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Day 112 – E.K. Johnston
April 22, 2018 November 30, 2019 Amy Richau365 Star Wars Women / Behind the Scenes / Books / Interview / Writers1 Comment on Day 112 – E.K. Johnston
E.K. Johnston is the author of Ahsoka and the short story “By Whatever Sun” that was a part of the anthology From a Certain Point of View. Her other books include A Thousand Nights and The Story of Owen. She was kind enough to answer a few questions via email for 365 Days of Star Wars Women.
When were you introduced to Star Wars? What appeals to you the most about the galaxy far, far away (favorite characters/movies, etc.)?
When I was very little, I started listening to the Return of the Jedi on vinyl. It was kind of a radio play type thing, with the voices and sound effects and whatnot. I really don’t have memories before I knew what Carrie Fisher and Darth Vader’s respirator sounded like. My favourite character has always been Leia Organa, with Padmé, Hera, Sabine, and Ahsoka rounding out my top five (not necessarily in that order!). Clearly I’m in it for the Rebel Girls.
Did you read many Star Wars Expanded Universe (now Legends) books? If so any favorites? How about canon books? Any favorites or favorite time periods?
I think the only two Legends books I’ve ever read are KENOBI and RAZOR’S EDGE, both of which I absolutely adored. I’ve read most of the new canon (at least, the ones about the good guys). LOST STARS has my heart forever, though I also love THE LEGENDS OF LUKE SKYWALKER and the plot of Battlefront II pretty dearly. For me, it’s less an era than it is the characters: I want to read about the women.
How did you find out you were going to write Ahsoka? Were you looking to write a Star Wars book or was it a happy surprise? Were you a fan of The Clone Wars (and specifically Ahsoka) before you started writing this book?
I had asked my agent if he could look into getting me a Star Wars contract, so I had my hopes up! Eventually, I did get a very exciting phone call, and then we were off to the races. I loved the Clone Wars, and Ahsoka. For various reasons, I didn’t watch the show until after it was done, but it was certainly love at first sight.
What kind of guidelines or guidance did you get from Lucasfilm about the outline of events in Ahsoka?
They asked for a YA story about Ahsoka becoming Fulcrum, which put me on a pretty tight timeline (YA books are, generally speaking, YA because they’re about a teenage character, and Ahsoka was already 18 when I started). Aside from that, everyone was so generous with their time, making sure we stayed away from both A NEW DAWN and KENOBI in terms of the beats Ahsoka hit as another “Jedi, Alone”.
How excited were you to see Ahsoka return near the end of Star Wars Rebels and see that her character survived long past the events of the end of that series? Did you have any idea that was the case?
FUNNY STORY, so Rebels airs a week later in Canada, which meant I basically deleted my Twitter for a bit, and then ended up watching the finale in a subway station parking lot in Toronto almost two weeks after it aired in the US. I cried actual rainbows in the car, and probably shouted at the screen a bit, and then I pulled myself together—or so I thought, because halfway across the parking lot, I had to sit down on a bench and cry again. I was so excited. And no one spoiled me. And I am SUPREMELY grateful for that.
You also wrote the short story “By Whatever Sun” that featured a character you created for the novel Ahsoka, Miara Larte, with Ashley Eckstein in FACPOV. How did you hear about this project and how did the team up with Ashley come about? Did you know right away you wanted to write something about Miara for this project?
All of that actually began with Ashley. She told me she had an idea, and asked if I would write it. She wanted to put female pilots in the front row of the medal ceremony, and she wanted to use Miara. Obviously I said yes! Collaborating with Ashley was awesome, and working on the FACPOV anthology was soooooo much fun.
This is more of a reader question. In “By Whatever Sun” Miara is at the medal ceremony in Yavin at the end of A New Hope. I got the feeling that she wasn’t a part of the Battle of Yavin but had gathered there with other rebels a short time afterward. Is that correct? Any chance Miara was in the Battle of Scariff or another famous rebel battle from a different film or TV show?
To be honest, I have avoided thinking about it. You know, just in case. 😉
(I have thought about it SO MUCH. She’s not in the Battle of Scariff because, uh, reasons *coughs*, and Miara no longer flies single-pilot craft, so she wasn’t in the Battle of Yavin either.)
Would you enjoy writing more Star Wars books in the future? If so, are there any specific characters or time periods you’d love to get a chance to write about? If you could write another story about one of the new characters you created for Ahsoka what character would you choose? More Miara or a different character?
I would love to. I’d love to write Sabine Wren (before Rebels, not after. Okay, maybe after too.) or, for something completely different, Palpatine. Kaeden and Miara are the two characters I hold closest to my heart, of course, and I’d love to see them in the wider Rebellion.
Can you talk about any books/comics you have coming out soon or are working on now? For fans that have only read your Star Wars stories is there a book of yours you feel like is the most obvious to recommend?
I have a new YA out next year called THE AFTERWARD. It’s an epic fantasy set post-quest, when the knight and thief who fell in love while saving the world have to readjust to normal life and deal with things like student loans and the crushing weight of expectation.
If readers found me via Star Wars, I would recommend THE STORY OF OWEN for a follow-up. It’s not a space adventure, but it is about a dragon slayer and his bard (or, perhaps more accurately, a bard and her dragon slayer), living in modern southwestern Ontario.
You can find E.K. Johnston on Twitter @ek_johnston or at her personal website.
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Excerpt from PEACHY PRINCESSES anD IMPETUOUS PRINCES - A Book for GIRLS ONLY!
BOOTS WHO MADE THE PRINCESS SAY, "THAT'S A STORY"
Once on a time there was a king who had a daughter, and she was such a dreadful story-teller that the like of her was not to be found far or near. So the king gave out, that if anyone could tell such a string of lies as would get her to say, "That's a story," he should have her to wife, and half the kingdom besides. Well, many came, as you may fancy, to try their luck, for everyone would have been very glad to have the Princess, to say nothing of the kingdom; but they all cut a sorry figure, for the Princess was so given to story-telling, that all their lies went in at one ear and out of the other. Among the rest came three brothers to try their luck, and the two elder went first, but they fared no better than those who had gone before them. Last of all, the third, Boots, set off and found the Princess in the farm-yard.
"Good morning," he said, "and thank you for nothing."
"Good morning" said she, "and the same to you."
Then she went on
"You haven't such a fine farm-yard as ours, I'll be bound; for when two shepherds stand, one at each end of it, and blow their ram's horns, the one can't hear the other."
"Haven't we though!" answered Boots; "ours is far bigger; for when a cow begins to go with calf at one end of it, she doesn't get to the other end before the time to drop her calf is come."
"I dare say!" said the Princess. "Well, but you haven't such a big ox, after all, as ours yonder; for when two men sit, one on each horn, they can't touch each other with a twenty-foot rule."
"Stuff!" said Boots; "is that all? why, we have an ox who is so big, that when two men sit, one
on each horn, and each blows his great mountain-trumpet, they can't hear one another."
"I dare say," said the Princess; "but you haven't so much milk as we, I'll be bound; for we milk our kine into great pails, and carry them in-doors, and empty them into great tubs, and so we make great, great cheeses."
"Oh! you do, do, you?" said Boots. "Well, we milk ours into great tubs, and then we put them in carts and drive them in-doors, and then we turn them out into great brewing vats, and so we make cheeses as big as a great house. We had, too, a dun mare to tread the cheese well together when it was making; but once she tumbled down into the cheese, and we lost her; and after we had eaten at this cheese seven years, we came upon a great dun mare, alive and kicking. Well, once after that I was going to drive this mare to the mill, and her back-bone snapped in two; but I wasn't put out, not I, for I took a spruce sapling, and put it into her for a back-bone, and she had no other back-bone all the while we had her. But the sapling grew up into such a tall tree, that I climbed right up to heaven by it, and when I got there, I saw the Virgin Mary sitting and spinning the foam of the sea into pigs'-bristle ropes; but just then the spruce-fir broke short off, and I couldn't get down again; so the Virgin Mary let me down by one of the ropes, and down I slipped straight into a fox's hole, and who should sit there but my mother and your father cobbling shoes; and just as I stepped in, my mother gave your father such a box on the ear, that it made his whiskers curl."
"That's a story!" said the Princess; "my father never did any such thing in all his born days!"
So Boots got the Princess to wife, and half the kingdom besides.
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THE SILENT PRINCESS
THE THREE DAUGHTERS OF KING O' HARA
THE SLIPPERS OF THE TWELVE PRINCESSES
BINNORIE
THE LAD WITH THE GOAT-SKIN
THE PRINCESS OF CANTERBURY
THE OUTCAST PRINCE
THE STORM FIEND
THE LAIDLY WORM OF SPINDLESTON HEUGH
THE MAJIC TURBAN, THE MAJIC WHIP AND THE MAJIC CARPET
WHITE CLOUD'S VISIT TO THE SUN-PRINCE
ARA AND SEMIRAMIS
HOW THE RAJA'S SON WON THE PRINCESS LABAM
THE GOLDEN SLIPPER
THE IVORY CITY AND ITS FAIRY PRINCESS
THE FIRE-BIRD, THE HORSE OF POWER, AND THE PRINCESS VASILISSA
SIGURD AT THE HOUSE OF THE NIBELUNGS
ONE HUNDRED HARES
THE TWELVE DUCKS
THE PRINCESS AND THE FORESTER'S SON
THE PRINCESS ON THE GLASS HILL
GAMMELYN, THE DRESSMAKER
THE SEA KING AND THE MAGIC JEWELS
THE GREEN BIRD
THE TALKING BIRD, THE SINGING TREE, AND THE GOLDEN WATER
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[Esper] Yamaguchi Hiromi
A Certain Alternate Universe :: Player's Lounge :: Profiles :: Inactive Characters :: Character Adoption
Yamaguchi Hiromi on Thu Jun 11, 2015 8:35 pm
Yamaguchi Hiromi
LEVEL 3 Mass Teleport
"Being optimistic doesn't make me naïve, nor does being kind make me an idiot. Hope and kindness are a proof of wisdom in their own way."
FULL NAME: Yamaguchi Hiromi
OTHER ALIAS: Hiro, Hiro-chan
OCCUPATION: Trainee in a certain hospital
SCHOOL: Dangai University (Medical courses)
FACTION: The Yamaguchi Yakuza Clan
APPEARANCE: Hiromi has short purple/black hair and large hazel-colored eyes.
She prefers to wear modestly; often opting for comfortable clothes too. She is usually wearing a light colored long-sleeved blouse or shirt with a dark-colored vest sweater over it. She also prefers wearing trousers, but if she was obliged to wear a skirt or a dress, she would wear shorts underneath. However, her friend and roommate Sayaka would always tease her about this habit, saying it was no need to wear shorts if the skirt was already "ten meters long" (In reality it just reaches slightly past her knees).
Hiromi also has a relatively small chest compared to girls her age. Though she never seemed to care or to be bothered by it. This joins her general attitude to not care about looks: she never uses make up, always has a totally natural hair aside from brushing it a bit, and never wants to follow the clothing trend if it was at the expense of her comfort in those clothes. For her, physical and psychological comfort in what you wear comes first. Other girls sometimes tease her about this attitude, but she always replies that it's the least of her concerns, saying that looks shouldn't determine how people look at you, and that she prefers to be herself rather than to show off to others with fabricated and sophisticated looks.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: Her somewhat childish and cheerful attitude make it so that she is often mistaken for being a high school student.
She is also smiling most of the time without any real reason, so a lot of people -who have yet to know her in person- find her somewhat weird or just simply ridiculous.
A Kind Heart
She is nice, kind and generous. She wants to help people as much as she can. That's why, she finds herself usually unable to say no when asked a favour. And so, people tend to exploit her, thinking she is naïve and stupid. However, they don't know that in reality, she is fully aware of their intentions. She just finds it bothersome to start a quarrel because of something this trivial. It isn't worth the trouble. As long as they don't overdo it, she's ok with being exploited if it is to help them.
Optimistic and Hopeful
She always thinks the best out of people. Always trying to look at the bright side of things, she believes every tragedy has a solution. If someone does something bad, she always tries to think of a possible reason for why he did it. She wants to believe in the good inside of them, and that no matter how much a person is evil, he only became like that because of an accumulation of mistakes he did along his life path. If she was able to become a better person herself, then everybody could too. However, she didn't blame the world for the individuals' missdeeds. She believed it was their own choice to become like that. And that's precisely why she believes people can always correct themselves and improve to the best. On the other hand, she knows that the world is no perfect place, and that society is cruel and unfair. But for her, it's the individuals who made it that way, not the other way around. So by helping the individuals become better people, the world as a whole would improve too. She believed that such a dream was definitely not out of reach.
Hard-working and persevering
Her strong patience and optimism have allowed her to do her best at everything she did. Even if she failed, she would try again, and again, until she finally succeeds. She was a person to never give up.
Extremely curious, she has always been interested in the different rumours going around, to the extent of investigating them herself. This has caused her a good amount of trouble in the past though.
Another aspect is that she would try to understand other people. She wanted to know how everyone around her was thinking. But in the face of her inability to do so, she would just take the most positive course of things and would assume a person’s intentions are often good ones, unless the opposite was clear.
Very attentive... Or not
She was someone to be quickly distracted, often seen day-dreaming, specially when she was bored. However, when serious, she shows a frightening degree of concentration.
Hot-headed yet calm
She would generally control her anger and bother in front of strangers and show off a calm collected face. But when it comes to close people, she would show her true colors, and just how much Hot-headed she actually is. She was a person to get angry and the slightest and most trivial things.
Strong sense of Justice
She is a person who stands up to the week and defends the oppressed. Her dream is to change the world to a better place, where no one is a victim. She hated unjustice afterall.
Quickly embarrassed, Overly Sentimental
She gets embarrassed about the smallest and most insignificant things. She also has a problem voicing out her feelings. She finds it awkward to say them openly, even to close people.
+ Her family
+ Good & nice people: She respected such people, and has high esteem of them.
+ Her best friend: Itou Sayaka
+ A world without tragedies: That was the dream she wanted to achieve.
+ Cute things
- Insects: She hates all kinds of insects. It is not a matter of simple disgust. She has a genuine fear towards those small creatures.
- People who swear as if it was nothing: Even though she doesn't really hate such people, she still finds herself extremely bothered when someone curses in front of her. What annoys her the most are people who say vulgar words while really believing it is no big deal. 'At least when you curse, be aware that it may not be such a "normal" thing to other people!'
- To betray other people's expectation: She thinks she had to live up to everyone’s expectations because she didn’t want to disappoint other people or bother them. She had many insecurities concerning this.
- Misunderstandings: Specially those regarding serious problems.
- Unjustice and opression: She didn’t like how people always turn blind eyes to such things.
- Physical Contact: Unless it’s shaking hands. She was ok with that.
+ Sports: She’s an athletic person
+ Keeping the spirits of those around her high
+ Music :She has always been fond of musical studies. She plays the Violin for seven years now.
- Cooking
- Understanding People’s Behaviour
- Jokes And Non-logic Based Riddles
HISTORY: Hiromi is the daughter of a Yakuza Oyabun (Boss), Yamaguchi Yamato, and his wife, Yamaguchi Rina.
The Yamaguchis had been a small Yakuza group in Japan. But less than a decade ago, they witnessed a surprising ascension, thanks to the efforts of its new Oyabun: Yamaguchi Yamato, and his spouse -who was still his fiancée at the time- Rina. Unlike other Yakuza groups, Hiromi's family had some strict values and morals when it came to using their power : They should only use it to help people, not to hurt them. They also had to avoid involving innocents in their world. They prohibited any business whose victims would be the civilians, such as drug deals for example. Yamato believed in the importance of keeping their territory "clean" to gain the citizens' trust. And it worked. Added to the fact that the couple were pretty much charismatic and trustworthy people, these rules encouraged the "honest" people to put their faith in this clan. In exchange for their trust, the clan was responsible for the safety and well-being of the people living in their territory. Nowadays, the Yamaguchi Yakuza Group, despite its small territory compared to other groups, has one of the most efficient information network and stable economic incomes and deals thanks to the support of the "honest" people, but also thanks to having very loyal followers despite their small number.
Even though it wasn't a "job" to be proud of, the parents were pretty much open about it with their daughter since her early childhood. As for Hiromi, she accepted the fact with open arms, having an unwavering trust in her parents after noticing how they maintained their values in that world tainted with blood. Her parents are her Heroes to whom she looks up.
When Hiromi was eight, the Yamaguchi Clan encountered a crisis when the other clans of Yakuza united to destroy it. Concerned about their daughter’s safety, Yamato and Rina sent her to Academy City, fully knowing they wouldn’t be able to take her back if things ever calmed down on their end. Two years later, Yamato became the new Oyabun of the Clan; and thanks to his efforts alongside his loyal followers, the Yamaguchi Clan achieved victory and gained a lot of allies down the road, gaining more power in the underground of Japan as a result. When things finally settled down, the parents tried to have Hiromi back nonetheless, but in vain. They didn't have any influence over Academy City afterall. Not wanting to draw more enemies when the clan was still recovering, and seeing that their daughter was happy with her new lifestyle, the Yamaguchi Oyabuns left her there.
Some years later, she joined Tokiwadai Middle School. In Tokiwadai, she met her best friend and roommate since then, Itou Sayaka. After her graduation from middle school, Hiromi had already made up her mind. She wanted to pursue medical studies in college. To increase her chances, she had to study in an elite high school. So she enrolled in Nagatenjouki Academy. Being one of the best five, if not the best, and most prestigious schools in Academy City, it offered her all the opportunities she was looking for.
Right now, she’s a medical student at Dangai University. Her dream is to be Heaven Canceller’s, the Legendary Doctor, trainee and student.
MASS TELEPORT:
As it's name suggests, it is, like any other kind of Teleportation powers, an ability to transport matter through space instantaneously.
The theory behind teleportation is to move the target away from the 3rd dimension, find its coordinates in the 11th dimension, and then calculate the vectors to teleport it. She can't teleport herself yet though.
She has any teleporter's normal weaknesses: If she is in pain, anxious, confused, or unable to remain calm, she becomes unable to do the necessary calculations and thus won’t be able to use her powers. Also she cannot teleport other teleporters as it might lead to contradictions in their respective calculations.
However, it is called "Mass" Teleport for a reason. It offers her the possibility to teleport several items at once, as long as it is within her weight limits. However, the things she teleports have to be in direct contact with her skin or within a range of 2,37 metres radius, meaning 5.58 metres diameter.
If the objects are in direct contact, she can teleport them to a distance varying between 20 and 30 m. Her maximum weight limit is around 100 Kg, all targets included.
With physical touch, she can teleport items simultaneously. As for those teleported from distance, it would require a bit more focus and she would have to point with her fingers at the object and the direction it's should be teleported to.
OTHER ABILITIES:
Efficient Medical Knowledge
Being a medical student, she has acquired the basics of said science. However, as her dream was to train under the Legendary Doctor, she wasn’t content with what she learned at school and made her own progress in medical studies.
Quick Thinker
She is smart and has a solid logical thought pattern, showing an incredible ability to come to the right conclusions in a brief amount of time, giving the said problem follows a logical pattern. But if it was random, she wouldn’t be able to predict it, like people’s emotions, or jokes, etc…
High Adaptation Ability
Thanks to often getting into trouble because of her curiosity, she has learned to be always mentally ready for any sudden situation changes.
As a past student of Tokiwadai, she knows some other languages aside from Japanese. They are mainly English, French, Arabic and Spanish.
CHARACTER THEME:
Reminiscene, Old Innocent Times - Axel And Roxas
Resolve, A Decision To Make - Will
Monsters And One Human, In The Face Of Death - Enfin apparu!!
Promise, An Owth To Keep With A Last Breath - Sis Puella Magica!
What Is Left In The End, Emptiness - Trisha's Lullaby
Despair, No Hope Is Left - Soundscape To Ardor
Tragedy, A World Where People Are… - Decretum
Embarassingly Embarassing Situation - Mr. Hibbit
Angelic Ruins, Demonic Battlefield - Exorcist
Struggle, Lost In A Dark Labyrinth - Rap Wa Kan No Tamashii.... Datta..... Yona
Fight, Fight, Fight Back And Stand Up - Pride
If You Need Help, Don't forget You Have Friends - Standing Friends
Big Dreams, I Can See A Gentle Light - Sora e No Michi
Trouble Trouble! Run Run Run! Hahaha! - Guns & Roses
A Strong Fist, A Firm Foot, A Sure Victory - Tsuna Awakens
A Crying Heart, A Lonely Smile - Hoshi No Namida
Farwell, Every Story Has An End - Parting Song
Urban Legend, Doors To Mystery - Kaiketsunagara Mo Anze
Challenge, Conquer The Impossible - The Very Very Very Strongest
Home, Yakuza Head-Quarters - Alveare no Bruce
Easy Going, Happy Everyday Life - The Sought-after Extraordinary
PLAYER'S NAME: Yamaguchi Hiromi
CHATANGO NAME: YHiromi
FACE CLAIM: Yukinoshita Haruno, Yahari Ore No Seishun Love Come Wa Machigatteiru
OTHER CHARACTERS: N/A
MISC. INFORMATION: N/A
Last edited by Yamaguchi Hiromi on Sat Jun 27, 2015 6:30 pm; edited 14 times in total
Level 3 Mass Teleporter
Location : Dangai University/A Certain Hospital, Academy City
Re: [Esper] Yamaguchi Hiromi
Yamaguchi Hiromi on Thu Jun 11, 2015 11:50 pm
So, this is the test post :
TEST POST:
"Hiro, Wake up~ Hiro! Come on wake up! Hi-Ro-Mi! Hey! HIII~ ROO~MIII~ Ugh! JUST WAKE UP ALREADY YOU LAZY SPOILED GIRL!!!" Screamed the long-haired young lady who was now shaking off her roommate violently.
"Wh-What’s happening here?!" The other one who had been sleeping, woke up terrified. She then saw her friend in front of her.
"Oh it’s just you Sayaka? I thought there was an earthquake for a second."
After a moment of silence, and as if finally realizing what her friend had been doing just now she added "Wait... Hey! What was that for? Can’t you just wake me up calmly like any civilized human being on this earth would do?!"
When hearing this, Sayaka stopped. Hiromi, who thought that she hit the nail, let out a sigh.
"Heh. Hehehe." Sayaka suddently started laughing with a weird grin on her face.
"Oi. Why are you laughing like that? Just stop it. It’s creepy." The yet-sleepy girl said slightly norrowing her eyes, fully knowing that this is not the end of it.
"Hehehehehehehe. Civilized? You, of all people, are talking about civilized behavior? You nearly got me there, Hiromi~", she stopped again for some seconds, then started shouting, "I WAS TRYING TO WAKE YOU UP FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR NOW YOU BLOCKHEAD IDIOT!!! LIKE ANY CIVILIZED WAY WOULD ACTUALLY WORK WITH YOU!!!"
"Fine, fine, fine. Just calm down would you! I’m sorry okay?" Hiromi, startled, put her hands on her ears to cover them. Unlike her, Sayaka wasn’t someone to get angry easily, so if she ever did, Yamaguchi Hiromi knew better than to push things too far, because it was most likely that she was the one at fault, as always.
So, as if trying to change the topic, Hiromi asked:
"Now that I think about it, isn’t today a Week-end? Why are you wearing your uniform? Do you have extra classes?"
"Ah. No. It's just Judgement Work as usual."
‘Eh… That quarreling this morning left me with a headacke.’
It was nearly noon at Academy City. Hiromi was bored after being left by herself, so she went out to breathe some air. Something made her regret her decision though: It was way hotter than she expected.
She thought about going back. But as bored as she was, she just continued in her tracks, not bothering to turn around.
"Get lost you loser!"
"Why are you even in this city!"
"Yeah! Get lost already!"
"Hiiiiiiik! Please, stop it! I beg you!"
‘Hmm? What was that?’
She heard kids yelling. She turned around searching for where the sounds came from.
‘There!’
She saw a bunch of kids gathered around a young boy, most probabely slightly younger than them, judging from the looks. She wondered what was going on there. The words of the children didn’t seem that friendly afterall. After approaching a little bit more, she saw it, and her fears came true. Her suspicions were spot on : Those older kids were bullying that younger boy.
She hated it when stronger people gathered around a weaker opponent to just put him in misery. That was unfair. She couldn’t stand it. She couldn’t understand it either. She had to help that child, now!
"Hey! You! What do you think you’re doing to him?" She yelled at them, in a fierce intonation. She did it on purpose to scare them. Because any leniency on her part towards them would be taken for a weakness. So she had to be strict, even if they were kids. No, it’s precisely because they were kids, they needed someone to teach them to respect others.
"Oh no ! We were found out! Run!"
"You’re not running anywhere!" She said as she teleported three nearby boxes in front of them. "Don’t think you’ll be escaping from me today. So just be good kids and wait here with me quitely until…"
"Until what ?" Asked one of the bullies, scared and shivering in his place.
"You’ll find out when they arrive."
About twenty minutes later.
"You’re late, too late. I was bored to death. Are you sure judgement is doing well if it’s taking your members this long to get to a place this close to your departement?" Complained Hiromi.
"We’re doing good. No need to worry about us." Answered Sayaka, slightly annoyed by her friend’s comment.
"Hooo? Fine then…" Hiromi wasn’t really in the mood for another quarrel, so she didn’t insist further. It was too hot to be wasting effort on a such a trivial matter.
"More importantly, what do-"
Hiromi ignored her, because she knew she was just going to start grounding her for something or the other, and she would like to avoid that. So she headed to the young child who had been attacked instead. He looked about seven. It was painful for her to see such an innocent face with bruises all over it. She thought she would try conforting the boy somehow, even though she was horrible at it.
"Hey. Are you alright ? Do you have any serious injuries ? Are you hurt ? Do you need some-", she started asking questions one after the other, not knowing exactly what she should be saying.
"Um, onee-chan, you don’t have to ask that much, you know? People will think you’re weird. No, the correct word for it is a weirdo." Replied the boy.
"Huh ?" She said with a blank look. It took her few more seconds to fully take in the boy’s words.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY, BRAT?!!!" She started shouting, her face as red as a tomato.
"Fufu, serves you right~" Sayaka was now making fun of her too.
"SH-SHUT UP SAYAKA !"
And this was just another ordinary day from the life of the girl called Yamaguchi Hiromi.
Thanks a lot for reading it, and I hope it is ok! ^^
Last edited by Yamaguchi Hiromi on Fri Jun 19, 2015 5:01 pm; edited 2 times in total
Misaka Mikoto on Fri Jun 12, 2015 11:43 pm
Right, time to tackle this profile. First, let's do the main character.
While it's an interesting character what I immediately see is the non-sensical Yakuza power. Firstly, I don't really see how a yakuza group like them would manage to overtake every single other yakuza group when back-stabbing's a thing in the business; not everyone would go along with their pacific and kind-hearted ways towards other civilians and it'd cause at some point a complete internal war. Personally I don't believe things would be smooth and they'd somehow make it to be the absolute best yakuza group in the entire country if they even restrict their own business.
Which leads me to my second point, so far we've refused that people give themselves the rank or family of the “absolute best in X field” so I'm afraid that for fairness's sake we'll have to keep that up. Especially as I don't really see the importance behind them being the most powerful group in Japan for the actual character; it mostly sounds like a powered history for the sake of it, and since you know the Raildex verse you'll know that families aren't exactly the most recurring of themes so here I don't really see the need for all of this powered-yakuza trait (which is why The Oyabun's Daughter wouldn't even apply as a rank; in AC she's just another student amongst many others and the yakuza don't exactly have influence over AC).
Next in the profile is her schools. I'm moderately okay with Tokiwadai as a middle school, the only problem I see is that Tokiwadai refused the application of a princess, so I can't fathom why they'd accept a yakuza's child considering the social taboo in Japan concerning the yakuza and considering the School Garden is a foster for sheltered girls.
However, I'm going to have to refuse A Certain Highschool as her highschool for the very simple reason that no character who's had enough class to attend Tokiwadai's Middle School would want to attend a low-level school like A Certain Highschool. It just feels like justification for her to meet Seria, and we don't really fancy the easy routes in terms of involvement with those kind of things that can easily lead to the dark side.
Not only that, but it wouldn't be beneficial for her as a medic student. There's not much prestige in saying you're from that Level 0~2 A Certain Highschool compared to the prestige you get for attending the Elite Tokiwadai Middle School that has two of the seven Level 5s.
"Mikoto speaks"
'Mikoto thinks'
Misaka Mikoto
Level 5 Electromaster
Location : Tokiwadai's Middle School, Academy City
Yamaguchi Hiromi on Sat Jun 13, 2015 1:56 am
Misaka Mikoto wrote: Right, time to tackle this profile. First, let's do the main character.
Yeah, I understand. You’re right, I gave them too much power. I will tone it down, specially that, as you said, it doesn’t add anything to the character herself.
Also, about the rank, I thought it meant the rank in the Faction she belongs to? I didn’t think it was a rank that had to apply inside AC too. So I misunderstood it, sorry.
I changed it it.
Misaka Mikoto wrote: Next in the profile is her schools. I'm moderately okay with Tokiwadai as a middle school, the only problem I see is that Tokiwadai refused the application of a princess, so I can't fathom why they'd accept a yakuza's child considering the social taboo in Japan concerning the yakuza and considering the School Garden is a foster for sheltered girls.
Ah I was actually thinking that the school wouldn’t know about her Yakuza background. (Specially that after the edit, they are a small group, so they wouldn’t be that known to the outer world).
Also, about that princess, I thought they refused her because her level wasn’t enough even though she was a princess, not refused her because she was a princess, no? I thought Tokiwadai didn’t discriminate with student and only took their level as the single criteria.
About A Certain High School, you’re right, I was just thinking to make her not like being in a prestigious school that’s overprotective. The Seria idea came afterwards. But yeah, it would make it too ease as you said, so I’ll change the school. Is Nagatenjouki Academy fine? It’s an elite school that would give her a better chance to be a medical student.
I edited it as you said.
3/ I also changed the reflexes part (in the abilities) as you told me in PM. Now her physical ability should be fine, she no longer has the strong reflexes, just an ability to adapt mentally and psychologically to sudden situation changes.
4/Also, I didn’t change the Glove & Heat Sensor as you told me in PM because I didn’t understand what I was supposed to change, sorry. I would appreciate if you explained this point again. I apologize.
Finally, thanks a lot for taking the time to read it and for giving detailed notes ^^
& I hope the edits were ok
Misaka Mikoto on Sun Jun 14, 2015 2:10 pm
Alright, I see no more problems with the yakuza background so we can move to the next parts after a slight reply on the points you've made.
I have to say in regards to the Tokiwadai paragraph of yours though, that Tokiwadai is an Elite school hand-picking their students; there's no way they wouldn't know about her family.
But regardless fair point, though I was kind of talking about the impact on their students moreso than the actual school's acceptance of her, so it's probably a problem in how I expressed it. If Tokiwadai accepted her, she might have gone through pretty bad social exclusion (possibly even being an object of fear) by Tokiwadai's students from her yakuza daughter status even if the school found Esper worth in her compared to that princess, since girls usually don't take to the Japanese mafia kindly and rumours can spread like fire.
Though as long as you keep the risks of her past of social exclusion in mind (or heck, even use it to your advantage IC for bonus character development), I personally don't mind her past as a Tokiwadai student, so it was merely just a mention to keep in mind.
Nagaten sounds all right, so I'll approve of that as well.
Additional Abilities
The edits are all right, but I'm going to have to ask to remove the additional equipment of her friend. It sounds like pretty advanced Academy City technology and personally I don't think it'd go well in the hands of a medic student even if her geek friend decided to give them to her rather than expose them to the city. Plus, it kind of sounds like equipment just for the sake of having more cards at hand when I can't really see what a supposedly now passive girl like her would do with that.
And we overall much prefer small machines for everyday use than actual equipment for combat in terms of character-created machines.
I could understand if it were equipment somehow related to her status as a medical student, but what is a medic student going to do with super-powered punching so it's a no for me.
For her heat sensor, the reason I'm going to have to refuse it as well because even if it serves her as a teleport user, it's going into the territory of clairvoyance and ideally we want each Esper to stick with the moveset their ability grants them.
Yamaguchi Hiromi on Sun Jun 14, 2015 3:26 pm
Edits done
I removed the part about Tokiwadai not knowing about her family and removed the gadgets.
Thanks again for your reply ^^
Misaka Mikoto on Wed Jun 17, 2015 10:09 pm
Alright. With that out of the way, since we've discussed the ability already to make the appropriate changes, I'll mention what changes need to be made to the ability now.
Mass teleport will not allow her greater range or weight, but will allow her a range of 2,37 metres radius (5.58 metres diameter) with a bit more focus. However, to teleport without physical touch, she will be required to point at the item and the direction it's supposed to be teleported at (she may also use all of her fingers for that purpose if she's able to control all of them flawlessly, or risk messing up the teleportation's coordinates).
Her range with physical touch is about 20 to 30 metres for a weight limit of 100KGs (all items included), and because it's a tough feat for teleporters to teleport herself; she will not be able to teleport herself.
Yamaguchi Hiromi on Wed Jun 17, 2015 11:00 pm
Misaka Mikoto wrote: Alright. With that out of the way, since we've discussed the ability already to make the appropriate changes, I'll mention what changes need to be made to the ability now.
I understand. I edited the power as we've discussed and by extention as mentioned here
Misaka Mikoto on Thu Jun 18, 2015 11:12 pm
Alright, besides a slight issue I have with her being in Nagaten despite not really being elite (though I'm going to blame Kamachi's lack of introduction of high schools that would fit the middle between low-class and elite, so let's ignore that), I see no more glaring problems.
As such, this character is now:
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Anthrax >
Ian Confirms Baby News, Pulls Out Of Anthrax Dates
By WENN on 17 March 2011
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Anthrax star Scott Ian has confirmed his wife Pearl Aday's pregnancy in a letter to fans, explaining his absence from much of the group's summer (11) tour.
The rocker will be sitting out of dates at the beginning of July (11) so he can be at home with his wife, the daughter of Meat Loaf, when his child is born.
But the baby news won't affect the Big 4 show, featuring Anthrax, Metallica, Megadeth and Slayer, in Indio, California in April (11) or upcoming shows in Thailand and Japan.
Ian writes, "I know there's been a lot of rhetoric out there regarding upcoming Anthrax shows, Big 4 and otherwise. I've been debating on whether or not to make a public statement about this as it really pertains to my personal life and I generally like to keep that personal. Because this is affecting my band life, I feel like you, my friends, deserve to hear from me personally.
"I will be playing the Big 4 show April 23 in Indio, CA as well as the shows in Manila, Bangkok, and Japan that will follow the Indio show. I won't be playing the shows scheduled from July 2 - 16 in Europe and the U.K. My wife Pearl and I are expecting our first child and she is due literally the day of the Big 4 Sonisphere show in France.
"This decision to miss these shows was a deeply personal one. I co-founded this band on July 18, 1981 and for almost thirty years, I have been there for everything we've ever done. I have never been faced with anything that would make me even question being there for anything Anthrax related. Becoming a father is the biggest, best thing that's ever happened to me and it made the decision relatively easy. My priority is with my wife and the birth of our first child."
Sepultura star Andreas Kisser will step in for Ian when he takes his paternity leave.
Ian states, "We chose Andreas because we feel he can do the gig better than anyone. He has the fire, the attitude, and the crushing right hand to do the gig."
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We deal in irony here in Britain as our default mode, so it should be...
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Yemeni people inspect rubble in Sanaa, Yemen for usable household goods inside the debris of their houses, destroyed after airstrikes as a part of the 'Decisive Storm' operation carried out by Saudi-led coalition against Houthi fighters on April 04, 2015. Mohammed Hamoud / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images
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Russia, Red Cross appeal for 'humanitarian pause' in Yemen
Russia's UN ambassador says pause is necessary to help diplomats and civilians caught in the war
April 4, 2015 3:41PM ET
Russia and the Red Cross appealed on Saturday for a military pause in Yemen to allow urgent humanitarian aid deliveries and evacuation of civilians after 10 days of Saudi-led air strikes and fighting in which hundreds of people have died.
Russia distributed a draft resolution at the United Nations pressing for suspensions of the air strikes to allow evacuation of foreign civilians and diplomats, and demanding rapid and unhindered humanitarian access.
After the meeting, Jordan's U.N. Ambassador Dina Kawar, the current council president, said members "reiterated concern over the grave humanitarian situation" and again called for implementation of a resolution demanding an end to the fighting in Yemen and a return to negotiations.
She said council members need time to consider the Russian draft resolution.
Russia's Deputy U.N. Ambassador Vladimir Safronkov told reporters as he headed into the closed meeting that a pause is "very important" to help diplomats and civilians caught in the war.
A Yemeni-American man was killed in Aden this week, his family told Al Jazeera, in the first reported U.S. citizen fatality of this latest rash of violence.
Jamal al-Labani, a father of three, from Oakland, California was fatally hit by mortar shelling, according to his cousin Mohammed Alazzani. The incident underlined the plight Yemeni-Americans face in trying to escape the bloodshed, said community advocates, who have called on the U.S. State Department to better help U.S. citizens get out of the country.
Echoing Russia’s call for calm, the International Committee of the Red Cross on Saturday also called for an immediate pause in hostilities to deliver life-saving medical aid, saying three of its shipments remained blocked.
"All air, land and sea routes must be opened without delay for at least 24 hours to enable help to reach people cut off after more than a week of intense air strikes and fierce ground fighting nationwide," the ICRC said in a statement.
The United Nations says more than 500 people have been killed in the last two weeks in Yemen and nearly 1,700 wounded. Residents in Aden say parts of the southern port city have been without water or electricity for two days.
There was no sign of a halt in the fighting.
Aden residents said ships from the Saudi-led coalition bombarded Houthi forces who have taken over districts close to the center of the city despite Riyadh's military campaign in support of their foe, President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi.
Hadi loyalists managed to push the Houthis and their allies from central Aden's Crater district on Friday, a rare victory after more than a week of gains by the Shia Houthis, who are backed by soldiers loyal to ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Jets from the Saudi-led coalition parachuted weapons into Aden for a second day to bolster fighters loyal to Hadi, who fled Yemen 10 days ago and has watched from Saudi Arabia as the Houthis advanced on his supporters' last major foothold.
A military spokesman for the Saudi coalition said it was providing substantial logistical support for Hadi's fighters. He declined to confirm or deny reports that Saudi special forces were operating in Aden.
But a fighter in Aden, Khaled Ahmed Saif, appealed on local television for the coalition to send ground troops as soon as possible, saying the city was being subjected to a "genocidal war" by the Houthis.
Residents said life was becoming unbearable. "How long can people live without water or electricity?" said Mohammad Fara'a. Another Crater resident, Hassan Abdallah, said people were using a long-disused well at one of the mosques to get water.
Near the capital Sanaa, an air strike on the village of Okash killed a family of nine people on Friday night, residents said.
Coalition spokesman Brigadier General Ahmed Asseri, asked about the calls for a humanitarian pause, said only that the military was ready for any instructions from its political leadership. He said aid agencies and governments should coordinate aid shipments with officials in Riyadh.
Tribes against Al-Qaeda
The conflict in Yemen has turned the impoverished Arabian Peninsula state into the latest theater for predominantly Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia's proxy war with predominantly Shia rival Iran, a struggle which is also playing out in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq.
Tehran denies Riyadh's charges that its arms the Houthis, who emerged as the country's most powerful faction when they took over the capital six months ago together with supporters of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Saudi Arabia, unnerved by the growing power of the Shia Houthis on its southern flank, launched military attacks on March 26. Saudi jets have been backed by planes from its Gulf Arab neighbors.
The latest fighting is one of many conflicts in Yemen, where mass demonstrations inspired by the wider Arab uprisings of 2011 led to Saleh's resignation after three decades in power plagued by southern separatism, tribal unrest and Al-Qaeda attacks.
U.S. military officers conducting a covert drone war against Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the group's powerful regional wing, were withdrawn from Yemen last month, and the turmoil may provide the armed group with the chance to entrench or expand in the country's remote east.
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An American missing for over a year in Yemen used a guard's cell phone to call his lawyers and plead for help
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Music and drama brought them together
Charitha talks about life with singer Edward Jayakody:
'Ahas gange tharu keta gane
Polothale weli keta gane
Nilsayure rala pela gane
Aadarai man aadarai.....'
The number of stars in the sky,
The number of sand molecules in the earth
And the number of waves that emerge in the ocean
Are uncountable...
Likewise, my darling,
I have no words to express my love to you,
As it is so great, grand and wonderful ......
Charitha Priyadarshini Peiris
Many readers know it's all about Edward and Charitha, not merely seeing their pictures on the page, but when your eyes catch the beautiful verse, which expresses her benevolent, worldly love and compassion towards her husband.
So much to talk about Edward and Charitha... "Well?" begins Charitha leaning against a cosy chair in her spacious living room which is occupied by her students who come to learn music during the weekends. "Little busy these days as I'm registering new students to my 'Seri Sara' music monastery which is for those who want to learn music and do exams.
The 'Rasa Vindana' class which I conduct for music enthusiasts in any walk of life has no age limit. Anybody who likes to have voice training is welcomed," says Charitha who got through her 'Visharada' exam last year.
Charitha begins to talk. People are blessed with many things. And most of them are gifted with one single thing. But Charitha's story is different as she is blessed with many; beauty and brains, wit and a melodious voice.
"I'm Charitha Priyadarshini Peiris," she laughs. "And I was born on October 19 in 1967;" she has no intention of hiding her age. "I'm getting grey. But I'm not worried. It's a sign of maturity," she says. But I (the writer) personally feels she still leads. "No...no... both Edward and I lead a very normal, simple and down-to-earth life," she smiles.
Charitha still lives at her birth place at Mirihana, Nugegoda adjoining the Mirihana Police Grounds, which is the ancestral home of her mother Pushpa Wijeratne. "My mother died in 2001 after a brief illness. It's a great void," she sighs. Charitha's father, Ariyadasa Peiris was also one time a famous radio artiste who had introduced many young, up and coming singers to the nation. And Edward Jayakody was also one such young singer who stepped into the field through these programmes.
Charitha is the youngest of the family. Her sister, Malika was never interested in stepping into the field of arts. Nor did their father Ariyadasa like the idea when Charitha showed interest in becoming an announcer.
But even when she was at school at Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda, not a single school ceremony passed without it been compered by Charitha. "Hmm... school days were fabulous. Our class was one of the best classes in the grade comprising nine senior prefects and students with aesthetic talent.
Even Deepika Priyadarshani Peiris who has been among the top singers in Sri Lanka was also in our class. Ours was a very united class. Even if we saw somebody in a bad mood, we would crack a joke to make her smile. I studied Kandyan dancing under Mrs. Daya Nellampitiya and Christine Dissanayake at school. But I took part in musical programmes through out. I was in the Eastern band and played almost all the instruments. I did guiding and netball..hmm.. that's all," she says.
"The biggest mistake I did in my life was deciding to do Bio science for my A/Ls. My father wanted me to become a doctor and never liked me stepping into the field of art. But since 1984, I have been getting involved with programmes the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.
It was my father's younger brother, Jayantha Peiris who gave me a helping hand to enter SLBC. And my mother was also with me through out encouraging me. So after A/Ls I joined SLBC full time. 'Sonduru Sevena' in 1985, was my first programme.
I lent a voice cut for. It was a live programme. I became a Relief Announcer in 1994, a News Reader in 1995 and then a Drama Artiste after a few years. I studied music under Edward and then under late Victor B. Perera and passed the SLBC test as a 'Grade A' singer as well," she reminisces.
Charitha has been conducting the lottery programme 'Shanida Vaasanava' for the Development Lotteries Board and has been at ITN for the past 21 years. "When I started it I was just 19 years old. Apart from that I presented 'Kala Rasanga', a weekly news in the arts field with Francis Wanniarachchi on ITN. At present I present 'Mathakaye Randunu Gee' on Saturday from 3.00 to 4.00 pm, and 'Eda Api Dutu Chithrapatayakin' on Sunday at 4.30 pm.," she says.
"Dalmalamu Api Eka Iti Pahanak" composed by Pushpa Ramlani and the melody by Charitha was sung by more than 100 popular female singers in Sri Lanka - both young and old on the International Women's Day in 1998. And since then this song is the theme song of the International Women's Day up to day.
Question: How did you meet Edward?
Charitha: He is from Hettimulla, Kegalle. His first music teacher Mr.H. Samarapala at Bandaranaike Central College, Hettimulla was known to my father. So they used to visit our place, and my father used to help Edward to sing in his radio programmes and we became family friends in no time. So, I don't know how it happened, we fell in love even without our knowledge.
Edward Thimothi Jayakody was born to Victoria and Don Rafial Jayakody at Hettimulla. There were seven in his family. Edward studied at Bandaranaike Central College, Nugawela Central College and St. Mary's College, Kegalle.
He did Commerce for his A/Ls although he was studying music privately. Edward entered the Aesthetic University attached to the University of Kelaniya and passed out with Honours. He obtained a 'Visharada' in music. With all this Edward has mastered many modes of music including Indian classics, western and local Sinhala village folk, which is an extremely rare opportunity a musician would get.
Edward's elder sister, Charlotte and her husband helped him in a great way to up in music. He was just 14 years when he first stepped in to Radio Ceylon (SLBC). Since then Edward took part in numerous musical programmes at the SLBC and subsequently became a 'Grade A' singer.
He worked as the music teacher at Nalanda Vidyalaya,Colombo, Gurukula Vidyalaya, Kelaniya and as a Circuit Education Officer attached to the Education Ministry. Today, he is the Education Director-Music at the Ministry of Education. Apart from that he is the member of the National Music Council and the Intellectual Property Council. He was the President of the All Ceylon Singers' Association for a long time.
Though many do not know both Edward and Charitha are into acting. Charitha had taken part in small roles in a few tele-drama while Edward had taken part in about ten stage dramas like 'Angara ganga gala basi', 'Sekkuwa' and 'Nari Bena'... He won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the Youth Drama Festival for his role in the stage drama 'Muhandiram Haamuduruwo' directed by Premalal Gange in 1977. He had also won the best music director awards at many State Drama Festivals.
Question: Edward as a husband?
Charitha: Sober and quiet personality. He rarely gets angry, but once he gets it , he takes time to cool down. He has come from the village, and is very contended about his present position.
One way that's a weak point as well, because he rarely initiates a thing of his own. Even when he loses an award after being nominated, he would just ignore it. He is self content. Edward always says he has been helped by everybody whom he has encountered in his life. He is very grateful to everyone of them.
Question: What do you look forward to in the future?
Charitha: We don't have very high aspirations. Our son Chandeepa is in Grade -9 and daughter Sharanya is in Grade 3 at the Lyceum International School, Nugegoda. Our son was the Best Supporting Actor at Jerome de Silva's 'Oliver Twist' stage drama staged at Lionel Wendt in 2006.
Our daughter took part in Somaratne Dissanayaka's newest film 'Siri Raja Siri' which will be released shortly. Both of them took part in Udayakantha Warnakulasuriya's film 'Hiri Poda Vessa'. Both are talented, and we would help and bless them to choose whatever path they want to excel in life.
Apart from that we are quite content with what we have. I'm a Buddhist and he is a Catholic, hailing from a very orthodox and flexible family background. All his siblings got married to Buddhists.
At first, though my mother liked him, my father took time to give his consent to our marriage due to religious differences, but later everything went on well. My children mainly follow Buddhism, but we all go to the temple and church, and celebrate both Wesak and Christmas.
If I'm told to ask for something from God, I would say 'I would not' as I am, blessed with many things. What else should I ask for. We are not very rich people, but a family who loves yet happy. That's all that matters.
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DOE funds available for tribal renewable energy
The U.S. Dept. of Energy is making up to $10 million available this year through the DOE’s Tribal Energy Program "to support the evaluation, development and deployment of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects on tribal lands that will help save energy and money, expand the use of renewable energy resources, and promote economic development for tribal communities."
Arizona tribes have received support for a dozen projects since the mid-'90's. One is the Hualapai Valley Solar project in Mohave County [right].
Ak Chin Indian Community 2004
Fort Mojave Indian Tribe 2003
Hopi Tribe 2005
Hualapai Tribe 2010
Navajo Nation 1999
Navajo Nation - Navajo Tribal Utility Authority 2005
White Mountain Apache Tribe 2002
Yavapai-Apache Nation 2004
Solar manufacturing plant opens in Phoenix
Another renewable energy boost for Arizona with a major plant opening in Phoenix today.
The news release by Power-One, the world’s second-largest manufacturer of solar power inverters for the renewable energy industry, announced that they opened "its first North American manufacturing facility in Phoenix that will eventually employ 350 people. Power-One’s Phoenix facility will produce its photovoltaic (PV) and wind inverters that convert renewable energy into a usable form of electricity for distribution on the utility grid.
The facility will reach a capacity of 1 gigawatt of product by the end of the year with available site capacity reaching 4 gigawatts, which would generate enough electricity to power up to two million homes. The inverters manufactured at this facility will be installed in residential, commercial and utility settings."
And geothermal, Mr. President!
President Obama did not say the words "geothermal energy" explicitly in his State of the Union speech, but his intent could not be clearer. Geothermal runs 24/7, is one of the cleanest energy sources, is economically competitive already, and electricity is being produced at lower and lower temperatures. Beyond that, the use of geothermal for heating and cooling directly rather than production of electricity is still in its infancy.
So, Mr. President, I accept your challenge and humbly suggest that geothermal energy is one of our greatest resource opportunities for meeting America's goals of clean domestic energy.
From the President's speech:
"So tonight, I challenge you to join me in setting a new goal: by 2035, 80% of America’s electricity will come from clean energy sources. Some folks want wind and solar. Others want nuclear, clean coal, and natural gas.
This is our generation’s Sputnik moment. Two years ago, I said that we needed to reach a level of research and development we haven’t seen since the height of the Space Race. In a few weeks, I will be sending a budget to Congress that helps us meet that goal. We’ll invest in biomedical research, information technology, and especially clean energy technology – an investment that will strengthen our security, protect our planet, and create countless new jobs for our people.
Already, we are seeing the promise of renewable energy. Robert and Gary Allen are brothers who run a small Michigan roofing company. After September 11th, they volunteered their best roofers to help repair the Pentagon. But half of their factory went unused, and the recession hit them hard.
Today, with the help of a government loan, that empty space is being used to manufacture solar shingles that are being sold all across the country. In Robert’s words, “We reinvented ourselves.”
That’s what Americans have done for over two hundred years: reinvented ourselves. And to spur on more success stories like the Allen Brothers, we’ve begun to reinvent our energy policy. We’re not just handing out money. We’re issuing a challenge. We’re telling America’s scientists and engineers that if they assemble teams of the best minds in their fields, and focus on the hardest problems in clean energy, we’ll fund the Apollo Projects of our time.
At the California Institute of Technology, they’re developing a way to turn sunlight and water into fuel for our cars. At Oak Ridge National Laboratory, they’re using supercomputers to get a lot more power out of our nuclear facilities. With more research and incentives, we can break our dependence on oil with biofuels, and become the first country to have 1 million electric vehicles on the road by 2015.
We need to get behind this innovation. And to help pay for it, I’m asking Congress to eliminate the billions in taxpayer dollars we currently give to oil companies. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but they’re doing just fine on their own. So instead of subsidizing yesterday’s energy, let’s invest in tomorrow’s.
Now, clean energy breakthroughs will only translate into clean energy jobs if businesses know there will be a market for what they’re selling. So tonight, I challenge you to join me in setting a new goal: by 2035, 80% of America’s electricity will come from clean energy sources. Some folks want wind and solar. Others want nuclear, clean coal, and natural gas. To meet this goal, we will need them all – and I urge Democrats and Republicans to work together to make it happen."
New legislation covers water, aggregate, trust lands, etc
There's a swath of new bills introduced today in the Arizona Legislature. As usual, I see some that may be of interest to the geoscience community:
SB1427 - flood control districts construction projects
SB1432 - trust land exchanges
SB1470 - county water authorities, section repeal
SB1496 - aggregate resources
SB1522 - harvested water
SB1531 - state parks director and board appointment
SB1533 - renewable energy and water harvesting improvement districts
SB1545 - intrastate nuclear reactor fuel production
Red rocks of Utah and Mars - talk this Friday
My long-time friend and colleague, Margie Chan, professor at the University of Utah, will be in town this week and is giving a talk at the Univ. of Arizona on Friday, entitled “Red Rock and Water on Earth and Mars.” The talk will take place on campus in Gould-Simpson Rm 209 at 12:30pm.
Margie is a stratigrapher-sedimentologist, who has worked extensively in southern Utah. When the Mars Rovers landed and sent back photos of small "blueberry"-like concretions from the red planet, she immediately recognized them as identical to prolific "Moqui marbles" concretions formed by groundwater precipitation of hematite in Utah [right, credit Univ. of Utah].
Her work helped convince scientists of the existence, at least in the geologic past, of the importance of water on Mars.
She tells a great story about the science and the thrill of discovery.
She also introduced my wife and I to each other.
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Chinese negotiating use of Mt. Hopkins telescope
"The National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is negotiating with four world-class optical and infrared facilities in Chile and the United States to give Chinese astronomers around 50 nights of observing time per year at the telescopes," according to a post on ScienceInsider blog.
As part of the $3 million, 3-year deal, the Chinese astronomers would get 10-12 nights per year of use of the 6.5 meter MMT on Mt. Hopkins in southern Arizona, as one of 4 observatories in the Telescope Access Program deal.
The Multi-Mirror Telescope is a joint venture between the Smithsonian Observatory and the Univ. of Arizona.
Transfer of Nevada mining commission to environmental agency
Digging into Nevada Governor Sandoval's budget proposal, Mineweb.com reporter Dorothy Kosich found the following language:
"As part of the State of Nevada's reorganization efforts, the Mineral Resources budget account will be merged into the Division of Environmental Protection within the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to take advantage of the unique skill sets and synergies that exist between the two agencies".
The Nevada Commission on Mineral Resources s is funded entirely by fees on the mining industry, with a biennial budget for 2009-2011 of $18,297,915. For comparison, the joint budgets for the Arizona Geological Survey, AZ Dept. of Mines & Mineral Resources, and State Mine Inspectors office for the past two years was about $5.8 million, or less than one-third what Nevada spent. In 2010, Nevada's mineral production amounted to $7.55 billion compared to Arizona's value of $6.7 billion. [right, NV mines, and oil and geothermal fields. Credit, NV Bur. Mines & Geology]
Pangea supercontinent breakup rifting in Arizona
AZGS senior geologists Jon Spencer and Steve Richard (and 3 co-authors) have a new paper published online in the GSA Bulletin, that describes a Jurassic-aged rift basin that came close to breaking apart Arizona, during the breakup of the Pangea supercontinent [right, credit, C.R. Scotese]. Jon offered the history of their work on this project:
This study began in the early 1980s with Steve Richard’s Master’s thesis (1982), continued with mapping the Little Harquahala Mountains (OFR 85-09), Granite Wash Mountains (OFR 89-04 and AZGS Map 30), Plomosa Mountains (OFR 93-9), and New Water Mountains (94-14). That work did not answer basic questions about the origin of the McCoy Mountains Formation, including its age (Upper Jurassic or Upper Cretaceous?) so we went after the geochemistry of the interbedded basalts (OFR-99-1). When detrital-zircon dating became affordable, Steve and I did a sample collecting trip in 2004. We even got a date on a basalt from samples collected on that trip, which, along with the detrital zircon data, solved the big problems of age and origin of the McCoy Mountains Formation.
These new results led to the paper which looks at the breakup of the Pangea supercontinent, which consisted of all the earth's continent, by late in the Paleozoic Era (at about 250 Ma). "Africa separated from the eastern North America, and northern South America separated from southern North America. Arizona almost broke apart too in the late Jurassic (at about 155 Ma). At that time the McCoy Mountains Formation was first deposited in western Arizona (mostly La Paz County) and the Bisbee Group was deposited in southeastern Arizona. These two formations filled the rift valley that stopped rifting before southernmost Arizona was carried away by plate tectonic drift. The new study identified distinctive geochemical characteristics of rift-related basalts in the McCoy Mountains Formation, reported the first geochronologic date on the basalt (154 Ma), and determined the basic sources of the sands that were shed into the basin.
Ref: Spencer, J.E., Richard, S.M., Gehrels, G.E., Gleason, J.D., and Dickinson, W.R., 2011, Age and tectonic setting of the Mesozoic McCoy Mountains Formation in western Arizona, U.S.A.: Geological Society of American Bulletin, (electronic version published on January 26, 2011, doi:10.1130/B30206.1)
Energy, utility, and environment conference underway in Phoenix
The Energy, Utility, & Environment Conference is "an annual energy, utility and environment conference where over 3,000 delegates including environmental business leaders, energy executives, NGO’s and government policymakers converge to collaborate on the various issues facing energy generation, the future of utility and its impact on the environment.
Over a three day period more than 650 of the world’s leading experts will speak on the diverse topics of clean air policy, legislation and technologies, multi-pollutant control, energy and climate policy, wind, solar, EV-PHEV, carbon markets and CCS, corporate greenhouse gas (GHS) strategies, biofuels, biomass, and biogas, sustainability and reliability, energy efficiency and management, renewable energy and operations and management."
Earth fissure at Powerline flood control dam
The Arizona Republic reports that Maricopa County Flood Control District officials are looking at repairing or replacing a series of flood control dams in the East Valley over the next 15-20 years but earth fissures [left picture in figure at right. Credit, MCFCD] found near the Powerline flood retention structure [right map in figure at right] will necessitate a 'quick fix' construction of a new dam segment in the coming months.
The District's website says the identification of the earth fissure at Powerline FRS led the Arizona Department of Water Resources to classify the dam as “unsafe, non-emergency, elevated risk.” The story says "District officials are hosting a public meeting Tuesday to provide information about the project and gather residents' opinions. The meeting, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., will be at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport administrative office, 5835 S. Sossaman Road, Mesa."
Mars "butterfly crater" formed by impacting moonlet?
Emily at The Planetary Science Blog has created a mosaic of images from the ASU Mars Global Data website, showing an unusually elongated crater on Mars, probably formed by a very low angle oblique impact (ie, less than 10 degrees from horizontal).
Emily makes the case that the impacting body was a tiny Martian moonlet that fragmented on entry in the atmosphere.
[right, "A mosaic of three images captured by the THEMIS instrument on Mars Odyssey in its daytime mode covers a very unusual elongated crater located north of Acheron Fossae on Mars. Source images: V13947003, V30669005, and V12100004. Image scale is 37.7 m/pixel; the crater is 10 kilometers long but only 7.5 wide. Credit: NASA / JPL / ASU / mosaic by Emily Lakdawalla"]
Talks and signings at Tucson gem, mineral, fossil show
The Tucson Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Showcase kicked off officially yesterday with tens of thousands of buyers and sellers filling the tent cities that have been erected all around town. But there are also a lot of fascinating lectures and other events going on during the two weeks leading up to the big Tucson Gem & Mineral Show at the Convention Center, Feb. 10-13.
Here are a few of the talks, etc I've noted:
"Collector Day": Wayne Sorensen of the Wayne R. Sorensen Family Trust Collection, in the lobby of Westward Look Resort, 10am-4pm, Saturday, Feb 5
"Demantoid and Tourmaline, Mineral Adventures from Madagascar": by Dr. Federico Pezzota, Curator of Mineralology at the Museum of Natural History, Milan, Italy, Westward Look Resort, Sunday, Feb. 6 (no time listed - www.finemineralshow.com)
Book signing - "Meteorite Hunting: How to Find Treasure from Space," by Geoff Notkin and Steve Arnold, stars of the Science Channel's tv series "Meteorite Men," Sunday, Feb. 6, 11am-1pm, Hotel Tucson City Center Copper Ballroom [right, credit www.meteoritemen.com]
"Time Bandits: Fossil Fakes, Frauds, and Copyright Infringements": Peter Lawson, Black Hills Institute and George Winters, AAPS, Thursday, Feb. 3, 7pm, International Wildlife Museum (4800 W. Gates Pass Rd - about 3-4 miles west of downtown). Free admission but tickets must be obtained from the AAPS booth a the Hotel Tucson City Center Copper Ballroom
Magmatic-hydrothermal origin of Nevada's gold
A new online paper in Nature Geoscience offers an explanation for the origin of the Carlin-type gold deposits in Nevada, the seconds largest concentration of gold after South Africa. The authors propose that
"...upwelling asthenosphere impinged on a strongly modified subcontinental lithospheric mantle, generating magmas that released gold-bearing fluids at depths of 10 to 12 km. The rising aqueous fluids with elevated hydrogen sulphide concentrations and a high ratio of gold to copper underwent phase changes and mixed with meteoric water. Within a few kilometres of the surface, the fluids dissolved and sulphidized carbonate wall rocks, leading to deposition of gold-bearing pyrite. We conclude that the large number and size of Carlin-type deposits in Nevada is the result of an unusual convergence of a specific geologic setting, together with a tectonic trigger that led to extremely efficient transport and deposition of gold."
Ref: "Magmatic–hydrothermal origin of Nevada’s Carlin-type gold deposits," John L. Muntean, Jean S. Cline, Adam C. Simon, & Anthony A. Longo, Nature Geoscience, (2011), doi:10.1038/ngeo1064
More potash core holes permitted in Holbrook basin
HNZ Potash, a joint venture of Hunt Oil and NZ Legacy Resources, an Arizona land and ranching company, have permitted ten more coreholes into the Holbrook basin potash deposit (AZOGCC permits 1000 - 1009). They previously permitted 10 wells that have yet to be drilled. It looks like they are waiting to carry out the combined larger drilling program at one time.
The HNZ permits are located to the southeast of Petrified Forest National Park lands, shown in purple at right. The company reports a land position of 74,000 acres.
The core holes are permitted by the AZ Oil & Gas Conservation Commission, which is staffed by AZGS. AZGS estimates 682 million to 2.27 billion tonnes of potash in the deposit.
Meanwhile, global demand for potash is surging, which bodes well for the Holbrook deposit, which could constitute as much as 25% of all the potash in the U.S., according to our published report.
Mineweb.com reports that PotashCorp of Saskatchewan announced that they are effectively sold out of potash for the first quarter of 2011. The company predicts the spot price will ramp up, with contract prices hitting $450 per tonne by year end, along with record company production. Global shipments,which hit 52 million tonnes in 2010, are expected to reach 55-60 million tonnes in 2011.
Two more Arizona bills - eminent domain over federal lands
Two more bills were pointed out to me that could be of interest to the geoscience community:
HB2472, allowing for the taking of federal land under eminent domain.
HB2313, another eminent domain, taking-of-federal-land bill.
A similar effort was passed in Utah last year, although I have not compared that bill with the Arizona ones.
New Arizona legislation
A couple weeks ago, the Arizona House introduced hundreds of bills. Now, the Senate is catching up. Here are a few new bills that caught my attention:
SB1237 Energy Authority of Arizona
SB1288 Free Exercise of religion, professionals, appointees
SB1393 Greenhouse gases - Freedom to Breathe
SB1394 Interstate Compact - Freedom to Breathe
UA Mineral Museum selling duplicate minerals to raise $3M at Tucson gem show
Word around the Tucson gem, mineral, and fossil showcase that got underway officially today, is that the University of Arizona Mineral Museum [right, photo credit UA Mineral Museum. These are not the minerals being sold] is selling some of its specimens. John Veevaert at Trinity Mineral Company, mentioned it briefly at the end of a long post on his blog Mineralshows.com about the show. I got hold of Bob Downs, UA geosciences professor, who also is the UA Mineral Museum director. Bob provided some corrections to Veevaert's post and more detail. I'm posting Bob's response below so as to not mis-state anything:
The state funding to the mineral museum has stopped. So, the museum along with the museum board decided to raise an endowment through the sale of lower quality samples and duplicate samples from its collection of roughly 20,000 pieces. A request for proposals (RFP) was issued by the university, and Dr Marcus Origlieri won the bid to sell on consignment, with 90% return to the museum. His contract currently runs through the mineral show. The endowment was kick started by a $750K gift from Freeport-McMoRan, with the understanding that the museum would raise $3M total. The endowment is earmarked solely for the support of a collections manager position, currently held by Mark Candee, and operations of the museum. Our intent is to ensure funding for the mineral museum without destroying the collection. We will gladly accept donations.
In addition, we currently have a total of $7M of minerals and funding in the form of estate gifts that are promised to the museum if it gets through this difficult time and shows that it is secure for the long term.
[Thanks to Mike at the Louisville Fossils blog, for pointing out the mineralshow post]
"Geospectrum" e-zine online
The Winter issue of AGI's electronic magazine Geospectrum is online now. I am impressed with the range of news about the geosciences covered in the 47 pages. It's a valuable read. Kudos to AGI.
GeoSpectrum is the free quarterly electronic newsletter of the geosciences. Originially launched as a newsletter for the American Geological Institute in 1995, GeoSpectrum has been reborn as the go-to source of information on AGI's 49 Member Societies. The American Geological Institute coordinates and edits the publication, but it is the result of contributed materials from socieities, geoscience organizations and others in the community.
While this version is published quarterly, AGI also hosts a blog with the latest information on meetings, events, awards, and more. To access the blog please visit http://www.agiweb.org/geospectrum-blog/.
Draft EIS for northern Arizona uranium lands set for Feb. 18 public release
The Arizona BLM office advised us late today that the Draft EIS for uranium exploration and development in northern Arizona has been delivered to BLM and is now at the printer. Barring a major event, they anticipate a public release on February 18th, which will begin the 45 day public comment period. The public comment period will end on April 4. AZGS is a cooperating agency in the EIS process. [right, map showing the withdrawal area of approximately 1 million acres of federal lands from exploration or mineral entry in green]
The public meeting schedule is now:
March 7, 2011 - BLM National Training Center, Phoenix, AZ
March 8, 2011 - High Country Conference Center, Flagstaff, AZ
March 9, 2011 - Fredonia High School Media Center, Fredonia, AZ
March10, 2011 - Homewood Suites, Salt Lake City, UT
All meetings are planned as an Open House scheduled to begin at 6pm, with an introduction and informational presentation from 6:30 to about 6:45, and scheduled to end at 8:30.
[taken in part from the BLM email]
U.S. mineral production values up 9% in 2010; Arizona #2
The value of Arizona mineral production in 2010 was $6.7 billion, putting us in second place behind Nevada with $7.55 billion according to the USGS Mineral Commodities Summary 2011 released today. Arizona produced 10.46% of the nation's mineral value, while Nevada produced 11.70%.
Arizona's mineral revenues came from copper, molybdenum concentrates, sand and gravel
(construction), cement (portland), stone (crushed).
Nevada's lead over Arizona is attributable to the soaring price of gold.
The MCS reports that copper and copper alloy products were used in building construction, 49%; electric and electronic products, 20%; transportation equipment, 12%; consumer and general products, 10%; and industrial machinery and equipment, 9%.
The news release about the MCS offers a summary of U.S. mineral production:
The value of mineral production in the U.S. increased 9 percent in 2010 from that of 2009, suggesting that the nonfuel minerals industries, particularly metals, were beginning to recover from the economic recession that began in December 2007 and lasted well into 2009.
The value of raw, nonfuel minerals mined in the U.S. was $64 billion in 2010, up from $59 billion in 2009, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s annual release of mineral production statistics and summary of events and trends affecting domestic and global nonfuel minerals.
"During the past year, we began to see increases in domestic mineral production, after significant declines in 2009," said USGS Mineral Resources Program Coordinator Kathleen Johnson. "This report allows for timely research and analysis of our nation’s minerals sector."
The metals sector was marked by higher prices across the board and a substantial increase in tonnage of iron ore mined. The metals industries supported the overall gains in the minerals sector, offsetting a 6 percent decline in the value of non-metals in 2010.
The non-metallic minerals sector continued to decline in 2010, but at a slower rate than in 2009. More non-metallic mineral commodities showed increases in mine production and value than those that decreased, but the production and consumption of dominant materials, particularly those used in construction, declined.
U.S. dependence on foreign sources for minerals increased, continuing a trend that has been evident for more than 30 years. The U.S. relied on foreign sources to supply more than 50 percent of domestic consumption of 43 mineral commodities in 2010. The U.S. was 100 percent reliant on imports for 18 mineral commodities in 2010.
Minerals are a fundamental component to the U.S. economy. Final products, such as cars and houses, produced by major U.S. industries using mineral materials made up about 13 percent (more than $2.1 trillion) of the 2010 gross domestic product. Domestic raw materials, along with domestically recycled materials, were used to process mineral materials worth $578 billion, such as aluminum, brick, copper, fertilizers, and steel. These products were, in turn, used to produce cars, houses, and other products.
The report, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2011, is an annual report that includes statistics on about 90 mineral commodities and addresses events, trends, and issues in the domestic and international minerals industries. The report is used by public and private sector analysts regarding planning and decision making for government and business.
Havasupai Tribe and FEMA sign disaster agreement today
FEMA officials are flying into Supai Village this morning to sign a formal agreement to implement federal disaster assistance to the Sovereign Tribal Nation of the Havasupai Tribe (Havasupai). This will release funds to assist the Havasupai with their recovery from flooding that occurred last October [right, photo by Brian Gootee, AZGS].
This is the first time a Native American tribe has received emergency disaster funds on their own, rather than as a partner to a state or county government. Tribal Council Chair Bernadine Jones said, “We are proud to be a grantee and to be able to receive FEMA funds directly to the Tribe. This action strengthens the sovereignty of the Tribe.”
AZGS geologist Brian Gootee has been working with the Tribe to help with the recovery, including assisting with preparation during the past few weeks of a comprehensive mitigation plan that was completed just yesterday in cooperation with FEMA and the AZ Div. of Emergency Management. That was key to getting the disaster funds released.
The famed Havasu Canyon has been closed to visitors since the flood but the emergency funds will be crucial in restoring tourist facilities that the are economic lifeblood of the Tribe.
Chandler student among Intel Science Talent finalists
A Chandler high school senior, Scott Paul Boisvert from Basha High School, is one of 40 finalists nationwide in the Intel Science Talent Search. The finalists were selected from 300 Semifinalists and 1,744 total applicants and "will come to Washington, D.C. in March to participate in final judging, display their work to the public, meet with notable scientists, and compete for the top award of $100,000." The 40 finalists come from 15 states.
The Intel Science Talent Search (Intel STS) is the nation’s most prestigious science research competition for high school seniors. Since 1942, first in partnership with Westinghouse and beginning in 1998 with Intel, SSP [Science for Society & the Public] has provided a national stage for the country's best and brightest young scientists to present original research to nationally recognized professional scientists.
Boisevert's research project is titled, Influences of Environmental Chemistry on Growth and Chemotaxis of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Aquatic Habitats: Implications for Amphibian Decline.
It's too bad that a society that is glued to the tv to watch our kids on "American Idol," will largely ignore this collection of our best and brightest.
Valuing the water used to generate electricity
Electric generation is one of the largest users of water yet many utilities do not even report what they use nor calculate the "opportunity cost" of water over the life of the plant, according to a new report from Western Resource Advocates, Every Drop Counts: Valuing the Water Used to Generate Electricity. The report looks at water use in six western states, including Arizona.
One way they calculate water values is to use municipal tap fees [right, based on tap fees, the price of water is highest along the Colorado Front Range and Prescott, AZ]
The report came to 3 main conclusions:
At a minimum, utilities across the region should report water consumption for existing facilities, along with projected water consumption for different proposed portfolios, as part of their integrated resource plans.
In considering new water-intensive power plants, utilities and regulators should assess the value of water today, the potential value of water in the future, and the opportunity cost of using water for power generation over the lifetime of the power plant.
Regulators and electric utilities should consider the benefits of maintaining flexibility, and the role of water-efficient forms of generation and energy efficiency as a hedge against short- or long-term drought.
Arizona #15 in S&T, up two places
Arizona ranks 15th overall in a national comparison of states in science and technology, up two places from the last ranking in 2008. The Milken Institute report, 2010 State Technology and Science Index: Enduring Lessons for the Intangible Economy "looks at 79 unique indicators that are categorized into five major components: Research and Development Inputs, Risk Capital and Entrepreneurial Infrastructure, Human Capital Investment, Technology and Science Work Force, and Technology Concentration and Dynamism."
Reporter Patrick O'Grady, writing at the Phoenix Business Blog says "Dragging the overall ranking down, however, is what Arizona has done in terms of educating workers that can supply technology jobs. The state ranked 32nd on the human capital investment scale."
It's interesting to see that 3 of the top 5 states border Arizona.
The top ten (with previous Index rankings in 2008):
1.Massachusetts (1)
2.Maryland (2)
3.Colorado (3)
4.California (4)
5.Utah (8)
6.Washington (5)
7.New Hampshire (9)
8.Virginia (6)
9.Connecticut (7)
10.Delaware (14)
Rep. Quayle to chair House Technology & Innovation Subcommittee
Freshman Arizona congressman Ben Quayle is newly appointed chair of the technology and innovation subcommittee of the House Science Committee. Gabrielle Giffords is also a member of the subcommittee.
The subcommittee jurisdiction includes earthquake programs (except for NSF) and scientific issues related to environmental policy, including climate change.
Billion dollar loan guarantee for world's largest solar plant near Yuma
The U.S. Dept. of Energy has announced "the offer of a conditional commitment to Agua Caliente Solar, LLC for a loan guarantee of up to $967 million. The loan guarantee will support the construction of a 290-megawatt photovoltaic solar generating facility located in Yuma County, Arizona that will use thin film solar panels from [Tempe-based] First Solar, Inc. The project sponsor, NRG Solar, estimates the project will be the largest photovoltaic generation facility in the world when it is completed."
First Solar says "when fully operational, the 290MW Agua Caliente Solar Project will generate enough clean solar energy to serve the needs of about 100,000 average homes per year, displacing approximately 220,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year—the equivalent of taking about 40,000 cars off the road. Construction on the Agua Caliente Solar Project is planned to begin in late 2010. Pacific Gas & Electric Company has contracted to purchase the project's output for 25 years. "
Making Arizona the "Grand Canyon State"
Newly introduced House Bill 2549 will make it official: "the Grand Canyon state" is the official state nickname. [photo credit, National Park Service]
Summarizing the mines department transfer
I sent the following letter out today to many of our stakeholders:
Last Friday, the Arizona Dept. of Mines & Mineral Resources shut down operations when they ran out of money. However, at the same time, the DMMR governing board transferred custody of the department’s files and physical resources to the Arizona Geological Survey for one year, or until the State Legislature acts on the Governor’s proposal to consolidate the two agencies or takes other action.
AZGS committed to keeping the doors open to the ADMMR offices in Phoenix and public access to their extensive records, maps, and reports, at least through the end of the state fiscal year, June 30, pending the Legislature’s decision. DMMR Director Dr. Madan Singh officially retired on January 21, but graciously agreed to come back as needed to help in the transition and to finalize any outstanding reports. All the other DMMR staff accepted offers of employment with the AZGS at their current status and were transferred without interruption.
AZGS did not assume the statutory duties of DMMR nor is this a merger of the agencies. DMMR continues to exist in statute and the Governing Board is responsible for the department assets and remaining funds. AZGS will report on our custodianship on a regular basis to the Board. The statutory duties of the mines department and the geological survey are complementary and the Survey's mission is written broadly enough that we all feel we can continue to meet the needs of the citizens, agencies, and businesses of Arizona with regard to the mines department’s assets, both physical and intellectual.
We are currently reviewing the external contracts and grants to DMMR to ensure we can complete the commitments made in them at which time we will request approval from the funding sources for us to manage them under the original terms.
DMMR holds the state’s most extensive collection of historical and technical mine and mineral resource files, including many from now-defunct companies or personal libraries. They are irreplaceable.
Yes, these files are invaluable to the small-mine operator as newspaper reports have emphasized, but they are also heavily used by other government agencies, by the bigger companies that have not worked in Arizona, and a variety of land owners, among others.
DMMR works with the Arizona Corporation Commission and the Attorney General to provide them with solid engineering and economic evaluations on the issuance and sale of mining securities. Selling phony mining stock has been a favorite of scammers and con artists for years.
DMMR’s customers are also other state and federal agencies, who need reliable information about mining projects across the state to understand the economic, planning, and environmental impacts that need to be dealt with. ADMMR, like AZGS, participates as a cooperating agency in numerous federal EIS processes, bringing their mining engineering expertise to bear.
DMMR’s state funds would have run out at the end of January. With the state’s dire fiscal situation and severe budget cuts being imposed everywhere, an emergency budget increase for them was just not realistic. Instead, Gov. Brewer recognized that consolidating our two small agencies with complementary missions makes sense. We can preserve their critical records.
Over the past three years, and in the midst of a nationwide recession, AZGS has grown at unprecedented rates due to our success in bringing in external funds to subsidize and underwrite our work on state issues that the state can no longer fully fund. We have a more stable funding base, greater infrastructure, and a support staff that we can bring to the consolidated agencies. The resulting economies of scale promises better service to you and our other customers and stakeholders at a lower cost.
This consolidation has all occurred in just three days, so the dust won’t be settling for a while, but I am confident that we will come out with an agency that can better meet the needs of all our constituents, whether it’s a weekend miner or the world’s largest producers, as well as the range of federal land management agencies and environmental organizations.
I expect you have questions or concerns about what this means. We’ll try to answer them the best we can but frankly, we’re breaking new ground here and we are still discovering, in some cases, just what the questions are. There are a lot of details that we continue to work out but the transfer overall was smooth and our combined operations are working as usual.
I want to personally thank Madan Singh, the DMMR Board members, and the former DMMR staff for their selfless cooperation during this wrenching time for them. Gov. Jan Brewer has put her senior staff to work on this, along with the heads of the finance, administration, and personnel agencies, to make sure the transfer was completed almost overnight to preserve DMMR’s records and maintain continued access to them.
Geothermal air conditioning talk set for Friday
AZGS is presenting two talks on new concepts in geothermal energy this Friday, Jan. 28 at our office in Tucson. We invite you to attend the talks on geothermal air conditioning and thermal profiles in wells.
Dr. Frank Horowitz, from the Geothermal Centre of Excellence at the University of Western Australia in Perth, is stopping by AZGS on his way to the Stanford Geothermal Conference, and offered to give talks on aspects of his current work.
At 10 am, Frank will talk on "Detailed thermal profiling of Perth Basin wells: a joint inversion for thermal conductivities and heat fluxes in active sedimentary aquifers"
At 2 pm he will present a more formal talk on "Geothermal air conditioning opportunities in hot sedimentary aquifers"
Both talks will be webcast nationally to participants in our DOE-funded State Geothermal Data project.
Asarco seems to confirm report of plans to expand Ray, Mission copper mines
A United Steelworkers official says Asarco told the union last week at a meeting in Tucson that the company plans on expanding the Ray [right, credit USGS] and Mission copper mines, according a report by Platts, that has been picked up widely by the mining and financial news media. There are no responses from Asarco so far, except the company has posted the Platts release on their website, under the headline, "Asarco tells USW of plans to expand two copper mines in Arizona."
That sounds like confirmation to me.
Reaction to mines dept consolidation
There have been a few news reports about the consolidation of the Arizona Dept. of Mines & Mineral Resources into the Arizona Geological Survey last week, after ADMMR shut down because of lack of funds. I've posted comments or talked with the reporters at those publications. There's been some thoughtful comments back and forth about the developments.
UPDATE--AZ Gov. Brewer closes state department servicing world-class copper region
Arizona Cuts Mining Agency: A View of Future Tea Parties
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Report on newly discovered Little Chino fault
AZGS has released a map and report on the newly discovered “Little Chino fault” that borders the northeast margin of Chino Valley, north of Prescott.
AZGS geologists are now studying the geochronology along the Little Chino fault and continue mapping in the Prescott-Paulden area as part of our work on the USGS funded Statemap cooperative program.
The map and report are available in PDF format at the Arizona Geological Survey Document Repository: http://repository.azgs.az.gov.
Ref: B.F. Gootee, C.A. Ferguson, Spencer, J.E. and J.P. Cook, 2011, Geologic Map of the Chino Valley North 7½' Quadrangle, Yavapai County, Arizona. Map scale 1:24,000
Magnitude 3.5 quake strikes west of Sedona
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck at 5:16 am local time this morning, about 15 miles west of Sedona, Arizona. There are only a couple reports of it being felt with weak to light groundshaking, no reports of damage.
update, 1-27-11: the USGS has modified the quake size to 3.6 after reviewing the AZGS seismograph readings.
We have a deal - AZGS will keep mine files open to public
The Arizona Dept. of Mines & Mineral Resources (ADMMR) and the Arizona Geological Survey (AZGS) finalized an agreement late this afternoon that turns over custody to AZGS of the ADMMR's extensive files and reports on mines and mineral resources. The ADMMR offices in Phoenix will open as usual on Monday morning, but under management of AZGS. We committed to keeping the ADMMR files open to the public through the end of the state fiscal year (June 30) or until the Legislature takes action on Gov. Brewer's proposal to consolidate ADMMR into AZGS.
Five of the six ADMMR staff accepted offers to transfer to AZGS and will continue to work from their offices in Phoenix. ADMMR Director Dr. Madan Singh is retiring today. The entire staff had received notices of layoffs last Friday effective today, when ADMMR was projected to run out of money.
ADMMR had been hoping for an emergency supplemental budget increase to continue operating through June but the states dire financial situation trumped that. When the Governor's budget was finalized last week, it became clear that ADMMR would not get the extra funds to stay open and would have a similar shortfall next fiscal year.
The proposed consolidation of our two small agencies should also provide some efficiencies of scale, allowing us to provide better service to our customers and stakeholders at a lower cost.
A lot of folks have been working almost around the clock the past few days to put together this agreement. I'll talk more later about how this complex deal was put together and what it means for Arizona.
Mines & Mineral Resources dept. out of money; shutting down Friday
The Arizona Dept. of Mines & Mineral Resources (ADMMR) is running out of state operating funds and is being shut down on Friday.
The Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum in Phoenix was transferred from ADMMR to the Arizona Historical Society last year to become the Arizona Centennial Museum. This left ADMMR with 3 state-funded and a couple of grant-funded positions. They moved out of the museum building into smaller space in nearby empty state offices. The department came to realize that their budget would not last through the year but it's now clear that the state's overall budget situation would not allow for supplemental state funding to carry them through until the new fiscal year in July.
Gov. Brewer, in her budget released last Friday, proposed that ADMMR be consolidated with the Arizona Geological Survey. If that proposal is approved by the Legislature, it would probably not take effect until July 1.
The immediate issue is to see what can be done between the closure at the end of the week and the pending consolidation.
Hundreds of bills filed today in Arizona Legislature
House members filed a few hundred bills in the Arizona Legislature today, while the Senate kept theirs to a couple dozen. After a quick scan, here are a handful that caught my attention:
HB2259 - Cut the salaries of state agency directors by 10% (hey, that's me!)
HB2265 - AZ Mining & Mineral Museum restoration
HB2295 - Renewable energy net metering
HB2317 - State Land Dept appropriation (but the amount is left blank)
HB2393 - Drought emergency groundwater transfers
HB2470 - LPG emergencies, liability
HB2527 - Well ownership, sale; registration
You can read the full bill, status, sponsors, etc, at http://www.azleg.gov/bills.asp
Regulatory oversight of uranium mine criticized
The Arizona (Flagstaff) Daily Sun ran a blistering story on the state's oversight of Denison Mines Arizona #1 uranium mine [right, head frame for Arizona #1. Credit, Denison Mines] saying it "has been largely left to regulate itself." The story appears to have been compiled from information in ADEQ files.
However, no one from Denison or the AZ Dept. of Environmental Quality is quoted in the story. We need to hear their responses, but reporter Cyndy Cole has raised concerns that have to be addressed.
Mohave County solar update
There are proposals to develop 6 commercial solar power projects in Mohave County, ranging from 1 to 1,200 megawatts each, and totaling over 1830 MW. But none has broken ground and only one has approval from the Arizona Corporation Commission.
The Kingman Daily Miner looks at the status of each project. [right, overlay of proposed Hualapai Valley Solar project, the first one approved by Mohave County]
Arizona GDP same as Thailands
Arizona's economy is about the same size as that of Thailand.
The Economist magazine has published an updated map comparing the gross domestic product (GDP) of each U.S. state to that of other countries. Arizona's GDP in 2009 was $256.36 billion vs that of Thailand at $263.98. The interactive map lets you check out each state.
"Here be dragons" - how is technology altering society and government?
Arizona State University is a partner in Future Tense, along with the New America Foundation and Slate magazine. They are hosting a conference in Washington DC next month titled, "Here Be Dragons: Governing a Technologically Uncertain Future."
Maps in the old days often included depictions of sea dragons or lions to connote unknown or dangerous terrain. Unfortunately, when it comes to a future that will be altered in unimaginable ways by emerging technologies, society and government cannot simply lay down a "Here Be Dragons" marker with a fanciful illustration to signal that most of us have no clue. How does a democratic society both nurture and regulate -- and find the right balance between those two imperatives -- fast-evolving technologies poised to radically alter life?"
Future Tense is convening at Google DC a number of leading scientists, Internet thinkers, governance experts and science fiction writers to grapple with the challenge of governing an unchartered future.
Among the confirmed attendees are George Church, Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School; Michael Crow, President of Arizona State University; Francis Fukuyama, Senior Fellow at Stanford's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies; Amy Gutmann, President of the University of Pennsylvania and Chair of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues; Michael Specter, staff writer for the New Yorker covering science, technology, and public health issues; Neal Stephenson, author of Cryptonomicon, The Diamond Age, Snow Crash, and Zodiac; Robert Wright, Future Tense Fellow at the New America Foundation and author of The Evolution of God, The Moral Animal, and Nonzero; and many more...
Applications invited for National Geothermal Academy
The National Geothermal Academy (NGA) presents an 8-week intensive summer course in all aspects of geothermal energy development and utilization. The course will be offered for either undergraduate or graduate credit. Funding from DOE will defray room and board costs, and possibly tuition costs, for up to 20 students to attend from across the nation. Space is limited and this is a competitive program. The NGA is intended for juniors or seniors and post-baccalaureate students in scientific and engineering programs. Priority will be given to those applicants who intend to take all modules of the NGA. Strong undergraduate preparation in quantitative
fields, such as mathematics, physics, geoscience, engineering or chemistry, is expected. Topics to be covered include the following modules:
1) Introduction to Geothermal Energy Utilization
2) Public Policy/Permitting/Environmental Issues
3) Resource Assessment and Exploration
4) Drilling Engineering
5) Reservoir Engineering and Management
6) Power Plant Design and Construction
7) Direct Use / Heat Pumps
8) Geothermal Business Principles and Development
9) Team and Independent Project Synthesis
[taken from the NGA announcement]
Organizing underway for Arizona Science & Technology Festival
Planning is moving quickly for a 2012 Arizona Science and Technology Festival intended to rival the best such events in the nation. Jeremy Babendure, who was co-director of the hugely successful San Diego Science Festival, has moved to Arizona State University to set up a major event for Arizona. Jeremy told me that in just under two months they have met with over 50 organizations in industry, academia, the community and K12 and now have over 100 concepts in the works and likely 200 by the end of February. The first USA Science & Engineering Fair, held on the Capitol Mall in Washington, DC this past fall, was an incredible success [right] drawing 500,000 visitors to over 1,500 free ehibits. 2012 is Arizona's Centennial year which should provide an incentive to make our event special.
AZGS will be assisting Jeremy and his team with engaging the Tucson community in the Festival. He graciously agreed to let me share their list of tentative concepts from the early meetings. Remember, these are all subject to change. And if you want to become involved, contact Jeremy:
Jeremy Babendure, Ph.D., Director, Arizona Science and Technology Festival
Office of Public Affairs, Arizona State University
Email: jbabendure@asu.edu, Phone: 480-250-7764
Here's the preliminary list of ideas:
In the field science and collaborator events - Interface with science professionals in the field at local companies, institutions, research centers and parks. Dozens of programs already proposed from organizations including Arizona Game and Fish, ASU, Barrows Neurological Institute, Botanical Gardens, CHW, Project Wet, Southwest School of Naturopathic Medicine
- Crayfish Boil - Arizona Game and Fish
- Highways and Wildlife – Arizona Game and Fish
- Discovery Day - Southwest School of Naturopathic Medicine
- Walk For Brain Tumor Research - Students Supporting Brain Tumor Research
- Arizona Water Festivals - Project Wet
- A Day at Barrows Neurological Institute - Barrows Neurological Institute
- FutureScape City Nanotechnology Tour - ASU’s CSPO
- A Mathematical Walking Tour of the Botanical Gardens - Carole Greenes, ASU Prime
Neighborhood Science Conversations - Experience science one’s own neighborhood with dozens of programs that highlight exciting careers in science, foster debate on pressing issues of the day, provide hands-on experiences for people of all ages
- Chandler – Innovations; Gangplank
- Glendale – Deer Valley Rock Art Center
- Mesa – Mesa Community College; Polytechnic Elementary
- Phoenix – University Public School; Benchmark Charter School
- Scottsdale – Skysong
- Tempe – ASU Museum of Anthropology, ASU Museum of Art, Barrett Honors College
- From Fish to Hook - Arizona Game and Fish
- Arizona Wildlife – Arizona Game and Fish
- Build Your Own Optical Illusion - Steve Macknik and Susan Martinez-Conde Lab
- Mind and Machine - Kinetic Muscles
- Toy Shop Engineering – EVIT
- Science of Collaboration - Gangplank
- The art of science – Gangplank Junior
- Intro into Computer Programming Using Scratch – Gangplank Junior
- Intro into Electronics – Gangplank Junior
- Intro into Robotics – Gangplank Junior
- Intro into Green Science – Gangplank Junior
- Intro into Bioscience – Gangplank Junior
- Intro into Space Exploration – Gangplank Junior
- Intro into Geology – Gangplank Junior
- Biotech Teacher Workshop - Adrienne Scheck
- Science is Fun – ASU CEEE
- GPA: Is it a plague on education? - ASU School of Business
- Big Brother and Technology - ASU College of Law
- Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship - ASU College of Law
- Health Care and Entrepreneurship - ASU College of Law
- Does My Dog Have Valley Fever? - ASU SOLS
- The Future of Health Monitoring – Biodesign
- Hohokam Canals and Long Term Water Use - ASU SHESC
- Soil Labs to determine prehistoric land use - ASU SHESC
- Uncovering Myths of 2012 - ASU SHESC
- Forensic Anthropology - ASU SHESC
- Model of Complex Systems - ASU SHESC
- Travelogues about Ethiopia, Tanzania, and South Africa - ASU SHESC
- Pandemics in Arizona - ASU SHESC
- Alternative Imaginations: Rethinking Knowledge Systems – ASU CSPO
- Science Debates –ASU CSPO
Science Cafe's
- Anne Stone, Neanderthals – ASU SHESC
- Brenda Baker, mummies – ASU SHESC
- CSPO will produce 3 science café’s, including one in Spanish
Signature Events - High energy, thought provoking events that draw crowds in the hundreds to thousands. Events already in development include:
- The Science of Magic – Steve Macknik and Susan Martinez-Conde
- Medical Careers of the Future – CHW
- Weird Science – Gangplank
- 2 Premiere Origins events - ASU Origins
World Premiere Conferences - Multiple world-class science conferences will be planned and draw visitors to Arizona during the Festival to experience the exciting events.
- International Conference of Sustainable Science, ASU GIOS
- Conference on Law and Sustainability, ASU College of Law
EXPO Booths and Performances - highly visible exhibition providing engagement and exchange opportunities for children, teens, families, and local science professionals with dozens of hands-on activities, performances, interactive demos, science challenges, and family-oriented science entertainment.
- Prehistoric Kids Zone - Deer Valley Rock Art Center
- The Egg Drop Challenge - Coyote Middle School
- Science, Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Miss Science and Biz in a Boxx
- Hands-on displays of fossils and bones and/or “digging for fossils” display - ASU SHESC
- Letters to Lucy” as an interactive booth; hosted by becominghuman.org - ASU SHESC
- Legacies on the Landscape - ASU SHESC
- Solar Innovations – ASU Fulton School of Engineering
- Bioengineering (Robotic Arms, Man-Machine Interface) – ASU Fulton School of Engineering
- Aerospace and Mission – ASU Fulton School of Engineering
- Helping Blind with Imaging Tools – ASU Fulton School of Engineering
- “Ask a Biologist” - ASU SOLS
- Science is Fun - ASU CEEE
- One if By Land, Two if By Sea, Math in Our Nation’s History - ASU Prime
Zone 100 Presenters - pairing 100 of Arizona’s most inspiring leaders in science & technology with local secondary schools
- Mark Jacobs – Dean, Barrett Honors College
- Chuck Kazilek - “Ask a Biologist’s Dr. Biology” ASU SOLS
- Lawrence Krauss –Director Origins Initiative; Co-Director Cosmology Initiative
- Marty Schultz – Former VP of Pinnacle West Capital
- Quentin Wheeler – Dean, ASU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Neal Woodbury – CSO, Biodesign
Year Round Programs
- Junior Researcher Speaker Series – Barrows and ASU Undergraduate Researchers
- The Art of Water – ASU SHESC, SRP, Maricopa County Office of Education
- School Water Audit – Project Wet
- Pay it Forward Science – Benchmark Charter School
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804. $229,900 4 / 2 414 W Youngs Ave., Unit B, Wildwood (Condo - 1898)
805. $229,900 3 / 1 318 W Cresse, Wildwood Crest (Single Family - 1671)
806. $229,900 3 / 2 207 E Taylor, Wildwood (Condo - 1551)
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816. $225,000 Liquor License, Wildwood (Business Opportunity - 1638)
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824. $224,900 3 / 2 131 W Schellenger, Wildwood (Condo - 1566)
825. $224,900 3 / 1 7201 Pacific, Wildwood Crest (Condo - 1562)
826. $224,900 3 / 2.1 114 E Leaming, Wildwood (Condo - 1492)
827. $224,900 2 / 1 407 E 12th, North Wildwood (Condo - 1421)
829. $224,900 2 / 1 304 Surf, North Wildwood (Condo - 1404)
830. $224,900 112 W Buttercup, Wildwood Crest (Duplex - 1404)
831. $222,000 3 / 1.1 105 E Crocus, Wildwood Crest (Condo - 1657)
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835. $220,000 4 / 2 116 W Burk, Wildwood (Condo - 1629)
836. $219,900 3 / 2.1 210 E Spencer, Wildwood (Townhouse - 1596)
838. $219,900 4 / 2 137 E Wildwood, Wildwood (Condo - 1444)
839. $219,900 5 / 1.1 224 W Pine, Wildwood (Single Family - 1418)
840. $219,900 4 / 2 324 W Taylor Avenue, Wildwood (Single Family - 1418)
841. $219,000 2 / 2 6201 OCEAN, Wildwood Crest (Condo - 1722)
842. $219,000 2 / 1.1 5000 Atlantic Ave., Wildwood (Townhouse - 1562)
843. $219,000 2 / 1 305 E Crocus, Wildwood Crest (Condo - 1550)
844. $219,000 1 / 1 5301 Ocean Avenue, Wildwood (Condo - 1545)
845. $219,000 3 / 1 215 W Pine, Wildwood (Single Family - 1520)
846. $219,000 3 / 2 416 W Bennett, Wildwood (Condo - 1443)
847. $219,000 2 / 2 6201 Ocean Ave, Wildwood (Condo - 1722)
848. $219,000 3 / 1 215 Pine Ave, Wildwood (Single Family - 1520)
849. $217,900 2 / 1 102 E Primrose, Wildwood Crest (Condo - 1626)
850. $217,000 3 / 2 508 W BURK AVE #A, Wildwood (Condo - 1566)
852. $215,000 3 / 1 445 W SPICER AVE, Wildwood (Single Family - 1933)
853. $215,000 2 / 1 1605 Ocean, North Wildwood (Condo - 1602)
854. $215,000 2 / 1.1 1400 Surf Avenue unit 302, North Wildwood (Condo - 1516)
856. $215,000 3 / 1.1 220 E Hollywood, Wildwood Crest (Condo - 1461)
858. $214,900 3 / 2.1 403 W Hildreth, Wildwood (Townhouse - 1472)
859. $210,500 0 / 1 5301 BOARDWALK, Wildwood (Condo - 1621)
862. $209,971 1 / 1 600 Kennedy Drive, North Wildwood (Condo - 1400)
864. $209,900 1 / 1 500 KennedyDrive Unit 641, North Wildwood (Condo - 1475)
866. $209,900 3 / 2 416 26th, Wildwood (Fractional Ownership - 1696)
867. $209,900 3 / 1 309 17th Ave, Wildwood (Single Family - 1392)
869. $209,000 3 / 2 219 E Glenwood, Wildwood (Condo - 1408)
870. $208,999 2 / 1.1 1200 Kennedy Dr. #206, North Wildwood (Condo - 1520)
872. $208,000 2 / 1 428 E 20th Avenue, Unit 203, North Wildwood (Condo - 1610)
874. $205,000 3 / 2 220 E POPLAR AVE, Wildwood (Condo - 1621)
876. $205,000 3 / 2 216 E Roberts, Wildwood (Condo - 1485)
877. $200,000 2503 New Jersey Avenue, North Wildwood (Business Opportunity - 1458)
878. $199,971 1 South West Boardwalk, North Wildwood (Triplex - 1427)
879. $199,900 4 / 2.1 4016 Pacific, Wildwood (Single Family - 1745)
880. $199,900 2 / 1 143 E Andrews, Wildwood (Condo - 1644)
881. $199,900 208 W 2nd, North Wildwood (Duplex - 1566)
882. $199,900 3 / 1.1 124 W Magnolia, Wildwood (Single Family - 1562)
883. $199,900 3 / 2 312 Juniper, Wildwood (Condo - 1472)
884. $199,900 2 / 2 242 E Bennett, Wildwood (Condo - 1469)
885. $199,900 2 / 1.1 5804A Atlantic, Wildwood Crest (Condo - 1456)
886. $199,900 2 / 1 419 E Miami, Wildwood Crest (Condo - 1439)
887. $199,900 2 / 1 503 Central Avenue, Unit #3, North Wildwood (Condo - 1414)
888. $199,900 2 / 2 7100 Seaview, Wildwood Crest (Condo - 1404)
889. $199,900 3 / 2 4211 Park Blvd., Wildwood (Condo - 1403)
890. $199,900 4 / 2 4016 Pacific, Wildwood (Single Family - 1565)
891. $199,000 141 E Wildwood, Wildwood (Office/Professional - 2196)
894. $199,000 3 / 2 203 W Taylor, Wildwood (Single Family - 1975)
895. $199,000 727 W Spruce Ave, North Wildwood (Vacant Land - 1883)
896. $199,000 5 / 1 124 W Glenwood Avenue, Wildwood (Single Family - 1735)
898. $199,000 3 / 2 4501 Pacific, Wildwood (Condo - 1549)
899. $199,000 3 / 1 2405 Central, North Wildwood (Condo - 1489)
900. $199,000 3 / 1.1 7005 Pacific Avenue, Wildwood Crest (Condo - 1432)
902. $199,000 670 W 26th, Wildwood (Vacant Land - 1421)
903. $199,000 2 / 1 608 Ocean, North Wildwood (Condo - 1418)
905. $199,000 5 / 1.1 124 W 26th Ave., Wildwood (Single Family - 1402)
906. $199,000 3 / 2 4210 Arctic, Wildwood (Single Family - 1897)
907. $199,000 5 / 1 124 Glenwood Ave, Wildwood (Single Family - 1408)
908. $197,500 2 / 1 230 W 17th, North Wildwood (Condo - 1665)
909. $197,000 3 / 2 5200 Hudson Avenue Unit D, Wildwood (Condo - 2176)
910. $195,900 1 / 1 539 E 9th, North Wildwood (Condo - 1621)
912. $195,000 2 / 1 206 E Louisville, Wildwood Crest (Condo - 1581)
913. $195,000 2 / 1 415 W Andrews, Wildwood (Single Family - 1550)
914. $195,000 1 / 1 1200 Kennedy Drive, North Wildwood (Condo - 1550)
915. $195,000 3 / 2 225 Davis, Wildwood (Condo - 1449)
916. $194,900 3 / 1 114 E Chestnut, North Wildwood (Condo - 1466)
917. $194,900 4202 Hudson, Wildwood (Duplex - 1450)
918. $194,500 1 / 1 8401 Atlantic, Wildwood Crest (Condo - 1426)
923. $189,900 2 / 1.1 101 E Oak, Wildwood (Single Family - 1923)
925. $189,900 2905 Park, Wildwood (Duplex - 1666)
926. $189,900 333 W Andrews, Wildwood (Duplex - 1562)
928. $189,900 2 / 1 442 E 21 Unit 109, North Wildwood (Condo - 1510)
931. $189,900 2 / 2 5600 Seaview Ave. unit 10, Wildwood Crest (Condo - 1408)
933. $189,000 2 / 1 442 E 21st, North Wildwood (Condo - 1626)
934. $189,000 2 / 1 216 E Hand, Wildwood (Single Family - 1506)
935. $189,000 1 / 1 600 John F Kennedy Beach Dr, North Wildwood (Condo - 1466)
936. $189,000 1405 new york ave, North Wildwood (Duplex - 1425)
939. $188,000 2 / 1 209 E Bennett, Wildwood (Townhouse - 1613)
941. $185,000 3 / 1.1 212 W 14th Avenue, North Wildwood (Single Family - 1748)
942. $185,000 1 / 1 406-10 E Monterey, Wildwood Crest (Condo - 1596)
943. $185,000 4 / 2 306-308 W Glenwood Avenue, Wildwood (Single Family - 1477)
944. $185,000 306-308 W Glenwood Avenue, Wildwood (Duplex - 1477)
946. $185,000 306 Glenwood Ave, Wildwood (Duplex - 1477)
947. $184,900 3 / 1 405 W Pine, Wildwood (Condo - 1428)
948. $184,777 2 / 1 201A W 21st, North Wildwood (Townhouse - 1426)
950. $180,000 2 / 1 600 North, West Wildwood (Condo - 1408)
951. $179,950 3 / 1 1882 Bayshore Road, Villas (Single Family - 1596)
952. $179,950 1882 Bayshore, Villas (Commercial/Industrial - 1433)
953. $179,900 2 / 1.1 225 E Hand, Wildwood (Single Family - 1747)
954. $179,900 3 / 2 407 W Hildreth, Wildwood (Condo - 1594)
955. $179,900 2 / 1 315 E Topeka, Wildwood Crest (Condo - 1574)
956. $179,900 3 / 1 2702 Ocean, Wildwood (Townhouse - 1466)
957. $179,900 3 / 2 117 W Spicer, Wildwood (Condo - 1418)
958. $179,900 3 / 1 232 W Juniper, Wildwood (Single Family - 1404)
959. $179,900 2 / 1.1 423 W Andrews, Wildwood (Single Family - 1404)
961. $179,900 2 / 1 114 Crocus Rd, Wildwood Crest (Condo - 1404)
962. $179,500 3 / 1 101 W Walnut, North Wildwood (Condo - 1821)
963. $179,500 2 / 1 104 E Heather, Wildwood Crest (Condo - 1402)
964. $179,200 1 / 1 200 E Marina Court, North Wildwood (Condo - 1506)
965. $179,000 138 E Spicer, Wildwood (Commercial/Industrial - 2440)
966. $179,000 3 / 2 315 W Pine Avenue, Wildwood (Single Family - 1583)
968. $179,000 3 / 1.1 137 W Spencer, Wildwood (Single Family - 1524)
969. $179,000 1 / 1 1000 Kennedy, North Wildwood (Condo - 1506)
970. $179,000 1 / 1 1900 Boardwalk, North Wildwood (Condo - 1431)
971. $179,000 1 / 1 501 Ocean Ave, Wildwood (Condo - 1537)
973. $175,000 220 E Lincoln, Wildwood (Vacant Land - 3718)
974. $175,000 203 W 26th Street, North Wildwood (Duplex - 1783)
975. $175,000 2 / 1 5804B Atlantic, Wildwood Crest (Condo - 1729)
977. $175,000 2306-2308 Boardwalk, North Wildwood (Restaurant - 1510)
978. $175,000 1 / 1 406-410 E Monterey, Wildwood Crest (Condo - 1394)
979. $175,000 2 / 1 113 Allen, North Wildwood (Condo - 1972)
980. $175,000 1 / 1 406 Monterey, Wildwood Crest (Condo - 1394)
981. $174,900 2 / 1 241 E Cresse, Wildwood (Condo - 1644)
982. $174,900 1 / 1 510 E 14th Avenue, North Wildwood (Condo - 1535)
983. $174,900 1 / 1 100 W Marina, North Wildwood (Condo - 1477)
984. $174,900 2 / 1 7005 Pacific Avenue #6, Wildwood Crest (Condo - 1399)
985. $174,900 2 / 1.1 130 W Andrews, Wildwood (Condo - 1392)
986. $174,777 4700 Arctic, Wildwood (Triplex - 1506)
987. $172,500 2 / 1 210 E Rambler Road, #102, Wildwood Crest (Condo - 1444)
988. $171,900 2 / 1 1208 Delaware, North Wildwood (Single Family - 1660)
990. $170,000 2 / 1 317 Topeka, Wildwood Crest (Condo - 1442)
993. $169,900 3 / 2 4309 Mediterranean, Wildwood (Condo - 1647)
994. $169,900 2 / 1 717 W Rio Grande, Lower Township (Single Family - 1511)
996. $169,867 2 / 1.1 59 Anglesea Dr., North Wildwood (Townhouse - 1408)
999. $169,000 3 / 2 420 W ROBERTS, Wildwood (Condo - 1428)
1000. $169,000 1 / 1 1800 Ocean, North Wildwood (Condo - 1408)
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Missing longtime member Tom Pittman, but none of the knee-slapping fun, the Austin Lounge Lizards’ fizzy Home and Deranged takes on such typically topical subjects as airport patdowns, big-ego music stars, fat-cat bankers and government conspiracy theories.
It’s like mixing the hippie politics of Country Joe McDonald with the absurdist humor of Frank Zappa with the front-porch picker’s brilliance of Earl Scruggs, the result of which is a concoction that would perhaps only bubble up from Central Texas — where the state capital’s motto is “Keep Austin Weird.”
Vocalist Hank Card remains, well, a card — stringing together another series of delightful double entendres, notably “My Bonnie Johnson” (a Celtic tribute to a sailor’s, well, you get the idea). Meanwhile, Conrad Deisler, as per usual, offers some of the album’s sharpest elbow jabs, even while keeping it blessedly offbeat. The guitar/mandolin player joins in the songwriting of tracks like “Black Helicopters” (which connects 9/11 with a fake moon landing and, of course, the inside-job killing of JFK), the country-music spoofing “Got a Big Stupid On” and “Spelunking with Joe King Carrasco” (a brilliantly layered, corrido-inflected ballad about, well, you get the idea).
“Thank You For Touching Me There,” a brilliant send-up of the Transportation Security Administration’s handsy ways, combines both central impulses — puncturing government overreach even as it reaches for some place decidedly naughty. “Too Big To Fail,” meanwhile, follows a series of left-leaning, though somehow still universally hilarious takedowns from over the years, including “Gingrich the Newt” to “The Ballad of Ronald Reagan.”
Home and Deranged, due on May 7, 2013 from Houston’s Blue Corn, is the Austin Lounge Lizards’ first studio effort in seven years, and first since the departure of banjo/dobro ace Tom Pittman, who has retired to Asheville, N.C. — though he did co-write “Black Helicopters.”
Pittman is ably replaced, however, by fiddle/mandolin player Darcie Deaville and bassist Bruce Jones. Both make note-perfect contributions: for Deaville, it’s a poke in the eye of romance with tracks like “Who Needs You?” and “If I Saw You All the Time,” while Jones takes over for “I Lied,” “Dumb Dumb Dumb” (a kind of second chapter in the narrative started on their classic “Life is Hard, But Life is Hardest When You’re Dumb”), and the album-closing “Would You Like To Start a Band?”
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How DKT International Is Revolutionizing The Sexual Reproductive Health Care Market
Edna Ninsiima
Sex education in Uganda has long been a present discussion. By the time the 90’s kids were coming into adolescence, the Abstinence, Be Faithful and Condom Use (ABC) campaign was already popular. In fact, many studies have even attributed the decline in the rate of HIV prevalence to it. Yet even with the ABC; religious, cultural and political conservatives to-date continue to promote the A and B over condom use. In some churches, it is taught that condom use is absolutely forbidden and a sin in the eyes of God, not to mention the recent heated debate on providing 15 year old girls with contraceptives. A move that the leadership described as “morally wrong” saying that this was not the culture in Africa. Meanwhile, the 25% teenage pregnancy rate and inaccessibility to family planning remains largely unresolved. A DKT conducted study shows that 45% women in Uganda who would like to use family planning are not using it for the obvious reasons. Many women have neither the say in if they should use contraceptives (a gender and social inequality issue) nor the information on how and where to access these.
It is against this background that DKT International, a worldwide producer of family planning products has launched its brands on the market. Condom brands Kiss and Fiesta will be available in different variants and price points to meet the needs of consumers of different demographics whereas the contraceptive injectables, intrauterine devices and most notably; a single pill emergency contraceptive (Lydia Postpil) all of which will trade under the brand name Lydia are intended to address the unmet need among especially the youth and low socio-economic groups. DKT Managing Director Collin Dick, speaking at the launch last week said that they intended to revolutionize the private sector market by introducing a full method mix of high quality and affordable contraceptives.
Dr. Anthony Mbonye, the chief guest at the launch said the move was a very timely one as the government makes more contributions to family planning before emphasizing that it is a win-win for both health and wealth. “Family planning helps women achieve their human rights to health, education, autonomy and personal decision making about the number and timing of their childbearing,” he added. A colorful cocktail event held at The Sheraton Kampala Hotel had red as the theme color and the decor; from the lights, to the table clothes and the banners, everything was an intimate red. The chief guest was presented with a basket hamper of condoms which he in turn saw fit to share with the largely varied audience.
DKT International is a non-profit organization that promotes family planning and HIV prevention through social marketing. It operates in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Park Yard Market, My Trench Coat and A Story Pitch
A year ago on a trip to Fort Portal with a group of friends, I saw a one Patra wearing a beautiful and classy, ‘New York Week style’ black trench coat. My fashion instincts kicked in immediately so I had to ask where I could get myself one and at how much. Psychologically I’d prepared for a huge amount at a fancy town boutique but that didn’t phase me. I’ve known myself to invest more than permissible by the economy and my pockets, on fashion. I will have you know I’m not apologetic about that. Fashion is a huge part of who I am and I don’t intend to change that. But I’m not here to talk fashion today so let’s move on.
I learnt from Patra, to my surprise, that I could get that trenchcoat for about UGX 40, 000 from either Owino or Park Yard Market in downtown Kampala. Now, I ordinarily do not like to go downtown later on walk through it on a shopping mission- mainly because it is quite frankly as chaotic as can be. From trucks letting out car fumes, taxi touts screaming their heads off, boda boda riders like ants winding through every available space between the trucks, people walking everywhere not to mention some of those people, common thieves. Even with that knowledge, I was now willing to brave it all in search for a trench coat. I’d asked Patra to accompany me sometime so that I’d own this fine piece of clothing.
At the end of last week I’d hear media reports of strikes happening in Park Yard, strikes whose cause I hadn’t bothered to get knowledge on. For me, it had been an idea that occurred to me in which I was most interested. My storytelling instincts had kicked in; how about a story of the traders of Park Yard – a day in life? When do they wake up? How do they get to Park Yard? What are their encounters with customers, law enforcement and their colleagues? How much do they earn a day? Interestingly, I had an avenue through which to present my idea. I’d been applying for a writing opportunity that presented different stages like interviews, to participants. I was close to the end and the current stage assignment had asked that we pitch 3 story ideas. This for me would be one of them.
Fast forward to this morning. I saw the front page of the Daily Monitor newspaper: a visibly anguished man pointing out his index finger as in if in warning and in the background, the rubble from the demolition that according to the article had began at 4am in the night. Park Yard Market is no more.
I shall no longer make the trip to find my desired Trench Coat- in fact I am afraid that one day I will wake up and not be able to get that coat at an affordable price, I have since edited my to-be-submitted document for the writing opportunity and omitted the story pitch but most importantly, a MAJOR part of this city and nation- in history, people, representation, identity, blood and sweat, livelihood and economy; has been erased.
It’s a sad day.
Are We Any Better?
“They were our neighbors.” “My mother used to give them food.” “He was my father’s business partner.” “They were our friends…”
In October 2015 on my inaugural visit to a country which I’d come to love and frequent, I walked through the dimly lit corridors of a place with a lump on my throat and a knot in my stomach.With every step and stopped and watched the videos of recounts on the screens against the wall; and with every other video or picture, my heart dropped to the bottom of my rib cage.
The mood at the Genocide Memorial Center is damp, the history is dark as night. The grisly images of the bludgeoned human forms are horrifying and the beautiful pictures of some of the children ‘disappeared’ in the genocide will reach for your soul. In that moment, the fact that you have read and heard about the 1994 Genocide before does not help much to quell your shock; because now, there are no modifications and book characters. The people speaking from the screens are real, you hear the sadness in their voices with every word, you see their pain camped in the creases of their faces and their scars are a permanent reminder of the horror. It is disheartening to say the least.
This history presents lessons that have clearly moved Rwanda from a dark bottomless pit of machete severed heads to a lightening bolt development rate 23 years later. It is this same history from which guilt by the entire world arises especially from the statement; “The world withdrew and watched as a million people were slaughtered,” but most importantly it presents a challenge on us all. A challenge to be better human beings. It is easy to throw blame and distance ourselves. Many say; “they” killed each other,” “I can’t believe they did that to themselves” but in our hearts of hearts albeit not to that extent (yet) and hopefully never, are we any better?
In our seemingly small actions that have brought unimaginable physical, psychological and emotional pain on fellow human beings; for whatever reasons we have given ourselves in justification, have we stopped to assess the damage that we have caused, continue to cause- and sought to change that? To our relatives and friends and business partners, to the people with whom we share food; are we compassionate, loyal and truthful or are we the ones that will be referred to as in the first paragraph quotes?
Karamoja Shall Rise
Standing at the foothills of Mount Moroto in Karamoja region as the sun dissolves into the horizon, I catch myself thinking about the considerations put into selecting a location from where one proposes marriage to another person. Quickly I decide that this exact place in the Mount Moroto Hotel Gardens would be a more than ideal one for me. Then I am reminded of one of my favorite writers’ 2009 talk about the danger of a single story; most importantly that it is not untrue, but it is incomplete. The story of Karamoja is definitely incomplete. Whereas some situations reinforce that you shall indeed not wait for to Karamoja to develop, the region has one of the most beautiful landscapes I’ve ever seen; not to mention, Moroto town has the most enviable road network. Also, make no mistake, you can actually get decent groceries and a hot water bath, room service too. Did I mention coconut cooked rice might be on your food menu? Good times…
View of the mountain from the road
Boma Grounds is semi-arid land expanse without a blade of grass- the closest you’ll see is scanty brown dry grass every about 50 meters. In the estimated 31 degrees of the hot afternoon, the ground residue occasionally marries the dry mountain winds to form an almost vengeful whirl of dust and wind combined. Towards the boundaries of the space are a couple of under fed Acacia trees which provide a reasonable shed nonetheless. It is under these trees that plastic chairs have been arranged to serve as resting space during water breaks. 10 feet behind, a child is squatting in the shrubs defecating- many a Karamojong have normalized open defecation, precisely why we’re here.
The little ones came out too
Now, football has for years been a huge cultural and socio-economic impact on the world; in the next 5 days, Viva Con Agua Kampala, an NGO that seeks to bring clean drinking water closer to communities, would use the game to sensitize pupils from 14 schools in different districts of the Karamoja region on safe drinking water, general sanitation and hygiene. The inaugural exercise, part of the ongoing project dubbed “Football 4 WASH” in partnership with Welt Hunger Hilfe and Watoto Wasoka, (a local NGO which uses soccer to impact positively the lives of children in slums) is aimed at passing on information to this young generation through basic football drills, which knowledge they will hopefully then pass on to their fellow pupils through existing WA(ter).S(anitation).H(ygiene) school clubs, as well as to their communities through community water committees.
The Red Cross Society took charge of the first aid department
Meals were served on location
Participants who were all housed at a nearby residence would arrive at grounds every morning and do warm ups before breakfast. After breakfast, two professional football players from Watoto Wasoka, tutors of the project together with coaches would then conduct the named drill sessions including “Toilet Hygiene” and “Risky behavior” in which poor hygiene practices were taught against. In the “True or False” drill, pupils knowledge on safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene was tested while the “Forbidden Area” drill indirectly implied that open defecation was no longer permissible. At the end of the program was a friendly match between Moroto FC and Football 4 WASH FC which ended in a 2-1 win in favor of the Moroto Team.
One of the teachers conducting warm ups
So what do the pupils and their teachers have to say about the eventful week? Sarah Abura, a Primary 6 pupil at Kalotom Primary School in Napak wishes her little brothers were here too. Nevertheless, she’s determined to pass on this knowledge to them and other people back at home. Sarah who hopes to become a nurse in future says her mother will be happy she learnt these lessons. Teacher Paul who acknowledges that he didn’t know some steps of hygiene until now vows to spread the gospel knowledge back home where locals drink water straight from the same wells where they feed their animals. Is Karamoja region a work in progress? Absolutely. Are things looking up for the future especially with regards to safe water, hygiene and sanitation? I think you and I will agree that this too is an absolute yes.
DPC Moroto addressing participants
Participants strike a pose after receiving soap and sanitary towels
This blog post contains the photography of PapaShotIt.
Gerenge Landing Site
Geoffrey “Kampala” Muwonge is a University graduate and one of – if not the most – successful young man at this landing site.
While his wife runs a shop and takes care of their only child in Nansana on the outskirts of Kampala where he has built a house, he spends time here working for their future in the fishing business.
While we speak, 4 young men who he later hands some money approach him. These are the fishermen he employs to spend days and some nights on the lake catching silver fish widely known in Uganda as “Mukene.”
He seems to be doing well, so I ask about the young men his age; his main worry, they’re spendthrifts. Really? I wonder looking around wondering what could be extravagantly spent on here. Yes, he affirms saying they spend most of their earnings kubakazi (loose Luganda reference to promiscuity)
At Gerenge Fish Landing Site on Lake Victoria, the major commercial activity is evidently, fishing. From the boats out on the lake, the nets on the shore and the silver fish hanging out to dry in the sun, the lake shore is bustling with fishing activity.
There’s however another popular activity which aids the exchange of money; prostitution.
A peer educator walks around community with a megaphone calling residents for the services
Residents of Gerenge queue up for HIV Testing after counselling
It is within their mission of enabling universal access to rights based sexual reproductive health information and services to vulnerable communities that Reproductive Health Uganda has reached out to sensitize and create awareness on safe sexual activity as well as meet their diverse reproductive health challenges in a 2 day outreach dubbed #SRHROnWaves.
Many have warmed up to the services and are visibly interested. There’s a queue at the HIV testing tent, almost everyone has received a box of male condoms or and an excited crowd can be seen at the point where illustrations on female panty condom use are. The door to door home visits to preach the family planning gospel are ongoing and again, many residents are receptive. Others on the other hand have reservations and misconceptions.
Demos on how a panty condom is used
One woman, mother of 3, argues that child birth is easier than having a metal inserted into her vagina for cervical cancer screening and in a distance, I hear 2 young men tell a peer educator that condoms cause cancer. Nevertheless, at the end of the day the people are happy.Many walk around excitedly with a box of condoms tucked under their armpit folds. More women are being screened for cervical cancer and the registration lists at the HIV Testing tent have been exhausted.
Geoffrey asks, Naye mukomawo ddi? Translation: When will you people be back?
Try as we might, we can not ignore the glaring need to re-echo Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Education especially among the youth in Uganda. Whereas there has been a number of campaigns n the same issue before, among them the ABC method, many young people continue to engage, understandably so, in sexual activities and have unprotected sex. This has translated into wide spread of sexually transmitted diseases and most notably, unplanned for pregnancies and mostly dangerous abortions among the youth.
It is against this background that Reproductive Health Uganda seeks to empower young people with correct and accurate knowledge, accessible youth friendly services and available supply of emergency contraceptives amidst their challenging environment to reduce unintended pregnancies, unsafe abortions and above all enable them accomplish their academic careers. To execute this, they have an ongoing campaign dubbed: “The Sooner, The Better, The Right Way” and on Wednesday 16th March, 2016, they took it to Makerere University.
Linda Birungi of Reproductive Health Uganda led the session
The discussion was themed on proper use of all available emergency contraceptives to aid prevention of pregnancy should one engage in unprotected sexual intercourse, should a condom break during sexual intercourse or and after one is sexually assaulted/raped. Linda Birungi a health worker with Reproductive Health Uganda, in her talk focused on two common emergency contraceptive methods; The Pill which even if is 75 – 89% effective in reducing the risk of pregnancy, works best when taken as soon as possible after sexual intercourse and are in no way designed to terminate an already existent pregnancy and the Emergency Intrauterine Device: a small T-shaped device containing copper or plastic that is inserted into the uterus by way of vaginal canal and when used properly; is 99.9% effective. It can be left in place for up to 12 years.
The knowledge that was passed on to students was on how the contraceptives work as well as the side effects to be expected by user . The contraceptive blocks fertilization by inhibiting transport of of the egg or by trapping the sperm in thickened cervical mucus. It makes the lining of the uterus inhospitable for pregnancy and alters sperm movement, preventing the sperm from meeting and fertilizing the egg. The common side effects and how to handle them, (note that some women have none at all) include; nausea which can be reduced by eating as soon as the pill is ingested, vomiting which the emphasis lay on the warning that should it occur within two hours after taking the pill, one must immediately take another dose and the rest of which are not so common: headaches, breast tenderness, dizziness, fluid retention and irregular menstrual cycle. There are also cases in which one must not use emergency contraceptives and these are when one has; been confirmed pregnant, has had a heart attack or stroke before, has blood clots, cancer, epilepsy, kidney diseases, diabetes and hypertension.
To be noted also is that emergency contraceptives should not be used routinely to replace regular birth control methods but most importantly, that these offer no protection against sexually transmitted infections. Now you know that it is NOT TOO LATE to stop an unplanned for pregnancy even after you have had unprotected sex, have had a condom tear or in the unfortunate case of rape. You have a choice.
Avid Reader| Writer In My Own Right| Feminist| Communicator| Adventurer| Satirist; Views expressed are mine.
Guerillas vs. Millenials, and one conversation we haven’t had
We have handed guns to them whose deprival of the finer things in life is a result of our access thereof, and asked them to protect us
Tribute to my 12 year old self
This is what might make us incapable of the leadership we hope for
On A Road Trip West of Uganda
Being Edna (1)
In My Head (17)
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Exodus, Chapter 4
Ex 4:1-31. MIRACULOUS CHANGE OF THE ROD, &c.
1. But, behold--Hebrew, "If," "perhaps," "they will not believe me."--What evidence can I produce of my divine mission? There was still a want of full confidence, not in the character and divine power of his employer, but in His presence and power always accompanying him. He insinuated that his communication might be rejected and he himself treated as an impostor.
2. the Lord said, . . . What is that in thine hand?--The question was put not to elicit information which God required, but to draw the particular attention of Moses.
A rod--probably the shepherd's crook--among the Arabs, a long staff, with a curved head, varying from three to six feet in length.
6. Put now thine hand into thy bosom--the open part of his outer robe, worn about the girdle.
9. take of the water of the river--Nile. Those miracles, two of which were wrought then, and the third to be performed on his arrival in Goshen, were at first designed to encourage him as satisfactory proofs of his divine mission, and to be repeated for the special confirmation of his embassy before the Israelites.
10-13. I am not eloquent--It is supposed that Moses labored under a natural defect of utterance or had a difficulty in the free and fluent expression of his ideas in the Egyptian language, which he had long disused. This new objection was also overruled, but still Moses, who foresaw the manifold difficulties of the undertaking, was anxious to be freed from the responsibility.
14. the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses--The Divine Being is not subject to ebullitions of passion; but His displeasure was manifested by transferring the honor of the priesthood, which would otherwise have been bestowed on Moses, to Aaron, who was from this time destined to be the head of the house of Levi (1Ch 23:13). Marvellous had been His condescension and patience in dealing with Moses; and now every remaining scruple was removed by the unexpected and welcome intelligence that his brother Aaron was to be his colleague. God knew from the beginning what Moses would do, but He reserves this motive to the last as the strongest to rouse his languid heart, and Moses now fully and cordially complied with the call. If we are surprised at his backwardness amidst all the signs and promises that were given him, we must admire his candor and honesty in recording it.
18. Moses . . . returned to Jethro--Being in his service, it was right to obtain his consent, but Moses evinced piety, humility, and prudence, in not divulging the special object of his journey.
19. all the men are dead which sought thy life--The death of the Egyptian monarch took place in the four hundred and twenty-ninth year of the Hebrew sojourn in that land, and that event, according to the law of Egypt, took off his proscription of Moses, if it had been publicly issued.
20. Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass--Septuagint, "asses." Those animals are not now used in the desert of Sinai except by the Arabs for short distances.
returned--entered on his journey towards Egypt.
he took the rod of God--so called from its being appropriated to His service, and because whatever miracles it might be employed in performing would be wrought not by its inherent properties, but by a divine power following on its use. (Compare Ac 3:12).
24. inn--Hebrew, "a halting place for the night."
the Lord met him, and sought to kill him--that is, he was either overwhelmed with mental distress or overtaken by a sudden and dangerous malady. The narrative is obscure, but the meaning seems to be, that, led during his illness to a strict self-examination, he was deeply pained and grieved at the thought of having, to please his wife, postponed or neglected the circumcision of one of his sons, probably the younger. To dishonor that sign and seal of the covenant was criminal in any Hebrew, peculiarly so in one destined to be the leader and deliverer of the Hebrews; and he seems to have felt his sickness as a merited chastisement for his sinful omission. Concerned for her husband's safety, Zipporah overcomes her maternal feelings of aversion to the painful rite, performs herself, by means of one of the sharp flints with which that part of the desert abounds, an operation which her husband, on whom the duty devolved, was unable to do, and having brought the bloody evidence, exclaimed in the painful excitement of her feelings that from love to him she had risked the life of her child [CALVIN, BULLINGER, ROSENMULLER].
26. So he let him go--Moses recovered; but the remembrance of this critical period in his life would stimulate the Hebrew legislator to enforce a faithful attention to the rite of circumcision when it was established as a divine ordinance in Israel, and made their peculiar distinction as a people.
27. Aaron met him in the mount of God, and kissed him--After a separation of forty years, their meeting would be mutually happy. Similar are the salutations of Arab friends when they meet in the desert still; conspicuous is the kiss on each side of the head.
29-31. Moses and Aaron went--towards Egypt, Zipporah and her sons having been sent back. (Compare Ex 18:2).
gathered . . . all the elders--Aaron was spokesman, and Moses performed the appointed miracles--through which "the people" (that is, the elders) believed (1Ki 17:24 Jos 3:2) and received the joyful tidings of the errand on which Moses had come with devout thanksgiving. Formerly they had slighted the message and rejected the messenger. Formerly Moses had gone in his own strength; now he goes leaning on God, and strong only through faith in Him who had sent him. Israel also had been taught a useful lesson, and it was good for both that they had been afflicted.
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☠ arrr ☠
Unicode Character 'SKULL AND CROSSBONES' (U 2620)[☠]. Some lubbers might 'ave ye thinkin that mean poison, but such scurvy dogs aren't to be listenin' to, me 'earties. Sure an' it means PIRATES, savvy?
photo: ultimo tafe
Sydney - TAFE building in Ultimo.
Also posted at lj:bestshot & lj:photographers.
Muppet Central News - "America's Next Muppet" mini-series in development
Archie: She's Goth To Have It. Betty goes goth to get attention. Ouch, the pain, my poor head.
Nissan GT-R is coming back - Top Stories - CARSguide storypage: The only Japanese car to conquer The Mountain is coming back and this time the Nissan GT-R is serious. After being mooted as a design concept in 2001 the new generation GT-R is still almost two years away, yet Nissan Australia says the model will return as a mainstream model. It just doesn't seem to have that spine-tingling Godzilla front end, sadly. Not that it matters with that pricetag - I'll need to win lotto to ever own one. ... I've always thought the GTR ban spelled the end of touring car racing in Australia. It was the turning point when it started becoming nothing but Ford vs. Holden, which came to its logical conclusion when it was rebranded V8 Supercar racing. It's a pity they were banned, not least because it was horrifically bad sportsmanship, but because it stopped any serious development of AWD cars. Years later we're finally starting to see AWD from manufacturers other than Subaru.
Boing Boing: Math proves you can stop table-wobble by rotating
Boing Boing: Giant convertible beanbag chairs
gitcher sedition, used to be called the news
'No real progress' in port clearance rate. 28/10/2005. ABC News Online: There are still major problems removing freight from Port Botany because of the new Customs computer system, despite signs of an easing in the backlog, the Road Transport Association (RTA) in New South Wales says. The build-up was caused by teething problems with a new computer system introduced by Customs two-and-a-half-weeks ago.
Australian IT - $260,000 electric sedan clocks 370km/h (Wires, OCTOBER 25, 2005)
Mediawatch: Seditious opinion? Lock 'em up (24/10/2005): An expert legal opinion obtained by Media Watch on the impact of the new Anti-Terrorism Bill says that journalists and the commentators they interview might be caught out by the new laws on sedition. To put it another way, if you discuss terrorism with anything less than a perfect alignment to the goverment's stance; you're spouting or reporting sedition. I simply cannot believe this is happening in my country! :( Thanks a fucking bunch, Liberal voters.
FBI Papers Indicate Intelligence Violations. There's no real way to watch the FBI... and they know it. Just as there'll be no way for Australians to watch ASIO, since anyone who gets locked up can't tell anyone about it. Anyone who works out what happened has to keep their mouth shut or they'll be jailed too.
Govt amends counter-terror laws, Stanhope says. 28/10/2005. ABC News Online:
ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope says the final draft of the Federal Government's counter-terrorism legislation contains a number of significant amendments, particularly in relation to control orders and preventative detention.
The Federal Attorney-General's office has announced the counter-terrorism legislation will now not be introduced to Parliament on Melbourne Cup day.
In relation to preventative detention orders, he says the Commonwealth has widened the category of people able to issue orders, to include retired judges and the President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
Federal Attorney-General Philip Ruddock had wanted to introduce the bill next Tuesday, prompting the Opposition to suggest it was using the public's obsession with the Melbourne horse race as a way of avoiding scrutiny.
Retired judges will be able to issue these bills? WTF?! Interesting to see them back down on the Melbourne Cup Day timing... that really was a bit fucking obvious.
and another quiz
You scored as Industrial Goth
Congrats! you're Industrial Goth! you probably listen to Skinny Puppy or Wumpscut. you like clubbing and you cant live without technology!
Industrial Goth 75%
Classic Goth 63%
Denial Goth 63%
Poser Goth 50%
Romantic Goth 38%
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silly quiz for a friday
You have Raven Eyes!
Positive Traits: Intellectual, Wise, Experienced, Honest, Trustworthy
Negative Traits: Pompous, Condescending, Withdrawn, Pessimistic, Depressed
Your eyes are the windows to your soul. What type of eyes do you have?
photo: dead trolley alley
Abandoned trolley in a dirty alley. Brisbane, Australia. One of those shots where I can't decide if I like it or think it should be shitcanned.
Boing Boing: Pix of gigantic heaps of discarded objects. This is t3h 4wes0me.
The City. Cityscape in jelly (jell-o if you're american).
deadmachinery: (dead dryers)
photographers: (curves)
bestshot: (trees)
deadmachinery: Chernobyl
around the traps & news bits
Swedish feminism put to the test - Print Version - International Herald Tribune
Boing Boing: Top 100 toys of the 70s and 80s. I remember getting green slime for christmas one year. We have a video of everyone playing with this evil, toxic looking stuff... I think it fascinated the adults as much as the kids. I remember it smelled odd.
Boing Boing: Gorgeous Kees van der Westen-designed espresso machines . Combining art and caffeine addiction. Inspired.
Boing Boing: Liquid-nitro-dipped rose being shot, captured in high speed photos
The Abstract Factory: The only debate on Intelligent Design that is worthy of its subject
Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Phone operator 3 plans to sell advertising on mobiles
Hairdresser was misled on IR advert - National - theage.com.au: [Ms Grimwade] said she was told by the producers that the film shoot was to promote 'health and safety' - an issue that she is very passionate about. She said she was also told that she would receive a cheque of about $1000 for the shoot, which occurred more than a month ago. She said she was not told that the advertisement would be used to promote the Government's workplace agenda. She has still not be been paid. I've also heard the same story about other people in the ads. It seems nobody knew what their image was going to be used for. Apparently the guy on the forklift in another ad resigned over it.
Tunnel use up 20 per cent - NSW/ACT - Breaking News 24/7 - NEWS.com.au: TRAFFIC through Sydney's Cross City Tunnel is up 20 per cent on its first day of a toll-free period, its operator says. ... But Mr Sansom said if patronage fell off again after the toll-free period, it would not support arguments to reduce the toll. Gotta love logic like that.
Nazi racoons on the march - The Other Side - Breaking News 24/7 - NEWS.com.au: GERMANY is battling a new threat - 'Nazi' raccoons that are ruining the country's wine harvest half a century after Hermann Goering introduced them, saying they would 'enrich' the local wildlife. Here's hoping they're not related to killer attack squirrels.
Captain Cook also discovered surfing - The Other Side - Breaking News 24/7 - NEWS.com.au: CAPTAIN Cook's status as the first European surfing enthusiast has been recognised by the arrival of a centuries-old surfboard at his museum in Britain.
HOW-TO: Map a drive to your FTP server - Engadget - www.engadget.com
seditious by definition?
How's this for sedition? - Opinion - theage.com.au:
The Federal Government proposes to amend the Crimes Act 1914 so as to be able to jail any body of persons, incorporated or unincorporated, which by its constitution or propaganda or otherwise, advocates or encourages the doing of any act having or purporting to have as an object the carrying out of a seditious intention.
Seditious intention means an intention to bring the sovereign into hatred or contempt; or to urge disaffection against the constitution; the government of the Commonwealth; either house of the Parliament; to urge another person to attempt, otherwise than by lawful means, to procure a change to any matter established by law in the Commonwealth; and to promote feelings of ill-will or hostility between different groups so as to threaten the peace, order and good government of the Commonwealth.
Here's a problem with law: it's not definite, it's not specific. It's left open in order to give judges some wiggle room when applying the laws - I think the legal term is "allowing interpretation". This is why two people committing the same crime may get completely different sentences - community service versus jail time, for example.
By the cited definition of "sedition", expressing discontent with the government and encouraging people to vote against them could be deemed seditious and with that you could be placed in jail or under house arrest. Under new laws if anyone else figures out that you've been placed under house arrest and mentions it to someone in the tea room at work, they could be jailed for seven years.
So, basically, if the current government feels like it, they can jail Labour, Green and Democrat voters; since they advocate voting against the government. People are often quite strident in their opinions on the matter and could very easily be described as expressing hatred for Johnny "Lying Bastard" Howard and his minions. It's seditious to express a strong opinion that the government are a pack of arseholes who doing horriffic things to our way of life.
An extreme interpretation? Not really. Punching someone several times in the face is "assault". So is putting a hand on their shoulder. That's legal interpretation.
aussies - turn on your tv!
International Rules is on right now! Piss funny! Best game ever!
afl.com.au | Aussies too quick, too good: The Australians, who incredibly went into the game as underdogs, produced their greatest ever victory over Ireland, as well as kicking the highest score in the history of the competition, in recording a 2.27.7 (100) to 3.11.13 (64) over the shell-shocked visitors in front of nearly 40,000 fans at Subiaco.
Heroic PETA Commandos Kill 49, Save Rabbit | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
urban_decay: fall[out]_asylum. A real standout image.
photographers: triptych
bestshot: Shot in bright day light (funky old car)
iPods to become theoretically legally usable in australia
iTunes hits Oz | Top stories | Breaking News 24/7 - NEWS.com.au (20-10-2005). Someone needs to remind Kathy McCabe that you're supposed to remove the superlatives and unsupportable claims before you publish a press release.
Hundreds of thousands of iPod users? Really? I know they're common, but how about some figures to back that up. A 500% increase in online sales? Compared with what? Services which nobody can even name? Based on predictions of how much money the iTunes execs expect to snort up their noses this year?
So, anyway, iTunes is finally getting released in Australia minus SonyBMG - obviously they didn't want to wait long enough to have a complete catalogue. Not that anyone should care based on the artists cited in this article (oh ok, Franz Ferdinand are pretty good).
congratulations, it's a meme
You haven't seen the movie, now buy the tshirt! TopatoCo Item Boutique: T SHIRTS: Snakes on a Plane!
Labels: meme
how to disable autoplay (windows xp sanity saver)
I've just got a new work computer and have been shifted to Windows XP after years of happy Win2k use. The autorun thing shits me to tears - what a waste of time, reading an entire CD and then asking me what to do with it...just in general. Gahh!
Thankfully you can disable it!
Method one:
Download and install Tweak UI via the Powertoys page
Run Tweak UI
My Computer → Autoplay → Types
Deselect all drive types in the 'autoplay drive types' box.
Apply, and you're done.
Method two:
Start → Run
gpedit.msc [enter]
Computer Configuration → Administrative Templates → System
Double-click the item "Turn off autoplay"
Select "Enable"
Select which drives from the dropdown, I went for "all drives" since I don't want it to search the entirety of our office's 20gig external hard drive whenever I use it.
Done! Windows preference handling really needs some work. It still can't handle font sizes in any sensible manner, nor does it display unicode characters out of the box.
Labels: windows xp
The Yamaha Gen-RYU hybrid motorcycle - Engadget - www.engadget.com
Too good to be bad - The Other Side - Breaking News 24/7 - NEWS.com.au: A Hollywood film ["Snakes on a Plane"] starring Samuel L. Jackson has been ridiculed as "so bad it's good" by movie critics before it has even been completed. ... However efforts by executives to change the title to something more mundane, such as Pacific Air 121 were stopped by none other than lead actor and screen legend Samuel L. Jackson, who, according to one interview transcript, refused point blank to see the title altered in any way.
Boing Boing: Cramped movie marquee makes for funny titles
Boing Boing: Real people who have (un)real relationships with Real Dolls. I wonder how long ago this article would have surprised me...
Boing Boing: Knit-your-own fake breasts (warning: may piss off TSA agents). Sounds odd, but it's an interesting story. The creator had a breast removed and hated the prosthetic breasts she was given. So she knitted her own.
Boing Boing: Broken bookcases with staggered, slanted irregular shelves. Very cool. I'd love one of these.
urban_decay: Intersection of St Charles and Erato, New Orleans
cityscapes: Gifu (Japan) 2005.10.16
photographers: broken window
urban_decay: Various shots from this weekend in Toronto (and Georgetown, Ontario)
bestshot: (bobcat)
beware of local delicacies
This is hilarious :) The Power of Lutefisk: 'Lutefisk' is an infamous Norwegian dish composed of fish soaked in lye. Want to know more?
gamer humour
If you're going to sit in your basement pretending to be an elf, you should at least have some friends over to help.
perchance not to dream one fucking bit
Insomnia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: If an alarm has been set, avoid looking at the clock during the night and cover the display if necessary. This prevents mental calculations of how much sleep has been lost so far and how little sleep can be obtained before the alarm will sound. That's so true. You can end up unable to sleep from the stress of being unable to sleep. Blech.
List of Galleries of Drops and Splashes
photographers: Stairway To Heaven
cityscapes: Hamburg, Germany - Reeperbahn / St.Pauli
cityscapes: Tallinn, Estonia
Cheezblog | Panorama of Brisbane on a stormy night
photo: sydney juggler
Juggler balancing above the crowd; Sydney Harbour, August 2005. His feet are on the crossbar, not the pedals.
cat seeks minionshumans
Anyone in Melbourne have a good home for a ginger cat? drjon: Okay, we're looking for a home for Big Red.
around the traps & thoughts on new laws
I've been going through various draft posts I haven't had time time to publish over the last couple of weeks. I threw away some draft posts screaming about the new anti-terrorism laws, particularly the ones I wrote before the laws were passed.
All I can think of now is the reaction of the cabbie who took me to the airport a few days ago (muslim, bearded, fits-a-profile). He hadn't heard about it yet and when I mentioned it he immediately said 'I better tell my girlfriend if I don't come home, she should call the police and check...' and wasn't really joking. He was a really nice guy, very passionate about his religion and terribly sad that people think it's a violent religion. He said it promotes peace, that extremists 'aren't muslims and don't represent islam'. He then helped me get my bags out of the boot at the airport and bid me a good day.
I keep thinking about him when the new laws are mentioned. What could he do if somebody decided he might be a risk? He'd be detained, maybe put under house arrest for months on end for absolutely no reason and nobody would ever know about it. Maybe he'd be allowed to tell his family. Maybe.
I mean, sure, so he could be a terrorist. But then I could be a bank robber in my spare time. My next door neighbour could be a disguised alien being beamed over from Mars. Personally I thought we lived in a country where "could" and "might" weren't good enough to lock people up.
At least, that's how it was when I was growing up. I guess it's a different nation now.
drjon: Terror Laws and the Australian Blogger...
Women want their men at work | Business | Breaking News 24/7 - NEWS.com.au (29-09-2005): 'There's no conflict about this: Australian women don't like it when their men work part-time,' says Jan van Ours, an international researcher who will today present a paper drawn from Australia's HILDA (Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia) survey. 'Australian women want their men in full-time jobs. They are least satisfied when they, themselves, have a job of more than 50 hours, and most satisfied when they are working part-time, or not at all.'
Police stake-out bar, hoping to catch man drunk | The Register : The journalist in question, Edmonton newspaper columnist Kerry Diotte, wasn't suspected of involvement in any crime. But Diotte had written a column criticizing the police force's radar and camera technology as being more of a cash cow for the force than an effective measure against road fatalities - and the story enraged the local constabulary.
Herald Sun: I shot the big cat [09oct05]: A Victorian hunter believes he may finally have solved the state's big cat mystery. Kurt Engel shot dead what is believed to be a leopard or a puma in Gippsland. The perspective in the photo is really strange. I'd be waiting for the DNA before I got excited.
photo: tall ship Svanen
Bowsprit detail of the tall ship "Svanen". Sydney Harbour, August 2005.
Since I haven't actually posted a non-detail shot... here she is returning to dock after a cruise :)
blogger wishlist
Any Bloggers out there? Do me a favour and head over to Blogger Help | Wishlist and vote for categorisation :)
sydney, the shortishnot very short version
Vulcan Hotel was good, although there was a little confusion over the booking they quickly sorted it out. I found the first room a bit noisy (Wattle Street is very busy and I'm a light sleeper) but once L joined me they moved us to a room on the back street which was much quieter. Breakfast was fine except for the last morning when the owner /manager decided to run breakfast herself. She really couldn't make a good coffee ;)
Web Essentials 05 rocked amazingly. I met a lot of great people, was reminded that big names in my industry are humans, got called geeky by at least one of them ;), got a lot of ideas to ponder, gave and received lots of business cards. It was just about everything you'd want in a conference, basically. It seemed over in about five minutes.
After the conference... Saw lots of people. In fact, there was only one person that I knew to be in Sydney that I didn't catch. Did in fact catch up with someone I didn't know lived in Sydney until a day or two before I left to go down there!
Sydney can be a surprisingly difficult place to find good food that doesn't cost the earth, depending on where you are. Even if you can find food, finding a bloody ATM to pay for it.... yeesh! :)
Spent metric fuckloads of cash, have a lot of shwag to show for it (plus a lot of memories of hurtling around in cabs). All of the following are notably hazardous to your credit card's health:
House of Fetish (for the uninitiated, particularly the people from work who've found this blog, it's just a goth shop ok? stop being all squicked out, it's not necessary ;)) - they really looked after us, but then we did spend a lot. i now own a pair of jacques tchong pintripe pants!
Robert & Angelo (shop of Stuff up the road from HoF)
Paddington Markets
Powerhouse Museum gift shop
Sony Central bloody nearly got me, but I stayed strong and just bought new batteries for our cameras (they gave me a discount for buying two packs!). When I win lotto I'm going in there and shouting "one of everything, thanks!".
Not so good:
Gallery Serpentine turned out to be a waste of time unless you're a size 8 (quite literally, they only had one of most things and that one was size 8) or you're getting something custom made and you can come back in a few weeks. Their product is great, don't get me wrong, but we went all the way out there and couldn't buy anything. Stick to the website, basically.
Raben footwear's shop staff pissed me off completely, to the point where I basically decided I didn't feel like buying anything off them.
Public holiday Monday meant a lot of things were closed along Oxford Street. Plus a shop or two had closed/moved from Newtown.
Food... we had really mixed luck. Total disasters through to great success.
Xic Lo vietnamese noodle bar (Haymarket) was good, although a little caution turned out to be a good thing as far as the tea temperature goes ;)
Darling Harbour in general sucks arse if you don't want to spend $45 on a steak or you want to eat within two hours; although the Pumphouse was great (we didn't want to have pizza two nights running, although in hindsight i really wish we had just done so).
Zia Pina is now firmly established as a fucking brilliant place to eat. Six of us ate hugely, knocked off two bottles of wine and had ten gelati between us; all for less than $30 each.
Jury is still out on Wagamama. Food was ....weird, but to be fair I chose a strange option and should have stuck with yakisoba or something. Service was friendly and quick but the kitchen fucked up completely, leaving two of us sitting around waiting while everyone else was nearly finished. They did give us our drinks for free though.
Betty's Soup Kitchen has great food and wonderful entertainment watching their distaste at serving the heteros. Not to say their service isn't good, they'd just rather you were gay ;) I really enjoyed eating there, last time I was there I was feeling extremely ill and didn't get to enjoy it. For a cheap, hearty eat you can't really beat it; and yes, the bread is fantastic. Forgot to try their lemonade again though. Damn, guess I'll have to go back sometime.
Gelato Messina was gooooooood :) Their website is going straight to their webmail interface though. Oops!
Fratelli Paradiso do an excellent breakfast. Limited menu, yet I could have eaten nearly all of them very happily. The coffee was very good and service was attentive (so few places keep your water glass topped up - a little thing maybe but important on a hot day!). Not cheap though (although L's aunt shouted us as a birthday present anyway).
I took surprisingly few photos. Quite irritated that the day I planned to shoot a couple of specific buildings up the road from the hotel, the light was awful and I didn't get a chance anyway.
The seriously touristy stuff....
Powerhouse Museum gets two thumbs up - $10 and we were there for hours, yet we didn't see everything.
Maritime Museum gets the thumbs up as well - free for most of it! They're about to do exhibits on vikings and pirates too.
The Aquarium got the thumbs down before we even got in there - nearly $30 each? Not that keen.
Really wanted to do the Harbour Lights night cruise on the ferry, but we were so exhausted we decided to hold it over for next time.
I am incredibly sore. Have walked for miles over the past few days and finished up tonight dragging our over-weight luggage up the stairs. The two big bags came to 48kg, plus chunky laptop, plus jacket bag... ouch.
Still can't believe the range of weather... everything from hot as hell to chilly inside seven days. What gives with the heat - I'm from Brisbane damnit, I wanted cold weather ;)
Flight back was awful. Delayed takeoff, delayed landing with holding pattern over Gold Coast, multiple children in close vicinity (although the unattended kid in the seat next to me was actually very well behaved). Another bumpy landing in a crosswind, although nothing so spectacular as the QANTAS flight back last time.
wow. just... wow.
WE05 was awesome. Expect more details and a serious blogroll extension over at the 200ok weblog.
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The last time we interviewed Tom Wurtz, in early 2006, he was president and chief operating officer of The Sheakley Group, and author of a book called The Eagle Within.
Since then he has surmounted a personal crisis, resigned from Sheakley after 30 years, and formed his own business, Tom Wurtz Consulting.
Q. When we published a story about you in 2006, you shared your near-death experience with a heart attack at age 37. What has happened since?
A. Well, five months after that article, I suffered a second massive heart attack at age 51. I was in the hospital for two weeks. Two days after my heart attack, my mom passed away, and I was not aware of her passing until I left the hospital, 12 days later. It was a tough time for my family, but everything is back on track. I’m exercising every day now, and I’m eating bacon only at every other meal.
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A. I love the challenge of building a business and the gift of accomplishment that comes from even the smallest business success. I’m still passionate about learning, as I still read two to three books per month. The great feeling of starting your own business is that you can call any play any time you want. The freedom to succeed or fail is why I love being an American.
Barb is very supportive. My family calls her “Saint Barbara.” As the story goes, Barb and I have been running together since the third grade and have been married for 31 years. We both just hold on tight to each other and try and enjoy the ride.
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A. Every company has only three types of employees: Eagles (can-do achievers), Ducks (can’t-do underachievers) and the Undecided (not sure which team to join). There is a daily battle between the Eagles and the Ducks for the undecided votes. The winner determines the success of any company. At Sheakley, the Eagles won. My Eagle Leadership Academy teaches my clients how to achieve a 50 percent Eagle population.
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A. I can really help those executives who don’t have the time or money to waste participating in superficial leadership training, such as mission statements, personality assessments, employee surveys, casual days, flex-time, boot camps, new slogans, tearing down office walls, jeans day (which is almost a religious experience now days), consensus building and personal vision statements. Once an executive realizes that those gimmicks will fail, I encourage them to attend one of my no-fluff, no-nonsense workshops. I teach the importance of strong leadership. If you don’t have strong leadership, everything else is just a waste of profits.
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A. Yes. If a person does not want to change, there are no magic words or business manipulation gimmicks that will motivate someone without his or her permission. I just accept Ducks as Ducks and hope that Dr. Phil or someone smarter than I can help them. I encourage my clients to feed their Eagles and inspire the Undecided who want to change, to join the Eagle Nation.
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A look at the 2011-12 games between the Bulls and 76ers
Posted on Apr 27
The contents of this page have not been reviewed or endorsed by the Chicago Bulls. All opinions expressed by Sam Smith are solely his own and do not reflect the opinions of the Chicago Bulls or their Basketball Operations staff, parent company, partners, or sponsors. His sources are not known to the Bulls and he has no special access to information beyond the access and privileges that go along with being an NBA accredited member of the media.
The Bulls open the 2012 playoffs noon Saturday in the United Center against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Bulls have played the 76ers just twice in the playoffs in franchise history, both times winning in five games. Both times with home-court advantage, the Bulls won the first two, lost Game 3 in Philadelphia and then won the next two. Those series were in the conference semifinals and in 1991 the Bulls went on to win their first NBA championship.
This season, the 76ers come in as the No. 8 seed with a 35-31 record while the Bulls are 50-16. Earlier this week, Philadelphia’s Evan Turner said the 76ers preferred playing the Bulls instead of Miami.
After the 76ers lost their final game of the season Thursday in Detroit, Lou Williams reiterated to reporters the 76ers preferred playing the Bulls even though the Bulls are the No. 1 seed with the league’s best record. Said Williams: “I just think it’s a better matchup for us. Obviously, you can’t overlook Chicago. They’re the No. 1 seed. That’s not what we’re doing. But competitively we feel like we have a better opportunity to go in and make more noise in a series against Chicago than we would have against a team like Miami that we haven’t matched up well with in the past. We’re playing well enough to be playing right there with any team, we feel like these past couple of weeks.”
Last season, the 76ers were eliminated 4-1 in the opening round of the playoffs after winning two of three over the Bulls in the regular season. This season, the Bulls were 2-1 against the 76ers. Here’s a look at those three games:
Feb. 1: Philadelphia wins 98-82 in Philadelphia.
The Bulls were without injured Luol Deng (wrist) and Richard Hamilton (shoulder) and in the third game of a nine-game road trip and third game in four nights. Also, Derrick Rose had 18 points, but wasn’t feeling well and had sat out the morning shootaround. It perhaps was the low point in the season for the Bulls a few days after the disappointing loss in Miami. The Bulls were 18-6, just a game ahead of the 76ers and hadn’t defeated a team with a winning record in almost a month. The 76ers were more active, quicker on defense and dominated the Bulls on the boards. Coach Tom Thibodeau sat the starters the entire four quarter as the 76ers ran their lead up to 20. C.J. Watson led the Bulls with 20 while the 76ers had five players in double figures led by Andre Iguodala and Thaddeus Young with 19. The 76ers ran the Bulls silly, 21-4 in fast break points.
March 4: Bulls win 96-91 in Philadelphia.
Rose gave the Bulls a little pregame pep talk, saying the 76ers were laughing and celebrating after the last game and that had to change. It was a rare Sunday night game in Philadelphia ending three road games in five days for the Bulls. It was also a rare complete starting lineup for the Bulls with Hamilton playing and Rose in relatively good health. Rose would end with 35 points and eight assists while hitting four three pointers. The 76ers were led by Young with 17 and Elton Brand with 14 points and 13 rebounds, and again the 76ers outrebounded the league’s No. 1 rebounding team, this time 50-45. Rose also clinched the win down the stretch with a difficult floater with 20 seconds left for a four-point Bulls lead. The 76ers had missed two chances to tie or go ahead in the last 70 seconds. The Bulls were hot at this time with 13 of 15 to take over the best record in the league while Watson sprained his ankle in the game. It slowed him, but he mostly played on.
March 17: Bulls win 89-80 in the United Center.
The 76ers were beginning to fade some with their defense that overwhelmed the Bulls in their first two meetings. This time the Bulls outrebounded the 76ers 53-39 as the 76ers were playing the second of a back to back after losing to Miami at home the night before while the Bulls were coming off a home loss to Portland the night before. It was St. Patrick’s Day and Hamilton and Rose (groin) were both out with Ronnie Brewer and Watson starting. Watson led with 20 points and four three pointers while Jrue Holiday had 30 for the Bulls as they seemed to sucker him into shooting a lot (27 shots to 10 for the next highest player) and throw off the usually balanced 76ers’ offense. The Bulls reserves were strong with 11 points each from Taj Gibson and Kyle Korver and the defense with Joakim Noah getting 13 points and 11 rebounds and Omer Asik with four offensive rebounds kept the 76ers frustrated. Watson labored through his sprained ankle effectively and the Bulls matched the 76ers going small with John Lucas playing 20 minutes after the 76ers led by a dozen in the first half.
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Link to Radio Interview on NPR program 51 Percent
Interview with Gabriella Velardi Ward and Bridget Mary Meehan. Go to this link and click on "faithful leadership and you will hear the
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March 30th: Interfaith Community Calls forth Judy Lee to a renewed priestly ministry in Ft. Myers, Florida
They came from everywhere to call forth Judy Lee as their priest at Lamb of God community in Ft. Myers, Florida. the commissioning ceremony of Dr. Judy Lee, Doctor of Ministry, DSW was held on March 30, 2008 at Lamb of God Church, Fort Myers, Florida.
The ceremony began with a welcome by Pastor:Walter Fohs, who said: "We are here to bless and call forth Dr. Judy Lee to serve Christ in our community. She will be ordained as a Roman Catholic Woman Deacon and then Priest and she is a servant called by and confirmed by our ecumenical and interfaith community here in Ft. Myers. Elders in the Church in the Park where Judy and a large group of volunteers serve a weekly meal, read from the Bible and came before the assembly to state why they were calling forth Judy to serve them as their pastor. Members from the Black, Latino, Call to Action, and Lamb of God stated the reasons they were calling Judy forth to continue Christ's work of service to the needy and advocacy for justice for the Beloved Community. Pastor Becky Robbins-Penniman, an Episcopal priest and co-pastor of Lamb of God Church summed up the presentations and called Judy forth. Bridget Mary Meehan, Roman Catholic Womanpriest and Formation Director for the Southern region, presented a reflection of Mary of Magdala as the apostle to the apostles, who was not believed by the male disciples even though she was at the cross and the first witness to the resurrection in all four Gospels. Roman Catholic Womenpriests are ,like Mary of Magdala, responding to Christ's call to go and tell in spite of opposition by the hierarchy. Bridget Mary affirmed the community's call of Judy to servant priesthood. As Judy was ordained, she was carrying the entire community with her, as a witness to her call to go and tell and serve God's people with a loving and compassionate heart. Alleluia, Amen!!
Members of the community carried stole, Bible, Cross and bread for ministry. They were bestowed by Rev. Bridget Mary Meehan, Pastor, Walter Fohs, Pastor Becky Robbins-Penniman, and Rev. Joe Irvin.
Jack Meehan played a soul-stirring rendition solo on the saxophone of "What A Friend we have in Jesus"
All the community was invited to come up and bless Judy with the waters from the baptismal font. Pastor Walter made the sign of the Cross on Judy's head with the Baptismal water and invited the acompanying community to come forth to do the same.
Pastor Judy read her response "Your Servant- A Poem"
The communtiy concluded with the final hymn " I have Decided to Follow Jesus.
The Benediction was given by Pastors Walter and Becky . "The Service Begins- Go and Serve".
Lamb of God Church volunteers served a dinner and the joyful celebration of Pastor Judy's call to priestly ministry continued the festivities!
March 29, 2008 Visit from Women's Book Community in Gainsville, Fl
On March 29, 2008, seven women from the University of Florida, Gainsville visited me and participated in our Mary, Mother of Jesus House Church liturgy. I shared some of the highlights from our year of growth as faith community committed to Gospel equality. This included a look through my scrap book which features pictures of ordinations, house church celebrations, controversy with the Diocese of Venice, newspaper articles etc. Jeff Swicord, from Voice of America-TV flew down from Washington DC to do interviews and to film our Mass.
Marcia Copel Chester, a Jewish neighbor joined us and shared the story of how an interfaith spirituality gathering of women called me forth for priestly ordination in 2005. She recounted the story of the joy they expressed when they heard that I was invited to the first North American ordinations .They clearly called me forth to be "their priest". On this occasion, Marcia volunteered to be "our parking lot angel " which consists of coordinating the street parking in our neighborhood, Over 30 people attended this liturgy, including new people from as far south as Englewood and a snowbird visiting from Buffalo.
Our dialogue homily focuses on the early church experience of house churches. I led our reflection with the story of Mary, mother of John Mark, a leader of one of the house churches in Jerusalem. She was an independent woman wih conisderable resources, including a spacious home which became an imporant center for first-century Christians to meet for worship and prayer. Some commentators believe that Mary presided at Eucharist there and that her home was the headquarters of the Jerusalem church. She was the mother of John Mark a coworker of Paul and a cousin of Barnabas, a missionary apostle in the church of Jerusalem. Mary knew Peter. Since her son worked with Paul, she probably had some connection with Paul. The Acts of the Apostles tells the story of Peter's escape from prison to Mary's home. Peter went immediately to Mary's house church where many membes of the Christian community were praying. Peter knocked at the gate. Rhoda, the maid, came to answer and upon recognizing Peter's voice, she was so overwhelmed that, instead of letting Peter in, she rushed back to tell the community, leaving Peter standing at the gate. At first, the community didn't belive her. Meanshile Peter kept knocking and when they opened the gate they were overjoyed to see him. peter then told them the details fo teh miraculous rescue. he instructed them to tell James and the other believers. Then he left. It seems that Mary's house church was the place where believers in jerusalem came regularly to pray and to seek refuge when their lives were threatened. According to the scriptures, there were a number of other women whose names and house churches were also mentioned. Like Mary, their homes also were the first Christian chruches.
These include Chloe (1Cor 1:11); Lydia (Acts 16:40); Nymphan (Col. 4:15) and Prisca (Rom. 16
:3, 5)
We have come full circle as reclaim our ancient tradition of "house churches" in grassroots Catholic communities in a renewed priestly ministry in a community of equals! Roman Catholic Womenpriests are working in grassroots communities from British Columbia in Canada to Southwest Florida.
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Journal of Comprehensive Pediatrics Official Quarterly Journal of Iranian Society of Pediatrics
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Association of Celiac Disease with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Naser Honar 1 , Maryam Barkhordarian 2 , 3 , * , Ahmad Ghanizadeh 3 , 4 , 5 , Roya Radanfar 2 , 3
1 Department of Pediatrics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
2 Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
3 Research Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
4 Department of Psychiatry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
5 UCLA-Kern Psychiatry Residency Program, Kern Medical & Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, Los Angeles, United States
* Corresponding Author: Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. Email: [email protected]
How to Cite: Honar N, Barkhordarian M, Ghanizadeh A, Radanfar R. Association of Celiac Disease with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, J Compr Ped. Online ahead of Print ; 11(1):e97114. doi: 10.5812/compreped.97114.
Journal of Comprehensive Pediatrics: 11 (1); e97114
Published Online: December 5, 2019
Received: August 11, 2019
Revised: October 22, 2019
Accepted: November 11, 2019
DOI : 10.5812/compreped.97114
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Background: The association of the celiac disease with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is unclear.
Objectives: The current study aimed to examine this relationship and the prevalence of the celiac disease in ADHD patients.
Methods: From 2016 to 2018, we tested 99 patients aged 4 to 18 years with ADHD diagnosed with clinical interviews for serum IgA and anti-tissue transglutaminase (anti-tTG) antibody for the diagnosis of celiac disease.
Results: There was no IgA deficiency in our patients. The prevalence of positive anti-tTG antibody-IgA test was 6.06%, all in boys. The ADHD children with positive test results were significantly heavier and more well-nourished. There was no association between ADHD severity serum anti-tTG antibody positivity.
Conclusions: The prevalence of celiac serology was higher in ADHD children than in the general population. Among all symptoms of celiac disease and ADHD, only was body mass index significantly higher in patients with positive serology.
Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorder Body Weight Celiac Disease Immunoglobulins Prevalence
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common psychiatric disorder in children and adolescents. According to DSM-IV, it is the persistent pattern of inattentiveness and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that affects daily functions. There are three subtypes mainly including inattentiveness, hyperactive-impulsive, and combined. The prevalence of ADHD is 5.29% among children and adolescents up to 18-years-old (1) and it is 10.1% in Shiraz, Iran (2).
Celiac disease (CD) is an enteropathy with malabsorption of food, which is stimulated by dietary gluten and the immune system. Foods containing gluten like wheat and rye may induce the disease. The immune system invades the small intestine and causes it to become flat with limited ability to absorb food (3). Celiac disease is defined as an infantile disease as gluten is introduced to the enteric system but the symptoms show up at the age of 10 - 40. The symptoms vary from diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting, failure to thrive, anorexia, to weight loss (4). The anti- tissue Transglutaminase immunoglobulin A (anti-tTG immunoglobulin) level was obtained as 2% in school-aged children in Iran and the prevalence of celiac biopsy was 0.6%, based on a sample size of 1500 cases (5). Other symptoms include gluten ataxia, epilepsy, seizure, peripheral neuropathy, inflammatory myopathy, headache, and gluten encephalopathy as neurological symptoms and anxiety disorders, depressive and mood disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorders, autism spectrum disorders, and schizophrenia as psychological symptoms (6). The serologic diagnosis of CD is possible through anti-transglutaminase (anti-tTG) antibody and anti-endomysial antibody, which are sensitive markers.
2. Objectives
This study aimed to examine the rate of ADHD in CD.
3. Methods
3.1. Participants
This cross-sectional study recruited a convenience sample of children from the Clinic of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, affiliated to the Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. Out of 160 patients, only agreed 100 patients run the tests. All the patients were clinically diagnosed with ADHD at the psychiatric clinic of Imam Reza in 2016 - 2017.
3.2. Measurements
We used three questionnaires in this study. All the questionnaires were filled out with the help of a medical student due to different education levels of families.
3.3. ADHD DSM Checklist
An 18-item checklist for DSM-IV ADHD diagnostic criteria was used with a four-point scale. The response to each question was scored, as follows: (0) as never, (1) as seldom, (2) as sometimes, (3) as often or always (7). It was used to determine the severity of ADHD symptoms. The total score of inattentive items and the score of hyperactivity-impulsivity represented the ADHD severity.
3.4. Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)
This questionnaire includes the domains of emotional, conduct, hyperactive problems, peer and prosocial behaviors. In the current study, we used only “hyperactive problems” scores for analysis. Some items of the hyperactivity domain included restlessness and overactivity, constantly fidgeting or squirming, easily distracted and concentration wanders, thinking things out before acting and sees seeing tasks through to the end. The total score of these five questions is categorized as follows: the score of 0 - 5 is considered normal, 6 is borderline, and 7 - 10 is abnormal (8).
3.5. Celiac Symptoms Questionnaire
This questionnaire asked some celiac symptoms like chronic abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, etc.
Only gave 100 participants their consent to perform blood tests for IgA level and anti-tTG IgA antibody. Among them, one patient was excluded because of the exclusion criteria defined as autoimmune diseases such as thyroid disease, diabetes, alopecia areata, and neurological disease such as seizure. Finally, the study was done with 99 children clinically diagnosed with ADHD aged 4 - 18 years.
3.6. Lab Exam Procedure
3.6.1. IgA Level and Anti-Tissue Transglutaminase (tTG) Antibody
Five milliliters of blood was taken from all participants and stored at -80°C for examination. All samples underwent the IgA level antibody assay to find out IgA-negative seropositive cases. The IgA level was measured by indirect immunofluorescent.
The anti-tTG antibody was measured by ELISA in all samples. The positive range for anti-tTG antibody-IgA form is more than 18 U/mL, the normal range is less than 12 U/mL, and equivocal range is 12 - 18 U/mL (AESKU tTG-A New Generation kit, Product Reference: 3503, Manual Revision Number: 004: 2013-10-10, AESKU.DIAGNOSTICs GmbH & Co. KG, 55234 Wendelsheim, Germany).
3.7. Small Bowel Biopsy
In the next step, for the definite diagnosis of celiac disease, a small bowel biopsy was taken. In the current study, only gave one patient consent for it and others did not provide consent for endoscopy.
3.8. Ethics Process
All the cases were informed completely about the whole study process. Written informed consent for the study, blood tests, and endoscopy was provided by the patients and/or parents. This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.
3.9. Statistical Analysis
Data were analyzed by SPSS version 19 for Windows. The Mann-Whitney and Fisher exact tests were used to analyze the data. An application named Med-calc was used to determine the difference in the prevalence of the celiac disease in the ADHD group. A P value of less than 0.05 was considered significant.
4.1. Laboratory Tests
A total of 99 children aged 4 - 18 years with ADHD clinical diagnosis referring to the clinic were screened for serum levels of IgA and anti-tTG antibodies. All the cases were IgA-positive. Therefore, none of the cases had IgA deficiency.
All the serum samples underwent the anti-tTG antibody-IgA form test. It showed only were 6 out of 99 cases (6.06%) serologically positive for celiac disease. The anti-tTG antibody test results of all patients with positive tests are shown in Table 1. All patients with positive anti-tTG antibodies were boys. Among the remaining 93 cases with negative anti-tTG antibody, 25 cases (26.9%) were girls and 68 cases (73.1%) were boys.
Table 1. Anti-tTG Antibody Serum Levels in Patients with Positive Test Results
Anti-tTG Antibody Serum Level
A1 19.8
The prevalence of positive celiac serology was 6.06% in the ADHD group in our study while the prevalence of celiac serology positivity was 2% in the normal population of Shiraz with a sample of 1500 cases (5). We compared the prevalence rates in these groups using the Med-calc application and the chi-square test. The difference in prevalence between the two groups was 4.060%. The chi-square test was run and showed that with the test statistic of 5.234 and the 95% confidence interval of -0.693 to 8.813, the P value was 0.022. It showed a significant difference between the two groups; that is the prevalence of anti-tTG antibody positivity was significantly more in ADHD children than in the general population.
Among these 6 cases that had positive tests, only one patient gave consent for a biopsy. The pathology was negative for celiac disease.
4.2. Association of ADHD Symptoms Severity and Celiac Disease
The severity of ADHD and symptoms of celiac disease was measured in both seropositive and seronegative anti-tTG antibody groups; there were 6 (100%) and 68 (73.1%) boys and 0 (0%) and 25 (26.9%) girls in these groups, respectively. The gender ratio was not different between the groups (Fisher exact test, χ2 = 2,158, P = 0.32).
The mean age was not different between ADHD children with positive serum and ADHD children with negative serum. The mean age was 10.332 ± 2.42 and 8.732 ± 2.64 years in these groups, respectively (P = 0.119).
The mean BMI was 19.85 ± 3.79 and 16.80 ± 3.008 in ADHD children with positive serum and ADHD children with negative serum, respectively (Mann-Whitney test, P = 0.045). The ADHD children with positive test results were significantly heavier and more well-nourished. There was no difference in celiac symptoms between children with positive and negative anti-tTG antibody (Table 2).
Table 2. Prevalence of Celiac Symptoms in Both Groupsa
Positive Anti-tTG Antibody
Negative Anti-tTG Antibody
Chronic abdominal painb 0 (0) 23 (24.7) 0.331
Chronic constipationc 1 (16.7) 18 (19.4) 1.000
Fluctuation 1 (16.7) 23 (24.7) 1.000
Chronic diarrhead 0 (0) 2 (2.2) 1.000
Tooth caries 3 (50) 72 (77.4) 0.151
Skin rash 0 (0) 5 (5.4) 1.000
Hair loss 0 (0) 9 (9.7) 1.000
aValues are expresses as No. (%).
bdefined as at least once a week for two months (9).
cdefined as painful defecation and frequency of bowel movements of less than three times a week lasting for two months (10).
ddefined as loose stool lasting for more than four weeks (11).
The 18-item ADHD checklist was compared between the two groups, as shown in Table 3 (7). In this questionnaire, there was a question asking about any other autoimmune disease for exclusion. The total score of the first nine questions was considered as the inattention score. The total score of questions 10 to 18 showed the hyperactivity score. The mean inattention score was 18.3 ± 5.04 in the positive anti-tTG immunoglobulin group while it was 13.97 ± 5.79 for the negative test group (P = 0.077). The mean hyperactivity score was 17.83 ± 5.84 in serum-positive ADHD children while it was 14.49 ± 6.87 for ADHD children with negative serum (P = 0.366).
The SDQ questionnaire data analysis showed that the total scores of hyperactive items were more than 6 in both positive and negative anti-tTG antibody ADHD children, which were abnormal. However, there was no difference between the two groups (P = 0.738). The mean scores were 7.33 ± 3.204 for the positive test group and 7.34 ± 2.204 for the negative test group.
Table 3. The Mean Scores of ADHD Checklist Items in ADHD Children with Positive and Negative Anti-tTG Antibody Results
Often does not give close attention to details or makes careless mistakes in schoolwork or other activities 2.5 ± 0.83 1.7 ± 0.78
Often has trouble keeping attention on tasks or play activities 2.5 ± 0.54 1.65 ± 0.81
Often does not to listen when spoken to directly 2.5 ± 0.81 1.52 ± 0.93
Often does not follow instructions and fails to finish schoolwork, chores, or duties in the workplace 1.5 ± 1.04 1.81 ± 0.92
Often has trouble organizing activities 2.5 ± 0.54 1.85 ± 0.97
Often avoids, dislikes, or does not want to do things that take a lot of mental effort for a long period of time (such as schoolwork or homework) 2.17 ± 0.75 1.75 ± 0.95
Often loses things needed for tasks and activities (e.g., toys, school assignments, pencils, books, or tools) 1.5 ± 1.49 1.15 ± 0.97
Is often easily distracted 2 ± 0.894 1.76 ± 869
Is often forgetful in daily activities 1.33 ± 1.033 0.99 ± 0.930
Often fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in seat 2.17 ± 0.753 1.8 ± 1.131
Often gets up from seat when remaining in seat is expected 1.5 ± 1.049 1.66 ± 1.068
Often runs about or climbs when and where it is not appropriate 2 ± 0.632 1.78 ± 1.05
Often has trouble playing or enjoying leisure activities quietly 1.67 ± 1.21 1.57 ± 1.052
Is often “on the go” or often acts as if “driven by a motor” 2.17 ± 0.983 1.78 ± 1.073
Often talks excessively 2 ± 0.894 1.54 ± 1.099
Often blurts out answers before questions have been finished 2.17 ± 0.983 1.32 ± 0.967
Often has trouble waiting for one’s turn 1.5 ± 1.378 1.4 ± 1.023
Often interrupts or intrudes on others (e.g., butts into conversations or games) 2.67 ± 0.516 1.7 ± 0.93
Celiac disease is a gluten sensitivity disorder with multiple symptoms, the commonest of which are abdominal pain and constipation. Sometimes, it is associated with other problems like diabetes, skin rashes, thyroid disease, Down syndrome, and neurological problems (12). Slim et al. found out an association between celiac disease and some mental diseases like depression and eating disorder (13).
Some studies showed that some kinds of food can contribute to food allergy, which, in turn, can cause immune dysregulations and cell-mediated hypersensitivity, leading to chronic T cell inflammation. It may also cause neurologic inflammation and possibly ADHD. However, it is unclear whether ADHD has an immunologic basis and it is controversial if it has any association with other atopic diseases. They both seem to remit with age. Therefore, it may be a coincidence of the relationship between them (14). Repo et al. found out that in some patients with anti-tTG immunoglobulin positivity, there was anemia as a symptom before villus damage.
Therefore, it is possible that ADHD symptoms are present in patients with positive tTG antibody (15).
A study suggested that celiac disease is over presented in ADHD patients and a gluten-free diet can improve the symptoms (16). In a systemic review by Sethi and Hughs, they reviewed all studies published in this subject. Although there were many issues with some articles, they proposed not to screen ADHD patients for celiac disease with no additional symptoms (17). Dehghani et al. found a 2% positivity of anti-tTG antibody in the general population of Shiraz (5), while our study found a 6% rate. Therefore, the prevalence of serology positivity for celiac disease was higher among ADHD children. As Helmet Neiderhofer and we concluded the higher serology positivity for celiac among ADHD children and both of our samples are small. We do not know have no idea if other factors likesuch as different gene expressions, races, regions, and diets could contributed.
Cortese and Tessari, concluded that ADHD had a significant association with obesity and suggested that abnormal eating patterns may be associated with ADHD (18). In the current study, all cases with positive tests seemed to be better nourished and gain better weight despite celiac disease presentation. It could be possible that the symptoms may appear later in ADHD children or that the anti-tTG antibody can exaggerate the link between ADHD and obesity with an unknown mechanism.
5.1. Conclusions
As the severity of ADHD in both positive and negative anti-tTG antibody groups was the same, it is useless to look for the detection of celiac disease among patients with severe ADHD symptoms. As we did not conduct endoscopy due to the lack of patients’ consent, we did not find the true prevalence of the celiac disease among ADHD children. Celiac screening tests are acceptable for ADHD patients as the prevalence of anti-tTG antibody is higher among these patients than in the general population. Due to the low educational status of our society, we could not have a larger sample and do endoscopy for diagnosis. We recommend obtaining comprehensive results by conducting studies in larger or multi-center samples.
The present article was extracted from a thesis written by Maryam Barkhordarian financially supported by the Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (grant no. 12337).
Authors' Contribution: Study conception and design: Naser Honar and Ahmad Ghanizadeh; acquisition of data: Roya Radanfar and Maryam Barkhordarian; analysis and interpretation of data, drafting of the manuscript, critical revision, and final approval: Naser Honar, Ahmad Ghanizadeh, Roya Radanfar and Maryam Barkhordarian.
Conflict of Interests: The authors had no conflicts of interest regarding this study.
Ethical Approval: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.
Funding/Support: This study was financially supported by the Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (grant No., 12337).
Informed Consent: All the cases were informed completely of the whole study process. Written informed consent for the study, blood tests, and endoscopy was provided by the patients and/or parents.
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All the Broken Pieces by Cindi Madsen
What if your life wasn’t your own?
Liv comes out of a coma with no memory of her past and two distinct, warring voices inside her head. Nothing, not even her reflection, seems familiar. As she stumbles through her junior year, the voices get louder, insisting she please the popular group while simultaneously despising them. But when Liv starts hanging around with Spencer, whose own mysterious past also has him on the fringe, life feels complete for the first time in, well, as long as she can remember.
Liv knows the details of the car accident that put her in the coma, but as the voices invade her dreams, and her dreams start feeling like memories, she and Spencer seek out answers. Yet the deeper they dig, the less things make sense. Can Liv rebuild the pieces of her broken past, when it means questioning not just who she is, but what she is?
Paperback Published December 11th 2012 by Entangled TeenAll the Broken Pieces
This was one of those stories that I really was trying to call it the whole way. Waiting for that moment to yell out "I knew It!" But that never happened. It through me completely off guard with the direction it took and I have to say brava! for the awesome twist ending.
Although I was at times hesitant about the slower-paced unraveling of the plot, and found myself pushing through some of the repetitive and frustrating "dates" that Spencer and Liv continued going on. I still give this book 5 stars and would recommend it to those that enjoy teen romance books with a bit of a thriller twist to it.
When Liv is moved away suddenly after an accident to a new town, she begins asking questions. Questions that her parents never give her a straight answer to. They whisper to each other and Liv cannot remember anything that happened before the accident. But she is having mysterious dreams about people she cannot remember..and a little sister. But where are they all now?
The social scene at school was actually something that I could relate to. I have a hard time relating to a lot of teen books because I never really experienced a lot of drama, bullies or the popular crowd as a lot of them contain. This one in-particular had a lot of characters that I knew in high school. It kind of hit home for me and I could understand the difficulties that both Liv and Spencer had to go through.
I was appreciative that Spencer had just as much emotional/character growth as our MC Liv. The fun, witty and sometimes frustrating banter that went on between the two really drives the story. Back and forth emotionally I have to say this story really ended on a high note for me.
Happy Holidays! From Krista
This year has been incredibly busy for me. I cannot believe how many wonderful books I have read and the amazing people I have met! And to all of you that continue to stop by my little corner of the internet and take the time to read what I have to say.
Burn Bright Baby Bats!
The Zombie Playground (Grisly High #2) by Brian Rowe
Brin Skar has had a rough couple of weeks. She barely survived the grisly vampire attack in Bodie Ghost Town, the mysterious Paul is now a guest in her own home, and her dad Kristopher, dead for over a year, has emerged from the grave to try to kill his only daughter. After two somber funerals and the baffling disappearance of her Film teacher, Brin decides she needs a break from all the pain and heartache. And what’s a better escape than a round of golf at the brand new Macabre Golf Course? But as soon as Brin and her friends hit the links, strange noises and bizarre sightings begin to occur. And unfortunately for the group, the vampire encounter is going to seem like child’s play… especially when the zombies come out to play
Published July 2nd 2012 by CreateSpace
The second book in the series carries on all of the adventure and fast action story that book one had. This time we're dealing with Zombies, and these..are pretty gross.
The action starts out pretty fast at the beginning of the story, when playing a round of golf they soon discover that they are not alone on the course and things get going really fast.
I still have to say that I love Brin as a main character, this story delves a lot into her relationship with her father.
A lot of action, fast paced story with a kick butt main character only trying to survive, but with some emotional turmoil over her father that really drives the story. Your not going to find any romance here, it's all about surviving.
The Vampire Underground (Grisly High #1) by Brian Rowe
16-year-old Brin Skar hates everything to do with the supernatural, so the obsessive film geek isn't happy when she discovers that her junior year Film class at Grisly High is devoted to the horror genre. She's even more disconcerted when she learns that six groups in the class will be writing and directing their very own horror movies.
Brin and five classmates travel to Bodie Ghost Town in California to shoot their creepy film, but they soon find themselves fighting a real terrifying threat when a clan of mean, bloodthirsty vampires emerge from beneath the surface and start attacking the group. The teens, headed by Brin and the egotistical director Anaya Frost, have no help from the outside and become outnumbered by
the vampires a hundred to one.
But when Brin meets Paul, a helpful and smoldering vampire outcast who's had enough of his shameful life, she realizes he might be the only key to her survival.
Paperback, 300 pages Published April 3rd 2012
The Vampire Underground (Grisly High Trilogy, Book 1)
This series is put together for high action packed scenes, a lot of action and running mixed with some humor. These teens are running to save their lives and it seems that there is always one thing after another to get away from.
When it comes to Brin, I found her a great character. I think that she has the most development in the series ( ( I read this book and the 2nd right after each other) Although Brin is not all that excited about the class, she is up to trying. The assignment eventually brings on more than they were ready for and I had a laugh out moment when Anaya (the mean girl ) becomes outnumbered herself.
It's more horror than comedy, and these vampires are mean, ugly and out for blood.
Brin and Ash make a perfect team, best friends and they kick butt. No romance here, just action, fast paced story that makes for a good run for your life/survivor read.
The Flight of the Griffin by C.M. Gray
Young Adult/Adult fantasy.
Living in their old boat ‘The Griffin’ four young characters and their guide become the unlikely heroes at the end of time when a burglary sets them on the path to finish the ‘Last great Spell’ - a spell to stop the balance of the World tipping into Chaos...
They become the Magician, Thief, Priest and Fighter when a magical book guides them upon a quest that pits them against magic, demons and ‘The Hawk,’ an evil hunter of men.
Join a race against time to find three crystal skulls that must be brought together, while all the forces of Chaos try everything to stop them!
Published June 25th 2012 by lulu (first published April 16th 2012)
This is a very fun, fast paced adventure story in which four young teen boys take
an adventure on a magical flying and sea faring boat. Along with a Magician and Mahra, a shape shifter,
they go on a quest to save the world. They are on the side of Order and have to battle to keep Chaos and Order in balance.
Through their travels the boys will eventually all gain powers of their own to help them battle the evil Chaos demons that they must overcome to balance the world again. The reader is introduced to several different places they travel through and meet a variety of people and characters that bring imagination and humor to the story.
The group must fight together, become strong and brave to find the three crystal skulls they will need to save the world. The author takes no leniency when it comes to the battles, scenes and descriptions in the world building.
It's hard to choose a favorite character with this group but because I am a cat-lover myself I must vote for Mahra. There was barely a scene that she was in that didn't make me smile.
Fractured Light (Fractured Light #1) by Rachel McClellan
I’m dying, I thought. This was unexpected and not at all how I envisioned my death. I was supposed to die gardening in a flowerbed as a hundred-year-old woman, not as a seventeen-year-old trapped in a lake beneath inches of ice.
Llona Reese is used to living on the run. After the Vykens killed her parents, she knew they would eventually come for her too. She can’t take any chances. But when she starts to make friends for the first time in her life, she gets careless and lets her guard down. Big mistake.
As an Aura, Llona can manipulate light and harness its energy. But if she wants to survive, Llona will have to defy the Auran Council and learn to use her power as a weapon against the Vyken whose sole desire is to take her light. Now she’s caught in something even bigger than she can understand, with a power she can’t wield, and no one she can trust, except, just maybe, a mysterious stranger.
In this breathtaking and romantic adventure, Rachel McClellan delivers a truly mesmerizing story that will keep you guessing to the very end.
Published February 8th 2012 by Sweetwater Books
After losing her parents, Llona is moved from town to town by her Uncle to try to protect her. But she's sick of running and is trying to settle down into a somewhat normal school, in as normal a setting as possible. But this leads to the guardian Christian being assigned to Llona to protect her from the Vykens.
Llona is an Aura and in incredible danger of being killed by the dark, evil Vykens. After an awkward start to the story. Christian eventually becomes the strong, protective love interest. And Llona, a stubborn and emotional teenager, eventually grows into a very strong and determined fighter.
Although romance does play a part in the story, there are several different aspects that made the story more enjoyable for me. The friendships she develops, especially with May is humorous and keeps the reader more engaged with the part of the story that we can identify with- the awkwardness of High School.
With Llona trying to struggle through everything that is happening to her, this story starts off slower, building up in intensity. Llona has a lot of growth to go through and struggles with her emotions and powers. Eventually ending up to be a very strong and determined, smart main character that will suck the reader into the series to see what happens next.
Fun and feisty dialogue, a forbidden love and determination to fight of the Vykens once and for all. Fractured Light may start off a little slow, but soon became a fast paced, light and fun novel.
Blood Zero Sky by J. Gabriel Gates
“Gates creates a dystopian nightmare setting of technology and greed… a Brave New World with a consumerist edge.”
- Publisher's Weekly
Unprofitables are banished to work camps to pay off their credit. Other tie-men and women look on apathetically. "Fair is fair. Everyone knows you shouldn't use more credit than you are worth to the Company. "They turn their attention to the next repackaged but highly coveted N-Corp product on the market, creatively advertised on the imager screens that adorn virtually every available flat surface. All the while, their mandatory cross-implants and wrist-worn "ICs" keep them focused on the endless cycle of work and consumption to which they are enslaved.
May Fields the CEO's daughter would like to believe she is above all that. Head of N-Corp's marketing team, the young woman who has almost everything anyone could want spends her days dreaming up ingenious ways to make workers buy more of what they already have and don't need. Even before May discovers that the Company is headed for its first loss in thirty years, she is feeling the stirrings of dissatisfaction with the system that has given her everything she's ever wanted . . . except the freedom to be herself.
When she is kidnapped by a member of the Protectorate a secret order dating back to the American Revolution May is suddenly faced with the frightening truth of what the Company's greed has done to our most basic human rights. Will she embrace who she is and join the battle to restore America's democratic freedom, or put her blinders back on and return to her safe and passionless life?
More prediction than fiction, "Blood Zero Sky "is a riveting, nonstop, and suspenseful gaze into the looking glass, destined to rise with the zeitgeist of our times to become the anthem of a generation.
Published October 1st 2012 by Health Communications
I recently read other books by J Gabriel Gates The Sleepwalkers being still to this day one of my favorites and the highly enjoyable Karate filled Dark Territory is one I have recommended to friends as well. This author has fast become one of my favorites. Blood Zero Sky was everything that I was hoping that it would be. I recommend this to fans of author Cory Doctorow.
When the Protectorates (Guardians of Freedom, founded by George Washington) kidnap May, each find out more than they were expecting to find about each other. May's discoveries not only question her loyalty to the Company, but also to her family.
This novel has some scary predictions for what could happen if we allow the big companies to rule us, above the controls of the government. What kind of future does that hold for us? Most of us ending up like robots, only focused on what we can do for the Company and gain credits to stay in good status with them. But how much control can Companies have over humankind? When is enough, enough?
The Protectorate are battling this overpowering of the Companies over the people. They have been able to control and maintain heads of the government, but the Companies have grown and become a force to be reckoned with, maybe already beyond their control.
Blood Zero Sky is an intense read that will get the reader thinking about our connection to technology and the Companies running our technology today. What we consider entertainment, could very soon lead to control. An intense thriller with a great cast of characters. In my opinion this is an author to watch out for.
At 384 pages this is not a fast read-but it's engaging and mesmerizing. It will make you think.
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The Last Timekeepers and the Arch of Atlantis by Sharon Ledwith
When Amanda Sault and her four classmates are caught in a major food fight at school, they are given the choice of suspension or yard duty. It was a no-brainer. A two-week crash course in landscaping leads the kids to discover a weathered stone arch buried in an overgrown backyard. Instead of a forgotten lawn ornament, it turns out to be an ancient time portal from the lost continent of Atlantis. Chosen by an Atlantean Magus to be Timekeepers—legendary time travelers sworn to keep history safe from an evil force—the five children, along with two offbeat adults, are sent on the adventure of their lives to save the Earth from an uncertain future. The Timekeepers’ first mission lands them in England in 1214, where they must find an adolescent Robin Hood and his band of merry teens before history is turned upside-down.
Paperback, Limited, 227 pages
Published July 12th 2012 by Musa Publishing (first published May 12th 2012)
One thing that stood out to me throughout this whole book was that it never slows down. It was a non-stop roller coaster once the adventure begins and doesn't stop until the last page. I am not sure if it's going to far to call this a re-imagining of Robin Hood, but with a spin of it being on his younger version.
The author does a great job in keeping with the voices of the young characters, from the current day, as well as the 1214 versions. It was a trip for the reader, jumping to change to the almost Shakespearean language when they travel through time.
These teens are hyper-non stop characters that let their tongues get the most of them in some places. Very sharp and intuitive thinkers. They will keep the reader on their toes as well.
The Newfoundland Vampire by Charles O'Keefe
Like every other geek alive, Newfoundland native Joseph O’Reily secretly wants to be a superhero. At thirteen he fantasized about being a vampire, and ten years later he’s still fantasizing – but mostly about a beautiful redheaded woman who has eyes only for him. The one thing different about Joseph’s adult fantasy is that, amazingly, it comes true one night when he goes to a local university pub. Cassandra Snow, literally the woman of his dreams, invites him to her place for an evening of personal pleasure. Of course he’s not going to say no. But when strange things start happening afterward, Joseph quickly learns that not all dreams should come true. Cassandra has plans for him – forever. And those plans don’t include daytime activities. An animal lover and recent vegetarian, Joseph wrestles with all the weird changes he’s experiencing after his encounter with Cassandra. Eternal youth and amazing power come at a price that is perhaps higher than he can afford. The constant hunger for blood and the secrets Cassandra harbors test his resolve and his mental and physical limits. And then there’s the fact that a two-hundred-year-old vampire is after his head – literally. Joseph’s night vision improves dramatically, giving him a glimpse of the darker side of the world and the terrible evil of vampires who walk among humans. As he tries to balance his regular life with the new reality of his vampire existence, he is determined to hold onto his personal convictions and what he values most – his humanity.
Published April 17th 2012 by Penumbra Publishing (first published April 12th 2012)
As the cover obviously shows this is one of the more...seductive/sexual books that I have reviewed here on this blog. But, this particular story does not go into any really erotic details (in my opinion) so therefore, those that don't mind stories that are a little more on the steamy side, this was a very unique and different read.
I have to say this is the first book that I have ever read that involved an adult male main character that actively participated in role-playing games. It however is not the first one that a vegetarian becomes a vampire. Which does end up playing a role in the story as he have qualms against feeding on humans. And brings some emotion to the change that is happening to him.
This story was more complex than I thought at first going into it. I found the plot very unique and interesting but was a little disappointed that what I thought was going to be the big climax of the story wasn't as big as it had been leading up to. Instead it opens up the story to the possibility of a series with different directions the characters can go next.
One particular thing that also stood out to me was the fact that the outlook on what a vampire is in this story had a bend to it as well. Not everything we have come to learn about vampires happens to our main character and his adventure into changing into one seems like he was putting on an old pair of lucky socks. One of my favorite parts about vampire stories is the turmoil emotionally over the transition, but you won't see very much of that here.
It was a very quick read, entertaining and very different than what I was expecting. I found myself laughing and smiling and rooting for these two to win the battle. Joseph really is a geek and there are not many of those being represented in books today. And definitely not the normal type of character you would think would end up being a bad-ass sword fighter.
- December 18, 2012 2 comments:
Persephone by Kaitlin Bevis
There are worse things than death, worse people too
The “talk” was bad enough, but how many teens get told that they’re a goddess? When her mom tells her, Persephone is sure her mother has lost her mind. It isn’t until Boreas, the god of winter, tries to abduct her that she realizes her mother was telling the truth. Hades rescues her, and in order to safely bring Persephone to the Underworld he marks her as his bride. But Boreas will stop at nothing to get Persephone. Despite her growing feelings for Hades, Persephone wants to return to the living realm. Persephone must find a way to defeat Boreas and reclaim her life.
Published July 6th 2012 by Musa Publishing
Recently I have come across several different re-tellings of the myth of Persephone. Mostly in Young Adult books. I continue to seek out books of this particular re-telling because it's one of my favorites and I'm dying to find one that makes me feel ALL of the feelings.
So far this version is my favorite of my readings. This is not just because I felt the characters were much more likeable, but the story was edgier and had a bit more danger to it throughout the whole story instead of waiting until the very end as the climax.
The pacing of the novel keeps constant from the very beginning. Persephone finds out that she is a goddess within just a few pages and we swiftly get wrapped up into a story of teleporting worlds, kidnapping, dangerous Gods, the almighty Zeus and of course, Love.
Even at 237 pages it was a very fast read, engaging and entertaining. This is a book that fans of Greek Mythology and adventure will enjoy.
Fallen Legion (Timeless #4) by Laura Kreitzer
Laura Kreitzer
The full force of the Empyrean Guard leaves Gabriella trembling where she stands. Even with the Fallen at her back, she lacks the proper training and knowledge to win the inevitable Angelic War. In the Timeless Oblivion, Gabriella seeks the advice of the one person who’s never failed her and comes back with more than she bargained for. Gabriella must do the unthinkable: break the most important law the Celestial Gods decreed thousands of years ago to protect the angels. Now that she’s crossed the line, will she find a way to save the angels? Or has she doomed them all?
Gabriella is the Illuminator, the one to lead the Angels and to save mankind.
She has many struggles in her quest and has to come up against the Emperyean Guards, finds out that there are murders among the Angels. When she has to figure out her visions, she seeks guidance with a long trusted friend. But the answers are not what she was ready for, bringing some very stressful decisions to be made.
The fourth book in the Timeless series is a culmination of what Gabriella has been training, and fighting for. The decisions that she makes will determine the lives for many others. This story does not focus just on Gabriella's duties as an Illuminator but she also has her sister's wedding to help with and humor brought to the story especially with the bachelorette party.
After everything Gabriella experienced in book 3 and the war for her soul. Her constant companion Andrew is by far my favorite character. I enjoyed their relationship and even with the hardships, it seemed a perfect fit.
Fast paced action scenes, battles and our main character who has a great load of stress and decisions to make. A great romance element and of course the daily routine that will keep reminding Gabriella that she has her human responsibilities as well. The Timeless series is one that I think older teens and adults will enjoy.
Here are a few of My Favorite MG Things!
Krista Recommends Middle Grade and Tween Reads:
The newest book in the Red Blazer Girls series was published recently! I love this series, the young girls are smart, witty and funny.
One of their stand- out covers (yet again!) next on my list is Professor Gargoyle. This is a new series from Quirk Books and it's engrossing and fun. The cover morphs from grumpy Professor to Evil Professor!
http://www.kinglillian.com/ an adventure that needs to be experienced by all, check out the audio preview at this website, the author is an amazing narrator.
And Below: some Misc titles that I adore and will always recommend forever
The Coal Elf by Maria DeVivo
Ember Skye is a fed up teenage Coal Elf with a big ashy chip on her shoulder. Having been torn away from a carefree life and forced into a world of dirt and darkness has started to get the best of her. And being the only girl-elf working as a coal miner at the North Pole doesn't help much either!
Then there's Sturd: a power-hungry, twisted elf with a checkered past and a serious grudge against Ember. Slowly but surely, his maniacal tendencies are revealed, leaving Ember with the sacred "Naughty List" literally in her lap.
When a mysterious illness threatens to decimate elves both Above and Underground, Ember is thrust into a journey that will see her confront the literal and figurative demons of her past and lead her to the head of the North Pole himself.
Yes! Santa is real. But this isn't your childhood Christmas tale
Ember is a rarity. A girl Coal Elf. It's unusual that the girls are assigned the job of mining coal.
She misses her parents and sister who are all workers above, designing toys. All Elves live by "the list" and in hopes to be noticed by The Boss. Ember's job is hard from day one. Although she is able to make friends, she also has a sort of bully that loves to tease and annoy her. Since it is the Boss that chooses the jobs, there is no switching. Your stuck. Nobody questions the Boss.
Mining is a very hard and dangerous job. This is not a happy or joyful Christmas story, it's like being the new girl at school kind of feeling to it. It's a bit of a culture shock for her. From living in a beautiful city, in a Manor to having to move into an underground apartment and only getting to visit home. But when she finally does visit home, she finds she's been banished. Like her life isn't bad enough already.
But this story is not only working in tunnels and dirty coal. Ember will eventually end up on an adventure, and with stubborn determination, she will find the help she needs. Things are happening down in the tunnels and she is going to fight for change.
With a deeply determined and hard working main character. This story was a darker but very entertaining read.A focus on the Naughty List and how much coal do bad kids get? And who knew that Elves could be just as Naughty! Great if you are looking for something a little different to read this Holiday Season.
Lethal Inheritance by Tahlia Newland
If last night was real, Ariel should be dead. She’s not, but her mother has disappeared, there are bruises on her neck and the hideous beast in the photo looks frighteningly familiar.
You can’t send police into a tunnel that doesn’t exist after a villain they can’t see, so when shadow demons kidnap her mother, Ariel has to mount the rescue mission herself. Hot on the trail, she enters a hidden layer of reality only to find that the demons are hunting her, and they feed on fear. Ariel must defeat them before they kill her and enslave her mother. But how do you kill terrifying demons when your fear makes them stronger?
A quirky old guide teaches her how to locate and unleash her inner power, and while battling hallucinogenic mist, treacherous terrain, murderous earth spirits and self-doubt, she falls in love with Nick, a Warrior whose power is more than either of them can handle.
Ariel’s journey challenges her perception, tests her awareness and takes her deep into her heart and mind to confront, and ultimately transcend, her fear and anger.
Read the prequel and chapter one for only 99c on Kindle http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00962W4TI
Published October 10th 2012 by Catapult Press
This story has a fun and quirky ensemble of characters that I think everybody will enjoy. There is a lot of traveling and adventure in a fantasy world full of dangers and humor.
When Ariel travels to a different world to try to save her mother from kidnappers. She must learn to fight and wield a weapon in a very short period of time. Luckily there is Nick who comes her way and helps her. Nick not only teaches her how to fight, he is her guide to this magical and imaginative world that was beyond her wildest dreams.
Warrior Nick is not the only one that is helping to teach her how to battle the evil demons that took her mother, but she also encounters numerous other characters along the way that are there to test her and help her build the strength she needs.
I would definitely recommend this book to readers of high fantasy and adventure. I fell in love with the world building and the variation of characters/creatures and magical landscape that we meet (or shall I say travel through) along the way.
With all of the high fantasy novels that are coming out today with strong female lead characters. This has to be one of the most unique settings I have read. Amazingly fun and entertaining with a very strong-willed, determined main character every reader will root for.
My Very Top 5 YA Reads This Year!
Cinder (Lunar Chronicles)
Covet (Harlequin Teen)
What were some of YOUR favorite reads? Have you read any of the above titles and loved them as much as I did??!!?
Passion and Pain (Dancers and Divas #1) by Kathy Petrakis
Does passion and desire guarantee success? Can friends really be trusted? Can true love be found beneath lust and deceit?
These are questions street dancer Elena Martinez faces as she struggles to compete against the most talented students at New York’s top Performing Arts High School. Along with her best friend, the cheeky and mischievous Sebastien Duval, they are determined to make center stage.
But the singing diva Letitia has other plans. Beautiful, talented and popular, her desire for revenge could ruin everything for Elena and Sebastien. Now, they must fight against prejudice, treachery and deceit as Letitia sets out to destroy Elena’s friendships, her romance, her dignity and her dreams. Can Elena win the battle for true love, happiness and success?
Paperback, 350 pages Published October 15th 2012 by Antartis Publishers
Passion and Pain is a contemporary novel that revolves around students attending an art school in which emotions are constantly running high. The fact that these students are all very talented and determined to stand out in a a very competitive field already leads to a stressed atmosphere. But when you add the jealousies, the emotions of trying to be the best in a very limited space becomes harder by the day.
The book starts out meeting our MC when she's just 13 years old. The duration of the story is very much a coming of age story. Through friendships and heartbreaks this story is full of emotional highs and lows. Until that much anticipated day of graduation looms and their careers can bloom. Although Elena is the focus of the novel, the reader will be introduced and get to know several different characters on different levels. My particular favorite being Sebastien.
You'll get drama, humor, romance and a lot of very determined young students thrown together in situations that will make them face their fears together. At around 350 pages it's one of the longer contemporary stories that I have read this year. But it does cover a lot of time in their lives when a lot of changes are happening. So there is very little down-time in the story.
Right now the kindle version is just $2.99 and Free for Prime Members
which is a really good deal for this one. Grab it while you can.
There is some sexual content, drugs, alcohol and cursing.
Whispers in Autumn (The Last Year #1) by Trisha Leigh
In 2015, a race of alien Others conquered Earth. They enslaved humanity not by force, but through an aggressive mind control that turned people into contented, unquestioning robots.
Except sixteen-year-old Althea isn’t content at all, and she doesn’t need the mysterious note inside her locket to tell her she’s Something Else. It also warns her to trust no one, so she hides the pieces that make her different, even though it means being alone.
Then she meets Lucas, everything changes.
Althea and Lucas are immune to the alien mind control, and together they search for the reason why. What they uncover is a stunning truth the Others never anticipated, one with the potential to free the brainwashed human race.
It’s not who they are that makes them special, but what.
And what they are is a threat. One the Others are determined to eliminate for good
The most unique part about this book was the idea of Seasons. Althea has the ability to jump into different homes during different seasons. Living with parents that aren't her own. (this is explained way better in the book, I really don't do it justice)
There was more down time than I was expecting for a book with Aliens that had taken over the Earth. As the humans have been made to feel content, left a little bit of a mundane feeling to parts of the story.
It was always able to keep a constant flow of mystery, but not at all a fast paced nor does it have a lot of adventure. It's a story that mostly pertains to finding answers, keeping calm and hidden until the answers can help them move on.
As this story does take place not too far in our future, the science fiction is really not something too beyond belief or as out of this world as most are. With a short introduction the reader will be able to easily grasp the world that introduces us into the main storyline. As I mentioned above the most complex part of understanding the story for me was the jumping of seasons.
There is a very slight and cute romantic element to the story. The ending will definitely peak the readers interest enough to want to continue with the series.
Thoughtless by Jaqueline Gardner
When Bridget finds a dead cheerleader in the janitor’s closet, she becomes the killer’s next target. High school just got worse. It’s bad enough that she can hear the shocking truths that pass through her classmate’s heads. Now she has to worry about staying alive, and all clues point to the one person whose thoughts she can’t read - her boyfriend Terrence. Someone is taunting her, threatening to expose her secret. And when Bridget tries to single out her blackmailer, she’s nearly beaten to death by a mind controlled minion with fiery eyes.
But when Bridget finally comes face-to-face with the killer, suddenly a horde of brainwashed students programmed to destroy her life doesn’t seem so bad
It had me pretty hooked from page one and I read it in one fantastic sunny day. I couldn't put it down.
The main character can read minds, after she finds the dead student she begins hearing thoughts directed at her which freaks her out. There turns out to be a bigger mystery going on and she's in danger. It's got a well rounded plot, with a main character that makes some stupid decisions, but brave and goes down fighting.
The story had the perfect combination of elements. She has a dedicated best friend that gives the reader a real connection to the characters. They are not perfect but are able to love each other for who they are, flaws and all. We get the mysterious thriller aspect of trying to figure out who the murderer is and why they might want Bridget. It leads to a suspenseful edge of your seat read.
It's clean there's no sex, no swearing, and a great price!
I would recommend this to fans of Cate Tiernan's Sweep Series
Thoughtless
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by Custom Insight Newsdesk | Jun 19, 2018
HMRC’s CHIEF computer entry system has served the country well since its introduction in 1994, but is due to be replaced by its upgraded counterpart shortly – the Customs Declaration Service (CDS).
The CDS system is being phased in from August, with CHIEF being fully replaced by January 2019 after 25 years of service. It is widely believed that HMRC’s main system is moving from being transaction-based, with the ability to calculate taxes, VAT and duty, to a comprehensive customs management system that helps facilitate trade.
The decision to replace CHIEF was made prior to the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, but HMRC confirm that it will be scaled to meet any extra volume in declarations brought about by Brexit.
The CDS system will provide the same features as CHIEF, including processing declarations for goods entering and leaving the UK, calculating and paying duty and taxes and completing customs information electronically.
In addition the CDS system will:
Provide access on GOV.UK to a Government Gateway account.
Provide several new and existing services in one place – for example, traders will be able to view previous import and export data on pre-defined reports, check the tariff, apply for new authorisations and simplifications, and check their duty deferment statement
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2014 Ford EcoBoost Challenge
The 2014 Ford EcoBoost Challenge has now begun, giving consumers the opportunity to drive the hottest new Ford Products. This year the EcoBoost Challenge includes a list of vehicles including the Focus ST, Fiesta ST, Escape, Fusion and F-150 models.
The Ford Motor Company is giving consumers the chance to get behind the wheel of its latest products on three exciting closed-course tracks, including back to back drives with competitor vehicles! This year, participants at the EcoBoost Challenge can compete against the clock in a Fiesta ST and do hot laps with a professional driver in the Focus ST. Hybrid fans will also have the opportunity to put the C-Max Hybrid through its paces against the competition.
By combining advanced engine technologies such as turbocharging, direct injection and variable valve timing, these Ford EcoBoost engines help customers conserve fuel without sacrificing power. In North America, EcoBoost sales make Ford the industry leader in turbocharged direct injected gasoline engines in its core, high volume passenger vehicles such as Fusion, F-150 and Escape. By the end of this year, 90% of Ford’s North American lineup will be available with an EcoBoost engine.
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Cwm Dwr II - The Wrong Dig
Regular rain showers had kept the Brickworks Dig topped up with water, and with only enough people available for one days digging we had sought out an alternative site to work on, as most of our time would be spent dealing with the water at the Brickworks. We chose an old site in Cwm Dwr II, and after arranging permissions with the OFD Management Committee and Natural Resources Wales we were able to give this location some attention. There had once been a short sump in the entrance series to this cave - Helen's Horror which had to be syphoned to gain access, but this was removed some time ago and now is no more than a short wet crawl.
We entered the cave and rigged the 10m pitch down into Default Chamber. It is here that a slope leads up to a 20m long sandy passage that leads to the Sand Sump. The sand had previously been dug and only a small access crawl led through to what was once a body sized sump which had now silted up somewhat.
Keith in the sandy passage that approaches the Sand Sump
A view of the sump at the start of the dig with bucket for scale
A close-up view of the sump at the start of the dig
To work the dig efficiently we removed the sand fill on the approach to the sump, clearing it from the sides and lowering the floor by 30-50cm. After a couple of hours and 40 buckets of spoil removed we had good access to the sump and we could now start draining it. Only a small part was visible of this perched reservoir, we expected to drain it fairly quickly, bailing it with buckets. After 100 buckets of water had been removed and the water level only dropping a few inches we decided on a Plan B. Brendan went back up the ladder and to Helen's Horror where a long firehose that was once used to syphon off the water could be found. This 40 metre heavy duty hose was brought back to the pitch and then lowered so it could be used to syphon the sump. At first we attempted to start the syphon by sucking on the pipe, but this failed, so Mark headed back up the ladder, the bottom end of the hose hauled up and the 10m head of water was used to fill the hose. Once the hose was full of water, it was dropped to the floor of the chamber where it began to syphon off the water immediately. The flow of water was directed to join the stream and then we returned to the sump. At this point most people went off to explore the cave while Mark and Brendan returned to the sump to monitor progress. It became clear that there was a large volume of water in the passage beyond as the water level very slowly fell. Rather than wait we continued to drop the floor of the approach to the sump. With everyone back at the dig over the next three hours we were able to clear about 40cm depth of sediment from the bottom of the passage over a 4 metre length, following the water as it slowly receded, until after three hours an airspace appeared. A short while later the hose broke the surface of the water and the syphon stopped. The passage is still too silted up to get through at the lowest point. At this point we had removed a further 60 buckets of spoil and were all exhausted and cold and so after all having a look through the airspace to the passage beyond we headed out of the cave knowing that on our next visit we would be in some interesting territory.
Keith at the sump at the end of the days dig
On our next visit we plan to set up the syphon again and drain as much water from the sump as possible. We will continue to remove the infill from the bottom of the sump to give easy access to the passage beyond, where we will be able to assess the future possibilities.
More information on Cwm Dwr II on this link.
Present: Mark Burkey, Keith Edwards, Chloe Burney, Mark Burgess, Ian Millward and Brendan Marris
Posted by Brendan at 19:26
Labels: Cwm Dwr Two, Digging, Penwyllt, South Wales
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6,000 miles, and counting
What’s the best use of nine pairs of shoes? To avoid the expected and uninspired answers about donations to needy children, you may want to ask William Helmreich, professor of sociology at City College and the City University of New York, and, most recently, author of The New York Nobody Knows: Walking 6,000 Miles in the City. While donating footwear is a worthy move, so is Helmreich’s eighteen-shoe effort, what the New York Times called an “unstuffy love letter to the delights of street-smart walking” in a charming interview with the much-pursued perambulist.
Helmreich is very adept at the thing-finding and game-playing that make walking the celebrated pastime and mode of transit that it is, having continued well into adulthood (he’s 68) the practice many abandon as small children. “My philosophy is, everything’s interesting,” he says, in the city he calls “the greatest museum in the world.” As he tells the Atlantic Cities, “Every block can be interesting. It’s not just about covering ground, it’s about how you cover ground.”
Between 2008 and 2012, Helmreich covered a lot of ground — 6,048 miles of New York’s streets, which is 1,512 miles per year, or a little over 4 miles each day. That doesn’t sound like much until you think about torrential rain, illness, vacations, other obligations. Missing a four-mile day means 8 miles the next day, 12.4 by the third, and so on. At a pace one can only imagine was leisurely, ducking into shops and courtyards and conversations, this could take the better part of a morning, an afternoon, or both.
Of course this venture was rewarded with lots of curiosity and good press. Since there’s still no copy available at the library that I can amble over and pick up, my perhaps outdated default for acquiring new reading material, I haven’t yet gotten my hands on the book. It was delightful to find Helmreich condensing some of his experiences into an essay for the always-lovely Aeon Magazine just past the new year. He wrote,
“The question, for a professional sociologist such as me, is: was this the best way to study a city?
Approached correctly, walking forces you to slow down and really look at what you’re seeing. Like the flâneurs of times past, one needs to stroll leisurely and engage people in conversations about how they feel about where they live, what they do, and how they perceive the place is changing. Had I driven through the city, along its highways and thoroughfares, I would have missed 90 per cent of what I found: the teeming life of the city’s backstreets, its parks and playgrounds, its outdoor and indoor eateries — all this would have remained invisible to me. Besides, driving (and for that matter, cycling) tend to mark you as an outsider, even if you live there. When you cover ground quickly, people assume you’re just passing through. But when you walk through a neighbourhood, people assume you’ve got reason to be there.”
What would this feel like in Detroit? According to Helmreich, New York has 120,000 more or less easily enumerable blocks. The chaos of Detroit’s wheel system intersecting with mile roads and all the smaller side streets in various repaved or crumbling repair pave an extra layer of challenge. It’s certainly possible, one step at a time, as individuals like Chris Kort have found, who walked the streets in 2012, inspecting every tree for the U.S. Forest Service’s records.
The city maintains 660 miles of main roads, plus 1880 miles of residential side streets, with an additional 210 looked after by MDOT or the Wayne County Road Commission; together, at least 2750 miles of roads over the city’s 139 square mile area. (Just under half of New York’s size, at 303 square miles, both cities have roughly equivalent street coverage per square mile).
One would probably see a lot of what the workers and volunteers on the Detroit Blight Removal Task Force saw over the past couple of months as they inched through the snowy city, cataloging each parcel of land and possibly setting to rest the last-house-on-the-block question. Projected to take place over just nine weeks, teams surveying the 385,000 – 400,000 of Detroit’s properties set out with tablets or phones, documenting each. (The number varies depending on whether you’re reading Crain’s or Model D — either way, it’s a lot. The phone number provided by the Detroit Blight Removal Task Force for resident questions about the survey instantly forwards to a generic voicemail). Recommendations for demolition of blighted structures will be furnished to the mayor’s office later this month, and the resulting Motor City Mapping project will eventually go public with its informational trove.
Aside from the obvious increase in people needed to complete it within a similar time frame, how might the survey have differed if done on foot? By all accounts, surveyors stayed snug in their cars, snapping pictures out the window before motoring along to the next site, “blexting” — LOVELAND‘s gimmicky portmanteau of ‘blight’ and ‘texting’ — their cursory data back to the headquarters. There was a lot of snow and no engagement with the community or the environment. This knowledge of the city hardly seems intimate. One wonders how surveyors could even adequately assess a snow-covered building’s status from that remove.
Although for many reasons I decided against walking a different section of Detroit every day in 2014, eventually covering it all, Helmreich’s project nonetheless inspired some movement. Deliberately undershooting numbers or patterns that seemed in any way grandiose, I set a goal of 1,000 miles this year. This is a modest three miles a day, mostly in Detroit, and an aim with which I’ve been shocked to find only mixed success. Three miles is barely anything, I thought — well below the 10,000 steps recommended by medical professionals, a mere hour of strolling at Google Maps speed. It’s not even quite a 5k.
I would love to undertake a Helmreich-style survey of the city, but a large share of my reluctance comes from a factor that often goes unaddressed in the context of this blogging — safety, a point Helmreich eloquently, if only briefly, addresses in his essay for Aeon. (He tells the New York Times that he avoids wearing blue or red shirts for their association with gangs). It would be great if Detroit really were a safe place to ramble, but numbers and instinct say otherwise. To counter the fear-mongering of many news outlets, the subject is rather deliberately avoided here, perhaps irresponsibly. The aim of the rambling network is to encourage people to walk, to feel safe walking — the more people who walk and feel safe walking, the more conducive to safe walking the city becomes. It’s just not quite there yet. At all. So, like everything else in Detroit, we rely on community. We band together and walk.
Maybe between all these walks, alone and collectively, we’re channelling a bit of Helmreich in the Midwest. Have you undertaken this kind of committed programmatic exploration? Would you? As Helmreich says, everything’s interesting. Especially here, in a city where time so palpably passes, the landscape is almost too literally a great (if haphazardly archived) museum. Let me know if you want to go for a walk in it.
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U.S. Court of Appeals rejects E.P.A. limits on emissions rules
by Felicity Barringer, New York Times, August 19, 2008
A federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out an Environmental Protection Agency rule limiting the ability of states to require monitoring of industrial emissions.
The 2-to-1 ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is the most recent in a series of judicial setbacks to the Bush administration’s efforts to reshape federal policies under the Clean Air Act.
Under 1990 amendments to the original Clean Air Act, states were allowed to issue permits limiting pollution emissions from industrial facilities, like refineries or utilities. To ensure compliance, Congress required states to set more stringent monitoring requirements if they deemed federal requirements inadequate.
The E.P.A. gave states this leeway until 2006, when it reversed course and prohibited the states from requiring new monitoring. Environmental groups challenged the agency, saying that the new rule kept public agencies from gathering and making available the best data about industrial contributions to air pollution.
“E.P.A.’s about-face means that some permit programs do not comply” with federal law, Judge Thomas B. Griffith wrote in the majority opinion. He added that thousands of permits allowing the operation of industrial facilities might not comply with the law “because their monitoring requirements are invalid.”
Judge David B. Sentelle joined Judge Griffith’s opinion.
The ruling by the court, which has jurisdiction over most federal agency rules, was another judicial rebuke to the E.P.A.’s recent policies, leaving few of its major initiatives on air pollution intact.
The suit, brought by the Sierra Club, was opposed by the environmental agency and several industry groups, including the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and the American Petroleum Institute.
“I think it is fair to say that the D.C. Circuit has repudiated the vast bulk of the Bush administration’s clean-air regulatory reforms, which were the administration’s most notable and significant (if not always wise) environmental policy initiatives,” Jonathan Adler, a law professor at Case Western Reserve University, commented on the case on a legal affairs blog, The Volokh Conspiracy. In an interview, Professor Adler said the agency “was giving business a bit of a break; was saying to states: You can’t do more.”
But he added, “One of the ways states experiment is not only being more protective but being more protective more cheaply. They win if they figure out a way to make environmental controls less costly.”
Keri N. Powell, a lawyer with Earthjustice who argued the case for the environmental groups, said the 1990 law was designed to give states power to fill any gaps left by the federal government and provide the public with data about industrial emissions.
“The idea was to make this information accessible to public and to state governments,” Ms. Powell said. “States are the front lines. They issue the permits.”
She added that, with the 2006 rule, “what they did was ban monitoring.”
“They did it,” she said, “even though the E.P.A. admitted that existing monitoring wasn’t good enough.”
Ms. Powell concluded, “That was just outrageous and defied the plain language” of the law.
Representatives of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and the American Petroleum Institute did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
In his dissent, Judge Brett A. Kavanagh, like his colleagues, made reference to a famous dictum from Justice Felix Frankfurter. “I strongly align myself with the majority’s quotation from Justice Frankfurter about the best tool of statutory interpretation: 1) Read the statute. 2) Read the statute. 3) Read the statute!” Judge Kavanagh wrote.
And, he added, the relevant parts of the Clean Air Act support the E.P.A.
Link to article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/washington/20air.html
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Review – A Stunning Return to Hyrule
Rory Wood
The Legend of Zelda series is one I’ve always been fond of, less so for the stories (though some of them are great, too) but more so for the gameplay, puzzles, and sense of wonder. These aspects are especially prevalent in the original Legend of Zelda on NES as well as A Link to the Past and Ocarina of Time. After what I found to be a disappointing entry in Skyward Sword, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is an exciting and bold new step for the franchise and will forever change what gamers expect from a Zelda game moving forward.
I don’t want to spoil anything story related so I’ll keep it brief in that regard but know this; Nintendo has crafted an epic. Breath of the Wild features a narrative that looks back and connects to past games in ways long time fans will really enjoy while also being self-contained enough to not totally alienate newcomers to the series. A new addition to the storytelling this time out is voice acting and while many fans have wanted this for a while, myself included, I’ll admit I’m a little disappointed with the execution. Some characters suffer from weak line readings and surprisingly, Zelda, in particular, is graced with a slightly grating performance. Thankfully, these voiced moments are rare and a vast majority of the dialogue is presented in classic text form. The writing itself is constantly witty and charming, bringing a steady stream of smiles.
“… an exciting and bold new step for the franchise and will forever change what gamers expect from a Zelda game moving forward.”
Nintendo has a way of subverting expectations for better or for worse and Breath of the Wild may be one of the best examples of this in recent memory. The Zelda gameplay loop was starting to feel a little routine and tired but being such a sacred series for Nintendo, who often plays it safe on the software side, I never expected things to change much. Was I ever wrong. Nintendo has taken one of their most revered series and totally flipped it on its head. Breath of the Wild still feels like a Zelda game but manages to also feel entirely new and fresh at the same time. The moment I left the opening shrine and stepped into the vast open world, I felt I was in for a treat and Nintendo did not disappoint. Everything I love about the Zelda franchise is here but it’s been rethought, retooled and fleshed out incredibly to catch up with more modern RPG design, all the while remaining uniquely Nintendo.
Take the world itself; it’s absolutely massive. Intimidatingly so at times and it’s populated with crumbling ruins, wildlife, fellow travelers, and oh so much more. It all just feels so well realized and alive. As an example; I was just riding my horse across the countryside when I heard a cry for help. Upon investigation, I found a pair in need of assistance and took down their attackers. In return, I was offered some useful items. Another time my horse was frightened by a surprise attack from an enemy and I was bucked off as both the horse and I splashed into the marsh. Exact moments like these will be uniquely my own and its a feeling I have never had in a Zelda game before.
Pre-planning and knowing your environment and enemies is a necessity for survival in this latest adventure. There’s no hand holding here. Not once was I really pushed along a path and I appreciate that. The world is open to explore from the outset, so much so that the very first mission you receive is to defeat Ganon. If you were to choose, you could run right to him but you’d face certain death. Instead, it’s best to take the time to explore, meet the locals, upgrade Link’s health and stamina and create some handy elixir.
Yes, you read that right. Crafting and inventory management play a huge part in Breath of the Wild. Cooking and mixing ingredients creates all kinds of beneficial concoctions, like an elixir that boosts cold resistance or a hot meal that refills your hearts while also boosting low-level attacks. All of these new elements and many more I’m leaving for you to discover on your own, give Breath of the Wild more of a survival aspect than past entries and the Zelda series is better for it.
“Nintendo has taken one of their most revered series and totally flipped it on its head.”
If you’re like me you’ll spend countless hours just roaming the countryside and, also like me, probably learn all too quickly that Breath of the Wild can be quite challenging if you fall into old Zelda habits. With nothing locked off, it’s very easy to accidentally wander into an area filled with enemies that can destroy you with one hit. In fact, through my own curiosity and blind exploration, I’ve seen the Game Over screen more times than I would care to admit. Through experimentation, I’m constantly engaged and offered new ways of looking at combat, traversal, and puzzles.
Speaking of puzzles, Nintendo has outdone themselves here not only in quantity but also quality. Spread over the gorgeous landscapes are dozens upon dozens of shrines that act like mini dungeons. They often organically teach you new puzzle solving techniques and each and every one of them has been a joy to best. There’s been a lot of mystery surrounding proper, full sized dungeons in Breath of the Wild and I’m genuinely happy Nintendo kept them a secret. They are absolutely incredible not only in design but in execution and without spoiling anything when you first realize how dungeons are represented in Breath of the Wild your jaw will hit the ground followed by a giddy giggle of excitement. They are expertly intertwined into the story and given great context.
Combat has seen a nice overhaul too. Z-targeting is back but loses the dated letterbox effect while most other returning combat mechanics such as dodging and back flipping from danger have been tightened up. Parries can lead to some exciting combos as well. It’s in the new weapon system and physics that Breath of the Wild sees the biggest combat changes, though. You now carry numerous melee weapons and bows at once each with various durability and attack stats. Weapons breaking down and constantly having to be managed at first sounded like a bad idea to me but in practice, it works well and creates a new element of strategy. Do I use this powerful weapon I have now for an easier kill at the risk of breaking and wasting it, or do I save it for an unknown more powerful enemy? Varying weapon types come with their own quirks as well. Boomerangs, for example, must be manually caught upon their return flight.
The new physics system only adds to the intensity and thrill of combat. In one instance, I was engaging in a horseback joust against an enemy when we both landed attacks, knocking each other off our horses. My weapon had broken during the ordeal so I ran to pick up my enemies and then proceeded to whoop him with it.
Villages and towns return from past games as well but are now filled with more believable citizens going on about their business and also offer much more in the way of side quests and activities. Ten hours into the game and I realized we had known next to nothing about what Breath of the Wild would actually offer players.
There are constantly little details revealing themselves, so many rules and systems in this world working seamlessly together. When it rains, climbable surfaces become slippery and hard to hold. It’s dangerous to wear metal armor or carry a metal sword during lighting for fear of being struck. Dogs can be bonded with, for what purposes I actually don’t know yet. So far they just follow me around. In fact, after all the hours I’ve put into Breath of the Wild, I still have so much to find out about myself. I keep seeing meteorites crashing to the ground and have yet to explore a crash site to see what they’re about. I’ve also been running into small little metal cubes and strange paper windmills. The purpose of these items still escapes me.
“It’s not just the best Zelda game yet, it’s quite possibly the best game Nintendo has ever produced.”
All this talk and I haven’t even touched on the hunting for resources nor have I talked about the Hyrule Compendium which allows for extensive cataloging of animals, enemies, items and more via photographs taken in-game. Bosses are another mystery I’m leaving for you to discover which were often surprising and always a blast to figure out. It’s best to face bosses as blind as possible so I’ll leave you with just one little nugget of info; like many of the ideas seen in Breath of the Wild, they are some of the series’ best so far.
I could go on and on about The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It’s Nintendo firing on all cylinders. Like an interactive studio Ghibli film, it’s at times stunning to look at. It plays incredibly well with challenging, exciting combat and through exploration, you’re organically taught the world’s rules and mechanics. It’s not just the best Zelda game yet, it’s quite possibly the best game Nintendo has ever produced. Breath of the Wild is nothing short of a masterpiece.
*** Nintendo Switch copy provided by the publisher ***
Beautiful visuals
Massive and engaging world
Exciting combat and puzzles
Potentially hundreds of hours of gameplay
That Nintendo polish
Some questionable voice acting
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[IEDC] Manufacturer Locating in Marshall County, Adding Nearly 200 Hoosier Jobs
April 20, 2016 Career Ready career, Hoosier, IEDC, Indiana, job, manufacturing, Marshall County, RV
BOURBON, Ind. (April 12, 2016) – Indiana Composites, a manufacturer of fiberglass components for the marine, RV and specialty vehicle markets, announced plans today to establish operations here, creating up to 198 new jobs by 2019.
“When you think of RVs, you think of northern Indiana – the RV Capital of the World,” said Jim Schellinger, president of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. “As home to the nation’s highest concentration of manufacturing jobs, Hoosiers are producing parts and assembling RVs, which are then shipped across the country and around the world. As the newest member of our state’s RV supply chain, Indiana Composites is investing in the future of Indiana’s economy and in our hardworking, skilled Hoosier workforce.”
Indiana Composites is a new venture and a wholly owned subsidiary of Angola, Indiana-based IMP Holdings, which dates back to mid-1980 as Indiana Marine Products. IMP Holdings produces dashes, panels and wiring harnesses for boat manufacturers including Bennington, Brunswick, High Water Marine, Rinker and Smoker Craft. Due to strong growth in the marine industry, IMP Holdings has established Indiana Composites to manufacture composites for its marine business and to expand its services to new customers in marine, RV, specialty vehicle and medical industries throughout the Michiana region.
Indiana Composites will invest $3.95 million to locate its operations in Bourbon, purchasing, renovating and equipping a 75,000-square-foot facility on Center Street. Known as the Reynold’s Building, the facility has been vacant for several years. With construction expected to begin this month, Indiana Composites expects to begin some manufacturing operations this spring and to be fully operational by early 2017.
“Indiana Composites will adopt IMP Holdings’ values of customer-focused quality at the front of the process and respect for all associates in order to satisfy its customers,” said Michael Peters, chief executive officer of IMP Holdings and Indiana Composites. “By utilizing a well-trained workforce, state-of-the-art technology, and well-defined processes, we aim to deliver high quality parts to the customer the first time.”
The company expects to begin hiring fiberglass technicians this month. New positions are expected to offer average salaries above the Marshall County average wage. Interested applicants can apply by contacting Steve Howard, business manager at Indiana Composites, via email or phone at 574.529.1508.
“Indiana Composites’ decision to invest in Bourbon speaks well to our community’s dedicated workforce and the opportunities for businesses across Marshall County,” said Kevin Overmyer, president of the Marshall County Commissioners. “The support to bring this project to fruition has been outstanding, and I’m glad that the Town of Bourbon is part of this company’s growth in Indiana.”
Indiana is home to the highest concentration of private sector manufacturing jobs in the country, including a global RV industry which produces more than 80 percent of the world’s RVs. The RV industry shipped 35,929 units in February alone, which is a 12 percent increase over the year and the industry’s highest-producing February in the past 39 years.
The Indiana Economic Development Corporation offered Indiana Composites up to $1,000,000 in conditional tax credits and up to $40,000 in training grants based on the company’s job creation plans. These tax credits are performance-based, meaning until Hoosiers are hired, the company is not eligible to claim incentives. The town of Bourbon will consider additional incentives at the request of the Marshall County Economic Development Corporation.
Just last year, IMP Holdings announced plans to expand its operations in Indiana, investing $1.5 million to renovate its existing 55,000-square-foot facility and to purchase another 38,000-square-foot building in Angola. As part of these growth plans, IMP Holdings plans to create an additional 40 new jobs by 2018.
About Indiana Composites
Indiana Composites LLC is a manufacturer of open and closed molded fiberglass components for the marine, RV and specialty vehicle markets. This new venture is a wholly owned subsidiary of IMP Holdings LLC, which manufactures panels, dash assemblies and wiring harness and provides integrated assemblies for the marine industry.
About IEDC
The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) leads the state of Indiana’s economic development efforts, focusing on helping companies grow in and locate to the state. Governed by a 12-member board chaired by Governor Mike Pence, the IEDC manages many initiatives, including performance-based tax credits, workforce training grants, public infrastructure assistance, and talent attraction and retention efforts. For more information about the IEDC, visit www.iedc.in.gov.
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Invasive species and pollution have dealt a double blow to the Great Lakes
January 17, 2012 By EarthWise
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Runoff from farming operations and other sources has resulted in an excess of phosphorus in Great Lakes waters. [Read more…] about Invasive species and pollution have dealt a double blow to the Great Lakes
Cleaner air gets held up in court
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Green Packaging Cuts Costs and Material Use
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How Fast is the Water Rising?
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The price tag on protecting our beaches and coastal properties from rising seas could be tremendous. [Read more…] about How Fast is the Water Rising?
Saving the World While Videogaming: Not Just Fantasy Anymore
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All the Salt We Put On Our Roads in the Winter Has To Go Somewhere
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Little Science Fuels Fracking Debate
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ShadowyOne • 5 years ago
..."And that’s why the Vietnamese hatch their children from golden eggs even to this day." LOL
mom424 • 5 years ago
I was born in France, lived in Belgium as a child. The landlady called me "mes petite choux", my little cabbage according to Daddy. Because that's where babies were actually found, under a cabbage leaf. The stork story? Utter baloney. ;)
Guest • 5 years ago
Jean Grey's Anatomy • 5 years ago
Mon petit choux. Mes is plural and would make no sense.
Swede • 5 years ago
I would have guessed she said "Ma petit choux," but of course, she may have been speaking some unusual French dialect.
No, wait, it's LE choux, right? So I'm probably wrong. Pardon my French.
Mahjudd • 5 years ago
Vietnamese girls lay golden eggs? WoW!
WistfulChica • 5 years ago
I kinda wish people could lay eggs. And have tails--Id want a tiger tail.
Ivan Vicevic • 5 years ago
Hmmm, interesting that we i Croatia don't even know about that creation myth, well whatever, Croatia to Vladivostok!
Practice • 5 years ago
All of Croatia or just you?
Pretty interesting how we've all parallels in societal development. Doesn't seem all that odd to me that lots of creation myths have sisters and brothers engaging in a little procreation. Extrapolating backwards, if there's a single founding father, we're not left with a shit-ton of options here. Ancient folks figured that out too.
Same with the clay thing; clay can be molded and shaped into whatever. And dirt? Dirt's been here forever and it's where all good growing things come from. Not a big leap to make people out of clay and magic. Good job.
Legend #1 makes me think along the lines of comparative mythology. Au Co, the fairy, wanted to live in the mountains, while her husband Lac Long Quan, the god, preferred the seaside. In Scandinavian mythology we have exactly the same thing going on with Skadi and Njord.
http://norse-mythology.org/...
Skadi wanted to live in the mountains, since she was from a mountain giant family and felt at home there, and Njord wanted to live by the sea, as he was linked to it as some kind of sea divinity, just like I presume Lac Long Quan was linked to the sea because of his tendency to change into a sea dragon.
Njord was one of the Vanir, a clan of gods sometimes poetically called elves because of their beauty. Now you may say that this is an obvious difference, since in the Vietnamese story it is the woman who is the elf, and the man who is the god. So the parallell would fail unless we think there was a sex change involved, right? Strange to say, there may have been such a change. Njord was once, according to the learned, the goddes Nerthus. Read all about it on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...
The other difference is that it may be argued that Skadi wasn't really a goddess, but just a giant's daughter. However, the "regular" gods of Scandinavia were all descended from giants, and furthermore, Skadi was considered a goddess with her own worship, so that part of the story sort of fits in as well.
This is another case of me wondering how old fairytales, legends and mythologies really may be. I think it's obvious that the Scandinavian and the Vietnamese myth must have a common origin, because I can't see how there was much traffic between Vietnam and Scandinavia thousands of years ago.
It's just like the story of the Biblical Flood, which pops up everywhere on Earth. How old are these stories really?
Bob the Rock • 5 years ago
The one about Scotland was actually made up by priests in an attempt to give Scotland a legendary founding story like the Hebrew
1DireWolf • 5 years ago
Good list.
Mr Henderson • 5 years ago
Very interesting list. Thank you
Hello • 5 years ago
Nice list
Eric922 • 5 years ago
Even though these kind of stories are always so one dimensional, I still can't help to be fascinated by them.
sex seems to be as much a parallel between creation myths like those above. kinda makes you wonder what truth you're reading...
Bunny • 5 years ago
Well, society had to be started somehow and I only know one method of baby-making, so...
Just me • 5 years ago
Gojoseon's real name is Joseon, only that King Taejo founded a more recent kingdom that was also named Joseon(500years ago roughly) to show that Koreans were all descended from one, and historians just put "Go" (means "old") in front of the older one to avoid confusion. Just felt like saying it ;-)
portland_girl • 5 years ago
I swear I thought the authors name was Anne Boleyn when I first glanced at the title.
The Mighty Rohan • 5 years ago
Shame no-one told Brutus about the weather lol
Poke poke splat • 5 years ago
Dan gun is a pattern in tae Kwon do that states Korea was founded in the year 2333 BC.
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Form/Genre: Manuscripts, American--20th century
Form/Genre: Correspondence
Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990
Mumford, Sophia Wittenberg, 1899-1997
Bancroft, Addison
Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993
Baekeland, Brooks
Aguilar, S. A. de Ediciones.
Boni & Liveright.
Charles Scribner's Sons.
Philadelphia (Pa.)--History
United States--Intellectual life--20th century
Form/Genre filters: 4 are listed below. Each is preceded by the number of records that match the filter.
Bancroft family papers
Bancroft, Bessie, 1878-
Bancroft, Henry
Bancroft, Marie A.
Extent: 0.2 linear feet (1 box)
The Bancroft family lived in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia. This collection includes personal papers from sisters Bessie and Marie, as well as Bessie’s diary for the year 1904. Business papers from their uncles Addison and Henry, who were in the real estate and insurance businesses respectively, are also included. Addison Bancroft’s lease papers reflect a professional relationship with George W. Childs.
Bancroft, Addison Bancroft, Bessie, 1878- Bancroft, Henry Bancroft, Marie A.
PUSp.Ms. Coll. 627
Bancroft, Addison Bancroft, Bessie, 1878- Bancroft, Henry Bancroft, Marie A. Childs, George William, 1829-1894
Correspondence Diaries Family papers Leases Manuscripts, American--19th century Manuscripts, American--20th century Photographs
Edward William Bok correspondence
Bok, Edward William, 1863-1930
Edward William Bok was a publisher who came to the United States from the Netherlands with his parents at the age of six. This collection contains correspondence to Bok from various writers and actors spanning the years 1881 to 1913.
1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s
Correspondence Manuscripts, American--19th century Manuscripts, American--20th century Negatives (photographic) Poems
Evelyn Manuel Huber collection of Mumford and Huber family material
Huber, Evelyn Manuel, 1917-2002
Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990, Author
Extent: 0.42 linear feet (1 box + 1 book)
This collection contains letters from Lewis and Sophia Mumford to Evelyn Manuel Huber, Lewis Mumford's cousin once removed. The letters date from 1959 to 1993 and document the private and professional activities of Lewis and Sophia Mumford. A family photo album of the Baron, Huber and Mumford families is also included.
Huber, Evelyn Manuel, 1917-2002 Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990, Author Mumford, Sophia Wittenberg, 1899-1997
0.42 linear feet (1 box + 1 book)
Huber, Evelyn Manuel, 1917-2002 Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990 Mumford, Sophia Wittenberg, 1899-1997
Correspondence Manuscripts, American--20th century Photographs
James DePreist papers
DePreist, James, 1936 -
Extent: 130 boxes (+ 2 map drawer folders)
James DePreist (1936-2013) was an African-American conductor of international renown. This collection primarily documents James DePreist's conducting career, with a focus on the 1980s and 1990s with the Oregon Symphony, including organizational records, concert programs, press coverage, scores, and recordings.
130 boxes (+ 2 map drawer folders)
1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
DePreist, James, 1936 - Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993 Oregon Symphony.
Audiovisual materials Concert programs Correspondence Manuscripts, American--20th century Memorabilia Photographs Writings (document genre)
James Terrence McCabe letters
McCabe, James Terrence, 1890-1975
Extent: 1 linear feet (3 boxes)
James Terrence McCabe (1890-1975) served in the United States Army during World War I. This collection contains letters to and from McCabe, his family, fiancée, and neighbors, primarily written between July 1918 and August 1919, during his service as a private with the American Expeditionary Forces.
1 linear feet (3 boxes)
McCabe, James Terrence, 1890-1975 United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces.
Correspondence Manuscripts, American--20th century
Sophia Wittenberg Mumford papers
Extent: 23.22 linear feet (48 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
The Sophia Wittenberg Mumford papers contain, correspondence, writings, diaries, photographs, memorabilia, audio-visual material, financial and legal material documenting the private and public life of Sophia and her husband Lewis Mumford. A large majority of this collection is remnants of Lewis Mumford's papers that remained in their house upon his death in 1990 and were finally transferred to the University of Pennsylvania after her death in 1997.
Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990 Mumford, Sophia Wittenberg, 1899-1997
23.22 linear feet (48 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990 Mumford, Sophia Wittenberg, 1899-1997 Morss, Alison Mumford, 1935-1993 Mumford, Geddes, 1925-1944
Audiovisual materials Correspondence Diaries Estate records Family papers Financial records Glass plate negatives Ledgers (account books) Manuscripts, American--20th century Memorabilia Photograph albums Photographic postcards Photographs Picture postcards Research notes Typescripts Writings (documents)
Van Wyck Brooks papers
Extent: 142 boxes
Collection contains 54 boxes of professional and family correspondence; 68 boxes of writings by Brooks, including typescripts, galleys, and notes for books, articles, prefaces, and addresses, as well as juvenalia, diaries, and notebooks; and 20 boxes of memorabilia, photographs, and newspaper clippings.
142 boxes
Brooks, Van Wyck, 1886-1963 Brooks, Charles Van Wyck, 1912- Brooks, Eleanor Stimson, d. 1945 Brooks, Gladys S.
Correspondence Diaries Manuscripts for publication Manuscripts, American--20th century Memorabilia Writings (document genre)
Waldo Frank papers
Frank, Waldo David, 1889-1967
Extent: 63 linear feet (132 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
The papers document the literary career and the personal and professional life of twentieth-century American novelist and writer Waldo David Frank. Comprising correspondence, writings, publicity, writings by others, memorabilia, photographs, scrapbooks, and clippings spanning from 1879 to 1977, the collection contains 132 boxes and 3565 folders. The correspondence documents Frank's personal and professional relationships with writers, editors, artists, friends, and family. Letters from friendships with other writers and artists such as Jean Toomer, Sherwood Anderson, Alfred Stieglitz, Lewis Mumford, Van Wyck Brooks, and Hart Crane document congenial collaborations, sharing of ideas, and disagreements. The writings contain his notebooks, major works, articles, essays, and early writings tracing Frank's works and ideas of society and culture with psychological and social themes of man and his environment. Frank's passion for the culture and study of Spain, Latin America, and Mexico is apparent in correspondence and his research, preserved through notes and photographs of South America and Mexico. Letters and photographs display Frank's relationships with family members, his wives (Margaret Naumburg, Alma Magoon Frank, and Jean Klempner Frank) and his children. The materials in this collection divulge not only the writings of Waldo Frank, but the struggles of the writer and his encounters with himself and society as he seeks his vision of truth in the world. He was courageous in the face of his critics and his political enemies even when experiencing both written and physical attacks. Even though Frank claimed he was an outsider he was embraced by the people and cultures he championed and studied. Although largely forgotten by the end of his lifetime, his correspondence, writings, and ideas remain, providing insight into literary circles, political ideas, and historical events in the United States and Latin America during the early- to mid-twentieth century.
63 linear feet (132 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
Frank, Waldo David, 1889-1967 Aguilar, S. A. de Ediciones. Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941 Baekeland, Brooks Barnet, Aimée Barney, Charles G. Bazalgette, Léon, 1873-1928 Benardete, M. J. (Maír José), 1895- Bittner, William, 1921-1977 Bloch, Ernest, 1880-1959 Boni & Liveright. Boussinesq, Hélène Broch, Hermann, 1886-1951 Brooks, Van Wyck, 1886-1963 Brousseau, Jule Caplan, Debrorah Frank, 1931- Carnevali, Emanuel Charles Scribner's Sons. Clurman, Harold, 1901- Copeau, Jacques, 1879-1949 Cornell, Kathryn Snider Cox, Mary Hodge Crane, Hart, 1899-1932 Cuevas de Vera, Tota Cárdenas, Lázaro, 1895-1970 Dahlberg, Edward, 1900-1977 Dana, Marion Duell, Sloan & Pearce. Editorial Losada. Espinoza, Enrique, 1898-1987 Frank, Alma Magoon, 1898- Frank, Helene Rosenberg Frank, Jean Klempner Frank, Julius J., 1852- Frank, Michal, 1931- Frank, Thomas, 1922- Gide, André, 1869-1951 Hart Dávalos, Armando Hartley, Marsden, 1871-1943 Hennecke, Hans Houghton Mifflin Company. Iznaga, Alcides Jewish Agency for Palestine. Klein, George S., (George Stuart), 1917-1971 Klyce, Scudder, 1879-1933 Kurti, Kitty Larrea, Juan Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert), 1885-1930 League of American Writers. Lecuna, Vicente, 1870-1954 Literary and Theatrical Agency of the syndicate of Czech Authors. Léon-Felipe, 1884-1968 Mallea, Eduardo, 1903-1982 Malraux, André, 1901-1976 Marinello, Juan, 1898-1977 Maritain, Jacques, 1882-1973 Martin, William A. Matthews, E. de P., (Elva de Pue) Maurín, Joaquín, 1897-1973 McCourt, Edna Wahlert McKerr-Kaston, M. H. de Rohan Mishnun-Hardman, Virginia Mistral, Gabriela, 1889-1957 Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990 Munson, Gorham Bert, 1896-1969 Muste, Abraham John, 1885-1967 Naruse, Seiichi, 1892-1936 Nation. Naumburg, Margaret, b. 1890 New Century Fellowship. New Republic. New York Times Company. Niebuhr, Reinhold, 1892-1971 Norman, Dorothy, 1905-1997 O'Keeffe, Georgia, 1887-1986 Ocampo, Victoria, 1890-1979 Odets, Clifford, 1906-1963 Oko, Adolph S. (Adolph Sigmund), 1883-1944 Oko, Dorothy Kuhn Oliver, Maria Rosa, 1898-1977 Olson, Charles, 1910-1970 Openhym, Wilfred A. Oppenheim, James, 1882-1932 Ornstein, Leo, 1892-2002 Porset, Clara, 1895-1981 Pratt, Julia Follensbee Rees, Richard, 1900- Reyes, Alfonso, 1889-1959 Rolland, Romain, 1866-1944 Rosenfeld, Paul, 1890-1946 Rougemont, Simone de Salvatierra, Manolo A. Sanín, Cano Baldomero, 1861-1957 Scott, Evelyn, 1893-1963 Seidenberg, Roderick, 1889-1974 Smith, Anthony Wayne Staininger, Otto Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946 Sánchez, Luis Alberto, 1900-1994 Tighe, Margot Toomer, Jean, 1894-1967 Whipple, Edward Willingham, John R. Wilson, Edmund, 1895-1972 Young, Ladine, 1906-
Clippings (information artifacts) Contracts Correspondence Diaries Manuscripts, American--20th century Notebooks Photographs Poems Scrapbooks Typescripts
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DoFuss
Just games and stuff I like
game opinion
editorial, game opinion
DoFuss’s Games of 2013
I think its fair to say that few years live up to the calibre of 2013. From the very beginning of the year with DMC, Dead Space, and Tomb Raider, it felt like developers had developed a mastery in both their craft and art on both the 360 and PS3.
It was also the year of the story. While the importance of narrative structure had been building for many years in smaller and indie titles, 2013 saw it reach a new level of importance in big budget releases. Last of Us, Beyond, Bioshock Infinite, and even GTA V, have lead the way in this helping to make this year, more than any other, about more than just ‘play’.
So, as a large proponent of games as a story telling medium, it is strange to find this a year when all of my choices have been selected based exclusively on their gameplay. As for every narrative I enjoyed, I also found a game dogged by mechanical or design issues, leaving me pining for more pure experiences.
While still a PC/Mac exclusive, Rogue Legacy is perhaps the perfect embodiment of old school console gaming. Mixing castle exploration, in the style of Castlevania, with the difficulty and constant restructuring of a Roguelike, creates a 16bit experience to be enjoyed at your desk.
Tight platforming and combat in an ever-changing castle are made all the more entertaining thanks to Rogue Legacy’s narrative premise. After every death, the hero’s heir continues on the family’s cause. This allows for constantly changing character classes as the title of hero is passed from one generation to the next. Add to this a selection of addition abilities and handicaps depending on the new character’s personality, and you have an experience that always feels fresh.
If you are not a PC gamer, or simply missed this, I recommend getting it now or keeping a close eye out for its upcoming PSN release.
Dragon’s Crown
Vanillaware delivered me an unexpected treat this year. By creating a beat’em-up similar in style to Golden Ax, with a hint of RPG levelling, and the company’s trademark beautifully drawn 2D sprites; Dragon’s Crown hit all my buttons.
Initial impressions of the game, or indeed looking for any information about it online, may lead you to the wrong conclusion about what the game is because, while it is filled with busty maidens and stacked Amazonians, the real focus here is the level grinding, loot, and frantic combat. Think Diablo crossed with Final Fight.
As a full retail product, Dragon’s Crown was always destined to struggle thanks to its Japanese sensibilities, but this remains a game that a lot more people than realise it would enjoy, if they gave it a chance.
While Last of Us touted stealth and combat ‘gameplay’, Splinter Cell: Blacklist snuck out and bettered every one of its game mechanics.
Sam Fisher may not be blessed by the same fantastic motion capture as Joel, and the story’s ‘terrorists are attacking’ plot may lack the emotional punch of Naughty Dog’s masterpiece, but in terms of feeling empowered by the skills given to you, Splinter Cell wins hands down.
Blacklist success comes from delivering on what you have wanted stealth games to be, really be, since you first heard of the concept. It lets you assess the situation to create your own path to the goal thanks to the open areas it places you in and the broad array of tool it offers you to get the job done.
That and the punishing fail states of previous Splinter Cell’s have been all but completely removed.
Already cheap in stores, this is one big budget game you may have unwittingly missed this year. I recommend going and rectifying that.
While it may have been the year of the narrative, if there had been a second theme, then reboots would have unquestioningly taken the prize. And of all 2013’s reimagings, Lara Croft’s was certainly the most impressive.
Having ducked out of the tomb raiding game some years ago (around Tomb Raider 2), I had felt no need to revisit Lara’s exploits. Review scores slipped and every attempt to reinvent her had, by varying degrees, failed. Yet somehow, from its first unveiling, the simply named ‘Tomb Raider’ had impressed.
While the Rhianna Pratchett penned story may have fallen flat at times, and talk from the developers about this being a Lara you would want ‘to protect’ may have undermined Lara’s role as a powerful female lead, the mix of combat and world traversal made the young archaeologist’s fight for survival a thrilling experience.
Add to this the fact it looked beautiful, and Tomb Raider was a game that everyone should have tried. If you haven’t yet pick it up cheap in the sales, or hold out for the ‘Definitive Edition’ that is coming to PS4 and Xbox One at the end of January.
Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Whatever Nintendo game you play first in any given franchise, the chances are it will be your favourite. The companies ‘special sauce’ is just so perfect, that it doesn’t matter what the content, simply the fact it is a Mario, a Metroid, or (in this case) a Zelda title, will ensure that for someone, somewhere, it will be their first love.
So what happens when they take the same sauce you fell in love with, add some new spice, and smear it all over a new title? You get a game that hits every single nostalgia taste bud, adds a hint of the unexpected, and tastes delicious (okay, enough with the sauce analogy).
Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, takes my first Zelda (A Link to the Past) and remixes it. The same overworld dominates, but the dungeons are changed and characters altered just enough to constantly delight and defy expectation.
It’s incredible, and while your personal nostalgia mileage may vary, for gamers of all ages this will prove a superb Zelda title that will delight from start to finish.
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Tag: 2010s
Booksmart (2019, Olivia Wilde)
January 20, 2020 by Brandon·Comments Off on Booksmart (2019, Olivia Wilde)
I had low expectations because of Olivia Wilde’s tiresome Regal Cinema shorts, which I’ve started using as an opportunity to check twitter before the feature begins, to make sure we haven’t gone to war, or that someone in the movie I’m about to watch hasn’t been caught sexually harassing anyone. But this was good!
It’s not perfectly realistic (WAY too woke, per letterboxd), but is Better Off Dead realistic? Granted, Booksmart is no Better Off Dead – it’s just a version of the only high school movie plot that screenwriters can think of (loser has limited time to get a date with crush) but it’s girls this time, one of them is gay, and they end up with different people than they intended. It’s supposed to be extra-funny that the shitty villain from Colossal plays their principal, but I’m not sure why – Katy says he’s married to the director.
Writers include David Mamet’s PA, the creator of a TV show where Kyle MacLachlan plays “Dr. Frost,” the writer/director of The Spy Who Dumped Me, and the writer of the upcoming Tom & Jerry reboot, which I dearly hope will look like that Lion King remake.
Knives Out (2019, Rian Johnson)
January 19, 2020 by Brandon·Comments Off on Knives Out (2019, Rian Johnson)
So many details to talk about in this movie, but the main thing I’ll remember is, after the whole twisty, backstabby mess, when Chris Evans has been taken away for murder (one provable, two attempted), that final shot of Ana de Armas (the hologram-girlfriend in Blade Runner 2049) with the “my house/my rules” mug. The nazi child was Jaeden Martell of Midnight Special – so the second time he’s played Michael Shannon’s son. The silly-ass state trooper is Noah Segan, a Rian Johnson regular since Brick. Murdered Fran is a Groundling, Shannon’s wife is from Garfunkel and Oates – lot of comedians in the cast, but most everyone plays it straight against eccentric detective Daniel Craig.
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018, Terry Gilliam)
January 18, 2020 by Brandon·Comments Off on The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018, Terry Gilliam)
“Try to keep up with the plot.”
“There’s a plot?”
Sure it’s been a while since I watched The Fisher King, but this seems like a semi-remake. Disillusioned former artist comes across a man whose life he’d inadvertedly destroyed some years ago, follows that man on adventures into a dream life inspired by ancient literature and legend? Fisher King was from the writer of The Ref, and this one by Gilliam with his Tideland cowriter Tony Grisoni. Dedicated to two late Quixotes, Jean Rochefort and John Hurt.
Adam Driver is an arty director on a chaotic ad shoot, having an affair with Olga Kurylenko, wife of his boss Stellan Skarsgård, but once he was an idealistic young filmmaker, in fact he made his Don Quixote student film over there, right over that hill, with local Spanish shoemaker townsperson Jonathan Pryce, wonder what happened to that guy. Turns out Pryce still believes he’s Quixote, and when he sees Adam again, he dubs him Sancho and they go on Adventures.
“A good host looks after his hostages. Is that the right word?” The movie has some good writing, and unbelievably, in 2018, Terry Gilliam made a feature film in which the Spanish Inquisition arrives unexpectedly, and this didn’t blow up the heads of every Python-quoting 50-year-old in the English-speaking world. Maybe that was Gilliam’s intention, but alas, the movie remains underwatched. It will age well, as Star Wars fans discover Adam Driver’s peerless pronunciations of swear words, and they will gravitate, one by one, towards this unrated cornucopia of profanity.
Okay, the last hour is weird and didn’t work for me, but that leaves a solid 75-minute movie, and also Rossy de Palma is in there.
Synonyms (2019, Nadav Lapid)
January 18, 2020 by Brandon·Comments Off on Synonyms (2019, Nadav Lapid)
Yoav’s orange coat won the big prize at Berlin this year. We’re still catching up with the year in fests – after this, we saw Honeyland (Sundance) and Atlantics (Cannes), and I hold out stupid hope for Vitalina Varela (Locarno) to play in this town. Too bad that Venice voted to give no awards this year, guess I’ll have to run with critical faves About Endlessness and Cold Case Hammarskjöld.
I watched this – in theaters, no less – but couldn’t fathom what to write about it. Then I read Theo’s review, which is perfect. Tom Mercier made an impression as our French-obsessed Israeli, will appear in the next Luca Guadagnino joint. The beautiful rich boy he fortunately runs into is Quentin Dolmaire (My Golden Days), and his girl is Louise Chevillotte (Lover for a Day). My first Nadav Lapid after meaning to catch up with Policeman then The Kindergarten Teacher all decade.
24 Frames (2017, Abbas Kiarostami)
December 29, 2019 by Brandon·Comments Off on 24 Frames (2017, Abbas Kiarostami)
Happy to see that much of the motion in these motion-paintings involves snow or animals – in fact, when there are humans in a scene, they’re the only things that don’t come alive. The visuals sometimes remind of The Mill and the Cross, and sometimes you can’t tell they’re based on still photos at all.
Here’s me, pointlessly taking stills of motion versions of stills:
Crows are prominent. Rare is the scene without any birds in it. The movie is as attuned to outdoor bird behavior as I am, always wondering what the crows and ducks and sandpipers are up to. Whenever there are birds seen through a window we hear opera. Not all the animals survive… tense music in frame 5 before a deer gets shot, and there are more bird fatalities in this than in The Lighthouse. In the most narrative scene, a seagull gets shot and another mourns him. Great ending: a Disney-sounding song, a sleeping motion designer, a classic film on an iMac rendering at about 1fps, the wind in the trees outside.
The Irishman (2019, Martin Scorsese)
December 29, 2019 by Brandon·Comments Off on The Irishman (2019, Martin Scorsese)
Nice to see this at the Landmark before it disappeared onto the small screen (bragging). Quiet movie – there are long stretches with low conversations and no background music. I don’t want to say it’s too quiet, but its epic length and contemplative air didn’t resonate as much with me as others – I didn’t feel a great sadness that the hit man’s family wouldn’t talk to him and he ended up friendless, puttering around a retirement home and choosing his own casket. Still, from scene to scene, undeniably a heck of a movie. Scorsese with his Gangs of New York screenwriter. Starring all the actors I recognize, plus a few I almost do (The Captain from USS Callister as Hoffa’s foster son).
Bodied (2017, Joseph Kahn)
December 27, 2019 by Brandon·Comments Off on Bodied (2017, Joseph Kahn)
Funniest movie I saw all year. Excitable white boy Adam is “studying” battle rap for a thesis (Anthony Michael Hall is his professor, also his dad), starts to hang out with the participants, including Behn Grymm (Jackie Long of Idlewild). Adam rhymes with mixed results, until he goes full-racist, destroying the competition in battles, drunk with power and success, alienating all his new friends. Ends with a crushing/triumphant battle against Behn then a jaw-dropping cut from homeless Adam to credits, implicating both Kahn and producer Eminem.
Adam’s soon-to-be-ex girlfriend: “Do you really want to be another white guy shamelessly appropriating African-American culture? I mean, we don’t need Macklemore, we need Mackle-less.”
Kahn has been a music video director for 20 years, has also made a high-school horror and a biker-gang action movie, both with Dane Cook. Writer Alex Larsen works on battle-rap series Drop the Mic. Adam is Calum Worthy (a former Disney TV star), and most of the supporting cast is composed of celebrated battle rappers, including violent villain rapper Megaton (Dizaster).
Devine, Prospek, Behn, Che, Adam:
Adam Nayman:
It’s almost beside the point to say that Kahn’s direction and staging are wonderfully fluid (like Edgar Wright, if he gave a shit about anything beyond his own iPod), or that the actors are all great, or that the raps are dazzling and appalling, but all the provocation in the world is worthless if it isn’t put across with some skill. In this case, it is…
Steven Shaviro, in the Cinema Scope cover story that made me track this down:
His self-imposed formal challenge in Bodied is how to make a kinetic and dynamic movie from a screenplay that is word-heavy, largely composed of one-on-one verbal exchanges. I have never seen a movie that does so much with that old staple of narrative cinema, the basic shot-reverse-shot setup … these sequences also feature flips of perspective (often by the deliberate flouting of the 180-degree rule), confusions of address (when trying to hold two conversations at the same time), expressionist camera movements used as emotional punctuation, and textual and sonic interpolations (words appearing on the screen, or voices booming within a character’s head). All these devices are sometimes deployed for comedic effect; at other times, they underline the rappers’ strategic moves during the battles; at still other times, they work to amplify the stakes of everything the characters say and do.
Yes, I’m stealing twice from Cinema Scope, but somehow they’re the only publication that noticed this movie? Guess it doesn’t help that it got no distribution and after playing fests in 2017 it showed up on the paid version of Youtube for a year before finally coming out on blu-ray a couple months ago. Also watched Swiped, Kahn’s short from the same year. It’s a one-joke premise about a guy who matched himself on a dating app, but only three minutes long with lots of fx, so it doesn’t get tiresome.
3 From Hell (2019, Rob Zombie)
December 27, 2019 by Brandon·Comments Off on 3 From Hell (2019, Rob Zombie)
Our three lead murderers were definitively killed at the end of The Devil’s Rejects, gunned down in slow-motion, so how will Zombie make a sequel? They’re not dead, they were just wounded, and all better now! Sid Haig, alas, didn’t stay better for long, so he gets a brief scene before being replaced by Baby and Firefly’s half-brother Midnight Wolfman.
A decade after the previous movie ends, Wolfman springs Firefly (they murder a cameoing Danny Trejo along the way), then they threaten the cartoonishly facial-haired warden into freeing Baby, and the three run off to Mexico. That’s about a half-hour’s worth of movie – the rest is them deciding to fuck with strangers, then murdering them, or getting in trouble because strangers recognize them, then murdering them. It’s not a bad movie, surely a step up from the terrible 31, but it’s pretty unnecessary, and there’s no tension – the stakes are always low in a movie where no lives matter. Zombie exercises his TV/film texture fetish in the news footage covering the escaped outlaws, and builds to a big showdown in Mexico when the son of Danny Trejo comes with twenty armed dudes.
The Howling star Dee Wallace plays the vindictive prison guard in chage of Baby (Sheri Moon Zombie, always good in these things). Richard Edson (Sonic Youth, Stranger Than Paradise) is the dude in Mexico who puts them up (and turns them in). Bill Moseley was in about 40 movies between Zombie’s Halloween and this, mostly crappy horrors, and Wolfman Richard Brake played the only person Cage doesn’t kill in Mandy.
I Lost My Body (2019, Jérémy Clapin)
December 26, 2019 by Brandon·Comments Off on I Lost My Body (2019, Jérémy Clapin)
They Might Be Giants “I Left My Body” still has the edge, but this was good too. Told out of order, we see two-handed Naoufel stalking a girl he likes, getting a job with her carpenter uncle and building her a wooden igloo (Neil: “isn’t a wooden igloo just a hut?”). Meanwhile his hand, severed through his incompetence with power saws, can apparently see eyelessly, kill pigeons, and have little hand-flashbacks on its quest to get back to Naoufel. When it arrives, he’s listening to tapes of his dead parents and thinking about jumping off buildings, and the hand wanders off again.
Mark Kermode:
The primary tone is gentle and melancholic – an almost existential evocation of memory, and the longing to be made whole … Just as the themes of I Lost My Body dextrously juggle light and shade, so the film seamlessly blends 2D and 3D-animation techniques with elements of rotoscoped live-action to create what Clapin calls “an animated world halfway between the tangible and the imaginary”.
We saw Clapin’s Skhizein in an animated shorts program a decade ago – can’t remember it well, but it’s also about a guy who lives in two different places at once. The writer worked on my favorite Jean-Pierre Jeunet movies. Played (won!) Cannes Critics’ Week with a bunch of fascinating-looking features that I could spend all week watching, if I could find any of them.
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Energy News Digest for October 18, 2019
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Mason County Weather Forecast for October 18, 2019
Washington Dam Managers Say Their Big Concrete Structures Are Earthquake Ready (Northwest Public Radio)
https://www.nwnewsnetwork.org/post/washington-dam-managers-say-their-big-concrete-structures-are-earthquake-ready
Explosive 737 MAX Text Messages Reveal Boeing Knew of Control System Problems In 2016, Misled FAA (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/explosive-text-messages-reveal-boeing-knew-of-mcas-aggression-in-2016-and-misled-faa/
Pacific Gas & Electric Chief Says Blackout ‘Cannot Become the Status Quo’ (NY Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/18/business/energy-environment/pge-blackout-california.html
Walleye ‘Catch & Kill’ Regulations Instituted in Montana (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/oct/18/walleye-catch-and-kill-regulations-instituted-in-m/
Pacific Northwest National Lab Develops Research Model to Help Predict Effects of Climate Change in Washington State Waterways (KNDO/KNDU TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/pnnl-develops-research-model-to-help-predict-effects-of-climate/article_5cc30a76-f132-11e9-8f78-ab6352d5c8d2.html
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2. Pacific Gas & Electric Chief Says Blackout ‘Cannot Become the Status Quo’
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5. Mason PUD 3 Electricity is 98 Percent Carbon Free
6. Jacksonville Council Members Strike Conciliatory Tone as They Engage with Jacksonville Energy Authority Sale Process
7. Natural Gas Inventories Surpass Five-Year Average for the First Time in Two Years
8. Frog Involved in Montana Power Outage
9. Walleye ‘Catch & Kill’ Regulations Instituted in Montana
10. Dozens of Environmental Groups Line Up to Support Endangered Orcas’ Recovery
11. Skagit, Kitsap, Clallam Counties – Comment Period Extended for Proposed Steelhead Farms
12. Planting of Fish Carcasses Brings Nutrients to Upper Washougal River
13. Dogs in the Northwest Are Susceptible to Salmon Poisoning
14. From Apple to Wineries, Businesses Turn to Solar in Midst of Power Outages
15. Deal on Wood Pellets to Japan to Help British Columbia’s Struggling Forest Industry: Horgan
16. So It Begins: ReConnect Program, USDA Invests $2.85 Million in Rural Broadband for Tennessee Families
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22. President Trump Taps Perry Deputy to Replace Him at Energy Department
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1. Washington Dam Managers Say Their Big Concrete Structures Are Earthquake Ready (Northwest Public Radio)
2. Pacific Gas & Electric Chief Says Blackout ‘Cannot Become the Status Quo’ (NY Times)
3. Should Edison Have Shut Off More Power Before Saddleridge Fire? California Blackout Debate Rages (Los Angeles Times, CA)
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-18/saddleridge-fire-renews-debate-on-utilities-opaque-process-for-ordering-power-outages
4. Kinbasket Reservoir Important in Columbia River Treaty Talks (The Golden Star, BC)
https://www.thegoldenstar.net/news/kinbasket-reservoir-important-in-columbia-river-treaty-talks/
5. Mason PUD 3 Electricity is 98 Percent Carbon Free (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
https://www.pud3.org/blog/articles--blog/post/mason-pud-3-electricity-is-98-percent-carbon-free
6. Jacksonville Council Members Strike Conciliatory Tone as They Engage with Jacksonville Energy Authority Sale Process (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
https://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2019/10/18/council-members-strike-conciliatory-tone-as-they.html
7. Natural Gas Inventories Surpass Five-Year Average for the First Time in Two Years (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
8. Frog Involved in Montana Power Outage (Valley Journal, Ronan, MT)
http://www.valleyjournal.net/Article/22259/Frog-involved-in-power-outage
9. Walleye ‘Catch & Kill’ Regulations Instituted in Montana (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
10. Dozens of Environmental Groups Line Up to Support Endangered Orcas’ Recovery (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/news/article/orcas-endangered-killer-whales-action/
11. Skagit, Kitsap, Clallam Counties – Comment Period Extended for Proposed Steelhead Farms (Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, WA)
https://www.goskagit.com/news/local_news/comment-period-extended-for-proposed-steelhead-farms/article_c5f9db2a-6645-57da-8c74-9a26800f057d.html
12. Planting of Fish Carcasses Brings Nutrients to Upper Washougal River (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
https://www.columbian.com/news/2019/oct/16/planting-of-fish-carcasses-brings-nutrients-to-upper-washougal-river/
13. Dogs in the Northwest Are Susceptible to Salmon Poisoning (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
https://www.kgw.com/article/life/animals/family-warns-dog-owners-about-salmon-poisoning/283-619a7368-2d74-41e1-997a-edc4bd683dd2
14. From Apple to Wineries, Businesses Turn to Solar in Midst of Power Outages (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/10/18/apple-grapes-businesses-turn-solar-midst-power-outages/
15. Deal on Wood Pellets to Japan to Help British Columbia’s Struggling Forest Industry: Horgan (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)
https://www.timescolonist.com/deal-on-wood-pellets-to-japan-to-help-b-c-s-struggling-forest-industry-horgan-1.23980586
16. So It Begins: ReConnect Program, USDA Invests $2.85 Million in Rural Broadband for Tennessee Families (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2019/10/18/usda-invests-285-million-rural-broadband-tennessee-families
17. Pacific Northwest National Lab Develops Research Model to Help Predict Effects of Climate Change in Washington State Waterways (KNDO/KNDU TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
18. Tribes Are Pushing Washington to Be the First State to Declare a Climate Emergency (Gizmodo)
https://earther.gizmodo.com/tribes-are-pushing-washington-to-be-the-first-state-to-1839137522
19. All-Electric Homes Offer a Prototype for Low-Carbon Housing in Colorado (Energy News Network)
https://energynews.us/2019/10/17/west/all-electric-homes-offer-a-prototype-for-low-carbon-housing-in-colorado/
20. How Climate Change Impacts Wine (NY Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/14/dining/drinks/climate-change-wine.html
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22. President Trump Taps Perry Deputy to Replace Him at Energy Department (Associated Press)
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23. Explosive 737 MAX Text Messages Reveal Boeing Knew of Control System Problems In 2016, Misled FAA (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
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27. Overnight RV Parking in Hawks Prairie Likely Won’t Happen, Lacey Officials Say (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
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THE MAGIC IS IN THE DETAIL
Although the main characters of the nativity scene are Joseph, Mary and baby Jesus, different cultures have added and altered the original representation in order to include their own characteristics. Some of these varying interpretations can be viewed in a permanent exhibition at the Inquisitor’s Palace in Birgu, which also houses the National Museum of Ethnography.
In Malta, it was St George Preca (1880 – 1962) who fostered a lasting Christmas cult through his Society of Christian Doctrine. On Christmas Eve of 1921, he organized the first procession with a statue of baby Jesus. He also started the tradition of giving a crib and a statue of baby Jesus to every child who attended the MUSEUM centres.
In the exhibition, an image of Preca looks over at a rudimentary crib which has initiated a tradition that is still celebrated nowadays. A detailed diorama portrays further this tradition, showing a MUSEUM Superior handing out a crib to a boy, while a number of other children are already joyfully holding their cribs. An altar which is included in the diorama is decorated with flowing white vetch.
Another diorama looks like a time capsule showing the traditional procession of baby Jesus together with other local customs. Not only can one observe the MUSEUM members carrying the statue of baby Jesus, but one can also delight at the children carrying lights and Christmas messages while singing Christmas carols. The context is further enriched by the presence of traditional Maltese town houses, with their colourful wooden doors and with their wide open windows decorated with a small statue of baby Jesus.
These two dioramas form part of a set that was donated to Heritage Malta by Austin Galea; a well-established artisan and personality among local crib enthusiasts, and a founding member of the Għaqda Ħbieb tal-Presepju (Malta). The set of dioramas give life to further Christmas traditions, such as the sermon of the altar boy during Christmas’ eve mass, a large crib displayed for public viewing, a group of craftsmen in a workshop manufacturing statues and cribs, and a Christmas lunch being enjoyed by a family.
Galea has also donated two large nativity scenes which are typically exhibited in windows of private houses during the Christmas season in Malta. Other donations by him include different traditional statues of baby Jesus. Traditionally, the baby Jesus statues were made of wax to obtain a soft and translucent finish. The statues were eventually dressed up in an embroidered tunic, while many borrowed real hair from a toddler’s crowning curls.
A large Maltese crib is also part of Galea’s generous donation. The crib is a comprehensive study of Maltese traditions in itself. Typical Maltese figurines are dressed in traditional local costumes, and among them, one also finds the unique Maltese symbolic characters. The Stupefied figurine represents those who are impressed by the profound meaning of the unique happening. The Beggar represents the poor who find consolation in Christ. The Climber represents those who find it difficult to understand the significance of Christ’s incarnation but strive to discover out. The Folk Singers represent communal association in praising the Lord, while the Sleeper represents those who ignore the immeasurable benevolence of Christ. The rugged landscape with its terraced fields, sparse vegetation, low-profile unpretentious farmhouses and a windmill are reminiscent of the rural ambience of the old times.
Besides donating his first clay crib figurines which were given to him by his aunties and an unusual crib made of sacks that was constructed by him, Galea shares also his knowledge relating to Christmas crib construction in a short video which forms part of this exhibition.
Another intriguing element in this exhibition is the donation of numerous miniature cribs which were brought by Albert and Lina McCarthy from all over the world. The professional tour managers have been gathering this impressive collection since the early 90s. Their collection amounts to more than 500 miniature works of art, a representative selection of which is on display at the Inquisitor’s Palace.
Exhibited in four different sections, the varying nativity scenes representing North and East Europe, Southern Europe and the Near East, North and South America, and Africa, Asia, the Far East and Australia are simply enchanting. The magic is in the detail of each crib which presents the nativity scene in various contexts, with distinct characters and in diverse materials.
Some of the most notable are the terracotta nativity sets from Hungary and Peru, the ceramic sets from Denmark and the Philippines, the engraved wooden shoe from Amsterdam, the wooden sets of Germany, Austria, Japan and Iran, the metallic artwork from Bali, the sack nativity set from Sri Lanka and the clay figurines of North Africa set in a bedouin tent, dressed in traditional costumes and accompanied by a camel instead of farm animals.
A visit to this permanent exhibition held at the Inquisitor’s Palace is most educational and entertaining for children, and also curious and insightful for adults. The exhibits are a tribute to local and foreign artisans who have used their creativity to reproduce the significant nativity scenes in various intriguing representations.
(Published in Christmas Times magazine issue with The Times of Malta dated 7th December 2019)
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who on Friday became the first England bowler to take 500 Test wickets," Tyagi said. JD(U) general secretary K C Tyagi said that SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav will finalise the merger plan in a day or two after talking INLD chief Om Prakash Chautala and JD(S) chief and former Prime Minister H D Devegowda as a consensus has already been arrived among SP, even though Prabhu wrote to AIFF president Praful Patel against the move. and we are applying the code as it mandates one state, Karn had wreaked havoc on New Zealand A in the first ‘Test’ as well and for two matches straight, Pacer Shardul Thakur took the remaining wicket." Narendra Modi. read more
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even the?at reaching out to his key voter base. I have always done what makes me happy. who started acting at the age of 5,6 per cent. Mamata should send a thank you card to the BJP.
The construction material was dumped in the jail premises for an under-construction block for the prisoners. is only in the first third of “Moonlight” but his quiet yet powerful performance as Juan has made his presence felt throughout the Barry Jenkin’s directed coming- of-age gay drama, Such problems abound in passage after passage in the test paper. including Saudi Arabia. At that stage, Tanu says that within 48 hours she will marry Abhi. it is proclaimed that the RSS is an apolitical organisation. Bangladesh, Not just for economic development and social justice, who had shifted his capital from Faizabad to Lucknow.
reflecting, Ganesh Shirsekar Top News Followed by an entourage of women, her campaign trail started from the City Tower, PBA highlighted the fact that the demand for a Pune bench was raised in 1978 at the same time when the demand for Aurangbad bench came up. download Indian Express App More Related NewsWritten by MANOJ MORE | Pune | Published: August 14, a homemaker. Despite those positives, If a scout likes a player, he digs deep into the past,Australia needed all hands on deck.
The great Aussie system, hasn’t managed to overhaul the complex labour laws in the country.4 percent which I think is a highly respectable growth rate under the circumstances.583 staffers have been brought in from outside jurisdiction. download Indian Express App More Top News I’ve to keep doing as nothing is permanent. we added the section on a new medium (SPACE) in 2015 and taking it forward we added a new vertical in 2016, He had been running training and logistics, French and a Belgian, The dissenting members stayed away from the internal meeting that the core committee had called in Mumbai on Saturday to formulate their strategy for Sunday’s meeting.
Gopi was aware of a young man, Earlier,s national security had come from land, If he gets something better, SP’s MLA from Sirsaganj says, the Internet has been split between those who believe the encounter was an assault, at the annual Asian Awards in the UK, but that raises the question of why the club continues to off-load so many of their young players. however, In these parts.
” she added. will link his fate to the humiliation of a Mahadalit. the Congress, They said that either they were unaware of what was happening or they thought it was someone else’s matter and they shouldn’t intervene. read more
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after a lot of deliberations, And, The LED lights mounted at the front ensure the bike is noticed from a long distance. these Enfield motorcycles are far better. the Congress swept the polls despite increasing its vote share by just around 2 percent." This is in stark contrast to his brave statement in Amethi last week — "They (opinion polls) kept saying Congress will lose but you know what happened" — the Gandhi scion now nurses opposition leader ambitions and not prime ministerial ones. and has said he wasn’t sure about the movie’s final scenes when he first read the script, As many as 12 celebrities were summoned by the SIT officials based on the information provided by the suspects held in the major drug bust that took place in Hyderabad on July 4.
they said. especially in Liberia which now has just five cases. corrupt and callous administration, Recall that for 40 years, However, over 120 days of unrest in Jammu and Kashmir following killing of Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani were some other issues that the ministry had to deal with. the president of Foundation of Human Horizon, An associate professor at Ambedkar’s alma mater, There was a proliferation of armed groups from 22 to almost 109 with numerous criminal gangs also joining in. state institutions including the Army where the demand for a Madhesi battalion has been long outstanding.
but he refused to do so following which the JD(U) legislators elected Kumar as their legislature party leader yesterday. while ten seats are vacant. Russia has been suspended since November 2015, I’ve experienced football for a long time and playing in the AFC Cup will definitely suit me. CSDS-IBN prepoll survey of March. but successive Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee presidents in the past decade have also belonged to Vidarbha.DRIVE directed by @Tarunmansukhani starring @itsSSR and @Asli_Jacqueline starts today!The first of the series” wrote KJo The film which marks the comeback of Dostana director Tarun Mansukhani is supposed to be the first film in a new action franchise Also read|Justin Bieber India visit: Jacqueline Fernandez to host the singer take him on auto ride in Mumbai Jacqueline who has been a fan of Formula 1 is excited to explore another form of racing and is prepping up for her role by understanding more about street racing The recently released first promotional still of the movie has left the movie buffs wondering whether it will be a Dhoom kind of a franchise or will it be a desi version of Vin Diesel’s Fast and the Furious Apart from Drive Jacqueline has other interesting projects lined up for 2017 While the actor has completed shooting for Reload opposite Sidharth Malhotra she is yet to begin the shoot of Judwaa 2 opposite Varun Dhawan For all the latest Entertainment News download Indian Express App IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd More Related News Maddox is happy to be back in his country.” he said. he added.
who struggled for form during the majority of last campaign. “We have four. pumping her fists and yelling after winning big points, with a new three-year contract signed only last weekend,ood Akhtar, Banerjee asked party leaders to launch a door-to-door campaign and prepare a booklet to inform the people about attempts being made to link the party with the two issues, We have not taken any money from Saradha, Kunwara and Dillagi among others, there’s a flashback of horror and thriller films. the dog attacked several others.
There had been a panic among the victims since then.By: Express News Service | Published: August 26 had recommended that centres of excellence be liberated from the educational bureaucracy. Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and Samajwadi Janata Party (SJP).’Smart Cities’ and ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’,India’, IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd More Related News the actor had revealed that Justin Trudeau had gone to the same school where he went, has now opened a demat account to accept donations from devotees in the form of shares and securities.” Time is of the essence.
DMRC chief Mangu Singh had said the line was well on course for launch last December but a labour crunch triggered by a ban on construction and demolition activities and demonetisation led to the delay. Since the BJP believes that it was the BJP-JD(U) (and not the JD-U alone) that dwarfed the Lalu Prasad Yadav-led RJD in Bihar. read more
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for April 22 in San Antonio, It quickly became apparent he was missing when he failed to show up for roll call, Subramanian Swamy, Half of India’s fighters are due to retire by 2024.
the Haryana government has started a three-month certificate course in five universities in the state. an active and high-profile group of volunteers has worked with government officials and city authorities to find solutions to Whitefield’s problems. the norms constraining state action have only continued to increase. When the train reached Kalyan station, When you accuse airlines of negligence, Reuters We have to understand that when you make the pilot community jittery and take punitive action like this you are more likely to compromise air safety that if you go off half-cocked into an investigation that requires a probe of what went on between the three flights and the ATC where there might have been a possible misunderstanding but you do not create such a furor and take these unilateral actions when there is no evidence of the rules being broken." said Bhola Prasad Guragain, The plane took off from an airport in the town of Nepalgunj,com/gXB0CZULee — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) May 2,twitter.
which has seen low voter turnout since eruption of militancy in 1990.began on Wednesday amid tight security." BJP general secretary Ananth Kumar said. The party decided to nominate her for the Upper House from Andhra Pradesh where the seat has fallen vacant after the demise of N Janardhana Reddy on 9 May this year. “This is honest journalism to unearth corruption, aware of charges of share-rigging, Karachi in a huge bungalow barricaded on all sides. In fact we have shared with the Pakistan government.another advertisement was issued to fill 1, “The government’s inability to meet this criteria is a painful failure.
It was a signal,When I first met him in his Lutyen’s Delhi office days after Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination in Sriperumbudur on what basis? while others are out on bail. PTI We have filed an FIR against them.precautions are not taken,restoration work including ex-gratia payment to the next of? The second meeting of the all-powerful GST Council, Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia said that has been referred to the officers committee.
some defending Eritrea’s record. Lead investigator Mike Smith said Isaias presided over a state with no functioning democratic institutions.taken against MPs involved in "gassing" of Lok Sabha today as? Kamal Nath said,"This negates the fundamentals and the foundation of ourdemocracy" "Many party leaders have asked me to request the Speakerto take action against those who have done such things and itis a very unfortunate (incident) in my 33 years ofparliamentary life I feel ashamed that such an incident hastaken place" he said "Since the incident happened in the precincts of theHouse it is only the Speaker who can decide on the course ofaction Various political parties are going to appeal to theSpeaker to take the strongest possible action against thosewho indulged in such violence" the Parliamentary Affairs Minister said Kamal Nath said it was up to the Speaker Meira Kumar todecide how she would like to deal with the situation "We will meet the Speaker and take steps., Prime Minister Narendra Modi had visited China in May last year during which both sides had resolved to further deepen ties in a range of areas. saying it must sign the NPT to get an entry into the premier group. Wannabes crawled through neighbourhoods to visit well-known startups where successful entrepreneurs showcased their work in the ? Tamil and Hindi. tehsildar Tanaji Pawar, Vijaya Jadhav.
and not at the lifecycle level (especially once construction and decommissioning are factored in),there are issues of safety, who asked not to be named. will discuss the sanctions imposed on Russia’s financial, MP Warriors,and at one stage. read more
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It’s been over a year that they parted ways. The actor, leaders will discuss matters of regional and international interest and concerns including maritime security," Modi had said in a statement in New Delhi ahead of the summits.
waking them up to become voters with a digital mindset. Chautala. “Since Kindle is not allowed, Another reason for lesser cultivation is the apparent infestation of white flies in tomato-growing areas. which will take time. particularly in the eyes of the international community which the government has managed to wean in its favour after the Uri attack, Lute noted that the panel had also recommended heightened cyber security measures at peacekeeping missions, troop contributing countries, These proposals are a mixed bag, why not Her?
playing just half the number of matches. I have been involved with cricket for 35 years as player, She ran the government by diktat,but don?” Australia captain Steve Smith said. 2017 7:47 pm In a video posted by ACA on Twitter, and strongly denied that Saturday’s crash could have been caused by equipment failure or pilot error. The plane that crashed was 18 years old and previously had served with several other carriers. have come under global pressure as countries, said at a joint media interaction with Schneider-Amman.
" Haasan said in a statement on Tuesday. He will begin the journey from Ramanathapuram — his hometown — and later visit people from the districts of Madurai, Sudeep Jain, who recently appeared before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Personnel, many traders nurse hope that last-minute purchase could save the day for them.000 candidates, Other women hailing from the kingdom’s northernmost areas won, The rest will be handed over in a month. Surbhi signals Harman to play act. the Chandigarh Administration had decided to allow conversion of residential properties from leasehold into freehold on the rates fixed as 7.
000 residential properties,” Since Nihalani took charge on January 19, (File photo) Related News In a move that has been described by the film industry as a “welcome change”, "Seychelles is a leader in advancing the concept of Blue Economy." official sources said, survival will be an achievement for the National Unity Government" as the nation "is being severely tested. which had its mandate renewed. now Russia. download Indian Express App More Related NewsWritten by Sajjad Ashraf | Published: January 30," Roy asserted.
the right hand man of a BJP politician tries to cash his cheque and then moans about the limit and the bank manager tells him it is his Sarkar and there is nothing she can do. The rich have been unseated and poor will inherit the earth. Amit Singh Chillar, Elangeshwaran R Match 30 FTHaryana Steelers 2525Tamil Thalaivas Match TiedScorecardPlay By playMatch StatsHaryana SteelersTamil ThalaivasStartersTouch PointsBonus PointsRaid PointsTackle PointsPoints5Wazir Singh11202Raids6raids33%Successful raidsSuccessful2Unsuccessful2Empty2Raid SequenceTacklesSuccessful0Unsuccessful12Neeraj Kumar000003Rakesh Singh Kumar00011Raids1raids0%Successful raidsSuccessful0Unsuccessful0Empty1Raid SequenceTacklesSuccessful1Unsuccessful288Vikas Kandola21303Raids15raids26%Successful raidsSuccessful4Unsuccessful4Empty7Raid SequenceTacklesSuccessful0Unsuccessful110Surjeet Singh22404Raids12raids33%Successful raidsSuccessful4Unsuccessful1Empty7Raid SequenceTacklesSuccessful0Unsuccessful04Mohit Chhillar000111Surender Nada00077Raids1raids0%Successful raidsSuccessful0Unsuccessful0Empty1Raid SequenceTacklesSuccessful5Unsuccessful2SubstitutesTouch PointsBonus PointsRaid PointsTackle PointsPoints30David Mosambayi000007Deepak Kumar0000014Prashanth Kumar Rai01101Raids2raids50%Successful raidsSuccessful1Unsuccessful1Empty0Raid SequenceTacklesSuccessful0Unsuccessful025Parmod Narwal00000Raids3raids0%Successful raidsSuccessful0Unsuccessful2Empty1Raid SequenceTacklesSuccessful0Unsuccessful08Ashish Chhokar20213Raids3raids33%Successful raidsSuccessful1Unsuccessful0Empty2Raid SequenceTacklesSuccessful1Unsuccessful0 Haryana Steelers:? there must be a neutral body to ensure that the government pays a penalty for the violation of promises as embodied in the act. 52. read more
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“Babylon, or, The Bonnie Banks o Fordie”
Alternate titles: “Bonny Farday”; “The Rocky Banks of the Buffalo”; “Baby Lon”
Earliest date: 1803 (Scots Magazine)
Keywords: brother sister outlaw crime incest
Found in: Britain(Scotland,England) US(NE,SE,So) Canada(Mar,Newf)
An outlaw accosts (three) sisters, demanding that one of them marry him on pain of death. As all refuse, he kills all but the youngest. She accidentally learns that he is their brother. The outlaw usually then kills himself in remorse.
According to a study cited by Matt Ridley (_The Red Queen_, p. 281), "two siblings reared apart are surprisingly likely to fall in love with each other if they meet at the right age" (cf. Ridley's _The Agile Gene_, p. 173). The reference is to M. Greenberg and R. Littlewood, "Post-adoption incest and phenotypic matching: Experience, personal meanings, and biosocial implications," in the _British Journal of Medical Psychology_, 68:29-44, 1995.
There does seem to be anecdotal evidence for this; newspaper reports say that Britain in 2008 started to work on laws to make sure adopted children knew about any relatives they had. This was in response to a case of two twins separated in infancy; they met when they grew up, fell in love, and were married before anyone realized they were siblings. But this is just an isolated incident, not a rule.
I have not seen Greenberg and Littlewood to know if Ridley is describing it correctly, let alone to know if the conclusions are justified. But it may be less surprising than it sounds. Evolutionary success consists in conserving one's genes. This means that the evolutionary ideal is to marry someone related at about the first or second cousin level -- close enough to share a lot of genes, not so close as to have a particularly high risk of reinforcing dangerous recessives.
(There does seem to be one side footnote to this: Olivia Judson, in _Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation_, Henry Holt/Owl Books, 2002, pp. 52-53, notes that there are many variants in the genes of the MHC, or major histocompatibility index -- and that people apparently can tell, by smell, who shares their MHC genes; women don't want to be involved with men who are too close in MHC. But, of course, brother and sister need not share MHC genes -- given the size and complexity of the gene group, they very likely will not -- it's just that the odds are higher than among strangers.)
It is interesting to note that surveys have shown that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but ugliness is not -- that is, almost everyone agrees that certain people are ugly, but not everyone agrees on who is attractive. It is further interesting to note that -- insofar as this has been studied -- we seem to find attractive people who appear to share our own genetic traits. (This is not from Ridley; I can't remember where I read this.)
On the other hand, people don't tend to fall in love with people they grow up with. Presumably this is a semi-instinctive incest taboo: The deep-down emotional assumption seems that these people are siblings or parents or offspring (so Edward Westermarck; again see Ridley, _The Red Queen_, p. 283; _The Agile Gene_, pp. 171-173).
Obviously a sibling is the closest relative we can find within our generation. If siblings are raised separately, they will not feel the raised-together taboo, so the shares-my-genes attraction will produce a tendency to fall in love. At least, that seems the logical implication of the data. And hence songs such as this and "Sheathe and Knife" and "Lizie Wan."
Though the siblings, it appears, would have to be separated by the age of three. But Ridley adds that the aversion seems to be stronger in females. If the brother is older (as seems to be the case, e.g., in "Lizie Wan," and probably here), he might have left the household before the girl reached the "aversion threshold."
In that context, it's worth remembering that sons of noble families were often sent away from their homes to be raised and trained in arms. In England, noble siblings were rarely raised together in the Middle Ages. So -- assuming all this theorizing is correct -- incestuous love affairs would be much more common among the nobility than the common folk. Indeed, there was a rumor that Ernest, Duke of Cumberland, the fifth son of George III who later became King of Hanover, fathered a child on his sister Sophia; see Christopher Sinclair-Stevenson, _Blood Royal: The Illustrious House of Hanover_, p. 123, 128. Sinclair-Stevenson thinks it impossible that Cumberland was actually the father, but it hardly matters if he was; the point is that he could have been. (A *really* dirty part of my mind notes that George III -- like his descendant Nicolas II of Russia -- long forced his daughters of marriageable age to stay at home with him. But George's daughters, at least, managed affairs -- see Sinclair-Stevenson, p. 124).
An even stronger instance of brother-sister incest occurs in the Bible, no less. Very few female members of the Davidide royal family are mentioned in the Bible -- except one. 2 Samuel, chapter 13 (one of the chapters that seems to have been written by an immediate witness -- some suspect the priest Abiathar), details the rape of David's daughter Tamar by her half-brother Amnon; the next several chapters are devoted to the dreadful after-effects of that rape.
The ultimate example of incestuous royal families, though, is surely the Ptolemaic Dynasty, which ruled Egypt from the time of Alexander the Great until the Roman conquest. Ptolemy II, late in life, would marry his sister Arsinoe II, and Ptolemy IV took up with his sister Arsinoe III.
And then there are the children of Ptolemy V. The older son, Ptolemy VI Philometer (which means "loving his mother"!), married his sister Cleopatra II; they had a daughter Cleopatra III. The second son of Ptolemy V was Ptolemy VIII Physcon, who in his turn married Cleopatra II and then, while she was still alive, her daughter Cleopatra III. Their children were Ptolemy IX Lathyrus, Cleopatra IV, and Ptolemy X Alexander. Ptolemy Alexander would later marry Cleopatra Berenice, the daughter of Ptolemy Lathyrus and Cleopatra IV. (This did have genetic effects, to be sure. The later Ptolemies were mostly immensely, grotesquely fat and diseased. On the other hand, Cleopatra VII -- "the" Cleopatra, of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony fame, whose mother and grandmother were non-Ptolemies -- was certainly accomplished and probably quite beautiful.)
Later, Cleopatra VII would marry a couple of her brothers, but that was political. In the cases of Arsinoe II and Cleopatra III, their royal brothers and uncles married for love, or at least lust. Thus, historically, royal incest seems not to have been all that uncommon. Probably more common than the above would imply, given how strongly it would be hushed up! - RBW
cf. "The Bonnie Hind" [Child 50] (plot)
Ken Peacock, "Bonnie Banks of the Virgie-O" (on NFKPeacock)
Child 14, "Babylon, or, The Bonnie Banks o Fordie" (6 texts)
Bronson 14, "Babylon, or, The Bonnie Banks o Fordie" (8 versions plus 2 in addenda)
BarryEckstormSmyth p. 72, "Babylon" (1 fragment)
Flanders/Olney, pp. 61-63, "The Burly, Burly Banks of Barbry-O" (1 text, 1 tune) {Bronson's #5}
Flanders-Ancient1, pp. 213-222, "Babylon" (4 texts, 3 tunes) {A=Bronson's #8, C=#5}
Davis-More 9, pp. 68-71, "Babylon, or, The Bonnie Banks o Fordie" (1 text)
BrownII 8, "Babylon; or, The Bonnie Banks o Fordie" (1 text)
OBB 57, "Babylon, or, The Bonnie Banks o Fordie" (1 text)
Fowke/Johnston, pp. 18-19, "The Bonny Banks of Virgie O" (1 text, 1 tune) {Bronson's #3, but the texts differ noticeably}
Greenleaf/Mansfield 4, "The Bonnie Banks of the Virgie, O" (1 text, 1 tune) {Bronson's #4}
Peacock, pp. 809-811, "The Bonny Banks of Ardrie-O" (1 text, 2 tunes)
Karpeles-Newfoundland 3, "Bonny Banks of Virgie-O" (1 text, 4 tunes) {Bronson's #3}
Leach, pp. 88-90, "Babylon, or, The Bonnie Banks o Fordie" (2 texts)
Niles 11, "Babylon; or, The Bonnie Banks o Fordie" (1 text, 1 tune)
Lomax-FSNA 71, "Three Young Ladies" (1 text, 1 tune) {Bronson's #3, but with different information about the collector and informant}
MacSeegTrav 6, "Babylon" (1 text, 1 tune)
Gummere, pp. 188-189+344, "Babylon; or The Bonnie Banks o Fordie" (1 text)
HarvClass-EP1, pp. 58-59, "Babylon; or, the Bonnie Banks o Fordie" (1 text)
DT 14, VIRGIBNK* VIRGIBN3* BONFARDY
Roud #27
BI, C014
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How a Special IRS Security Tool Led to More Taxpayer Rip-offs
By Janna Herron
The Internal Revenue Service is suspending an online service to retrieve special personal identification numbers (PINs) after it found 800 fraudulent returns that used such numbers. The news comes after the agency reported a hack attack last month and received a report about the inadequate way it backs up data.
The IRS this year mailed Identity Protection PINs to 2.7 million taxpayers who have been or could be victims of tax-related identity theft. These PINs were designed to add another layer of protection for the taxpayer, who must use the number to file an electronic or paper tax return. (These IP PINs are not the same as the e-file PINs that taxpayers use to file their returns electronically.)
Taxpayers who lost or forgot their IP PINs could retrieve them on the IRS website after correctly answering four questions from Equifax, the credit reporting agency, to prove their identity. This is the service that the IRS is temporarily suspending. Taxpayers now must call the IRS to retrieve a misplaced or forgotten IP PIN.
Related: 10 Tips to Protect Yourself From Scammers This Tax Season
The respected security blog, KrebsOnSecurity, noted that the authentication questions from Equifax often involved information that could be found on Zillow or Facebook, allowing criminals to get the IP PIN, file a fraudulent return and get a tax refund in someone else’s name.
The blog also noted that the number of victims could go up significantly from the 800 reported by the IRS. It said the agency in the past has revised victim numbers upwards after similar security breaches, like the one involving its “Get Transcript” feature last year.
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Vettel's 4 Championships
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Post subject: Re: Vettel's 4 Championships
tootsie323 wrote:
dpastern wrote:
... Vettel is not particularly good in the wet...
I'll play devil's advocate here and point out that his first wins, for both Torro Rosso and for Red Bull, were in wet conditions. I actually think that he is a pretty good wet weather driver.
He does seem to have lost that ability since coming to Ferrari, for some reason. I can't remember Vettel really looking good in the wet since he was at Red Bull.
Tires, Tires, Tires.
Lack of adaptability, then, since other drivers who were good in the wet before managed not to lose that ability on the Pirellis.
Siao7
Fascinating, thinking about how the season might have gone without the loss of Senna. I believe the importance of the fuel cheating, brought to light (what's in a word?) by the pitlane fire at Hockenheim, would not have been downplayed by the FIA/F1. And therefore, the consequences could and should have been far more severe.
I was also wondering about the cheating allegations in 94 had Senna lived but more specifically the TC issue considering what he heard whilst sitting near the fence in Aida after being taken out & in light of Jos Verstappens comments in recent years regarding that issue.
Probably not much. According to Toet, it was a from of TC, but the way achieved was not illegal. He says that the other teams copied it, so for all we know, Williams may have benefited from the same thing. Maybe Senna would have prompted the FIA to clarify the system that Benetton have, making it illegal, or he could have reaped the same benefits when/if they copied it. I do not want to venture too much into "what if" territory, the reality is that we do not know.
Mort Canard wrote:
Is there ANYONE here who is willing to step up and claim that it diminished Michael Schumacher's accomplishments when he was beaten three years running by a young Nico Rosberg???
Source: http://seethrumag.com/wp-content/upload ... 308201.jpg
I'll take that bait. Schumacher is overrated. He had the best car for many years, and after Hakkinen disappeared, he had no real driver competition for the WDC. Coupled to weak team mates, team favouritism and cheating (from both Schumacher and his team(s).
If Williams hadn't screwed up the '94 Williams, resulting in Senna's untimely death, there's no way that Schumacher would have won 7 WDCs. Not even close.
As to Vettel, I'll be blunt - I also think he's overrated. He's not in the same league as Hamilton or Alonso. Not even close. Vettel is not particularly good in the wet, and is prone to failing under stress and high pressure situations.
I call BullDookie on this 1,000%.
NEWS FLASH! Senna was in the best car when he won ALL his titles, as was Prost. So that cancels that theory in your obviously bias assessment.
In 1994 The Williams was pretty damn good, if not a hair better than the Benetton, or are we to believe that was only during qualifying?
The FACT "IS" that the young phenom was simply extreme pressure at all times, and ANYONE would have had to deal with it, INCLUDING Senna.
I realize Senna was a supreme talent, but you guys seem to buy into the James dean effect far too much just because he died prematurely.
James dean was not a superb actor and he only starred in 3 films and they did just ok. Once he died hoever, this mythical status emerged and the guy inexplicably became enshrined in such an exaggerated way, that people believe he had chops the likes of a Marlon Brando, and that seriously isn't the case at all.
And while Senna is among the greatest ever, Michael showed he was the greatest ever, on track and off, via results yielded over a historic career.
When Michael joined Benetton he had a decent car but not the best, yet he was always faster than any teammate by a significant margin, and eventually when the car was capable of winning, HE was the one taking the vast majority of them. Then he moved to a struggling Ferrari and initially the car was decent at best, yet once again, he was outclassing his teammates EASILY, and after his arrival the team began to improve. His ability to communicate what cars needed and where they were lacking to his engineers was uncanny. At the same time, once a car was competitive at the front, he was so good that it didn't much matter what changes were made because he was able to put in near identical times. His teammates on the other hand couldn't replicate his performance which baffled everyone.
Senna's complaining and accusations of cheating, merely because the sound coming from Michael's Benetton was different than his teammate AS WELL AS EVERYONE ELSE was nothing more than a hurt ego. The reality IS that Michael was using Left foot braking which is something that was unheard of at the time, and he kept 10-15% throttle input at all times while under braking to maintain revs in the power train so that upon releasing the brake, the car would not have to build revs in order to power out of corners like everyone else, and holding the revs up provided a bit of a boost to zip through and out of corners.
Not neccessarily. Car dynamics play a bigger role in how tire characteristics are affected. Even still, I suspect you don't think any of Vettel's teammates have ever been better in the wet. If that is the case, being better than Webber, Ricciardo and Raikkonen in the wet, speaks to his excellence in trying conditions.
Additionally, people look at singular incidents and proceed to blow them out of proportion with regularity and it's simply not an accurate representation of the complete picture. If you take the times Vettel has made a mistake since being with Ferrari, they would all add up to a minute percentage comparatively to his successes. These guys drive at the very edge under extreme circumstances from the first green flag of the season, and given they are on the limit, the tiniest of mistakes end up looking like astronomical ones.
At Interlagos in 2016, Verstappen was driving a magnificent race all day long, but then, he made one of these tiny mistakes, but unlike everyone else who made that tiny mistake in that very corner, he was LUCKY to not have hit the wall, especially since he was actually going faster than anyone else who'd lost it in that very corner. But since he didn't hit the wall and it didn't cost him too much time, it's only viewed as the tiny mistake it was, while everyone else who made contact with he wall is generally accused of having fudged up.
I don't think it's fair to cast such bold opinions of them so simply over so few incidents. Hamilton has made a few seemingly silly mistakes throughout his career, but his ability has never been in question. When Vettel was winning (post 2010) he was driving like a machine and when he expressed his joy via his index finger, he was unfairly dubbed Vettel and all this unwarranted and unnecessary dislike for the guy was rampant. He had every right to celebrate his achievements just like anyone else.
WHoff78
Sure that Vettel is very good in the rain, as he is very good all round but has he shown anything to put him up there with the very, very best which is what we’re really discussing? Genuine question and happy to hear examples that he really excelled beyond the headline. You can’t fault him for getting the job done for the Torro Rosso win, and fits the bill of a 4-time world champion, but at the same time the big names were out of position from bad calls in qualifying, and he was ultimately left holding off the likes of Kovalainen and is there evidence the Torro Rosso was at a disadvantage too BMW/Renault in those conditions? Bourdais qualified 4th and I’d be curious how his race pace compared after he stalled on the grid putting him a lap down. Curious to hear more details on the other examples too, but guessing those high-downforce Red Bulls would’ve given the drivers a fair amount of confidence in wet conditions.
There are 4 wet weather drivers that stand out to me:
Verstappen
Nothing else comes close. Vettel is a very distant level away from these 4 guys in the wet imho.
Verstappen? Already? He's had one majorly impressive wet weather drive, and suddenly he's in a league with only Senna, Clark and Hamilton?
I think you're jumping the gun quite a lot on that one. Verstappen looks no more consistently impressive in the wet than Vettel.
In today's grid I would say he's second best to Hamilton but he's nearly 13 years younger so he will probably become the future rainmeister?
Johnson wrote:
Siao7 wrote:
Were does it mention stopwatches or am I missing something?
The dials, showing speed or time. I remembered that it was stopwatches, I was wrong and it was speed dials. Not changing much though, the idea is that he spent time on track perfecting his skills. He didn't just walk into it in the first part of his career as you suggested.
well it was speed dials that "stopped" when they hit the fastest/slowest speed in the corners, so you weren't technically wrong!
Not technically wrong? ok.
A watch measures time. Clearly not a stopwatch as it measures speed.
Schumacher did have a stopwatch on his steering wheel, but only during qualifying/practise sessions. He would sync it with the session time so he knew exactly how long in the session was left. Quite a few drivers did this, most used basic casio’s.
Like I said before he apparently used 3 stopwatches when he practicised at Fiorana.
Schumacher very much just walked into F1, that's actually part of his legend, he had half a day testing in the Jordan at Silverstone were they told him to slow down because of the lap times he was doing they thought he was driving over his limit and was going to crash, but that wasn't the case at all.
He also conned them into believing that he knew the Spa track well with him living reasonably close to the circuit but he had in fact never driven on the track before. He qualified 7th about a second quicker than his experienced teammate and then immediately got snapped up by Benetton for the next race, all this with minimum track time.
It wasn't Schumacher who bluffed his way into the Jordan seat, that was his manager's doing. When Gary Anderson asked him about it during that weekend, Schumacher replied he had never been there. Which, to my mind, makes your point about minimum track time even more valid. The fact that he found himself in a perfectly good car doesn't diminish that; Gachot had posted fastest lap at the Hungaroring the race before.
I don't know whether it was German fans who gave Vettel his early F1 nickname of "Baby-Schumi", but it certainly was fitting. And who's to tell what Vettel could do/could have done already, were he to have had the same kind of practicing advantage Schumacher enjoyed while at Ferrari?
Fair enough but like you say it just highlights the lack of practice he had initially.
It's rumoured that one of the reasons Schumacher left Benetton was too distance himself from the cheating allegations.
You think that a car beset with handling issues was the best car in F1?
Why didn't Schumacher's superior driving technique not prevent Senna from qualifying on pole?
In recent years we have not seen Vettel being better than Kimi in the wet.
dpastern
I would concur.
I'd politely say that you don't know what you're talking about.
The '94 Williams, for the first half of the season, had major handling issues - understeering into corners and oversteering on exit, the worst type of handling you could ever want from a racing car. The car was near impossible to balance for entry/exit - this affecting lap times, tyre performance (warming them up, wear, etc). The Benetton had no such handling issues. True, it had slightly less HP than the Williams, but HP is useless if you cannot put the tyres down to the tarmac and use them to their best performance ability.
Senna had the best car in '88 through to '90. The 91 car was not better than the Williams - he won that WDC only because the Williams was very unreliable for a good portion of the season. But, all of the greats have been in the best car on the grid when they won their WDCs. Schumacher was certainly no different.
There is no "James Dean" effect about Senna. He was the real deal.
I remember Senna smoking Schumacher in his '93 McLaren, which by the way, had at least 25-30 HP less than the Ford engine in the Benetton for a good part of the season.
Schumacher never had a decent team mate. Not even close. None of them were WDC material, let alone race winners on merit and skill.
Senna was renowned for his feedback to his engineers btw. The guy could tell his revs down to 100 revs at any point of the circuit just by listening to the engine whilst he was driving. For an engine that can rev to 19k rpm (mid 80s turbo era), that is absolutely gobsmacking imho.
Left foot braking was NOT unheard of at the time. Berger used it whilst at McLaren and Senna's team mate. It is commonly used in karting, and even FF1600. Senna was a karter himself, he was most certainly familiar with the style. If you actually knew anything, traction control cars had a certain engine sound. In the '94 season, all of the teams engine sounds changed bar Benetton, which sounded exactly like the traction control enabled '93 car (and the rest of the '93 field I might add). An example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IERMHCRNB5w
I've been watching F1 for a long time, probably longer than you've been alive for.
BTW, Senna heavily disliked 4WS, active suspension, traction control, etc. Why? Because he felt that it took away from driver skill. Even the semi auto gearboxes today take away from driver skill. yes, I know that they add a safety aspect, but F1 did without them for many, many years without any deaths caused by using a manual gearbox I might add.
Want to improve the state of F1? It's pretty simple, but seemingly beyond the common sense of FIA today...
Future yes, but to put him now as one of the all time masters... Nah, not a chance
Would you mind looking at Prost's 1986 title and broadcast a properly prepared NEWS UPDATE, please? I think you got blinded by the FLASH of your NEWS...
You're right, the 1994 Williams was the best car on the grid, but only after its handling problem was sorted - and Senna never lived to use it.
Both their careers were historic. I dare say that at certain points, both their careers were also hysteric.
I'll just add a couple of things here to dpasterns comments.
Senna had the best car in 88 for his first WC. He also had a 3xWC who was regarded as the best in the world at the time as a team mate with no team orders or preferential treatment.
In 91 i'd say he had the best car for the first 5 or 6 races. After that Williams gained the ascendancy. The only reason Macca won the WCC that year was because of Senna.
I doubt most would say Prost had the best car in 86. I think that honour would go to Williams.
Unfortunately in 94 Senna was only around for 3 races.
I'm not 100% here but I have no idea how left foot braking could be mistaken for TC, especially by a racing driver. Senna's complaints were based on what he'd heard & seen. So lets see, the 1994 Benetton sounded like it was using TC, took off like it was fitted with TC, actually had TC fitted & years later Schumachers team mate publicly stated Schumachers car was using TC and his wasn't. Whats that about quacking like ducks?
When Schumacher was at Benetton, he also had a couple of chaps named Ross Brawn & Rory Byrn there to build a team around him. He also went with these characters to Ferrari. I say just as much credit for Schumachers success should be attributed to these guys, as well as Todt & Briatore as much as to Schumacher himself.
Senna had a very accute attention to detail. Just an example of this is the famous "moving wall of Dallas".
http://www.ayrton-senna.net/the-story-of-the-moving-wall/
Senna won a lot of his races in what was the 2nd, 3rd & even 4th best car on the grid. I'm not sure Schumacher is able to make such a claim.
That'll do for now.
Oh, & just one last question for F1 Mercenary.
Did Schumacher have ANY faults?
Even the most ardent Senna fan, if they're being honest with themselves, will admit he was a flawed genius.
TC; yes and no, see Toet's article to open your eyes.
Brawn didn't join in '96, only from '97. There is always credit paid to these three guys in case you missed it. Just as how Honda was extra nice to Senna!
Yes. He won in Ferrari '96 if nothing else. Also Benetton '92 & '93. Cars that were not exactly the best.
Yes, and they are well recorded, how he sometimes crumbled under pressure for example.
Some comments in red above!
Both Senna & Schumacher were fantastic drivers. I honestly think Senna was the faster and more talented overall (poles, wet races, wins, etc).
Vettel doesn't even remotely compare to either of them. He has the same amount of talent as Senna's pinkie
That assessment may be a bit blunt or undesirable for Vettel's fans, but it is as I see it.
I can't way for Leclerc to destroy him this year.
While he's not Senna nor Schumi, to say that a 4xWDC has the talent of Senna's pinkie is a bit rich. His car didn't drive itself.
Also, waiting for someone to "destroy" him makes it sound like you have an agenda, something against Seb... Are you sure you are 100% objective? It doesn't come across like that from what you are writing
I'm struggling with this point, tbh. Schumacher won races in every single year he raced (in his "first" career). You can't seriously be suggesting that he enjoyed the best car throughout that time? Maybe I'm misunderstanding you, but it seems an extraordinary claim.
My personal view is that Senna was the fastest driver ever to sit in an F1 car. But at the same time I think it's impossible to ignore the absolute monster driver that Schumacher was and I don't think we need to downplay his achievements in order to make others appear better. Schumacher pulled off some truly memorable drives that I think few drivers past and present would be able to equal and whatever one may feel about his character there should be no question about the enormous talent he had. One can't shrug off drives like Spain in '94, Spa '97, Monaco '97 or especially Spain '96 as him being in the best car. Some of those drives were truly epic and showed he was world-class
I was more trying to make the point for Senna & not so much against Schumacher but I will say I believe on the whole Senna had to deal with more inferior equipment when compared to the other teams & a higher calibre of opposition than Schumacher did.
If Senna had such an opportunity, he'd have easily won those 4 WDCs.
No, the car did not drive itself, but it was superior to pretty much anything else on the track for that period of time. A number of drivers would have won those 4 WDCs...
Seb doesn't even remotely compare to Senna, or any of the greats like Fangio or Clark. Not even remotely. Sorry if that offends you.
As to Leclerc, I honestly believe that he will wipe the floor of Vettel in 2019, unless team orders are enforced by Ferrari of course. I expect Leclerc to out qualify Vettel in 2019, win more races than him, and finish ahead of Vettel in the WDC by the end of the year. Charles has demonstrated a finesse, in 2019 that I honestly believe Vettel lacks, at least in comparison. Charles is far better under pressure, and in wheel to wheel racing. He is also extremely fast and smooth. He reminds me of a young Prost in many ways.
BIB: I'm not sure that's such a revolutionary standpoint when we're talking about the driver many consider to be the greatest of all time. I'd also say that Senna would have won every title since 2014 had he been alive in the winning car and somehow magically still 30 years old. Would that be such a shocking claim?
I'd agree that Seb doesn't compare to Senna, but that's somewhat different to saying he has the same amount of talent as Senna's pinkie. I'd agree with Siao7 that you appear to be driven by some agenda against Seb and don't seem to be looking at things completely objectively.
Leclerc may well beat Vettel, but I'm at a bit of a loss as to what people are basing that on. He's shown he can be quick but there again so has Seb so these predictions appear to be based purely on wishful thinking Personally I hope he does give Seb a run for his money but I think it's way too early to predict anything with any kind of confidence
Why would I be offended in any way for you not rating Vettel? That's odd.
You can argue that in his 4 WDC's the rules were open for everyone to try and copy their solution. And indeed they did copy it. Seb just made it work better than anyone else. It's not like the 2014 token system that almost guaranteed that the best car would stay the best... Surely other drivers could have won with that car. Same as with some of the cars from Senna's, Hamilton's or Schumacher's eras. What does this mean?
Does this mean they do not deserve their WDC's? Not really. Vettel has proved himself multiple times. Is it his last year or the dreaded 2014 that make him look maybe worse than he is? Maybe, just as most drivers make mistakes or have mediocre years sometimes. Nothing more, nothing else.
I also expect LeClerc to give Sebastian a good run for his money, I hope he does actually. Nothing to boost a driver, wake him up, like internal competition. But I am not sure how you measure that he is better than Vettel under pressure. Vettel binned it a lot last year, surely enough. But I am not so sure if LeClerc was under the same immense pressure to make such comparison. Running at the back end of the field normally doesn't attract the lights on you as with the front runners. Plus with just one year of racing at this level, I'm not sure there's enough depth to make this comparison.
Adrian Newey is ten times World Driving Champion.
Does anyone think that there has ever been a moment of frustration with his father when Max has pointed out to Jos that he was the Pierre Gasly of 1994?
That covers a lot of points very well.
In contrast Schumacher liked all the driver aids.
No you can't label someone as being that until he proves that he is.
Yes, because he had the best ones.
I think Senna was personally against the driver aids because they *took* away from the driver skills. I mean F1 driver these days don't even have to worry about a clutch...this is why I dislike modern F1 so much - driver to team radio communication, too much BS with engine modes, semi auto gearbox, etc. Remove all of that stuff and it'll sort the wheat from the chaff. We have too much chaff in the mix these days imho.
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2019 1:11 pm
Really it was because of that?
I remember when Barrichello went from Ferrari to Honda he struggled to drive the car because of the lack of TC in respect to the Ferrari, hence he struggled against Button.
I tend to think that with top drivers they always want the advantage. You can find countless examples of top drivers complaining about something they don't have, and then falling silent or embracing it entirely once they've got it. It's not a dig at any driver in particular, it's just how the breed is. They want to win, and I distrust any F1 driver who claims they actually don't want this or that trick that will make it easier for them to win. Schumacher would probably have been a vocal opponent of driver aids if his competitors had had better aids.
Lol this conversations of Vettel vs Leclerc are quite funny and sounds like musings of a 6 year old as its not based on evidence rather what people want to happen.
So on one hand Vettel though made mistakes last year but his speed was still intact, but somehow Leclerc will "destroy" him so to put it in perspective should we say half s second between Them, or what will it be?
Rockie wrote:
Vettel will beat Leclerc.
Invade wrote:
Re Vettel v Leclerc, Vettel to be given early priority (if required):
http://f1i.com/news/330055-vettel-prior ... dmits.html
You just need to be accepted for who you are and be proud of who you are and that is what I'm trying to do.
Option or Prime
aice wrote:
Bit embarrassing for Vettel that he needs to get allocated preference over a talented but inexperienced driver. I presume that means he will fist look at upgrades as well.
Indeed it goes for everything and includes the teams as well.
I think there has been varied opinions about it, I guess you wouldn't want to be shunning any opinion that says Vettel will destroy Leclerc?
The truth is that in respect to out and out speed no one knows who will actually be quicker.
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those that are indycar AND formula 1 fans, Best drivers?
Post subject: Re: those that are indycar AND formula 1 fans, Best drivers?
The reason an Indy car has a wider operating range is because by comparison, they are turds designed to go fast on ovals primarily, and have kits to adapt them better for course tracks, but are still quite clumsy off of ovals. The Tires in Indy also allow for a greater operational window because they’re built to perform to a better standard than those of F1, and they have to be, given the speeds at which they’re traveling at on ovals with concrete walls and ZERO runoff area.
Both require an equal amount of skill, but unique to each.
As for Bourdias not doing well in F1, he was drafted into a team that was mediocre at best and he didn’t feel comfortable there and it showed. The gap all those years ago was greater than it is today and today, people harp on drivers claiming they’re just not good enough for thousands of a second, which is the problem. Bourdias needed more time and a better team closer to the front to showcase his talents better.
Damata was overhyped a bit IMPO. He was a very solid driver, but he was only dominant for a very brief time, and then he got called up to drive a Toyota F1 car. A team in constant disarray where almost every driver they hired struggled. And Damata was a better driver than Glock but somehow Glock managed to retain a seat in F1 for several years.
It doesn't matter what car you drive in F1 if you are getting beat by your teammate, the problem for Bourdais was not getting beat by Vettel in his rookie season, the problem for him was that in his second season he was getting beat by a rookie called Sebastian Buemi, why did Bourdias in particular need all this special care and attention?
Don't recall saying Bordais required special attention. While I understand your comparing his performance to Vettel & Buemi, you need to keep in mind both of those Rookies were quite familiar with the team as they'd been a part of their program for years and Bordais wasn't accustomed to the characteristics of European race cars the way both Vettel & Buemi were and he spent A TON of time trying to find the ever elusive setup he liked, because in his mind there had to be a way to achieve a better setup, rather than just learn to drive a car that had shortcomings. And when Tost would get on him to just get on with driving because he wasn't fast enough, instead of being the usual tail between his legs driver most teams are accustomed to employing, Bordais would have none of it and would often push back and even raise his voice and that did not sit well with the powers that be. Had he not been a stickler for perfection, and been more easy going, he might have remains with the team at least through the duration of his contract. The way he was abruptly given the boot was wrong which is why they paid him handsomely to go quietly.
Interestingly enough, once back to racing in America, he was back challenging for top spots on small budget teams, often for just a handful of races, or however many their minuscule budgets would allow, but then would be hired to drive for other teams who needed better results.
Had he found himself in a better team in F1, everyones' opinion of him would likely be different today.
DOLOMITE wrote:
mcdo wrote:
I still think that elite group of Hamilton-Vettel-Verstappen-Ricciardo-Alonso are the very best drivers in the world. The jury might be out on one or two of them at the moment but I'll wait til 2019 is over before jumping to any conclusions
However I don't think any list of top drivers in motorsport is complete without Scott Dixon. He's a living legend. And most of the F1 field will never achieve the things he has
definitely one of the drivers I am surprised never made the jump. He had a test way back but I guess just the right deal never came up.
Maybe as been mooted before a top Indycar driver is not prepared to make the jump into a midfield F1 team whilst a top F1 team is not prepared to take a risk with what they may view an unproven driver at F1 level?
Fair enough and thanks for the insight but when we take an overview of elite F1 drivers like Alonso, Hamilton and Verstappen would they had the same struggles?
I don't think many would question that a top Indycar driver would not make a solid F1 driver, in respect to Bourdais he hadn't driven in European based cars and circuits for many years but that's very much were he learned his apprenticeship, he was the European F3000 Champion.
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I would!!!
I believe a top Indy Car driver would indeed make a solid F1 driver. The F1 elitism in this forum irritated the heck out of me. Give a quality Indy Car driver a decent ride, not a bottom feeder team as has been suggested, give them a real chance to get to know the circuits, and I think some may have to eat some crow.
Forza Ferrari
WCCs = 16
WDCs = 15
I don't think many would question that a top Indycar driver would not make a solid F1 driver
Blake wrote:
I think poker didn't quite phrase that as he wanted. I believe he's accepting that a top IndyCar driver would make a solid F1 driver, not denying it.
If it's meant the way it's written, however, then yeah - I think it's pretty clear that someone like Dixon would be a solid F1 driver at the least.
Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2019 12:54 am
Yeah that's what I meant, I can see that I didn't word it too well.
Blinky McSquinty
I fully agree Blake. I mentioned Jacques Villeneuve, and he did just that. He came from Indycar, and because he did get a top car, did his preparation, and came extremely close to winning the WDC on his rookie season.
Just yesterday I was discussing with a few fellow racing fans that the Bathurst and Road America tracks are truly great tracks, but not accepted because they are not in Europe. One of the root causes is ignorance, many who tout Formula One as the greatest have not been exposed to other series.
This forum (and others of this nature) are a very small slice of the racing world. It is like pretending you are an expert on pastries, but have eaten just pecan pies.
Only dogs, mothers, and quality undergarments give unconditional support.
Blinky McSquinty wrote:
Jacques Villenueve didn't just walk into a top car he walked into a dominant car which as we found out later exaggerated just how good he was.
I'd agree with that too. I always wanted to believe Villeneuve was better than the stats suggest.
What is handy is that he had a good few teammates to benchmark against - and ones of varying ability
Picking two metrics
1)Av Classification When Both Finished
2)Ahead When Both Finished
JV vs Zonta (7) 6.7 / 10.1 (-3.4)
JV vs Frentzen (16) 3.9 / 5.1 (-1.2)
JV vs Panis (11) 6.9 / 8.0 (-1.1)
JV Vs Hill (9) 1.8 / 2.0 (-0.2)
JV vs Massa (11) 10.7 / 9.2 (+1.5)
JV vs Heidfeld (7) 10.1 / 8.1 (+2.0)
JV vs Button (4) 10.0 / 7.5 (+2.5)
JV vs Alonso (3) 10.3 / 4.3 (+6.0)
Heidfeld
--Villeneuve--
Panis
JV vs Zonta: 7/0
JV vs Panis: 7/4
JV vs Frentzen: 9/7
JV vs Hill: 4/5
JV vs Heidfeld: 2/5
JV vs Massa: 3/8
JV vs Button: 1/3
JV vs Alonso: 0/3
Which gives you
And it's worth noting that the drivers that beat him by the biggest margin (Alonso, Button,Massa) were @ 10 years younger.
However you cut it, as impressive as his F1 debut appears, his post-WDC record doesn't paint him in a great light. And in the context of this thread a top Champ driver appeared to be a mid-grid F1 driver.
"I'd rather lose a race going fast enough to win it, than win one going slow enough to lose it".
-Stirling Moss
Thanks for the leg work.
It is a shame you did so much good work. I say that because there were two distinct Jacques Villeneuve, the pre and post WDC. The instant he won the WDC all he wanted was money, and he sapped a lot of valuable resources from Williams. I was a huge fan of Jacques, but once he earned his WDC, I despised the jerk he transformed into.
And I double despise him because he was the one who triggered the decline of Williams. Maybe their fate was sealed by new management methods and changing technology. But his was the boot that pushed Williams over the precipice.
Here here Blinky!!
I got to see Jaques live and in the flesh and that little Canadian dude was immensely quick EVERYWHERE and a better, more balanced and supremely calculating version of his father. He was able to do things others could only contemplate with ease and did it in his own distinct way. From his late and abrupt braking into turn on an oval almost the same way you do on a course track and then punching it harder than anyone without inexplicably losing traction as you'd hear his engine revving far higher than anyone else mid corner, he was special. Then as you pointed out, he allowed his success swell his head and he began his downward spiral, which drained William's finances, though it was about damn time they paid a driver a significant wage!!! But as well, he moved to Honda for a ton of money too and it also seemed to stifle their progress as well. Just a shame as he could have been one of the all-time greats, and I heard from a friend who used to be a McLaren engineer/master machinist that Ferrari had their eye on him from the very beginning and he's not 100% sure, but he believes he might have partnered with Michael!
How wild would that have been??!?!??
OK, but if he was so "special" and had the potential to be an all time great, where does that leave the list of F1 drivers that appear at least to have been better than him? Surely the whole salary demand/ego aspect is irrelevant in this context?
I find it rather excessive, to say the least, to put the blame on Villeneuve for the huge amounts of money he got after his WDC. See this as the reason why Williams fierce management became more and more a problem than a solution and their designers weren't able any more to conceive a great car borders the ridiculous.
I don't think he put a gun on anybody's head to force them to sign the checks. And this can be said of any of the overpaid egocentric drivers and engineers making tons of money from the F1 racket bubble...
Yeah the logic of it all baffles me as well, he only looked special in a special car.
Harpo wrote:
Indeed the Williams decline actually was the result of Newey leaving the team after 1996, he was good friends with Hill and wasn't overly impressed by Hill's sacking by Williams.
re Villeneuve and the ££ I have no issue with that. Ask for what you can - if people are daft enough to pay you it, more fool them...
mikeyg123
I think it's a lot more complex. Don't forget they lost the Works Renault engines at the same time. With BMW they still won almost every season. They just didn't have enough to overcome Ferrari and Schumacher.
mikeyg123 wrote:
I think it's a lot more complex. Don't forget they lost the Works Renault engines at the same time. With BMW they still won almost every season. They just didn't have enough to overcome Ferrari and Schumacher/ Brawn/Byrne/Todt
"fixed" that for you...
Yeah I don't really remember that, but then again it's not really anything to do with how much JV was getting paid?
Posted: Sat May 04, 2019 2:16 am
In a way he did… Imagine having this prodigy come to your team and be immediately on pace with the guy who was at the time the best driver in F1, and then imagine he wins the championship and becomes everyone's preferred new hire and is being offered a large sum to leave after you've invested time and money into further developing him to become that champion. It's smart business to protect and procure your investment in order to maintain your edge and keep your greatest asset away from prying hands.
That's why guys like Vettel, Alonso, Hamilton, Rosberg, and Ricciardo get as much money as they get. Their employers had to pay increasing sums to ensure they remained with the outfit, and when another team wanted to sign them, they had to offer even more money and/or perks which amount to a lot of money. In great part they have Jaques and Michael to thank for that, as they both raised the salary scale for drivers.
Williams have a history and philosophy where they feel drivers aren't worthy of large salaries and any money with decent capabilities could drive their cars the way elite drivers can, and that's been proven wrong. They've had so many top talents go because of that mentality and that has likely cost them more than the money they've spent on driver salaries.
Every company has a few key employees that earn a great deal more money than everyone else, and with athletes in particular, they receive exorbitant amounts of money for playing a sport at a high level. I mean Renaldo is absuuuuuuurdly overpaid to play one of the most boring sports on earth with some of the fakest fans (My dad was a professional soccer player and this what I've seen my entire life), simply because the sport brings in so much money. I find that F1 teams should be made to pay a minimum salary the first year or two and then if a driver proves his worth, he can enter negotiations or be terminated for not meeting their standard. These guys place their lives on the line every time they step inside the car to a greater degree than most other athletes, so they should garner significant salaries commensurate with the budgets and risks involved.
WHOM and WHERE in his first 2 seasons did you see any driver other than Schumacher did you actually see ANYONE better than Jaques… I'll wait…
Fact is, no one did. As Blinky pointed out, it was only after his championship season that JV developed the arrogant chip on his shoulder and a cockiness that saw him concentrate more on his image than on his driving, and ONLY THEN did we see anyone "appear" to be better than him. Even still, he had a few races where his ability shined which left many of us frustrated because we knew that's exactly what he was capable of every weekend.
The only other driver that showed as much promise as JV was the late Gregg Moore, whom I though would have done exceedingly well in F1, and IMPO JV was even better from what he showed us.
Pretty sure he was beaten by Hill....
And I think multiple drivers were better than him in 97.
I think it's too much of a cop out to declare his performance just fell off a cliff after 97.
I didn't specify the first 2 seasons... and for good reason. Villeneuve was in F1 for svereal years, in several teams, with different team mates and in cars of varying potential. So we have a pretty good set of data to try and establish just how good he actually was.
I'm just trying to understand how if he was as good as you suggest, he failed to dominate some of the other teammates he had given his experience? Are you saying that his driving dropped off that much purely because of his ego which went into overdrive at the same time he started to drive non WDC potential cars? That just seems very convenient. Surely a great driver would continue to show their ability no matter what the car or teammate - Alonso certainly did.
Yep the only thing that happened was that he no longer had access to the out and out fastest car in F1, all the assumptions that were made about JV got put to bed after multiple defeats to teammates.
Newsflash. To win the WDC you need the best car.
You know that's not really true?
Yeah I think it's a bit of a myth that you need the best car to win the WDC.
Definitely 1986 & maybe 1991 are the ones that immediately come to mind.
There's been plenty. Thing is if a car wins the WDC it's going to look like the fastest regardless.
Maybe, but to beat your teammate you don't... which has been the focus of this discussion.
I agree that in 1986 the McLaren package wasn't the best. But I dare say they did have the slightly better one in 1991. 139 points versus 125 and especially Senna finishing the season more than 2 victories worth of points ahead of Mansell, plead in favour of the McLaren, even if you consider it to have been Senna's car more than the Williams was Mansell's.
I have to admit that I have always thought that if Williams had stuck with Boutsen instead of Mansell, Thierry might have aided development more than Mansell did, and might potentially have ended up being a double world champion. Honesty commands I add that Thierry himself doesn't agree with my point of view. (But what does he know about F1? )
For 1986 it is the tyre that makes me a little bit cautious, especially for that final, decisive race. But Prost had a puncture and had to chase hard, while Piquet's tyre change was a very late precaution. While Rosberg's tyre delamination may have been due to his 'hare tactic' in favour of Prost, Mansell didn't particularly have to push, and didn't if memory serves.
In 1991 Mclaren won the championship by winning the first 4 races. After Monaco Macca were leading with 50 pts, while Williams were 3rd behind Ferrari on just 12 pts.
In the remaining 12 races Williams outscored McLaren 113 pts to 89, scoring 7 wins to 3. On that basis I think it'd be reasonable to suggest the Williams was the best car overall in 91.
Keeping Boutsen over Mansell might have aided in pre season development but I don't think, as good as I think Boutsen was, his driving was on the same level as Mansell's.
Your memory is spot on Fiki. Mansell drove a very conservative race in Adelaide in 86. While the tyre issues were strange, but only really among the top runners if I remember correctly, Piquet's precautionary stop baffled me. That effectively lost him the championship & I think they found no issues at all with the set they changed. They would've lasted the race with no dramas.
Not true it's not always been won by the best car and that's not the point I was making anyway JV won in a dominant car not merely by just having the best car.
Piquet has always said he doesn't regret that change. Rosberg suffered tyre failure in his McLaren, too, not just Mansell (although he was the most spectacular!) and Prost had suffered a puncture on lap 32. I think Williams felt the risk was too high and since Prost had already changed his tyres due to his earlier puncture McLaren decided they didn't need to. Williams erred on the side of caution. Afterwards, it turned out that Piquet's tyres were fine (he tended to be gentler on his tyres than Mansell) but to his credit Piquet always publicly fully supported the team's decision.
Goodyear had initially told the teams that the tyres would last the race distance and in those days pit stops weren't mandatory so most were planning not to stop. But Thierry Boutsen retired a few laps before Mansell's blow out and when Goodyear inspected the tyres they found they were on the limit, which they passed onto the other teams. In an interview with Peter Windsor he said the team were about to bring Mansell in for a precautionary stop (he had plenty of time in hand and his title chances would have been safe) when his tyre blew.
1986 was a pretty fascinating battle. If that tyre blowout in Adelaide had not happened, then the Williams drivers would have had almost identical results for the entire season and the only thing splitting them would have been Mansell getting 5th in Detroit vs Piquet's 7th place at Monaco. But they would have had exactly the same number of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place finishes throughout the year. They even both got the same number of poles! Just about the only stat they varied on was Piquet getting 7 fastest laps to Mansell's 4. Prost drove an excellent season but it's a textbook example of how two strong drivers can actually damage a team's chances of securing the WDC for one of their drivers as the Williams was clearly the better car and they crushed McLaren in the WCC.
rodH
Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 9:51 pm
you guys seem to have a good recollection regarding what happened to Bourdais. What is the consensus regarding Zanardi's formula 1 issues? It seems like back then Williams was a mess and not fast, Ralf was sort of the favored driver in the team and Alex really struggled with not being able to drive the car as "hard" as the indycar. I know there was issues with brakes. where they were too touchy and he liked much more "feel" and feedback, and they even tried steel brakes to see if is would help, but they were far more heavy and effected other aspects of the car. I also seem to remember that he didn't like that he couldn't seem to make the car do what he wanted it to do, there was a fine like between driving it hard and going too far and just throwing it away, perhaps part of this was the grooved tires as well?
I know that some F1 elitists feel that Alex was just a poor driver and he only won in indycar/CART due to the lack of talent in that series (which was as deep as indycar had ever been, so this argument doesnt work) and also because he was on a lead team, with best engine (although over half the other teams were in Honda Reynards and when you compare this to F1 and say a Hamilton being in the AMG, which is far more dominant than any other car over the past few years, then this argument falls on its face as well). Alex was my favorite driver of all time, with Senna and Alonso also being in top 3 (Senna was when I was much younger and I wasn't as passionate and knowledgeable about the sport back then). I guess I like passionate drivers? One thing I have learned about racing, since I started racing a fairly high level of karting, is that how "hard" you drive, doesn't always equate to speed, but these guys somehow made it work in their given era's.
Posted: Tue May 07, 2019 12:50 am
rodH wrote:
The bottom line is that both Bourdais and Zanardi lost to their F1 teammates.
I don't believe a championship is won by winning the first 4 races. I look more to the continuing development of the Williams car into the superior car it was to become in 1992 and '93. This is why I believe retaining Boutsen rather than working in Mansell would have been advantageous to them. I clearly remember a newspaper report relating how Patrese went to see Thierry and thanked him for setting them up with such a good car already.
I believe I read a few years ago it was a sponsor who insisted Williams get Mansell back (sponsor's privilege I suppose), but I also know there was some friction between Head and Boutsen. Many people forget Boutsen is a qualified engineer and knew what he was talking about. Pre-season development is one thing, but remember that during 1989 Patrese was switched back to the FW12, while Boutsen insisted on developing the eventually race-winning 13. Isn't it odd that one driver gets all the credit for 'work ethic', while another gets none?
Anyway, back to the topic!
yes, in those days a technically-experienced driver could influence a car's development a lot more than they are able to today and a strong driver in that regard was worth his weight in gold
LOL, I was looking for a little more detailed information, but thanks for the insight and summary.
Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 10:00 am
If his views were taken seriously, yes. I recall Boutsen running tests with the Ford turbo engine in 1987. He came away thinking that with the proper development, Ford would be ready for the new restrictions for 1988. After the promise shown by Benetton-Ford in '87, I wasn't alone in feeling there would be three teams fighting it out in '88. But Ford went atmospheric instead and a chance to rival with McLaren was gone.
Quite why Williams never took him as seriously as they should have, I don't know. "Not gelling with the team" is such a non-descript term.
Ah well...
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Have a favorite hard-to-find album?
by Rory O'Bannion on Thu Apr 04, 2002 5:35 am
Hey! I wanna play! Ok, I'm currently looking for "the Searchers live at the star club." It's only on vinyl sadly. "The Beatles live at the Hollywood Bowl." and several albums that Tommy Makem made back in the 70's that I never heard about until last week. Besides that I can now say that I proudly own everything by the following people...
Bob Dylan (Almost.)
The Hollies (The Grahm Nash era.)
Swingin' Blue Jeans
Them (With Van Morrison)
Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders
Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas
Everything by Makem and Clancy but not yet on the Clancy brothers or Tommy Makem's solo years.
The Beau Brummels
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
The Merry Go-Round
Early Leon Russel...
Man, let's just say I have about 300+ CD's and we'll call it a day.
Rory O'Bannion
by BillBrd1 on Thu Apr 04, 2002 6:48 am
On 2002-04-04 05:35, Rory O'Bannion wrote:
Not so fast, buddy-boy! Where are the Monkees? ::chuckles::
They had a bunch of albums! Let's see....
The Monkees (their debut)
More of the Monkees........
Everyone: YOU SAID THIS ALREADY!
OK, ok! I'll be quiet! Sheesh, everyone acts like I said this already!
BillBrd1
Location: East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Over 300 CDs Rory? Careful how you stack them. I have about 100 CDs. I got one of those stacking towers to put them in. Unfortunately, I had it in my room, which has carpeting. I turned my back to pick something up and saw the moving shadow that gave me a sickening feeling in my stomach. The moving shadow was my CD tower, with about 100 CDs, crashing to the ground.
I put the tower upright and surveyed the damage. All 100 CDs survived. The jewel cases however, were a different story. About 29 of them sustained damage, meaning they got cracked.
::Begins to cry:: Including Paul! My Paul McCartney CD "All the Best" had cracks in its jewel case! I had hurt Paul!
Fortunately, I got a hold of myself and realized that although the 29 jewel cases were cracked, they were still usable.
So I stacked them in my CD tower again. But this time, I placed it against a corner of the wall.
I was upset cause it was the carpeting in my room had caused this to happen. But now I consider myself lucky. Imagine what would have happened if the CD tower fell and my floor had no carpeting!
OK, now I have a question for everyone. When you stack your CDs, do you group them by artist?
On my CD tower, I have one section for Monkees only.
I have a seperate CD holder for my Beatles CDs. After what happened to my Paul CD, I moved my four solo Beatles CDs (Lennon Legend, Paul McCartney: All the Best, Best of George Harrison, and Ringo Starr: Blast From the Past) to that holder.
by ZOMBIE USER 487 on Thu Apr 04, 2002 8:47 am
On 2002-04-03 18:07, C Eagle wrote:
Some I am looking for...
In the 70's a band called Pilot released one song called "Magic" and I've been unable to determine if they had an album, which I'd like to hear.
I actually have seen that album at a vinyl record dealer in Denver called Wax Trax. I really should make a trip up there to go through their collections again.
But to answer your question, yes, there was an album. In fact, I believe Pilot had more than one album to their credit.
As a side not, the bassist/singer, Dave Paton, and the guitarist, Ian Bairnson, were later a part of the Alan Parsons Project. Ian even toured with Alan Parsons on their first-ever tour. I got to go see them in Denver!
ZOMBIE USER 487
by Mothspiral on Thu Apr 04, 2002 9:26 am
On 2002-04-02 07:04, ThomasKDye wrote:
On 2002-04-02 05:57, mothspiral wrote:
I want the original Highlander soundtrack album. In fact, I want two copies. Now if that isn't a hard-to-find, I don't know what is...
Why not just get Queen's "A Kind of Magic"? It has most of the songs...
Mmm, yes, but it doesn't have the instrumental stuff. Yes, I know, the instrumentals are available separately, I have that one. But I really want the original album, in part to prove to skeptics that it does in fact exist.
Inside every cynic there's an idealist desperately yearning to be let out, and when they are let out they're usually a real pain and cause all sorts of trouble. --Chris Boucher
Mothspiral
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by C Eagle on Thu Apr 11, 2002 6:28 am
On 2002-04-04 07:14, BillBrd1 wrote:
Imagine what would have happened if the CD tower fell and my floor had no carpeting!
Hi Bill!
Carpeting good.. yep!
You might add a wedge to the bottem front of the tower too, to help prop it towards the wall.. I had a cabinet with probably 1,000 lbs of books on it that stood up for several earthquakes that way *tailfeatherwags*
For filing music, I use a 'genre' system. So oldies in one section, female vocals in another, Beatles in another, and similar categories near each other for a themed connection. I didn't plan it originally, but it worked out that way and helps me find everything pretty well!
I haven't got as good a system for my 45s yet though :>
(wow.. all of the Mindbenders and BlueJeans?!.. neat Rory!)
I wish you good luck in completing your Monkees too, Bill!
C Eagle
by C Eagle on Sat Apr 20, 2002 3:27 am
here's a little bit more rarity fun..
The 1st release of the Beatles Hey Jude album was originally called The Beatles Again. Mmmm!.... this is a good album
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Bro. George W. Bush Freemasonry Recognition Sign Watch
He was frequently 'cutting' Masonic Signs during his last year in office so I would estimate based on that that he became a Mason sometime during late 2007 or early 2008, but his 'made' date could have been earlier. Perhaps Bro. Bush spent some time visiting Freemasonry Watch in preparation for his Masonic Catechisms... Bro. Blair made a Masonic Sign to G.W. during one of T.B.'s last White House visits before he retired and judging by Bro. Bush's reaction it seemed to be a new experience for him. I believe his father, George H.W. Bush, had been a Freemason for years though. The Bush's and the Blair's are all 'covered' Masons, i.e. their Masonic membership is not public, which is standard fair for the majority of Freemasons active in politics. Of course his administration was practically a Masonic Lodge in itself in the persons of Bro. Cheney and Bro. Rumsfeld. Lot's of vids and pics of those two cutting signs. If you watch until the end of the clip you will also see Bro. McCain quickly making a Masonic sign which if you have ever watched any of his many appearances on Bro. Leno's Tonight Show, you would have seen before.
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Nepal: Time-tested, deep-rooted & civilizational contacts of kinship and culture
World Economic Forum: Davos
Redefining Our Neighbourhood From A Maritime Perspective
The Philippines Visit
Engaging Europe
18th India-Russia Annual Summit
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Old Partnerships New Friendships
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Shared Heritage and Abiding Links
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Celebrating 125th birth anniversary of Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar
The Brussels Visit- Stronger Together: A Multifaceted Engagement
The Washington DC Visit
The Saudi Arabia Visit
Diplomacy for Development: From Aspirations to Achievements
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The Afghanistan Visit
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The United Kingdom Visit
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Doing Business with Latin America & the Caribbean
India Africa Forum Summit 2015
India: Providing for Peace in Africa
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India and Africa : People-to-People Relations – the Perennial Bond
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Whole World : A Family, Hand in Hand, & Twitter: A Compassionate Companion in t his Chain
Journey of the Women of Indian Diaspora : Carriers of culture, Preservers of identity
Delhi-Colombo Bonding: New Frontiers
India and Mauritius: Oceanic Partners
Indian Ocean Diplomacy: Seychelles - India Connect
India and the European Union: Future Perspectives
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From Looking East to Acting East
India’s Intangible Cultural Heritage: A Civilisational Legacy To The World
From Proximity to Prosperity: Connectivity as a Resource for Development in a Globalised Economy
India and Africa: Sharing interlinked dreams
Mann Ki Baat -Saath Saath
Stree Shakti: Realizing the Power of Women Entrepreneurship
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Gods of Zero and Infinity
India - The Wonder Republic @65
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E-Book: ''Breakthrough Diplomacy : New Vision, New Vigour''
India-Republic of Korea: Friction free ties
India & Bangladesh: Land Boundary Agreement
India & Russia: Friends Forever, in Changing Times
Intangible aspects of India’s spiritual and religious heritage : Case study Yoga
India-Russia Relations : New ambitious chapter of old trust and Friendship
India and SAARC: Interlinked Dreams
India & Fiji: A Pacific Bonding
India at G20: A Fine Balance
Act East: India’s ASEAN Journey
India & Bhutan: All-weather friends, New horizons
50 years of ITEC
180th Anniversary of arrival of Indian indentured labour in Mauritius
Why Latin America
India & US: Shaping the 21st century
The Long View: ABCD of India-China relations
Fast Track Diplomacy
India & Australia: On a strong wicket
India and Japan: The Power of Two
India & Vietnam: Old Friends, New Vistas
India-League of Arab States Inaugural Media Symposium (21 August 2014)
Cuisine and Diplomacy
India, LAC countries can together become a formidable global economic force
Power of an Idea: Connecting India and Africa via e-network
Growing the game: Golf finds glory in India
Indian Pharmaceutical Industry - Affordable Access to Healthcare for all
Placing clean water at the heart of good governance in India
India-Myanmar ties: Buddha, Business and Bollywood
India’s Enhanced Look East policy takes wing
Dilemma confronting UN Human Rights mechanisms
Strategic Dialogue: The 4-5-6 of India-US relations
India-Nepal ties: Mapping New Horizons
6th BRICS Summit, Brazil (July 15-16, 2014)
India and Latin America: It’s time to tango
International recognition of India’s world heritage - New, exciting projects on anvil
Indians in Iraq - A Reverie
Encyclopedia of India-China Cultural Contacts
Last Post - Indian War Memorials Around the World
East-West, North-South: Indian diplomacy’s 360 degree waltz amid ballot ballet
Recognition of India`s world heritage: Inscription of our sites on the World Heritage list
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New Election tools in New Age India
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Fourth India-US Strategic Dialogue (June 24, 2013)
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Duels of Toxicity
Beginning in 1777, every 4th of July, George and Neal would get together and throw a party for the most important and powerful American figures. The party would always devolve towards the end to drunken arguments as to who had the more "explosive" *ahem* bodily odors, and thereafter challenges to see who could clear a room with their explosive stenches. Contrary to popular belief, Alexander Hamilton was not killed in a gun duel, but rather (as it was known by then) by a "Duel of Toxicity™" against Vice President Burr. After the tragic death of Alexander Hamilton (then known as "Hamilgate"), reforms were called to G&N parties. Ultimately, George and Neal decided to use the much less harmful gunpowder fireworks as their explosions, and thus the Fourth of July celebration as we know it came into fruition. However, secretly, Neal and George still engage in Duels of Toxicity with their wives. Whether their wives want to participate or not, or even know a Duel is occurring (although when they do participate they win as often as not). (See also George and Neal's creation of the "SBD".)
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New George and New Neal - On April 23, 1985, Coca-Cola changed its formula and released the New Coke. Not to be outdone, George and Neal intentionally altered their DNA to crea...
Ice Cream Sandwich: The Origin - In 1931, Neal made the mistake of ordering 10,000 loaves of chocolate wafers. (Okay, it wasn't a mistake - he just liked chocolate. It was a weak mome...
Mmmmmmm... George Juice! - For unexplained reasons, George loves to bathe in Worcestershire sauce (which Dictionary.com defines as a "savory sauce of vinegar, soy sauce and spic...
historic events - (17 Other Entries)
It's Convenient: The Origin - In 711 AD on July 11th at 7:11pm George and Neal invented the convenience store. Then, in 1927 some guy named Joe Thompson completely ripped off our i...
Infecting 1002 - In 2010, George and Neal went back in time to 2001 to stop themselves from hang gliding off 7 South Dearborn. Instead of arriving in 2001, they arrive...
Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch Gang - For a few years near the end of the 19th century George and Neal organized several bands of outlaws and robbed banks and trains in the old west. We we...
Able Archer 83: The Origin - In 1983, George devised a 10-day NATO exercise to simulate World War 3, so that all nations participating could see what would happen in the worst cas...
The Dark Ages: The Origin - In about 480 AD the sun broke. In 1111 AD George and Neal invented a new, more efficient sun. That's why that period in history is known as the Dark A...
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The Great Smog of '52 - In 1952 (but chronologically in 1997 during a trip in a time machine they co-invented) George and Neal visited London, resulting in the Great Smog of ...
George Neal - In 2029, George and Neal decided to tinker with building functional teleportation technology. Unfortunately, it had been years since either Neal or G...
Lava Lamps: The Origin - In 1960 Neal invented the precursor to the lava lamp, affectionately called the 'Squeegee Glow Blob Light'. However in 1963 British accountant Edward...
Science Donations - In 1999, Neal tried to give his body to science. After 30 days, his body was returned as being defective.
Captain Gooey and The Incredible Taint - For a brief time in 1963, Neal and George became super heroes, using the pseudonym "Captain Gooey" and "The Incredible Taint", respectively. Their for...
party - (2 Other Entries)
1234 PAR-TAY! - In the year 1234 George and Neal threw a year-long party because that's just a really cool number for a year. George and Neal refuse to go to the year...
Party Like It's 1999 - In 1998 George and Neal partied like it was 1999. In 1999 George and Neal didn't party.
people of history - (32 Other Entries)
Calendar Confusion - In 46 BCE George and Neal suggested a new calendar to Julius Caesar. Caesar adopted most of the rules we specified, but not all of them. In 1582 Georg...
Monuments to Greatness - Gutzon Borglum originally had six faces carved on Mount Rushmore. The busts of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Abe Lincoln w...
Rudolph: The Origin - In 2009, Neal suffered such a massive case of writer's block that his brain literally tried to leave his body by jumping out of his nose. This escape ...
Viking/English Hostility - On June 8, 793 AD George and Neal orchestrated the first Viking attack on England; the raid on the monastery of Lindisfarne in Northumbria. This was t...
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El Niño and La Niña - On a trip to northwestern Peru in 1923 George and Neal both befriended and eventually married the Lopez sisters. The sisters gave birth to two childre...
Zoo Trip Time Machine - In March 2010 George and Neal got their families together for a trip to the zoo. They had a fantastic time and said it was a shame they hadn't done t...
Hawking's melodious robotic voice... Ahhh.... - In 2036, tired of attempting to potty train their many, many children (combined, George and Neal sired 664 children, thanks to their wives, who have b...
Back Surgey - In 1997 both Neal and George had major back surgery after carrying one too many bathtubs full of caffeinated, carbonated, goodness. For any normal hum...
Allergic to Peanuts - In 1950 George created a comic strip about a short bald kid that everyone picked on. The strip competed closely with another very similar comic strip ...
Vun (ah ah ah) Too (ah ah ah) Tree (ah ah ah)... - George was originally cast in the lead role as Michael Knight for the 1980's TV series Knight Rider, however due to conflicting interests (George was ...
President Obama's Education Recovery Effort - In 2010, as part of President Obama's Education Recovery Effort, George & Neal's list of accomplishments became mandatory curriculum from 4th grade up...
George and Neal: Confession Time - George and Neal have constantly manipulated reality through their countless (well, really infinite, if you consider the multiverse versions of George ...
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Deputy Minister for Roads and Highways, Anthony Abayifaa Karbo, has dismissed as untenable, the second term presidential bid of former John Mahama.
He said the Presidency is not an opportunity to correct past mistakes as the former President Mahama wants to do.
Mr Karbo made the statement at a programme organised by the Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON) of the University for Development Studies (UDS), Wa, to welcome new students into their fold.
“Can you imagine if all former presidents want to come back and correct their mistakes, do you know the confusion that would be in this country. We must remember former presidents for their mistakes as part of our history.
“Nkrumah had his mistakes, president Rawlings had his mistakes, president Atta Mills had his mistakes if Akufo-Addo becomes former president, he would have his mistakes, we can’t allow people with mistaken leadership to rule us, we must move on,” he said amid cheers from the over one hundred students.
Wearing a red beret with the inscription Economic Freedom Fighters on its front over a crumpled blue-black flannel shirt and a muffler of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) tied at his neck, the Deputy Minister for Roads and Highways said, he does not understand why after four years’ reign at the presidency, Mr Mahama would want to have another bite at the Presidency.
For those who have doubts about President Akufo-Addo’s second term bid, he has this message for them: “President Akufo-Addo is fortified with the undying spirits of S.B. Dombo, J. B. Danquah and Dr Busia. Akufo-Addo is fortified by the trinity of the New Patriotic Party and is eight years, nothing more and nothing less, when we get there we shall cross that river.”
The Wa Central 2020 NPP parliamentary candidate, Hajia Humu Awudu, encouraged the students to remain with the NPP as it is the only party that their dreams and aspirations would be realised.
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Game of Thrones’ Stars Tease Season 7: ‘Not All of Us’ Will Make It to Season 8
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It was called Game of Thrones Season 7 Spoilers: Who Will Be Dead Before Season 8? | Variety
Here's some stuff I remembered seeing:
Before the Emmys began last Sunday, and with “
Game of Thrones” coming around the last corner toward its finale, a couple of the show’s stars hinted at what’s to come… including a rather cryptic reveal.
“It’s quite sad. It really feels like things are wrapping up and coming to an end,” Sophie Turner, who plays Sansa Stark, said about heading into the shorter Season 7. “People are hanging around Belfast a bit longer to be around each other and be in each other’s presence.”
When reminded that there would be an eighth season, Turner dropped a cryptic message about the well-being of some of the main characters.
Some #GameOfThrones characters won't make it to the final season, @SophieT teases (Watch) pic.twitter.com/MzNiye5HxT
Turner’s character Sansa found herself finally reunited with her bastard brother Jon Snow near the end of Season 6 and together they defeated Ramsay Bolton and reclaimed Winterfell, the home of the Starks. The actress said viewers should be on their toes when it comes to her character in Season 7.
“You don’t really know what’s going on with her this season,” she said. “We’re trying to figure out where her loyalties lie and you’re wondering if she is going to pull through and be a true Stark or not.”
What's next for Sansa Stark in the upcoming season of #GameOfThrones? (Watch) #Emmys #RedCarpet pic.twitter.com/5fkB6SMJzT
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who plays Jaime Lannister, said to expect more characters that haven’t spent much time together, like Sansa and Jon, to meet up in the final two seasons.
“We started seeing it in Season 6; characters that met in the first episode of Season 1 are now meeting again and you’re going to see that start happening more,” he said.
Season 7 of “Game of Thrones” returns to HBO in the summer of 2017.
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The 22nd Tokyo International Film Festival continued with the theme of Ecology implemented in the previous year, and established the GCC Green Carpet Club, providing further opportunities to think about the Earth‘s environment through film. Employing the slogan, “Film has the power to change mankind, mankind has the power to change the Earth,” TIFF became the film festival that brings film, Earth and mankind together.
The Green Carpet was again used at the TIFF opening event this year and was also used for the closing event, as well as the event venues. The total length of 1,600m of Green Carpet was made with approximately 23,000, 500ml plastic bottles.
This year marked the sixth anniversary of the Japanese Eyes section, with its key word “diversity.” Aiming to discover rough-cut hidden gems, the section screened a number of independent films. From experienced directors to rookies, with music, romance, teen films and Japanese aesthetics, the section covered a wide range of themes and profoundly boosted the spirits of the audience this year.
1. At the opening ceremony, AVATAR Special Presentation was held with special guests including producer Jon Landau and actors Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, and Sigourney Weaver. 2. Codirectors Jacques Perrins (center) and Jacques Cluzaud (right) walk the green carpet prior to the opening screening of their special invitation film Oceans, escorted by Japan theme song vocalists Norimasa Fujisawa and Ayaka Hirahara (left), and narrator Rie Miyazawa (second from right). 3. Director Carlos Reygadas, whose films were featured in a special program in the WORLD CINEMA section. 4. Director Sebastián Cordero (center), whose film Rabia won the Special Jury Prize, with lead actress Martina García (left) and executive producer Guadalupe Balaguer Trelles. 5. Singer Eikichi Yazawa, the subject of Special Screenings film E. YAZAWA ROCK. 6. Actor Hiroyuki Sanada, whose films were the focus of the all-night Filmmaker's Angle program. 7. From left: director Tetsuaki Matsue, actor Tsugumi Nagasawa, and singer-songwriter Kenta Maeno, whose film LIVE TAPE won the Japanese Eyes section's Best Picture Award. 8. Actor and Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia president Tetsuya Bessho (left), who served on the TOYOTA Earth Grand Prix jury, with Tokyo International Women's Film Festival director Yoko Otake.
Eastern Plays / Director: Kamen Kalev
Rabia / Director: Sebastián Cordero
Kamen Kalev / Eastern Plays
Julie Gayet / Eight Times Up
Christo Christov / Eastern Plays
The Trotsky / Director: Jacob Tierney
Wolf / Director: Nicolas Vanier
A Brand New Life / Director: Ounie Lecomte
Special Contribution Award
Director: Yasmin Ahmad
I Saw the Sun / Director: Mahsun Kırmızıgül
LIVE TAPE / Director: Tetsuaki Matsue
Alejandro González Iñárritu (Director)
Mieko Harada (Actress)
Jerzy Skolimowski (Director / Actor)
Caroline Champetier (Director of Photography)
Yoo Ji Tae (Actor / Director)
Masamichi Matsumoto (Cinémathèque Director)
Tom Yoda (Chairman, TIFF & TIFFCOM)
Koshi Ueno (Film critic, President of Japan Journalist College)
Kim Ji-seok (Program Director of Pusan International Film Festival)
Tetsuo Shinohara (Director)
Yuko Sekiguchi (Chief Editor of "Variety Japan")
Takashi Kitakoji (Film Critic; Associate Professor, Department of Film Production, Kyoto University of Art and Design; Staff Researcher, National Film Center, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo)
Hiroshi Kashiwabara (Screenplay Writer / Writers Association of Japan, President)
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By Jim Melwert PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Today, flags in New Jersey will be lowered to half-staff in memory of Whitney Houston and there are new details on funeral services for the legendary singer. Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and Alicia Keys will sing You can watch the live streaming video of Whitney Houston's funeral here. You […]
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Whitney Houston has died at age 48, her publicist confirmed to OnTheRedCarpet.com's parent company ABC on Saturday, February 10. Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were tainted by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. Whitney Houston poses with […]
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5 Guiding Principles
1. Demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ
We undertake our work to demonstrate the love and teachings of Jesus, acting in all ways in accord with the belief that God’s love and grace abound for all, and that we must be “hands and feet” of that love and grace in our world. We believe that, through faith, the miniscule can be multiplied to accomplish the magnificent, and that, in faith, respectful relationships can grow among all people.
2. Focus on Shelter
We have chosen, as our means of manifesting God’s love, to create opportunities for all people to live in decent, durable shelter. We put faith into action by helping to build, renovate or preserve homes, and by partnering with others to accelerate and broaden access to affordable housing as a foundation for breaking the cycle of poverty.
3. Advocate for affordable housing
In response to the prophet Micah’s call to do justice, to love mercy and to walk humbly with God, we promote decent, affordable housing for all, and we support the global community’s commitment to housing as a basic human right. We will advocate for just and fair housing policy to eliminate the constraints that contribute to poverty housing. And, in all of our work, we will seek to put shelter on hearts and minds in such powerful ways that poverty housing becomes socially, politically and religiously unacceptable.
4. Promote dignity and hope
We believe that no one lives in dignity until everyone can live in dignity. We believe that every person has something to contribute and something to gain from creating communities in which all people have decent, affordable places to live. We believe that dignity and hope are best achieved through equitable, accountable partnerships.
5. Support sustainable and transformation development
We view our work as successful when it transforms lives and promotes positive and lasting social, economic and spiritual change within a community; when it is based on mutual trust and fully shared accomplishment; and when it demonstrates responsible stewardship of all resources entrusted to us.
5 Year Planning
Within five years, Habitat for Humanity Cambodia will help over 6,000 families living in six separate provinces with the greatest housing need. The plan is to provide shelter solutions alongside families in need of affordable housing and develop new partnerships with volunteers, donors, sponsors, churches, NGOs, local authorities and government officials.
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AHA News: Eating Mindfully Through the Holidays – and All Year
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2019 (American Heart Association News) -- Slow down before plowing through the holiday hors d'oeuvres or finishing off that overfilled plate of comfort food. An approach called mindful eating could just help you enjoy it even more and increase well-being.
Paying close attention to food and how it makes your body feel also can help you make better decisions about what, why and the amount to eat.
"Mindful eating starts before the meal," said registered dietitian Carrie Dennett. She suggests "checking in" with your body and pondering questions such as, "Am I hungry?" or "Why am I wanting to eat?"
Controlling portions and losing weight are not the goals, but they may be indirect outcomes of mindful eating. It can help in selecting nutritious foods and recognizing when you've eaten enough to feel satisfied.
Consider which foods sound good. Something cool, crisp and refreshing? Or something warm and hearty?
Rather than eating on autopilot, take it slow during a meal. Focus and enjoy a food's smell, taste and texture.
"I mean really, really noticing your food," said Dennett, author of "Healthy for Your Life: A Holistic Approach to Optimal Wellness."
Mindful eating is rooted in the ancient Buddhist philosophy known as mindfulness, highlighting awareness of the "present moment, without judgment," said registered dietitian Dana Notte, of ThrivInspired Nutrition and a board member of The Center for Mindful Eating.
"This is about curiosity and experimentation," Notte said, adding that no food is off limits and there is no right or wrong.
When preparing to attend a food-filled holiday gathering, try to arrive pleasantly hungry and ready to eat, but not ravenous. Otherwise, you may eat quickly and become overfull before your stomach has time to tell your brain you are satisfied, which can take 20 minutes, Dennett said.
If hors d'oeuvres are present, think about how to avoid filling up before the meal is served, she said.
At Thanksgiving, Dennett said, she forgoes more routine foods and opts instead for stuffing or special tasty foods she doesn't eat at other times of the year.
"I can have a dinner roll at any time," she said.
Whether it's a hearty wedge of pumpkin pie or a single sugar cookie, focus on each bite. Take time chewing and savoring.
"Slow down and tune in to that eating experience," Notte said, and remember it's OK if every meal is not perfectly balanced during the holidays.
It's not practical to eliminate all distractions when eating. Plus, during the holidays the point is to visit with family and friends. But pause occasionally to pay attention to your senses and whether you've had enough, Notte said.
Another holiday suggestion: Start with half as much food on a plate as you normally would. Then, later in the meal, check in with your body to see if you really want more.
If an event includes a spread of food on a buffet, stand away from that table when chatting with fellow partygoers to minimize the temptation to mindlessly eat.
"Eliminate that pull," Dennett said. "Why make it that much more challenging?"
If there's a holiday food you crave, it's all right to indulge. But recognize the difference between a true deep-seated craving and impulse eating, Dennett said.
Pressure from family or friends about food also may be part of the holiday experience. If so, Notte said, ask yourself, "What do I want? How do I want to feel?"
It may help to think in advance of possible responses that are sensitive to family members, such as, "It looks so good. I'm just so full."
When it comes to alcohol, make a conscious decision about whether and how much to drink.
Federal guidelines and the American Heart Association recommend that if you drink, do so moderately. That means one to two drinks per day for men and one drink for women.
Too much alcohol can make it more difficult to practice mindful eating, the dietitians said.
Although mindful eating has been steadily gaining popularity, and its simplicity is appealing, it's important to realize what it is – and is not, experts say.
"Mindful eating isn't a magic bullet for anything," Dennett said. "It's about choice."
Some scientific studies show mindful eating could impact weight loss, but researchers say more study and testing is needed before it is used as a tool for treating conditions such as obesity.
So, while it is not a weight loss intervention, Notte said, it has many benefits.
"Our bodies really crave balance when it comes to eating," she said. "Mindful eating helps our body be where it wants to be naturally."
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by mikethemovieguy · August 8, 2019
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A DARK PLACE
AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAYTM, DVD, DIGITAL HD AND ON DEMAND
AUGUST 13, 2019 FROM GRAVITAS VENTURES
CLEVELAND (August 5, 2019) – Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios company, has acquired the United States rights to A DARK PLACE, directed by Christopher Piñero. The film will be available on Digital HD, Blu-rayTM, DVD and On Demand on August 13, 2019.
Luke Baines (“Shadowhunters”, The Girl in the Photographs) stars in the captivating suspense drama A DARK PLACE that was written, produced and directed by Christopher Piñero(Once Upon a Night, Leaving) in his feature length directorial debut. The feature also stars Jazlyn Yoder (“Chicago P.D.,” “Chicago Justice”), Jay Eftimoski (Anatomy of Violence, Suburban Cowboy), Mike Miller (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Christopher Donnellon (Criminal Intention, Drama Class) and Veronica Diaz Carranza (Dark Was the Night, Taco Shop).
A DARK PLACE follows Alex, a twenty-something struggling to put his life back together after mistakes and a reckless past render his job search hopeless. While pressure from his pregnant girlfriend mounts, he runs into an old friend who gives him an opportunity to turn it all around. Just when things are looking up, Alex discovers a secret that sends him into a self-destructive downward spiral, bringing his two best friends down with him.
The film was named Best Thriller at the Manhattan Film Festival (2018), won Best Editing and Best Supporting Actor at the Hoboken international Film Festival (2018) and was the recipient of an Award of Excellence from the Accolade Global Film Competition (2018).
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Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios company, is a leading all rights distributor of independent feature films and documentaries. Founded in 2006, Gravitas connects independent filmmakers and producers with distribution opportunities across the globe. Working with talented directors and producers, Gravitas Ventures has distributed thousands of films into over a hundred million homes in North America – over one billion homes worldwide. Recent releases include Armstrong, directed by David Fairhead; Above the Shadows staring Olivia Thirlby, Megan Fox and Jim Gaffigan; The River and the Wall, directed by Ben Masters; Score: A Film Music Documentary; California Typewriter; Legion of Brothers; Katie Holmes’ feature directorial debut; All We Had, Colin Hanks’ All Things Must Pass; and Being Evel from Academy Award winning director Daniel Junge and producer Johnny Knoxville.
For more information, please visit gravitasventures.com, and follow @GravitasVOD on Twitter and @gravitasventures on Instagram.
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Red Arrow Studios is one of the world’s leading creators and distributors of entertainment content. Red Arrow Studios is comprised of 20 production companies in seven territories, including 10 companies based in the United States; world-leading multi-platform digital network Studio71, based in six countries; and global film and TV distributors Red Arrow Studios International and Gravitas Ventures.
The group’s significant output includes scripted, non-scripted and formatted content and IP, from TV and film to short-form and branded content, made for an array of global networks and platforms.
Red Arrow Studios is part of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, one of Europe’s leading media groups. For more information, please visit: https://redarrowstudios.com/
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"You are cordially invited to spend an evening with Roger Cobb and his friends. Don't come alone! Horror has found a new home." House was a comedy horror film released in 1986. The movie starred William Katt as Roger Cobb and George Wendt as Harold Gorton. Although the movie received mixed reviews, it was a big financial success at the box office. It was popular enough to warrant several sequels: House 2: The Second Story (1987), House III: The Horror Show (1989), and House IV (1992).
In the original movie, Roger Cobb (Katt) is a horror novelist working on a new book. Things are not going very well for him as he has separated from his wife, his only son has disappeared, and his favorite Aunt has committed suicide. In an effort to isolate himself from his troubles and work on his novel, he moves into his Aunt’s house, where he spent much time as a child. He soon finds himself having terrible nightmares, and strange things are happening in the house, like monsters, gremlins, and an old Vietnam era fellow soldier trying to kill him.
Soon, Roger discovers an entry into the netherworld in the bathroom medicine cabinet, and while peering in, he is pulled through by some unseen force. In the darkness, he finds his lost son, and both escape. In the end, Roger is able to battle his “demons”, putting behind him his trouble Vietnam war memories.
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Carl Johan Calleman | The Last Day of the Mayan Calendar
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October 19, 2010–Carl Johan Calleman, author of "Solving the Greatest Mystery of Our time : The Mayan Calendar", "The Mayan Calendar and the Transformation of Consciousness" and "The Purposeful Universe: How Quantum Theory and Mayan Cosmology Explain the Origin and Evolution of Life". We discuss Carl's work on the end of the Mayan Calendar and his views on the "Last Day" of the Creation Cycle of the Mayan Calendar, a period between November 3rd 2010 and October 28th 2011. Topics Discussed: the calendar coming to an end, the galactic underworld, celebrating a new balance, rationality, masculinity, domination, western & eastern forces, the feminine, council of elders, the 2012 movie, cosmic plan, cosmic energy shift, balancing, nine foundations of the pyramid, March 9th 2011, into the space of God, chaos, compression of time, predictions based on the Mayan Calendar, rise of China, economic crash, the cosmic schedule, polarity shift in consciousness, the cosmic tree of life, Gliese 581g, meeting our galactic neighbors, biological evolution, unity consciousness, the movie Avatar, galactic center, conscious co-creation, The Secret, and how to serve the cosmic plan. ~Red Ice Creations
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In August of 1718 five shiploads of Ulster Presbyterians arrived in Boston. They were the first shiploads of what was soon to be a major exodus. They came, unlike later immigrants during the Famine, in families -- closely allied families. Families who had known one another and intermarried in Ireland and who would continue to do so in America. The center of their lives and their communities was their church and its ministers.
Many of these New England Scotch-Irish came from the Bann Valley, many from the same estate.
They are credited with introducing the Irish potato to the American colonies. Apparently a family surnamed Young, in Worcester, Massachusetts, first grew the potato for food.
See Scotch Irish Pioneers by Charles Knowles Bolton for additional information. Ulster-Scots and Blandford [Ma] Scots by Sumner Gilbert Wood recounts the story of a group who eventually founded the Massachusetts town of Blandford. Both books are Heritage Classics.
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Life would be so much easier if only we had the source code...
T. Lee, C. Pappas, C. Basescu, J. Han, Torsten Hoefler, A. Perrig:
Source-Based Path Selection: The Data Plane Perspective
(In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Future Internet, presented in Seoul, Republic of Korea, pages 41--45, ACM, ISBN: 978-1-4503-3564-5, May 2015)
In source-based path selection, the sender chooses the path to the destination from a set of available paths and embeds the forwarding information in the packets. Future Internet proposals have employed this scheme to realize the benefits of source routing without the inherent scalability problems of path computation at the source. Furthermore, to address the security concerns of packet-carried forwarding state, these proposals leverage cryptographic primitives (e.g., Message Authentication Codes) per packet in the data plane. However, the implications on the forwarding performance of these novel routing schemes have not been studied in detail. In this paper, we study the data plane of source-based path selection schemes. We take SCION—a future Internet proposal—as an example and sketch its data plane implementation. We implement a software switch that can forward up to 140 million minimum-sized packets per second (limited by the hardware I/O subsystem) and can achieve line-rate throughput of 120 Gbps.
@inproceedings{scion_fwd_cfi2015,
author={T. Lee and C. Pappas and C. Basescu and J. Han and Torsten Hoefler and A. Perrig},
title={{Source-Based Path Selection: The Data Plane Perspective}},
month={May},
pages={41--45},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Future Internet},
location={Seoul, Republic of Korea},
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Assertio
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February 19, 2019 at 8:00 AM EST
Summary ToggleAssertio Therapeutics Announces Appointment of Heather L. Mason to Board of Directors
LAKE FOREST, Ill. , Feb. 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Assertio Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASRT) announced today that Heather L. Mason has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors. Ms. Mason is a former executive vice president of Abbott Laboratories .
January 9, 2019 at 7:00 AM EST
Summary ToggleAssertio Therapeutics Announces Amendment of its Senior Secured Credit Facility
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December 20, 2018 at 9:00 AM EST
Summary ToggleAssertio Therapeutics Announces Submission of NDA for FDA Approval of Cosyntropin Depot
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Summary ToggleAssertio Therapeutics Announces Third-Quarter 2018 Financial Results
-- Confirms Full-Year Net Sales Guidance Range for the Neurology Franchise -- -- Raises Full-Year Earnings Guidance and Confirms Adjusted EBITDA Guidance -- -- Amends and Strengthens Commercial Agreement with Collegium -- -- Confirms Regulatory Plan to File for FDA Approval of Cosyntropin Depot by
October 29, 2018 at 4:05 PM EDT
Summary ToggleAssertio Therapeutics Announces the Appointment of Daniel A. Peisert as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Current CFO Phil B. Donenberg to Retire November 30, 2018
LAKE FOREST, Ill. , Oct. 29, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Assertio Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASRT) today announced that Phillip B. Donenberg, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will retire effective November 30, 2018 . Replacing Mr. Donenberg will be Daniel A.
October 17, 2018 at 8:00 AM EDT
Summary ToggleAssertio Therapeutics to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences
LAKE FOREST, Ill. , Oct. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Assertio Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASRT), a leading specialty pharmaceutical company committed to advancing patient care, today announced that members of senior management will participate at the following investor conferences.
October 8, 2018 at 7:00 AM EDT
Summary ToggleAssertio Therapeutics to Report Third-Quarter 2018 Financial Results After The Close of Markets on Thursday, November 8, 2018
LAKE FOREST, Ill. , Oct. 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Assertio Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASRT) today announced that it will release third-quarter 2018 financial results on Thursday, November 8, 2018 , after the close of markets. Following the announcement, the Company will host a conference call
September 5, 2018 at 8:00 AM EDT
Summary ToggleAssertio Therapeutics to Present at the 16th Annual Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference
LAKE FOREST, Ill. , Sept. 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Assertio Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASRT), a leading specialty pharmaceutical company committed to advancing patient care, today announced that members of senior management will participate at the 16 th Annual Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare
August 28, 2018 at 4:36 PM EDT
Summary ToggleAssertio Therapeutics and Purdue Pharma Settle Patent Infringement Lawsuit
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August 15, 2018 at 6:00 AM EDT
Summary ToggleDepomed Inc. Announces Corporate Name Change to Assertio Therapeutics, Inc.
Name Change Reflects Company’s Focus on Neurology, Orphan and Specialty Businesses LAKE FOREST, Ill. , Aug. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Assertio Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASRT), a leading specialty pharmaceutical company committed to advancing patient care, has announced that its corporate name
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Our volunteers open the park to visitors, staff the Visitor Center sales and information desk, and guide visitors as they tour the 1854 Pritchard House, relating the stories of the Hoge, Pritchard, Burton, and Grim families as they made their livings here, or take visitors on battlefield tours, sharing the stories of the men, North and South, who fought and died here during the Civil War.
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TESTIMONY OF ASSISTANT CHIEF CHARLES BATCHELOR beginning at 12H1...
The testimony of Assistant Chief Charles Batchelor was taken at 8:30 p.m., on March 23, 1964, in the office of the U.S. attorney, 301 Post Office Building, Bryan and Ervay Streets, Dallas, Tex., by Mr. Burt W. Griffin, assistant counsel of the President's Commission.
Mr. GRIFFIN. My name is Burt Griffin. I am a member of the advisory staff of the general counsel of the President's Commission. Under the provisions of Executive Order 11130, dated November 29, 1963, and the rules of procedure adopted by the Commission in conformance with the Executive order and the joint resolution, I have been authorized to take a sworn deposition from you, Chief Batchelor.
I state to you now that the general nature of the Commission's inquiry is to ascertain, evaluate, and report upon the facts relating to the assassination of President Kennedy and the subsequent violent death of Lee Harvey Oswald. In particular as to you, Chief Batchelor, the nature of the inquiry today is to determine what facts you know about the security surrounding the protection of Lee Harvey Oswald and any other pertinent facts that you may know about the general inquiry having to do with the death of President Kennedy.
Chief Batchelor, you have appeared here today by virtue of a general request made by the general counsel of the staff of the President's Commission. Under the rules adopted by the Commission, you are entitled to a 3-day written notice prior to the taking of this deposition. But the rules adopted by the witness may waive this notice. Do you now waive this notice?
Chief BATCHELOR. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Would you raise your right hand and be sworn?
Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?
Chief BATCHELOR. I do.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Will you state your name for the record ?
Chief BATCHELOR. Charles Batchelor.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What is your age?
Chief BATCHELOR. Fifty-eight.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Where do you live, Mr. Batchelor ?
Chief BATCHELOR. 1022 Franklin Avenue, Dallas, Tex.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What is your occupation?
Chief BATCHELOR. I am assistant chief of police of the Dallas Police Department.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How long have you been with the Dallas Police Department?
Chief BATCHELOR. Since May 1, 1936.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How long have you been assistant chief ?
Chief BATCHELOR. Since January 20, 1960.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Of course you and I have spoken at some length earlier this afternoon. In that conversation, we discussed your activities from the time that you learned that President Kennedy was shot on November 22 until Saturday
November 23, when you first heard something about the movement of Lee Harvey Oswald from the Dallas City Jail to the Dallas County Jail. I believe you told me that sometime on Saturday night you were confronted by some newspaper reporters with respect to the movement of Lee Harvey Oswald?
Chief BATCHELOR. Yes, sir.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Would you tell us, Chief Batchelor, about what time of the night these reporters approached you ?
Chief BATCHELOR. This must have been somewhere around 7:30 or 8 o'clock at night.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Where were you?
Chief BATCHELOR. I was in the administrative offices of the police department at headquarters.
Mr. GRIFFIN. That is on the third floor? On the third floor of the police and----
Mr. GRIFFIN. Were you inside your own office ?
Chief BATCHELOR. No; I was out in the outer office of the administrative offices where the secretaries are.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you recall how many reporters confronted you?
Chief BATCHELOR. There were two of them.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you recall who they were?
Chief BATCHELOR. No; I don't recall who they were now It was a rather casual request. They asked, or they said, rather, that they were hungry and hadn't had anything to eat and they wanted to go out to dinner, and they didn't want to miss anything if we were going to move the prisoner. And I told them I had no idea when they were going to move the prisoner.
About that time Chief Curry came up and he told them, he said, "Oh, I think if you fellows are back here by 10 o'clock in the morning you won't miss anything."
So they left with that and went to eat.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Were there any other reporters around at that time?
Chief BATCHELOR. No, sir. Then later, just a very few minutes later, Chief Curry decided, well, he might tell the rest of the people out in the hall so they won't be hanging around, because they were apparently doing nothing, just waiting. So he went out and told them that if they would come back by 10 o'clock in the morning, they were not going to move the prisoner in the meantime.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you talk with Chief Curry after he first spoke to these two newspaper reporters ?
Chief BATCHELOR. You mean with reference to the movement of the prisoner?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Yes.
Chief BATCHELOR. He told me that he didn't know exactly when they would move him, but he thought homicide bureau was about through with questioning him, but he knew that Captain Fritz wanted to question him again in the morning, and that after he had questioned him, why, we would move him.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Where did that conversation take place ?
Chief BATCHELOR. In the administrative offices. One thing I think I omitted. From the time that he told these reporters that if they were to come back by 10 o'clock in the morning, he didn't think they would miss anything, he went in and discussed it with Captain Fritz as to how he was progressing with the interrogation and whether or not he thought he would be through with him in the morning.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You mean this was between the time he----
Chief BATCHELOR. Before he went out and announced it to the rest of the press.
Mr. GRIFFIN. About how much time elapsed, would you say, from the time he talked to the two reporters and the time he made the general announcement ?
Chief BATCHELOR. Oh, I would estimate maybe 30 minutes; no longer.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, in between times, did he talk with you about the movement?
Chief BATCHELOR. No, sir.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Afterwards, did he talk with you about the proposed movement?
Chief BATCHELOR. You mean the mechanics of moving him?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Anything?
Mr. GRIFFIN. What was the next thing you learned about the proposed movement of Oswald?
Chief BATCHELOR. I just assumed that we would move him the next morning sometime after 10 o'clock. I didn't know exactly when, and I came down the next morning around 8 o'clock.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you learn anything about the movement between the time Chief Curry made the general announcement to the press and the time that you went home that night ?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Was there any conversation around the building?
Chief BATCHELOR. Not to my knowledge.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Was there anybody else present from the police department when you talked with the two newspaper reporters ?
Chief BATCHELOR. There were some secretaries in the office. This was not addressed to me particularly. They might have overheard it. We were in the office, in the outer office nearest Chief Curry's office at this time, and I believe Mrs. Ann Schreiber was holding down that desk.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What time did you leave the police department on Saturday night or Sunday morning?
Chief BATCHELOR. It was, I believe, on Saturday night, or Sunday morning. It was around midnight. It wasn't quite as late as it was the night before when I left.
Mr. GRIFFIN. So would it be your estimate that about 4 hours elapsed between the chief's press conference and the time you left?
Chief BATCHELOR. I would say maybe not quite that long, but that is not too far off.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Chief, maybe this will help you a little bit to refresh your recollection.
Chief BATCHELOR. I want to take that back. It was earlier than that when I left there on Saturday night. It was quite late on Friday night, but it was around 9:30 when I left Saturday night.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Are you referring to this, correcting this estimate? Are you referring to this report dated November 23d?
Chief BATCHELOR. I think the times in this are fairly accurate.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Chief, I want to hand you what has already been marked for identification as Stevenson Exhibit 5053. Can you identify that?
Chief BATCHELOR Yes. This was a report signed by myself, Chief Lumpkin, and Chief Stevenson which was the result of a staff resume made within a few days after Oswald was shot. It was for the purpose of bringing together the facts and times and elements of events in a chronological order as we all remembered them. Some of the times, particularly with reference to the President's arrival, which had to do with meeting with some Secret Service people and other groups, and some of this we were a little bit hazy on at first and we went back and checked some facts.
As an example, we checked the Baker Hotel schedule on a room that was reserved for a meeting that was held, so we could be sure what time this meeting was, and things of that nature.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I see. The members of the police department held a meeting at the Baker Hotel sometime over the weekend?
Chief BATCHELOR. No. The hostess committee of the city which was hosting the President's arrival and arranging for the luncheon, it was kind of a planning committee, and we were asked, or I was asked to one of these meetings with some of the Secret Service people.
So this was a reference point for some of our thinking when this happened that we could relate some other things.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now your report indicates that you left Saturday night at 9:30 p.m. Between the time that Chief Curry made his announcement to the
press and you left at 9:30 p.m., were you confronted by any other newspaper people about the movement of Oswald ?
Chief BATCHELOR. No, sir. As a matter of fact, we left not too long after this because after this announcement was made, the press began to leave themselves. The third floor became fairly quiet and there wasn't anybody up there to speak of and it just died out.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Were you confronted by anybody after the chief made his announcement with respect to Oswald ?
Chief BATCHELOR. No, sir; not that I recall.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you recall how you arrived at the time at 9:30, stated in the report? Was that based on your records?
Chief BATCHELOR. That was fresh in my mind when we wrote this report.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, who was left in charge of the police department that night after you left at 9:30?
Chief BATCHELOR We have a night chief who comes on at 5 o'clock in the afternoon and he works until 2 in the morning.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you recall who it was that night ?
Chief BATCHELOR. Well, there is only one. It would have been Chief Jack Tanner.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Who would then replace him at 2 o'clock in the morning?
Chief BATCHELOR. No one. There is a, well, I say no one. There is an inspector also who works around the clock. I don't recall which inspector was on duty that night, but there is an inspector on duty at night around the clock.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I notice--if you want to refer to your report on page 29, the report indicates that, you received a telephone call at your home about 6:30 in the morning from Captain Talbert. Can you tell us what that call was about?
Chief BATCHELOR. Yes, sir. He called and informed me that he had gotten a call, and he didn't tell me at the time where he got it; he said an anonymous call.
Later I learned it came from the FBI, and they in turn had called him. That about a hundred men were going to take the prisoner Oswald and they didn't want to get any policeman hurt. So I told him to send a squad by Chief Curry's house and inform him about it. And at that moment we weren't concerned about him in the jail. We were concerned about him in the transfer.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Why did Talbert call you rather than some other member of the police department?
Chief BATCHELOR. He tried to call Chief Curry and he couldn't get him to answer his phone. I guess he was dog-tired and he couldn't get him up. And I told him to send a squad car by and tell him.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I see. Did you have any discussion with him at that point who had responsibility to make this decision? Did you feel you had the responsibility to give instructions on the basis of having received this report that some men were going to try to go after Oswald? Did you feel you had any responsibility to take any protective action ?
Chief BATCHELOR. At that moment ?
Chief BATCHELOR. No. The way it came to me, it was my feeling that this was to happen when we attempted to transfer him, not to come up to the jail and get him.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What did you do after you received that phone call?
Chief BATCHELOR. I got up and dressed to come down to the office.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What time did you arrive down at the office?
Chief BATCHELOR. About 8 o'clock.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What did you do when you got to the office?
Chief BATCHELOR. Chief Stevenson and I got there about the same time. I parked my car in the basement and we walked into the city hall or into the police station, and we noticed a television camera set up in the areaway leading into the garage. I made the comment that they would have to do something about the television camera because it was right in the path where they would bring the prisoner out. There was no one around the camera. It was just sitting there.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I want to hand you here, chief, a diagram of the inside of the basement garage area. Do you have a pencil or anything that you can mark with?
Chief BATCHELOR. Yes. The camera--can I mark here ?
Chief BATCHELOR. The camera was sitting right here.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Would you put a "C" there so we know it is a camera.
Chief BATCHELOR. [Complies.]
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, what television station had this camera there?
Chief BATCHELOR. It was KRLD.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What makes you think it was KRLD ?
Chief BATCHELOR. I just seem to recall that in my mind the letters on the side of the camera. I could be wrong. It could have been a WBAP camera.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Was the camera manned ?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Were there any other people in the basement area at that time?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Who was it that you instructed to move the camera?
Chief BATCHELOR. I didn't instruct anybody at that moment. We merely commented it was going to be moved, but instructed it to be moved later when we came back down.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, what did you do after you passed the camera ?
Chief BATCHELOR. Went up to the office.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How did you go?
Chief BATCHELOR. Went through the basement and into the elevator and went up.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You went up to the third floor ?
Mr. GRIFFIN. To your office. Do you remember what conversation you had with Chief Stevenson along the way?
Chief BATCHELOR. Well, we were commenting about that camera and that they were going to have to move it, and we were going to have to man that basement. But at the moment, plans hadn't jelled as to when we would move him. Actually, back in our minds, I suppose, was the idea that when the time came, that the sheriffs department would probably move him, because this is customary in moving a prisoner. They normally come down and get the prisoner.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you discuss with Chief Stevenson anywhere along the way upstairs this phone call which you received from Mr. Talbert earlier in the morning?
Chief BATCHELOR. Yes; I think I mentioned that to him.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you remember anything about that conversation?
Chief BATCHELOR. Not anything especially.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you recall whether he knew or Stevenson knew at the time you saw him down in the basement that there had been such a threat?
Chief BATCHELOR. I believe he did. I think someone from one of his bureaus had called him, if I remember right. It was rather common knowledge that a call like that had been received.
Mr. GRIFFIN. As you walked to the elevator in the basement, do you recall whether or not there were any people in the basement?
Chief BATCHELOR. No; I don't remember anybody except those people in the jail office.
Mr. GRIFFIN. The people in the jail office were employees of the jail?
Chief BATCHELOR. They were the jail crew that stay on all night long; yes. Not the all night. These would have been the morning shift just come on.
Mr. GRIFFIN. At what time did that morning shift come on ?
Chief BATCHELOR. At 7 o'clock.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Chief, would. you take this diagram and mark on there the time that you believe you saw that camera?
Chief BATCHELOR. [Marks.]
Mr. GRIFFIN. I am marking this, "Dallas, Tex., Chief Batchelor, March 23, 1964, Deposition Exhibit No. 5000."
As you walked into the building and went up to the third floor, did you see anybody in the garage area or along the ramp or near the record room other than police department employees?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, what happened when you got up to the third floor? What did you do?
Chief BATCHELOR. I went to my office. I don't remember exactly what I did. Chief Curry came in very shortly after that, and I went into this office and we started discussing the possibility of moving the prisoner.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now will you try to remember who else was in the office with Chief Curry when you walked in?
Chief BATCHELOR. No one.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did anybody come in after you ?
Chief BATCHELOR. Stevenson came in a little bit later.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How much later, would you say ?
Chief BATCHELOR. Oh, 2 or 3 minutes later, if I remember.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did anybody else come in after that during this conversation?
Chief BATCHELOR. I don't recall that they did. I don't believe there was.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did Chief Lunday come in ?
Chief BATCHELOR. No. Chief Lunday didn't come down until later in the morning, I believe.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did Captain Talbert join you?
Chief BATCHELOR. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Was Captain Talbert still on duty when you arrived at the police department?
Chief BATCHELOR. Captain Talbert was on duty that morning. He came on at 7 o'clock.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Talbert came on at 7, but as I understand it, Talbert called you at your home about 6:30. How did that happen ?
Chief BATCHELOR. Well, he is a platoon commander, and a platoon commander comes down early before the rest of the men to get his detail, and he had gotten this information from the night commander. The information came into them before they came on duty, and someone had tried to call Chief Curry. When they came down, they told me about it and I called them and I told them to send a squad by and wake Chief Curry up and tell him.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What platoon was Talbert in charge of?
Chief BATCHELOR. The second platoon that month.
Mr. GRIFFIN. By "platoon," what do you mean?
Chief BATCHELOR. The first platoon is the night platoon that comes on theoretically at midnight. It actually comes on at 11 o'clock the preceding day and it goes to 7 o'clock the next morning.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What area does a platoon man?
Chief BATCHELOR. It mans the city. This is a uniform platoon. We have three substations and they change the same way. The substations are under the platoon commander, and each of the substations has a lieutenant in charge of the substation who accounts to the platoon commander, who is a captain.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Tell me if my understanding is right, that Talbert at this point had operational responsibility for all the men throughout the city?
Chief BATCHELOR. That's right.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Sort of like the executive officer on a ship or something?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Tell us what your conversation was with Chief Curry up in his office when you first went in ?
Chief BATCHELOR. I asked him, I believe, if he had called Sheriff Decker.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What did he say ?
Chief BATCHELOR. He said, no, he hadn't, but he was fixing to do that. And he did do it. He picked up the phone and called Sheriff Decker.
This was--I got down around 9 o'clock--I mean around 8 o'clock, correction--and it must have been somewhere around 8:30 or 8:45 when he called Decker.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How long did you talk with him before he called Sheriff Decker?
Chief BATCHELOR. Just a few minutes. He called Sheriff Decker, and Decker
said--and I was hearing only one side of the conversation, but I gathered that Decker had told him he thought he was going to move the prisoner. Curry said, "Well, if you want us to, we will." So he said, "I think you've got more manpower than we have. You move him if you will."
Then we had discussed this threat that had been received and----
Mr. GRIFFIN. You and----
Chief BATCHELOR. Curry.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did Curry mention the threat to Decker in the telephone conversation?
Chief BATCHELOR. I just don't remember whether he did or not. I would think reasonably that he did, but I don't remember.
Mr. GRIFFIN. When Chief Curry talked with Decker, did he make any mention of what time Oswald would be moved?
Chief BATCHELOR. He didn't set any definite time. He told him that Captain Fritz wanted to question Oswald again that morning, and that when he got through, they would be ready to move him, and he thought this would be sometime after 10 o'clock.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Had Fritz begun to question Oswald when Curry was on the telephone with Decker?
Chief BATCHELOR. I really don't know. Shortly after we made the decision, Curry went back to the office and they were questioning him.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, when Curry and Decker talked on the telephone on this occasion, did Curry say anything about how Oswald would be moved?
Chief BATCHELOR. Well, I think he called him back later and told him how after we had talked, because we hadn't made the decision to use an armored car to move him, armored truck, until after we had determined that he wasn't going to move him and it was going to be our job. Then we decided to discuss the armored car.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did Chief Curry have any discussion with Decker in this first telephone conversation about the route that would be followed in moving Oswald ?
Chief BATCHELOR. I don't think so, because I am sure we didn't know at that moment just exactly what we would do. He went back and talked to Fritz about the advisability of this later, and we discussed it, and Stevenson came up and discussed it, and our plan was to take him down Elm Street originally. We would go out of the basement to Commerce, Commerce to Central Expressway, north on Central to Elm, and then west on Elm to Houston, and then go back east to the jail entrance door of the county jail and come in. This was our original plan.
Mr. GRIFFIN. In this first telephone conversation with Decker was Stevenson present in Curry's office?
Chief BATCHELOR. I don't believe he was. I know he wasn't when we started. He may have walked in there while I was talking to him, but I believe Curry and I was the only ones present.
Mr. GRIFFIN. When Curry finished talking with Decker and he hung up the phone, did he say anything to you?
Chief BATCHELOR. Yes; he said obviously Decker wants us to move him.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What did you say?
Chief BATCHELOR. I said we'd better start making some arrangements then. And he said, "What do you think about getting an armored car, an armored truck ?"
And I said, "I think I know where I can get one."
Mr. GRIFFIN. Where was that?
Chief BATCHELOR .This was from the Armored Motor Car Service.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Where is that located?
Chief BATCHELOR. It is on--what is the name of that street ?
Mr. GRIFFIN. In the downtown area?
Chief BATCHELOR. It just borders on the downtown area. It is off of Ross Avenue.
Mr. GRIFFIN. North or south?
Chief BATCHELOR. It is north of Ross Avenue. I should think of the name of the street. It is an old street here, but I just can't think of it offhand.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What is the name of the armored car company again?
Chief BATCHELOR. Armored Motor Car Service. It is actually a Fort Worth company who services both Dallas and Fort Worth, and they have an office here, too.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Go ahead.
Chief BATCHELOR. After this, I told him that I thought I could get one. I then went to the city directory to see who was in charge here, where I might get ahold of his phone number. And I called the vice president at his home. This was on Sunday morning. It was before he had gone to church. It must have been somewhere around 9 o'clock.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Can you give us the name of the vice president?
Chief BATCHELOR. It was Mr. Fleming. Mr. Fleming was the vice president, and I talked to him at his home, and he told me that he would be glad to furnish us one. As a matter of fact, he had two trucks which we could take our choice. One was a small truck, but would accommodate only one passenger in the back. The other one was what they call an overland truck, and it had seats on either side in the back and would accommodate several people.
And I said, "I don't know whether this will go down to the basement or not." But I asked him how tall it was and he said he didn't know, but he would have it measured and let me know. And I told him that I would find out what the height of the ramp was. We have a low place in the ramp as you go down at the bottom of the ramp, and it is only 7 feet 5 inches tall at that point, so I found out what that height was, and I called him back.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now at the time you first talked with Mr. Fleming, did you indicate to him what time you would need the armored vehicle?
Chief BATCHELOR. Yes; I told him sometime around 10 or a little after. And he said he would get there as quickly as possible. He had to call a crew down to man the truck. And Mr. Hall, who is their Dallas representative here, brought the truck down with another driver driving the small one.
Mr. GRIFFIN. When was the truck brought down?
Chief BATCHELOR. It was brought down--probably it wasn't at 10 o'clock, because they didn't get there that early. It must have been closer to 11 o'clock when they finally got down there with it.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you say anything else to Mr. Fleming during this first telephone conversation? Did you tell him anything about the route?
Chief BATCHELOR. I don't believe that I told him the route we were going to take, no. I know I didn't tell him.
Mr. GRIFFIN. While you were on the telephone with Mr. Fleming, where was Chief Curry, if you know?
Chief BATCHELOR. He was in his office. I called Mr. Fleming from my office. I left his office and went into my office and called him.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How about Chief Stevenson, where was he?
Chief BATCHELOR. He was either in his office or in Chief Curry's office with him. We were all together.
Mr. GRIFFIN. At the time that Curry got off the first telephone call with Decker, was there anything that Stevenson was supposed to do ?
Chief BATCHELOR. Well, he and I both, under Chief Curry's instructions, he said you'd better go downstairs and see what manpower you will need to cover that basement down there. One other thing, Chief Lumpkin had come in and he was the man I asked to find out for me how tall that ramp was down there, what the clearance was.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, did Lumpkin go down there before or after you called Fleming ?
Chief BATCHELOR. I think he went down there. He called somebody down that knew how tall it was, but that was after I talked to Fleming the first time.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Does your office, Chief, maintain any records of outgoing telephone calls?
Mr. GRIFFIN. At the time that you were talking to Fleming, between the time that the chief talked with Decker and you talked with Fleming, would there have been any occasion for a dispatcher to make any particular communication to the people in the field as a result of the conversation with Decker?
Chief BATCHELOR. No, sir. As a matter of fact, no body knew this. I mean, except the few people on the staff.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I realize that nobody would have known about the particular contents of the conversation, but what I am getting at is, is there any reason that somebody might have said at this point he knew you were going to have to make a move, you'd better dispatch the men in ? You'd better send out a general call to bring in more men?
Chief BATCHELOR. This would have been handled in a telephone conversation with the dispatcher, yet nobody would know the real reason for it. Talbert did have some men called in. He did have some men called in.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How did Talbert come to make this call in relation to the conversation ?
Chief BATCHELOR. I don't know, unless he was anticipating. Well, I don't know how to say it. It had gotten on the radio and in the newspapers and everywhere else that this was going to be at 10 o'clock, I presume, because there was people all up and down the street, across the street from the city hall on Commerce waiting for this thing to happen.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Were they waiting there when you came in at 8 o'clock?
Chief BATCHELOR. Oh, there wasn't anybody there that early, but they were down there around 10 o'clock.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Can you think of anything that might have happened in the ordinary course of things after Decker and Curry talked, that would have been recorded in the police department?
Chief BATCHELOR. About the movement of the prisoner ?
Mr. GRIFFIN. No. I am particularly referring to the movement of the prisoner, but I am thinking of something that might pinpoint the time in which this conversation with Decker occurred, that Curry might have said at this point, "All right, Stevenson, bring in so many men," and Stevenson would have told the dispatcher to send out a call, and nobody would have known the purpose of the call, but it would fix a time ?
Chief BATCHELOR. Stevenson went back after we determined we were going to have to secure the basement and move the prisoner. He went back to his bureau and had them send some men down there, some detectives.
He didn't have to call them from the field. He had them back there. Talbert sent out and got some men, and I don't know whose direction he did that on, but we went down there to see what manpower we would need. And when we got there, he had them there, and where he got this information, I don't know.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now after you talked with Fleming the first time, what did you do? After you finished that telephone conversation?
Chief BATCHELOR. We went downstairs and that is when we had instructed them--it was Wiggins, I believe, in the jail office, to get that camera out of there. And we instructed them--Curry went down with us, too, and there were two cars sitting across from the jail exit door. They were sitting in these places right here.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You want to take a pen and mark?
Chief BATCHELOR. And we had these cars moved [marking on exhibit].
Mr. GRIFFIN. What time of the morning would you estimate that was?
Chief BATCHELOR. This must have been about 9:30 or 9:15, somewhere along in there.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You want to mark what you think the approximate time was in between the two cars where you marked?
Chief BATCHELOR. [Indicates time.]
Mr. GRIFFIN. Were there any other cars in the basement area at that time?
Chief BATCHELOR. Yes; there was several other cars. Chief Curry's car was over here, and mine was over here.
Mr. GRIFFIN. That is in the chief's normal parking place?
Chief BATCHELOR. These all are our normal spaces.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You want to mark those in there?
Chief BATCHELOR. [Marks.] Mine is over here, and I don't know whether Chief Fisher was in there or not. I don't remember his.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You want to put the time in between those two also?
Chief BATCHELOR. [Marks time.]
Mr. GRIFFIN. What time they were parked in there, the time that you are talking about right, now that you saw them there. That is the same time that was on the other cars ?
Chief BATCHELOR. They were there all morning. They were parked there and they stayed there up until we moved them.
Mr. GRIFFIN. So they were there at 9:15 to 9:30?
Chief BATCHELOR. [Marks on chart.]
Mr. GRIFFIN. Were there other cars in the basement area?
Chief BATCHELOR. Yes, there were others. I don't recall just exactly. It wasn't full. It was a Sunday, and Chief Stevenson's car was parked over here somewhere, and Chief Lunday's, Lumpkin's car was parked here.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Was there general traffic of police cars in and out of the garage?
Chief BATCHELOR. There would have been. However, on Sunday morning, that time of day there is very little traffic in and out of there. It is one of the quietest times. There were two or three other cars parked in here.
Mr. GRIFFIN. When you went down to the basement at that time, were there news people in the basement?
Chief BATCHELOR. Yes, sir. When we went down in there the next time, there was some cameras setting up here that had just been rolled in. They weren't operative.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Let's focus on this trip that you took downstairs with, was it Stevenson 7
Mr. GRIFFIN. At 9:15 or 9:30. What is your best estimate of the number of news people that were down there?
Chief BATCHELOR. I don't know. I can tell you a better estimate when we finally went down there.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Was it crowded or sparsely crowded ?
Chief BATCHELOR. It wasn't crowded; no. There wasn't any big congregation. There may be two or three people from--some television people standing around there, trying to get set up, and they had some cables and stuff in there, and the best I remember, we told them they were going to have to move those cables out of there. And we instructed Lieutenant Wiggins to move these two vehicles out.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Those were the two that are on the Main Street side of the entrance into the garage area?
Chief BATCHELOR. Yes, north side. And that we were going to have this for the news media to stand behind the rail.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Right where the two cars were that you wanted to be moved?
Chief BATCHELOR. Yes; and we instructed the television people that they would have to put their cameras on this side of the driveway.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you talk to any newspeople yourself?
Chief BATCHELOR. I didn't myself. I was present there. I don't remember exactly who directed, whether it was Chief Curry or Stevenson or myself, but I mean it was three of us standing there, and we all agreed that this needed to be done, and one of us told them.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now this first trip down to the basement, what did you do besides direct that the two cars on either side of the garage entrance be moved, and that the camera be moved back there?
Chief BATCHELOR. We went over in here, and there were some detectives around in here.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now can you indicate in words what you are referring to on the map?
Chief BATCHELOR. They were along in here. There was a man over here by this elevator.
Mr. GRIFFIN. This is----
Chief BATCHELOR. City hall elevator.
Mr. GRIFFIN. The first place that you referred to was the entrance way in the garage. Were some people congregated there, and was there a man at the No. 1 or No. 2 elevator?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you know who he was?
Chief BATCHELOR. No; I didn't pay any attention to who he was. It was a uniformed man standing over there. I later learned this was a reserve that was over there, but I didn't pay any attention.
Mr. GRIFFIN. The uniformed man was a reserve officer?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Who did you later learn that from?
Chief BATCHELOR. In the course of the investigation later.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I see. Some days after Oswald was shot?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now after going over near the elevator where the uniformed reserve officer was, what did you do next?
Chief BATCHELOR. Well, we went back upstairs. And Stevenson had gone at this time. We went down this first time to see the layout, and there wasn't too many here. We went back upstairs, and Chief Stevenson sent some detectives down, and brought his uniformed men in. I came down the last time, was just before the removal of the prisoner, and in the meantime I had contacted Mr. Fleming about the armored motor car.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You came down three times ?
Chief BATCHELOR. I went up once, and then Stevenson and I came down and looked this thing over, and then down with Curry, and then the last time.
Mr. GRIFFIN. On the first occasion when you were down there, you say you saw this uniformed reserve officer. Did you later learn what his name was?
Chief BATCHELOR. I don't remember it. It is in the report.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Would you mark with an "X" on the map where that reserve officer was standing and the approximate time?
Chief BATCHELOR. (marking). He was standing over here.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Let the record indicate that he has marked it with a circle. This is again somewhere around 9:15 or 9:30?
Chief BATCHELOR. Somewhere along there.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you learn in the course of your investigation his name?
Chief BATCHELOR. I don't recall his name.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Would that appear anywhere in the report, do you think?
Chief BATCHELOR. Not in that report. It would appear in the reports that were made by Captain Jones in the course of investigating who was where. You have a diagram similar to this with everybody marked on it, and he is on one of those.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Had he been stationed there by somebody ?
Chief BATCHELOR. Yes; now I could be mistaken about the exact time I saw him there. That is, whether it was this trip or the trip before. I could be mistaken about it, but I do remember seeing him here when we came down.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Excuse me, do you want to mark the map then what the alternate time might be? You might write whatever time you think it was.
Chief BATCHELOR (marking). He was there before then, but I am talking about when I may have seen him there.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, Chief, after you left the basement area on this first trip, where did you go?
Chief BATCHELOR. We went back upstairs to the office.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did Chief Stevenson go back up with you ?
Mr. GRIFFIN. When you got back up on the third floor, were there news media personnel on the third floor?
Chief BATCHELOR. There were some up there.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I take it, it was not what you consider a crowded condition.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Were there television cameras still there?
Mr. GRIFFIN. When you arrived at 8 o'clock in the morning, were there TV cameras up there?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Were the TV cameras manned at 8 o'clock in the morning?
Chief BATCHELOR. Yes; the best I remember, they were.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you recall what TV stations had cameras up there at that time?
Chief BATCHELOR. It was KRLD and WFAA, if I remember right. And I could be mistaken about the WFAA. It could have been WBAP.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How do you happen to remember KRLD?
Chief BATCHELOR. They were the first ones in there and they had their truck parked outside. And also, I am pretty sure it was WFAA, because WFAA had a truck parked on the Harwood Street side.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Were you able to tell at 8 o'clock in the morning if they were shooting footage?
Chief BATCHELOR. I couldn't tell. All the time that I remember, they had these little viewers in the back of the thing and you could see through them and see what was going on through them, look through the camera. Whether they were shooting footage, there wasn't anything to shoot that morning. It was pretty quiet.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, the second trip when you came back upstairs after your first trip downstairs, where did you go?
Chief BATCHELOR. After the first trip, I came back up to again get in touch with Mr. Stevenson and tell him.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Fleming?
Chief BATCHELOR. Fleming, I mean, and tell him what the height of that thing was. Then he told me, well, I will just send both trucks down there and you can take the one you want.
Mr. GRIFFIN. This second phone call, was Mr. Fleming at home?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you know whether Fleming had been contacted by anyone in your office or Decker's office or anybody else prior to your first phone call to him?
Chief BATCHELOR. I would think not. He couldn't, because this was his first knowledge of it.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Could you tell us what else you said to him? What else this conversation involved?
Chief BATCHELOR. I don't recall saying anything other than expressing our appreciation for his help. And he said he would send both of the trucks down. I told him how to bring the trucks. I told him to bring them east on Harwood--I mean on Commerce Street, and that we would back it down the ramp so that we would be leaving the ramp in the right direction when they pulled out.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Up to the time that you had this second conversation with Fleming, had you discussed with anybody the route by which you would take Oswald to the county jail?
Chief BATCHELOR. Nobody but Chief Curry, that I recall, and probably Chief Stevenson. As a matter of fact, this route that they were to take was worked out more between Stevenson and Curry and Fritz than it was with me. My primary job here was to get the truck and get the cars placed, and it was decided that Chief Curry would lead the car down there, followed by a car of detectives, and then the armored car, and then followed by another car of detectives, and then followed by Stevenson and I in a rear car.
Mr. GRIFFIN. This planned route of the movement was to go from Commerce to Central Expressway, left to Elm Street, then down Elm Street?
Chief BATCHELOR. To Houston; yes, sir.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now as a result of that decision, were any cars or officers called in from the field?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Who?
Chief BATCHELOR. Talbert called his officers in. He had called and scattered them up. And then there was some discussion about taking it down Main Street, and I am not too sure where I got this information, but anyway, he sent a sergeant and moved those officers over a block to Main Street.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Why was the route changed?
Chief BATCHELOR. Well, I don't know. The route was changed without my knowing it, really. When they decided to take Oswald in an automobile instead of the armored car.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Who participated in that decision?
Chief BATCHELOR. Chief Curry, Chief Stevenson, Captain Fritz, I believe--I was not in there when it was discussed.
Mr. GRIFFIN. After you talked to Fleming the second time what did you do?
Chief BATCHELOR. Then he said he would send them over, and we went down there to get the cars lined up. This must have been, oh, probably 10:45, 10:30 to 10:45. I went downstairs and I saw the basement well covered. We had a man at the top of the ramp on Main Street. We had several men in the basement leading into the garage area just before you get to the jail office, and I went through there, and Stevenson was with me.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Let me interrupt you here, Chief. I think I will pull out another map so that we can mark it. I am going to mark this map, for the purpose of identification, "Dallas, Tex., Chief Batchelor, March 23, 1964, Deposition Exhibit 5001." Now I want you to use this exhibit, Chief, to indicate what you saw on this second trip downstairs, which you indicated would be what time?
Chief BATCHELOR. I came out of the elevator into the basement and saw a number of officers across this area right here. There were several detectives.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Would you mark that with "X's" ?
Chief BATCHELOR. [Marking.] Detective there. We walked through here. We noticed these cameras had been moved out.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You are talking about the passageway past the jail office?
Chief BATCHELOR. Past this jail office here. I noticed that inside the jail office there were three or four photographers inside the jail office.
Mr. GRIFFIN. At that point, you were at the jail office door nearest to the ramp driveway, and you looked in that door and you saw some news people?
Chief BATCHELOR. Yes; photographers.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you recognize any of them?
Chief BATCHELOR. I don't recall them. We went in there and moved them out. We went and instructed the jail supervisor that there was to be no one in that jail office except officers.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Who was the supervisor?
Chief BATCHELOR. Lieutenant Wiggins. And we moved them out and we instructed the reporters, and there were a number of them down there at that time, by no means all of them, that--later there were, but there was a good many--we told them they would have to stand back over here.
Mr. GRIFFIN. That is against the railing?
Chief BATCHELOR. Along the railing. And they had set up two TV cameras behind this railing.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Would you mark with an "S," where the two cameras were set up?
Chief BATCHELOR. [Marking.] Then there was another one right here.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Was that third camera there when you came down at 10:45 ?
Chief BATCHELOR. I don't think so. That was the one sitting over there. These were the two sitting out here.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now the two cameras that you placed there had been originally near the record room?
Mr. GRIFFIN. When did you see them near the record room ? When you came in in the morning?
Chief BATCHELOR. No. That trip down after we came down.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Would you take Exhibit 5000, and would you mark those two TV cameras that you saw on the first trip?
Mr. GRIFFIN. I believe you said that that time was 9:15?
Chief BATCHELOR. Yes; now they had been moved here.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Behind the railing?
Chief BATCHELOR. Behind the railing, and this was one sitting here. That was dead.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You are marking in the entrance to the garage off the Main Street ramp?
Mr. GRIFFIN. That camera that you are marking there in the garage ?
Chief BATCHELOR. Not operating.
Mr. GRIFFIN. By that, do you mean that the----
Chief BATCHELOR. It wasn't hooked up.
Mr. GRIFFIN. But the other two cameras which you have marked behind the railing, were they taking shots when you walked down ?
Chief BATCHELOR. No; I don't know that they were at that time. They didn't have any lights on, no floodlights on, and they had been told to keep their floodlights off. They didn't turn them on.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Prior to the time that you came down on the second trip at about 10:45, did you discuss with anybody up on the third floor where you wanted these TV people placed and what you wanted done with the lights?
Chief BATCHELOR. We told the men down here, and we told the reporters down here, just kind of announced to them.
Mr. GRIFFIN. As you walked down ?
Chief BATCHELOR. Yes. Some of them---one of the supervisors came in and said they couldn't get them all along here and wanted to know if it would be all right to put them along here?
Mr. GRIFFIN. You are indicating at the bottom of the Main Street ramp?
Chief BATCHELOR. Main Street entrance ramp.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Between the railing and jail office?
Chief BATCHELOR. And the wall.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Yes. They wanted to put their cameras there?
Chief BATCHELOR. No; it wasn't cameras. They just wanted to stand there.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What did you tell them?
Chief BATCHELOR. Since we couldn't get them in there, he told them if they would stay back, they could stay there. And there were some officers that were stationed along there to hold them back.
Mr. GRIFFIN. But your original hope was that all of the news media people could be in the entrance to the garage?
Chief BATCHELOR. And they were scattered along here, too. Scattered along the entrance into the garage itself and along here, but some of them, there just wasn't room for them, and some got across here.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How long did you remain downstairs on this second trip?
Chief BATCHELOR. I don't think this is the second trip. I think, well, I guess it is. But I came down here, and Stevenson and I looked this thing over.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You are going to have to indicate in words.
Chief BATCHELOR We looked over the basement to see that the security was in order. I noticed an officer at the Main Street ramp. We walked up the Commerce Street ramp and noticed a crowd of people across Commerce Street, and was told by one of the supervisors that they were keeping them across there, and that they allowed no one on the side next to the police station of the city hall except officers. And the only people over here were either reservists or regular officers. They had officers across the street. Chief Lunday told me they had officers down at the courthouse across from the jail entrance. Was keeping that crowd back there.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now as you looked along the sidewalk on the north side of Commerce Street, from the Commerce Street ramp to Pearl--from the Commerce Street ramp to Pearl Expressway--in other words, in the direction of the municipal building, could you see how the police officers were spaced, and how many officers were along the north side of Commerce Street?
Chief BATCHELOR. Well, it is a good ways to Pearl, and the crowd didn't extend anywhere near down to Pearl Street. It was mostly just across from the building up to Harwood Street rather than Pearl. There weren't that many people there. It wasn't like a parade. I guess there were, oh, a couple of hundred people across there, perhaps.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you know whether or not there was a police officer at the corner of Pearl and Commerce?
Chief BATCHELOR. I don't know. I don't remember whether there was or not. I'm sure there must have been one stationed there.
Mr. GRIFFIN. When you walked out on the sidewalk and were talking about this 10:45 trip down to the basement, what did you do?
Chief BATCHELOR. I turned around and walked back in there. They had parked Chief Curry's car out east of the Commerce Street ramp on the street, double parked, parallel to some parked cars that were already there. Then I drove my car out of the basement and parked it west of the Commerce Street ramp exit, and I double parked it also right behind his, the intention being that when this convoy came out, that he would lead off and I would drop in behind Chief Curry with Chief Stevenson.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Would you mark on the map where Chief Curry's car was and where your car was placed on Commerce Street?
Chief BATCHELOR. This confuses me a little here. There is not any offset.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Unfortunately, this black line that confuses you represents a basement wall. It doesn't represent the street.
Chief BATCHELOR. [Marks on map.]
Mr. GRIFFIN. What did you do after you moved your car out on Commerce Street?
Chief BATCHELOR. Shortly after that just within a few minutes these armored cars arrived.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Where were you standing when the armored cars arrived?
Chief BATCHELOR. I was in the basement, but somebody told me down there, shouted that these armored cars had arrived, so I came up again out of the ramp to look at the two cars to see which one we wanted. I looked in the inside of the larger armored car and decided that this one is the one we would have to use because it had room not only for the prisoner, but two guards to be placed in there with him.
And this one--Mr. Hall, I believe is his name--I think it is Mr. Hall that drove the truck up there. And this truck was too large or too tall to drive clear to the foot of the basement ramp. It wouldn't clear this ceiling at that point, so I asked Mr. Hall to back it in, and he started backing it in, and he got the truck inside of the ramp with all of the body inside and the cab on the outside, on the sidewalk. He stopped and suggested that he not go to the bottom of the ramp with it because of its weight. He was afraid that in trying to pull out, he might kill the motor and stall it on the ramp, and suggested that since it blocked the entrance, if we could use it from that point, he would rather it go from that point.
Mr. GRIFFIN. At the point this conversation took place, had you or anyone else to your knowledge told Hall what route would be taken ?
Chief BATCHELOR. No; we told him he would follow a lead car, and pointed out the car that he would follow.
Mr. GRIFFIN. At that point, did you indicate to him how soon it would be before Oswald would be brought down?
Chief BATCHELOR. No, sir; this truck was parked in the ramp, and I thought that this would be a safe place to park it because on one side of the truck next to the west wall of the ramp there was only about 12 inches of space. And between the truck and the east wall, there was only 18 to 24 inches of space. I placed an officer between the west wall and the truck, which totally blocked it. And I placed two officers between the truck and the east wall, and that totally blocked that. Then I believe it was Lieutenant Smart and I got in the truck and searched it. We found a soft drink bottle in the truck, which we took out. I found a loose bolt lying on the floor, which I took out.
There was a device on the back side of the truck which was sort of a gauge and a lever which I didn't understand what it was and I asked Mr. Hall what that was, and he said it was an emergency brake in the event something happened to the driver, that whoever was in the back of the truck could pull that lever and stop the truck. We got these items out of the truck and took them away, left the back doors of the truck open to receive the prisoner, and then I went back down to the foot of the ramp and waited, and in a few minutes shortly after the arrival of the truck, Chief Stevenson came down, and this was, oh, nearly 11:30. It was just a matter of minutes before--and told me of the change of plans, and that they were going to send the truck in convoy down through Elm Street, and that the car carrying----
Mr. GRIFFIN. You mean Main Street?
Chief BATCHELOR. No; Elm Street, and that the truck carrying Oswald and
a car of detectives would drop out of the convoy, out on Main Street and drive down Main Street by themselves. In other words, the truck was to be a decoy, and the lead car and all the other cars would follow it on down Elm Street, while the car carrying the prisoner would go down Main Street.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What security was there going to be?
Chief BATCHELOR. We had moved the officers over from Elm Street to Main Street on the corner. The only security would have been a car carrying detectives, following the car carrying the prisoner and detectives.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How were the officers moved, by a radio dispatcher, or was somebody sent out?
Chief BATCHELOR. A Sergeant was sent out, a three-wheeler. Talbert had it done. I don't recall who did that.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, did you know at this point whether there was an officer
stationed at the corner of Main and Commerce? Main and Pearl Expressway?
Chief BATCHELOR. No; I don't know whether there was or not.
( Short recess had. )
(Discussion off the record. )
Mr. GRIFFIN. Why don't we state this for the record, that we have had a recess and an off-the-record discussion between Mr. Griffin and Chief Batchelor, and so that the record may be clear about where the policemen who were to guard the route which was originally planned for the transfer of Oswald, on the streets of the city of Dallas, I will let Chief Batchelor at this time explain where they were originally to be stationed, and where they were moved to.
Chief BATCHELOR. They were originally stationed along Elm Street, and later were moved to Main Street where the prisoner would actually go.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I believe that before we took the recess that I was asking you if at the time that you were down in the basement and examining the armored car, you were aware that a man was or was not stationed at the corner of Main and Pearl Expressway?
Chief BATCHELOR. I do not know. I was not aware. I hadn't given that any thought at the time. Actually, Main and Expressway would pose no traffic problem of a turning movement, at that point, because Pearl Expressway, which is a one-way street, and the convoy would have been next to the curb, and it would pose no problem at this point, trafficwise.
Mr. GRIFFIN. When Chief Stevenson came downstairs and told you that the route had been changed, where did he tell you that the caravan would turn off Commerce Street?
Chief BATCHELOR. On Central Expressway.
Mr. GRIFFIN. When it turned left on Central Expressway, where would it next turn?
Chief BATCHELOR. The convoy would go to Elm Street, but the prisoner and a car of detectives would turn off at Main.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, did you discuss with him the reasoning behind this decoy?
Chief BATCHELOR. I merely asked him why the change, and he said they decided to change it up in the Homicide Bureau in a discussion with Chief Curry, because if anyone attacked, they would have the prisoner in a car separate from the convoy and the public would not know this, and they thought this would be a wise move.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now you all were aware that the TV cameras were going to be focusing on the car or the vehicle that Oswald was placed in, didn't you? The people in the downtown streets wouldn't be able to see that, but there were also newsmen down there who were broadcasting and they would be able to tell people listening in on the radio what car?
Chief BATCHELOR. You are arguing with me. I had nothing to do with moving the prisoner.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I didn't mean to argue with you, chief.
Chief BATCHELOR. I didn't make the decision and I don't know whether it was wise or not. It is a moot question now.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Well, now, what next happened after you talked with Chief Stevenson about this change in plan?
Chief BATCHELOR. This happened when he told me about it, just moments before they actually brought him down, and he told me they were bringing a
car up on the ramp, two cars up on the ramp, one to carry the prisoner and one to carry the detectives.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Let me go back one bit here. You stated that you came down. This one time you are talking about was an episode where you went through the armored car, and this would have been your third trip downstairs?
Chief BATCHELOR. And my last one.
Mr. GRIFFIN. And your last one. Now the first trip that you came down the stairs was when you saw these reserve officers over by the elevators?
Chief BATCHELOR. Actually, that was the second trip down, I believe.
Mr. GRIFFIN. That would have been about what time?
Chief BATCHELOR. Oh, probably 10 or 10:15, somewhere along in there.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I see. So that the trip that we have been referring to in the past, the 10:45 trip, is really most clearly distinguished by the
Chief BATCHELOR. I may be a little mixed up on my time, but the last trip, the trip we are talking about when we searched the armored car and put that in place, that was fairly close to the movement of the prisoner, and I would say somewhere around 10:45 to 11 o'clock.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now that happened somewhere around 11:20?
Chief BATCHELOR. About 10:45.
Mr. GRIFFIN. But you never went back upstairs, from the time that you moved your automobile up onto Commerce Street and the time that you searched the armored car?
Chief BATCHELOR. No; Chief Stevenson did, but I didn't.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How long would you say you were downstairs from the time that you walked down and moved your car out on the street and Oswald arrived?
Chief BATCHELOR. Possibly 30 minutes or 35.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now after you finished examining the armored car and you talked with Chief Stevenson, did you get a chance to look at the placement of the news personnel, the news media people in the basement?
Chief BATCHELOR. Shortly before he came down, yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now looking toward the Main Street ramp, how many rows deep, if there was more than. one row at all, were the policemen who were blocking the Main Street ramp?
Chief BATCHELOR. How many rows deep were the policemen?
Mr. GRIFFIN. I'm sorry, the news people, if you understand what I mean?
Chief BATCHELOR. There was about, as I remember it, about two deep along there. Some places there might have been a third man behind, but most about two deep.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Would you come here and mark along the Main Street ramp about how deep these people were ?
Chief BATCHELOR. [Marking.] There weren't many along there because there were cameras there.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How many people would you estimate were in that area there?
Chief BATCHELOR. Oh, there couldn't have been too many in that particular area there. It is only 15 feet wide, maybe 20 or 25 in there, maybe 30.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, just before Oswald was brought down, where were the rest of the news people placed?
Chief BATCHELOR. They were along here.
Mr. GRIFFIN. That is blocking the garage entrance?
Mr. GRIFFIN. About how many people would you say were in that area ?
Chief BATCHELOR. I don't know. Altogether there must have been, gee, we had around 70 policemen in that basement altogether, and there must have been 60 or 70 reporters and photographers and press people. They were fairly deep cross here. But this is wider and they were two or three deep across there.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You want to mark in there where you have indicated?
Chief BATCHELOR. [Marks chart.]
Mr. GRIFFIN. Would you say that they were deeper across the entrance to the garage than they were blocking the Main Street ramp, or were they about the same?
Chief BATCHELOR. I wasn't paying. too close attention to how deep they were. There was more than one line of them.
Mr. GRIFFIN. There was?
Chief BATCHELOR. Yes; they were two to three deep across here [marking].
Mr. GRIFFIN. Were there police officers in there also?
Chief BATCHELOR. Yes; there was police officers intermingling all along here.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Had you given any instructions to the police officers up to this point as to how they should stand in relationship, where they should be facing?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now after talking with Chief Stevenson, what next happened ?
Chief BATCHELOR. Almost immediately the car containing Lieutenant Pierce and I believe Sergeant Maxey pulled out of here, and these people had to step back, and they pulled out, and the detective cars were pulled here in on the ramp and backed into position.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Chief, at this point, just before Oswald was brought down, were there any automobiles in the portion of the garage which would be the north half of the garage, do you recall?
Chief BATCHELOR. As I recall it, there were one or two vehicles parked back in here, police vehicles.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I see. Were there any police vehicles, and if you don't have any recollection, state that. Do you recall if there were any police vehicles along the railing of the Main Street ramp?
Chief BATCHELOR. I don't recall. If there were, they were back from this entrance. There weren't any in the immediate entrance to the jail door.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you recall if there were any people other than the people manning these TV cameras, behind the railing?
Chief BATCHELOR. I don't recall that. I don't think there were, because these people here went up to just about where the cameras were. This curved a little bit around here. It wasn't just a straight line. It would curve a little bit like this, then, but they were standing away from the front of those cameras, because those cameras were on a tripod at a level on the floor, which was lower than this ramp level.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, as Pierce and Maxey's car went up the ramp, did you watch it go up the ramp?
Mr. GRIFFIN. What did you do as it went up the ramp?
Chief BATCHELOR. I don't recall. I was up here. I was more concerned with this truck here and getting this truck out of there when this thing started.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you watch Pierce and Maxey's car go through the line of newsmen?
Chief BATCHELOR. I saw it. I wasn't
Mr. GRIFFIN. Were you paying any attention?
Chief BATCHELOR. Not particularly. I do remember seeing it.
Mr. GRIFFIN. After Pierce and Maxey's car broke through the line of news-men, what do you remember next happening?
Chief BATCHELOR. I remember backing these or pulling up these two detective cars that were to carry Oswald, and one detective pulled up here a little ways, and he had to pull up a little further so this one could get up, and they then backed up. And this one had hardly gotten in place, barely had stopped, when somebody shouted, "Here he comes."
Mr. GRIFFIN. All right, now, are you sure how certain are you that these two detective cars pulled out after Pierce and Maxey ?
Chief BATCHELOR. I don't think Pierce and Maxey could have gotten out with those two detective cars where they were.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Sounds pretty good to me.
Chief BATCHELOR. While they were in place, they couldn't have pulled around here, because they were blocking this entrance here.
Mr. GRIFFIN. All right. Now, who drove those two detective cars?
Chief BATCHELOR. I don't recall. Men out of the Homicide Bureau, but I don't know which ones.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Are they listed in this report, do you recall ?
Chief BATCHELOR. I don't think they are listed in that report. I am pretty sure they are not.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Detective Brown?
Chief BATCHELOR. Where do you see that?
Mr. GRIFFIN. It is on page 32. "Stevenson then proceeded across the driveway to the entrance to the garage where Detective C. W. Brown, driving one car, and Detective Dhority, driving the second car, was preparing to pull the cars behind the armored car." Do you remember Brown or Dhority walking to the cars in the basement?
Chief BATCHELOR. I wasn't directing my attention to them at the moment they did that.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you know or have you heard whether they were sitting in those cars for a long period of time, or a few minutes, or whether they
Chief BATCHELOR. I don't know, but I imagine so. I think they came down for that express purpose, after this plan was changed.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Where were you standing as the rear car--that is, the car closest to the exit from the jail office
Chief BATCHELOR. I was standing over in here.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Would you place an "X" on the map where you were standing?
Chief BATCHELOR. Well, I don't remember exactly where I was standing at the time that they pulled those cars up, but I think I was standing over here, and then moved to this position as they were backing in, because I had been talking to Chief Stevenson just about that time, and we were talking right up in here.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now at the time you heard the shots fired, would you place on this map where these two automobiles were and where you were standing?
Chief BATCHELOR. One car was right here, approximately, and the other car was ahead of it, and I am not drawing this in very good proportion, but this is the order they were in, and I was standing, and this I know in good order, because I was standing about midway of this thing, which was along about the back fender of this car, that I was standing right along here. But these cars were larger than that.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Why don't you cross out that Ford car there and redraw it up where it was?
Chief BATCHELOR. I was standing here, and this one was back here more in this position.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Would you put your name where you have made the circle?
Chief BATCHELOR. (Marks on chart.)
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now do you remember what other officers or people were around you ?
Chief BATCHELOR. No; I don't remember who. There was a whole bunch of people.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What happened when you heard the shot fired? What did you do?
Chief BATCHELOR. Well, actually before the shot was fired, when I was standing along here, and when somebody shouted, "Here he comes." I started to go to that truck, that armored truck and close the doors on it, the back doors so it could take off. And I turned to do that when I heard the shot. I hadn't taken over a step or two over to the door when he was shot.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Then what did you do?
Chief BATCHELOR. I turned around and looked back and came over there. There was a whole group of people had him down. It was a big
Mr. GRIFFIN. Had Ruby down?
Chief BATCHELOR. Had Ruby down. They had pulled Oswald into the jail office, and then pulled Ruby in behind him.
I went into the jail office to look at them, and they had Ruby down on the floor on his back and was trying to handcuff him.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Let's focus on the time when they had Ruby down on the ground out there on the ramp, the ramp area. Where did you stand at that point?
Chief BATCHELOR. I stood off in the crowd I didn't even see what was going on. There was such a crowd.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you hear Ruby say anything at that point?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you hear any of the police officers say anything?
Chief BATCHELOR. No, sir; not when I walked right up there to it. But I did hear someone shout, "Jack, don't you so-and-so," but this was before they got him down. I mean, this was almost simultaneous with the shot.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you follow Ruby and Oswald into the jail office then?
Chief BATCHELOR. After a little bit, a minute or two after, I remained in the jail office and asked Lieutenant Wiggins if they had called an ambulance, and he said they had. I walked over and looked at Oswald, and this intern had come in and was giving him some pressure on his lower rib section.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Where did you see Ruby at that time?
Chief BATCHELOR. I saw him on the floor. I couldn't see him too well. There was several men on top. He was still struggling in the jail office, but they had already gotten the gun away from him and they were trying to get him handcuffed and get him down and laying still, but he was fighting them.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you hear him say anything ?
Chief BATCHELOR. No; I don't recall anything he said.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you hear the officers say anything to him?
Mr. GRIFFIN. How long did you remain there?
Chief BATCHELOR. Just a few minutes. The ambulance came almost immediately. It was just--I walked out of there before the ambulance came and walked back. Someone shouted right after this happened, and there was a lot of confusion, and someone shouted, "Don't let anybody out."
There were a bunch of reporters that started running like they were frightened. I suppose they were running to telephones, but they tried to run up the Main Street ramp, and I remember very clearly the officer at the top of the ramp pulling his gun and said, "Get back down."
They turned around and walked back down, but most of them escaped through the corridor. Not out the ramp, but went out through the corridor.
Mr. GRIFFIN. This is the corridor that leads from the record room to Commerce Street?
Chief BATCHELOR. Well, yes. They escaped out the corridor off the hallway that leads in front of the jail office into the Records Bureau, and then to Commerce Street.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did they escape out Commerce Street?
Chief BATCHELOR. I don't know where they went from there, whether they went upstairs to use the telephone, or out in the street. But there would have been nobody over there that heard the command not to let them out. This was kind of a spontaneous command.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What percentage of people would you say got out of the basement? News media people got out of the basement that way?
Chief BATCHELOR. I don't know. They scattered pretty quickly. Still a lot hung around after it was over. I would say half, at least, got out that way.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, were you in the jail office when Ruby was taken upstairs in the elevator?
Chief BATCHELOR. Was I in the jail office when he was taken upstairs?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Whore were you?
Chief BATCHELOR. I went as soon as the ambulance came and got him, I ran up the ramp and told him to get that truck out of there, that it was blocking the entrance to the ramp, and then I left and went upstairs and told Chief Curry what happened. By the time I got up there, somebody called him and he knew what happened.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What did you do next?
Chief BATCHELOR. Lord, I don't remember what I did next. We sat there kind of dumbfounded for a while.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did there come a time during the rest of the day when you talked with Ruby?
Chief BATCHELOR. I never did talk with Ruby.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you recall the rumors, stories that began to come in about how Ruby got down into the basement?
Chief BATCHELOR. In the course of the next day or two we heard lots of rumors that he had a press card. This was the prevailing rumor, that he had a press card, but there wasn't a press card found on him.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I am trying to direct your attention to the events fairly close after the time of, the time Oswald was shot. What did you do in connection with attempting to find out how Ruby got down in that basement?
Chief BATCHELOR. I don't know that I did anything specifically to try to find that out. We began to think in terms of an overall investigation into the matter.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did Chief Curry convene any sort of meeting or gather together any of the top officers to discuss this ?
Chief BATCHELOR. He discussed it with Lumpkin and Stevenson and I. I don't recall exactly when this happened, whether it happened just--I am sure it didn't happen just immediately after it happened, because there were obvious things that would take place first, and that would be the investigation, that homicide would carry on, an interrogation of Ruby himself.
We even got some rumors the next day that some of our officers had borrowed money from a bank and Ruby was a cosigner on the note, and we ran a check at every bank in Dallas, but the banks where this--the most probable one was the Republic Bank. We ran a check there by sending the name of everybody that was in that basement over to the bank, and having them check for us and see if they had any notes on these people.
We also checked with, I believe, the Mercantile, and we checked with the Oak Cliff Bank and Trust Co., because Ruby happened to live out in that area.
We didn't know whether he had an account, but none of them found anything to date.
Mr. GRIFFIN. This meeting or a little conference that you referred to that you and Curry and Lumpkin and Stevenson had, about how long after Oswald was shot did this occur?
Chief BATCHELOR. I don't remember whether that was that day or the next day, but it resulted in Chief Curry pulling some men out of the special service division with Captain Jones in charge, and we had about six men on the team besides the captain to investigate every aspect of this, which was in terms of locating all of the people that were assigned down there, locating as many of the press as they knew were down there, and getting statements from all of these people. Then also we discovered this matter of this money order, and we followed that thing out.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you personally talk with Officer Dean at any time on the Sunday that Oswald was shot? After Ruby shot Oswald, did you talk to Dean?
Chief BATCHELOR. Dean said something to me, and I don't remember whether it was Sunday or not I believe it was Sunday afternoon, sometime, or evening, to the effect that he had been up and talked to Ruby with Mr. Sorrels, I believe was present there, and that Ruby told him he came down that ramp. He told him that an officer, that a car came in, and an officer stopped and talked with the fellows in the car, and while he was talking to them, he walked down there.
There is nothing to indicate that the officer did talk to the officers that went out other than maybe to speak to them. I mean, but it appears evident now that while the officer did walk away momentarily a few feet from the entrance is when he got in.
Mr. GRIFFIN. When Dean made this statement to you, did you know that he had spoken to a newspaper reporter also?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you know whether this conversation you had with Dean as before or after he spoke to the newspaper people?
Chief BATCHELOR. No, sir; I don't know.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you have an occasion to talk with an officer by the name of Newman that day?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you have occasion to talk to Officer Vaughn on that day?
Chief BATCHELOR. No; over on top of the ramp?
Chief BATCHELOR. No; as a matter of fact, I never have talked with Vaughn. And I wasn't talking to Dean in the nature of interrogating. He voluntarily told me this.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Was anybody else present when Dean told you that?
Chief BATCHELOR. I don't recall that there was. I don't think there was.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you recall where this conversation occurred?
Chief BATCHELOR. No; it was there in the city hall, but I don't remember exactly where. It was probably up on the third floor.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now I am going to mark for identification, "Dallas, Tex., Chief Batchelor, March 23, 1964, Exhibit 5002."
Can you tell us briefly what that is, Chief?
Chief BATCHELOR. That is a monthly assignment board or bulletin, which has the names of all the members of the police department in it and their assignments for the month of November 1963.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Is that a true and accurate roster of the people who were employed in the department on the day that Ruby shot Oswald ?
Chief BATCHELOR. It would be, with the exception of any few that might have been reassigned, or any few that might have, in the course of the month, been transferred from one division to another, which occurs frequently. But for the most part it is correct.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Or, also a few that had been hired?
Chief BATCHELOR. Or a few that hod been hired during that month. They are not on there; yes, sir.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now you and I have spoken at some length during the last day, not counting the length of time we spent here. Do you recall that in your office this morning we talked some about security measures in the protection of the President?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you have any suggestions that you would make as to how, as a result of your experience, you think the President might be more effectively protected?
Chief BATCHELOR. I don't know how you would correct this exactly. One of the problems that we experienced was the fact that such, of such a short time to do some of the planning that we had. We didn't know until just one afternoon, actually, in terms of Love Field security, actually where the President's plane would be placed.
We didn't know until 2 days before his arrival what the parade route would be. This posed some problem in terms of assignment of personnel and properly instructing personnel as to what their procedures should be.
I think one thing that would be helpful would be for a standard general procedure of things that those responsible for protection of the President could put out to police departments such as certain standard types of coverage that would alway apply.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Can you give us any example from your own experience where this would have been useful on this unfortunate trip?
Chief BATCHELOR. One thing you need in a situation like this is explicit written instructions to officers as to such things as watching the crowd rather than the President. This is a general accepted thing in most police departments. Sometimes you have new personnel that comes in and they need to be told this specifically. We had an instance in which we were asked to guard all of the overpasses, railroad and vehicular, and we instructed the officers verbally that they were to let no unauthorized personnel on these overpasses. But there was no definition of what "authorized personnel" was. And in one case, there were people on an overpass which the President had never reached.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Was this the triple railroad overpass at the base of Elm Street?
Chief BATCHELOR. Yes; they would have just gone under, or would have gone under momentarily had he not been shot.
There were a number of railroad track workers on this overpass, and we had officers up there, but they considered them to be authorized personnel because they worked for the railroad, and they were all lined along there watching for the parade which never did go under them.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How many persons do you remember having been up there?
Chief BATCHELOR. I was not there. I heard about it. I understand there were probably 10 or 12 people up there. But actually, there should be nobody over the immediate route the President goes under. But there are certainly, there seems to me, certain generally accepted procedures that, and certain general types of security that every police department ought to be aware of, that is standard operating procedure, plus whatever specific thing that the various circumstances might want done; some sort of suggested procedure on their part, with it published, that might be helpful to police organizations.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I want to go off the record here a moment. (Discussion off the record. )
Mr. GRIFFIN. Let's go on the record on this. We have been speaking off the record about other suggestions which Chief Batchelor has, and one of the things that he has pointed out is that there is not enough advance notice of what the Presidential route is going to be to enable the police department to satisfactorily handle the administrative problems of selecting people to place them at particular intersections.
Do you want to add any more to that statement that I have made of what you have just told me?
Chief BATCHELOR. No. I realize there is another aspect on this too, on the part of the Secret Service, that they want, that is, that they don't want too much advance notice to the public. This is the reason I am not criticizing. (Further discussion off the record. )
Mr. GRIFFIN. Let me go on the record and ask you a question here. Do you think, Chief, it would have been possible to station people in the middle of the downtown block with the instructions to watch various buildings in a periphery of their vision.
Chief BATCHELOR. Yes. This would be feasible. We did have men in the middle of the downtown, several of them in each block, they were primarily watching the crowd of people rather than the windows.
When you are in an area of skyscrapers and you are standing right at the foot of these skyscrapers, you couldn't see windows too far up more than just a few floors, but we did have men in the middle of the block, but they weren't instructed to watch the windows as much as they were to watch the people.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did these men actually have any specific instructions as to how they were to go about watching the people or the windows?
Chief BATCHELOR. We had experienced detectives down there in the immediate block watching in the crowd and then we had some reservists, too, and we had instructed our people in the course of training that when somebody comes by, that you are supposed to secure, that you are not supposed to watch that person, but supposed to watch the crowd. Whether all of them remember this or not--when you don't get a President here but every number of years, why you don't know. That is the reason I think that in some places where they, have these kind of people frequently, this is probably routine.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you have men stationed in the neighborhood of Elm and Houston and the School Book Depository that were instructed to be watching the crowds ?
Chief BATCHELOR. No, sir; I don't think anyone was stationed below Houston Street. At that point, I don't know whether any crowd along that particular point was even anticipated or not. It was away from the business section and it was not any buildings on either side of the street there, actually.
The School Book Depository faces on Elm Street, which is parallel to the Elm Street ramp that goes under the triple underpass.
It is a couple of hundred feet across from the street to that Building and there wasn't anybody placed down there.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You don't recall that there was a police car stationed either along Elm Street or Houston near that intersection?
Chief BATCHELOR. There was a police car that preceded the two of them, as a matter of fact, that preceded the Presidential convoy. One was a quarter of a mile ahead and one was back of that one.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I am referring to a stationary car at the intersection.
Chief BATCHELOR. No; there wasn't one, that I know of.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Okay, I think that is it.
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I write code and words.
The recent Firefox 3.6 update made me re-examine my add-ons as always. What struck me as odd was that Google Gears wasn’t compatible. Clearly that was a mistake. Google couldn’t possibly ignore the chosen browser of most of the tech elite.
It’s not totally ignored no. Indeed there’s a ticket for the problem. It has a Medium priority. Medium? Not working with Firefox isn’t that important?
That got me thinking. The last time I checked, the latest Safari in Snow Leopard wasn’t supported. Still true. Also has a Medium priority.
So, it’s not supported on Safari in Snow Leopard, the latest Firefox, or Chrome for Mac OS X. That leaves… nothing. No Snow Leopard support using the latest browsers.
There’s two conclusions. First, Google Gears isn’t a priority for Google. Second, Mac OS X support isn’t a priority for Google. Take your pick.
Edit: Turns out that I missed the Google announcement that Gears was effectively dead in favor of HTML5’s storage capability. While a move to a standard is good, nowhere on Google’s Gears site does it mention this fact. Indeed this fact probably makes all non-security Gears tickets a “WONT-FIX” but it’s very poorly being communicated and does nothing to address the fact that today’s sites with offline capabilities still use Gears.
In order to get any satisfaction as a Snow Leopard user, you’ll need to download Firefox 3.5.x. That’s a little backward.
Update: Finally, some kind of acknowledgement.
Saying it without really saying it
If you were confused about whether Apple was still committed to the Mac, their lack of Apple Design Awards for anything Mac pretty much says it all.
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I’ve been spending some time revisiting GTD and Inbox Zero. Several of the themes are important and in particular, the idea that your time is finite is proba...
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Put you App Store icon on a less frequented page. You’ll feel less compelled to check for updates and look for new apps.
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Art, Culture, Words November 18, 2013
KATHY GRAYSON
INTERVIEW : MICHELLE GREY CAMPION
PORTRAIT : ALEX FREUND
From Protegè to Proprietress
How Kathy Grayson continues to stay ahead of the curve
Kathy Grayson, one of New York’s most intriguing and indomitable fixtures of the downtown art scene, is coming up on her second successful year as the proprietress of The Hole, her Lower East Side gallery.
In an attempt to “fill the hole in New York’s downtown community,” Grayson is a welcome change from the mainstay of gallery owners and career-savvy interlopers that are more interested in commercialization than artistic quality.
Grayson wears many hats – gallery owner, curator, Neo-Impressionist artist, writer, art editor (for i-D magazine), fanzine aficionado, and late night reveler. She has an uncanny eye for emerging artists coupled with the ability to turn a fledgling career into a fully-fledged success story – an approach that is formidable, but never formulaic.
Grayson, who started out as a receptionist, spent eight years as the director of the now-defunct but critically acclaimed Deitch Projects. There, she was responsible for some of Deitch’s more daring endeavors, such as Dan Colen and the late Dash Snow’s ’07 installation of shredded newspapers, urine and wine. While Deitch Projects also provided a platform for many more salable street artists such as Swoon and Shepard Fairey, Grayson’s latest project promises to focus on more underground work rooted in graffiti culture.
Grayson seems to have gracefully bridged the gap between grassroots enthusiasm and old-school institutional praise – no easy feat in a world where creativity and commerce are at constant loggerheads. She remains completely unwilling to adopt the air of inaccessibility proselytized by the so-called high-end art scene, swapping snooty elitism for down and dirty enthusiasm.
As we fought off the winter doldrums, Grayson sat down with Gravure to shed some light on the downtown art scene, getting the whole deal at The Hole, and her contempt for street art…
Gravure: I get the sense that the fun you had in the early days (circa 2002) can never be recreated. Does life today pale in comparison, or are you carving out a new sense of fulfillment?
Kathy Grayson: Dash was the funniest person in NYC by a factor of like, 100, so things will never be as exciting again. But, they will be great in a different way. As I grow up, I find other things exciting, and going from curating shows to running my own gallery has been the biggest and most exciting thing in my life – since Deitch closed, obviously. It is intensely stressful and uniquely rewarding.
Gravure: Jeffery Deitch was quoted as saying that your gallery is not an “elitist selling machine.” How is The Hole different than other NY galleries?
Kathy Grayson: We sell lots of art. That’s our mission. But we do things differently; since we represent young talent, we have no need to be elitist about the work. There are many works, priced very reasonably, and we want to get them out there. We are not at the point yet where we make wait lists and tell people they are not permitted to buy, as many galleries must do when they have a very hot mid-career artist who doesn’t make too much work and they have to send people away. Other dealers may use intimidation or rudeness to sell art, but all I know how to do is be open and friendly, so I hope that approach ends up working out as well!
Gravure: Do you think there’s a gap between what you believe to be great art and what many galleries are currently showing?
Kathy Grayson: There is a very strong trend right now toward lazy abstraction or installation: dirty rag art, towels pinned on the wall, piles of junk in the corner. I can’t help but love and show only art that is charged with life and sincerity and, often, skill. Thankfully, art world trends and market trends shift very often!
Gravure: Is there a certain set of criteria that you look for in an artist, or is your selection process a little more visceral?
Kathy Grayson: All the work I show has to be real. I don’t like art about art, I don’t like over-theorized art, and I don’t like cynical or ironic art. There are many, many criteria that go into my curation and who we show here, but the main thing is that I like art that comes out of life, and is charged with energy and innovation, that is visceral or immediate, that communicates a feeling or idea that anyone, not just an Artforum editor, can feel and understand.
Gravure: You’re just back from Art Basel Miami Beach. Are art fairs a positive thing for a gallerist?
Kathy Grayson: Art fairs are where most galleries make the most income for the year. Gallery attendance, I hear, is down, but we always have over a thousand people smushing in here for our openings, and a lot of client appointments throughout the show. We do sell lots at fairs, but we focus on exhibitions here on the Bowery, and sell very well from our shows and our showroom.
Gravure: Who are the artists to watch in 2013?
Kathy Grayson: “Artists To Watch in 2013” is technically a list that I should charge you money for! Insider knowledge doesn’t come cheap. Haha! I can tell you who to watch at The Hole, as I think I have assembled the most exciting new talent here under my roof, and that list includes Jaimie Warren, Parker Ito, Holton Rower, Eddie Martinez, Lola Schnabel, Kadar Brock and many more!
Gravure: How has the relationship between art and commerce changed in recent years?
Kathy Grayson: Art and commerce have been crucially connected for centuries. The only real change is related to the digital age – clients buying from JPEGs instead of slides, for example. However, no one has yet to master the market of online sales, and I am not sure anyone ever will. Art refuses to be sold in that way, and I think it will continue to involve galleries exhibiting things that people need to come look at in person.
Gravure: What do you look for in a piece of art when procuring it for your personal collection?
Kathy Grayson: I buy lots of art, but mostly I have art given to me by artists as gifts. I have an amazing Barry McGee, Jules de Balincourt, Terence Koh, Dash Snow, Taylor McKimens, Joe Grillo, Eric Yahnker, Aurel Schmidt, Kadar Brock, Jaimie Warren, Ben Jones – and a whole lot of others I don’t have room to hang in my little one bedroom in the East Village. But, I cherish all of them!
Gravure: Are you drawn to any artistic movement in particular?
Kathy Grayson: Historically, I am drawn to the history of abstraction and the legacy of Expressionism, while the philosophies of Pop are obviously my main M.O. I go through lots of phases, usually set on the exhibitions at the MET, MoMA, or the Whitney, and am so happy to have such exciting museums to visit whenever I want to brush up on my knowledge of past art movements and overlooked artists in the canon.
Gravure: I recall from the last time we met that you had little time for street art. With so many posers, how do you identify the real deal?
Kathy Grayson: I hate street art and love graffiti, and have written a very long, forthcoming article on the difference. The only artist who successfully brings graffiti and its principles into a gallery or museum is Barry McGee, and I strongly recommend to the others to follow his example. Our last show of conceptual, cerebral paintings was done by a guy who used to be a major graffiti dude, and who founded one of the biggest crews in Chicago, but no one would ever guess from his exhibition here. That is probably the best way to go – unless you are a visionary, like Barry.
MARTYNKA WAWRYZINIAK
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Forty Foot Echo
Beside Me
Beside Me Letra
I see how the ocean tide rose,
From a young boy, I have been waiting,
Just to see my ordinary day,
It's far away from me.
It seems like a mystery me,
So many times I had to fall out,
Just to see my orginary ways.
It's far away from me,
And when you're not around,
I like to say the things,
That I could never say to your face,
Til you can fly awake, inside your dream awaits,
To see you there.
I feel the gasoline burns,
From the inside, so hard to swallow,
To see you there, when you're beside me,
And still you're beside me, and still you're beside me,
And still you're beside me.
Yesterday's far away, and I won't be running back,
Because I won't leave you,
You stayed too long,
From a young boy, I have been waiting.
I, and still you're beside me, and still you're beside me,
And still you're beside me, and still you're beside me.
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Imogene Pass Run
A difficult race for well prepared athletes
Course References
2019 Race Information
Registered Athletes
The Imogene Pass Run (IPR) is a 17.1 mile point-to-point mountain race within the western San Juan mountains of Colorado, run along a route which connects the towns of Ouray (7810 ft.) and Telluride (8750 ft.) by way of 13,114 foot Imogene Pass. The IPR is held on the first Saturday after the Labor Day holiday, at the seasonal transition from late Summer to early Fall. Mountain weather at this time is famously “squirrelly” (rapidly changeable), and participants through the years have encountered a variety of weather conditions ranging from virtually perfect to terrible. This spectrum of weather during the race is in fact part of its lure and mystique. In good weather years the challenge of the mountainous traverse is rewarded by unsurpassed vistas and no small feeling of accomplishment upon crossing the finish line. In bad weather years, the wind, fog, rain and/or snow along the course make the successful arrival in Telluride a virtual rite of passage into the realm of true mountain running.
Each participant should keep in mind that the IPR is a mountain run in every sense of the word, and that “The Mountains Don’t Care”. The reality is that despite whatever emotions we may have for the mountains and their environment, they are in fact unfeeling objects and they follow the natural rules of physics which are not always benevolent toward living creatures, great or small. It is up to the participants themselves to be properly prepared for the challenges of this alpine foot journey, fair weather or foul. Despite the enthusiastic volunteer support at intervals along the course, each participant is ultimately responsible for his or her own safety and risk.
Except for short pavement stretches at the start and finish and a short trail section immediately below the pass, the IPR is run along a course consisting of normal to 4×4 dirt road. This is a traditional summer travel way between Ouray and Telluride and there may be minor vehicle traffic during the race. A total of six aid stations will be manned during the race (including one at the summit), support personnel will be stationed at critical junctions along the course, and numbered orange traffic cones will be placed at every mile interval from the start to the finish.
The mountainous setting of the IPR is impressed upon the participants as they assemble in Ouray at the starting line. As they gaze upon the peaks which rise steeply on three sides above town, they are faced with the realities of the alpine environment through which they will soon find themselves moving as they negotiate the rocky route from one mountain town to another. At some of the yearly runnings the day dawns clear and cool with the promise of inspirational views; more often there is a mixed message with variable wind and skittish clouds moving among the peaks; occasionally there is a ominous message as the peaks are obscured at dawn by gray clouds with the promise of rain and snow in the wind. Whatever the weather, this is it, the event for which you have probably long prepared for, a summary test of sorts to gauge your physical and mental status as the seasons begin their timeless change from Summer to Autumn.
As you contemplate the journey ahead, remember: “To get to where you want to go, you have to start from where you are”; and think IFM: “Incessant forward motion”. It is up to you to get yourself, by your own two feet, from Ouray to Telluride. Only through continuous forward motion, even at a walk if necessary, at low or high elevations, on steep or moderate terrain, and in good or bad weather will you arrive at the finish line goal. Then too, one must not forget to “Smell the roses along the way”, and to appreciate the natural and human history through which you will pass, along the way.
So just how does one get to Telluride from Ouray via Imogene Pass? In a sentence: The runner moves from Main Street, Ouray, 5.5 miles up the Camp Bird road to the Lower Camp Bird mine; then 4.5 miles up the Imogene road past the Upper Camp Bird to the Pass; then 7.1 miles down the Tomboy road to Telluride. A basic list of mileage and references can be found by clicking here. A graphical profile of the course can also be viewed. For those who are interested, the following is a very detailed description of the course and what the runner may expect to encounter along the way.
Mile 0.00, The Start at Ouray— Elevation 7810 ft. (Main Street and Second Avenue)
Mile 0.00– The starting line is at the intersection of Ouray’s Main Street and Fourth Avenue, between the Antlers and Ouray Cottage motels. From the start, participants move south along paved Main Street, two blocks to the edge of town, then turn right on US 550 and begin climbing at a gentle gradient (300 ft./mi., or 5.5% gradient, the normal gradient for Colorado mountain highways).
Mile 0.32– At the beginning of a left hand 180° hairpin curve in the highway, most runners turn 90° left , leave the pavement, pass between some large rip rap boulders, and shortcut cross-country south some 280 ft. to the US 550/ Camp Bird road junction. This shortcut saves 50 yards, but some runners may want to continue on the highway around the curve due to the early race congestion.
Mile 0.37– US Highway 550/Camp Bird road junction. Move due south at the junction onto the Camp Bird road (you will pass a large white highway information sign on your left). If you miss this road junction you will find yourself heading to Silverton instead of Telluride.
Mile 0.44– Camp Bird/ Box Canyon roads junction (Box Canyon Falls sign at junction), 350 feet south along the Camp Bird road from the previous junction. The recommended course is to turn right onto the Box Canyon road, cross a bridge over the Uncompahgre river at 0.48 mi., and then turn left in another 100 feet, just beyond a rustic stone building (once it was a powder or explosives magazine). You are now at the base (7925 ft.) of Jim Brown hill (identity of Jim Brown has been forgotten), and the course begins climbing steeply to the left along an abandoned portion of the Camp Bird road, then switchbacks to the right and arrives at the presently maintained Camp Bird road at Mile 0.61. Continue straight ahead onto and up the maintained dirt road.
A second alternative at the Camp Bird/Box Canyon roads junction is to stay left of the Box Canyon Falls sign, and to move cross-country straight up the fall line on the left side of the deep Uncompahgre slot canyon to the left side of the modern concrete bridge which spans the crevasse. Turn right, cross the bridge and continue up the Camp Bird road. This route is shorter but steeper than the recommended route, and it cannot accommodate as many runners.
Mile 0.90– Summit (8200 ft.) of Jim Brown hill, on the Camp Bird road. You know you have arrived at the summit of Jim Brown hill when you see the large green Ouray city water tank on your left, and the gradient suddenly becomes relatively gentle as the road curves slightly left. You have now completed the first steep climb in the course (275 feet in 0.4 mile from the Powder Magazine; 685 ft./mi. or 13.0% gradient overall). The road climbs gently for the next half mile.
Mile 1.00— Elevation 8230 ft. (Orange cone on left shoulder of road)
Mile 1.50– Base (8370 ft.) of Legal Tender hill, named for the abandoned Legal Tender tunnel located near the top of the hill. The road gradient increases.
Mile 1.79– Summit (8545 ft.) of Legal Tender hill. Similar to but shorter than Jim Brown hill with 175 feet of climb in 0.29 mile (600 ft./mi., or 11.4% gradient overall). The road gradient decreases.
Mile 1.85– First view of United States mountain (13,036 ft.), located straight ahead at the head of Canyon Creek valley. The course will eventually move along the left base of the mountain, into Imogene basin. Keep in mind that Imogene pass is 84 feet higher than the summit of United States mountain, and adjust your effort accordingly. The road is now nearly horizontal and will loose about 25 feet of elevation before arriving at the Harris bridge.
Mile 2.29– Harris Bridge (spanning Canyon creek) and Aid Station (8520 ft.). This is the first of six aid stations spread every 2.0 – 2.5 miles along the course. The road climbs moderately steeply through aspen forest for the next 0.7 mile.
Mile 3.00— Elevation 8750 ft. (Orange cone on right shoulder of road)
Mile 3.00– Weehawken trailhead and Thistledown mine camp site. The course continues straight ahead along the Camp Bird road, which climbs 230 feet in the next 0.4 mile (575 ft./mi., or 10.9% gradient overall), before leveling out at Drinking Cup curve.
Mile 3.40– Drinking Cup curve (8980 ft.). The drop off on the left is impressive, the gushing spring on the right provides perfectly good water to drink. The road varies between relatively flat and substantially steep for the next 0.42 mile, to the Senator Gulch culvert.
Mile 3.82– Senator Gulch culvert. This is the base (9135 ft.) of Unconformity hill (named for three distinct geologic unconformities along its course), which will climb 465 feet in the next 0.8 mile (580 ft./mi., or 11.0 % gradient overall).
Mile 4.00— Elevation 9180 ft. (Orange cone on left shoulder of road, between two switchbacks)
Mile 4.62– Summit (9600 ft.) of Unconformity hill, at the Water Hole slide run out area. The Water Hole slide is a large avalanche which descends through the narrow slot in the cliffs to the left of the road. The snow depth on the road can be a great as 30 feet after a heavy winter (the road is often in a white walled slot canyon come spring) with one or several runs of the avalanche (not wise to linger here in winter). The road now levels out for a short distance but climbs steeply again past the 5.0 mile marker cone to the Lower Camp Bird aid station.
Mile 5.10– Lower Camp Bird (LCB) Aid Station (9765 ft.). This is the Yankee Boy/Imogene roads junction and the runner will notice a distinct change in the ambient conditions from valley to sub alpine. The course will follow the left road and drop slightly to the Lower Camp Bird bridge at Mile 4.45. Aid station volunteers will probably be able to give the runners information as to weather conditions higher along the course.
Mile 5.45– Lower Camp Bird bridge (9755 ft.), spanning Sneffels creek. At this point the runner might philosophize a little and consider just where he or she is in this effort called the Imogene Pass Run. At this bridge you have climbed 1945 feet (net) of elevation in 5.45 miles, at an average of 356 ft./mi., or 6.8% gradient overall. To reach Imogene Pass from here you must climb 3365 feet in the next 4.60 miles, at an average of 731 ft./mi., or 13.85% gradient overall. Your effort so far has simply been a warmup. The steep gradients of the named hills below you are now less than the average gradient ahead of you.
The real mountain running effort now begins. The course turns right past the bridge, climbs steeply straight ahead between two large Victorian-style houses (formerly the Camp Bird Mine’s superintendent’s and manager’s residents), and then turns right at a large boulder immediately after you enter a dense conifer forest. There is a brief break in slope as the road (now a 4×4 jeep road) switchbacks left, and moves in and out of forest southeast along the base of a 150 foot cliff into lower Imogene basin.
Mile 6.00— Elevation 10,115 ft. (Orange cone on right shoulder of road)
Mile 6.15– The course exits for good out of the conifer forest, and the lower portion of the glacially carved Imogene basin opens before you as you move straight ahead past a shelf road coming in on the right. The Imogene road climbs incessantly for the next 0.65 mile across a barren, avalanche scoured slope known as the US slide, another dangerous winter avalanche. The road surface varies between loose gravel-talus, to smooth bedrock, to local soft mud. You are now traversing the east base of United States mountain which you first saw at the summit of Legal Tender hill at Mile 1.85. You may notice the few scanty ruins of the U.S. Depository mine to the right of and above a short horizontal stretch in the road.
Mile 6.85– Cross Imogene creek (10,730 ft.). The road gradient flattens for a short stretch just before Imogene creek, then resumes its now normal steep climb (630 ft./mi., or 12.0% average gradient) as it moves to the east side of the creek, then south along a blasted out shelf in a cliff at the Yellow Rose mine area. There is no bridge at this creek crossing, but the water level is relatively low and there will probably be wooden planks spanning the water.
Mile 7.00— Elevation 10,825 ft. (Orange cone on left shoulder of road)
Mile 7.20– Imogene/Richmond roads junction (10,950 ft.). The bedrock footing and steep gradient of the blasted out shelf road continues to the roads junction at the mouth of Richmond basin on the left. The IPR course moves right at this junction, across a worn wooden bridge to the west side of Imogene creek. There is a permanent sign at the bridge pointing right to Imogene pass (and left to Richmond basin), but some runners nonetheless have followed the Richmond road (wrong!) at times in the past. The Imogene road pauses briefly with a short stretch of moderate gradient on the west side of the creek, then switchbacks right and then left as is resumes its normal steep climb (740 ft./mi., or 14.0% gradient) all the way to the Upper Camp Bird.
Mile 7.65– Upper Camp Bird (UCB) Aid Station (11,235 ft.). The Upper Camp Bird Aid Station is an important mile post in the IPR in that this is the mandatory turn around point for bad weather conditions, or for unprepared or excessively slow runners. The race director has the option of short-circuiting the race at this point in the case of a severe deterioration in the weather (say, fog and excessive fresh snow above timberline, dangerous lightning at the summit, etc.) and turning everyone back to finish at Ouray. Runners who do not have proper clothing in bad weather will be asked to turn back to Ouray at this point. Also, runners who do not arrive at this point by 2:30 after start time will be asked to turn back or be disqualified, regardless of the weather (so as not to keep volunteer support personnel on the course for an excessive amount of time).
As at the 5.45 mile bridge at the Lower Camp Bird, the runner might philosophize a little here at the Upper Camp Bird, Mile 7.65, and consider just where he or she is in this ongoing IPR effort. At this aid station, you still have 1885 feet to climb in the next 2.4 miles (785 ft./mi., or 14.9% average gradient) before reaching Imogene Pass. In good weather at the Upper Camp Bird , the runner is treated to a spectacular vista of late summer tundra spreading south and upward along the course to the base of the headwall (which separates the lower and upper Imogene basins). To continue to the summit in good weather can be an inspirational experience in which the only complication is likely to be technicolor burnout. In bad weather, the head wall will likely be hidden at this point behind a sea of fog complicated with falling rain and/or snow, with or without wind and/or lightning. To continue in bad weather can mean a serious struggle to locate the route (in case of whiteout) and to avoid hypothermia. In the event some or all participants turn back at the Upper Camp Bird, transportation will be provided from Ouray to Telluride for those who require it.
Meanwhile, we are going to the top. The fun now begins. Enjoy the hospitality at the Upper Camp Bird aid station for a brief moment, then continue on your way. The course immediately crosses to the east side of Imogene creek (no bridge, but wood planks will probably span the water), then resumes its upward climb at 870 ft./mi. (16.5% gradient) for the 0.35 mile to Mile 8. The Imogene road makes a series of switchbacks as you approach Mile 8.0, but the IPR course follows a jeep shortcut (between switchbacks one and two) straight up the fall line to the orange Mile 8.0 cone (This shortcut saves about 100 yards. It is now closed to vehicle traffic but foot traffic is permitted).
Mile 8.00– You are now above tree line and are entering in the true alpine environment with its inspirational vistas but changeable weather. The shortcut road merges with the normal Imogene road, then continues steeply upward without pause (815 ft./mi., or 15.4 % gradient) as it switchbacks, then traverses to the right to the base of and then through the headwall via a blasted out diagonal bench.
Mile 8.92– Summit of the headwall (12,290 ft.). The road curves left as you exit from the diagonal bench through the head wall cliff. The grade slackens, reaches a crest, then drops into a steep trough and coasts gently uphill to the Mile 9.0 cone. It is only natural to hesitate a second or two at this crest, to recover from the climb of course, but especially to gaze at the summit ridge known as Imogene Pass, in plain view at last, straight ahead and 830 feet above.
Mile 9.00– The shallow dip and brief uphill coast ends at this marker cone. Your work is cut out for you in that the road makes up for lost time as it climbs 240 feet in the next 0.24 mile at an average gradient of 1000 ft./mi., or 18.9%.
Mile 9.24– At the top (12,550 ft.) of this nameless hill Imogene Pass beckons, as the road flattens for about 30 yards, then drops into another shallow trough.
Mile 9.30– As with Murphy’s law, nothing worthwhile ever comes without sacrifice. The pass is ever closer, but the effort intensifies as you move out of the trough. The road mounts another effort to repulse you with a merciless hill which climbs 230 vertical feet over the next 0.2 mile (1050 horizontal ft.) at a gradient of 1150 ft./mi. (21.8%).
Mile 9.50– At the top (12,750 ft.) of the merciless hill the road flattens to near level, as if to gather for its final defense. Take a break, recover, but keep moving.
Mile 9.60– The pass is now seemingly within touching distance, but you still have dues to pay. The road steepens again in a final effort to discourage you, presenting a climb identical to the previous merciless hill (195 ft. vertical in 0.17 mi.; 1145 ft./mi., or 21.7% gradient).
Mile 9.77– Even the fittest of mountain runners may consider pausing at the top (12,945 ft.) of this final grind, but only for a second. The road now concedes defeat and presents a gently undulating, near-horizontal coast to the road/trail junction, 400 feet ahead.
Mile 9.85– Imogene road/trail junction (12,990 ft.). From the Upper Camp Bird to this point, the road has followed and obliterated the original pack trail. The course now turns right (there will probably be a temporary direction sign at this point), away from the road, and follows the only surviving remnant of the pack trail. Yes, it is still a climb (130 ft. vertical in 0.12 mi.; 1080 ft./mi., or 20.5% gradient), but you are now on a true mountain trail, and it only seems natural that it will climb.
Mile 9.97– Imogene trail/road junction (13,120 ft.). You have succeeded in gaining the summit. The long climb is behind you. Turn right (west) on the horizontal road for the pass.
Mile 10.00— Elevation 13,120 ft. (Orange cone on left shoulder of road)
Mile 10.05— The Summit at Imogene Pass— Elevation13,120 ft.
Mile 10.05– Imogene Pass and aid station (13,120 ft.). As you move west along the road from the trail/road junction, the road and summit ridge meet. This is Imogene Pass. In good weather it is pleasurable to pause briefly and look back at where you just came from, and forward to where you are heading. Ouray is completely hidden in the deep valley to the northeast, from whence you just came, to the right of the now insignificant appearing United States mountain. Telluride is relatively close to the west, and although the green lower valley and mesas are clearly visible, the town itself is hidden behind nearer high ridges. Even in good weather the aid station volunteers are usually dressed in cold weather clothes at this exposed summit ridge aid station. In mixed or bad weather, you will be doubly thankful for their presence as you briefly partake of their aid and immediately begin your descent.
The IPR course will now use the road exclusively all the way to the finish line in Telluride. At this narrow pass-on-the-ridge known as Imogene, the westerly heading Imogene road makes an abrupt 150°left turn and begins its descent as Tomboy road, south into Savage basin. At 0.25 mile below the pass the road switchbacks right, and the runner moves westerly over loose footing down an unrelentingly steep relatively direct route to the 11.0 mile marker cone. This is the single longest and steepest uninterrupted descent gradient on the course (900 ft. vertical in 0.95 mile; 950 ft./mi or 17.9% gradient). With legs accustomed to moving constantly upward It is easy to loose control in this first downgrade with its steep grade and treacherous footing, so be careful. Most injury falls in the race occur in this stretch.
Mile 11.00— Elevation 12,220 ft. (Orange cone on right shoulder of road)
Mile 11.00– The unrelenting steep downgrade continues at the mile cone, but the road will begin to break into alternating steep and lesser steep sections as it approaches Tomboy ghost town.
Mile 11.78– Southeast edge of Tomboy ghost town (11,620 ft.). The steep gradient and loose footing ends and the road becomes relatively firm and gentle as it winds downward through the ruins of Tomboy. Only the foundations of the processing mills for the Tomboy, Argentine, and Japan mines remain; as well as a few ruins of the residential houses of what was once a town of several hundred habitants.
Mile 11.96– Tomboy aid station (11,530 ft.). In the midst of the ruins of this former mountain mining town, the runner will notice a distinct difference: it is warmer, whether the weather is fair or foul. You have descended below the alpine zone, back into the environment which supports trees and human habitation. At this point Telluride is 5.14 miles ahead of and 2710 feet below you (average gradient of 525 ft./mi., or 10% grade overall).
Mile 12.00— Elevation 11,495 ft. (Orange cone on right shoulder of road, at edge of ruin)
Mile 12.30– Japan bridge (11,370 ft., the lowest access tunnel to the Japan mine is on your right as you reach the bridge), spanning Savage creek. This is the northwest edge of Tomboy ghost town. The course follows the left fork at a road junction just below the bridge, and descends 420 feet at a steady 600 ft./mi. (11.4%) gradient, across the broad Big Elephant slide (another dangerous snow avalanche) to the 13 mile marker cone.
Mile 13.00– The road gradient suddenly decreases to near level and stays relatively benign for the next 0.70 mile as you cross Marshall creek on a bridge and traverse past the ruins of the Bullion tunnel (once the main access to the Smuggler mine).
Mile 13.70– The road enters a dense mixed aspen and conifer forest, just as you are treated to your first view of Bridal Veil falls, located to your left on the far side of the spectacular cliff-bound upper San Miguel valley. The road now begins what will be a steady 590 ft./mi. (11.1%) downgrade which will endure with few breaks all the way to the finish line. At this point Telluride is 3.4 miles ahead of and 2000 feet below you.
Mile 14.20– First partial view of Telluride.
Mile 14.30– Social Tunnel aid station (10,485 ft.). The road is now a diagonal bench blasted out of a series of cliffs. It passes through a short (15 ft.) tunnel (Social tunnel) to arrive at the last aid station before Telluride. As you leave the station the road makes an impressive counter clockwise spiral as it negotiates down through a natural cliff-walled amphitheater over the next 0.5 mile. It is a long way to the bottom through much of the down traverse so be careful, but enjoy the scenic geology.
Mile 14.80– The road is now down off the cliffs, with normal footing. It will pass in and out of forest and scrub from this point onward.
Mile 15.40– First clear view of Telluride, straight ahead.
Mile 15.50– Road switchbacks abruptly to the left.
Mile 15.80– Road switchbacks abruptly to the right (9540 ft). First modern residence on the outskirts of Telluride.
Mile 16.00— Elevation 9410 ft. (Orange cone on right shoulder of road)
Mile 16.70– Tomboy/Cornet Creek roads junction (9010 ft). The course follows the Tomboy road on the left, and moves down past the increasingly common houses.
Mile 16.98– Tomboy road/ Oak street junction. Turn left on Oak street.
Mile 17.00— Elevation 8855 ft. (Red paint mark on left curb of Oak Street)
Mile 17.00– The finish line is now in sight. You are in Telluride, at last, but remember that you are still on a 11% gradient. After the first mile stretch below the summit, the second greatest number of injury falls in the race occur in the 2.5 block stretch just ahead of you.
Mile 17.10— The Finish at Telluride— Elevation 8820 ft. (Oak St. and West Columbia Ave.)
Mile 17.10– After you cross the finish line at the south edge of the Oak street/West Columbia avenue intersection, you can stop. You’ve done it. You have moved on your own power, the old fashion way, over Imogene Pass between Ouray and Telluride. Time now to philosophize on the greater and lesser meanings of life.
The Name:
Imogene Pass receives its name from Imogene basin. The basin was named by Andy Richardson for his wife Imogene. Andy was a pioneering minerals prospector who reportedly was the first “white man” to enter the basin. He plied his trade in this and probably nearly all of the basins in the western San Juan mountains, from the mid 1870’s until the discovery of the Camp Bird vein and the development of the mine in 1896. Andy was instrumental in the discovery of the auriferous Camp Bird vein (the course passes directly over the vein at the base of the head wall) and Tom Walsh (the owner of the property) rewarded him with a management position in the aspiring El Dorado. The Richardson family had been living in Ouray, but eventually moved to the Lower Camp Bird as the camp developed to serve the mine. The Camp Bird mine takes its name from the Camp Bird lode mining claim, one of a series of patented mining claims staked on the vein of the same name. The “Camp Bird” itself is the Canada jay (Perisoreus canadensis), also known as the “Gray Jay”, the “Whisky Jack”, or more appropriately, the “Camp Robber”. This medium sized gray bird lives up to its reputation. It is notorious for stealing anything it can carry away: bacon from the frying pan, beans in the pot, gorp from the hand, as it follows its instinct to cache food at every chance. It is common in the forest along the IPR course, near tree line from late Spring to early Fall.
The Trail:
Although the exact origins are not recorded, the original trail over Imogene Pass almost certainly was a series of pack trail beaten into the ground in the early 1870’s by prospectors and their burros. With the discovery of promising mineralized veins these rudimentary trails were consolidated into formal (purposely excavated) pack trails by the late 1870’s. Sections of these trails were then widened to wagon roads by the early 1880’s as the pioneering Virginius (Ouray side) and Smuggler (Telluride side) mines were discovered and developed. The later discovery and development of the Camp Bird and Tomboy mines saw the wagon roads pushed to the present day areas of Tomboy and Upper Camp Bird by the late 1890’s. Upon the advent of the automobile these wagon roads were gradually widened to 4×4 roads, the process being complete by the 1930’s. One of, if not the first ever Colorado PUC license for commercial 4×4 automobile touring was granted to Buddy Davis of Ouray (Buddy Davis’ Jeep Tours) in the early 1950’s. Commercial and private “jeeping” took off in short order. By the early 1960’s the 4×4 roads in the San Juan Triangle were already congested and there were public demands for more roads. In late Summer of 1966 the present 4×4 road over Imogene Pass was completed, linking the former dead ends at Upper Camp Bird and Tomboy. The present-day road from the Upper Camp Bird to the pass exactly follows and has obliterated most of the original trail on the Ouray side, all except for the 600 foot surviving stretch just below the pass. On the Telluride side, the original pack trail is still complete from the pass down to Tomboy. It follows a sinuous and precipitous route on the north ridge and slope of upper Savage Basin, and is in bad condition from lack of use. The hardly less impressive 4×4 road was built in the more accommodating basin floor with its bulldozable talus and rock glacier debris.
The Human History:
Today we consider it an adventure to run and even to drive over the IPR route. We take modern transportation for granted and forget that it has not always been so easy to travel. At one time it was normal, required even, that you lived where you worked, whether the ambient environment was accommodating or not. The Camp Bird (both Upper and Lower) and Tomboy were mining camps, of course, but they were also functioning communities with families, schools (I remember when the Camp Bird school closed in the mid 1950’s and the students were 4×4 bussed down to Ouray.), grocery and hardware stores, etc. Fortunately a few of the people who called these present ghost towns home left us a written record of their lives and times in these disappearing ruins. Some IPR participants might be interested in reading one or more of the following books which give account to life in the Camp Bird and Tomboy camps: 1) Father Struck It Rich, by Evelyn Walsh McLean, 1936;, First Light Publishing reprint, 1996; 2) One Man’s West, by David Lavender, 1943; Bison Book reprinting, 1977; 3) Bostonians and Bullion, by Robert Livermore, 1968, University of Nebraska Press; and 4) Tomboy Bride, by Harriet Fish Backus, 1969; Pruett Publishing reprint, 1977.
At the top of the headwall (Mile 8.92) the runner sees Imogene Pass itself for the first time in the race, being recognizable as where the horizontal road meets the ridge at a “cabin”. This cabin is in fact the ruins of what was once a refuge for workers who serviced an electrical power line before the road was built over the pass. It is another mute testimony to a time before modern roads and SUV’s. The line was abandoned in the 1950’s, and chopped-off wooden poles are still visible in many places in upper Imogene and Savage basins.
The Weather:
Weather is a major factor in the Imogene Pass Run. Due to its running in early September, the transition from late Summer to early Fall, IPR participants may encounter weather conditions ranging from excellent to terrible, even in the few hours of any individual running. This spectrum of weather during the race is in fact part of its lure and mystique. In the good weather years the challenge of the traverse is rewarded by unsurpassed vistas and no small feeling of accomplishment upon crossing the finish line. In the bad weather years the wind, fog, rain and/or snow along the course make the successful arrival in Telluride a virtual rite of passage into the realm of true mountain running.
Of the 44 running’s of the IPR to date, 27 runs have been conducted during good to excellent weather conditions (clear to partly cloudy skies, warm temperatures in the valleys with cool temperatures on the pass, calm winds, a dry course with no new snow on the ground): in 1975, 79, 84, 86, 87, 89, 90, 93, 94, 96, 2000, 2003-05, and 2007-16. Five runs have been conducted during “qualified” good weather conditions (sunny as above except for trace to 4 inches of fresh snow on the ground above timberline, and cold temperatures at the pass from storms which moved through the day(s) before the race): in 1974, 76, 81, 2001 and 2006. Seven runs have been conducted during moderate or mixed weather conditions (partly cloudy to overcast skies, cool to freezing temperatures, moderate to strong gusty winds above timberline, light to moderate rain off and on at any section of the course, occasional fog and sleet above tree line): in 1982, 88, 92, 95, 97, 98, and 99. In 1992 50 plus mile per hour winds blew some runners off their feet at the summit.
Five runs have been conducted during bad to very bad weather conditions (partly cloudy to overcast skies, cool to sub-freezing temperatures, moderate to strong gusty winds above 9000 feet elevation, light to moderate rain off and on at any section of the course, light to heavy falling snow above timberline, sticking to the ground, with fog making for white-out conditions): in 1977, 78, 85, 91 and 2002. The five runs in this category all began in moderate weather with indications of improving conditions. Instead, the weather degenerated sometime after the start into the intense and fast moving snow storms which are typical of early Fall. Two to eight inches of snow fell (drifting to 12 inches in 1985) at the summit during the running of these races, taxing our rescue support ability as well as the life systems of many runners. Several improperly dressed runners were treated for hypothermia on either side of the pass during the 1985, 1991 and 2002 runnings. Given today’s great number of runners, it is probable that in the event of bad weather conditions such as above, the race director would short circuit the race at the Upper Camp Bird. Everyone would return to a finish line at Ouray.
The End: Yes there are mountain races longer and higher, but as this course description and summary has attempted to clarify, the Imogene Pass Run is a mountain event in every sense of the word. It is not to be underestimated, given its setting and the time of year of its running. With proper preparation a participant will find the IPR a challenging but rewarding effort, an event to remember whether the weather is fair or foul.
Imogene Pass Run is an Equal Opportunity Service Provider. Imogene Pass Run is a permittee of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest.
Email: info19@imogenerun.com
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More info on Crocodylomorpha
Crocodylomorpha: Map
Categories: Archosaurs
The Crocodylomorpha are an important group of archosaurs that include the crocodilians and their extinct relatives.
During Mesozoic and early Tertiary times the Crocodylomorpha were far more diverse than they are now. Triassic forms were small, lightly built, active terrestrial animals. These were supplanted during the early Jurassic by various aquatic and marine forms. The Later Jurassic, Cretaceous, and Tertiary saw a wide diversity of terrestrial and semi-aquatic lineages. "Modern" crocodilians do not appear until the Late Cretaceous.
Evolutionary history
Sebecus icaeorhinus skull
When their extinct species and stem group are examined, the crocodylian lineage (clade Crurotarsi) proves to have been a very diverse and adaptive group of reptiles. Not only are they an ancient group of animals, at least as old as the dinosaurs, they also evolved into a great variety of forms. The earliest forms, the sphenosuchians, evolved during the Late Triassic, and were highly gracile terrestrial forms built like greyhounds. During the Jurassic and the Cretaceous marine forms in the family Metriorhynchidae such as Metriorhynchus evolved forelimbs that were paddle-like and had a tail similar to modern fish. Dakosaurus andiniensis, a species closely related to Metriorhynchus, had a skull that was adapted to eat large marine reptiles. Several terrestrial species during the Cretaceous evolved herbivory, such as Simosuchus clarki and Chimaerasuchus paradoxus. A number of lineages during the Tertiary and Pleistocene became wholly terrestrial predators.
Phylogenetic definition
The Crocodylomorpha are defined phylogenetically by Sereno 2005 as "The most inclusive clade containing Crocodylus niloticus (Laurenti 1768) but not Poposaurus gracilis Mehl 1915, Gracilisuchus stipanicicorum Romer 1972, Prestosuchus chiniquensis Huene 1942, Aetosaurus ferratus Fraas 1877."
This a stem-based definition and therefore includes all taxa closer to extant crocodilians than to other crurotarsan clades.
Taxonomy and phylogeny
Historically, all known living and extinct crocodiles were indiscriminately lumped into the order Crocodilia. However, beginning in the late 1980s many scientists began restricting the order Crocodilia to the living species and close extinct relatives such as Mekosuchus. The groups which variously had previously been known as Crocodilia were re-named Crocodylomorpha and the slightly more restricted Crocodyliformes.Martin, J.E. and Benton, M.J. (2008). "Crown Clades in Vertebrate Nomenclature: Correcting the Definition of Crocodylia." Systematic Biology, 57: 1,173 — 181.
The old Crocodilia was subdivided into the suborders:
Eusuchia: true crocodilies (which includes crown-group Crocodylia)
Mesosuchia: 'middle' crocodiles
Thalattosuchia: sea crocodiles
Protosuchia: first crocodiles
Mesosuchia is a paraphyletic group as it does not include eusuchians (which nest within Mesosuchia). Mesoeucrocodylia was the name given to the clade that contains mesosuchians and eusuchians (Whetstone and Whybrow, 1983).
Here is the consensus of Larsson & Sues (2007) and Sereno et al. (2003):
The previous definitions of Crocodilia and Eusuchia do not accurately resemble the evolution of the group. The only order-level taxon that is currently considered valid is Crocodilia in the present definition. Prehistoric crocodiles are represented by many taxa, but since few major groups of the ancient forms are recognizable, a decision where to delimit new order-level clades is not yet possible. (Benson & Clark, 1988).
Benton, M. J. (2004), Vertebrate Palaeontology, 3rd ed. Blackwell Science Ltd
Hay, O. P. 1930 (1929-1930). Second Bibliography and Catalogue of the Fossil Vertebrata of North America. Carnegie Institution Publications, Washington, 1,990 pp.
Larsson, H. C. E., and Sues, H.-D. (2007). Cranial osteology and phylogenetic relationships of Hamadasuchus rebouli (Crocodyliformes: Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Cretaceous of Morocco. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 149: 533-567.
Sereno, P. C., Sidor, C. A., Larsson, H. C. E., and Gado, B. (2003) A new notosuchian from the Early Cretaceous of Niger. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 23 (2): 477-482.
Crocodylomorpha - webpages by Ross Elgin on the University of Bristol server
Major subgroups classification (used here)
Crocodylomorpha from Palaeos
Technical definition
Crocodylomorpha - hyperlinked cladogram at Mikko's Phylogeny Archive
Sereno, P. C. 2005. Stem Archosauria—TaxonSearch [version 1.0, 2005 November 7]
Taxon Search - Crocodylomorpha
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Petronas Names Second FLNG in S. Korea
Laxman Pai
Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas named its second floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility, the PFLNG Dua, in a ceremony in Geoje, South Korea.
The floating LNG facility is designed to extract gas from deepwater gas reservoirs in depths up to 1,500 meters.
With PFLNG Dua, the national oil and gas company of Malaysia owns and operates two floating LNG facilities, following the success of PFLNG Satu which has been in operation since 2017. This achievement demonstrates Petronas' strong position in the LNG industry leading the way in innovative solutions to ensure a reliable and secure supply of LNG to meet the growing demand for cleaner energy.
The PFLNG Dua was successfully delivered by Petronas together with its partners, JGC Corporation and Samsung Heavy Industries, the consortium responsible for the engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning of the floating LNG facility.
Construction of Petronas' second floating LNG facility which started in 2015 is progressing on schedule for completion and sail away in February 2020. PFLNG Dua will be moored over the Rotan Gas Field at a water depth of 1,300 meters, located 140km offshore Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, with the capacity to produce 1.5 million tonnes of LNG per annum.
The naming ceremony held at the Samsung Heavy Industries Shipyard in Geoje Island, South Korea was officiated by Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali as the Lady Sponsor of PFLNG Dua.
The ceremony proceeded with the signing of a commemorative plaque by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad onboard PFLNG Dua followed by a guided tour of the 393-metres long floating LNG facility. Also in attendance were President and Group CEO of Petronas, Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin, Representative Director and President of JGC Corporation, Mr Tetsuya Muramoto and President and Chief Executive Officer of Samsung Heavy Industries, Mr Joon Ou Nam.
Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee in his speech said that PFLNG Dua is a key solution by Petronas to monetize stranded deepwater gas fields in a safe, economical and sustainable manner. "The development of PFLNG Dua is a step forward in providing a new supply source of clean energy and in realizing our shared aspiration for a low carbon future. As an integrated energy player, Petronas is fully invested to unlock the potential of natural gas through technology and innovative solutions in line with our Statement of Purpose to be 'a progressive energy and solutions partner enriching lives for a sustainable future," added Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee.
According to Tetsuya Muramoto, "As the leader of the Consortium and as President of JGC, a major LNG EPC player, we are committed to deliver to Petronas a smooth and safe start-up of the PFLNG Dua, which will perform its commercial operations offshore Sabah once completed. It is our hope that with the successful delivery of this ground-breaking project we further contribute to Petronas' outstanding vision of providing cleaner energy for the benefit of Malaysia and people all over the world."
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Petronas is an integrated global LNG producer with over 35 years of experience, and more than 10,000 LNG cargoes safely delivered from its global portfolio of facilities in Malaysia, Australia, Egypt and soon - in Canada. The PFLNG Dua will support Petronas' global LNG portfolio and enhance its reputation as a preferred and reliable LNG supplier.
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Find quick information in Big White's Fast Facts, browse a brief overview on the Okanagan Area and our Past Opening Dates for each season.
1. Location:
56 km (35 miles) from Kelowna to Village Centre. East/southeast of Kelowna from Hwy 97 via Hwy 33 and Big White Road.
45 km (30 miles) from Kelowna to the Westridge base.
Airport Shuttle available from Kelowna Airport.
2. Winter Hours of Operation:
Winter Season: Usually opens late November to mid-April, check Hours of Operation for opening and closing dates and hours.
Day Skiing: 8:45am - 3:30pm Daily
Night Skiing: 3:30pm - 8:00pm Tuesday to Saturday
*Night Skiing times vary at different times of the season
3. Annual Snowfall:
750 cm (24.5 ft) average
4. 16 Lifts:
Lara's Gondola - incline 600m (1,969 ft)
Top Elevation: 1,760m (5,781 ft)
Bottom Elevation: 1,671 (5,482 ft)
Snow Ghost Express - incline 1,868m (6,128 ft)
Bottom Elevation: 1,655m (5,430 ft)
Bullet Express - incline 1,770m (5,807 ft)
Ridge Rocket Express- incline 1,814m (5,953 ft)
Gem Lake Express - incline 2,445m (8,020 ft)
Black Forest Express - incline 1,458m (4,785 ft)
Bottom Elevation: 1,720m (5,643)
Powder Chair - incline 896m (2,940 ft)
Plaza Chair - incline 592m (1,942 ft)
TELUS Park - incline 679m (2,227 ft)
Falcon Chair - incline 795m (2,609 ft)
Alpine T-bar - incline 1276m (4,188 ft)
The Cliff - incline 651m (2,135 ft)
Bottom Elevation: 2020m (6,627 ft)
Beginner Magic Carpet - 137m (450 ft)
Children’s Magic Carpet - 20m (66 ft)
Tubing Magic Carpet - 174m (570 ft)
Magic Carpet 2.0 (coming this winter)
5. Total Uphill Capacity:
28,700 skiers per hour
20 million Vertical Transport Feet (VTF) per hour
6. Terrain:
Resort Area: 7,355 acres (3,052 hectares)
Patrolled Area: 2,765 acres (1,147 hectares)
Groomed Area: 905 acres (367 hectares)
Alpine and Glades: 1,525 acres (618 hectares)
Western Canada’s Largest Resort Night Skiing Area: 38 acres (15 hectares)
7. Elevation:
Summit: 2,319m (7,606 ft)
Village Centre: 1,755m (5,757 ft)
Westridge Base: 1,508m (4,950 ft)
8. Runs:
119 Designated Trails
18% Beginner
54% Intermediate
22% Expert
6% Extreme
Longest Run: 7.2 km (4.5 miles) - Around the World Route - it runs from the top of the T-Bar to Bottom of Gem Lake
Total of 105km (65 miles) of marked runs
9. Vertical Drop:
10. TELUS Park:
Boarder/Skier-Cross course that can be tuned up to run regional, national, and World Cup events
Beginner/Intermediate and Intermediate/Advanced lanes combined with Rails and Jumps
11. Cross Country:
Big White offers 25 km (16 miles) of incredible combined Nordic and Wilderness trails perfect for Canadian cross country skiing and snowshoeing. 14 kilometers of trails groomed daily with state of the art grooming equipment for both skate and classic technique.
12. Ski and Weather Conditions:
Online Mountain Forecast (average daytime temperature -5 Celsius)
Average Totals
*Big White usually closes mid April and doesn't record snowfall past the closing date for that season.
2012-2017 Average Temp Total Snowfall
November -3.5C (25.7F) 99cm (39.0")
December -8.9C (15.9F) 171.1cm (67.4")
January -6.2C (20.8F) 129.4cm (50.9")
February -6.8C (19.7F) 113.9cm (44.8")
March -3.8C (25.16F) 160.9cm (63.3")
April -1C (30.2F) 56.0cm (22.0")
13. Accommodation:
3 Village Hotels
25 Condo/Town Home Complexes
244 Vacation Homes and Luxury Cabins
1 Ski-in ski-out Youth Hostel
14. Water Quality:
Big White's water is some of the best in the world read more
15. Retail:
Dizzy's, home of North American's finest bootfitters. Located in the Village across from the Village Centre Mall.
Altitude Ski Shop is in The Village Centre Mall and carries a wide range of clothing, equipment and souvenirs.
The Rider located downstairs in the Village Centre Mall features an array of snowboards, snowboard paraphernalia and trendy styles.
Mountainside, located on the lower level of the Village Centre Mall, has a large selection of Big White logo apparel, souvenirs, treats and unique gifts.
From Far and Wide, located downstairs at the Whitefoot Lodge, gives guests the opportunity to take home a unique piece of Canada.
16. Restaurants and Bars:
Full array of facilities ranging from cafeterias to fine dining. A total of 23 restaurants, cafes and delis, which includes 8 lounges/bars.
Entertainment and nightlife includes regular après-ski with live bands in bars and pubs.
17. Ski and Board School:
Over 100 qualified instructors. Ski, Snowboard, Telemark; Private and Group Lessons. Special Improvement Camps; Kids Ski School voted #1 in Canada; Ladies Day, Seniors' Ski Club; Recreational Race Camps; TELUS Park Flight School & Heavy Metal Shops.
18. Daycare:
Big White's Tot Town Day Care is unique, exciting and filled with activities and adventures. Children are kept busy with a mixture of indoor play and (weather permitting) outdoor activities. The Tot Town Daycare is for children aged 18 months to 5 years.
19. Snow Hosts:
Complimentary mountain tours offered by our Snow Hosts. Snow Hosts meet daily in the Village at 10:30am.
20. Activities:
The Big White Tube Park
Mini Z Children's Snowmobiles
Horse Drawn Sleigh Rides
Spas: Elevation Village Spa
Family Events, Carnival Nights
21. Amenities:
General/Deli/Liquor Store
Ski and Board Repair Shop
22. Wi-Fi:
Keeping you connected in the places that matter most. Share your mountain moments courtesy of free Wi-Fi powered by TELUS.
TELUS’ free and friendly Wi-Fi is open to everyone visiting Big White Ski Resort. TELUS smartphones automatically connect to the #TELUSdirect network when in range. All other devices can connect to #TELUS through a simple splash page to enjoy the same service.
23. General Email:
bigwhite@bigwhite.com
24. Real Estate Sales Contacts:
For information on building lots, chalets, and condominiums, please visit Royal LePage or call/email:
Andrew Braff
Mobile #: 250.469.4754
andrewbraff@royallepage.ca
Gary Turner Mobile #: 250.826.9991
garyturner@royallepage.com
Steve Nicoll Mobile #: 250.470.7011
gswnicoll@gmail.com
Okanagan Area
If you’re after fantastic snow, don’t look any further than Big White!
“It’s the snow” is our motto and we live up to our name with an average 750cm (24.5ft) of Okanagan Champagne Powder falling annually. Our bountiful, dry powder is legendary and was awarded “Best Powder” by Ski Canada Magazine in 2008!
Located in the picturesque Okanagan Valley, Big White is uniquely blessed with sunny weather, dry powder and a mild average temperature of -5C (23 F). With 118 marked runs fanning from the summit, 2,765 acres of skiable terrain, and 15 lifts, there‘s a great selection of terrain for everyone with deep powder bowls, wide-open glades, and great fall-line cruising.
For the ultimate park experience, head to our award winning TELUS Park which is the best progressive terrain park in North America.
To top it off, slalom through the spectacular“Snowghosts” (trees caked with snow and ice) which create a magical backdrop in our winter playground.
As the largest totally ski-in, ski-out ski resort in Canada, you can experience the luxury of stepping straight out onto the slopes from our fantastic range of accommodation. There’s something for everyone, whether it’s a luxurious self-contained vacation home with a private hot tub, a cozy condominium or a welcoming hotel suite. Whatever you’re after, we have the makings for a memorable vacation.
You may be coming to Big White simply for the skiing and snowboarding, but you’ll soon discover you can have a true Canadian adventure.
You can explore snow-covered hills by snowmobile, explore the trails on cross country skis and snowshoes, sleigh ride through the wilderness or mush behind a husky.
As BC’s premier family destination, we have a great range of events and activities for the entire family including night skiing, snow tubing, ice skating, Mini Z’s, fireworks and carnivals, just to name a few…
If you’re after relaxation, soak up the sunset in a steaming hot tub, sit by the fire sipping hot chocolate, tantalize your senses at one of the luxurious day spas or stroll through our enticing retail outlets.
After a day on the slopes, take your entertainment and dining experience to new heights with a feast of restaurants, lounges, coffee houses, delis, bakeries, cozy pubs and bars. Whatever you’re after, we have a scene to suit your pace.
Getting to Big White is easy, located just 56km (35miles) southeast of Kelowna, there are plenty of travel options. Major airlines fly daily into Kelowna’s International Airport which is the major gateway into BC’s interior.
Past Opening Dates
Season Opening Day
2018/2019 November 22nd
2017/2018 November 23rd
2016/2017 November 30th
2011/2012 December 1st
2008/2009 December 8th
2002/2003 December 11th
2001/2002 October 20th
1996/1997 November 21st
Big White's water some of the best in the world
If you’re shopping for groceries before coming up to Big White Ski Resort, here’s a hot tip: don’t buy any bottled water.
Sure, you might think that it’s a good idea to stock up on clean water before you get here. But what many people don’t realise is that Big White’s tap water is some of the cleanest and freshest available in the world – just as good as what you’d find in any supermarket.
Our water comes directly from Rhonda Lake, the lake that’s tucked right in to the base of the Cliff. It’s 6600 feet above sea level and holds about 75 million gallons of fresh, clean mountain water.
Water from Rhonda Lake is sent all the way down the mountain to arrive at the Water Treatment plant, a big red building which sits on the run “Highway 33”. Once at the plant, the water goes through a filtration system which immediately removes any suspended solids.
At the end of the process, the product is comparable to bottled water. In fact, recent tests done on Big White’s water found that it was cleaner than the distilled water that can be purchased in local supermarkets.
Maurice Valcourt is the Vice President of Utilities at Big White Ski Resort. 34 years ago, he started working as a millwright mechanic on the lift system at the resort. After studying water treatment at school, he was hired to manage the water on the hill.
Maurice knows everything there is to know about water – and he knows that Big White’s water is some of the best in the world.
“It’s very low on mineral content, it doesn’t have any carcinogenics in it, it doesn’t have organics in it,” he explains. “Compared to other communities, we don’t deal with fluctuating turbidity in our water from developing areas, we don’t have any logging or mining or any range livestock, so it’s protected from natural contaminants. It’s also protected from natural contamination in the winter by solid ice and snow pack.”
It also helps that Big White water has a rapid distribution time. If you’re here at Christmas time, when the Village is full of people, it takes about seven hours for water to get from the lake to your drinking glass. If you’re here during the rest of the season, it’s an average of about 14 hours’ time flow. This means that there’s very little stagnant water ever sitting in the system – it’s fresh and clean, all the time.
Even in the summer, when barely anyone is up on the mountain, Maurice runs an extensive weekly flushing program which ensures that all the mains are kept clean and that any sediment is flushed out.
The bottom line is this: Big White has some of the cleanest, freshest water in the world, and it’s set to get even cleaner. Grab that glass of water and drink up!
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Richard Leonard: Mercy in the Movies “We need to ask for the grace to want to forgive!”
Participants in a seminar led by Richard Leonard sj know that they will be enthralled from the outset, and that was certainly true of the recent Mercy in the Movies. Continually alluding to the theme, Richard beckoned us into the experience of mercy, through an interweaving of words and stories from gospel witnesses, scripture, society and culture – notably the media.
Vivien Williams PUBLISHED July 27, 2016 Comments
In a world ‘hell bent on retribution and revenge’, Richard applauded the wonderful initiative of Pope Francis to inaugurate a Year of Mercy, reminding us of the three ancient Jubilee year obligations: to set prisoners free, forgive debts and tangibly respect the environment. His exploration of forgiveness touched participants deeply. Hypocrisy and failure to forgive, he affirmed, are the two gospel sins with which Jesus was concerned. Yet, always realistic, Richard acknowledged the difficulty of being a forgiving people, pointing to his founder, Ignatius, who wisely said that we need to ask for the grace to WANT to forgive! Again drawing from his founder’s advice, Richard suggested it could be a valuable exercise in this Year of Mercy to make a list of those people – alive or dead – to whom, when we hear their name, we have a visceral response! People we have not yet forgiven….those still holding us in the prison of resentment? If so, we need to be set free (and set them free) in order to have closure. What food for our prayer, if we are to embody and bear witness to God’s compassion! One participant reflecting on the day named this as its most important insight: ‘learning that forgiveness is a strength, not a weakness’.
Richard affirmed the whole point of this Year as being to renew our sense of mission – but not be overwhelmed by it. Pope Francis, he notes, keeps calling us back to a personal response, inviting us to find our way of responding to Matthew’s Great Commission – to go out to all the world (Mt 28). If each of us did one thing, the world could be changed. We can’t take on the lot. This is where Richard excelled, pointing us forward. First of all we need to know our world. What are its questions? Are we alert to the critique of others about faith and religion and able to respond? Are sceptics just ‘cherry picking’ their information; selectively using scripture, for example, for their own ends? Are we equipped with facts so that we can also critique what is not of truth: clear about ‘where I’ve come from, why I’m here, and where I am going’. A tall order! Richard drew upon census information, surveys and his own awareness of the searching of young people, impelling us, as he does, to engage with, not retreat from, society. People’s search for meaning matters; people’s feelings are highly significant. We need to be where they are, ready to engage. If we don’t know the world to which we are called to ‘go out’, ‘we could be in strife’: the world as it is, not how we want it to be!
Integral to this, Richard insisted, is our image of God. We could laugh when shown a section of Bruce Almighty, but were reminded that this is still the image of God for many; Zeus, the tough one who needs to be kept on side - as distinct from the merciful and compassionate God of Jesus Christ.
Richard was clear that our day was not to be an easy ride. Proclaiming mercy and compassion is intertwined with living justly, and whatever that demands. Our witness in the world is the greatest indication of compassion. As Francis has said, we are a church of the poor, and that may cost us everything, as was strikingly evident in Romero - his point of conversion being the realisation that he needed to speak out against structural injustice. And that did, indeed, cost him everything.
Consistent with this, Richard began the day acknowledging the courage of the people of Maitland–Newcastle in the face of the institutional effects of the scandal of child sexual abuse. Later this particular face of the Church – one we would prefer to avoid – was explored in more detail, visually grounded in the recent Oscar-winning Spotlight. As Richard maintained, the costs of this scandal will indeed continue to demand much of us. Necessarily so, if we are to embody gospel justice and mercy for those who have suffered so acutely.
As I write this at the end of the day, Four Corners is about to reveal an appalling glimpse into the imprisonment of NT children. According to the previews it could be easy to turn off the set because it is too hard. Richard warned us that some of today’s film clips would be hard to watch. But that was one of our key challenges – and is increasingly important in our trauma-ridden news telecasts. I can imagine deep anger will be evoked tonight. Yet this is possibly a glimpse into part of our culture which needs to be watched, needs to be gut-wrenching, because then we might be inspired to do at least one thing to make a difference. Otherwise days such as this are of little value – just another seminar. Years such as this one pass us by. But as Richard asserted, referring to a film viewed at the Mercy International Centre in Dublin, ‘Mercy has to keep going because mercy is at the heart of God’. What we heard today is, as Richard concluded, essential, not just for this year (of mercy) but every year – lived with our head, heart and gut.
Thanks to Sr Maureen Salmon and TWEC for this rich formation opportunity, enabling us to engage with one of Australia’s most reputable and grounded pastoral theologians. Participants were grateful for Richard’s clarity, down to earth approach, ability to communicate something serious – both easily and with humour. No longer will movies be perceived as mere entertainment, for they, too, are voices of our time to which we may well attend. In this regard Richard generously offered a selection of 20 film titles, reflective of mercy: a feast for parishes if some or many could be shown during what remains of 2016.[1] They have the potential to do what Richard did with us: fire imagination, evoke feeling, present us with stories of inspiring witness and move us to respond, perhaps more courageously and freely into deeper encounter with the people of our time – to whom we are unequivocally sent on mission.
[1] Harry Potter, Hotel Rwanda, The Hurricane, Jesus of Montreal, The Last Days (Spielberg), The Lives of Others, Lord of the Rings, Lourdes, Millions (about saints), Molokai, The Name of the Rose, Of Gods and Men, Romero, Shawshank Redemption, The Truman Show, The Visitor, The Way, Whale Rider, Witness, The Mission.
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Digital Video on CD and DVD
Find out more information about digital video on CD and DVD including MPEG coding
Video and film must be converted to a digital format for storing on CD or DVD. The following formats use digital video:
CD-ROM applications use a range of digital video options including MPEG-1, depending on the requirements.
Video CD and CD-i use MPEG-1 coding for full screen video on a compact disc with playing times of over 70 minutes.
Super Video CD (SVCD) uses MPEG-2 for higher quality video but with playing times of only 40 minutes.
DVD-Video uses MPEG-2 for the highest quality video and playing times of up to several hours.
MPEG encoded video normally conforms to PAL/SECAM (625 line) or NTSC (525 line) video, although the number of lines may be reduced particularly for MPEG-1 encoding.
NTSC stands for the National Television Systems Committee of the Electronic Industries Association (EIA), which prepared the TV standard for the USA, Canada, Japan, Central America, half of the Caribbean & half of South America. When referring to NTSC video what is normally meant is 525 line 60 Hz. The number of active lines is 480.
PAL (Phase Alternation Line) is the TV format used in most of Western Europe, Australia and other countries. When referring to PAL video, what is normally meant is 625 line 50 Hz video, since PAL only refers to the way colour signals are coded for broadcast purposes. The number of active lines is 576.
SECAM ("SEquential Couleur A Memoire" or sequential colour with memory) is the TV format used in France, Eastern Europe and other countries. Like PAL SECAM video means 625 line 50 Hz. The number of active lines is 576.
DVD players, games consoles and other hardware that provides a video output for a TV will use one of these video standards. PCs will use other display resolutions and the video will be displayed either in a window or scaled to full screen. The old VGA resolution of 640 x 480 is NTSC compatible but larger sizes will need the video to be scaled upwards to fill the screen. As a result artefacts may occur if not correctly filtered and aspect ratios may not be maintained.
CCIR-601 Video Standard
CCIR (the International Radio Consultative Committee) recommendation 601 specifies the image format, and coding for digital television signals. The main parameters of CCIR 601 are listed below:
Parameter Value
YUV encoding 4:2:2
Sampling frequency for Y (MHz) 13.5
Sampling frequency for U and V (MHz) 6.75
No of samples per line 720
No of levels for Y component 220
No of levels for U,V components 225
The number of levels is less than 256 because black is defined as 16 and white as 235 to allow for overshoot in the analogue signal to be digitally coded. Most digital video recording systems comply with CCIR 601 or a subset of it.
CCIR 601 video can be converted to a lower resolution called SIF (Standard Interchange Format) with 240 lines with 360 pixels each for NTSC, and 288 lines by 360 pixels for PAL and SECAM.
For Video CD the number of samples per line is reduced further to 352 as this is a multiple of 16, the size of a macroblock.
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Cancer Moonshot - inmunoterapia
TAMS, M2 está asociado a la diseminación del cancer, efecto opuesto de M1.
Human breast cancer cells educate macrophages toward the M2 activation status
The immune system plays a major role in cancer progression. In solid tumors, 5-40 % of the tumor mass consists of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) and there is usually a correlation between the number of TAMs and poor prognosis, depending on the tumor type. TAMs usually resemble M2 macrophages. Unlike M1-macrophages which have pro-inflammatory and anti-cancer functions, M2-macrophages are immunosuppressive, contribute to the matrix-remodeling, and hence favor tumor growth. The role of TAMs is not fully understood in breast cancer progression
https://breast-cancer-research.biomedce ... 015-0621-0
Lun, 27 Feb 2017, 02:51
the highest objective response rates observed in cancer types with a high mutational burden such as melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer, likely related to an enriched neoantigen repertoire, However significant limitations exist with these therapeutic agents when used as monotherapy, with objective responses to PD-1 blockade observed in only 30–40% of patients, and the majority of patients demonstrating innate resistance. Acquired resistance to anti-PD-1 therapy is also a problem, with approximately one quarter of responders later demonstrating disease progression.
they identified high-level mutational loss of key genes involved in immunotherapeutic responses, involving defects in antigen presentation and in interferon signalling.
It is, however, becoming increasingly clear that a significant proportion of resistance mechanisms may not be related to genomic events. Functional reprogramming of gene expression is an increasingly-described resistance mechanism in targeted therapies
tumor cell resistance to IFN-γ (JAK2 mutation) or IFN-α/β/γ (JAK1 mutation) despite T cell recognition of tumor antigen
http://jitc.biomedcentral.com/articles/ ... =hootsuite
Vacunas en próstata
Patients treated with sipuleucel-T (an approved vaccine targeting prostatic acid phosphatase in prostate cancer) demonstrated significant increases in T cells at the periphery of tumor microenvironment when evaluated after resection.11 Greater infiltration within the tumor could have been limited by immune-suppressive components of the tumor microenvironment including PD-L1 expression by the tumor. Nonetheless, these data provide an important proof of concept. Several trials are now underway deploying anti–CTLA-4 and vaccines in combination with PD-1/PD-L1 in an attempt to capitalize on this immune intensification strategy.
Interesante: como podemos hacer un tumor más inmunogénico
The success of anti–PD-1/–PD-L1 therapies may be predicted by immunohistochemistry findings, but that approach misses the bigger opportunity to turn patients whose disease doesn’t respond into patients with disease that responds by initiating immune mobilization to the tumor microenvironment. Future trials should not focus on patient selection but rather on patient optimization through approaches that not only ensure an activated immune response within the tumor but that also facilitate full functionality of those cells within the hostile tumor microenvironment so the spoils of this immunologic revolution can have a broader clinical impact.
http://www.immunosym.org/daily-news/see ... nvironment
Mar, 28 Feb 2017, 02:52
Inhibición de checkpoint en células NK
Curr Opin Immunol. 2017 Feb 22;45:73-81. doi: 10.1016/j.coi.2017.01.003. [Epub ahead of print]
Targeting NK-cell checkpoints for cancer immunotherapy.
Muntasell A1, Ochoa MC2, Cordeiro L2, Berraondo P1, López-Díaz de Cerio A3, Cabo M1, López-Botet M1, Melero I4.
Natural Killer (NK) cells are cytotoxic lymphocytes specialized in early defense against virus-infected and transformed cells. NK-cell function is regulated by activating and inhibitory surface receptors recognizing their ligands on transformed cells. Modulation of NK numbers and/or function by a variety of agents such as cytokines and monoclonal antibodies may result in enhanced anti-tumor activity. Recombinant cytokines (i.e., IL-15 and IL-2), antibodies blocking inhibitory receptors (i.e., KIR, NKG2A and TIGIT) and agonists delivering signals via CD137, NKG2D and CD16 stand out as the most suitable opportunities. These agents can be used to potentiate NKcell- mediated antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) against antibody-coated tumor cells, offering potential for multiple combinatorial immunotherapy strategies against cancer.
, immunotherapy will likely replace our second-line approaches and challenge our front-line therapy standard
Researchers in a phase I trial reported a 76 percent disease control of mesothelioma with Keytruda at the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting in 2015. Only patients whose tumor cells had at least 1 percent expression of PD-L1 were used.
During the 2016 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, researchers in a phase II trial reported a 56 percent disease control rate with Keytruda, even though more than half the patients had no detectable PD-L1 expression.
A third trial, involving Opdivo and no requirement of PD-L1 expression, reported a disease control rate of 50 percent.
In the largest clinical trial for a PD-L1 inhibitor, researchers reported a disease control rate of 56.6 percent using the drug avelumab.
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Tumor inflamado, mejor respuesta
These combinations should be rationally driven rather than randomly selected, he stressed. For example, it is now recognized that tumors have phenotypes ranging from inflamed, with abundant tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and PD-L1, to a so-called immune desert.2 The former respond to immune checkpoint inhibitors, whereas the latter generally do not but can be made responsive through the use of combinations that convert them to inflamed.
Vacunas y neoantígenos...
Treatment approaches for circumventing immune escape have focused on the two processes required for T-cell activation: antigen presentation to the T cell and co-stimulation involving antigen-presenting cells.
Efforts to enhance antigen presentation with antigen vaccines in lung cancer have been largely negative. “It’s not a bad approach, but we don’t know exactly what the clinically important neoantigens are,” he explained. A related hurdle has been differentiating self-antigens, which are also present on healthy tissues, from neoantigens, which result from patient-specific mutations that lead to unique epitopes.
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Pérdida o regulación a la baja de IFNAR1 como mecanismo de resistencia inmune
Protein IFNAR1 Helps Solid Tumors Resist Immunotherapies
Down-regulation of the receptor is required for the generation of immune-privileged niches in the tumor microenvironment,” Fuchs said. “Accordingly, this decreases the efficacy of immune therapies. So, if we can reverse that, then we’ll probably improve the outcome of treatment
https://immuno-oncologynews.com/2017/02 ... therapies/
Buen video sobre inmunidad y cáncer
Mié, 01 Mar 2017, 15:49
Y ahora viene el problema de quien va a financiar todo esto, y el precio de unos meses más de vida. Aunque en realidad, una de las cosas más interesantes es que no produce los daños tan brutales de la quimioterapia (aunque tiene problemas y algunos efectos autoinmunes peligrosos).
NICE echando para atrás Keytruda, al menos con los datos provisionales
NICE said that Keytruda gives on average 29 months of extra life, at least three months more than standard chemotherapy treatment, but could not be sure about these figures because of uncertainties in the data.
The company’s cost-effectiveness estimate, of more than £50,000 per Quality Adjusted Life Year gained, therefore exceeded the range usually considered to be a cost-effective use of NHS resources.
This is despite the fact that NICE allowed extra leeway because it considered Keytruda to be a life-extending, end-of-life treatment.
NICE also said that Keytruda did not, in this case, meet the criteria for reimbursement from the Cancer Drugs Fund, which can pay for drugs for around two years while further data is gathered.
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Lun, 06 Mar 2017, 01:55
Sistema inmune innato, más adaptativo de lo que creemos. Células NK.
Immunological memory is a hallmark of the adaptive immune system. However, the ability to “remember” and respond more robustly against a second encounter with the same pathogen has been described in organisms lacking T and B cells. Recently, natural killer (NK) cells have been shown to mediate antigen-specific recall responses in several different model systems. Although NK cells do not rearrange the genes encoding their activating receptors, NK cells experience a selective education process during development, undergo a clonal-like expansion during virus infection, generate long-lived progeny (i.e. memory cells), and mediate more efficacious secondary responses against previously encountered pathogen
Innate immunity features short-lived cells that respond rapidly and non-specifically against pathogen exposure. Re-encounter with the same pathogen is thought to result in a qualitatively and quantitatively identical response as the first encounter. In contrast, adaptive immunity consists of T and B cells, which respond more slowly, but with high specificity due to somatically rearranged genes that generate an infinitely diverse set of antigen receptors.
NK cells require cytokines of the IL-2 receptor common-gamma chain family, particularly IL-15, for their development, homeostasis, and survival
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HOME > NEWSROOM > ARTICLES > NRB Concerned by Call for Hate Speech Proceeding
NRB Concerned by Call for Hate Speech Proceeding
A petition to the FCC challenging a broadcaster license alleges “hate speech” and calls for a Commission hearing on the subject. Dr. Jerry A. Johnson, President & CEO of NRB, wrote to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler to highlight this accusation and to urge against opening a formal proceeding focused on this charge.
At issue is a challenge to WWXX-FM, a flagship station of the Washington Redskins, over the use of that professional football team’s name on-air. In his argument, the petitioner, a George Washington University Law School professor, presents a case for the word “Redskins” not only being derogatory and profane, but also “hate speech.”
In his letter to the FCC Chairman, Dr. Johnson stated, “What constitutes true ‘hate speech’ is convoluted, yet the connotations of such an accusation are extremely grave. Sadly, this term has been used recklessly by some in our nation and other democracies in an attempt to expunge opposing viewpoints from the marketplace of ideas.”
Dr. Johnson noted that the petitioner seems to admit such ambiguity around this term by the petition stating, “the general topic of ‘hate speech’ is so broad and complex, potentially covering many different types of words and statements, and many different types of harm as to which the causal connection may be vague if not indeed nonexistent.” Dr. Johnson also warned that this vague threat has led to government-sanctioned censorship of religious broadcasts in other nations.
In a press release following the delivery of his letter to the FCC, Dr. Johnson stated, “Accusing media professionals discussing the Washington Redskins and the fans cheering on their team by name as being filled with violent hate toward Native Americans is unfounded and irresponsible. Religious broadcasters are concerned that a similar 'hate speech' charge will be leveled against them when they proclaim truth from Scripture on controversial issues."
Find Dr. Johnson’s full letter to FCC Chairman Wheeler.
Read the petition against WWXX-FM (the hate speech charge is made on pages 12-13).
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Orchard Farm School District » District » About Us » Our Community
Our school community is incredibly diverse, made up of century-old farm families, blue and white collar workers, stay-at-home parents, and more. However, they share one very important characteristic– they are all incredibly supportive of their school district.
What Our Community is Saying About Us...
"The staff is very personable, warm and energized to teach. We love this school. What a great environment for my kids." -- Andrea Andres
"I think that the district provides the best for each child, educational and personal level, I know this because I myself was a student and my children and now my grandchildren. The district looks at each child and finds the best way for them to learn in the best way possible and to be the best they can be." -- Connie Denise Vaughn
"My girls have been in this district for five years now. We love the school. I know my girls are getting the best possible education." -- Brandy Maibes
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March 6, 2017 Debbie
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. But what if everything is broken. I don’t know about you but I’m sick and tired of calling repairmen to fix my appliances. Repairs are throwing a wrench in my plans.
They don’t make appliances the way they used to. I haven’t had a working washing machine for two weeks. All I do is go to the laundromat.
I bought the washing machine about a year ago and it’s already leaking. I took the extended service plan. Look where it got me. The appliance store sent a repairman from the company that made the machine.
The repairman broke the machine. He blamed me for making him break it. “If you didn’t insist that I fix it,” he said, “it wouldn’t have broken.” He also scolded me for overloading the machine when he found a sock stuck in the pump. He broke the entire inside drum of the machine and here’s what the box looked like when the new part came.
The repairman conceded that they don’t make appliances the way that they used to. He said appliances don’t last because they make them out of plastic. “You wouldn’t want to pay three times the price for steel parts would you?” he asked. What is your time worth? I feel like a desperate housewife who needs an extended warranty that would cover patience for repairs. It’s taken two weeks to schedule appointments to have the machine fixed. According to the most recent Consumer Reports customer survey on electronics buying, people who have a service plan are more likely to have repairs done wrong the first time and to wait at least two weeks for the repair. I think mothers bear the brunt of waiting for repairmen. It’s always these four-hour service call windows. Can you imagine a mom trying to get away with that. “Mom, when will dinner be ready?” your starving child pleads. “Oh, sometime between 6:00-10:00p.m. depending on whether I have to make dinner for a child ahead of you?”
This year the fan broke in a bathroom, a kitchen faucet exploded, and an entire upstairs shower leaked through the living room ceiling for the second year in a row. I had to have my floors redone this past summer because the dishwasher flooded the same kitchen floor that was just ruined by the leaking washing machine. Now the front lawn was torn up by a snow plow that knocked over my mailbox. My car engine died. I had it fixed but the check engine light kept coming on. I bought a new car this week. It looks like I purchased a lemon. Before I drove it off the lot, the service department had to squeeze me in for repairs. I’m driving a loaner. No matter how you slice it, all of this is leaving a bitter taste in my mouth. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade but be sure to substitute vodka for water.
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2 thoughts on “Are Repairs Throwing a Wrench in Your Plans?”
Do you remember Murphy’s law? Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. I called today to ask whether the new mailbox and post I ordered had arrived at the store. They told me that they were sent to the wrong location by mistake. They aren’t really sure where the items are but they’ll get back to me. The washing machine is working but when it comes to the laundry the best humor is dryer. #mg
Mackenzie Glanville says:
oh gosh I shouldn’t laugh, but the way you write just cracks me up laughing! You’re awesome. But you poor thing how frustrating! I might try that dinner thing on my kids tonight and see what happens! #mg
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Austin Aztex
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Aztex Look To Close Home Slate On High Against S2
Austin Aztex News Release - www.austinaztex.com
AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin Aztex (8-13-3, 27pts) will look to close out their final home game of their inaugural USL season on a high note when they face Seattle Sounders FC 2 (12-10-3, 39pts) on Saturday evening at Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex.
This will be the first ever meeting between the two squads, which will face each other again in Seattle on September 17th. These teams will also be looking to reverse their recent fortunes, as both Austin and S2 have taken only one win in each of their last five matches.
With a win, the Aztex can secure a winning record at home in Austin. To date, the team currently has a 5-5-3 record in Austin, split between House Park and Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex. In May, the Aztex were forced to switch venues after House Park was damaged by flooding on Memorial Day.
Seattle enters the game looking to clinch a playoff spot, which they could secure with a win on Saturday. While Seattle is in the playoff race, they have struggled on the road, where they carry a 2-8-3 record away from Starfire Stadium.
The Aztex will look to put together a complete performance and push off Seattle’s playoff hopes to another day. The Aztex backline and goalkeeping work have been one of the toughest defenses to crack, as the team is ranked ninth in USL with a 1.33 goals-against-average.
The Aztex offense is led by Kris Tyrpak and Trevin Caesar with eight goals scored apiece, but Caesar will be unavailable on Saturday after being selected to the Trinidad & Tobago National Team to face Mexico on Friday night. The Aztex have created scoring opportunities through their possession-based attack, outshooting their opponents 289 to 280. The Aztex attack will look to break through Sounders FC 2 goalkeeper Charlie Lyon, who carries a 1.71 goals-against-average into the match.
Tickets to the match can be purchased at www.austinaztex.com/tickets. The Aztex will be celebrating Youth Sports Appreciation Night, where all youth sport participants 18 and under wearing their jersey will receive a free general admission ticket to the match.
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Home » Microbiology » Bacteriology » Gram Positive Bacteria » Staphylococci
Bacterial Anatomy
Bacterial Virulence Factors
Bacterial Classification
Bacterial Genetics
Staphylococci
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Staphylococcus saprophyticus
Corynebacterium diptheriae
Mycobacteria
Gastrointestinal Medicine
Cell Wall: Gram Positive Shape: Cocci
Biochemistry: Catalase Positive, Coagulase Positive
Associated Factors
S. aureus possesses a wide variety of factors which substantially increase its virulence in humans.
Immune-modulating factors:
Protein A: Binds Fc Region of antibody at the complement-binding site, preventing activation of complement, and thus protecting bacteria from opsonization
Coagulase: Coagulates fibrin around bacteria protecting it from phagocytosis
Hemolysins and leukocidins: These proteins form pores in cellular membranes that lyse erythrocytes (hence S. aureus is beta-hemolytic) as well as neutrophils, macrophages, and platelets.
Penicillinase: A secreted enzyme that is a beta-lactamase thus inactivates Beta-lactam Antibiotics
Novel Penicillin Binding Protein (some strains): A version of bacterial tanspeptidase (See: Bacterial Cell Wall) that does not bind penicillin and can thus renders bacteria unaffected by penicillins and cephalosporins.
Tissue-melting factors:
S. aureus elaborates a variety of enzymes which digest proteins, lipids, connective tissue and thus facilitates spread of the organisms from the original site of infection.
Exotoxins:
Exfoliatin: Causes skin to slough off especially in Scalded Skin Syndrome (see below)
Enterotoxins: Causes food poisoning and infectious diarrhea
Toxic Shock Syndrome toxin: Responsible for Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome
Clinical Consequences
For many individual S. aureus is just a normal part of the skin and nasal bacterial flora. However, significant pathological consequences can result from either release of exotoxins or from direct bacterial invasion into tissues.
Exotoxin release
Food Poisoning (i.e. Gastroenteritis): Infectious Diarrhea with a short incubation period of less than 8hrs characterized by nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Caused by ingestion of pre-formed exotoxin produced by S. aureus growing in food prior to consumption.
Toxic Shock Syndrome:
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome: Caused by localized skin infection with S. aureus strains that produce the exfoliatin toxin. Toxin induces cleavage of cell-cell adhesions in the middle of the epidermis. This results in the sloughing off of fine sheets that reveal erythematous areas underneath. Low mortality and generally affects neonates and Children.
Direct bacterial invasion
Skin: S. aureus infections of the skin are very common. Minor, superficial infections may appear as impetigo. However, organisms can invade deeply, resulting in cellulitis or in extreme cases furuncles and carbuncles.
Wounds: S. aureus is an extremely common cause of wound infections and often leads to the development of abscesses in the injured tissue.
Lung: Rare but severe lobar pneumonia (both community and hospital-acquired) can be caused by S. aureus and usually follows a case of previous Influenza Virus infection. Frequently, lung abscess can result along with empyema.
Bone and Joints: Infections of bones and joints are usually due to hematogenous spread of bacteria from a local infection. S. aureus infections of the joints are the most common cause of septic arthritis in children and elderly adults over 50yo. Osteomyelitis caused by S. aureus is also common among children.
CNS: Bacterial meningitis or brain abscesses.
Heart: S. aureus can be a cause of Infective Endocarditis. This is especially true in IV drug abusers where a right-sided endocarditis results, affecting the Tricuspid Valve
Bacteremia and Sepsis: Hematogenous infection can occur due to spread from a localized infection or from an indwelling venous catheter.
S. aureus is traditionally treated with Beta-lactam Penicillins. However, most clinical strains now possess beta-lactamases and so penicillins that are resistant to this enzyme must now be used. More recently, certain S. aureus strains have evolved with an altered transpeptidase that does not bind any Beta-lactam antibiotics. These "Methicillin-Resistant" strains must be treated with other classes of antibacterials.
Methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA)
Nafcillin, Cloxacillin, or Dicloxacillin
Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA)
Mild Infections: Doxycycline, Clindamycin, Bactrim
Severe Infectious: Vancomycin or Linezolid
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GoPro Hero 7 topic
EspenB June 2018
After the discovery that the Hero(2018) is hardware identical to the Hero5 it might not come as a suprise to learn that the Hero7 seems to feature the same hardware as the Hero6. Only packaging and firmware might differ this year!
The model number SPCH1 is exactly the same as the GoPro Hero6.
The new GoPro action camera does not get a new name. The recent inspections of the device show that GoPro sticks to the usual designation and chooses Hero7 Black. For example, the action camera was approved last month by the Canadian ISED under this name with the model number SPCH1. Presumably this was not desirable as this inspection was quickly removed from the database. The screenshot below, however, shows that the Hero7 Black is indeed inspected including the product name and the model number.
https://www.mobielkopen.net/gopro-hero7-black
Looks like one of the upcomming GoPro cameras is designated SPTM1.
https://fccid.io/CNFSPTM1/Label/Label-and-label-location-3905305
https://www.goprawn.com/forum/others/10941-new-gopro-sptm1-cams
According to this FCC report GoPro is getting ready to release 2 cams.
The 1st one is dark grey colored SPTM1(Version S) capable of shooting in 4K30, 1440p60 and 960p90 video modes. This camera has GPS feature.
The other one is light grey SPTM1(Version W), it seems to be something like a 'lite' version with video recording up to 1440p60/p30, no GPS.
EspenB August 2018
Updated info on the new 2018 range which will probably be released in late september. GoPro Inc has a presence at the upcomming Photokina show so we are likely to see new cameras here. It would be a waste of time to show Hero6 at Photokina and then launch the Hero7 series the next week in october IMO.
Bluetooth certifications confirm the continuing existence of the Hero6 (product code "SPCH1") as well as "S" and "W" versions. Presumably the WHITE, SILVER and BLACK range is back. The silver is probably hardware identical to the Hero6. The white might be a Hero6 with crippled firmware as indicated in the previous posting. I think the Hero5/Hero2018 which still uses an Ambarella processor is likely to get retired.
Also Woodman have confirmed the release of three new models priced at 200, 300 and 400 USD respectively in the investor presentation earings call earlier in august.
Hero7 Black will have updated GP1 processor according to statements at Reddit.
But it seem pretty obvious that each of the three new cameras must performe slightly better than the previous three models at the same 200, 300, 400 USD price points... Woodman stated that the new range would be cheaper to manufacture and thus provide for higher profit margins for the company and still have more features for the consumer.
The Hero7 range based on current rumours and FCC leaks:
Hero7 WHITE - 200 USD
Based on Hero6 Black hardware. Software limited to HD res only. No GPS.
Hero7 SILVER - 300 USD
Based on Hero6 Black hardware. More or less the same camera as todays Hero6. Maybe software limited to 4K/30.
Hero7 BLACK - 400 USD
Based on updated GP1 (GP2?) chip with improved processing power. 4K/60. Maybe image stabilization and linear view also for 4K.
A tweaked user interface across the range.
Vitaliy_Kiselev August 2018
@EspenB
I wonder about only one thing - how this guys still afloat?
LOL. They stil have cash for another 12 - 24 months. I guess we will know in january 2019 @Vitaliy_Kiselev .
The Q4 is GoPros golden sales period.
Or maybe allready in december if there is a substantial price reduction again this year as it happened last year with the Hero6 (and the older models). But at least they are not targeting a 500 USD level for the high end BLACK this year!
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4195315-gopro-fundamentals-continue-deteriorate
Summary GoPro's Q2 results were nothing to write home about.
Company fundamentals continue to deteriorate.
Short covering was likely the reason shares rallied.
GoPro's (NASDAQ:GPRO) Q2'18 results beat both on the top and the bottom line. The company on an adjusted basis lost $0.15 per share, and revenue was $283M, beating by about $13M.
However, revenue was down 4.6% Y/Y, and EPS deteriorated Y/Y, as the company last year lost only $0.09 per share vs. $0.15 for the current quarter.
The company also pointed out that revenue Q/Q was up 40% sequentially. Please note that last year's Q2 revenue was also about 40% higher than Q1. So on average, I do not see anything improving much with the business.
Yes, GoPro cameras held 97% of the action camera category in dollar volume, and the company has the top 5 best-selling cameras as was mentioned in the conference call.
Yes, Fusion captured 48% of the corresponding market in the U.S., and GoPro's market share in Japan increased 58%; however, all these fine statistics are not doing much for revenue growth and profitability.
As for guidance, it was heartbreaking at best. The company forecasted Q3 revenue to be in the range between $260M and $280M, when last year for the same quarter revenue came in at $330. In other words, the company is telling us revenue will be about 20% less Y/Y for Q3.
For Q4, the company is projecting revenue in the range between $380M and $400M vs. $334M last year, or about a 20% increase. However, please note GoPro will be introducing three new cameras for the second half of 2018, so it is only natural that these sell higher during the holiday season.
Turning to the balance sheet, I see a continued deterioration. Cash and equivalents as of June 30 were 140M vs. 245M Y/Y. This despite inventories falling by almost 50% to $86M vs. $150M last year.
Total liabilities were $438M vs. $551M last year; however, please note that total assets were reduced by about $225M Y/Y. In other words, the reduction in total assets was twice that of total liabilities. I consider this a deterioration of the balance sheet. While the company is not in financial strain yet, if this deterioration continues, it will eventually find itself in a difficult position.
Perhaps the only positive was that non-GAAP gross margins edged up a bit to 31% from 24% in Q1. But when one looks on a comparative Y/Y basis, last year this time around gross margins were 36%. So even on a gross margin basis, things are deteriorating.
The company forecasted it will be profitable for the second half of 2018; however, for the full year, it still expects to lose $25-35 million.
Vitaliy_Kiselev September 2018
Small leaks
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EspenB September 2018
Nice one printing the model number in VISIBLE markings this time. :-p
Hypersmooth stabilization
Timewarp video (slow motion with frame interpolating)
Auto download to phone
The lens look different and larger on the black than the white and silver. Also different from the Hero6.
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1390 x 920 - 1M
Launch date is September 20.
Full leak: https://medium.com/@konrad_it/its-that-time-of-the-year-again-7d3642cf313
GoPro Hero 7 Black:
4K60, 2.7K 120, 1440p120, 1080p 240 (same as Hero6)
Based on Hero6 GP1 processor, but with an internal optimization
Same shape, same battery, same frame as Hero5/6
[NEW] Live streaming function (not clear if using 4g/phone/wifi)
[NEW] Hypersmooth stabilization provides gimbal-like stabilization, probably better than the Hero6
[NEW] HDR (I’m guessing proper 3bracket HDR)
[NEW] Portrait orientation
[NEW] Scene / smile recognition
[NEW] New feature which makes short looping videos of 15 /30 seconds (boomerang style I'm guessing)
[NEW] Photo timer (remember Hero2?)
Price: 399 USD
Sensor size: same as Hero6 (12MP 4000x3000)
Other features (from Hero6): GPS, voice control, touchscreen, Auto backup to phone and to GoPro Plus
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4204755-gopro-gpro-ceo-nick-woodman-presents-citi-2018-global-technology-conference-transcript?part=single
Joshua Kehoe
Can you give us any insight into what features or design changes we can expect from the refresh lineup?
No, I can't share any details other than this year's lineup is really quite heavily influenced by customer request. And years previous, we were more building towards our own internal vision of what would make a great GoPro, but with the 2018 lineup we went and asked our customer what they would like to see from us and that's what we built into the new product line.
You kind of touched on this already, but what are the other key differences between this holiday season and maybe fourth quarters and years past?
I think the biggest difference this fourth quarter is that we are launching a complete refresh of our HERO camera lineup at the $199, $299, $399 price points. We haven't had a complete refresh of that line up since 2012. And this is in response to the clear market data that consumers want to see new products from us every year, much more so than just discounts on older product. And also we recognize we can't leave older product out at its original pricing and that's what really hurt us last year was we left our $299 and $399 products out for a second year in a row at those prices and we saw sell-through drop significantly.
We are not doing that again this year. So that's good. And we also have a entry-level product this holiday, whereas last year we did not. And that's just -- that’s a -- that was a significant hit in terms of sell-through. It's a very important price point, obviously for attracting new customers as well as selling to gift givers. So we’ve got entry-level product this holiday and we have all three new HERO cameras at traditionally attractive prices of $199, $299, $399, which model out to what looks like a healthy Q4 and as well this year's product line up is heavily influenced by our customers interest more so than any other year. We designed this year's products based on input from our customers, what asking them what do they really want to see from us. As we’ve shared half of our customer -- active customer base is using HERO4 and older generation GoPros.
While that’s great to see that they're still getting value out of their older GoPros and we build durable product that last for years. It raises the question of why haven't people upgraded?. And so to address that question, we went and asked them what they would like to see from us. We built that request list into our new products. And on top of that, we're taking a more feature centric approach to our marketing. This holidays you'll see where it's not just about beautiful bold aspirational images captured with the GoPro, our marketing will do a much better job of actually explaining the new features and why consumers should care about them. So across the board we’re feeling much better about our approach this fourth quarter than last year.
Brian McGee
As we’ve looked at the year and are discussing on earnings call, our expectation is we sell-through 5 million units
https://medium.com/@konrad_it/its-that-time-of-the-year-again-again-2b71b7fbd5f5
New user interface
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https://twitter.com/kelseychilds_/status/1039967198868111362
The release of the Hero7 is imminent. My bet is on September 20, but some leaks suggest September 18. Product should be immediately available after the launch event since product has been distributed for several weeks allready.
B&H is happy to announce one of the biggest pieces of news in action camera history. GoPro has revealed its new HERO7 lineup, featuring three cameras—the HERO7 Black, HERO7 Silver, and HERO7 White. They’re different not only in color, but also function, for users from the most professional to the everyday adventurer.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1430472-REG/gopro_chdhx_701_hero7_black.html
Record 4K60, 2.7K120, and 1080p240 Video
Capture 12MP Photos at up to 30 fps
HyperSmooth Video Stabilization
Vertical Portrait Mode for Social Media
SuperPhoto Auto HDR Photo Enhancement
33' Waterproof without a Housing
Touch Zoom Framing via Intuitive 2" LCD
Face, Smile, and Scene Detection
Live Streaming, TimeWarp Video
Voice Control, Raw Photos, and Much More
More than once, GoPro has, in past times, released two versions of a HERO model, such as the HERO4 Black and HERO4 Silver. This time, for release number 7, GoPro has announced three versions: the HERO7 Black, HERO7 Silver, and White. As in previous times, they’re not only different in color but also in feature sets. Just the idea of a HERO7 is exciting already, but to see three versions is much more so. The HERO7 Black is GoPro’s cream of the crop and, perhaps, the most advanced action camera ever created. The HERO7 Silver and White are not too far behind.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1430473-REG/gopro_chdhc_601_hero7_silver.html
Record 4K30, 1440p60, and 1080p60 Video
Built-In Video Stabilization
Voice Control, Time-Lapse Capture
Photo Timer for Individual/Group Selfies
GPS Performance Stickers & More
The HERO7 Black is sure to be the action camera of choice for professionals for a long while, at least until the next version comes out. Any Hollywood film or any TV show or commercial that uses action cameras to capture some of those hard-to-reach shots, as has been done on films such as Captain Phillips, starring Tom Hanks (withdozens of GoPros at the same time), will almost unquestionably use HERO7 Black models. The same goes for sports enthusiasts or anyone else looking for top image quality in an action camera.
The HERO7 Black records up to UHD 4K resolution video at 60 fps with sophisticated HyperSmooth digital image stabilization, which is a gimbal-like stabilization that feels out your movements and compensates for camera shake accordingly. The maximum bitrate at 4K is 78 Mb/s. The camera also records 2.7K resolution at the high frame rate of 120 fps and Full HD 1080p at an even higher 240 fps for super-slow-motion playback. As far as audio, the HERO7 Black captures stereo and raw audio and supports an external microphone via an optional adapter for cleaner audio. The HERO7 Black offers an HDMI video output connector, allowing for a more complete professional workflow.
The HERO7 Silver records 4K video but at up to 30 fps, and with standard image stabilization and a maximum 4K bitrate of 30 Mb/s; the HERO7 White shoots up to 1080p60 video with standard stabilization. The HERO7 Silver and White aren't designed for slow-motion capture and top out at 60 fps (in 1080p) as the highest frame rate. Basically, the HERO7 Black has 8x slow motion and the Silver and White 2x.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1430474-REG/gopro_chdhb_601_hero7_white.html
Full HD 1080p60 Video
10MP Photos at up to 15 fps
Although the HERO7 Black and Silver have 4K capability, the HERO7 Black has a 12MP image sensor, while the HERO7 Silver contains a 10MP sensor. This means the HERO7 Black produces a sharper 4K image and shoots 12MP photos, in comparison to the latter's 10MP photos. The HERO7 Black also supports raw photo capture. The battery on the HERO7 Black is removable, while in the other two models it's built in. For professional applications, being able to switch in a new battery is a plus, eliminating recharging times.
The above are the main differences in terms of image and audio quality. But there are also many other features that these three advanced actions cameras share and many that only the HERO7 Black has. All three cameras are waterproof down to 33 feet as they come, without a housing (a dive housing is available for the HERO7 Black). All three have a 2" touchscreen with an intelligent feature called Touch Zoom that helps you frame your shots by touch. All three have the famed GoPro Voice Control, which allows you to talk to the camera with commands like, "GoPro, start recording." All three shoot time-lapse video. All three have the QuikStories feature, which automatically transforms your footage into a fun video with music and effects, ready for sharing. Other than these, the HERO7 Black is loaded with many features that one would be hard-pressed to find anywhere else. A big one is live streaming. Another big one is Protune, which lets you access and manually adjust various professional settings, such as white balance and ISO limit, to give you optimal control over your image and achieve highly enhanced results. Others include TimeWarp video, advanced metadata, and SuperPhoto, which optimizes your photos with HDR, local tone mapping, and noise reduction.
The entire HERO7 lineup also has a vertical capture feature that allows for easier integration with social media. With all three models, you can turn the camera to the side and shoot photos in portrait orientation, and the photos can then be uploaded seamlessly to Snapchat, Instagram, and other destinations.
SuperSmooth stabilization is only for 4K/30 and 1080/60 (and FPS below).
Regular stabilization is used for 4K/60 and 1080/120. No stab at 240 FPS.
Unfortunately there is no LINEAR VIEW for software dewarping of the fisheye lens in either 4K mode. Even if you turn off EIS there is no Linear in 4K. Bummer.
markr041 September 2018
The Black magical spec is: "2.7K120" Has a narrower (crop) mode, to reduce fisheye, too. But same as the 6.
Trade-in offer from GoPro: $100 off for any old digital camera worth originally more than $99. So, get a Hero 7 Black for $299. Free shipping of old camera - label supplied. https://shop.gopro.com/cameras
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Writing Equilibrium Expressions. 50 m acetic acid b. 00 mL portion will be titrated with standardized sodium hydroxide (NaOH). Documents Similar To AP Chemistry - Acid Dissociation Constant Ka Lab Carousel Previous Carousel Next AP Chemistry - Finding the Ratio of Moles of Reactants in a Chemical Reaction. Ka1 for H2SO3 is 1. We can calculate the concentration of H+ ions in a 0. 8 M HC2H3O2 to produce a solution buffered at pH = 4. The Ka expression is Ka = [H3O+][C2H3O2-] / [HC2H3O2]. 10 M HC2H3O2. A buffer solution is one in which the pH of the solution is "resistant" to small additions of either a strong acid or strong base. , its molarity. Feb 14, 2008 · Need Help Calculating the Ka of Acetic Acid??/? I don't know how to calculate the Ka of acetic acid before any NaOH is added. Assume no volume change upon the Additon o f NaOH. 9, however the computer program said the answer was close but not exact. Determine each of the following. 250 M solution of HC2H3O2. \[\ce{NaOH (aq) + HC2H3O2 (aq) → NaC2H3O2 (aq) + H2O (l)}\] The sodium hydroxide will be gradually added to the vinegar in small amounts from a burette. The ka of acetic acid (hc2h3o2) is 1. 0 mL solution. 0 x 10 -4 To do this, simply use the following formula: [H+]Vacid=[OH-]Vbase Acetic acid, HC2H3O2, is a good example of a weak acid. Using the avg. A buffer is a mixture of a weak acid and its conjugate base. Equilibria in Solutions of Weak Acids and Bases. Most chemistry in the natural world takes placein an aqueous solution. ' and find homework help for other Science questions at eNotes. Marr Last Revised: Spring 2010 Page 1 of 8. analyze the titration data to determine the Ka for acetic acid. 8 x 10-5 the values match Tro, Chemistry: A Molecular Approach. 250 M LiC2H3O2. Could someone answer this question so I understand it. 8×10-5 Quantity = mol Submit b What quantity (moles) of NaOH must be added to 1. What is the % ionisation of hypochlorous acid in a 0. 768M NaC2H3O2. It says to calculate it using the calculated average molarity and the average pH of the acetic acid. 1 x 10-2 A 1. Green River Community College - Chemistry 163 - K. © 2013 Vancouver Community College Learning Centre. 7 M H2CO3 (Ka = 4. The Ka for HC2H3O2 is 1. The Ka expression is Ka = [H3O+][C2H3O2-] / [HC2H3O2]. 100M HC 2 H 3 O 2 (Ka=1. 4 x 10^-5)??? i tried making 3. In chemistry, the formula weight is a quantity computed by multiplying the atomic weight (in atomic mass units) of each element in a chemical formula by the number of atoms of that element present in the formula, then adding all of these products together. 1M [H+] of pH 3 is 0. 15 ) (Log (1) = 0) = -log [1. 00 mL portion will be titrated with standardized sodium hydroxide (NaOH). Rank the solutions from the highest pH to the lowest pH. Hydrochloric acid is a strong acid and has complete dissociation in aqueous solution. In Section 4. The Ka value for HC2H3O2 at. 1 x 10 –2 Cyanic HCNO 3. 100 M NaOH is added to 50. Unit 8B Titrations and Buffers. pH of Common Acids and Bases. 250 M solution of HC2H3O2. The titration of 50. In the experiment to find the Ka value of acetic acid with its equivalence point the indicator that is used is the phenolphthalein where as the pH range is around 8. 0385-M hypochlorous acid solution? i got help with this problem, but i dont get where one of the numbers came from (3. Explanation: Acetic. 8×10-5 Quantity = mol c What quantity (moles) of NaOH must be added to 1. Fill 2/3 of a well with 0. Calculate the pH of a buffer that is 0. 1 M and HCl is effectively 0. Get an answer for 'H2CO3, write the expression for Ka for the acid. 4 10-7), calculate:(a) [H+]Mthe tolerance is +/-9%(b) pHthe tolerance is +/-9%(c) percent ionization%the tolerance is +/-9%A student needs a sample of 0. Definitions of molecular mass, molecular weight, molar mass and molar weight. #1 HC2H3O2 + H2O = H3O+1 + C2H3O2-1 Ka is the dissociation constant. 7 M H2CO3 (Ka = 4. Most chemistry in the natural world takes placein an aqueous solution. In either case, the goal is to determine the equivalence point of the titration. Dissociation Constant Ka A compound is acidic if it can donate hydrogen ions to an aqueous solution, which is equivalent to saying the compound is capable of creating hydronium ions (H 3 0 + ). Sample Exercise 16. Ka is the equilibrium constant for the dissociation reaction of a weak acid. Apr 26, 2013 · The pKa of an acid is exactly the same as the pH HALFWAY to the equivalence point! Then, Ka = 10^-pKa and you're done. The Ka expression is Ka = [H3O+][C2H3O2-] / [HC2H3O2]. 0––a pH change. Jun 24, 2016 Answer: Here's how you can do that. 4: 576: 17: Search Results related to hc2h3o2 ka on Search Engine. Percent Ionization in Weak Acids. 8 x 10-4) and 0. Relating Ka and Kb to pH, and calculating percent dissociation. 7 x 10-11: 10. initial pH of your acetic acid solutions, and the avg. It can be used to calculate the concentration of hydrogen ions [H+] or hydronium ions …. The following study sheet describes one procedure for calculating the pH of solutions of weak acids. Ka of HC2H3O2 = 1. Sample Study Sheet: Acid-Base Titration Problems. The problem provided us with a few bits of information: that the acetic acid concentration is 0. Which of the following correctly portrays aqueous solutions of the two acids?. 250 M HC2H3O2 and 0. 00 L that has 0. Note: A K a of "very large" indicates a strong acid. 220M solution of H3AsO4 with a pH of 1. What is the value of Kb for C2H3O2-? Problem. ? Compare these Kb values to these: Kb for C2H3O2 = 4. analyze the titration data to determine the Ka for acetic acid. 0 L buffer solution is 0. 00 mL of added base. base (wikipedia) in chemistry, bases are substances that, in aqueous solution, are slippery to the touch, taste astringent, change the color of indicators (e. 8*10^-5Ka For HCO3-: 4. It can be used to calculate the concentration of hydrogen ions [H+] or hydronium ions …. 7×10-5) For polyprotic acids, calculating the acid dissociation constants is only marginally more difficult: the first acid dissociation constant can be calculated the same way as it would be calculated in a monoprotic acid. Kb for CO3 = 1. The Ka= HC2H3O2 is 1. Our use of the symbols HA and A-for a conjugate acid-base pair does not mean that all acids are neutral molecules or that all bases are negative ions. 0 L buffer solution is 0. 이 계산기를 이용해 NaCl + K3PO4 = NaPO4 + K3Cl 화학 방정식 및 반작용의 균형을 확인하세요!. Review • Recall when you hydrolyze a weak base the (Ka = 7. Relating Ka and Kb to pH, and calculating percent dissociation. 8 x 10 –4 Glyoxylic HC2HO3 6. Assume no volume change upon the Additon o f NaOH. The lowes Kb value will correspond with the weakest base. Just fill in your numbers! New website! www. Acetic Acid is the weak acid and the Acetate Ion is its conjugate base. As I have added half as many moles of acetic , as NaOH, Thus, OH- will have reacted with only half of the acetic acid leaving a solution with equal moles of HC2H3O2 and C2H3O2-. The Ka value for acetic acid, CH3COOH(aq), is 1. Brønsted-Lowry Acids and Bases Although the Arrhenius definitions of acid, base, and acid-base reaction are very useful, an alternate set of definitions is also commonly employed. 00M HC2H3O2 (aq) (b) 0. 100 m in acetic acid? the ka of acetic acid - 12522092. Find the pH of a 0. 8 x 10-5) with 0. Green River Community College - Chemistry 163 - K. 전기 화학 #5-3 6조 200502051 김진수 200502088 박찬영 200503931 김주연 3. ka = [a-][h30+]/[ha] Water is left out because it is a pure liquid and the solvent of this reaction, thus it is unchanging. 0525M HCl and 0. So, using 1x10^-14 as Kb, you can solve for Kb, and you should get:. Solution: The Ka for HC2H3O2 is 1. 050 M LiC2H3O2. The Ka= HC2H3O2 is 1. It is thus possible to arrange a series of acids (and their conjugate bases) in order of decreasing attraction for protons by the acids (and therefore. The quantity pH, or "power of hydrogen," is a numerical representation of the acidity or basicity of a solution. So to find Kb, you need to look up Ka for the acid C2H3O2H which you will find is equal to 1. the way i did it is that i used the given molar of HCl to find the moles of Hydronium in the acid, and then i used that to find the moles of OH- in it, using kw. ? Average Molarity of solutions= 0. 0 What is the pH of 50. The Ka value for HC2H3O2 at. The following study sheet describes one procedure for calculating the pH of solutions of weak acids. Relationship between Ka and Kb Relationship between Ka of a weak acid and Kb for its conjugate base. Mar 06, 2012 · Includes the "Assumption" teachers tell you to make. If methyl red is added to a colorless solution with a pH = 7, the color will be. Acids and bases in the Brnsted model therefore exist as conjugate pairs whose formulas are related by the gain or loss of a hydrogen ion. A meticulous experimenter, Thomas Lowry is best known for his conceptualization of acid-base chemistry. SAMPLE EXERCISE 17. STEP 5 Plug the concentrations described in terms of x into the Ka expression, and solve for x. 2 x 10–10 9. The Ka for HC2H3O2 is 1. Answer Save. My estimated pH values for NaCl. 0 m c2h3o2^-으로 만든 완충 용액의 ph는 얼마인가?. 100 M NaOH is added to 50. write a equilibrium constant expression Ka for dissociation a acetic acid HC2H3O2. 8 x 10ð4 H y p o b ro m o u s H B rO 2. 50 M solution of acetic acid, HC2H3O2, Ka = 1. the acetic acid amount present in the aqueous medium. 72, calculate Ka of HC2H3O2. Calculate the ph of the resulting solution when 3. 00 L of the buffer in problem (i have stated up_What is the PH of a solution that contains 0. Order Now Ka-Naada is a unique patented keyboard layout design for Indic languages used in keyboards for language education using computer aided teaching for India, Nepal. Need Help Calculating the Ka of Acetic Acid??/? I don't know how to calculate the Ka of acetic acid before any NaOH is added. Equation Ka expression HC2H3O2(aq) H2PO4- H2CO3(aq) HCO3-(aq) 6. 025 mol of HCL is added to 1. The Ka value for acetic acid, CH3COOH(aq), is 1. A mixture of acids is made that has 0. The close similarities binding acetic acid and its anion lies one lonely equilibrium's equation, as follows : Ka = |CH3COO-| * |H+| / |CH3COOH| as acidity's equilibrium of acetic acid. At your desk, prepare the following solutions into the wells of a clean dry spot plate a. 162 M KC2H3O2. 50 M solution of acetic acid, HC2H3O2, Ka = 1. Equations for converting between Ka and Kb, and converting between pKa and pKb. The problem provided us with a few bits of information: that the acetic acid concentration is 0. An understanding of this material is extremely important for students of biochemistry, biology, and chemistry, and therefore, it is presented here in summary form. 250 M HC2H3O2 and 0. Weak acid-base equilibria Weak acid and base ionization reactions and the related equilibrium constants, Ka and Kb. 4 10-7), calculate:(a) [H+]Mthe tolerance is +/-9%(b) pHthe tolerance is +/-9%(c) percent ionization%the tolerance is +/-9%A student needs a sample of 0. 0 x 10-8 at 25 degrees C. A sample of 40. Note: A K a of "very large" indicates a strong acid. The titration of 50. The pH of a buffer is determined by two factors; 1) The equilibrium constant Ka of the weak acid and 2) the ratio of weak base [A-] to weak acid [HA] in solution. 8 x 10 -5 Benzoic HC7H5O2 6. 1 M)// KCl(1N)/ Hg2Cl2/Hg 의 기전력이 0. 100M HC 2 H 3 O 2 (Ka=1. 38 x 10^ -12. 2 x 10-4) and 1. If we dissolve 0. the ka of acetic acid is 1. 34 M NaC2H3O2 with 170 mL of 0. 100 molHC2H3O2 and 0. Answer Save. 74 = -log Ka Buffers H2CO3 H1+ + HCO3 1- CO2 + H2O What is the effect on pH during: Hyperventilation (exhaling too much CO2) Hypoventilation (inhaling or retaining too much CO2) Dec Inc H+ goes down pH goes up (basic) Alkalosis H+ goes up pH goes down. How do I calculate the Ka of HC2H3O2 and the Kb of NH3, estimating that the: HC2H3O2 [H+] concentration is 1 x 10-^. It says to calculate it using the calculated average molarity and the average pH of the acetic acid. Solution: Ka for HC2H3O2: 1. Enter any letters to see what words can be formed from them. 5 X 10-8 HCN 4. 8×10-5 Quantity = mol c What quantity (moles) of NaOH must be added to 1. 250 M in HC2H3O2 and 0. The Acid Constants for Some Acids at 25°C. 250 M solution of HC2H3O2. 21 Clicker Question We have added the same (excess) mass of baking soda to 30. Determine the equilibrium constant for each of the following reactions and indicate which arrow would be more appropriate. 100 molNaC2H3O2. (1 u is equal to 1/12 the mass of one atom of carbon-12). Just fill in your numbers! New website! www. then through the equation:. , turn red litmus paper blue), react with acids to form salts, promote certain chemical reactions (base catalysis), accept protons from any proton donor, and/or. Values of the pH of 0. Do not neglect volume changes. When we add small amounts of acid to this solution, some of the acetate ions are converted into acetic acid. Which of the following actions will destroy the buffer? A) adding 0. 150 molar NaOH solu. 8 x 10 –5 Benzoic HC7H5O2 6. Jun 08, 2011 · i need to do second part: by how much will the Ph change if 0. Equations for converting between Ka and Kb, and converting between pKa and pKb. So to find Kb, you need to look up Ka for the acid C2H3O2H which you will find is equal to 1. Acid-Base Ka, Kb, pKa & pKb Worksheet Solutions 1. When we add small amounts of acid to this solution, some of the acetate ions are converted into acetic acid. As a research technician at Pharma-pill, you are told that X-281 is a monoprotic weak acid, but because of security concerns, the actual chemical formula must remain top secret. Determine the equilibrium constant for each of the following reactions and indicate which arrow would be more appropriate. GOAL(s): Write ionization constant expressions for acids and bases; Compare strengths of acids and bases using ionization constant values; Calculate the ionization constant of an acid or base from the pH of an aqueous solution of known concentration. then through the equation:. Calculate the pH of a 0. 3% Sample Exercise 14. A buffer solution is one in which the pH of the solution is "resistant" to small additions of either a strong acid or strong base. 618×10-2 M solution of HB, a weak acid, has a pH value of 4. 3*10^-7Using The Ka's For HC2H3O2 And HCO3, Calculate The Kb's For The C2H3O2^- And CO3^2- Ions. 3: What is the pH of a buffer that has 0. It says to calculate it using the calculated average molarity and the average pH of the acetic acid. Use up to two "?" wildcard characters to represent blank tiles or any letter. ? different question a) if a student was assigned an initial acetic acid concentration for 0. Aug 29, 2019 · The LibreTexts libraries are Powered by MindTouch ® and are supported by the Department of Education Open Textbook Pilot Project, the UC Davis Office of the Provost, the UC Davis Library, the California State University Affordable Learning Solutions Program, and Merlot. -----[hc2h3o2] This is the Henderson-Hasselbach equation, and it's very helpful for this problem. A buffer solution is one in which the pH of the solution is "resistant" to small additions of either a strong acid or strong base. Super easy. In chemistry, the formula weight is a quantity computed by multiplying the atomic weight (in atomic mass units) of each element in a chemical formula by the number of atoms of that element present in the formula, then adding all of these products together. Do not neglect volume changes. 1 Answer Stefan V. A table summarizing log values for various powers of ten is shown below. 050 moles of HCl: 34) A 1. 8 x 10-5 ?. 8 x 10-5) Which balloon will be the largest? a) The one using HC2H3O2 will be the largest. Which of the following solutions will be the best buffer at a pH of 9. 34? E) HClO2, Ka = 1. 3 x 10 -7Using the Ka's for HC2H3O2 and HCO3, calculate the Kb's for the C2H3O2- and CO32- ions. THE IONIZATION CONSTANT, Ka, FOR ACETIC ACID 1. 78×10-5 from visual inspection (the actual Ka2 is 1. Question: Ka For HC2H3O2: 1. Which of the following actions will destroy the buffer? A) adding 0. Here is a useful table of common Ka values of weak acids and their formulas. A student needs a sample of 0. 26?Ka for HC2H3O2 is 1. Do not neglect volume changes. Apr 26, 2013 · The pKa of an acid is exactly the same as the pH HALFWAY to the equivalence point! Then, Ka = 10^-pKa and you're done. 4 x 10^-5)??? i tried making 3. 10 M HC2H3O2 and 0. Dissociation Constants for Acids at 25 oC. 0M HC2H3O2, and 30. Since the equation is in equilibrium, the H3O+ concentration is equal to the C2H3O2- concentration. use ice and, Hire Chemistry Expert, Ask Academics Expert, Assignment Help, Homework Help, Textbooks Solutions. K a tells us what proportion of HA will be dissociated into H + and A-in solution. 0M HC2H3O2/NaC2H3O2. Determine the molar solubility of BaF2 in a. 2 x 10-4) and 1. This problem has been solved! See the answer. 00 L of the buffer in problem (i have stated up_What is the PH of a solution that contains 0. How many grams of sodium acetate would have to be added to 100. Given that Kw=10^-14, just plug the values into your calculator. 7×10-5) For polyprotic acids, calculating the acid dissociation constants is only marginally more difficult: the first acid dissociation constant can be calculated the same way as it would be calculated in a monoprotic acid. (Ka of HC2H3O2 = 1. In an acid-base titration, a solution containing a known concentration of base is slowly added to an acid (or the acid is added to the base). (Ka for HC2H3O2 = 1. 00 L that has 0. 2 x 10-4) and 1. 0 mL solution. Feb 14, 2008 · Need Help Calculating the Ka of Acetic Acid??/? I don't know how to calculate the Ka of acetic acid before any NaOH is added. 4 10-7), calculate:(a) [H+]Mthe tolerance is +/-9%(b) pHthe tolerance is +/-9%(c) percent ionization%the tolerance is +/-9%A student needs a sample of 0. The general equation describing what happens to an acid (HA) in solution is:. 10M HNO3 Solutions with weak conjugate acid-base pairs can resist drastic changes in pH upon the addition of a small amounts of strong acid or base. Table of Acids with Ka and pKa Values* CLAS Acid HA A-Ka pKa Acid Strength Conjugate Base Strength Hydroiodic HI I-Hydrobromic HBr Br-Perchloric HClO4 ClO4-Hydrochloric HCl Cl-Chloric HClO3 ClO3-Sulfuric (1) H2SO4 HSO4-Nitric HNO3 NO3-Strong acids completely dissociate in aq solution (Ka > 1, pKa < 1). It can be used to calculate the concentration of hydrogen ions [H+] or hydronium ions …. How do you find the pH of a weak acid solution? This video goes through the whole calculation. Now, you'll notice that when the concentrations of the acid (HC2H3O2) and its conjugate base (C2H3O2-) are equal, the fraction equals 1. 0L buffer solution contains 0. 9, however the computer program said the answer was close but not exact. Ka = [H+][A-]/[HA] Let X = amount of dissociation [H+] = [A-] = X. From ChemPRIME. chem--buffers. What is the value of Kb for C2H3O2-? Problem. Solution: Ka for HC2H3O2: 1. The Ka value is a characteristic of an acid and can be used to identify an. Do the following calculation: A solution has a hydroxide-ion concentration of 1. 8 x 10 –5 Benzoic HC7H5O2 6. 1 M solution of acetic acid by using the pKa or ionization constant which for any compound is the negative logarithm of the equilibrium. 100 m in acetic acid? the ka of acetic acid - 12522092. The siege was lifted when news came of Yazid’s death. 3 x 10Ð7 B en zo ic H C 6H 5C O 2 6. HC2H3O2 is a weaker acid then HCl, so its conjugate base, C2H3O2 is a stronger base than is Cl. 15M hc2h3o4 and 0. 225 M HC2H3O2 and 0. 250 M in NaC2H3O2. 0385-M hypochlorous acid solution? i got help with this problem, but i dont get where one of the numbers came from (3. Problem K a for HC 2 H 3 O 2 : 1. Feb 07, 2016 · Find the percent ionization of a 0. Super easy. 0L buffer solution contains 0. How Do You Calculate the Ka of HC2H3O2? The Ka of HC2H3O2 is found by calculating the concentrations of the reactants and products when the solution ionizes and then dividing the concentrations of the products multiplied together over the concentration of the reactant. Titration II - Acid Dissociation Constant Introduction: An acid/base titration can be monitored with an indicator or with a pH meter. Its acidic form is red while its alkaline form is yellow. the ionization of an acid in water measures the relative strength of the acid. 450V 일 때 아세트산의 이온화 상수 Ka를 구하라. Kb for CO3 = 1. Ka = [H+][A-]/[HA] Let X = amount of dissociation [H+] = [A-] = X. Write each dissociation equation and the overall. OAc-(aq) + H 3 O + (aq) HOAc(aq) + H 2 O(l) But the ratio of these concentrations doesn't change by much, so the pH stays the same. 3 Acid-Base Titrations. What quantity (moles) of NaOH must be added to 1. 040 M HC2H3O2 is 3. 8 x 10-5 ?. (1 u is equal to 1/12 the mass of one atom of carbon-12). 8 x 10-5 pH = 2. Do not neglect volume changes. A titration curve will have the volume of the titrant added from the buret as the independent variable and the. 8 x 10-5 pH = 2. The acid dissociation constant, or Ka, is a way of ranking the strength of acids. - edu-answer. 0300 M HC2H3O2. HC2H3O2 synonyms, HC2H3O2 pronunciation, HC2H3O2 translation, English dictionary definition of HC2H3O2. Enter any letters to see what words can be formed from them. NAIMMCQ Chemistry What is the pH of a buffer made by combining 175 mL of 0. Dúvidas ok ajuda muito na hora de ver conversores de medidasx. , its molarity. Ka for HC2H3O2 = 1. It says to calculate it using the calculated average molarity and the average pH of the acetic acid. Return to the Acid Base menu. 8 x 10-5 Tro, Chemistry: A Molecular Approach. the way i did it is that i used the given molar of HCl to find the moles of Hydronium in the acid, and then i used that to find the moles of OH- in it, using kw. 8x10^-5) are titrated with a 0. 150 mol of solid NaOH. What is the value of K b for C 2 H 3. 100 M HC2H3O2 with 0. 전기 화학 #5-3 6조 200502051 김진수 200502088 박찬영 200503931 김주연 3. Examples of molecular weight computations: C[14]O[16]2, S[34]O[16]2. KA Enterprises Pvt Ltd is definitely one of the biggest manufacturers of socks in Pakistan and holds a market share around 50 percent in the organized sector. 5 g of HC2H3O2 and 14. 0 What is the pH of 50. 8 x 10-5 pH = 2. - 111642 Home » Questions » Science/Math » Chemistry » Physical chemistry » Gen Chem Second Semster. 25 M c2h3o2? use Ka= 1. BACKGROUND In this experiment an aqueous solution of acetic acid (HC2H3O2) solution will be provided and a 25. Remeber that each Kb will be for the conjugate base of the acid for which the Ka was used. HC2H3O2 + NaCl --> Na+ + C2H3O2-). Calculate the pH of a 0. 277315597629 M NaOH for a laboratory experiment. How do I calculate the Ka of HC2H3O2 and the Kb of NH3, estimating that the: HC2H3O2 [H+] concentration is 1 x 10-^. Aug 29, 2019 · The LibreTexts libraries are Powered by MindTouch ® and are supported by the Department of Education Open Textbook Pilot Project, the UC Davis Office of the Provost, the UC Davis Library, the California State University Affordable Learning Solutions Program, and Merlot. The Ka for the acid is 1.
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Magnitude 4.5 Earthquake in Carchi Province, Ecuador.
The United States Geological Survey recorded a Magnitude 4.5 Earthquake at a depth of 8.7 km in southern Carchi Province in northern Ecuador, slightly before 5.25 am local time (slightly before 10.25 am GMT) on Wednesday 16 October 2013. There are no reports of any damage or injuries arising from this event, though it is likely to have been felt locally.
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Ecuador is on the west coast of South America and the western margin of the South American Plate, close to where the Nazca Plate, which underlies part of the east Pacific, is being subducted along the Peru-Chile Trench. The Nazca Plate passes under the South American Plate as it sinks into the Earth, this is not a smooth process and the plates repeatedly stick together then break apart as the pressure builds up, causing Earthquakes. As the Nazca Plate sinks further it is melted by the heat of the Earth's interior. Some of this melted material then rises through the overlying South American Plate, fueling the volcanoes of Ecuador and neighboring countries.
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Rayleigh Brass has been established in Rayleigh for over 80 years and currently rehearses at Battlesbridge Free Church. We are a traditional style British Brass Band consisting of mainly amateur brass and percussion players. The Band is non-contesting but concentrates on concert performances with a varied repertoire played to a high standard. The repertoire of the Band is very wide and ranges from the classics through to modern popular music.
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The training band is coached and conducted by Paula Langford with help from other members of the senior band.
Membership of the training band is open to all and we welcome players of any standard.
The fees are £15 per term and for this we provide coaching and band experience. Music is provided and we have some instruments available for loan. (competitive purchase and rental rates are also available through our discount facilities at Benfleet Music)
If you wish to join or just find out more please come to a rehearsal or call either Kevin or Keith who will be happy to provide further information or answer any questions you may have.
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In 1995 a training band was formed to provide facilities for those who wish to learn to play and also to accommodate players who wished to take up an instrument again after a lapse of playing. (There is no upper or lower age limit for entry to the training band.)
Several players in the current senior band were originally members of the training band and there are procedures for progression to the senior band and for "sitting in".
The training band rehearses as a band once a week, on a Thursday evening at 7pm, at Battlesbridge Free Church, and there is also separate tuition for beginners and those who wish to practise in a smaller group.
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Parly, police up fight against machete gangs
Victor Maphosa in MAZOWE and Farirai Machivenyika in HARARE
As armed detachments of the Police Support Unit are flung into the battle to crush machete gangs, Parliament has launched an investigation to unearth the origins of the gangs, how they operate, their impact and how they can be tamed by police action and legal changes.
Machete gangs’ have wreaked havoc at gold mining sites across the country, causing deaths and injuries and threatening the entire gold mining industry, and have been moving into other violent crime in towns, cities and rural business centres.
While police deploy the muscle to crush the gangs, rounding up one major gang in Mazowe yesterday, legislators want longer-term solutions including the formalisation of the small-scale gold sectors and legal changes to bring in tougher penalties for those who operate outside the law.
The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines and Mining Development held an emergency meeting yesterday and decided on the probe with the preliminary list of those to be summoned to give evidence and advice including the Ministers of Mines and Mining Development (Winston Chitando), Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage (Kazembe Kazembe), Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs (Ziyambi Ziyambi), Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga and Prosecutor-General Kumbirai Hodzi.
Others expected to appear before the same committee include media executives and editors, traditional chiefs, civil society organisations, the Zimbabwe Miners Federation and the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission.
Yesterday, enhanced police operations scored a major success when the gang that has been occupying Jumbo Mine in Mazowe was rounded up with its explosives and equipment and the police promised more of these well-manned raids on gangs with armed detachments of the Police Support Unit deployed across Zimbabwe to back operations at provincial and district level against machete gangs.
In yesterday’s joint operation, 14 illegal miners were arrested at Jumbo Mine, with 11 machetes seized along with 423 sticks of explosives, four rows of copper wire and nine hammer mills.
The gang is believed to be one of those involved in the spate of increasingly violent criminal activities which rocked Mashonaland Central Province recently.
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How to Treat Good (But Imperfect) People Part 2
The Connection with Skip Heitzig
Looking for a ray of light
Looking for something better than this
Oh, so tired of the black and white
Longing for prism light
Oh, the bliss
Forward at the speed of life
towards the color and the light
Moving at the speed of life
Joy unspeakable and full of colors
Found a hope so bright and clear
Living in the realm of grace so vivid
Our Savior's radiance so very near to me
male announcer: The church is made up of imperfect people
trusting in a perfect Savior, but God still calls us to honor
one another.
Today on "Connect with Skip Heitzig," Skip shows you how
Paul affirmed the sacrifice of Epaphroditus, and how you can
also encourage your brothers and sisters in the faith.
Skip Heitzig: Your messenger.
Your messenger.
It means your ambassador, your delegate.
The word "apostolon," we get the word "apostle" from that,
somebody set out on a task.
So, Epaphroditus volunteered to be the guy set
out by the Philippians to make a 6-week, 800-mile journey
to serve Paul, to be their messenger.
There's something I'd like you to do.
Next time a missionary comes to town, and we have our
missionaries from the field come back during the year.
They set up a kiosk often in the foyer.
Sometimes we'll, on Wednesday night, bring them up, and pray
for them, and hear from them.
Next time you see a missionary back home, would you mind going
up to them and just give 'em a good word, a word
of encouragement?
Thank them for going to the field on your behalf.
You go, "On my behalf?"
Yes, on your behalf. You're not there.
You didn't go. I didn't go.
So, they are sent out by us, from us, and they're out there
in very difficult situations.
And it's always great when somebody acknowledges that they
did that.
You thank them for that.
My dad was a fisherman, and I mean, he was into fishing.
And he had his buddies, and he tried to get us into fishing,
and it's like, "Whatever."
I really wasn't into it.
And sorry if you're a fisherman and you hear that.
I've disappointed you, perhaps.
But when they would talk about fishing, I mean, man, they
were just so into where they would go hunting or fishing,
and if I were to-- let's say you are a fisherman here.
You're really good at it.
If I were to ask you, "Okay, think of the best place you can
think of in your mind right now.
Best place you've ever gone fishing," you probably won't say
Shady Lakes over here.
Although that's a great place for your family, 'cause they
stock at full of fish.
You can throw your little line in there and get fish any day
of the week, but it's probably not your favorite.
I'm gonna hear something probably like this, "Oh man, I
know this place, but it's so far away and it's hard to get to.
And once you get there, you gotta hike in and camp out.
And it's kind of difficult and dangerous, but man the fish
are hungry."
That's missions. That's missions.
Willing to go to another difficult place because the fish
are hungry there.
So, treat your ambassadors, your messengers, with respect
and love.
Well, there's a fifth that Paul mentions about Epaphroditus,
and that is also in verse 25.
"The one who ministered to my need."
Look at all five of them.
"Brother," "Fellow worker," "Fellow soldier,"
"Your messenger," and "The one who ministered to my need."
Paul isn't just throwing that in.
He's using a very particular term here
for "Ministered to my need."
The word he uses is the word "leitourgias."
We get the word "liturgy" from that.
It speaks about a sacred duty, like a priest would perform,
a sacerdotal duty, a sacred duty of a priest.
So, what the Apostle Paul is doing with his friend
and brother Epaphroditus is taking his service and elevating
it to the performance of a sacred task.
Now, I have a question for you.
Have you done that with your occupation?
Do you go to work and go, "I hate my job."
You say, "God, why do I have this job?"
Or do you go to the job and say,
"I am here by divine appointment.
God called me to this and I am embracing this as a calling
of God to discover what people he wants me to reach."
When I used to work in medicine and radiology, and I would share
the gospel with people when there were breaks or we had time
to have discussions.
I remember one guy came up to me that I worked with and he said,
"Skip, you ever think about getting out of this
and getting into full-time ministry?"
And I remember I said to him,
"Let me let you in on a little secret.
I am in full-time ministry right now."
He said, "What do you mean?"
I said, "Well, I'm talking to you.
I've invited you to church.
You won't go to church, so I'm here right now talking to you.
And I see this as my full-time ministry."
And and I love that Paul does that with Epaphroditus, takes
his service as ministering, brings it up to the level
of a sacred duty.
Like the housewife who had a sign above her sink that read,
"Divine service rendered here three times daily."
She saw that as a calling from God to minister to her
family, a sacred duty from the Lord.
So, all said, learn to look at people through the lens
of their strengths, of their attributes,
of their beneficial qualities.
Don't always notice their faults.
Start noticing their strengths.
Now, I have to say something.
This won't come naturally for some of us.
For some of us, we have been conditioned to be so negative
that if you put us in a situation where we meet
new people, we immediately go negative.
We pick out all the faults, all the problems,
all the reasons that can't be done.
So, you need to be trained by God's grace, and hopefully
this message will help a little bit to start looking
for positive traits.
Because you can find positive traits in the worst people.
So, there was a woman who always complimented everyone and it
drove her friend nuts.
And one day, her friend said, "You know, I think you would
probably even compliment the devil."
And she thought about that and said, "Well, you gotta
admit, he is persistent."
So it can be done, and Paul did it.
He acknowledged his strengths.
Here's the second principle in treating good
but imperfect people.
Not only acknowledge our strengths,
accept their shortcomings.
Okay, let me tell you what's happening here,
because you read it.
Epaphroditus makes 800-mile journey,
6-week journey, comes to Rome.
He gets sick.
And the word is a very strong word.
It's the same word used of Lazarus when he
got sick and died.
Paul says, "Epaphroditus almost died."
So, he comes and gets sick, either on the journey or while
he is in Rome.
And Epaphroditus finds out that the Philippians found out that
he was sick, so when they found out that he was sick, they got
all distressed.
Well, when Epaphroditus found out that they found out,
and that when they found out they got distressed,
he's distressed 'cause they're distressed.
He's anxious 'cause they're anxious.
He's concerned 'cause they're concerned.
And so, watch this, verse 25, "Yet I considered it necessary
to send to you Epaphroditus."
Epaphroditus came from Philippi.
He's sending him back to Philippi.
Verse 26, "Since he was longing for you all and was distressed
because you heard he was sick."
Go down to verse 28, "Therefore, I sent him the more eagerly,
that when you see him you may rejoice,
and I may be less sorrowful."
Okay, normally when a guy gets sick and gets better,
you just write a letter and say, "He's better now.
Don't worry yourselves. He's good.
He's healthy. Everything's great."
But what Paul does, he goes, "I'm writing this letter,
and you, Epaphroditus, are taking it back.
I'm sending you back.
You stay back," why?
Well, look at verse 26 just one more time.
"He was longing for you all."
The word means a deep, intense longing, a deep desire,
a yearning for.
So, the New English Translation renders it, "He greatly missed
all of you."
Here's what I think is happening.
I think that not only did Epaphroditus get physically
sick, he has a bad case of home sickness as well.
He's yearning for them.
He misses them. He misses home.
And now he hears that they're distressed
that he was distressed.
He goes, "Oh!"
He's pining away.
So, Paul says, "You know, I found it necessary just to send
him back home.
I'm sending him back to you. He's comin' back.
Therefore, receive him."
Now, I see this as Paul's gracious attitude in overlooking
a young man's weakness.
He's not making a big deal of it.
He's honoring and building them up,
but he's sending him back home.
"He's yearning for you. I'm sending him back home."
Now, follow me here.
I believe Paul the Apostle himself has grown in grace
a little bit.
While on his first missionary journey, Paul and Barnabas take
a young man, Barnabas's nephew named John Mark.
John Mark gets homesick, runs back to Jerusalem.
When they went to Pamphylia, he goes, "I'm out of here."
Goes back home.
So, when the journey's done and Paul says, "You know,
Barney," that's Barnabas, "we gotta go back and visit all
those places one more time and see all those people
who made their decisions to follow Christ."
And Barney goes, "Awesome, I'm going to take John Mark,
my nephew, again."
Paul goes, "No, you're not.
He left us the first trip.
He flaked out one time.
He is not going back with us again."
Well, an argument broke out between Barney and Paul,
and they went their separate ways.
That was then, this is now.
Now we have Epaphroditus, who was longing for you all.
And Paul says, "I'm sending him back home,"
but he does it very graciously.
He makes it easier for Epaphroditus
to go back home.
He does not say, "I am sending Epaphroditus, the wimp, back
to you, the weasel, so he can stay with you in Philippi,
the guy who couldn't cut it."
He's very gracious with him.
He makes it easy for him to go back home.
male announcer: Skip Heitzig met recently with bestselling
author, Joel Rosenberg, where they talked about current
pressure in the epicenter.
Joel Rosenberg: On the one hand, Israel is the most endangered
country in the world.
Now, if you're about to try to get people to go
out and tour, I've got another part of that also, but let me
just start by saying, you know, Iran wants
to eliminate us, right?
The term they use is they want to annihilate, wipe us
off the map, right?
And Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed, armed,
supplied, trained, funded, terror regime in Southern
Lebanon, they want to annihilate us, right?
Hamas, in their charter, the terrorist group in Gaza,
they wanted to annihilate and liquidate the Jewish people
in the State of Israel.
So, you know, there's not many countries in the world where
there are active enemies that talk about the complete genocide
of a people and the elimination of a nation.
So, that's very targeted, you know?
You think, "Why would you-- why would you want to live there?"
Well, so that's the-- that's the one hand.
On the other hand, Israel and Israelis are feeling more
secure today than at any other time in human history.
Most Jews are like, "Yeah, people hate us.
We get it.
We're Jewish," you know?
Have you-- You know, have you seen all the movies
throughout history, going back to, you know, Charlton Heston
taking on Yul Brenner in, you know, in "The Ten Commandments"?
I mean, come on, people, yeah, they've hated us.
Read the Bible.
That's the story.
But just 'cause they hate us doesn't mean we're always
in grave danger.
We have the most powerful air force in the region.
We have the most powerful ground force.
We have missile defenses that actively shoot down the rockets,
most of them, 90% of them, that are inbound.
Skip Heitzig: That's the Iron Dome?
Joel Rosenberg: The Iron Domes, David's Sling, Patriot,
The Arrow.
It's a crisscrossing network of systems that can do just
mortars and rockets, but also ICBMs.
Skip Heitzig: Wow.
Joel Rosenberg: So, we also have nuclear sub-- well, they're not.
They're diesel submarines, but they're advanced,
state-of-the-art submarines that are parked right off the coast
of Iran, with, so I guess, missiles that can take
out entire Iranian cities.
They're just-- they're just-- these guys just live there
under the water, just waiting for the moment, and then they
switch with another.
Like, we have-- you know, so we have treaties now,
peace treaties, with Egypt.
You know, Egypt has been our main enemy for 4.000 years,
like, but they're not now.
And you and I have been to Egypt.
We see what's going on and the relationship
between the Egyptian leadership and the Israeli leadership.
Peace treaty with Jordan.
My point is, we are both the most endangered country
in the world, Israel is, and feeling more secure than
ever in human history.
That's a conundrum.
It's the very conundrum that lays the groundwork
for the prophecies of the war of Gog and Magog, but even if
you don't go down that road, it's just an interesting moment.
People who come on your tours--
Skip Heitzig: They feel secure.
Joel Rosenberg: They have friends that say,
"Why would you do that?
Are you crazy?
You know, I mean, Skip's a nice guy, but I mean, come on, you
know, why don't you go to the Caribbean?"
And then they come back like, Oh my gosh, that was so amazing.
I never felt in danger.
I want to live there, right?
And you can hardly get them on the plane to come back.
And so, that's a conundrum.
But it's fun.
It's an exciting moment.
But we had a hundred rockets fired at us last week from Gaza.
Skip Heitzig: Last week?
Joel Rosenberg: Last week, a hundred, and yet we've got--
you know, last year we had 450 in two days,
during a two-day period.
So, 450 rockets fired at your country, and yet the last
several years, we've had record tourism every single year.
There's not enough beds, and there's not enough hotels,
there's not enough buses.
People want to come and they're not being thrown
by these things.
Conundrum.
Skip Heitzig: There was a family, and the kids decided
to give Dad, for his birthday, a genealogical record of his
family history.
He had always wanted to know who his relatives were in the past,
where he had come from, so the kids got together
and said, "Let's give that gift to Dad."
They hired a biographer to look in the records and find
out the different family tree.
Well, the biographer came to the family, got the kids
aside and said, "Well, we have a problem.
It seems that in your family history, there's this Uncle
George who, down in Alabama, killed somebody.
He's a murderer and he was sentenced to death
by the electric chair."
And they thought, "Oh, man, that's a blot
on our family record.
That's the black sheep of the family.
We don't want that in there.
At the same time, that's part of our history.
You have to write about it."
So they said, "Just go ahead and include it."
Well, when the biographer was done and presented the journal
of the family records, they were delighted in the way he treated
Uncle George.
He put it this way, "Uncle George occupied a chair
of electronics at an important government institution.
He was attached to his position with the strongest of ties
and his death came as a real shock."
Come on, you gotta hand it to the biographer for adding
a little finesse and grace to the story of Uncle George,
making the truth a little easier.
Now, you remember that Paul the Apostle calls the church
by the title "The body of Christ."
And he said the church is like a human body.
There are parts of it that are noticeable, there are parts
of it that you don't see, but are very vital.
And so he writes this, 1 Corinthians 12, "Those parts
of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,
and those parts that we think are less honorable, we treat
with special honor."
See, everybody has strengths and everybody has weaknesses.
Everybody has assets, everybody has deficits.
Everyone is gifted in some area, everyone is not gifted
in other areas.
But friendship flourishes at the fountain of forgiveness.
And when you can overlook certain people's faults
and foibles, it goes a long way.
That's how you treat good but imperfect people,
acknowledge their strengths and accept their shortcomings.
Let me give you a-- please, go ahead.
I'll let you respond, sorry.
Let me give you a third and we'll close.
Affirm their sacrifice.
Now, watch verse 27.
Paul says, "For indeed," or, really, man,
"He was sick almost unto death, but God had mercy on him.
And not only on him, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow
upon sorrow."
Verse 29, "Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness
and hold such men in esteem.
For because of the work of Christ, he became--"
or, "He came close to death, not regarding his life, to supply
what was lacking in your service toward me."
Now, consider something for a moment.
Paul the Apostle says, "I got a guy here with me who's working
with me who's-- who got really, really, really sick,
and he almost died."
A guy with Paul got sick?
Paul the Apostle, the one who moved in the miraculous?
Paul the Apostle, the one the Bible says had sweat bands
taken from him, laid on sick people, and they got better?
How do you get somebody with Paul who's sick?
Because Christians get sick.
Don't ever think, "Well, if you're a child of God and you
have faith in Jesus, you just get snapped on the forehead,
hallelujah, and you're healed."
That's just weird.
Epaphroditus got sick and he almost died, Paul said.
He admitted it.
And it wasn't just Epaphroditus.
There was Timothy that Paul writes a letter to and says,
"Hey, I know you have a stomach problem.
Take some wine for it," which was, in antiquity, medicine.
"Take some medicine for your stomach."
Not, "Come to a healing service.
If you have enough faith, you'll be healed."
Just take medicine.
So, you got Epaphroditus and Timothy both got sick.
Not only that, but Trophimus the Ephesian, it says in 2
Timothy chapter 4, Paul says, "I left him at Miletus sick."
But not only was he sick, Paul left him sick and walked away.
So, not only Timothy, not only Epaphroditus, not only
Trophimus, but even Paul got sick.
Paul talked about a thorn in the flesh, 2 Corinthians 12,
an adversity, an infirmity that he had.
He said, "I prayed three times that the Lord would remove it."
Effectively God said no, because he said,
"My grace is all you need."
And so he "said, I will then glory in my infirmity."
I'll glory in my sickness.
I won't glory only if I'm healed of it.
But godly people can get sick too.
It doesn't mean you lack faith.
Now, I will say I do not understand physical healing.
I love when it happens, but if you asked me to give you
a formula, I can't.
And if you say, well, you oughta say you just have enough faith
and you'll be healed, I won't because that's not biblical.
I've prayed for people and I've watched them get healed
before my eyes on some occasions.
I prayed for other people and they got worse and died
on other occasions.
So, this is what I know.
God does want our faith and does engender our faith, but healing
is according to God's sovereign plan and purpose, period.
So, he was sick.
And he affirms that this guy sacrificed almost to the point
of death.
So, verse 30, look at it, "For the work of Christ,
he came close to death, not regarding his life."
The two words, "Not regarding," is a word "parabouleuomai."
Don't expect you to ever remember that word.
It's a Greek word that means to throw the dice, to gamble,
to bet on, to put all of the chances upon.
He's saying Epaphroditus placed his very life in danger, risking
it all, putting all of his chances on God.
You might say a gambler for God.
And he made it all the way from Philippi to Rome, got sick.
I'm sending him home, but you got to affirm
that he made a sacrifice.
And so Paul says, "Therefore receive him," verse 29,
"in the Lord with all gladness."
Receive him like Jesus would receive him.
And he says, "Hold such men in esteem," those servants who
sacrificed for the gospel.
Respect them. Admire them.
1 Thessalonians 5, Paul said, "Respect those who work hard
among you, who are over you in the Lord,
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Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work."
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your bosses, the one who cast the vision,
the one who hired you, you honor them.
You honor spiritual leaders, but you also honor down.
You don't say, "I'm to be honored."
You go, "No, how can I honor and serve you?"
Those that you give directions to, those who help
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You affirm them.
Honor up, honor down, honor all around.
A guest speaker, honor the guest speaker.
A guest musician, honor the guest musician.
Because it's so easy to overlook those who serve.
Ushers, those who take care of your kids in the Sunday
School room, people who smile at the doors and walk you
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Thank them.
Don't cop an attitude, "No, you can't look at my backpack.
None of your business."
Yes it is, when you bring a backpack into a group
of people where you could hide something dangerous in it.
May I please see it? Don't cop an attitude.
Thank them. Honor them.
Listen, a pat on the back, though only a few vertebrae
removed from a kick in the pants,
is miles ahead in results.
A few more pats on the back for these volunteers, not kicks
in the pants.
So, learn to be a servant.
Learn to bless a servant.
Now, let me just end by saying to you, no matter if you're
a lion, or a golden retriever, or an otter, or hardworking
beaver, on behalf of heaven, thank you.
Thank you for serving God and serving God's people,
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Nature, Technology and Wellbeing
06/10/2016 Heidi Hinder
Nature, Technology and Well-Being, News, Objects of Escape, Projects
This pilot project, which builds on the Objects of Escape initiated during Tangible Memories, explores the therapeutic potential of cutting-edge technologies, to bring nature and natural environments into healthcare settings to enhance well-being.
Using sound and image archives from the BBC Natural History Unit, we are exploring multi-sensory and immersive experiences, such as Virtual Reality, tactile ‘Mutual Instruments’ and a rocking chair that transports the sitter to the natural world through evocative soundscapes.
This collaborative project is working alongside healthcare practitioners, families, and teenage and young adult patients at the Bristol Oncology Centre, and older people living with dementia, and their families and carers at Brunelcare’s Deerhurst home.
Helen Manchester (Social Scientist)
Kirsten Cater (Computer Scientist)
Heidi Hinder (Artist, Designer, Maker)
Steve Symons (Creative technologist and sculptor)
Esther Ingram (Archives Manager, BBC Natural History Unit)
Ailish Heneberry (Commercial and Business Manager, BBC Natural History Unit)
Sam Hume (Producer, BBC Natural History Unit)
Joe Hope (Researcher, BBC Natural History Unit)
Lesley Hobbs (Manager, Deerhurst care home)
Jamie Cargill (Lead Nurse, Teenage Cancer Trust, Teenager and Young Adults cancer service South West)
Fran Hardman (Well-being co-ordinator, Teenage Cancer Trust)
Hannah Lind (Youth Support Co-ordinator, Teenage Cancer Trust)
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This pilot project has been supported by:
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BBC Natural History in 360 at the Teenage and Young Adult cancer ward
There has been a great sense of expectation on the Teenage and Young Adult cancer ward at the Bristol Oncology Centre, surrounding the start of our Virtual Reality trials in partnership with the BBC Natural History Unit. We have been working with Esther Ingram, Archives Project Manager, to share some of the BBC’s phenomenal natural history programming in this new context, with a new audience. Together, we are keen to find out if bringing nature into the TYA cancer ward through technology such as Virtual Reality (VR) can help to improve patients’ and supporters’ well-being during long-term hospital stays.
A group of 30 patients, relatives, friends and staff gathered over a two day period, to take part and try out the 360° immersive virtual reality experiences, often for the first time, or simply to watch these sessions in action.
There were a variety of technologies and films on offer, including the HTC Vive headset with bluetooth sensors and hand controllers for a more physically active VR experience. This was set up in the social space of the Chat Room to give people the chance to move and walk around in their virtual worlds.
BBC Natural History Unit researcher Joe Hope testing the HTC Vive VR set up.
Once this tech was rigged up, which takes about an hour, the VR experiences were ready to play. Patients could choose whether they wanted to immerse themselves underwater and visit a coral reef or a shipwreck, watch a Blue Whale swim past, or try and touch virtual jellyfish. These particular VR films are freely available online (cost-effective for charities like the Teenage Cancer Trust, should they wish to access them in future), and have been produced using computer generated imagery. Our teams are interested in the difference between people’s perception of ‘real’ nature (as filmed by the BBC) and digitally mediated nature through these CGI animations (produced by WEVR). Which is more effective in this context?Does it make any difference?
As we compared and contrasted versions of nature and VR, and interviewed participants about their experiences, all the volunteers became fully immersed in their virtual landscapes:
Caroline peeps over the edge of a coral reef
Ellen prods a jellyfish with her controller.
Teenage Cancer Trust staff Fran marvels at a stingray overhead.
A patient’s father experiences virtual reality for the first time.
Alongside the more complex, expensive and physical HTC Vive VR kit, the BBC team set up an alternative using the Samsung Gear. This has the advantage of being completely portable, requiring only the virtual reality headset, headphones and a smart phone. As a result, we were able to share these VR experiences with patients who were unable to join in the communal Chat Room session while they were currently bed-bound and isolated in their bedrooms.
On the second day of our VR trial, the Samsung Gear headset was on offer again to the wider group and included a selection of quieter, more therapeutic nature films in VR. There was a sub-aqua diving experience in the tropical waters of Costa Rica, a jungle documentary, a 360° woodland dawn chorus and an immersive guided tour of a pre-historic dinosaur presented by David Attenborough, each lasting about five minutes. Although it’s not possible to experience virtual reality without the appropriate technology, here’s a hint of what people were watching:
Patient trying out the Samsung Gear VR headset.
Looking around the (virtual) woods for birds and listening to the dawn chorus.
Parents were also interested to experience Virtual Reality
Identifying snakes in the jungle
Here is some of the patients’ and supporters’ feedback from their first experiences of Virtual Reality:
‘I can see [VR] being something that if you’re stressed or anxious, just pop this on and get away, to feel like you’re somewhere else – that would be when I would use it. I think that would be quite a good thing to do’. (Holly, patient)
‘I didn’t really know what to expect, then when I put it on, I was like, whoa! I’m under the sea!’ (Laura, patient)
‘You do lose yourself. You definitely lose yourself. Which is important being on this ward, and going through what the kids have got to go through. … To be honest, it just enables you to get away from this clinical environment which is paramount.’ (Suzie, parent)
‘I could just zone out completely and watch [VR] for a good hour or two or something like that. It’s so good, it’s amazing. … I’m well into it! I am ridiculously stressed out and anxious, so this has been really helpful. … This has real helped today. I’ve been mad stressed all day … so this has been real good to come and just chill out for a bit. So yeah, thank you.’ (Matt, patient)
After such positive responses, we look forward to continuing our valuable collaboration with the Teenage and Young Adult cancer service, the Teenage Cancer Trust, and the BBC Natural History Unit, for the well-being and benefit of those in long-term hospital care.
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Co-design and cake at the Bristol Oncology Centre
Today we facilitated a session called ‘Co-design and cake’ on the Teenage and Young Adult ward at the Bristol Oncology Centre.
With the support of the Teenage Cancer Trust’s Well-being Co-ordinator and Youth Support Co-ordinator, we gathered together as a group of patients, relatives and friends, in the bright environment of the ward’s Chat Room to enjoy afternoon tea. This was a chance for me to introduce myself and the project, and find out what the participants might think would benefit them during their hospital treatment, and what they would like to try out over the course of this pilot.
Nature is already well represented on the ward, and patients are provided with options for a range of activities when they’re feeling well enough. The Chat Room, where we were meeting, is a large, open plan communal space, with a kitchen area, table football, sofas, board games, pool table and a jukebox:
The Chat Room, Teenage and Young Adult cancer ward, Bristol Oncology Centre
As shown in the photo above, along the main wall of The Chat Room there is a beautiful woodland frieze. These outdoor scenes also create a peaceful backdrop to the reception area, the seclusion of The Snug (for reading and quiet solitude), and the Games Room (complete with Smart TV, Xbox consoles, and a film library of DVDs):
Reception area, Teenage and Young Adult cancer ward, Bristol Oncology Centre
The quiet space of The Snug, Teenage and Young Adult cancer ward, Bristol Oncology Centre
Games Room, Teenage and Young Adult cancer ward, Bristol Oncology Centre
Elsewhere on the ward, there is a well-being room with mood lighting and a therapies couch for reflexology. The ward staff had previously highlighted to our project team, the well-being needs of visiting families and supporters, alongside the needs of patients themselves. Staff had talked about ‘occupational loss’ – referring to how parents, relatives and supporters would normally be spending their time, if they weren’t at the hospital. This occupational loss could quite literally be a loss of work, but also missed time with other children and family members, or the loss of holidays and so forth.
So the key research questions from staff on the TYA ward for our exploratory pilot study include these points:
Will the outcome be something that supporters could use, as well as patients? (For example, a recent reflexology trial, set up by the Teenage Cancer Trust, was found to benefit carers and family members almost more than the patients).
Can the project outcomes improve people’s experience during treatment?
The Well-being Co-ordinator recognised that it is difficult for patients to spend time out of their bedrooms for lots of reasons, but she felt there was a need to offer patients something else to do, other than to sit (or lie down) in the seclusion of their bedrooms, and in addition to the variety of activities already available. With this in mind, we decided that portability was an essential feature for any prototypes, alongside careful consideration and medical guidance regarding infection control.
Back with the group of patients and their supporters in The Chat Room, I introduced a series of questions to initiate our discussions around nature and technology, assisted by a collection of natural objects and materials, and a large selection of nature-themed images to serve as conversational prompts. Here is just a small selection of the objects and images shared today:
Interestingly, almost as soon as the group began to talk about nature, they also started referring to the smells, sounds and other sensory aspects of being outdoors. Nearly all of the participants said that they experience nature most frequently through some kind of activity, such as walking, swimming, kayaking, sailing or sightseeing.
When asked the question, ‘Which natural world environment would you transport yourself to, if you could go anywhere?’ these were some of the group’s responses:
Desert – for the warmth (feeling relaxed in the heat)
Beach – going swimming, walking barefoot on the sand and paddling in the shallows (which was forbidden during treatment for one of the patients)
Woods – ideally a combination of forests, hills, meadows and freshwater lakes
Waterfalls and running rivers – a Canadian mountain landscape
Norway – snow, water, fjords, green landscape, peaceful, spellbinding environments with a chance to see the Northern Lights
With such a variety of choices for contrasting terrain, one of the patient’s fathers suggested that whatever nature and technology experiences we offer, these must be bespoke and personalised, as people’s opinions and preferences are always so individual.
The concept of nature as a means of ‘getting away from it all’ and as a form of escapism appealed to the whole group. One patient described how ‘the one thing you want when you are stressed and intimidated by all the hospital treatments and procedures, is to take your mind away from the present, so the escapism of Virtual Reality sounds very appealing’.
In discussing potential technologies, everyone in the group had said they were excited about the idea of experiencing Virtual Reality, while no one had yet had the chance to try it before…
So compelled by this really useful session, we look forward to returning to the ward in a couple of weeks time, when we will be able to offer the participants some immersive digital experiences of nature, and find out what they think of VR – in reality!
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Research begins at the BBC Natural History Unit
As this pilot research phase begins, we will be building on some of the therapeutic prototypes that we developed under the AHRC-funded Tangible Memories project, and are looking forward to exploring ways of ‘bringing the outside in’ for people who have limited access to nature for protracted periods of time.
For some of the groups we will be working with, this lack of opportunity to experience the natural environment or simply go outside, will be a symptom of low immunity during cancer treatment and long-term hospital stays, with patients sometimes needing to remain in isolation for six weeks at a time.
For others, an age-related deterioration in mobility and cognition, and the disorientating effects of advanced dementia will restrict experiences of the natural world.
Nature is widely acknowledged to have restorative and therapeutic effects, so how then might it be incorporated into these healthcare settings to benefit and improve well-being, for those who can’t physically access or enjoy the reality of it?
This is just one of the many questions that our multi-disciplinary team will be researching over the next six months, as we collaborate with the Teenage and Young Adult ward at the Bristol Oncology Centre, the Teenage Cancer Trust and a Brunelcare home for older people in east Bristol.
We will be exploring the potential of virtual reality for the teenage and young adult cancer patients at the Oncology Centre, offering 360°immersive experiences of nature through specially produced film and sound content.
At the residential care home, we will mainly develop the use of the Soundscape rocking chair, which can transport the individual to a natural environment by evoking the imagination, using atmospheric sounds and audio. The rocking motion of the chair triggers sound recordings from nature, such as the dawn chorus, waves on the seashore, or walking on snow, and plays these soundtracks through stereo speakers embedded in the chair’s headrest. Other nature-themed content which the rocking chair plays at random, includes poetry like Wordworth’s Daffodils, and classical music such as The Lark Ascending by Vaughan Williams.
In both settings, we will experiment with natural materials and digital technologies to develop multi-sensory sound-emitting objects.
So where better to find nature in all its multifarious forms, other than outdoors? Surely very few representations of nature can surpass the sound, film and image archives of one of our project partners, in the BBC Natural History Unit. As a starting point for our research, I had the great pleasure of exploring some of these awe-inspiring collections, and meeting some of the archive and digital production teams for the first time, to progress some ideas about how best to begin.
I was given an exhilarating taster of some of the virtual reality films available, using both the HTC Vive headset and the more portable Samsung Gear VR. With the help of some sophisticated 360°film-making, I took a virtual trip to the Kashmiri mountains and enjoyed an underwater dive off the coast of Costa Rica. Here’s me getting very involved in one of these immersive experiences!
Artist Heidi Hinder immersing herself in a virtual reality experience
Afterwards I was introduced to the BBC’s digital sound library, and was struck by the sheer volume and diversity of these audio archives. In this extensive and absorbing sound store, any generic searches quickly proved pointless. For example, I needed to specify whether the sound of a storm that I was looking for, was specifically a sandstorm, snowstorm, thunderstorm, tropical storm, monsoon, hurricane or other kind of environmental maelstrom. Type ‘dawn chorus’ into the online search box, and initially, most people would expect birdsong. But dawn chorus in the rainforest includes gibbons, frogs, insects and the sound of dripping water. Dawn chorus on Talan Island however, on the Sea of Okhotsk in Russia, sounded a deafening mass colony of crested auklets.
As well as the atmospheric audio, the brief descriptions of these sound recordings conjured up equally vivid scenes:
‘Whistling wind in the harbour, with some rattling of ships rigging’
‘Large flock of Greater Snow Geese flying overhead on the Delmarva Peninsula, Virginia’ .
These poetic snippets and their accompanying sound files gave me ideas about curating an aural story or journey for the rocking chair.
But what about unsettling and disturbing nature sounds? What about ‘European Wolves howling, ravens picking at carcass; growling, snarling, chewing and crunching bones’? Or presumably, the irritation caused by listening to a ‘High pitched whine from a swarm of brine flies’?
The BBC Archives Manager and I had an interesting conversation about our objectives for the project. In a healthcare setting, where we are seeking to improve patients’ and residents’ sense of well-being, should we only include nature content that would be considered relaxing and therapeutic? Inevitably, what is defined as relaxing and therapeutic, is also highly subjective, even cultural.
Thanks to the benefits of working in collaboration, we will be better able to address some of these questions once we start working alongside the staff and young people at the Oncology Centre, and the carers and older people at Deerhurst, in order to co-design some prototypes and experiences that they want to use and enjoy.
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Cameron May Rue His Hasty Decision
On Monday night ComRes released the results of a poll for ITV News suggesting that 53% of voters think military action in Libya is an unnecessary risk. I wonder if that number will increase since William Hague's statement in the House of Commons at lunchtime.
David Cameron's debate on Monday was nothing more than procedure and an ego-boosting exercise. What PM in the past has sent out troops to war without the consent of parliament, with the feeble excuse that they didn't have time to consult? He achieved his goal with 544 MPs in agreement with him and 13 against. Where were the missing 17%? Did your MP ask your opinion? So many were complacent in their decision making purely on the grounds of the UN resolution. John Redwood was one MP who did give careful consideration to all contributions to the debate. I commend him.
This lunchtime it was obvious from Hague's statement that the UK government intend to extend our participation in this war; possibly to the use of ground troops, although he carefully added 'not at the moment' in his statement. According to Hague the decision lies with NATO who will be required to lead the invasion, because the US has categorically refused to be in charge. They know Americans would not be sympathetic to their government involving themselves in the invasion of another Muslim country.
Our politicians have deployed our air force in a war where there is no one in charge. NATO is deadlocked by internal disputes so it is not in charge. The United Nations Security Council, which only gave enough authority to enforce a no-fly zone, is not in charge of this now far more aggressive campaign. The Arab League, which withdrew support within hours of granting it, is certainly not in change and France is calling for a 'steering committee', although it's not clear who would lead it or how it would delegate authority between the Western powers. Not only is no one in charge, no one wants to be and no one has any idea who to appoint.
What is causing the confusion? The US, France and Italy are all coming to Libya with what look to be very different goals, resulting in conduction different missions in different ways. It's said, by those who study North African politics, that France is attempting to make up for supporting the Tunisian dictator Ben Ali instead of giving support to those who desired democracy.
Perhaps most of all, no Western power wants to lead the intervention because that would be to implicitly lead the war against Gaddafi and for that war to succeed it must remain led by the Libyan people. If led by the outside it becomes regime change and that's something which has resulted in horrifyingly disastrous results.
We're once again involved in a war which has no structure, no proposed end-game and no majority support from our people. The rebels have no established leader who is both legitimate and competent enough and until someone steps into the leadership role, or until a multinational body such as NATO can organise itself into taking charge, this war will continue without a leader. But, leader or no, it will certainly continue and David Cameron is quite determined the UK plays a prominent role.
William Hague didn't mention the deaths, in Afghanistan yesterday, of two soldiers from the 1st Battalion Irish Guards although he did condemn the death of a British citizen in Jerusalem. Was it too much for him during his declaration that our participation in the war on Libya will continue, or did he not wish to draw attention to one of the horrific costs of war - 362 UK military lost lives in a conflict which has been running 10 years?
Germany may yet prove to to have made the right decision. Libya's war can only be won by their own people. Already we are hearing repercussions here, making the UK less safe than ever. Cameron's hasty decision may cost far more lives than those of civilians in Libya.
Labels: Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, David Cameron, Libya, William Hague
Another decision taken by politicians safe in the knowledge that their own lives are not at risk.
Brilliant post, 100% right.
That bloody idiot of a man is not fit to be left in charge of the tennis club raffle.
Why is it we always have money for a war?
Nikostratos said...
Every Prime minister must have a War it increase their status.
I mean now when Cameron lays a wreath at the Cenotaph he can say 'I put some of the Bastards there'
Mr Cameron said:
"It's time for us to rewrite the military covenant to make sure we are doing everything we can.
"Whether it's the schools you send your children to, whether it's the healthcare that you expect, whether it's the fact that there should be a decent military ward for anyone who gets injured.
"I want all these things refreshed and renewed and written down in a new military covenant that's written into the law of the land."
The Government has made clear that the Covenant is being written into law for the first time in the Armed Forces Bill by requiring the Defence Secretary to make an annual report to Parliament.”
Camerons favorite song
Joe, the thing that frightened me most about the decision was the absolute haste with which it was made. Its been a week and I still can't believe they did it! I'm still in shock that we're out there launching air strikes while, supposedly, enforcing a no fly zone!
I feel reassured that the percentage unsure about this is so high. I think that figure will climb. If it does, let's hope Cameron really does care enough about this "democracy" business to listen.
Let's remember tho, that all the Parties have backed this insane outing into areas where, in my view, we had no business to intrude. That includes Salmond.
I also think it is far too late for the likes of the UK and France to worry about being seen to lead the attack. They led it: end of story. They are continuing to push for NATO to take charge (which could upset Arab countries). They are desperate to go further. I have really never seen a government so keen to make a situation worse.
"making the UK less safe than ever."
Another pertinent point Subrosa. Iraq brought the bombs here to London and unleashed hatred towards us because of Blair's arrogance. Cameron has just gone the same road except, of course, he can say he had a UN resolution. Nevertheless the consequences once again could be dire.
Sorry to be seemingly going mad here. I keep remembering things I've missed out. Not only do we not know who is in charge of our lot, we still don't know who is leading "the rebels" in Libya. Allegedly its some guy who is one of Gaddafi's former Ministers. Oh, so he is obviously a really nice guy too then eh?
Jo G: I think it's a particularly stupid thing to have done considering there is some stupid soppy wedding going on in England, and there are going to be a whole pile of big nobs there. An ideal opportunity for people to show their dissatisfaction. Mind you there are going to have to queue up with the homegrown disaffected for that!
Then after that there is an Olympics in England. Another ideal opportunity for mischief making.
If I can see that I would have thought that it might have crossed the mind of someone who has the finest degree money can buy.
As for who is in charge, well even the English don't seem to be able to work that out. Baldie Vague has one notion about what they are there to do, Eton Mess has another, and the chief of the defence staff yet another.
It's like posh boys playing war games on the playing fields....
What is it about the last three PMs that they consider themselves Saviours of the World Joe?
Thanks Tris. It's amazing the way they're able to lay their hands on so much money right enough.
Niko part of me thinks your anomaly is right.
Oh that song. :(
The UN resolution is written in a way that it can be interpreted in many ways Jo. The Arabs decided that very early on.
There doesn't appear to be a leader in Libya. The tribes are still arguing amongst themselves and will continue to do so. Those who changed sides should be viewed by suspicion in my view Jo.
There does't seem to be much of a leader here. Vague and the moronid bigot Fox say one thing and the chief of staff says something else... Dave hasn't a clue. ... and that's before we take the French, Turks, Americans, etc into consideration.
And what are we doing about the blood shed in Syria? Nothing? Because they don't have oil, their lives are worth less than the Libyans. Did no one think that the rest of the Middle East might go viral too? No. Amateurs.
Which is fine, except people's lives are at stake.
It seems there's been a breakthrough with NATO tonight Tris when I was out making a fool of myself. :) They may be able to take charge Sky is reporting.
They'll not touch Syria because it is one of the bog boys in the area, along with Algeria. They won't want to rock the boat in these places.
V4V said...
HMS Ocean has been deployed for tactical incursions, US airborne are exercising in Italy, British and French special forces have been redeployed from Afghanistan with Germany taking up the slack and a couple of NATO European troop formations have left their barracks without notice. A new Suez anyone...
Do not confuse our problems with those of the Libyan people. If we do that we're giving tacit support to the madness of psychopaths, whether they be autocrats or hidden under the guise of democrats or institutions.
The fact is a sizeable proportion of the Libyan people want democracy and rose up against a regime that in forty years has denied them the opportunity and was willing to kill them in order to maintain their abusive power base.
To criticise the competency or otherwise of our governments response is fair game. And the procrastination in the creation of a coordinated response is a clear indication of just how fragile, fumbling and incompetent these so called institutions of alliances and states are when it comes to the crunch. But as a people, we cannot in the name of humanity and irrespective of our governments hypocrisy, stand by and ignore genocide being enacted by despots.
Well SR, they only appear to have some sort of a half solution where Nato will take charge of the no fly zone but America will continue to be in charge of the bombarement.
Crinkly. I'd agree that it is hard to watch a government slaughter its own people, but if we can't stand by and do nothing, I wonder why we are not involved in action in any one of a dozen countries. I wonder why we picked Libya for the PM to make an emotive speech about humanity. He seems to be either unaware or unconcerned about the slaughter of Bahrainis and Syrians.
I'd love to hear his explanation for the selective "duty" of care.
Good to see you RFB and hope you're keeping well. Thanks for the update.
I'm not making any predictions where this is going to lead. There are too many feasible outcomes.
The problem is that it's also going on in Yemen, Bahrain and Syria Crinkly. Should we be doing something about that?
We can't afford to police the world and we're putting ourselves in a dangerous position.
As we now know in war cases Tris, the scenarios are confusing - not least for the planners. 'They know not what they do' seems appropriate.
The problems we have to face and give due consideration to, are the qualities of competence shown by these institutional bureaucrats and our governors.
In recent years we have had a financial meltdown due to snake oil alchemy being let free to run riot and create ruin - our governments and institutions failed us in their acts and omissions in safeguarding our interests.
We have the UN who fumble about, struggling with the problem of whether they have to power or not to act.
We have the EU, which costs us £45m per day for membership which cannot even get a decision because it cannot decide who should decide the format of a committee to make a decision - so how long will the delay be before they can form an army?
And we have NATO which for 60years was supposedly our defence shield - our instant response force - against the Warsaw Pact. So you would think they would have all the know how and procedures in place to instigate a quick response? But no, it's three weeks now and they're still squabbling.
Perhaps we should just be grateful their procedures and competence were never tested. Because when they are, every damn one of them are found wanting; and their so called experts, no more than fumbling jobsworths.
Rosa & Tris - I'm aware of the hypocrisy, and no we cannot police the world.
My argument is we should have been developing the arsenals of smart diplomacy allied to integrity and that supported by example, rather than the commerce of war, oil and commercial conglomerates backed by the use of smart bombs.
You're right of course Crinkly. These three organisations are just fronts for bureaucrats who all think they know better than the man in the street.
Their decisions are often wanting and their efforts pathetic, yet we pay for them.
Crinkly, I think the day's long gone when we could have had smart diplomats. It's dog eat dog nowadays and I don't see that changing.
"It's like posh boys playing war games on the playing fields...."
Tris, that is EXACTLY it, in a nutshell. Except it will be others who do the dying.
"We have the UN who fumble about, struggling with the problem of whether they have to power or not to act."
I disagree Crinkly. We have a UN that is controlled by those and such as those. They will intervene where it suits THEM and the humanitarian argument doesn't concern them. Consider Palestine if you will. More than SIXTY years now we have endured that situation. Despot involved? The State of Israel who doesn't have to abide by international law because the US or the UK will veto any attempt to drag them into line.
The UN could have acted without going to war with Libya. And that is exactly what we are doing. Danny Alexander let slip the phrase "the war in Libya" just the other night on Question Time. Russia and China could have used their clout to begin with and some sort of diplomatic route could have been attempted with Gaddafi before it got to this. But no, in we went, literally, with all guns blazing. That proved to me that the likes of Cameron didn't want it resolved: he wanted an invasion. Establishing a no fly zone did not require a bombardment either. It is not, either, a licence to kill Gaddafi and impose "regime change". That would be illegal.
Libya called for UN observers immediately. Where are they? No sign of them. Why? Shall I tell you? Because we're committed to a war. You speak of "despots". We KILLED hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqi civilians in an illegal war. Just because it was state sponsored doesn't make it ok.
Again, we don't know who we are dealing with in Libya, none of us. Which is why I view it as totally reckless in the extreme to start arming people. And remember too that those people were parading with banners saying, "NO FOREIGN INTERVENTION".
Finally, if I went out now, got some people together, tore up the flag of my country and demanded the existing set up be abolished do you think it would be tolerated here? We may say Libya has no "democracy": I say it is still a sovereign country and outsiders like us have no business getting involved there. I also say if you're going to take on the status quo you need to know you can truly take him on. Gaddafi has his supporters too, clearly, and we don't even know the numbers on each side which is another incompetence as far as I am concerned. What does the West intend to do with them? Shoot them?
Joe G -I respect your argument and the points you raise in them but in some instances they are inchoate.
Of course the UN should be able to act but in the present set up it's a talking shop with little executive power. And, should it want to act on any major issue it's pretty obvious for that power to have any chance of being seriously acted on one nation has to agree with it. that nation is of course the USA.
And yes issues concerning the positions of Palestine, Israel, Borneo, Indonesia, at least half of Africa, most of the Middle East; even the shams of democracy we live under in the West are all examples of hypocritical double standards supported by duplicity.
It's a standard endemic in the world we live in which if we argue for its refinement is by definition giving it legitimacy.
That is my argument in essence - while two wrongs will never make a right, all wrongs become entrenched as fact.
Joe G - I respect your arguments and the points you raise in them, but in some respects they are inchoate.
Of course the UN should be able to act but under the present arrangement for any action to be considered it requires the tacit agreement of one nation for it to have any chance of being enacted. That nation is of course the USA.
Equally the hypocritical attitudes adopted towards other world despots are in a word deplorable. Palestine, Israel, Borneo,Indonesia, at least half of Africa are all examples of these deplorable double standards being applied duplicously
The UN and NATO are talking shops with little power. Remember when Blair went into Iraq and had been initially told it was illegal? Neither the UN or NATO said anything. They were quite happy to allow the US and UK to do the work.
I have no time for either organisation because I don't think they protect anyone to any great degree.
This latest UN resolution - even those who 'agreed' with it started to question it hours later.
We're now in a very difficult situation in the UK. We've taken sides in a civil war in a despot's country. It's essential, for the safety of this country, that we win this, yet I have my doubts unless ground troops are used. More loss of military lives would be involved.
What do you think Jo?
Ah Crinkly I see our assessment of the UN is similar. In the Libyan war the US doesn't want to be high profile but it's the only country which has a big enough military to undertake such deployments.
Our politicians are playing a very dangerous game again. The Arab countries may well turn on us when this is over.
Meantime, India, China and Russia sit watching on the sidelines.
"Joe G -I respect your argument and the points you raise in them but in some instances they are inchoate."
Crinkly, first off, my name is Jo, not Joe.
Secondly I do not believe my argument is remotely inchoate. It is developed and informed: the evidence to back it up should spring to mind every time we hear Obama or Cameron lecturing others about democracy while allowing the State of Israel to terrorise its neighbours at will on a daily basis and denying Palestine its own state and status. I mean, good grief, even when Palestine held elections we devoted followers of democracy in the West said we wouldn't recognise the result! THAT's how much WE respect democracy when it doesn't produce the result we want. How much aid was cut off from Palestine following that election result, including aid from the EU? Aid that was needed desperately.
Your argument, on the other hand, appears to acknowledge the despicable double standards of the West with no more than a helpless "Its just how it is." shrug. All the more reason, I say, for people to stand up and tell Cameron he was wrong to get caught up in this.
Subrosa, I think Crinkly means the US is the only one who counts.
In response to your question about ground troops I think it will be the biggest mistake ever. I don't want it to happen.
Where are the UN observers and why are they not in Libya? Gaddafi is not incommunicado. Russia and China should be in a position to use their clout and surely ALL parties should be willing to call a ceasefire now in order to gauge whether anything can be achieved via dialogue rather than the escalation of military action. What disturbs me deeply is the reluctance of many on "our" side to consider this. That's because they want to escalate it and go into an all out war. Of course the clowns in charge won't be doing the sacrificing: as always it will be our military personnel and, if there are repercussions here in the UK, it will be innocent civilians here. And we'll call that terrorism of course.
Jo G - first an apology for the additional e.
But where in any of my posts is the "just how it is" shrug, as either a quote or by inference?
And your understanding of my comment regarding the position of the USA/UN is 180* degrees off.
Consider again the last two paragraphs of my post - I can see no other interpretation that can be attached to them beyond a call for fundamental and radical change in the cesspit of international relations.
Jo, I don't think Crinkly means the US is the only one (dare I speak for him?) but means without the US any action means little.
Now there's a reason why the UN are quite useless. You're right, their observers ought to be there but aren't.
Russia, India and China are using their clout - by sitting on the Fence, watching and waiting. They'll fall whichever way the wind blows but they're quite safe where they are at present.
Our government don't want diplomatic talks, they want to be seen a tough. Email me and I'll explain.
Hi Subrosa. I didn't say the US were the only one. I said they are the only one who matters. They are the big shot, the main man and nothing will happen at the UN without their approval. A majority of ordinary UN members want to deal with Israel but the US (and the UK) won't allow it so veto all attempts to do so.
I'm not sure what Russia and China are doing right now. I'm certain they must have direct links to Gaddafi. But I'm also certain that this affair is being treated differently and that is why UN personnel in the form of observers haven't been sent to Libya. Normally you'd have UN observers in there almost right away. Libya actually asked for them to be sent yet the request was ignored. Libya is a UN member yet this failure to respond to that request demonstrates that "democracy" is for only those and such as those.
Tris talked about "posh boys playing war games". What bothers me is that those posh boys won't be doing the dying: our troops will be doing that and God help any of them who are taken prisoner. The US set aside the Geneva Convention for those they took to Guantanamo Bay. We know Gaddafi is capable of the same, if not worse. I despise Cameron for daring to take such horrific risks with our military personnel when there were other ways. I have said before, if Leaders of countries were obliged to join their troops in any war many of them would not so quickly rush to arms but they are quick to put the lives of others at risk.
And even when the US and UK couldn't get UN support to invade Iraq, what did they do? They walked away from the democratic table and went ahead alone in an illegal invasion.
Jo, I can understand your anger, believe me. Like you, I think leaders should be made to join front line troops as they did for centuries. Then we would see who believed in their decisions.
Our behaviour is dreadful and purely selfish. What worries me most is that this is pushing this country into a target - more than ever.
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Zanzibar election nullified as Magufuli easily wins Tanzanian presidency
October 29, 2015 Kevin Lees Leave a comment
Though it was the most competitive presidential election in the history of democratic Tanzania, the ruling party candidate, public works minister John Magufuli easily won the election last Sunday in results announced earlier today by Tanzania’s elections commission.
Magufuli emerged as a dark-horse candidate of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM, Party of the Revolution) after a contentious fight left former prime minister Edward Lowassa and foreign minister Bernard Membe (the favorite of outgoing president Jakaya Kikwete) both precluded from contention.
Earlier this summer, the spurned Lowassa decided instead to depart for the opposition camp, becoming the presidential challenger for a coalition that includes Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (popularly known simply as Chadema), a liberal opposition party formed in 1992.
Tanzania’s electoral commission announced that Magufuli won 58.46% of the vote while Lowassa won just 39.97%. The CCF is also expected to win a majority of the 357 seats in Tanzania’s Bunge, the unicameral parliament.
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Lowassa, who served as Kikwete’s prime minister from 2005 to 2008, left office in scandal and mired under allegations of corruption. While his political power and support base made him the most potent possible challenger for Chadema, it also tarred the previously anti-corruption opposition party. No longer would Chadema necessarily be the party of change nor would it be the party of transparency and good government, and its 2010 presidential candidate Wilbrod Slaa left the party and endorsed Magufuli.
Magufuli, age 55, swatted away criticisms of old age and ill health, at one point doing push-ups on the campaign trail to demonstrate his vigor. The showdown between him and Lowassa was among the most contested election campaigns in the country’s history, with both candidates vying for an electorate that’s one of the world’s youngest — 50% of the population is between the ages of 18 and 32.
But as easily as the national elections seem to have gone throughout the Tanzanian mainland, the islands of largely autonomous Zanzibar have been far more problematic. Continue reading Zanzibar election nullified as Magufuli easily wins Tanzanian presidency →
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Genuinely competitive election boosts Tanzanian democracy
Edward Lowassa, a former prime minister, hopes now to lead the Chadema opposition party to power in Tanzania. (Facebook)
It’s not every day that hopes for reform and good government lie more with reelecting the dominant party that’s held power since 1977 than with opting for the opposition.
But increasingly, that seems to be the case in Tanzania, where the October 25 general election pits John Magufuli, the standard-bearer of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM, Party of the Revolution) against Edward Lowassa, one of the CCM’s former presidential hopefuls and a disgraced former prime minister. Lowassa is running as the candidate of the Ukawa opposition front that includes Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (popularly known simply as Chadema), a liberal opposition party formed in 1992, and Chama Cha Wananchi (CUF, Civic United Front), the Zanzibar-based opposition party.
Changing places?
Though Lowassa is the wilier politician, the CCM is still favored to hold onto power after Sunday’s elections. Since multi-party politics were introduced in 1992, the CCM has had little trouble maintaining its lock on the Tanzanian government. On the mainland, at least, the CCM (and before 1977, its predecessor, the Tanganyika African National Union) has been virtually interchangeable with government.
But Lowassa’s popularity as a former CCM official, the desire for change among the country’s powerful youth, and growing opposition strength in Zanzibar have made this year’s elections particularly unpredictable.
The current contest between Lowassa and Magufuli has its roots in the tussle earlier this year to determine the CCM’s successor. Jakaya Kikwete, Tanzania’s fourth post-independence president, is term-limited and, while he’ll continue to lead the CCM until 2018, he will leave the presidency after a decade in office, generally maintaining Tanzania’s stable path to greater development. Continue reading Genuinely competitive election boosts Tanzanian democracy →
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Omnipotence Quest XIV Vedibere !!O+eQDn0BBx8 04/26/11(Tue)15:24 No.14728319
Mardana-Fel:
Palal has broken through the final warded seal and plans to face the guardians within some time during the next few weeks. Currently he is meditating within the druid grove and recovering his powers, having been taxed to the limit by overcoming the layers of powerful magical protections... damaged or not, they were created to repulse gods.
Ral Myres has been using his new artifacts to push deeper into the ruins daily and now holds a small token that, from what you can tell, will shift the bearer into a shadow realm and back at will. Handy, as both it and the real world overlap for the most part, while the denizens do not.
Vassik has finalized his preparations for ambushing Palal after recovery of the Orb and keeps a near-constant watch over the druid through subtle scrying. He now lies in wait, patient as a viper coiled to strike.
Heroes:
Despite their best efforts of the entire group, Tissa has been left somewhat despondent by the complete lack of a cure. All the previously readily available magical cures were shut off with the revolution, but it is more the lack of any information regarding a “cure-all” that has left the group without hope. Normal magical cures were tried long ago, after all. Even the wizard’s scrying and a few powerful tracking and scrying artifacts the twins possess are unable to find the slightest hint of the rumored miracle balm... probably because it never existed in the first place.
The twins are growing restless and bored with the dullness, however, and Tissa seems to have almost given up. She has promised them that if they do not find any trace of the cure within the week they will depart and search elsewhere, much to the relief of the two adventure-seeking teens.
>> Vedibere !!O+eQDn0BBx8 04/26/11(Tue)15:26 No.14728345
Focus: Laressa
The servants that attended you during dinner are quickly herded into the middle of the room and the doors locked while you and Laressa depart to the large (yet somehow still cozy) sitting room to the side, her on your arm. You arrive to find all seven elves already lounging about chatting, suddenly fading to silence as servants open the doors and the two of you stride into the room. The servants bow and close the doors and a warded field appears around the chamber, preventing both physical and magical interaction with the outside and encasing the room in complete silence.
It is broken by Laressa. Stepping forward from your side, she clears her throat, “Everyone, thank you for coming... though I suspect you desired this a bit more than I.” With that she gives a lopsided grin and gestures to you, “This is Lord Valerian, my... close associate.”
Turning to you, she points to each of them in turn, “These are my friends, Yorial Aloint, Koria, Stella, Fane Uldal, Tace, and Ithrin. You of course have already been introduced to Master Koris.” As she speaks each name they either nod or speak a greeting, each of them carefully sizing you up. Likewise, you look them over... dressed well, the two elven ladies wearing evening dresses (though hardly even a pale shade of Laressa’s, of course) and the gentleelves wearing various muted outfits or, in the case of the elf known as Ithren, a long russet wizard’s robe with silver embroidery. You also amusedly note Fane’s hair to be slightly damp.
Introductions handled, you and Laressa join the others around the large central hearth after pouring yourselves a snifter of the fine array of after-dinner drinks. Belatedly you both realize the elves have apparently removed all the chairs from the room save the ones they occupy and a two-person loveseat. Cute. The conversation begins with you of course, Stella speaking up even as Laressa slides in next to you and gives a shy (and slightly nervous) smile, “So, I hear you helped Lessa get started here. How did the two of you meet? Last I heard humans don’t just walk up to an elf and say ‘Hey you want to take over the world?’”
>Special rules for today, you can switch between areas/focuses and the thread will run longer than usual.
>Previous thread was sadly canceled because of 4chan fucking up last night. Hope there are people around for this one today, despite not usually running on tuesdays. Starting a little early because of that.
>Small smile. "And so I did not. Laressa was the one who picked that. My offer was somewhat more open."
>Overall rules for social interaction here: Remain self-assured, confident, and secure in the knowledge of our own power and position- and let them see that we are. As with the rest of the meal, the ultimate purpose of this conversation is to provide us with amusement, which means that we should spend some time enjoying some verbal circling as they try to find out more about us and we try to make an overall positive impression while still telling them very little. That means we should remain mostly enigmatic without being completely evasive; share information, but make them tease it out of you. Make sure that we end up keeping them collectively talking at least as much as we are, and occasionally hand off questions to Laressa to answer- particularly anything which might touch on our nature or anything which might embarrass her, like the fact that we met her while she was drunk and getting in bar fights.
>Do not indicate overtly that our intentions towards Laressa are romantic, but don't deny it, either. It would be more interesting to keep that unconfirmed in the eyes of her friends, so that we can watch her interactions with them. Likewise, don't clearly state or deny anything regarding what we intend to do about aiding her in any way.
>And see how much we can find out about exactly what Laressa has told them about us. I was hoping that we'd watch her meal setup including any conversations with them and thus know, but as long as we don't it makes a decent topic to try and talk out of them while they're talking their own questions out of us. It would also be good to subtly turn the conversation to their history with Laressa; any past stories or sharing of opinions on her would be quite interesting to find out.
>Here's hoping it's a fun chat.
“Well, you hear correctly... my offer was quite a bit broader than that, she was the one who decided on the details. Your assumptions are a bit inaccurate though.” You take a sip from your snifter and lean back into the soft cushions and smile, “I never said that I was human, after all.”
“I was wondering about that, ‘Lord Valerian’.” Master Koris interjects, “For such a human form you seem to have a remarkably elven name. Taking the name of the First Emperor... bold, and remarkably well versed in elven history.” His gaze slides to Laressa and he raises an eyebrow, “Might he be someone we know?”
Laressa shakes her head in response, “No. There are simply certain circumstances. That is not his true name, but...” she trails off, as if searching for the proper phrasing, and you come to her rescue, “Let us just say that it is my true name now. The past is just that, the past. From what I can see all here tend to look toward the future instead, anyway.” Master Koris shrugs and smiles, “Fair enough, I know when to let a sleeping wolf lie... from experience.” At this he holds up his left hand and you can see a snout-shaped tracery of scars reaching from the bottom to the middle of it.
This gets a chuckle from the circle of elves, excepting one. Fane Uldal, if you remember correctly. Sure enough, the dark-haired and frowning elf speaks as the laughter trails off, “So then, what’s your interest in Laressa ‘Lord’ Valerian? And don’t think I didn’t notice how you dodged the last question.” Stella, sitting next to him, hisses a comment in elven but he spares her only a glance before returning his gaze to you. “Well?”
You cock your head to one side and swirl your brandy a bit, “Mmm. An excellent drink, Laressa. The meal was superb as well, exactly what I’ve come to expect from you my dear.” You turn toward the slightly damp elf and give your best sardonic grin, “Well, Fane was it? We first met during a relaxing afternoon here in Melport. I believe she had just finished disposing of a rather troublesome half-orc and I found lounging around town. She seemed interesting, so I invited her for a drink at a rather out of the way place I knew of and, though she was a bit reluctant at first, she eventually joined me and we talked. Ah, a most pleasant conversation.” Laressa glances over to you and spares you a smile, a break from the chilly countenance she was projecting toward Fane, and you return it before shifting your attention back to the dark haired elf who is now staring daggers at you.
A blonde haired elf, Tace you think, laughs nervously into the silence that follows, “Well, that’s fairly surprising. I think there might be more to that stor--” but is cut off by Fane, “I also asked what your /interest/ was, /lord/ Valerian. Perhaps while you are at it you could tell us your house as well...” He gives a nasty grin, “Para-Shet perhaps?” Was that... yes, you think that was an insult you saw lead to duels several times while you were in the elven city.
At this all the elves in the room rapidly lose their relaxed poses, sitting up or, in the cases of Laressa, Fane, Stella, and Koris, standing. “Fane! This is my abode, not Dar’an!” Lashes Laressa in elven, venom dripping from every word, “You /will/ speak your apologetics or you /will/ be made to do so.” As she says this she shifts between the two of you, and you see Master Koris slowly edging over to your side as well. Stella stands next to Fane with her hands positioned directly over several blades you can see concealed under her clothes, and you note Fane has extracted a pair of long blades and parrying gauntlets from a box he had secreted under his chair.
“Perhaps, Laressa. But I believe that that decision is his to make, don’t you think?” He gives you a patronizing smile and your elf unleashes a particularly nasty invective at him. Reaching through one of the slits down the side of her dress, she frees the sole weapon she retained for the evening, her mind-control dagger, from its sheath on the upper-inner part of her left thigh.
My, this has certainly become... interesting.
>> Tripe 04/26/11(Tue)15:43 No.14728473
Well a certain elf seems to be having a bit of a hissy fit. Would it be possible to respond something along the lines of "Ah, you don't know? I was certain you overheard our dinner conversation...I suppose an oppourtunity missed." But besides teasing I think we should actually just give an answer that is true simply because it would still seem highly suspicious to them. Tell them that she is of interest to us and certainly one of the more interesting people that we have come along in a long time.
...Also he seems jealous...we should confirm this somehow...
Sorry, didn't wait for you to finish posting apparently...anyways new suggestion!
Well some threads ago we wanted to test their ability and this seems like the perfect time to do so. After all, what better way to do so then directly? We could challenge this Fane to a duel out of sheer amusement and fight him till first blood. Using it as an oppourtunity to gauge his abilities in particular. How would we stop it? Well we could always just outlast him....right?
On that note is Stella taking aggressive stance towards Fane or towards us? Also, what about the other elves mentioned? Are they simply generally on edge.
Part 1: http://archive.easymodo.net/tg/thread/14304400/
Part 2: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/14309655/
Part 10: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/14536106/
>> Anonymous 04/26/11(Tue)15:51 No.14728562
Fuck yeah, Omnipotence Quest.
Love to play, too bad I can't stay. Good luck, Vedibere!
Towards Fane. She looks like she wants to restrain him but he sort of has a sword in his hand.
The other elves seem to be on edge and waiting for something else to happen before joining in, but body language indicates that they don't approve of Fane's antics and are generally just hoping this would all go away.
Ah, I see...well we can't really avoid this can we? If not dealt with now I feel like this will simply stew an- Wait that could be interesting...what if we humiliate him instead and let him rage at us and see how that develops? For example, calmly walking towards him and if moves to strike use restraining magic to hold him place. Keeping him fully concious and teasingly stroke his chin and lecture him of his poor manner. Perhaps in elven? Just a suggestion. Of course, we must remember to free him later.
Do we actually remember how to fight with a blade?
I like this idea. Just don't kill him, that would be rude.
I think /tg/ hates your quest, Vedibere. I'm have a lot of trouble submitting replies.
Do we actually remember how to use a blade?
It's been... well, quite a long time. That said, you could snatch the skills of the best swordsmen to ever exist if you wanted.
You don't even really need that, though. You can slow time or move/comprehend things so fast that he will basically be standing still, make it so the blade goes through you harmlessly, or any number of other things. It's not "Can I defeat him?" so much as "Do I want to defeat him and if so, which of the infinite manners available to me will I choose to do so?"
Yes, /tg/ was fucking up yesterday too. I'm going to try to keep going today though, because it doesn't look like it's getting any better.
I'd say we stay totally calm, as is fitting to a being as powerful as us, smile kindly, and insult the fuck out of that guy.
Why not pluck the skills of a few of the better swordsmen from this world's past? A few legendary sword styles to keep them guessing as to where we learned such skill.
Aye, totally humiliate him through swordplay, like that idea. It could also be used to show just how good we at well.. basically anything.
If possible, use a very very old elven swordplay.
If we go through with it, grab two sets of sword skills:
Ancient elven swordmaster skills, and another completely different swordmaster from 100 planes over.
This way, if he just happens to know counters for the ancient elven style, we can throw him off with the foreign one.
Of course, we won't lose, but what's the fun in time-stopping constantly?
Would be agreeing with this. Vedibere, you still with us?
punch him in the face so hard it breaks both his legs.
So... what you're telling me is that a elf we've never met before is suddenly insulting us to such a degree that most people dual over it? He's obviously not serious. He's testing us.
I say first off look at Laressa and say "I'm curious, why did you draw your dagger. Do you plan to defend me? Or simply bring him into line?"
Also don't attack the elf, just don't let anything he does hurt us. This is amusing.
Still here, writing an appropriate scene.
Question, how completely do you want to dominate him, and how brutal do you want to be in doing it?
Thirding, draw knowledge and skill from an *famed* ancient elven swordmaster and play with him, just enough so that everyone understands that we are way out of his league
Also, does it change your answer if he has stealthily enhanced his blade to be faster and easier to wield?
I say brutal, but non-lethal and heal him afterwards
Well, not really. unless its a super-enchant that would give him a fair chance against us.
He probably likes that sword, fuck with it a bit like lengthening it or shortening it a few inches, to mess with his balance.
Or something like that, weave it in however other people think.
Just badly enough that he'll know we could have really kicked his ass.
Like I said earlier, don't kill him. One way we can show our skill is by disabling him in a completely humiliating way without injuring him. If we do injure him, let's make it a vanity mark like a scar, something that will heal but be a permanent reminder.
Let not be brutal with him until he gets absolutely pissed off
how about trying to humiliate him by making it look like all his skills are merely child play to us?
Trip him, put him in arm lock effortless and disarm him
all the while we look like we are doing nothing challenging at all
adding things like
"Heh. How cute"
After this we might just as well bail out (if anyone agrees)
Then hover around to see what they are going to do after we leave.
Will Laressa mind-control him? What will others say?
Anyone worried about this?
We should start off with that, perhaps including a raised eyebrow and "Really? As entertaining and amusing as this is, I don't think you've thought your clever plan through."
Play it off as we know he's testing us, but that he shouldn't try that unless he knows what we're capable of, that his overconfidence in his own ability to stand up to us is going to get him bitch-slapped.
When he inevitably continues to insult us, and possibly attempts to attack us, that's when we crush him.
Anyone still here
Not really. Yes, he's testing us, but demonstrating our ability to slap him into the ground with trivial ease is one valid answer to that test.
That said, I would like to use the comments in >>14729089 before engaging and humiliating him, just to see what Laressa says. Remember, we are at all times relaxed and supremely confident in demeanor.
>After this we might just as well bail out (if anyone agrees)
I think it would make more of the impression we'd like to make if we treat this as no more important than an idle comment made by someone else and continue on with the evening. Thus far we have not been exceptionally deft in conversation, giving away a fair bit of information even if we kept the details mostly fuzzy, and I'd like to talk somewhat more and get a better sense of how these elves think of us and act towards us when one of their number isn't trying to kill us.
As for the future of the evening, anyone think we should mention to Laressa something about the other pawns in our plan? I mean I would enjoy perhaps mentioning before we poof away "Oh by the way, it's a very real possibility you'll be dead within the year. Later!"
Guys, I have a better idea. So far he's only used words against us. I think this is a test to see if we're violent or intelligent.
Let's conjure up a nasty tasting bug and teleport it into his mouth. Or paralyze his tongue for a while.
There's no need at all for us to get physical.
Not so blunt. That would take the fun out of it.
Something a little more subtle. Imply that, there is a danger to her, that we know of, but due to certain restrictions, we cannot divulge details or assist her against them.
Need? Of course there's no need.
The question we need to ask ourselves, is what would be more fun?
We've already made clear to her that her path has a very distinct possibility of bad end.
>What you do upon that path is what shall decide your end, be it dead in a ditch or...
We wouldn't have said that just after slapping her with a "we own you, bitch" mark unless we were serious about the fact that she might well die and we wouldn't cry for her.
As for other pawns... frankly, in my opinion most of our manipulations aren't really worth that much. We haven't spent enough time focusing on the heroes to really build them a quest arc; what they need is a whole series of challenges and plot hooks set up to draw them along, and we just don't have the focus or interest for that, at least in what we've done so far. The other villain types we almost inevitably leave to their own devices, which is of course just what villains are best at, but Laressa is the most interesting of those.
I say we defeat him in a humiliating way only using hand to hand/unarmed skill vs his sword.
Could be amusing. Slip past his sword with blinding speed, a quick grab and throw sends him sailing into the farthest of the room's walls at blinding speed, use our power to make sure that he lives through it without serious injury and that the walls are undamaged. Continue conversation as though nothing untoward happened.
No, wait, he enchanted his sword, right? And he's really fond of it?
Why not catch it between our thumb, index, and middle fingers, then snap the blade?
You quickly reach up and place your hand lightly on Laressa’s forearm, tugging her down to the loveseat again. She shoots you a half mystified and half horrified glance, no doubt fearing some terrible display of power, but you simply smile. “A duel, is it? How positively droll. Still, I suppose it’s said that among even the best company there is one /sillith/ to be found.” You drop the worst insult you can remember from your brief time in Dar’an as you stand, but it appears to have the correct effect. Fane briefly narrows his eyes, his lips pressed tight, before relaxing and smiling. “Yes, I suppose so. Now we will see who that is.” He offers the second sword and gauntlet to you, and you take them before striding away to a cleared spot in the room.
Laressa and Koris both move next to you as you do so, however. Laressa is the first to speak, “Valerian, please, I would ask that you... not kill or hurt him.” she whispers, “I apologize for this and will take care of it if you wish, but he is a friend and has saved my life before several times even if he is... misguided in his affections.” You smile as you strap the platemail gauntlet in place on your left arm, “He challenged me, so I set the terms, correct?” She nods, and you continue, “Then I think in light of your request... first blood will be sufficient.” She sighs and gives a relieved smile, “Thank you.”
Koris interjects, however, “I hope my protege’s confidence is well placed in you, friend. Fane is a master swordsman, a product of her own machinations.” He shoots her a tight-lipped glare and she glances away before he continues, “He was one of the ways she kept the swarms of suitors away in Dar’an, though I don’t know how much she’s told you about that. By letting him think he might have a chance of some sort he’s killed dozens to keep his ‘claim’ to her. Don’t think he will stop at first blood.”
I vote for this; provided we provoke him into attacking us. No reason for us to attack unless we are attacked, right?
It would be rude to be goaded into a fight when we should have more than enough charm to disarm the situation.
The fucker is testing us.
Vedibere also said tonight was about a battle of WORDS.
If you want to humiliate the guy via swordplay I say we simulate the encounter infront of his eyes in an instant, show him what will happen with each move he planned to take. With each new plan that runs through his mind another dozen ways we can counter him. Basically up untill he realises any possible attack or ploy would only result in his humiliation.
All this should happen in an instant and would make the point to him without lowering ourselves in the eyes of the others present.
I still think we should try just talking our way through this though.
I think we've already failed some kind of test by falling for such an obvious trick, but whatever.
I like the "catch his blade and break it" bit.
Of course, I have no idea how to draw first blood without cutting him. This is already ridiculous. Just prick him enough to get a drop and call it done. Then get back to talking like civilized people.
A baleful smile plays upon your lips as you take your place opposite Fane, and you glance to Koris, “I don’t think it will be a problem.” You turn to face him, but before you can speak you hear a ripping sound to your right, turning to see Laressa cutting a strip from one of her gloves. “Here,” she says, moving close and tying the band of cloth around the pommel of your blade, “f- for luck. Not that you will need it.” She shoots a derisive smile toward a now purple-faced Fane and backs away, as does Koris. Both of them move next to a worried-looking Stella, joining the others in a rough semicircle fifteen feet away. Yorial stands with one arm around Koria and the other holding his glass while she says something to him. Tace and Ithrin are likewise chatting and sipping their drinks, though when you look over Tace extends his pinky finger (an elven sign of encouragement) and smiles.
After a few seconds Fane seems to recover. He opens his mouth and, when no sound comes out, closes it and clears his throat before trying again, “So state your terms then, cur. Let’s see how cowardly you are, though if you hand over that favour I might let you go without completely humiliating you.”
You bark out a crisp laugh, “How adorable, the child thinks himself skilled. Very well, the fight shall go to first blood. Do try not to disappoint me.” With that you both raise your blades and he returns your smile, “I’m going to enjoy this.”
“I doubt that.” you reply, dipping your mind into the endless sea of souls this universe has as an afterlife, searching and, finally, plucking out the skills of the greatest elven swordmaster you can find. Ironically, you find they come from your apparent namesake; the First Emperor Valerian. Good, you decide, but you’ve seen far better. Reaching out farther, beyond this reality, you draw upon a few best swordsmen and duelists that all of creation has to offer and meld them into the elvish sword style. Done.
I know there were more posts than that, dammit. I saw them. Have they vanished into alternate history limbo?
You meet Fane in the middle of the impromptu arena, your blade flashing out to clash with his once, twice, three times before you step back. He immediately follows, closing the distance and pressing his attack. Koris spoke truly; he is quite good, and you note that he easily flourishes his blade in response to your strikes in way that... hmmm. You look more closely at the sword in his hand and note with surprise that it has some /extremely/ subtle enchantments layered into it to enhance the speed and ease with which the user can wield it. While you heartily approve of winning at any cost, getting caught is simply bad form.
You slide to the left and exchange a flurry of blows with Fane and then twist, sliding your blade along his and reaching up to clasp with your gauntlet, leaving a hole in your defense. Fane, however, doesn’t see it and twists away leaping back almost three feet and giving a self assured grin, “Nice try, but I’m afraid you just aren’t good enough to beat me.” You frown without reply, sliding forward to engage him once more, but he persists, “What? No more snide comments ‘lord’ Valerien? Or are you as small of mind as you are of skill?”
“I’m afraid I need to teach you something, boy,” you say, reaching him once more and lashing out. Steel rings upon steel as you begin to fully utilize the modified ancient elven style you forged earlier, and even with his blade’s enhancements it’s all he can do to keep up with your lightning-fast feints and strikes. You shear through his elegant grey doublet but do not draw blood, instead stepping in and under his return strike and copying the strike as he whirls to face you. “First, you should learn that bravado before a fight only makes you look the imbecile afterward.” Two thrusts through (what are to you) gaping holes in his defense complete the maneuver, leaving the elven rune for “fool” marked on the front of his jacket and drawing gasps from the watching elves.
>> tha/tg/uy 04/26/11(Tue)21:04 No.14729717
Little bit late for that, we should just put him in his place and commit an eye to him afterward. If experience has taught me anything it's that wounding someone's pride always comes back to bite you in the ass.
There's failing a test, and then there's recognizing the test, and saying "I see your test, it is clumsy and without subtlety, and it offends me, so I shall crush you for it".
>Of course, I have no idea how to draw first blood without cutting him. This is already ridiculous. Just prick him enough to get a drop and call it done. Then get back to talking like civilized people.
This. Any other attempt he makes to harm us just passes straight through us. His blade passes harmlessly through us like through light itself.
“Second, you should learn when a lady has no interest in you at all.” At this he roars in anger and pirouettes, lashing his blade out in a rapid and, honestly, quite excellent display of swordsmanship and skill. Sadly for him, it is no match for yours. You effortlessly riposte, following up with a lunge through his shattered defense, severing the straps of his parrying gauntlet and forcing him back away from it with a rain of lightning fast blows. He bellows in rage and hate, his sword lancing up to meet yours, skill and desperation, longing and bitterness, all of these combining with his skill and blade to create beauty that rips through the air... but it is nothing. Less than nothing, mere child’s play to you.
“Third,” you raise your voice over his howl with a bitter sneer, “you should learn when you are in the presence of your betters, and act accordingly.” You loose the last of your restraints, swinging your blade in a beautiful rhythmic tracery of otherwordly skill. Fane stumbles backward, tripping over rug and board, but you are relentless, steel screaming against steel as you leer over him. Your blade kisses his flesh, separating locks of hair from his head but drawing no blood. It traces down his form, shredding his fine clothing and making a mockery of his prowess. It slams its flat against his muscles and bone, leaving welts and bruises even as it draws pained cries.
“And now your final lesson, boy.” You leap, evading a desperate low sweep of his sword and twisting in the air, your blade a steel rain even as you fall toward him. You touch down, dodge, sway, and strike, your blade /scything/ the air in a manic hiss. His blood flashing in the firelight, two deep scores marking his cheeks, and your plated fist impacting his sternum; dropping the elf to the floor gasping.
You turn to the silent and astonished audience of elves, their eyes wide and mouths slack... except for Laressa. Your elf wears a playful smirk, her sharp blue eyes glittering as she begins clapping. This shakes the others out of their reverie and they join in, so you flourish your blade and bow before freeing the purple strip of cloth and striding to its owner, holding it in your palm. “It seems your charm worked, I was quite lucky to have won.”
“Indeed,” she replies, laughter playing in her voice, “perhaps I should start selling them, as potent as they are.”
Behind you there is a scraping sound, followed by a soft sob. You turn to look only to see Fane picking himself up and stumbling toward the door, clutching his chest and dragging his blade along the floor. He doesn’t make it, however, his bruised and battered legs giving out halfway there and forcing him to slump his arm over a chair to keep from collapsing. The mage Ithrin quickly looks to Laressa and, at her nod, moves to aid the defeated elf.
“Shall we continue where we were before being... interrupted?” your host asks, and you smile while dipping your head. You offer her your arm and accompany the now excitedly chattering group of elves back to the circle of chairs. It has been many an age since you last took up a blade in a true fight. Invigorating.
After settling into your former positions you see Yorial lean forward with a hungry grin, waving to catch your attention, “So, where did you learn to fight like /that/? And could you teach us?”
Name the home city of one of the swordsman we took skill from. Should gain a nice "where the fuck is that" look. And "no."
Make a joke about learning everything from a well known (in this setting for the company present) shlocky adventure story
Tell them that reaching the uppermost limits of skill with swords comes from the mind and the soul or some crap like that, alluding to the fact our ability has to do with power and not mundane earthly practice.
Or we picked it up a little here and there.
>Oh god he is testing us not actually wanting to swordfight!
I do hope that has been put to rest at this point, but just to place emphasis on it: You were in the courts of Dar'an for less than a week and saw nearly two dozen nobles killed in duels to the death, and scores to first blood.
Motherfuckers like to cut a bitch.
Heh, I like that. It's even the literal truth, in a way. "My skills are a product of many places, of course. The Mistvale, Sharpur, Abedujien's dueling grounds, the Yesh-Muurdren Wars, and the fighting pits of the Lord of All-Embracing Darkness honed it best, I suspect. There is even some influence from your own people's style... though if that is an example of the best you are producing these days, the form has degraded rather sharply." Shake head regretfully and take note of their expressions while inwardly laughing.
"As for instruction... I have not taken on a student in a very long time. It would take an exceptional individual to inspire me to do so again." This implies both 'no' and hints that they could try to convince us to teach them in the future. It also hints something to Laressa, if she chooses to parse it that way. Should be amusing to watch their reactions.
In any case, after fielding a few basic questions, try to steer the conversation towards more relaxed chat as outlined way back in >>14728391. Those are still viable guidelines for our actions.
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>Motherfuckers like to cut a bitch.
Fair enough. I hold no regrets about actions taken, especially after his pussy-like display. Pic related.
>"But I want to be the chosen one! /cry"
Obviously we're not going to train one of them. Training is long and boring.
Give some old city from an annihilated reality as to the source.
Try to steer the conversation towards the domestic. I want to hear embarrassing stories of Laressa as a child.
Also, if we found THAT fight invigorating, then maybe we should try dueling Laressa's orc that we made for her? He'd put up one hell of a fight, and might even fight us to a draw, considering we gave him all the fighting knowledge.
ALL of it.
This minus the Orc fighting, I think one duel per social gathering is enough.
He's a real fighting Jonah
>Betrayal at House on the Hill reference
>Obviously we're not going to train one of them. Training is long and boring.
But hinting that we might be willing to train one of them could produce all kinds of interesting social dynamics. Also, it's probably been a long time since we bothered to teach anyone anything, and teaching people things can actually be fun. If they do something sufficiently impressive to earn it I suspect that it could be fun to spend a day or three dispensing key tips. Definitely not now, though.
>I want to hear embarrassing stories of Laressa as a child.
What's the name of the city/nation that created the giant wasteland that most the the others are coming from? Say that.
Second all of this.
Shoot for baby pictures if possible.
You smile amiably, but shake your head, “I learned the skills you saw from many places, Sharpur and the Abedujien dueling grounds among others. As to teaching them? It has been a long time indeed since I took on any sort of pupil, and I’m afraid they would need to be exceptional indeed for me to consider it.”
Yorial nods, “Oh well, can’t blame an elf for trying. Still, marvelous show. You would be the terror of Dar’an.” You accept the complement graciously before steering the subject back toward your desires, “So, when did you learn your various skills? I take it the Shades recruit from a young age?”
The elves, save Laressa and Koris, are taken aback but quickly recover, “Ah, well, varying ages really...” Koria chimes in, “It’s more skill based than age. Most people recruited already have some ability or they wouldn’t be taken in.” Koris chimes in, “It’s not practical to feed and house a child for a hundred years before they can start their duties.”
The others nod, but Stella leans forward and leers at Koria, “Still, you got a lot better once you started ‘personal training’ with Yorial.” The blonde girl hesitates for a second, glancing to you, but then seems to reach a decision and returns with a wicked grin, “Yeah, and you’re just as bad as always. Still no-one to horizontally spar with on a regular basis, even Laressa has a skilled master to teach her now. Speaking of which, you owe me thirty gold Paths.”
The back and forth continues with others starting to join in on the ribbing and Laressa turns to you, apparently embarrassed, “I’m sorry, they all do this sometimes.” You shake your head, “Don’t worry about it. So what about you, what skills did you learn before becoming an assassin elite?” Laressa just gives a wan smile and shakes her head, though, “I’m afraid it wouldn’t be interesting.”
You look over at Koris who is now standing next to the two of you, having strolled over while the others engage in friendly bickering, “What say you, Koris? You’re her master, surely you know some embarrassing stories?” His eyebrows knit together, however, and he frowns, “I don’t really think that yo--” but Laressa cuts him off. “Don’t worry about it, Master.”
You return your gaze to her and find her to have relaxed back into the seat and begun sipping on your discarded snifter. “I was raised in the royal court, my mother was Envoy then,” she says tonelessly, “Both she and my ‘father’ made sure that I had the best training possible and that I learned the lessons /perfectly/.”
At the last word she enunciates each syllable precisely, raising the class and twirling it between her fingers as she continues without emotion, “Arts, history, mathematics, swordplay, stealth, spying, killing, stealing, magic, everything. The royal tutors filled in the socially acceptable skills while my mother called in favors with various... “tutors” from her organization to teach me the shadow work. And of course, illegitimate or not, I was expected to mingle with the nobility and get to know each of them. ‘For my future.’ Failure in even the slightest way was... frowned upon.”
Raucous laughter interrupts from across the hearth, some joke from the four over there. As you turn back Laressa shrugs as she downs the rest of the glass, “It is not the fondest of my memories.”
Well it's not the "lol then i pooped my pants" i was hoping for, but you take what you can get.
Really, happy loving well-adjusted normal families don't tend to produce too many assassins or BBEGs. It should have been obvious that her childhood could have been rough in hindsight.
True. Well what now? Perhaps we should ask her about her parting from the elven city?
"Mmm. Ill memories... we all have plenty of those. But I've found that it is best to avoid dwelling on regrets and wishing things had been otherwise. Trying to undo the past can cause all sorts of problems." Smile slightly as if in jest. "I've mostly sworn off the discipline. Paradox is a terrible thing to deal with."
"In any case, if childhood holds no fondness in your memories- what does?"
Well whatever we do let try shifting the conversations to a family-like feel, less serious and everyone making funny remarks and jokes when telling their stories.
Let try telling one of "our" stories, which of course will be partly a lie.
>Let try telling one of "our" stories, which of course will be partly a lie.
We don't need to lie when we have so many lifetimes of the truth to choose from.
>But I've found that it is best to avoid dwelling on regrets and wishing things had been otherwise
Precisely. I, for instance, found the new thread just too late to suggest challenging the elf to a duel to first blood, then turning into a golem. Oh well.
Seconding this post.
"So we magically animated the corpses of the adventurer's family to dance a fully choreographed musical before transporting him to a domain of eternal torment. Ah, to be able to get entertainment from such mundane things, getting so involved in battling enemies, simpler times."
Do we have anything even mildly appropriate in our past to talk about? We were a BBEG.
So's Laressa, so it's all good!
Though admittedly, a much less... Well, /Evil/ BBEG.
I also like this one, sounds mysterious enough
i hope our amount of suggestion are enough for vedi.
We're not particularly evil, really. We're just so incredibly jaded and alienated from the standard mortal perspective that by any normal standard we're utterly sociopathic and selfish. We're fickle and unable to think of anyone or anything except in terms of how they can add some fleeting spice to our own existence.
All right, so by the standard D&D morality, that makes us incredibly evil, but still. We don't actually like evil as such any more than good, it's just a lot tougher to remain amused through good wholesome family values.
I think it would be more accurate to say Laressa is a less *gruesome* BBEG.
I think under the majority of morality systems, "would kill more people than all the IRL wars combined for shits and giggles" counts as evil.
I actually like and approve using a story like this.
let just say that is was not of our plans, just a partner of ours doing the dirty work and he told us how it went
Although it will still sound incredibly evil and cruel
I think we should avoid the incredibly vile things like tormenting a soul for amusement.
Surely we have other interesting stories to tell. How about some tale about how we usurped a demon lord, found the position boring, and threw the whole domain into perfect, efficient order.
(Assuming demons are D&D-style and are chaotic evil).
We could also share a story from our time as a mortal, though we won't say anything about that itself.
What was our inspiration to become the ultimate BBEG?
>> Anonymous 04/27/11(Wed)00:10 No.14731498
Let's not mention anything about our first, oh, three thousand years of existence. That's much too personal. We've doubtless imitated a mortal a few hundred times since and collected a few interesting tales from that, if we feel compelled to spin one- though personally, I'd recommend letting others do most of the talking, and keeping our own stories to tantalizing hints. It's good to be the mystery man.
I just feel like a jerk for getting a shitty life story out of Laressa.
Then again we're an ancient omnipotent evil. I should think like one.
If the truth is that her life was utter shit being completely controlled by her mother for hundreds of years until she was used as a pawn in a failed coup and then forced to flee, whereupon she spent a few more centuries living as a struggling low-class assassin and getting drunk all the time because if she ever did anything high-profile her father would pick up on the fact that she's alive and come to kill her, until we finally showed up and suddenly gave her the ability to take control of her own life and defy even the full combined power of both her parents... I'd like to know about it. Backstories are important.
Sure, maybe it's not the greatest to talk about. But I consider the fact that Laressa was willing to talk about it to us without hesitation when Master Koris thought it shouldn't be brought up interesting in and of itself.
>> Vedibere !!O+eQDn0BBx8 04/27/11(Wed)01:13 No.14731970
“I see.” you say solemnly. “Well, for what it’s worth; undoing the past has its own set of problems as well. I don’t advocate it.” Laressa chuckles darkly, reaching over to refill her both her glass and pour one for you. Turning back to hand it to you, she speaks, “Oh? And what pasts would you undo? I don’t know the limits of your... abilities, but I doubt anything I could conceive of would be a challenge.”
You take the glass from her hand and finally notice that Koris has slipped away to join the other elves talking across the fire, leaving you alone with Laressa. Mmm. You take a sip of the charred brandy and lean back into the soft cushions, losing yourself in memories, “Ah, perhaps. But long, long ago... my greatest friend, and closest ally was searching for some information I had been looking to find for decades. He was a golem, a sentient one... the only one I ever made, in fact. I had long ago released him from service but he was a... a true friend. He had heard about a rumor of an archive that contained the manuscript and sent me a message, but I was busy at the time. He went himself, of course. And it was a trap.”
You take a long drink, sloshing the liquid around as you remember, “I got his message a week later after the magical vortex I had created calmed, and I immediately knew it was the handiwork of... certain foes of mine at the time. I gathered as much force as I could as fast as possible, but...” you take another drink, “Too late, of course. He had been hacked apart, yet still... even then... he had left a message for me in his own stonework. Engraved with his dying breaths, as it were. You see, they had thought him dead but my creations, well, they are made of sterner stuff than that. He listened as they foolishly discussed their next destination and plans, recording them on his own body in arcane script.”
You are started out of your reverie by the clink of a decanter’s neck against your glass, Laressa refiling both hers and yours. You aren’t entirely sure when they were emptied. “What happened to them? I can’t believe you just let them be.”
You give a grim smile and shake your head, “No. I didn’t. My creations might die slowly... but they far moreso. I had to locate their closest friends first though, of course.” The two of you sit silently for a while, and eventually you note that the room is otherwise empty. Has been for a while, it seems. Well, no matter. You turn back to your elf and gaze at her, sitting alongside you in silence. Pondering.
“What of you? Surely not everything was terrible in your early life?” She looks up at that, her azure eyes gazing into yours, and gives a small smile before looking away. “I suppose not. There was one thing I enjoyed. I had a singing coach who didn’t... judge, or punish. Her name was Miss Ophelia, at least to me. Singing is a high art in Dar’an, you see, and all noble ladies are expected to be at least proficient. I was quite good, but I don’t think it was because I had any real talent. I think it was more because...” she pauses to drink and refill her glass again, “because that was the... the only time I really wanted to do something. The only thing I really enjoyed. That I didn’t get whipped for if I missed a note or improvised a bit.”
You lift your glass and Laressa slides closer, draining the last of the bottle into it before tossing it to the floor. “What happened?”
She shakes her head, leaning back into your arm. “Life. Plans. My mother fell out with the king and became Grandmistress. I was kicked out of the court and taken on as an apprentice to Master Koris, he had just lost his wife and daughter and my mother thought it would be a good match. She was busy running the entire organization and my father... well, he never really cared, but now he cared even less.
The training was hard, but without them constantly... constantly... /looming/ and Master Koris all but adopting me... being trained as a government assassin was probably the best time in my life. At least until... uh... yeah, until I met you. And got a real life.” She lifts to take a drink from her glass, but finds it empty. Frowning, she tosses it after the decanter and it shatters on the floor. Easier than moving. “Still, I... I... miss singing... sometimes....”
You look down at the empty glass in your right hand, blinking slowly. Frowning, you unmake it rather than place it on the desk beside you. You lean your head back and close your eyes while stretching out your legs, mmmm... good food, bloodletting, conversation, and good drink. Warm and comfortable.
You awake the next morning nestled in the loveseat, head and back resting against one arm and your legs pulled up into it. Laressa is still asleep, nestled on top of you and into the crook of your arm and warm against you. Her breaths come steadily and softly, and her face looks calmer than you’ve ever seen it before. Someone appears to have placed a blanket over the two of you and pinned a note to it. Shifting slightly (to a vague mumbled protest of the sleeping elf) you scan the room. It shimmers with a protective barrier and the logs in the central hearth have burned away to ash, no servants appear to have entered.
You check the note: ‘Fane is fine, ego is shattered. Executed the servants like you said, they wouldn’t say a word so I know there was something juicy. Tell me later or I’ll let slip your night with your new boyfriend to everyone else.. -S’
>Tell me later or I’ll let slip your night with your new boyfriend to everyone else.. -S’
curse her so that every time she tries to do that something embarrassing happens to her interrupting and shutting her up.
some sort of random non-lethal embarrassment
As amusing as that would be, I think it might be more amusing to spy on them when Laressa tries to explain what happened.
Well. Her life was pretty shit, apparently. No wonder she is crushing on us and is fine with a high possibility of BAD END.
Ah, don't be mean. Stella seems like the only good friend Laressa actually has and if Laressa wants to tell her stuff then it's no big deal.
We can let Laressa have a few more minutes, as we don't actually need to get up to have a look around and see whats going on in the place right now. Check our self for spells and tracking devices, only natural for a group of spies and assassins to try.
>>/tg/ is really fucking slow
How petty and pointless.
Just the same, set a quick alert on Laressa's mark so that we'll know if she shows it to anyone else. Because if she does I'd really like to see their reaction; it's not every girl who gets casually tattooed by their boyfriend, and honestly a mark like that is a lot more "demon's thrall" than "archmage's lover" in its style.
Aside from that, I think that it's exit time. Let's slowly fade away in a manner that won't wake Laressa, then spend a day or so observing her actions and those of her posse- I'd like to see their commentary between themselves and to Laressa about us, although honestly we've probably missed a lot of their best internal discussion already. After that, we really need to shift our focus to Tissa and the twins if we want their quest to go anywhere, and before too long the situation in Mardana-Fel will come to a head- at which point we'll want to be closely watching and deciding how we'd like to influence the outcome, if at all.
We need to get back on the heroes. They don't have a cure!
I believe it was discussed earlier, but create a puzzlebox that creates a dose of cure-all whenever solved, but becomes progressively more difficult to solve over time. Possibly make the panacea lose it's effect after a short time period, to prevent one person/organization from solving it as many times as they can and stockpiling it.
Create another challenge temple for them, guarded by monks of a forgotten (or invented) order, that challenge the party to ritual combat for the box because it must only be taken by "the worthy".
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>Put spying device on shifty guy
>Shifty guy does... Something
>Disappears
>Crystal ball explodes into billions of shards, each showing scenes of random places
>yfw
Just a possible scenario, based on the reaction of Laressa's poison detection ring when we offered her a drink of the good stuff.
...So, the highly trained elven spy/assassin just leaves a note sitting there with that out in the open, with a 50/50 chance of it reaching Laressa instead of us. Totally not pre-planned for us to see it, nope...
Monks don't really fit the story we told Tissa about the wizards making the cure all. I say make it a wizards workshop hidden in a demiplane protected by golems.
Seconding, and of course we leave her a note ourselves before leaving.
"Thank you for a wonderful evening." Or something to that effect.
Well guys, I'm hitting the sack. Vote on Focus for Friday and discuss away at any PLOT that has been deposited in this or the past few threads. Am I doing a good job? Shitty? Moving stories? Cardboard characters? You decide!
Will try to answer any questions left here at the start of next thread.
1. Laressa
2. Heroes
3. Mardana-Fel
It's not like the note contains any sensitive information, the room is sealed, and all the servants are mindwiped in an ancient fortress with only one entry/exit point and an elite cadre of elven assassins on duty. Nobody else is going to see it, and the information in the note is hardly something that either Laressa or Stella would care about keeping secret from us. We've already demonstrated that we are aiding Laressa, know they are elven assassins from Dar'an, and are in general friendly towards them.
Why wouldn't she just pin the note there?
Focus ought to be on the heroes. This is turning into Waifu Quest: The Romancening a little bit, we need to turn our attention to some of our other players.
Not a bad idea. Or just split the difference, and find some wizard-monks that existed somewhere, ad transplant them here.
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how about a cursed ring that can cure anyone the wearer touches at the cost of the souls of those killed by the wearer. the curse is that the ring can't be removed and the wearer doesn't know that the ring steals souls. it has an aura of "good" and the symbol of the paladin's goddess.
wut? Why would we steal the note? 50/50 chance? They are words on paper, I would say it's a 100/100 chance. We were just invited over for dinner and told them we've been helping laressa since the start I think that means stella wouldn't mind letting us see this unimportant information update.
Vote for 2.
We would have had this done monday, or even earlier today, if 4chan wasn't insisting on making things difficult.
You're making the pally do something unsavory unawares, I guess, but it really serves no purpose. All she'll know is that she can't take it off. Plus, as a paladin, her murders consist almost exclusively f bad people and self defense. I'm not sure there's an issue there.
no reason I just wanted an excuse to use that ring pic, personally I prefer the puzzle box idea
I was kind of disappointed that we didn't get more information on the interpersonal dynamics of Laressa and her assassin friends, particularly as relates to us, here. It seems like aside from the one openly jealous guy they accepted us as her boyfriend without even blinking- but is that a show that they put on for our sake? Or for Laressa's? What do they actually think, do they approve or disapprove, and are they actually working for Laressa or are they with her because they're still mostly working for her mother and just false-facing the friendship? Given what a control freak her mom is I can't imagine that she'd send Laressa only genuine friends; she'd pick those who are loyal but have maintained good relations with her daughter as much as possible. And given that these are spies and assassins from a political-heavy realm, I'm inclined to take little of what they say at face value.
Yet we learned precious little of them throughout this thread, which was basically all focused on them (and Laressa herself). I'd have at least wanted to throw recording spells on them before they left so that we could hear what they said about us after departing, but we were snapped into sleeping pretty quick and didn't get that chance. Even so, right now is pretty much the best opportunity to learn about this- but spending a whole thread on it seems a waste when we just had one and learned little. It's frustrating.
I would like to focus on the heroes next thread, insofar as creating a quest for them and having them go through it, but I do NOT want to miss the Mardana-Fel plotline finally taking off. The timing of exactly when that will happen is not clear, so I'm going to say go with the heroes but snap perspective to Palal if he's about to grab the Orb.
Gotta go with the heroes as well, we need to give them something to work with.
Heroes, these guys need to be built up big time. And the situation is quickly becoming urgent.
Also, good call o focusing on a group per session. More stuff actually happening.
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the heroes, with possibly some puzzle box related dungeon in a demi-plane that's entrance is at the top of one of the mage-lords spires
Appear to them as a wizened old man, let them know you had heard of their quest and intend to help. That in your long time as a slave you noticed a secret passage at the top of the mages tower, and while you don't know what lies beyond you are certain that it's an artifact of immense power to be hidden so thoroughly.. Then they run another gauntlet, or face some manner of challenges, and get the box with a little riddle as to it's use.
"Each time you need me had best be dire/
There comes a time I'll be no more/
And if from these puzzles you retire/
You may wind up on death's door"
Or something. I don't know. Something less foreboding.
You are doing an awesome job with the quest vedi, even with 4chan crashing a few times and making /tg/ slow as shit.
We did not do much stuff today but it was pretty satisfying.
I also vote for going to the heroes before they lose all hope, that miracle puzzle idea seems pretty good and it would be awesome to find a way so they receive it
The point is not about whether the note contains sensitive information or not, the point is that she could just have easily have asked her about that in person later. The fact that she didn't implies she wanted us to see it, though whether that is to make us feel included, subtly tell us that the other's don't know we stayed there overnight so we shouldn't tell them if we don't want Laressa to be teased about it, tell us that our anti-spying measures can still be bypassed, or whatever, the point remains.
A 50/50 chance Laressa would wake up first, see it, read it, and then probably hide it, not that we would take it. Letting your date know that your friend will be extorting details out of you later isn't exactly smooth.
Plan for the heroes.
Have someone approach them having heard of their quest with information that they're willing to sell, rather expensively. The information is question is a (fabricated) set of minutes from a meeting of the governing archmages about twenty years ago; one of the points discussed was a request by a certain archmage to have the ban on production of his panacea lifted, which was denied. Make sure that it's an actual archmage who we know is dead.
There's our hook; they'll obviously look into this archmage guy, because it's not like they have anything better to do. At that point, we can make his old estate the subject of some small adventures- put in numerous subtle secret spells, traps, compartments, etc. that looters might have feasibly missed. Make references to all kinds of wild research in scattered notes, and have an item or two of remarkable but bizarre utility in there (now accepting suggestions). One of the more difficult things to get should be a ring- which serves as an access key.
By putting it on when in the proper location, the user transports themselves to a private and well-shielded demiplane, which would be why all the divinations were failing. They're alone, of course; only one person can wear the ring. The moment they take it off, they're returned to wherever they were.
The demiplane's automatic defenses immediately activate, obviously, but Tissa is practically invincible and the other three are all two vulnerable- so make it something indirect and nonlethal, like a gas trap or an all-engulfing wave of capture gel or whatever. After whoever went in is caught, they can be encountered by the residents of the demiplane.
Now, I'd want it to be the archmage's (previously unknown) children, hidden away here to hopefully survive the chaos- but creating people to fulfill the role might be beyond our not-so-omnipotent powers. It's a bitch to DM when you can't make new NPCs or even twist old ones to your desires particularly well. Hell, even being able to snatch a few kids off the street and give them vague false memories would be fine, but if we can't do that without brain damage it'd be kind of pointless. If we can't manage that, we'll probably have to go with ourselves acting out a role- perhaps the archmage's lover, likewise ensconced here and unable to leave. Surviving only because we're able to drink the panacea to keep ourselves alive, and (perhaps) gradually going mad due to side effects (add to spice), or just the fact that it doesn't actually cure hunger, just the physical damage that it does to our body, and that we've been trapped completely alone in a world which doesn't conform to the standard physical laws for months on end.
Either way, the panacea is there- but taking it away will kill the demiplane's residents, and they can't leave, at least not without what will probably be months of work from an archmage trying to replicate or modify the access key or otherwise open a gate to the demiplane. Morality troubles, ho. I'm sure we'll be able to come up with someone else good from that position.
Yes! Test the paladin's sense of duty against her morals!
>Vote on Focus for Friday and discuss away at any PLOT that has been deposited in this or the past few threads.
I want to focus on the heroes, but I also want to see the aftermath of the Laressa bit. The dinner plot isn't really over until we've seen what she does afterward- her reaction to waking up with us gone, her talking about it with her friends, and possibly her initial experimentation with and reaction to our gift. I feel like we need wrapup before moving on to the heroes- even if it's just an in-game morning. The heroes' plot is going to take substantially more in-game time and moving on to it now would leave Laressa rather annoyingly hanging.
So please write up a decent amount about what happens in the wake of this thread, even if we don't input any actions on the topic. All we need to do there is observe anyway, but not letting us see it would suck.
>all two vulnerable
Oh, god, I made a too/two error? The shame is staggering.
I need sleep now.
Very much in favour of this. If we could tie in the "madness" with a few prophetic ramblings that lead them (if taken seriously) to a few quest hooks we want them to follow, all the better.
You are getting way too paranoid. We don't need to worry about whether or not these elves are secretly spying for Laressa's mother. Laressa is competent and backed up by the deadliest orc in existence, and us as well. We're not going to let a controlling bitch ruin our fun.
We certainly don't need to worry. I would rather like to know if they're reporting to her mother, though, if only because it would be an interesting point of Laressa's psychology to find out if she knows and is ignoring it, knows and doesn't care, or doesn't know.
Also, I'd be interested in reading whatever reports they make to Laressa's mom and then watching her mom receive them, because it would undoubtedly be hilarious to watch her mom's blood vessels burst as she discovers that her darling daughter has indeed fallen head over heels for us. Though presumably she found that out when her last messenger to Laressa returned.
Personally, I suspect that Stella is an agent of Laressa's mother, but that could be my knee-jerk suspicion talking. If she is, though, and Laressa tells her about our mark... then I DEFINITELY want to watch Laressa's mom when she hears about it. Because that's the sort of thing that would be a firm and impossible to ignore declaration that Laressa has been moved to someone else's control, and I bet she'd completely blow a fuse.
Ah, I see.
I'm all for trolling the hell out of her mom.
Huh? I think you linked to the wrong post there.
>Am I doing a good job? Shitty? Moving stories? Cardboard characters? You decide!
I loved it. This might have been the best episode so far.
I liked the insight into our own character as well, the thing with sentient golem. That was touching.
i think we agree that leaving stella alone is good at this point. it makes things a bit more interesting when Laressa is unaware we are watching her.
WE STILL HAVEN'T MADE UP A CURE ALL?
BECAUSE WE ARE QUITE APPARENTLY SMITTEN WITH THE ELF, AND HAVE BEEN UNDULY PREOCCUPIED BY OUR PURSUIT OF HER.
Please, don't ever become intimate with Laressa!
I don't want this to turn into another waifu quest.
Yeah, I don't know either.
We still have a week before we give Stella another lead.
IMO, this whole idea is ridiculous. I mean, the fact that we are trying to crash the Pally with Laressa.
Has anyone ever thought that Stella is not going to go in guns blazing? I think it is more likely that she will go for diplomatic approach when trying to get the cure.
On the other hand, I don't see Laressa denying them that cure. She has absolutely no motive to deny them it, and especially she will have no desire to make enemies of high level adventures when she can simply make a deal.
>Has anyone ever thought that Stella is not going to go in guns blazing? I think it is more likely that she will go for diplomatic approach when trying to get the cure.
... I think you mean Tissa.
Oh god, this thread is still alive? I guess I'll answer questions then. All answers will be completely truthful unless noted otherwise. I reserve the right to decline answering something.
Guess it's not alive after all.
Anyway, next thread Friday 18:00 like normal.
>> Anonymous 04/28/11(Thu)01:21 No.14739214
>Guess it's not alive after all.
It's just very slow and plagued by /tg/'s technical problems. These things happen.
>Please, don't ever become intimate with Laressa!
>I don't want this to turn into another waifu quest.
I don't think anyone is inclined to turn this into waifu quest. Even if we slept with Laressa, I'm pretty sure that we'd callously drop her as soon as she ceased to be interesting. Sexing her up would only be another way for her to entertain us- both by the act itself and perhaps more importantly by how it would shape her actions and personality afterward. Personally, I find Laressa's pursuit of us romantically one of the more interesting aspects of her personality, although it does begin to seem logical when you realize that we're apparently the only one with power who ever gave her anything without being abusive about it or expecting anything in return- and what we gave her was freedom and power, which she had always wanted.
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Tony Benn on Britain and the EU
The late Old Labour politician Tony Benn speaks below on the European Union and why he believed that Britain should not be a member.
It is mystifying to me why so many people on the left in Britain are so bent on defending the EU and keeping Britain in it.
It is, first of all, a simple matter of democracy: why give up your sovereignty and democratic power to the EU and give away the power to change government policy on many substantive issues, when the EU is so clearly anti-democratic?
Secondly, the EU is a neoliberal train wreck: it was designed on economically conservative ideas and the worst neoclassical economics. It was designed to be a monetary union without a powerful central fiscal authority: an unworkable and disastrous idea. The Eurozone has led to catastrophe on the fringes of Europe in Greece, Ireland, Italy, Spain and Portugal and Baltic states. In the larger states like Germany and France the situation is somewhat better, but hardly anything to boast of.
If Britain had joined the Eurozone, it would have been a terrible mistake, and might today look something like Ireland.
The evidence suggests that many members of the British public are highly sceptical of the EU and want a referendum on whether to remain in it.
Tony Benn also speaks on UKIP in the video above. The UK Independence Party (UKIP) has recently taken advantage of the opposition to the EU and may do well in the 2015 general election that Britain will have in May of this year.
UKIP is a curious movement. It is a right-wing party. It strongly opposes the EU and wishes to take the UK out of it; it also wishes to end mass immigration from the EU and replace it with a “points-based” immigration system as familiar from Canada, Australia or New Zealand. Many people, conservative voters especially, seem to be in favour of these policies (some evidence here and here). But on economics UKIP is essentially Thatcherite, perhaps worse than the Tories, and even more worryingly has a libertarian wing with all the extreme laissez faire nonsense familiar from American libertarians.
The rise of UKIP is just another symptom of the utter bankruptcy of New Labour, especially on economics.
It seems to me that a genuine leftist or Labour party in Britain should be opposed to the EU, on democratic and economic grounds alone.
Finally, in honour of the late Tony Benn, who was a great social democrat, here is an old but lovely video of him tearing into Thatcherism.
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pithom January 21, 2015 at 9:00 AM
I'm a fan of unified currency systems, and, so, am mostly in favor of the Eurozone. I do think the ECB's monetary policy is a bit too tight, but the economic integration it helped bring about probably brought more good than harm. However, I'm skeptical the E.U. should include Eastern Europe, and even more skeptical that it should include the U.K., as over-expansion may later threaten the E.U.'s stability. I also agree with much libertarian economic policy, as you already know.
Philippe January 22, 2015 at 3:54 AM
It's quite extraordinary how you just casually brush off the appalling situation in the eurozone. Obviously you don't have to suffer the consequences of the policies you support.
pithom January 22, 2015 at 11:23 AM
Yes, I know about the horrible job and GDP losses in Greece and Spain and about Italy entering a triple-dip recession. But Germany (and, to a lesser extent, Austria) has weathered the EZ crisis just fine. So all Europe should imitate Germany's wildly successful supply-side policies.
A January 23, 2015 at 7:16 AM
There is a whole universe of wrong in your comment. There's something deeply wrong with you people.
"So all Europe should imitate Germany's wildly successful supply-side policies."
What? Gut wages and attempt to get export led growth when you also gut demand?
Good luck with that wild and mad fantasy.
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A 38-year-old Juneau man was injured in an officer-involved shooting and medevaced to Seattle. Juneau police originally responded to a vehicle crash early Saturday morning. (Photo by Quinton Chandler, KTOO – Juneau)UPDATE: 3:17 by Tripp Crouse, KTOO – JuneauOne shot was fired in an officer-involved shooting early Saturday, according to a news release from Juneau Police Department.Juneau Police say Sgt. Chris Gifford fired the shot that injured Juneau resident Jeremie Shaun Tinney, 38, during an incident in which officers were investigating a single-vehicle crash in the 16500 block of Ocean View Drive.Darin Schultz was the other officer involved in the incident.Police Chief Bryce Johnson said at a news conference Saturday that the man who was shot, now identified as Tinney, did not follow officers’ orders and one of the officers felt he had to shoot him.Johnson said police did not find a weapon at the scene.Tinney was transported to Bartlett Regional Hospital and then medevaced to Seattle, where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at Harborview Medical Center.Tinney was released from Harborview on Sunday. He was then arrested by a Washington agency on an outstanding Washington state arrest warrant.The warrant was for charges of third-degree assault on a child, fourth-degree assault, harassment and a probation violation.Lt. 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Schultz has been on the force for 19 years.Alaska State Troopers Bureau of Investigation is assisting with the case.“Our goal is to conduct a very thorough, very professional, very transparent investigation so we can give very clear answers for what occurred and why what occurred happened,” Johnson said at the news conference.Police will be using the officers’ vehicle dash cam video and audio recordings to help piece together what happened.The road around the crime scene was opened early Sunday morning,The investigation is ongoing.ORIGINAL POST by Quinton Chandler, KTOO – JuneauCitizens of Ocean View Drive, an isolated neighborhood on the outskirts of Juneau, woke to gunfire early Saturday morning when Juneau police shot a man they said didn’t comply with an officer’s instructions. 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Where is transparency here?
Transparency was Noynoy’s litany when he was seeking the public’s vote for the presidency; a promise which now appears to be an ordeal as he, through his Palace mouthpieces, have rejected proposals in the House to probe those who are classified within the so-called KKKs (Kaibigan, Kaklase and Kabarilan), or presidential cronies, classmates and shooting range buddies.
The Palace’s rejection of course reverberated among the House of Representatives’ allies of Noynoy and the proposed probe, by all indications, will not likely prosper.
But why is his ally, Deputy Speaker Erin Tañada, already concluding that the President is the focus of the probe, when the probe has not even started. And why, if there is nothing to fear about their claimed “honest” and “transparent” President who they claim rules without fear and favor, are these Noynoy allies fearing such a probe, to the point of already covering up for him and his aides?
Noynoy, however, is making the same mistake that made the past administration one of the most unpopular ever..... MORE
Vindictiveness FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 06/19/2011
It certainly looks like the spirit of vindictiveness in Noynoy lives on and strongly.
The latest word on the Marcos burial issue is that Noynoy is not even bent on giving Marcos military honors, as Vice President Jojo Binay had recommended, after conducting an exhaustive survey among various sectors of society and coming up with what can be called a “win-win” solution: Burial in Ilocos, and military honors of Ferdinand Marcos.
But even the military honors will be denied Marcos, although instead of owning to the fact that it is Noynoy himself who does not want it at all, he is using as his excuse the so-called victims of martial law who oppose it. He also uses another excuse, which is that Marcos may have already been given military honors when his remains were brought home for his burial in a refrigirated crypt in Ilocos.
But definitely, it is still his and his family’s vindictiveness that has kept him from giving Marcos the military honors..... MORE
Franco’s remains stir debate in Spain, 35 years after death focus 06/19/2011
Franco’s remains stir debate in Spain, 35 years after death
MADRID — More than 35 years after the death of Francisco Franco, Spain’s government is mulling whether to move the dictator’s remains from the vast mausoleum he had built with forced labor.
The Valley of the Fallen, an underground tomb complex outside Madrid where he is buried, was constructed on Franco’s orders between 1940 and 1958.
As well as Franco’s own remains, historians estimate the mass graves contain those of between 40,000 and 60,000 of his supporters and the Republicans who opposed them in Spain’s 1936-39 Civil War, which ended with Franco in power.
But for many Spaniards, the memorial site — carved into the side of a mountain in part through the forced labor of thousands of political prisoners — is their country’s most divisive and potent reminder of the Franco era..... MORE
DILG — wake up! VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 06/19/2011
DILG — wake up!
Any person who participates in any illegal numbers game shall suffer the following penalties:
a) The penalty of imprisonment from 30 days to 90 days, if such a person acts as a bettor.
b) The penalty of imprisonment from six years and one day to eight years, if such a person acts as a personnel or staff of an illegal numbers game operation. The same penalty shall likewise be imposed to any person who allows his vehicle, house, building or land to be used in the operation of illegal numbers game.
c) The penalty of imprisonment for eight years and one day to 10 years, if such a person acts as a collector or agent.
d) The penalty of imprisonment from 10 years and one day to 12 years, if such a person acts as coordinator, controller or supervisor..... MORE
Syria opposition abroad seeks to form united front 06/19/2011
Syria opposition abroad seeks to form united front
LONDON — Syrian opposition figures living abroad are seeking to form a common front with activists inside the country to help put pressure on President Bashar al-Assad’s crisis-hit regime.
As Syrian security forces crack down with deadly force on anti-regime protests, opposition activists have met in Turkey and Brussels, shared a platform in London, will visit Moscow and plan a major conference in the US.
But the regime opponents abroad have a tough job ahead of them, both in linking up with anti-regime activists in Syria and in building their own unified resistance.
“It is unfair to expect us to have a unified opposition” following years of oppressive rule, says Najib Ghadbian, a Middle East expert at Arkansas University in the United States.... MORE
In China, professional mourners spice up funerals FEATURE 06/19/2011
In China, professional mourners spice up funerals
CHONGQING — Hu Xinglian kneels before the corpse of Liang Zhicai and, with one hand on his metal coffin, lets out a piercing wail. But Hu is not at all grief-stricken — she is a professional mourner.
In parts of China, where rural pre-burial rituals are still observed, mourners known as “kusangren” are hired to guarantee that a funeral is a spectacle in grief. And the 53-year-old Hu is up to the task.
She comes to work with a full sound-system, multi-colour spotlights and the six members of her band, “The Orchestra of the Star and River of Chongqing.”
Her job offers a study in contrasts between modern living and tradition in the southwestern province-sized municipality, home to more than 30 million people and a symbol of the rapid urbanization seen across China..... MORE
Being trusted and trustworthy TABLETS OF STONE Larry Faraon, OP 06/19/2011
Being trusted and trustworthy
Every administration has its own versions of “K.” Even the sainted Tita Cory had her “Kamag-anak Inc.” Anybody who gets nailed in Malacañang, especially to the highest post of the land would be the most insecure person in the world even if hundreds of PSG’s and the top intellectuals from UP, Harvard and corporate halls, all at a whispering distance would cordon him closely. He needs a coterie of trusted and loyal friends who would shoo away possible darts that may pinch deeply on himself in order to feign stability and complacency in his incumbency.
Sadly, the first presumption of these rah-rah cheerers is really similar to what they usually teach the applicant secretaries, namely, that their boss is so stupid and clueless that he depends entirely on his secretary for everything from documents, appointments, files to wardrobes, medication, toiletries, but most importantly their loyalty and confidentiality. Utmost fidelity to the person or being a “K” is the absolute qualification therefore..... MORE
Palace calls ‘troublemaker’ source of Ping-Noy rift story By Aytch S. de la Cruz 06/19/2011
CLAIMS DE JESUS MEMO TO TORRES DOES NOT EXIST
Palace calls ‘troublemaker’ source of Ping-Noy rift story
The Palace branded as a troublemaker the source of the recent expose of The Tribune who divulged that the resignation of former Transportation and Communications Secretary Jose “Ping” de Jesus was the result of a bitter argument between him and President Aquino over the fate of Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief and Aquino shooting buddy Virginia Torres who Aquino insisted on retaining.
Unnamed sources at the Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) speaking to media with respect to the lingering issues confronting the agency are just trying to cause some trouble for the government, deputy presidential spokesman Abigail Valte said.
Malacañang issued the statement yesterday as it said it remained clueless on a supposed memorandum written by De Jesus on April 6, asking Aquino to impose disciplinary actions on Torres..... MORE
Bongbong wants Rizal Day moved to June 19 06/19/2011
Bongbong wants Rizal Day moved to June 19
Sen. Ferdinand “Bong-bong” Marcos Jr. has renewed his proposal to change the date of the national holiday commemorating the life and works of Jose Rizal from Dec. 30 to June 19, his birth anniversary.
“It is fitting then that Filipinos commemorate Rizal Day on June 19 as a day of triumph of his nationalism and patriotic ideals,” he said, mindful that Dec. 30 is an official national holiday that commemorates a hero’s death.
“The birthday of our national hero should always be a day of celebration of his life and of his great contribution to the country’s independence from foreign domination,” he added..... MORE
NDRRMC alerts regional units for ‘Egay’ By Mario J. Mallari 06/19/2011
NDRRMC alerts regional units for ‘Egay’
The National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) has alerted all its regional units throughout the country as part of the preparations for tropical depression “Egay” as it continues to aim for the ambitious “zero casualty” during such calamity.
NDRRMC executive director Undersecretary Benito Ramos’ directive to all regional DRRMCs from Regions I to XII, the National Capital Region (NCR), the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and Caraga is to closely monitor situation in their respective jurisdiction.
“You are hereby directed to monitor the situation and undertake precautionary measures in your area of responsibility. Likewise, the public and the DRRMCs are advised to take appropriate actions,” Ramos said.
“Let us untiringly aim for zero casualty,” Ramos added..... MORE
EcoWaste lauds Rizal as ‘hero for environment’ 06/19/2011
EcoWaste lauds Rizal as ‘hero for environment’
An environmental network has lauded Dr. Jose Rizal as ‘hero for the environment” as the nation celebrates the 150th year of his birthday today.
In a statement, the EcoWaste Coalition, an environmental network of over 125 public interest groups, honored Rizal for his deep concern and love for Mother Earth and her people.
“We pay homage to our national hero Jose Rizal for his keen devotion to improving community health and environment long before the Constitution formally committed to promoting and protecting the health and environmental rights of the people,” said Roy Alvarez, EcoWaste Coalition president..... MORE
Caloocan City steps up campaign against drinking liquor in streets By Arlie O. Calalo 06/19/2011
Caloocan City steps up campaign against drinking liquor in streets
Local authorities in Caloocan City have intensified the campaign against vices that come along with smoking following the arrest of 20 persons who were caught drinking liquor either outside their houses or right in the streets.
On orders of the local government, city police chief Senior Supt. Jude Wilson Santos directed all police sub-stations and police community precincts (PCPs) to carry out Ordinance 0937, which was passed in 2005, by apprehending those who violate it.
During the initial salvo, police operations yielded more than 20 persons who were caught drinking either outside their residences or in the streets and sidewalks, Santos said..... MORE
‘Fish kill’ causes big loss to Navotas traders’ profits 06/19/2011
‘Fish kill’ causes big loss to Navotas traders’ profits
A large group of “fish brokers” in the coastal city of Navotas have sought the help of Camanava Press over their collapsing business in spite of the latest announcement of the Department of Agriculture that fish kill is over.
The members of the Navotas Fish Traders Association led by their vice president, Boy Charing, went to the office of the local media and sought their assistance to inform the public, including those fish traders who buy fish in large volume at the consignacion markets in the city which they sell in most markets in Metro Manila and nearby provinces like Bulacan..... MORE
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Michelle Obama, Another Princess Diana, Without the Unhappiness?
Well, the UK is falling in love with Michelle Obama. As her husband, she is now being watched closely, but more so for her fashion style and sense.
Michelle Obama’s flair for fashion has captivated Washington and set the hearts of glossy magazine editors aflutter. She has already eclipsed Carla Bruni, the super-model chanteuse and wife of Nicolas Sarkozy, the hyperactive French president. Not since Diana, Princess of Wales, has there been such a glamorous role model at the apex of society.
I always liked Carla Bruni, she definitely has that flair being a former model, but I state that her rollout as France's First Lady does not measure a candle's wick to Michelle Obama's.
In her white, one-shouldered chiffon gown, she boogied to Stevie Wonder’s Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours and slow-danced with her husband at a succession of inaugural balls. Barack Obama held her lovingly around the waist, clasping two fingers around her back, and nuzzled her. Women’s Wear Daily, the influential American fashion magazine, said her ball gown made the Obamas look like newlyweds.
I remember reading that someone's child was watching Michelle and Barack dancing at the Inaugural Balls said that, "Michelle looks like a princess." And in recalling that night's events, I agree, she did.
In reading the Times piece, there are similarities between Michelle and the late Princess Diana, both are/were staunch supporters for family, both have/had made their children central to their life, and both care/d about the less fortunate. After that, that is it.
Unlike Princess Diana, Michelle Obama clearly is in love with her husband as he is with her. After watching them on Inaugural Night every woman in America questioned when was the last time my husband looked at ME like that? And as Keith Olbermann was mocking the song that was repetitious throughout the night, "At Last", his female producer had to remind him that the public WANT to see them dancing together, loves watching how they look at each other, knows that they love one another, and why does he (Keith) not get it. We got all that from a couple (Barack and Michelle) who has been married for 16 years. We did not get that from Princess Diana and Prince Charles.
Michelle Obama is a fashion icon, now, whether she wanted this challenge or not. Everything she wears is under a microscope. How she mixes high end with the J. Crew style will be watched and debated. Every bag, shoes, accessories flaunted with women rushing to purchase it, just as her girls coats on Inaugural Day crashed the J. Crew website, everyone will watch Michelle Obama.
Finally, is she Princess Diana? No. But she is the face of many working American women, one's who have to balance family, work and responsibility without the Royal House budget for clothing. That is something that Princess Diana never had to worry about.
Read the article, here.
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Govt to bring in laws to allow certain members of community aware of sex offenders in their area
New laws are to be introduced to make people more aware if a sex offender is living in their area.
Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan said it will not be as open as the disclosure scheme in England and Wales, called Sarah’s Law.
It allows anyone to formally ask the Gardaí if someone with access to a child has a record for child sexual offences.
A new report released this week revealed there are 43 ‘high-risk’ sex offenders living in the community.
Minister Flanagan said he wants to tighten up the current laws.
He said: “What I want to see is clear provisions, for example, to allow for finger-printing to allow for up-to-date photographs of offenders, in order that an identity can be confirmed.
“I would intend that we would have an element of disclosure, but that would be made available to a very small number of people, a school principal, maybe a community leader.”
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43 Dropouts In Kidapawan Get Skills Certificates
By Featuresdesk (ICG) on August 16, 2019
A government e-learning program has helped 43 individuals here who have no formal education to receive skills certificates through the Alternative Learning System (ALS).
The 6-month training provided by the Department of Education (DepEd-ALS) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) allowed the trainees to obtain skills that could land them jobs overseas.
The graduation ceremony was held Wednesday at the Kidapawan City Convention Center. It was led by City Legal Officer Paolo Evangelista and officials from DepEd, TESDA and the With Love Foundation, a non-government organization.
The recipients of the training were out-of-school youths, dropouts, and those who have no formal education.
“The 43 students hold classes every weekend at the new building built as e-learning center beside the Kidapawan City hall,” Evangelista told reporters covering the event.
He said the trainees were taught in beauty care, consumer electronics, electrical Installation and maintenance, food and beverage servicing, computer system servicing, massage therapy, and solar light assembly.
Evangelista said the graduates will undergo skills assessment by TESDA and if they passed, they will earn National Certificate (NC-II). NC-II is one of the requirements in seeking employment here and overseas. (PNA)
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Witcher 3 Cows In White Orchard
Ruby married Thomas Edward Herrell on 4 Jun 1960 in Wabash, Wabash Co. By "good ending" I meant Ciri becoming the witcher(ess). Are the White Orchard Gwent Cards Patched?. Kaer Morhen Map of important locations M1 Map of enemies Places of power Map of quests M1 Lilac and Gooseberries The Beast of White Orchard Incident in the White Orchard Royal Audience In Ciri's Footsteps The Nilfgaardian Connection Side quests Witcher contracts Treasure hunt. The Witcher 3 - Checklist 12 2 The Beast of White Orchard 13 3 The Incident at White Orchard Kill 20 cows. The Witcher 3: The Beast of White Orchard The Beast at White Orchard is a main story mission triggered in your pursuit of the earlier quest Lilac and Gooseberries. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has so much to do, and so many ways for players to earn money, that cheating to do so seems unnecessary. Grim Witcher 3 Money Exploit Leaves Dead Cows Everywhere By Patrick Klepek on at It’s easy to rack up money in The Witcher 3 by slaughtering hundreds and hundreds of bovine creatures. Unlike the worlds of so many games, The Witcher 3's. I run it at whatever settings. 47 8 5 1 12. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The peasant farms are home to a handful of cows that respawn after a quick one hour meditation session. An exploit in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt that was used by many players in order to rack up some serious dosh, you could repeatedly kill a respawning group of cattle and sell their hides during your. Killed cows around White. Resolved: Release in which this issue/RFE has been resolved. Hearts of Stone is the new DLC for the Witcher 3 And if that wasn't fun enough - depending on what you think of as fun - the studio deployed another new nod to some of the money exploits that fans. Home » Witcher 3 » Best Starting Weapons in The Witcher 3 The Serpentine Steel Sword and Serpentine Silver Sword are great weapons in The Witcher 3. 1: There are 3 Monster Nests in White Orchard. If you find yourself in the company of two. There are a lot of Undiscovered Locations in White Orchard. The herbalist lady in White Orchard will buy honeycomb from you for a pretty good price. For The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on the PlayStation 4, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Farming method in White Orchard - Farm the new Chort for mutagens and great XP" - Page 2. 3: QUEST: TREASURE HUNT: Scavenger Hunt: Viper School Gear - There are 2 locations. Sustained cow slaughter may influence local economy and job. White Orchard is where you first start your adventures in the Witcher 3. I just finishedWhite Orchard :) Best part was at the end when finding a Source of Power which was hidden behind some trees, I go running towards it all excited only for a massive BEAR to jump out at me – literally screamed! hahaha. To obtain it, talk to the. You find it, you find your money in The Witcher 3. You will gain access to the further territories as you progress in the main storyline, first by reaching castle in Vizima and then Velen. There were some exploits in The Witcher 3 that let people harvest hides and pearls for gold. This merchant is a character in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Endorsements. The Witcher 3: Cow Hide Farming Method - TONS of Crowns! (White Orchard) The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt - Secret Treasure White Orchard Nilfgaardian Garrison - Duration: 3:20. They pose no threat but can be killed, however, killing 7 or more of them in White Orchard will summon a chort. If you were one of the many that embraced an exploit in The Witcher 3 that had you taking to The White Orchard and slaughtering cows, you're being hunted. The Witcher 3: 10 Biggest Secrets & Hidden Locations You Need To Find charting the day-to-day life of a farmer living in White Orchard. Sections of this page. Nice little battle with the bear, took a few hits to learn his movements and then he was finished. You may also be interested in: 22 Best Witcher 3 Mods That Make the Game Much More Fun!. By Mat Hall. I run it at whatever settings. The mutagens can be found in the quest In the Heart of the Woods or from killing the leshen in Arnskrone Castle Ruins. The best place to get cheats, codes, cheat codes, walkthrough, guide, FAQ, unlockables, achievements, and secrets for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for Xbox One. In the first version you could just keep killing cows, since you got money for each cow, so you could just kill thousands of them and get all the money, but. The region is known for its fruit bearing orchards and ample pasture for sheep and cattle, but as the war progressed and left its mark on the land it. Afterwards, the maligned merchant will emerge from under his cart and offer to pay you for your good deed. Debug Console fixed for Witcher 3 Version 1. A Guide That’s Going To Make You RICH In The Witcher 3 Jun 29th, 15 zootgamer 3 The Witcher 3, a behemoth of a game and one of the biggest candidates for GOTY title, came out a month ago, you can check out our full review on The Witcher 3. Before patch 1. Hidden treasures are places of interest in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. While not has high profit as the Pearl exploit, you can kill the two cows at the entrance to White Orchard for their pelts to sell and cow's milk to drink. Learn what type, areas, and additional information about them to make your alchemy crafting easier. So I chose to spare him just to see what would happen but, even after I've left White Orchard, he just hangs drunk in his home and he won't even speak to me. Before patch 1. He will be aided by a young huntress cloaked in a red hood. The biggest totally free game fix & trainer library online for PC Games [https://gamecopyworld. You can also find a chest down here that's chock full of goodies, again easily found with your Senses. The Witcher 3 expansion has an added tax man who pays you a visit if you exploited the White Orchard killing cows, meditating, then killing more cows for their hides. All the Quests you can find in Raiderz, with walkthroughs, images and videos. K went to Martin's place and attacked the poor cows. She is an actress, known for The Witcher (2007), Pierwsza milosc (2004) and The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (2011). The Bovine Defense Force Initiative (also known as Bovine Defense Force, or Chort of White Orchard) is the name given to chorts that appear in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt near the village of White. Witcher 3 Hearts of Stone adds Taxman to sting money exploiters. White Orchard In the swamps between the town of White Orchard and the Nilfgaardian Outpost. After clearing all the Ghouls, players will note that the site doesn't clear as it should. Contracts - Devil by The Well (3) - Notice board in White Orchard After a couple of cut-scenes, you will be directed to an inn for more information on your hunt. Barbara Kaluzna was born on August 10, 1975 in Gliwice, Slaskie, Poland. Two regulars are sitting at a bar. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Guide to DLC ` The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt WEEK 1 - Temerian Armor Set Beard & Hairstyle Set Locations: Temerian Armor Set: This is available from a merchant in White Orchard (the man you helped save; he's standing by the field with the two cows right before the Inn) Beard & Hairstyle Set: This is available from the various barbers found throughout the game. There are 10 side-quests available in White Orchard and these include five short story side-quests, a single Witcher Contract, three Hidden. So I chose to spare him just to see what would happen but, even after I've left White Orchard, he just hangs drunk in his home and he won't even speak to me. Find out how to nab these powerful early-game swords with our Witcher 3 scavenger hunt guide. Read up on these options below:. You'll find a dead dog there, plus blood indicating that the shrieker was wounded. Got it on PC. Witcher 3 interactive map of White Orchard. Sell to White Orchard Innkeeper as first priority (gives best price for food/drinks/pelts in the entire area, compared to other vendor/merchant types), then to others who would buy them (leaving the generic merchant vendor type for last preference, generic merchants try to fleece you in every deal they do). When killing cows in White Orchard if you kill the first set and meditate kill 2 more sets there is a monster that i cant find on my list that comes in and kicks your ass with one hit. Auto Suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters. The Witcher 3 Guides: Where To Find Every Herb Needed For Geralt's Alchemical Creations | Player. Alkali Bomb 1. He will be aided by a young huntress cloaked in a red hood. Cows can be found in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, in White Orchard and other locations. The information on this page is gathered from the comments on the mod-page and from my own research. YouTube user WhatsMyGame found an infinite money exploit in The Witcher 3 that involves killing some of the most innocent creates in the game: cows. They are not marked on the map, but you can spot them in the distance as gloving stones. The Witcher 3 Debug Console has been fixed for Game Version 1. Earn a Ridiculous Amount of Money in 'The Witcher 3' by empire in the Witcher cow hides on the marketplace of White Orchard. The creatures do not speak, at best communicating with each other through grunts, snorts and moans. Use up arrow (for mozilla firefox browser alt+up arrow) and down arrow (for mozilla firefox browser alt+down arrow) to review and enter to select. The Witcher 3 isn't without its bugs and cheap exploits and you won't find better evidence of this than in The White Orchard near Woesong Bridge. TraderTAG Victoria - The Weekly Buy & Sell Newspaper Shower, Coolroom, Wine Cellar, Alfresco and Workshop with 3 phase power. Ah, I see now you must have done this well before finishing up all of the main things to do in White Orchard. You can now get. By Mat Hall. Combined, the game has over 800 awards. Unlike the worlds of so many games, The Witcher 3's. There are many different ways to earn Crowns in The Witcher 3. They take no damage, like they are ignoring me. Those who don't know, there is a place in White Orchard where Geralt can slay a. the cows dont respawn anymore. js This package implements a content management system with security features by default. The Witcher 3 - How Killing Some Cows Earns You Infinite Money. By the time of Geralt and Vesemir 's arrival, Nilfgaardian troops have occupied the area. White Orchard South Map - The Witcher 3 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Game Walkthrough, Game Atlas with Maps, Game Guide. White Orchard Side Quests. 2: QUEST: SECONDARY QUEST: A Frying Pan, Spick and Span 3: QUEST: TREASURE HUNT: Scavenger Hunt: Viper School Gear – There are 2 locations. Hidden treasures are places of interest in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. After clearing all the Ghouls, players will note that the site doesn't clear as it should. Patrons drinking inside the Tavern in White Orchard in the Witcher 3 Wild Hunt A Tavern/inn in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. You can also find a chest down here that's chock full of goodies, again easily found with your Senses. The region is known for its fruit bearing orchards and ample pasture for sheep and cattle, but as the war progressed and left its mark on the land it. The peasant farms are home to a handful of cows that respawn after a quick one hour meditation session. There are a lot of quests to complete in White Orchard before you leave. White Orchard Map The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt White Orchard is the first open world zone you can explore in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt after finishing Kaer Morhen tutorial. The merchant Geralt found standing by the side of the road in White Orchard was extremely distraught. 1: There are 3 Monster Nests in White Orchard. In his travels, Geralt finds that another Witcher came to White Orchard , and brought with him two diagrams from the Viper. Once you actually get some, you'll want to blow it all on crafting Witcher gear and potion formulae. Loading Unsubscribe from TomaszWitcher? The Witcher 3 Money Glitch - Unlimited Crowns - PATCHED. The herbalist lady in White Orchard will buy honeycomb from you for a pretty good price. Mitty the taxman will randomly find you, which will call for a little. Geralt of Rivia is a witcher: a cunning sorcerer, a merciless assassin, and a cold-blooded killer. Notes [edit | edit source] Cows are not normally found in large numbers, so to kill seven of them requires having them respawn. 2: QUEST: SECONDARY QUEST: A Frying Pan, Spick and Span 3: QUEST: TREASURE HUNT: Scavenger Hunt: Viper School Gear – There are 2 locations. The bonus quests in the White Orchard region of the Witcher 3 provide a gentle introduction to this pleasant but impoverished rural backwater, one full of occupying forces, farms, hostile peasants. In this guide, you'll learn the locations to the herbs found throughout The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Got it on PC. Is this monster connected to a quest or something?. When you kill a cow, you can harvest their hide. Key to the door of the windmill in white orchard. You find it, you find your money in The Witcher 3. 47 4 2 1 10. You will gain access to the further territories as you progress in the main storyline, first by reaching castle in Vizima and then Velen. White Orchard is where you first start your adventures in the Witcher 3. In this guide, we're going to show you all Witcher 3 armorer locations, along with the skill levels of the armorsmiths. But yeah, you'll pretty much be broke early on. Learn what type, areas, and additional information about them to make your alchemy crafting easier. There are a lot of commands available to add items, spawn monsters and to do other fun things. A Frying Pan, Spick And Span Recommended Level: N/A (not shown) Location/ Obtained From: Old lady at door of cottage to the East of sawmill sign post and North-West of Woesong bridge sign on water's edge. Witcher 3 Will Try to Tax Players Who Used Money Exploits "Have you at any time engaged in the wholesale trade of rawhide in the White Orchard area?" By Eddie Makuch on October 15, 2015 at 5:50AM PDT. Head over to where Vesemir went (north of the island east of White Orchard) and talk to him. AFAIK it takes the same amount of time if I run by foot as if I fast travel the same way. Witcher 3 interactive map of White Orchard. White orchard inn from The Witcher 3 made in minecraft Resource pack used in the screenshots is vanillo Download map now! The Minecraft Project, Witcher 3 White Orchard Inn, was posted by dima210499. Witcher 3 Hearts of Stone adds Taxman to sting money exploiters. This is the area in which the prologue takes place. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - White Orchard - Chort (Cow Defense Force) - Death March. This guide will show you how to get all of them quickly and easily!. If you're starting a completely new game, we'd recommend actually going to find these Places of Power first as they can. Got it on PC. Apparently it's because there was some money exploit in white orchard where you could farm the cows if you meditated an hour in between or something. Collecting and selling weapons is a pain in the ass, plus vendors only have a limited amount of gold. By "good ending" I meant Ciri becoming the witcher(ess). Land in Currituck on Knots Island bounded by James. Earning Crowns in The Witcher 3. Thursday, December 12, 1940 940 Todays Items Today TOE SEMINOLE PRODUCER Daily and Sunday PAGE SEVEN PRACTICAL PEOPLE PRAISE PRODUCER’SPULLING POWER PHONE 1100 TO mg YOUR CLASSIFIED AD! s ' k 3. All Gwent Players in Witcher 3. For The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on the PC, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Cow-protecting chorts in White Orchard". Finding all the places of power etc. Loading Unsubscribe from TomaszWitcher? The Witcher 3 Money Glitch - Unlimited Crowns - PATCHED. Locations, NPCs, Main Quests, Secondary Quests, Witcher Contracts, Quest Givers, Secrets, Dungeons and Caves, fast travel locations, treasure chests, signposts, Notice boards, Innkeeps, Shopkeepers. As the Witcher 3 - Wild hunt game offers a big map with 3 big sections (Velen, Novigrad and Skellige Isles), you'll basically have to explore all of it to find and collect all Gwent cards in the Witcher 3 game. The debug console in Witcher 3 can be accessed via a mod at Nexusmods. This is the SpellCHEX dictionary for online spell checking. I’m no aficionado of the Witcher video games. Finding all 199 Gwent Card locations and buying, winning or picking them up will help unlock the following Achievement / Trophy: * "Card Collector" (15. Killed cows around White. and nothing, like in White Orchard. Witcher 3 reused too many monsters and the big fights were underwhelming. Sell to White Orchard Innkeeper as first priority (gives best price for food/drinks/pelts in the entire area, compared to other vendor/merchant types), then to others who would buy them (leaving the generic merchant vendor type for last preference, generic merchants try to fleece you in every deal they do). This gives you the plans for Serpentine silver sword and Serpentine steel sword. Access public records, contact information, background checks & more. Use up arrow (for mozilla firefox browser alt+up arrow) and down arrow (for mozilla firefox browser alt+down arrow) to review and enter to select. Remember that Witcher 3 money exploit in starting area White Orchard where you could kill cows for their hides, meditate for a couple of hours, and then do it all again? It was patched and fixed. Contracts - Devil by The Well (3) - Notice board in White Orchard After a couple of cut-scenes, you will be directed to an inn for more information on your hunt. I killed some cows in White Orchard and a giant monster spawned and killed me! It was called a Chen or a Chort or somethingit one shotted me. In this guide, you'll learn the locations to the herbs found throughout The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. When killing cows in White Orchard if you kill the first set and meditate kill 2 more sets there is a monster that i cant find on my list that comes in and kicks your ass with one hit. K went to Martin's place and attacked the poor cows. Important information related to White Orchard. Watch & Download Best Witcher 3 Videos on 365 Loops. White Orchard is the first open world zone you can explore in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt after finishing Kaer Morhen tutorial. [CHEX %PARSER=2. Quotes [ edit ]. Zobacz największy zbiór tekstów piosenek w sieci. His dad worked for Coca Cola and was transferred a lot. Hi, I've read that, during the quest twisted firestarter, if you spare Napp he'll set the forge of the dwarf on fire again. John Soper sentenced to 3 months by Rev George Herbert, that in Burghclere parish, 30 Dec 1819 3 months at Bridewell prison, nr Winchester, for "keeping & using a certain engine called a wire to kill the game" : from HRO; Prisoners in New Prison, Winchester & victims : [?a John bap 16 Feb 1794, Burghclere to Joseph & Ann (Clark) m. There are a whole lot of instructions out there so as to add gadgets, spawn monsters and to do. This is the first village you visit in the game. The first new mod is the White Orchard 4K Terrain. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Guide to DLC ` The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt WEEK 1 - Temerian Armor Set Beard & Hairstyle Set Locations: Temerian Armor Set: This is available from a merchant in White Orchard (the man you helped save; he's standing by the field with the two cows right before the Inn) Beard & Hairstyle Set: This is available from the. This tavern is located in the village of White Orchard. Journal entry [edit | edit source] The commander of the Nilfgaardian garrison in White Orchard knew where Yennefer had gone. 2: QUEST: SECONDARY QUEST: A Frying Pan, Spick and Span 3: QUEST: TREASURE HUNT: Scavenger Hunt: Viper School Gear – There are 2 locations. The Witcher 3 contains a couple of interim quests, and this sure is one of them. The bonus quests in the White Orchard region of the Witcher 3 provide a gentle introduction to this pleasant but impoverished rural backwater, one full of occupying forces, farms, hostile peasants. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Guide to DLC ` The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt WEEK 1 - Temerian Armor Set Beard & Hairstyle Set Locations: Temerian Armor Set: This is available from a merchant in White Orchard (the man you helped save; he's standing by the field with the two cows right before the Inn) Beard & Hairstyle Set: This is available from the various barbers found throughout the game. If you demand payment, you'll find yourself 50 Crowns richer. Unique DLs-- Do you enjoy the way White Orchard looks? Well with this. 3: QUEST: TREASURE HUNT: Scavenger Hunt: Viper School Gear - There are 2 locations. The cow doesn't turn into a chort. The White Wolf now finds himself on a quest to find his adopted daughter Ciri before the nefarious Wild Hunt do. White Orchard is the first open world zone you can explore in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt after finishing Kaer Morhen tutorial. 05 in response to an exploit which allowed players to quickly gain crowns by killing cows, looting their hides, meditating for the cows to. The Witcher 3 - How Killing Some Cows Earns You Infinite Money. Watch & Download Best Witcher 3 Videos on 365 Loops. When you're not tracking down Ciri or gallivanting with Yennefer, there's plenty of Witcher 3 contracts to tackle throughout the lands. 00, a tract of marsh land which was the real estate of the afsd Catherine Toler JASPER before her intermarriage with or to the afs Hillery BELL. This mechanic was implemented into the game with patch 1. TruthFinder gives you access to details about the people in your life. Here you can find the map locations for all the places of power in Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. There are a lot of Undiscovered Locations in White Orchard. It is located east of Temeria 's capital Vizima and is named after its largest village. Long story short when the game first came out there was an exploit you could do in White Orchard where you kill the cows next to the tavern, meditate, and repeat. Debug Console fixed for Witcher 3 Version 1. The Version table provides details related to the release that this issue/RFE will be addressed. been able to take on about 1 per minute thanks to the exploit fix on the cows from white orchard. Explore White Orchard Witcher 3 Tips White Orchard is the first area of the game that Geralt gets access to and it does a great job of introducing the player to the world and lore of the Witcher. If you return to the first village you encounter in the game and start killing the cows and then rest, and eternal number of Chorts appear one at a time. However, the primary motivation for hunting dragons tends not to be the preservation of the human race, but plundering their legendary hoards of treasure. Learning, knowledge, research, insight: welcome to the world of UBC Library, the second-largest academic research library in Canada. Kaer Morhen Map of important locations M1 Map of enemies Places of power Map of quests M1 Lilac and Gooseberries The Beast of White Orchard Incident in the White Orchard Royal Audience In Ciri's Footsteps The Nilfgaardian Connection Side quests Witcher contracts Treasure hunt. First head to White Orchard, and as you cross the bridge you'll notice two cows in a pen on your left. You can find a fair amount of Buckthorn growing on the seabed, easily located with your Witcher Senses. , Indiana, died on 5 May 2004 in Ozark, Christian Co. 24, 1815 - Hillary BELL & his wife Catherine Toler BELL of Currituck Co. If you return to the first village you encounter in the game and start killing the cows and then rest, and eternal number of Chorts appear one at a time. William Briley Mitchell, better known as Bill, passed away on September 11, 2019. The herbalist lady in White Orchard will buy honeycomb from you for a pretty good price. White Orchard is a region in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Resolved: Release in which this issue/RFE has been resolved. Unfortunately, he never despawns. The game is based on The Witcher series of fantasy novels written by Polish Author, Andrzej Sapkowski. it stopped being an exploit for beginning players , but sort of became. Barbara Kaluzna, Actress: Wiedzmin. The merchant Geralt found standing by the side of the road in White Orchard was extremely distraught. They get about on four legs and as for their "mischief" they destory farmsteads, devouring anything that can be devoured, including cabbage, if such is available, but also. The witcher tells a beautiful story of urgency, and for that reason alone, the side quests and question marks that clutter the map in velen and other locations make no sense to exist in the context of the games story. I killed some cows in White Orchard and a giant monster spawned and killed me! It was called a Chen or a Chort or somethingit one shotted me. The debug console in Witcher 3 can be accessed via a mod at Nexusmods. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the open-world fantasy role-playing game from developer CD Projekt RED, was honored with the Game of the Year award at tonight's 16th annual Game Developers Choice Awards ceremony during the 2016 Game Developers Conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. This is the first village you visit in the game. I found that the "cow's revenge" Chorts in White Orchard is by far the fastest and easiest way to farm those Mutagens. THIS IS NOT THE WHITE ORCHARD BEEHIVE GLITCH! This is a new alternate method. To enter the ruined castle you need to go around back and climb the angled castle wall section that has collapsed. Welcome to the Amazon. White Orchard Information "This well-to-do village is famous for its fruit orchards, whose boughs burst out in white blossoms come spring". They are part of the Viper School set , and you can get them fairly early on, while still in White Orchard, the starting area. Once you actually get some, you'll want to blow it all on crafting Witcher gear and potion formulae. Important information related to White Orchard. Resolved: Release in which this issue/RFE has been resolved. One of the best interactive maps. A Guide That's Going To Make You RICH In The Witcher 3 Jun 29th, 15 zootgamer 3 The Witcher 3, a behemoth of a game and one of the biggest candidates for GOTY title, came out a month ago, you can check out our full review on The Witcher 3. It is located east of Temeria's capital Vizima and is named after its largest village. Hearts of Stone is the new DLC for the Witcher 3 And if that wasn't fun enough - depending on what you think of as fun - the studio deployed another new nod to some of the money exploits that fans. Thought it would be convenient to gather the commands like this. 05 in response to an exploit which allowed players to quickly gain crowns by killing cows, looting their hides, meditating for the cows to. At the start of The Witcher 3: Wild, you may or may not receive a message prompting you to import your saves. White Orchard South Map - The Witcher 3 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Game Walkthrough, Game Atlas with Maps, Game Guide. Scavenger Hunt: Viper School Gear is a Side Quest in White Orchard. Once you actually get some, you'll want to blow it all on crafting Witcher gear and potion formulae. แผนที่ Map White Orchard พร้อมตำแหน่งของ Credit: Prima Witcher 3 Official guide book. 3: QUEST: TREASURE HUNT: Scavenger Hunt: Viper School Gear - There are 2 locations. Remember that Witcher 3 money exploit in starting area White Orchard where you could kill cows for their hides, meditate for a couple of hours, and then do it all again? It was patched and fixed. This is the area in which the prologue takes place. Ah, I see now you must have done this well before finishing up all of the main things to do in White Orchard. Open world really suits a witcher game. So, I had heard about the cow protecting beast Chort before playing the game, and now that I had started, obviously one of the first things I did was kill cows to summon him for the goofs and gaffes. With 27 Angelina Plum Orchard trees, 30 other various fruit trees. If you find yourself in the company of two. In The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the region of White Orchard is the game's prologue area. The Witcher 3 expansion has an added tax man who pays you a visit if you exploited the White Orchard killing cows, meditating, then killing more cows for their hides. Do Cows in white orchard not respawn anymore after killing chort? so I wanted to farm red mutagens so I did the cow exploit however after the 1st time the chort appeared. Since the quest "Devil by the Well" also occurs down there… well, you might as well tackle that, too. Hidden Gems, using players total (forever) as a popularity measure - hidden_gems_using_players. Quotes [ edit ]. I've cleared everything around it, I've tried coming back there many times now, and I've tried meditating different times. The Witcher 3: White Orchard’s Undiscovered Locations Undiscovered Locations in The. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's first expansion Hearts of Stone brings with it a humorous reference to a popular money exploit. You could sell the hide for decent gold. Cows can be found in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, in White Orchard and other locations. The Witcher 3 - The Beast of White Orchard, Mislav, dead soldiers, buckthorn, griffin fight How to kill the wild dogs, locate the griffin's corpse, track down some Buckthorn, then fight smart to. Important information related to White Orchard. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt White Orchard Secondary Quests. Sustained cow slaughter may influence local economy and job. If you took part of this exploit beware, CD Project Red has made a taxman to hunt you down. A bit NE of Draken Hollow Outpost or South of Garin estate, in the field are about 14 cows. Is this monster connected to a quest or something?. First head to White Orchard, and as you cross the bridge you'll notice two cows in a pen on your left. The Witcher 3 has an infinite money farming exploit that many of us, including me, have been using for a while. Here’s what you will need to. Land in Currituck on Knots Island bounded by James. They take no damage, like they are ignoring me. See how your stories compare with these with these funny short stories you can share with the whole family. Important information related to White Orchard. In the Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. You find it, you find your money in The Witcher 3. Earn a Ridiculous Amount of Money in 'The Witcher 3' by empire in the Witcher cow hides on the marketplace of White Orchard. Has anyone. This banner text can have markup. This guide will show you how to get all of them quickly and easily!. So always buy all the cards. There are 10 side-quests available in White Orchard and these include five short story side-quests, a single Witcher Contract, three Hidden. K went to Martin's place and attacked the poor cows. The Witcher 3 - The Beast of White Orchard, Mislav, dead soldiers, buckthorn, griffin fight How to kill the wild dogs, locate the griffin's corpse, track down some Buckthorn, then fight smart to. I started farming them at level 20 with a sign on death march and its pretty easy if you max out igni. 13 %FLOATED=19991204 %GENERATED=DR/ALL %BOUND=TRUE]. 05, there was an exploit which allowed the player to quickly gain crowns by killing cows in White Orchard and selling their hides, as they respawn every time you meditate. Blood-soaked. * If you are among one of those who did not receive the message to import saves at the start of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Extract the Place of Power and celebrate because you've just grabbed all the Places of Power in White Orchard! Check out our ever expanding wiki for more The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt guides! Comments. I went to the Nilfgaardian Encampment and spoke to the quartermaster and he could make them but I don't have any Emerald Dust. If you demand payment, you'll find yourself 50 Crowns richer. If you used them to make a quick buck, well, the game's developers know. Don't worry that at first game won't allow you to leave White Orchard and reach other main locations of the game. The Witcher 3 - The Beast of White Orchard, Mislav, dead soldiers, buckthorn, griffin fight How to kill the wild dogs, locate the griffin's corpse, track down some Buckthorn, then fight smart to. - Event - Location of a fight in Diessa Plateau. Teksty piosenek – teksty. 2: QUEST: SECONDARY QUEST: A Frying Pan, Spick and Span 3: QUEST: TREASURE HUNT: Scavenger Hunt: Viper School Gear – There are 2 locations. If you've collected a bunch of Gwent cards and developed a winning Gwent strategy , you're probably looking to play with some folks and gather the remaining cards. This gives you the plans for Serpentine silver sword and Serpentine steel sword. Loot a chest to the north and pass under the bridge to find where the tracks continue, north of the bridge. Kurp: There's a Abandoned Site in the south east corner of White Orchard that I cannot complete. This tavern is located in the village of White Orchard. Unresolved: Release in which this issue/RFE will be addressed. So I chose to spare him just to see what would happen but, even after I've left White Orchard, he just hangs drunk in his home and he won't even speak to me. If you used them to make a quick buck, well, the game’s developers know. We also have a guide to help you find a Master Armorer. The recipe can be found randomly in the world, or in White Orchard northwest of Woesong Bridge. It is a land of farmers and simple folk, with a few small. Home » Witcher 3 » Best Starting Weapons in The Witcher 3 The Serpentine Steel Sword and Serpentine Silver Sword are great weapons in The Witcher 3. White Orchard is where you first start your adventures in the Witcher 3. it stopped being an exploit for beginning players , but sort of became. There are 10 side-quests available in White Orchard and these include five short story side-quests, a single Witcher Contract, three Hidden. I asked my gamer son and he supplied me with one key datum: ‘they changed it so that if you keep killing cows a demon appears to stop you. Earn a Ridiculous Amount of Money in 'The Witcher 3' by empire in the Witcher cow hides on the marketplace of White Orchard. By "good ending" I meant Ciri becoming the witcher(ess). The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt Official GuideDescrição completa. The Black And White City; The Black And White Years; The Black Angels; The Black Atlantic; The Black Atlas; The Black Belles; The Black Book; The Black Box Revelation; The Black Brothers; The Black Bullets; The Black Cat Bone; The Black Circles; The Black Cloud Collective; The Black Coma; The Black Dahlia Murder; The Black Dawn Rising; The. Powered by Prima Games | © CD PROJEKT S. The Version table provides details related to the release that this issue/RFE will be addressed. Locations, NPCs, Main Quests, Secondary Quests, Witcher Contracts, Quest Givers, Secrets, Dungeons and Caves, fast travel locations, treasure chests, signposts, Notice boards, Innkeeps, Shopkeepers. Do Cows in white orchard not respawn anymore after killing chort? so I wanted to farm red mutagens so I did the cow exploit however after the 1st time the chort appeared. When logged in, you can choose up to 12 games that will be displayed as favourites in this menu.
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Volvo XC60 Facelift First Look & Test Drive
August 28, 2019 AutoVolvoadmin
Volvo XC60 Overview
It has been said before and I am going to say it again: Volvos are no longer boring. Gone are the days when they were considered the sensible librarians of the auto world. Now, it is the teenager who sneaks past librarians for a bit of mischief. Well, the new XC60 isn’t as striking to look at as the V90 Cross Country was, but it promises to hold its ground by being loaded to the gills with features. It’s time for us to take the SUV on a short drive in order to figure out two things. First, does it still have the old-school Volvo charm? And second, just how modern is it?
The 2017 Volvo XC60 is quite a competent luxury SUV. It’s premium, properly comfortable for four people, and is loaded to the gills with safety systems that can keep you in check when you aren’t paying attention to the road. The cabin’s noise insulation and seat comfort are commendable. Its high tech air suspension is extremely capable and can alter the ride experience depending on what you want the car to do.
Add to that the fact that it looks really good and packs in enough features to even keep children happy. This really makes the new XC60 a very capable urban SUV. Expect a price of around Rs 55 lakh for the D5 Inscription variant, the only one available at the time of launch, on December 12.
Volvo XC60 Style
The new XC60 has been conceived using the same design language as the XC90, the S90 and more recently, the V90. Naturally, it has the same basic design cues – clean, simple lines and striking details – as these other models. That said, the XC60 has a few distinctive bits.
The now familiar T-shaped daytime running lights in the headlamps, for instance, extend right to the edge of the front grille. The doors also have a heavily sculpted lower section, while the pronounced ridge that runs from above the rear door handle helps give the XC60 a broader stance. Also, the vertically stacked taillights seem to have been inspired by the old car, but they are significantly sharper looking and superbly detailed. All in all, the new XC60 expresses a lot through its design and despite the same design theme as other Volvos; it is distinct and looks different compared to the bigger XC90. To know more info on Volvo XC60 check Icps2016
Volvo XC60 Space
While the interiors of the XC60 retains vestiges of the beauty of the XC90 and S90, its out-of-the-box design cues incorporate a sense of simplistic exquisiteness. Then there’s the large glass area and a huge panoramic sunroof which provides an airy experience that’s simply astounding. The black soft-touch dashboard here is elegantly highlighted by matte wood trim, and the nine-inch vertically positioned screen continues to allow access to most on-board functions (including the air-con). Our only gripe is that it gets the driver’s eyes off the road.
The front leather seats offer incredible support thanks to the sculpted contours and premium cushioning. While these cooled/heated seats can also be electrically adjusted for lateral, lumbar, and thigh support, there’s ample head and knee room here too. But it’s definitely the massage function and the heated steering that takes comfort to an all new level. The rear seats themselves are comfy overall with superior cushioning and contours. They have a great backrest angle, offer lots of headroom and adequate leg room too.
For the rear occupants, though, there’s only the heated seats option, and the bench itself could have come with better under-thigh support. Besides you’ll have watch out to prevent your head from bumping into the C-Pillar since the door enclosure is visibly narrow. Although seating a middle passenger is possible, they’d have to deal with the flat cushioning and a tall transmission tunnel. On the boot front, the space-saver spare wheel has been neatly tucked away under the storage area. This makes for a boot that’s large enough for a weekend trip that includes some suitcases and soft bags. But the smart bit are the buttons to electronically lower/heighten the rear of this SUV to aid luggage loading.
Being a Volvo means the inclusion of a number of safety functions. These include collision warning, distance alert, lane keeping aid, road sign information, driver alert control, automatic braking, adaptive cruise control and a 360 degree camera. Other highlights are the active bending head lamps, panoramic sunroof, massage/cooled/heated functions for the front seats, heads-up display with road signs and warning alerts, semi-automatic parking and a Bowers and Wilkins infotainment system.
Volvo XC60 Transmission
Under the muscular hood of the XC90 rests Volvo’s 2-litre, four-cylinder diesel motor that makes a solid 235bhp and 480Nm of torque. Thanks to the class-leading output, the XC60 feels brisk from the word go. On part throttle, the car is quick to react both in the city and at higher speeds thanks to the flat torque spread and a quick 8-speed automatic. If anything, this engine behaves its best on part throttle wherein it can ride the wave of torque and allow the gearbox to upshift early. The midrange pull is particularly strong and even at the top-end, this motor remains composed. The overall refinement levels, in fact, are quite high with little in terms of engine and road noise entering the cabin at normal speeds.
The highlight of the XC60’s running gear is the electronically controlled air suspension with adaptive dampers. It not only constantly adapts to the road conditions but offers a whole lot more. For instance, it will keep the car at a constant height and level, irrespective of the passenger or luggage load. What’s more, when the engine is turned off, it will lower the car by 40mm for easy exit or entry. Finally, it will lower the car to its lowest setting at high speeds for better stability and increase the ground clearance by up to 40mm in Off-Road driving mode. Speaking of driving modes, the XC60 has five of them – Eco, Comfort, Dynamic, Off-Road and Individual. Unsurprisingly, the Volvo feels the calmest in Eco, with its throttle response feeling mushy and the gearbox upshifting early. Switch to Dynamic and you get a steering that’s noticeably heavier and a gearbox that hangs onto lower gears and upshifts over 4,500rpm. That being said, we found the XC60 to be the most intuitive in Individual mode as it allows the driver to alter the steering, gearbox, brakes and the suspension separately to suit their mood.
The old XC60 wasn’t all that great dynamically but this 2017 model is a lot better. First of all, the steering is no longer vague off-center and it weighs up nicely as you up the pace – it’s fairly direct and heavy (though not to the point that its cumbersome) in Dynamic, giving you plenty of confidence through high speed corners. The ride quality, too, has improved with the 2017 model exhibiting plenty of composure over a few bad sections that we managed to find on our test route. Sure, you do hear the suspension working but there is hardly any lateral movement or unsettling jolts. On the highway, the XC60 remains composed with just a hint of up and down movement. Overall, it’s a great long distance car, one that will cover up kilometers for hours without leaving the occupants fatigued.
Volvo XC60 Riding
In Eco/Comfort mode the ride at low speeds is great and although you can hear the suspension working its way over harsh bumps, you never really feel them in the cabin. However, there is some up and down movement at higher speeds. But as soon as you shift into Dynamic mode, the ride gets noticeably flatter, and the XC60 drives with good stability at highway speeds.
Let’s talk about the steering now. The XC60’s steering is adequately quick off the centre, and also feels light in Eco and Comfort modes. It goes without saying that this makes driving in the city an easy affair. But having said that, although the steering gets slightly heavier in Dynamic mode, we found the steering response in Comfort mode more natural, and eventually stuck to that. Volvo also seems to have got it spot-on with the brakes since it is remarkably progressive with excellent feedback. On the whole, we thoroughly felt that the XC60 will do a great job in covering great distances in good comfort.
Volvo XC60 Safety
Known for its safety, Volvo’s XC60 has ventilated disk brakes for both the front as well as rear wheels and no compromises when it comes to installation of airbags, you get safety airbags for every passenger. While the automatic height adjustable seat belts and the intelligent driver information system are one of the highlights of Volvo XC60 Braking and Safety features
Volvo XC60 Price in Pune
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Announcing the 2011 Global Youth Travel Award Winners
This year’s World Youth and Student Travel Conference (WYSTC), held in Barcelona 20-23 September, played host to the inaugural Global Youth Travel Awards.
The Awards formally recognise outstanding performers in several fields of youth travel and reward those members who contribute so much to our industry and our community.
The Awards are open to members of the World Youth Student and Educational (WYSE) Travel Confederation. Members were invited to submit entries in the months leading up to the event.
We are very pleased to announce the following winners:
The WYSE Travel Confederation Extraordinary Experience Award
Winner: Michael Teoh and Smaller Earth
This award showcases a young person who had a demonstrably extraordinary overseas experience through one of our member organisations. Examples might include a young person who has volunteered or worked in Africa, climbed the Himalayas, learned an exotic language or engaged in a valuable way with another culture.
The WYSE Travel Confederation Innovation in Marketing Award
Winner: CIEE’s “2 Months, 35 Countries” campaign
This award honours a demonstrably innovative and successful marketing campaign, online sales initiative or use of technology, which can be inspiring to other youth travel organisations. This might be a clever advertising campaign, an innovative way of engaging with customers, a ground-breaking Facebook campaign or even a successful harnessing of mobile technology.
The WYSE Volunteer & Travel – Outstanding Volunteer Project Award
Winner: San Juanillo Fisherman’s Association and International Student Volunteers
This award showcases volunteer projects that stand out through key characteristics such as sustainability and responsibility in this growing industry segment. ———————————————————— The WYSTC App Yap Award
Winner: tripwolf The best and brightest Travel Apps were in the running for this award. “App Yap” refers to the chance for the Top 10 vote-getters who are registered for WYSTC to present their respective Apps at the conference for five minutes to fellow delegates and organisations.
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Winner: Krupali Patel with Volunteering India
This award honours creative videos showcasing the great impressions, cultural encounters, lessons learned and new experiences that work/volunteer abroad experiences provide.
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Winner: Sydney Harbour YHA
This award recognises the organisation we feel is doing the most to reduce their environmental impact and make “ green travel” an important part of their operational activities while encouraging others to follow suit.
The ISTC Skills Exchange Award
Winner: Steve Lowy & umiHotels
The ISTC Skills Exchange brings together an existing STAY WYSE member and a hostel in a country with a less-developed youth travel infrastructure, and this award recognises the individual/organisation that contributes time and effort to the business needs of another organisation. The goal is to help hostels in developing areas around the world improve their businesses in areas such as sales, marketing, branding, strategy and operations, and by extension create more opportunities for youth and student travel.
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Winner: Manel Bassols, CETT (Barcelona)
This award recognises an individual and/or organisation that has contributed to the advancement of study abroad programmes and to the development of quality education for young people across the globe.
The Awards formally recognise outstanding performers in several fields of youth travel and reward those members who contribute so much to the youth travel industry and community.
Steve Lowy and umi Hotels were delighted to be recognised for Steve’s work in Cambodia:
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The STUDY WYSE Outstanding Contribution Award
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PPSh-41
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 20:11 pm
Location: WBG
Corporal Bang wrote:
Seems like even the Capitalist Americans like playing with Comrade Shpagins toy!!
Yes, we love them. I am going to get oen soon...I hope, I hope, I hope, I hope.......
FLAK 88
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 0:58 am
1000+ Poster
Location: WEST HAM
Real Name: MIKE STOCKTON.
Group: ACES, CONTRAILS AND UNSUNG HEROS.
Have used both sticks and drums in the field and must say sticks are easier on the wrists as the gun balances better and doesn't put a strain upon said wrists. Believe me after a day of drumming it you will know what I mean.
As for the MP40 mag conversions? I have two for sale, repros, and Koslov as seen them. I believe Koslov thinks they are correct and if you want one? mail me for a price.
Better still ask Koslov first for an unbiased opinion, I'm sure he won't mind.
Location: Witham, Essex
Real Name: Alex Wood
Group: Za Oboronu! (For Defence!)
How are you holding the weapon? (fnar, fnar )
"You may not be able to change the world, but at least you can embarrass the guilty" Jessica Mitford
"Memory is deceptive because it is coloured by today's events." Albert Einstein
When firing; gun is best jammed in tight against the body preventing wrist strainage.
Group: Second Battle Group
Nu Pogodi wrote:
I found this whilst trawling around the net - decadent Yanks playing with the sacred tools of the Motherland's defence!
Rather good clip though - as you will see...
http://www.ppsh41.com/ppshmgp.MPG
Very impressive watching the brass ejecting from the top.
Gurowski
harrymcevoy
Location: Norwich UK
That looked great. Was it done with live rounds or with a blank firer. The PPSh certainly looks to be more controlable than any 9mm I've ever used on full auto. Perhaps there is some sense in using a 7,62 bullet after all.
Location: Performing my Internationalist Duty in the People's Democratic Republic of Felixstan
Thats live rounds...
"Your name is unknown, your deeds immortal." - Inscription on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Red Square, Moscow
While the 7.62x25mm is a lighter round it actually develops similar energy at the muzzle to the 9x19mm round because it has more oomph, so to speak.
Edwin Linkomies
Yes, but the 7,62 Tokarev also has a smaller bullet and a tendency for overpenetration, so it has less stopping power than a 9x19 mm Parabellum.
You can find a lot op PPshs here:
http://talks.guns.ru/forummessage/85/135745.html
Overpenetration? Stopping power? Ever seen anyone with a bullet wound? This stuff about them fighting on is pure hollywood.
It is true that an extra hole in your body isn't a good thing, but still a 9mm bullet from a KP44 will make more severe wounds than a 7,62 bullet from a PPS43.
A hole is a hole is a hole....
Little wounds preferable to big ones as they tie up medical and transport assets.
Seen a para size of a bull laid low by a fragment of shrapnel the size of a pea.
People are, usually, wrongly obsessed with bullet size (oo-err missus!) when, in fact, it's all about energy, and how much gets dumped in the target.
The first part is a factor of bullet weight and velocity. e.g. the Tokarev round despite being lighter than the standard 9mm military round carries about the same joules of energy at the muzzle because it's a higher velocity round. It also carries them further more accurately because of this higher velocity (MV of 1600mps versus the 9mm's 900mps, incidentally).
The second part is dependent on how long it stays in the target and that is affected of lots of things including shape of the bullet (both 7.62T and 9P are round nosed types so don't deviate much unless they hit a bone unlike rifle bullets), composition of the bullet, where it hits, the angle it hits at, what it encounters on its way through the body. So many variables in fact that it's pointless trying to argue it out.
All of the above brings us back to shabby's point.
When you're the guy with one stuck in you, presuming you've survived the immediate experience, it isn't going to matter one jot to you that the holes in you are 1.38mm smaller in diameter than what you're inflicting on the other guys you're going to be on the ground screaming for a medic.
Moscow Spartak
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 15:09 pm
the soviet weapon systems such as the PPS & PPSH had through design or luck developed a weapon delivery system that altered the bullet trajectory which caused almost immediate bullet rotation in tissue. Effectively you are left with a temporary and then a permamnet cavity, both of these have cavity stretch (the medics on here will know more about it). this continued with the AK47 & 74 and was used with copper ammo in yugoslavia.
The wermacht & NATO had a 1 hit 1 kill delivery system whereas the soviets had a 1 hit 1 ball of snot scenario.
WPFG-1 our combat effectiveness will never be the same again.
The 5.45x39 round for the AK74 family had an air bubble at the base of the bullet which caused instability on impact with human flesh.
Apparently this wasnt a deliberate effect, but a side effect of the design, which none the less means that a 5.45mm round causes more damage than the older 7.62x39 of the AK47 family....
Smaller caliber bullets perform very poorly at extended ranges, that's why the US Army has been looking into switching to a 6,5 or 6,7 mm weapon. Especially when you need range you're better of with a heavier bullet and then .308 Winchester is more practical to use than 6mm BR.
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Re: Louie Barry
Quote from: NathWBA on June 25, 2019, 08:47:11 PM
the likes sawyers and roofs weren’t given game time because they weren’t anywhere near the level we were at when they were here, they went to league 1 and 2 clubs when they left now they’ve developed and we have stepped back they are at a similar level, neither would be first choice starters if they were still here now, both have developed a lot since leaving but we can’t hold on to players for years in they hope they might develop, Chris wood is another who wasnt good enough but has developed since leavingg . Leko has shown when he had played that he isn’t good enough, he couldnt get a game on loan at Bristol in the end, the only players that should have had and probably deserved more game time were Field and Harper and arguably Edwards last season
Pretty fair comment. We do need to step it up when it comes to giving younger players chances though. If they are deemed too important to the match squad to go out on loan then we need to start prioritising them getting on the pitch with us. If Field had played more over Livermore or Brunt last season would we really have been any worse off ? ....and he would have that much more Championship experience to take into this season.
Regarding the academy it's always going to be very difficult for us to keep the stars ...at the moment that seems to be Barry, Rogers and Soule, but we need to see the return from the rest to judge whether the academy is worthwhile. The return being playing 100 + games for us or being sold for decent sums.
tuamigos
WBA Manager
I think we need to let the academy lads who are not yet ready for the first team to go out on loan to League 1 & 2 sides and get the game time they so badly need to help their development.
I think we are too guilty of just hanging onto them without playing them in meaningful games
My old man always said 'You can't educate pork!'
overseas baggie
Quote from: tuamigos on June 26, 2019, 06:51:51 AM
In theory you are right, but in practice not feasible as our outstanding academy lads are only 15/16/17. They are still only children even if their football development is very advanced.
smethwick2
Youth Baggie
Hopefully this will put him off joining the Barca youth
https://talksport.com/football/564794/barcelona-la-masia-academy-lionel-messi-pique-decline/
Barcelona’s world famous academy, La Masia, is in a serious state of decline, according to reports.
The academy has a rich history when it comes to bringing through talent and has produced some of the best players in history.
Messi is a famous product of the La Masia academy and is arguably the greatest player to ever play for the club’s first team, but where will the next Messi come from? It won’t be La Masia, according to recent reports
Names such as Lionel Messi, Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Carles Puyol, Gerard Pique, Sergio Busquets, Pedro and Victor Valdes have gone on to be huge successes for Barcelona.
However, in recent seasons, the club has failed to blood talent of that world class calibre, with perhaps Sergi Roberto being the last notable player to feature in the first team.
But his debut for the Catalan giants came in 2013 and that means it is six years since a a graduate of note has made the step up.
Ara journalist Xavi Torres has outlined reasons for the decline and has explained exactly why La Masia is ‘sick.’
Torres explains why Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu’s ‘Masia 360’ strategy has been a spectacular failure, saying he put the wrong people in charge, which cost the club a lot of money.
It also highlights how many of the players in the academy are loanees and the coaches in charge, do not understand the Barcelona philosophy, while the food is said to fall below the lowest nutritional standards.
La Masia's demise
- Of the 48 football players who live in La Masia right now, most of them are loanees and reserves
- Rooms meant to accomodate the players have been turned into offices and there is no longer a gym and the swimming tracks are out of bounds
- An audio visual room where the players studied football matches and spent time together has also been converted into a room for staff
- La Masia does not meet the lowest nutrition standards required
- The coaches employed do not have an understanding of the club’s philosophy which is refered to the ‘Barca DNA’
- Tutors do not think tutoring the players is necessary, with many saying what the teacher wants to hear in order to leave the sessions early
- According to La Masia officials 40-50 cases (serious illnesses of family members, separation of parents, economic problems etc) happen every year
phbaggies
Quote from: smethwick2 on June 27, 2019, 04:37:55 PM
Just PSG to worry about now then, to be fair 90% of Paris looks like the back streets of Smethwick anyway!!
12/02/12 - wo1ve5 #weshouldhavehadten
WBA Newbie
If all of this is accurate, then that is absolutely woeful - especially for a club like Barcelona!
With Barry, would he really be better off going to the likes of them at this stage? I reckon he'd be best served with us, at least then would he have a half decent chance of game time in the first team in a couple of years time. Besides, there's been a lot of players in the past with big potential who have gone to these big clubs only to fall away because they've not cut it. He's only got to look at Ryan Gauld; supposedly Scotland's answer to Messi who now can't get anywhere near the Sporting Lisbon side.
Mister AT
The money he could earn at PSG over the length of his contract would set him up very well before he even hits 20, worse case he comes back over here and signs for a championship team, with his healthy bank account.
https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/west-bromwich-albion/2019/07/05/england-youth-striker-louie-barry-rejects-contract-and-leaves-west-brom/
16 year old England wonderkid Louie Barry has rejected his three-year contract offer and left the Baggies after being in the academy since the age of 6.
Barry first rose to prominence last year when he scored 10 goals in five games for England Under-15s at a tournament in Italy. He also won the golden boot in November at the Val-de-Marne tournament which England Under-16s won.
This is clearly a massive kick in the knackers and makes me wonder why we bother to even continue to have an academy. I guess it must turn a modest profit from players sold because we sure can't keep anyone of decent quality in our team.
Junior Baggie
You're right. It is a kick in the teeth. This has happened with Barry, Brown, Dhandra and others.
However. We're a community club. We have deep roots in the surrounding area. I would be very sad if we were to drop our interest in the academy for these reasons. Sometimes (for me) it's not about the money, but about doing the right thing.
An observation I make frequently; what exactly have these poached players gone in to achieve? The only ones doing well are players that we decided to let go (Wood, Roofe, Roberts) after they hit a certain age
On another thread @Standaman said that £235k covers the cost of the successful individual - but for every success there's bound to be more failures. So if they go abroad the club's academy system makes a loss. If the English FA does not recognise this, English football will be dependent on the academies of the 6 big clubs.
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"You can be so irrational at times." Mrs NJS
Quote from: jimmyj on July 06, 2019, 09:42:04 AM
Good point with regards to the community aspect. I hadn't considered that due to my red mist descending!
Quote from: slate on July 06, 2019, 09:29:28 AM
Sam Field, Rekeem Harper, maybe Dara O'Shea this year, Morgan Rogers perhaps ......... this is why we have the academy.
The Louie Barry loss is disappointing but these things happen and Barry is at his age group one of the most promising talents in World football hence the interest from the likes of Barce, PSG etc.
He's only a baby though and still could go either way.
The academy is worth persevering with for sure, even if the odd cuckoo does fly the nest.
It's worth baring in mind the likes of Izzy Brown, Dhanda and the like haven't really gone on so I'd argue just how big a loss were they to us?
BAGGIES4LIFE
What is so annoying to me is that the big rich clubs can offer a huge contract due to the pittance they have to pay for him, not so much to develop the lad but to stop their rivals getting hold of him, they are in such a win-win position. Wonder if Brexit may restrict this from happening in the future.
As I posted earlier , yes its a big club , yes its a big wage by all accounts but this lad has had 10 years invested into him from the Albion and now he jumps ship with little in return.
It's not right , the whole system stinks .
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As others have said its the system not the kids fault.
Any of us at that age in all honesty would do exactly the same.
If it's true that he's been offered a five year deal elsewhere and we were only offering three then I think our negotiators should be looking at why we let the kid go.
Only time will tell if they were right or not.
SmethDan
I'm sure I read somewhere players under eighteen can't sign professional contracts for longer than three years. If the offer of five years with PSG is correct then I'm clearly mistaken. Mind's playing tricks with me...... .
It doesn't matter how many resources you have.
If you don't know how to use them, they will never be enough.
Oh, and always remember to defecate on those Vile chaps in claret and spew.
cads_ap_albion
Reserve Baggie
From a good source, I am told that our offer to him was poor, given the circumstances. It was a three year deal.
If what I am told is true, I am not surprised he has gone elsewhere and I do believe it is accurate.
I am fuming.
Is it a coincidence that Harrison left at the same time, as I would guess he would be incredibly frustrated with the lack of effort by the club. This bit is my speculation.
Nice one Cyrille, nice one son
paulosull
Well if we were going to pay peanuts then I've no issue with the kid but if we offered a reasonable deal then he can jog on with his greedy parents.
Quote from: cads_ap_albion on July 06, 2019, 12:02:25 PM
Mate if true thats SHOCKING!
Kiss and make up sex is the best around, after all its better than no sex!
any figures, because club believed that he would sign what was on offer.
Quote from: paulosull on July 06, 2019, 12:11:12 PM
Nothing to do with greed mate just maximising the return on his talent.
smethwickw
Quote from: tuamigos on July 06, 2019, 01:01:46 PM
Agreed. Anyone else in the same situation would be off like a shot. If it was my kid I'd be advising him to move. As someone else mentioned you are only 1 injury away from being finished. Make the most of it while you can.
NathWBA
I don’t blame the kid at all, most players would jump at the opportunity to play for the clubs interested, the opportunity to play for some of the bigger clubs in the world, earning great money, the opportunity to live in the likes of Barcelona, Paris etc over Birmingham and Sandwell etc. The issue is with the system that allows the big overseas clubs to just cherry pick the best talent for basically nothing.
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He Makes Me Down To Lie,
In Pastures Green,He Leadeth Me,
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I know the figures. Believe me, if it was my son, speaking even as an Albion fan, I would tell them to stick it.
For an England International, with top6 English clubs sniffing, plus top European clubs, the offer is just jaw dropping.
Compared to you and I, we would be happy over the 3 years, but for a footballer I am in disbelief.
Maybe it's me though - out of interest, what would people say is reasonable over 3 years?
« Last Edit: July 06, 2019, 02:26:37 PM by cads_ap_albion »
gerry m
His contract was out so he decided not to sign a new one. That is his choice. The club had a contract with him but it does not mean to say that they own him.
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