards the opinions of hundreds of civil society groups that are voicing concerns and protests against TTIP.”
Mr. Staes also criticised the Commission’s PR-offensive on TTIP, noting it was becoming evident to them that “the Commission’s communications strategy isn’t working”.
“Just last week we saw how they dealt with the anti-TTIP demonstration in Brussels, while one of the themes of the Business Summit was ironically ‘How Can Business Maintain Citizens’ Trust?'”
Leading Green candidate Ska Keller’s (Franziska Keller (Verts/ALE)) questions were posted on 13 March, and were due to be answered at the end of April, while Bart Staes’ questions, posted on April 16, were due a response last week. Neither replies have been forthcoming to date.
Yesterday, as the first European countries headed to the polls, the office of Mr Staes has received this reply from the Commission:
“Despite the efforts of the Commission to act speedily, it has not been possible to fully reply to this question with 6 sub-questions and to complete the necessary internal procedures in the Commission within three weeks. Finalisation of the reply, which will remain valid beyond the date of the European elections, is still ongoing.”
TTIP has gained traction as an election issue across Europe, with grassroot campaigns calling on candidates not to agree to vote in favour of TTIP in the next legislature. Hundreds of civil society organisations have also publicly written to Trade Commissioner De Gucht requesting more transparency in the talks and demanding that Europe’s high standards are not compromised in the deal.
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2015, Free Speech, Taxpayer Rights, Uncategorized
Court: Ohioans Have Right to Criticize the Performance of Public Officials
Maple Heights Mayor sued to silence local bloggers for “defamation” and “emotional distress,” and violated their right to free speech in doing so
Columbus, OH – An Ohio Court late Friday dismissed the case of a Cleveland-area Mayor who sued a local family for “an amount in excess of $25,000” after they questioned his job performance on their blog.
The 1851 Center for Constitutional Law’s victory on behalf of Bill and Lynde Brownlee, husband and wife, and their small-town news website, Maple Heights News, reaffirms the principle that citizens’ criticisms of their government officials cannot be silenced when those officials file lawsuits for “defamation” and “intentional infliction of emotional distress,” as Mayor Jeff Lansky had attempted here.
The ruling should provide considerable help to both mainstream news outlets and alternative politically-minded journalists and organizations.
The Brownlees had written a short web article in the summer of 2014 questioning whether the Mayor had kept all of his campaign promises, and further questioning his tax and spending policies. The article strictly addressed the Mayor’s policies, and did not use insulting or harsh language.
In a 27-page Judgment Entry affirming that Ohio public officials cannot prevail in lawsuits merely in response to political speech, Judge Jose Villanueva of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas held as follows:
“Public discussion of public officials is a fundamental principle of the American form of government, and thus a primary purpose of the First Amendment is to encourage self-government by permitting comment and criticism of those charged with its leadership.”
“Expressions of opinion are generally protected under Section 11, Article I of the Ohio Constitution as a valid exercise of freedom of the press [and] an alleged defamatory statement is not actionable if the statement constitutes political opinion speech protected by absolute immunity.
The statements were obviously opinion because “the Article is labeled ‘editorial’ and appeared in the ‘editorial’ section of a Website created for the avowed purpose of giving voice to the residents of Maple Heights. . . labeling a statement as ‘editorial’ puts readers on notice that the statements constitute the writer’s opinions.”
“A reasonable reader would arguably understand the Article as an opinion piece critiquing events in the city during the Mayor’s current term . . . This type of statement is not actionable in defamation.”
As to the Mayor’s “emotional distress” claim, “the defendants’ conduct in writing and publishing an Article constituting political commentary does not rise to the level of conduct necessary to prove [that claim].
The Court further explained that Ohioans are free to share their own conclusions about whether a particular official is ultimately responsible for certain bad outcomes, irrespective of whether that conclusion is technically correct: “It is not unreasonable to attribute actions or events that occur during a Mayor’s administration directly to the Mayor, despite the fact that others were also involved in carrying out the actions or events . . . and the Brownlees reasonably believed that the events and actions discussed in the Article could be attributed to Mayor Lansky. . . Merely because Mayor Lansky disagrees with their interpretation of the facts does not amount to actual malice.”
“When voicing their concerns over elected officials’ performance, Ohioans should not be bullied into silence for fear of an expensive lawsuit,” explained Maurice Thompson, Executive Director of the 1851 Center. “The right to criticize an elected official’s poor performance is, as a necessary first step to those officials’ removal from office, the highest, best, and most constitutionally-protected form of free speech. It should be encouraged, rather than suppressed.”
To emphasize the need to deter such lawsuits in the future, the 1851 Center’s defense of the Brownlees includes a counterclaim to declare Mayor Lansky a “vexatious litigator,” and seeks sanctions against both the Mayor and his lawyer, Brent English, who was recently arrested for frivolous litigation elsewhere. The Court indicated that separate hearings would now be held on those matters.
One prominent undercurrent to the case concerns whether political comments on citizen websites are entitled to the same level of protection as mainstream newspaper, television, and radio media. The Court stressed that under the Ohio Constitution, which is more protective of free speech, “internet” speech is almost always likely to be viewed as “opinion,” and therefore immune from lawsuits for defamation and emotional distress. The Ohio Constitution guarantees “[e]very citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments on all subjects,” and “no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech, or of the press.”
Read the Court’s Order HERE
November 16, 2015 /1 Comment/by 1851 Center for Constitutional Law
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2015, Property Rights, Taxpayer Rights, Uncategorized
Ohio School District Forced to Return $5.5 Million in Illegal Taxes to Taxpayers
Indian Hill Board of Education raised taxes without a vote, refused to refund money
Cincinnati, OH – After a five-plus year legal battle concluded with an Ohio Court denying all of its objections, the Indian Hill Exempted Village School District Board of Education finally conceded that it must return the $5.5 million that it illegally assessed taxpayers after raising taxes without a public vote in 2010.
The 1851 Center for Constitutional Law’s victory on behalf of a certified class of all school district property taxpayers comes nearly one year after the 1851 Center prevailed in striking down the tax increase before the Ohio Supreme Court. After the Court’s unanimous December 2014 decision, the school district still refused to return the funds, requiring the Center to file a class action lawsuit in January of 2015.
In affirming that Ohio taxpayers maintain a constitutional right to recover unlawfully-imposed taxes, Judge Martin of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas denied the Board’s Motion for Summary Judgment, rejecting the Board’s position that it was not required to return any of the funds, or that in the alternative, it was required to return $2 million at most.
Indian Hill School District property taxpayers can expect a refund check by March 1, 2016. Amounts are expected to be approximately $1,000 for the average taxpayer, and much greater for many others.
“The outcome of this case reflects the principles that property taxes cannot be increased without a vote by citizens, unlawfully-collected taxes must be returned to those taxpayers from whom they were taken, and government must pay interest to taxpayers when it has kept their funds for many years, as here,” said Maurice Thompson, Executive Director of the 1851 Center for Constitutional Law.
“These results should dissuade other school districts from attempting to unlawfully raise taxes. Nevertheless, Ohioans should have a hard look at their school board members, who, absent scrutiny, could quite literally be getting away with theft, as would have otherwise happened here.”
Due to the class-action status of the case, the Court of Common Pleas will hold several hearings over the coming months to finalize the case, including addressing the administrative complexities of issuing pro rata refunds not just to current homeowners in the district, but to those that owned homes during the period of illegal taxation.
Rather than settling the matter in January, the Board diverted nearly $200,000 from funds earmarked for the education of school district children to pay attorneys fees of $400 per hour. Unable to find Cincinnati law firms willing to defend its practices, the Board opted to hire a firm consisting of Washington D.C. lobbyists and Cleveland lawyers.
The Board and its lawyers argued that it was entitled to keep the taxpayers’ money because each and every taxpayer did not file an individual protest letter with each and every property tax payment, and further argued that perhaps it could have legally raised taxes, albeit to a lesser extent, in the absence of the unlawful tax increase that it chose.
The 1851 Center countered by explaining that state and federal Due Process Clauses have been held to require the return of unlawfully-charged taxes. The Court took little time in flatly rejecting the firm’s arguments and siding with the 1851 Center.
“Judge Martin should be commended for scrutinizing and seeing through the Board’s outlandish arguments rather than just reflexively siding with government – – the Court deserves credit for doing justice for Ohio taxpayers,” added Thompson.
Read more about the underlying Ohio Supreme Court Case HERE
Read the 1851 Center’s Class-Action Filings HERE
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2015, Property Rights, Uncategorized
Ohio Court: Cities Cannot Immediately Seize Private Property When Not For Roads
Court’s ruling places important limits on “quick-take” eminent domain power
Columbus, OH – An Ohio Court ruled that the City of Perrysburg’s attempt to immediately seize the land of eleven local homeowners exceeds its power, given the Ohio Constitution’s protection of private property rights.
The 1851 Center’s victory curtails the abuse of a practice known as “quick-take,” where governments claim to immediately own private property upon the filing of a Complaint, before any hearing or trial. While the Ohio Constitution sanctions this immense power for “making or repairing of roads,” local governments have increasingly sought to use quick-take for many other purposes.
In striking down the City’s attempt to use quick-take here, Judge Woessner of the Wood County Probate Court concurred that the practice cannot be expanded beyond roads, holding as follows:
“[T]he proposed appropriations are for . . . ‘other municipal purposes,’ as well as references to ‘installing pedestrian walkways and sidewalks’ as well as ‘for providing for public utilities.’ This Court finds that if the legislature intended for ‘quick-take’ procedures to extend to other areas, those other areas would have accordingly been referenced somewhere . . . They are not.”
“The Court further finds that expanding ‘quick take’ immediate possession of private property . . . beyond the clearly stated purpose of ‘making or repairing roads’ is not appropriate as a matter of law in appropriation/eminent domain cases. . .”
“The Court’s ruling is a victory for private property rights across Ohio,” explained Maurice Thompson, Executive Director of the 1851 Center. “Governments have increasingly been using quick-take for anything and everything, rather than just for roads, intimidating Ohioans and stripping them of their right to mount any legal objection in court. This ruling helps ensure that meritorious arguments against eminent domain will now be heard – – and that in turn means that many more eminent domain abuses will be stopped.”
The City had sought to immediately seize property for sidewalks, a bike path, and what it cryptically referred to as “other municipal purposes.” Ohio cities may still acquire property for such purposes; however the Court’s ruling clarifies that they must attempt to negotiate and agree with homeowners, rather than exercising force as a first option.
Read the Homeowners’ Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings HERE
November 3, 2015 /0 Comments/by 1851 Center for Constitutional Law
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2015, Entrepreneur Rights, Property Rights, Uncategorized
Federal Court: Cities’ Rental Licensing and Inspection Requirements Unconstitutional
Fourth Amendment secures property rights of landlords from unlawful searches and occupational licensing regulations in Ohio and nationwide
Columbus, OH – The Southern District of Ohio ruled that the City of Portsmouth’s occupational licensing requirements imposed upon landlords – – rental property inspections and licensing fees – – violates the Fourth Amendment to the United State Constitution.
The 1851 Center for Constitutional Law’s victory on behalf of Portsmouth rental property owners Ron Baker, Nancy Ross, Thomas Howard, and Darren Oliver means that indiscriminate and warrantless government inspections of rental properties are unconstitutional nationwide, and that unlawfully-extracted “rental inspection fees” must be returned to the rental property owners who paid them.
These property owners had long rented their property in Portsmouth without license or inspections, and their properties had never been the subject of complaint by tenants, neighbors, or others. However, the City threatened to criminally prosecute and even imprison these landlords if they continued to rent their homes without first submitting to an unconstitutional warrantless search of the entire interior and exterior of these homes.
Judge Susan Dlott, of the Western Division of the Southern District of Ohio, held as follows:
“[T]he Court finds that the Portsmouth [Rental Dwelling Code] violates the Fourth Amendment insofar as it authorizes warrantless administrative inspections. It is undisputed that the [Rental Dwelling Code] affords no warrant procedure or other mechanism for precompliance review . . . the owners and/or tenants of rental properties in Portsmouth are thus faced with the choice of consenting to the warrantless inspection or facing criminal charges, a result the Supreme Court has expressly disavowed under the Fourth Amendment.”
“The inspections are also significantly intrusive. As the Supreme Court has noted, the ‘physical entry of the home is the chief evil against which the wording of the Fourth Amendment is directed.’”
“The search inspection sheet details eighty items to be inspected throughout the entirety of the rental property. The Court thus concludes that the intrusion is significant.”
“Taking into account the above factors—the significant expectation of privacy, the substantial intrusion into the home, and the inefficacy of the warrantless inspections on the proffered special need—the Court finds the warrantless inspections are unreasonable.”
“Having determined that the Code is not saved by special needs or the closely regulated industry exceptions, the Court concludes that the Code’s failure to include a warrant provision violates the Fourth Amendment.”
Both the United States and Ohio Supreme Court have invalidated warrantless inspections of rental property, and repeatedly held that warrantless administrative inspections of business property are generally invalid, absent exigent circumstances.
Nevertheless, Ohio cities had vigorously sought to collect licensing fees from area landlords, and the warrantless searches served as the lynchpin to each of these goals. Ordinances such as Portsmouth’s Rental Dwelling Code established an absolute prohibition on renting out property within a community – – even though the landlord may have long done so and even though his or her property may be in pristine condition – – without a government-approved license that cannot be acquired without first paying a $100 annual fee per rental home and submitting to an open-ended warrantless search of every area of the property, inside and out.
“The Federal Court’s ruling victory for all property owners and tenants. Local government agents do not have unlimited authority to force entry into Ohioans’ homes or businesses. To the contrary ‘houses’ are one of the types of property specifically mentioned by the Fourth Amendment; and Ohioans have a moral and constitutional right to exclude others, even government agents, from their property. Entry requires either a warrant or an emergency, and neither is present with respect to these suspicion-less rental inspections,” said Maurice Thompson, Executive Director of the 1851 Center.
“Government inspections of one’s home frequently results in arbitrary orders to make thousands of dollars worth of untenable improvements to even the most well-maintained properties. These enactments were nothing more than a set of back-door tactics to collect revenue on the backs of Ohio property owners, while attempting to chase ‘the wrong type of owners’ out of town.”
Read the Federal Court’s Order HERE
October 4, 2015: Columbus Dispatch: Rental inspections ruled unconstitutional
October 2, 2015: WDTN-TV 2: Federal judge rules Ohio city’s warrantless rental property inspections are unconstitutional
October 1, 2015: Portsmouth Daily Times: The original Portsmouth licensing fee declared unconstitutional
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2015, Health Care Freedom, Parental Rights, Uncategorized
Update: Amish Daughter Healthy Despite Health Care “Experts”
In this picture, taken September 24, 2015 at the Hershberger’s roadside stand — Sarah (2nd from right) with her father and four of her nine siblings.
I visited the home of Andy and Anna Hershberger to deliver the good news that the Medina County Probate Court had at long last formally terminated the guardianship it had created over their now 12-year-old daughter, Sarah.
A government hospital, Akron Children’s Hospital, sought to establish the guardianship to take Sarah from her Amish parents and seven siblings to force chemotherapy on her, even though all signs indicated that the chemotherapy itself appeared to be killing her, was certain to sterilize her, and would no doubt permanently change her life for the worse, even if she were to survive it.
The parents objected, seeking to treat Sarah’s mild form of cancer with a less invasive alternative treatment that appeared to be succeeding. It was at that time – – June of 2013 – that one of the State’s doctors testified that absent “immediate chemotherapy” Sarah would certainly be dead within six months. The court found this evidence compelling.
As the Amish community was put in touch with the 1851 Center, court battles ensued. Ultimately, those battles resulted in protecting Andy and Anna Hershberger’s fundamental constitutional right to make important health care decision for their daughter.
Two years later, having never undergone chemotherapy, Sarah couldn’t be healthier. Court records disclosed hearing indicated the following:
“[Sarah] exhibits no symptoms of lymphoma”
“There are no reports or indications that Sarah cannot keep up with her work or her siblings on a daily basis.”
“Medicine is not always right, as evidenced by Sarah’s survival in the face of ‘certainty’ she would die without treatment”
“There is no need for Sarah’s health to be on the Court’s radar”
This case exposed the worst of the alignment between health care “experts,” Ohio’s big hospital lobby, and faulty government legislation:
The statute at issue, still on the books, gives Ohio judges the freedom to overrule suitable parents when they hold a differing opinion as to the “best interests of the child.”
Government hospitals put forth so-called experts to testify that there is only one way to treat a particular ailment, and that “one best way” must be imposed through forced health care, even over parents’ thoughtful objections.
Average Ohio parents lack the resources to hire an expert doctor to rebut the so-called “expert” doctor that their government is using against them (funded by their own tax dollars).
So long as government locks in “the one best treatment” by forcing all to comply with that protocol, medical innovation and experimentation will suffer.
Fortunately for Sarah, the Amish community is not conventional, and refused to bow to government commands. We at the 1851 Center are proud to have played a role in defending suitable Ohio parents’ moral and constitutional right to make important health care decision for their children.
But this battle continues. Ohio suffers from a cavalcade of health care “experts”, eager to deprive of us of our autonomy in light of their “certainty” that they know what is best for us.
But as this now-closed saga has proven, these experts have no skin in the game, arrogantly pontificate without fear of consequences, and are in fact frequently wrong.
Ohioans cannot afford to trust their health or their children to government expertise. We have already been swept into a system whereby we are forced to fund much of what now passes for health care in our state and nation, whether we use it or not. But the matter of whether we must be forced to use itis another matter entirely.
The Ohio General Assembly – – members of which laud health care freedom, family values, and parental choice while campaigning for office – – cannot justify maintenance of Ohio’s wide-open and highly subjective “best interests of the child” test. This test allows county judges to overrule health care, educational, and other important decisions of suitable Ohio parents. Once overruled, children can be immediately seized from their homes.
In the wake of Sarah’s case, this concept came to be known as “medical kidnapping.”
The Hershberger’s case is a lesson for all of us: we’re not as smart as we think we are. Knowledge is decentralized, and when in doubt, those closest to the situation, families (and not government experts with special designations next to their names) must make life-altering decisions.
Further, Sarah’s good health bolsters the case against forced health care that we supposedly cannot live without (literally, in this case).
It is now time for Ohio legislators to protect Ohio families from wayward judges. This can be done by reforming Ohio’s unconstitutional “best interests of the child” test.
In the meantime, Ohioans must continue to question authority.
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Victory for Parental Rights: State Agrees to End Stand-Off with Amish Family over Forced Health Care
Official who had sought to take family’s daughter from home and force chemotherapy on her, despite parent’s earnest objections and Health Care Freedom Amendment, resigns as guardian
Family will continue to pursue alternative treatment
Columbus, OH – The 1851 Center for Constitutional Law accepted the Resignation as Limited Guardian of a state official attempting to, on behalf of the State and Akron Children’s Hospital, force chemotherapy on ten-year-old Sarah Hershberger.
While the resignation still requires the signature of Probate Judge Kevin Dunn, Judge Dunn is expected to approve the resignation sometime next week, effectively ending the two-month stand-off with Sarah’s parents, Andy and Anna Hershberger, who, concerned that the chemotherapy was killing their daughter, sought the right to first try a less invasive alternative treatment that the hospital did not provide.
Andy and Anna, after the Court’s order, left the country to pursue an alternative treatment and prevent Sarah from being taken from them. The family reports that Sarah has responded well to the alternative treatment, the cancer is receding, and she is in excellent physical condition.
“We made it clear to our opponents that they were in for a protracted battle over fundamental principles and constitutional rights; and that on each, they were on the wrong side,” said Maurice Thompson, Executive Director of the 1851 Center.
“The Judge’s approval of this Resignation will pave the way for the family’s return home, which will allow Sarah to receive the family’s preferred treatment under the best possible conditions,” continued Thompson. “We hope that this Resignation also seals one of the darkest moments for parental rights and health care freedom in the State’s history: a court ordering a little girl to be ripped away from her loving and competent parents, and forced to submit to procedures that could kill or sterilize her, simply because her parents sought to first pursue a less invasive treatment option – – one the hospital disagreed with because it did not itself provide it.”
On November 19, the 1851 Center announced its representation of the Hershbergers, maintaining:
Section 21, Article I of the Ohio Constitution, the Ohio Healthcare Freedom Amendment passed by 67 percent of Ohio voters in 2011 prohibits the compulsion of any person “to participate in a health care system.”
Even before Section 21, the Ohio Supreme Court held that the Ohio Constitution ensures “personal security, bodily integrity, and autonomy,” and therefore “[t]he right to refuse medical treatment” is amongst the “rights inherent in every individual.”
The U.S Supreme Court has repeatedly confirmed the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution clearly provides protection to parents in the “care, custody, and control” of their children, including the right “to direct the upbringing . . . of children under their control.”
The U.S. Supreme Court has also ruled that the “primary role of the parents in the upbringing of their children is now established beyond debate as an enduring American tradition,” and “[t]he statist notion that governmental power should supersede parental authority in all cases because some parents abuse and neglect children is repugnant to American tradition.”
The litigation began when the Hershbergers removed their daughter from Akron Children’s Hospital in July, in favor of a less invasive alternative treatment, after it appeared as though chemotherapy itself was a greater threat to her than her mild form of cancer. The Hospital then moved in court to take Sarah from the Hershbergers and force treatment in July.
The hospital’s move came only after county social services officials found the Hershbergers to be quality parents, and, and despite hospital demands, refused to take Sarah from the family. The Medina County probate court found that the Hershbergers were model parents, explaining “there is no evidence the parents are unfit or unstable,” and “there is not a scintilla of evidence showing the parents are unfit.”
However, the Appellate Court used an obscure Ohio statute intended to address child abuse and neglect to order Sara to be taken from the home and forced to undergo chemotherapy.
The Court made this ruling even though Sarah’s mild form of cancer is a type that can and is being treated without chemotherapy, and despite conceding that chemotherapy may well cause loss of hair, infections, infertility, cardiovascular disease, damage to internal organs, an increased risk of contracting other cancers, and even death.
The case remains pending on a jurisdictional motion before the Ohio Supreme Court and on appeal to the Ninth District; however those appeals are likely to be mooted by the Judge’s approval of the Resignation.
October 12, 2015: Medical Daily: Amish Family Wins Chemotherapy Case; Daughter No Longer Forced To Receive Leukemia Treatment
October 9, 2015: Business Insider: Court battle over Amish girl’s cancer treatment ends
October 2, 2015: Medina Gazette: Attorney: Amish girl who fled country to avoid chemo is cancer-free
March 11, 2014: Reason.com: Amish vs. the Courts: Family Speaks Out on Fleeing the U.S. to Save Daughter from Court-Mandated Chemo [VIDEO]
February 14, 2014: Medina Gazette: Judge accepts guardian’s resignation in Amish medical case
February 8, 2014: 6 ABC Action News: Ohio parents fight law over girl’s forced chemo
January 21, 2014: ABC News via Associated Press: Amish Family: Forced Chemo Order Violates Rights
January 21, 2014: Medina Gazette: Attorney: Court had no authority to force Amish girl’s cancer treatments
December 27, 2013: Daily Mail: Court was wrong to appoint guardian to force Amish girl to have chemotherapy, family says
December 26, 2013: Washington Post via Associated Press: Ohio Amish argue against guardian in chemo case
December 6, 2013: Reason.com: Amish Girl in Ohio Won’t Be Forced to Have Chemotherapy
December 3, 2013: Natural News Radio: Joni Abbott hosts with guests Donna Navarro and Hershberger family attorney Maurice Thompson
November 29, 2013: New York Daily News: Amish girl in hiding to avoid Ohio court’s ruling on her cancer treatment options
November 28, 2013: Good Morning America: Amish Girl With Leukemia, Family Flees US to Avoid Chemotherapy
December 6, 2013 /6 Comments/by 1851 Center for Constitutional Law
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