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Astell&Kern AK240 portable media player
Michael Lavorgna | Jan 29, 2015
Do you travel? Commute, perhaps? Just like to listen to music privately around the house? No matter—the Astell&Kern AK240 is the luxury choice in high-resolution portable music players (footnote 1). It even comes with a lovely leather case that beautifully cradles its angular beauty. The AK240 can play all of your PCM files, up to a resolution of 24-bit/192kHz, as well as DXD and single- and double-rate DSD, natively, and can do so from its internal storage, from a microSD card, or from your computer via WiFi or a wired connection. It can also function as a DAC or USB-to-TosLink converter. I'm not so sure there's much left wanting.
The Astell&Kern AK240 ($2500) is milled from a solid billet of aircraft-grade duralumin, and each player undergoes a 12-step process for the gunmetal-finished casework alone. Drilled and filled, the AK240—roughly the size of a deck of cards—houses dual Cirrus Logic CS4398 DAC chips and, through a top-mounted, 2.5mm tip-ring-ring-sleeve (TRRS) jack, offers a true balanced headphone output. Next door to that is a regular 3.5mm jack that can be used three ways: as a single-ended headphone jack, a TosLink digital output, and line-level out. The headphone outputs are specified as having a 1 ohm impedance, with a maximum level of 2.1V RMS (unbalanced) and 2.3V RMS (balanced). Finishing off the top edge is a press-and-hold on/off switch that, with a shorter press, also turns off the AK240's touchscreen.
The AK240 supports these file formats: WAV, FLAC, WMA, MP3, OGG, APE, AAC, ALAC, AIFF, DFF, and DSF. If you connect your computer to the Micro USB input on the AK240's bottom, the player will charge while also functioning as a PCM/DSD DAC, so you can send your computer-based tunes through it to your headphones or hi-fi. You can also play music from the AK240's 256GB of internal memory, and expand that memory by another 128GB through the use of a microSD card. Three buttons on the left side allow for basic playback functions, including Play/Pause, Next/Fast Forward, and Back/Rewind. These buttons worked flawlessly, even through the dark olive-drab leather cover. The microSD card slot sits below these buttons.
Most of the front of the AK240 is taken up by a 3.31" AMOLED WVGA (480x800) touchscreen that acts as your window onto all of the AK240's functions. A knurled volume knob sticks out from the unit's right side, protected on two sides by the duralumin body—but you can also adjust the volume from the touchscreen. Astell&Kern claims that the AK240's 3250mAh 3.7V Li-Polymer battery takes about four hours to fully charge from empty, after which it's good for about 10 hours of play. The rear surface hasn't been neglected, even though there's nothing on it except the Astell&Kern logo, floating over a lovely carbon-fiber skin.
The multipurpose AK240 can stream music from any Windows or Apple computer via WiFi, through Astell&Kern's MQS app. Just download and install the app in your computer, connect the AK240 to your WiFi network (802.11 b/g/n), and select MQS from its home screen. After the app automatically finds and displays your MQS-endowed computer, you can then browse its contents and any attached storage by Songs, Albums, Artists, Genres, or Folders. To view the contents of the AK240's internal storage and microSD card, just go to its home screen, there's a handy button just for that purpose on the bottom of the AMOLED screen, and select Songs, Albums, Artists, Genres, Playlist, or Folder.
You can load files into the AK240's internal storage when the player is connected to your computer via USB simply by dragging and dropping music into its Music folder using iRiver's free Android File Transfer app. Or, when playing music in MQS mode from your computer, you can tap on an album or song, then select Download, which will copy the selection to the AK240's internal storage. However, if you're listening to music while downloading in this manner, you may experience dropouts, as I did. And as long as your computer has a microSD slot, you can fill the AK240's card with music simply by inserting the card into it and dragging and dropping.
The AK240 will let you know when an update of its firmware is available, which you can then install via WiFi. I recommend considering these updates mandatory; they can include performance enhancements as well as bug fixes.
The MQS App
Using the AK240 to play music is, thankfully, a simple and relatively intuitive experience. That said, just how intuitive you'll find it will depend on your comfort level and familiarity with app-based playback. I'm certain my teenage daughters would find using the AK240's interface second nature. Navigation is simply a matter of tapping on your selection on the touchscreen. When you browse to Album view, you tap to view the contents of an album, or tap and hold the album cover to play the entire thing. You can also create and save playlists, or just play music as you go. If you want to add another selection after the music you're listening to ends, tap on it and select "Add in Order" or "Add After Playing."
Using the Settings option from the home screen, you can access such features as WiFi, Bluetooth, Equalizer, Gapless playback, Line Out, Balanced out, LR Balance, Brightness, Theme (this changes the look of the player's touchscreen), Date and Time, Language, Power, USB Connection (MQS or DAC mode), Downloads, Update, System Info, and Default Settings. Swiping in a downward motion from the very top of the screen reveals many of these same settings options. Tap and hold to enter each options setup mode, where available.
You can also search the contents of the AK240's internal storage. Search results begin to appear as you type. Overall, I found the MQS app a breeze to use, though having grown accustomed to using an Apple iPad as a remote control has made smaller screens feel, well, smaller. I imagine that people with big fingers would have a tough time making some selections on a 3" screen.
The AK240 as Portable Player
I mainly paired the Astell&Kern AK240 with NAD's Viso HP50 headphones, which present a relatively easy load. This combo delivered clean, clear, very resolute sound with nicely defined edges, well-controlled yet ample bass, and a nicely colored midrange. I sampled all manner of music files, including CD-quality and higher-rez PCM up to 24/192, as well as DSD, and the AK240 mainly performed without a hitch (see "Niggles," below). This included playing from internal storage, from the microSD card, via MQS WiFi, and wired streaming from my iMac and mounted Network Attached Storage (NAS).
Footnote 1: John Atkinson reviewed Astell&Kern's entry-level AK100 portable player in August 2013.
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Ten men are today starting sentences totalling more than 116 years, after police dismantled seven organised crime gangs (OCGs) linked to a multi-million pounds Albanian drugs network.
A complex investigation led by Tarian – the Regional Organised Crime Unit for southern Wales – and supported by Essex, Thames Valley, Bedfordshire and the Metropolitan police forces, as well as the National Crime Agency, Europol and the Spanish authorities, led officers to Albanian national Bledar Mziu, who was responsible for flooding the streets of south Wales and the south east of England with massive quantities of high purity cocaine.
After identifying London-based Mzui as the primary upstream supplier, covert officers spent months trailing the 31-year-old as he sourced the controlled drug from his own suppliers in the south East of England, and used fellow Albanian nationals Hysen Lika, 24, of Borehamwood, Hertfordshire and and Robert Xhepa, 29, of Tottenham, London, to run drugs into south Wales.
Their surveillance led them to five recipients – Paul Wyatt, Nicky Watson, Kevin Patton, Tamar Sheblan and Hayder Sheblan – all of whom were running their own OCGs in south Wales.
The chance discovery of a rucksack containing 1.5kilos of crack cocaine, which had been abandoned in the middle of a road in Cardiff in August 2016, provided a further boost for Tarian as officers were able to forensically link brothers Ali Sheblan, 23, and Hayder Sheblan, 25, to the network.
Following a number of arrests throughout the investigation, during which some individual members of the gangs were convicted and sentenced, Tarian carried out a series of coordinated raids across the UK in June 2017.
The enquiry led to the recovery of some £450,000 in cash, multiple kilos of cocaine and high-value clothing and jewellery worth in the region of £100,000, while multiple arrests were made throughout the UK and in Marbella, Spain.
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• Bledar Mzui, 31, of Milton Keynes London, pleaded guilty. He was jailed for 18 years;
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• Hayder Sheblan, 25, of Pentwyn, Cardiff, pleaded guilty, jailed for eight years.
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• Robert Xhepa, 29, of Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, pleaded guilty jailed for six years.
• Petar Govorusa, 33, of Bedford, Bedfordshire, pleaded guilty jailed for 10 years.
Ramazan Krazniqi, 24, of Essex, also pleaded guilty to his involvement in the conspiracy, and will be sentenced on February 9th.
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“Operation Nightjar focussed on identifying the upstream suppliers – effectively cutting the head off the snake – knowing that they would lead us to the smaller outlets around the country. The team, with the help of our colleagues from several other forces and agencies, have done a fantastic job in identifying a complete structure, meaning that we’ve been able to convict people from every level of the operation, from grassroots street dealers right up to those heading up profitable and ruthless OCGs.
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“We will not rest on our laurels, however. We will continue to target others involved in the illegal drugs trade and I would urge anyone with information or suspicions to call 101, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, to tell us what they know. As this case shows, someone who is perceived to be a small-time criminal can often be linked to a much larger operation, and the smallest bit of information can sometimes be the missing piece of the puzzle for our officers.”
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Curated by Linda May-Zhang
We have the proof: over the millennia, Western lifestyles have depleted certain strains of gut bacteria capable of protecting us from obesity and diabetes. Some people, however, still possess these tiny organisms in their intestines, which could help design future therapies.
In 10 seconds? Researchers had a gut feeling that the Westernised lifestyle has left our bodies less resistant to disease. This might be due to the disappearance of certain bacterial strains from our intestines, but luckily, all is not lost. The story reveals itself with the Iceman. (Read the science)
Who is this ‘Iceman’? Well, it was Ötzi, an ice mummy whose remains were discovered in the Austrian Alps in 1991 who provided the evidence. He lived roughly 5,300 years ago and his body together with fossilized faeces from Mexico fed into the researchers’ theory. (Read more about Ötzi's last meal)
What was the theory exactly? That people living today have very different gut microbiomes from people living during the Iceman’s time. But there’s more. We now know that certain species of gut bacteria are important in health and disease, and the important finding here is that loss of certain strains within a single species can result in increased susceptibility for disease. (More on gut microbes and human health)
How so? The researchers found that about a third of Westernised people are missing 3 out of 4 evolutionary branches of the Prevotella corpi bacteria in their guts, while populations referred to as ‘non-Westernised’ still have 3 out of 4. These latter groups don’t consume processed foods much and instead eat more of a plant-based fibre-rich diet, much like our ancestors, which can help research the benefits of Ötzi’s bacteria. (Read the recent paper)
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How do microbes protect us from disease anyway? There are gut bacteria, for example, that can protect you from inflammation. How? They can stop toxins from spreading in the body and lend a helping hand to our immune system. For example, over two-thirds of our immune cells live in tissue that lines the gut, so what goes on down there matters! Gut bacteria can also produce beneficial metabolites, which are essentially compounds that act almost like natural medicines for our body. They can protect against obesity and heart disease. (Read my other two pinboards here and here)
And what can we do with this discovery? We've learned that the Western lifestyle can not only change the gut microbiome but also affect specific strains of bacteria that used to be present in our ancestors. Our diet has shifted from one of high fibre and complex carbohydrates to one of high in fat, sugar, and sodium. Prevotella corpi has been interesting to study because its benefits seem to work when people eat high fibre diets and not fats. This discovery reveals that not only sub-species are important to understand health but also the dietary background. So, creating a probiotic that works depends on understanding details such as functions of subspecies as well as creating an environment in which they can thrive and offer the best therapeutic effects for modern-day humans.
How the Iceman gave away his secrets, step by step
Ötzi was found by a couple hiking in the Austrian Alps and got his name from a nearby valley - Ötzal.
The find was so valuable to science, that an entire research centre was constructed to study it.
In 2012 scientists managed to map Ötzi's entire genome. And in 2016, researchers reported that they have reconstructed the ice mummy's gut bacterial genome and this is how the recent discovery was made possible.
The Iceman has been studied now for 28 years, but for the first 16, researchers did not notice that his stomach was dislocated and lay hidden in his ribcage.
Once they had found it, they could set out to analyse and map Ötzi's microbial genome.
(Psst, Linda distilled 10 research papers to save you 899.4 min)
Linda May-Zhang
Linda is a Postdoctoral Fellow, PhD in Pathology and Molecular Medicine, affiliated with Vanderbilt University, University of Cincinnati, Case Western Reserve University and Northwestern University.
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12 July 2017 / 17:19IST
It might be one of the biggest brands out there when it comes to laptops, but Lenovo has never been bothered about gaming - until now.
The Legion Y720 might have been a long time coming, but it looks set to make a big first impression: It's got all the Intel- and Nvidia-provided power you need for VR, gamer-pleasing features like a built-in wireless adapter for an Xbox One controller, and a backlit keyboard for anyone that insists on turning their desktop into an all-night rave.
Oh, and it's the first laptop with Dolby Atmos surround sound. No biggie.
This is actually the first of many Lenovo gaming machines, which will arrive under the Legion gaming brand. Should you be excited? We went hands-on at CES 2017 to find out.
Devil in the details
Take one look at the Legion and you just know it's a gaming laptop. Those bright LED lights, colossal display, and prominent speaker grilles are anything but subtle.
It has a lot in common with the Alienware 15: when the lid's closed, it's fairly unobtrusive (yet seriously chunky), but open it up and the lashings of red are guaranteed to get you noticed.
Underneath that cavernous chassis, the Legion Y720 ticks all the boxes for a 2017 gaming laptop. The base model kicks things off with an Intel Core i5 CPU, Nvidia GTX 1060 graphics chip, 512GB SSD and 15.6in, 1080p screen.
Got some cash to splash? You can upgrade to an i7 CPU, add a 1TB SSD or 2TB hard disk, and make the jump to a 4K display.
Annoyingly there's no way to add a better graphics card, though - the GTX 1070 and 1080 are off the cards.
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The GTX 1060 is still ready for virtual reality, though, and the Legion has all the ports you'll need to hook up an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive. There's even a Thunderbolt/USB Type-C port on top of the three regular USB3 ports. Handy.
Lenovo's Entertainment Hub software lets you watch your regular old 2D videos in VR, from inside a simulation of a cinema, and adds head-tracking to your non-VR games. We tried it out with Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, and while it takes some getting used to, works across every VR headset out there - including Lenovo's own upcoming HMD.
The Legion is also one of the first laptops we've seen with built-in Dolby Atmos surround sound. Lenovo reckons it's the first in the world with the tech, but until it actually goes on sale, there's still time for another company to swoop in and steal first place.
Either way, it's supposed to produce precisely-pinpointed surround sound from just two speakers.
It was difficult to test out properly in a trade show environment, but if you’re going to be holed up in a hotel room with only this laptop as entertainment, it should be able to service your gaming, movie and music needs.
When you're not gaming, you should get about five hours of battery life - not bad for a 15in PC this powerful.
Lenovo Legion Y720 initial verdict
I tried the Y720 with a 4K display, which looks absolutely stunning up close. The keyboard felt great to type on, too, but I'm not convinced the multicolour backlighting is worth paying extra for.
Whether you’ve got a VR headset or not, though, chances are you’re going to want to play some games using a gamepad, and this is where the Legion Y720 has you covered as well.
The built-in Xbox One wireless receiver lets you use up to four of the console’s controllers at once, without having a mess of wires trailing from players to laptop. We love the Xbox One controller for gaming, especially in its Elite form, and expect plenty of Legion owners to make the most of this (still pretty unique) feature.
You should be able to pick up a Legion Y720 soon. We're planning on giving it a full review a little closer to launch, though, so make sure to check back once we've given one a proper gaming workout.
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Weekend preview: Love is love is love
By Ben Crandell
The Wilton Manors Stonewall Parade and Street Festival on Saturday will bring the community even closer together this year. (Valeria Boltneva)
The emcee for Saturday's parade at the annual Wilton Manors Stonewall Parade and Street Festival will be a familiar sight, veteran South Florida drag-club performer Misty Eyez, an entertainer whose tell-it-like-it-is fearlessness makes her the queen of the ball.
On her YouTube channel, her Ask Misty segments offer witty tips on makeup, how to use duct tape, dating advice and gossip. Each video runs from 90 seconds to 5 minutes, easily sampled like a bowl of sweet-and-sour candy.
But on the day after the massacre at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Misty recorded a tearful video that runs more than 43 minutes, dedicated to her friend, Eddie Sotomayor, who died in the Pulse shooting. For this video, a black-clad Misty pulled her hair up under a black top hat in honor of Sotomayor, known to many as Tophat Eddie, for the sartorial flourish he frequently wore.
One of the remarkable things that happened to Misty after the shootings were the phone calls from family members she characterizes as rednecks and followers of "severe" religious doctrine. They know she works in gay clubs and called her "wondering if I'm OK and if I was involved," she says, weeping.
There are many things to be done after the Orlando massacre, a lot of them dealing with large, fundamental changes in how the govenment and law enforcement operate. But there are smaller things that we can do, like burying the imagined differences we think we have and remind ourselves that we're all just humans trying to live and love and be happy in the years we have on the planet.
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Playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda, whose memorable Tony Awards speech exploded in the rhythmic "Love is love is love is love is love is love," this week created a line of T-shirts with those words on the back, a garment that will raise money for the Orlando LGBTQ community.
On the front of the shirt is another quote from his speech that night: "Love cannot be killed or swept aside. Now fill the world with music, love and pride."
The Stonewall Wilton Manors Stonewall Parade and Street Festival begins at 2 p.m. Saturday, with the parade along Wilton Drive at 6 p.m. Info: WiltonManorsStonewall.com.
This is a weekend for music that just makes you feel good. No B.S., just fun. One band that has what you need is the Spam Allstars, who will offer a free performance of their sweat-inducing Latin electonica Friday night at the nostalgically funky Ball and Chain in Miami. Info: Facebook.com/SpamAllStars, BallAndChainMiami.com. Another place to look is Propaganda in Lake Worth, where the Gravel Kings will deliver their sweet, soulful Americana on a bill with Echo Charlie Hotel Oscar, Koffin Varnish and Myles Patrick. Admission: $5, $10. Info: Facebook.com/GravelKings, PropagandaLW.com.
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Some of the more outgoing community organizers in Flagler Village are getting together 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday to celebrate International Picnic Day at downtown Fort Lauderdale's Peter Feldman Park (Northeast Third Avenue and Sistrunk). Hosted by the Cadence design firm and Mockingbird Trail, this edition of the free outdoor community gathering will be made extra easy by Top Hat Deli, which will deliver your picnic meal to you at the park. Order no later than 10 a.m. Saturday at TopHatFTL.com/catering or email sasha@benicerestaurants.com. Argyle Coffee Roasters will also be on hand with free chilled coffee. The day begins at 9:30 a.m. with a 75-minute Vinyasa Flow yoga session hosted by Lisa Lisa. All levels welcome, with a portion of the $15 cost supporting the Mockingbird Trail (RSVP for yoga here). Info: Facebook.com/CadenceLiving.
NIGHT SURFING
Saturday is also International Surfing Day, of course. One obvious place to celebrate is at Longboards in West Palm Beach (519 Clematis St.) when Making Faces and the Reggae Souljahs will spread an appropriate vibe at 10 p.m. Surf photography (John Tate and Bill Davis) and video (Anthony Williams) and $3 Red Stripes will do their part. Info: Sub-culture.org/longboards.
Saturday, of course, is also World Wide Knit in Public Day, and members of Fantastic Fibers Miami are hoping to draw a crowd of knitters, seasoned crafters to first-timers of all ages, on the shaded waterside terrace at Pérez Art Museum Miami to create fabric art. The gathering is from noon to 5 p.m. Info: PAMM.org/knitinpublic, FantasticFibersMiami.com.
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The Fort Lauderdale Beach Bus Loop returns on Saturday, the trolley-driven pub crawl offering a free drink, perhaps some apps, at bars and restaurants up and down the beach between Bahia Cabana and Bokamper's, where check-in begins at 5:30 p.m. Along with a night out with like-minded night crawlers, the Bus Loop raises money for local charities including Jessica June Children's Cancer Foundation, the Jack & Jill Center, Covenant House Florida, Riverwalk Trust and the Broward County Gator Club Scholarship Fund. Info: BusLoop.org.
BLOWFLY AND LOAD
Two defining acts on the underground South Florida music scene will be remembered at Blow Your Load, 10 p.m. Friday at Churchill's Pub (5501 NE Second Ave., Miami). The music of the late Clarence "Blowfly" Reid will be performed by the Overtown Soul Revue, while iconic punk rabble-rousers Load will be be celebrated by the Load Orchestra, featuring members of Blowfly, Holy Terrors, Holly Hunt, Subliminal Criminal, the Crumbs and others. Also on the bill are Shark Valley Sisters, the Gun Hoes and DJ Skidmark. Proceeds will support two projects: the making of "Whiskey on Beer" (a documentary about Load and its mercurial lead singer, the late Bobby Johnston, a.k.a. Bobby Load) and the Blowfly Underground Mural Project. Admission: $12. Info: Facebook.com/ChurchillsPub. For more on the Load documentary, go to LoadMiami.com. For the Blowfly mural project, visit Facebook.com/BlowflyOfficial.
VELVET UNDERBELLY
The 1980s were all pretty and pink. There was also "Blue Velvet," David Lynch's surreal probe of the underbelly of small-town America, with one of Dennis Hopper's signature roles as the demonic Frank Booth. Coral Gables Art Cinema will screen "Blue Velvet" daily Friday-Thursday, June 23. Info: GablesCinema.com.
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Get a roundup of the best events and things to do in South Florida so you can make it an epic weekend.
Just in case, remember that tickets are on sale 10 a.m. Saturday for Kanye West's two Miami shows, Sept. 16-17 at Miami's AmericanAirlines Arena. Tickets for the Saint Pablo Tour concerts are $25.50-$145 (plus fees) at all Ticketmaster outlets, including Ticketmaster.com and by calling 800-745-3000. Prices are $25.50-$145, plus fees. For more information, visit LiveNation.com.
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The Miami hot spot Dolores, But You Can Call Me Lolita is now offering frozen sangrias, served rooftop. Four flavors: Strawberry, passion fruit, mango and traditional. Cost: $5.99. Info: DoloresLolita.com.
OTHER VOICES, OTHER ROOMS
Grace and the Victory Riders play a free show 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Hub on Fort Lauderdale beach (FridayNightSoundwaves.com) … Magda Hiller and Diane Ward team up 9 p.m. Saturday at Luna Star Café in North Miami (DianeWard.com, MagdaHiller.com) … Soul singer Valerie Tyson is at Mardi Gras Casino in Hallandale Beach, 9 p.m. Saturday (MGFla.com) … Chicago dance-floor filler Felix da Housecat DJs at Bardot in Miami 10 p.m. Saturday (BardotMiami.com) … The energetic Electric Piquete plays for free at Ball & Chain in Miami 8 p.m. Tuesday (ElectricPiquete.com) … The Betsy Hotel on Miami Beach will give itself over to "An Evening of Zarzuela," a free show at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. (TheBetsyHotel.com) … The Pink Floyd tribute band Brit Floyd is at the Fillmore Miami Beach 8 p.m. Wednesday (FillmoreMB.com) …
Get daily updates on South Florida entertainment and things to do at SouthFlorida.com, on Twitter at @BenCrandell and Instagram /BenCrandell. Email: bcrandell@southflorida.com.
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Tyra Banks comes out of modeling retirement for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover
Tyra Banks and her smize have returned.
The model, TV producer, actress and businesswoman came out of retirement for the 2019 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue, appearing on the cover for the third time. Banks is featured on one of three covers for the issue.
This is for everybody that has been told that they are not good enough because of their body, their age, their everything.#BanX is here to tell you that you ARE friggin’ fierce no matter what anybody says!
Drop mic now!@SI_Swimsuit 2019pic.twitter.com/bgUqGunhAe
— Tyra Banks (@tyrabanks)May 8, 2019
“My first one was 23 years ago, how crazy is that,” Banks said on Good Morning America earlier today after her cover was revealed. “I’m like damn — I’m 45 dog!”
In 1997, Banks was the first black woman to appear alone on the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition. Her first cover in 1996 was shared with model Valeria Mazza.
"Since Tyra’s first cover in 1996, she’s transformed herself into nothing less than a mogul, a cultural force and a supernova of inspiration and empowerment," SI Swimsuit Editor MJ Day said, according to People. "She’s kind of the Swimsuit Issue ethos come to life, everything we know this franchise can be."
The shoot also recreated the polka-dot bikini look from Banks's first solo cover.
“I never thought it would be possible to be 45 years old and on the cover of this magazine again.” @tyrabanks is embracing her age and curves for #SISwim 2019. • • • @grandisleresort @visitthebahamas #grandisleresortexuma
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The other two covers of the 2019 issue feature USA National Women’s Soccer team player Alex Morgan and 2018 SI Swimsuit Model Search winner Camille Kostek.
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By Goo Punch, December 30, 2019 in Basketball
Pato del Muerto 6,160
Not sure how you think a 38 year old kidd or jj barea got all those nice looks, but a lot of it had to do with dirk being on the floor. They weren’t iso against wade.
lol, now Dirk is responsible for the success of everyone on the team in 2011. ok.
Vic Mackey 5,324
40 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:
Does not mean Dirk put the team on his back and carried them by himself. Not even close to what he did.
threesheets 457
I'd like to hear y'all break down the Western Conference semifinals/finals from that same season and see how you marginalize Dirk in those too lol. I'll hang up and listen.
and i'd like for you (and all of the other Mavs fans in here blowing Dirk's impact well out of proportion) to post literally anything substantive to back up your side of the argument. I mean I just gave you a factual recap of every single game of the 2011 Finals and you've taken it as some sort biased and slanted slight against Dirk. so any time you want to make your case using, i dunno, stats, facts, or anecdotal evidence, be my guest.
also, breaking news, this just in: dallas sports fans continue to be completely delusional and overly sensitive people who break down and delude themselves whenever the reality of their favorite team/player isn't what they want it to be.
Edited January 2 by Goo Punch
"Dirk's mere presence is responsible for Jason Kidd (first ballot HOFer, one of the greatest PGs and most prolific three point shooters of all time) hitting threes." I'm still laughing at that one.
hobbes2702 1,192
1 hour ago, Goo Punch said:
I agree with the basic premise of Luka being more skilled but you are greatly underselling Dirk throughout this thread. Every title takes a team effort. Every single one. Dirk was the best player and finals mvp. I don’t care if you say he carried them or was responsible or what, you’re underselling his value to winning that title.
42 minutes ago, Goo Punch said:
Jason Kidd is not one of the most prolific three point shooters of all time, at least not in terms of efficiency. He played a long time and shot a lot but only really had 3 seasons of 40plus from outside
Edited January 2 by hobbes2702
and i'd like for you (and all of the other Mavs fans in here blowing Dirk's impact well out of proportion) to post literally anything substantive to back up your side of the argument. I mean I just gave you a factual recap of every single game of the 2011 Finals and you've taken it as some sort biased and slanted slight against Dirk.
The factual recap that didn't even mention his game winner with 3.5 seconds left in Game 2? Or the fact that he played Game 4 with a 102 fever and hit another killer in that one with 14 seconds left? As "delusional" as we Mavs fans are, most non-Mavs fans have been doing the opposite with that same dumb downplaying bullshit when it comes to Dirk for years. So this doesn't make you unique. No big deal.
I'm fine with my (apparently) overly-romanticized thoughts on Dirk's career and his run in 2011. I don't really care about anyone else's.
Edited January 2 by threesheets
DP.
God effing damnit.
Michael Knight 1,619
So Luka is gonna carry the Mavs to a championship this year is what I gather from this stupid thread.
32 minutes ago, hobbes2702 said:
cite specific examples where i'm "greatly underselling" what Dirk did in 2011. i'm simply refuting the 100% false idea that he carried that team on his back and you guys are acting like i'm saying be sucks.
NowThis 825
Luka better improve the 3 if he's compared to Bird, so that's not a good fit. He's more of a Magic/Jason Kidd hybrid than anything else. Remember early Jason Kidd of the 90s Mavs fans? That guy was one of the most electric young guys ever. I remember when he blew up Clyde Drexler for 48 points.
prolific means he made a bunch of them, and when he retired he was like 3rd all time in made threes. i can't scoff hard enough at the idea that Dirk's mere presence was responsible for baskets made by his teammates. the only people here who greatly misrepresenting Dirk are biased Mavs fans.
Just now, Goo Punch said:
Cool well I’m not a Mavs fan in anyway but he was the best player on a title team. You’re getting so bogged down in the verbiage and I’m not sure why. Again, every championship requires a team effort at the highest level. No single player wins a title. Dirk did what he needed to in order to lead his team to the title.
The premise of the thread is a good one but even there you’re underselling the impact Dirk had on the NBA. I mean I would have a hard time arguing that there have been twenty players more influential on the game than Dirk all time.
20 minutes ago, threesheets said:
there is not a single thing in this post that even attempts to support the idea that Dirk carried his team to a title. every time i remind you guys of what we're actually talking about you come back with arguments that don't even address the subject of the conversation. "but he made a big shot in game 2!" great. he also shot less than 50% from the field for the series, relied on a ton of FTs to get his points, was outright bad for the first 90% of the deciding game, and would never have come close to winning a title without substantial efforts from Kidd, Marion, Chandler, Terry, and Barrea. ipso facto, Dirk did not put the team on his back and carry them to a title. period. it's not even up for debate. get over it.
4 minutes ago, Goo Punch said:
He made a bunch of them at a career 35% clip. He played for 20 seasons. You’re acting as though he was an elite shooter and he’s never been that. He just played consistent basketball for a long time and by the end of his career had gotten good at hitting open looks, mainly because he couldn’t break down defenses off the dribble as well as he did in his younger days. Dirk being on the court absolutely opened up looks for Terry, Kidd, and Marion. And as important as Chandler was to the title, he did Dirk no favors on offense because he crowded the spots on the floor that Dirk wanted to occupy.
immortal13 1,503
Points are points and it doesn't matter if they come from the free throw line or not, they still count and still help the team win.
1 minute ago, Goo Punch said:
Lebron doesn’t win the title without substantial efforts from Kyrie, Tristan, Love, Richard Jefferson, JR. Did he carry them? I mean I guess. At the end of the day he was the best player and they won.
Cool well I’m not a Mavs fan in anyway but he was the best player on a title team. You’re getting so bogged down in the verbiage and I’m not sure why.
I'm not getting "bogged down in verbiage", I'm replying to the explicit statement that he put the team on his back and carried them to the title when he factually did not. period. i have no idea what is so hard to grasp about this. "he was the best player on a title winning team." yep. who said otherwise? does being the best player automatically mean that you carried your team a la Iverson or LeBron? no. not even close.
I mean seriously, on the list of all time great NBA Finals performances for a series, 2011 Dirk Nowitzki is nowhere near the top, and might not even make the list depending on just how long we want to make this thing. the idea that he did it all himself, that he had no help, that he put the team on his back- it's just plain wrong.
8 minutes ago, hobbes2702 said:
He made a bunch of them at a career 35% clip. He played for 20 seasons. You’re acting as though he was an elite shooter and he’s never been that.
Jesus Christ, how can you accuse me of mischaracterizing *anything* when that's literally all you've done with every one of my posts you've replied to? i said one factual statement about Jason Kidd's three point shooting, with zero commentary or opinion added. YOU are acting like Ive made him out to be something that he isn't. He made a bunch of threes in his career. That's exactly what I said he did, and nothing more.
I'm not getting "bogged down in verbiage", I'm replying to the explicit statement that he put the team on his back and carried them to the title when he factually did not. period. i have no idea what is so hard to grasp about this. "he was the best player on a title winning team." yep. who said otherwise? on the list of all time great NBA Finals performances for a series, 2011 Dirk Nowitzki is nowhere near the top, and might not even make the most depending on just how long we want to make this list. the idea that he did it all himself is just plain wrong.
Carried them to the title is certainly open to interpretation. If you’re going to start trying to claim facts you’re going to need to define your terms. Does carrying them mean the best player? Most points? Biggest play? Most consistent? Carried them to the title is inherently an opinion argument
Ok. You’re right everyone else is wrong. Have a good night
Braff Zacklin 1,356
Ok. You’re right everyone else is wrong.
TornACL 3,219
... So, like literally every other fan base, then?
lmao, more bullshit that doesn't even attempt to make the case that Dirk carried the team. you guys get all huffy and puffy and upset and yet you absolutely refuse to even attempt to make a case that says that Dirk carried the team. how many times do i have to mention specific examples of what i'm talking about for you to get it (not that I should even have to explain what it means to carry ones team)? The way AI carried Philly; the way LeBron carried Cleveland; like that. Dirk's performance in the 2011 Finals wasn't even anything particularly special, let alone one guy carrying his team to a championship. You should either concede or give up at this point, because there's nothing any of you can say that will rewrite history.
9 minutes ago, TornACL said:
well yeah, pretty much.
You don’t read well
aggie08 801
32 ppg on 56/36/97 shooting in the WCF against young KD, Russ, and Harden. 48 in Game 1 to set the tone. 40 in OKC in Game 4 to keep the Thunder from tying the series and essentially ending it right there.
25 and 9 on 57/73/94 shooting to sweep the Lakers in a series that they were expected to get demolished by the defending champs.
Reducing an entire postseason run to one series is silly. Yet, I'm betting that, if you watch the Finals again, you'll see that the impact of his late game play went way beyond the raw statistics. Especially while LeBron was hiding in the corner, running from the moment.
Obviously, that Dallas team caught lightning in a bottle and got positive contributions from literally everyone who stepped on the court. Chandler and the defense deserve tremendous credit--credit that, despite Dirk's much improved effort on that end, wasn't his doing.
BUT, you'd be hard-pressed to find a championship team with a larger gap between its 1st and 2nd best (Terry or Chandler I guess?) players. Carrying might not be the right word, but Dirk was the heart and soul of that team, and they required--and got--his best when it was most needed.
On 12/30/2019 at 11:41 AM, gsoda3 said:
Can he take an entire team on his shoulders and will his way to a championship?
^^^^^^ this is what started this entire stupid argument. Dirk did not do this. That's a fact. i don't even disagree with 95% of the stuff being said, because Dirk was clearly a deserved Finals MVP. but he didn't will his team to a title. it was a total team effort.
edit- ive read aggie's post now, and yeah, if we're talking about the WC playoffs before the Finals then you have a much better example of Dirk carrying his team.
No one's "carried" a team the way that you're suggesting.
Even LeBron's peak dominance in a short 3 game stretch in Games 5-7 of the 2016 Finals needed a HUGE Kyrie Game 5 and for him to make the biggest shot in Game 7 to make it count.
You bring up AI...he sure as shit needed great, hard-nosed defensive players (and AI was a terrible defender himself) to keep games from getting away from them when he was having his fairly typical 10-29 shooting night...and also never really sniffed a championship.
Derka'd
I thought of one! A championship team that had an even bigger gap between its top 2 players than Dallas: the first Hakeem title. Their best player was a Top 10 All-Time great; their 2nd was...Otis Thorpe
you trying to say this isn't a squad?!
Derka, would you give me some numbers on lebron and AI to make your point? You keep mentioning them but only give dirk’s NBAF stats. Give me your bar to cross for a player to have done it on his own.
gsoda3 472
It seems you have a myopic view of the scope and definition of carrying a team to a championship. You need to zoom way out and look at that Mavs team- what's the effect if Dirk's not there? Even with him there on paper there's no way they should be competitive with several of the teams from that year's playoffs.
Dirk did a LOT of stuff that didn't show up in the statline. He was the emotional core of the team. His intensity and work ethic set the tone of belief for a bunch of over the hill and role players. Carrying a team doesn't just mean pouring in buckets, after all we've seen players who do that but are detriments to their team. It also means leading the right way and getting the most out of their team.
As an aside, I appreciate the work you've done in backing up your argument with statistics.
Patrick Bateman 1,431
2 hours ago, aggie08 said:
And they played a team with an all-time top 50 player and who's next best player was...... Charles Oakley. Timmy D had a season where he was head and shoulders above most of the Spurs with I think DRob, over the hill, at the end, as the 2nd best player.
ok i just found out that Dirk is Arsenal fan, and based on this new information i'm going to have to change my tune. it's Dirk >>>>> Luka all day baby! that Real Madrid loving bastard could only dream of filling Dirk's shoes!!
seriously though, i do want to make it clear that i'm not anti-Dirk or anything, i'm just blown away at how good Luka is. and i watched him play at RM, and i listened to the Russillo podcasts where he was telling anyone who would listen that he was going to be great, and i expected him to come in and play well right away...but not like this. i haven't seen anyone storm the league like this since LeBron.
The fuck is Arsenal?
10 minutes ago, immortal13 said:
by far the greatest team the world has ever seen.
StruggleBus 214
I'm going to need to see the statistics to back this one up
2 hours ago, Goo Punch said:
There’s 5 greater in the epl alone
Jim Tressell’s Vest 7
Now I understand why you're so angry all the time...you're an Arsenal fan
PappyVanVinceYoung 59
On 12/31/2019 at 4:09 PM, Trey3216 said:
That % from 10-3pt is absolutely absurd. This was one of the better articles written about Dirk’s absurd ability to shoot the long 2.
https://grantland.com/the-triangle/steve-nash-george-karl-and-others-on-dirk-nowitzki-and-the-unguardable-play/
Thanks for posting this. Great article.
Drew 518
On 12/30/2019 at 9:03 PM, Dropout said:
Team Derka here. I love Dirk and probably shouldn’t blaspheme but it’s the Internet fuck it. Luka is better right now at 20 than Dirk ever was. If I had to choose one I’d trade Dirk’s known career for Luka’s potential career. Luckily I’m a Mavs fan and don’t have to choose shit. I will enjoy this ride. More than one championship to come for Luka. Hopefully all in Mavs blue and green.
I mean...okay.
On 12/31/2019 at 12:53 PM, Trey3216 said:
Luka is not a better shooter than Dirk. Not by a damn sight.
On 12/31/2019 at 1:22 PM, hobbes2702 said:
Luka is a better scorer but he is not a better shooter.
On 1/1/2020 at 12:24 PM, Goo Punch said:
again, the Mavs do not win the title without Tyson Chandler. he was a total game changer for them, and no matter what Dirk may have done they were not going to win it all without Chandler.
Dirk was the star, but he did not "put the team on his back" a la LeBron in Cleveland, AI in Philly, or even LeBron and Kyrie when they won it all. Dirk led the way, but it was a total team/coaching effort that won Dallas the title.
True. But they also don't win that title without Dirk being Dirk.
And Lebron didn't put Cleveland on his back. Hell it took an all time great performance from Kyrie to beat back the Warriors WITHOUT KD.
On 1/1/2020 at 12:47 PM, Kermit said:
Also, fuck the Kings and the goddamn Suns for allowing the fucking Mavericks to draft Luka. You stupid fucking assholes. There is a reason why your franchises will suck in perpetuity and this is it, the inability to recognize generational talent. You max out Buddy Hield and draft Josh Jackson and wonder why the basketball world has left you behind. Man, fuck you two pathetic ass franchises. Now I have to watch this Slovenian asshole rip through our division for the next 20 years all because Vlade Divac is an absolute moron, and Robert Sarver fucks cats.
Truth. They really screwed up. The Hawks too.
21 hours ago, Goo Punch said:
That's different from every other team/sport/city how?
20 hours ago, TornACL said:
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Showboat Dancers: Making the Difficult Look Easy!
It’s all about the show on Sydney Showboats… it’s glamorous, it’s burlesque, it’s jaw-dropping! And, all credit goes to the talented and versatile Australian cast that makes the show what it is… they’re nothing short of brilliant!
Without a doubt, Showboat’s glamorous entertainment rides on the shoulders of its sprightly young singers and dancers. Their professionalism and passion for perfection take their performance to a whole new level of entertainment. This Australian dance ensemble has been dazzling Showboat guests with creative and flawless high-calibre routines, and they always have loads of fun doing it.
But, what the audience doesn’t see is the rigorous training routine that goes on behind the scenes to make the difficult look easy! Self-discipline, coupled with hours and hours of training, is what it takes to execute what appears to be an effortless performance. To a great extent natural talent does play a role, but without the hard work that goes into building stamina and perfecting technique, dancers can never make it big.
Professional ballet dancers are as much athletes and artists as they are dancers. On one hand they have to train their bodies and perfect technique to execute the highest level of performance, on the other, they have to explore their creativity and find ingenious ways to make their thoughts and expressions sync perfectly with the music.
Most of the Showboat dancers have been dancing since a very tender age and it’s definitely been no fairy tale with frilly frocks and satiny pink shoes. It’s taken them more than ten years of dedication and intensive training to gain mastery over difficult jumps, kicks and pirouettes, and execute them with grace and perfection.
And, it doesn’t stop there! Once they attain that perfection, they have to strive to maintain their co-ordination, physical strength and stamina. Some dancers even work out at the gym and take acting lessons to sharpen their expressions and improve their skills to help portray their character better.
Dancing is a very physically demanding profession and dancers are as prone to injury as athletes and sportspersons. They do their best to stave off strained muscles, sprained ankles and twisted joints with daily warm-up sessions and lessons. This helps keep their muscles strong, loose and warm, but it doesn’t cover all contingencies.
Professional ballet dancers like most sportspersons, crash and burn by the time they hit 40. But, it’s definitely not the end of the road for them. They pursue their passion for dance through alternate careers as teachers, choreographers or probably by starting their own ballet institutes.
It’s definitely a tough life for professional dancers, but their love for dance and the satisfaction they glean from entertaining audiences, makes it all worthwhile!
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Chosen One of the Day: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Sass Master Jedi
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Dragon-Eye View of SpaceX Pad Abort Launch
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On May 5, SpaceX tested its launch abort system: a set of powerful rockets on the Dragon space capsule that can pull the Dragon away from the Falcon rocket underneath in case of catastrophe.
SpaceX just released video taken from a camera on the Dragon capsule, and it’s pretty dang dramatic. Come along for the ride:
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Whoa. SpaceX said the capsule went from 0 to 160 kilometers per hour in 1.2 seconds, which is an acceleration of four times Earth’s gravity. It reached a top speed of 550 kph, arcing nearly 1,200 meters into the air.
You can see the trunk jettisoned at 0:30 (in a real flight, this sits under the Dragon and contains unpressurized cargo and the capsule’s solar panels). At the time I wondered where the trunk landed after the test; from this it looks like it came down in the water; it looks to me the capsule was already past the shoreline when the trunk jettisoned.
Seconds later the drogue chutes deploy to stabilize the capsule, then the three main parachutes release. Weirdly, the video stops just before the capsule splashes down. Perhaps we’ll see more of that later.
This test was critically important: NASA requires any human-rated vehicle to pass stringent tests, including the ability to get astronauts away from the rocket stack in case of emergency. If SpaceX had failed this test, it would have been a major setback to getting Americans back into space on an American rocket. As it happens, things look to have gone pretty well.
There's also video of the test taken from cameras on the ground, and you can see just how fast the capsule blasted away from the pad.
The SuperDraco thrusters used for this test have double duty with Dragon; besides being there if needed in an emergency, they can be used on-orbit for maneuvering the capsule. SpaceX plans on being ready to put humans into space by 2017. They are also currently building the next generation Falcon Heavy rocket with plans for a test launch later this year.
Update, Friday, May 22, 2015, at 3 p.m.: Slate posted a review of a new biography of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. I also wrote about meeting Musk during a visit I made to the SpaceX rocket factory earlier this year.
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These artists toured with $500 of Taco Bell - Feed the Beat
One program. 10 years. 1,000 artists. And lots and lots of Taco Bell.
You know that feeling of nostalgia you get when you hear an old song? Music has a way of connecting people and can instantly transport you back to specific times in your life, allowing you to relive memories you may have forgotten. That’s just one reason why we love music and why supporting the artists who make music means so much to us.
Taco Bell’s Feed The Beat program was started 10 years ago for the simple purpose of helping fans discover new artists and helping artists discover new fans. So that’s why twice a year we welcome 100 new artists of all genres into the Feed The Beat program.
To show support of the artists’ music (and appetites), we give them $500 in Taco Bell gift cards. Hard-working artists shouldn’t have to worry about where to get food while on tour, so $500 worth of Crunchy Tacos and Baja Blast is a major bonus.
But the perks definitely don’t stop there. Artists receive the opportunity to have music featured in Taco Bell commercials, be included in concerts fueled by Taco Bell or getting invited to visit our headquarters.
Yeah, we know you’re still probably dreaming about what you can do with $500 of Taco Bell… So in the meantime, here’s a list of 10 big-time Feed The Beat alumni we’re reminiscing on who made that dream into a reality.
Twenty One Pilots - Class of 2012
Long before they were selling out arenas, Twenty One Pilots sent the tweet below. For us, this is what the Feed The Beat program is all about.
Walk The Moon - Class of 2011
We were first introduced to Walk The Moon long before “Shut Up and Dance” was a smash hit, when the band performed their first ever CMJ Music Marathon show in New York City at a Feed The Beat event in 2011. In 2015, the band headlined our annual Taco Bell VMA Pre-Party Concert with MTV.
Portugal. The Man - Class of 2010
Portugal. The Man’s song “Evil Friends” was featured in our Grilled Stuft Nacho commercial. They were also included on the first Feed The Beat Big Box in Taco Bell restaurants across the country.
All Time Low - Class of 2009
We’re proud to call these guys friends. In addition to recently hosting the Alternative Press Music Awards, they’ve been a part of the Feed The Beat family since 2009. We’re obviously really close.
@JackAllTimeLow We know.
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Modern Baseball - Class of 2014
Modern Baseball was featured on the second Feed The Beat Big Box, and it’s safe to say we have a mutual love for each other. We’re still blushing from being thanked on their most recent vinyl release of Holy Ghost. Thank you, fellas.
Thanks to @tacobell for all the smiles over here ✌️♥️✌️ pic.twitter.com/iUOOo5K9D3
— Modern Baseball (@ModernBaseball) March 3, 2015
The Knocks - Class of 2012
Back in 2012, The Knocks performed at Hype Machine’s Hype Hotel presented by Feed The Beat and more recently were featured on the Feed The Beat Big Box.
Chromeo - Class of 2014
Chromeo performed one of our all-time favorite sets at Hype Machine’s Hype Hotel presented by Feed The Beat during their 2014 performance in Austin, Texas. It’s always a great party when Chromeo is performing.
New Found Glory - Class of 2009
The Taco Bell Truck made a cameo in New Found Glory’s video for “Truck Stop Blues” back in 2009. This gave us the chance to hang out all day on the set, and of course, feed the band and crew.
The Mowgli's - Class of 2013
From the moment we met The Mowgli’s, we knew we’d be friends forever. When we launched the Quesalupa earlier this year, the band surprised fans at a Taco Bell restaurant in San Francisco by performing a pop-up acoustic set.
Bebe Rexha - Class of 2015
We were ecstatic to welcome Bebe Rexha to Feed The Beat in 2015. She’s written songs for some incredible artists and now it’s her time to shine. Bebe performed at the Taco Bell VMA Pre-Party Concert with MTV in 2016.
Do you want to be a part of the Feed The Beat family and join these amazing artists? Learn more at www.FeedTheBeat.com.
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Extra play not kind to Bighorns
Provided to the Tribune
BOISE, Idaho – After a double-overtime loss Monday, the Bighorns played an extra period again Wednesday, falling 92-88 to the Erie BayHawks at the D-League Showcase in Qwest Arena in Boise, Idaho.
Trailing by a point at the end of regulation, Mo Charlo stole an Erie inbound pass and was fouled, making one of two free thwrows to send the game to overtime. However, Erie outscored Reno 12-8 in the extra frame, handing Reno its second straight overtime loss and fifth straight loss overall.
Desmon Farmer paced Reno with a 20-point, nine-rebound effort, but only two other Bighorns scored in double figures as Reno was held to its lowest offensive output of the season. Russell Robinson chipped in 16 points and Charlo paced Reno with a team-high 10 rebounds.
But the story of the game was Erie’s Alade Aminu, who dominated with a game-high 30-point, 23-rebound effort. Reno had no answer for the 6-10 forward from Georgia Tech, who shot 12 for 20 from the floor and 6-for-8 from the free throw stripe.
The Bighorns continue their week-long road trip this weekend in Utah and Albuquerque, before returning home on Jan. 12 to tangle with the Utah Flash.
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Diana, Princess of Wales on Christmas with Princes William and Harry
An unearthed letter contains candid revelations about Diana’s life with her young sons
Diana, Princess of Wales, Prince William and Price Harry
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Christmas is a magical time for little ones, and royal children are no exception – as a letter from the late Diana, Princess of Wales, reveals. In the letter, which is due to go up for auction next week, the royal reveals how excited her sons, now the Dukes of Cambridge and Sussex, were for Christmas.
The letter was written on 5 December 1990 to one Ivy Woodward. Diana met Woodward while visiting her then husband, Prince Charles, in hospital, after a polo accident had left him with a broken arm.
Woodward, however, was dealing with the repercussions of a more extreme accident; her son, Dean, was then in a coma following a motorcycle crash. Dean subsequently awoke, and was able to return home in December.
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In the letter, handwritten on ‘Kensington Palace’ embossed note paper, the late royal reaches out to Woodward. She writes, ‘Dearest Ivy, I have been thinking of you a great deal as we all head towards Christmas and wondering how life was treating you’.
The pair had already had some prior correspondence, as Diana, Princess of Wales states, ‘It was lovely to get your letter and hear that Dean has improved so much’.
Filling Woodward in on her own family life, Diana says that her ‘boys’, the then eight and six-year-old Princes William and Harry, were ‘thrilled at the prospect of Christmas on the horizon’, having already ‘searched high and low for any parcels that might be coming they’re [sic] way’.
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Aged 29 at the time of writing, Diana clearly felt a depth of connection with the fellow mother, deeming their ‘friendship’ a ‘unique bond… which I treasure and think of constantly.’
She goes on to state, ‘I hope you’re looking after yourself and not worrying about things… I long to see you very soon’.
The letter is set to go up for sale at Lawrences Auctioneers in Bletchingley, Surrey, where it is estimated to fetch between £2,000 and £3,000. It will be up for auction along with another letter authored by the late royal, expected to sell for a similar price, in which she thanks bodyguard Sergeant Ronald Lewis for supervising her and Prince Charles on a trip to Lagos, Nigeria in March 1990.
‘What with the extreme heat and often difficult conditions’, she writes, ‘moving around was a nightmare for you and your luggage! Thank you from the boss’s wife.’
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A reduced household at Frogmore implies the royal couple aren’t planning to spend much time at the property
Both letters have come from a private collection, and will be going under the hammer on Tuesday 3 December.
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PA School Being Sued For Suspending 7-Year-Old Student 'Armed' With A Novelty Buzzing Pen
from the there's-no-stupid-quite-like-'broad,-inflexible-policies'-stupid dept
Fri, Sep 27th 2013 5:15am — Tim Cushing
Let's forgo the usual preamble running down previous clashes between common sense and school weapons policies and get right to it. Here's another example of zero tolerance and the damage done, involving a seven-year-old and his dangerous gag gift/pen.
A lawsuit filed against Hershey Elementary School (along with the Derry Township School District and Principal Joy MacKenzie) details the events that led up to seven-year-old G.B.'s four-day suspension.
On January 15, 2013, G boarded his bus "armed" with a novelty pen that emitted a small buzz when touched, and showed it to some friends. At some point during the trip to school, the bus driver noticed the pen, asked to see it and then confiscated it from G.
Three days later, the principal of Hershey Elementary, Joy MacKenzie, called G's parents and told them their son had violated the school weapons policy. They were asked to remove him from the school immediately and then handed down a four-day suspension for his violation. At no point were G's parents allowed to contest the decision.
Here's the school's extremely broad definition of "weapon."
Weapon - the term shall include by way of example and not limitation, any poison gas, knife, cutting instrument, cutting tools, nunchaku stick, firearm, shotgun, rifle, and any other tool, instrument or implement capable of inflicting bodily injury or property damage, and shall include any item that is represented to be a weapon, that is threatened to be used as a weapon, or that has the appearance or characteristics of a weapon, such as a toy gun or water pistol.
Unless you consider a very mild shock to be "bodily injury," there's no way a novelty buzzing pen falls under any part of this weapons policy. I suppose it could be argued that someone could be stabbed with the pen, but that would mean the removal of every pen and pencil in the school (along with every child).
Principal MacKenzie apparently viewed the pen as a weapon and based solely on that, she has now, by virtue of this suspension, placed a seven-year-old pen wielder into the same category as actually dangerous students carrying actual weapons. The policy states that the following mandatory actions are carried out for any violations.
Violation of this policy by any student shall result in the following:
1. Immediate exclusion from class or activity.
2. Notification of the Derry Township Police Department.
3. Contact of custodial parent.
4. Immediate exclusion from the school for a ten (10) day out-of-school suspension will be imposed, whereupon a minimum of one (1) year expulsion will be recommended to the superintendent and School Board for ratification. At the discretion of the superintendent, the determination of discipline, including the immediate ten (10) day out-of-school suspension and the one (1) year expulsion, may be modified on a case-by-case basis.
Such expulsion shall be given in conformance with formal due process proceedings required by law.
Presumably, this "incident" was also reported to local law enforcement (per policy), although there seems to be no documentation included of the responding officer's hearty laughter accompanying the sound of a phone being placed back on the cradle. (Or, failing that, the officer's immediate visit to Hershey Elementary to detain the dangerous thug using all available [but appropriate -- always appropriate] restraint methods.)
Considering the policy provides for a minimum 10-day suspension, it appears the superintendent (Joseph McFarland) overrode the minimum at his discretion, dropping it to four days. Unfortunately, his discretionary skills failed to remove the suspension entirely and ask that administration not bother him again until a student brings a real weapon to school, or at least, something resembling a real weapon.
It should be noted that the policy provides for "formal due process proceedings as required by law," but apparently that sentence is just boilerplate the district forgot to delete before publication. According to the lawsuit, the parents were given no avenue of recourse or protest, which poses a problem for the school.
The District has arbitrarily deprived G of his state-created property interest in public schooling without due process of law on the basis of nothing but hysterical and overly-zealous application of a constitutionally-deficient school policy.
Beyond that, the lawsuit states that the policy itself is unconstitutionally vague and contrary to Pennsylvania state law.
The Weapons Policy is facially unconstitutional for vagueness under the First Amendment because it fails to define with specificity the kind of activity that is proscribed so that a student can conform his or her conduct to the Policy's requirements. Pennsylvania criminal law requires that any potential bodily harm from an item alleged to be a weapon be "serious" as an appropriate limiting condition--a condition absent from the School District's policy...
[T]he district applies the weapons policy to items which are incapable of inflicting bodily harm or even creating a reasonable fear in any person that such items might cause bodily harm…
The lawsuit is also seeking a permanent injunction against the district's enforcement of this policy as well as the expungement of the violation from G's record.
Could the school have known that this ridiculous abuse of its weapons policy would have resulted in a lawsuit? Well, anything's possible, but I would imagine that was the furthest thing from the minds of MacKenzie and McFarland when they put their heads together and suspended a student for four days for possession of a novelty pen. Instead, the administrators pursued the "overzealous application" of an already exceedingly-broad policy. Trimming the suspension down from 10 days was likely supposed to implicitly signal that G's offense was minor, but the reality of the situation is that it should never have gotten to this point. The school may defend its actions by stating it erred on the side of caution, but that's a lousy, worn-out excuse. These policies are in place but there's no reason they can't be applied using some common sense filtering.
It's unlikely the court will grant the permanent injunction, but maybe the dust the suit's kicked up will push the school towards narrowing the scope of the policy and generally encouraging the administration to remember the human minds on its staff are perfectly capable of making reasonable decisions when not hampered by inflexible policies that greatly discourage discretionary decisions.
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Anonymous Coward, 27 Sep 2013 @ 2:41pm
No one is going to sue the school for a child bringing a pen to school.
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Metro Narcotics arrests suspect in $1.2M December drug bust
A suspect in a December investigation by Metro Narcotics was taken into custody in the Home Depot parking lot on Friday.
Metro Narcotics arrests suspect in $1.2M December drug bust A suspect in a December investigation by Metro Narcotics was taken into custody in the Home Depot parking lot on Friday. Check out this story on thenewsstar.com: https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/crime/2019/03/11/metro-narcotics-arrests-suspect-1-2-m-december-drug-bust/3130322002/
Ashley Mott, Monroe News Star Published 12:01 p.m. CT March 11, 2019 | Updated 1:21 p.m. CT March 11, 2019
Aaron Adcock, age 41, was arrested along with an Oak Grove man — Timothy O'Neal, age 35 — now facing charges of harboring a fugitive.
An arrest report for O'Neal states Metro Narcotics received a tip that Adcock was sitting in a car in the Home Depot lot. The department later determined Adcock was staying with O'Neal.
Aaron Adcock (Photo: OCC)
After both suspects were taken into custody, deputies located four Alprazolam tablets and four oxycodone tablets in O'Neal's pocket.
A search of the vehicle yielded a large sum of U.S. currency and a Glock semi-automatic pistol.
O'Neal was booked on charges of possession of a schedule IV controlled dangerous substance, possession of a schedule II controlled dangerous substance, possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance and harboring a fugitive.
Adcock was booked on charges of resisting an officer, prohibited acts, possession of a controlled dangerous substance in the presence of persons under age 17, first offense illegal carrying of weapons and possession of a schedule I controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute.
Timothy O'Neal (Photo: OCC)
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A cache of marijuana and weapons were found off of Oliver Road in Monroe on Dec. 18 after agents received a tip through Crime Stoppers of North Delta regarding a large amount of marijuana in a home in the 200 block of Foster Street.
Adcock fled out of a back door at the home prior to the execution of a search warrant. Witnesses indicated seeing Adcock running through the neighborhood.
While executing a search warrant, investigators located approximately 138 pounds of high-grade marijuana in heat-sealed packaging in various locations throughout the home.
Numerous weapons, including seven AR-15s, two rifles, two shotguns and three handguns also were located along with numerous magazines and over 3,000 rounds of ammunition.
Over 130 pounds of marijuana and 14 guns were seized by Metro Narcotics during a Dec. 18 drug investigation. (Photo: Ashley Mott/The News-Star)
In a prior interview, Metro Narcotics Commander Jay Ellerman said drug busts of this size are not uncommon along Interstate 20 as drugs are transported through the area en route from the west coast to the east coast. Finding a bulk amount of marijuana in a local neighborhood was different.
Ellerman said the drugs were destined for Monroe and the surrounding cities. If it were sold by the gram, the street value of the marijuana would exceed $1.2 million dollars.
The day of the search, Chelsea Lyons, age 20, of Monroe was arrested at the home. Her one-year-old son also was in the residence at the time.
Lyons declined to speak with agents and was transported to Ouachita Correctional Center.
Lyons was charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled dangerous subject Schedule I narcotic, illegal carrying of weapons in the presence of a narcotic and presence of a controlled dangerous substance with a person younger than 17.
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September 11, 2010 | Directors/Producers Report
My Cheapest Pants Cost $10 -Keke Ogungbe
Source: Adunola Fasuyi - Nigeriafilms.com
Kehinde Ogungbe, also known as Keke Ogungbe, is the brains behind Kennis Music and Prime Time Africa, an entertainment company that has done well in projecting Nigerian entertainment talents,
particularly the music industry, to the rest of the world. In this interview with Adunola Fasuyi, Keke spoke about his company, music and other issues. Excerpts:
You have promoted and created stars in the Nigerian music industry. You were formerly a Disc Jockey before starting up your company. Apart from signing up artistes, can you sing, do you see yourself as a musician?
I will like to let people know for the first time that I am a musician. If I am not a musician, I won't be an expert and I won't be investing or have invested in over 70 albums with an average of 13 to 14 songs. Summed up together, it is almost about 1000 songs. There is no record label in Africa that can boast of that in the past 10 years.
So, when people see me on TV set or when they hear those songs they hear, I will like to tell them that I have been part of the songs that went out. Either I edited it or I co-scripted it. I must put something in the music. For instance, when 'Oku Asewo' first came out, I changed it to 'Oku Omoge' because I knew it won't go on radio. If I am not a professional, I cannot determine melody. I will like to take people back to when I first came to Nigeria, I came with two songs in the 1990s and those songs were way ahead of Nigerian music then.
Steve the Sleek Kadiri, God rest his soul, played the songs on his programme. He was always pushing because he was always acting like my manager. He was the one that discovered Remedies for us at Yabatech. So, for his own affinity for new music, he was pushing the songs.
Many people back then knew that I am a musician, but the younger ones who do not know will be wondering if I am going to be a musician. I am a musician. Some are calling me upcoming artiste, but those that know me will know that I am not upcoming. And if you ask if I am coming out with an album, my answer will be, yes, I am coming out with an album.
So, when should Nigerians expect your album?
It will be very soon. It will be a bumper package and very classic. I am on the fourth track with Idris Abdulkareem. I am on 'Calabar Love'; I am on 'We are No Terrorists', 'Electoral Reform', 'One man, one vote.' I have a full rap verse on 'one man one vote' and 'we are not terrorists.'
Let's talk about Kennis Music?
Kennis Music is a record label that specialises in Rhythms & Blues (R&B), pop and hip-hop music. The company's slogan is " Africa 's No 1 Record Label,” with Kehinde "Keke" Ogungbe and Dayo "D1" Adeneye as the CEOs.
Here we want to make music, make people happy, and unite the industry. We're not about hate or controversy. We work with everybody, like Mo-hits, Chocolate City, Storm, and others.
We are all one. Kennis Music does managing, production, marketing, publishing and distribution, and to God's glory, we have been responsible for majority of Nigeria 's most successful albums in the past decade.
Talking on the achievements, God has been wonderful to us. Since its birth in 1998, Kennis Music has no doubt continued to be a pathfinder in the Nigerian music industry, bringing hope when there was none. Through our company, we have been able to prove that music, indeed, was a sure income puller. For instance, not only has the label transformed Tu face from a promising member of a pop trio to a successful solo act with sales and awards to the bargain, the label has also helped the artiste nurture an international career, earning him Africa's first MTV/EMA awards and an image, which most of his contemporaries can only dream of. In just about 10 years of operations, the label has released over 60 albums, won Nigeria its first MTV, Channel O and MOBO awards (2face Idibia, Face2Face and Grass2Grace, 2005 and 2007 respectively) and established into public consciousness that music business can still thrive in Nigeria.
The label has had tremendous artistes like; Tony Tetuila, Eedris Abdulkareem, Kingsley Ike, Kenny St Brown, Azadus, Jazzman Olofin, OJB, Wale Thompson, Paul Play, Yinka Best, Sir Shina Peters, VIP, 2face Idibia, Sound Sultan, Baba Dee, Essence, Marvellous Benjy and several others.
So, despite your age, the music talent in you still burns?
If King Sunny Ade is still playing music, if Oliver D'Coque when he died was playing music, if Commander Ebenezer Obey is still playing music, if Charly Boy is still playing music, if Quincy Jones at 75 is still playing music and Michael Jackson, who is older than me, was preparing for a world tour before he died played music till his death, then why should I bury my own talent?
I just want my fans to follow me. People that don't understand music or the work of art in music will still talk, but all I am asking is for my fans to wait. If it is only two million people that are my fans, I am happy.
Seems you like hip-hop blended with corporate in your fashion. Is it because of your career?
To a great extent, my career and profession does influence the way I dress. It does because I am selling a culture. Hip hop is a culture, just like reggae music is a culture. Part of the culture for reggae music is to have dreads and to speak patwa even if you are not from Jamaica .
It's a global trend, the same with hip hop. Hip hop is a culture, part of it is the dressing and if I am one of the promoters of hip hop transformation in Africa, I should be seen as a leader. That is why sometimes, you may see me in a jacket with a short when I am performing.
You may see me where people are wearing tie and I don't wear tie and let loose but my spot coat is talking. You will know what I am representing.
Can people get too old for hip hop kind of dressing or any particular fashion style?
The misconception that we have in this country is that we attach age to too many things and it's a mistake. It's like telling me that the music I am doing and asking if I don't feel too old for it? It's like telling Fela if he were still alive if he is not too old for afro beat. I still have people asking me if I don't think I am too old for my TV job, what other work should I do if I leave a career I trained for? Larry King is 75 years old and he is still a TV host. So, what are we talking about? Once you are representing a particular group, a profession or something, you can never be too old for that representation.
My style is my vision. If I am going out, I must be comfortable, I must be simple and of course, I must attract you. The colour can be off, it is a style and it is making a statement.
If my combination is off, don't think I don't know what I am doing. If I am going to a particular place, I always want to be edgy with my style. I am a simple man of style. My style is unique, simple and comfortable.
What actually is the edge in your style?
The colours are what make my style edgy. I can put purple on pink. I can wear a purple tie on a pink shirt. One may think pink is for ladies, but I love pink. But when I put pink on, I am going to edge it out with something.
I may put pink on pink and don't even wear jacket and the outing is not even a pink event, but when you see me, you will know that it is calling for attention. But it won't be overdone and it won't go way overboard. I have to stand out to be outstanding with my dressing.
What other odd colours do you like to play with in your dressing?
I like turquoise. I also like some other odd colours that I don't know their names.
But you are more in English outfits than traditional. Do you sell African culture through traditional attire?
Of course, if you go to my Facebook page, the outfit that I am wearing there is made by a Nigerian and I have never received any comment like that with my other pictures. The designer is called Alvin 's Couture. I modeled for him in TW Magazine of last month. Alvin is my favourite Nigerian designer because he cuts my clothes to my size and I love it.
Where did you get your stylish nature from?
Oh, from my parents of course. They are very stylish people. Very fashionable.
Since you are fashionable, do you shop very often?
I shop at least three times in a year.
Just thrice? Then the shopping at a time will be huge?
The shopping comes in lots of bags. There are events for the year; I don't usually buy during that event. I buy my clothes from Los Angeles, from Paris or from London. I go to these places at least once or twice a year to shop.
I do my major shopping when I go for Grammy because it is just after Christmas and I buy for the year. I don't buy for myself alone, I shop for my immediate family and friends too. I love shopping, it gives me happiness.
How big is your wardrobe?
My wardrobe is one large room. I do give some out though.
Which particular fashion outfit is most in your wardrobe?
It should my shirts. I have a lot of shirts. I have shirts that I have not worn in a separate box.
Really? What about shoes?
Oh! I love shoes too. My shoes are uncountable. I have a full wall rack of shoes. I have boxes of shoes that I have not opened. It may surprise you but I don't have too much of snickers. I have more of normal shoes and loafers.
Do you ever shop in Nigeria?
No, I have never shopped in Nigeria because I buy for the future. I am a boy scout. That does not mean I disrespect Nigerian shops though. I like unique things. Even when I shop abroad, I don't go to places where Nigerians go to buy. What I buy might look the same with other people's own, but it is not that same texture.
Are you a designer freak?
I wear Gucci, Barley and Louis Vuitton shoes. For my belts, I go for Gucci and Cartie. For my jeans, 'True Religion' and my jackets range between Hugo Boss, Giorgio Armani and any other nice name. I have some jackets that their names are not well known but they are nice. Like I have some Japanese jackets and I like Ed Hardey and Christian Ordiger for my T-shirts.
What is the cheapest thing in your wardrobe?
That should be my underpants and it should be about $10.
You spend fortunes on these designers. How expensive will you describe yourself fashion wise?
I love good and classic things. I can tell you that I have some jackets that are very expensive. I have a jacket that was very expensive that I have put on once and today, the prize has even gone higher.
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From Molecular Mechanism to Cellular Morphology
Our goal is to elucidate the biochemical and biophysical principles that underlie the self-organization and scaling of subcellular organelles. Each cellular organelle carries out a distinct function, which is not only related to its molecular composition, but in many cases also to its size. The mitotic spindle for example must be large enough to span sufficient distance to physically separate chromosomes into two opposite halves of the cell. To understand the higher-order structure and dynamics of the metaphase spindle we need to study and link processes on several hierarchical length scales.
Nanometre Scale
On the smallest length scale, we wish to understand the molecular mechanisms by which proteins function. In particular, we are interested in proteins that nucleate, grow, cross-link, and move (along) microtubules. Our approach towards understanding a protein’s function includes protein engineering, single-molecule studies and structure-function analyses using purified components.
The video on the left shows dynamic microtubules (in green) growing from stable microtubule seeds (in red) as seen by Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence (TIRF) Microscopy.
Micrometre Scale
To further our understanding of the mesoscale organization of the spindle, we study how microtubule dynamics and forces translate into a given spindle size and shape. As a model system, we use Xenopus (linked to frogs) egg extracts, which allows us to reconstitute a functional metaphase spindle. A key advantage of the Xenopus egg extract is its biochemical accessibility that permits quantitative kinetic studies. Moreover, the extract is a cell-free system void of cortical restrictions, which allows us to study intrinsic mechanisms of length control.
The figure on the right shows an in vitro reconstituted spindle with microtubules shown in red and the protein EB1, which tracks growing microtubule ends, is shown in green.
Millimetre Scale
On the larger length scales, our long-term goal is to understand how subcellular structures, such as the mitotic spindle, scale with cell size. In particular, we wish to dissect the scaling principles throughout development and differentiation. As a model system, we use mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs) and take advantage of their potential to differentiate into specific cell lineages using the emerging techniques of BAC transgenesis.
The figure on the left shows mouse embryonic stem cells. The cell in the centre is undergoing mitosis, spindle microtubules are shown in green and the chromosomes in blue.
In order to achieve a systems understanding of organelle organization, we need to link observations from all length scales. In particular, we aim to link the function of single proteins to microtubule dynamics, to the overall spindle size and shape and ultimately to cell size. Theoretical and conceptual approaches are powerful tools to describe complex biological systems and dynamic processes and link them to measured quantities.
The schematic on the right represents a quantitative description of spindle length by microtubule mass balance.
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Poll: Climate change now more divisive than abortion, gun control
Dog bites man: The more right-wing you are, the less you think humans are toasting the planet
By Rik Myslewski 27 May 2014 at 20:52
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A recent poll has discovered that – in one US state, at least – climate change is now a more divisive issue than even the long-bubbling "pro-choice/pro-life" and gun-control dust-ups.
The poll, conducted in January and February of this year by the University of New Hampshire's Carsey Institute and released last week, found that the further to the right a Granite Stater's political persuasion, the less likely they were to trust scientists as a source of information about environmental issues.
The Institute did discover, however, that scientists are trusted not only by a majority of Democrats and Independents, but also by Republicans: a full 60 per cent of members of the Grand Old Party trust scientists on environmental matters.
Couple that number with the 31 per cent who answered "unsure" or don't know" to the question, "Would you say that you trust, don't trust, or are unsure about scientists as a source of information about environmental issues?" and only a mere 9 per cent of Republicans don't trust scientists about the environment.
That's certainly higher than the 1 per cent of Democrats who feel that way, but it pales in comparison to the 43 per cent of those who support the Tea Party who don't trust their white-lab-coat-wearing brethren.
"The problem with climate change is there's never been a day in the history of the world
in which the climate is not changing," says Tea Party favorite Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX).
If you're thinking that New Hampsherites might be an anomaly, you'd be right correct. "The percentage of New Hampshire residents who trust scientists is significantly higher than the nationwide percentage found on a fifty-state survey in 2011 (64 percent in New Hampshire versus 54 percent in the United States)," the report contends. "It seems that New Hampshire residents hold science in relatively high regard."
When the pollster – Lawrence Hamilton, professor of sociology and a senior fellow at the Carsey Institute – drilled down further into the beliefs of 568 randomly selected New Hampshire residents, he was able to calculate just how much Republicans and Democrats disagreed about different issues of the day – such as the abortion, gun-control, and climate change disputes mentioned above.
Hamilton discovered, for example, that there was a 53 percentage point difference between Republicans – Tea Partiers included – and Democrats when it came to belief in human-caused climate change. That's higher than their disagreement about such hot-button issues as gun control – 44 per cent – and abortion – 35 per cent.
When Tea Partiers are broken out of the Republican mix, the differences are more pronounced: a 60 per cent difference in belief in human-caused climate change, a 61 per cent difference on gun control, and a 46 per cent difference on abortion.
As to whether those fine New Hampshire folk believe in evolution, well, results were a bit surprising – to this Reg hack, at least. When asked, a full one-third of Tea Partiers answered in the affirmative to "Human beings evolved from earlier forms of life, in a process that took millions of years," while an equal percentage of Democrats put their faith behind "God created human beings pretty much in their present form within the past 10,000 years or so."
No surprise in President Obama's approval ratings, however: 80 per cent of Democrats gave a thumbs up when asked, "Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?" Among Tea Partiers, his score was zero, zip, zich, and nada. ®
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Abad: Why VP Binay misleads public on housing issue?
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MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad today questioned the claims made by Vice President Jejomar Binay on the allegations that Administration’s budget for housing initiatives was diverted from the Vice President’s agencies to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).
Contrary to Binay's claims, DBM records show that the four housing corporations headed by Binay—including the National Housing Finance Corporation (NHFC), Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC), Home Guaranty Corporation (HGC), and National Housing Authority (NHA)—have received a total of P116.3 billion pesos, beginning 2010 until 2015.
“Why does the Vice President insist on misleading the public, especially when the facts will so easily debunk his claims? The Aquino administration has offered consistent budgetary support to the Vice President’s housing agencies since 2010. We do this exactly because we understand the urgent nature of providing housing services to Filipino families, especially the poorest and most marginalized,” Abad said.
“What’s most galling is the fact that just last year, Binay gave effusive thanks to the President for the support that was given to the Vice President’s housing programs. Perhaps Binay doesn’t realize that by repeatedly contradicting himself, he exposes his character for what it really is,” Abad added.
Vice President Binay was previously quoted in an October 2014 Philippine Daily Inquirer article, “Amid trials, Binay bares successes in housing.” In stark contrast to his recent attacks against the housing budget, Binay then claimed that “The government housing sector is very grateful for the support given by the President in the housing programs of the shelter agencies. These achievements would not have happened without the support of the President.”
The Budget Secretary also denounced inconsistencies in the statements released by the Vice President, particularly with respect to issues on the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) and the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC).
“Binay was already quoted as saying that the NHA was under OP and that the HGC was a GOCC, conveniently avoiding the fact that he chairs both agencies. He did this to save face after he attacked the government for using DAP when agencies under him received and utilized P11.45 B in DAP funds in October 2011. And during that period and until his resignation, Binay never said anything,” Abad said.
“Recently, the Vice President boasted about the ‘record and performance’ of HUDCC under his watch. But didn’t an UNA official just say that HUDCC is under the OP, after we reminded the Vice President of the DAP support that the agency received? It’s almost a joke—and not a very funny one—when Binay keeps contradicting himself in this fashion. He’s certainly more than happy to take the credit when it benefits him. Unfortunately, however, he’s not quite as eager to be truthful or answerable to the people,” Abad said.
Abad criticized the Vice President’s refusal to respond to various corruption allegations, as well as Binay’s sustained attacks on the Aquino administration.
“The challenge of accountability is one where the Vice President continues to disappoint. To this day, he refuses to address the corruption allegations against him in the proper forum, preferring instead to spread lies about the Administration. That’s not public service. But that’s exactly what politicking looks like,” Abad said.
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Ed, like all embedded characters, was as thin as a drawing on a piece of paper. He seemed to be a very old man, tall and straight, with bushy eyebrows and piercing eyes. He carried a stout, almost two-dimensional hardwood staff in one hand and was dressed in a garment of shining cloth of curious workmanship, a long gray cloak, a tall pointed blue hat, a silver scarf covered by his long, gray beard, and on his feet a pair of admirable black boots. In his other hand was a scroll of paper.
Ed was one of Morgrom’s work, carving him on the rock wall of a coal mine connected to the Dungeon of Zork. For unknown reasons, Morgrom the Essence of Evil placed the scroll for the Second Secret of Redthirst in Ed’s hand, then the Essence of Evil took the embedded character’s form as a model.
Soon after, upon discovering the embedded character, Mirakles of the Elastic Tendon pried Ed loose from his place of imprisonment. Upon acquiring his father’s scroll, Mirakles permitted Ed to venture with him and his companions, Glorian of the Knowledge and Spike the Protector. These would be the best times that Ed had ever had, and he was grateful to them all for letting him accompany them.
While Ed proved to be a warm, friendly, courageous companion, he was incredibly silent, the others almost neglecting his presence at times. Ed saved the party from a seemingly infininte supply of zombies by chanting a spell. For the enchantment gave the embedded character control over their will, and he ordered the zombies back to work to finish the bank renovations before the deadline. The embedded character demonstrated extreme selflessness, sacrificing the patch of flint that made up his left knee in exchange for a permanent limp, to provide a means of igniting a fire to fuel a hot-air balloon. This gift would spell out his doom. Although he had an inordinate fear of heights, stemming from his fear of falling in general, the tumble with his companions down the flight of stairs that join the second and third levels of the Dungeon ended with the embedded character in a small pile of stone shards and rock dust.
In remembrance of his good humor, Mirakles took the remains of Ed with him and after his quest was complete in the Dungeon, laid him to rest in a place of honor in the realm of the Sunless Grotto.
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It's not just the bankers facing flak
Public and politicians on both sides of the Atlantic have lost patience with the amount of money bankers paid themselves in the good years. In neither London nor Washington would it have been possible to get support for the bailouts of the financial system if it did not come along with promises to clamp down on bonuses. No one doubts the political mood has changed.
I suspect this will not stop with bankers. Business executives from outside the financial sector are for the most part as shocked and disgusted as everyone else at the amount bankers have paid themselves, but seem unaware that they too could easily get caught up in the backlash.
Their complaint about bankers is that they did not deliver the performance - they took the money and ran before it became apparent that what they had claimed was profitable was in fact disastrously loss-making. This, they say, contrasts with businessmen who have to deliver proven performance before they get the money.
Unfortunately, that does not really wash. Businessmen clearly do not have such a conflict between short and long-term success as do bankers but that does not mean performance pay works any better in the non-financial sector.
The annual study by the remuneration consultancy division of Deloitte shows that the average payout on bonus schemes is about 70% of the maximum. This suggests that payment is treated more as an entitlement than as something linked to a defined target.
Deloitte also says that as we head into a downturn, the size of the potential bonus is being increased quite significantly. The probable result of this next year will be that people fail to hit as many targets because of the recession, which means they will get only 50% of the maximum, not 70%. But because the pot has been enlarged, that 50% will be worth more in cash terms than the 70% was.
Such juggling may explain why there is no visible link between pay and performance in companies, even though they all say it is the basis of their remuneration. Patterson Associates, another London remuneration advisory firm, collated pay data over five years to capture fully the cost of retaining a FTSE 100 chief executive, and matched it to total shareholder return over the same period.
It says: 'CEO compensation bears no relation to total shareholder return performance. Long-term incentive plans are clearly driven by overall performance but other elements of pay (salary and bonus) serve as a filler for underperformers - ensuring that those whose LTIPs are likely to fail, or partly fail, to pay out receive rewards in other ways.'
Most institutional shareholders understand that the whole thing is a charade but have been broadly prepared to tolerate it as long as the good times continued to roll. But their mood is beginning to change, and there is growing anger that now things are turning down, the pain of the downturn is not evenly shared.
They object to the way they are frequently bounced, or indeed blackmailed, into rebasing incentive schemes to reflect plunging share prices on the grounds that there is no incentive to the executive to perform if the plunge has made his targets so distant he cannot attain them. That makes a nonsense of the claim that performance pay aligns the interests of executives and shareholders. No one rebases the shareholders' investment back up to the old price to eliminate the loss.
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The point of this is not to be brutal about performance pay, though I have long shared the view first put forward by the late Alastair Ross Goobey that executive incentive schemes too often resembled the Caucus race in Alice in Wonderland -no one knew when the race started, when it ended or who had won, but everyone got a prize.
Rather it is to warn that, with a recession looming, corporate executives need to tidy up their act or they are likely to be swept up in the same wave of anger battering the bankers. Instead of quietly massaging up their pay plans to offset the downward pressure of recession, they should look instead to having in place schemes whose every line they can justify before the court of public opinion.
They will do themselves no favours if they collect big bonuses for performance when the profits have crashed, the workforce has been cut and the share price has halved. They should look at what is happening to the bankers and be afraid.
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Indictments near federal time limit
Author(s): WILLIAM PACK Date: November 23, 1999 Section: News
The third federal grand jury to look at allegations of wrongdoing involving former Gov. Edwin Edwards and three business associates probably won’t investigate for long, says an attorney for one target of the probe. Attorney Tommy Damico, who represents a Texas businessman under investigation with two Edwards associates for a waste disposal deal pitched to New Orleans, said he has been told an indictment will be returned by the end of November.
That timeline would require federal prosecutors to quickly give grand jurors a summary of the alleged extortion case involving Evergreen Global Resources Inc. – and perhaps other questionable deals linked to Edwards.
The grand jury in Baton Rouge expected to hear the case was not chosen until Monday.
Of course, predicting the date of federal indictments in the nearly 4-year-old investigation of Edwards has been about as certain as forecasting the Reform Party’s next presidential candidate.
The investigation already has produced two indictments: one citing corruption in the state’s riverboat casino licensing process and the other alleging fraud in a financial settlement with the president of a failed insurance company.
The grand jury in Baton Rouge that returned the indictments took the case over in 1997 from a federal grand jury in New Orleans. The grand jury in Baton Rouge took two years to complete its work. Both indictments came later than had been widely predicted.
But there might be good reason for federal authorities to move quickly now on some aspects of the investigation – federal law limits how much time can elapse between an alleged crime and an indictment. With most federal crimes, that cap is five years. Former U.S. Attorney Harry Rosenberg said all the crimes that prosecutors appear to be investigating now would be bound by that five-year limit.
That limit might not be an issue in the alleged criminal activity involving Damico’s client, Guy Thompson. That alleged scheme began in the summer of 1995 and continued to generate evidence in 1996, prosecutors claimed in a written defense of wiretaps used in the riverboat case.
Thompson, who was an Evergreen official, paid $500,000 to former Houston Mayor Ered Hofheinz, expecting some of the money would go to Edwards associate Cecil Brown and eventually to then-Gov. Edwards, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors described the payment as part of an extortion scheme involving a waste disposal contract Evergreen hoped to secure with New Orleans.
While Morial met briefly with Evergreen officials, New Orleans eventually rejected their proposal.
Two other projects involving Edwards, Brown, Hofheinz and Texas businessman-turned-informant Patrick Graham started in 1994 or earlier.
If those projects are still under federal scrutiny, their timing might become an issue. The five-year statute of limitation is about to toll on crimes committed in 1994.
One project involved the relocation of the Minnesota Timberwolves pro basketball team to New Orleans. The proposal was killed by the National Basketball Association in June 1994 because of financing issues.
The other project involved a $35 million construction contract for a private juvenile prison near Jena. A Hofheinz company became involved in the project in late 1992, but backed out of the deal in 1997,
But prosecutors have said Graham told the FBI he gave $845,000 to Brown in 1994 on behalf of Hofheinz, and Brown took the money to Edwards.
Prosecutors said the cash was meant as a “down payment” that would help Hofheinz’s firm win the construction contract for the prison.
Brown, indicted with Edwards and five other men in the riverboat corruption case, has admitted being paid by Hofheinz’s interests to win the governor’s support for the prison and the Timberwolves project.
Both Brown and Edwards have denied committing any crimes. Edwards contends he is not among those targeted for indictment in the lingering investigation.
Twenty-three grand jurors will decide whether he is right and how long he must to wait to find out.
William Pack covers federal court for The Advocate. Copyright 1999, 2000 Capital City Press, Baton Rouge, La.
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A spokesperson for Norwegian Cruise Line said that it has no control over the weather and apologized for any disappointment.
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Oct. 11, 2019, 12:21 PM UTC / Source: NBC News
By Suzanne Ciechalski, Ali Gostanian and Phil Helsel
Cruise passengers upset about being forced to miss several scheduled stops in Europe erupted in protest aboard the Norwegian Spirit cruise ship.
Protests broke out earlier this week in the lobby of the ship with passengers chanting “liars, liars” and “we want refunds” after the ship was supposed to dock in Scotland but instead turned away from port, said passenger Cody McNutt, 31, of Denver.
Video posted to social media captured the angry chants. McNutt described the protest as peaceful.
The demonstrations came after a series of missed stops — including to Amsterdam and France, which itself was a substitute for a missed stop, and Iceland. The cruise line said weather forced the changes.
"Imagine you plan a trip in January and you go on this trip and nothing is [as] expected," McNutt, who ended up booking a flight home from Ireland, said in a phone interview Thursday.
Norwegian Cruise Line said in a statement that Norwegian Spirit’s “itinerary was impacted by severe weather conditions” and that “we are very sorry for any inconvenience and disappointment our guests experienced.”
The cruise line said that nine ports of call were originally planned for the 14-day cruise but that the schedule was cut to eight, and it offered passengers a 25 percent credit to be used on a future cruise.
"We understand that it is disheartening when we are unable to call on ports that our guests have been looking forward to visiting," a spokesperson for the cruise line said. "However, we do ask for our guests’ patience, cooperation and understanding that severe weather conditions are an act of God and cannot be controlled, influenced or remediated by the cruise line."
The statement did not mention protests and did not say whether any of the eight stops it referenced were substitutions for other canceled stops.
McNutt said the ship left from the United Kingdom on Sept. 27 and was scheduled to stop in Amsterdam, Ireland, Iceland and Norway.
Almost immediately, he said, passengers were told the Amsterdam visit was scrubbed and the ship would be docking in France. That stop, too, was canceled because of weather.
The ship did make it to Norway, but the stop in Iceland was called off, again because of weather, and “people were very disappointed,” because “a lot of people booked this trip to go to Iceland," McNutt said.
The Norwegian Spirit has a series of missed stops — including to Amsterdam and France, which itself was a substitute for a missed stop, and Iceland. The cruise line said weather forced the changes.Devon Stephens / Alamy
The Norwegian Spirit then went back to Norway and was supposed to go to Scotland on Monday, which was a substitute for Iceland, but it turned away and instead went to Belfast.
Valerie Nove of Montreal, who was traveling with her mother, son and husband said a “massive uproar with passengers" erupted when the ship turned away from Scotland.
“That's when we started rebelling. We were fed up. People were furious. We started demanding to speak with the captain. We started chanting to speak with the captain," Nove said.
Smelly or non-working toilets and the suspicion that food had turned stale also added to passengers’ ire, he said.
McNutt and his girlfriend got off in Ireland and caught a flight home to Denver. He said he was not impressed with the 25 percent credit Norwegian offered. We're “feeling like we're hostage on this ship and now they're offering us 25 percent off to go again," McNutt said.
He said they planned the trip in January and will never travel with Norwegian again.
“We always do our best to provide our guests with a truly enjoyable and memorable vacation, but our very first priority is to ensure their safety and the safety of our crew,” the Norwegian Cruise Line spokesperson said in the statement.
The Norwegian Spirit is an 880-foot-long ship with capacity to carry 2,018 passengers, according to the cruise line's website.
Nove said passengers were particularly irked that the ship spent so much time in Norway because of the rescheduling. “This was not a Norway cruise," she said. "This was supposed to be four countries."
"This has not been a vacation for us. We're absolutely exhausted,” she said. “We're very much looking forward to going home. We're very disappointed and exhausted from this whole experience.”
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When did you realize you had a passion for music?
I noticed I had a passion for music when my uncle played Joe Satriani’s “The Extremist” album for me when I was around nine or ten. I just could not stop air guitar playing and drumming, even though I had no idea what I was doing.
How come you ended up behind the drums?
When I was thirteen years old, my neighborhood friends and I decided one day while listening to “…And Justice For All”, that we were going to start a band. Everyone was already playing guitar or bass, so I stepped up to the drummer role.
Starting out, who were some of your heroes and who shaped you as a drummer?
At the very beginning, I was learning to play drums to Deep Purple and Black Sabbath because I was definitely not ready to jump straight into Metallica and Sepultura haha. So drummers like Ian Pace were (and still are) a huge influence. Then later on drummers like Lars Ulrich, Nick Menza, Igor Cavalera, Ingo Schwichtenberg, Dennis Chambers, Simon Phillips, Dave Weckl and many more helped shape my style and versatility.
As far as this MIDI pack, what did you try to cover and what do you hope the end-user takes away from it?
Coming into this project, I wanted to cover as many beats and rhythm variations, in as many different styles, feels and grooves as possible, so that way the end-user would have more to work with and not feel limited in their creativity. I think that the end-users of this MIDI pack will be pleasantly surprised with what we did and I hope that it allows them to take their songwriting and creativity to the next level.
Comparing death metal from when it was “new” in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s through to today, a lot has changed – especially when it comes to speed and technicality. Why do you think it is that the overall level of musicianship has gone up?
I think that death metal, and Metal in general, have basically experienced what jazz did as far as evolution of the genre and evolution of musicians. Metal musicians tend to always work hard to perfect their craft, and with the internet and social media coming into the scene, it’s allowed people to connect and discover newer levels of musicianship which almost (in my opinion) helps to fast track someone into higher standards of technical capability. When I got into the metal scene, there was no YouTube videos of seasoned metal musicians that showed you how learn a particular technique, you had to learn it by ear, or go to the show and talk to that individual in person. So I think we’re in the beginning (or midst) of a sort of musical golden age, there are so many good players out there now, and I think that having a tool like Superior Drummer has also been a huge part in allowing end-users to create music at a much more comfortable and faster pace.
The music you play with Cattle Decapitation is beyond intense, particularly drum-wise. Is it extremely exhausting to play a full show or is performing blast beats and double bass drums in 260 BPM for hours on end something you learn to master, like a long distance runner type of thing?
For me personally, it all comes down to technique. Granted, that playing this kind of music does make you use everything you’ve got, every time. While on tour though, after a couple of nights your body will adjust, and it becomes more routine. I do, however, enjoy working out at the gym as much as possible, because this is definitely a high-intensity style that requires some physical conditioning, as well as focus. Only when I’m focused and feeling good is when technique will come into play and do the rest. Some nights I may be more tired than others, I haven’t fainted… yet!
The band formed way back in 1996 and you joined almost ten years ago. How has the last decade been and what’s the best part of being in Cattle Decapitation?
It’s been quite an amazing journey thus far. My favorite thing about being in a band like Cattle Decapitation, is the dedication to the art of what we do. Obviously I love the traveling, writing music, and all the positive things the band and its members have brought to my life. I look forward to many more years of releasing our music, and hopefully people dig it.
If you weren’t playing death metal, what would you do?
I actually play several different styles of music, it’s just that I’m known more for being a death metal drummer. If I wasn’t touring for death metal bands, I would probably be doing another style, whatever it may be.
What’s the worst thing that ever happened to you on stage or in the studio?
The worst thing I’ve experienced, and still do sometimes, is an indescribable anxiety that keeps me from feeling comfortable and able to relax, which affects my playing from time to time. Pretty common amongst musicians, but for me it started happening the last few years. That’s the worst thing for me. I can handle pretty much anything else. I’ve played shows literally right after having general surgery on tour in Berlin, and also played festivals on the worst possible gear, but you always make the best of it, and try your hardest to put on a great performance.
Seeing as you’re a drummer, what’s your take on software such as Superior Drummer 3 and how do you use it in your own or your band’s creative processes?
I think that Superior Drummer is an essential tool for all musicians who want to produce music at their own pace, with human-like realistic dynamics and control. I’ve been very fortunate to be around phenomenal musicians and songwriters my whole life, and I remember how much we used to hate having to use older software and technology to write drum parts. But ever since Toontrack started releasing its drummer software products, it’s been a breeze. I like to use Superior Drummer to expedite my creative process when it comes down to writing drum parts. I’ll have an idea for a section, and start working with that by finding a groove or beat that’s similar to what I have in mind, and then go from there, this way it’s much easier to write music and share ideas with my bandmates, and the high quality of the samples really helps with the “end-product-vision”. I have my Roland TD-30 kit setup with Superior Drummer as well, so a lot of time I’ll lay down a part and then mess around with different sounds, or use the beats in the library in combination with my personal track to save some time. I love Superior Drummer!
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‘Teen Mom 2’ Star Kail Lowry Finally Reveals the Father of Her Third Baby
May 2, 2017 by The Ashley
“OK it’s him!”
Kail Lowry has finally revealed the name of her baby’s father!
After months of keeping quiet about who fathered the baby she’s currently pregnant with, the Teen Mom 2 star randomly decided to reveal the man’s identity. When OK! magazine mistakenly reported that she was taking a DNA test kit to find out the identity of her baby’s father, Kail used the opportunity to correct the misinformation and reveal the truth.
She tweeted that Chris Lopez, who many fans have suspected for months to be the baby-daddy, is, indeed, the father of her third child.
‘Teen Mom 2’ fans have been speculating about who fathered Kail’s baby ever since Kail officially confirmed to The Ashley back in February that she was pregnant.
“I know this isn’t the ideal situation, but those close to me have been very supportive and understanding,” Kail said at the time of the pregnancy announcement.
Although we now know that Chris is the father of the child, don’t expect to see him on ‘Teen Mom 2’ any time soon. As The Ashley previously told you Chris, 23, is not interested in filming for the show. The producers have been trying everything to get him to sign on to film, but so far he has not agreed.
Chris has refused to sign a release form for the show, which means that MTV can’t show his face or use his name on any episode. Last month, the show’s producers offered him up to $5,000 to appear on the show but Chris had refused.
Earlier today, The Ashley emailed Kail a request for comment on her baby daddy reveal.
“I wish Chris the best,” she replied. “I have nothing but positive things to say about him and it just felt like it was time to reveal that he was the dad.”
Kail has stated that she’s waiting until she gives birth to find out the sex of the baby.
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Well good for her for finally nawworing it down. Only she knows how much random strange c@$k has been in there and done
“Stop with the headlines already” Kail shut up. You kept it a secret because you loved the drama and attention more than anyone else. If you don’t want headlines like that written about you maybe you shouldn’t have slept around while you were married, gotten pregnant and act all coy when you’re asked who the baby’s father is. “Who am I pregnant by? Tee hee it’s a secret! Omg you guys are so obsessed with me! Leave me alone! I don’t want all this attention for my mystery pregnancy that I could easily put all the rumors to rest for!” Grow up.
Pat Brown says:
Kail is just flat out gross, and this loser that gave her his fluids probably doesn’t want to go on because he has warrants and or a criminal record, that would be the only reason, all the other losers on this show beg to be on for the money!
Cate's New Hoodie says:
Just curious but a) why do you think he has a record and warrants and b) why do you think he’s a loser? We literally know nothing about him other than he’s 23 and goes to her college. I don’t think that’s fair to assume. He probably doesn’t want his life dissected, maybe that’s why he doesn’t want to be on the show. If anything it makes him look less of a loser because he isn’t banging on their door asking for his closeup and check. Kail probably chased him off and told him he couldn’t be a part of the child’s life, like she always does. Let’s find out more about him before stereotyping him because that’s exactly what you did. Because he’s black you assume he’s a loser with a record and warrants.
Wow. Don’t Google Chris Lopez lol it just showed me ding dongs lol
Bebe Buzzer says:
LMAO did it really? I don’t know why I’m laughing so hard at this.
Freda says:
Tell us something we don’t know
So someone mentioned on a teen mom reddit thread that Kailyn ripped his dreads out and scratched him and some people saw pics. Anyone else hear about this?
Omg lmao what? That’s not a shock at all. Hulk is capable of any kind of violence against men. Funny we never see or hear about her jumping in women’s faces because she would get stretched out like a mattress.
Is Chris the guy that Javi was upset she was texting while they were married, and the guy whom was seen in her house after she and Jack separated?
no to the first part, yes to the second part
Who the hell is Jack? I can’t keep up with this girl.
Debra's New Wig says:
I think Jack was a typo for Javi.
Kaiser and Ensley's Escape Plan says:
Bebe Buzzer, I think “Jack” might be “Javi” after autocorrect.
Oh my gosh. Thanks you two. I feel so dumb hahaha
When your realize Javi was not as crazy as you thought he was……
You know what gets me though? Not that it’s her third baby daddy, but the fact Kail (and her fans) were so quick to frame Javi as controlling and manipulative when Kail would go out with friends or she would text people behind his back. And then what happened? She fooled around with “friends” while he was deployed and got pregnant by a “friend”. Yet Javi was the paranoid one. That’s what kills me. Javi smelled the smoke but Kail continued to lie and say there was no fire. Yeesh.
Was Chris actually the guy she was texting the day of the concert that javi was so uncomfortable with? even when it happened I thought he had every right to say what he said and feel how he felt
Demona says:
I had same thought but couldn’t remember which season or episode to go look and see if they mention him by name
janinaz says:
Seriously, I think she likes all the drama in her life. I applaud the father for not wanting to be part of the show. The baby will provide ratings for the show. It’s time for MTV to put this show to rest. These people are not “teens” anymore. Plus, they are showing the production crew chatting and getting personal with the cast. The kids don’t have a say, but they are getting older and it’s time to get the camera out of their face. Just let them be kids without the media.
I agree. I remember Maci saying Bentley gets a little freaked sometime when strangers come up to him because they recognize him from the show. That’s not fair to the kids to have their personal space invaded. I wonder how they will adjust as they get older.
I kind of give him props for not taking the easy money and refusing to film.
If he’s smart he’ll refuse to allow the child to film. They live in a state where he’ll receive 50/50 custody if he asks for it, provided he doesn’t have any nasty skeletons in his closet. Likely a family court judge would prohibit the child from filming if he filed the paperwork.
OhhMyGodDude says:
That’s a bold move Cotton, lets see if it pays off.
I guarantee she got pregnant on purpose and never cared if he was involved or not. She is so transparent.
Yeah, I think she secretly wanted a deadbeat dad just to get sympathy from people.
Maybe not so much sympathy from other people, but having 100% control of the parenting. Nobody to have to share the time with your children with, nobody to have to come to an agreement with. I’d just wish she could see how incredibly selfish that is of her. If you really want to have a child without having to deal with a baby daddy, go get yourself a sperm donor, don’t involve your child in the mess that is going to be your co-parenting with a man who never wanted a child with you.
Leah's Cheeto Crumbs says:
She has a “single mom” fantasy, and I’m not sure why she is romanticizing the idea.
Also she’s going to be real upset when she doesn’t have a baby daddy/baby daddy’s family to drop the kid off at when she feels like going on a trip/to a concert/college classes/Mtv business/whatever other reasons she always decided to drop her other two off already and do whatever she wanted. Kail isn’t even close to as self made as she thinks she is and what’s more is she’s so ungreatful.
Visulenia says:
It’s so frustrating that waiting to be in a serious, committed, stable relationship to have babies is harder for these girls than listening to Debra’s rap song, which btw literally raped my ears. Every child deserves even the chance to be born into a loving&working relationship. Kail is a selfish bitch.
People Hater says:
Shes just a whore……..dark souled whore.
Fck co-parenting with her OMG
Kailyn new baby daddy is not that bad looking, plus he is college educated all, kailyn or not I don’t know why any guy would risk have sex with a woman who has two different baby daddies and is known to treat her men like garbage. Jo and his family treated her like a queen and look how she repay them and honestly she was probably one of the reasons why Jo’s parents divorced.
lexii says:
his parents divorced??
Yeah they actually divorced I think about two seasons ago it’s too bad because we don’t get to see his mom anymore I really get the sense she genuinely cared about kail
Faceless says:
They really did and she shit all over them.
Damn, I had my money on Jo… lmao jk no surprise, she gave it away herself awhile ago repeatedly referring to the baby as baby Lo
Well her last name also starts with Lo so that wasn’t what gave it away. One of her friends said that meant little one but either way both Lopez and Lowry start with Lo.
Lurch's haircut says:
His twitter is interesting. I’m not even on twitter, I just go to observe the drama.
My gut instinct says that he referred to it as a “miracle baby” because she didn’t think she could get pregnant and that’s what she said right before they did the dirty. Another infertility miracle on this franchise!
I doubt Javi is going to go on a rant. This is becoming just way too sad and pathetic. He’s in a good spot right now.
I thought this was already known why was she trying to keep it under wraps? I wish her all the luck in the world because this just seems like it’s going to make her life so much more complicated she’s a great mom for sure but a of things ( custody co parenting issues) will come with the baby when you’re not necessarily with the father or significant other
And why is she a great mom?She sleeps arround while she’s married.Her childeren have no stability.She is selfish
Soooo…..He’s a long time friend….were they “friends” while she was married to Javi?…..ooooo the scandal! I’m betting a rant from Javi is coming in …3….2……
IM SHOCKED
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March 11, 2011 - 6:15pm
Brace for a high-tech future, community leaders hear at GCEDC meeting
posted by Howard B. Owens in business, GCEDC.
The day is coming, according to Mark Peterson, president and CEO of Greater Rochester Enterprise, when the I-90 corridor from Buffalo to Albany will rival any high-tech corridor in the world.
Peterson made his bold prediction at the Genesee County Economic Development Center's annual luncheon at Genesee Community College.
More than 100 people attended the 90-minute event that featured presentations by GCEDC executives and elected officials -- both predicting a bright future for economic development in Genesee County and complaining about New York's hostile environment to business.
Peterson said high tech will be drawn to Western New York through the cooperative efforts of the industrial development agencies in Genesee, Orleans, Niagara and Monroe counties.
GCEDC CEO Steve Hyde (pictured above) echoed Peterson in his closing remarks.
"We will help bring back manufacturing to Western New York and we will do it with high tech, green tech and advanced manufacturing," Hyde said.
With five shovel-ready projects, Genesee County is poised to employee 3,000 more people, Hyde said.
"That's more than double the existing manufacturing work force in Genesee County," Hyde said.
He added that once the Alabama STAMP project is completed and completely built out, Genesee County will employ 9,300 more people.
"But it's not just about jobs," Hyde said. "It's about building a tax base."
Hyde said that process is already benefiting Genesee County.
"We have 114 active projects," Hyde said. "That's up 65 percent from 2005. Those projects collectively pay out $4.5 million annually into the tax jurisdictions of Genesee County, towns, schools and the city."
March 12, 2011 - 2:17am
Brandon Burger
Joined: Nov 13 2010 - 12:45am
I don't live in Genesee County to be closer to high-tech manufacturing.
More than 12,000 jobs would be great for the local economy, and great for business. But it sure would change the community. I have visions of Orange County, California -- massive, cookie-cutter suburbia homes, strip malls, outlet centers, traffic jams ...
bud prevost
You have nothing to worry about, Howard. This regional idea would be fine if the regions themselves were vibrant and growing. Buffalo and Rochester are both decaying physically and spiritually. The cities both are shadows of their former selves. What makes anyone think that in between the two cities, everything will be peaches and cream. I wish I was wrong, but I know I'm not. As I was listening yesterday, I thought to myself, "if we lowered taxes, and regulated for safety, not revenue, couldn't we just eliminate this middle man(GCEDC)and wouldn't that help grow the business environment in WNY?". I want to see growth, I just wish there was a way to do it without this agency.
March 12, 2011 - 10:03am
Bea McManis
Joined: May 4 2009 - 9:20pm
I have to agree with Bud. Everyone would like to see manufacturing come back to this area. Is the high tech industry the answer? I'm not ready to jump up and down and celebrate it as the solution. It would be nice to get straight answers from the GCEDC. How many of these manufacturing jobs are assembly line work? What would those jobs pay? How many of these jobs are supervisory? How many are middle management? What qualifications are needed to take one of the jobs? Assembly line work doesn't need a degree. Will the opportunity to work in the companies' R&D be available here? Or, will the protected, secure technology stay in their other facilities? How much of the assembly work will be automated? Will this ever be another Bakersfield, San Jose, Campbell,Cupertino,Los Altos,Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Mountain View, Morgan Hill, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, Saratoga or Sunnyvale. While GCC may offer some courses to support the possibility of high tech manufacturing, that same industry relies on a large number of colleges and universities well equipped to churn out the personnel they: San José State University Stanford University Santa Clara University John F. Kennedy University Campbell Campus University of California, Berkeley Extension University of California, Santa Cruz Extension Hult International Business School Carnegie Mellon University Golden Gate University Silicon Valley Campus Silicon Valley University University of Phoenix San Jose Campus University of San Francisco South Bay Campus University of Silicon Valley Law School San Jose City College Menlo College Evergreen Valley College Foothill College De Anza College Mission College West Valley College National Hispanic University Ohlone College Cogswell Polytechnical College The Art Institute of California – Sunnyvale Silicon Valley has the highest concentration of high-tech workers of any metropolitan area, with 285.9 out of every 1,000 private-sector workers. Silicon Valley has the highest average high-tech salary at $144,800. The region is the biggest high-tech manufacturing center in the United States. The unemployment rate of the region was 9.4% in January 2009, up from 7.8% in the previous month. Even they are seeing an employment downturn. If they can't keep everyone employed, what makes the GCEDC think it can compete? Thousands of high technology companies are headquartered in Silicon Valley; among those, the following are in the Fortune 1000: Adobe Systems Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Apple Inc. eBay Facebook Google Hewlett-Packard Intel Intuit Nvidia Oracle VMware Yahoo!Adobe Systems Advanced Micro Devices Agilent Technologies Apple Inc. Applied Materials Cisco Systems eBay Facebook Google Hewlett-Packard Intel Intuit Intuitive Surgical Juniper Networks KLA Tencor LSI Logic Maxim Integrated Products National Semiconductor NetApp Nvidia Oracle Corporation SanDisk Sanmina-SCI Symantec Yahoo! Additional notable companies headquartered (or with a significant presence) in Silicon Valley include: 3Com (acquired by HP) Actel Actuate Corporation Adaptec Aeria Games and Entertainment Altera Amazon.com's A9.com Amazon.com's Lab126.com Amdahl Ampex Antibody Solutions Aricent Asus Atari Atmel Broadcom Brocade Communications Systems BEA Systems (acquired by Oracle Corporation) Business Objects (acquired by SAP) Cypress Semiconductor Electronic Arts EMC Corporation (headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts) Fairchild Semiconductor Force10 Foundry Networks Fujitsu (headquartered in Tokyo, Japan) Hitachi Data Systems Hitachi Global Storage Technologies IBM Almaden Research Center IDEO Logitech LynuxWorks Maxtor (acquired by Seagate) McAfee Memorex (acquired by Imation and moved to Cerritos, California) Micron Technology (headquartered in Boise, Idaho) Microsoft (headquartered in Redmond, Washington) Mozilla Foundation Nokia (headquartered in Espoo, Finland) Netflix Netscape (acquired by AOL) NeXT Computer, Inc. (acquired by Apple) Ning NXP Semiconductors Olivetti (headquartered in Ivrea, Italy) Opera Software (headquartered in Oslo, Norway) OPPO Palm, Inc. (acquired by HP) PalmSource, Inc. (acquired by ACCESS) PayPal (now part of eBay) Philips Lumileds Lighting Company PlayPhone Qualcomm, Inc. Rambus Riverbed Technology ROBLOX RSA (acquired by EMC) Redback Networks (acquired by Ericsson) SAP AG (headquartered in Walldorf, Germany) Siemens (headquartered in Berlin and Munich, Germany) Silicon Graphics Silicon Image Solectron (acquired by Flextronics) Sony Sony Ericsson SRI International Sun Microsystems (acquired by Oracle Corporation) SunPower Tesla Motors TWiT Tellme Networks (acquired by Microsoft) TiVo VA Software (Slashdot) WebEx (acquired by Cisco Systems) Western Digital VeriSign Veritas Software (acquired by Symantec) VMware Xilinx YouTube (acquired by Google) Zoran Corporation Silicon Valley is also home to the high-tech superstore retail chain Fry's Electronics. Notable government facilities Moffett Federal Airfield NASA Ames Research Center Onizuka Air Force Station Oh, forgot to add that the government (the same one that you all don't want in your lives, contributes to the economy by handing out thousands of contracts for R&D and manufacturing). Would this boom happen here? I doubt that any of these companies would want nothing more than a call center or assembly work done away from their headquarters.
Bud, it's worth noting, every state, as far as I know, uses some form of tax abatement to try and lure businesses. For example, here is what I found on Enterprise Zones in California: • Firms can earn $37,440 or more in state tax credits for each qualified employee hired. • Corporations can earn sales tax credits on purchases of $20 million per year of qualified machinery and machinery parts. • Up-front expensing of certain depreciable property. • Lenders to Zone businesses may receive a net interest deduction. • Unused tax credits can be applied to future tax years, stretching out the benefit of the initial investment. • Enterprise Zone companies can earn preference points on state contracts. • Up to 100% Net Operating Loss (NOL) carry-forward. NOL may be carried forward 15 years. (source: http://www.caez.org/News--Media/Press-Releases/index.html) While not endorsing the idea of these kinds of programs, or even conceding that they work, what happens if these sorts of programs are not available in New York? That said, I'm not convinced trying to lure existing businesses with tax incentives is a winning strategy. I'll have to see it to believe it. Even in California, the biggest business successes haven't come from government programs, enterprise zones or tax breaks. They've come from entrepreneurs and private capital. And to Bea's point, they've largely centered around universities that produce entrepreneurs and visionaries. My continual question remains: Given what we have, from business climate to weather climate, how do we foster more home-grown entrepreneurs? I've said it before, no amount of government help nor government road blocks are really going to hold back an entrepreneur with a vision. How do we as a community foster an environment where people with a business vision start the next P.W. Minor, Chapin, Kutter's, Liberty Pumps, Jell-O, Wiard Plow, etc. in Genesee County?
Timothy Hens
Joined: Jun 1 2009 - 10:01am
Silicon Valley didn't form around the Universities and Businesses that were already there. The Universities and Businesses formed around an idea. That idea was the biggest invention of the 20th century--the silicon chip. Entrepreneurs and investors flocked to the site of the invention and to California's tax friendly and business friendly environment (AT THAT TIME). Silicon Valley has been shedding jobs recently because Californians thought it was a good idea to tax the crap out of everything and catch up to the Yankees back East. Now they're all moving to Idaho and Montana, and the mentality of "government providing everything and not realizing that someone has to pay for it" will ruin those areas as well. This country saw it's greatest economic growth before the invention of Big Government in the 1960's. Specific areas of the country (Silicon Valley, The Research Triangle, Austin, etc...) have also seen tremendous growth since then--but it has only been under a small government, business friendly environment. Nothing big will ever happen in NY (without phenomenal tax breaks and giveaways) until NY gets out of its own way--PERIOD.
March 12, 2011 - 12:45pm
C. M. Barons
Last seen: 1 month 1 week ago
Joined: Jul 29 2008 - 11:56pm
The OTHER factor to keep in mind is that OTHER regions are also working hard to attract high tech industries- say, for example West Virginia and North Carolina. On a recent road trip to NC, I saw whole corridors of new development dedicated to 'technology parks.' These developments were not just business parks- they were surrounded by new housing, shopping centers and recreation opportunities. A far cry from the area set aside for the STAMP project. ...Not to disparage the communities of Alabama and Basom, but they are not presently in a position to compete in terms of condos, golf courses and shopping centers. One could argue that these amenities might follow, but the companies shopping for suitable locations, making comparison choices are probably taking stock in the here and now. If one looks no further than the tech parks attached to the RIT facility, note the huge development that went hand-in-hand with that local real estate. The Jefferson Rd./John St./Bailey Rd. area has been razed and rebuilt with condos, restaurants, a night club and a Barnes and Noble in the course of a couple years. ...This atop the cultural/educational/recreational/economic/domestic opportunities pre-existing. This is Field of Dreams stuff. ...Not talking about attracting dead ball-players. It requires some wide-vision planning to attract NOT just business, but people who want to be part of a community associated with those businesses. Comparing Silicon Valley to Alabama, New York without looking beyond AMD's parking lot is restricted vision. The GCEDC is apparently deluded if they think dropping a building on an available lot surrounded by land which could never be developed (wildlife preserves) is going to sound appealing to anyone except bird watchers. Do they anticipate nesting boxes for employee housing?
Also, we can't keep planning as if it were 1960. We are leaving the post-oil embargo era and entering the post-oil era. Any community design that does not include localized work/play/purchasing opportunities or provide for public transportation is obsolete before it gets off the ground.
Lorie Longhany
Joined: May 2 2008 - 10:33pm
Good points CM. STAMP will be the new neighbor of the Tonawanda Indian Reservation and the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge. All the techies descending on Alabama will have much more to enjoy than hip housing, golf courses, restaurants and entertainment. They can get a real taste of rural. Instead, they can look forward to low cost cigarette's and a place to go watch our seasonal bird migration. And more scary, do we really want those amenities to follow....there? I don't live on the west side of the county, but it wouldn't be my choice to see suburban sprawl in Alabama. Those are the two reason's why I disagree with the placement of STAMP in the first place. The refuge is a fragile ecosystem that should be protected from possible environmental consequences as well as the reservation. And who wants to see chain restaurants and cookie cutter condo's pop up there? All I can envision is Edward Scisorrhand style cul de sac neighborhood's in the quiet, peaceful serenity of rural Alabama and Basom. Just doesn't fit. Wouldn't the Town or City of Batavia been a more suitable location? There are gyms, restaurants and entertainment already in place. Say the STAMP project is a success and does attract some high tech businesses and we see those good paying jobs come. I see those employees deciding on Amherst to buy homes and set up roots, not Alabama. Maybe I'm wrong.
JoAnne Rock
Joined: Mar 10 2010 - 7:49am
CM...You took the words right out of my mouth!!... ..........WNY STAMP: GCEDC's Field of Dreams IF YOU BUILD IT....THEY WILL COME. "IT" being a shovel-ready site in the Town of Alabama. "THEY" being an as yet, non-existent, wafer fab company and "YOU" being the taxpayer footing the bill. The Genesee County Economic Development Agency has cast itself in the lead role, billing the project as an economic blockbuster the likes of which this community has never seen before with promises of mega private capital investment, job creation and municipal tax revenue. The only problem, is that there is not a single semicon company that has announced any plans to build in WNY. It is all based on speculation contained in a NYS funded feasibility study. Because of this, 18 or so IDA's across WNY are all preparing shovel-ready advanced manufacturing parks in their communities...that's a lot of tax exempt property and grant money going down the drain. Don't get me wrong, the "if you build it, they will come" philosophy is a typical entrepreneur's dream. The big difference is that private small business people take real financial risks and invest a lot of sweat equity to bring their dreams to fruition. The GCEDC, on the other hand, acts like they are playing with monopoly money and only sweat on the golf course. I would love for the GCEDC to put on their website, 2 live counters (like the one for our national debt), one counter would track how much tax revenue is being lost either by idle land in their tax exempt portfolio or through tax abatements/exemptions and the other counter would track how many real, not committed, jobs are created. It's the only way to measure if other solutions would give us more bang for the buck. Do we really want to put all of our economic development eggs into one basket? The GCEDC's basket? Wouldn't our local economy be more stable based on many small businesses rooted in the community rather than a few large ones? Especially in the semiconductor industry where technology is advancing so quickly that products become obsolete virtually overnight. I've read that the product production life span at wafer fab plants is about 5 years....then layoffs begin (IBM in E. Fishkill), then consolidation, then relocation, and finally the plant closings (Fairchild Semiconductor at Mountaintop,PA). Fortunately, Luzerne County, where Mountaintop is located, had the foresight to support small business as their economic backbone - 70% of their workforce is employed by businesses with less than 10 employees - so the devastation was minimized. If you want to get an idea what life would be like IF a semicon plant did decide to locate in Alabama, read the postings on the Luther Forest message board. Global Foundries is expected to finish construction and begin production there this Spring, and a lot of the folks are not happy and feel they were lied to. http://lutherforest.com/eve/forums/a/frm/f/9396064534
Amused ... on their Twitter and Facebook accounts, the GCEDC has linked to the Daily's two most recent stories about the GCEDC, but not to The Batavian's ...
BTW, you can follow GCEDC on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/GCEDC and on Twitter, here: http://twitter.com/#!/geneseeedc
Aside from the debate over whether or not the GCEDC is useful or not, there is another question that looms: What do we want Genesee County (or Orleans or Wyoming) to be? Do we want to be the new Silicon Valley? Do we want to maintain our rural, largely agricultural existence? Do we want to be the exurban extension of Monroe and Erie counties? Maybe we should answer to that before we embark upon any big projects, one way or another.
George Richardson
Joined: Dec 10 2008 - 9:33am
I think GCC does an excellent job of educating students for employment, where it exists. Unfortunately, that means a serious brain drain to Genesee County unless things change dramatically. Your loss is still an overall gain to the USA, I believe that without doubt. Get it together Batavia, you can do it. I know you can, many of you already have. "Keep on Truckin'" and "Onward though the Fog."
The AMD (Global Foundries) project in Saratoga Springs hedged $1,000,000 per job of tax deferrals and grants- all going to a corporation NOW owned by Abu Dhabi. The Arab emirate is best-known for being one of the richest in the middle-east, funding terrorist groups and laundering money for the Russian mafia. This is what your tax dollars are doing for you.
Mark Potwora
Last seen: 7 months 7 hours ago
The best thing we can all do is go to this site http://www.facebook.com/GCEDC and post what we feel about the lies that they have been telling us..Post often..
Dave Meyer
Last seen: 2 years 2 weeks ago
Joined: Feb 4 2009 - 5:37am
JoAnne, the counter idea is a fantastic one. I frankly think that it's incumbent on the GCEDC to provide **SOME** documentation of all the job creation claims. The fact that that doesn't exist, especially in light of all the recent publicity regarding salaries, etc. at GCEDC, I think speaks volumes about the validity of those claims.
In my younger years I worked in the manufacturing and R&D departments of a company that made silicon wafer growers. It is still located in Rochester http://www.kayex.com/ although the good manufacturing jobs have been outsourced. We worked with some pretty dangerous materials. We were up to our elbows in trichloroethylene http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichloroethylene and Gallium arsenide http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallium_arsenide was another material I remember as particularly dangerous. Materials that would most definitely have an adverse impact on ground water. Materials that don't belong any where near a wildlife refuge and an Indian reservation. Would I want this in my back yard and even down the water table ten miles from me? Hell, no. Kayex was buried in an industrial zoned area near the Monroe County airport. No houses or farms to be found. I wonder if the people proposing this would raise their families near a complex such as this. I doubt it. Do the residents of Basom, Alabama, Indian Falls have Monroe County Water or do they have wells? The people of this area are going to have to wrestle and decide if the benefits will out weigh the negative impacts. In my neighborhood we still have an environmental disaster from a train wreck that occurred in 1970 http://www.epa.gov/region2/superfund/npl/lehighvalley/ Accidents happen and the impact is long lasting. If ground water is contaminated public health is compromised and home values decrease. This is only a possible scenario if it actually comes to fruition, but I hope the local impact on the community is being studied and the people that live out there know what they might be getting into. To play devil's advocate, I do believe that we need good paying jobs and that a high tech park might provide them, but like Joanne, I worry that a lot of tax money is being used for a big "IF".
Mark, I was just on GCEDC's Facebook page. One minute I was reading your posts and the next minute they were gone. I wonder if they have to pay someone double time to delete on Sunday?
Chris Charvella
That's ok JoAnne, I was born a suspicious jerk, so I took Screenshots :)
John Roach
Joined: May 29 2008 - 5:22am
I read Mark's post earlier, but now see it was edited out.
What is there to be suspicious about? It looks to be their page so they can run it however they see fit, as is their right. Start your own; "I Hate the GCEDC" page and post to your heart's content.
I was suspicious that they may not leave up any comments they didn't like. I turned out to be correct. It's their right to delete those comments, but i figured I'd do what I could to keep them for posterity just in case. I only managed to cap two from Mark, not sure if there were more.
Kevin, Page is nothing more than another outlet for self gratification. (the rest edited based on Mark's later post)
Kevin, I believe you have glossed over the center of this debate. "It looks to be their page..." If the GCEDC is a pseudo-independent agency of New York State receiving public money (regardless of total income sources), functioning at the will of Genesee County's legislature- by their approval, appointment and funding; it would seem that the GCEDC has an obligation to be publicly accountable. The public being any Genesee County resident who cares to weigh in on that agency's stewardship of the public investment. Sure they have a right to a website. Sure they have a right to determine its content. Who REALLY owns the GCDEC? Their smugness in light of public criticism is wearing very thin. Clearly they have not met the level of transparency necessary to satisfy the public. It's time for a public vetting- not another dog and pony show. Given the number of complaints registered with the AG's office- if our thumb-sucking, blanket-clinging legislators won't get to the bottom of this; Schneiderman is less likely to treat county residents' concern with patronizing pats on the head.
http://blog.beliefnet.com/moviemom/What-me-worry-715605.jpg An image of Leg. Bob Bausch, responding to GCEDC critics.
Bea says: "another outlet for self gratification" like that's a bad thing. I say: "without self gratification I'd have no gratification at all." But, I'm graciously gratified that I do, thank you Jesus. Spring has frickin' sprung in Central, Texass. My tomatoes, peppers and potatoes are thriving and I've been pulling onions all winter long. Dirt is wonderful and my feet are rarely clean, it takes effort for a barefoot boy but that's the way I like it. Uh huh uh huh.
Joined: May 2 2008 - 9:36am
Kevin - The GCEDC is funded with tax dollars. They should open themselves to transparency and accountability.
George - You should come back and visit Batavia. We would all love to meet this site's king of dry wit.
Dan, I'm afraid I might like it again. It was hard enough to leave the first time. But I like it when other people like it, no doubt about that. Many times I feel my wit is heavily influenced by my nit. Can you dig it? I didn't think so.
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George - Nitwit was the user id of the other Texan/Batavian that used to post here. I wonder what happened to him?
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Chris let me clear something up...I deleted those facebook post myself...I went back and wanted to post something else and got called away right as soon as i unposted them and didn't repost anything yet..
Fixed that Mark. I appreciate your clarification. I wouldn't want to accuse an organization of lying if it wasn't demonstrably true.
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The environmental literature recognizes the importance of involving multiple stakeholders in the environmental policy development process. Stakeholders include a diverse set of individuals and organizations-local citizens and community groups, consumers, environmental groups, industry; individual companies,
shareholders, all levels of government and tribes, etc. In turn, each of these will have various perspectives on environmental risk, priorities, costs and benefits, etc.
One area of environmental policy that has not received a lot of emphasis in the past is technology innovation. Because of this, there is limited information on how one of these key stakeholders, industry, views environmental research and technology innovation. This report summarizes information about the following:
How research-intensive companies are rethinking investments in environmental technologies; where these companies are likely to invest, where they
will not invest, and where opportunities for public-private sector partnerships are; and
What federal policies the case-study companies would like to see to promote investments in environmental research and technology;
The work was sponsored by both the Environment and Technology Divisions of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. The information contained in this summary is based on a series of interviews with senior environmental research and technology managers and environmental, health, and safety personnel in four research-intensive companies. The complete report that presents more detail on the results and the case studies of the companies is Technology Forces at Work: Profiles of Environmental R&D at DuPont, Intel, Monsanto, and Xerox, MR-1068-0STP, 1999, by Susan Resetar with Beth Lachman, Robert Lempert, and Monica Pinto. The results of this study should be useful for federal, state, local, and tribal environmental and R&D policymakers and scientists; industrial managers and planners; and university researchers.
Originally created by Congress in 1991 as the Critical Technologies Institute and renamed in 1998, the Science and Technology Policy Institute is a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the National Science Foundation and managed by RAND. The institute’s mission is to help improve public policy by conducting objective, independent research and analysis on policy issues that involve science and technology.
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Mark Fuller to open private club in London
16 October 2008 by Kerstin Kühn
Restaurateur Mark Fuller is to launch a new private members' club in London next year, Caterer has learnt.
Fuller, director of Concept Venues, which owns the Embassy brand of nightclubs and restaurants, has acquired the site of African-themed nightclub Umbaba in Soho.
He plans to invest £1m in refurbishing the Ganton Street venue and will reopen it as a "high-end destination" in March next year. The yet-to-be-named venue will comprise a 500-cover nightclub, which will have a light food offer but won't include a dedicated restaurant.
Fuller told Caterer that, while the current financial climate might not be the best time to open a new club, he was excited about the launch. "I'm a little bit worried about the state of the market but I got a great deal on this venue that was too good to pass," he said.
Fuller also revealed that the opening date of his forthcoming boutique hotel and restaurant, Sanctum Soho, will be 1 February. The £5m hotel on Warwick Street will be a private members' hotel with 30 bedrooms and nine suites. It will feature a 40-seat private cinema in the basement as well as a spa on the roof.
The hotel will also feature a 60-seat restaurant called the Inner Sanctum, which will be run by Fuller's business partner and chef, Garry Hollihead.
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Barely an idea, these are the places and founders behind them that were just crazy enough to believe that co-working spaces would become much better places to work than office spaces. These are the places they created, the ideas behind their concept and how well they're doing now. They deserve all the credit for paving the path for successful co-working spaces around the world.
Spiral Muse
In 2005 Brad Neuberg was unhappy with his career. He was frustrated that his new freelancing job provided the traveling that he always wanted but lacked the camaraderie and community that came with working in an office. This idea led him to open the first co-working space, the Spiral Muse in San Francisco. Before he began calling it coworking he called it a "9-5 group." No one came for the first month. Next month was better as Brad began marketing with fliers around local coffee shops in the Mission District. Ray Baxter, an athlete, startup developer, and father began working at Spiral Muse and was the first official coworker. Spiral Muse closed their doors within one year but Brad will go down in history as the innovator of co-working.
Shortly after Spiral Muse shutdown, Citizen Space opened in 2006. Citizen Space is still open in San Francisco and was the first coworking space that was exclusively created for freelancer and entrepreneurs to work in. They take the best elements of a coffee shop (social, energetic, creative) and the best elements of a workspace (productive, functional) and combine them to give startups freelancers the chance to have their own, affordable space. Citizen Space was built on the coworking philosophy. Their residents are software engineers, web developers, small startups, social media strategists, entrepreneurs, designers, UX consultants, researchers, writers, public relations specialists, and more.
Indy Hall
Indy Hall opened their doors in Philadelphia in 2006. A community of people who choose to work together, more productively, to make our work, our lives, our cities, and communities better. They took a good hard look at an office, stripped away the obstacles, and focused on making the best parts even better. Productivity basics are included: comfortable work & meeting spaces, fast internet, great coffee, & friendly coworkers. Indy Hall’s community is the intersection of designers, developers, writers, artists, entrepreneurs, scientists, educators, small business owners, telecommuters, marketers, videographers, game developers, and more.
Office Nomads
Office Nomads is a co-working space in Capitol Hill, Seattle. From the day they opened they have been dedicated to cultivating a dynamic, creative and productive community office for Seattle’s nomadic workforce. Their members are developers, telecommuters, planners, consultants, publishers, organizers, and students, who all believe that by working together we can accomplish more than we could alone.
Grid’s creative director opened Rochester’s first co-working space in 2007. Since then you’ll find other wireless workers and nomadic entrepreneurs sitting at big desks with proper lighting, in comfortable chairs, with bottomless cups of coffee, and a stable, fast, internet connection. You’ll also find a collaborative attitude fostered by an informal work atmosphere that still promotes productivity.
New Work City
Tony Bacigalupo is a director at Open Co-working, a nonprofit that advocates for co-working worldwide. An avid organizer, Tony has been working on the development of co-working communities and support ecosystems for the new workforce since 2007. He was co-founder and Mayor of NYC's first dedicated co-working space, New Work City, from 2008 to 2015. New Work City is still open but they are no longer a co-working space. They have pivoted into helping companies build the best possible communities by attracting and keeping their members.
A global network of innovation labs, business Incubators, social enterprise community centers, and co-working spaces. They have co-working spaces around the world that are modern yet comfortable. Their spaces foster collaboration and creativity for individuals, groups, and events. The spaces are uniquely designed creative environments that provide the infrastructure to work, meet and learn.
NextSpace
A chain of co-working spaces that began in Santa Cruz and rapidly expanded throughout San Francisco and the Bay Area. They now have offices in Los Angeles and Chicago as well. NextSpace provides an innovative infrastructure that freelancers, entrepreneurs, and creative class professionals need to succeed in the 21st-century knowledge economy. In an increasingly disconnected world, NextSpace creates a collaborative community. Their members collaborate in big and small ways. They share expertise. They refer business to each other. They combine talents to tackle larger projects. They even found companies together.
Urban Station
One of the first co-working spaces in Latin America, Urban Station is in Buenos Aires, Argentina. They now have 10 branches throughout Latin America in Argentina, Chile, Columbia, and Mexico. They offer interesting rates - you can pay by the hour, day, week, or month. They also have prepaid card options and special packages for members and companies. Their system is simple. You go in, you choose where to sit, you log in, you get what you like from the coffee break service, and you just pay for the time you work.
Workbar
Workbar is a web of communal workspaces that started in Boston where freelancers, start-ups, and remote employees of larger enterprises can enjoy high-quality office amenities at an affordable price. At convenient and accessible locations around the cities of Boston and Cambridge, Workbar provides an extraordinary workplace for their members. They have meeting rooms to meet with clients and give presentations; event spaces; and a wide variety of social and educational programming including happy hours, lunch seminars, workshops, and networking events. In a nutshell, Workbar offers the professionalism of a corporate office, the flexibility of a gym, and the comfort of a cafe.
Betahaus
The Berlin co-working space is a 3000 sqm. room for innovations, creativity, events and professional working. They have fixed and flexible workstations, meeting rooms, a telephone room as well as the betahaus café. Over 300 freelance professionals from the creative scene work at betahaus: graphic designers, programmers, photographers, architects, designers, academics, lawyers, non-governmental organizations, translators, video artists, journalists and bloggers. Some great startups grew up in the betahaus. Today the betahaus network includes more than 10 locations all over Europe and is growing.
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Sidewalk upgrades coming after utility work done in Gardner
By Ken ClevelandCorrespondent
GARDNER — Work continues toward creating a more attractive downtown, one that is easy to walk and has reliable infrastructure.
The goal for above-ground work is “to make it safer for people to walk downtown,” Josh Cormier said. As assistant director of community and development planning, he has an interest in both residents and visitors who want to enjoy downtown.
Planned upgrades include adding curb cuts where there are none, even at crosswalks, helping with access.
Adding to accessibility improvements, crosswalks that are now bricks, “which are not good for people with canes, for instance,” will be reconstructed to make safer crossings, Cormier said.
Cormier said the city is working on a plan to use thermoplastic on the crosswalks to get the look of bricks and keep the impression without the drawbacks of bricks, which can become uneven and have gaps.
He said work is in the middle of the engineering phase to use the city’s Community Development Block Grant funds; a bid package should be ready in about six weeks.
Having evaluated seven sections, from Monument Square to Lafayette Square, he said, lighting is also included in plans.
Work on the planning phase started in 2016, Cormier said, leading to an application in March 2017. He said it is a 14-month process.
Underground work
The sidewalks, however, have to wait for underground work to be completed.
“The sidewalk work was delayed a little to make sure they can get their project done and not interfere,” Cormier said of work on gas and water lines. “It will also let everything settle before putting in the crosswalks next,” allowing road pavement to settle into place before final coatings.
“It all goes along to help with redevelopment,” he said.
“It’s really a punch in the gut,” Mayor Mark Hawke said of the impact of the underground work and the disruption. But he said it was needed.
Unitil is going to have to dig it up, he noted, but “after the disaster in the Merrimack Valley, we want to make sure to take care of the threat,” avoiding any gas leak issues.
Work on underground water lines is intrusive, Hawke said, but “It’s better than water main breaks. It’s a necessary evil, a replacement that people can’t see.”
But upgrade lines can lead to fewer interruptions in water supply.
“It’s what we’re all striving for, a nice downtown,” Hawke said. “It takes us a while to do it, but people can see the progress being made.”
From Route 2 to Main Street, Hawke said, there are improvements, and redevelopment opportunities have arisen with the elimination of buildings such as the old movie theater downtown.
“There are a lot of nice things happening,” Hawke said. “They tend to happen slowly, but they are things that bring people in, like the Ale House.”
“The main goal is to make downtown more friendly to people who walk, bike or drive,” Cormier said. “More friendly and safer.”
He added the city is working to “differentiate downtown from other venues like online shopping and box stores, to offer what they’re not offering. Gardner is offering something different.”
It can help make downtown more of an experience, where people walk more and can stop in to stores and restaurants.
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NGT Order Hampers Diesel Car Sales
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This news should come as no surprise. The crackdown against diesel cars in the nation’s capital has fueled a negative sentiment, which has...
This news should come as no surprise. The crackdown against diesel cars in the nation’s capital has fueled a negative sentiment, which has subsequently taken its toll on the sales of cars powered by oil-burners. It began with the ban on sales of cars powered by diesel engines displacing 2,000cc and above. Now, the NGT’s recent directive to deregister diesel cars that are 15 years old has created an air of uncertainty for buyers altogether, and sales of cars with smaller diesel engines are also taking a hit.
Honda for example, offers a 1.5-litre diesel engine with the Amaze, City, Mobilio and BR-V. All these models are not directly affected by any registration ban, but prospective customers have become wary of any restrictions on their usage that may be implemented in the future. “All of a sudden, buyers are unsure whether their cars can be used after 10 years. This brings down the resale value and affects sales of new diesel cars,” said Jnaneswar Sen, senior vice-president, marketing and sales, Honda Cars. He added there was no rise in enquiries for diesel cars in Delhi last month.
Speaking to Business Standard, a luxury car dealer in the NCR said demand for diesel cars below 2,000cc had declined by 15-20 per cent after the Supreme Court ban. “There was a further drop of 30-40 per cent after the NGT action last month. A chunk of luxury car buyers has put purchases on hold,” he said.
The narrowing price gap between petrol and diesel has also compounded the diminishing diesel car sales and manufacturers like Toyota, Mahindra and Mercedes-Benz are introducing petrol variants to give buyers more choice. Has the diesel crackdown affected your purchase decision? Let us know in the comments.
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Montreal: Mark Webber took advantage of late drying conditions to clock the fastest time for Red Bull in Saturday's delayed and truncated final free...
Montreal: Mark Webber took advantage of late drying conditions to clock the fastest time for Red Bull in Saturday's delayed and truncated final free practice session for Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix. The 36-year-old Australian was the last man out at the right time and lapped in one minute and 17.895 seconds to outpace Adrian Sutil of Force India by three-tenths of a second.
Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes was third fastest ahead of Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, defending triple world champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull and sixth-placed Nico Rosberg in the second Mercedes. Paul Di Resta in the second Force India was seventh, Felipe Massa of Ferrari eighth and Jenson Button of McLaren ninth with Kimi Raikkonen 10th for Lotus. The final times were almost meaningless, however, because they were all produced in the closing four minutes of a session reduced to 30 minutes because of an earlier delay to repair barriers at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. In the drying, rapidly-improving conditions, it was clear that the times were tumbling after a spate of minor off-track excursions earlier when the circuit was more slippery.
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Dear Editor:
The U.S. House of Representatives is considering the Colorado Wilderness Act. Please contact Congressman Scott Tipton to urge his support for that bill, H.R. 2546. Among other additions to the Wilderness system in Colorado, H.R. 2546 will extend the southeast boundary of the Flat Tops Wilderness and add other wilderness islands in the Flat Tops region. It will also designate a portion of the Grand Hog Back as Wilderness.
Our Flat Tops was an inspiration for the original wilderness system. The preamble to the 1964 Wilderness Act establishes its purpose.
“In order to assure that an increasing population, accompanied by expanding settlement and growing mechanization, does not occupy and modify all areas within the United States and its possessions, leaving no lands designated for preservation and protection in their natural condition, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress to secure for the American people of present and future generations the benefits of an enduring resource of wilderness.” (U.S.C. Title 16:23 1131)
President Johnson, at the signing ceremony, stated the rationale.
“If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them something more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it.” ~ Lyndon B. Johnson, former President of the United States.
Many others have eloquently spoken the inspiration.
“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn.” ~
John Muir, ”The Mountains of California.”
I worked on the original wilderness studies, RARE I and II. In the intervening years, the Western Slope of Colorado has been overrun. We are losing our natural heritage. Please help to preserve what remains of our wild lands.
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Faith Hill and Little Big Town - "Girl Crush"
by Hilton Hater at May 18, 2015 6:29 am . Updated at June 1, 2015 11:32 am .
Controversy? What controversy?!?
Or perhaps we should say this instead: controversy? Bring on the controversy!
Faith Hill joined Little Big Town on stage at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards for a rendition of the track "Girl Crush." So, what was the big deal?
Many radio stations around the country stopped playing this song after listeners complained that it promoted a same-sex relationship.
It doesn't actually do that, of course, though that's beside the point.
Check out the duet above and decide: Do you think this single deserves the criticism it has received? (Also: How gorgeous is Faith Hill?!?)
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Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #7) (Hardcover)
By Dav Pilkey, Dav Pilkey (Illustrator), Dav Pilkey (Illustrator)
This is book number 7 in the Dog Man series.
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Petey learns what it means to do good in the seventh Dog Man book from worldwide bestselling author and artist Dav Pilkey.
The Supa Buddies have been working hard to help Dog Man overcome his bad habits. But when his obsessions turn to fears, Dog Man finds himself the target of an all-new supervillain! Meanwhile, Petey the Cat has been released from jail and starts a new life with Li'l Petey. But when Petey's own father arrives, Petey must face his past and fight for who he loves.
Dav Pilkey's wildly popular Dog Man series appeals to readers of all ages and explores universally positive themes, including empathy, kindness, persistence, and the importance of doing good.
DAV PILKEY is the creator of many acclaimed children's books, including Dogzilla, Kat Kong, god bless the gargoyles, and the bestselling Captain Underpants series. His book The Paperboy received a Caldecott Honor. He lives in the Pacific Northwest. www.pilkey.com
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Walnut Grove Gators’ James Woods was named the most valuable player Walnut Grove Gators’ James Woods, named the most valuable player, got a lift from the Gator fans after helping his team capture the BC 4A provincial championship. Gary Ahuja Langley Times file photo
B.C. high school championships set to tip-off in Langley
All four defending champions — Walnut Grove, Rick Hansen, Brentwood College and BC Christian Academy — in the mix at Langley Events Centre
All four defending champions are in the field for this week’s BC boys high school basketball championships.
When the action tips off on Wednesday (March 7) morning, 64 teams in four divisions will have visions of cutting down the net as champions of their respective classes at the Langley Events Centre.
But to successfully defend their titles, only one of the defending champions, Brentwood College, is the top seed for the 2A division.
Brentwood College takes on No. 16 Grand Forks.
The other matches are: No. 2 Westsyde vs. No. 15 Southridge; No. 3 King George vs. No. 14 Sa-Hali; No. 4 Charles Hays vs. R.C. Palmer; No. 5 Seycove vs. No. 12 D.P. Todd; No. 6 Britannia vs. No. 11 Langley Christian; No. 7 Collingwood vs. No. 10 Charles Fulton and No. 8 vs. Shawnigan Lake vs. Pacific Academy.
The biggest tier is the 4A division and the defending champion Walnut Grove Gators have their work cut out for them as the No. 10 seed. The Gators will open against No. 7 St. George’s.
Oak Bay is the top seed and they draw No. 16 Mount Baker in the round of 16.
The Tamanawis is Wildcats are the second seed and they No. 15 North Peace in the opening round while No. 3 Handsworth is against No. 14 Holy Cross.
No. 4 W.J. Mouat is up against No. 13 Belmont, No. 5 Vancouver College draws No. 12 Terry Fox, No. 6 Semiahmoo battles No. 11 Rutland and No. 8 Burnaby South vs. Lord Tweedsmuir.
The 3A champion Rick Hansen Hurricanes also drew the No. 10 seed and they will open against No. 7 Duchess Park.
The top seed Byrne Creek Bulldogs face the No. 16 Caledonia.
The other opening round games are No. 2 South Kamloops vs. No. 15 Carihi, No. 3 Argyle vs. No. 14 Richmond, No. 4 North Delta against No. 13 G.P. Vanier, No. 5 R.A. McMath vs. No. 12 MEI, No. 6 Pitt Meadows vs. No. 11 Mark Isfeld and No. 8 Sir Charles Tupper faces No. 9 Clayton Heights.
And with the 1A championships, the BC Christian Panthers enter provincials seeded seventh, drawing No. 10 King David in round one.
A local team has the No. 1 seed with Langley’s Credo Christian facing No. 16 Gold River in the round of 16.
The other opening round matches are: No. 2 Similkameen vs. No. 15 Fraser Lake, No. 3 Kelowna Christian against No. 15 Pemberton, No. 4 Heritage Christian vs. No. 14 Golden, No. 5 Khalsa School faces No. 12 Fort St. James, No. 6 Bulkley Valley Christian vs. St. Andrew’s and No. 8 Glenlyon Norfolk against No. 9 Northside Christian.
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Haa Tuwunáagu Yís, for Healing Our Spirit: Tlingit Oratory (Classics of Tlingit Oral Literature)
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Haa Tuwunaagu Yis, for Healing Our Spirit is the first publication of Tlingit oratory recorded in performance. It features Tlingit texts with facing English translations and detailed annotations; photographs of the orators and the settings in which the speeches were delivered; and biographies of the elders. There are thirty-two speeches by twenty-one Tlingit elders. Most were taped between 1968 and 1988, but two speeches were recorded on wax cylinders by the Harriman Expedition in Sitka in 1899, and are the oldest known sound recordings of Tlingit.The book is of importance both to native and non-native readers alike. For those of Native American heritage it articulates concepts understood and practiced by elders but difficult for them to explain, and often bewildering to younger generations. For people around the world interested in Northwest Coast culture, it offers new insights into a traditional world view and the classics of Tlingit oral literature.Careful attention is given to transcription, translation, and annotation by the collaboration of Nora Marks Dauenhauer, a native speaker of Tlingit and a published poet, with a degree in anthropology, and her husband Richard Dauenhauer, a translator of European poetry and a former poet laureate of Alaska, with a Ph. D. in comparative literature.
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The Jasper Wool Eco Chukka proves that shoes can be designed sustainably
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This ingenious design uses biodegradable waste products to build the greenest shoe you've ever owned.
Twenty-three billion pairs of shoes are made every year, and all of these end up in landfill eventually. Because they're mostly made from plastic, they do not biodegrade, but will kick around for centuries, leaching toxic chemicals and plastic microfibers into the surrounding ground – a memento for your great, great-grandchildren to encounter someday.
It doesn't have to be this way. It's entirely possible to make high-quality, long-lasting footwear from renewable, compostable, and truly recyclable materials, as long as we're willing to think outside the (shoe) box. A few companies have shown it's possible to make functional, eco-friendly shoes, but these methods have not gone mainstream by any means. That's why I'm so happy to hear that another company is joining the race for sustainable footwear.
American ethical apparel company United By Blue (a.k.a. maker of organic fair-trade tees, bison puffers, and acclaimed collector of plastic trash) has partnered with Canadian shoemaker SOLE to create a shoe that is sustainable "from tongue to tread." Called the Jasper Wool Eco Chukka, it's a casual gender-neutral shoe that boasts an impressive list of eco materials:
Recycled cork sole, made from ground-down wine stoppers (there are 40 corks per pair of men's shoes)
UBB's award-winning bison hair insulation, made from hair that would otherwise be sent to landfill by ranchers
Ethically-sourced and fully traceable merino wool upper from Australia that gives breathable stretch and comfort, and allows the shoes to be worn without socks if desired
A spongy footbed made from BLOOM algae foam, which is taken from polluted waterways; it requires 35% less energy to produce than regular EVA and has 40% less impact on ecosystems and climate
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Natural rubber made from latex sap that is collected continuously from trees over a 25-year period and takes 7x less energy to produce than synthetic rubber
SOLE started a wine cork collection program in 2008 called ReCORK and has gathered 100 million corks to date. It's now North America's largest cork recycling program. SOLE grinds down the corks and turns them into a durable, sustainable alternative to petroleum-based foams and plastics. It has also planted over 8,000 cork oak trees to date.
The Jasper Wool Eco Chukka launched initially as a Kickstarter campaign and was fully funded within the first 24 hours. Clearly this is something people want – a shoe that they can feel good about wearing and know it won't continue to harm the environment long after it has served its purpose. When given that option, why would you choose anything different?
You can pre-order a pair until April 4, when the campaign ends. Eventually the shoes will become available online.
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ROUND 14: ARAGON 2019
JAMES TOSELAND’S INSIDER INSIGHTS: 24TH SEPTEMBER 2019
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I’ve just caught up with the action from last weekend in Aragon and I must say, while it was not as all-action as some races this season, there were some champion rides at the front of all 3 classes.
Moto 3.
One man dominated the whole weekend at the technical and demanding Aragon circuit.
Unsurprisingly it was a young Spanish rider by the name of Aron Canet.
Aron hit the ground running on Friday morning and never gave his opposition a chance all weekend long.
I’m not sure if his blistering pace was because he was on home soil or if he was still aflame with frustration from last time out in Misano where his bike had technical issues which resulted in Aron scoring zero points.
Whatever it was it worked and the victory brought him within 2 points of the championship lead.
This advance towards the top of the leader board was helped massively as the championship leader, Lorenzo Dalla Porta struggled to match the pace at the front of the race and it was a case of damage limitation for the Spanish rider.
Lorenzo managed to claw his way to 11th as he crossed the finish line but lost a massive 20 points to his closest rival Aron Canet.
Ai Ogura had his first podium of the season with a brilliant ride in 2nd place and Dennis Foggia also grabbed his first podium of the year with a fantastic 3rd place.
Mr Consistent this year, John McPhee, was 4th across the line and that also promoted the young Scottish rider up to 4th in the championship!
With only 5 races to go and now 29 points separating him and 3rd place, Tony Arbolino, there is a serious chance John can finish inside the top 3 of the Moto 3 World Championship!
Come on John!!
I can’t wait to see how this fascinating duel between Lorenzo and Aron pans out!
It’s also Honda versus KTM too!
Next stop, Thailand!
It was back to record-winning ways for the Triumph 765 engine at the weekend!
It took its 12th lap record of the season at Aragon. That’s 12 out of the 14 races we’ve had so far!
This incredible inaugural year for the Triumph-powered Moto2 championship has been such a success story.
It’s also created some massive turning points for a few of the Moto 2 riders, the main one being, Alex Marquez.
Alex was always the bridesmaid aboard the old Hondas to every team mate he had, but since he has jumped aboard his Triumph powered bike, it’s given him the feedback and confidence needed to step up, and what a season he’s put together so far.
He could only manage 3rd at the weekend at his home track but it was enough to extend his lead in the championship to a comfortable 38 points.
Another rider to benefit from the switch to Triumph this year is Jorge Navarro. He crossed the line in 2nd place and is now second in the championship too.
Last year aboard the Honda, Jorge had a very average first year in Moto2 and it didn’t look like the young Spanish rider had what it took when he jumped up from Moto3. But like Alex Marquez, this Triumph is suiting his riding style brilliantly and it’s great to see how rejuvenated Jorge is this season.
What a commanding victory it was from Brad Binder. That was Brad’s second victory of the season and it was a shame that the KTM got off to such a steady start this year.
Brad could have definitely challenged for the championship this season if this speed had come a little earlier in the year.
It was a brilliant ride though, from start to finish, and showed what fantastic focus he had to not make any mistakes throughout the whole race.
Surprisingly though, Brad’s now only 15 points from 2nd place man Jorge Navarro in the championship so the guys above him better not make any more mistakes.
It was another solid ride from Sam Lowes also. Two 5th places in the last two races is a great confidence booster for the Lincolnshire lad. I hope this form continues throughout the final 5 races of the year.
A 38-point lead for Alex is comfortable but it’s certainly not decided by any means!
Let’s see what happens in Thailand!
MotoGP.
As I said in the intro, it wasn’t the classic duel of Misano or Austria was it?!
That’s not taking anything away from the outstanding performances from all 3 of the winners last Sunday, though.
Marc Marquez’s dominance from the lights going out was astonishing. There are 17 world champions on the MotoGP grid and Marc makes them look uncomfortably steady.
That’s no disrespect to any of the riders in MotoGP because I know just how good those guys are. I just can’t believe how much better Marc is against the best riders in the world.
You can’t even say he has advantage because of the bike as there hasn’t been another Honda other than Marc’s inside the top 3 since Germany which was 5 races ago.
Out of the 14 races so far this season Marc has had 8 wins, five 2nds and only one DNF. To not finish lower than 2nd all year against that class of field is remarkable.
He is 98 points in the lead of the championship now and both hands are almost around his 6th MotoGP title!
Andrea Dovizioso had a great ride, carving his way through the field from 10th on the grid after a rare mistake in qualifying. Those Ducatis are so fast though!
It looked almost unfair watching Maverick Vinales lose 5 or 6 bike lengths down the long back straight at Aragon.
Jack Miller rode another fantastic race to take the last position on the podium but Maverick knew if he wasn’t in front before that straight then the podium was impossible and that’s how it turned out. Another gutsy ride from Maverick though.
But while the championship looks decided already but 3rd place is wide open!
There are only 33 points separating Alex Rins in 3rd to the fabulous rookie Fabio Quartararo in 7th place.
Thailand was an amazing race last year and I’m sure it’s going to be a little closer than it was this time out in Aragon! Let’s hope so!
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Recipe for Deception Dishes Out Chefs Skilled at Competing and Being Sociopaths—in the Kitchen
Ingela Ratledge January 18, 2016 12:30 pm
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Mmm, is that a red herring that we taste in the stew? On Bravo’s new cooking competition Recipe for Deception, contestants won’t just need an arsenal of culinary skills to cut the mustard—they’ll also have to be stone-cold sociopaths. Hosted by stand-up comedian and food writer Max Silvestri, the series, loosely based on the parlor game Two Truths and a Lie, challenges chefs to create a winning dish featuring a mystery ingredient. To home in on what that is, they’ll swap clues with their opponents while trying to intentionally mislead each other along the way. Silvestri dishes about bringing Pinocchio into the pantry.
With so many kitchen showdowns out there, what will make this one stand out?
Our show takes food very seriously, but it has a sense of humor. It does not treat food competition as a sacred and solemn temple to worship at. You can tune in and laugh. People like to watch chefs struggle and sweat, and we turn that up to 15.
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How do the contestants fare at the deception?
I was expecting chefs to not be good liars. I don’t know why, but I thought they would all be breaking into smiles, and there were maybe only two like that. I’m a little unsettled by how adept some of them were—not just at lying, but at all sorts of crazy misdirects, mind games and manipulation. I didn’t tell them to do that!
On an upcoming episode, celebrities will play for charity. Any major rivalries in the mix?
Coolio and Lou Diamond Phillips. This is their third time cooking against each other on TV, and it was score settling at a cosmic level. I figured it would be lighthearted, but they were more cutthroat than anybody. I was like, “OK, you realize you are professionals at something else, right?” Also, you may think there’s only one way to wear an apron—and Coolio will show you otherwise.
Recipe for Deception, Series premiere, Thursday, Jan. 21, 10/9c, Bravo
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Inside Out, Outside In: new book on transforming mental health practices edited by Harry Gijbels, Lydia Sapouna & Gary Sidley
Human distress has almost exclusively been understood and responded to as either a biological disorder or a psychological deficit. This has led to the development of powerful structures, 'mental health systems', that have dominated thinking and practice around mental health and been controlled by the psychiatric profession. Despite widespread recognition that such systems are often ineffective and can even be harmful, the bio-medical ethos, with its focus on 'mental illness' and primary use of drug treatments, continues to prevail in mental health practices.
This book showcases user-centred, context-informed, non-medical ways of helping people experiencing distress. The first section of the book includes projects located inside mainstream services that seek to influence change from within; including the education of future generations of practitioners. The second section describes projects that have been established outside mainstream structures and services, giving themselves the freedom to be truly radical in their approaches and to influence by example. In a final section, the book looks at work aiming to challenge the wider societal influences that maintain the status quo and perpetuate factors that lead to mental distress.
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The School of Applied Social Studies would like to congratulate all our students who graduated this week.
School of Applied Social Studies and School of Nursing and Midwifery, UCC, in association with Critical Voices Network: ‘Challenging Mental Health Systems - Critical Perspectives from Inside Out and Outside In'
13 AND 14 NOVEMBER 2019
BROOKFIELD HEALTH SCIENCES COMPLEX, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK, IRELAND
Booking: Email Harry Gijbels at h.gijbels@ucc.ie and make sure you give your name, and indicate the day(s) you wish to attend (either Wednesday 13 November, Thursday 14 November, 2019 or both days). Booking will be confirmed by return email. Please bring the booking confirmation slip with you to the conference registration desk on the day(s) you are attending.
"The Politics of Social Work" published in Chinese
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"Little books that tackle big topics" - Síreacht book series featured in The Irish Times
The Síreacht book series features in The Irish Times today. Published by Cork University Press, the books in the series are short, topical and provocative texts that confront controversial issues in contemporary society but do so with a distinctively Irish focus.
Edited by Dr Orla O'Donovan, Dr Fiona Dukelow and Dr Rosie R Meade from the School of Applied Social Studies, and Dr Heather Laird from the School of English, UCC, there are four titles already in bookshops and others on the way.
The editors were keen to ensure that the books are attractive to a wide readership. Therefore, authors address important and controversial topics but write accessibly, and they "take sides" in a way that invites the curiosity of the reader.
Locum Probation Officer Panel 2019
The Department of Justice & Equality is holding a competition for the purpose of creating a Locum Probation Officer panel to fill short term priority vacancies in Cork (full-time).
Closing date: 17 April 2019.
See http://www.probation.ie/EN/PB//WebPages/WP19000005 for further details.
Contact Name for this competition: Ms Jennifer O'Riordan, Probation Service, St Nicholas Church, Cove St., Cork. Email psrecruit@probation.ie /Tel. 021-4836700.
Theatres of the Dead: Performance, Anatomy and Archaeology
19 March 2019, 11am - 5.30pm, CACSSS Seminar Room ORB G27 & Film and Screen Media Centre in Kane Building B10 (Basement)
Joanna Sofaer, Department of Archaeology, University of Southampton
Margaret Werry, Theatre Arts and Dance, University of Minnesota
Anna Furse, Department of Theatre and Performance, Goldsmiths University of London
Oonagh Kearney, Independent Film-maker
This transdisciplinary workshop, which will include a screening of Oonagh Kearney's award winning film Five Letters to the Stanger who will Dissect my Brain, is the fourth in the series of workshops in the project Living Well with the Dead in Contemporary Ireland (see https://livingwithdead.wixsite.com/website). This project aims to find new ways of thinking about, researching and responding to contemporary public disquiet in Ireland about uncared-for dead bodies.
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Professor Alice Bloch (University of Manchester)
2.00-3.00pm, CACSSS Seminar Room, G27 O'Rahilly Building
CPD Event on Social Media and Young People
A successful CPD event on Social Media and Young People was held on the 29th November 2018 in the Digital Humanities Space in UCC. The event, which was organised by Micheál O'hAodáin, Catherine Forde and Dave O'Donovan from the School of Applied Social Studies, covered young people's use of social media and digital citizenship, the role of social media in influencing and generating social change, and policy and practice on young people's social media usage.
Speakers were Dr Debbie Ging, Associate Professor in the School of Communications at Dublin City University (DCU); Kathy O'Hare, radio documentary maker, researcher and youth worker and PhD candidate in Digital Humanities in UCC; and Fergal Harrington, specialist classroom teacher in digital technology and PhD candidate in the School of Education in UCC. 20 people attended the event; these included youth workers and other professionals working with young people.
Making a Difference: A Research Report on Student Volunteering in UCC
Professor Fred Powell and Dr Margaret Scanlon from the School of Applied Social Studies were part of a research team whose report was launched in UCC last week.
The report Making a Difference: A Research Report on Student Volunteering in UCC shows that 46% of UCC students volunteered with local community organisations, clubs and campus groups in the last six months.
Over 2,000 students were surveyed from March to June 2018. Only 9% of respondents said that they had never volunteered, with a huge 85% saying they aimed to volunteer after college.
The research also shows that 32% of UCC's student volunteers contribute over 10 hours a month to volunteering.
A Social and Economic Analysis of Legal Services (SEALS) used by Tusla: IRC-funded project at UCC
Applied Social Studies staff were involved in an Irish Research Council-funded project A Social and Economic Analysis of Legal Services (SEALS) used by Tusla. Taking a multidisciplinary perspective, this project explored Tusla's engagement with legal services, particularly in the contexts of child protection and welfare, and educational welfare services. The project examined a range of issues relating to why and in what contexts Tusla staff use legal services. The project undertook a review of policy and practice in comparator countries, with a view to identifying best practice. An econometric analysis was undertaken using data obtained from Tusla relating to its legal expenditure. A national survey of child protection and welfare social workers and educational welfare professionals was carried out. This was followed by group and individual interviews with social workers and solicitors. The project set out, not only to produce an evidence-base to support policy making and practice, but also to inform the development of social work education, particularly in relation to legal matters.
Martyn Hammersley on Ethnography and Research Integrity
During a recent visit to UCC, Martyn Hammersley, Emeritus Professor of Educational and Social Research at The Open University, presented two seminars entitled Ethnography and What is Research Integrity? The seminars were jointly organised by the School of Applied Social Studies and the School of Education.
These lectures are now availabe to view online:
What is Research Integrity?
"Spaces for Change? The Practice and Policy of Community Participation in Local Governance in Ireland" - Seminar in UCC
Date: Thursday, 29th November 2018
Time: 10.15am - 2.00pm
Venue: CACSSS Seminar Room, O'Rahilly Building, University College Cork.
Dr Mary Murphy, Department of Sociology, National University of Ireland, Maynooth;
Dr Aodh Quinlivan, Department of Government, University College Cork;
Aiden Lloyd, Chair of the Rights Platform and member of South Dublin PPN Secretariat and LCDC;
Dr Catherine Forde, School of Applied Social Studies, University College Cork.
The School of Applied Social Studies would like to extend warm wishes to our students who graduated in October 2018 - well done on all your hard work!
Professor Carol Bacchi Workshop: Recording and References
Professor Carol Bacchi, Department of Politics, University of Adelaide, delivered a lecture and workshop in UCC on 11 October 2018. The title of the lecture was Introducing the 'What's the Problem Represented to be?' (WPR Approach): Bringing new questions to policy analysis.
Remnants, Revenants, and Remembrances: A Workshop with Margrit Shildrick and Richard Goff
Samhain 2018
Wednesday, 31 October 9am to 1pm
CACSSS Seminar Room ORB (O'Rahilly Building) G27
This second workshop in the series Living Well with the Dead in Contemporary Ireland will begin by returning to some of the themes explored in the September workshop, Social Imaginaries of the Dead, and especially the paper presented by Margrit Shildrick (University of Stockholm). In this paper, (available at https://livingwithdead.wixsite.com/website), Margrit proposes a response informed by Derridean hauntological ethics to the current public disquiet in Ireland about the dead from so-called Mother and Baby Homes, who are not resting in peace.
Critical Perspectives Conference: 14-15 November 2018
Critical Perspectives On and Beyond 'Recovery': Ten Years On
Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork
School of Nursing and Midwifery and School of Applied Social Studies, University College Cork, Ireland, with Critical Voices Network Ireland
Social imaginaries of the dead: day-long workshop to be held in UCC
The first in a series of workshops in the project Living Well with the Dead in Contemporary Ireland will be held in UCC this month. The workshop will take place on Wednesday, 19 September 2018, in the CACSSS Seminar Room, ORB G27, O'Rahilly Building, University College Cork.
This day-long workshop will explore how un/cared-for dead bodies have been variously conceptualised and researched in the medical humanities and social sciences, focusing on forensic archaeology, cultural history, militant anthropology and feminist and post-humanist social theory. Particular emphasis will be placed on explanation and discussion of Laqueur's (2015) concept of 'the work of the dead' and Derrida's (1993) 'hauntology' and ethical project of 'learning to live with ghosts'.
The Contested Identities of Ulster Catholics - new book edited by Dr Paul Burgess
This book investigates the often-fragmented nature of Ulster Nationalist / Republican / Roman Catholic politics, culture and identity. It offers a companion publication to The Contested Identities of Ulster Protestants (2015). Historically the Catholic community of Ulster are regarded as a unified and coherent group, sharing cultural and political aspirations. However, the volume explores communities of many variants and strands, belying the notion of an easy, homogenous bloc in terms of identity, political aspirations, voting preferences, and cultural identity. These include historical differences within constitutional nationalism and Republicanism, gender politics, partition, perceptions of this community from The Republic of Ireland, and more.
Late applications for the Masters in Voluntary and Community Sector Management at UCC
Late applications will be accepted during August for this part-time Masters in Voluntary and Community Sector Management from applicants with at least a 2:2 undergraduate degree and an interest in working in the voluntary and community or public sectors.
The programme, which has been successfully running since 2008, is taught one day a week (Wednesdays, 10.00am-4.30pm) over two years with contributions from seven different departments across UCC (Applied Social Studies, Law, Management, Business Information Systems, Economics, Government, Food Business and Development). Fees are €3,080 per year.
Professor Fred Powell wins prestigious book award
Professor Fred Powell is this year's recipient of the Richard Titmuss Book Award, which was presented at the Annual Social Policy Association (SPA) Conference 2018 in York.
Síreacht: Longings for another Ireland
Síreacht: Longings for another Ireland is a thought-provoking new book series, with a UCC editorial team at the helm, which will force readers to reimagine Ireland, from the law to interpersonal relationships.
New CPD module: 'Developing a Fund Raising Strategy for Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations’
A new Continuing Professional Development (CPD) module, 'Developing a Fund Raising Strategy for Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations', will run next month in UCC. It is aimed at workers (paid and unpaid) in not-for-profit voluntary and community organisations and will be held over four mornings: Friday 18 May; Saturday 19 May; Friday 25 May; Saturday 26 May 2018.
@IDEAChildRights Project @UCC receives Certificate of Recognition at PSYCHED @CorkHealthyCity Awards
The @IDEAChildRights project @UCC was delighted to receive its certificate of recognition at PSYCHED @CorkHealthyCity awards on 28 March 2018 for its work on self-care training for child protection professionals and its new SPARK self-care tool.
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William Thompson House, Donovan's Road, Cork, Ireland.
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University on Watch
Crisis in the Academy
Sometimes, a school crisis erupts on a college campus unexpectedly. Other times, there is a slow buildup of tension before the crescendo and that crescendo can be violence, hate speech, or any number of incidents. Ten years ago in New London University, I was a student in crisis. Although I was only slightly in tune with the momentum of chaos and cause for concern, I was adamant about reaching someone, some department office on campus, the school staff, or even a community member or public official in the city of New London to intervene in department affairs and the admissions process of the English graduate school at Stony Brook. I fully believed that if I found the right party that had a vested interest in my well-being, I would have been admitted to the English graduate program. Whether it is true or not has been lost to history and will remain contested as long as my relationship with language persists.
On a more global level, students in circumstances similar to what I went through ten years ago are sometimes pitted against the powers that be and boxed into a corner when their status as a student becomes compromised. In many circumstances, students on academic probation or those who are still in the midst of an ongoing crisis are targets for extreme punitive measures by campus offices and their academic programs. In many cases, the students who are considered problematic are encouraged—similar to an uncomfortable work environment—to leave on their own regard or remain and be forced to face extreme sanctions on their freedoms and liberties.
I chose to stay and carry on as a student at SUB New London. This is that story. University on Watch was written ten years after I put SUB New London on notice, indicating my intentions to both continue on as a student while signaling my need for immediate assistance and intervention from someone who could help with my deteriorating mental health condition and situation as a student. As the book unfolds, neither intervention nor my own will to fight on would help me in my effort to overcome the obstacles I faced as I tried to fight my way to continue my education and move on to higher learning.
The very same passion that set the stage for University on Watch calls upon all people to truly look inward, face those times when the plausible seems impossible, and realize the dangers of life that can interfere with our ability to live our lives freely. Until a time when the unrecognizable solutions of your life reveal themselves clearly and without restriction, University on Watch will signal the need for further clarification of your life, its goals, and the freedom for people to choose will over reality, making the impossible become possible.
Small Fingernails
Even Less Love
Sometimes, love finds us; other times, love is a trauma that hurls itself into the very fabric of our lives. My experiences at New England University explain how traumatic events and life’s unfortunate turns can become amplified and overshadow our understanding of how love and friendship should contribute to our lives.
The sages say love can blind us; however, sometimes, that love transforms our lives into radically altered states — states in which we must learn how to cope for the relationship to survive and thrive. These altered states are often difficult to manage without help from friends and family. If left to our own devices, without these critical supports, the very creative energy that once nurtured our passion has the potential to destroy the very foundation of our love and caring that was once manifest.
Small Fingernails chronicles my life as a student at college in Freedomtown and in love. It evaluates the impact of toxic relationships on our well-being and our capacity to pursue friendship. Through transgressions, fear, loss, grief, and misfortune, even my profound love could endure. Ultimately, my ethics and belief in what is right collapsed on its head.
Love needs to be free and rid of all elements that can destroy its beauty. This book signals the need to reevaluate our closest and most personal spaces, friends, and family members. The complications that interfere with our pursuit of happiness will one day be more easily overcome by people who follow their hearts and seek only the best for those they care about the most.
Copyright © 2019. J Peters. All rights reserved.
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Nov. 21, 2019 / 12:32 PM
'You': Penn Badgley, Ambyr Childers reunite in Season 2 first look
#You Season 2 - FIRST LOOK: pic.twitter.com/lL2KUxMEwQ— See What's Next (@seewhatsnext) November 21, 2019
Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Netflix is giving a glimpse of Penn Badgley in You Season 2.
The streaming service released a first look photo Thursday of Badgley, 33, as serial killer Joe Goldberg.
The picture shows Joe (Badgley) sharing a moment with his ex-girlfriend Candace (Ambyr Childers) in a restaurant. Candace was confirmed to be alive in the Season 1 finale.
You Season 1 is based on the Caroline Kepnes novel of the same name, while Season 2 adapts the author's book Hidden Bodies. Season 1 initially premiered on Lifetime and followed Joe's romance with Guinevere Beck (Elizabeth Lail).
Season 2 follows Joe's romance with his new obsession, Love Quinn (Victoria Pedretti), an aspiring chef.
"It's not that simple love-at-first sight he might've been looking for a couple years ago," showrunner Sera Gamble said of the relationship to Entertainment Weekly. "He's a different guy. He's been through more."
You Season 2 premieres Dec. 26 on Netflix.
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Usborne Quicklinks Subject Areas / Children's fiction / Family, friends and school /
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All about dance
Pop music and showbiz
What's it really like at performing arts school?
Do you want to be a star?
Fame School: Book 2
Talent, stardom, hard work and heartache ... welcome to Fame School!
Getting a place at Rockley Park school for talented young performers involves struggle and sacrifice, and that's just the beginning! Life at Rockley Park is packed full of new friends, potential enemies, crises and triumphs.
Follow Chloe’s first term at Rockley Park. There’s a “Rising Star” concert at the end of term, but when Chloe discovers her singing technique is all wrong she’s too embarrassed to tell her friends. Will she sing at the end-of-term show now?
Cindy Jefferies
Cindy Jefferies is a fresh and funny voice in children’s writing. She comes from a musical background, went to school with Cozy Powell, and was inspired to write Fame School by her involvement with her youngest son’s rock band, Stitch.
Cindy's varied career has included being a Venetian-mask maker and a video DJ. She decided to write Fame School after experiencing the ups and downs of her children, who have all been involved in the music business. Her insight into the lives of wannabe pop stars and her own musical background means that Cindy knows how exciting and demanding the quest for fame and fortune can be.
Cindy lives on a farm in Gloucestershire, where the animal noises, roaring tractors and rehearsals of her son’s indie-rock band, all help her write!
Visit the author’s website, www.cindyjefferies.co.uk, for more information.
Who remembers Fame on television? Even those who are too young will be pleased to welcome Cindy Jefferies' new Fame School series, which will follow Chloe and her friends from their acceptance at Rockley Park School to eventual fame (maybe). The glittery jackets will attract girls who are drawn to follow in Chloe's footsteps. The series has its practical side. Jefferies' children are involved in the music business and she has learned from their experiences. The message is positive and helpful; the story is fast-moving, involving and sure enough to leave readers eager for more.
Adèle Geras, TES
this series is amazing! I have always wanted to be a star in singing and I can really connect to the main character. BUY THIS BOOK!!!!
lovepopdiva01, 29th September 2013
fame school
This is a really good book. I couldn't stop reading it
bex, 1st May 2013
Rising Star!
I loved this book so much its sooo addictive to get caught into its unbelievable tbh i couldnt believe there was 12 books altogether lucky the book isnt that expensive i think i might try save up to buy them all! lol but i really did love the book and i dnt really like reading.
Richelle, 23rd April 2009
I think it is the coolest book I ever read.
dailes, 31st October 2007
I think this book is really cool!
Liberty Beaumont, 11th July 2007
Also by Cindy Jefferies
Secret ambition
Tara's triumph
Solo star
Pop diva
Star Maker
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UW-Eau Claire agreement with CVTC to guarantee admission
Blugold Success
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire now will guarantee admission to students earning a liberal arts associate degree at Chippewa Valley Technical College.
UW-Eau Claire and CVTC have signed the guaranteed admissions agreement, which will be in place beginning in fall 2018.
“The agreement guarantees a seamless transition for CVTC liberal arts students who plan to pursue a bachelor’s degree at UW-Eau Claire,” said Dr. Michael Carney, associate vice chancellor for Academic Affairs at UW-Eau Claire. “It ensures that CVTC students who plan to transfer to UW-Eau Claire can access resources on our campus sooner, helping them stay on track and graduate on time.”
The two campuses already are strong partners that work together to meet the academic needs of students, Carney said.
However, the formal admissions agreement gives students additional confidence that starting their studies at CVTC and finishing them at UW-Eau Claire is an affordable and efficient option, he said.
“CVTC has long had a great working relationship with our neighbors at UW-Eau Claire, and this agreement strengthens that relationship,” said Dr. Julie Furst-Bowe, CVTC vice president of instruction. “CVTC and UW-Eau Claire share a commitment to student success, and by working directly with our students early, the university helps ensure the success students achieve at CVTC continues during the next stage of their educational journey.”
CVTC liberal arts students can apply for the guaranteed admission to UW-Eau Claire during their first year at CVTC.
By participating in the program, they will receive personalized advising from their transfer admissions counselor at UW-Eau Claire, ensuring that they meet all requirements of specific academic programs.
UW-Eau Claire will frequently have a transfer admissions counselor at CVTC, who will work with individual students to develop personalized transfer plans.
The guidance and personal attention will help students be even more successful during their time at both campuses, Carney said.
The CVTC students must meet academic grade requirements to be eligible to transfer to UW-Eau Claire, and must meet any requirements of specific programs at UW-Eau Claire.
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Verseon submits phase I protocol for precision oral anticoagulant VE‑1902 to regulatory authorities
Fremont, Calif.—Verseon (AIM:VSN),Verseon, a technology-based pharmaceutical company, today announces that it has submitted a phase I clinical trial protocol for VE‑1902, its lead PROAC (precision oral anticoagulant), to the Bellberry Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) in Australia. The proposed study is a double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled phase I trial to assess the safety and tolerability of VE‑1902 tablets in healthy volunteers with once-a-day oral dosing. The phase I trial is expected to start in Q3 2018, after approval by the HREC and acknowledgment by the Therapeutic Goods Administration.
VE‑1902 is the first clinical candidate from Verseon’s novel class of PROACs, which have shown good efficacy in multiple preclinical studies but do not disrupt platelet function. This unique feature could explain the low bleeding risk of these precision anticoagulants and may allow PROACs to become the first oral anticoagulants suitable for long-term anticoagulant-antiplatelet combination therapy.
“VE‑1902 has continued to demonstrate its excellent profile in preclinical testing and successfully completed all regulatory studies leading up to today’s submission for first-in-human clinical trials,” said Dr. David Kita, Vice President of R&D at Verseon. “We are looking forward to confirming its distinctive profile in human trials.”
About Verseon's PROACs
Verseon’s precision oral anticoagulants (PROACs) are potent, highly selective, reversible covalent inhibitors of thrombin. PROACs have shown excellent efficacy in multiple preclinical studies but do not disrupt platelet function. This unique feature could explain the low bleeding risk of these precision anticoagulants and makes them excellent candidates for use in long-term combination anticoagulant-antiplatelet therapy. The lead PROAC VE‑1902 is scheduled to enter clinical trials in mid-2018. VE‑1902 was well-tolerated in regulatory tox studies and has demonstrated very low renal clearance, a highly desirable property for patients with impaired kidney function. A second PROAC is expected to enter the clinic in 2019.
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Mix Ninety Three
Mix Ninety Three features the Brand New Heavies, Kraak & Smaak, Hot Chocolate, Brooklyn Funk Essentials, Herbie Hancock, Nik West and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
It also features an amazing live recording of an improvised performance by some jazz-funk legends on the accapella version of Billie Jean by Michael Jackson - with Billy Cobham on drums, Jean Paul "Bluey" Maunick on guitar and Marcus Miller on bass. Trust me, it's great. (The audio comes from a video made by Alessio Bertallot, in MIlan in 2011 at the RAI (national radio), which was directed by Marco Ligabue. The video was originally posted by Lord Blac Music on his Facebook page, so thanks to him.)
As well as all that there's a tip of the hat to David Bowie who passed away this month with the Reflex's revision of Golden Years, a cover version of Fashion by the Sunburst Band and extended versions of a couple of funky Bowie classics including Let's Dance. Stick around until the end of that to hear a wonderful anecdote from Nile Rodgers about working with Bowie on that early 80's hit.
The Brand New Heavies - Get On
David Bowie - Shake It (Long Version)
The Sunburst Band - Fashion
David Bowie - Golden Years [The Reflex Re√ision]
Kraak & Smaak (Feat. Sam Duckworth) - Good For The City
Hot Chocolate - Heaven Is In The Back Seat Of My Cadillac
Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Blast It!
Herbie Hancock - Just Around The Corner
Nik West - Forbidden Fruit
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Hump De Bump
Billie Jean All Stars - Billie Jean (Improvised Remix)
David Bowie - Let's Dance (RBsound Holland remix)
VibeRide: Mix Ninety Three by Viberide on Mixcloud
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Dress the Part: Blue Jasmine
**Cate Blanchett’**s Jasmine French not only wears the right clothes, she wears them in the right way. Here, our latest installment of Dress the Part.
By Alexandra Macon
edited by Chelsea Zalopany
In **Woody Allen’**s latest film, Blue Jasmine, Cate Blanchett plays blonde beauty Jasmine French, the former wife of a Ponzi-scheming scumbag who gets caught by the FBI living high on the hog with other people’s money—and who suddenly penniless, crosses the country to move into her sister’s crowded San Francisco apartment. By now everyone knows the story is based on Tennessee Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire and that Jasmine suffers a fate that’s part Blanche DuBois, part Mrs. Bernie Madoff. Blanchett’s stellar take on a dethroned Park Avenue princess will most likely garner her an Oscar nod, but Jasmine’s wardrobe warrants almost as many accolades. Costume designer Suzy Benzinger crosses off all of the appropriate designers: The shoes, the bag, and the jewels are right on the money, so to speak. Jasmine wears Alberta Ferretti dresses, Chanel jackets, Roger Vivier heels—and she doesn’t just carry a Birkin bag, she carries it like celebrities do, in the crux of her arm as if wielding a shield. And that’s just it, Blanchett’s Jasmine not only wears the right clothes, she wears them in the right way. On the surface, she’s lived a life of what turns out to be stolen privilege, but beneath that, we learn, she has suffered gravely; and her played-out playbook of coping mechanisms largely centers on keeping up appearances. The reason her clothing is so important is twofold: They instantly identify her as a member of the upper echelons of society (everyone she meets in her new life remarks on her impeccable sense of style), but when they come undone—when a hair is out of place, a sweat stain showing through, a shirt sloppily untucked—we know Jasmine’s truly unraveling. Allen’s examination of a down-on-her-luck woman who hitched her wagon to the wrong star is raw, and there’s much about this portrait of a pill-popping, Stoli-swilling lady that’s depressing and hopeless—but Blanchett’s portrayal is one that’s so nuanced, honest, and realistic, that ultimately, we can’t help but feel for her . . . while simultaneously coveting her exquisite clothes. With this in mind, we give you our latest installment of Dress the Part.
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Magician Richard Jones wins Britain's Got Talent as Welsh mum and son Mel and Jamie miss out
TV audiences were astonished by former soldier Richard Jones' wizardry
Heledd Pritchard
Welsh singing mum and son Mel and Jamie have missed out on winning Britain’s Got Talent - as a soldier-turned-magician took the 2016 title.
The 16-year-old GCSE pupil and his 45-year-old mum from Bridgend were lavished with praise by judges since making their first appearance a week ago.
But in the end, the competition was too strong for the Welsh pair and they finished in 12th place.
Read more: 'We get recognised wherever we go'
But magic man Richard Jones, who was branded a ‘wizard’ by judge Simon Cowell, looked blown away as he was named the winner.
“It’s an incredible feeling,” he said.
Boogie Storm (Image: ITV)
Essex singer Wayne Woodward was runner-up and dancing Stormtroopers Boogie Storm came third.
Mum and son Jamie Gilpin and Mel Bell said afterwards they’d enjoyed every minute of their incredible BGT experience. Speaking on the live show, the singers said couldn’t quite believe that they had made the final.
They said they were shocked to just be able to perform - but Simon insisted he thought the country would get behind them.
Katherine Jenkins opened the show
Saturday night’s show was opened by Welsh singer Katherine Jenkins, who sang Rule Britannia before handing over to hosts Ant and Dec.
The talent show was not without its bizarre moments.
Amanda Holden jokingly threw water at her fellow judge David Walliams as the show neared its climax.
Read more: People weren't happy about the dancing Stormtroopers
The incident happened as the panel were examining the performance of schoolgirl singer Beau Dermott during the live final.
The 12-year-old from Widnes wowed with her rendition of Defying Gravity from the musical Wicked, the song that had earned her so much acclaim during the auditions.
Beau Dermott (Image: Syco/Thames TV)
How Amanda soaked Walliams
Walliams told Beau that she had “set the standard” and said the audience should vote for her because it is Holden’s last year on the hit ITV show.
In response, the 45-year-old Wild At Heart star picked up her glass of water and aimed it in Walliams’ direction.
But for Mel and Jamie, it’s been a rollercoaster ride.
They first appeared on the show last Saturday and had a standing ovation after they wowed the audience and the judges with their emotional rendition of Say Something by Great Big World and Christina Aguilera.
Jamie Gilpin, 16, was set to perform a solo and accompany himself on the guitar but when he broke his collar bone the day before the audition he had to quickly rethink his plans and asked his 45-year-old mum, Mel Bell, to step in.
Mel, who sings in care homes for people with disabilities, stepped on stage with her son and said she was “very proud” of her son and to be singing alongside him.
Since he was a child Jamie has been a keen singer and was often on stage but he stopped performing when he was 11 years old after bullying led to him losing his confidence.
The judges described their audition as “emotional” and “poignant” and gave them a huge four yeses before putting them straight through to the live semi finals.
Viewers loved Bridgend duo Mel and Jamie
Jamie's had quite a week
Jamie is juggling appearing on the show with sitting his GCSEs at Archbishop McGrath Catholic High School in Bridgend throughout the week.
On Monday, just hours after the live semi-final in London and with very little sleep, Jamie had to sit his English Literature GCSE exam.
He also had exams all week and even had to sit one before the school opened on Friday morning to make sure he could get to London on time.
Mel said: “Jamie was up in the early hours of this morning and had to sit his exam in Wales, unfortunately.
“It was a change of plan last minute.
“He sat it alone before anyone arrived for their exams at school so we could get to London for rehearsals on time. Thankfully Archbishop McGrath kindly arranged this.
“There hasn’t been any stress caused whatsoever, everything has been arranged around Jamie so that it suits him.
“It’s half term now so Jamie can rest up, when he’s not being chased down the street!”
The duo said people now recognise them everywhere they go and have received good luck messages from across the world.
“The support from all over Britain has been tremendous. We have messages of support coming from Spain, Australia and some from America,” Mel said. “We are being recognised everywhere we go.”
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Wills House Lincoln Museum in Gettysburg
Wills House Lincoln Museum
The David Wills House is now open as a Lincoln museum. When President Abraham Lincoln visited Gettysburg, he spent the night there. I toured it in May 2010.
President Lincoln came to town by train. He arrived after dusk on November 18, 1863.
He spent the night in town to deliver his famous speech, the Gettysburg Address, at the dedication of the Soldier’s National Cemetery the next day on November 19.
This date is now celebrated and known as Remembrance Day.
The Wills House
David Wills was a prominent lawyer. The museum explains who he was and how he became involved in setting up the National Cemetery. There were no federal agencies to deal with the disaster.
The Pennsylvania governor visited Gettysburg on July 10, 1863 and gave Mr. Wills the important job of purchasing the graveyard land and organizing people to dig up the hastily buried bodies and identify them.
The bodies of those who died in battle had been scattered in graves all around the area.
The Wills House Lincoln Museum also has a nice miniature layout of the village of Gettysburg in 1863. There are several original documents on display.
Gettysburg 1863 Statistics:
2,400 citizens
10 major roads plus a railroad
6 taverns
2 banks
3 weekly newspapers
a college and a seminary
With so many Northern governors, soldiers, foreign ministers, poets, judges, clergymen, and other notable Americans in attendance for Remembrance Day, there was a crowd of 15,000 on Cemetery Hill!
Lincoln’s Stay in Gettysburg
The house was overcrowded with 38 dinner guests that night. President Abraham Lincoln stayed in the upstairs master bedroom with windows viewing the town Square. You can tour it and look through those same windows.
The view is similar, but I did not like the feel of the room. The building was used as a shop for many years, so it does not feel very original. It’s very modern in the restoration. There is no attention to detail, but it is not intended to be a restored house; it is a museum.
There’s a nice little video that airs in the upstairs room and puts Lincoln in perspective, discussing the later Civil Rights movement and even bringing in Gandhi and other cultures.
Too bad our current administration does not believe in fundamental human rights such as choosing what foods to eat. Maybe they need to learn something about our history! Also see this poem by an Amish farmer about American rights (opens in a new window).
There are several other excellent Civil War and Lincoln museums around Gettysburg.
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MISTRIAL Bill Cosby -- Charged W/Aggravated Sexual Assault/Other Rape Allegations #5
Discussion in 'Recently Sentenced and Beyond' started by Paulas88, Dec 30, 2015.
wendybtn Well-Known Member
The ladies are probably telling their truths, he is not innocent. But how could none of them have filed a police report or preserved DNA evidence? LE are solving cases older than these. I just don't believe in taking away a person's liberty without good evidence. And the only evidence presented is testimony, which the jury can choose to believe or disbelieve, and a recorded phone call between the relative of an accuser and the accused. The jury can also take or leave that, whatever value they choose to put on it. No real evidence! This is how men, usually, end up in prison for years, then released years later after having committed no crime. I agree with Ben Franklin, "Better ten guilty men go free, than one innocent man lose liberty."
wendybtn, Jun 17, 2017
Jax49 Florida Native
DA expects it will be same judge...
Jax49, Jun 17, 2017
SomeoneElse333 Active Member
wendybtn said: ↑
I agree with you. It's better when you have physical evidence.
It's easy to not speak up for all kinds of reasons. Fear of your own safety and the safety of your family. Fear of backlash and reputation damage. Fear of being blackballed. Fear of being tried by the court of public opinion and today, the court of social media. I think it's very easy for some victims to just want to extract themselves from the situation as cleanly as possible and go about their life, free of others' speculation and rumor mongering, not making waves and hoping that they will be safe and able to continue to make a living for themselves and their family.
For these reasons and so many more, I don't judge or even question why someone chooses not to press charges, for not stepping forward. This is particularly true in situations like these, with someone alleging against a well-respected person. It's easy to armchair report, but every circumstance is different, and every person's reaction to their own circumstance is also different.
SomeoneElse333, Jun 17, 2017
BetteDavisEyes All the boys think she's a spy...
Cosby is still dealing with civil suits filed by several of his victims. Those likely involve out-of-court financial settlements. The legal cloud over Cosby isn't going to disappear with a hung jury in the criminal case.
BetteDavisEyes, Jun 17, 2017
mickey2942 Well-Known Member
They will never get a "guilty" verdict. This will drag on forever.
mickey2942, Jun 17, 2017
msphilosopher Well-Known Member
mickey2942 said: ↑
Yup. Mistrials until he passes away.
msphilosopher, Jun 17, 2017
paul1980 Member
Remember Homer Simpson laughing at the Driver Safety film: "It's funny cause i don't know him!"?
My first thought when all this started was "He'd better have done something to Keshia Knight Pulliam for most people to care".
paul1980, Jun 17, 2017
MsJosie Well-Known Member
He never won....why? BC has paid out monies to his victims.....the world knows that...because he was and is guilty. If BC was innocent he would have fought in court from the first female accusing him, but he did not, he paid and paid. The trial only makes the information available on paper and in the court systems...it is now documented and he had to reveal phone calls, tapes, and everything else. He is guilty in the eyes of a lot of people in the world. His career is finished....he gets up on stage and shows he has sight and is able to move just fine will only show the world more what a liar, bully he is and how he uses people. Glad he has more trials to go through and hope the ladies get more and more of his money. I do not feel sorry for his wife, she knew and IMO aided him in those crimes along with other people....glad he will be retried.
MsJosie, Jun 17, 2017
ElleElle Well-Known Member
Another reason this is not a slam dunk case is his wife standing by him all these years.
Some jury members probably thinking: "If he guilty, why is his wife still with him?".
ElleElle, Jun 17, 2017
silversurvivor Active Member
SomeoneElse333 said: ↑
I just want to add that some rapists sue their victims, thereby victimizing them further. Some one I know personally did report, did rape kit, photos, police da interviews etc all of it. She got frightened at testifying a yr+ later so da dropped case. It was some one she knew. he promptly filed a false arrest suit and waited out the statute. He legally tortured her. Until a judge dismissed it.
It was a horrible experience all the way around. She swears she'd never go thru that again. I don't blame her. In my opinion it's one reason for non reporting.
All my experience only
silversurvivor, Jun 17, 2017
ElleElle said: ↑
I have to think that that is a critical mistake on the part of any jurist who speculates like that.
mrssunshine Member
The Defense team acted like pompous fools today.
Makes me ill.
This was not a victory. Just a delay.
I am very glad the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is going to retry the case.
mrssunshine, Jun 17, 2017
Wyle_E_Coyote Well-Known Member
Anyone know what the jury count guilty vs not guilty was? I've been trying to find that info and haven't been able to.
Wyle_E_Coyote, Jun 17, 2017
DexterMorgan Well-Known Member
They were still friendly later so a mistrial isn't inconceivable since the only person that pushed this was the D.A. jmo.
DexterMorgan, Jun 17, 2017
Ambitioned New Member
She's probably in denial and/or an enabler, like so many women.
Ambitioned, Jun 17, 2017
Ambitioned said: ↑
Trino Well-Known Member
Understanding Camille Cosby is like understanding secrets to the universe.
Trino, Jun 17, 2017
I'm kinda leaning toward "just let this go." If found guilty, the state will be paying for Cosby's room, board, and health care. The health care cost could be significant. Let him pay his own way. His reputation is ruined. He'll never have the same influence he once had. It's not as if he would even be sentenced to "hard labor." Minimum security at best.
"The average cost to house a geriatric prisoner runs about $68,000 a year."
http://www.alternet.org/80-year-olds-prison-why-our-prisons-are-filling-grandpas-and-grandmas
Laughing Rarely Speechless
Weeeeeelllll, that could be jumping off The Gravy Train....
Laughing, Jun 18, 2017
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I haven't really followed this thread since before the trial started... life and grandbaby gets in the way, in a good way. So, if this info is already known than please ignore
Cosby is already working on his material as he talks about performing again and he comments about his visit with Nelson Mandela. About sitting in the jail cell he was in all those yrs, the conditions, food he ate and what he dealt with. Cosby laments that if "they" send me to that place then that is what they do and he will just have to go there. Seriously?
The article is from today but written throughout the trial.
That’s why, Cosby said, he turned down the DA’s offer of a no-jail deal that would have required him to wear a monitoring bracelet and register as a sex offender.
A prosecution spokesman denied there was ever any offer, but Cosby insists there was.
“They offered me a deal,” Cosby said during one break. “They want me to wear this bracelet around my ankle,” he said. “They want me to say I’m a sex offender.
Why did he decline?
“I’m innocent,” he said.
http://pagesix.com/2017/06/18/cosby-knew-he-would-get-a-hung-jury-all-along/
popsicle, Jun 18, 2017
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‘Human angel’ saves caged dog left at Michigan park
OLIVE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (via WOOD) — A visitor to a park made a surprise discovery inside a port-a-potty Monday: A dog abandoned inside a zip-tied crate.
Harbor Humane Society says a “human angel” found the dog at Polkton Township Sheridan Park Monday morning, alone and cold with no access to food or water.
The animal shelter said the woman who discovered the dog cut the zip ties loose and safely transported him to its facility.
“Reportedly, many thank you kisses ensued… as does with most dogs who have, literally, had their lives saved,” Harbor Humane Society posted on Facebook.
Harbor Humane Society has dubbed the dog “Jon” and said he’s “already stolen the hearts of everyone here.”
“He seems to be in really good shape, and he’s in good spirits, so we’re just keeping an eye on him and getting him some good enrichment,” Nuernberg said.
Jon will be held for evaluation for at least a week before he will be available for adoption.
Nuernberg said the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control unit has been notified of the case.
Prosecutors ask for 37-46 months of prison time for Cameron Collins, son of Chris Collins
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Two priests return to ministry after Diocese investigation cannot substantiate child sexual abuse claims
NY republicans concerned with bail reform
by: Corina Cappabianca
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Republicans in New York State continue to express concerns over the new bail reform law that will go into effect on January 1.
“At the end of the day, we don’t believe these changes in the law are going to keep people safer,” NYS Senate Minority Leader John Flanagan said.
As we get closer to the official implementation of the new bail reform laws, those in law enforcement continue to speak out against the changes.
“If you come home and you catch somebody in your home, call 911 and we catch them coming out of your home with your property and arrest them, it’s a C-violent felony,” Fulton County Sheriff Richard Giardino said. “But the way the law is written, we have to give them an appearance ticket in most cases.”
Giardino also argues the discovery reforms will put a strain on counties.
“To us, this is an unfunded mandate,” he said. “I have a small department of 19 roll patrol officers. I currently have in preparation for this a sergeant and a captain gathering the videotapes, gathering the documents and gathering the 911 calls.”
Meanwhile, a Senate Majority spokesperson says the “Republicans in Albany” are “fear mongering.” In a statement he says, “… the reality is all these reforms will save taxpayer money, improve monitoring and oversight for suspects of low-level crimes, protect New Yorkers’ rights, and keep our communities safe.”
“Sheriffs I’ve spoken with, the DAs I’ve spoken with, and the chiefs all agree that we need reform for bail and discovery, but everybody wants it to be reasonable reform,” Giardino said. “And reasonable means don’t shove it on us that we have to have everything done at the same time.”
Chris Collins has arrived at federal court
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DACA supporters linked to communists, jihadists
Blockbuster documentary exposes radicals working to undermine America from within
Published September 15, 2017 at 8:55pm
Rep. Keith Ellison
President Trump has announced he is repealing Barack Obama's unilateral and unconstitutional amnesty for tens of thousands of illegal immigrants. And several leading Democrats are furious.
Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., has declared current White House chief of staff and former Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly "a disgrace to the uniform he used to wear."
Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., accused Trump of being willing to "coddle the neo-Nazis and the KKK" and bemoaned a "cruel decision."
And protests have exploded nationwide, including at the Trump Hotel in Washington, D.C., where protesters chanted slogans in Spanish.
Why are Democrats so angry about attempts to enforce immigration law? And why are those who want open borders unwilling to require immigrants to speak English, even as they claim everyone in the world should have the privilege of becoming an American citizen?
A blockbuster new documentary reveals the disturbing answers to these questions.
In "The Enemies Within," investigative researcher Trevor Loudon exposes the master plan to create a permanent liberal majority by flooding America with millions of voters hostile to its founding principles. But "The Enemies Within" also claims forces dedicated to the destruction of the nation have even penetrated the national security bureaucracy, endangering all Americans and the entire system of constitutional government.
The most dangerous enemy is the one who operates from within your own gates. Discover the traitors within and help spread the word about how America is already under attack. Don't miss "The Enemies Within," available now in the WND Superstore.
This includes both the Communist Party and various Islamic groups linked to terrorism. Such extremists work at the very highest levels of the Democratic Party.
What do YOU think? Why are leftists and Islamists allies? Sound off in today's WND poll.
Consider Democrat Party Deputy Chairman Keith Ellison. As "The Enemies Within" reveals, Ellison worked closely with members of the Communist Party when beginning his career. Ellison himself even endorsed the breakup of the United States and a separate state for blacks.
Loudon, who has researched communism and leftist movements for decades, says Ellison has a long partnership with anti-American movements, dating back to when he was a student.
"During his student days Ellison was very close to the Maoists of Freedom Road Socialist Organization," he told WND. "They believed in the Communist Party's old 1930s dream of a black state in the South to split and weaken America to Soviet advantage. It's no wonder then that Ellison supported a similar notion."
As Loudon details in "The Enemies Within," communists and other leftists often make themselves indispensable to "mainstream" Democrats by performing the grunt work of campaigns. Once entrenched at the highest levels of power, these extremists malevolently attempt to implement immigration, national security and fiscal policies that will weaken and destroy the United States.
It's no wonder liberals are so upset that Trump is restoring border security. His actions are disrupting the leftist plan to abolish America forever, the documentary asserts.
And that plan is very advanced. "The Enemies Within" details the terrifying extent to which radicals who have overtly declared their anti-American intentions are taking control of the very institutions meant to protect Americans.
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The Australian 4x400m team at the IAAF World Relays, Bahamas 2014 (Getty Images) © Copyright
14 APR 2015 General News
Australia names teams for eight events at IAAF/BTC World Relays, Bahamas 2015
Australia will field teams in eight of the 10 disciplines at the IAAF/BTC World Relays, Bahamas 2015 on 2-3 May.
Zoe Buckman, Melissa Duncan and Brittany McGowan, who finished third in the 4x1500m at last year’s IAAF World Relays, are among the eight travelling athletes for the women’s 4x800m and distance medley, while the men’s squad features Australian record-holders Collis Birmingham and Ryan Gregson.
Meanwhile, the women’s 4x400m squad features national champion Anneliese Rubie as well as her three team-mates who finished first in the ‘B’ final in Nassau 12 months ago.
“The IAAF World Relays are a very important event in 2015, with automatic qualification for the 2016 Olympic Games on the line for athletes competing in the men’s and women’s 4x100m and 4x400m relays,” said Athletics Australia chairman of selectors Dion Russell. “With this in mind, Athletics Australia selectors have announced teams for all Olympic events in the hope that they can place among the top eight and ensure their start in Rio.
“We have named squads of eight for the distance relays, with these athletes to be split to form the men’s and women’s 4x800m and distance medley relay teams. It was in these events that Australia performed best in 2014 and we hope to be able to deliver similar performances this year.”
Last year in Nassau, Australia’s best finish came in the women’s 4x1500m, where they placed third. Three national records – women’s 4x800m, men’s and women’s 4x1500m – were also set, placing them fifth in the overall team standings.
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Australian team for Bahamas 2015
4x100m: Tom Gamble, Alex Hartmann, Ben Jaworski, Jin Su Jung, Trae Williams
4x400m: Sam Baird, Alex Beck, Craig Burns, Iain Douglas, Luke Stevens
4x800m/distance medley: Collis Birmingham, Ryan Gregson, Timas Harik, Luke Mathews, Dylan Stenson, Joshua Ralph, Jared West, Jordan Williamsz
4x100m: Brianna Beahan, Hayley Butler, Sam Geddes, Elly Graf, Ashleigh Whittaker
4x400m: Jess Gulli, Samantha Lind, Morgan Mitchell, Lyndsay Pekin, Anneliese Rubie, Caitlin Sargent
4x800m/distance medley: Zoe Buckman, Abbey de la Motte, Melissa Duncan, Kelly Hetherington, Selma Kajan, Katherine Katsanevakis, Brittany McGowan, Heidi See
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Hermanator to fight for State heavyweight belt next month
TGW & Smithy 14/05/2015
TOOWOOMBA’S EXPLOSIVE HEAVYWEIGHT PROSPECT Herman Ene-Purcell will re-create history when he challenges for the Queensland Heavyweight title next month. The last time a State heavyweight title was held in the garden city was August 27, 1910 when David ‘Chewy’ Williams knocked out Joe Lee in the seventh round to claim the belt.
105 years later Herman Ene-Purcell hopes to follow in the footsteps of Williams and collect the State heavyweight belt when he takes on Brisbane’s Joel Clifton on June 27.
“It’s incredible to think it’s been so long since a State heavyweight title has been held here,” Ene-Purcell said.
“I have a great respect for past history and to be able to fight for the same belt Chewy Williams won here in 1910 is very special to me.
“Hopefully I can beat Joel Clifton and after that we won’t have to wait anywhere near 105 years before the next heavyweight state title bout,”Ene Purcell said.
Brisbane’s Joel Clifton presents the biggest challenge in Ene-Purcell’s fledgling career.
Clifton is from the strong Corporate Box Gym in Brisbane under the guidance of leading trainer and former Australian champion Shannon ‘Shaggy’ King.
“This is a big fight for Herman,” Trainer/Manager Brendon Smith said.
“The history books show the Chewy Williams vs Joe Lee heavyweight bout was an absolute classic and one of Australia’s most talked about bouts in 1910. 105 year’s later I can’t see this one being any different.
“Both of these boys know how to punch.
“Big Cliffo has won two of his three bouts – both inside the distance.
“Herman has now won five of his eight fights, including three in a row and all by way of first round knock out.
“They’re the top two ranked heavyweight’s available to fight for the belt.”Smith said.
This bout is one that’s been brewing for some time. Clifton’s camp has been pursuing it strongly in recent months.
“Clifton’s camp was interested in hosting this bout in Brisbane last month but with with the passing of Brayd it was impossible,” Smith said.
“I would like to thank fellow promoter Angelo Di Carlo and Shaggy King for their professionalism in helping get this deal done.
“It will be a special night with a final tribute to my son Brayd and it’s great we’ve been able to secure a State title fight between Joel and Herman on the night.
“Angelo and Shaggy are wonderful people and it’s guys like this who make it easy to bring big fight’s to Queensland.”
Ene-Purcell is excited by the opportunity to lock horns with another of Queensland’s top heavyweight prospects.
When you look at the record’s of both boxers there is one form line you can match – they both hold wins over Jamie Frost.
Ene-Purcell holds a four round unanimous decision victory while Clifton was more impressive earning a TKO victory.
“I have immense respect for Joel Clifton and his team,” Ene-Purcell said.
“Shaggy King always has his boxer’s in great shape and they have a big fan base so no doubt their will be plenty of support travelling up to support Joel Clifton.
“Hopefully everyone from Toowoomba can come out and support me.
“This is my first title fight and I’m blessed to have this opportunity so now I have to make the most of it.
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Apple iPhone SE2, new MacBook Air and new iPad Pro 2018 coming on March 27
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Recently, there were a lot of rumors that Apple was planning to launch the new products that include Apple iPhone SE2, new MacBook Air and new iPad Pro 2018, well fellas there is a good news, that Apple is going to present these items on coming March 27th.
Yes, the Announcement is due on March 27. On this day, the firm intends to show all its devices, already prepared for a mass scale. Experts of the gadget market believe, first of all, it concerns the models of iPhone SE2 and iPad-2018. It is also not excluded that the “apple” corporation on this day will be demonstrated a new MacBook Air 13, belonging to the category of the budget. In addition, experts do not exclude the fact that the corporation will show potential consumers a new, improved variation of the MacBook 12.
Representatives of the company itself are not yet engaged in official comments of spreading rumors about their new products, which may be announced in the near future. At the same time, it is believed that after March 27, a wireless charger and an AirPower headphone will immediately appear on sale, which will also allow charging them wirelessly.
Yes, the launch of AirPower wireless charger and the cover for AirPods are planned. Apple representatives said that the company intends to devote a presentation to “creative ideas of students and teachers,” which, however, does not exclude the possibility that long-awaited devices will be presented.
It is expected that at the same presentation will officially see the light budget MacBook Air 13 2018 and an updated version of the MacBook 12 2018. Earlier, we have published the specifications of Apple iPhone SE2, new MacBook Air and new iPad Pro 2018 which you may refer for more information.
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This month marks ten years since the launch of YouTube, undoubtedly the world’s most popular online video platform. The domain name was registered on the 14th February 2005, with the first video uploaded by one of the YouTube founders on 23rd April and public testing of the site began in May. YouTube launched a month long celebration on the 1st May, promising to share some of the most memorable video moments from the past ten years, with a “YouTube A – Z: A Letter A Day Throughout May”.
It’s hard to believe something that was launched just ten years ago has more than 1 billion users and receives 300 hours of video uploads every minute (Source: YouTube). Whether you are looking for inspiration for a new hair style, want to learn how to use Photoshop or bake a birthday cake, there is a video for you.
YouTube’s EMEA Director spoke to Marketing Week and highlighted their core purpose of “creating a platform that allows people to share their content and engage with other people interested in that content faster and better and more easily than they can do anywhere else”. He also outlined YouTube’s plans for marketers over the next ten years:
Staying at the heart of the ‘creative revolution’: Anyone with a smartphone or camera can try their hand at video producing and YouTube wants to encourage this
Moving brand focus beyond the viral hit: YouTube is working on how brands can make a viral hit a part of their wider marketing strategy. First, building up a strong community around their product or category, leading to a viral hit
Staying ahead in technology: YouTube has recently launched 360-degree videos and the capability to load 4K videos to the site, strengthening its ability to stay ahead of tech advancements
Personalisation and retargeting: YouTube has offered personalised content for a long time but are continuously working on improving and fine-tuning their offering.
Watching the competition: With Facebook now encouraging users to upload directly using their own video hosting service and other sites like Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram, YouTube needs to stay on top of their innovation game.
Utilize Celebrity Bloggers: Brands are increasingly recognising the power in teaming up with celebrity bloggers or “vloggers”. TopShop recently teamed up with Zoella (who has over 8 million subscribers) for a YouTube video. The results were amazing – 40% of people who watched the video redeemed the voucher mentioned.
With so much achieved within ten years, it will be exciting to see what happens over the next ten.
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Gender role reversal shakes marriages
1 January 6, 2019 7:55 PM
Source: Gender role reversal shakes marriages – DailyNews Live
Tendayi Madhomu 6 January 2019
HARARE – Since time immemorial marriage has always obligated a woman to
move into theman’s home, have children and stay at home while her husband
provides for the family.
This traditional concept of marriage is now under threat. Thanks to the
reversal of gender roles, women are increasingly becoming family
breadwinners.
Not surprisingly, men, who are no longer being treated as “gods” because
they have lost their financial clout, are not happy with this new
arrangement.
This reversal of gender roles has therefore come at a heavy cost for some.
According to legislator Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga exchanged gender
roles have made women more prone to abuse.
“Women are being accused of being involved in extra-marital affairs.
The African man can’t accept the shift of roles in the home – changing
diapers, cooking while the woman is away at work and that is a problem
that we are facing at the moment,” remarked the legislator.
In the past, the traditional concept of marriage remained intact, to a
large extent, because women stayed in abusive marriages to protect their
“dignity” in society.
But due to encouragement from women rights organisations, many women now
have the courage to quit abusive marriages.
The church, which stands accused of over-hyping marriage to the point of
making it seem like the biggest achievement a girl can attain, concedes
that gender-based violence is on the rise.
Clergymen, however, accuse women rights organisations of demeaning the
marriage institution.
Several church leaders who spoke to the Daily News on Sunday attributed
conflict in most marriages to the misconception about the woman’s place in
a marriage.
Bishop Rojas Jeff, who leads Tabernacle of Worship Ministries
International, said according to the Bible, a woman is supposed to be a
helper to her male partner.
“The Bible is clear. It says the woman is a helper; not only within the
sexual context, but also economically and in terms of the well-being of
the family.
“The Bible says two is better than one; a woman can also bring income into
the home. It is not supposed to be a competition,” said the Bishop adding:
“It is unfortunate that sometimes the devil blinds the husband, so that he
does not recognise the importance or significance of the helper. She has
been seen as a sexual object, and that’s when gender violence emanates.”
Rojas said marriage should be a celebrated blessing and must be valued.
“Marriage has been a blessing since time immemorial, in the garden of
Eden. In the church I am always preaching against gender-based-violence.
The message has always been Zero Tolerance to gender violence.
“But these women rights organisations seen to be demeaning the marriage
institution; it seems they are doing so as part of an agenda to attract
donor funding. They are donor-funded to perpetuate their goals.
“They should strike a balance in terms of reconciling … we are not
saying women should stay in abusive marriages, but Mwari vanoda kuti vanhu
vagarisane (It is God’s desire for marriages to stay intact).
Yes some couples are incompatible but allow them to make the decision to
part ways on their own,” he said.
Ephias Jengeta of Family Worship Tabernacle Ministries International, told
the Daily News on Sunday that although men and women are equal beings, the
male is superior in a marriage set up.
“There can never be equality in the marriage institution. God said `Man
love your woman and woman submit yourself. There is no clarification as to
whether the woman who should submit herself is a professional or the
housewife,” he said.
Jengeta added that modern women are refusing to submit to their husbands
due to the economic power they now wield.
“If married, a woman is expected to submit herself to her husband. The
problem is women tend to use the dollar power. Many times this has led to
divorce, disintegration and it’s not worth it.
“A woman is a man’s helper, no matter how powerful she is. If she is
earning good money we praise God that she is able to help her husband to
take care of the family. If she has no money then the job she is doing of
taking care of the home and the children is a very great role. A woman is
there to give direction; God said a woman should submit to her husband.
“A man should know that he is an equal being to his wife but in the home
it should be known that the husband is the head,” he said.
Jengeta stressed the importance of finding the right partner in marriage,
noting that it was wrong to view all men in the negative.
“One can never produce what they are not made of. If you are bitter from a
failed marriage, your sentiments about the marriage institution will
always be bitter. It’s not true that all men are dogs,” he said.
Bulawayo Polytechnic principal Gilbert Mabasa said marriage is a life
commitment that comes with its own challenges.
“Marriage is not for entertainment or appeasement. Marriage is a
relationship for companionship in life and for life. It was instituted by
God as a way for God to make good that which he had.
“A woman was created as part of God’s corrections of his first creation.
It is therefore natural that, in such a scenario, challenges and setbacks
are part of the process,” said Mabasa.
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Dear journalist, the perspective of a representative from at least one of these womens rights organizations is sorely missing from your writeup.
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Lipizzan Stallions at the Spanish Riding School.
25 March-1 July 2007. The Winter Riding School hall in Vienna
Blues festival in Vienna.
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Comedy drama at the Ensemble Theatre.
7-19 May 2007. The Vienna Theatre Project presents
Vienna’s Easter markets.
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Eros in Modern Art.
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Italian Design 1945-2000.
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On 14 February the Kursalon Wien will open its doors for a glittering ball in historical surroundings.
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Marc Chagall Masterworks 1908-1922.
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State House Roundup: Capitol Steps
One by one, the proud men of the 2010 governor's race strode to a sun-splashed microphone set before a glistening golden dome, shoulders high, chests thoroughly puffed, and, through nasty charges and countercharges, proceeded to let the world know: election season has officially begun.
It could have been a Jill Stein commercial, if only she had the funds to air it.
The consecutive appearances by Gov. Deval Patrick, Treasurer Tim Cahill and Republican Charles Baker on the State House steps Wednesday were a new beginning of sorts, a chance to wash away the wreckage of legislative combat and replace it with the vicious hyperbole, historical revisionism and addictive entertainment of Massachusetts electoral politics. Queue the lengthy vacations for capitol regulars.
For Baker, although the week featured a reprise of the Big Dig financing fiasco and his role in it, it began with some good news. Sort of.
In a Monday memorandum, Baker's campaign pollster, Neil Newhouse, declared that Baker is "right where he wants to be" — in second place. Newhouse made the case that Baker's positive image as an outsider in an anti-incumbent environment positions him perfectly to overtake Patrick in time for Election Day. (Imagine the spin had he been in the lead.)
On the flipside, Patrick still leads Baker, albeit by single digits (39-32), even after governing through the worst economic collapse since the Great Depression — which long ago became the default excuse for, well, just about everything — and signing into law a broad-based tax increase. Cahill, lagging behind at 17 percent, sought traction this week by calling for the state's political boundaries to be redrawn through an SJC-appointed commission and noting Patrick had failed to round up support for the independent redistricting commission he had campaigned for four years ago.
In another bout of good news for Baker, Patrick appears to have lost the Wyclef primary. Wyclef Jean — 'Clef, as the clearly well-versed governor called him this week — singer, songwriter, and allegedly tax-challenged Haitian presidential candidate, bailed on a Patrick fundraiser hours after the governor's political team leaked the hot tip about his planned appearance. At a Tuesday news conference, Patrick let slip that his favorite Wyclef tune is "Redemption Song" — actually a Bob Marley original.
The snapping and sniping among the candidates drowned out the seemingly endless clacking of casino dice still rattling in everyone's ears. Speculation abounded. The week began with hyperventilation within the press corps about lawmakers' super-secret plans to return to session to dispense with Gov. Patrick's racino-killing amendment, and, while they're at it, divvy up a $655 million job-saving, deficit-sustaining gift from President Obama and a Democratic Congress. The only catch was there was no agreement between the branches about such a session. Plenty of disagreement, really.
The infusion of six months of extended federal aid — aimed at preserving public sector teaching, police and firefighter jobs but ripped in a D.C. special session as another reckless state bailout — sparked some mind-boggling rhetorical gymnastics among the gubernatorial candidates who all, in so many words, said they would take the money and spend it within the next 10 months. The issue proved particularly difficult for Baker and Cahill, who said they would have voted against the aid in Congress, but wouldn't turn it down now that it's been passed, even though they'd have that option as governor.
"Washington is now sending us money and telling us exactly how we have to spend it, and that's just not sustainable unless we want to give up our sovereignty and let the state be run from Washington, D.C.," Cahill said. Baker said he agreed with Sen. Scott Brown about the danger of increasing the federal deficit and said he'd bank the funds for a while before spending them. Congressional Democrats agreed to cut food stamps in four years and end some tax breaks, plans they said would make the bill a deficit shrinker.
Meanwhile, state lawmakers wondering how to spend their grandkids' money slow-walked talk of a special session, and if history is a guide, could forge a deal during informal sessions — Republican Karyn Polito's threat to block it notwithstanding. A pair of senators — one Democrat and one Republican — on Thursday indicated that even with the promise of federal money, the Senate is unlikely to return for formal action this year.
"Procedurally, it's a long-shot at best," said Sen. Anthony Petruccelli (D-Boston) on Thursday.
Amid all this was a little-noticed twinkle in Senate President Therese Murray's eye: health care payment reform, the holy grail of cost control and perhaps the biggest issue to go unresolved this session, is on the move, the citizens were told. Before Patrick's signature had dried on a new law aimed at providing small businesses relief from cresting health care costs, Patrick disclosed the administration has been trading language with Murray's office on payment reform, getting an early start on next year's legislative agenda. Patrick told reporters he plans to press the issue this fall "notwithstanding the campaign."
STORY OF THE WEEK: In biannual tradition, politics overtook policy on the Hill.
RAISING HELL: Poor Joe DeNucci thought he was giving his loyal 300-person staff a parting gift when he quietly boosted their pay by 5 percent this week, an increase that would cost $700,000 if kept in place for the full fiscal year. Instead, the six-term state auditor, retiring at the end of this year, earned himself the lead Wednesday Globe story and the condemnation of the three major gubernatorial candidates, as well as some of the candidates vying to replace him.
NATIONAL ECONOMIC TURMOIL: Encouraging economic signs in Massachusetts gave way this week to the reality that America is still suffering. Ben Bernanke and the wonks at the Federal Reserve have warned of a renewed slowdown, which has been coupled with reports of weaker than expected job growth. Developments in the stock and housing markets were downright rugged and spurred some economists to project an essentially unnoticeable recovery, at best, lasting many years.
REPUBLICANS BEHAVING BADLY: An allegedly intoxicated longtime state senator and erstwhile Big Dig chief Matt Amorello captivated the Bay State this week, particularly after local outlets published Khalid-Sheikh-Mohammed-like pictures of his scruffy, pepper-sprayed face, eyes firmly shut. Although he's served as a bipartisan punching bag since the fatal tunnel collapse that occurred on his watch, Amorello won some sympathizers after details of his troubled post-public life emerged, as well as questions about the police's handling of his arrest. But more than a few residents wondered about double standards and how Amorello had managed to miss his arraignment after allegedly destroying two parked cars in the middle of the night. Amorello was hardly alone this week: Christy Mihos was hit with a jaw-dropping $70,000 penalty after getting nabbed for, among other things, falsifying corporate contributions to his campaign to make them appear as though they were from individuals.
This program aired on August 13, 2010. The audio for this program is not available.
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Life expectancy declines
By JACK RYAN,
A study looking at six decades of data in the United States reports that overall life expectancy has declined in each of the past three years. This is a slap in the country’s face, given that we spend more on health care than anyone else in the world. Plus, the many advances made in treating deadly diseases and medical conditions should mean that, on average, we’re living longer than we used to.
The problem is, it’s not the elderly who are dying in greater numbers. It’s working-age people between 25 and 64. The report, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, listed a number of factors in our declining life span.
Among the most sinister were a rapidly rising level of drug addiction, specifically to opioids; and a “sea of despair” among many Americans with only a high school education or less.Rising rates of suicide and deaths from alcohol-related liver diseases also played a role. But all these things — opioids, despair, suicide and alcohol — can only kill a small percentage of the population. Other things must be at work, affecting a far larger number of people.
“Obesity is a significant part of the story,” said a story in The Washington Post. “The average woman in the United States today weighs as much as the average man half a century ago, and men now weigh about 30 pounds more. Most people in the U.S. are overweight — an estimated 71.6 percent of the population age 20 and older,” according to the Centers for Disease Control.
A warning signal that this trend may continue is provided by the fact that 19 percent of Americans between the ages of 2 and 19 are considered obese.
It’s alarming when a rising percentage of Americans who literally are in the prime of their lives are dying. There’s no way the country’s life expectancy should be decreasing, and the study is telling us that we need to eat a little less and exercise a little more. But it’s also telling us that other things need attention.
For example, our consumer-oriented culture is important to the broader economy. Without dumping cold water on the Black Friday shopping madness, that’s OK, but only to a point.
A lot of people are impulse buyers — if they see something they want, they purchase it, sometimes whether or not they can afford it. After a while, money becomes a problem when the bills are due. This may be a contributor to the “sea of despair” among lesser-educated people, who tend to earn less money. Another likely factor, not mentioned specifically in the Post’s story, is rising levels of loneliness. This has to be an element in that sea of despair. It seems that a lot of people can’t find someone to share their life with. Perhaps improvements in that area, along with finances and obesity, could fix our lifespan problem.
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Government-controlled media outlets in China yesterday speculated that the iPhone 6 will not be immediately sold there because Apple retaliated against carrier partners who leaked details of the new models before their Tuesday launch.
That was one reason publications such as People's Daily, the Communist Party's official organ, and the government's Xinhua News Agency put forward for the sudden change in the on-sale date for the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus in the People's Republic of China (PRC).
Those same reports, as well as others, also said that the iPhone 6 had not yet been approved by the Ministry for Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the agency that must green light smartphones before they can be sold in the PRC.
Searches on the MIIT's website for an iPhone 6 approval notice came up empty.
Much more provocative were the charges that the move was by initiated by Apple. People's Daily (Chinese language website), for example, claimed one possibility was that Apple was holding out because executives were angry that China's mobile carriers spilled some of the details about the then-unannounced iPhone 6, including pricing by China Unicom and China Mobile's posting of the handset's dimensions and Sept. 19 on-sale date.
Other reports, including one by Xinhua (Chinese language website), pitched in with another conspiratorial theory: The Chinese carriers' reductions in smartphone subsidies had upset Apple enough to cut off its nose to spite its face.
Apple unveiled the new iPhone 6 on Tuesday in the U.S. at a lavish one hour 45-min. event in Cupertino, Calif., where CEO Tim Cook introduced not only the two new models -- one with a 4.7-in. screen, the other of 5.5-in. -- but touted a new electronic payment system and the first new device under Cook's regime, the Apple Watch.
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The new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus will go on sale Sept. 19 in the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore and the U.K. A second-wave list of markets -- confirmed by spot checks of Apple localized online stores -- including Italy, the Netherlands, Russia, Spain and Taiwan, will kick off sales Sept. 26.
Noticeably absent from the lists: China.
Although Apple traditionally introduced new iPhones in the PRC months after their appearance elsewhere, that changed last year when the American company added China to the first-wave list, selling the iPhone 5S and 5C there on the global opening day.
According to People's Daily, Xinhua and other domestic news organizations, the iPhone 6 was originally to launch Sept. 26, a week after the U.S. debut, with the date promoted on Apple China's website. That was later deleted. Currently, the company's site redirects all buying information about the iPhone 6 to a page that instead pushes last year's iPhone 5S and 5C.
The iPhone 6 page now only states that the on-sales date will be updated soon.
According to the New York Times (subscription required), the abrupt change caught both Apple China and the company's carrier partners -- China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom -- by surprise. An unnamed Apple executive told the newspaper that its stores were preparing for a Sept. 19 launch, while mobile carriers had already scheduled advertising and promotions for the new phones.
China is a crucial market for Apple, accounting for 16% of all revenues in the June quarter and posting year-over-year growth of 28%, the largest, by far, of any Apple sales region. (Apple lumps the PRC, Taiwan and Hong Kong into what it calls "Greater China.")
Even Xinhua acknowledged that the carrier leaks hypothesis was unlikely. The news agency instead assumed that the hold-up was due to MIIT approval. But even that explanation had a political element, as elsewhere local media claimed that MIIT's sluggishness may have been due to previous clashes with Apple, in particular the June broadcast by state-run television that the iPhone and iOS 7 was spying on users.
Apple quickly denied those allegations in a rebuttal on its China website.
On Thursday, Reuters said employees of China Mobile's Beijing office had claimed a company-wide memo went out today telling everyone that the iPhone 6 would not ship on the carrier until "the end of the year."
That might not be a bad thing, argued one U.S.-based analyst yesterday.
"I really do think that Apple wants to milk the iPhone 6 as much as it can," said Carolina Milanesi, chief of research and head of U.S. business for Kantar Worldpanel Comtech. She argued that it was to Apple's advantage to "spread out the revenue goodness" over several quarters, courtesy of the Apple Watch debut early next year and the Chinese New Year, a major shopping stretch in China in January.
If the iPhone 6 was not available until later this year, it would still allow carriers in China to create promotions around the iPhone 6 for that selling season.
Other stories that ran Wednesday in Chinese media seemed to assume that the iPhone would not be sold anytime soon in the PRC. For example, People's Daily (Chinese language website) posted a story about travel plans and costs for those who wanted to get an iPhone 6 immediately, with destination choices ranging from Hong Kong -- "the most convenient iPhone 6 procurement site" -- and Singapore to Australia or Japan.
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[Corrected 6/24/19, 12:08 p.m. See below.] Cancer remains one of the hottest areas for pharma deals and this week saw a big one: Pfizer’s proposed $11.4 billion buyout of Array Biopharma.
The announcement comes less than a month after Boulder, CO-based Array announced positive data from a pivotal study of its combination drug in colorectal cancer. Array has told investors that its top priority is maximizing the success of the combination, Braftovi and Mektovi. The clinical data likely caught Pfizer’s eye, but Array’s pipeline might have clinched the deal. Mikael Dolsten, Pfizer’s chief scientific officer, told analysts that Array is positioned to bring a new cancer drug into human testing each year for the foreseeable future.
Summer is here but the biotech news hasn’t slowed down. Let’s get to this week’s highlights in the roundup.
—Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) will pay $11.4 billion to acquire Array Biopharma (NASDAQ: ARRY), betting both on the future of a double regimen of targeted cancer drugs—Braftovi and Mektovi—and Array’s potential to churn out new ones. Pfizer could also earn royalties from drugs Array has licensed to other companies.
—Merck (NYSE: MRK) is looking for more small and midsize deals like its recent buyouts of Peloton Therapeutics and Tilos Therapeutics to acquire more cancer drugs, vaccines, and animal health medicines, the Wall Street Journal reports. The company held its first investor day in five years on Thursday.
—Sanofi (NYSE: SNY) is hiring Google to apply artificial intelligence and other data-intensive technology to drug discovery and other parts of its business.
CASH GRABS AND NEW STARTS
—Five life-science companies joined the public markets this week, raising a combined $607 million. Stoke Therapeutics (NASDAQ: STOK) kicked things off, followed by Personalis (NASDAQ: PSNL), Akero Therapeutics (NASDAQ: AKRO), Prevail Therapeutics (NASDAQ: PRVL), and Atreca (NASDAQ: BCEL). Dermavant Sciences has reportedly postponed its IPO plans.
—Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) entered the crowded protein degradation field, paying $45 million to Nurix Therapeutics in a partnership to develop drugs for cancer and other diseases.
—Gene testing company Invitae (NYSE: NVTA) agreed to pay $55 million in cash and stock to acquire Singular Bio, a San Francisco startup developing technology to analyze each molecule of a patient’s DNA instead of analyzing a sample in aggregate.
—After climbing 20 percent since April on buyout rumors, shares of Biohaven Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: BHVN) kept rising this week after the company dropped out of a conference. But the gains were wiped out when the company announced a $300 million share offering instead—a sign the company “is raising money to go it alone commercially,” wrote SVB Leerink analyst Mani Foroohar.
—Bloomberg stoked more buyout rumors, this time centering on gene therapy developer UniQure (NASDAQ: QURE), which is “exploring options including a sale,” according to the report. Shares climbed more than 10 percent to all-time highs.
—BeiGene (NASDAQ: BGNE) and Pfizer spinout SpringWorks Therapeutics formed a joint venture, MapKure, that will develop BeiGene’s preclinical cancer drug BGB-3245.
—Sanofi is cutting European jobs to refocus on cancer and gene therapy, but it is handing back two experimental gene therapies to Voyager Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VYGR). It’s the second restructuring of their relationship. Sanofi, which walked away from Voyager’s Parkinson’s gene therapy in 2017, can still opt in to two other Voyager programs.
—Comet Therapeutics of Cambridge, MA, launched with $28.5 million in Series A financing that will fund development of drugs for metabolic disorders and other diseases.
—At the annual European Hematology Association meeting in Amsterdam, Bluebird Bio (NASDAQ: BLUE) announced a $1.8 million price in Europe for its beta thalassemia gene therapy Zynteglo, a figure that blew away analyst estimates. Bluebird also disclosed manufacturing changes that could delay Zynteglo’s launch.
—ArQule (NASDAQ: ARQL) shares jumped 50 percent after its experimental drug ARQ-531 showed promise in lymphoma patients resistant to similar drugs, like ibrutinib (Imbruvica) and alacabrutinib (Calquence). Here’s more from Vantage.
—Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: REGN) updated early results for a drug, REGN1979, that the company says could help lymphoma patients who have failed other treatments, including CAR-T cell therapy.
—Using IQVIA (NYSE: IQV) data, Fierce Pharma looked at the top-selling US drugs in 2018 from a couple angles. One takeaway: Fighting off biosimilar competition has made AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV), owner of adalimumab (Humira), very rich.
—Roche nabbed its first approval in the field of cancer drugs that target a genetic aberration, not a type of tissue. Japan approved entrectinib (Rozlytrek) for cancers with NTRK fusions. The first NTRK-targeted drug to gain approval, from Loxo Oncology, led to an $8 billion buyout. [Updated to correct description of entrectinib’s Japan approval.]
—Regulators in Europe and Japan approved olaparib (Lynparza), from AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) and Merck, as a maintenance therapy for ovarian cancer patients with BRCA mutations who have responded to chemotherapy.
—The FDA also cleared Merck’s immunotherapy pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for small-cell lung cancer patients who have failed at least one treatment. It’s the first approval for Keytruda in SCLC, an aggressive form of lung cancer linked to smoking.
—Unity Biotechnology (NASDAQ: UBX) of San Francisco unveiled its first cut of early data for its drug that is meant to attack part of the aging process. Unity framed the data as “promising”—and garnered detailed coverage from Stat—but investors weren’t buying it, sending shares down 20 percent before a partial recovery by close of market Thursday.
—Sci-B-Vac, an experimental hepatitis B vaccine from VBI Vaccines (NASDAQ: VBIV), met the main goals of a Phase 3 study, but did not beat a GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) vaccine that’s already on the market. Shares of Cambridge-based VBI sank 60 percent.
—Two weeks after suing Retrophin (NASDAQ: RTRX) for ousting him in 2014, imprisoned former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli reached a settlement with the company, CNBC reported. Terms weren’t disclosed, but Retrophin said it would provide more information in a forthcoming regulatory filing.
—Stat investigated the House Democrats’ puzzling, short-lived attempt to roll back a ban on genetic editing of human embryos intended to start a pregnancy.
—Late last week, three drug makers and an advertiser trade group sued the Trump administration over new requirements that TV drug ads disclose list prices. The companies, which include Health and Human Services secretary Alex Azar’s old employer Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY), say prices would scare patients from seeking treatment.
—Last week the FDA halted clinical trials of fecal microbial transplant—giving poop from a healthy person to a sick person—after one death in an FMT trial to treat C. difficile infection. This week, companies developing microbiome-related therapies released statements distancing themselves from FMT.
—Maze Therapeutics promoted Jason Coloma to CEO… Unum Therapeutics named Jessica Sachs chief medical officer… former Armune BioScience executive David Esposito was named CEO of ONL Therapeutics… Robert Forrester stepped down as president and CEO of Verastem (NASDAQ: VSTM)… Pharis Mohideen, chief medical officer of Millendo Therapeutics (NASDAQ: MLND), is leaving… and Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ: RARE) promoted Erik Harris to chief commercial officer.
Ben Fidler and Alex Lash contributed to this report.
Photo by Flickr user Dave Winer via a Creative Commons license
Frank Vinluan is an Xconomy editor based in Research Triangle Park. You can reach him at fvinluan [[at]] xconomy.com. Follow @frankvinluan
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Deceased brother credited with saving sister’s life
11-year-old Oakley Debbs died from a nut allergy
Ari Hait
WEBVTT THE STORY FROM WEST PALM BEACH. >> IT HAS BEEN ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS IS HIS OAKLEY PASSED AWAY, KILLED BY A MASSIVE ALLERGY ATTACK. IT WAS THANKSGIVING.THE 11-YEAR-OLD WEST PALM BEACH BOY EIGHT SOMETHING WITH NUTS IN IT.HE DIED A FEW DAYS LATER. SINCE THEN HIS FAMILY HAS STARTED A FOUNDATION, RED SMOKERS FOR OAKLEY, NAMED AFTER THE ONLY SHOELESS HE WANTED TO WEAR. THEY RAISED AWARENESS OF ALLERGIES AND REACTIONS.THEY GET CONTACTED ALMOST DAILY BY SOME FAMILY SOMEWHERE SAYING OAKLEY'S STORY SAVED THE CHILD'S LIFE. NOW OAKLEY HAS OUTDONE EVEN HIMSELF.>> COME HERE. >> THIS IS OLIVIA, OAKLEY'S TWIN SISTER.NEVER HAD AN ALLERGY A DAY IN HER LIFE UNTIL THURSDAY, TPWHEN SHE TWOKE UP WITH HIVES ALL OVER HER BODY.>> UP AND DOWN MY ARMS AND LEGS. >> THE HIBES HAD TAKEN OVER SO MUCH THAT YOU COULDN'T TELL.>> THEY TRIED TREATING WITH BEN DRILL.BUT THINGS GOT MUCH WORSE ON FRIDAY. OLIVIA FELT HER THROAT CLOSING. >> I WOULD TRY TO BREATHE AND COUGH.THEN I STARTED TO LIKE THINK WHAT IS GOING ON? >> I WAS IN DENIAL. I WAS THINKING TO MYSELF THIS CANNOT BE HAPPENING AGAIN.THIS CANNOT BE HAPPENING. >> HAVING LIVED THROUGH THIS ONCE, THEY KNEW TO GET OLIVIA TO A HOSPITAL IMMEDIATEY, GET HER AN EPI PEN TO STOP WHATEVER HAD STARTED.>> NEVER THOUGHT WE WOULD HAVE GO DOWN THIS ROUTE. I AM GOING GOING TO BE ON PINS AND NEEDLES.>> DOING THAT, I COULDN'T -- >> IT WAS SCARY.>> THEY SAY NO DOUBT OAKLEY SAVED HIS SISTER'S LIFE.>> IF WE DIDN'T KNOW OAKLEY'S STORY, WE WOULD HAVE HAD MAYBE
11-year-old Olivia Debbs was in her West Palm Beach home Friday night playing with her two dogs.Her parents watched her, wondering how close they came to losing another child.“I never thought we’d have to go down this route again,” said her father, Robert Debbs.Last Thanksgiving, Olivia’s twin brother, Oakley, died due to a massive allergy attack.He accidentally ate something with nuts in it and passed away a few days later.Since his death, Oakley’s parents have started a foundation in his honor: Red Sneakers for Oakley, named after the only shoes he ever wanted to wear.The foundation has raised awareness around the world about allergies and the importance of reacting to them right away. They’re educating people about how deadly they can be. The Debbs are contacted on a nearly daily basis from families across the globe, telling them that Oakley’s story saved someone’s life.On Friday, Oakley may have saved his sister.Olivia had never had an allergy a day in her life until Thursday. That’s when she woke up with hives all over her body.“Up and down my legs, my arms, my back, my stomach,” she said. “Everywhere.”“The hives had basically taken over so much of her body that you couldn’t tell which was the hive and which was the normal skin tone,” said Olivia’s mother, Merrill Debbs.Neither Olivia nor her parents have any idea what caused the reaction. They tried treating her with topical creams and Benadryl.Then on Friday, things got much worse. Olivia felt her throat closing.“I would try to breathe and I would cough,” Olivia said. “I was like, ‘Wait, what’s going on? What’s going on?’”“I was in denial,” Merrill said. “I was thinking to myself, ‘This can not be happening again. This can not be happening.’”Having lived through it once, Merrill and Robert knew to get Olivia to a hospital immediately so she could get a shot to stop whatever had started.“I was going to have a nervous breakdown,” Robert said.Olivia tried to put in to words how she was feeling but couldn’t.“For that to be doing that to me, I was…it was..I couldn’t…” she said.“Scary,” her father finished for her.The family believes there is no doubt Oakley saved Olivia’s life.“If we didn’t know Oakley’s story, we would have had maybe a different outcome tonight with Olivia,” Merrill said.For more information on Oakley’s story and the fight against allergies, you can go to redsneakers.org.
11-year-old Olivia Debbs was in her West Palm Beach home Friday night playing with her two dogs.
Her parents watched her, wondering how close they came to losing another child.
“I never thought we’d have to go down this route again,” said her father, Robert Debbs.
Last Thanksgiving, Olivia’s twin brother, Oakley, died due to a massive allergy attack.
He accidentally ate something with nuts in it and passed away a few days later.
Since his death, Oakley’s parents have started a foundation in his honor: Red Sneakers for Oakley, named after the only shoes he ever wanted to wear.
The foundation has raised awareness around the world about allergies and the importance of reacting to them right away. They’re educating people about how deadly they can be.
The Debbs are contacted on a nearly daily basis from families across the globe, telling them that Oakley’s story saved someone’s life.
On Friday, Oakley may have saved his sister.
Olivia had never had an allergy a day in her life until Thursday. That’s when she woke up with hives all over her body.
“Up and down my legs, my arms, my back, my stomach,” she said. “Everywhere.”
“The hives had basically taken over so much of her body that you couldn’t tell which was the hive and which was the normal skin tone,” said Olivia’s mother, Merrill Debbs.
Neither Olivia nor her parents have any idea what caused the reaction. They tried treating her with topical creams and Benadryl.
Then on Friday, things got much worse. Olivia felt her throat closing.
“I would try to breathe and I would cough,” Olivia said. “I was like, ‘Wait, what’s going on? What’s going on?’”
“I was in denial,” Merrill said. “I was thinking to myself, ‘This can not be happening again. This can not be happening.’”
Having lived through it once, Merrill and Robert knew to get Olivia to a hospital immediately so she could get a shot to stop whatever had started.
“I was going to have a nervous breakdown,” Robert said.
Olivia tried to put in to words how she was feeling but couldn’t.
“For that to be doing that to me, I was…it was..I couldn’t…” she said.
“Scary,” her father finished for her.
The family believes there is no doubt Oakley saved Olivia’s life.
“If we didn’t know Oakley’s story, we would have had maybe a different outcome tonight with Olivia,” Merrill said.
For more information on Oakley’s story and the fight against allergies, you can go to redsneakers.org.
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Proposals Designed To Help Struggling Wisconsin Farmers
Proposals Would Help Farmers Pay Off College Debt, Encourage Diverse Operations, Plan For Retirement
By Laurel White and The Associated Press
Tuesday, September 3, 2019, 10:45am
Tuesday, September 3, 2019, 4:00pm
Three proposals designed to help Wisconsin's struggling farmers pay off college debt, encourage diverse operations and plan for retirement are being circulated in the state Legislature.
The measures unveiled Tuesday are sponsored by Democrats but have bipartisan support, increasing their chances of being considered by the Republican-controlled Legislature.
One bill would fund two positions within the University of Wisconsin System to help farmers create succession plans for passing down their operations to younger family members.
Another proposal would provide up to $30,000 over five years toward higher education debt payments for college graduates who have been farming less than 10 years.
Rep. Mark Spreitzer, D-Beloit, who is sponsoring the bill, said the state needs to do what it can to make sure the next generation of Wisconsin farmers can succeed financially.
"There are enough challenges right now, especially in our current farming climate, to creating a financially viable farm without the added burden of student loan debt on top of that," he said.
Spreitzer compared the proposal to existing loan assistance programs for teachers and health care workers.
"There's been a real movement lately to say that farming is public service, that farming matters to our state and our country and we need to make sure that the next generation of farmers is coming along and is able to make it financially," he said.
A third proposal would create a competitive grant program that would award grants of up to $50,000 for small-scale farming operations no larger than 50 acres. That program would support agricultural start-ups and existing farms looking to add an additional crop to their operations.
Editor's Note: This story was updated with additional reporting from WPR.
Wisconsin Public Radio, © Copyright 2020, Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and Wisconsin Educational Communications Board. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Willamette Edges Whitworth 2-1 on Header by Manset in Overtime
Whitworth (7-9-0, 6-6-0 NWC) 0 1 0 1
Willamette (8-6-2, 5-5-2 NWC) 0 1 1 2
2nd - 53:06 - Keil, Shanna (Willamette)
2nd - 64:59 - Van Peursem, Arielle (Whitworth)
OT - 97:00 - Manset, Emmy (Willamette)
G: Arielle Van peursem - 1
A: Dallas Nelson - 1
Sv: Jenna Rogers - 4
A: Karmen Chavez-Sam - 1
Sh: Liz Stewart - 8
Sv: Kristen Barclay - 3
Emmy Manset (Jr., F, Ventura, CA/Foothill Technology HS)
By Robert McKinney, Assistant Athletics Director, Communications
SALEM, Ore. -- Emmy Manset (Jr., F, Ventura, CA/Foothill Technology HS) of Willamette University scored with 3:00 left in the first overtime to give the Bearcats a 2-1 victory over Whitworth University in a Northwest Conference women's soccer game on Sunday, Oct. 23 at Sparks Field. Manset has scored in a three consecutive games, and all three goals have been game-winners. She has earned four goals on the season.
With the win, the Bearcats upped their overall record to 8-6-2, including 5-5-2 (17 points) in the NWC. Whitworth dropped to 7-9-0 on the season, 6-6-0 (18 points) in the NWC.
Manset scored the winning goal on a header from eight yards out after narrowly beating Whitworth goalie Jenna Rogers to the ball. As Manset and Rogers collided, the ball looped toward the goal and then bounced over the goal line.
The goal was set up on a long pass by Karmen Chavez-Sam (So., D, Eastvale, CA/Eleanor Roosevelt HS) from 45 yards out. The ball went over the defense and bounced once before Manset and Rogers rushed to gain possession.
It was Willamette's second win in as many days. On Saturday, the Bearcats defeated Whitman College, 2-1. Whitworth had not played since Tuesday, when the Pirates downed Whitman 1-0 in overtime.
On Sunday, the Bearcats and the Pirates played a scoreless first half. Willamette outshot Whitworth 9-4 during the half, including 4-2 in shots on goal.
Sienna Tanner, who played the first 45 minutes in goal for the Pirates, earned three saves. One shot by Willamette was kept out of the net by a defender. Willamette goalie Kristen Barclay (Fr., GK, Kenmore, WA/Cedar Park Christian School) recorded two saves in the first half.
Willamette scored the game's first goal at 53:06 on a 22-yard free kick taken by Shanna Keil (Fr., M, Danville, CA/San Ramon Valley HS). Keil curled the ball into the upper left corner of the goal.
The Pirates tied the game at 1-1 on a goal by Arielle Van Peursem, assisted by Dallas Nelson, at 64:59. Peursem shot from 23 yards out near the center of the field. Her shot went into the top of the net.
A series of shots by the Bearcats nearly put Willamette in front late in regulation. Liz Stewart (So., D/F, Sisters, OR/Sisters HS/Texas Christian University) took a shot at 80:12 that was stopped by a defender. Stewart also put a shot on target at 83:59 that was saved by Rogers.
Keil took a corner kick at 85:26 to set up two shots by Willamette in a scramble near the goal. First, a shot by Jenae Arnold (Fr., M, Poulsbo, WA/North Kitsap HS) hit the post, and then a shot by Manset was deflected wide by Rogers.
Willamette had two more shots in regulation -- by Stewart at 86:09 and Arnold at 86:30. Stewart's attempt went wide left and Arnold's shot was blocked. Leah Corra of Whitworth earned a header at 88:48, but sent the ball wide left.
The Bearcats tacked on four shots in overtime, while holding the Pirates without a shot. Stewart took two of the shots, including a header that was saved by Rogers at 95:52 following a corner kick. Manset had the other two shots in overtime, including the game-winning header.
Willamette finished the afternoon with a 27-9 advantage in total shots and a 12-5 margin in shots on goal. The Bearcats also claimed a 10-4 edge in corner kicks. Stewart led all players with eight shots (six on goal). Manset added five shots, including two on target.
Rogers was credited with four saves while playing the final 52 minutes. Barclay registered three saves and played all 97 minutes.
The Bearcats will play again on Saturday, Oct. 29 at University of Puget Sound. Game time in Tacoma, Washington, is scheduled for 12 p.m. (PDT).
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Home News Associated Press Cosby appeal tests other accusers’ testimony in #MeToo era
Cosby appeal tests other accusers’ testimony in #MeToo era
Bill Cosby (Photo: ZUMA Press)
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press
When three Pennsylvania Superior Court judges gather Monday to hear Bill Cosby’s appeal of his sexual assault conviction, more than the aging comedian’s freedom may be at stake.
As the first celebrity convicted in the #MeToo era, the court scrutiny of the case could cement — or threaten — the movement itself.
“If it’s reversed, I worry that it’s going to play into the narrative that stories of people subjected to gender-based violence are not going to be believed,” said Professor Margaret Johnson, who teaches gender law at the University of Baltimore School of Law. “I’ve been struck by … the power of the backlash against #MeToo.”
Just recently, a lawyer for actor Cuba Gooding Jr., accused of grabbing a woman’s breast at a New York nightclub, challenged her mental state as the case was sent to trial. The lawyer, Mark Heller, said he was starting “the “Not Me Movement,” under the hashtag “#NotMe.”
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Cosby, charged over a 2004 encounter, first went on trial in June 2017 — months before accusations against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein would unleash the #MeToo era.
Prosecutors asked to call 13 other women to bolster the account of Cosby accuser Andrea Constand.
Judge Steven O’Neill allowed just one, and the suburban Philadelphia jury deadlocked after six days of deliberations.
Cosby, long beloved as “America’s Dad” for his TV role as Dr. Cliff Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” left the Montgomery County Courthouse triumphant while his lawyers delivered a scathing attack on the judge and prosecutor written by his wife, Camille Cosby.
Ten months later, the #MeToo movement in full force, District Attorney Kevin Steele doubled down, asking to call 19 of the scores of Cosby accusers at the retrial. O’Neill settled on five, whose accounts of being drugged and molested by the powerful star echoed Constand’s. Chelan Lasha, in her testimony, recalled seeking him out as a 17-year-old aspiring model and actress, only to be violated.
“Dr. Huxtable wouldn’t do this. Why are you doing this to me? You’re supposed to help me be successful,” she recalled thinking.
Accuser Heidi Thomas called the acclaimed entertainer and arts patron “a serial rapist.”
The second jury took just 14 hours to convict Cosby of all three felony sex-assault charges, finding that he drugged and violated the 30-year-old Constand when she went to his home for career advice.
“Not once were race or the #MeToo movement ever discussed, nor did either factor into our decision,” the jury said in a statement, referencing defense suggestions that racism and #MeToo tainted the case. Instead, they said, they found Constand “credible and compelling.”
The appeals court will consider more than a half-dozen alleged trial errors, including the defense claim that Cosby had a promise from a former prosecutor that he would never be charged in the case. That promise, they said, led Cosby to give deposition testimony in Constand’s 2005 lawsuit that prompted his arrest when it was unsealed in 2015.
The defense is also challenging O’Neill’s decision to let the jury hear portions of that testimony, in which Cosby acknowledges getting quaaludes in the 1970s to give women before sex.
Still, the “prior bad act” testimony from the other women is the crux of the appeal. Pennsylvania law allows it only in limited cases: to show a “signature” crime pattern ; to show an act was not an accident; and to rebut defense claims of consent.
Cosby’s lawyers say it was used just to throw mud at him.
“The five (accuser) witnesses were inconsistent in their allegations, remote in time, and used solely as a mechanism to promote hysteria,” appellate lawyer Kristen L. Weisenberger wrote in a recent brief.
Two parties have filed amicus briefs to support the conviction: the state Attorney General’s Office, and RAINN, the nonprofit Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network.
“Because this case pitted the victim’s otherwise-uncorroborated credibility against that of a popular, internationally known celebrity entertainer, evidence of his relevant pattern of prior criminal conduct to rebut his consent claim was clearly admissible,” the Attorney General’s Office wrote.
But some defense lawyers believe O’Neill should have explained why he let more accusers testify at the retrial.
“The fact that he expanded the number from one to five raises a very substantial question,” said lawyer Alan Tauber, who represented a Philadelphia church official whose child-endangerment conviction was overturned because too many priest-abuse victims testified. “What changed between the first trial and the second trial to justify that?”
Cosby turned 82 last month in state prison, where he is serving a three- to 10-year term.
Whatever the outcome of his criminal appeal, his insurance company, to his dismay, has quietly settled at least nine pending defamation lawsuits filed by women accusers.
The Superior Court panel, which includes two women, reviews Cosby’s case as a string of other accused predators await their day in court — Weinstein, and singer R. Kelly among them.
“This is such a high-profile case,” RAINN President Scott Berkowitz said. “It’s particularly important if survivors around the country are watching it closely and making up their minds as to whether to come forward and report their assault to police. And so a bad verdict, or appeal in this case, could be really discouraging.”
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Down the Rabbit Hole: Examining the Life of One Totally Insane Internet Commenter Who Used His Real Name
The internet is a weird place.
There used to be a thing called “John Gabriel’s Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory” (courtesy of the great Penny Arcade) which was stated as a simple equation:
Normal Person + Anonymity + Audience = Total Fuckwad
Remember that? Remember the days when “anonymity” was required? Now people are just Total Fuckwads by virtue of an audience — or even no audience at all, just the illusion of an audience.
And this, friends, brings us to the comment sections of websites where one is required (or even passively encouraged) to sign in with their Facebook account to leave a comment — which is almost invariably some sort of horrifying, homophobic garbage.
In the old days, that disgusting, bat-shit nonsense would be written by “DaKillaTruth99” or “anonymous” or “User34.”
Only now that insane, raving lunacy links back directly to the person’s Facebook page, with their real name for the world to see, and that’s okay with most people. It’s like they are so disconnected while on the Internet that they think there are no consequences for their public posts.
Let’s take a look at a comment shared on a story written in October, about Kim Kardashian saying she doesn’t like it when Khloe Kardashian talks to her ex-husband, Lamar Odom.
Now admittedly, the Kardashian family does seem to raise most people’s ire a little more than other topics of conversation (although I’d still strenuously argue that you could always just opt to NOT read a story about a family you’re not interested in knowing more about, but whatever), however can you really say that this comment would ever be justified?:
“Kim Kardashian west trash get the hell out of new York bitch cunt loser trash husband move from new York ugly ugly husband like kanye trash Kenye west losers go away from the country trash or ill have people kill you trash people family ill cut yourt neck like a black snake and make a jacket out of you and ugly kanye kim kardashian trash west trash your baby can die in hell the trash where it belongs trash baby this hoe must die in hell the trash kim kardashian her and her trash man.”
Note: I cut this comment a bit short, before he started going into a whole thing about how he hopes Kim Kardashian’s then-unborn baby dies inside of her, then gets her sick and she dies. It was somehow ten times more repulsive than what I actually present to you here.
Think about that for a second. Imagine yourself getting that mad about an article on the internet. Or about anything, ever, anywhere. Would even portion of that ever come out of your mouth?
The part that amazes me about this comment (aside from its truly groundbreaking steam-of-consciousness prose), is that the author signed in with his Facebook account, and his full, real name, to leave what is essentially the kind of thing you read off a crumpled note, covered in blood, left behind at a particularly heinous murder scene.
Now, I don’t believe in public shaming (and I legitimately think this person might be the craziest human being currently living in America who’s not behind bars, so he scares me a little), so I won’t reveal his full name – We’ll just refer to him Sam Shakepeare.
When I first read Sam’s comment, it shocked me with its vulgarity. Then I remembered where I was (the internet) and I remembered that this, in its own way, is par for the course. Maybe a little above (or below, I guess) par, but still nothing out of the ordinary in a comments section.
But I was baffled by the use of his full name. A cursory google search provided me a link to his facebook page, where I was again surprised to learn that this man – who, might I remind you, spends his days threatening to murder babies and celebrities — doesn’t have his Facebook page set to “Private.”
And he should. He really, really should.
You see, I learned a lot about Sam in the 10 or 15 minutes I spent doing very little searching on his profile. I found out where he currently works, I found out the contact information for his employer (which I half-wanted to call to let them know what kind of insane person works for them, but I figured they would have to already know). I found out where he lives, where he goes to school.
All of that is linked back to him writing, “Kim kardashian trash west trash your baby can die in hell the trash where it belongs.”
Going through his status updates, I learned more about Sam — who I weirdly grew to feel kind of bad for, actually.
First, he loves posting the same links to songs over and over. Eminem is one of his favorite artists, and I know this for two reasons:
A) He shared a link to the same Eminem song 12 times in two months (perhaps because he forgot he already shared it?)
and B) He wrote, “I AM EMINEMS STUDY I STUDY EMINEM LIKE THERE IS NO TOMORROW.”
I’m not real sure what that actually means, but it’s pretty clear he likes Eminem. (To be completely honest, when I first read this I absolutely thought he meant he likes to eat M&Ms while studying. But no, he didn’t mean that.)
Also, his rage issues seem to really boil up from time to time. He’d go long stretches with just calm, albeit somewhat indecipherable, status updates, before sharing:
“My family my dads sisters are not family they are Devils they go to concerts yet they complain they have no money get a life losers please help me god am going kill my self they make me so mad And worst they go out to eat everyday they tell me I can’t Am a man now how are they they tell me what I can and can’t do Am not A baby anymore am mature enough to make my own decisions On my own help me god”
Which he immediately followed up with, “Merry Christmas everybody wish you all the best everyone all the best,” a few hours later.
He also really, really, REALLY hates the Kardashian family.
“Kim ugly Kardashian west must die in hell burn in hell why she lives she must die”
“Kim, Kardashian hope your new York dash Stores burns in hell to the ground up your dash trash stores burns in hell the one in new York store as well burns with you in it as well burn it down to the ground all the Kardashian trash family gold diggers all of them trash”
“Technology is the better way to go then the ugly Kardashians trashy cloths”
To Sam’s credit, I have to agree with the sentiment that “technology” as a whole is, in fact, better than any of the Kardashians’ clothing lines. It’s hard to argue with that.
He also seems to have a problem with Mexicans — or at least that’s the best I could make from this status update — which, again, I stress is public for anyone to see.
“Americans are sick cowerds scard red necks fat asses druged up idiots bunch of losers how ever dose drugs I hope they burn in hell forever and all forever they make me sick some of the stupid Mexicans are all the same drug adics change the world is hard but the Mexicans are sick with there drugs and this world wants to do better with stupid drugs please you all are dum dum tards you make me sick how you supposed to change the worlds with this kind of acting good luck losers you won t change the world its trash already Americas edgeucation is ass low as it is cuss of drugs I say fuck the drugs make me sick id say burn them All”
Although I think the term “dum dum tards” is worthy of future consideration in our lexicon, and the irony of spelling “education” as “edgeucation” is just… wow. It’s almost too much to enjoy all at once.
However, more so than his bouts of rage-fueled vitriol, it think it’s his completely confounding, alsmot philosophical comments that really fascinate me. No hatred, no stuttering bile-spewing, just bizarre, individual thoughts.
“Disk making is cool and all but everything is going to be digital very soon but disks are cool.”
“Video games are the new Hollywood”
“Omg I just throw up I just barfed throw up threw up I don’t feel so good.”
And finally, I’m pretty sure he had some sort of romantic involvement with his cousin, which then turned sour and now he really FUCKING HATES his cousin. Like, a lot. (Note: I’ve changed the cousin’s name as well.)
“I hate my cusin [Allison] forever I don’t want to see her ever again wish she gose away leaves me and my sister alone little gold digger with her ugly new boy friend trash [Allison] is A Hoe and a Whore.”
I mean, why mention the gold digger thing? And why the anger over her “new boy friend”?
“Am the king of this castle and am gonna be treated with respect or am gonna burn everybodys nutts of and feed them to the sharks you know your damn role and shut your damn mouths”
That was back in late October. In December, Sam wrote:
“I Forever hate my cousin [Allison] what ever her last name is she is a bitch a whore and a hoe like Kim Kardashian trash loser like them I hate the Kardashians trash like I hate my Cousin”
Well, way to bring it all back around, Sam.
In the end, after examining this person’s Facebook for an extended period of time, I actually felt somewhat comforted.
While it’s still disturbing that the trend seems to be people caring less and less about their anonymity when spewing hateful garbage on the internet, it’s comforting to know that Sam Shakespeare — who I now know more about than some of my close friends — never fit into the Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory in the first place.
Remember: Normal Person + Anonymity + Audience = Total Fuckwad. Well, in no universe could Sam ever be considered a “normal person.” He’s just a crazy weirdo with a tiny little public platform. And somehow, that makes me feel better.
I’ll let Sam close us out with one of his own status updates:
“I don’t care if people love me or hate me for speaking the truth its just my opinion I cant change cuss I want to be smarter and learn more everyday love me or hate me I don’t care anymore.”
Amen, Sam. Amen.
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The 14 Best Sketches (So Far) From ‘SNL’ Season 40
Let’s just get this out of the way right off the bat: SNL’s 40th season started off a little shaky – despite an admirable hosting job by the endlessly entertaining Chris Pratt – and it seemed that the cast, as it stood, was going to take some time to gel. As it turned out, they gelled much faster than anyone anticipated and as the show reached its final episode of 2014 it found its stride in a way that had been missing for quite a few seasons.
SNL’s 40th season, hiccups aside, has had some truly brilliant, fascinating, and insanely funny moments, and I’ve decided to cherry pick my very favorite 14 (in honor of 2014, get it? It’s not arbitrary… I promise) sketches of the season (so far).
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[NOTE: I originally wrote this story for ETonline.com, where it was first published]
With the live, musical stage production of Peter Pan airing on NBC on Thursday, and the recent release of the trailer for the upcoming adventure drama Pan – a re-imagined live-action version of J.M. Barrie’s classic tale – it seems that America is once again experiencing full-blown Peter Pandemonium.
And why not? It’s fun for the whole family, right? On the surface, Peter Pan is about a young boy leading his friends on the adventure of a lifetime. Like most children’s stories, it’s a cherished morality tale that teaches kids a lesson while keeping them entertained.
And, like most beloved children’s stories, the familiar tale of Peter Pan is based on a book full of horrible murder and deeply traumatizing acts of depravity. Seriously, children’s stories are messed up. To show you what we mean, here are seven beloved (Disney-adapted) tales of fun and adventure that are based on some of the most shocking, horrifying stories imaginable…
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The Totally Crazy Ways Hollywood Uses Fire To Sell Movies
In the newly released poster for Insurgent, we see a brave, stoic Shailene Woodley standing on top of a cube-shaped building which is on fire. It’s also floating in mid-air through the middle of a post-apocalyptic cityscape, but that’s beside the point.
While admittedly the poster is a bit surreal, what really seems to set the tone is the blazing inferno raging beneath Woodley’s feet, pouring out of the windows.
It’s almost as if the poster designers were worried that the strange image of a warrior woman on a floating building wouldn’t be eye-catching enough. However, like sex and the color red, fire is used all the time by poster designers for a whole multitude of reasons – and with an equally large variety of insane results.
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13 Hilariously Horrible Horror Movies To Watch On Halloween
Halloween is arguably the greatest of all holidays. First off, as an adult, Halloween is the perfect excuse to marathon-watch the scariest, goriest, most pants-soiling horror movies available. Secondly, adults can buy their own candy, and none of it will be an eraser, gum or three dirty pennies.
But what if you don’t like being scared, and would rather watch a violent, gory scream-fest that makes you laugh? Well, you might be a crazy serial killer, in which case, we can’t help you. But if that’s not the case, check out our list of 13 awful horror movies that are so wonderfully terrible you can’t help but love them.
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July 2018 issue on sale now!
By Jon Crampin 2018-06-06T07:55:06Z
Vinyl is the music format that refuses to go quietly. The latest issue of What Hi-Fi? pays tribute to our enduring love of playing records.
In these changing times, there are some things we can rely upon – England’s early World Cup exit, a rainy Bank Holiday and a continuing love affair with vinyl.
Vinyl is the format that simply refuses to die. Sales are booming and record players are now just as common a sight in student bedrooms as they are in hi-fi enthusiast’s listening rooms.
The July issue of What Hi-Fi?, available on newsstands today, pays tribute to our enduring love of all things vinyl, with a special issue dedicated to the wonderful and varied kit required to play records.
From the best turntables on the market, to other essentials such as phono stages and cartridges, our expert recommendations will ensure you get the best out of your deck.
Turning it around
Once condemned to the scrapheap (and many a car boot sale or charity shop), vinyl has enjoyed a remarkable turnaround in fortunes.
From reading the sleeve notes to placing the disc on the turntable platter, nothing beats the feeling of owning a record. And whether you’re new to the joys of vinyl or rediscovering the format after a dalliance with digital, we have everything you need to get started.
Our Vinyl Special issue features 15 of the best decks money can buy. With decks ranging from £150 to £20k, we’ve got all tastes and budgets covered. We also test four excellent phono amps, to discover which is the class leader. And if you’re looking to upgrade, we review four of the best cartridges too.
You can subscribe or buy the latest issue here, or buy the digital edition on iPhone, iPad, Android devices or Kindle edition
Not convinced?
So you’ve chosen your turntable, but our handy advice doesn’t stop there. Our Vinyl Special issue contains loads of tips on how to set up and care for your turntable and how to get the best sound from it.
Ever wondered how vinyl works? Read our feature to find out how a turntable turns those record grooves into groovy records. Is it witchcraft or some other form of magic? Find out in the July issue of What Hi-Fi?
Still unconvinced by the sonic merits of vinyl? Read our feature on tracks that sound better played in this format and you’re sure to conclude that this remains one of the best ways to listen to music.
There’s something of the Noah’s Ark about July issue’s First Tests section, as the latest hi-fi kit lines up two by two.
This month, we feature two turntables in the Rega Planar 1 Plus and the Lenco L-91, two pairs of stereo speakers (the Fyne Audio F302s and Q Acoustics 3010is) and two televisions (Sony’s KD-65AF8 and Samsung’s QE55Q9FN). Our reviewers describe this latest Samsung QLED as “a stunning achievement”.
There’s also a review of the Pure Move T4, a good old-fashioned radio and, at the opposite end of the technology scale, LG’s WK7 ThinQ smart speaker.
And finally, we review the latest version of the iPad, the Apple iPad 2018, and come to the conclusion it’s the “best tablet available for this money”.
In Temptations this month, we review the KEF Reference 1 stereo speakers and the dCS Rossini DAC/Master Clock – that’s over £27k worth of kit to start saving up for.
Our That Was Then feature looks back at the Musical Fidelity X-LP phono stage. As the predecessor of one of the products featured in our phono stage group test, does this 1997 version still have what it takes?
Plus: Don’t miss our special offer – a free Leatherman Style CS Multi-Tool (worth £30) – when you subscribe to What Hi-Fi?
The July issue is not to be missed. So grab a copy of What Hi-Fi? from your local newsagents today. Or simply download it onto your tablet or smartphone. Enjoy!
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A number of business clients come to us for advice on the most effective way to minimise their inheritance tax liability whilst still allowing them flexibility for future generations of the family.
Mike, a young business owner has an estate of £3m made up of the family home valued at £300,000, business assets of £2.1m and two life policies with cover of £600,000. Mike wishes to provide security for his wife whilst providing for the bulk of his estate to pass to his minor children in a tax efficient and flexible manner.
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The PTSD Trap: Our Overdiagnosis of PTSD In Vets Is Enough to Make You Sick
Author: David Dobbs. David Dobbs Science
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Author’s note: This story originally appeared in Scientific American, April 2009. As the suggestion of U.S. Army medical student Petulant Skeptic (see below), I am re-publishing it here, open access, because the return of veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars renews the importance of examining our ideas about how most soldiers react to combat. As noted in Petulant Skeptic’s preface below, the U.S. press and populace seems all too ready to attribute every trouble suffered or made by combat veterans a sign of searing trauma. We can do better. – David Dobbs
Preface by Petulant Skeptic, U.S. Army.
As America rushes to understand SSgt Robert Bales’ alleged murder of 16 Afghan civilians there will be, and already is (see: here, here, and here), a renewed interest in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) among those who have served in Afghanistan and Iraq. While the media have been more restrained in blaming Bales’ purported PTSD or TBI than they were with Benjamin Barnes—the Mt. Rainier Shooter three months ago (see here for a recap)—there continues to be precious little examination of PTSD’s prevalence and persistence among veterans. As a soldier, a medical student, and someone interested in these “invisible” injuries of war I find myself often paraphrasing David’s article in order to elucidate the confusing nomenclatures, conflated diagnoses and backwards incentives of how the Department of Veteran’s Affairs handles PTSD. Rather than rush to understand Bales, let’s use this time to let the facts of that case settle and resolve — and take this as an opportunity to reexamine a broken system for the good of those who suffer below the radar of national calamity.
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by David Dobbs
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Stevens led the medics tending an armored brigade of 800 soldiers, and his team patched together GIs and Iraqi citizens almost every day. He saw horrific things. Once home, he had his share, he says, of “nights where I’d wake up and it would be clear I wasn’t going to sleep again.”
He was not surprised: “I would expect people to have nightmares for a while when they came back.” But as he kept track of his unit in the U.S., he saw troops greeted by both a larger culture and a medical culture, especially in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), that seemed reflexively to view bad memories, nightmares and any other sign of distress as an indicator of PTSD.
“Clinicians aren’t separating the few who really have PTSD from those who are experiencing things like depression or anxiety or social and reintegration problems, or who are just taking some time getting over it,” says Stevens. He worries that many of these men and women are being pulled into a treatment and disability regime that will mire them in a self-fulfilling vision of a brain rewired, a psyche permanently haunted.
Stevens, now a major, and still on reserve duty while he works as a physician’s assistant, is far from alone in worrying about the reach of PTSD. Over the last five years or so, a long-simmering academic debate over PTSD’s conceptual basis and rate of occurrence has begun to boil over into the practice of trauma psychology and to roil military culture as well. Critiques, originally raised by military historians and a few psychologists, are now being advanced by a broad array of experts, including giants of psychology, psychiatry, diagnosis, and epidemiology such as Columbia’s Robert Spitzer and Michael First, who oversaw the last two editions of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the DSM-III and DSM-IV; Paul McHugh, the longtime chair of Johns Hopkins University’s psychiatry department; Michigan State University epidemiologist Naomi Breslau; and Harvard University psychologist Richard McNally, a leading authority in the dynamics of memory and trauma, and perhaps the most forceful of the critics. The diagnostic criteria for PTSD, they assert, represent a faulty, outdated construct that has been badly overextended so that it routinely mistakes depression, anxiety, or even normal adjustment for a unique and particularly stubborn ailment.
This quest to scale back the definition of PTSD and its application stands to affect the expenditure of billions of dollars, the diagnostic framework of psychiatry, the effectiveness of a huge treatment and disability infrastructure, and, most important, the mental health and future lives of hundreds of thousands of U.S. combat veterans and other PTSD patients. Standing in the way of reform is conventional wisdom, deep cultural resistance and foundational concepts of trauma psychology. Nevertheless it is time, as Spitzer recently argued, to “save PTSD from itself.”
Casting a Wide Net
The overdiagnosis of PTSD, critics say, shows in the numbers, starting with the seminal study of PTSD prevalence, the 1990 National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Survey. The NVVRS covered more than 1,000 Vietnam veterans in 1988 and reported that 15.4 percent of them had PTSD at that time and 31 percent had suffered it at some point since the war. That 31 percent has been the standard estimate of PTSD incidence among veterans ever since.
In 2006, however, Columbia University epidemiologist Bruce Dohrenwend, hoping to resolve nagging questions about the study, reworked the numbers. When he had culled the poorly documented diagnoses, he found that the 1988 rate was 9 percent, and the lifetime rate just 18 percent.
McNally shares the general admiration for Dohrenwend’s careful work. Soon after it was published, however, McNally asserted that Dohrenwend’s numbers were still too high because he counted as PTSD cases those veterans with only mild, subdiagnostic symptoms, people rated as “generally functioning pretty well.” If you included only those suffering “clinically significant impairment” — the level generally required for diagnosis and insurance compensation in most mental illness — the rates fell yet further, to 5.4 percent at the time of the survey and 11 percent lifetime. It was not 1 in 3 veterans that eventually got PTSD, but 1 in 9 — and only 1 in 18 had it at any given time. The NVVRS, in other words, appears to have overstated PTSD rates in Vietnam vets by almost 300 percent.
“PTSD is a real thing, without a doubt,” says McNally. “But as a diagnosis, PTSD has become so flabby and overstretched, so much a part of the culture, that we are almost certainly mistaking other problems for PTSD, and thus mistreating them.”
The idea that PTSD is overdiagnosed seems to contradict reports of resistance in the military and the VA to recognizing PTSD — denials of PTSD diagnoses and disability benefits, military clinicians discharging soldiers instead of treating them, and a disturbing increase in suicides among veterans of the Middle East wars. Yet the two trends are consistent. The VA’s PTSD caseload has more than doubled since 2000, mostly owing to newly diagnosed Vietnam veterans. The poor and erratic response to current soldiers and recent vets, with some being pulled in quickly to PTSD treatments and others discouraged or denied, may be the panicked stumbling of an overloaded system.
Overhauling both the diagnosis and the VA’s care system, say critics, will ensure better care for genuine PTSD patients as well as those being misdiagnosed. But the would-be reformers face fierce opposition. “This argument,” McNally notes, “tends to really piss some people off.” Veterans send him threatening emails. Colleagues accuse him of dishonoring veterans, dismissing suffering, discounting the costs of war. Dean Kilpatrick, a University of South Carolina traumatologist who is president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), once essentially called McNally a liar.
A Problematic Diagnosis
The most recent Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV) defines PTSD as the presence of three symptom clusters — reexperiencing via nightmares or flashbacks; numbing or withdrawal; and hyperarousal, evident in irritability, insomnia, aggression, or poor concentration — that arise in response to a life-threatening event.
Both halves of this definition are suspect. To start with, the link to a traumatic event, which makes PTSD almost unique among complex psychiatric diagnoses in being defined by an external cause, also makes it uniquely problematic, for the tie is really to the memory of an event. When PTSD was first added to the DSM-III in 1980, traumatic memories were considered reasonably faithful recordings of actual events. But as research since then has repeatedly shown, memory is spectacularly unreliable and extraordinarily malleable. We routinely add or subtract people, details, settings, and actions to our memories. We conflate, invent, and edit.
In one study by Washington University memory researcher Elizabeth Loftus, one out of four adults who were told they were lost in a shopping mall as children came to believe it. Some insisted the event happened even after the ruse was exposed. Bounteous research since then has confirmed that such false memories are common. (See, “Creating False Memories” by Elizabeth Loftus, Scientific American, Sept 1997.)
Soldiers enjoy no immunity from this tendency. A 1990s study at the New Haven, Connecticut VA hospital asked 59 Gulf War veterans about their war experiences a month after their return and again two years later. The researchers asked about 19 specific types of potentially traumatic events, such as witnessing deaths, losing friends, and seeing people disfigured. Two years out, 70 percent of the veterans reported at least one traumatic event they had not mentioned a month after returning, and 24 percent reported at least three such events for the first time. And the veterans recounting the most “new memories” also reported the most PTSD symptoms.
To McNally, such results suggest that some veterans experiencing “late-onset” PTSD may be attributing symptoms of depression, anxiety, or other subtle disorders to a memory that has been elaborated and given new significance — or even unconsciously (and innocently) fabricated.
“This has nothing to do with gaming or working the system or consciously looking for sympathy,” he says. “We all do this: We cast our lives in terms of narratives that help us understand them. A vet who’s having a difficult life may remember a trauma, which may or may not have actually traumatized him, and everything makes sense.”
To make PTSD diagnosis more rigorous, some have suggested that blood chemistry, brain imaging or other tests might be able to detect physiological signatures of PTSD. Studies of stress hormones in groups of PTSD patients show differences from normal subjects, but the overlap between the normal and the PTSD groups is huge, making individual profiles useless for diagnostics. Brain imaging has similar limitations, with the abnormal dynamics in PTSD heavily overlapping those of depression and anxiety.
With memory unreliable and biological markers elusive, diagnosis depends on clinical symptoms. But as a 2007 study showed starkly, PTSD’s symptom profile is as slippery as the would-be biomarkers. Alexander Bodkin, a psychiatrist at Harvard’s McLean Hospital, screened 90 clinically depressed patients separately for PTSD symptoms and for trauma, then compared the results. First he and a colleague used a standardized PTSD screening interview to assess PTSD symptoms. Then two other PTSD diagnosticians, ignorant of the symptom reports, used a standard interview to see which patients had ever experienced trauma fitting DSM-IV criteria.
If PTSD arose from trauma, the patients with PTSD symptoms should have histories of trauma, and those with trauma should show more PTSD. It was not so. While the symptom screens rated 70 of the 90 patients PTSD-positive, the trauma screens found only 54 who had suffered trauma; the diagnosed PTSD “cases” outnumbered those who had experienced traumatic events. Things got worse when Bodkin compared the diagnoses one-on-one. If PTSD required trauma, then the 54 trauma-exposed patients should account for most of the 70 PTSD-positive patients. But the PTSD-symptomatic patients –were equally distributed among the trauma-positive and the trauma-negative groups. The PTSD rate had zero relation to the trauma rate. It was, Bodkin observed, “a scientifically unacceptable situation.”
More practically, as McNally points out, “To give the best treatment, you have to have the right diagnosis.”
The most effective treatment for patients whose symptoms arose from trauma is exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which concentrates on altering the response to a specific traumatic memory by repeated, controlled exposure to it. “And it works,” says McNally. “If someone with genuine PTSD goes to the people who do this really well, they have a good chance of getting better.” CBT for depression, in contrast, teaches the patient to recognize dysfunctional loops of thought and emotion and develop new responses to normal, present-day events. “If a depressed person takes on a PTSD interpretation of their troubles and gets exposure-based CBT, you’re going to miss the boat,” says McNally. “You’re going to spend your time chasing this memory down instead of dealing with the way the patient misinterprets present events.”
To complicate the matter, recent studies showing that traumatic brain injuries from bomb blasts, common among solders in Iraq, produce symptoms almost indistinguishable from PTSD. One more overlapping symptom set.
“The overlap issue worries me tremendously,” says Gerald Rosen, a University of Washington psychiatrist who has worked extensively with PTSD patients. “We have to ask how we got here. We have to ask ourselves, ‘What do we gain by having this diagnosis?’”
Disabling Conditions
Rosen is thinking of clinicians when he asks about gain. But what does a veteran gain with a PTSD diagnosis? One would hope, of course, that it grants access to effective treatment and support. This is not happening. In civilian populations, two-thirds of PTSD patients respond to treatment. But as psychologist Chris Frueh, who researched and treated PTSD for the VA from the early 1990s until 2006, notes, “In the two largest VA studies of combat veterans, neither showed a treatment effect. Vets getting PTSD treatment from the VA are no more likely to get better than they would on their own.”
The reason, says Frueh, is the collision of the PTSD construct’s vagaries with the VA’s disability system, in which every benefit seems structured to discourage recovery.
The first benefit is healthcare. PTSD is by far the easiest mental health diagnosis to have declared “service-connected,” a designation that often means the difference between little or no care and broad, lasting health coverage. Service connection also makes a vet eligible for monthly disability payments of up to $4,000. That link may explain why most veterans getting PTSD treatment from the VA report worsening symptoms until they are designated 100 percent disabled — at which point their use of VA mental health services drops by 82 percent. It may also help to explain why, although the risk of PTSD from a traumatic event drops as time passes, the number of Vietnam veterans applying for PTSD disability almost doubled between 1999 and 2004, driving total PTSD disability payments to more than $4 billion annually. Perhaps most disastrously, these payments continue only if you’re sick. For unlike a vet who has lost a leg, a vet with PTSD loses disability benefits as soon as he recovers or starts working. The entire system seems designed to encourage chronic disability.
“In the several years I spent in VA PTSD clinics,” says Frueh, “I can’t think of a single PTSD patient who left treatment because he got better. But the problem is not the veterans. The problem is that the VA’s disability system, which is 60 years old now, ignores all the intervening research we have on resilience, on the power of expectancy and the effects of incentives and disincentives. Sometimes I think they should just blow it up and start over.” But with what?
Richard Bryant, an Australian PTSD researcher and clinician, suggests a disability system more like that Down Under. An Australian soldier injured in combat receives a lifelong “noneconomic” disability payment of $300 to $1,200 monthly. If the injury keeps her from working, she also gets an “incapacity” payment, as well as job training and help finding work. Finally — a crucial feature — she retains all these benefits for two years once she goes back to work. After that, her incapacity payments taper to zero over five years. But her noneconomic payments — a sort of financial Purple Heart — continue forever. And like all Australians, she gets free lifetime health care.
Australian vets come home to an utterly different support system from ours: Theirs is a scaffold they can climb. Ours is a low-hanging “safety net” liable to trap anyone who falls in.
Two Ways to Carry a Rifle
When a soldier comes home, he must try to reconcile his war experience with the person he was beforehand and the society and family he returns to. He must engage in what psychologist Rachel Yehuda, who researches PTSD at the Bronx VA hospital, calls “recontextualization” — the process of integrating trauma into normal experience. It is what we all do, on a smaller scale, when we suffer breakups, job losses, the deaths of loved ones. Initially the event seems an impossible aberration. Then slowly we accept the trauma as part of the complex context that is life.
Matt Stevens recognizes this can take time. Even after a year home, the war still occupies his dreams. Sometimes, for instance, he dreams that he is doing something completely normal — while carrying his combat rifle.
“One night I dreamt I was birdwatching with my wife. When we saw a bird, she would lift her binoculars, and I would lift my rifle and watch the bird through the scope. No thought of shooting it. Just how I looked at the birds.”
It would be easy to read Stevens’s dream as a symptom of PTSD, expressing fear, hypervigilance, and avoidance. Yet the dream can also be seen as demonstrating his success in recontextualizing his experience. He is reconciling the man who once used a gun with the man who no longer does.
Saving PTSD from itself, say Spitzer, McNally, Frueh, and other critics, will require a similar shift —seeing most post-combat distress not as a disorder but as part of normal, if painful, healing. This will involve, for starters, revising the PTSD diagnosis construct — presently under review for the new DSM-V due to be published in 2012 — so it accounts for the unreliability of memory and better distinguishes depression, anxiety, and phobia from true PTSD. Mental-health evaluations need similar revisions so they can detect genuine cases without leading patients to impose trauma narratives on other mental-health problems. Finally, Congress should replace the VA’s disability regime with an evidence-based system that removes disincentives to recovery — and even go the extra mile and give all combat veterans, injured or not, lifetime healthcare.
These changes will be hard to sell in a culture that resists any suggestion that PTSD is not a common, even inevitable, consequence of combat. Mistaking its horror for its prevalence, people assume PTSD is epidemic, ignoring all evidence to the contrary.
The biggest longitudinal study of soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, led by VA researcher Charles Milliken and published in 2007, seemed to confirm that we should expect a high incidence of PTSD. It surveyed combat troops immediately on return from deployment and again about 6 months later and found around 20 percent symptomatically “at risk” of PTSD. But of those reporting symptoms in the first survey, half had improved by the second survey, and many who first claimed few or no symptoms later reported serious symptoms. How many of the early “symptoms” were just normal adjustment? How many of the later symptoms were the imposition of a trauma narrative onto other problems? Matt Stevens, for one, is certain these screens are mistaking many going through normal adjustment as dangerously at risk of PTSD. Even he, although functioning fine at work, home, and in society, scored positive in both surveys; he is, in other words, one of the 20 percent “at risk.” Finally, and weirdly, both screens missed about 75 percent of those who actually sought counseling — a finding that raises further doubts about the screens’ accuracy. Yet this study received prominent media coverage emphasizing that PTSD rates were probably being badly undercounted.
A few months later, another study — the first to track large numbers of soldiers through the war — provided a clearer and more consistent picture. Led by U.S. Navy researcher Tyler Smith and published in the British Medical Journal, the study monitored mental health and combat exposure in 50,000 U.S. soldiers from 2001 to 2006. The researchers took particular care to tie symptoms to types of combat exposure and demographic factors. Among the 20,000 troops who went to Iraq, 4.3 percent developed diagnosis-level symptoms of PTSD. The rate ran about 8 percent in those with combat exposure and 2 percent in those not exposed.
These numbers are about a quarter of the rates Milliken found. But they’re a close match to PTSD rates seen in British Iraq War vets and to rates McNally calculated for Vietnam veterans. The contrast to the Milliken study, along with the consistency with British rates and with McNally’s NVVRS calculation, should have made the Smith study big news. Yet the media, the VA, and the trauma psychology community almost completely ignored the study. “The silence,” McNally wryly noted, “was deafening.”
This silence may be merely a matter of good news going unremarked. Yet it supports McNally’s contention that we have a cultural obsession with trauma. The selective attention supports too the assertion by military historian and PTSD critic Ben Shephard that American society itself gained something from the creation of the PTSD diagnosis in the late 1970s: a vision of war’s costs that transforms our soldiers from perpetrators to victims — and in doing so, absolves the rest of us for sending them, for we too were victimized, fooled into supporting a war we later regretted. It’s good that we feel soldiers’ pain. But to impose on a distressed soldier the notion that his memories are inescapable, that he lacks the strength to incorporate his past into his future, is to highlight our moral sensitivity at the soldier’s expense.
PTSD exists. Where it exists we must treat it. But our cultural obsession with PTSD has magnified and replicated and institutionalized PTSD until it has finally become the thing itself — a prolonged failure to contextualize and accept our own collective aggression. It may be our own postwar neurosis.
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Richard McNally, “Progress and Controversy in the study of posttraumatic stress disorder,” Annu. Rev. Psychol. 2003. 54:229-52 (pdf)
T.C. Smith et. al., “New onset and persistent symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder self reported after deployment and combat exposures,” BMJ, January 15, 2008
Dohrenwend et al., “The Psychological Risks of Vietnam for U.S. Veterans,” Science 18 August 2006: 979-982
Richard McNally, “Psychiatric Casualties of War,” Science 18 August 2006: 923-924
Richard McNally’s Vietnam Veterans PTSD reanalysis, a lecture on YouTube
You can find An extensive discussion at the Scientific American site (open access)
Lisa Richardson and Christopher Frueh, Prevalence Estimates of Combat-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Critical Review, Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, January 2010. Excellent look at prevalence rates from different methods and countries; shows clear pattern of overdiagnosis in most US studies.
Iris Engelhard and others, Deployment-related stress and trauma in Dutch soldiers returning from Iraq, British Journal of Psychiatry, 2007. Study finding single-digit rates of PTSD in Dutch veterans of Iraq War. The study used both clinical interviews and questionnaires to separately assess the same soldiers; a key finding was that questionnaires — the method used most frequently by US studies — sharply overestimate PTSD rates.
Amy Iversen and others, The prevalence of common mental disorders and PTSD in the UK military: using data from a clinical interview-based study, BMC Psychiatry, 2009. A study using both questionnaires and clinical interviews. It found single-digit PTSD rates among UK veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, double-digit rates of more common problems; another sign that the US may be systematically mistaking other mental and readjustment problems for PTSD.
Nicola Fear, Simon Wessely, and others. What are the consequences of deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan on the mental health of the UK armed forces? A cohort study, The Lancet, May 2010. Large study of UK soldiers and veterans who had served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Results very close to those in Iverson’s 2009 study (above).
And here’s a fuller annotated list of sources that I ran on my blog in 2009 when this feature originally ran at Scientific American:
Main sources and documents in “The Post-Traumatic Stress Trap.”
These are organized by story section, roughly in the order the relevant material appears. Quoted passages are from the article, with source material following.
– Introduction-
• Harvard psychology professor Richard J. McNally’s, “Progress and Controversy in the Study of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder [pdf download],” Annual Rev Psychology 2003:229-52, As the story notes, the PTSD debate has been going on a while now — since the PTSD diagnosis’ creation in the late 1970s — but was fanned into heat in 2003 by this long review essay by McNally.
“This critique, which was originally raised by military historians and a few psychologists, is now being pushed by a broad array of experts…” These have appeared in many venues, but are presented together most comprehensively in Gerald Rosen’s (ed) 2004 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Issues and Controversies (also in a Kindle edition and in a special 2007 issue of the Journal of Anxiety Disorders.
• The 1990 National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Survey, which surveyed over 1,000 Vietnam veterans in 1988 and found that 15.2 percent of them had PTSD then and 30.9 percent had suffered it at some point since the war, is a key document in the PTSD debate. It established the canonical rate estimates — but came under fire almost immediately for not confirming cases and for rate estimates some historians and diagnosticians thought unrealistically high. Its findings are summarized nicely hereby Jennifer Price at the VA’s National Center for PTSD.
• In “The Psychological Risks of Vietnam for U.S. Veterans: A Revisit with New Data and Methods in Science in August 2006, Columbia University epidemiologist Bruce Dohrenwend and others, hoping to resolve the debate about the NVVRS, presented a reanalysis of the original NVVRS data. They found that the 1988 rate was 9.1 percent and the lifetime rate 18.7 percent — 40 percent drops from the original. Both sides claimed these findings proved their case. The PTSD establishment said the study supported the construct’s basic integrity by confirming most cases and showing a dose-response relationship. Critics said it proved that this seminal 1990 study had overstated Vietnam veterans’ PTSD rates.
• McNally’s “Psychiatric Casualties of War,” presented alongside Dohrenwend’s study in Science, stressed how sharply Dohrenwend’s revision cut the canonical rates established by the NVVRS — and argued that applying standard clinical defintions of impairment would cut the rates even further. Theletters section that follows these pieces online gives a good picture of the academic dispute that flared up afterwards.
It was that exchange that drew my attention to the controversy; as editor of Scientific American’s Mind Matters blog, I solicited “The Costs of War,”, a pair of commentaries on the controversy — one by McNally, one by William Schlenger and Charles Marmar — that ran in Mind Matters in the fall of 2007. (Apologies for the post’s present formatting; it did not fare well in sciam.com’s later website overhaul.)
The flap in Science also led to a special, hastily called symposium at the November 2006 annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), which featured presentations by Dohrenwend; Terry Keane, a leading PTSD researcher and clinician at the Boston VA; then-ISTSS president Dean Kilpatrick, who is is a PTSD researcher and clinician at the Medical University of South Carolina; and — via an 8-minute presentation delivered via DVD, as he was in Europe on a previous commitment — Richard McNally.
I am hoping to secure ISTSS’s permission to place here an audio recording of the entire symposium. McNally’s video presentation, however, is viewable below.
(It was this presentation that led Kilpatrick to “essentially call McNally a liar,” as I said in the piece. Specifically, after McNally’s presentation aired, Kilpatrick took the floor (it was his turn) and said, “What I would like to do is swear Rich McNally in under oath to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. If that were done, I think you’d have seen an entirely different presentation.” Kilpatrick later said he meant not that McNally lied, but that he failed to present the entire story — an odd thing to ask, as one observer noted, of an 8-minute presentation)
– A Problematic Diagnosis –
The fourth Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM-IV) provides the present diagnostic definition and guidelines for PTSD. This is updated somewhat from the original construct presented in the 1978 DSM-III.
On the reliability of memory: Elizabeth Loftus’s “Creating False Memories,” from Scientific American, Sept 1997, describes how malleable memory can be, as does Daniel Schacter’s Seven Sins of Memory. McNally’s book Remembering Trauma gives a fuller, more trauma-specific account of memory’s foibles. The “1990 study at the West Haven VA Hospital” that explored malleability of memories in veterans of the 1990 Gulf War is by “Consistency of memory for combat-related traumatic events in veterans of Operation Desert Storm, ” by Southwick and others.
On PTSD’s endocrinology:Rachel Yehuda’s “Biology of posttraumatic stress disorder,” from 2001, is one of several studies that found evidence of neuroendocrinological pecularities in PTSD; a 2004 studyby Lindsey et alia’s is one of several that did not. On the search for correlates of PTSD detectable through brain imaging, see Francati, Vermetten, and Bremner, “Functional neuroimaging studies in posttraumatic stress disorder: review of current methods and findings,” 2006.
On the ties between trauma and PTSD symptoms,: see the Bodkin, Pope, and Hudson study described in the article, “Is PTSD caused by traumatic stress,” which found zero correlation between PTSD diagnoses made by symptom clusters and those made by trauma histories.
“The most effective PTSD treatment is exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy” – This is asserted by many experts and authorities, including a comprehensive review by a National Academy of Science committee, Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Assessment of the Evidence (2007).
The symptom overlap between PTSD and traumatic brain injury is explored, among other places, in Hoge et alia’s “Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in U.S. Soldiers Returning from Iraq,” New England J of Medicine, 31 Jan 2008.
– Disabling Conditions –
“In civilian populations, two-thirds of PTSD patients respond to treatment.” from, e.g, “A Multidimensional Meta-Analysis of Psychotherapy for PTSD,” Am J Psychiatry 162 (Feb 2005) (Search for “Across all treatments”)
“…most veterans getting PTSD treatment from the VA report worsening symptoms until they reach 100 percent disability — at which point their use of VA mental health services drops 82 percent.” From VA Office of Inspector General, “Review of State Variances in VA Disability Compensation Payments” [large download] (Report VAOIG-05-00765-137), May 2005, p ix.
“… although the risk of PTSD from a traumatic event drops as time passes, the number of Vietnam veterans applying for PTSD disability almost doubled between 1999 and 2004, driving total PTSD disability payments to over $4 billion annually.” from Veterans Compensation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Institute of Medicine and National Research Council PTSD Compensation and Military Service, National Academics Press, 2005.
The innovative disability program used in Australia is described here.
– Two Ways to Carry a Rifle –
Finally, the conflicting studies of PTSD in US veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars cited in the piece are Milliken et alia, “Longitudinal Assessment of Mental Health Problems Among Active and Reserve Component Soldiers Returning From the Iraq War,” JAMA 14 Nov 2007, which found rates of around 20%, and Smith et al, “New onset and persistent symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder self reported after deployment and combat exposures: prospective population based US military cohort study,” BMJ 16 Feb 2008, which found rates of under 5%.
Changes/corrections:
03-22-12, 11.38 EDT: Changed “Veterans Administration” (old name for agency) to “Department of Veterans Affairs” in two spots.
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Revive Your Old 8-Bit NES With These Brand-New Games
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On Dec. 10, 1994, Nintendo released the final official game for its Entertainment System, a puzzle game called Wario's Woods. And that was all she wrote: After a nine-year run, the groundbreaking 8-bit game console's time had expired, and gamers would move on to more technologically adept hardware.
But some fans, whether too in love with the pixelated aesthetic or the creative constraints of limited hardware, don't want to move on. So they devote themselves to learning the ins and outs of the Ricoh 6502 processor, practice their pixel art and create games that could have been on the shelves in the early '90s. Then they go the extra mile and produce cartridges, boxes and manuals and sell their creations to like-minded fans who want new content for their old, old machines.
While the earliest Nintendo Entertainment System "homebrew" games were rather simple, the latest creations are significantly more polished. Here are three new NES games you can buy now.
Battle Kid 2: Mountain of Torment ———————————
Battle Kid 2 is the only NES homebrew game so far that could actually be called "anticipated." The first game, a brutally difficult action game in the vein of Mega Man, was the first latter-day game for NES that garnered attention from outside the niche hobbyists.
This sequel is a little more approachable, with selectable difficulty levels. "Easy" mode gives you three hit points instead of just one, making the game much more forgiving but still very hard. You do have infinite lives, so the goal is to try the difficult jumping and shooting challenges over and over until you perfect the timing. Getting past the screen pictured at right took me an hour. Gorgeous graphics and catchy chiptunes make Battle Kid 2 a pleasant experience even when you're getting your three pixels of ass handed to you.
Battle Kid 2 is currently sold out, but more copies will be available in February for $36. The developer has released a downloadable demo, which requires an NES emulator, and an iOS demo version.
Assimilate ———-
To the best of my knowledge, Assimilate is the best Nintendo game about anal probes. Probably the only one. Not that any of that happens on screen. It's more implied. As a flying saucer, you hover over a city, scooping up its citizens for nefarious purposes.
Once they're in your ship, some devious brainwashing scheme is carried out on them while you dodge the missiles and other such projectiles that the ungrateful people of Earth are lobbing at you. If you choose a more efficacious method of assimilation, it takes longer. So you have to choose between speed and efficiency. As you continue through the game, you'll find funny cinematics and epic boss battles. Assimilate starts slow and easy, but the challenge and the fun do pick up.
You can download Assimilate for free, or buy the cartridge for $37.50.
Nomolos: Storming the Catsle —————————-
This side-scrolling action game, something like Castlevania with cats, is a little easier than Battle Kid but still challenging, mostly because it follows in the classic NES action game tradition of sending enemies flying at you from offscreen at odd angles that are deliberately hard to parry.
Nomolos is the least polished of these three new games, with floaty controls and simple artwork. That said, it's flawed in the exact same ways that classic 8-bit games were flawed. The fact that it feels exactly like playing a budget game from 1993 (I could see THQ releasing this with some random Saturday morning cartoon license) is an interesting accomplishment in creative anachronism, in and of itself.
You can buy Nomolos for $32, or download a single-level demo version from the store page.
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Kunaki
VALLEY OF PRAYERS by Richard Le Fort
Lifelong Producer and Musician Releases Instrumental Atmospheric Album
A lifelong musician who played keyboards and saxophone has released a 4 track meditation album on Lightfall Records, an offshoot of Cornwall-based Aardvark Records.
Richard Le Fort started in music playing in rock bands and was then attracted to jazz and started arranging and writing his own music in the 1970s.
Based in New Zealand in the 80s he became the executive music producer of Radio New Zealand until the mid-1990s when he started running his own production company.
Richard, also known as Dick, became one of New Zealand’s busiest TV and radio commercial producers and has produced 54 albums for artists as a record producer to date.
With lifelong involvements in film and TV as well as playing and creating music, Richard Le Fort has combined all these passions into creating an album of atmospheric, incidental and chill-out music with each track lasting around 12-14 minutes.
The album is available on CD direct from Kunaki for $6.99 USD.
A video trailer for the album can be seen on YouTube
THE SPACE BETWEEN GALAXIES by Andy Reeve & Kel Pritchard
A Spoken Word Meditation CD that takes you on a journey across the universe
Andrew Reeve & Kel Pritchard have recorded a ‘spoken word’ guided meditation CD. It is accompanied by a beautifully orchestrated soundtrack written and recorded by the composer, Kel Pritchard. Entitled ‘The Space Between Galaxies’ it takes you on a journey within; to the ‘centre of all things’.
Kel Pritchard is a record producer and a composer. He has had a number of CDs released worldwide by several record companies. Much of his work has appeared on film and TV. He has been composing in a wide variety of styles since the ‘80s. His music has a vibrant and rhythmic feel combining modern technology and traditional instruments. He has worked with and produced a variety of artists over the years.
Andrew Reeve has been a spiritual healer since the early eighties and specialising in Past Life Healing 10 years later. He has been in and out of the music business all his life and is currently Chair of Aardvark Music Limited a UK based Indie record company.
MEDITATIONS FROM THE SECRET MOUNTAIN by Cyndi Wallace & Kel Pritchard
Cyndi is a Metaphysical teacher and a psychic. She trained as a shaman, and also practices: Reiki, massage therapy, hypnosis, and is a Channel.
She is also an expert astrologer.
Cyndi can be contacted on: Tel (USA)- 301 831 8947 & skype- sedonacyn
These albums will become available digitally.
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Diamond Alignment.
DIAMOND ALIGNMENT MEDITATION by Debbie Clayton
I feel that we are a brilliant Diamond and when we align with this aspect of ourselves we find that we are more in the flow of the universe and able to readily receive the abundance it has to offer.
Science has confirmed that we can be made into a Diamond, so by visualizing and believing in your own brilliance and perfection more light will shine from you, attracting people and situations to enhance your lives.
For details regarding workshops contact Debbie at: eresdor@aol.com
Debbie Clayton is an International medium and Clairvoyant and has been on her spiritual path since the age of 15, she trusts and allows spirit and her angels to guide her, so this meditation, as with her others is channeled from spirit with no assumptions of the direction it will take. Allowing this to happen opens up a beautiful and uplifting moment in time to just let go of fears and stresses and be bathed in the love and support of those who love and guide us from the other realms
These albums will become available digitally
Portal of Light
PORTAL OF LIGHT ~ A GUIDED MEDITATION by Debbie Clayton
Enjoy this meditation which takes you through a process of clearing your chakra centers working with Archangels and also those in the Intergalactic Council. I have felt their energy before and know of their love and commitment to helping us at this time.
Thank you to Neil H for his amazing music to help make this meditation resonate with you
Debbie Clayton is an International medium and Clairvoyant and has been on her spiritual path since the age of 15, she trusts and allows spirit and her angels to guide her, so this meditation, as with her others is channelled from spirit with no assumptions of the direction it will take. Allowing this to happen opens up a beautiful and uplifting moment in time to just let go of fears and stresses and be bathed in the love and support of those who love and guide us from the other realms.
Wings of Light
WINGS OF LIGHT ~ THE MESSENGER by Debbie Clayton
This meditation was channelled to Debbie and the content was unknown to her until she sat down on the 22nd of September, the Autumn Equinox when the Angels showed her the way.
Enjoy these two beautiful meditations.
Debbie Clayton is an International medium and Clairvoyant and has been on her spiritual path since the age of 15, she trusts and allows spirit and her angels to guide her, so this meditation, as with her others is channelled from spirit with no assumptions of the direction it will take. Allowing this to happen opens up a beautiful and uplifting moment in time to just let go of fears and stresses and be bathed in the love and support of those who love and guide us from the other realms
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Mental Health and Abortion
Medical Research about the psychological aftermath of abortion
Medical research in reputable, peer-reviewed publications about how women respond emotionally after abortion is scarce. However, since 2002, several large, record-based, studies have been published in this area.
Many medical journals provide abstracts online--those links are included below--but you must pay a per-article fee or subscribe to the publication to access the full article. Some journals don't even include abstracts. When that is the case, I include links to online discussions or descriptions of the article in question.
There are over 100 studies confirming that abortion may lead to mental health issues. See a few of the one's linked below for information regarding the topic.
Statement of scientists, medical and mental health professionals about abortion's effect on women: Statement 2008
Royal College of Psychiatrists - Position Statement - March 2008
Deaths Associated with Abortion and Childbirth: A Brief Summary with Attention to Mental Health Issues
Dr. Martha Shuping, M.D.
Medical Abortion with Mifepristone (RU-486) Compared to Surgical Abortion
Martha Shuping, M.D., Donna Harrison, M.D., Christopher Gacek, J.D., Ph.D.
Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine, Volume 66, 2004. Finding: Women who had induced abortion reported significantly more avoidance of thoughts and feelings related to the event than women who had a miscarriage.
Canadian Medical Association Journal, May 2003,168(10). Finding: Subsequent psychiatric admissions are more common among low-income women who have an induced abortion than among those who carry a pregnancy to term, both in the short and longer term.
Medical Science Monitor, 2003, 9(4). Finding: Women whose first pregnancies ended in abortion were 65% more likely to score in the 'high-risk' range for clinical depression.
Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey, 2003;58(1)67-69. Search under "abortion" after you go to the journal homepage. Finding: Induced abortion increases the risks for both a subsequent preterm delivery and mood disorders substantial enough to provoke attempts of self-harm.
British Medical Journal, Volume 324, 2002. Finding: Higher rates of clinical depression in women after abortion.
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 2002, Vol. 72, No. 1, 141–152. Finding: Women were 63 percent more likely to receive mental care within 90 days of an abortion compared to delivery.
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, December 2002, Volume 186, Number 6. Finding: Compared with women who gave birth, women who had had an induced abortion were significantly more likely to use marijuana, various illicit drugs, and alcohol during their next pregnancy.
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2002; 43(6):743-757. Finding: children whose mothers have a history of abortion tend to have less emotional support at home and more behavioral problems than children whose mothers have not had abortions.
Southern Medical Journal, 95(8), August 2002. Finding: Significantly higher rates of suicide and accidental death after abortion.
Archives of General Psychiatry, August 2000, Volume 57. Finding: Two years postabortion, 28% of 418 women were dissatisfied with their decision; 31% of 441 said they would not have the abortion again; 28% reported more harm than benefit their abortion; 20% were depressed. Negative emotions increased and decision satisfaction decreased over time.
Unwanted Results: The ethics of controversial research, is an important editorial opinion published by the Canadian Medical Association in July 2003. It discusses what the stance of the medical community should be toward studies that offend against some people's personal or political biases.
As you read over the links that go directly to medical journals, you'll usually find a box in the upper right that lets you find other articles online that either cite the article in question or are about a similar subject.
The American Psychological Association is officially pro-choice. It has a Division 35 that studies women's issues. Division 35 has collaborated with The Pro-Choice Forum to provide an online outlet for their particular perspective on the emotional aftermath of abortion. After an initial flurry of activity in 2002, little additional content has been added. Specifically, they have not yet discussed or addressed the research I cited above. (I write to them occasionally to remind them to do this.)
David Reardon of The Elliot Institute is always current on medical research in this area. His website includes a wealth of information. A monthly e-newsletter is available from this source for regular updates.
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Old Schooners and the Scent of Bilge Water
When I was a boy of 7 in the summer of 1941, I visited my friend Joe Bartlett in Plymouth for a weekend. The highlight of the stay was being allowed to spend the night aboard his father's 42-foot Alden schooner, the Gurnet Light and to go for a sail aboard her the next day.
That night aboard Gurnet Light was my first experience aboard a "real" sailing vessel, and the strongest memory I still have from that magical night aboard is the sound of water gently lapping against the hull, and a rich aroma of mildewed canvas, sun-warmed varnish (none of that sissy polyurethane; this was the real tung oil and turpentine aroma), and a little bilge water thrown in. Even the thrill of sailing the next day couldn't match the magic of that smelly night aboard.
Over the last 50 years Joy and I have owned many wooden boats, and long after I've forgotten anything else about them all I'll have embedded somewhere in my brain the lovely, distinctive aroma of mildewed canvas, varnish, and bilge water.
When Salem's Peabody Essex Museum PEM had an exhibit a few years ago devoted to North Shore yachting, the centerpiece was a wooden Crocker Stone Horse sloop, heeled over as though on a beam reach. If you leaned over the lee rail and took a whiff of the cabin through the open companionway, you could smell a faint aroma of mildewed canvas, old varnish, and bilge water.
In the 1980s I helped on the restoration of the old Gloucester dory trawler Adventure. Mixed in with the faint memory of ten thousand pounds of haddock, cod and halibut brought aboard, cut, split and iced down in her holds over thirty years of fishing was that same faint aroma -- mildew, bilgewater and old "vanish," as they call it Down East, that makes a wooden vessel authentic.
Last week, 73 years after my last visit to Plymouth, Joy and I returned there for an overnight stay with a friend and his wife, and had lunch the following day with Joe's brother, who lives on the old Bartlett compound. There on the wall was this photo of Gurnet Light, booming off to windward in a stiff sou'wester. Brought it all back.
Gurnet Light was designed by John Alden and built in 1924 at the C. A. Morse Yard in Thomaston, ME. Christened Panchara, she has criscrossed the Atlantic, and gone through half a dozen incarnations and at least as many owners in her 90 years, under the names Panchara, Roque, Gurnet Light, Gypsy, Killarney, and now Talisman.
According to an ASA Newletter in 1972,
Whoever the "present owner" was in 1972 was, it was Charlie Bartlett, Joe's father, who acquired the schooner (presumably until then called Roque) after the 1938 hurricane, restored her, renamed her Gurnet Light, and sailed her until World War II broke out.
Charles W. Bartlett (1905-1984), a well-regarded Boston lawyer as well as a good blue-water sailor, went off to war in 1942. After his return in 1945, he sold the vessel and acquired others (including a successor Gurnet Light II -- not, however, a schooner). He became a mainstay (and Vice Commodore) of the Cruising Club of America, and many a sailor to this day benefits from his often-updated Cruising Guide to Nova Scotia Waters. Used it myself to explore many a gunkhole and harbor between Cape Sable and Cape Breton.
I'd enjoy hearing from others who may know the history of this vessel in her many incarnations. Talisman's present owner, Bob Fitzgerald, keeps her in the Chesapeake. But what adventures (and mishaps) may she have gone through as Panchara, Roque (aside from her airborne hurricane experience), Gypsy, and Killarney?
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By Tom Halsted at 2014-08-12 17:40
Tom - Robert Fitzgerald was the most recent owner of record. I e-mailed you his last contact information.
By Blackbird at 2014-08-13 09:30
Thanks, Peter. I got the same
Thanks, Peter. I got the same from Al Bezanson
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Harris Hawk Facts | Anatomy, Diet, Habitat, Behavior
Harris hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) is a medium-sized bird of prey which is found in much of the southwestern United States, central Argentina, and south to Chile. The bird is threatened in many areas and is also disappeared from its former range including lower Colorado River Valley. Unlike many other birds of prey the Harris hawk is a sociable bird.
Harris Hawk Facts
The Harris hawk is 46 to 59 cm (18 to 23 in) long with the wingspan measuring up to 103 to 120 cm (41 to 47 in). The adult male weighs up to 701 g (1.545 lb) while the females are 1,029 g (2.269 lb) in weight.
Harris hawk is recognized by its sooty brown plumage and its appearance reminds us of a golden eagle. The shoulders, thighs, and underwings are reddish-brown whereas the tail is black.
The beak is yellow from the start but as it goes towards the tip-end it becomes grey.
The Harris hawk is distributed all over the southwest United States to Mexico, ranging from Central America, Ecuador, Peru, and western Columbia.
P.v. unicinctus is found across the Northeastern Columbia, Bolivia, Chile, western Venezuela, southern Argentina, and Brazil.
The Harris hawk makes home in a variety of habitats such as dry desert, cactus deserts, river woods, brush, savanna and Chaco. It rarely finds habitats in swampland. The hawk is most likely to breed in areas which have large water bodies.
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The Harris hawk largely lives a sedentary life (with no or little physical activity). It is found in groups comprising three or more individuals.
Like falcons, Harris hawk is very agile through air and is able to catch prey through the dense bush.
They are often seen hunting pairs. If the prey is very large then the bird shares the food.
Feeding Ecology and Diet
The Harris hawk is an active hunter and it readily feeds on birds, lizards, and small mammals. It also eats many other different creatures such as wood-rats, ground squirrels, kangaroo rats, rabbits, and medium-sized birds include woodpeckers and quail.
The diet is primarily composed of large lizards and insects. The prey can be as large as jackrabbits, wild turkeys, and great blue herons. In the northern range harris hawk more readily feeds on the desert cottontail (Syvilagus auduboni).
In the Southwestern United States, harris hawk consumes range of prey species such as black-tailed jackrabbit, woodrats, pocket gophers, ground squirrels, kangaroo rats, eastern cottontail, scaled quail, cactus wren, northern mockingbird, northern bobwhite, and desert spiny lizards.
Reproductive Biology
The average clutch size is 3 – 4 but it also ranges from 1 to 5.
The eggs are pale-bluish with some spots on it.
The incubation period lasts 33 – 36 days. The male hawk will bring female a food while the latter incubates the eggs.
The young begins to fly in about 45 – 50 days. However they will stay with their parents for about 3 years. Both parents are likely to raise 2 or 3 young each season.
They build nests with plant roots, moss, leaves, barks, stems, and sticks. These nests are found in small trees or shrubby growth.
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NBA Vegas Summer League Player Reports (Part One)
Matt Kamalsky
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In our first group of player reports, we take a look at two pairs of teammates who will definitely see significant time in the NBA this season, as well as an international player who made the most of his summer trip across the pond.
DraftExpress All-Rookie Summer League Teams
Tyler Hansbrough
Chase Budinger
Tyreke Evans
Dante Cunningham
DaJuan Summers
Austin Daye
Jodie Meeks
DeJuan Blair
Derrick Brown
Marcus Thornton
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DraftExpress All-Veteran Summer League (Part One)
Anthony Randolph, 6-10 Forward, Golden State Warriors, 1989
DraftExpress MVP
In terms of raw talent, no player displayed more glimpses of potential than Golden State Warrior Anthony Randolph. Leading the summer league at 27 points per game in just 33 minutes, Randolph was simply a scoring machine all week long. Besides putting the ball in the net with the greatest of ease, though, Randolph also contributed in other areas, with 8.5 rebounds, 3 blocks and 2.2 steals.
Randolph's physical gifts are impossible to ignore, and are clearly a huge part in what makes him such a special talent. 6-10, with a pterodactyl wingspan and freakish athleticism, there are very few players in the NBA he can be compared to. He used his athleticism to make a number of unbelievable plays throughout the week, particularly utilizing his length around the rim.
What makes Randolph unique is his ability to create his own shot from the perimeter at his size, or operate as a super fluid one-man fast break. He possesses a devastating first step and excellent ball-handling skills, to go along with great coordination and extremely advanced footwork. It's not rare to see him tap-dancing his way to the basket with the greatest of ease, often throwing in lightning quick spin-moves along the way, only to stop on a dime and then pivot in the opposite direction for an effortless finish.
Randolph got to the free throw line like an absolute machine in Vegas21 times in a single game in fact (!)and although he was getting calls at times as if he were a 10-year summer league vet, it wasn't hard to see how tough a cover he is for almost any player to guard. Randolph also didn't shy away from taking his man down to the paint and showing his post repertoire. This is an interesting part of his game that can still be developed into a terrific weapon, as his excellent combination of quickness and footwork really makes him a big mismatch against small forwards and power forwards alike, despite his lack of strength.
Thanks to his size, Randolph also has the ability to rise up and get his shot off almost whenever he pleases, and he indeed showed a very nice turnaround jumper he can use to bail himself out when he gets himself into trouble.
Despite all the positives, there are still a number of glaring holes to Randolph's game that he must iron out if he wants to reach his incredibly high ceiling. Considering that he's still only 20 years old, this might not come as all that much of a surprise.
For one, Randolph's jump-shot is still very much a work in progress. He didn't hit a single 3-pointer in Las Vegas, and was fairly streaky from mid-range as well. His shooting mechanics remain poor, and he still seems to settle for difficult shots off the dribble, which his matchup in the NBA would gladly give him almost anytime. Randolph has a bad habit of kicking his legs out, fading away excessively and even falling down on his jump-shot attempts, likely in an attempt to draw calls from the referees. Not only is he bailing the other team out with these bad shots, he's also giving them an easy opportunity to score in transition while he collects himself off the floor.
Randolph's lack of strength makes it difficult for him to finish his moves around the basket at times, especially when going up against long, athletic NBA caliber big men who can deny him the space he needs to get his shot offof which they were few of here at this summer league. He also still heavily favors his left hand almost exclusively on his finishes around the rim. While here in Vegas that would never be an issue, an NBA advanced scout would absolutely make that a focal point of an opposing team's scouting report.
Defensively, there are still plenty of question marks that need to be answered about Randolph's position in the NBA. He is almost certainly too frail and weak to guard most NBA power forwards without emerging as a liability, and just isn't fundamentally sound, experienced or intense enough to guard most small forwards at this point either. Randolph's incredible combination of quickness, footwork and length should allow all the potential in the world to develop into an above average defender at the very least, but he must be willing to put the time in both on and off the court if he wants to develop this part of his game. Considering the teams he's played for, though, and the message that was likely sent on a nightly basis by those around him, it's tough to fault him for not showing much in this area.
Randolph's talent in this setting was truly mesmerizing to watch at times, and you really wonder just how good of a player he could develop into over the next few years if he continues to improve his game. He's still a long ways away from being a consistently productive, efficient all-around basketball player who helps his team win games on a nightly basis, though, meaning the jury is still very much out on him.
Anthony Morrow, 6-5 Shooting Guard, Golden State Warriors, 1985
Sporting an improved frame and a brand new Mohawk, Anthony Morrow came into this year's NBA Summer League looking like a completely different player than a year ago. That's what 23 minutes per game in your rookie season will do for an undrafted free agent, and Morrow seemed to have no problem asserting himself on this setting right off the bat, to the tune of 25 points per game on 61% shooting from the field.
Morrow's game hasn't changed that much, but his confidence appears to be sky-high at the moment. Fresh off leading the entire NBA in 3-point shooting percentage at 47%, he didn't need to be told twice to fire up shots when given the opportunity to do so. Morrow made jumpers in every way possible: coming off screens, firing in transition, spotting up off a double team, or pulling up off one or two dribbles. The result was the same every time, as his pure, effortless stroke never alters regardless of the amount of attention the defense gives himallowing him to make 50% of his 3's here, despite hoisting up a number of very questionable attempts.
Besides his incredible shooting ability, there isn't a great deal to speak of about Morrow's game. His ball-handling skills are poor, meaning he rarely if ever gets to the free throw line. He generated just a single assist in his three games here in Vegas, although he's traditionally not a turnover prone player at all to counter that when he's playing in a real basketball setting. He's actually an extremely intelligent player who understands his limitations quite well and knows how to maximize himself on the court. Defensively, he doesn't offer a great deal, as he's often willing to put the effort in, but just doesn't really have the physical tools to be much of a presence here.
Morrow is not just a 3-point shooter, though, only 34% of his field goal attempts last season came from behind the arc in fact. He does an excellent job of using shot-fakes to get his man in the air and then calmly pull-up for an open jumper from 18-20 feet. He shoots almost just as many mid-range jumpers as 3-pointers, and makes over 50% of those too. His ability to make shots at such an outrageous rate should allow him to stick around the NBA for quite some time, especially if he continues to improve on his defense and ball-handling skills.
Serge Ibaka, 6-10 Power Forward, Oklahoma City Thunder 1989
A 2008 draftee, Serge Ibaka came into this year's Summer League circuit as one of the most intriguing players to watch. Blessed with awesome physical tools, including a lean frame, a big wingspan, and excellent end to end speed, Ibaka's audition for the Thunder can't be considered anything less than a major success considering the athleticism and potential he'll bring to their already impressive roster of young talent. Despite being very raw in terms of fundamental skills, the Congo native showed a lot of positive things for a player who won't turn 20 until September and didn't consistently see substantial playing time with Ricoh Manresa of the ACB last season. However, the disparity between his performance in Orlando and Las Vegas were a reminder of how much room he still has to improve.
Ibaka's best assets at this point are his speed and effort level. A long-strider with good quickness, Ibaka was the first player up the floor for the Thunder on certain possessions, running hard to the block and attempting to get position down low. Though he didn't get many touches in transition in Las Vegas, his willingness to get up the floor is one that should serve him well playing next to Russell Westbrook down the road, just like it did at times in Orlando. His speed also helped his team's half court offense, mostly on the pick and roll, where he was able to open up space for his teammates by sprinting up from the opposite block to set screens, giving his ball handler more space to attack rotating defenders by quickly establishing position. His feel for how to operate out on the court appears to have improved greatly over the last year, which is a testament to the work that his coaching staff in the ACB put in with him all season.
Ibaka's effort level manifested itself on the defensive end regularly as well. While he lacks great fundamentals and works himself out of position at times, Ibaka did some admirable work down low. Though he got beat off the dribble a number of times by the stocky DeJuan Blair and had some issues against bigger players like Roy Hibbert and longer players like Hasheem Thabeet, Ibaka's length allowed him to block some shots, including a memorable swat of a transition lay-up in Orlando.
Despite committing quite a few fouls in both Summer Leagues, Ibaka wasn't as foul prone as one might expect a 19-year old to be last season in Spain a promising sign for him moving forward. The keys to Ibaka's development as a defensive player are added experience and coaching, two things he'll get plenty of in Oklahoma City. He still needs to learn how to utilize his lateral quickness to his advantage and improve his rebounding ability, which will likely require him to add some weight.
Though Ibaka possesses an impressive build already, his ability to pack on pounds will be a point of interest moving forward. His frame seems like it could add quite a bit of weight, which will only augment the things he already does well and help him greatly down the road. The biggest issues Ibaka has had this summer became apparent in Las Vegas, where the likes of Hasheem Thabeet and Chinemelu Elonu made it tough for him to score around the rim. After having a very efficient series of games in Orlando, Ibaka looked out of control at times around the basket when forced to finish through defenders, often struggling to assert his physical presence at the basket.
Many of those issues stem from his lack of finishing ability with his left hand. Ibaka showed time and time again with Manresa that he is capable of doing some damage offensively with his right hand, displaying a developing running hook and a decent turnaround jumper. However, his lack of counter-moves hurt his ability to score in Las Vegas, as he didn't find much success going to work against defenders with superior defensive tools. These issues were compounded over the course of the week as he began to rush his shots, missing a lot of half-hooks and short-range looks that he converted in Orlando.
That urgency doesn't show in every part of Ibaka's game, as he does have some unique tools for a prospect with his size and experience. Though Ibaka no longer takes as many jumpers as he did during his days playing for CB L'Hospitalet, he still possesses nice form and solid range on his shot. A bit tentative at times to pull the trigger from the midrange, Ibaka is going to benefit immensely from the personal attention he's sure to receive from Oklahoma City's coaching staff. Improved confidence and footwork could turn him into a very capable shooter over time. Such development would be a welcome addition to his excellent timing on the offensive glass, where he was able to earn himself a few easy shot opportunities by following his teammates to the rim on the secondary break and generally showing a knack for moving to the right place at the right time when shots went up.
Considering that Ibaka is coming to a team that already has a ton of young players and ample cap space, he should be able to develop at his own pace. The Thunder organization will have no trouble finding him minutes, whether they come in Oklahoma City or with their Development League affiliate, the Tulsa 66ers. With a lot of margin for error, and some time to reach his physical potential and gain experience, Ibaka's performance in the Summer League was nothing more than a progress report on a player who is still only scratching the surface of his potential.
Nick Young, 6-7 Shooting Guard, Washington Wizards, 1985
After an inconsistent season with the Wizards, Young, along with most of the team's young reserves, took another tour of duty in the Summer League to mesh with his teammates. Reaching a critical point in his development, Young has shown the tools to be a major offensive threat on the NBA level. Unfortunately, he has a hard time consistently stringing together good quarters of basketball, let alone good games. The four games Young played in the Summer League were a microcosm of that issue, as he once again wavered between utter dominance and inefficient productivity against lesser competition. As one of the only NBA players here that averaged more than 10 points per game last season, Young didn't surprise anyone with his big game ability.
Always lauded for his prototypical size, speed, and leaping ability for a wing, Young's most exciting, and sometimes frustrating, asset remains his shot making ability. Possessing a fluid stroke with solid elevation and a nice release, Young effortlessly drilled shots from the perimeter in his team's rout of the Cavaliers. Hitting five of his eight three-point attempts, Young connected on shots off the dribble, off of passes, from the block, running off of screens, and even a fadeaway 20-footer that came after a jump stop and a pair of pump fakes. Young's assertiveness with the ball placed him amongst the top scorers in the whole Summer League at 23.8 points per game. While that number is very impressive, the fact remains that Young still has his fair share of weaknesses offensively, many of which were still apparent despite his scoring.
Young is often too confident in his scoring ability for his own good, taking more shots with a hand in his face than most players care to try. Though his percentages on these shots aren't bad in comparison to the average bulk scorer, the fact that he takes as many of them as he does can be concerning. This problem didn't rear its head often in the Summer League, as Young was able to move freely in transition and in half court sets without much resistance, finding daylight to put himself in position to score essentially at will.
Moving with a purpose coming off of screens quite frequently this week, he has a lot of potential as an off-screen scorer, though that accounted for a very low percentage of his possessions last season. When he couldn't shake his defender, Young hit a couple of tough shots early in the week, but also put the ball on the floor a number of times, showing off his impressive pull up jumper and tossing in a couple of tough shots near the rim between defenders. Despite naturally fading away on his jumper when driving right and almost always taking the first available jump shot when driving left, Young didn't hurt his team with his decision-making off the dribble in their early contests.
Everything that went right for Young in his 36 point outing against the Cavaliers went wrong in Washington's game against a more talented Clippers team. Young still finished with 19 points, which is not too shabby, but he went only 5-14 shots and turned the ball over 8 times. During the first games where Young showed excellent consistency in his shooting mechanics, he began to rush things more and more as the week went on. To compensate for a couple of defended, short-armed jumpers, Young earned himself a number of trips to the line by attacking the rim aggressively, going 7-7 against Los Angeles. As time goes on, Young would be well served to improve his ability to get to the line to decrease his reliance on his midrange jumper.
Young's overall performance was almost perfectly aligned with what we've grown to expect from him on the NBA level. Offering very little in the form of defensively ability, passing, or rebounding, Young scored at will and didn't do much else. He wasn't too bad defensively, but for a player with his tools, he forces very few turnovers, doesn't close out aggressively, and lets himself get beaten off the dribble by lesser athletes too often. Some of that has to do with a lack of awareness, but it is also an indicator of where Young is at this point in his career.
Blessed with outstanding scoring tools, Young is a useful NBA roleplayer who is capable of lighting up the score board if he gets hot. However, the way he will attempt to score those points will often lead to bouts of inconsistency, which coupled with his lack of versatility, can make him a much less exciting prospect. One can't question Young's skill level, talent, or his ability to score at will in the Summer League, but his aggressive shot selection and ability to make tough shots is just as much a curse for him as it is a blessing when the regular season rolls around. With Washington's roster finally boasting a clean bill of health, Young will need to play a more controlled offensive game to complement his team's high usage players. If he can hit his open shots coming off of screens, not force as many jumpers one-on-one, and focus on his defensive game, Flip Saunders won't miss the occasional 25 point outbursts Young had last season.
Andray Blatche, 6-11 Power Forward / Center, Washington Wizards, 1986
Yet another 10 point per game scorer from last season's injury plagued Wizards squad, Blatche is a player who has coasted through the Summer League before. A near 7-footer with nice athleticism and an improved frame, Blatche played the four here for the most part, with JaVale McGee taking center duties. It took very little time for Blatche to remind onlookers both why he was so highly regarded by the Wizards after falling into the second round, as well as why he still popped up on their Summer League squad.
Possessing a high skill level for a player his size, Blatche was aggressive, if nothing else, during his three game stint here. Able to get to the rim against nearly any player he was matched up with, Blatche had no trouble making his presence felt near the rim. Preferring to drive right when he can, Blatche uses a mixture of aggressive jabs and shot fakes to quickly put his man off balance before using his huge stride length to get into the paint. Though he got to the rim nearly at will, Blatche did so at the expense of his teammates, often disrupting the flow of the offensive to go one-on-one.
While Blatche was able to convert a number of shots at the basket, he hit a handful of extremely difficult jumpers as well, including a pair of near 17-foot turnarounds (one over each shoulder), during the course of the week. Unfortunately, he also tossed up two near air-balls from the same spots on the floor off the dribble. Not frequently establishing position all that close to the basket, Blatche functioned as a high volume slasher in Las Vegas, for better or worse.
Like most players his size who like to put the ball on the floor and head all the way to the rim, Blatche had some issues with turnovers, especially in Washington's debut against Cleveland. Not exceptionally agile once he clears his initial defender and puts his head down, Blatche was called for a couple of charges, but had a lot more problems with pesky guards getting their hands on the ball when taking his second and third dribbles. This was an issue for Blatche during the regular season as well, as he is notably less effective when he has to change hands with the ball. Moving forward, Blatche needs to work on his left hand, both in terms of ball-handling and finishing, in order to use his dribble-drives to their fullest potential.
His lack of shooting ability with his left hand is also an issue around the basket, but doesn't present as big of an obstacle as his overall lack of interior scoring moves. Blatche can be a creative finisher for his size when he gets to the rim off the dribble, but he had a hard time scoring when he couldn't get in close in Las Vegas. Improving his jump hook or developing some type of go-to-move down low would be a definite step in the right direction for Blatche, who is often the beneficiary of dump passes from driving teammates and collects quite a few offensive rebounds. Over the course of the week, he rushed some contested 6-footers when he didn't see a lane to the rim, tried to force some of his left handed drives back to the right hand underneath the backboard, and made one notably questionable drop-step across the lane that positioned him with his back to the rim on the wrong side of the glass where he put up a scoop that didn't draw iron.
Blatche's interior scoring still has some room for improvement, but it isn't quite as problematic as the weaknesses in his jump shot. Able to hit some shots off the dribble when driving right and prone to spinning back towards to the top of the key for turnaround jumpers when driving left, Blatche is truly an odd case. He'll hit a contested, off-balance 17 footer on one possession, or drain an uncontested 21-footer with time and space before badly missing an open pull up off of one dribble or missing a series a catch and shoot opportunities. Last season, Blatche was substantially more effective off the dribble than he was off the catch, which is not only unusual, but indicative of some mechanical and shot selection deficiencies that need to be rectified. Though his jumper can be a weapon for him periodically, added consistency would have help immensely.
Just as his jumper is a bigger issue that his short-range game, so too is his perimeter defense in comparison to his post defense. Blatche has some nice tools that allow him to create problems for his matchup, namely his length, footspeed, and quick hands, but he gets out of position on the perimeter too easily. He did a decent job staying in front of his man down low, showing nice lateral quickness and even giving offensive players some problems by going straight up when they looked to shoot. He may get backed down by stronger players and doesn't always do an ideal job of keeping himself between his man and the basket, but he shows a knack for getting his hand near the ball when shots go up down low. The development of his fundamentals under Flip Saunders will be key to his ability to get his defensive skills up to the same level as his defensive tools.
Washington's new staff will be hugely important to Blatche's future in many areas of his game. Most of his touches in Las Vegas came between the elbow and top of the key on the right side and closer to the basket on the left. Obviously he is being molded for the role he'll play for the Wizards this season, but right now, his skill set has some holes that need to be filled before he can excel. Becoming a better catch and shoot threat to force defenders to respect him on the outside, improving his left hand to take advantage of his lateral quickness, and learning the nuances of effective defense should be priorities for Blatche and the main responsibility of some member of Washington's staff. With Brendan Haywood back in the fold, Blatche needs to begin to fill in some of the gaps in his game to give the Wizards the frontline punch they'll need late in the year.
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1864 Arkansas Constitution
1864 Arkansas Constitution, Page 40
in their several Districts except as herein-
after provided.
Sec. 2. The Governor shall appoint the adju-
tant general and other members of his
staff, and Major generals, brigadier generals,-
and commanders of regiments, shall respec-
tively appoint their own staff; and all
commissioned officers may continue in office
during good behavior, and staff officers
during the same time, subject to be removed
by the superior officer from whom they respec-
tively derive their commissions.
Article 7.
Judicial Department.
Sec. 1. The judicial power of this state shall
be vested in one Supreme Court, in cir-
cuit courts, in county courts, and in jus-
tices of the Peace. The General Assembly -
may also vest such jurisdiction as may
be deemed necessary in corporation courts,
and when they deem it expedient, may
establish courts of chancery.
Title 1864 Arkansas Constitution
Date Original 1864 Jan 19
Creator Arkansas Constitutional Convention
Historical Note Following the occupation of Little Rock by Union troops in September of 1863, Governor Harris Flanagin moved the Confederate state capitol to Washington, in Hempstead County. Sentiment remained divided throughout the state: many in northwestern Arkansas supported the Union, while those to the south and in the Delta region continued to stand behind the Confederacy.
As the war drew to an end, President Abraham Lincoln became eager to re-establish governments loyal to the Union in the South. For a state government to be recognized and therefore receive financial support from the federal government, ten percent of 1860 voters had to complete an Oath of Allegiance to the United States. A move to form an Arkansas government sympathetic to the Union emerged in the state’s northern counties.
Twenty-four counties elected delegates to a constitutional convention, and forty-five delegates met in Little Rock. During the convention’s second week, a new constitution was drafted by a committee of thirteen delegates within a twenty-four-hour period. On January 19, 1864, members of the convention adopted the new document. In an election supervised by federal military officials, the constitution was ratified on March 14, 1864. Isaac Murphy was elected governor, and new legislators were chosen. Even though President Abraham Lincoln approved the Arkansas constitution, it was never recognized by the United States Congress.
Description The 1864 Constitution reflects few changes from the 1836 document. The new constitution’s provisions varied from previous laws by calling for the popular election of the secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer, and judges. New regulations abolished slavery, but failed to define the rights of former slaves.
Physical Description 69 handwritten pages : 8" x 12 1/2"
Subjects Constitutions;
Constitutional conventions;
State government;
Secession;
Civil wars;
Related Resources Arkansas Constitutions finding aid: http://www.ark-ives.com/documenting/manuscripts/fulldetail.aspx?id=702
Geographical Area Arkansas
Local Identifier MG.00295
Digital Resource Document
Digital Collection Arkansas Constitutions Collection
Contributors McCoy, John; White, Luther, C. 1811-1888; Harper, C. A.; Austin, John, 1810-1874; Harrell, Josiah, 1805-1874; Holleman, Harmon, L., 1817-; Smoot, John R ,. 1807-; Swindell, Randolph D., 1831-; Seamans, George Washington, 1817-; Swafford, James T., 1825-; Holleman (Holliman), Warren, 1801-1876; Demint (Dement), John Malcom, 1827-1893; Vance, Enoch H., 1820-1888; Langley, Miles Ledford, 1826-1888; Stapp, John Morrison, 1832-; Jordan (Jordon), C. T., 1825-1890; Burton, John, [1801-]; Priddy, John Carr, 1812-1894; Lamb, Reuben (Ruben), 1814-1875; Ayres, E. D., 1830-1903; Yonley, Thomas D. W., 1825-1888; Maynard, E. L., 1827-; Stout, William, 1806-1865; Johnson, Burke, 1797-1871; Cook, Elias G., 1819-1884; Cantrell, Little Daniel, 1814-1875; Jones, Willis, 1812-1865; Butler, James A., d. 1873; Jacks, Thomas Mastin, 1822-1883; Allis, Horace Bull, 1813-1868; Box, John, 1815-; Bliss, Calvin C., 1823-1890; Fryrear, Aaron B., 1818-1885; Helms, Lemuel Copeland, 1825-1907; Turner, R. L.; Young, Th
Preferred Citation 1864 Arkansas Constitution, Arkansas Constitutions collection, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights and Usage Public Domain
Title 1864 Arkansas Constitution, Page 40
Transcription 40
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Why I Set Out On This Journey
Theodors Rheinfahrt...
Written By: Theo Brun
Categorized in: October 2011
Route from Zurich to Luxembourg
I was in a curious sort of a mood when I set out from Zurich. It was already lunchtime, and raining quite lightly. I only had 70km to go, to the city of Basel where I would stay the night with another friend from my professional past, called Olivia, with whom I used to work in London.
Perhaps it was the greyness of the day, but I had to contend with a lot of negative thoughts throughout the afternoon. Anger and frustrations from the past came back to trouble me, and serious questions about the future hung unanswered in my mind. What was my plan once this was all over? Had I really had my “light bulb” moment about what I would do with my life? Was I really to be in the same emotional place in which I’d set out from Hong Kong? What had I really achieved by pedalling from one spot on this planet to another?
The rain continued to fall quite gently and with it, and the undulations of the landscape, along rivers, over high-spanned bridges, up over maize-covered hills and down wooded roads, these questions fell through my head, creating a kind of melancholy in my heart as I drew closer and closer to Basel.
Upstream of Basel
I suppose with any endeavour, is there not always to be a voice of discouragement that accompanies you? “You haven’t come that far.” “You’ve haven’t really overcome that much, have you?” “You’re no different from how you always were.” “You’re following this path but do you actually know where you’re going?” “Does any of it really matter?”
You can listen, but you don’t have to believe. This voice will always be with you, but it can and must be answered. Maybe this is what I’ve been learning. This voice is not my Master. Just an opinion. And not the opinion that will come to define me or what I do.
Despite the lessons I’ve been learning, in this mood, I don’t think there could have been a better person to spend time with than my friend Olivia.
She is married to a Swiss-Italian publisher, having followed a number of professions herself. Before she decided to train as a lawyer, which is how our paths crossed, she worked in human rights, for Amnesty International in different parts of the world. You could say she is a woman of the world. She has seen a lot. But if one is able to create an image that tries to capture the essence of a person – I would begin to describe her as a pool, one that is not far from one side to the other, and is yet perfectly still, filled with crystal clear water and of fathomless depth.
Colourful houses on a drab day
I don’t know Olivia well, so this is just my impression. But I have always found her company nothing but refreshing. Her eyes are as bright as they are dark; they somehow convey a warm enthusiasm for whatever it is you’re about to say next with a mischievous glint like she’s already guessed. All her movements are nimble and elegant, hinting at her training as a dancer, and her short black hair completes the picture of a kind of incarnation of vital positivity.
She now lives in a big house on a quiet street in Basel. Her husband was away, but her two children were there, whom she now looks after full time. Her little son, Enzo and his younger brother, Savuka are the definition of cute. Enzo, aged 3, is already speaking I think 4 different languages. In this he’s taking his cue from his mother. To say Olivia is gifted in languages is a bit of an understatement – along with 7 other languages, how many other people do you know who can speak Jamaican Patois?
Although Enzo was apparently very excited to see my “big” bike, he gave it a run for its money in a series of races against his little wooden “balance bike” along their street the morning I left them. I hope he remembers his victories – after all, it’s important to encourage the next generation of cyclists. Someone has to go out and see what’s out there.
The evening before Olivia had had a reprieve from looking after the kids, which gave us a chance to go out into the city and talk.
Olivia has a deep capacity for empathy. She is wise beyond her years and has been through some of the same experiences as me, and she shares a similar faith to me. On this basis, it was very easy to lay out most of what I was feeling at this bitter-sweet part of the journey, have an honest and open conversation and come away feeling better. So three cheers for Olivia.
Central Basel on the Rhine (though not my shot)
Basel the city came and went in an evening: the pharmaceutical capital of Europe with its rather stern-looking public buildings surrounding a handful of old squares in the city centre. One could imagine officious Bürgermeisters of bygone eras steering about its old streets like galleons, sporting great stovepipe hats, checking their fob watches as in their mind they calculated the best rate of exchange for their business that morning. Or so I thought. Basel was also the first city I had come to that spans one of the two great rivers of Western Europe: the Rhine.
Basel waterfront (not my shot again)
It sits right on the boundary between Switzerland, France and Germany and this, together with its seat on the Rhine, has of course influenced its history since as far back as the Roman times. But it has more or less operated as a city-state for most of its history. You could say that is still true today, given the way the Swiss Federation of cantons is organised.
I’m afraid I didn’t get to know much about the place. But it was the launch point for the last really sizable obstacle between me and my home – the Black Forest or Schwarzwald.
Bidding Olivia and her family goodbye, I set off for the north, almost immediately crossing the border back into Germany for the second time on my route through Europe.
The road into the Schwarzwald
The road soon took me higher and higher away from the Rhine valley, into the sharpening folds and ridges of the southwestern edge of the Black Forest. This woodland region stretches about 200km northeast from the southwestern tip of Germany along its border, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. It’s about 60km across and more or less rectangular in shape. I was just cutting across one little corner of this area, but it was enough to give me pretty tired legs for the day, and produce some of the most spectacular views I’ve seen in Western Europe.
View back towards Switzerland
In fact the Black Forest represents the continental divide in Western Europe, with water from its western slopes running off into the Rhine (and finally the North Sea), while its eastern streams empty into the Danube (which makes its way to the Black Sea).
Looking northwest towards France
Although the villages one passes through are small and rustic, they lack the purely picturesque charm of the Austrian mountain hamlets. But the surrounding woodland is quite dramatic, and the woods well-deserve their Black name. The trees grow tall and thick - a mixture of evergreen firs and spruces and pines, with the deciduous oak and elm and beech (to name a few) which were already well on the turn into their autumnal colours.
A long way down to the vineyards of Baden, and beyond to France
This ride was hot, and I was surprised how hard it was to break over the watershed, but when I did I was treated to a breathtaking view to the west and north – into the first valleys of France, where Alsatian grapes were now, at last, being harvested amongst the foothills of the Vosges mountains.
The road through the Black Forest
The land fell away for thousands of feet from the serrated black-green ridge at the summit, down and down into the yellow and orange woodland where the slopes curved into the valley, and on into the patchwork of rolling vineyards that stretched off into the blue and golden haze, where far away I knew the Rhine to be flowing steadily by. Quite a sight – and on an afternoon like that, the land in the distance well deserved to be called La Belle France.
Pinot Noir Vineyards
But as any student of history knows, the Rhine needs to be crossed, and for that you need a bridge.
The nearest one was another 30km to the north, once I’d descended all the way downhill and out of the forest into one of Germany’s lesser-known wine-producing regions where various Pinots and Riesling make up most of the grape production.
Sun-ripened and ready for picking
But I came to the bridge over the Rhine at Breisach am Rhein with a few hours left in the day. And at this point, I have to admit, I felt quite emotional crossing over this historic waterway and setting foot for the first time in France.
I mean, let’s not get carried away here. It was still France. But…..well… one cannot help feeling a certain resonance as you cross the borders of this grand country. Certain ideas and characters and impressions start forcing themselves on your mind. Like a kind of badly-organised and rather noisy pageantry.
France: land of blood and wine. Of the glory of Napoleon and the shame of Robespierre. Of the genius of Victor Hugo and Dumas, of the emptiness of Sartre, the biting wit of Voltaire. The relentless reason of Pascal, the thundering cries of Danton. The bloody streets of St Bartholomew and the golden sunflowers of Van Gogh. Cheeses, perfumes, L’Oréal, Dior, the miracle of bread, perfectly tailored shirts, fashion models dressed up like peacocks. Jeanne d’Arc, and the Marquis de Sade. Cognac, hot chocolate and Normandy cider, the popping corks of Champagne and the slender bottles of Burgundy. Flying buttresses and clanging cathedral bells, projectile cobblestones, and wooden barricades. Drooping moustaches and sour breath, Gitanes and body odour. The roaring defiance of eternal revolution; Vichy, La Résistance. Asterix, Lucky Luc, Le Canard Enchaîné. Etiquette and esprit; effrontery and elegance; of chivalry and rudery. Mud and poppies; cowardice, bravery. Burning cars and Haussmann; the Eiffel Tower and the Pere LaChaise. Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité. Or death. Towering mountains, rolling vines, fields of golden corn, burning sheep and shaded canals. The 36 hour working week, Le Tour de France, Johnny Halliday and the Divine Right of Kings. Madame La Guillotine and the artistry of Renoir, Monet’s lillies, souvenir stalls along the Seine, Rue Monsieur Le Prince, movies that make you want to end it all, laughter. Romance. Heartbreak.
France – in a word: Life.
France is a land of contradictions on the wildest of wild scales. I’m sure any of you could come up with a list of your own. They would all be true.
The crossing of the Rhine
As the pageantry continued, at the end of my day, I came to the city of Colmar. A little Alsatian town, full of charm at its heart, where I sat in a warm restaurant, adorned with wooden beams, wooden bar, wooden table and stools, and wooden waiters, which offered traditional cuisine from the region. Everyone seemed to be eating different versions of the same kind of stew out of little orange pots, called Baeckeoffe – a name that betrays the considerable Germanic linguistic influence that remains prevalent throughout Alsace.
Aside from burning off the roof of my mouth with my first bite, I was quite content, enjoying a pretty healthy-sized carafe of a local vintage, which went some way to taking away the pain.
As I walked home, I passed a sign, which read, “Bienvenue à Notre Beau Pays”.
I thought, “Why, thank you very much!”
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Will Volkswagen’s New Electric Cars Really Challenge Tesla Motors? – Motley Fool
Aud’s “e-tron quattro concept” is a preview of a battery-electric SUV that Audi said it will start producing early in 2018. Image source: Audi.
At last month’s Frankfurt Motor Show, Volkswagen‘s (NASDAQOTH:VLKAY) Audi and Porsche brands each showed off concept versions of battery-electric vehicles. If they’re produced, they look likely to be the first direct competition to Tesla Motors‘ (NASDAQ:TSLA) electric luxury vehicles.
Audi said that its electric vehicle, an SUV, is headed to production in early 2018. Rumors suggested that the Porsche is likely to follow a year later.
But not long after the show, Volkswagen was accused of equipping millions of diesel-powered cars with devices that enabled cheating on emissions tests.
VW is now facing billions in potential fines, and (among others) the product-development chiefs for both Audi and Porsche appear to have been ousted. That calls those timeframes into question. VW may have to cut back on product-development in order to absorb what will likely be massive costs related to the scandal. And it will certainly have new leadership.
Some electric-vehicle proponents were already skeptical of VW’s claims for its electric Audi and Porsche, which included recharging times much quicker than Tesla’s.
But the scandal raises more questions. Given what we know now, does VW have a chance of competing seriously with Tesla?
Jason Hall: The funny thing about Tesla’s “huge” success so far, is that on the scale of global auto manufacturing, the company is still little more than a blip on the radar. Here’s some context.
Through September, automakers have sold around 13 million cars, just in the U.S. market. Tesla is on track to sell around 50,000 cars globally this year. GM sold 251,000 cars. In September. In the U.S. alone. Volkswagen sold nearly 44,000 in the U.S. in September.
The point is, as disruptive as Tesla has been so far, the company hasn’t come close to shifting the balance of power in the auto world in terms of sales. The company has simply lifted the profile and changed the perception of what an EV can truly be.
The Model S has caused a stir in the high-performance luxury sedan niche, as one of the best-sellers in that segment since its launch. But it’s a small segment, with only a few big players. And I think that’s what gets to the heart of Tesla’s strength, and why it will continue to dominate the space. Automakers like VW will continue to look past the company as a viable threat.
Yes, VW (even with the diesel scandal) will have huge resources to throw at developing EVs, and it’s already starting with the Porsche Mission E, with Model S-killing performance specs. But the Mission e is three or more years away, and those awesome specs aren’t even possible based on current technology.
The bottom line is this: Tesla has a huge head start over anyone developing an EV. The amount of data alone they’ve been able to collect on the hundreds of millions of miles driven in tens of thousands of Roadsters and Model S’s is something that VW and its ilk can’t just throw money at.
No other carmaker has that advantage, and will be working from scratch, dealing with problems Tesla corrected years ago. That’s not even considering things like the Gigafactory, which will address a major challenge for large-scale EV manufacturing in battery availability, and should help substantially lower total vehicle cost.
Don’t get me wrong: I think VW may have to change course when the dust settles on “dieselgate” and EV development may be part of the strategy (it’s hard to cheat emissions results on an EV), and I think VW won’t be alone, and other major automakers will finally begin putting money and focus on developing “real” EVs.
But Tesla’s lead may be insurmountable.
John Rosevear: With respect to VW in particular, I think it’s too early to tell. But I think that these are the three big questions that need to be answered.
Will VW have to cut back on its ambitious electric-car plans because of the costs of its scandal?
VW itself probably doesn’t know the answer to that yet. It’s possible that the programs will be delayed for years. It’s also possible that new CEO Matthias Mueller might put more money and effort into electric vehicles as a way to help move the company (and its public image) past the emissions scandal.
Will these cars really rival Tesla’s?
Tesla is really good at making battery-electric drivetrains. And as the Model S and Model X show, it’s getting very good at creating cars that appeal to luxury customers.
But it’s a mistake to underestimate Porsche and Audi. Not only are both of VW’s subsidiaries exceptionally good at making luxury-performance cars, but both are backed by a massive corporate push to become a leader in battery-electric vehicles. (Or were, at least.)
Audi may or may not beat Tesla’s powertrains by 2018, but Tesla will have to work to match Audi’s acclaimed interiors. The e-tron quattro concert’s is a plush, high-tech space. Image source: Audi.
VW can (or at least could, before the scandal) commit billions of euros and huge teams of elite engineers to the project. Many reports suggested that it had. Assuming that these programs don’t get cut back, I think it’s very likely that the Audi SUV and Porsche sedan will compare quite well with their Tesla counterparts in 2018 or 2019. There will be pluses and minuses to each, but I think they’ll be roughly comparable.
How large is the market for “premium electric vehicles,” really?
That’s still not clear.
Elon Musk insists that all automakers will switch over to electric cars eventually, and says that Tesla is simply showing the way. He might be right: Instead of stealing significant sales from Tesla, a great battery-electric Audi SUV might expand the market, drawing more customers away from gasoline-powered alternatives.
Porsche’s electric concept car is a fully functional prototype that has already posted sub-eight-minute laps on the fabled Nürburgring Nordschleife racetrack, Porsche says. It could be headed for production in 2019. Image source: Porsche.
If that’s how it plays out, then the Audi (and any other entrant) doesn’t need to “beat” Tesla. It needs to compare well, and offer some things that some customers will find more appealing than Tesla’s alternatives.
I think Audi can do that.
But it could also turn out that the number of well-heeled customers willing to put up with the compromises of an electric vehicle as they are today (or will be in 2018) is limited to a group not much bigger than the tech enthusiasts who have already flocked to Teslas. In that case, Audi and Tesla (and anyone else who decides to join this party) will have to battle hard for each sale.
If that’s how it plays out, Audi will need to demonstrate convincing technical advantages over Tesla.
VW certainly has the resources to pull together a very good product, and the resources and scale to move this technology forward very quickly. But given the speed at which Tesla is moving, it might not be able to pull ahead by 2018.
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CfP – GAME‐ON’2018
Conference Aim
The aim of the 19th annual European GAME-ON® Conference (GAME-ON®‘2018) on Simulation and AI in Computer Games, is to bring together researchers and games developers in order to exchange ideas on programming and programming techniques, which will be beneficial to the gaming industry and academia. Secondly it aims to steer young people into this industry by providing how-to tutorials and giving them the opportunity to show their ideas and demos to the gaming industry. The conference will concentrate mostly on the programming of games, with special emphasis on simulation, AI and fuzzy sets, and physics related computer graphics. Next to that, all of this will be fused in the topic of computer game design in stand-alone and networked games. Software providers will be able to show their latest packages and give hand-on tutorials for the participants.
Companies will also have the opportunity to seek new talent at this unique event.
GAME-ON®‘2018 consists of five core tracks, which cover, Gaming Methodology, Game Theory, Gamification, Artificial Intelligence and Simulation, while the other tracks cover peripheral technologies closely linked to games design, like 3-D scalability, facial and skeletal animation, 3D in-game animation etc, Mobile Gaming and Gaming Applications such as Serious games and Gamification in different sectors; Organizational issues when implementing games; Designing games for learning; Technologies, tools and platforms for developing games for learning; Games to teach arts, science, or business; Social and collaborative aspects of game-based learning; Multi-modalaspects of game-based learning (e.g. audio, augmented reality, virtual reality, etc); Motivational aspects of game-based learning.
Details of the ocnference are here – https://www.eurosis.org/conf/gameon/2018/index.html
Posted on February 19, 2018 May 8, 2018
CFP – British DiGRA 2018
The second annual conference of British DiGRA.
14th – 15th June 2018
Staffordshire University, Stoke on Trent
CFP is here – http://bdigra.org.uk/events
We actively encourage early scholars and PhD candidates, as well as more established voices.
Submissions should consider, but not be restricted to, the following topics in this light:
Revisiting Games as Inter/Multidisciplinary subject
Gaming as Media
Representation in Games
Playfulness and the Medium of Games (Why/Not so Serious…?)
Pedagogical practice and gaming
Game design/development/theory – the un/holy? trinity
Changes in gaming culture
After the Storm (post gamergate theory)
Games production as critical medium
eSports theory
We welcome a range of submission types – full details here – http://bdigra.org.uk/events
Please submit work to BritishDigra@gmail.com by 31st March 2018.
Acceptance of papers 14th April 2018
We have decided to charge a small attendance fee of £25 to cover costs. Any surplus funding will be carried over to future BDiGRA events. An eventbrite with details of this will be forthcoming.
We Make Stuff: Play and Multiplatform
Tuesday 6 February, 2018
Burdall’s Yard, 7A Anglo Terrace, Avon, Bath, BA1 5NH
How can we utilise gaming and multiplatform strategies to create new digital methodologies for narrating the journeys of place and community?
Exploring how rich digital methods can be fathomed out of apps, gaming and multiplatform media to tell the personal stories of community and sense of place, We Make Stuff: Play and Multiplatform is a collaboration with Create Studios, an award-winning hub of digital creatives, and is the third in the Media Convergence Research Centre’s public engagement event series.
The event will consist of presentations delving into different ways in which playable media – such as gaming and apps – and transmedia storytelling can be used to empower communities in different contexts, spanning education in Latin America, the UK’s political groups, and questions of public place in Lancaster.
Presentations will be followed by a Q&A discussion panel.
Details on presentations and booking a place here – https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/play-and-multiplatform/
8th Irish Conference on Game-Based Learning
Call for Participation: 8th Irish Conference on Game-Based Learning
The Irish Conference on Game Based Learning (iGBL), formerly the Irish Symposium on Game-Based Learning, now in its eight year, will be hosted in Cork (Ireland) on 28th and 29th June 2018.
This conference provides a forum for all stakeholders interested in exchanging ideas, projects, and best practices on the use of games and game-based approaches to support motivation, learning, and change.
Researchers will be able to present and share their latest findings.
Students will have an opportunity to present their research or showcase their games, and meet specialists in this field to obtain constructive feedback.
Instructors will have the opportunity to discover new game-based teaching approaches and share new game-based skills that they can integrate in their teaching.
Companies will be able to showcase their products and explain how these can be used in the context of learning and motivation.
Prospective presenters can submit their abstract through the online submission system.
We welcome abstracts from a wide range of stakeholders, including researchers, instructors, or students, who will have the opportunity to conduct workshops, present research results, or provide insights on how they managed to design or use games for educational or motivational purposes.
22nd of February: Final Abstract submission deadline.
22nd of March: Notification of abstract acceptance.
22nd of March: Successful research abstracts are invited to submit an extended version to be published in the International Journal of Game-Based Learning.
12th of April: Registration deadline for presenting authors.
12th of April: Submission of extended abstracts (i.e., research papers).
22nd of April: Notification of acceptance of extended papers.
We look forward to receiving your abstracts.
The iGBL2018 committee.
For more information on iGBL2018, please email us at: igblconference@gmail.com or visit the official website (http://igbl-conference.com).
IEEE Games, Entertainment, & Media (GEM) 2018
Call for Papers, Special Sessions, Tutorials and Industry Contributions
Continuing the grand tradition & broadening the scope of the IEEE International Games Innovation Conference (IGIC, 2009 – 2013) and IEEE Games Entertainment & Media (GEM, 2014 – 2016) we introduce the GEM 2018 conference to be held on-campus at the National University of Ireland Galway, August 16th – 18th .
The Games, Entertainment and Media (GEM) Conference began in London 2009, and moved to venues in the US and Canada until 2016. For 2018 the IEEE Consumer Electronics Society will re-boot GEM outside of North America for the first time in a decade at the National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG).
Situated on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean the West of Ireland has traditionally been the site of the first trans-Atlantic air-flights and there are many historic links between Ireland, the US & Canada stretching back to the times of the Irish famine. Today you can explore the rich heritage & history of the West of Ireland via the Wild Atlantic Way and Galway is conveniently situated at the mid-point of this 1,500 mile long costal adventure.
Today, our aim is to build a bridge between gaming and digital media research in North America and in Europe and the UK. Ireland, with unique historic links to North America, coupled with a pivotal role as a technology European technology hub and strong economic ties with the UK, offers a unique venue for gaming and digital media researchers to meet and share the latest innovations.
Conference Scope
In scope GEM encompasses all aspects of gaming and interactive digital media ranging from theoretical advances in algorithmic and mathematical techniques, to new enabling technologies, advanced consumer electronics systems, novel sensing technologies, to socio-economic impacts and unique and original uses and applications of these technologies. GEM is for scientists, engineers, psychologists, sociologists, mathematicians, programmers and games researchers of all disciplines, united in their interest and enthusiasm for digital games, interactive entertainment & media and the significant uses and impacts these technologies have on our lives.
If you would like to see your personal area of GEM research represented in Galway in 2018 please contact Peter Corcoran, Sam Redfern, or Charlotte Kobert to share your ideas and vision for a special or panel session, a tutorial or a hands-on demonstration or workshop.
Conference Research Themes
The main conference theme reflects recent technology developments in consumer technologies, in particular the availability of advanced AR software, advances in sensing and computer vision & display technologies and the growing sophistication of new cloud computing services; thus we find ourselves in a world open with new technological capabilities to create “Augmented Spaces and Virtual Worlds”.
GEM delegates are encouraged to submit original research works exploring these new, emerging possibilities to create exciting, engaging, authentic digital gaming and interactive-media experiences for end-users. The main conference tracks are:
Academic Research Themes
GEM in the Cloud
Mobile & Wearable Technologies for GEM
Augmented & Virtual Reality in GEM
Social and Economic Aspects of Digital GEM
Societal & Behavioural Impacts of GEM
Medical Applications of GEM
Augmented Spaces for GEM
Emerging Technologies:
User Interface,
Location-Awareness,
Touch & Haptics,
Motion Capture,
Distributed Intelligence,
Serious Gaming
Education & Learning through GEM
Artificial Intelligence in GEM
AI Engines & Accelerators
Deep Learning & Neural Networks
Industry Research Themes
GEM Design, Development & User Experience
Serious Gaming & Industry Applications
Practical Case Studies of GEM
GEM Platforms & Infrastructure
Standards & Open-Source GEM
Peer & Invited Contributions
Peer-Reviewed Contributions (Academic)
Long/Short Paper + Oral Presentation (20 mins)
Long Paper + Poster
Peer-Reviewed Contributions (Industry)
Long Oral Presentation (PPT slides, 20 mins)
Industry Demo (Tabletop – Slides optional)
Invited Contributions
Keynote Talk (PPT slides, 30-45 mins)
Special Oral Session (3-5 long papers)
Special Poster Session (8+ posters)
Tutorials & Hand-on Workshops
Plenary Keynote Sessions:
GEM will feature 6 plenary keynote sessions. Details will be available shortly on the conference website, accessible via the short link: http://bit.ly/GEM2018 .
Publication Opportunities:
The conference proceedings will be published on IEEE Xplore.
In addition, there will be opportunities for special sections in several IEEE Journals and technical Magazines including:
IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics
IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine
IEEE Technology in Society Magazine
Selected papers will receive mentoring & advice from members of the GEM organising committee develop their articles for archival publication in relevant IEEE Journals.
Technology Demonstration Sessions:
GEM has a tradition of emphasising new and emerging technologies and their role in improving and enhancing the user experience, interactivity and social aspects of gaming and interactive media.
This year we will have several industry-led sessions with a focus on new audio & display technologies and other novel approaches to providing enhanced and augmented interactive spaces. Details will be available shortly on the main conference website or at the short link: http://bit.ly/GEM2018 .
GEM 2018 will be held in the Alice Perry Engineering Building on the NUI Galway campus. The venue is close to the Corrib Student Village where reserved accommodation is available for delegates. The venue is a 15 minute walk from downtown Galway.
Conference Chair: Peter Corcoran of NUI Galway; founding editor, IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine; dr.peter.corcoran@ieee.org
Program Chair: Sam Redfern, university lecturer & game programmer; sam.redfern@nuigalway.ie
Publicity Chair: Lee Stogner; l.stogner@ieee.org
Publications Chair: Tom Wilson; tom.wilson@ieee.org
Conference Manager: Charlotte Kobert; ckobert@ieee.org
Conference Timeline (indicative)
Submissions should be made via the EDAS conference management system (www.edas.info); if you do not yet have an EDAS account then please register; submit a paper via the menu; select the GEM 2018 conference.
Submissions should be in standard IEEE two-column format. For additional details or queries please contact the publication chair or conference manager.
Submission deadlines: 31st March 2018
Notification: May 2018
Camera-Ready papers: June 2018
Conference Venue: National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG), August 15th-17th.
Delegates are recommended to fly into Dublin Airport where there are coach services every 30 minutes to Galway. These are comfortable modern coaches with onboard WiFi. Alternatively it is possible to fly into Shannon Airport but transport to Galway is less frequent so this is only advised if you plan to hire a car to explore the Wild Atlantic Way (https://www.wildatlanticway.com/ )
For Further Information on the conference please consult the official IEEE GEM 2018 website at http://sites.ieee.org/ieeegem/
For Further Information on Galway and the West of Ireland:
https://www.wildatlanticway.com/
https://www.galwaytourism.ie/
http://thisisgalway.ie/events/
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Game Design & Development
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DIGITAL⇌CULTURE 2018
A one-day conference hosted by the Digital Culture Research Network, and supported by the Midlands3Cities DTP (M3C) Cohort Development Fund
Date: Friday 20th April 2018
Venue: University of Nottingham
Abstract Submission Deadline: Friday 9th February 2018
‘Digital⇌Culture 2018’ explores the varied links between digital and cultural processes. Digital tools such as social media, mobile devices, video games, data analysis infrastructures, and networked technologies increasingly permeate our everyday lives. As a result, the production and expression of ‘meanings’ or ‘values’ – like the experience and performance of identity, gender, embodied lived experience, political activism, linguistic engagement, knowledge and power relations – are increasingly co-constituted by digital platforms.
This one-day conference, which includes keynote speeches from Prof. Tim Jordan (University of Sussex, UK) and Dr. Katrin Tiidenberg (Aarhus University, Denmark), aims to bring together researchers from a wide array of disciplines with an interest in digital culture. Visit https://digitalculture2018.wordpress.com/
for more information and updates.
We invite proposals from diverse disciplinary backgrounds to present theoretical and empirical research in response, but not limited, to the following topics:
– How can we meaningfully study the relationship between digital platforms and the activities they enable?
– What is the relationship between features of digital platforms and the communicative acts they mediate?
– How can we understand the value landscape of digital entertainment?
– How do features of digital platforms become re-appropriated as resources for the construction and performance of identity, and to what extent does this in turn shape perceptions of the platform?
– How do digital platforms participate in knowledge-creation and the establishment of dominant discourses?
– How do digital platforms affect the aesthetic and artistic practices of mediation?
To encourage proposals from doctoral students, we are awarding six joint-travel/accommodation grants to successful proposals. Further details below. There will be no fee charged for presenting at, or attending, this conference.
Submissions should follow the below format and be submitted to digitalculture2018@gmail.com by 23:00 GMT on Friday 9th February 2018.
Speaker Contact Email
Abstract (Up to 250 words outlining the paper’s main arguments, methods, and relevance to the conference theme)
Speaker Biography (Up to 100 words)
Keywords (3 terms relevant to the paper)
We are pleased to offer six joint-travel/accommodation grants, each of which includes one night’s accommodation at the University of Nottingham (arranged by the organising committee) and up to £50 travel expenses.
The grant is open to all doctoral applicants, but at least three of the grants are reserved for non-M3C-funded applicants based at the DTP’s six institutions (Uni. Of Nottingham; Nottingham Trent; Birmingham City; Uni. of Birmingham; De Montfort; Uni. of Leicester). Those currently funded by M3C are not eligible to apply for this grant. This grant will only be offered to doctoral students whose papers have been accepted for the conference.
If you wish to apply for the grant, please complete a Grant Application Form which can be found here and submit it along with your abstract. Grants will be awarded on the basis of the conference organising committee’s collective consideration of submitted applications.
Betti Bodi
AHRC/M3C Doctoral Candidate
https://vpp.midlands3cities.ac.uk/x/488uAQ
Dept of Culture, Film and Media
Room B57, Trent Building
NG7 2RD
Call for papers : AI, Games & VR Symposium
Submission deadline: 14th January 2018
At: AISB Conference, Liverpool, UK, 4-6 April 2018
The longest running convention on Artificial Intelligence, AISB 2018 will be held in 2018 at the University of Liverpool.
As in the past years, AISB 2018 provides a unique forum for presenting cutting edge research and burning issues around all areas of AI.
The theme for this year is “AI for the Digital Society”.
The AI, Games & VR Symposium, acts as a meeting place for researchers and practitioners from academia, education and industry who are involved with the design, development and evaluation of AI in the context of games or virtual reality and any other form of immersive experience (e.g. 360 videos)
It focuses on the application of artificial intelligence or intelligent-like techniques, frameworks and theories to the creation of interactive engaging intelligent games. It will address the following areas of research and practice:
The use of AI techniques (planning, learning, evolution etc.) in games, VR and the game/VR design process.
The design and engineering of AI components in commercial games, virtual environments, VR technology, Immersive experiences
AI for serious games, gamification, virtual environments
Automatic or semi-automatic procedural content generation
Intelligent or adaptive player interaction
AI for player/user analytics and modelling player/user behaviour or experience.
Agent pathfinding and decision-making in games and virtual reality applications
Using games or simulations as a platform for building intelligent agents
Environmental simulations for games/VR/immersive experiences
Interactive narrative generation
Intelligent Narrative Technologies
Player perceptions of game AI, VR AI, Immersive experience AI
Experimental AI & Games, AI & VR, AI & immersive experience
Papers connecting games to all areas of computational intelligence and traditional AI are considered.
Authors could be specialised in: AI, machine learning, planning, narrative, education and training, media, multimedia, game design and development, game interaction design, characters design, interaction design and evaluation for children and/or adults , virtual reality technology, virtual reality, and any other relevant area.
Submissions invited :-
Extended Abstracts (2-4 pages)
Short papers (4-6 pages)
Posters (one slide, and one page for the proceedings)
Demonstrations (2 pages description of what is going to be demonstrated)
Tutorials (max 2 pages description of planned tutorial content)
Submissions will be via the Easychair website at :-
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aigames18
Deadline (extended) for all submissions: 14th January 2018
PLAY/PAUSE Symposium – 24th January 2018, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT
CALL FOR PAPERS:
Gaming the System: Play, Procedure and Procedurality in Videogames and Virtual Reality
Procedures are embedded ways of understanding our cultural, social and political systems; they provide fixed guidelines and rules to be followed. While procedures are seemingly fixed, procedurality, on the other hand, is a constantly evolving mechanism for ‘creating, explaining or understanding processes’ (Bogost, 2007). For our inaugural event, PLAY/PAUSE welcomes papers that will analyse procedures and procedurality in relation to videogames and Virtual Reality (VR).
Does the procedurality of videogames offer us, as programmer Brie Code argues, the tools to adapt to a twenty-first-century ‘overwhelmed with shock, with information, with change’? Or are videogames an embodiment of the controlled degrees of freedom offered to individuals under late-capitalism and neoliberalism? Does VR technology offer unprecedented immediacy and the potential to be, as Jennifer Alsever calls it, ‘the ultimate empathy machine’? Or does it further indulge a misguided impulse towards mastery of our physical environment? And what of ‘metagames’, Stephanie Boluk and Patrick LeMieux’s term for the games ‘occurring before, after, between and during games’? Are the hacks, speed-runs and fan-made mass-involvement games like Twitch Plays Pokemon (2014) a creative flourishing of the commons? Or do they simply indicate the outsourcing of labour by media industry discourses?
This symposium provides a meeting place for researchers within and outside the field of game studies, and seeks to broaden the academic consideration of videogames and VR: away from the consideration of them as niche, relatively new technologies, towards mediums that have the capacity to encourage and create academic discourses that reflect the cultures they are created in.
We welcome a broad range of proposals for 20-minute papers on the role or significance of procedurality in regards to (but not limited to) the following topics:
The interplay between narrative and ludic elements of videogames
Embodiment and modes of perception in videogames and/or VR
Gaming, metagaming, and fan cultures
Videogames and philosophy
Representing and playing history in videogames
The influence of videogames on other media, e.g. novels, films, plays, etc.
Abstracts of no more than 250 words, along with a bibliography and short bio, should be sent to playpauseuob@gmail.com by Friday 22nd December 2017. We particularly welcome proposals from PGRs and early career researchers.
PLAY/PAUSE is part of the Centre for Digital Cultures at Birmingham, fuelling academic discussion of Videogames and Virtual Reality.
Twitter: @PLAYPAUSE_UOB
Blog: playpauseuob@wordpress.com
DiGRA 2018 – The Game is the Message – CFP
The Game is the Message
http://digra2018.com
Campus Luigi Einaudi, Università di Torino, Turin, Italy
Lungo Dora Siena, 100 A, 10153 Turin, Italy
Conference chairs: Riccardo Fassone and Matteo Bittanti
Games have long since moved out of the toy drawer, but our understanding of them can still benefit from seeing them in a wider context of mediated meaning-making. DiGRA 2018 follows Marshall McLuhan, and sees games as extensions of ourselves. They recalibrate our senses and redefine our social relationships. The environments they create are more conspicuous than their content. They are revealing, both of our own desires and of the society within which we live. Their message is their effect. Games change us.
To explore this change, we invite scholars, artists and industry to engage in discussions over the following tracks:
– Platforms
Game platforms invite new textualities, new technologies and new networks of power relations. Game structures, their integration with and use of the technology, as well as the affordances and restrictions offered by the platforms on which they live, influence our experience of them.
Games invite new relations between their users, and players strive for and achieve new modes of perception. This reconfigures our attention, and establishes new patterns and forms of engagement.
– Meaning-making
The connection between a game and its content is often interchangeable – a game is clearly recognizable even if the surface fiction is changed. But games still produce meanings and convey messages. We ask, what are the modes of signification and the aesthetic devices used in games? In this context we particularly invite authors to look at games that claim to be about serious topics or deal with political and social issues.
– Meta-play
The playing of the game has become content, and we invite authors to explore spectatorship, streaming, allied practices and hybrid media surrounding play and the players. How can we describe and examine the complex interweaving of practices found in these environments?
– Context
Games are subject to material, economic and cultural constraints. This track invites reflection on how these contingencies as well as production tools, industry and business demands and player interventions contribute to the process of signification.
– Poetics
Games are created within constraints, affordances, rules and permissions which give us a frame in which games generate meaning. Games have voice, a language, and they do speak. This is the poetics of games, and we invite our fellows to explore and uncover it.
Games tend to break out of the formats given them, and so for this track we invite the outstanding abstracts, papers and panels on alternative topics to the pre-determined tracks.
We invite full papers, 5000 – 7000 words plus references using the DiGRA 2018 submission template (http://www.digra.org/?attachment_id=148233), extended abstracts (from 500 words, maximum 1000, excluding references), and panel submissions (1000 words excluding references, with a 100 word biography of each participant). Full papers will be subject to a double-blind peer review. Extended abstracts will be blinded and peer reviewed by committees organised by the track chairs. Panels will be reviewed by the track chairs and the program chairs. General inquiries should be addressed to Riccardo Fassone – riccardo.fassone AT unito.it. Artist contributions, industry contributions, performances or non-standard presentations should be addressed to Matteo Bittanti – matteo.bittanti AT iulm.it .
Submission will be opened December 1st, 2017, and the final deadline for submission is January 31st 2018. The URL for submissions is https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=digra2018 .
Program chairs are
Martin Gibbs, martin.gibbs AT unimelb.edu.au, University of Melbourne, Australia
Torill Elvira Mortensen, toel AT itu.dk, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Submission opens: December 1st, 2017
Final submission deadline: January 31st, 2018
Results from reviews: March 1st, 2018
Early registration deadline: March 15th, 2018
Reviewed and rewritten full papers final deadline: April 15th, 2018
After VR: the archaeology and potential of immersive media
13:00 – 18:00, 1 November 2017, Harvard Lecture Theatre, Winchester School of Art
Event details – More details here
For more information regarding this event, please email Dr Seth Giddings at S.Giddings@soton.ac.uk .
Taking the recent revival in commercial, popular, and academic interest in virtual reality and augmented reality technologies and applications as a prompt and a provocation, this event will present current research on the genealogies, realities, and imaginaries of immersive media in art, industry and popular culture before and after the screen.
A symposium at Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton on Wednesday 1st November, hosted by the Transforming Creativity research group and AMT (Archaeologies of Media and Technology research group).
Speakers will include:
Jenna Ng (University of York)
Helen W Kennedy (University of Brighton)
Michael Goddard (University of Westminster)
The event will be convened by Seth Giddings, with Jussi Parikka as respondent
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Guv hedges on health care reform; a rush of retirements among PERA members; Colorado’s ’22 Olympic dreams discussed
By Curtis Hubbard
HICK HEDGES: Gov. John Hickenlooper left the door open for Colorado to opt out of the federal Affordable Care Act on Monday as he and bipartisan leaders in the Colorado legislature announced support for a bill to create a competitive online health insurance market. Solutions
RUSH TO RETIRE: In Colorado, 5,529 members of PERA retired last year. The 20% rise was partly due to a merger that added new members, but some were driven by diminishing compensation, fund officials say. Colorado was among nine states that reported cutting salaries last year and 13 that cut benefits, according to a survey by the National Association of State Budget Officers. The state also increased the portion that employees contribute to their benefits. Wall Street Journal
VOUCHER OUCHER: A Colorado voucher program seems more likely to benefit middle-class children and religious schools than low-income public school students, and to worsen inequities in education. LA Times (editorial)
FRACK FEARS: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar told a House subcommittee recently that a drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing could be the “Achilles’ heel” that kills the natural gas industry. Like many others, Mr. Salazar sees natural gas, which America has in great abundance, as cleaner and more climate-friendly than coal or oil and a useful transition to alternative fuels. But he also fears, as we do, that public support for drilling will diminish unless the industry and its state and federal regulators do a better job of making sure the gas does no harm to drinking water. NY Times (editorial)
NOTABLE QUOTABLE:
“This is not healthy food. It might be organic, but it’s not healthy. If that’s all we’re doing, that’s so not helping.” – Renegade Lunch Lady Ann Cooper, of the Boulder Valley School District, speaking on the politics of food at the Natural Products Expo. LA Times
SLAMMIN’ SALAZAR: Afer two years of unrepentant contempt for science, jobs, law, and truth, why should Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s words mean anything anymore? While President Obama promotes offshore drilling overseas, thousands of miles away in Brazil, Salazar now promises to revitalize America’s oil and gas industry. It’s like Jack “Dr. Death” Kevorkian promoting himself as a lifesaving CPR specialist. Michelle Malkin, Natioanl Review Online
SO THERE: As other cities turn off streetlights, fire employees and cope with mind-boggling, insurmountable deficits, Colorado Springs grapples with a different issue: How to spend an $18.6 million budget surplus reported by the city’s budget office Monday. As it turns out, 2010 revenues came in $9.25 million higher than expected, and expenses came in $9.35 million lower. … We told you so. The Gazette (editorial)
OLYMPIC DREAMS: Coloradoans will to have to unite if the state expects to have even the slightest chance at winning a bid to host the 2022 Winter Olymbics, said Steve McConahey, former chairman of the Denver Metro Sports Commission, the organization leading the effort to bring the Olympics to Colorado. Vail Daily
Language tweek on DUI bail bond bill sends it to committe
Debbie Stafford plans mayoral run
Really, You want to use Michelle Malkin as a credible source of criticism of Salazar. 1) if that’s the best you can do, then Salazar is doing a great job. 2) if you really want to do a hit job on Salazar – go all the way and just use some industry lobbyist rather than their stenographer.
Comment by Bill — March 23, 2011 @ 11:47 am
Is Hick strong enough to go against the Affordable Health Care Act?
Comment by David Johnson — March 23, 2011 @ 9:23 pm
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In God’s name: Indian girls forced into sex work despite ritual ban
Shobha Somappa Tarvgol, 18, sits in her one-roomed home in Modhur, India. Shobha became a Devadasi sex worker because there are no men in her family and she had little other means of supporting her sister, sick mother and grandmother.
Young girls in south India continue to be “dedicated” to village temples and then forced into prostitution despite laws banning the ancient ritual, researchers said.
The devadasi system, which involves putting a beaded necklace around girls and often leads to a life of sex work and slavery, goes unchecked in Karnataka state, according to two reports released this month.
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‘Sold by my brother’: the Mekong women pressed into marriage in China
This photo taken on October 2, 2018 shows Nary (name has been changed), a Cambodian victim of forced marriage to a Chinese man, cooking at home in Phnom Penh.
Everyone did well from Nary’s marriage to a Chinese man, except the young Cambodian bride herself, who returned home from the six-year ordeal destitute, humiliated and with little prospect of seeing her son again.
Beijing, bride, bride trafficking, Cambodia, China, chinese man, domestic abuse, Human rights, laos, Myanmar, poverty, prostitution, trafficking, Vietnam, women's rights
Wedding traditions around the world
Marriages traditions differ around the globe. DW takes a closer look at some wedding traditions worldwide, and we would like to invite you to share with us the wedding tradition in your country.
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Marry Yourself – Japan’s Lonely Women
Fewer and fewer Japanese find their way to the altar. 37-year old Haruna has found her own solution: She has married herself. An agency in Kyoto makes it possible.
bride, Child marriage, Family Life, Japan, marriage, motherhood, women, women's rights
The perfect wedding dress
More acre often goes into the choice of a wedding dress than of any other piece of clothing. The wedding dress has been around for centuries…
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Friday Reading List: Handicapped Buses and Who's Who at the Education Department
By Alyson Klein on May 22, 2009 12:23 PM
Happy Friday and Almost-Memorial-Day!
After you're done watching the On-Demand version of our stimulus webinar (register first here) check out these good reads:
First, crack education finance researcher Marguerite Roza has a report out on the stimulus and the prospects for school reform. There's a super-helpful chart showing just how much of a difference the money will make to each state's K-12 budget that you'll definitely want to bookmark. Looks like there are a lot of places where it won't make much of a difference.
One of the states that will actually be in the black after the stim, according to Roza: Arkansas. And it sounds like some districts there already are thinking about how they want to use their stimulus funds.
For instance, the Crossett School District would like to purchase handicapped-accessible buses. Apparently, school district officials want to get their contract in as soon as possible because they expect the stim money to ramp up demand for those vehicles. They're also planning to use some of the money to pay tuition for school staff members seeking master's degrees. Good use of the funds or swimming pool? Discuss.
Another district in the Natural State had considered using the money to pay for teaching coaches—one of Ed Sec Arne Duncan's top recommended uses for the funds. But the local board nixed the idea because members are worried about making investments in staff that they won't be able to sustain over the long haul.
If you're looking for a list of Who's Who among the department's political appointees, check out this page on ed.gov, featuring new chief of staff Margot Rogers (and former EdWeek reporter David J. Hoff).
Over at This Week in Education, Alexander Russo ponders the Thelma Melendez appointment—and disses her blog.
And at Flypaper, Mike Petrilli bemoans the fact that there aren't many, or any, former state sups working at the department. Check it out, there's even a picture of Mr. T.
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By Nafkam
CamRegulation-hovedmeny
Legal status and regulation of CAM in Europe
All therapies - all countries
About CAM Regulation
Who operates this website?
CAM Regulation admin | Published 19/06/2019
Legislation, regulations and resolutions in the European Union (EU) and the Council of Europe may influence the professional practice of CAM, whether practised by a provider with or without accreditation. Europe-wide legislation may also affect the conditions under which patients are receiving CAM treatments in Europe.
The situation is however complex and lacks harmonization. For example, the EU Treaties have repeatedly established that health policy is a national responsibility of the member states. Nevertheless, two EU Directives can potentially influence national legislation of EU Member States regarding CAM practices, treatments and patients’ rights and safety:
The “Professional Qualifications Directive” 2005/36/EC of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications.
The “Patient Rights Directive” 2011/24/EU of 9 March 2011, on the application of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare.
To address this complex topic, three comprehensive reports were produced as part of the EU-funded CAMbrella project. NAFKAM was a partner in the CAMbrella project and assessed the legal and regulatory status of CAM across Europe:
CAM regulations in European countries
Regulation of herbal and homeopathic medicinal products
CAM regulations in EU/EFTA/EEA
These reports form the basis of the information provided on the CAM Regulation website. The country-specific status has been described using publicly available legal and regulatory documents supplemented by personal visits by NAFKAM employees to a purposive sample of countries.
The status regarding regulation of CAM medicinal products and the EU-wide regulation of CAM has been described using publicly available legal and regulatory documents only. NAFKAM updates the website as and when new information about regulation becomes available.
Give us feedback on this site
CAM Regulation is hosted by NAFKAM
Norway's National Research Center in Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Read more about NAFKAM
Other websites from NAFKAM:
NAFKAM
CAM Cancer
National Research Center in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NAFKAM),
9037 Tromsø, Norway
Phone number: +47 77 64 66 50
Nafkam.no
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One Direction (Musical group) (Performer). Payne, Liam 1993- (Performer). Tomlinson, Louis 1991- (Performer). Styles, Harry 1994- (Performer). Malik, Zayn,$d1993- (Performer). Horan, Niall 1993- (Performer). Bunetta, Julian (Performer, Producer). Ryan, John (Musician) (Performer, Producer). Drewett, Ed (Performer). Hector, Wayne (Performer). Bunetta, Damon (Performer). Scott, Jamie (Performer). Haas, Andrew guitarist (Performer). Geiger, Teddy (Performer). Potishnick, Luke (Performer). Robson, Steve (Performer). Rad, Matt (Performer, Producer). Bunetta, Peter (Performer). Franzino, Ian (Performer). Caplinger, Dennis (Performer).
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Stan Getz Library CD 37988 Supplement 37684001087088 Annex Copy hold / Volume hold Available -
Physical Description: 1 audio disc (58 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.+ 1 booklet (1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 20 cm.)
Edition: Deluxe ed.
Publisher: [United States] : Syco Music / Columbia, c2014.
General Note: Disc label and case: "The ultimate edition."
Original container is a bound booklet including credits and pictures. It is held as Suppl. material at the Media Center counter.
Formatted Contents Note: Steal my girl (3:47) -- Ready to run (3:15) -- Where do broken hearts go (3:49) -- 18 (4:08) -- Girl almighty (3:21) -- Fool's gold (3:30) -- Night changes (3:51) -- No control (3:18) -- Fireproof (2:53) -- Spaces (4:16) -- Stockholm syndrome (3:38) -- Clouds (3:49) -- Change your ticket (4:25) -- Illusion (3:13) -- Once in a lifetime (2.37) -- Act my age (3:18).
Participant or Performer Note: One Direction (Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan).
Recorded at various locations.
Subject: Rock music 2011-2020
Payne, Liam, 1993-
Tomlinson, Louis, 1991-
Styles, Harry, 1994-
Malik, Zayn,$d1993-
Horan, Niall, 1993-
Bunetta, Julian.
Ryan, John (Musician)
Drewett, Ed
Hector, Wayne.
Bunetta, Damon.
Scott, Jamie.
Haas, Andrew, guitarist
Geiger, Teddy.
Potishnick, Luke.
Robson, Steve.
Rad, Matt.
Bunetta, Peter.
Franzino, Ian.
Caplinger, Dennis.
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Home>Sports> Dirk Nowitzki Gets "The Standing O" In Boston, While Chasing Kobe's Records
Dirk Nowitzki Gets "The Standing O" In Boston, While Chasing Kobe's Records
The Boston crowd bids Dirk Nowitzki adieu.
For a ballplayer who'd just gone 0-10 from the field in a losing cause, Dirk Nowitzki was certainly a happy camper. Dirk has been seldom used by Dallas coach Rick Carlisle in what is likely his farewell season in the NBA. Last night's 114-93 loss to the Celtics was Dirk's 18th visit to Boston's TD Garden over the course of his career. Regrettably, it might also be his last, unless Dallas and Boston somehow meet in the NBA Finals this postseason.
With a TD Garden all-time record on the line, the Boston Celtics' home crowd was actually rooting for Dirk. The objective was to unseat Kobe Bryant as the highest scoring Western Conference opponent TD Garden's history. Unfortunately, Dirk fell short, even though his teammates offered him ample touches of the ball; it just wasn't meant to be. "Yeah, I mean super sweet, super emotional," Nowitzki said in regards to his TD reception.
"It's sweet when not only your home fans, but the fans on the road, that appreciate what you've done in the last two decades. I appreciate the fans of Boston and, unfortunately, really disappointed I couldn't even make one," he continued. "Just real disappointing, but definitely will never forget the reception and, obviously, at the end how they wanted me to break the record. I really appreciate it."
This moment in NBA history is worthy of preservation. Boston's TD Garden is a hostile place for opposing teams. It's also a pretty hard place to steal a W on the road. Once you win a native-Bostonian over, the rest of life's complications seem easy in comparison. As you'll see below, the home crowd invested in multiple outcomes: Dirk's toppling Kobe's record, and routine victory by the Celts. If you needed any further evidence of Dirk's universal recognition, you are likely one tough nut to crack.
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